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| 5/17/13 |
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STEAM at Stipes |
MacArthur engineering students facilitated engineering activities with Stipes K-5 students along with their teacher Adam Duran. Students of all ages greatly enjoyed the event! Stipes students enjoyed presentations from a variety of professions in varied media. The STEAM event was very cool, and the Mac students were grateful for the opportunity to present. |
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| 5/07/13 |
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MacArthur Ranked One of Best High Schools in the Nation |
Earlier this year MacArthur was ranked in the top 8% of high schools in United States by US News and World Report for the second year in a row.
Today, we are pleased to announce that MacArthur was ranked by Newsweek as one of the best high schools in the nation.
Newsweek has ranked the best 2,000 public high schools in the nation for 2013 and MacArthur High School made the list. Those selected have proven to be the most effective in turning out college-ready grads.
The list is based on six components: graduation rate (25 percent), college acceptance rate (25 percent), AP/IB/AICE tests taken per student (25 percent), average SAT/ACT scores (10 percent), average AP/IB/AICE scores (10 percent), and percent of students enrolled in at least one AP/IB/AICE course (5 percent).
Click here for the full list and related content.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/features/2013/americas-best-high-schools.html. |
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| 5/01/13 |
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Apple Award Winners |
Congratulations to the Apple Award winners last night. Although these teachers took home the trophy, all of the Mac Teachers are Fabulous! Thanks for all you do for our students.
Social Studies Teacher of the Year
Mr. Sergio Harris
English Teacher of the Year
Ms. Lauren Flourney
Math Teacher of the Year
Ms. Sara Winn
Science Teacher of the Year
Mr. Kelly Achilles
Elective Teacher of the Year
Mr. Jason Cooper
Foreign Language Teacher of the Year
Ms. Emily Ambachtsheer
Fine Arts Teacher of the Year
Ms. Marci Lee
Outstanding Administrator
Ms. Jessica Rose
Best Sense of Style
Ms. Claire Terry
Most Hip and Happening
Mr. Spencer Price
Most School Spirit
Ms. LaShara Webster
Best Use of Technology
Ms. Lori Sims
Friendliest Teacher
Ms. Jennifer Flynn
Best Sense of Humor
Mr. Zachary Smith
Most Dedicated Teacher
Mr. Cody Dollar
Most Athletic Teacher
Bryan Vardeman
Most Talented Teacher
Ms. Rebecca Wright
Most Inspirational Teacher
Mr. Zackary Utley |
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| 4/30/13 |
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Mrs. Drews Teacher of Week |
Congratulations to our final Teacher of the Week of the baseball season…Mrs. Drews!!! Our seniors gave the game ball from our 3-0 win over Irving for the season sweep of our cross-town rival! Mrs. Drews, thank you for all you do for us!!!
Pictured: Jared Jenkins, Mrs. Drews, Marshall Horn |
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| 4/29/13 |
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Water Polo Finishes Successful Season |
MacArthur Water Polo finished out their season over the weekend and ended what is a year of unparalleled growth. What I had the pleasure of witnessing this year as the coach, was magical. I thank those of you who came out and watched our games this year. The kids truly appreciate it. Our year ended with the girls finishing in 3rd place at the Consolidated Tournament for the 2nd consecutive year. To summarize, here are a few of the numbers for the year:
4 Total Teams - Varsity Boys & Girls, and JV Boys & Girls
46 Student Athletes
23 first year players
12 new lettermen
7 game win streak by Varsity Boys (We have never won 7 in a year, much less in a row) Regular Season - Varisty Boys Record 8-4, Varsity Girls Record 4-7-1, JV Boys/Coed 5-5, JV Girls 0-2 Both Varsity Boys and Girls Qualified to Regional Tournament
Also a big Congrats to Kennedy Morrison and Anick Muleki were selected to the All Tournament Team at the Regional Tournament.
This is a great sport of unmatched stamina, skill, and strength. We have a growing sport that I think will become a large part of the fabric of our school. We are working to get kids playing summer water polo at the club level, and that will help transition our teams from good to great. I am confident that in the future we will send teams to the state tournament. If you know of a student that is a water polo player take a second to congratulate them on a great season. |
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| 4/24/13 |
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University of Texas at Dallas - STEM Summer Camps |
There are several camps being offered this summer by the The University of Texas Dallas (UTD) - Science and Engineering Education Center (SEEC). Check out the list of available camps online.
UTD's Science and Engineering Education Center is pleased to offer full scholarships to middle and high school students (ages 14-21) to attend a 4-week capstone engineering camp in either building (and driving) a Solar Car or working on the development of a Quad Copter (i.e. flying robot). The scholarship is established through the generous support of the Texas Workforce Commission to increase the number of students served in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).
To apply for this scholorship download the application now.
Visit UTD's Science and Engineering Education Center online to learn more. |
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| 4/24/13 |
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NAWIC CAD Competition |
Here are the results of this years NAWIC CAD Competition:
Noah Houck 1st Place CAD Flower Mound $500.00
Elizabeth M. Canales 2nd Place CAD Macarthur $300.00
Armando Villanueva 3rd Place CAD Macarthur $200.00 |
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| 4/24/13 |
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MacArthur Silver Badge Winner |
The US News and World Report has released their High School rankings. Here are the results out of close to 21,035 high schools nationwide:
MacArthur – Silver Badge Award Winner
MacArthur = 1943 out of 21,035 high schools
MacArthur = 170 out of 1872 public/magnet and charter high schools
GREAT JOB CARDINALS!!! |
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| 4/23/13 |
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Track Going to State |
Jason Williams qualified for the Regional Track meet in the 100 meter dash.
Tevin Johnson finished 3rd and qualified for the Regional Track meet in the 400 meter dash.
We will be competing @ Texas Tech this Friday and Saturday. Thanks for all your support!
Others that competed in the area track meet and had an outstanding season!
All District/All Area
Michael Grado- 4x100 and 4 x200 meter relay
Taion Sells- 4x 100 and 4x200 meter relay
Darius Moore- 4x100, 4x200 meter relay and 200 meter dash
Alondra Reagan- 4x100 and 4x200 meter relay
Malcolm Mitchell- 4x200 meter relay
Ronnie Choate-110 Hurdles
Mykeal Webster- District Champion in the Long Jump
TJ King- Discus
ALL DISTRICT/ ALL AREA/ALL REGION
Jason Willimas- 100 meter dash ** (4x100 and 4x200 meter relay-All District/All Area)
Tevin Johnson- 400 meter dash ** (4x200 meter relay-All District/All Area) |
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| 4/23/13 |
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Soccer Players Sign for Scholarships |
The following boy’s and girl’s soccer team members signed for their soccer scholarships on Friday with Jacksonville College. Congratulations!
Jessica Perez
Genesis Morales
Natasha Mendez
Eusebio Silos
Saul Mendez
Martin Garcia
Victor Juarez
Julio Lazo |
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| 4/23/13 |
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Mac Choir has Success at UIL |
Congratulations to the following Mac Choirs and their successes at UIL.
