Finish Strong!

As we transition to the final weeks of school, I have a simple challenge to all of our students!  Finish stronger than you started!  You are an amazing group of students who have been great this year!  You have shown great character, won championships, responded positively in challenging situations, and stayed true to what a Corsicana Tiger represents.  Let's make sure that we do not do anything in the final weeks of the school year that can erase all of the great things you have done this school year.  Go Tigers! #HomeofChampions

STAAR Testing

We will have another round of STAAR EOC testing at CHS next week.  Students will take the Algebra 1, Biology, and U.S. History tests.  Students in grades 9, and 11, and some 10th graders will take these exams.  The schedule is as follows:
Algebra 1: Tuesday, May 6th
Biology: Wednesday, May 7th
U.S. History: Thursday, May 8th
If you are impacted by testing please make sure you get a good night's rest and report to your posted testing room at 7:40 am each morning.

Collins Scholarship
Congratulations to all of the students who received a Collins Scholarship.  It was great to share this special day with all of the students.  Please click here to read more information about the Collins Scholarship program. 

Extracurricular Updates

Track and Field
Shout out to Noah Gilfillan for making it to state again this year in the pole vault.  This will be Noah's seconds trip to the state UIL Track and Field Championships.  Noah received second place this year and will reach for the championship this year.  We salute you Noah!  Go Tigers! #HomeofChampions

Softball
The softball team ended their season this past Saturday at home.  They played Mansfield Legacy Friday and Saturday in round one of the playoffs and came up short with a great end to the season.  Thank you to the coaches, players, and all of the parents and community members who have supported the softball team this year.  Go Tigers! #HomeofChampions

Calicos
The Calicos will have their spring show Saturday, May 3rd at 6 pm in the Corsicana High School Performing Arts Center.  You do not want to miss this amazing production!  All of the young ladies have been working extremely hard.

Baseball
Shout out to the baseball team for making it to the playoffs once again!  They will face Mansfield Summit in the bi-district playoffs.  They will play Thursday at 7 pm at Summit, Friday at Corsicana at 7 pm, and Saturday at Mansfield if needed.  Go Tigers! #HomeofChampions

UIL Academics

Shout out to the students who will be participating in the regional UIL academic competition.  They will be competing this Friday and Saturday.  Go Tigers! #HomeofChampions 

One Act Play
A big shout out to the UIL One Act Play team.  They will compete in regionals this Wednesday at the Texas Hall-Main State on the campus of the University of Texas @ Arlington.  The competition will begin at 2 p.m. Admission is $10.00.  Go Tigers! #HomeofChampions

Dont Forget the Dual Credit Meeting

It's hard to believe that it is already the 4th week of April.  It's like we just got started!  Like they say time flies when you are having fun!

Mandatory Dual Credit Meeting
Any student interested in dual credit classes must attend the meeting. Parents are also encouraged to attend. Dual credit classes are for junior or senior students who have met the college prerequisite requirements for enrollment in the college courses.
What is dual credit? "Courses offered for dual credit stem from agreements between high schools, universities and community colleges whereby a high school junior or senior enrolls in a college course and simultaneously earns college credit and high school credit for the course."
The meeting will be Monday, April 21, 2014 at 6 pm in the CHS Commons.

Derrick Days
Choirs from all CISD schools, the CHS Jazz Band, Calicos, CHS Bistro, CMS Ag Mechanics and other student groups will be featured at Derrick Days on Saturday, April 26. Click here for the full schedule.  We would love to see everyone out for Derrick Days! 

Corsicana ISD will hold classes on Monday, May 26.  

Monday, May 26 was originally scheduled as a bad weather day, but school will be in session due to an ice day on March 3.

Harlem Gospel Choir
It was great to have the Harlem Gospel Choir on campus this past week!  They put on a great show for our seniors and our fine art students.

