Talkington School for Young Women Leaders -

THS Mock Trial came away with a big win! Our Defense team won all 3 judges' ballots. Amiya Vanapalli got a ballot for outstanding witness Noura Islam got 2 ballots for outstanding witness And Catherine Lithuania won ALL THREE ballots for outstanding attorney. What a night that was for THS Mock Trial! Tonight our team competes as Plaintiff, and they would love to have your support. You can attend for free! Report to the Lubbock County Courthouse before 5:00pm. You will really enjoy watching!

Friendly reminder your Lady Warrior's 8th grade banquet is approaching quickly! We have a great fundraising opportunity at Fuzzy's Taco shop located at 10101 Slide Rd. tomorrow, Tuesday, January 23rd from 6-9 p.m. Brownies are $5 each and we receive 100% of proceeds. Parents can sign up to volunteer at the link below. 8th graders please wear Talkington gear and jeans. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4FADAB23AA8-46032626-brownie. Please contact julicmccauley@gmail.com if you need more information. Thank you in advance for your support of this year's 8th grade banquet!

REMINDER: 6th graders need to return their signed choice sheets for 7th grade schedules to Ms. Jackson as soon as possible.

Students competed in High School UIL this weekend at the Red Raider Classic. Here are the fabulous results: 9th grade Calculator Francesca Mendoza - 5th place Mathematics Overall Carice Chen - 2nd place 9th grade Mathematics Carice Chen - 1st place Jonna Hollis - 2nd place Emma Onuma - 6th place 9th grade Number Sense Jonna Hollis - 1st place Francesca Mendoza - 3rd place 9th grade Science Carice Chen - 1st place Francesca Mendoza - 3rd place Emma Onuma - 3rd place Journalism - 2nd place Team Christiana McCourt Copy Editing - 3rd place Editorial Writing - 2nd place Headline Writing - 1st place Feature Writing - 1st place News Writing - 1st place Ready Writing Abigail Clayton - 6th place Congratulations to these amazing Warriors! Thank you for representing Talkington. Best of luck this week at the O'Donnell UIL Contest!

Please join us in welcoming Sergeant Braden to the Talkington family! We are so lucky to have him here as part of our safety team. Owen the Owl (our communications mascot from LISD) was very happy to pose with our new family member this morning.

Student Council would love for all students and staff to wear red tomorrow (January 19) for Remember Everyone Deployed day. Students may wear red shirts with jeans.

Support Lubbock ISD fine art students through the West Texas Print Fest Art Auction on Tuesday, January 30, from 6:00-7:30pm at the Fibermax Center of Discover. You can preview the items here: https://one.bidpal.net/wtxprintfest/browse/all

We are so proud of our students who earned their letterman jackets and additional patches. Here is the photo gallery from the fabulous LISD Communications Department: https://photos.app.goo.gl/ofxy89ksFhoJM2Ws6 We gave away more awards than ever before! We are grateful to Kendall Toelle (THS Class of 2020), who returned to Talkington as our guest speaker to share great advice with our Lady Warriors. Big shout out to Mrs. Cortez for organizing such an amazing event!

Sixth grade families, all 6th graders are bringing home their choice sheets for 7th grade classes. Please review their choices and sign the forms to return to Ms. Jackson, our middle school counselor. If you need more information, you can access that in your child's Google Classroom or contact Ms. Jackson at sally.jackson@lubbockisd.org.

The class of 2028 is preparing to celebrate their final year in middle school with an amazing 8th grade Banquet. Please come out and support them on January 23rd from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. at Fuzzy's Taco shop located at 10101 Slide Rd by purchasing some tasty brownies. 100% of the proceeds will go directly to the planning committee. See the flyer for more details.

Event Spotlight: Father-Daughter Dance Allison Ward, 7th grader, shared this photo of her with her dad at last year's event. Allison said, "I really enjoyed spending time with my dad and having fun at the dance. This was by far my favorite thing that happened during my 6th grade year." Middle schoolers are invited to bring a father figure to the dance on Saturday, February 10, from 6:00-8:00 pm at the Grand Central Venue. Tickets can be purchased from Mr. Mason for $20 (includes the Talkington student and her father figure), and you can add additional siblings for only $5. For questions about the event, please contact Mr. Mason at james.mason@lubbockisd.org.

THIS FRIDAY IS THE DEADLINE TO APPLY TO TALKINGTON! Do you know someone who would make a great Warrior? We accept students who will be in grades 6-12. Share the application website with them: https://www.lubbockisd.org/o/tsywl/page/magnet-program For help with the application, please call us at 806-219-2200.

Talkington Varsity won FIRST PLACE at the Texas Tech Law School Mock Trial Invitational! They went undefeated all three rounds and pulled a win against LHS. Mia Butler and Treasure Kowino won overall Outstanding Witnesses and Noura Islam won Overall Outstanding Attorney. That means our Warriors won three of the four top awards given out! Talkington JV won FOURTH PLACE, which is incredibly impressive considering this was their very first competition ever, and they competed against 2 strong varsity teams. We've never had that success at the JV level. What amazing results! Please join us in congratulating our mock trial students and their advisor, Mr. Butler. If you've never been to a mock trial event, you are definitely missing out. It is like a TV courtroom drama! Come see the Varsity team in Prelims on Monday-Wednesday, January 22-24. Semifinals are the following Monday, January 29, and Finals are Tuesday, January 30. You will need to be at the Lubbock County Courthouse before 5pm and they usually run until about 7:30. Well worth your time, believe me!

Middle school students are invited to bring a father figure to the Starry Night Dance! The event will be hosted on Saturday, February 10, from 6:00-8:00 pm at the Grand Central Venue. Tickets can be purchased from Mr. Mason for $20 (includes the Talkington student and her father figure), and you can add additional siblings for only $5. For questions about the event, please contact Mr. Mason at james.mason@lubbockisd.org.

More grest news for our WRiTE BRAiN Books published authors! The story of this amazing work by Class of 23 Alex Brock and our current students will be featured on KLBK! We are all so very proud of this amazing accomplishment!

NOMINATE A DESERVING TALKINGTON TEACHER! We know we have the best teachers on earth, all very worthy to win the Mrs. Baird's Teachers on the Rise award! Nominating outstanding teachers for Teachers on the Rise is a fun and easy way for to show teachers the positive impression they've made on their students throughout the year. Quick tip: Be as detailed as possible and tell us how your favorite teacher goes above and beyond! The entry site,  www.MrsBTeacher.com, will remain open throughout the school year. There is no time like the present to submit nominations, so please get your nomination in as soon as possible. Teachers are always making an impact, and we still want to honor those who make these special impressions and go above-and-beyond.

Mrs. Henricks, our fabulous librarian, and Owen the Owl are grateful for this great book donation from Blue Bell Ice Cream! Come to the library to read about this delicious treat.

Mrs. Swindell's classes chose their one-word for 2024. Owen the Owl definitely approves this meaningful, purpose-driven project! Thank you, Mrs. Swindell, for helping students set goals.

We are so proud to be the new home of Owen the Owl, our prize for going above and beyond in communicating with our famlies! Thank you, LISD Communications, for this fabulous Owltstanding Owl Award. Own is wearing a Talkington tie as an honorary Warrior. We look forward to him getting to know our amazing TSYWL family. Come visit Owen in our front office.

The spring semester is starting off with so many great activities this coming week! We can't wait to see our staff on Monday and our students on Wednesday.