The Lion Report- Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Livingston ISD - Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Election Day - Today!
Livingston ISD, November 6, 2007
Don't forget to vote today in the school board election. Today's election is to fill the spot left open when Sydney Murphy left the board earlier this year. Let's have a strong turnout from Livingston ISD employees!

9th Annual GT Talent Show - Monday, November 12
Submitted by Jennifer Dunson, Livingston ISD GT Program
Gifted and Talented students in 1st through 12th grades will share their talents on Monday, November 12th at 6:30 PM in the High School Auditorium. This annual talent show gives gifted students an opportunity to showcase their performing abilities, as well as an opportunity to work with other students on a variety of acts and with a variety of ages. Past shows have been a big success, incorporating music, comedy, karate, poetry, acting, and dance. Tickets are sold at the door for a cost of $2 for students and $3 for adults. The money raised is used for enrichment scholarships for local students during the summer. See Deana Evans, Jennifer Dunson, Paula Franklin, or Marie Holder for more information.

Nature at its best!
Submitted by Karen Sanders, Pine Ridge Elementary
Mrs. Sanders’ third grade class at PRE has been studying spiders. Friday the students observed nature at its best! The students observed a spider capturing another spider and spinning silk to wrap up its captured prey.

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Ahoy!
Submitted by Gayle Colburn and Kelly Taylor, Timber Creek Elementary
Last week our twins brought someone very special to school with them. Their dad is a ship's captain and he came to tell their classmates about his job. It was very interesting to see pictures of his ship, the ports where he has docked, and to learn about such a cool job. We will be using this information throughout the year to learn more about our world, geography, and map skills. Thanks Max and Matt for sharing with us.

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LJH Encore Players present "Teacher, I Hear You"
Submitted by Marion LeBlanc, Livingston Junior High
The Livingston Junior High Encore Players will present the play Teacher, I Hear You on Thursday, November 15, 2007, in the LJH black box theatre at 6:30 P.M. Admission is $3.00 for adults and $1.00 for students. If you bring a can of soup to help with our "Soup Drive" for Livingston Manna Fest, you will get $1.00 off your admission cost.

Teacher, I Hear You is a play written for teachers and students of any age. If you have ever sat in a classroom as a student or stood in front of a group of any kind to give a speech or demonstration, then you will enjoy this short play. The play has humorous moments pointing out all the things that can and do go wrong in classrooms. It also has several poignant scenes reminding the audience what it is like to be a dedicated educator. This play is dedicated to all the employees of Livingston ISD. We hope to see you there!

Pizza Pros From LHS
Submitted by Janie Prather, Livingston High School
Last month students from Mrs. Prather class traveled to Kingwood Pizza Hut to learn about the restaurant business, the history of Pizza Hut, and the art of pizza making. After a tour of the restaurant each student made their own pizza and bread sticks. We then walked around the corner to one of Kingwood's parks and had a pizza picnic, enjoyed the playground and the beautiful weather. Thank you Kingwood Pizza Hut!

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Junior High Volleyball - DISTRICT TOURNAMENT
Submitted by Lauren Edmunds

Saturday, November 3, 2007
8th Grade Volleyball

GREEN TEAM
Opponent: Mance Park (Huntsville)
Game 1: 19-25
Game 2: 12-25

Opponent: Lynn Lucas (Willis)
Game 1: 25-19
Game 2: 25-23

Opponent: Brabham (Willis)
Game 1: 25-23
Game 2: 23-25
Game 3: 15-13

The lady lions were unable to take 1st, 2nd or 3rd place after losing their first match to the Hunstville Hornets. They were determined to leave the tournament with the consolation trophy. They were matched up against the two teams that they had prevailed against during district play. Once again, they beat the teams from Willis to bring home their prize.

