Tioga Middle School Student Council

Semester & Six Week Test Schedule

2011-12-07T07:36:00.001-08:00

Semester Test Schedule
Grade 7 & 8

Tuesday - Reading
Wednesday - Math and English
Thursday - Science and History

Six Week Test Schedule
Grade 5 & 6

Tuesday - Reading
Wednesday - Math and English
Thursday - Science and History

Early Release on December 16 at 1:00. Enjoy your winter break. Be safe! Happy Holidays!

School resumes for students on Tuesday, January 3.

Fall Festival

2011-10-11T06:47:00.000-07:00

The Fall Festival is back! Saturday, October 29 from 5:00 to 7:00 in the middle school parking lot, teachers and organizations will have awesome booths to visit. There will be a duck pond, pencil pull, ring-toss, bounce house, cake walk, fishing booth, dunking booth, and lots of other great fun to be had by all. The student council will be having a haunted house in the commons area of the gym. Also, beginning at 7:00, an auction will be held! The student council has a special surprise just before the auction begins. It will be lots of fun! Hope to see you there!

First Student Council Meeting

2011-09-12T13:26:00.000-07:00

We will have our first Student Council meeting of the 2011-2012 school year on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 3:30 in Mrs. Hamner's classroom. The meeting should be over at 4:15. This is an important meeting because we will be making plans for activities for the school year!

2011-2012 Student Council

2011-09-12T13:20:00.000-07:00

President: Verenise Aguirre

Vice-President: Payge Luneau

Secretary: Morgan Ellis

Treasurer: Donovon Young

Reporter: Ashtyn Bounds

8th Grade Representative: Aaron Harp

8th Grade Representative: Samantha Holcomb

7th Grade Representative: JP Hoffman

7th Grade Representative: Audrey Staples

6th Grade Representative: Brittany Barnett

6th Grade Representative: Austin Hamner

5th Grade Representative: Erin Crozier

5th Grade Representative: Macie Ellis

Student Council Officers for the 2011-2012 School Year

2011-05-19T12:10:00.001-07:00

We elected officers for next school year. Representatives will be elected in August or September.

Our officers are:
President - Verenise Aguirre
Vice President - Payge Luneau
Secretary - Morgan Ellis
Treasurer - Josh Scalf
Reporter - Ashtyn Bounds

Congratulations! Looking forward to an awesome school year next year!

Relay for Life

2011-05-19T12:05:00.000-07:00

The Tioga Student Council, Cheerleaders, Journalism Class, and 8th grade class participated in the Relay for Life in honor of a student at our school with cancer. It was a fun event where we walked and raised money to donate to the American Cancer Society to help them find a cure for cancer. Our team was able to donate $3085.00. To see a slide show of pictures from the event go to the Relay for Life link on the Tioga ISD website.

He Really Kissed the Pig!

2011-03-31T08:39:00.001-07:00

We had a student vs faculty basketball game to raise money for Relay for Life. The teachers "stomped" the students! Well, they thought they did anyway.....

At the game, our superintendent, Mr. Baker had to kiss a pig. He "won" the Kiss the Pig contest. It was awesome!

Through these fundraisers we were able to raise $500 to donate to the American Cancer Society in honor of an 8th grader at our school who has cancer.

If you'd like to make a donation go to:
http://main.acsevents.org/goto/TeamChalisa

Tioga's Annual Talent Show

2011-03-31T08:12:00.001-07:00

The talent show was held on February 25. The theme was "Welcome to Regionals" based on the television show glee.

We had 29 participants who sang, danced, and played their hearts out for a chance at the prizes. Our winners were: 3rd place - Kari Hughes, 2nd place - Jacob Harp, 1st place was a tie between Abbie Harp and Aaron Harp. Great job guys!

All the participants did an awesome job and the "glee cast" was a hit! Check out these pictures from the show!

Relay for Life Fundraisers

2011-02-15T12:14:00.001-08:00

Various organizations at Tioga Middle School including Student Council, Cheerleaders, and Journalism, will be participating in the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life on May 13 in honor of Chalisa, an 8th grader at our school who is battling cancer. At Relay For Life, our team will camp out overnight and take turns walking around the track to raise money and awareness and help the American Cancer Society save more lives from cancer.

Team Chalisa will be sponsoring various fund-raisers to help us reach our goal of raising $3000.00 to donate to the American Cancer Society.

* De-feet Cancer Weeks -Students can pay $1.00 to wear a hat or flip-flops ($2.00 for both) March 21 – April 1.

