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Dear Panther Nation, September was a very busy month with the late school start date. October doesn’t look to be any slower. We have several opportunities for our parents and students. First of all, we would like for all our parents to be part of our PTA. If you are interested in joining, please contact Brenda Haslam at 219-3426. We will continue to have foot- ball games on Mondays and Tuesdays, and volleyball will be on Thursdays. Come support our Dunbar Panthers. We are having a great season! The state includes attendance in our campus rating so it is very important that students are in school. If your student must be out, please contact Mrs. Fareed in the attendance office at 219-3424. Congratulations to our South Plains Fair Blue Ribbon Winner, Gianelle Davila! Great Work! This month we will be raising money for United Way. Listen to the announcements for the fun activities our Student Council has planned. October 23-27 is Red Ribbon Message from Dunbar’s Principal Nurse’s News The Dunbar student Flu Vaccine clinic is October 17, at 2:30 p.m. in the Library. Consent forms will be sent home on Monday, October 2; please fill out consent form and sign in ink. Return the consent form to the nurse’s office. Flu Vaccine Facts: A flu shot cannot cause flu illness. CDC recommends a yearly flu vaccine for just about every- one six months and older. The most common reaction to the flu shot in adults is sore- ness, redness or swelling at the spot where the shot was given. Reasons why someone might get flu symptoms, even after receiving the flu vaccine; One reason is that some people can become ill from other respiratory viruses which are associated with the common cold. Another explanation is that it is possible to be exposed to influenza viruses shortly be- fore getting vaccinated or during the two-week period after vaccination that it takes the body to develop immune protection. A third reason is that some people may have been ex- posed to a flu virus that is very different from the viruses the vaccine is designed to protect against. The final explanation for expe- riencing flu symptoms after vaccination is that the flu vaccine can vary in how well it works. PANTHER POST Inside this issue: Teen of the Month— September & October 2 A/B Honor Roll 1st Six Weeks 3 Reading is Fun! 4 8th Grade Students Take PSAT 4 Pentathlon on the Rise/Yearbook 4 Communities in School 4 Peer Pressure 5 Speaker—Bullying and Peer Cruelty 5 Bullying Prevention Day Pictures 5 Football 6 Volleyball 7 Cross Country/ Tennis 8 TTU Basketball Team 9 Drama at Dunbar/ Veteran’s Day 9 PBIS Celebration 10 How to Access Gradebook 10 DCPA Choir 11 DCPA South Plains Fair Winners 11 AVID Tutorials 11 October 2017 Volume 1, Issue 2 Source: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services/Centers of Disease Control https://www.cdc,gov.flu/about/qa/ misconceptions.htm Week. The theme is “Your Fu- ture is Key, so Stay Drug Free!” We will also be doing some fun activities this week. We will send out more information soon. It’s a great day to be a Panther! Lori Alexander

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Page 1: PANTHER POST - Lubbock Independent School …...misconceptions.htm Week. The theme is “Your Fu-ture is Key, so Stay Drug Free!” activities this week. We will send out more information

Dear Panther Nation,

September was a very busy

month with the late school start

date. October doesn’t look to

be any slower. We have several

opportunities for our parents

and students.

First of all, we would like for all

our parents to be part of our

PTA. If you are interested in

joining, please contact Brenda

Haslam at 219-3426.

We will continue to have foot-

ball games on Mondays and

Tuesdays, and volleyball will be

on Thursdays. Come support

our Dunbar Panthers. We are

having a great season!

The state includes attendance

in our campus rating so it is

very important that students

are in school. If your student

must be out, please contact

Mrs. Fareed in the attendance

office at 219-3424.

Congratulations to our South

Plains Fair Blue Ribbon Winner,

Gianelle Davila! Great Work!

This month we will be raising

money for United Way. Listen to

the announcements for the fun

activities our Student Council

has planned.

