Quitman Junior High School

Dear QJH Parents, This year QJH is hosting the District UIL Academic Meet. In order to accommodate the almost 300 students competing, we will be allowing QJH students ONLY that are not involved in the UIL Meet on Tuesday, December 10th, to sign out early. Buses will NOT be running at this time and this is NOT a district-wide early release. It is optional. Parents who wish to sign their student out must do so in the front office beginning at 1:15. If someone else if picking up your child, the office must have written note to Ms. Reyes by 10:30 AM. This note needs to be signed by the parent with the name of the person with whom the student is leaving. If you have any questions, please call the QJH Office at (903)763-5000 ext. 2. Thank you, QJH Staff

Today begins our campus PENNY WARS… each class will collect pennies and bring them to Ms. Reyes’ Office up front. If you want to bring silver, you can place it in another grade’s bucket to count against their total. The winning grade will be announced before the end of the day Friday and get an ice cream treat the following Monday. The money collected will be donated to the Christmas Caring & Sharing to help with items they need for Christmas gifts in our community. Penny War will last until Friday at NOON!!!!

Rains only has one B Team, so there will be only 3 games tonight. 8B will play at 5:00 followed by 7A and 8A

QJH Christmas Spirit Dress Up Days Christmas Spirit Days: Mon, Dec 2 “Mad About Plaid” Wear something plaid/flannel Tues, Dec 3 “Mele Kalikimaka” Wear a Hawaiian shirt Wed, Dec 4 “It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas” Wear red and green from head to toe Thur, December 5 “Jingle Bells” Wear jingle bells Fri, December 6 “Elf Yourself” Wear elf ears and an elf hat Mon, December 9 “Candy Cane Day” Wear red and white stripes Tues, Dec 10 “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” Wear a Santa Hat Wed, Dec 11“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” Wear antlers, red nose Thur, Dec 12“Baby It’s Cold Outside” Wear favorite scarf and hat Fri, Dec 13 “Deck the Halls” Wear favorite Christmas decorations Mon, Dec 16“Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” Wear Christmas socks Tues, Dec 17“Tacky Christmas Day” Wear an ugly sweater

The 8th graders won the QJH canned food drive, therefore, the got to choose which teacher would be crowned, “Turkey Teacher” for the day! Thanks for being such a great sport, Coach Mark Fatheree. Happy Thanksgiving from QJH!

Quitman FFA Greenhand Chapter Conducting Team wins 1st place at the Area 6 LDE competition. They earned the top spot in the Area and will be 1 of 24 teams representing the State of Texas at the State competition held in December at Sam Houston State University. Team members are Kennedi Elmore, Kenley Carr, Keiana Davis, Mattison Smith, Lila Park, Maddie Fetterolf, Kinlee Baker, Logan Simpkins, and Joisalyn Tarno. Congratulations!!!

6th Grade Field Trip to Northeast Texas Community College.

Melanie Whitehurst, the newly appointed chief of Wood County Juvenile Probation, presented to all 6th through 8th grade students today about the realities of juvenile probation and the consequences of negative choices. Mrs. Whitehurst was accompanied by three other juvenile probation officers from Wood County and together they described a typical day in juvenile detention, possibly legal charges, and how those charges affect a student's future and possible life and career choices.

Just a reminder we will have spinal screenings tomorrow (Nov. 14) for girls age 12 & boys age 14. Parents, you should have received notification via mail if this involves your child.

8th grade field trip to the Holocaust Museum has been cancelled. Students will attend school on regular schedule. Rescheduled date is pending.

Don’t forget to order your yearbook on-line. The price is $45 but it will go up after a few weeks.

8th Grade Field Trip Reminders: -Be at school by 6:30 AM tomorrow -Dress warm -No phones/head phones/backpacks

8th graders experimenting with forces using paper airplanes.

Congratulations to our 8th-grade football team on their 38-08 victory over Winona last night! Great job guys, and congratulations to all of our coaches and players on successful volleyball, cross country, cheerleading, and football seasons this fall!!

Coach Lingo and the Varsity Volleyball Team defeated Dallas Maddison last night in the Bi-District Playoff Game. The team’s next game will be Thursday. Good luck Lady Dogs!!

Boys’ Basketball players: YOU will have practices next week at 6:30 am each day here at the JH/HS Gym.

This week is our last football game. We play Winona at home at 5:00. Our spirit day is Tie Dye or Tie day. Tie up the Wildcats!

Our Top Dog Competition continues and with our Box Tops results added in: 6th grade has 1080 points, 7th grade has 1177 points, and the 8th grade took the lead with 1197 points. Let’s see if you can TIE it up this week!!

Mr. Nikia Smith, with Longview PARTS (Parents & Adolescents Recovery Treatment Services), was on campus today talking to our junior high school students about the dangers of vaping. Special thanks to Melanie Whitehurst at Wood County Juvenile Probation for recommending Mr. Nikia Smith as a speaker! Mr. Smith presented in an entertaining way a very serious and relevant topic to today's teens.

Congratulations to Mrs. Ashley Kennedy-Veach's 5th period class for winning our box-top competition! Enjoy your pizza party!