March 2013 Issue - Moore Middle School

M OORE M ATH S CIENCE T ECHNOLOGY M AGNET S CHOOL
THE MUSTANG
The Newsletter of Moore MST Magnet School
March 2013
Achieve Your Dreams
IMPORTANT
DATES
MARCH 11-15
Spring Break
MARCH 18
Teacher In Service
MARCH 26
NJHS Induction
6 p.m.
MARCH 28
Panoramic Picture
2 p.m.
MARCH 29
Holiday
ARPIL 9
Spring Portraits
April 9
Progress Reports
April 10
Flex Schedule
From the Principal...
S
pring is almost here and the Rose Capital is about to be displayed with all the
colors that we Tylerites love about our community. Along with the beautiful
dogwoods, tulip and redbud trees, the Tyler Azaleas will be in full bloom soon.
This also is a sign that spring fever is just a breath away. Fortunately, all students
and staff have a built in remedy for our spring fever with Spring Break March 1115th and a Teacher work day / Student Holiday on March 18th. When students
and staff return on March 19th we will all need to be on our A-Game as spring
testing is quickly approaching. Please review the list of up and coming events for
Moore and make special notes for the following spring testing dates:
April 2nd
April 2nd
April 3rd
April 3rd
April 23rd
April 24th
April 24th
April 25th
STAAR Writing Test Part 1—7th Grade
STAAR Math Test—8th Grade
STAAR Writing Test Part 2—7th Grade
STAAR Reading Test—8th Grade
STAAR Math Test—6-7th Grades
STAAR Reading Test—6-7th Grades
STAAR Science Test—8th Grade
STAAR Social Studies Test—8th Grade
The 5th six weeks is always exciting as each day adds another motivating announcement on the
success students are achieving in their school work and extra-curricular events. April and May are
generally the months when UIL competitions are held and our awards celebrations are scheduled.
We look forward to sharing with you the great news about our student’s accomplishments.
We are excited about the momentum that we see building with our students and are confident
that our students will be successful on their STAAR testing days and upcoming competitions as we
complete another record year here at Moore. Let’s enjoy watching our mustangs perform and
celebrate with each of them as they Achieve their Dreams for this School Year.
In This Issue
Expecting the best,
Claude Lane
Principal
Principal’s Message P.1
Mathcounts P.2
Silent Auction P.2
PTA News P.3
UIL P.4
Academic News P.5
Fine Arts P.6
Robotics Club p.7
Calendar P.8
TEN TEST-TAKING TIPS FOR STUDENTS
1. Have a Positive Attitude.
quick review and get to bed early. Remem2. Make a Plan—The week before the test ask
ber your brain needs sleep too!
your teacher what the test is going to be
4. The Morning of the Test—Eat! Get to school
over. Can you use your calculator, notes, is
early.
it from textbook only? If you have been ab- 5. Test Time—before the test begins, make
sent make sure to get material you may have
sure you have everything you need-scratch
missed.
paper, extra pencils, calculator, etc. Read
3. The Night Before—Cramming doesn’t work.
the instructions!
The night before the test you should do a
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PTA SPIRIT SUPPER AND SILENT AUCTION HUGE SUCCESS!
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Thanks to all the businesses, individuals, teachers, volunteers, purchasers, and financial underwriters
for support of the Moore PTA! Proceeds help Moore MST Middle School with student incentives and
other support for our students, parents, teachers, and staff!