October 23-27 is Red Ribbon

Message from Dunbar’s Principal

Nurse’s News

The Dunbar student Flu Vaccine

clinic is October 17, at 2:30 p.m. in

the Library. Consent forms will be

sent home on Monday, October 2;

please fill out consent form and

sign in ink. Return the consent

form to the nurse’s office.

Flu Vaccine Facts:

A flu shot cannot cause flu

illness.

CDC recommends a yearly flu

vaccine for just about every-

one six months and older.

The most common reaction to

the flu shot in adults is sore-

ness, redness or swelling at

the spot where the shot was

given.

Reasons why someone might get

flu symptoms, even after receiving

the flu vaccine;

One reason is that some

people can become ill from

other respiratory viruses

which are associated with the

common cold.

Another explanation is that it

is possible to be exposed to

influenza viruses shortly be-

fore getting vaccinated or

during the two-week period

after vaccination that it takes

the body to develop immune

protection.

A third reason is that some

people may have been ex-

posed to a flu virus that is

very different from the viruses

the vaccine is designed to

protect against.

The final explanation for expe-

riencing flu symptoms after

vaccination is that the flu

vaccine can vary in how well it

works.

PANTHER POST

Inside this issue:

Teen of the Month—

September & October

2

A/B Honor Roll 1st

Six Weeks

3

Reading is Fun! 4

8th Grade Students

Take PSAT

4

Pentathlon on the

Rise/Yearbook

4

Communities in

School

4

Peer Pressure 5

Speaker—Bullying

and Peer Cruelty

5

Bullying Prevention

Day Pictures

5

Football 6

Volleyball 7

Cross Country/

Tennis

8

TTU Basketball

Team

9

Drama at Dunbar/

Veteran’s Day

9

PBIS Celebration 10

How to Access

Gradebook

10

DCPA Choir 11

DCPA South Plains

Fair Winners

11

AVID Tutorials 11

October 2017 Volume 1, Issue 2

Source: U.S. Department of Health &

Human Services/Centers of Disease

Control

https://www.cdc,gov.flu/about/qa/

misconceptions.htm

Week. The theme is “Your Fu-

ture is Key, so Stay Drug Free!”

We will also be doing some fun

activities this week. We will

send out more information

soon.

It’s a great day to be a Panther!

Lori Alexander

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Jasmyn Vasquez

6th Grade September

Jaydon Stewart

6th Grade September

Miraculous Velasquez

7th Grade September

Stevie Hawthorne

7th Grade September

Tameka Rosemond

8th Grade September

Ja’Shawn Finney

8th Grade September

Ukiah Upshaw

6th Grade October

Gilberto Ibarra

6th Grade October

Ciarra Moore

7th Grade October

Keon Collins

7th Grade October

Muruta Gloria

8th Grade October

Juan Carlos Salazar

8th Grade October

James Littlefair 6th Grade

Kyle Diebel 7th Grade

Mary Swain 7th Grade

Fernando Fernandez 8th Grade

Muruta Gloria 8th Grade

Natalia Jimenez 8th Grade

Ezekiel Rodriguez 8th Grade

Dorion Rogers 8th Grade

Jaquan Williams 8th Grade

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6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade

Sergio Arevalo-Gibson Aazareia Bass Logan Arnett

Zhamorianna Carter-Ross Trizyria Baxter Zyquavia Brown

Isidro Castro Mercedes Benavides Decembra Bustamante

Camari Conner Nakia Boyd Winston Caraway

Izayiah Cornelius Canyé Bracy Makayla Carmona Nombrana

Espoir Dushime Zaryah Bryant Quadrezz Chestnut

Jeremiah Garcia Alazai Campos Zy’Kerra Childress

Zayon Hamilton Keon Collins Vamora Davis

Kei’Sean Harris Kaziria Conner Arionna Francis

Jalissa Hernandez Kaleb Cornelius Mia Gonzalez

Guinevere Herrera J’Hamika Eddington Zaniyah Humphrey

Gilberto Ibarra Calista Garza Cyrai Jay

Annya Kyles Joseph Gutierrez Kamaria Kindred

Brandon Marcy Stevie Hawthorne Tyce Kinney

Santana Martinez Keiyra Henderson Raquel Martinez

Xavier Martinez Jesus Hernandez A’Shantis McKinney

Nayeli Mendoza Brayshon High Alexander Montiel-Flores

Dachae Patterson Ra’Nya Jones Alicia Ortega

Ladelton Porch Gabryanna Lopez Quiy’Ishanae Petties

Mozelle Price Jacob Lucio Izabella Rivera

Yazmin Rodriguez Ciara Moore Ronald Ross

Heidi Simpson Brandon Rodriguez Jarrett Rushing

Brianna Torrez Raheim Ross Juan Carlos Salazar

Jasmyn Vasquez Diamond Thomas Ramona Sauceda

Oswald Walker Daz’reil Thompson Dakota Sierra

Miraculous Velasquez Denise Smith

Hezekiah Williams Eboni Soto

Ja’Nyia Womack Ja’Zyri Taylor

Eric Thomas

Mariah Vasquez

Levi Velazquez

Genesis Walker

Ja’Kobe Williams

Ca’Myrea Wright

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To log into Overdrive, use two

digits for birth month, two digits

for your birth date, and four digits

for your birth year and Lisd.

Students are learning to code in

the library 9th Period. Two-thirds

of the coding group has complet-

ed the first course in coding in a

month! Way to go DCPA coding

students!

YAC which consists of 13-15

year old students. This is an

advisory committee for teens

that provide leadership skills,

community involvement, and

mentoring. CHAMPIONS will

meet every 1st Monday of the

month during 9th Period. The

next volunteer opportunity is

October 7 and November 4 at

South Plains Food Bank from 9-

12 p.m. Our focus this year is

Teenage Homelessness. This

group looks great on college

and job resumes!

Another group is XY Zone which

is a support group for young

men. The mission of XY Zone is

to support and guide adoles-

The Communities in School

offer many programs that bene-

fit the Dunbar students. Keisha

Lawhorn is the liaison for this

program; her office is in Room

108. You can contact her at

219-3400.

One of the groups is Girls’

Group which mentors young

ladies (6th-8th Grade). This

group focuses on life skills such

as social skills, self esteem,

conflict resolution, building

positive relationships, and goal

setting. The group will meet 1st

and 2nd Wednesday of every

month during lunch. Next meet-

ing November 1 and 8.

Another group is Champion

cent males on their journey into

manhood and helping them to

succeed in school and prepare

for life. It develops students to

become a part of positive

“brotherhood” that works to

build character and leadership.

The last group is Chess Club

which is scheduled to meet

every Thursday during all lunch-

es. Space will be limited to 12-

14 students. Students are chal-

lenged to use critical thinking

skills as well as developing

social skills. Chess improves

problem solving skills. Our goal

is to increase students’ ability

to overcome challenges in life.

There will be opportunities to

participate in TTU hosted chess

tournaments.

Reading is Fun!

Communities In School Programs

Pentathlon on the Rise

Congratulations to Genesis

Walker for winning 3rd Place in

the Varsity Division for the nov-

el test! You did a great job rep-

resenting Dunbar!

8th Grade Students Take PSAT

The 8th Grade students will take

the PSAT on Wednesday, October

11, in the morning.

The Preliminary SAT is a stand-

ardized test administered by the

College Board and cosponsored

by the National Merit Scholarship

Corporation in the United States.

Approximately 3.5 million

students take the PSAT

each year. It helps students

get used to taking tests that

are re-

quired

to get

into

college.

“Life is like a game of chess. To win you have to make a move, know-ing what move to make comes with in-sight and knowledge …” Alan Rufus

C

Page 4

Don’t miss out on getting

this year’s yearbook! You

can reserve your copy for

$10 until December 20;

come by Room 208 to

get order form. Turn in

order form and money

into Room 208!