Sub Non-Varsity Treble Concert = Superior Rating (I) Sight reading = Excellent Rating (2)
Non-Varsity Men’s Choir Concert = Superior Rating (1) Sight reading = Good (3)
Non-Varsity Treble Choir Concert = Superior Rating (1) Sight reading = Excellent Rating (2)
Varsity Mixed Choir Concert = Excellent Rating (2) Sight reading = Excellent Rating (2)
Mr. Hill and I are extremely proud of our choir kids. The have reached a high level of achievement this year!
We are very blessed to have such talented kids! Thanks for all your support and encouragement! |
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| 4/22/13 |
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UIL Teams Advance to State |
MacArthur’s UIL Academics team competed at the regional contest this past weekend at Texas Tech. In order to qualify for regional, you have to place 1st in the district contest (or qualify as a Wild Card) so all of the teams that we competed against are their district’s champions, and only the 1st place team qualifies for state. Only 5 teams in the whole state will end up qualifying for state, it is truly a great accomplishment for these young men and women. Please congratulate the following students for their accomplishments!
Current Issues and Events – 1st Place and STATE QUALIFIER – Coach Chad Smith
• Jeremy Cash – 3rd individual
• Benedict Parks – 5th individual
• Amena Jamali – 6th individual
• Joseph Trujillo
Final Scores:
MacArthur HS, Irving 78 – 2nd highest score in the state.
Paschal H S, Fort Worth 66
Grapevine H S, Grapevine 66
Mansfield HS, Mansfield 65
Central HS, San Angelo 59
Coronado HS, Lubbock 57
Carroll HS, Southlake 57
Lewisville H S, Lewisville 56
Midway H S, Woodway 46
Valle Verde Early College, 38
Social Studies – 1st Place and STATE QUALIFIER – Coach Cody Dollar
• Caty-Jane McSpadden – 2nd individual
• Diana Yanez – 3rd individual
• Nancy Anosike – 4th individual
• Yoseline Guzman – 7th individual
MacArthur HS, Irving 224 – highest score in the state
Carroll HS, Southlake 223
Martin HS, Arlington 200
Flower Mound HS, Flower Mou 193
Belton HS, Belton 179
Grand Prairie HS, Grand Prairie 174
Keller H S, Keller 156
Central HS, San Angelo 127
Bel Air HS, El Paso 122
Spelling and Vocabulary – 3rd Place – Coach Janice Battles
• Semra Kutuk
• Faiza Zaheer
• Areej Mohamed
• Jacob Ramirez
Keller H S, Keller 272
Coronado HS, El Paso 267
MacArthur HS, Irving 266
Hebron HS, Carrollton 251
Copperas Cove HS, Copperas C 249
Flower Mound HS, Flower Mou 215
Arlington HS, Arlington 208
Grand Prairie HS, Grand Prairie 163
Odessa H S, Odessa 141
Calculator Applications – 4th Place – Coach Jeff Tillerson
• Ashley Sotoodeh
• Sarah Kim
• Ali Gellepes
• Aleena Taufiq
Flower Mound HS, Flower Mou 729
Coronado HS, Lubbock 604
Houston HS, Arlington 590
MacArthur HS, Irving 548
Timberview HS, Arlington 534
Colleyville-Heritage HS, Colley 520
Montwood H S, El Paso 478
Keller H S, Keller 379
Temple HS, Temple 326 |
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| 4/22/13 |
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Mac football players assist at IBFA Football Clinic |
Recently, MacArthur football players helped with the IBFA football clinic. This is an ongoing process of attempting to utilize our high school students and staff in the community. These are just some of out great Mac kids showing what makes Mac students #1! |
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| 4/18/13 |
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Senior Class Offiers 2013-2014 |
Congratulations to the new Senior Class Officers for 2013-2014!
President
Lupita Mendez
Vice President
David Mendez
Secretary
Ashley Sotoodeh
Treasurer
Stacy Lawrence
Senators
Aleena Taufiq
Beni Kashala
Brionne McClairen
Julio Alejo
Justin Jones
Neil Patel
Nicole Battaleme |
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| 4/10/13 |
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Ms. Flynn - Baseball Teacher of the Week |
Our baseball teacher of the week goes to Jennifer Flynn! Freshman Jake Lyons pitched a complete game in our 8-1 victory over R.L. Turner on Friday night. We play Trinity at home tomorrow with JV at 4:30 and varsity beginning at 7. Thanks for your support and congratulations Mrs. Flynn! |
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| 4/05/13 |
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Mr. Riley - Baseball Teacher of the Week |
Congratulations to Mr. Riley on the Teacher of the Week, given by Logan Austin. Logan pitched a complete game shutout against Irving last night in a 3-0 win. Tonight we will be at R.L. Turner. Thank you for your support! |
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| 4/02/13 |
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Forensic Science Class Solves Murder Mystery |
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| 3/26/13 |
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UIL Students Qualify for Regional Competition |
The MacArthur UIL Academic team competed this past weekend at the district tournament. We placed 3rd in the district as a school, behind Grapevine and Colleyville. The following students qualified for the regional competition in Lubbock next month, please congratulate them.
Calculator Applications – 1st Place Team (Jeff Tillerson)
• Sarah Kim 2nd place individual
• Ashley Sotoodeh 4th place individual
• Ali Gellepes 5th place individual
• Aleena Taufiq 6th place individual
Current Issues and Events – 2nd Place Team (Chad Smith)
• Benedict Parks 2nd place individual
• Amenda Jamali
• Jeremy Cash
• Joseph Trujillo
Social Studies – 1st Place Team (Cody Dollar)
• Nancy Anosike 1st place individual
• Caty-Jane McSpadden 2nd place individual
• Diana Yanez 3rd place individual
• Yoseline Guzman 4th place individual
Spelling and Vocabulary – 1st Place Team (Janice Battles)
• Semra Kutuk 1st place individual
• Jacob Ramirez 2nd place individual
• Faiza Zaheer 3rd place individual
• Areej Mohamed 4th place individual
Jeremy Cash 1st place Persuasive Speaking (Chad Smith)
Zachary Kessler 2nd place individual in Number Sense
The following students also deserve a huge congratulations even though they won’t advance to regional competition:
Tommy Singleton 5th place Informative Speaking
Joseph Trujillo 7th place Informative Speaking
Adolfo Higareda 5th place Poetry Interpretation
Allyson Yu 4th place Ready Writing
Sara Ellington 6th place Ready Writing
Johnny Barajas 6th place Math |
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| 3/22/13 |
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Sebastian Taylor Honored |
Please congratulate Sebastian Taylor, who was recognized as a scholar-athlete by the National Football Foundation last night. He was one of 50 young men from the entire North Texas area who were honored at last night’s banquet. |
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| 3/22/13 |
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UIL Theater Results |
Please congratulate the following students on their awards at yesterday’s competition:
All Star Cast:
Thomas Magee
Sakyiwaa Baah
Honorable Mention All Star Cast:
Brett Bereuter
Karla Corado
Tech Award:
Logan Neumann
Sabian Clemons.