*Kiss the Pig – Jars will be placed in the cafeteria with the teachers’ and other faculty members’ pictures on them. Students can bring coins to put in the jars. The teacher who has the most money in his or her jar will kiss a pig at the student/teacher basketball game. You can begin filling jars on February 1.

*Student/Teacher Basketball Game – On March 7, the middle school students will play basketball against the school faculty. The game will begin at 5:00. A faculty member will kiss a pig during half-time. Donations will be accepted at the game.

*Luminary Sales – Luminaries are white paper sacks that will be displayed around the track at Relay for Life. The sacks can be decorated and will be labeled with a person’s name. Luminaries can be bought in honor of or in memory of someone who has battled cancer for $5.00.

* Online Donations – To make an online donation visit http://main.acsevents.org/goto/TeamChalisa

Homecoming Court

2011-02-15T12:09:00.000-08:00

This year's Homecoming Court consisted of:

Prince Nominees:
Garrett Baker
Sean Fuller
Gerardo Gonzalez
Aaron Harp
Hunter Walthall

Princess Nominees:
Verenise Aguirre
Danielle Lintner
Sarah Nesmith
Shayla Reeder
Rayann Trotter

Our Prince and Princess were:
Gerardo Gonzalez and Danielle Lintner

Tioga Homecoming

2011-01-05T08:55:00.000-08:00

January 20 will be Tioga’s annual Homecoming Basketball Game. The theme this year is Tioga Five-0. Tioga Middle School Student Council and Cheerleaders are sponsoring various activities throughout Homecoming Week.

Students may participate in the following “Dress-Up” Days to show their school spirit. Students must continue to meet dress-code on the “Dress-Up Days.”
Monday, January 17 – “Pajama Day” - wear your pajamas to school
Tuesday, January 18 – “Miss-Match Day” – wear clothes that don’t match
Wednesday, January 19 – “Decade Day” – wear clothes from another time period (80’s, 50’s, 20’s, Middle Ages, etc)
Thursday, January 20 – “Spirit Day” – wear Tioga Bulldogs shirts or green and white
Friday, January 21 – “Hula Day” – wear clothes from Hawaii

Activities for Homecoming Day (Thursday) include a pep-rally at 2:45 in the gym and basketball games beginning at 5:00. There will be various other activities that evening including recognizing our 8th graders, school board members, and alumni. The Lil' Dowgs will be doing the cheer and dance they learned at camp and some of the elementary PE classes will be doing a basketball skills and drills presentation. The PTO will also be selling BBQ sandwiches at the game.

All 7th and 8th grade girls and boys will be eligible for Homecoming Prince and Princess. Tioga Middle School students in 5th through 8th grades will vote and the 5 students in each category who get the most votes will make up the court.

Tioga middle schools students in 5th through 8th grades will be invited to participate in a dance on Friday, January 21, from 6:30 to 9:30 in the cafeteria. All students must meet school dress-code. $3.00 will be charged for admission. Refreshments will be served. Drinks will be sold for $0.75.

NTIL Academic Meet

2011-01-05T08:21:00.000-08:00

On Friday, December 3, students from 2nd grade to 8th grade participated in the NTIL Academic Meet. We competed in contests ranging from math, science, listening skills, and art memory to dictionary skills, social studies, writing, and story telling. Many of our students placed in the events.

Canned Food Drive

2011-01-05T08:14:00.001-08:00

Student Council sponsored a canned-food drive from November 1 - 12. We we able to collect hundreds of cans to be donated to a local food bank. The fourth grade class brought the most food and were awarded with a pizza party!

Red Ribbon Week

2011-01-05T07:55:00.000-08:00

The Tioga Student Council sponsored Red Ribbon Week from October 25-29. Red Ribbon Week is the oldest and largest drug prevention campaign in the country.

We had the following dress-up days:
Monday - “Be a Hero; Don’t Do Drugs” – students dressed like hero
Tuesday - “Be Smart and Don’t Do Drugs” – students dressed like a ‘nerd’.
Wednesday - “Do Something with Your Life, Don’t Do Drugs,” – students (and teachers) dressed like a ‘couch potato.’
Thursday - “Too Cool For Drugs” – students wore hats and sunglasses
Friday - “Scare Away Drugs” – Students wore Halloween Costumes

Fall "Disco" Ball

2010-09-24T06:10:00.000-07:00

Tioga Middle School Student Council is sponsoring a Fall “Disco” Ball on Friday, October 1, 2010. The dance is for Tioga Middle School students only. Dates, friends, and/or siblings who do not attend 5th-8th grade at Tioga Middle School are not allowed to attend. Parents are invited to chaperone. The cost of admission to the dance is $3.00. Students are required to stay at the dance once they arrive. If they leave, they will not be allowed to re-enter the dance. Refreshments will be served and drinks will be sold for $0.75. If you have any questions please call Mrs. Hamner, Student Council Sponsor, at 940-437-2366 or e-mail her at chamner@ednet10.net.