Erica Miller
Mayor Barbara Bass
Moore MST Electives Department
Moore MST Math Department
Moore MST Science Department
Moore MST Special Educ. Department
Donated by Principal Lane
th
8 Grade Girls Volleyball Team
7th Grade Girls Volleyball Team
8th Grade Girls Basketball Team
7th Grade Girls Basketball Team
8th Grade Boys Football Team
7th Grade Boys Football Team
8th Grade Boys Basketball Team
8th Grade Boys Basketball Team
The Holley Family
Lowes
The Lively Family
Lifeway Christian Stores
Mama’s Restaurant
Barbara’s Florist
Adventures in Learning
Office Max
Target
Moore PTA
Lindsi Weerts
Donated by Textures
The Oliver Family
Racquet & Jog
The Writing Horse
Office Depot
Ulta
Wal-Mart
Katie’s
Taqueria El Lugar
Jaclyn Sherrell
Janie’s Cakes
Mark & Kristin Anderson Family
Caldwell Zoo
Moss
Donated by Maureen Stone
Tara White
Greenberg Smoked Turkeys
Hastings
Marae Oliver
Pottery Cafe
Fresh by Brookshire’s
Billings Tire
Academy
Rusty Taco
Chick-Fil-A
Sonic
Whataburger
Orange Leaf
Sister 2 Sister Cookies
Textures
Baylor University
Cookies by Design
Brownlow & Sons Garden Works
Spinout
Barnes & Noble
Breakers
Chuy’s
Posados
Café Tazza
Chez Bazan
John-John at Harley’s
Splash Kingdom
Leeann Burns, Chelle Salon
TISD Athletics
Dr. Tad Morgan, DDS,
Crown Motors
Matt Pierce, Atelier Creek Salon
Baylor University
S. Rees Photography
The Hudnall Family
Dr. Boozer, Boozer Dentalworks
Dr. Jeff Lancaster, Tyler Veterinary Center
NY-TX Zip-Line Adventures
Fixture This!
Luis Correa, F.I.T.
Swann’s
Crown Motors
Cavender’s
The Lofquist Family
The Rapp Family
The Rippy Family
Southern Surgical Arts
Best Buy
The PTA Board
Hollytree Country Club
Reuland Orthodontics
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leven of Moore's Mathletes traveled to UT Tyler yesterday to participate in the Chapter Competition of Mathcounts. The
best way to describe Mathcounts is a WICKED hard series of timed math tests. Representing Moore were 8th graders, Jacob
Mackey, Mary Claire Neal, Kushan Gupta, Lali Quiballo, Stevie Tave and Michael Walker. Also representing were 7th graders
Jose Perez, Ethan Oliver Kyle Ferrer, Kelly Ring and Alex Wick.
Out of these 11 individuals four are chosen to compete as a team, Moore's team consisted of Lali Quiballo, Mary Claire Neal,
Kushan Gupta and Jacob Mackey. The team placed 4th overall. Way to go Mustangs!
Each student also competes individually and we have some notable mentions. This year the top nine individuals advanced to
state. Jacob Mackey ranked 16th overall in the competition. Michael Walker placed 10th in the overall competition and
missed advancing by only two points.
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PTA News
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love Spring Break! This is such a busy time of year. I really appreciate a week off to catch our
collective breath. I hope you have a relaxing time with your family. Your kids have been working
hard. We all saw evidence of that at the Exhibit Fair. I am continually amazed at the students of
Moore Middle School. Speaking of the Exhibit Fair… we had a great turnout for both the hamburger supper and the exhibit fair. My thanks to Dee Dee Keener and Cindy Lancaster for arranging a
wonderful hamburger dinner from Outback Steakhouse. Following the supper, we had a HUGELY
successful silent auction. The silent auction is our biggest fundraising event of the year. Stephanie McClintock and
Kim Holley outdid themselves this year. Big thanks to all who solicited donations and to everyone who bid on an
item(s). I am really excited about the two things I purchased.
Did you know that the average facility age for middle schools in Tyler, Texas is 57 years old? Did you know that
Moore MST has the more portable classrooms than any other school in TISD? These are just a couple of facts I
have learned recently because of all of the buzz about the upcoming bond election. The Moore MST PTA has voted
to endorse the bond that was called for by the TISD school board. You will have an opportunity to make your voice
heard with regard to education in Tyler on May 11 in the upcoming election. Please exercise your right to vote! If
you are not a registered voter, you can register at the Smith County Elections Administration office located at 200 E.