Although we did not advance, this is the most medals we have ever gotten at a competition! The kids were wonderful and there wasn’t a dry eye in the house! |
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| 3/22/13 |
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Celebrate Irving |
The Irving Heritage Society, the Irving Independent School District, the Irving Public Library and the Irving Black Arts Council have joined together to present the 6th Annual Celebrating Irving: The City and The Man events during the month of April. Beginning with the program of “Honoring Women of Irving’s History” on April 6 at the MacArthur High School auditorium at 7 p.m., 3700 N. MacArthur, the audience will pay tribute to the achievements and contributions of a remarkable, visionary community leader, Jackie Mae Howard Townsell. There will be an unforgettable journey through Jackie’s life with interview excerpts, music, pictures, dance and art. Students from the J.O. Davis and the Jackie Mae Townsell schools will perform. Refreshments will follow the program. It is free to attend but reservations are required by e-mail irvingheritagesociety@yahoo.com or calling 972-252-3838. |
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| 3/22/13 |
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MacArthur is a Certified AVID Campus. |
This week AVID underwent its certification process, and we passed!!! We are now officially an AVID CAMPUS!! We not only passed, but we overwhelmed and impressed our directors with all our awesome artifacts!! AVID is a school-wide, team effort and it took all the teachers of MacArthur to get the certification. A special thanks and recognition to the AVIS site team that worked hard all year to achieve this certification.
This year’s AVID Site Team is…
• Mr. Abel, Principal
• Mr. Thomas, Administrator
• Ms. Culver, Counselor
• Ms. Clements, Coordinator & 10th grade AVID Teacher
• Ms. Terry, 9th grade AVID Teacher
• Ms. Ambachtsheer, 9th grade AVID Teacher
• Ms. Griffith, Math Rep
• Mr. Utley, English Rep
• Ms. Slavens, Science Rep
• Mr. Duran, CTE Rep
• Coach Sims, PALS |
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| 3/19/13 |
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Baseball Teachers of the Week |
Congratulations to our two Baseball Teachers of the Week from last week.
Ms. Holbrook - Frank Gutierrez
Ms. McDaniel - Marshall Horn
Frank pitched four innings with an RBI in a 12-3 win over Sam Houston in the Arlington tournament last weekend while Marshall pitched a complete game win in our first district game against R.L. Turner.
Please congratulate these two teachers!
Our next two home games are Tomorrow against Colleyville Heritage and Friday against Nimitz. Both varsity games will begin at 7. |
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| 3/18/13 |
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Varsity Orchestra Gets 1st Division Rating in Concert |
The MacArthur Orchestras played very well at this year’s contest!
The results for our kids are as follows:
Sub-Non-Varsity – 2nd division rating in concert and sight reading
Non-Varsity – 2nd division rating in concert and 3rd division sight reading
Varsity – 1st DIVISION RATING IN CONCERT!!!! 2nd division rating in sight reading
This is the first time in a looooooong time that we have received a 1st division rating in the concert portion, and we were only one score away from getting a “Sweepstakes” by getting a 1st division in sight reading. In addition, the judges were very complementary of our students, both in their musicianship and their general helpfulness, as they were the ones who did the brunt of the actual “work” for these last couple of days.
We truly have some outstanding students at MacArthur! |
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| 3/05/13 |
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Jeff Tillerson Receives Award for AP Teacher of the Year |
On Thursday, Febryary 28, Mr. Jeff Tillerson received his award for being named the 2013 Southwestern Region AP Teacher of the Year!!! This award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated significant positive impacts with the AP Program in their school or district. He was also honored for this award on Monday, March 4 at the Irving ISD School Board meeting, Please congratulate him on this amazing honor!! |
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| 3/04/13 |
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UIL Places 2nd at Aledo Meet |
The UIL Academic team competed at Aledo HS on Saturday. As a school we finished 2nd place overall. Please congratulate the following students on their performances!
Spelling/Vocabulary – 1st Place Team
Areej Mohamed - First Place Individual
Faiza Zaheer - Third Place Individual
Semra Kutuk - Fourth Place Individul
Jacob Ramirez - Sixth Place Individual
Number Sense: 2nd Place Team
11/12 Individiual Division
3rd Place: Zach Kessler
5th Place: Michael Labarre
9/10 Indiv. Division
5th Place: Khalil Alsabag
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11/12 Individual Division
3rd Place: Ashley Sotoodeh
6th Place: Sarah Kim
Informative Speaking
Tommy Singleton –Second Place
Alexis Carney – Semi Finalist
Joseph Trujillo - Semi Finalist
Persuasive Speaking
Jeremy Cash – Third Place
James Tews - Semi Finalist
Sherica Shaw - Semi Finalist
Social Studies – 1st Place Team
Nancy Anosike – 1st Place individual
Caty-Jane McSpadden – 2nd Place individual
Diana Yanez – 3rd Place individual
Yoseline Guzman – 4th Place individual
Current Issues and Events
Benedict Parks – 4th place individual |
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| 2/28/13 |
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Art Students Shine at VASE Competition |
Good Morning MAC. This last weekend MacArthur High School was represented by 34 art students at the region 11south VASE (Visual Arts Scholastic Event) competition. They did a phenomenal job talking about their art work in a one on one interview, in which many medaled and one of our very own advanced on to the State competition in April. On behalf of the Art Department we want to thank all of you for the support you have not only given us, but more importantly our students. Which is why we would love to invite you to our awards ceremony after school next Wednesday. We are so proud of them! The students that medaled are:
Division 1
Rosales, Joaquin Flores
Alam, Sayeda
Okezie, Stephanie (double medalist) & State Bound!
Taglavore, Tori
Division 2
Ayala, Eric
Banich, Bratzzo
Banome, Kassandra (double medalist)
Latimer, Lucas
Pena, Alexandra
Rose, Sara
Shirani, Angelica
Division 3
Arevalo, Oscar
Chavez, Genova
Kim, Hee (double medalist)
Martinez, Remi
Omoloja, Miracle
Talton, Byron (double medalist)
Yu, Allyson
Division 4
Burton, Nina (double medalist)
Ghimire, Shreya
Nguyen, Ngan (double medalist)
Resendis, Yuridia
Siva, Mariana (double medalist)
Smith, Danielle |
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| 2/28/13 |
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JROTC Academic Team Places 3rd |
Please congratulate the JROTC Academic Team (Sophia Sheikh, Amena Jamali; Isaiah Weston-Smart Anfernee Harris) on their 3rd Place finish in the JROTC Eight State Regional Academic Championship (5th BDE: AR, OK, TX, NM, AZ, CO, UT and WY). This is the team’s 5th straight year finishing in one of the Top three positions. |
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| 2/26/13 |
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Ford Driving Dream |
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| 2/26/13 |
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JROTC Accomplishments |
Just a quick update on your Cadets accomplishments over the pass week:
Texas State Archery Championship:
High School Division:
Joanna Membreno – Ranked 6th in State Overall of all 10th Grade students and Overall Ranking: 45th of 450
Yesemeri Chavez - Ranked 19th in State Overall of all 10th Grade students and Overall Ranking: 162nd of 450
Carlyn Johnson - Ranked 30th in State Overall of all 9th Grade students Overall Ranking: 244th of 450
The Colony State Skills Drill Meet: (See Front Desk)
1st Overall - Unarmed Drill
• 1st Place - Unarmed Exhibition Drill Performance
• 2nd Place - Unarmed Drill Inspection
1St Place Mile Run - Female Fitness Team |
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| 2/25/13 |
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Destination Imagination Improv Team Heads to State |
Our Destination Imagination teams did great this weekend!