Representatives

2010-09-09T07:52:00.001-07:00

This year's Tioga Student Council Representatives are:

8th Grade Representative - Gerardo Gonzalez

8th Grade Representative - Chalisa Smith

7th Grade Representative - Kari Hughes

7th Grade Representative - Yoni Millan

6th Grade Representative - Payge Luneau

6th Grade Representative - Audrey Staples

5th Grade Representative - Brittany Barnett

5th Grade Representative - Austin Hamner

The Results Are In......

2010-08-27T13:08:00.000-07:00

The Tioga Middle School Student Council Officers are:

President - Danielle Lintner

Vice President - Garrett Baker

Secretary - Aaron Harp

Reporter - Hunter Walthall

Treasurer - Samantha Holcomb

Congratulations guys! We know we'll have a great school year and we're sure you will do a great job at leading and representing our school!

~Mrs. Hamner & Mrs. Payne

2010-2011 - A New School Year

2010-08-23T11:20:00.001-07:00

Student Council officer elections will take place on Friday, August 27. There are five officers. President who is the leader of the student council. Vice-President who helps the president. Secretary takes notes at the meetings. Treasurer keeps up with how much money the student council raises and how we spend it, and the Reporter who writes for the student council blog. You must be in the 7th or 8th grade to be an officer. If you haven’t gotten a form yet and would like to run for officer, you need to get a form from Mrs. Hamner. Forms must be turned in by Wednesday, August 25 and must be signed by your parents.

School registration forms need to be turned in by Friday, August 27.

Tuesday, August 31, will be our first volley-ball game here at 5:30.

Student Council Representatives will be elected on September 3. Forms to run for representative must be turned in by September 1 and be signed by your parents.

Relay for Life

2010-05-25T11:51:00.000-07:00

Tioga Middle School Student Council raised money for cancer research by participating in the Grayson County Relay for Life on May 14. We did this in honor of Chalisa, a 7th grader at our school who is a cancer survivor. We even called our team, Team Chalisa!

At the American Cancer Society Relay For Life, our team camped out overnight and took turns walking around the track to raise money and awareness and to help the American Cancer Society save more lives from cancer. Through all of our fund-raisers we were able to raise $2030.00.

Our theme for Relay was "Follow Us To A World With More Birthdays." We made blue shirts (Chalisa's favorite color) and wore them at Relay. We decorated our camp-site like a big birthday party, and celebrated all night!

What happened at Relay?

Chalisa walked the Survivor Lap in her purple shirt! She even got to hold the banner and lead the group! Joining her in honor of our team were Payge's grandfather and Mrs. Dutton, who subs at our school. Both of them are cancer survivors. That lap was followed by the care-giver lap. Mrs. James walked in honor of her father. Mrs. Holcomb walked in honor of her mother-in-law, and Aaron walked in honor of his mom. During the team lap, every team member and our friends and family who joined us at Relay walked together. For the rest of the night, at least two team members had to walk at all times.

At 9:30pm, there was a Luminaria Ceremony. This was very sad. Decorated bags were lit around the track in honor of cancer survivors and in memory of those who lost their lives to cancer. Everyone was silent and all activities & games stopped. It was an emotional time we will never forget.

At 12:00am, was the Fight Back Ceremony. We all got a flag and pledged to fight back against cancer. Another event during the night was the Misster Relay contest where a male team member had to dress up as a girl and walk around with a purse trying to raise money, Nick helped us raise $91.00. We played people mache’ and dressed Mrs. Hamner's exchange student, Michaela, up in newspaper and duct tape. We got pretty far in the Chicken Relay, and won the Hooping it Up Contest! Jaimie and Aaron were definitely the fastest in the backwards lap, and Faith in her wig and cool shoes looked awesome in the “All about the 70s” lap. We all did the limbo lap, and the three-legged lap was harder than it looked. Danielle won the cowboy lap, and Chalisa won the dance contest! We were probably the most enthusiastic team of the night!!! We made it into the final picture and finally made it home about 6:30am. We were exhausted but it was an awesome experience and was definitely for a good cause!

