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HUGE CONGRATULATIONS go out to Amarachi Uche-Eboh, who has been awarded the Texas Girls Collaborative Project High School STEM Award! The focus of this award is to recognize high school students or student groups/organizations that possess the following attributes: -Demonstrated passion for a STEM and associated careers. -Actively engages in building STEM skills and capabilities. -Embraces available STEM activities and demonstrates leadership in these activities. -Demonstrates willingness to share skills and knowledge through role modeling and mentoring others. -Inspires others by showing enthusiasm and commitment to pursuing a STEM career. She will be recognized at their award assembly on December 1. Way to go!! #warriorsbychoice #womeninSTEM

Tomorrow is College Shirt Day! We look forward to seeing which schools are represented! The first Friday of every month, we wear our college shirts. #collegebound #warriorsbychoice

Juniors and Seniors: It is time to order your class rings, caps and gowns, graduation announcements, and class year swag. Herff Jones will be here to do fittings and sales on Monday, November 6, from 3:00-5:00pm in the cafeteria. Bring your down payments. #anothermilestone #onestepcloser

❗️❗️ NO SCHOOL TODAY ❗️❗️ We'll see everyone back in class tomorrow!

Reminder: Students and staff may wear sweatpants or sweatshirts with jeans tomorrow, October 31, for a $2 donation in our final United Way fundraiser this year. Please help us reach our fundraising goal! Students may turn in their donations to their first period teachers.

The Talkington High School Honor Society will host Salute Our Veterans on Friday, November 10, at 3:00pm in the auditorium. Students are encouraged to invite their immediate family members who are veterans to attend. We would like to recognize all of these wonderful veterans on our Veterans Day website. To recognize your family members, use this link: https://forms.gle/jUhy6pYEmSt63oLK9 This Friday, November 3, is the deadline to add family members to the website, so please get that information in today. Contact Mr. Butler at corey.butler@lubbockisd.org for details about this event.

Francisca Marquez was interviewed by Talkington alumna Mikayla Holmes for an article on the KLBK News website EverythingLubbock.com. She shared information about the Questbridge College Match Program along with her love for Talkington. You can read the article here: https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/local-news/lubbock-senior-named-finalist-for-national-scholarship-program/

Reminder: For a $2 donation to the United Way of Lubbock, Talkington students and staff may wear Friday dress tomorrow, Wednesday, October 25. Students turn in their donations to their first period teachers.

Congratulations to the 29 honor sweater recipients and the 21 AP Scholars! Talkington Warriors are absolutely impressive! Great job by our speaker, Arai, and Mrs. Cortez and Ms. Cardelli who organized the event. What a day to be a Warrior! You can see all of the photos here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/qcVHjDJttx4i1prg9 #warriorsbychoice #sisterhood #WeAreLubbockISD

We are so grateful for our friends at Amazon and the Vice President of the Black Employee Network department, Neisha Rainwater, for their generous donation of backpacks and markers to our school. Ms. Rainwater grew up in East Lubbock and wanted to give back to the community here. HUGE thank you! #grateful #womenbusinessleaders #sisterhood

Lady Warriors are spreading cheer through their beautiful art! We are so proud to say that Rayne Childress-Westmoreland, an eighth grader, was selected as the 1st place winner, and her design, pictured here, will be one of the LISD holiday cards sent to families this year. Seventh graders Lila Fowler and Abby Hannon also placed in the top 10 in the district--an amazing accomplishment as there were 155 entries! We know their wonderful art teacher, Ms. Bell, is incredibly proud. #warriorsbychoice #STEAM #WeAreLubbockISD

Reminder: Bring $2 to wear Friday dress this Monday! You will turn in the money to your first period teacher.

Support the Lubbock Area United Way! We will be offering the following dress passes as a way to help raise funds: Monday, Oct 16th- Friday Dress- $2.00 Wednesday, Oct 25th- Friday Dress- $2.00 Tuesday, Oct 31st- Sweats- $2.00 Help us support this worthy cause. Bring your money to your first period teacher. If you have an off-campus class for first period, stop by the office when you return to pay for your dress pass.

This week's announcements: Picture Day: Picture day for all 6th-11th grade is Tuesday, October 17th in the auditorium. There will be no flyers or money to turn in to the photographer. You will receive a QR code after your picture is taken, and your parents can order your pictures online. Seniors, if you did not take your picture this summer, you will also have your picture taken on Tuesday. Please see Ms. Turner for any questions. Debate: Any high schooler interested in debate. There will be a short informational meeting, about CX (Cross-Examination) debate on Monday after school until 4:30 in Mr. Mason's room. Theatre: The tech theatre class is looking for cardboard for building set pieces and props. If you have any to spare, please bring it to Ms. Kruse's room. UIL Writing: High School Students: If you are interested in HS Journalism, please sign up outside Mrs. Hamblin's room by Wednesday, October 18. Tryouts will be on Monday, October 23 immediately after school in Mrs. Hamblin's room. Please be aware that Journalism is a long-term commitment! Middle School: If you like to write and you like to debate or argue, please sign up for MS Editorial Writing! Signup sheet is located outside Mrs. Hamblin's room; please sign up by Wednesday, October 18. Tryouts will be on Monday, October 23 immediately after school in Mrs. Hamblin's room. Spirit Day: Next Friday's dress up theme is Blast from the Past. You will dress as your childhood self. SAT Registration: Juniors, if you did not enjoy the digital PSAT, you need to register for the paper SAT. The test is December 2, and the deadline to register is November 2. See Mrs. Couch for help. Contest: We are having our 3rd annual "Book-O-Lantern" contest at the end of October. You decorate a pumpkin as your favorite character or scene from a book to enter. We will award prizes to the top three pumpkins! The information is in our Library Google Classroom or see Mrs. Henricks. Contest: Today is the deadline for the Patriot's Pen and Voices of Democracy contests. Please turn them in on your grade level Google Classrooms.

On October 23-27, Talkington will recognize Red Ribbon Week. We will have dress up days (worn with our normal uniform pieces), and we will have a Hugs, Not Drugs Random Acts of Kindness Bingo activity. More details coming soon!

NO SCHOOL TODAY! We'll see everyone back in class tomorrow! #WeAreLubbockISD

NO SCHOOL TODAY! We'll see everyone back in class tomorrow! #WeAreLubbockISD

Hey, Lubbock ISD families! 👋 This is a friendly reminder that there is no school for students or staff on Monday, Oct. 9. We'll see everyone back in class on Tuesday, Oct. 10! #WeAreLubbockISD

Dear District 2 Lubbock ISD families, You’re invited to attend a District 2 Town Hall Meeting hosted by District 2 Trustee Bill Stubblefield on Monday, October 30. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. in the Estacado High School cafeteria. You’ll have the opportunity to meet campus and district administrators, learn about each of the campuses in District 2, and provide feedback and ask questions in a group activity. Your partnership is important to us and we hope to see you there! Dr. Kathy Rollo Superintendent, Lubbock ISD

Good afternoon parents and guardians, Attached you will find an updated tardy policy. We will be meeting with students this week addressing any concerns with tardies. It is very important that students arrive to class on time each day. Each tardy counted per semester includes arriving at school after 8:15 a.m. and in between passing periods.