Students with members of the Harlem Gospel Choir

Extracurricular Updates
Shout out to Noah Gilfillan and Robin Henley for making it to regionals in track and field.  Noah will be going in the Pole Vault, and Robin will be going in the 200.  The track meet will be this Friday and Saturday at the University of Texas at Arlington.  Go Tigers!  #HomeofChampions

Softball will begin playoff action this week!  We will update you when we know the exact time date and location.  Go Tigers! #HomeofChampions

Baseball will have their final regular season game against Jacksonville at home this Friday.  Go Tigers! #HomeofChampions

CHS Calico Spring Show
Mark your calendars for what will be an AMAZING night! Calicos will have their annual show entitled "Lights, Camera, Dancin'!" on Saturday, May 3rd at 6 p.m. Tickets went on sale beginning April 14th with pre-sales $6 and tickets $8 at the door. If you are interested in purchasing a shirt, orders and money must be turned in by April 18th. Shirts are $15 each. This year we will have many calico alumni in the audience! Hope to see you at the show!

 Congratulations to McKayla Goodwin and Tiono McDonald

Congratulations to Brooke Jenecka and Allen Bernal

Grit Will Get it Done!

It will be great to be back in the building this week.  I was out three days last week at a training so I can't wait to see all of the smiling faces at Corsicana High School!

Students, I want to encourage you to continue to press hard toward all of your dreams.  Many students have expressed to me how stressful the spring semester can be.  I know many of you are involved in several school activities, are working regular jobs, and have tons of school work on top of it all.  One student recently said to me: "Once I get one thing done, another thing pops up, when does it all end!"  I want you to watch the following TED Talk over grit.  Angela Lee Duckwork says that grit is how you truly achieve success.  She says that grit is having passion and perseverance for very long term goals.  So keep working hard! Keep pushing! Keep pressing! Have grit!

Prom
This year's prom will be Saturday, May, 10 beginning at 8 pm.  It will be held at the IOOF Special Events Center.  I cannot wait to see all of our students dressed up in their formal attire.  Prom is a such a special time in the life of a high school student.  Tickets are on sale for $50.  Have fun! Be safe!

Reminder!!!
We will have school this Friday!  This is a bad weather make-up day.  See you Friday morning!

Extracurricular Updates

We are proud of our students, directors, and coaches for all of their hard work so far this spring.  I love the spirit of excellence that I see taking place.  Keep being excellent!

One Act Play Advances to Regionals!
Shout out to the One Act Play team for advancing to regionals!  They put on another great performance this past Tuesday at Tyler Junior College.  Several of our students received individual awards during the awards program.  They are:
Danny Phillips-Best Actor
Tiano McDonalds-All-Star Cast
Christian Minniear-All-Star Cast
Veronica Reyes-Honorable Mention All-Star Cast
Caitlin Pohland-Honorable Mention All-Star Cast
Donovan Hailey-Honorable Mention All-Star Cast
Hailey Herrin-All Star Tech Crew
Their next performance will be April 30th at the University of Texas at Arlington.  We will update you later on performance times.  Go Tigers! #HomeofChampions

Tennis
Shout out to the boys and girls jv tennis teams for winning the district title! They joined their varsity counterparts in showing who is the best at tennis in the district.  The varsity tennis team will compete in the regional tournament this Monday and Tuesday at the University of Texas at Arlington.  We wish them well at regionals!  Go Tigers! #HomeofChampions

Track and Field
Shout out to the track team for doing a great job at the district track meet.  We will have several athletes who will be advancing to the area meet this Thursday in Whitehouse!  Go Tigers!  #HomeofChampions

Moesha Tolliver, Makenzie Lee, Sha Sha Taylor, Robin Henley

FCCLA
A big shout out to the Family Career and Community Leaders of America team.  They did a great job at their competition in Corpus Christi. They received 3rd out of 23 teams!  Go Tigers! #HomeofChampions

