Marion High School
April 2015
Report To The School Board
L-R: Victor Contreras, Elizardo Hernandez, Kristen Lundquist, Sabrina Roberts, Tim Tesch,
Krista Schultze, Andrea Copeland, Jon Lindholm and Kelly Walters.
Congratulations to Krista Schultze, who was recognized as the Communities in Schools
Champion for 2015! There were nominations for this award from 28 local schools, and
Mrs. Schultze was chosen as 1 of 10 winners.
Middle School Teacher, Tim Tesch graciously agreed to help with the CIS fundraiser by
participating in the "Great Legs" contest. Over $1000 was raised to help the Communities in
School Initiative.
Math Department
Mrs. Ragan's Algebra students continue to prepare for their STAAR test by working sample
problems on a daily basis. Recently, they have been focusing on polynomials and
quadratics. Mrs. Walsingham's geometry students have been working with proportions in
the chapter on similarity of polygons. Ms. Paschal's Algebra 2 students have been working
with exponents and logarithms. They will soon move to rational and radical functions. Miss
Lehmann's FCM students have been working with inverse functions. They will soon be
working on exponents and logarithms. Miss Lehmann's AP Calculus students are less than a
month away from their Advanced Placement test. The entire math department is working
toward a strong finish for the year.
Science Department
The science department continues to learn new concepts and apply previous concepts to
new material.
In biology, students are studying plants and animals. Students are studying the parts of a
plant that infected with bacteria in order to watch the progression of disease in an
angiosperm plant. In addition, students have dissected flowers to learn the parts of
flowering plants including the location of reproductive organs and fruit. Students will plant
seeds in the weeks to come and watch which type will grow and which will not to predict
the factors affecting growth of different plants. STAAR Biology EOC tutorials will begin
April 20th.
In physics, students are studying electricity. Classes are getting into the details about
currents, voltage, and resistance and their mathematical relationships; as well as spending
time learning how electricity is made, transmitted to our homes, and how our electric bills
can get so high.
Anatomy and Physiology classes are studying the cardiovascular system, including the
heart and blood vessels, how they work and how we can take care of them so that they will
last as long as possible. Students will dissect a heart the second week of April!
English Department
English I and English 1 Pre-DC students have started a research unit. Students will
research famous figures in history and will be responsible for conducting thorough
research on the topic. They will also be responsible for finding credible sources,
determining which information is useful to their paper's goal, creating an outline, and
creating a bibliography. Our wonderful librarian, Mrs. Hales, will be helping the students
with the research process.
For this last grading period, the English 2 students will read and analyze two texts: Anthem
by Ayn Rand and Hiroshima by John Hersey.
English 2 Pre-DCstudents will be exploring different social issues in an independent study
unit to help strengthen their research skills, critical reading skills, and critical writing skills.
In addition, students will be reading and analyzing different historical speeches and
noteworthy essays.
English 3 students will begin reading The Great Gatsby this last six weeks.
English 4 students will begin reading Jane Eyre for their last read of the school year.
English 3 Dual Credit students recently finished reading and watching the video of The
Glass Menagerie. Students will be reading and watching the video of Death of a Salesman
and Of Mice and Men. A research paper on one of the two plays or the novel using literary
criticism will be required and count as a major grade.
English 4 Dual Credit students finished Jane Eyre and will write a paper on one of the
themes. Students will then write papers on British Romanticism in poetry and studying
romantic poetry. They will follow that with Realism, Naturalism, and Victorian Literature
and reading 19th and some 20th century short stories.
History Department
The History Department is still working hard on STAAR readiness for US History. Students
are right on target for their upcoming test. Big thanks to Mrs. Beierle on her hard work
with the freshman Geography classes. And finally, the seniors in Economics are winding
down their 5th six weeks and getting ready for graduation.
Counseling Department
The Counselor’s office is busy registering students for the 15-16 school year as well as
administering the TSI test for prospective dual credit students for next year. With the
addition of the two new programs, TSI testing is offered after school and on Saturday
mornings. Seniors who have not met TSI compliance are also eligible to test at MHS for
college entrance. Seniors are busy preparing for graduation, filling out scholarship
applications and looking for summer jobs. The counselor’s office stays busy helping
students in any way possible during this time of the year.
