Talkington School for Young Women Leaders -

Congratulation to these fabulous Top 10 graduates from the Class of 2024 and to their Top 10 Educators! This week, we hosted the Top Ten Dinner at the Texas Tech Club to celebrate our students' accomplishments. Each student was allowed to choose one Talkington educator who has had a profound impact on their lives to accompany them to this event. To see the photo gallery, click here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/GpwD8HzUtJ387Ao28 We are so proud of these Warriors!

AE DAY IS ALMOST HERE! Student Council is so excited to host this event, and we hope that everyone is ready to have a blast and learn some new skills. See you all Monday!

Warrior Families, House Bill 3908 mandates that a Fentanyl prevention presentation be shared with students in grades 6th-12th. As a parent, you have the right to opt-out of viewing this presentation. Links are below for you to print, sign, and return. Or you may pick up a letter at the front office. https://5il.co/2lk3x https://5il.co/2lk3z

We had many more students than we anticipated sign up for the crafting sessions on Academic Enrichment Day. In order to allow more students to get their first choice of activity, we need your help. If you have old t-shirts, shirt buttons, sewing thread, or bracelet-making supplies, please bring those to Mrs. Couch's office by this Friday, May 17. Thank you for your support.

Thank you so much for the wonderful morning treat PTSA & The Soda Shack!!!! Our teachers and staff greatly appreciated it!!!!

College Signing Day highlighted the successes of the Class of 2024. Seniors took home over $30,000 in scholarships (putting them very close to $8 million in total scholarship awards) and heard great advice from the fabulous speakers. Christiana McCourt was named Miss THS. We are so proud of these amazing Warriors, and we know you are all off to do great things in college. To see the LISD photo gallery, follow this link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/rEnHFCf7UJVxedbC6

TODAY IS THE DAY! We are so excited to hear our seniors choose their colleges and to give away over $30,000 in scholarships! Families and friends who are attending should enter door 8 by the auditorium to get a visitors' badges.

Our Academic Enrichment Day on May 20 will be a blast! We are still looking for parent volunteers to help monitor stations. Please consider signing up for a time slot to help our day run smoothly: https://forms.gle/q1c5L9qm3pKAuGYm7 Students, you don't want to miss this!

To transition from a poetry unit to their Holocaust unit, students in Mrs. Fitzhugh's 8th grade ELA classes analyzed poetry from "I Never Saw Another Butterfly ... Children's Drawings and Poems from Terezin Concentration Camp." Students then designed a paper butterfly to represent the poem's themes, tone, and overall message. These students did an amazing job with their analysis and were able to showcase their artistic abilities. Thank you, Mrs. Fitzhugh, for providing such a powerful lesson. Great job, Warriors!

On May 20, we will have our final Academic Enrichment Day of the year. Our students have asked to have classes on life skills they will need as adults, and we are looking for experts to serve as teachers for these classes. If you are able to help, please sign up using the link on the flyer, or contact Brandi Couch at 806-219-2211.

We would like to give a shout out to all teams that presented last night for our Incubator Final Pitch Night. Our People's Choice Award selected by the audience went to SoulKure: Triniti McKinney, Emely Castro-Ramos, Caroline McAfee and My'Kaya Fulcher. The 1st place winner selected by the judges, and the group moving on to the national competition, was Speedy Sewlutions: Makalya Mack, Lexi Chavez, Brooklyn Williams and Christine Spears! Congratulations! We loved seeing all of your hard work pay off. Great job everyone.

Our choir students continue to amaze us! Way to go, Lady Warriors and Ms. Barbee!

Talkington Middle School Theatre presents the musical, Alice in Wonderland Jr., this Friday and Saturday, May 3rd and 4th, at 7 pm. The show is about an hour long. Tickets are only $5. Reserve yours today with the link below. You don't want to miss this! https://www.vancoevents.com/us/events/landing/42365?authuser=0

Shark Tank--Talkington Style! Come out and support our Lady Warriors for their Final Pitch Night. Learn about their great business ideas and vote for your favorite team! Join us to celebrate all that these students have accomplished in INCubator.

Warrior Families, I want to thank you for the congratulations! As a proud first-generation graduate, I am passionate about the transformative power of education. Thank you for your support and together, we can inspire and empower the next generation of young women leaders! Here is your May News! https://www.smore.com/n/jgbd0 Much Love, Dr. Longoria

Our final Academic Enrichment Day will be May 20. We would love to have parent/family volunteers to help us make the day run smoothly. If you are able to help, please sign up with the link on the flyer. If you have questions, contact Brandi Couch at brandi.couch@lubbockisd.org.

We are proud to announce these top finishes from the LISD 6th Grade Track Meet on April 24: 200 M Dash Britt Scheckel-8th place Lilly Labonte-10th place 800 M Run Maya Rivera-10th place 4x400 M Relay-3rd place team: Gemma McDonald, Zyhon Johnson, Brittain Bradford, Maya Rivera Long Jump Lilly Labonte-6th place Gemma McDonald-10th place We are so proud of all of who competed in this meet! Way to go, Lady Warriors!

Congratulations to Olivia Hodge for reaching Eagle Scout status. What an incredible accomplishment! We are so proud of this amazing Lady Warrior. See a fabulous article and video here: https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/local-news/lubbock-girl-reaches-eagle-scout-status-earned-117-badges/

Jr Visual Art Scholastic Event occurred this past Saturday at Coronado High School. There were 140 entries from across the region. Each of the 10 Talkington students who participated received top ratings, earning a medal for their interview about their Art process and product. Congratulations! These girls have every reason to be proud of themselves! 8th grade: Obarita Aarushi Lucianne Gibbs Zuda Schwilk 7th grade: Lila Fowler Abby Hannon Isabella Hinton Amelia Meyers Katharine Rinehart Katherine Schmidt Jalia Siwatu

SUMMER 2024 WARRIOR ATHLETICS SCHEDULE -High School Volleyball practice starts August 5th first games are 10th and 12th. Please plan ahead so that you don’t miss tryouts and games. -Middle School Volleyball will start on the second day of school. -High School Conditioning and weightlifting/ Sports specific Training 8:00-10:00 am July 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 29th, 30th, 31st Conditioning/Weightlifting - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Basketball - Mondays and Wednesdays Volleyball- Tuesdays and Thursdays -Middle School Conditioning and Weightlifting/Sports specific training will be nightly 6:00-8:00 pm July 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 29th, 30th, 31st Conditioning/Weightlifting - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Basketball - Mondays and Wednesdays Volleyball- Tuesdays and Thursdays All students will need a new physical for 2024-25 school year. Physicals can be done here at Talkington on May 8th for $25.00. -Please be prepared for no access to locker rooms, so come ready to go with a 1 gallon jug of water for your own use, as no sharing of water will be allowed, and outside & inside shoes. -All students participating in summer activities will need to join the Team App! Our Team Name is Lady Warriors -TSYWL. For questions, contact Coach McFarland at karen.mcfarland@lubbockisd.org.