From the Schoolhouse

Scheduled Events:         

There are numerous sporting (tennis, golf, track) and academic events taking place in April and May.  For up-to-date schedules, locations, and results, check the school’s website at: http://www.gckats.net.

Tennis:   

Results of the District 9-A tennis meet: Team Championships – Boys - Garden City, Runner-up – Westbrook; Girls - Garden City, Runner-up – Sterling City.

Garden City players advancing to Regionals are: Macy Schwartz and Sydney Halfmann, Girls Doubles; Lauren Wheeler, Girls Singles; Juan Zuniga and Melissa Hirt, Mixed Doubles; Bo Eggemeyer and Josh Colunga, Boys Doubles; Nick Sanchez, Boys Singles.

UIL Class A Regional 2 Academic Competition Results:

                Individuals placing in the top three and teams placing first advance to State meet.  The top 6 competitors in each event received a metal.

Accounting 2 – Amy Multer; Calculator Applications 1 – Wade Jansa, 2 – Michael Clarke, 5 – Hayden Halfmann, 6 – Adriana Ramirez, Team – 1; Computer Applications 3 – Brooke Halfmann; Computer Science 1 – Wade Jansa, 6 – Whitney Kellermeier, 8 – Brooke Halfmann, 9 – Jake Schwartz, Team – 1; Editorial Writing 1 – Mikela Barton; Literary Criticism 2 – Mikela Barton; Mathematics 1 – Wade Jansa, 3 – Michael Clarke, 7 – Jake Schwartz, 20 – Brooke Halfmann, Team – 1; Number Sense 1 – Wade Jansa, 4 – Brooke Halfmann, 5 – Hayden Halfmann, 20 – Michael Clarke, Team – 1; Science 1 – Wade Jansa, Top Scorer  Wade Jansa -  Biology, Chemistry and Physics.

UIL Conference 1A District 9 Academic Spring Meet Results:

The Garden City individual students that placed in the top three and the top team in each team event advance to the Regional Competition.

Accounting   1-Amy Multer; Calculator Applications   1-Wade Jansa, 2-Michael Clarke, 3- Adriana Ramirez, 4-Hayden Halfmann; Computer Applications   1-Brooke Halfmann, 4-Paige Niehues; Computer Science   1-Wade Jansa, 2-Jake Schwartz, 3-Whitney Kellermeier, 4-Brooke Halfmann; Editorial Writing   1-Mikela Barton, 3-Katelyn Hoelscher, 6-Amber Halfmann; Feature Writing     4-Amber Halfmann; Headline Writing     3-Noemi Gonzalez, 5-Morgan Schwartz; Informative Speaking 6-Heather Havlak;

Literary Criticism   1-Mikela Barton, 3-Laura Halfmann, 6-Kate Halfmann; Mathematics   1-Wade Jansa, 2-Michael Clarke, 5-Brooke Halfmann, 6-Jake Schwartz; Number Sense   1-Wade Jansa, 2-Michael Clarke, 3-Hayden Halfmann, 4-Brooke Halfmann; News Writing 4-Adriana Ramirez; Prose Interpretation   5-Amy Multer, 6-Paige Sturtz; Biology   1-Wade Jansa; Chemistry   1-Wade Jansa; Science   1-Wade Jansa, 4-Jake Schwartz; Physics 1-Wade Jansa; Spelling and Vocabulary   3-Lauren Wheeler

Teams:

               Garden City teams placing first and advancing to Regional Competition: Calculator Applications, Computer Science, Literary Criticism, Mathematics, Number Sense, and Science.

Testing Results:

Student in grades three, five and eight took their reading test in March, and had phenomenal results, according to Misty Kinnibrugh, Testing Director.  The three grade levels combined had a 94% passing rate.  Congratulations to the teachers, students and parents for a great performance.

The next TAKS tests will be the week of April 28 through May 2 for all students in grades three through eleven.

TMSCA Results

Garden City qualified eight students to compete in the Texas Math and Science Coaches Association (TMSCA) State Competition March 29. All eight students returned with an award by placing in the top 20 in their respective grade level.

Competition results:  Number Sense – 6th grade - Kellan Kirkland - 4th, Ashley Halfmann -7th, Brandon Gartman - 11th; 7th Grade - Sarah Hoelscher – 8th, Team Placing – 6th. Calculator Applications - 6th Grade - Kellan Kirkland – 1st, Lexie Schaefer – 2nd, Ashley Halfmann – 4th; 7th Grade - Sarah Hoelscher – 6th; 8th Grade - Jessica Olveda – 15th, Katy Multer – 18th, Team Placing – 3rd. Mathematics - 6th Grade - Kellan Kirkland – 5th, Ashley Halfmann – 12th; 8th Grade - Savannah Blanton – 15^th; Science - Brandon Gartman – 10th, Kellan Kirkland – 12th.

Area Track Results:

**Top 4 in each event qualify for Regional meet in Abilene, April 25, 26.

Varsity Girls: 3200 M Run - Vikki Garza 13:11.29, 3rd; 400 M Relay - Leticia Ramirez, Samantha Kellermeier, Lauren Wheeler, Paige Niehues 52.82, 2nd: 800 M Run - Morgan Schwartz 2:33.69, 5th; 100 Hurdles - Britton Avery 17.91, 6th; 400 M Dash - Paige Niehues 1:01.34, 2nd; 200 M Dash - Samantha Kellermeier 28.02, 5th; 300 Hurdles - Britton Avery 49.83, 2nd; 1600 Run - Vikki Garza 6:10.47, 5th; 1600 Relay - Britton Avery, Lauren Wheeler, Samantha Kellermeier, Paige Niehues 4:19.37, 1st.  Garden City girls’ team placed fourth over all with 22 teams competing.

Varsity Boys: 100 M Dash – Josh Colunga 11.65, 4th; 200 M Dash – Jake Schwartz 22.83, 2nd; 1600 M Run – Marcus Dalton 5:05.75, 4th; 400 M Relay – Adrian Arzola, Jake Schwartz, Josh Colunga, Bo Eggemeyer 45.05, 2nd; 800 M Relay – Adrian Arzola, Jake Schwartz, Bo Eggemeyer, Josh Colunga 1:35.49, 2nd; Long Jump – Josh Colunga 20’-3”, 3rd; Shot Put – Jake Schwartz 41’-2 ½”, 4th; High Jump – Jake Schwartz 6’-2”, 1st.  The boys placed third in the meet with 68 points overall.

Girls’ Basketball Team Honors:

•  Class A Division 2 District 11-A MVP - Brittney Chudej; Defensive player of year - Macy Schwartz; All District: Whitney Kellermeier, Lyza Lopez, Paige Niehues, Morgan Schwartz; Honorable mention Melissa Hirt

•  Texas Six -Man Coaches Association All Region First Team - Brittney Chudej, Morgan Schwartz; Second Team- Whitney Kellermeier

•  TSMCA All State First Team – Morgan Schwartz; Second Team – Brittney Chudej.

•  TABC All Region Team - Brittney Chudej, Whitney Kellermeier, Morgan Schwartz

•  TABC All State - Morgan Schwartz

•  All West Texas Class A Division 2 Team – Brittney Chudej, Morgan Schwartz

•  Texas Girls Coaches Association Academic All State - Whitney Kellermeier

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