In January, the cost will

go up to $15!

DCPA Yearbook

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Peer Pressure

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Peer pressure is a basic human

reaction which peaks during ado-

lescence. Parents can help stu-

dents handle peer pressure by

doing the following:

Be a role model; your actions

speak volumes.

Communicate constantly with

your student.

Give your student many oppor-

tunities to make decisions

and experience the conse-

quences of those decisions.

Hold your student accounta-

ble for his/her actions and

decisions.

Know your student’s friends’

pastimes, hangouts, and par-

ents.

Make room and time for your

student and his/her friends in

your home.

Teach assertiveness. Urge your

student to speak up if uncom-

fortable with the behavior or

language of his/her group.

Share personal stories of diffi-

cult choices made for the “right”

reasons.

Introduce your student to new

friends through multifamily

activities.

Encourage individuality, origi-

nality, and uniqueness.

Speaker—Bullying and Peer Cruelty

Join Billie Russell, parent educa-

tor, on Monday, October 16, from

6 to 7 p.m. She will share infor-

mation on how to teach your stu-

dent how to ask for help and stay

safe! Learn how to see both sides

of a situation and spot a potential

problem before it happens.

Bring a friend; you will receive a

great lesson, food, and door priz-

es!

Building Strong Families Conference

Register online at http://

www.esc17.net/ to attend

“Building Strong Families”

Conference at the Texas

Tech Museum on October

26. If you don’t register

online, registration begins at

7:30 a.m. at the museum.

Students and Staff Participate in Bullying Prevention Day—October 2

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on defense and shut the other

teams down. One thing that we

need to continue working on is

learning new plays. For the B

team, Coach Jordan says “that

he thinks Evans will be our

hardest opponent this year. Our

weakness is that we get down

when someone scores, and our

strength is scoring quick.

Things we need to work on is

our offensive blocking, and our

defensive line needs to get in

the back field quicker.”

We can go to city if we work

hard on offense and defense,

and function as a cohesive

team. We need to play hard

Coach Holland has taught and

coached at Dunbar for ten

years; and Coach Jordan has

worked at Dunbar for two

years. Coach Holland states

“We improved from last year

because we understand the

plays now and have them

down; last year we were just

going through the motions.”

The coaches are very enthusi-

astic about the football teams

this year. Coach Holland says

“that we don’t have any weak-

nesses, but we do have

strengths. Our strength is that

we are very fast doing the

plays.” Of course, we are fast

every game to show our fans

how hard we have been work-

ing during the week. Come out

and support our Dunbar pan-

ther football teams!

Page 6

Dunbar Panther 8th Grade Football by Kendrick Duvall, Zerrius Overstreet,

and Devon Thompson

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Volleyball Teams Striving for Success by Kee’Ira McKnight and

Avia Williams

Page 7

Many people may want to learn

about Dunbar volleyball

Coaches. The two 8th grade

coaches are Ms. Thee and Mrs.

Robinson. Did you know that

Mrs. Robinson played volleyball

at Mackenzie Middle School

and at Coronado High School?

Before becoming a Middle

School Teacher, she taught at

Preston Smith Elementary. Ms.

Thee played at Monahans High

School. Before Ms. Thee came

to Dunbar, she was a Texas

Tech University student.

Congratulations to the top 3

players on B team who are

Zaniyah Humphrey, Alaysia

Jones, and Destiny Jones. Ms.

Thee thinks “Each player from

the A team has different

strengths that contribute to a

winning team. In my opinion,

we are really a great team and

great at coming back from be-

hind!” Mrs. Robinson says

“Everyone is very hard working

and has each others back. Our

team is very good at encourag-

ing one another.” Some weak-

nesses the coaches think can

be a little better is “Our passing

which is not always precise.