Ferguson Suite #500. The deadline to register and be able to vote in this important election is April 11.
A few quick facts about the bond: If passed the bond provides for several new middle school facilities (one of
which is our very own Moore MST) two remodels at the elementary level and a new Career and Technology Center
for students at the high school level. The new facilities would open Fall of 2015, and construction would take place
with no increase to current taxes. The new Moore would have a centrally located Administration office, secure access to the school, brand new classrooms, a cafeteria, a library/media center, a fine arts building, a new gym, and a
new football field. These facts (along with many more) are available on the Tyler ISD website. Take the time to get
educated on the bond, and then get out and cast your ballot on May 11.
Laura Watson
PTA President
Let’s Go to the Movies!
M
oore students recently participated in a writing contest with a Valentine’s
theme. The Moore office challenged students to write a one page paper on
the topic, “What Makes My Teacher One of a Kind”. TLC Fundraising, a
community sponsor to Moore sponsored free movie tickets to be given away
to the winning teacher and to the winning student of the contest. The assignment to write about their first period teacher was intended to give every teacher on campus the opportunity to have at least one student affirm the great job
they are doing in the classroom. The Moore office and administration volunteered to read and judge the papers composed by the students. The winning
composition was selected and pair of movie tickets was awarded to student
Priscilla Lopez for writing about her math teacher Lauren Yeargin. Individual
classrooms in each grade level were also rewarded for their participation.
The classrooms with the most student participation in the contest were Mrs.
Cunningham’s class in 6th grade, Mrs. Mimm’s class in 7th grade and Mrs.
McCullough’s class in 8th grade. Mrs. Scudder’s cross grade level deaf education class was also recognized. Moore’s teachers are “one of a kind” and
the students did a beautiful job of making all teachers and staff feel appreciated for the job they do every day.
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Academics
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DISTRICT UIL ACADEMIC MEET
C
ongratulations to the Moore Mustangs UIL participants. Over 50 Mustangs traveled to Hubbard on
Saturday to compete in the District UIL Academic Meet. Students participated in everything from reciting a
piece of Prose or Poetry to mental math in the 10 minute Number Sense competition. After a hard fought
battle Mustangs took 2nd place. Well done Mustangs.
MATH UIL
T
he Math UIL team competed against Hubbard, Hogg, and Boulter Middle Schools March 2, 2013. Competitions included number sense, calculation skills and general math knowledge. The Math UIL team baked up a piece of math pie,
and served the competition! Ms. Vullo is so proud of each of the Math UIL team members. Moore MST Seventh grade students made a clean sweep in Number Sense!
6th Grade
Jackson Haling—2nd place Calculator, 3rd place General Math, and 4th place Number Sense
Jonathan Graham—2nd place Number Sense
Scott Skrocki—2nd place General Math, 3rd place Calculator, and 3rd place Number Sense
Spencer Webb—1st place Calculator and 1st place General Math
7th Grade
Kacey Jennings—tied for 1st place Calculator
Cody Olson—tied for 1st place Calculator and 2nd place General Math
Matthew Sorrels—3rd place Calculator and 3rd place General Math
Jacob Wilson—1st place General Math
8th Grade
Kushan Gupta—2nd place Calculator, 2nd place Number Sense and 2nd place General Math
Jacob Makey—1st place Calculator, 1st place Number Sense and1st place General Math
Andrew Tompkins—3rd place Calculator and 4th Place General Math
PROSE AND POETRY
DICTIONARY SKILLS
LISTENING SKILLS
8th Grade Poetry
6th Grade
6th Grade
Sara Skrocki—2nd place
Julia Starr—3rd place
7th Grade Prose
Zachary Boynton—3rd place
7th Grade Poetry
Matthew Spellman—3rd place
6th Grade Prose
Taylor Easterling—3rd place
Savannah Singer—5th place
Johnathan Graham—2nd place
Scott Skrock—4th place
Trevor Doke—5th place
Hannah McClellan—3rd place
Megan Miller—4th place
Marty Foster—5th place
7th Grade
Matthew Spellman—2nd place
Kaleb Hill—4th place
Jacob Wilson—6th place
7th Grade
Hayden Rasure—1st place
Kaleb Hill—2nd place
Emily LeBreton—4th place
8th Grade
8th Grade
Jacob Mackey—1st place
Matthew Hawk—3rd place
Matthew Hawk—5th place
Chris McCabe—6th place
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Academics
EAST TEXAS STATE FAIR ACADEMIC RODEO
M
rs. Stephenson is proud to announce a 1st place victory in the Academic Challenge Quiz
competition at the East Texas State Fairgrounds on February 22! Students competed against 11
other area schools on three different occasions and kept moving up the winners bracket with each
competition! Moore was crowned with the first place trophy. Team members include Jacob Mackey,
Mary Claire Neal, Kushan Gupta, Philip Cook, Hayden Rasure and Matthew Spellman.
