Great day visiting with our US Representative Roger Williams yesterday, discussing the future of out great country and the students and community members of Hill County!
GO CATS GO!!!
Please make plans to join us Monday, April 19 in the Special Events Center from 6-7pm for a special parent workshop by author Dennis Mitchell. A light meal will be served.
Congratulations to our HS Track Track Team for a great day at the District Track Meet!
JV
800M Run - AJ Torres (2nd Place), Luis Enriquez (3rd Place)
1600M Run - Jesus Castillo (2nd Place), Joe Gutierrez (3rd Place)
3200M Run - Jesus Castillo (1st Place), AJ Torres (2nd Place)
Varsity
High Jump - Davonte Grisham (2nd Place)
Pole Vault - David Arellano (2nd Place)
Long Jump - Davonte Grisham (3rd Place)
110M Hurdles - Davonte Grisham (2nd Place)
300M Hurdles - Davonte Grisham (3rd Place)
3200M Run - Tomas Castillo (1st Place)
1600M Run - Tomas Castillo (2nd Place)
*3 Area Qualifiers*
- Davonte Grisham - Long Jump, High Jump, 110 Hurdles, 300 Hurdles
- Tomas Castillo - 3200m Run, 1600m Run
- David Arellano - Pole Vault
All MS Athletes will report to the MS Commons at 7:45am. There is NO Athletic Period Tuesday April 6th due to 7th Grade STARR testing and 8th Grade STARR review.
Itasca ISD will be releasing all classes at 1:10pm today due to a city-wide water leak. Buses will run at 1:15pm, although all after school activities planned at Wampus Cat Park will stay scheduled as they are supplied by Files Valley Water. There will also be no ACE after school today. We apologize for this inconvenience, and appreciate you working with us during this time.
Dr. Parsons
Itasca LWC Softball Schedule update!!!
There will now only be 1 game on Tuesday night against Rio Vista.
It will be Itasca Varsity girl vs. Rio Vista Varsity girls starting at 5:30pm in Rio Vista
Our game Friday against Jonesboro has been moved up to Thursday @ 4:30 in Jonesboro.
Thank you!
Coach O'Hearn
Great things are happening at Itasca ISD! Find out more in our April Parent Newsletter https://www.smore.com/7xayb
Our HS UIL students did an amazing job yesterday competing at District Academics, here are the medalist for the day:
Accounting - 3rd Alondra Ramirez - (advancing to Region)
4th Victor Garcia - (alternate to Region)
Calculator - 4th - Kayd Lightsey (alternate to Region)
5th - Hong Ren (alternate to Region)
Computer Science - 2nd - Charlsie Ferrell - (advancing to Region
Feature Writing - 2nd - Evelyn Virrueta - (advancing to Region)
Headline Writing - 2nd - Evelyn Virrueta - (advancing to Region)
Literary Criticism - 3rd - Abigail Weaver - (advancing to Region)
6th Abigail Salinas - (alternate to Region)
Mathematic - 3rd - Kayd Lightsey - (advancing to Region)
Number Sense - 3rd - Kayd Lightsey - (advancing to Region)
News Writing - 1st - Evelyn Virrueta (advancing to Region)
Persuasive Speaking - 1st - Kalee Payne (advancing to Region)
Poetry - 1st - Kalee Payne (advancing to Region)
Ready Writing - 2nd - Evelyn Virrueta - (advancing to Region)
4th - Abigail Salinas - (alternate to Region)
Overall Speech Runner-up
District Overall 2nd Runner-up
All with only 10 students, just imagine what we would have done with 20 or 30!
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Our HS track team competed in the Gladiator Relays at Italy today. Here are the Varsity & JV Boys Medalist Results:
Varsity
Davonte Grisham - 3rd Place - 110 Hurdles, 100M Dash, 300M Hurdles
Tomas Castillo - 1st Place - 3200M, 1600M
JV
Jesus Castillo - 1st Place - 3200M, 3rd Place - 1600M
AJ Torres - 2nd Place - 3200M, 1600M
IHS is hosting Academic UIL Contests tomorrow. IHS Students not participating will be remote learners tomorrow, Thursday, March 25th. All other campuses will have regular in-person classes tomorrow. All IHS Students will return to campus on Friday March 26th for in-person instruction.
Due to inclement weather, all field events have been canceled for tonight’s JH track meet in Italy. Running starts at 4pm.
Baseball vs Covington tonight @ 7:00pm!
Just a reminder...
Although Ex. Order GA-34 goes into effort tomorrow 3/10/21, Itasca ISD shall maintain our current guidelines regarding COVID-19 which include the wearing of masks. Whether we all agree on this decision or not, we can all agree that providing a healthy and safe environment for all is of utmost importance. Hold the course Itasca, and GO CATS GO!!!
https://www.itascaisd.org/article/415073?org=itasca-isd
Free Athletic Physicals! Thursday May 20th, 2021
Itasca ISD has partnered with Virtual Care for Families to provide virtual medical care for our students here at Itasca ISD. As a benefit, Virtual Care for Families would like to provide FREE physicals for our students participating in extracurricular activities.
For your student to qualify for the free physical your student must be enrolled in the Virtual Care for Families program through Itasca ISD.
Due to UIL COVID guidelines during the 2020-2021 school year EVERY student participating in Athletics or Marching Band will be required by the UIL to have a physical for the 2021-2022 school year. This is a great opportunity to be proactive and have our student-athletes prepared for the 2021-2022 school year.
Please see the enrollment links below to enroll your student-athlete today!!
English Enrollment Link- https://urgentcarekids.formstack.com/forms/itascaisd_registration_english
Spanish Enrollment Link- https://urgentcarekids.formstack.com/forms/itascaisd_registration_espanol
Itasca Lady Wampus Cat Softball will no longer be in the Rio Vista Tournament this week. We WILLL still play at home Tuesday 3/9 against Hamilton @ 5:30 and in Hico on Friday 3/12 @ 4:30. If you have any questions please contact Coach O'Hearn
Itasca High School One Act Play will be performing "I Don't Want to Talk About It" by Bradley Hayward for family, friends and the Itasca community. Performance will be Monday, March 8 in the Special Events Center (SEC). The play will begin at 7:00 p.m., Admission is free. Content warning: play contains loud noises, mental health issues, and mature teenage content.
Updates & Reminders from Dr. Parsons 3/1-3/5
https://www.itascaisd.org/article/415272?org=itasca-isd
Update & Clarification on Face Masks at Itasca ISD following Ex. Order GA-34
ENGLIISH:
"Following the additional guidance from TEA, students, teachers, and staff at Itasca ISD shall continue to wear a mask as part of our COVID-19 prevention protocols..."
SPANISH:
"Siguiendo la orientación adicional de TEA, los estudiantes, maestros y personal de Itasca ISD continuarán usando una máscara como parte de nuestros protocolos de prevención de COVID-19 ..."
https://www.itascaisd.org/article/415073?org=itasca-isd
