The Maroon Messenger-Feb/Mar 2019

February/March 2019

The Maroon Messenger

Calendar of Reaching Out to Those in Need
Events
By: Katelyn Wilmoth and Brittani Webb
 Mar 7: District OAP
-HS Track: Beckville Bearcat On January 30, 2019, the Arp High School National Honor Society group went to the
Relays Ronald McDonald house to prepare and serve lunch for the residents that afternoon.
-SB: Troup JV Tournament The Ronald McDonald House is a nonprofit organization that provides housing and
three meals a day for about $10-$15 a night to families that have children that are go-
 Mar 8: SB: Arp @ Glade- ing through long-term treatment at hospitals in Dallas, Texas. NHS Sponsor Mrs. Julie
Water Allen said, “It’s a fantastic charity, and a really good service opportunity for the kids
- Cheer Try-outs because they get to prepare food and serve it to the people who desperately need it be-
cause their child is sick in the hospital.” Her favorite part about going on this trip is
 Mar 9: SB: Troup J V Tour- getting to meet the kids that are in the hospital. “They are usually so sweet and the par-
nament ents are always so nice.” She chose this service because some of her close friends
stayed in the Ronald McDonald house and they shared their experience with her and
 Mar 11-15: Spring Break decided to choose this as one of the NHS service projects. Mrs. Allen believes that it is
 Mar 12: BB & SB: Sabine a good service to get students involved in so that they realize that someone else has it
much worse than they do. “No matter how bad they think their life is, someone else is
@ Arp going through much worse. Especially at the Ronald McDonald house, what parents are
 Mar 14: SB: Arp @ W hite having to go through seeing their child go through treatments and other things at the
hospital as well as the children who are actually having to go through things that no
Oak other person should have to go through.”
 Mar 15: BB: Arp @ W hite
NHS members Adan Govea and Emily Day thought the experience was a lot of fun, it
Oak taught them many new things and gave them the opportunity to help people in time of
 Mar 17: Fishing Tourna- need. For Adan and Emily, their favorite part of this experience was being able to meet
the kids and getting to play with them. The meal was prepared for approximately 30
ment @ Lake Tyler people, and the leftover food was stored and put in refrigerators for the families that
 Mar 18: I nservice Day had appointments and were unable to attend the meal. They learned that many people
have it worse than they do and that you cannot take things for granted. Their standpoint
-JH Track: Grand on why volunteering is important is, even though you may not like it, is you are still
Saline Salt Capital Relays doing some good. They also highly recommend that if anyone would like to try volun-
 Mar 19: BB & SB: H armony teering they should visit the East Texas Food Bank in Tyler. The organization is always
@ Arp in need.
 Mar 20-21: Bi-District OAP
 Mar 21: SB: W ills P oint
Tournament
-HS Track: Grand Saline Salt
Capital Relays
 Mar 22: BB & SB: Arp @
West Rusk
 Mar 23: AH S Sock Hop
Dance 6-10pm
 Mar 25: J H Track:
Troup Shuttlesworth Relays
 Mar 26: SB: W inona @
Arp
 Mar 27-28: District UI L
 Mar 28: SB: Arp Tourna-
ment
-HS Track: Troup Shuttles-
worth Relays
 Mar 29: BB & SB: Arp @
Troup
 April 1: District Golf
-JH District Track

 April 2: District Golf

Page 2 Arp High School

A Word From Our Counselor

Mrs. Lowery

If You Want Your Kid to Help Pay for College, Read This

By Kim Clark, www.money.com

You've been preparing your child for adult responsibilities for years. Now, in your kid's senior year of
high school—college acceptances and financial aid offers in hand—you face a pivotal question about re-
sponsibility: How much money should your child raise for college, either through earnings or loans?
Your finances may make it necessary for your child to shoulder at least some of the cost—even if your
student manages to land scholarship money. (Public universities average $18,000 annually after grants;
private colleges, more than $30,000.) Or maybe your child's dream school is just out of your budget.
And even if you can afford it all, you may want your child to help pay; having some skin in the game will
help him or her take college more seriously. About half of students from families earning more than
$106,000 a year put in their own money through work or loans, according to federal data. But too much
financial pressure raises risks that students will drop out or that they will struggle with oppressive debts
for years.
Follow these guidelines to get your student's contribution just right:

