Follett ISD

*REMINDER!* All 3rd-8th Grade students will be taking the STAAR test tomorrow 4/16. Please arrive by 8am to start testing promptly. All students who are NOT taking the STAAR test tomorrow will have a 1pm late start. We ask that you please do not bring your non-testing students any earlier than 12:55pm. Bus routes WILL run a late route for their non-testing students.

This Week at Follett ISD: Monday 4/15: Regional Golf @ Lubbock, Baseball vs Boys Ranch 4:30 Tuesday 4/16: Regional Golf, 3rd-8th STAAR ELAR **If your child is not testing they need to arrive at school at 1PM when testing is over** Board Meeting 7PM Wednesday 4/17: English I & II EOC's Thursday 4/18: Athletes leave for Regional Track to Levelland Friday 4/18: Regional Track Saturday 4/19: Regional Track

This Week at Follett ISD: 4/8: Pre-K Roundup, Eclipse Watch Party 12:30, Baseball vs Sunray @ 4:30 4/9: Area Track in White Deer 4/10: OAP in Randall be seated by 2:15PM 4/11: Spring Picture Day 4/12: Doubleheader: Baseball at WT High @ 4:30PM; Baseball vs Fritch @ WT High shortly after the first game. 4/14: Senior Banquet at First Baptist Church @ 6PM

Baseball Update as of 4/8: Friday, 4/12 - Doubleheader: Baseball at WT High @ 4:30 pm; Baseball vs Fritch at WT High shortly after the first game. Monday, 4/15 - Baseball vs Boys Ranch @ 4:30 pm (moved from Tuesday due to state testing)

*Reminder* Lovella Booth is doing Prom Tux Fittings today at the school for all High School boys who would like to order one. She will be here until 11am today.

A big congratulations to all of the students that competed in the District UIL Academic Meet yesterday! Follett emerged as the top school with 542 points, followed by Kelton with 314, and Darrouzett with 174. A special thanks to meet director, Leah Terrell, for managing and organizing the meet and the teachers that assisted her. We also want to extend our appreciation to Darrouzett ISD for hosting. It was a successful day for all! Please see the results below. Regional qualifiers are signified by a *. Number Sense 2nd Place Team - Brayan Aguilar, Oswaldo Esquivel, Carter Miller, Maddox Miller 2nd Place - *Brayan Aguilar 3rd Place - *Oswaldo Esquivel Calculator Applications 6th Place - Oswaldo Esquivel Current Issues and Events 1st Place Team - *Aidan Slater, Caleb Tyson, Hayden Howard, Ellie Exum* 1st Place - *Aidan Slater 2nd Place - *Caleb Tyson 4th Place - Hayden Howard Informative Speaking 1st Place - *Wyatt Terrell 2nd Place - *Colin Vicory 3rd Place - *Haven Waide-Hill Persuasive Speaking 1st Place - *Sadie Hogge 2nd Place - *Ashlyne Waide-Hill 3rd Place - *Logan Meeks Spelling 1st Place Team - *Julian Barton, Josephine Salazar, Carter Miller, Ayari Ventura* 1st Place - *Julian Barton 4th Place - Josephine Salazar 5th Place - Carter Miller 6th Place - Ayari Ventura News Writing 1st Place - *Kimber Wheatley 2nd Place - *Maddox Miller 3rd Place - *Savanna Schoenhals Copy Editing 1st Place - *Maddox Miller 2nd Place - *Kimber Wheatley Accounting 1st Place Team - *Andrea Verzilli, Oswaldo Esquivel, Dallas Frame, Alaina Amaducci* 1st Place - *Andrea Verzilli 2nd Place - *Oswaldo Esquivel 3rd Place - *Dallas Frame 6th Place - Alaina Amaducci Science 3rd Place Team - Nick Bussard, David Meeks, Aiden Schilling, Lily Stinson Editorial 1st Place - *Savanna Schoenhals 3rd Place - *Carter Miller 6th Place - Maddox Miller Feature Writing 1st Place - *Carter Miller 2nd Place - *Maddox Miller 4th Place - Kimber Wheatley Headline Writing 1st Place - *Kimber Wheatley 2nd Place - *Ayari Ventura 3rd Place - *Savanna Schoenhals Computer Science 2nd Place (Tie) - *Nick Bussard 2nd Place (Tie) - *Oswaldo Esquivel 4th Place - David Meeks Social Studies 1st Place Team - *Caleb Tyson, Andrea Verzilli, Alaina Amaducci, Julian Barton* 1st Place - *Caleb Tyson 4th Place - Andrea Verzilli 6th Place - Julian Barton

Reminder - This Monday is Pre-K Roundup! All incoming Pre-K students and their families will need to come register for the 2024-2025 school year on April 8, 2024. The school will be open from 8-3, please plan to arrive within this time frame, and contact Mrs. Howard with any questions. **Student must be age 4 by September 1, 2024. **Please bring students' current birth certificate, social security card, and updated shot records.