Scholarship winners are starting to trickle in, and MHS students are doing well in the
process. We are looking forward to recognizing the seniors at Senior Honors Night on
May 18th.
STAAR EOC tests have been administered to English I and English II students, and May
testing will involve US History, Algebra I, Biology, AP Calculus, AP Biology and AP Art
portfolio submissions.
UIL Academics
Our UIL students competed at District UIL during the week of March 23-28.
The results are as follows:
The One Act Play team competed on March 25 at La Vernia HS. They presented their
rendition of "The Diary of Anne Frank." They placed 4th and were named the alternate.
The Journalism Team compete on March 26 at Fox Tech Academy. We had four students
compete. Their results follow:
Team - 5th place
Feature Writing - Madison Batey (6th)
Headline Writing - Madison Batey (6th)
News Writing - Brianna French (4th)
We had 9 students compete on various teams March 28 at Randolph High School. Their
results follow:
Science
Team - 3rd place
Richard Henke (6th)
Biology - Richard Henke (2nd)
Mathematics
Morgan Kunde (6th)
Persuasive Speaking
Blaine Boren (5th)
Informative Speaking
Sally Brown (1st) - will advance to the Regional Meet on April 25.
Athletic Department
The Boys Baseball Team is 3 and 0 and leading the district.
The Girls Softball Team is 6 and 2 in district and currently second behind Natalia.
The Track Team will compete at the district meet at Randolph on Wednesday April 15th
and Thursday April 16th at the Randolph High School.
Tennis teams will compete at the district tennis meet on Monday April 13th and Tuesday
April 14th at Starke Park in Seguin.
Band
Band Upcoming Events:
April 18th – Marion Solo and Ensemble Recital – Band Hall – open to all band students- free
admission and open to the public
April 21st – Color Guard tryouts –Band Hall
May 6th – Band Booster Banquet – Seguin Coliseum event starts at 6:00
May 7th – Spring Concert – HS GYM – starts at 7:00pm
May 23rd – UIL State Solo and Ensemble Competition – Henderson HS in Pflugerville – Alex
Rojas
Future Farmers of America (FFA)
San Antonio Stock Show 2015 Results:
Reagan Langemeier – 1st place Chester market barrow, 4th place Chianina steer
Taylor Mills – 1st place Santa Gertrudis steer
Trenton Mills – 3rd place Maine Anjou steer
Heather Niles – 4th place Chianina steer
Colton Mulanax – 4th place Simmental steer
Colton Campos – 4th place Simmental steer
Morgan Friesenhahn – 4th place AOB steer
Emily Reiley – 1st place Brahman steer – 4th place beef skillathon
Kyla Beck – 4th place beef skillathon
Dylan Reiley – 4th place beef skillathon
Houston Stock Show 2015 Results:
Kaylie Cerda – 6th place Chianina steer
Kadin Cerda – 3rd place Limousin steer
Codi Lamb – 1st place ABC steer
Whitney Niles – 1st place Brahman steer
Dillon Beck – 3rd place Brangus steer
Kyla Beck – 3rd place Angus steer
Colton Campos – 2nd place Limousin steer
Lyndsi Marquart – 6th place Brangus steer
Morgan Friesenhahn – 4th place Santa Gertrudis steer
Kross Kelso – 8th place Charolais Steer
Amy Stoermer – 2nd place Santa Gertrudis steer
Reagan Langemeier – 6th place Brangus steer
Wool Judging Team – 1st place overall – Whitney Niles, Allie Burns, Sarah Mueller, Emily
Reiley (2nd high individual)
Austin Stock Show 2015 Results:
Codi Lamb –1st place ABC, Allie Burns – 1st place ABC
Amy Stoermer – 1st place AOB
Reagan Langemeier -3rd place swine
Senior Cami Davis signing with UT Tyler.
Marion High School student pledges to be alcohol free.