Mac DI teams took 4th and 5th place in the Structure competition, and . . . 1st place in Improv!
Our Improv team will be advancing to the state competition in Katy, April 12-13!!!!  They also won a DaVinci award for outstanding creativity.
Please congratulate Ms. Grass and her DI team!!! |
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| 2/25/13 |
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Baseball Teachers of the Week |
Congratulations to our first two teachers of the week. After every win, a game ball will be signed by the team and given to a teacher. This week, we had two players that made the All Tournament Team in our Creekview Tournament. We placed fourth with wins over Newman Smith and Molina. The teachers of the week chosen were:
Mr. Kilday – Darius Moore
Mr. Abel – Jared Jenkins
Thank you for all you do! |
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| 2/25/13 |
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17 Band Members Qualify for State Solo and Ensemble Contest |
Congratulations to all the band students performed at Saturday’s UIL Solo and Ensemble Contest at Coppell. The directors are really proud of all the students that performed. The MacArthur Band received 25 first division medals. Of those, 17 qualified for the Texas State Solo and Ensemble Contest on May 25 in Austin. This is extremely difficult and quite an achievement. See below for the medal results. GO CARDINALS!
State Qualifying Solosits:
Karen Linde-Garelli – Clarinet
Jessie Merlos – Bass Clarinet
Isaiah Vernon – Alto Saxophone
Trenton Whitehead – Tenor Saxophone
Raul Ruz – Trumpet
Jorge Zapien-Diaz – Trumpet
Joseph Trujillo – Tuba
Nathan Aguirre – Snare Drum
Alexis Merlos – Snare Drum
David Shipley – Snare Drum
Olawale Salaudeen – Snare Drum
Nathan Aguirre - Marimba
Zachary Kessler – Marimba
DeAndra Lacy - Marimba
Ben Parks – Marimba
Liz Parks - Marimba
Jacob Ramirez – Marimba
First Division Soloists:
Beth Cheyney – Clarinet
Michael Rowlands - Bassoon
Liliana Contreras – Clarinet
Taylor Presley - Clarinet
Sara Roman – Alto Sax
Nia-Chanel Brock – Tenor Sax
Jacob Reirdon – Trumpet
Rosa Nuno – French Horn |
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| 2/25/13 |
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6TH ANNUAL CELEBRATING IRVING |
6TH ANNUAL CELEBRATING IRVING: THE CITY AND THE MAN
HONORING WOMEN OF IRVING'S HISTORY - JACKIE MAE HOWARD TOWNSELL
As you may know, the Irving Heritage Society joins with the Irving Independent School District, the Irving Public Library and this year with the Irving Black Arts Council to Celebrate Irving: The City and The Man. This month long series of activities help all of us to learn more about America's First Man of Letters Washington Irving as well as the history of our city Irving, Texas.
This will be the third year for Honoring Women of Irving's History. On Saturday, April 6, at the MacArthur High School auditorium beginning at 7pm, we will be paying tribute to the achievements and contributions of a remarkable, visionary community leader, Jackie Mae Howard Townsell. Take an unforgettable journey through Jackie's life, depicted through interview excerpts, music, pictures, dance, and art. Refreshments will follow the program. It is free to attend but reservations are needed. Just email irvingheritagesociety@yahoo.com or call 972-252-3838.
Heritage Society member Dr. Tracy Hoffman is president of the Washington Irving Society and teaches American Literature at Baylor University. An avid Washington Irving enthusiast and researcher, she will present a program on "What's New With Washington Irving" on Sat., April 13, at 2pm in the Central Library Auditorium as part of the Chautauqua program.
DATES TO REMEMBER:
April 3, Wed, 11am – Washington Irving’s 230th Birthday (April 3, 1783 – Nov. 28, 1859)
Special luncheon menu served at Glory House, 109 South Main Street. 11am-2pm
April 6, Sat., 7pm – Honoring Women of Irving’s History – Jackie Mae Howard Townsell at the MacArthur High School auditorium. Refreshments following the program. Free admission but reservations are needed. Email irvingheritagesociety@yahoo.com or call 972-252-3838.
April 7, Sun., 3pm-5pm – Special Washington Irving Exhibit during tours of the Heritage House located 303 South O’Connor. The Heritage House is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark. Free admission.
April 13, Sat., 10am – 6th Annual Irving Trivia preliminary rounds – Central Library Auditorium, 801 West Irving Blvd. Form a team and join the fun!
April 13, Sat., 2pm – Dr. Tracy Hoffman will present a program “What’s New With Washington Irving” as part of the Chautauqua program – Central Library Auditorium, 801 W. Irving Blvd. Refreshments served.
April 20, Sat., 10am – Irving Trivia Finals – Valley Ranch Library, 401 Cimarron Trail
(Large birthday cake for Washington Irving / Coffee from JavaMeUp)
April 20, Sat., 2pm – Family Movie Matinee – Valley Ranch Library, 401 Cimarron Trail. View Disney classic based on Washington Irving’s short story “Legend of Sleepy Hollow”. |
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| 2/25/13 |
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Congratualtions Boys Track |
Please congratulate these boys when you get a chance:
The JV Boys 4x100 and 4x200 meter relay finished 1st place.
Artiss Henderson, Mykeal Webster, Dwyne Johnson, Tevin Johnson, Jermaine Martin, Stacy Lawerence, and Donte Thompson
The JV Boys finished 3rd place over all.
The Varsity Boys 4x100 meter relay finished 3rd place.
Team members were: Alondra Reagan, Darius Moore, Taion Sells, and Jason Williams |
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| 2/20/13 |
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Volunteer Hours Due |
If you have community service hours that need to be turned in, now is the time to do it! The deadline for getting the hours in for recognition at the awards ceremony is March 8. The deadline for recognition at graduation is April 15. Remember all hours must be turned in during the current school year, so hours from June 2012-May 2013 will be accepted. |
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| 2/11/13 |
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3 Students Advance to UIL State Solo and Ensemble Competition |
This past weekend, MHS had 9 students attend the UIL Region Solo/Ensemble Contest at Townview High School, a first in several years. All 9 students prepared and sang a Class 1 Song (the most difficult)
Six of the nine students received a rating of a 2 - (Alex Gaines-12, Taylor Lavohn-12, Kody McCullough-12, Roman Miles-11, Karen Linde-Garelli-10, and Mikaela Baker-9)
Three students received a rating of 1. Those 3 students (David Drake-12, Clarissa Flores-11 and Hillary Alamena-9) will advance to the State Contest in May.
