The M Club fundraiser in Tarkington this weekend was AMAZING! Funds raised will help EVERY senior with college/career plans after graduation. The love in the arena for the students was inspiring. The generosity of our community took my breath away. Tarkington ISD not only has great friends in our board members, but also has friends in life-long residents devoted to our success. I learned from a board member in Grand Prairie that the way you spell LOVE is T-I-M-E. There was so much love in the arena as you gave your time, talents, and resources for our students! In action, I saw Longhorns for Life!
Dr. Elna Davis
Superintendent
REMINDER... HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL SATURDAY!
The M Club would like to welcome everyone out once again to the J Bar Arena located at 1780 CR 301 N in Dayton for its annual Crawfish Boil and Fish Fry benefitting the Tarkington Student Foundation's Scholarship fund for Tarkington High School graduates. It's an All-You-Can-Eat-Event with both a live and silent auction, lots of activities, and plenty of hometown socializing all for the sake of our local seniors, the Class of 2022! Early-Bird meal tickets for adults are $25 and students $10. Meal tickets purchased at the gate will be $30 for adults and $15 for students. In addition, the M Club is also raising funds with a gun raffle. Raffle tickets are $20 each or 6 for $100, and winners do not have to be present to win. Five guns will be raffled: Kimber .308; Benelli 12 ga; Citadel 12 ga; Remington 12 ga; and a Mossberg 22 LR. Good luck and happy hunting to the winners! Sponsorships are available and appreciated: $250 sponsorship includes 3 event tickets and a half-size poster at the event -- $500 sponsorship includes 6 event tickets and a full-size poster at event. Meal and raffle tickets are being sold by all seniors in the class of 2022 starting March 1, 2022 . You can also find them at Cannon's Grocery in Tarkington & Lone Star Cleaners in Cleveland. For all tickets or more information, contact any member of the THS senior class or Susan Trahan at strahan@tarkingtonisd.net or 281-806-8769.
Congratulations to the 2022-2023 THS Belles Drill Team
Kadence Alexander
Emma Beaube
Annabelle Clements
Lauren Freeman
MiKayla Havert
Kendall Hicks
Marenna Lomas
Janice Marroquin
JoLeigh Pech
Rylee Pickett
Lillian Privett
Kaitlyn Santos
Savannah Swaney
Daisi-Addison Toro
Faith Wells
Over the past 3 weeks Tarkington FFA students participated in the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo in many different events.
Rebecca Chapa, Leanna May, and Makaila Stutts received a certificate to purchase a calf because they participated in the Calf Scramble during the Rodeo performance. They are pictured with their sponsors.
Beth Lambert (5th place), Megan Lambert (6th Place) and Mia Shew (5th place) all participated in the Breeding Heifer show.
Our Ag Mech team earned a 2nd Place ribbon in the show with their 3 point scissor lift. The team included Aaron King, Adam Jackson, Annabelle Clements and Conner Gilmore.
Our Officer Team sold programs before the rodeo and earned over $1600 for the scholarship fund.
Members of the Tarkington FFA tour guide team earned a 3rd place finish in their competition educating students about agriculture.
Beth Lambert earned a certificate to purchase a calf livestock judging. She finished in the top 25 students who judged and signed up to earn a certificate. She is pictured with her sponsor at the livestock judging banquet.
Over the past 3 weeks Tarkington FFA students participated in the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo in many different events.
Rebecca Chapa, Leanna May, and Makaila Stutts received a certificate to purchase a calf because they participated in the Calf Scramble during the Rodeo performance. They are pictured with their sponsors.
Beth Lambert (5th place), Megan Lambert (6th Place) and Mia Shew (5th place) all participated in the Breeding Heifer show.
Our Ag Mech team earned a 2nd Place ribbon in the show with their 3 point scissor lift. The team included Aaron King, Adam Jackson, Annabelle Clements and Conner Gilmore.
Our Officer Team sold programs before the rodeo and earned over $1600 for the scholarship fund.
Members of the Tarkington FFA tour guide team earned a 3rd place finish in their competition educating students about agriculture.
Beth Lambert earned a certificate to purchase a calf livestock judging. She finished in the top 25 students who judged and signed up to earn a certificate. She is pictured with her sponsor at the livestock judging banquet.
Tarkington ISD is currently accepting teaching applications for the 2022-2023 school year for elementary and secondary teachers. Please see our district website at tarkingtonisd.net and choose the Employment tab just below the scrolling pictures for more details. If you have questions about your online application and/or degree certifications, please feel free to email Renee Padgett at rpadgett@tarkingtonisd.net or Celeste Bradberry at cbradberry@tarkingtonisd.net and we'll be happy to help!