T
he Moore MST Science students
captured some great wins from the
Science Academic Rodeo! Students
participating include: Lauren Evans,
Jonathan Hawk, Micah Katz, Drew
Hodge, and Tanner Lively.
6th Grade
Drew Hodge—2nd Place Biological
Tanner Lively—2nd Place Earth & Space
T
he Moore MST Web App swept the
Web Design Academic Rodeo! Students
participating include: Sara Sckrocki,
Jacob Mackey, and Andrew Tompkins.
8th Grade
Sara Sckrocki—1st Place
Andrew Tompkins—2nd Place
Jacob Mackey—3rd Place
MOORE AUTHORS SCORE BIG AT UIL WRITING CONTEST
Ready Writers brought home top honors in the UIL writing competition held on hour campus February 26. These skillful
writers wrote on a range of topics from a creative story that had to include a train, a candle, and a mad scientist, to an
expository essay on the importance of happiness in society. Students had just two hours to choose a prompt, plan, and
execute the literary piece! Writing was evaluated on creativity and correctness of style.
8th Grade
Mary Claire Neal—1st place
Leah Horrick—2nd place
7th Grade
Ben Wick—1st place
Nathan Bilby—2nd place
Shelby Spurgin—4th place
6th Grade
Hannah McClellan—3rd place
Lexi Hill—5th place
Editorial Writing is a unique genre that incorporates the skills of expository and persuasive writing. Students were graded on
their ability to follow a specific writing formula that they had learned prior to competition. First time editorial writers, Matthew
Hawk (2nd) and Peyton Drain (4th) did a great job representing Moore Mustangs!
UIL MODERN ORATORY
UIL Modern Oratory is a challenging contest in which students had to choose from five current topics, research extensively,
write an original speech that presents both sides of a controversial issue, and then choose a position and defend it. Students
are not permitted the use of ANY NOTES in their 3-6 minute speeches! Many students attempted this contest of skill and
endurance, but few followed through to the finish. Congratulations on a job well done.
8th Grade
Morgon Koziol—4th place
Venisha Harmon—5th place
Megan Pirtle—6th place
7th Grade
Ben Wick—1st place
Nathan Bilby—2nd place
Brandon Skinner—3rd place
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Fine Arts
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THEATRE AND IMPROMPTU SPEAKING
MADE A CLEAN SWEEP AT UIL COMPETITION
T
he Moore Theatre had a clean sweep for their UIL One
Act performance of The Great Pandemonium! We received a
first place trophy for overall performance and Andrew
Tompkins was the Best Actor. Meagan Sheffield received the
award for Best Tech. Also receiving prestigious awards were:
All Star Cast members were Matthew Spellman, Abbie Rogers,
Morgan Koziol, and Madison Stansell; Honorable Mention All
Star Cast members were Ashlyn Tompkins, Jacob Guerrero,
Sydney Peloquin, Josh Hyzer and Taniyah Jones. Other award
-winning crew members were Mason Cannefax, Colton
Puryear, and Quin Neal. You guys were AWESOME!!! What
an incredible group of young people!