Congratulations to all the students who participated! |
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| 2/11/13 |
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3 Wrestlers Advance to State |
The MacArthur wrestling team competed in the Regional tournament at Allen High School this past weekend. The team finished 8th out of 31 teams. The following wrestlers placed at the tournament: Ryan Phillip 6th place, Miguel Santiago 4th place, Alan Ibarra 4th place, and Kevin Hernandez 4th place. The wrestlers advanced to the State tournament next Thursday-Saturday in Austin. |
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| 2/08/13 |
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Important Spring Dates |
Spring Dates
February 23 FAFSA Saturday 2 PM – 4 PM
March 1 Senior College Acceptance pictures taken in Room 114 through end of school
March 1 Senior Breakfast reserved tables on sale - $175 for reserved table with 10 tickets
March 8 Deadline for volunteer hours to be turned in for awards ceremony recognition
April Prom tickets on sale
April 19 Deadline for volunteer hours to be turned in for graduation green cord
May 1 Senior Breakfast non-reserved tickets on sale - $10
May 3 CARDnival 1:45 PM
May 3 Scholarship information deadline for awards program
May 4 Prom 7 PM – Irving Convention Center
May 6-17 AP Testing
May 15 Senior Ring – 2:45 PM - Auditorium
May 16 Powder Puff Game – JV Field
May 17 Senior Breakfast – Las Colinas Country Club 8 AM (Seniors only)
May 17 Senior Awards 10:30 AM, Junior Awards 2:45 PM
May 17 Senior Reception 12:30 PM approximate time after Senior Awards
May 18, 19 Byron Nelson Parking – Senior Fundraiser
May 21 Freshmen Awards 9:45 AM, Sophomore Awards 2:45 PM
May 23 Spring Football Game
June 3-6 Semester Exams
June 6 Graduation Practice 1 PM (Must be present to participate in Graduation)
June 6 Cap & Gown Distribution – immediately after Graduation practice
June 8 Graduation – Potters House – 8 AM |
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| 2/07/13 |
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Lady Cards Qualify for Play-offs |
Congratulations to the MacArthur Lady Cardinal basketball team on once again qualifying for the playoffs!
MacArthur will play the Marcus Lady Marauders Tuesday night at 6:30 at R.L. Turner High School.
Here are the details.
TEAMS: MacArthur Lady Cardinals vs. Flower Mound Marcus Lady Marauders
SITE: Carrollton R.L. Turner High School – 1600 Josey Lane, Carrollton
DAY & TIME: Tuesday, February 12 at 6:30 P.M.
TICKETS: Adults $5.00 Students $3.00
PASSES: District 5-AAAAA and 6-AAAAA, TGCA, THSCA
HOME TEAM: Marcus
GOOD LUCK LADY CARDINALS! |
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| 2/06/13 |
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Caty-Jane McSpadden -DAR Good Citizenship Award |
MacArthur High School Senior Caty-Jane McSpadden received the DAR Good Citizenship Award this year. Caty-Jane received this award because of her outstanding academics, community involvement and dedication to further education. She is currently number 6 in her graduating class at MacArthur High School. Caty-Jane plans to attend McMurry University in Abilene in the fall. She plans on majoring in History and Science specializing in Biology with a teacher certification in both. She is undecided on whether she will teach Middle School Science or High School History. |
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| 2/06/13 |
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12 Students Recognized for National Signing Day |
We are proud to recognize our student-athletes who have the opportunity to continue their playing careers at the collegiate level.
The following student-athletes were recognized today:
Football:
Taion Sells – Baylor University
Sebastian Taylor – Texas A&M Kingsville
Uriah Mosley – Sul Ross University
Justin Chavez – Univ. of Texas San Antonio
Tyler Petrillo – Deciding between Southwestern Univ. and Howard Payne
Quin Jenson – Howard Payne Univ.
Ronnie Choate – Howard Payne Univ.
Kendrick Marshall – Deciding between Howard Payne and Kansas Wesleyan Univ.
Cagle Few – East Texas Baptist Univ.
Germaine Pierson – Austin College
Malcolm Mitchell – Howard Payne Univ.
Girl’s Soccer:
Courtney Burnette – Midwestern State Univ. |
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| 2/04/13 |
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Bowling Team Advances to Play-Offs |
Please join me in congratulating our Boys Bowling Team for bowling their way to the District Plays Offs by defeating Skyline High School in their Bowling Match this past Saturday at AMF Euless (Showplace Lanes).
Team Members are:
DeVante Simpson
Dakota Rodriquez
Bryan Escobar – Boys Captain
Faren Lewis
Byron Talton
Location of District Playoffs will be forthcoming. |
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| 2/04/13 |
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Mac UIL has Strong Finish at Mansfield Tournament |
The MacAdemics team competed this past weekend at Mansfield Legacy HS. The tournament had 42 schools in attendance and overall the Mac team placed 4th! Please congratulate the following students and coaches.
Ready Writing: Allyson Yu - 4th Place Individual (out of 63 students)
Spelling & Vocabulary: 1st Place Team (Janice Battles)
Areej Mohamed - 1st Place Individual
Faiza Zaheer - 2nd Place Individual
Semra Kutuk - 3rd Place Individual
Jacob Ramirez - 4th Place Individual
Calculator: 1st Place Team (Jeff Tillerson)
Ashley Sootodeh – 6th place individual
Aleena Taufiq
Sarah Kim
Ali Gellepes
Zahirah Souri
1st Place Poetry – Trenton Whitehead. (Chad Blue)
Current issues and Events (Chad Smith)
Beni Kashala - 5th place
Jeremy Cash – 6th place
Social Studies – 1st Place Team (Cody Dollar)
Yoseline Guzman – 2nd place individual
Diana Yanez – 3rd place individual
Nancy Anosike – 4th place individual
Caty Jane McSpadden – 5th place individual
Ruben Gonzales – 6th place individual |
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Jeff Tillerson - Southwest Region AP Award |
Jeff Tillerson has just been name as the winner of the 2013 Southwestern Region AP Award!!! AMAZING!! This award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated significant positive impacts with the AP Program in their school or district. Please congratulate him on this amazing honor!! |
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| 1/28/13 |
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Swim Team District Meet Results |
MacArthur Swimming competed at the District Swim Meet in Grapevine last Friday Night. The following qualified to move on to the Regional Meet on Feb. 8th in Keller:
Brianna Riley
200 Individual Medley and 100 Butterfly, in which she broker her own school record with a time of 1:05.41
Michelle Nguyen
100 Backstroke
Girls 200 Medley Relay
Michelle Nguyen, Catelynn Shields, Brianna Riley, and Anick Muleki
Girls 200 Free Relay
Anick Muleki, Michelle Nguyen, Catelynn Shields, and Brianna Riley
Girls 400 Free Relay
Anick Muleki, Michelle Nguyen, Samantha Gonzalez, Catelynn Shields
Nolan Bentley, Javier Martin, Dillon Blankenship, Chris Corder
Boys 200 Medley Relay
Robert Anaya, Nolan Bentley, Javier Martin, Chris Corder
Boys 200 Free Relay
Boys 400 Free Relay
Robert Anaya, Javier Martin, Dillon Blankenship, Chris Corder
Also traveling to the Regional Meet as Alternates for Relays are
Kennedy Morrison, and Edwin Torres
Many swimmers posted personal record times at the meet.
