Talkington School for Young Women Leaders -

Talkington students can wear their favorite [safe] shoes on Tuesday, November 19 for $2! Bring $2 to the cafeteria that morning and you will get to wear your fave kicks all day! These funds go to the 8th Grade Banquet to celebrate our middle schoolers transitioning to high school.

Talkington parents and guardians are invited to join a virtual meeting with Bowdoin College--one of the top schools in the country--on November 19 at 2:20pm. Bowdoin meets full financial need (great aid award packages regardless of income levels!) and they have some truly incredible programs. We would love for you all to log on to this meeting to learn more about the college admission process and to see why Bowdoin College is so well respected. Here is the join link: https://bowdoin.zoom.us/my/cmarroqu

SPREAD THE WORD! All students looking to transfer to the TOP RATED school in the Lubbock area are invited to attend our Magnet Open House on Thursday, December 5 from 6:00-7:30 pm. Families are encouraged to come early, so they can catch our amazing production of Mary Poppins at 7:00 as bonus. Talkington offers so many bonuses: college visits in every grade level, service learning opportunities, advanced academics, FREE AP exams and scholarships for qualifying AP scores, leadership training and opportunities, several options for summer camps for ALL students for just $25 (Talkington Foundation pays the remainder of the fee!), scholarships through our Foundation and Young Women's Preparatory Network, STEAM Challenges, college and career advising, small class sizes, top teachers and incredible programs, Academic Enrichment Days, and so many other special events and activities. I believe our mission statement sums it up nicely: Our mission is to empower young women leaders through rigorous college preparatory experiences, health awareness, commitment to service, and personal accountability for lifelong success. Come see what life is like as a part of the Warrior family. Let us change your lives for the better.

Talkington FFA had an outstanding performance this week at the Lubbock District Leadership Development Events in Slaton. Amarachi Uche-Eboh was crowned district Champion in the senior creed speaking contest and will advance to the area contest next Thursday; additionally, she lead the senior quiz team to a 2nd place finish, punching their ticket for Area. Amarachi was the high individual in the contest and Margaret Sawyer was 4th high individual. Other team members include Elizabeth Fitzhugh, Olivia Mercado and Iris Gamez. Iris was also 3rd in the Spanish creed speaking contest! Courtney Partain was 3rd in the Greenhand Creed Speaking Contest and Johanna Scott was 7th! Rylie De La Garza brought home fourth in the Job Interview Contest. The Greenhand Quiz Team tied for 3rd: Team members include Elexis Cantrell, Pema Dickson, Courtney Partain, Daya Hernandez, Trinity Jara, and Johanna Scott. Elexis ranked 7th individually and Courtney was 8th! The Radio Broadcasting Team finished 6th: Team members include Rylie, Olivia, Ellie, Trinity, Piper, and Elexis. We are very proud of our girls and their continued success in FFA! These sound like wonderful skills our Warriors are learning through this program! Big thank you to their amazing teacher, Mr. McKinzie!

Today we celebrated the birthday of our school's namesake and benefactor, Margaret Talkington. We kicked off the celebration by recognizing our FFA National Champion Amarachi Uche-Eboh, who shared her award-winning research with us. Our students were able to hear from Mr. McKinzie and the FFA leadership team about all of the great things our FFA offers, from public speaking and quiz contests to all sorts of travel and experiences that make strong leaders--like the amazing Margaret Talkington. At lunch, the celebration continued with delicious cupcakes and ice cream. It is a real honor to have our school named for such a phenomenal woman. We are very proud Warriors. Here is a link to the full photo album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/DD1tbgLxxxJjshDx9

Student Council will host our 2nd Annual Fifth Grade Leadership Workshop! All fifth grade girls are invited to Talkington for leadership training on Tuesday, January 7, from 9:00am-12:00pm. Parents/Guardians, please register your 5th grader here https://forms.gle/SDr596bxPFYuBY1UA or use the QR code. High school student council has a morning full of fun activities planned that will help your child feel more confident, more excited about learning opportunities, and ready to lead. Please contact Brandi Couch at brandi.couch@lubbockisd.org for more details.

