From the Schoolhouse
Scheduled Events:
Check the school website at: http://www.gckats.net for a schedule of current events.
May 15 10: 30 a.m. National Honor Society induction ceremony; 12:30 p.m. Junior High awards assembly; May 17 Relay for Life, Big Spring; May 17 18 FFA area convention, UTPB; May 20 6 p.m. Band Concert, grades 5 12, school auditorium; May 30 9 a.m. Kindergarten graduation; 7:30 p.m. High School Graduation; June 4 July 1 Summer School; July 11 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Texas Bowl basketball games at Howard College; July 12 7:30 p.m. Texas Bowl football game DI vs. DII, Garden City; Aug. 4 football two-a-days begin.
Tennis
Nick Sanchez won the Boys Singles championship at the Class A Region 2 tennis tournament in Abilene, qualifying him for the state meet. Bo Eggemeyer and Josh Colunga placed third in Boys Doubles. In Girls Singles, Lauren Wheeler lost in a second round match. In Mixed Doubles play, Melissa Hirt and Poncho Zuniga were ousted in the second round. Girls Doubles team of Macy Schwartz and Sydney Halfmann were eliminated in the first round.
The top two places in each event at Regionals advance to the state tournament.
Track
Jake Schwartz, GCISDs only Class A track and field state qualifier, finished fourth in the high jump at 6-02. He earned a trip to the state meet with a leap of 6-04 at the regional meet.
Golf
The boys golf team finished fourth at state with a two-day score of 700. Members of the team are Eric Hirt, Spencer Plagens, Marcus Cook, Hayden Halfmann and Brian Hirt. They finished in second place at the regional tournament and qualified for the state tourney.
Boys Basketball Team Honors:
Texas Six-Man Coaches All-Star Wade Jansa
Texas Six-Man Coaches All-State Wade Jansa 1st team
Texas Association of Basketball Coaches All-Region Wade Jansa
Texas Six-Man Coaches All-Region Wade Jansa 1st team; Erick Hirt, Cole Schwartz 2nd Team
All-District Wade Jansa, MVP; Cole Schwartz, Defensive player of the Year; Eric Hirt, Bo Eggemeyer, Jake Schwartz.
FFA News
There were 30 students involved in FFA this year who competed in Leadership Development Events, Career Development Events, and Ag Mechanics Project Shows.
LDE district results: Radio Team 3rd Britton Avery, Marcus Cook, and Kelsey Jones; Jr. Creed 4th Ian Schaefer; Sr. Creed 7th Melissa Hirt
CDE results: Tractor Tech 1st in district, 1st in area, 19th in state, Levi Schaefer, Cole Schwartz, Eric Hirt, Spencer Plagens; Ag Mechanics Judging 1st in district, 4th in area, Quaid Hale, Dylan Jansa, Travis Gully; Cotton Classing 1st in district 14th in area, 31st in state, Melissa Hirt, Kelsey Jones, Lauren Schwartz.
Ag Mechanics Project Shows: Five ag mechanics projects were built and exhibited at San Angelo and Houston this year. The team received 5 blue ribbons and 2 purple ribbons (better than blue at Houston). Show team members were: Rachel Hirt, Melissa Hirt, Britton Avery, Kelsey Jones, Levi Schaefer, Spencer Plagens, MCall Schaefer, Troy Barnes, Quaid Hale, Morgan Schwartz, Marcus Cook, Cole Schwartz and Eric Hirt.