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We are proud of our 100+ students who have earned letterman jackets, patches, and AP Scholar sweatshirts! These students work hard to make our school an outstanding place by going above and beyond in their classes and extracurriculars. We also celebrated our juniors and seniors who received their class rings in a great ceremony hosted by West Texas Grad. If you would like to see the LISD Communications photo gallery, visit this website: https://photos.app.goo.gl/xc8gSt3FUvDGGyTJ7

🎉JOIN US FOR A NEW TRADITION! College Signing Day is May 2 in the auditorium. Immediately following signing day, we are opening our doors to the community to celebrate our seniors and welcome our incoming Warriors for the inaugural PTSA Talkington Transition Tailgate from 4:00-5:30 pm. 🥳 All current and future Warriors and their families are welcome to attend. Please scan the QR code to register your family for this event, so our PTSA knows how much food to provide. We will have snacks, an obstacle course, and games. Our senior signing tables will be available for everyone to view as well. We want our incoming Warriors (those who will start next school year) to wear neon colors, so we can welcome you and so you can connect with our other future Warriors. We will also create a time machine, where are seniors and new to Talkington students will show the transition in a fun video, that may make parents feel lots of feelings. 🥹 We know the PTSA is going to create a lasting tradition with this incredible new event. 💜

📣 Good luck to our Texas History Day State competitors! 📣 This Friday, six of our incredible students are heading to the Texas History Day State competition to showcase their hard work and research! Please join us in wishing Ashleigh Buster, Britton Scheckel, Olivia Estrello, Marshall Taylor, Chloe Luna, and Lily Backus the best of luck as they represent Talkington on the big stage! We would like to recognize the hard work of their teacher, Mrs. Allison, as well. She has made sure these students are more than ready to take on the competition. 💜⭐ Their dedication and passion for history have brought them this far, and we know they will make us proud. Drop a comment below to send them some encouragement! 👏👏 #TalkingtonProud #TexasHistoryDay #MakingHistory @ywpn

Selections have been made for the 2025 Young Representatives for the Arts program at LHUCA! One of our Warriors was selected to have her artwork on display in Austin inside of our State Representative's office. Congratulations to the fabulous Victoria Gomez, 8th grader, and her awesome teacher, Sandy Smith. Victoria's work was selected by State Senator Charles Perry. This is a beautiful piece. We are so proud of you!

Our Warriors did a great job representing us at the Track and Field City Championship. Here are the winners: Charly Iaulualo-- FIRST place in Discus and 4th place in Shot Put Cassandra Rae --4th place in Discus and 6th place in Shot Put Zhyon Johnson--4th place in High Jump Eden Puente--6th place in the 800M Run Congratulations to these ladies and their awesome coaches: Coach McFarland, Coach Guenat, and Coach Romo. Way to go! We love to see it!

Hello, Warriors! Please go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/impactevalfamilysurvey and give feedback on support offered at our school for a chance to win a $50 gift card! ¡Buenas tardes, padres! ¡Siga esta enlace y dé su opinión sobre el apoyo ofrecido en nuestra escuela para tener la oportunidad de ganar una tarjeta de regalo de $50!

SPRING PICTURES THIS FRIDAY! For spring pictures, students can wear nice spring clothes (dresses or pants and blouses) as long as it is school appropriate. To make the outfits appropriate, follow these rules: -spaghetti straps tops need to have a jacket or sweater over them -skirts must reach fingertip length -outfits should not reveal bellies or backs -outfits should be dressy (not shorts) If you have any questions about pictures, please contact our incredible yearbook advisor, Mrs. Foster, at Kimberly.foster@lubbockisd.org.

On to GLOBALS! Our DI teams had an amazing day of competition and team bonding on Saturday. All teams had phenomenal performances and tackled their instant challenges with creativity and teamwork. We have 2 teams qualifying for Global Finals, with our 6th grade team placing 4th, and the sophomore team placing 6th. We are so proud of our DI teams and their coaches, Mrs. Foster and Mrs. Fitzhugh. DI takes a TON of time and effort, for sure. You Warriors are doing the MOST! Thank you for representing our school so well. Congratulations to you all! To Gliese and Beyond: Sydney Armes, Marlowe Barnes, and Ani Hamblin. placed 4th and are advancing to Globals. The DI Delectable Donuts: Emma Dominguez, Zoe Pomeroy, Alice Prueitt, Claire Rhoades, and Marshall Taylor. The Giggle Gals- Faith Barbee, Eve Crider, Lila Fowler, and Alicia Tarver. THe Crash Outs: Natalie Alfaro, Araceli Carlson, Paige Dunn, Maddie Nguyen, Olivia Phillips, and Mabel Roller placed 6th and are advancing to Globals. Here is a link to photos and videos of our amazing teams: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18cuixY8Q6jEstPA8wNiMc_h_LOG3pTpc/view?usp=sharing

For STAAR testing and AP testing (4/8 - 5/16), you will be using secure testing apps on your Chromebook. These need to be the most recent version to work correctly! Please use your gopher update feature on your Chromebook to update the operating system. STAAR testers will need to be able to access the Secure Test Browser app.