Congratulations to the team on a great year! |
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| 1/28/13 |
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Please Vote - Ford Driving Dreams Scholarship |
This is the link to vote for the Ford Driving Dreams video contest. Please vote for the MacArthur student’s video! You can vote once per day. The winner will receive $5000 scholarship! WE WILL WIN! |
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| 1/23/13 |
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Mac Soccer takes 2nd place in Martin Tournament |
The varsity Cardinals took second place in the Martin Invitational Tournament over the past weekend. They played very well at scored wins against Mansfield High, Mansfield Lake Ridge and Alvarado. They came up a little short in the final as they lost 2-1 to Arlington Martin. If you see any of our varsity players congratulate them on job well done. |
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| 1/23/13 |
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ICE Awards Finalists |
Congratulations to our ICE Awards Finalists listed below. Please plan to come out on Thursday, February 21st for the 2013 ICE Awards and find out what place they will bring back to MacArthur!
IRVING ISD 2013 ICE AWARD FINALISTS
Humanities:
Macarthur HS – UIL Academics Program
Nimitz HS – Academic Decathlon
Nimitz HS – Promoting Excellence: Social Studies
Math/Science:
Macarthur HS – AP Physics Rollercoaster Project
Nimitz HS – 1st Annual Family Science Night
Singley Academy – Destination Imagination 4 Teams to State
Fine Arts:
Irving HS – Grease
Nimitz HS – Musical: Little Shop Of Horrors
Singley Academy – Cake Wars
PE/Athletics:
Macarthur HS – Suzie O: NFHS Coach Of the Year for Girls BB 2011
Macarthur HS – Off Season Survivor Program
Macarthur HS – UIL 5-A Girls’ Regional Finalist 3
Community Service/Citizenship:
Nimitz HS – Caring for The Campus & The Community
Nimitz HS – Vita: Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program
Singley Academy – Benefit Flag Football Game: Shoes for the Homeless
Special Campus/District
Macarthur HS – Labs with Life
Cardwell Preparatory Center – From Apples to Apex
Cardwell Preparatory Center – Hydro Technology: Basic Water 4
Parent Involvement Activities:
Macarthur HS – The Concilio: Life after HS
Destination Graduation Program
Nimitz HS – Adult ESL Program
Reassignment Center – Greater Dallas Council On Alcohol & Drug Abuse |
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| 1/18/13 |
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Mac Football Recognized at with All-District Honors |
I wanted to share our All-District recognized players, which were also listed in today’s Dallas Morning News:
District 6-5A Coaching Staff of the Year: Irving MacArthur
District 6-5A Offensive Player of the Year: Jourdan McNeill (RB)
1st Team All-District Receiver: Darius Moore
1st Team All-District Safety (Unanimous): Taion Sells
2nd Team All-District DT: Earl Rollins
2nd Team All-District DE: Anthony Bonome
2nd Team All-District LB: Calvin House
2nd Team All-District CB: Ronnie Choate
2nd Team All-District FS: Stacy Lawrence
2nd Team All-District QB: Tyler Petrillo
2nd Team All-District Rec: Malcolm Mitchell
2nd Team All-District OL: Germaine Pierson
2nd Team All-District OL: David Vinson
2nd Team All-District OL: Joey Cabello
Honorable Mention: Stephen Polk (OL), Quin Jenson (LB), Jared Jenkins (Rec)
Academic All-District : Nnamdi Umeakuana, Kendrick Marshall, Randall King, Taka Chiro
Please congratulate these young men on their accomplishments!
We Will Win! |
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| 1/14/13 |
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Wrestling Takes 1st Place at Trinity Trojan Classic |
Congratulations to The MacArthur wrestling team for taking First Place in the Trinity Trojan Classic this past weekend at Euless Trinity High School. The guys wrestled great and came away with several medals. There were over 20 teams at the tournament. The wrestlers have been working extremely hard and are now enjoying the rewards of it. They will be back in action this Thursday here at Mac for the City Championship against Irving and Nimitz. Wrestling will begin at 6pm. Hope to see you there. |
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| 1/11/13 |
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Science Night a Huge Success |
Thank you to all that came out for Science Night as well as all of those that worked and donated to the Science Night cause! The science department should be commended for an amazing event. They were well organized and well stocked! The halls were packed and we had about 1400 total come out and participate! WOW!
Great job! |
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| 12/14/12 |
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Adopt-A-Child |
Friday, December 14, MacArthur students and teachers adopted 94 students from our feeder elementary schools and provided Christmas for them. Students from 7 of our feeder schools (TJ Lee, Brandenburg, Farine, Clifton, Hanes, Johnston, Townsell) traveled to Mac this morning and had an opportunity to meet with Santa and watch a Holiday Program specially made for them. Afterwards, they were off to the classrooms to open presents. The expressions of joy and happiness on their faces as they returned from the classrooms were priceless. What a special day at MacArthur for all of our students and staff. |
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| 12/14/12 |
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November Students of the Month |
Please congratulate our November students of the month. Once again Grapevine Dodge Ram Chrysler Jeep awarded our senior students of the month with a Nexus Tablet. AWESOME!
9th Girl
Taciana Causey This student is a great leader in my classroom and encourages others to be on task. She is such a sweet girl that puts academics at the top of her priority lists. She will be super successful in life. – Ms. Terry
9th Boy
Alex Drummand - This young man has true leadership and drive. You can see it not only in his athletic ability, but also in the classroom. He has is a true leader, in that people look to him. He strives, not to be want other people want him to be but, to be his own person. I say this in a positive manner in that he truly leads by example and take pride in what he does. – Mr. Orlando Flores
.10th Girl
Monica Riley - Monica is one of the hardest working students I have. Every day she comes in to class ready to work, and is highly prepared for class. In spite of spending hours outside of class working to become a championship gymnast, she never comes to class unprepared. In addition, she is always willing to help her classmates if they have a question, and does an excellent job as a peer-tutor in those situations. She is the embodiment of a true student athlete, who takes both her scholastic and athletic pursuits seriously, and excels at both! - Mr. Owens
10th Boy
Jeremy Cummings – Jeremy is not in my class, but he is a very active member of the ACE program and AIAS. Jeremy has put several hours into helping the program at Flight School, and ACE Parent Night. When an open officers spot came open in AIAS, he was instantly picked by the other officers to fill the spot because of his dedication to the ACE program and AIAS. Jeremy is a great student in his Architectural Design class, and a valuable part of the AIAS organization. – Mr. Miley
11th Girl
Alexis Merritt - Alexis is a extraordinary girl. She always comes into class with a smile and has a positive outlook. With this being her first year in public school, she is doing AMAZING! She quickly made friends in the class and they love her. After she gets done with her work, she is always more than willing to help those around her. She is a wonderful teacher. She explains the material so the other student can understand and is always so patient. – Ms. Winn
11th Boy
Devonte' Robinson: I have seen this young man grow in his education over the past couple of six weeks. He has turned into someone that I believe could go far. I think he sees it too. You can tell that he has some big dreams for himself and he is starting to get work done that will allow him to achieve those dream. He always has a smile on his face and is willing to go the extra distance to make sure you have a smile on yours when he leaves. He is also willing to lend a helping hand when needed. – Mr. Orlando Flores
12th Girl
Zaahirah Souri---she was instrumental in getting our first “UIL” math class. She recruited students and got them to sign up. She is a pleasure to have in class. Always smiling and working hard (when she’s not talking) – Mr. Tillerson
12th Boy
Zach Kessler - He works his tail off day in and day out, participating in many organizations, many of which involve conflicting class periods (ie band and orchestra), but still manages to excel in all of them. He was also just named to the TMEA All-State Orchestra, and is the first MacArthur Orchestra student to do so since 2001. – Mr. Anderson |
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| 12/10/12 |
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All-Region Band Members |
Please congratulate the following Cardinal band members for being selected to the All-Region Band. Three of them have advanced on to the Pre-Area level with a chance at All-State. The directors are proud of all of the students that auditioned this weekend.
