Tarkington High School

Art 3 & 4 Students Paint with Fire! Mrs. Mill's Art 3 and 4 students are working with a technique called "fuming" using smoke from burning candles to create art.

THS FFA TVE winners continued

Tarkington FFA Winners Continued

THS FFA Winners Continued: Livestock Judging Team: 6th place overall Shane Burch Nathan Wells Gianna Kirchner Makaila Stutts Leanna May Beth Lambert - High Point Individual Megan Lambert Mia Shew Breeding Cattle Leah Thorp- Champion Simbrah Mia Shew - 3rd Brahman Heifer Beth Lambert - 2nd Brahman Heifer Meg Lambert 3rd Brahman Heifer Goats: Nathan Wells Pigs: Kynlee Bonds- 2nd in class Justin Scarborough 2nd in class Brandon Pitty- 4th in class Trace Enloe - 5th in class Rabbits: Laikyn Rich- breeding rabbits Lindsey Tinney - market rabbits Congratulations to all our winners and their sponsors Stephanie Lambert, Kaleb Fontenot, and Jake Perry.

Tarkington FFA had an excellent outing at this year’s TVE! Beth Lambert won Grand Champion Food and Grand Champion Sr Public Speaking. Megan Lambert won 2nd Place Steer, Beth Lambert won 3rd Place Heifer, Lindsey Tunney won 3rd Place Steer and 5th place Heifer. Shane Burch won 3rd place Heifer. All commercial cattle made the premium auction! Congratulations to our winners!

District Volleyball Tiebreaker New Waverly, Onalaska and Tarkington are in a 3-way tie and will have to have a playoff to see who gets the 3rd and 4th seedings for playoffs. WHEN: Thursday October 28th, 2021 WHERE: Leggett High School TIME: Game 1 will begin at 4:00PM and others will follow. (5:30PM/7:00pm) Game 1: Tarkington vs. Onalaska (4:00pm) Game 2: New Waverly vs. WINNER G1 (5:30pm) Game 3: Playback game if needed. (7:00pm) Admission costs will be $3 and $5, and we will accept UIL, and District passes.

The Thundering Horns Band participated in UIL area C marching contest on Saturday October 23rd at Lindale High School. The band performed at 2:30 in the prelims and placed 9th qualifying for the finals. The band performed again at 9:30 in the finals and placed 9th again. There were 54 3A bands that competed in UIL across 4 regions and we are extremely proud of our students and their strong finish. Congratulations THS Band!

October is National Principal Appreciation Month - This week’s spotlight is on Ms. Lisa Stephens of Tarkington Primary School. Ms. Stephens joined TISD in 2013 as a district administrator, having been a middle school social studies teacher, a 1st grade teacher, dyslexia specialist, Master Reading Teacher, and principal! In her 8 years with TISD, Mrs. Stephens has served many roles but chose to return to her love of elementary students by accepting the challenge of serving as the principal at Tarkington Primary, not only during a pandemic, but also during its need for comprehensive support! Her leadership and dedication are a huge part of what makes every day at TPS a great day to be a Longhorn! Thank you, Ms. Stephens, for all you do!

October is National Principal Appreciation Month - This week’s spotlight is on Ms. Lisa Stephens of Tarkington Primary School. Ms. Stephens joined TISD in 2013 as a district administrator, having been a middle school social studies teacher, a 1st grade teacher, dyslexia specialist, Master Reading Teacher, and principal! In her 8 years with TISD, Mrs. Stephens has served many roles but chose to return to her love of elementary students by accepting the challenge of serving as the principal at Tarkington Primary, not only during a pandemic, but also during its need for comprehensive support! Her leadership and dedication are a huge part of what makes every day at TPS a great day to be a Longhorn! Thank you, Ms. Stephens, for all you do!