WHITE TEAM
The Lady Lions played outstanding on Saturday, first game we played Montgomery. 25 to 15, second game 18 to 25, and third game 15 to 11. This put us on the winning side of the bracket. Next game we played Brabham, first game 25 to 16 then 25 to 18. Now it was time to play for the championship. During the district season Waller beat us but we put up a good fight, now it was time to show them who the real winners are. We DEFEATED them in three, first game 25 to 16, second game they beat us 19 to 25. Crunch time, the girls really wanted to win. Morgan Hugo, Megan Vest Skyler Rue Keashea Wilson, D'Andrea Youngblood, and Sammantha Burnette put their heads together and they did a wonderful job covering the court,pass set hit came right on time. Kortni Weigreffe entered the game with some great serves Keanna Robinson, Tori Lyons, Brittany Crow, and Jacqulyn King covered the court very well this led us to Victory 15 to 11 WAY to GO girls. DISTRICT CHAMPS 8th grade white team

7th Grade Volleyball

Green Team
Livingston vs. Mance Park
          1st Game: 25-13
          2nd Game: 18-25
          3rd Game: 15-13

Livingston vs. Montgomery
1st Game: 22-25
2nd Game: 18-25

Livingston vs. Brabham
1st Game: 25-22
2nd Game: 25-19

The Lady Lions put a good ending to the volleyball season by fighting hard in all three matches and bringing home a third place trophy in the district tournament. The top servers for the tournament were Shadow White and Randee Crawford. The top hustlers were Emily Moore and Tatyana Nickson. The girls improved in skills, mental toughness and teamwork as the season progressed. I am very pleased with how the season went and could not be more pleased with how the girls stepped up and worked together.

White Team
The white team won their first two matches to put them in the championship game. They left the district tournament with the 2nd place trophy.

Livingston vs. Montgomery
1st Game: 25-23
2nd Game: 29-27

Top servers: Destanie Mathews and Alila Flores
Top Hustlers: Sommer Fleetwood and Calli Blankenship

Livingston vs. Waller
1st Game: 25-21
2nd Game: 25-14

Top servers: Kristina Newman, Alila Flores and Sommer Fleetwood
Top Hustlers: Brook Crow and Caitlin Warren

Livingston vs. Mance Park
1st Game: 18-25
2nd Game: 15-25

Top Hustler: Lauren Sitton

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	November 6	November 7	November 8	November 9
	Steak fingers w/gravy Mashed potatoes Green beans Diced pears Roll Milk	Enchiladas w/picante sauce Whole kernel corn Spanish rice Cornbread Jello w/fruit Milk	Pepperoni pizza Garden fresh salad w/dressing Peach halves Milk	Hamburger/ cheeseburger on bun or Chef salad w/crackers Burger salad Oven fried potatoes Frozen juice bar Milk

Five-day forecast

Tomorrow

Nov 07

Fair

Thursday

Nov 08

Cloudy

Friday

Nov 09

Sprinkles

Saturday

Nov 10

PM Rain

Sunday

Nov 11

T-storms

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Lo:	45°

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Tuesday, November 6, 2007
ATH – 8th Green/White football vs. Lynn Lucas – away – 5:00/6:30 p.m.
ATH – 7th White 2/White 1/Green vs. Lynn Lucas – home – 5:00/6:30 p.m.
ATH – F, JV, V girls basketball vs. New Caney – home – 4:30/6:00/7:30 p.m.
ATH – V boys basketball Houston Smiley scrimmage (Smiley, Waltrip, Nacogdoches, Livingston) – away
INT – 4th Math & Reading and 5th Math & Science benchmark
LHS – Balfour cap & gown presentation for seniors – 10:00 a.m. – auditorium
LHS – All region choir rehearsals
LHS – Making it Count – financial aid for college – Library – 6:30 p.m.
LHS – Student council meeting – PB11 – 3:00 p.m.
PRE – 2nd & 3rd Math benchmark
TCE – 2nd reading and 3rd math benchmark

Wednesday, November 7, 2007
INT – 4th writing mock TAKS & 5th reading mock TAKS
LHS – PLAN test
LHS – GT field trip to A & M University
LHS – FFA Leadership Development Event – auditorium – 6:00 p.m.
PRE – Polk County Mission food drive
PRE – 2nd & 3rd Reading benchmark
TCE – 2nd math and 3rd reading benchmark

Thursday, November 8, 2007
ATH – JV football vs. Waller – away – 5:30 p.m.
ATH – Freshman White/Green football vs. Waller – home – 5:00/6:30 p.m.
ATH – Girls basketball – Baytown Lee Varsity Tournament
ATH – Girls basketball – Livingston Jr. Varsity Tournament
ATH – Girls basketball – Livingston Freshmen Tournament
ATH – JH girls basketball vs. Coldspring – home – 7/8 G/W – 4:30/5:30 p.m.
PRE – Polk County Mission food drive
TCE – TIPI tellers for all graders