#itsagreatdaytobealonghorn #teachingisaworkofheart
Don't forget that today is the last day to buy your THS Yearbook at the $55 price from BALFOUR.COM!
https://www.balfour.com/shop/yearbook
Don't forget that today is the last day to buy your THS Yearbook at the $55 price from BALFOUR.COM!
https://www.balfour.com/shop/yearbook
Good luck to the boys Regional Qualifiers Powerlifting team as they compete in West Hardin.
TISD Family, Friends, and Community,
Please join us on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at 4 PM in the THS Commons as we show our appreciation to one of our own, Dr. Marc Keith, as he retires after 40 years in education! Dr. Keith graduated from Tarkington High School in 1978, and spent some of his early years here as a teacher, coach, and administrator. As Providence would have it, he returned home in 2018 as our Superintendent and led our community through the turbulent times of a pandemic where his commitment to -- and understanding of -- our rural technology limitations, students' academic and social needs for classrooms, and our teachers' needs to teach safely, all helped to return our community back to the focus of "doing what's best for students," where we all agree it should always be!
Dr. Keith's family will also be joining us for refreshments and fellowship. For those of you who may have memories to share, we've started a memory album and are compiling photos into a slideshow. Please scan and share them with us using the contact information below if you would like them added. Include names, dates, etc.
If you have any photos, questions, or would like further information, please contact Renee Padgett at rpadgett@tarkingtonisd.net or LaLa Clopton at lclopton@tarkingtonisd.net
We look forward to seeing you all there!
On Wednesday, March 2nd, nine Tarkington Ladyhorns traveled to Bay City to compete in Regionals for Powerlifting. Seven of those ladies placed in the Top 10 in their weight class. The top 10 finishers are as followed:
Elisa Quijano- 9th place - 148 class
Brinly Mathis- 8th place - 114 class
Danica Morris- 7th place - 165 class
Jewel Jones- 6th place - 259 class
Brooklynn Baker- 3rd place - 123 class
Abbi Smith- 2nd place - 165 class
Hope Anderson- 1st place - 220 class
The top two ladies, Hope Anderson & Abbi Smith will travel to Corpus Christi to compete in the Girls State Powerlifting on March 17th.
Congratulations to all of the ladies and good luck at State!
On behalf of the sponsors for TMS and THS FFA, a special "thank you" to Dr. Marc Keith --a former TISD FFA member himself--for serving as last night's guest speaker at the FFA Ricebelt District Convention held in the TMS auditorium.
The M Club would like to welcome everyone out once again to the J Bar Arena located at 1780 CR 301 N in Dayton for its annual Crawfish Boil and Fish Fry benefitting the Tarkington Student Foundation's Scholarship fund for Tarkington High School graduates.
It's an All-You-Can-Eat-Event with both a live and silent auction, lots of activities, and plenty of hometown socializing all for the sake of our local seniors, the Class of 2022! Early-Bird meal tickets for adults are $25 and students $10. Meal tickets purchased at the gate will be $30 for adults and $15 for students.
In addition, the M Club is also raising funds with a gun raffle. Raffle tickets are $20 each or 6 for $100, and winners do not have to be present to win. Five guns will be raffled: Kimber .308; Benelli 12 ga; Citadel 12 ga; Remington 12 ga; and a Mossberg 22 LR. Good luck and happy hunting to the winners!
Sponsorships are available and appreciated: $250 sponsorship includes 3 event tickets and a half-size poster at the event -- $500 sponsorship includes 6 event tickets and a full-size poster at event.
Meal and raffle tickets are being sold by all seniors in the class of 2022 starting March 1, 2022 . You can also find them at Cannon's Grocery in Tarkington & Lone Star Cleaners in Cleveland. For all tickets or more information, contact any member of the THS senior class or Susan Trahan at strahan@tarkingtonisd.net or 281-806-8769.
The students in the Ag structure and design classes have been busy putting the finishing touches on their projects for the Houston Livestock Show.
The students in the Ag structure and design classes have been busy putting the finishing touches on their projects for the Houston Livestock Show.
The Tarkington FFA cattle show team is participating in The San Antonio Livestock Show today. Our team had a fantastic day. Results are as follows: Mia Shew 7th place Brahman female; Leah Thorp 2nd place Simbrah female; Beth Lambert 1st place Brahman Female; Shane Burch Beefmaster female; Megan Lambert 1st place and Reserve Sr. Champion Brahman female.
Good luck to the Culinary Squad as they head to Port Arthur to compete. Mackenzie Deming, Katie Bortz, Paxton Joslin and Coach Cummings work hard to be prepared for this competition. Wish them good luck as they represent THS.
The Tarkington High School Skills USA team is headed to Port Arthur to compete today. Wish them luck as they represent THS. These students and Mr. McCracken work hard to be prepared for this competition.
Tarkington High School will be rescheduling our CTE Showcase! A new date is coming soon!
The THS Ag Structure and Design students have created projects for the Houston Livestock Show. In this picture they are testing their hay spear.