Impromptu Speaking
Matthew Spellman - 1st for 7th grade
Morgan Koziol - 1st for 8th grade
S
pring Show auditions for High School
Musical, Jr., are right around the corner! There is
a MANDATORY meeting that at least one
parent/guardian will need to attend in order for
you to audition. That meeting will be Tuesday,
March 19 at 5:00pm OR Wednesday, March 20
at 4:30pm. You only need to attend one day, but
if a parent does not come on one of those
meeting days, you will be unable to audition.
This is to avoid any confusion about rehearsal
times, dates, etc. A rehearsal schedule and
parent contracts will be passed out that day.
Thank you and I look forward to a successful
spring theatre performance.
TISD SOLO AND ENSEMBLE COMPETION
O
n Friday, March 1, members of the Mustang Band
participated in the TISD solo and ensemble competition.
Moore had 56 soloists earn a Division 1 - Superior rating on
their solos! Mrs. Chambers and Mr. Persinger are proud of
everyone who performed - you represented our band and
our school very well. YOU ROCK!
The following students, in addition to a superior rating, were
named an Outstanding Soloist by their judge:
Esme Anaab , Jacob Davis, Peyton Drain, Kyle Ferrer,
Andrew Ford, Maggie Hodges, Kacey Jennings, Mary Claire
Neal, Meagan Sheffield, Steven Valdez, Ben Wick, and
Jacob Wilson.
Congratulations to the following students for your "superior"
performance:
We also had 4 ensembles that participated, and all earned a
Superior rating. They were:
Sarah Anderson, Jordan Avila, Max Boozer, Will Bowman,
Morgan Caldwell, Matthew Carmichael, Nathan Dial, Ryan
Doherty, Jillian Dunbar, Symone Dunkley, Branson Ellis,
Issac Espinosa, Lauren Evans, Kirsten Frisby, Robert
Gooding, Josh Hard , Matthew Hittle, Ayotas Johnson, Dale
Leathers, Emily Lebreton, Chris McCabe, Andrew
McClintock, Julia McCown, Matthew McDaniel, Hadrian
McGee, Cody Olson, Megan Pirtle, Javier Pizzaro, Logan
Proffer, Jay-Michael Rainwater, Kelly Ring, Keily Sanchez,
Sara Skrocki, Matthew Sorrels, Matthew Spellman, Breshe
Staten, Rylan Thedford, Andrew Tompkins, Ashlyn Tompkins,
Josh Wagner, Landon Walker, Alexander Wick, Jaela
Wideman, and Natalie Wright.
Woodwind ensemble - Maggie Hodges, Hannah Lewis, and
Esme Anaab
Double Reed Ensemble - Mariana Olaya, Ashlyn Tompkins,
and Andrew Tompkins
Trumpet Ensemble - Max Boozer, Logan Proffer, and Robert
Gooding
French Horn Ensemble - Mary Claire Neal, Julia McCown,
Lauren Evans, Emily Fisher, and Gracie Boudreau.
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MOORE ROBOTICS CLUB ACCOLADES
T
his year, the Moore Robotics Club saw a rise in
membership. We took four Inventions teams and one
Arena team to the TCEA Robotics Competition in
December. The Inventioneers; with team members
Jacob Wilson, Matthew Sorrels, Brennan Shuler, and
Will Bowman; placed 3rd in the Inventions competition.
We also had one team that competed in the Mars
Rover competition at the East Texas State Fair
Academic Rodeo in February. Team members are
Dillon Stewart, Alexander Wick, Gabriel Breen, and
Jonathan Graham. They placed 2nd in the competition.
