From the Desk of the Principal:

As many of you know the students at Spring Hill High School are putting together a great year. The Volleyball Team made to the third round of the play-offs. They finally lost in a great match in five games to Mexia. We are very proud of them. Go Panthers!! Both the boys and girls won the District Championship in Cross Country.  We are sending two students to State in Cross Country, Amber Moore and Leslie Blevins. We wish them good luck this weekend.

Spring Hill High School received five Gold Performance Awards. These awards represent outstanding achievement in the prescribed area. Our awards were as follows.
          Gold Performance in:
          College Readiness Graduates
          Students Graduating on the Recommended Program
          Social Studies TAKS
          Texas Success Initiative in Math
          Texas Success Initiative in English Language Arts
         
This is great information for the community to know that the students of the high school are getting a quality education. Congratulations to the faculty for the great work they have done to prepare our students for success!!  The year is going well, and I expect more good news from academics, co-curricular and extracurricular activities in the near future.

Also, if you have not been getting regular calls from me on our automated system, please send me your correct phone number. You can e-mail it to me or send it by your student to Mrs. McLemore.

We have a lot to be thankful for!!! Have a great Thanksgiving!

Bobby Watkins
“EXPECT TO BE EXEMPLARY”

Volleyball Ends Season in Regional Quarterfinals
submitted by Karen Brundrett

The Lady Panther Volleyball team ended their season on Tuesday night in the Regional Quarterfinal match against Mexia.  The girls fell short 27-25, 18-25, 17-25, 25-12, and 6-15.  The Lady Panthers finished the season with a 30-11 record overall and a undefeated District Championship title.

Season Accomplishments:
17-AAA District Champs
Area Champs
2nd place Van Sweet Sixteen Tournament
3rd place Atkins White Oak Tournament
Consolation Silver Bracket Tyler Inv.

Individual Accolades:
Most Vaulable District Player:  Senior Ashley Campbell
Most Vaulable District Blocker:  Senior Megan Rutter
Most Valuable Defensive Specialist:  Senior Meagan Cameron
Newcomer of the District:  Savannah Voelzke

Art of Character
submitted by Bud Dunn & Laura Jordan

Spring Hill Art Department and BIMM (Business Image Management & Multimedia) students recently participated in the Partnership of Longview Adopt-A-School Art of Character art competition with schools from all over the area.  The first place winner in each category was awarded $100, second place received $75, third place received $50, and honorable mention received $25 in prize money. The Spring Hill winners were as follows:

In the Fine Art Category:
First Place - Colleen D'Antoni
Third Place - Kaitlyn McFadden

In the Graphic Art Category:
First Place -Jessie Greene
Second Place - Corvin Barnette
Third Place - Kristen Dispenza

Students were asked to depict, in fine art or graphic art medium, any of the Chick-fil-A character traits for the current year. This contest is conducted yearly to promote character education at the secondary school level. This school year's character traits are wisdom, honor, individuality, honesty, cooperation, friendship, compassion, patience, and self-discipline.

Pacesetters to Perform at Cotton Bowl
submitted by D'Lee Reagh

The Pacesetters have been invited to perform with Encore Creative Productions at the 2010 Cotton Bowl parade, pre-game and halftime.  The Pacesetters will be in Dallas December 30 to Jan 2.  A total of 30 people will be going, 18 participants, 11 chaperones and the director.  The Pacesetters have worked very hard over the past 4 months to raise the funds to attend.  Various fundraisers were conducted from the annual Skeet Shoot in August to car washes, garage sales, and candy sales.  A few of the girls are still raising money to meet the $475.00 package fee.  Any alumni donations would be greatly appreciated.  You may contact Mrs. Reagh at the high school.  This is the first year the Pacesetters have been invited and have committed to attending the Cotton Bowl.  The girls are really excited and Mrs. Reagh is looking forward to seeing the girls perform with the other schools involved.    The girls will spend two days rehearsing for the parade, pre game and halftime performances.  They will have an opportunity to perform alongside the World Famous Kilgore College Rangerettes and take a master dance class with Shelley Wayne who is currently the choreographer and assistant director for the Rangerettes.  The number of performers can be any where from 500 to 800 girls representing roughly 100 schools.  We will not know the numbers until we arrive on December 30.

In the past Cotton Bowl has been a popular trip taken by many local teams.  Encore Creative Productions is giving the girls the opportunity of a lifetime.  Pre-Game and Halftime performances will take place in the New Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington at the 2010 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic.  The girls will also march in the Comerica Parade in Downtown Dallas and perform for thousands of spectators lining the streets for this New Year’s Day Parade.    Be sure and watch the Cotton Bowl Classic on Jan 2 because the game will be televised on Fox Network.