Congratulations to our PTSA Reflection Contest winners! We know that our students moving on to the area council competition will represent us so well. Thank you to everyone who entered the contest. Your entries were all so beautiful! Literature - Middle School Allison Phillips 1st Place - Advancing to Council Literature - Middle School Adeline Hohbein Award of Merit Literature - Middle School Britton Scheckel Award of Merit Literature - Middle School Emmaleigh Clark Honorable Mention Photography - Middle School Allison Phillips 1st Place - Advancing to Council Photography - Middle School Isabella Reyes Award of Merit Photography - Middle School Kiana Weiss Honorable Mention Video Film Production - Middle School Marlowe Barnes 1st Place - Advancing to Council Visual Arts - Middle School Lila Boller 1st Place - Advancing to Council Visual Arts - Middle School Veda Ramirez Award of Merit Photography - High School Rylie De La Garza 1st Place - Advancing to Council Visual Arts - High School Bina Gayen 1st Place - Advancing to Council

It may seem like we are just entering autumn, but many of our Warriors are already looking ahead to spring! Our 8th grade students will be making the momentous jump from middle school to high school, which is celebrated with our annual 8th Grade Banquet. If you are an 8th grade parent, please take a look at our sponsorship levels for this amazing event!

UIL RESULTS Way to go, Warriors! Look at these incredible results from our first academic UIL contest this year. So many winners! Thank you to all of our coaches for your support. If you would like to join a UIL team, many are still recruiting. See Mrs. Wilkins for details.

Last Saturday the Talkington Warrior swimmers competed in San Angelo! They did a great job in the meet! Congratulations to these ladies who placed in their events: Lyndie Partain - 3rd 100 I.M., 3rd 50 Breastroke, 3rd 200 Freestyle Relay Catalina Brinker - 3rd 200 Medley Relay, 7th 200 Freestyle, 4th 200 Freestyle Relay Nicole Marston - 1st 100 I.M., 2nd 50 Backstroke Eve Crider - 2nd 200 Freestyle, 4th 50 Backstroke Lila Peterson - 8th 100 Freestyle The Warriors will next compete in Lubbock for our annual Quad Meet on November 23rd.

Yearbooks are on sale! Students can place their order with Mrs. Foster, or use the attached flyer to order online. The price will increase soon, and we usually run out of yearbooks, so be sure to order yours now.

Warrior families, check out all the awesomeness in store for November 11-16: https://secure.smore.com/n/fubkq-talkington-warrior-weekly

We will recognize our family members who have served in the armed forces on Monday, November 11th at 3:00 P.M. in the Talkington Auditorium. If you have a veteran family member that you would like recognized, please fill out the form below. https://forms.gle/SHa9EzDrKybxf3UV6 You will also hear from our campus Voice of Democracy and Patriot's Pen scholarship contest winners and other student presenters. We are so proud to host this event to honor our those who have served.

If you "mustache" a question, ask a librarian! Next week is our book fair, and the 6th graders in Mrs. Foster's classes are definitely fired up to see what's on sale. Stop by and ask Mrs. Henricks about the fair, which will run all next week. We can't wait to shop for new books!

Hello, Warrior families! I hope everyone enjoyed their Fall Break. On our first day back, we saw many students not in proper dress uniform. Remember, on Wednesdays we wear black dress shoes only, not tennis shoes. Please refer to the dress code on the Talkington website (https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/3628/tsywl/3017611/Dress_Code_2022-2023.pdf) if you have questions.

We are still accepting clothing donations for Student Council's Thrift Store. We have decided to postpone the event originally scheduled for today in order to collect more donations.

Warriors only fall back when it's Daylight Savings Time: Make sure you adjust your clocks on Sunday, November 3 to be on time to school when we return on Wednesday, November 6 from Fall Break!

BOOK FAIR! We are so excited to share that the Talkington Library will host a book fair for all Warriors from November 11-15. *Note: it will close Friday at 12:00, so be sure to make your purchases before then. Come check out the great books at low prices!

Enjoy your break, but don't take a break from being awesome and engaged Warriors! The Smore for next week (11/6-9) is ready early: https://secure.smore.com/n/z90d4-talkington-warrior-weekly

Join us at (meet.google.com/yej-oihv-uxs) to learn more about how you can be involved in our Warrior community! Log in this morning at 11:00 AM to learn about our engagement opportunities and ask any questions about involvement at Talkington!