SH Art Students Among the Best
submitted by Bud Dunn

On April 11th, U.S. Representative Louie Gohmert announced the winners of the annual district wide art contest titled, "An Artistic Discovery." In this contest, students from over 100 East Texas high schools in the First Congressional District were invited to submit paintings which were then judged by local college art professors.

Allie Brasher, an 11th grade student, won first place with her artwork named, "Light Reflections." Allie will be honored by having her work displayed in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Additionally, she will be awarded an Artistic Honors Scholarship in the amount of $5,000 which is renewable for four years by the Savannah College of Art and Design.

Melissa Eades, a 12th grade student won third place with her artwork named, "Composition of Plaster Pieces." Melissa will have her artwork hang in Congressman Gohmert's office in Tyler.

On April 17th, two Spring Hill senior students, Vanessa Butler and Saylor Knox, were honored as "Coca-Cola Art of Harmony" statewide finalists at a Winners Reception at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts in Houston, Texas. They joined 10 other statewide finalists that had been selected from more than 2,000 entries in the annual "Coca-Cola Art of Harmony" competition. Vanessa Butler and Saylor Knox both received Honorable Mention, a mahogany box with their artwork emblazoned on the top, and $200 for their entries.



SH Wins Regional Academic Championship
submitted by Pat Gatons

For the first time in school history, Spring Hill High School reigns as the Region II UIL academic champions and qualifies nine students for the UIL State Meet next month in Austin.

Led by seniors Zach Barnhart and Brian Bass, the math-science team captured the individual and team championships in four events. Additionally, two members of the accounting team placed at the regional meet and qualify for state.

Regional medal winners and state qualifiers for Spring Hill include:

ACCOUNTING
2nd Danielle Donaldson
3rd Melissa Thompson

SCIENCE
1st Zach Barnhart (also top chemisty & top physics scorer)
3rd Brian Bass
1st Place Team (Zach, Brian, Shawn Davis, & Jason Graham)

NUMBER SENSE
1st Zach Barnhart
2nd Brian Bass
4th Michael Bass
1st Place Team (Zach, Brian, Michael, & Joey Blakeley)

MATHEMATICS
1st Zach Barnhart
2nd Brian Bass
3rd Joey Blakeley
1st Place Team (Zach, Brian, Joey, & Michael Bass)

CALCULATOR APPLICATIONS
1st Zach Barnhart
2nd Brian Bass
3rd Martin Puder
4th Michael Bass
1st Place Team (Zach, Brian, Martin, & Michael)



Award-Winning Pacesetters Plan Spring Show
submitted by D'Lee Reagh

On February 17, the Pacesetters attended the Gussie Nell Davis Competition at Kilgore College. The Pacesetters had a great day of performing and brought home many trophies.

Their awards included team sweepstakes, Gussie Nell Davis, Judges Award for pom, Judges Award modern, Judges Award novelty, Best In Class, Best Technique, Best Precision, Division I officer Hip Hop, Ensemble #1 Runner Up, and Ensemble #2 1st Place.

The Pacesetter's would like to cordially invite you to their Spring Show on April 28th at 7:00pm at the L.L. Williamson auditorium. Tickets are $5 at the door or from a Pacesetter in advance. For further questions please call Mrs. Reagh at the High School.







Leaders' Powderpuff Game Benefits Sprayground
submitted by Holly Whittington

The Leaders' Core recently held a Powderpuff football game at the Junior High field, raising over $3,500. The proceeds benefit the sprayground which will be built in the new City of Longview park located between Fenton and George Richey Roads. Ninth through twelfth grade SHHS male students entertained the large crowd in their attractive cheerleading outfits, and their female counterparts proved that they could master the game of football. The senior team (pictured here) defeated the sophomores 22-0, and the juniors squeezed by the freshmen, 6-0. Consolation and championship games are tentatively set for May 14 at 6:30. Click here to find out how you can help Leaders' Core make the sprayground project a reality.



Panther Golf
submitted by Staff

The Spring Hill Panther boys golf team just won their 7th consecutive District championship and their 13th in the last 14 years this past week. The panthers two- day total for the 36-hole tournament was 592, setting a record for the lowest District golf score on record here at the school. The 1st round was played Monday April 9th, at Wood Hollow golf club where the panthers shot a 295 and led 2nd place Gilmer by 18 strokes. The 2nd round was played monday April 9th, at Oak Forest Country Club where they shot 297 and as a team finished just 9 strokes over par. The golf team ended beating Gilmer, who finished 2nd, by 63 strokes.

Sophomore Jordan Sarran, junior Tim O'Farrell, and sophomore Jason Fiscus led the Panthers to the victory by finishing 1, 2, and 3 in the medalist competition. Jordan, the district medalist, shot a two-round total of 143 which was just 1 stroke over par. Tim finished just one stroke back at 144, and Jason rounded out the top three by shooting 146.

Mitch Vale and Kyle Akin completed the Panther scoring with 159 and 163 respectively.

The Panthers will next compete in the Regional golf tournamnet April 23rd and 24th at Tanglewood Country Club in Pottsboro Tx.



Annual Twirler Workshop Held
submitted by Karen Hagler

On 1/27/2007 the high school twirler & flag lines had the annual Spring Hill Twirler & Flag Workshop. This workshop is a one day event for girls of all ages to learn how to control a baton or flag, fundamentals, learn a routine, or thinking about trying for a twirler or flag position. This workshop is the last Saturday of January each year. After seeing what fundamentals each girl can do we place them in a Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced Level class to learn a routine. At lunch time everyone has pizza and water and then goes right back to work to brush up on the routines. Before the show begins each girl receives a Spring Hill Twirler & Flag Workshop t-shirt in which to perform their routine. During the Show Off performance each group performs the routine they learned to parents, friends, etc. at the end of the day.



SkillsUSA Team Represents SH at State Level
submitted by Guy Fuller

The Spring Hill High School SkillsUSA Manufacturing Chapter 2053 attended the Texas SkillsUSA State Championships in Corpus Christi on March 28-30. The group brought home 10 First Place Superior Blue Ribbons for Welding and Woodworking Projects. One student, Stephen Pliler, got the 3rd Place State Bronze Medal in Intro-Welding Skills-Speed competition. The students had to place first at the district level to qualify to compete at the state level. Therefore, all of the students were representing not only SHHS, but also District 5. The students had been working on the projects since the third week of school. They had to learn how to arc weld, MIG weld, and cut metal using the oxy-acetylene cutting torch before they could start their projects. The projects varied in size from a decorative flower-pot rack to a large barbecue pit/smoker built on a trailer. The students put in many extra hours after school and on weekends to learn to weld and complete their projects. "Most students do not reach this level of proficiency in welding their first year in metal shop" said Guy Fuller, Industrial Arts Teacher. The students provided most of their on materials for their projects. Some of the students went out and got donations from area business to help complete their projects. Jennings Scrap and Salvage donated pipe and other metal to help build the bbq pit/smoker trailer. Paint Etc donated carpet to help complete the deer blind. Donnell Pipe donated pipe for the deer blind.

The state champions and projects are listed as follows:

Alex Myers	Bakers Rack
Travis Pope	Barbecue Pit/Smoker on a Trailer
Anthony Domino
Stephen Pliler
Tyler Buttler	Barbecue Pit
Tawney Offutt	Woodworking Occasional End Table
Dillon Huffman	Deer Blind
Nick Valenti
Brett Sikes
Austin Sanders	Decorative Flower Pot Rack