Karen Linde-Garelli – Clarinet
Taylor Presley – Clarinet
Michael Rowlands – Bassoon – PRE-AREA
Raul Ruz – Trumpet – PRE-AREA
Fahim Alam – Trombone – PRE-AREA
Joseph Trujillo – Tuba
Zachary Kessler – Percussion
Go Cardinals! |
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| 12/10/12 |
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Taion Sells Named to All North Texas Team |
Please congratulate Taion Sells, Defensive Back on the MacArthur Cardinal Football Team. He was selected to the All North Texas Team, and will be recognized next Friday. |
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| 12/03/12 |
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October Students of the Month |
Please congratulate the October Students of the Month. Two senior students received a Samsung Galaxy Tablet courtesy of Grapevine Dodge Ram Chrysler Jeep.
9th Girl
I nominate Lily Tanner for 9th grade girls. She is so creative and excited to learn new concepts. Lilly applies her self to the extreme when given assignments or projects to complete. I couldn’t be more proud to have her on my roster. – Mrs. Flynn (Sep)
9th Boy
Robert Guzman - Robert is a very polite and courteous young man. He works hard and very conscientious about his academics. He also is a member of the tennis team. – Ms. Nance (Sep)
10th Girl
Sarah Halferty – Sarah is a delightful student, and a fabulous student leader. She takes initiative in the classroom and in her extra curricular activities. Recently, I was off campus for a training and she took it upon herself to assist the sub with attendance, handing out and collecting papers, as well as other responsibilities. – Mrs. Garrick (Sep)
10th Boy
Waqas (Mohammed Waqas): Waqas is proactive in seeking help from the teacher when he has a question in class, and also in helping others. He has reached out to help others who are relatively new to the country and who struggle in the english language. On his school work, Waqas gives each assignment his best effort, from his warm-ups to his assignments. He has a positive attitude in class and is being very successful in his learning. – Ms. Grass
11th Girl
Ashley Sotoodeh— Terrific student—works to be the best. She is a new addition to UIL and is working very hard to be the best. She has achieved a lot in a short period of time. – Mr. Tillerson
11th Boy
Luis Gonzalez is an amazing example of pure motivation and determination. He had a 100 in my class last six weeks, and he currently has a 97. He won’t let anyone bring him down, constantly striving to be better than he was the day before. His innate inspiration brings a smile to my face every day, and I am honored to be his teacher. – Landtroop
12th Girl
Eunice Kim- Eunice stands out to me as a student that has a wonderful attitude and such a bright future. She excels academically and is involved in many activities. Eunice is also always wiling to help with anything.- Ms. M Johnson
12th Boy
Jesus "Angel" Villa - Angel always helps and has an encouraging word or smile for those around him. He helps one of our handicapped students every day by making sure that she has the proper materials with her in order to be successful in class. He not only looks out for himself, but willingly takes the needs of others into consideration. – Ms. Bowen |
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| 11/30/12 |
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Coach Basil Named Dallas Cowboys High School Coach of the Week |
Please congratulate Coach Basil on winning this very prestigious award!!!
Awesome job!!
Below is the letter that he received:
Coach Basil -
On behalf of Gene and Jerry Jones Family Charities and the entire Dallas Cowboys Football Club, we would like to congratulate you on being named one of the DALLAS COWBOYS 2012 HIGH SCHOOL COACH OF THE WEEK award recipients for your win during Week Ten of high school football!
Each season, for nearly 20 years, the Dallas Cowboys Coach of the Week program has honored ten local high school football coaches who dedicate themselves to making youth successful both on and off the football field.
In celebration of your commitment, the Cowboys are proud to honor you as one of the 2012 Dallas Cowboys Coach of the Week award recipients! This year the program has teamed up with the Texas Army National Guard to provide some special extras.
As part of your award, the Texas Army National Guard Dallas Cowboys Coach of the Week program will provide you with a $2,000 grant to put towards your football program.
Additionally, we invite you and a guest to attend our December 23 match up against the New Orleans Saints and join the other Coach of the Week coaches in being recognized on-field in front of 80,000+ football fans at Cowboys Stadium.
We would welcome presenting your award to you in front of your student body sometime in the coming weeks. Our presentation is very quick – lasting only about two minutes – and can be performed at one of your school's already scheduled pep rallies, during pre game or halftime of another sport's game at your school or in front of your team during an athletic period. Either mascot Rowdy or members of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders will attend to escort you in front of the crowd while your PA Announcer or one of our staff reads a simple script. |
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| 11/28/12 |
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MAC TAFE Elected Regional Vice President |
40 MacActhur TAFE Club members attended the Regional Conference on Wednesday, November 28. We had a great day and our students represented us well as the Historian Regional Officer school. They helped plan, coordinate, and implement a successful Region 10 TAFE Convention in Mesquite for nearly 425 future teachers. After such a successful year we were pleased to accept the nomination for the Regional Vice President school for the 2013-2014 school year.
We've got such an amazing group of students this year, andwe’re so proud of them! |
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| 11/16/12 |
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Ford Driving Dreams Essay Contest Winners Announced |
Ford Motor Company visited MacArthur High School earlier this school year to introduce its new Driving Dreams program. It is a year-long education initiative to promote on-time high school graduation and college enrollment in partnership with Irving Independent School District. Students had to submit an essay describing what drives their dream. Ford will award 1(st) , 2(nd) and 3(rd) place prizes at each of the Irving ISD high schools. The top five essays, selected by a panel of educators and local community leaders, will enter a public online video competition. These five finalists (one per school) will win an Apple MacBook Pro and a Flip video camera to create a video based on their essay. Starting November 30, the public can vote for the winning video. The winner will receive a scholarship for $5,000 and a $3,000 grant to be donated to an after-school program of his or her choice.
The winners and finalists from MacArthur High School are listed below. Please congratulate them for their wonderful achievement.