Also, we need to become

stronger at serving. Sometimes,

we struggle with playing as a

team.” Coach Robinson says if

you are on the B team and

want to move up to the A team

“You have to be hard working in

every drill at every time and

need to have significant im-

provement on all skills concern-

ing volleyball.” Both teams

have great qualities; the coach-

es encourage “The Lady Pan-

thers to win with grace, team-

work, and good attitudes; but if

we happen to lose that we also

lose with grace knowing we

tried our hardest.”

Good luck to the Lady Panthers

on the remainder of the volley-

ball season!

7B Team 7A Team 8A Team 8B Team

Dunbar Panther 8th Grade Football by Kendrick Duvall, Zerrius Overstreet,

and Devon Thompson

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Cross Country at Dunbar by Jose Palos and Greg Torres

Love, Set, Match—Tennis by Ja’Shawn Finney and

Ke’Vondricq Hunter

“Some people like to say that

the ball is out, so they don’t

have to chase after the ball;

some of my players are very

vocal and let their opponent

know how they feel.” His team

consists of Robert Andrada,

Zachary Andrews, Adrianna

Bueno, Ariyanna Lopez, Dorion

Rogers, and Juan Carlos Sala-

zar. Three of his players played

last year, and three will have

this experience for the first time

this year. We asked Coach Mur-

phy if he believes that tennis is

underrated; his response was

“Definitely!”

Even though tennis may be

underrated and not as interest-

ing as football or basketball, it

still deserves to be a sport that

everyone can join. It is definite-

ly a sport that you can play until

your senior years!

Mr. Murphy is in his second

year at Dunbar; he teaches 7th

and 8th Grade Social Studies

and is the new tennis coach.

Mr. Murphy played on the ten-

nis team for Mackenzie Middle

School and Coronado High

School. He states that when he

was in high school during a

tournament a guy was running

for the ball and in his words

“slammed into the pole holding

up a fence and messed up his

shoulder!”

His team isn’t perfect as they

do argue and do have very ec-

centric personalities. He said

Our Cross Country coaches are

Coach Lee and Coach Spencer.

Coach Lee went to Rubie Sve

Clifton Middle School in Houston,

Texas, where he won two medals

in Cross Country. He went to G.C.

Scarborough High School in Hou-

ston and won one medal. Coach

Spencer ran Cross Country in

Winters, Texas.

To be a Cross Country runner, you

have to have a specific diet which

consists of protein snack, fruit,

and water before a Cross Country

meet; so you will not get dehy-

drated while competing. Absolute-

ly no sugary drinks! One strategy

to use while competing in a meet

Is to follow the rabbit which

is the fastest runner. The

athletes run 1.5 to 2 miles

at each meet. Last year the

boys’ Cross Country team

had twenty runners; while

the girls’ team had five

runners.

In the first two meets, we

had three athletes place in

the top twenty five—Jaidah

Rocha (9th Place), Isac

Villarreal (10th Place), and

Ulises Villarreal (17th

Place).

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Some people don’t understand

what it takes to be a Cross Coun-

try runner. Our boys’ Cross Coun-

try team consists of Jayson

Cooper, Gianelle Davila, Jonathan

Gonzalez, Joseph Gutierrez,

Daishious Hannon, Alexander

Montiel-Flores, Zadrian Rodri-

guez, Jacob Rodriquez, Jakailyn

Taylor, Isac Villarreal, and Ulises

Villarreal. Our girls’ Cross Country

team includes Kamora Allen,

Samantha Guerrero, Aaliyah Mar-

tinez, Onijae Paulhill, Jaidah Ro-

cha, Juliet Rocha, Myra Rodri-

quez, Daz’reil Thompson, Miracu-

lous Velasquez, and Skyler Wil-

liams.

“One important

key to success

is self-

confidence. An

important key

to self-

confidence is

preparation.”