Have Them Find Part-Time Work
Nearly all students can and should earn their "extras" money for items like Saturday night pizza, advis-

es Julie Lythcott-Haims, Stanford's former dean of freshmen and the author of How to Raise an Adult.
"You will be instilling in your child the idea that nothing in life is free—that stuff comes from working
hard," she says.
Plus, federal education data shows that students who work up to 12 hours a week—enough, at minimum
wage, to raise about $2,000 during the school year—get better grades than those who don't work at all. In
part, that's because a job schedule imposes discipline, says Kalman Chany, author of Paying for College
Without Going Broke.
Beware, though, of too heavy a load while classes are in session. Federal data also shows that working
more than 15 hours a week during the school year raises the chances of dropping out. And watch out for
earnings caps: Some schools cut need-based grants to students earning more than about $6,200 from
nonschool jobs. (Co-op and work/study don't count.)

Put a Limit on Loans
Most experts have this rule of thumb for students: Limit your total borrowing to your expected first

year's salary after graduation. That generally means sticking with federal loans (typically capped at $5,500
a year for freshmen and $7,500 for upperclassmen).
Only students certain to land high-paying jobs should consider private loans, says Chany, since those
loans lack the income-based repayment and forgiveness options of federal loans. If a school is so costly
that your child would have to contribute more than $9,000 annually from work and loans, "you have to be
a parent and say no," says Chany. After all, students should risk a little skin—not their entire future.

Arp High School Page 3

Fishing Team - Lake O’ the Pines

By: Joshua Pawlik

The Arp fishing team competed at the Lake
O’ the Pines tournament on Saturday, Febru-
ary 9th. Out of the six Arp teams, five of them
were able to weigh in fish. Ben VanWinkle
and Hunter Wright led the way for Arp finish-
ing 28th with four fish for 7.31lbs. A.J Ar-
rington and Hayden Wright finished 48th with
one fish for 3.42lbs. Hayden Bradshaw and
Hannah Eakin finished 54th with one fish for
2.51lbs and Collin George finished close be-
hind in 56th with one fish for 2.45lbs. Claye
Whitehead and Joshua Pawlik rounded it out
for Arp finishing 74th with one fish for
1.58lbs.

Robotics

By: Briana Dear

On January 26, Briana Dear and Quinn Roberts
Competed at the VEX Robotics competition at UT
Tyler.

What is Robotics?
The VEX robotics system is modular, allowing for
students to create a common design and then develop
their own ideas. They learn about the components of
a robotics system including control units and data
communications, and work through a design process
towards a prototype. In the competitions the students
are to show their capabilities in a arena, whether it’s
to shoot balls at a specific target , move on its own,
pick up discs, or flip discs, with each one being a
specific number of points.

DAR Good Citizen

By: Aaron Dews

On February 19th, Quinn Roberts was recognized as a
DAR Good Citizen by the Daughters of the American
Revolution Mary Tyler Chapter at Willowbrook
Country Club. Congratulations Quinn!

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2019 Regional Medal VASE Winners

By: Briana Dear

Division I
Pim Praedam
Zoe Carnes
Division II
Madison Evans (2)
Angie Lezama
Luis Yanez (2)
Division III
Jade Staggs
Angel Taylor
Brea Galvez
Division IV
Briana Dear (2)
Area Medal
Luis Yanez
LUIS WILL BE GOING TO
STATE AT SAN MARCOS IN APRIL!!!

AHS Staff Member of the Month AHS Student of the Month

By: Katelyn Wilmoth and Brittani Webb By: Leonard Cabe

Congratulations to Mrs. Liana Cabe is a senior
Debricca for being who has participated
selected as the Staff in the Band program for
Member of the Month! four years. Her sophomore
This is her 10th year year she was awarded the
working at Arp, and outside John Philip Sousa award,
of work, she enjoys she has also competed on
spending time with her the flute consecutively
family. Her dream vacation destination is making the All-Region and
Jamaica and her favorite holiday is Christmas. All Area Band. Previously this marching season, she
She attended TJC and is now starting to further and her twirling colleagues qualified for State. She
her education! Her favorite part about working was crowned as homecoming queen and is an active
here at Arp are the students. She enjoys listening member of the National Honor society serving as
to R&B and gospel music and believe it or not Historian. Liana is part of the One Act play and is
she graduated high school from AHS as well!! preparing to compete with her Flute Ensemble this
Congrats Mrs. Debricca! upcoming June. After graduation, this young lady
hopes to pursue a degree in nursing and continue on
to become a doctor specializing in Pediatrics.