Friday, November 9, 2007
ATH – V football vs. Waller – home – 7:30 p.m. (Senior Night)
ATH – Girls basketball – Baytown Lee Varsity Tournament
ATH – Girls basketball – Livingston Jr. Varsity Tournament
ATH – Girls basketball – Livingston Freshmen Tournament
ATH – F/JV Tennis match @ Montgomery (vs. Waller)
LHS – Parent – Band march @ half time
LHS – Letter jacket names to Cindy Dillon
LHS – District FFA leadership contest @ Sam Houston State University
LHS – All region choir clinic
PRE – Polk County Mission food drive
TCE – Green & White silent auction

Saturday, November 10, 2007
ATH – Lions Cross Country – State Meet – Round Rock (Old Settler’s Park)
ATH – Girls basketball – Baytown Lee Varsity Tournament
ATH – Girls basketball – Livingston Jr. Varsity Tournament
ATH – Girls basketball – Livingston Freshmen Tournament
ATH – V boys basketball – Livingston scrimmage (Nacogdoches, Silsbee, Livingston) – 11:00 a.m.
LHS – All region choir clinic concert

Sunday, November 11, 2007
LHS – GT practice for GT talent show – auditorium – 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

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LISD Star Students
Great Behavior in the Classroom - November 6, 2007

Livingston High School
Missy Newman is one of the outstanding students in my class. She always wears a smile and never gives up. Last month Missy began working on a new computer proram called Tracker One. This extraordinary program enables Missy move the mouse on the screen through head movements. She wears a reflective dot on her glasses and moves her head to move the cursor to the correct position on the screen. She is able to independently write stories, answer questions, do sequencing activities and much more. Mrs. Cain and Missy work together everyday on this cool program. Missy says, "I like it very much. Thank you Mrs. Theresa for helping me get Tracker One." - Language Arts, Janie Prather

Livingston High School
I would like to recognize Katherine Poage, Edwards Staires, and Kevin Phillips
for being star students because they always give 110% effort in their work and it makes off greatly! They make excellent grades while doing top quality work. Each of the students exemplify good citizenship as well as good work habits.
English III and IV
Brenda Black

Livingston Junior High
Cassidy Jasperson is a star in our class. Cassidy is always prepared for class and attacks each assignment fervently. She greets us all with a sweet smile each day. We truly believe that she is a star student.
6th Grade English Language Arts
Vickie Morrison

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Cheese Pumpkins
Cooking with the LISD family! - 11/6/2007

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Ingredients

8	tablespoons smoked Cheddar cold pack cheese food (from 8-oz container), well chilled
2	teaspoons finely chopped peanuts
4	butter-flavored pretzel spindles or sticks, broken in half
16	tiny pieces fresh parsley leaves

Instructions

1.	Line small serving plate with waxed paper. Roll each level tablespoon cold pack cheese food into a ball; place on waxed paper-lined serving plate. Refrigerate 10 to 15 minutes for easier handling.
2.	With end of toothpick, draw ridges around balls to resemble pumpkins. Dip bottoms of cheese balls in chopped peanuts.
3.	Just before serving, insert pretzel halves into cheese balls for pumpkin stems. Decorate with parsley for leaves. Store in refrigerator.

Nutrition Information:
1 Serving: Calories 60 (Calories from Fat 35); Total Fat 4g (Saturated Fat 2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 15mg; Sodium 270mg; Total Carbohydrate 3g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 2g); Protein 3g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 4%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 8%; Iron 0% Exchanges: 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1/2 High-Fat Meat Carbohydrate Choices: 0
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Say "Thank You to a Co-worker"
LISD is a Community of Friends - November 6, 2007

I would like to say "Thank You" to Brenda Neal!
Brenda Neal is always stepping in where she is needed. She loves our students and gives both the students and teachers so much support. Thanks, Brenda, for even giving your best when you're not feeling your best!
- Echo Young, Pine Ridge Elementary

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This day in History, November 6, 2007
Let's keep history alive for our students - Crayons to Careers



	1860: Abraham Lincoln becomes the 16th president of the United States. Learn more about Abraham Lincoln. 1917: Canadian forces take the village of Passendale in Belgium during the third Battle of Ypres. Learn more about the Battle of Ypres.