Raul Amador Gonzalez – First Place – Macbook and Flipcam
Alexandra Odinlo – Second Place – iPad and $300 gift card
Jocelyn Zuniga – Third Place - $500 gift card
Justin Jones – Honorable Mention
Tasnia Miah – Honorable Mention
Ninth Grade Finalists
Kane Hardin
Ruaa Labanieh
Stephanie Okezie
Lily Tanner
Ko Xiong
Tenth Grade Finalists
Daniel Alvarez
Gabrielle Hall
McKenna Holmes
Karen Linde-Garelli
Sara Roman
Eleventh Grade Finalists
Ranim Labanieh
Thomas Lightfoot
David Mendez
Laura Nicole Villa
Mizani Washburn
Twelfth Grade Finalists
David Drake
Ashley Douglass
Kody McCullough
Monserrat Moreno
Jacob Reirdon |
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| 11/13/12 |
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Zach Kessler Named to All State Orchestra |
I am especially excited this morning to announce that Zachary Kessler has been named to one of the Texas Music Educators Association All-State Orchestras! This is the highest honor that a high school orchestra student can achieve. It also marks the first time since the 2000-2001 school year that a MacArthur Orchestra student has been named to one of these groups. Almost 150 viola players auditioned for the orchestras this year, and only the top 42 were accepted.
By making this group, Zach will be traveling down to San Antonio in February, have three days of intense rehearsals, and perform with the group on that Saturday. It’s an amazing, and potentially life-altering experience and we are all extremely proud of him for all the hard work he put in to reach this level.
So please give him a congratulatory pat on the back/high five/fist bump, because he deserves it! |
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| 10/29/12 |
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September Students of the Month |
Please congratulate these students for being named student of the month:
September Student of the Month
9th Girl
Bricelda Villatoro – Bricelda is a wonderfully positive young lady who is a leader in and outside of the classroom. She is focused in class and also involved in volleyball. She is funny, hard working, and a joy to have in class. – Mrs. Garrick
9th Boy
Austin Tegeler: Austin is consistently on time to class, ready to work, and, what stands out the most is that he has volunteered to help others feel welcome. One student was in a wheel chair and Austin helped to guide him to class, pick up his work, and get situated at his desk. He helped his classmate in this way without me asking him to do so. – Ms. Grass
10th Girl
Amena Jamil - Amena is very kind and conscientious of her work. She helps others and willingly explains assignments to her peers when they are confused. She exhibits a patience and wisdom well beyond her years. She's awesome! – Ms. Bowen
10th Boy
Joseph Trujillo - Joseph is not only consistent with his schoolwork and shows great effort and detail to everything that he does, but he is kind and helpful to those around him. He demonstrates the characteristics of a servant leader. He leads by example and does so in a cheerful manner. He brightens my day! – Ms. Bowen
11th Girl
Estefany Lazo – Estefany has been a key person in getting this years AIAS chapter up and running. She has put in several hours outside of school, helping get meetings set up, putting up fliers, and recruiting others to the program. Estefany also helped to make sure that AIAS was represented at Flight School, and worked at the ACE Parents Night. Estefany is an officer in AIAS, a member of the ACE student committee, and a member of the newly formed NAWIC club. Estefany is also a student tutor for other students in the ACE Academy. – Mr. Miley
11th Boy
Josh Valentine is a very personable young man who is as intelligent as he is humorous. He is a happy camper who loves life and enjoys learning which in spite of his casual, easy-going manner is very serious about his studies. I am very fortunate to have him as one of my top students in class. – Mr. Danby
12th Girl
Kennedy Morrison - she is always very polite, stays behind after everyone else leaves to be sure she can tell me “to have a good day” – Mr. Tillerson
Kennedy Morrison – Kennedy is a great all around student and Captain of the Girls Swim Team. Kennedy has been key in helping many new swimmers learn proper technique to become better swimmers. Kennedy also volunteers to help tutor other swimmers who may need help in classes so that they may maintain their eligibility – Mr. Miley
12th Boy
Ruben Loredo – Ruben is in my new partners in p.e. class and has been a wonderful leader and role model for both our LIFE skills kids as well as the other partners in the class. Ruben has dedicated himself to getting to know each LIFE student and forming quality friendships. He is a considerate and selfless young man, and is a fabulous example to his peers! - Mrs. Garrick |
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Tanner Matthews featured in Dallas Morning News as a Good Kid |
Please congratulate Tanner Matthews for being featured as a “Good Kid” in the Dallas Morning News on Friday, October 26. If you missed the article I have copied the information below for you to read:
The Dallas Morning News
Thank you for volunteering to complete a “GOOD KID” questionnaire. This feature was designed to be a fun way for the community to get to know its students a little better. These profiles run on Fridays in NeighborsGo. Could you please send along a jpeg photo that we can run with the feature? Thanks.
Name and city of residence: Tanner Matthews. Irving.
School and grade, and if a senior, college plans: MacArthur High School. 12th grade. Applying to Sam Houston State University and Stephen F Austin University for a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Photography.
School and community activities: JROTC. KMAC Broadcasting. Sound Technician for M5 (the school band). Academic Decathlon. Soundboard Technician and Nursery worker at church.
My hobbies are: Photography, Playing Guitar and Skateboarding with friends, Watching movies, Drawing, Writing.
The three words people use to describe me are: ”I Can't Even”
I’m most proud of: Being able to help my friends out when they're in need of emotional support.
My favorite school subject is: None. I don't really have a favorite class; I just like to spend time in the library.
The two people I’d most like to meet are: Ellen DeGeneres and Jim Parsons
The best book I ever read was: Perks of Being a Wallflower because it's a different take on the lives of high school students, and it's easy to relate to.
My favorite musical artist is: I don't have a favorite artist, but my number one genre is Country. The lyrics of the songs just seem to translate to life so much better than any other.
I wish I knew how to: Be more honest in how I feel about things, and have more self-confidence.
I get inspiration from: Everything around me. I like to photograph or write about things that affect me or that I find intriguing.
The best advice I ever received was: Life's too short to care about what people say, so just live your life how you want.
If I could travel anywhere, I would go to: Everywhere. I don't want one place to be where I want to aspire visiting. I want to see as much as I can see.
If I could change one thing about my school, it would be: More authentic spirit. I want pep rallies and sports events to actually be exciting for students. |
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Ikram Qadri - Good Kid |
Ikram Qadri was featured in the Dallas Morning News as a Good Kid in last Friday's Dallas Morning News. Please congratulate him if you see him. See the attachment for his write-up. |
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| 9/06/12 |
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Mac hosts students from Japan |
MacArthur hosted a visit on Friday, August 31, of four students from Kameishi City, Japan. The boys are in Irving as part of the Japan America N TX Grassroots Summit and were interested in getting a glimpse of a real American High School.The students arrived at MacArthur at 1:30pm and were greeted by student leaders and presented with gifts from MacArthur. After the initial introductions, the students were taken on a tour of the school. Since the boys were all baseball players, two of Mac's baseball players accompanied them, Marshall Horn and Jared Jenkins. At the end of the tour, they went out to the baseball field and tossed the ball around. It was a wonderful visit and we definitely showed them our Cardinal Pride!
Check out the Dallas Mornng News blog on the visit at:
http://irvingblog.dallasnews.com/2012/09/japanese-visitors-check-out-a-few-irving-sights.html/ |
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