Arp High School Page 5

Band Solo and Ensemble

By: Katelyn Wilmoth

On February 8, 2019, the Arp High School band competed in the Solo and Ensemble contest and we
couldn’t be happier based on the results! With various perfect scores all throughout the band, each and
every student who competed learned and grew from the experience and we couldn’t be prouder! Con-
gratulations to the following students advancing to state: French Horn Mason Mauldin; Trombone
Mason Maddox and AJ Arrington; Percussion Leonard Cabe and Chris Dawson; the Flute Tr io: Lia-
na Cabe, Emily Herrell, and Desiree Sawyer; the Br ass Quar tet: Tr umpet Adan Govea and Devin
Payne and Tr ombone Mason Maddox and AJ Arrington. Twir ling soloists: Liana Cabe, Jasmine
Cavazos, Macy Maxwell, and Shelby Nichols; and finally the Twirling Ensemble: Liana Cabe, Jas-
mine Cavazos, Macy Maxwell, Shelby Nichols, and Emily Stiles. Congr atulations Ar p High
School Band!

On February 9, 2019 the Arp Junior High competed in their Solo and Ensemble Contest with impres-
sive results. With perfect scores spread through both the 7th and 8th grade, each student who competed
learned a little about what it takes to stay committed to playing either a solo or an ensemble, and fac-
ing a few fears by playing in front of a judge! Congrats Arp Junior High!

FFA Livestock Show Results

San Antonio Stock Show:

Lacey Hill showed her Breeding Gilt and placed 8th out of 39 pigs.
Reagan Smith heifer placed 3r d
Reed Thorn Br angus heifer placed 3r d
Heidi Bryand Br ahman placed 11th
Colton Smith placed 7th
Haley Bryand placed 2nd and was Champion in the

Simmental-Simbrah Super Bowl

Hayden Wright caught a calf dur ing the calf scr ambles
at the Ft Worth and Houston Livestock Shows

Pictures Courtesy of AHS FFA

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Academic Rodeo Competitions

By: Carlos Ponce

AHS Pentathlon Team

The Pentathlon challenges high school students individually and as a coop-
erative team in the five rounds of the contest. A full day of activities tests
their math, science, technology, and engineering, skills.

Those that competed were:

Alyssa Campos Quinn Roberts
AJ Arrington Emily Herrell
Sam Gentry Liana Cabe
Marissa Alibrando Ashley Lopez

AHS Ethics Bowl Team

Participating East Texas area high schools formed blended teams to argue ethical positions
around controversial case studies about which intelligent, thoughtful people can reasonably
agree or disagree upon. Winning scores were based on quality of team arguments, not the posi-
tion chosen.

Those that competed were:

Briana Dear Kyndel Fuller
Caleb Wright Hayden Bradshaw
Jordan Wright Joshua Pawlik
Reagan Smith Kierra Yarbrough

AHS Mindset Team

In the mindset competition, each team demon-
strates its collective ability to think divergently
in solving problems and are scored on the crea-
tivity and effectiveness of their solution. Prob-
lems may be verbal, tactile, kinesthetic, or a
combination.

Those that competed were:

Jack Brady Emily Herrell
Marissa Alibrando Adan Govea
Caleb McClure

Arp Jr High Page 7

AJHS Staff Member of the Month AJHS Students of the Month
January January

By: Brittani Webb By: Brittani Webb

Mrs. Ellis has worked in 6th Grade
Arp for 18 years. She
attended TJC, Stephen F. Congrats to Randee for
Austin University, then being selected as the
finished and graduated from student of the month!
University of Texas at Tyler. Randee is a 6th grader and
She enjoys teaching because her favorite subject is art
she learns something new and her favorite teacher is
everyday even if it is in the same subject, and she Mrs. Herrell. She loves to
has all different types of students who make read, go outside, and do all
everyday an adventure. Her favorite holiday is kinds of art projects. Her favorite holiday is
Christmas. She likes shopping and singing Christmas and after high school, she plans on
Christian music with her 2 year old because she going to Texas A&M to become a vet. She loves
keeps her on her toes. One of her favorite places to Mexican food and her favorite restaurant is
be is at home spending quality time with her Posados Cafe. If Randee could go anywhere on
family, and her all time favorite thing is enjoying vacation, she would go to Hawaii. She enjoys
the beaches in Galveston and South Carolina. listening to Christian music and playing softball.
Congrats Randee!