October is National Principal Appreciation Month - This week’s spotlight is on Ms. Lisa Stephens of Tarkington Primary School. Ms. Stephens joined TISD in 2013 as a district administrator, having been a middle school social studies teacher, a 1st grade teacher, dyslexia specialist, Master Reading Teacher, and principal! In her 8 years with TISD, Mrs. Stephens has served many roles but chose to return to her love of elementary students by accepting the challenge of serving as the principal at Tarkington Primary, not only during a pandemic, but also during its need for comprehensive support! Her leadership and dedication are a huge part of what makes every day at TPS a great day to be a Longhorn! Thank you, Ms. Stephens, for all you do!

The THS Thundering Horns Band will compete in the Area C Marching Contest on Saturday October 23rd at Eagle Stadium in Lindale. The top 6 bands from this contest will advance to the State Marching contest! The Thundering Horns band performs at 2:30 p.m. Admission to the event is $5.00. Address: 200 Stadium Dr., Lindale, TX 75771

Congratulations to the THS Thundering Horns band on their superior rating at today’s UIL contest. They earned a superior rating and have advanced to area rounds and will compete again Saturday 10/23 in Lindale. Great job!

TISD is attending the Stephen F. Austin State University Fall Teacher Job Fair today in constant pursuit of recruiting highly-qualified teachers. #itsagreatdaytobealonghorn #axemjacks

TISD would like to wish Dr. Marc Keith a "Happy Boss's Day" today! We appreciate his steadfast support of the community, staff, and most importantly, our students! Thank you, Dr. Keith, for always making it a great day to be a Longhorn!

October is National Appreciation Month - This week’s spotlight is on Mr. Sean McCabe of Tarkington Middle School. In Mr. McCabe’s nearly 20 years in education, he’s spent time teaching and coaching in Missouri, Arizona, and Texas. Mr. McCabe joined TISD during a pandemic and showed tremendous leadership during such a stressful time that he quickly won over students and staff alike. His dedication to academics and his motto of “in persistent pursuit of excellence” have already positively impacted the academic success of students and the professional development of staff. Thank you, Mr. McCabe, for being a huge part of what makes every day a great day to be a Longhorn!

TSF Round-Up Flyer attached! HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE on Saturday October 30, 2021! For more information, contact Mollie Lambert at 281-592-5243 mollielambert66@yahoo.com or Renee Padgett rpadgett@tarkingtonisd.net at 281-592-8781 x172   Don’t forget to like the Tarkington Student Foundation page on Facebook--and share, share, share!!!

THS Volleyball Update October 12th The Freshman game scheduled for tonight has been cancelled. JV plays at 4:30 and Varsity plays at 5:30.

Beta Induction 2021 Tarkington High School's Beta Club has achieved National Beta School of Merit Status and tonight we inducted our newest members: Emma Beaube, Conner Colbert, Dylan Errington, Kalli Evans, Anna Faircloth, Kendall Hicks, Sheridan House, Isabella Howard, Chris Huffman, Tanner Johnson, Madison Kelly, Brett Leondardt, Kaitlyn Lilley, Chelsey Manners, Janice Marroquin, Audrey McBee, Gracie Morrison, Kaylie Perdue, Fernando Perciado, Kaitlyn Santos, Hank Simpson, Harleigh Sizemore, Jackson Stovall, Makaila Stutts, Ethan Torrez, and Jayden Willet. Beta Advisors not pictures: David Labar and Laurie Williams

October is National Principal Appreciation Month - This week’s spotlight is for our newest principal now leading TIS, Mr. Gerald Nixon! Mr. Nixon’s 25 years of experience in education and his appreciation for a campus with such a family-like atmosphere make him a great fit for TIS. Mr. Nixon comes to us from his hometown of Angleton by way of working in and around several area districts similar to TISD. His varied positions and perspectives will provide new insight and support to campus programs, as well as validation of current successful programs that we know have created a positive climate and culture at TIS. Thank you, Mr. Nixon, for being a huge part of what makes every day a great day to be a Longhorn!

THS Art IV and AP Art Students have been busy! This very talented group of students have taken 4 years of Art classes and their teacher, Robin Mills works with them to meet the vigorous requirements of their AP Art Portfolios.