Dance Contest

Cowboy Lap

Hooping it Up Contest

Hanging Out

All About the 70's

Backwards Lap

Student Council Field Trip

2010-05-25T11:47:00.000-07:00

The Student Council went on a trip to the Ft. Worth Stockyards. We went on a tour of the Stockyards, which was really cool. We even got to be on TV when we visited a live cattle auction. Some of us were brave enough to ride the mechanical bull. We got to see fur traders and other people dressed in 1800 era costumes. We learned a lot and enjoyed eating at the Love Shack and listening to the live music there. :) We really enjoyed shopping at the Stockyard Station and eating ice cream. Yummy!

Student vs Teacher Basketball Game

2010-05-21T09:21:00.000-07:00

On May 11, to raise money for the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, the Student Council sponsored a basketball game between the teachers and students.

The teachers' team, which consisted of Mr. Baker, Coach Wilson, Coach Miller, Mr. Khalaf, Mrs. Hamner, Ms. James, Mrs. Holcomb, and Mrs. O'Neil, beat the students, but just barely!

Mr. J.W. was our referee and he did an awesome job.

During half-time, the winner of our Kiss a Pig contest, got his prize. Coach Wilson kissed the cutest little pig! It was adorable!

We had a great time and raised a lot of money!

Talent Show

2010-04-09T11:21:00.000-07:00

The talent show was a great success! The theme was "Tioga Idol" and we did our own version of the popular show.

Katie Dean was the night's Emcee, and she did a great job opening the show for us. Then Ryan Seacrest (Aaron McWhorter) took over, introducing the night's contestants. We had our own version of Simon (Hunter Walthall) Randy (Will Green) Paula (Jaimie Hughes) and Cara (Ashleigh Holcomb). Nick Gambill handed out golden tickets!

The Tioga Idol contestants were:
Dylan Shannon
Kari Hughes
Abbie Harp
Payne Luneau
Brittany Barnett
Macie Ellis
Erin Crozier
Savannah Dombkowski
Dillon Bryant
Jacob Harp
Trevor McRae
Aaron Harp
Audrey Staples
Austin Hamner
Lauren Waller
Chelsea Hamner
Stormi Dutton

All of the contestants did a great job!

There were other "contestants" too, as we continued our version of the show. There was Danni Jo (Danielle Lintner) who dressed up like her guitar; Vanessa from Tennessee (Samantha Holcomb); The sisters who wouldn't be separated (Faith and Destiny Caperton) and The Five Amigo's doing "Pants on the Ground" (Jesus Romo, Gerardo Gonzales, Draven Lorance, JP Hoffman, and Hayden Minhinuett).

The night's winners were:
Third place: Lauren Waller
Second place: Dillon Bryant
First place and our new Tioga Idol: Abbie Harp

We raised almost $400 and part of the night's proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society. We would like to thank our real judges: Allie Echols, Dustin Echols, and Eric Bayer. We would also like to thank all of the teachers and parents who helped out!

March Update

2010-03-01T13:11:00.000-08:00

We sold Hug-O-Grams the week of Valentine's Day as a fund-raiser. We raised over $100.00!!

This money will help with our talent show, which is coming up on March 26. The theme for the talent show is "Tioga Idol" and we know it will be awesome! Students who want to participate must sign up by March 5. Prizes will be rewarded for first, second, and third place!

Sign up today!!!

Gunter Valentine's Dance

2010-02-05T09:26:00.000-08:00

Gunter Middle School has invited the Tioga 7th and 8th graders to attend their Valentine’s Dance. The dance will be on Friday, February 19, 2010 at Gunter Middle School. Admission is $5.00 per person. Students will not be allowed to bring dates from other schools or grades. The dance will begin at 7:00 and end at 9:30. Parents are responsible for getting their child to the dance and for picking them up after the dance. Gunter school has asked our students to wear “Sunday attire” to the dance. Please make sure that you meet the dress-code. dresses must be at least knee-length and cannot be strapless. Slacks and a nice shirt would be appropriate for both boys and girls. Boys can wear jeans, but no t-shirts. Mrs. Hamner and Mrs. Payne will be attending the dance as chaperones for the Tioga students.

Valentine's Day Hug-O-Grams

2010-02-05T09:22:00.000-08:00

The Tioga Middle School Student Council is selling Hug-O-Grams for Valentine’s Day. A Hug-O-Gram includes a small stuffed-animal and a piece of candy. The Hug-O-Grams will be sold for $3.00. If you would like to purchase a Hug-O-Gram please complete an order form and return it, and your money, by February 10, 2010. Hug-O-Grams will be delivered on Friday, February 12, 2010. You can get order forms from Mrs. Hamner or Mrs. Payne.