7th Grade 8th Grade

By: Katelyn Wilmoth By: Katelyn Wilmoth

Tristen is a 7th grader Congrats to Bolton for
here at Arp Junior being selected as the
High. His favorite subjects AJHS student of the month!
are math and science and Bolton is an 8th grader and
he likes playing video has a twin brother, Braxton.
games outside of school. His favorite subject is math
Unlike most people, and his favorite teacher is
Tristen’s favorite holiday is Mrs. Ellis. Bolton enjoys
St. Patrick’s Day. After high school, he plans on playing basketball and his favorite holiday is
going to college to become a train conductor. His Christmas. His favorite thing to do outside of
dream vacation is to go on a Disney Cruise and he school is playing paintball and his dream vacation
loves Chinese food. He plays football and is to one day travel to Hawaii. His favorite food is
basketball and his favorite teacher is Mrs. Waller. a enjoying good burger. Congrats Bolton!
Congrats Tristen!

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AJHS Staff Member of the Month AJHS Students of the Month
February February

By: Brittani Webb By: Katelyn Wilmoth

Mrs. Sonya Burnette 6th Grade
has worked in Arp
for one year now. She Kelsey is a 6th grader
graduated from Corsica- here at Arp Junior
na, TX and then got her High. Her favorite holi-
bachelor's degree and day is Christmas and her
master’s degree from favorite place to go out-
University of Texas at Tyler. Her hobbies are side of school is the mov-
spending time with her dogs Daisy, Hunter, and ies. She likes listening to
Finley, and she loves to read. FD’s Grill House is Christian music and if she could go anywhere she
her favorite place to eat at. Mrs. Burnette’s favor- would like to go to a science museum. After high
ite holiday is Christmas and her favorite type of school, she plans on going to college to become a
music is the Blues. The part of her job that she veterinarian, and she loves Mexican food. Her fa-
loves the most is the comradery between every- vorite teacher is Mrs. Herrell! Congratulations
body and being able to work together. Kelsey!

7th Grade 8th Grade

By: Brittani Webb By: Katelyn Wilmoth

Allie is in the 7th grade. Karina is a 7th grader
After high school, she here at Arp Junior
plans to attend Tyler Junior High. Her favorite subject is
College and then University math and she enjoys going
of Texas at Tyler to become home after school and feed-
a counselor. Her hobbies ing her animals. Her favorite
are surfing, wakeboard holiday is Christmas and af-
surfing, twirling, basket- ter she graduates high
ball, and running. Her favorite subject is art so school, she plans on going to college to become a
naturally her favorite teacher is Mrs. Gentry. Allie vet! She likes going to the mall and enjoys listen-
likes to listen to both Christian and Country mu- ing to pop music. Her dream vacation is to go to
sic. If she could, she would like to visit New Zea- California and loves eating enchiladas. Her favor-
land one day. She plays volleyball, basketball, ite teacher is Mrs. Ellis! Congrats Karina!
and runs track. Her favorite holiday is Christmas,
and her favorite food is tacos. Congrats Allie!

Arp Jr High Page 9

Scenes From Jr High OAP Performance of Alice

Page 10 Arp Elementary

AES Staff Member of the Month AES Student of the Month

By: Brittani Webb & Katelyn Wilmoth By: Leonard Cabe

Mrs. Black has been Blaire is in the first grade
teaching at Arp for at Arp Elementary. Her
2 months and she enjoys favorite subject is science.
getting to work with the When she grows up, she plans
kids. She went to Texas on becoming a dentist. Blaire’s
A&M and then graduated favorite food is tacos. At home,
from Stephen F. Austin Blaire likes to watch Raven’s
University. Outside of school, she likes to Home and playing with her 3 brothers. Her
garden, make all different kinds of crafts, and favorite holiday is Christmas. If she could go
spending time with her family. Her favorite anywhere in the world, she wished she could
holiday is Christmas, and she enjoys listen- go to the beach.
ing to contemporary Christian music. Her fa-
vorite food is seafood. She would love to be
able to go with her very large family and take
a trip to Australia, and go snorkeling on the
Great Barrier Reef.

Learning Made Fun!

Kindergartener's Science
Experiments

Pictures Courtesy of AHS Yearbook Staff

Arp Elementary Page 11

Arp Elementary Valentine’s Day

Pictures Courtesy of AHS Yearbook Staff