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Katy Lifestyles & Homes June 2009
WoodCreek Junior High choirs earn six trophies from recent performances.
WoodCreek JH Choirs Visits San Antonio - The WoodCreek Junior High choirs enjoyed an afternoon at Fiesta Texas, and
brought home six trophies from their
performances at Coker United Methodist Church.
The Beginning Mixed Choir, Women’s Choir and Men’s Choir all sang for three judges and received straight ones from all three
judges, resulting in a superior performance rating and trophy.
At the awards ceremony that night, each group was also awarded the Best in Class
trophy for their category, meaning they were the best choir to perform in their
category that day.
Morton Ranch HS Bands Perform at UIL Concert and Sight Reading Contest - The Morton Ranch High School Concert and Symphonic bands performed at the UIL
Region 23 Concert and Sight Reading Contest.
The Concert Band is the first sub non-varsity band from Morton Ranch HS to
perform at this contest, and they received a superior rating from all three
judges on the concert portion.
The Symphonic Band received a superior rating from all three judges in concert
and all three judges in sight reading for their fourth consecutive sweepstakes
award.
Pack 987 Wolves from Cimarron Elementary helped sort and put away the items that
were collected.
Scouts Collect Items for Katy Christian Ministries - Troop 987 and Cub Scout Pack 987 held a pantry drive for Katy Christian
Ministries at Westland Baptist Church during the first
two Sundays in May. They collected the donations and took the items to KCM. The
Cub Scouts also helped sort and put away all the items that were collected.
Pattison Elementary Honors Volunteer of Year - Leslie Turnage was selected as Pattison Elementary Volunteer of the Year and was honored at a
volunteer breakfast.
(L-R) Pattison Elementary Principal Debbie Barker, Leslie Turnage and volunteer
coordinator Elizabeth Bucher.
Maverick FFA Competes in State FFA CDE Contest - The Maverick FFA competed in the State FFA CDE contest at Texas A&M. The Mavericks earned the opportunity to compete against the elite teams in
the state by advancing through District and Area elimination.
The Poultry judging team of Laura Carpentier, Patti Gregoire, Jennifer Frie and Joey Mesa placed third in the state. Laura was the first high point individual and Patti
16th in the entire state. This is the highest placing FFA team in Morton Ranch
history. The Meats Judging team of
Joseph Hay, Brandon Robinson, Austin LaMarr and Garrett Reed placed ninth. Garrett led the way with 14th place individual recognition.
Very few schools even make it to the state contest, and even fewer earn their
way to the top 10 statewide. Morton Ranch is one of only two schools in Area
III FFA to have two teams place in the top 10 at the State CDE. Added with
three top 10 fall LDE teams, the Morton Ranch FFA is one of a very few chapters
statewide with five top 10 finishes this year.
(Front row) Danielle Zimmermann, Kaytlin Norman, Miranda Smith, Jessica Herren;
(second row) Megan Gann, Courtney Shun, Meredith Clark, Miranda Abrams, Taylor
Whitfield, Jackie Brodecki; (third row) Shannon Alridge, Kimberly Jay, Jennifer
Mayfield, Emily Eanes, Taylor Plourde, Tiffany Burns; (fourth row) Ryan Howes,
Nick Hlousek, directors Taylor Landers and Chris Bailey.
Taylor HS Winter Guard Takes Second-place Honors - The Taylor High School Winter Guard placed second in the Scholastic A Red
Division at the TCGC State Competition held at the Berry Center.
Chloe King, Cullen King and Brendon King perform in Broadway Across America’s The Wizard of Oz.
Siblings Play Munchkins in Wizard of Oz Production - Three siblings, Cullen King, a sixth-grader at Memorial Parkway Junior High; Brendon King, a fourth-grader at Nottingham Country Elementary; and Chloe King, a third-grader at Nottingham Country Elementary, played the roles of Munchkins
and Winkies (the witch
’s guards) in Broadway Across America’s The Wizard of Oz.
For several weeks, these siblings met with a group of 12 children from around
the Houston area to practice for and then participated in
The Wizard of Oz.
The show ran for almost two weeks. Members of the cast who travel with the
National Tour of
The Wizard of Oz welcomed the children and made the entire experience something none of them will
never forget. They had so much fun and cannot wait for another opportunity to
audition for future roles.
Morton Ranch Students Show Appreciation to Principal - The Morton Ranch HS faculty, staff and students lined the rotunda to give
appreciation to Principal
Joe Cammarata, who left to take a position as assistant superintendent outside of Dallas.
Cammarata has served as principal at Morton Ranch since its opening six years
ago.
Staff and faculty wore purple T-shirts printed with the words “Make yourself have a great day,” which
is part of Cammarata’s morning announcements.
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