News From Cherokee ISD

Last week, our cross country teams traveled to Zephyr for their first meet of the year. The varsity girls team placed 3rd. James Beck placed 6th overall in the varsity boys’ division. The junior high cross country teams had their first meet last week as well. The girls placed 10th overall with Taylor Randolph in 56th place, Kensley Seay in 62nd, Lily Graves in 82nd, Preslee Duggan in 91st, and Ella Graves in 95th. The boys placed 3rd as a team with Weston Woolsey in 15th place, Preston Hanley in 16th, Brian Chia in 19th, Jaxon White in 22nd, Robert Sawyer in 29th, Gabriel Swinney in 39th, Uriah Valdez in 80th, and Franky Penney in 83rd.

In other sports news, our varsity football team played in Gordon against Goldberg two weeks ago. The Indians emerged victorious with a decisive final score of 65-19. The varsity team played Evant last week with another big point spread of 60-6. These guys have worked their way to #5 in the state according to <sixmanfootball.com>. The Indians are 3-0 for the year so far and will play Bluffdale on Thursday which is a team with a 3-0 record as well. Of the Evant game, Coach White reports, “We had a very balanced scoring attack. Gunner Baugh scored from 50 yards out and from 55 yards out. Joey Bond scored with a passing reception from Joel Valdez. Valdez also had two touch-downs on the ground as well. Rode Ligon had a scoop and score touchdown from a fumble caused by Joey Bond. Cayden Houston had one receiving touchdown from Joel Valdez and one rushing touchdown. Caleob Houston ran well for one touchdown.

Our junior high students have been filming the announcements each day, and it has been so fun to watch them learn leadership skills, speaking skills, and so much more. This week, a group of our elementary student leaders, Mandi Fry, Holdin Boswell, and Rein Hooten, joined in. They have been planning and researching to make their vision a reality, and it was such a joy to see them on screen. This week, they are collecting data and developing a plan for including other elementary students as well. We are looking forward to this special addition to our announcements.

We are getting ready to wrap up the first six weeks this week, and report cards will go out next week. By now, you should have a good idea of how your student is doing. It is a good idea to touch base with your child’s teacher every now and then to check in. Discuss your student’s grades with your child instead of just reviewing the grades while your student is off doing something else. This way you can address issues right away and give praise immediately as well. Make it a goal to set your student up for success this school year!