We hope April showers will bring May flowers, but KNOW it will bring important things like STAAR testing, prom, and epic competitions. Stay Warrior aware next week: https://secure.smore.com/n/6gwt7-talkington-warrior-weekly

Our juniors and seniors will take another step toward graduation this coming week at the Ring Ceremony. Students who have purchased class rings will be celebrated in our auditorium at 3:30 on April 2. Family and friends are welcome to come be part of this moment. Students who need to complete their payments for class rings or senior cap/gown, please follow the information on the flyer. We hope everyone can make it out to this great event.

Congratulations to these amazing Warriors who qualified for the City Championship after Field Events last night: Charly Iaulualo won first place in shot with a throw of 33-09.50. Cassandra Rae won third place in shot with a throw of 30-06.00. Charly Iaulualo won first place in Discus with a throw of 96-06. Cassandra Rae won second place in Discus with a throw 71-08. Zhyon Johnson won first place in the 7th grade high jump at 4-06.00 Both teams ended up in 4th place overall. We are so proud of our amazing field stars! Way to go, students and coaches!

Congratulations to our Warriors who qualified for the Track and Field City Champions! This contest is next Tuesday night! 400X 100 Relay got 4th and qualified: Mia Rivera, Kylah Washington, Avyra Neals, Zhyon Johnson, Alt. Gemma McDonald 800 M run Maya Rivera got first in 7th grade Eden Puente got third in 8th grade 100 M Hurdles Gemma McDonald got 4th in 7th grade 1600 M Relay (mile relay): Mia Rivera, Gemma McDonald, Maya Rivera, Zhyon Johnson, Alt. Spencer Hinkle Way to go, Warriors!

Hello, Warrior families! April 8 - 24 is STAAR testing across Lubbock ISD. Please check the testing dates for days your student will be testing! Students need to be on campus for these assessments, so please schedule upcoming appointments accordingly. Thank you! Tuesday, April 8 = English grades 6-9 Thursday, April 10 = English grade 10 Tuesday, April 15 = Science grades 8-9 Thursday, April 17 = U.S. History grades 8 and 11 Thursday, April 24 = Math grades 6-8 and Algebra I

Our next parent meeting is Thursday, March 27, in the Talkington cafeteria! You will hear important information about the school bond, PTSA will choose a nominating committee, and then we will dive into our parent meeting. Come and meet other families as we continue to build relationships with each other. Hope to see you there!

On May 7 from 8-11am, all Talkington athletes (including cheerleaders) for next year will have the opportunity to have their physicals done on campus. All athletes have paperwork that needs to be filled out now to register for athletics next year as well. Please follow the instructions on the photo to get started and see your coach for the information packets and more details.

We hope everyone enjoyed some time off, but make sure you stay updated with all the awesome stuff to come at Talkington: https://secure.smore.com/n/drk6n-talkington-warrior-weekly

Don't rely on luck! Stay Warrior aware by reading our Talkington Smore to know what's coming up right after the break: https://secure.smore.com/n/drk6n-talkington-warrior-weekly

We are proud to announce the 2025-2026 Middle School Cheerleaders: Spencer Hinkle Tra'shae Mitchell Cierra Villarreal Ruthie McDonald Marshall Taylor Lily Backus Paizley Suavez Moraa Kemboi Congratulations to the incredible 2025-2026 High School Varsity Cheerleaders: Araceli Carlson Briley Harrison Tatum Masters Elizabeth Bunyard Claire Taylor Keagan Valderaz Violet Delano Natalie Conde Lilli Escobedo Talitha Dalton Gillian Hinkle Mitchel Owuor Kendall McCammond Thank you to all of the wonderful Warriors who tried out! You all make our school a wonderful place to be!

Happy Pi Day! 🥧3.14 Thank you to everyone who participated in the Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society’s Pi Day Pi-ku Contest. Haiku entries had to be 3 syllables, 1 syllable, 4 syllables. 💜 Here are the winning poems: Taylor Harrison Pi is fi Ha I know you laughed Braelynn Simmons I have spilled tea What have I done Natalie Conde Choose kindness Spread Love to those near Honorable mentions Mrs. Fitzhugh Warriors Slay Enjoy Spring Break Mrs. Foster Skibidi What Does this junk mean? What fun and what talented poets we have here at Talkington! Enjoy Pi Day, everyone. 🎉