This Week at Follett ISD" Monday 4/1: HS Tennis in Booker Tuesday 4/2: Baseball in Booker at 4:30PM, JH Tennis in Borger Wednesday 4/3: HS District Track Meet in Miami Thursday 4/4: One Act Play Community Performance at 1:30PM Visitors Must Check-In at the Office, District Golf in Pampa Friday 4/5: District HS Academic Meet, Elementary Walk/Roll-A-Thon Saturday 4/6: Baseball @ Sanford-Fritch @ 12PM

This Week at Follett ISD: Tuesday 3/26: ACT Testing for Juniors, Baseball vs Gruver at 4:30PM Wednesday 3/27: One Act Play Rehearsal at West Plains Thursday 3/28: One Act Plat at West Plains at perform at 1PM, Early Release at 1PM, JH District Track at Miami Friday 3/29: No School

Good afternoon! We are getting close to recognizing our March Spotlight Teacher of the Month! I want to thank everyone that takes time to recognize the educators in the district, and reinforce the amazing things they are doing for our kids! To nominate your Spotlight Teacher of the Month, please click on the link and fill out the form! Have a great day! 💛🖤 https://forms.gle/LWw7TM7p7JEHTZZb8

This Week at Follett ISD: 3/18: Tennis at Borger, Site Base at 5PM 3/19: Tennis at Borger, Baseball vs West Texas at Home at 4:30, Board Meeting 7PM 3/21: JH Track Meet at White Deer, Elementary Spelling Bee 1PM 3/22: No School, HS Track Meet at White Deer, Teacher PD 3/23: Baseball at Boys Ranch 1PM

Updated Groom Relay Schedule, Saturday March 9: 9-9:30am - Scratch Meeting 9:30am - Coaches Meeting 10:00am - 3200M Run Finals, Pole Vault Girls/Boys 11:00am - Field Events: Long Jump Girls, High Jump Boys, Discus Girls, Shot Put Boys 12:00pm - Field Events: High Jump girls, Triple Jump Boys, Shot Put Girls, Discus Boys 1:00pm - Field Events: Triple Jump girls, Long Jump Boys 2:30pm - Running Finals; 30 mins after field events finish - 4x100 M Relay - 800 M Run - 100/110 Hurdles - 100 M Dash - 4x200 M Relay - 400 M Dash - 300 M Hurdles - 200 M Dash

Our high School track meet at Groom has been moved to Saturday the 9th. Here is an updated schedule.

This Week at Follett ISD: 3/4: Baseball scrimmage at Booker at 4:30PM 3/5: One Act Play setup at fort Elliot 3/6: One Act Play District Competition at Fort Elliot. Be in your seats by 12:40PM to watch. 3/7: JH Track Meet @ Miami 3/8:HS Track Meet @ Groom

A notification was published on Channel 10 news that Follett ISD will be closed tomorrow, February 28th. This was made in error. Follett ISD will be in session. In the event we will need to close the school, we will immediately notify parents.

Fire Danger has increased for the area of Follett. We are allowing parents to come get their kids now.

This Week at Follett ISD: 2/27: Spring Picture Day 2/29: JH Track Meet @ Lefors 3/1: No School, HS Track Meet at Lefors

I want to thank our community members who let me know the school zone light was not functioning on the West side of town. I just wanted to update everyone that the Department of Transportation is working on this remotely. If they are unable to resolve the issue remotely, they will be out on Monday! Thank you for keeping our kids safe! 🖤💛

Reminders: Come meet the candidates, Cindi Bulla and Richard Beyea running for House District 87, and Mark Howard and Scotty Schilling running for County Commissioner at the Booker High School Library at 4:00 p.m. today. And don't forget to show your support for our Panthers tonight as they face Groom for the Bi-District Championship at West Texas High at 6:00 pm. A sendoff will take place at 3:05 pm outside of the school.

This Week at Follett ISD: 2/19: Presidents Day, Beginning of the 5th Six Weeks 2/20: 8th Grade NAEP Testing at 10AM, Meet and Greet for District 87 candidates at Booker High School Library @ 4 pm - Student Council members helping host and run this event, Varsity Boys Send-Off at 3:05PM, Varsity Boys' Bi-District Playoff Game vs. Groom at West Texas High School @ 6 pm. 2/21: Spinal Screenings and CPR Training for select student groups. 2/23: No School, One Act Play Festival at Ft. Elliott 2/24: High School UIL Solo Competition 2/25: Lipscomb County Student Art Show Reception and Award Presentation at 2 pm.