Congratulations to the Moore MST Robotics Club for
an exceptional year!
TEN TEST-TAKING TIPS FOR STUDENTS CONT.
TUTORIALS
Academic tutorials are offered
M, T, Th, & F from 7:50—8:20 a.m.
EAST TEXAS SCIENCE FAIR COMPETITION IN KILGORE
T
he Moore MST Mustangs took 10 students to the East Texas
Regional Science Fair in Kilgore. Students include: Jonathon
Graham, Cody Hand, Drew Hodge, Kacey Jennings, Ashley
Lemke, Will Lively, Jacob Mackey, Colin McLaughlin, Megan
Pirtle, and Hayden Rasure. Sponsors were Mrs. Abbey Smith
and Mr. Philip Pace. Congratulations to winners: Colin
McLaughlin for 3rd Place and Megan Pirtle for 9th place.
6. Manage Your Time—Scan through the test before starting. Answering the easy questions first can be a time save
and a confidence builder.
7. I’m Stuck!—Those tricky problems can knock you off balance. Don’t get worried or frustrated. Reread the question
to make sure you understand it and then try to solve it the
best way you know how.
8. Multiple Choice Questions—Start by crossing off the answers that couldn’t be right. Then spend your time focusing on the possible correct choices before selecting your
answer.
9. Neatness Counts!—If your 4s look like 9s, it could be a
problem. Be sure your writing is legible and that you
erase your mistakes. For bubble test, fill in the spaces
carefully.
10. I’m Done!—Not so fast—when you complete the last item
on the test, remember you are not done yet. First, check
the clock and go back to review your answers, making
sure that you didn’t make any careless mistakes. Breathe!
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The Mustang Vol II Issue 05 March 2013
UPCOMING EVENTS
Mar 11-15th
Mar 19-22nd
March 18th
March 19-21st
March 19th
March 19th
March 21st
March 21st
March 22nd
March 22nd
March 22nd
March 23rd
March 23rd
March 25th
March 25th
March 26th
March 27th
Spring Break
TX Public School Week
Student Holiday
TELPAS Assessment
Tennis Tournament vs. Lindale
Track Meet / Girls @ Tatum
Mentor Class / Report Cards / Assess BUG
Goals
Track Meet / Boys @ Tatum
Mentor Class / Assess BUG Incentive for
casual dress
Pre-UIL 7/8th Band 10:00-12:00
City Wide Reflections Banquet for winners 68 PM / Caldwell
Soccer vs. Boulter / Boys 9 AM
Saturday School 7:00-11:00
A1 Teacher checks for 100% of Agendas in
class and assigns blue jeans and spirit shirts
for Wednesday, March 27th
Tennis Tournament@ Kilgore
NJHS Induction 6 PM
A1 Blue Jean Incentive with spirit shirts
March 28th
March 29th
April 2nd
April 3rd
April 3rd
April 5th
April 9th
April 9th
April 9th
April 10th
April 13th
April 13th
April 15th
April 15th
April 19th
April 20th
April 23rd
April 24th
April 25th
April 26th
Panoramic Picture 2:00 PM / Flex Schedule
utilized
Holiday
STAAR Testing / Writing 7th / Math 8th
No 7:30 AM meetings
STAAR Testing / Writing 7th / Reading 8th
District Track Meet Boys @ JT Girls @ Lee
Spring Portraits / Casual dress allowed
Progress Reports
Tennis Tournament / vs. Grace
FLEX Schedule
Saturday School 7:00-11:00
District Soccer Tournament @ UT Tyler
Tennis Tournament vs. Bullard
Moore CPOC Meeting 4 PM
Blue Jean Incentive in the Homework Agenda
Saturday School 7:00-11:00
STAAR Testing / Math 6-7th
STAAR Testing / Reading 6-7th / Science 8th
STAAR Testing / S.S. 8th
7th Grade Band Contest / Dallas