Homecoming 2010

2010-02-05T08:55:00.000-08:00

Tioga School held our 2nd Annual Tioga Homecoming Celebration on January 21, 2010. We celebrated all week with dress-up days that went along with the 1950's theme of Homecoming. Our dress up days included: Spirit Day, Zebra Day, Scarf and Bandana Day, 50's Day, and Crazy Sock Day.

On January 21, the cheerleaders help a Homecoming Pep Rally, where Elvis (our bulldog mascot) danced to "Hounddog" and other 50's classics. The basketball games began at 5:30 p.m. and activities were held throughout the evening. Events included the crowning of the Homecoming Prince & Princess, recognizing Tioga’s alumni (including a Tioga High School graduate from the class of 1946!), a performance from the cheerleading mini-camp participants, basketball skills and drills by the 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders, a raffle drawing, and much more!

The Homecoming Princess Candidates that made up our court included: Chalisa Smith, Reilley Hicks, Belen Gonzales, Katie Dean, and Faith Caperton.

The Homecoming Prince Candidates that made up our court included: Jesus Romo, Aaron McWhorter, Joe Khalaf, Josh Hill, and Gerardo Gonzales.

Our 2010 Homecoming Prince and Princess were Jesus Romo and Katie Dean.

On Friday January 22, in honor of Homecoming, the Student Council sponsored a sock-hop in the gym.

All of the Homecoming activities were a great success!

Canned Food Drive and Winter Break

2009-12-16T06:26:00.000-08:00

The Tioga Middle School Student Council is sponsoring a canned food drive. Please bring non-perishable food items to school until December 18. The food will be donated to a local food bank to help those in need. The class that brings the most will receive a prize.

There will be an early release day on Friday, December 18 at 1:00. There will be no school from December 21 to January 1. We will return to school on January 4. Enjoy your Winter Break!

The Snack Shack

2009-12-15T13:55:00.001-08:00

Every Friday we have a refreshment cart selling goodies to students after school. The proceeds from the "Snack Shack" are divided between three different organizations: the student council, the cheerleaders, and the band.

This fund raiser will help our students raise money for many activities throughout the year.

:)

2009-11-17T20:06:00.000-08:00

This week, the Tioga basketball teams will play Sacred Heart. The game will be away,the first game starting at 5:30. Good luck bulldogs!

There will be early release on Tuesday, November 24, 2009. happy Thanksgiving!

On December 4, 2009, Tioga middle school students will go to NCTC for the NTIL trip. Only students who are paticpating will attend.

Thank you,
-Danielle Lintner
Reporter

Bulldogs Basketball

2009-11-09T16:29:00.000-08:00

This week, the Bulldogs are getting whipped into shape for basketball season!!!!! On November 12, the boys and girls will play Sivells Bend at 5:30. This game will be in Sivells Bend.
-Danielle Lintner
Reporter

Tioga Lady Bulldogs Volleyball

2009-11-08T19:00:00.000-08:00

On Saturday, November 11Th, the lady bulldogs placed 3rd in the NTIL district volleyball tournament. After defeating Sivells bend, they went on to play Immaculate Conception. They Barely lost the first game against I.C., the score being 23 to 25. After, they played them again and lost. The girls put up a good fight, and came out with a third place trophy and a trip to Babes Chiken. -Danielle Lintner
Reporter

Red Ribbon Week

2009-11-05T08:08:00.000-08:00

Red Ribbon Week is the oldest and largest drug prevention campaign in the country. It began in honor of Drug Enforcement Officer Enrique Camarena, who was murdered while working undercover. Many people from California who knew Officer Camarena pledged to lead drug-free lives to honor the sacrifices made by Camarena and others on behalf of all Americans. They began to wear red badges of satin, red ribbons, as a symbol Camarena's memory. Today, Red Ribbon Week is nationally recognized and celebrated, helping to preserve Special Agent Camarena's memory and further the cause for which he gave his life.

For Red Ribbon Week, to show that we will stay drug-free, the student council sponsored dress-up days and a dance. The dress-up days were:
Monday - “Shine Like The Stars and Don’t Do Drugs” – Dress like a celebrity.
Tuesday - “Too Cool for Drugs” – Wear red clothes, hat and sunglasses.
Wednesday -“Friends Don’t Let Friends Do Drugs” – Dress like your friend.
Thursday - “Set Your Goals High and Don’t Do Drugs” – Dress like what you want to be when you grow up.
Friday - “Say Boo to Drugs” – Wear a Halloween Costume

The theme for the dance was the Hollywood Fall Ball! We had a lot of fun!