Jenny Garcia, Veronica Reyes, Melanie Bettancourt

Golf
The golf team will have their regional competition this Monday and Tuesday.  Boys will be Monday at the Links at Waterchase in Fort Worth, and the girls will compete Tuesday at Tierra Verde in Arlington.  Go Tigers! #HomeofChampions

Softball/Baseball
Another great week by our softball and baseball teams.  They both dominated John Tyler at home, and split with Nacogdoches.  The softball team defeated Nac and the baseball team came up a little short.  Both teams will host Lindale at home this Tuesday.  It will be Senior night for the softball team.  They will head to Whitehouse this Friday.  Go Tigers! #HomeofChampions

Teacher Websites
Students and parents our teachers work hard to ensure they have great teacher websites.  Please check them out for up to date information about concepts, assignments/homework, and helpful resources.  Please click here to connect to the websites.

Doing What I Enjoy: Singing!

Tennis Does it Again!

Our first round of testing is over.  I know we are all ready to get back to our regular routine after 5 straight days of testing.  I am appreciative to all of our students who worked extremely hard and gave their best on the tests.  I am especially grateful to the sophomore students who were so flexible when we had to move most of our testing rooms because of a broken pipe on our chiller system that cools most of Corsicana High School.  Thanks for being awesome!

It will be UConn vs Kentucky in the NCAA men's basketball game.  I will be cheering for UConn.  I know many of you were rooting for Florida.  Sorry it didn't work out!  Who is your pick to win it?  Sound off!

Prom
This year's prom will be Saturday, May, 10 beginning at 8 pm.  It will be held at the IOOF special events center.  I cannot wait to see all of our students dressed up in their formal attire.  Prom is a such a special time in the life of a high school student.  Tickets are on sale for $50.  Have fun! Be safe!

District Champion Tennis Team
A huge shout out to the Tennis team for winning another district championship.  They participated in the district tournament in Jacksonville Friday and Saturday and came out team champions in the girls and boys division!  Go Tigers! #HomeofChampions.

Mixed Doubles
Maggie Phinney and Brandon Levenson-District Champions
Jacob Middleton and Ellen Yates-4th Place

Boys Doubles
Tyler Schultz and Ben Crocker-2nd Place

Girls Singles
Cecilia Hernandez-2nd Place

Boys Singles
Jonathan Castan-3rd Place
Tahoe Mickle-4th Place

Girls Doubles
Michelle Cho and Emily Guo-3rd Place
Jamison Teague and Crystalynn Shirley-4th Place


Extracurricular Updates
Because of testing, last week was pretty quiet at the front end.  Things heated up on the tail end with track and field, soccer, baseball, softball, and tennis.

The girls soccer team played great Friday night against Waxahachie.  They came up short but they all played with tons of heart and represented Corsicana High School in a great way!  I am proud of all of our student athletes, and Coach Jones and his coaching staff.  Go Tigers! #HomeofChampions

Girls Soccer Team

Softball got back to their winning ways Friday night with a dominating win over Jacksonville.  They rolled 'em up 8-1.  Love it!  Go Tigers! #HomeofChampions

The baseball team continued their dominance toward a district championship Friday night.  They destroyed Jacksonville 14-3! Softball and baseball will face John Tyler at home Tuesday night! It's Senior night for baseball.  Go Tigers! #HomeofChampions

The track team will have their district track meet this Wednesday and Thursday at Lindale.  Let's burn the track up in Lindale! Go Tigers! #HomeofChampions

The One Act Play team will have their area competition this Tuesday at Tyler Junior College in Tyler.  Break a leg guys! Go Tigers! #HomeofChampions

Mark your calendars for what will be an AMAZING night! Calicos will have their annual show entitled "Lights, Camera, Dancin'!" on Saturday, May 3rd at 6 p.m. Tickets go on sale starting April 14th with pre-sales $6 and tickets $8 at the door. If you are interested in purchasing a shirt, orders and money must be turned in by April 18th. Shirts are $15 each. This year we will have many calico alumni in the audience! Hope to see you at the show!