Arthur Ashe

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TTU Basketball Team Provides Encouraging Words to Students

Drama at Dunbar by Jordan Vidaurre

Page 9

Texas Tech Basketball team

is partnering with Dunbar and

the NABC’s program “Stay in

To Win.” The message is to 1)

make a stronger commitment

to academic achievement

and character development;

2) stay in school and gradu-

ate to achieve their academic,

career, and personal goals;

and 3) understand that deter-

mination and teamwork not

only win games, but are fun-

damental in helping achieve

success. Texas Tech is one of

58 NCAA schools to be in-

volved in the NABC’s “Stay in

To Win” initiative.

The 6th and 7th Grade stu-

dents had the privilege to

hear the TTU coaches and

basketball players speak in

September. Head Coach

Beard told students “Write

down your dreams! Don’t let

anyone tell you can’t do it; you

can achieve your dreams!”

Coach Beard asked students

what was the number one

quality for recruiting players;

Zayon Hamilton, 6th Grade

student, and Donovan Walker,

7th Grade student, were able

to identify “academics” as the

#1 quality!

The TTU basketball players told

students that “it is important to

surround yourself with positive

people.” Students learned that

even though you have a tough

upbringing that you can strive

to go to school/college.

One of the associate coaches

told students “If you want

something, go get it and

achieve it!” Students were also

reminded to be a leader,

not a follower.

Former forward of TTU Basket-

ball team and former Dunbar

Principal, Dr. Gionet Cooper

spoke to students with these

words: “You Got This!” Dr.

Cooper is currently the Direc-

tor of the Fearless Champions

Leadership Academy for Texas

Tech University.

The students got to take a

group picture as a grade level

with TTU coaches and players.

They also had the privilege to

get signatures and pictures

with players.

Students that perform with

grades and attendance will get

tickets to go to TTU basketball

games.

Mr. Mason taught theater for

two years at his previous

school. His principal chose

him to teach theater be-

cause he acted in high

school and in community

theater.

Some plans for this semes-

ter include a Halloween

show and Christmas show.

After the Halloween show,

we will focus on the Christ-

mas play. All of his classes

will contribute short skits of

original stories and tradition-

al Christmas music. The

Christmas show will be dur-

ing 9th Period for the entire

school the week before

Christmas break.

Mr. Mason’s criteria for his

UIL team was first that the

students wanted to be on

the team and in his 9th Peri-

od class; secondly, he need-

ed to see an ability to share

emotion while acting in the

first few weeks of class. He

had many students who

would have been great, but

unfortunately he could only

choose twenty-five. UIL com-

petition is the first week of

February.

In the Spring, theater will do

some fun behind the scenes

projects and building props.

There will be a Spring show

for 6th Grade students. The

last few weeks of school,

students will get to film fun-

ny, campy zombie movies.

In recognition of Veteran’s Day,

Dunbar will have a Wall of Honor

display for the month of Novem-

ber.

We would like to recognize those

that served this country. If you

have photos, students can bring

them to Mrs. Haslam; or email to

[email protected].

Please do not send original pho-

tos!

The Veteran’s Day Assembly will

be November 9.

Veteran’s Day—Wall of Honor

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Please make sure you have

turned in your Free and Re-

duced Lunch forms. If you

have not received the form,

come by the front office to get

the Free and Reduced Lunch

Form; and turn it in as soon as

possible!

an account as a legal

guardian for the student.

NOTE—all information

must match the infor-

mation in Lubbock ISD’s

main computer system.

For questions about the

information, please visit

with your child’s school

office personnel.

To check your student’s grades,

follow this process:

Go to Gradebook Ac-

cess.>Parent Access at the

top of the Lubbock ISD

website

www.lubbockisd.org

If you have previously reg-

istered for Gradebook

access, you do not need to

set up another account.

You may log in with the

username and password

you have established by

clicking Sign-in.

If you have never regis-

tered for online access to

the Gradebook, then click

on Register.

Fill out all information on

the screen to register for

Message from the Registrar

How to Access Gradebook—Parent/Guardian

PBIS Celebrations and PBIS Showcase

Don’t miss out on attending the

PBIS Celebrations at the end of

each six weeks!

The requirements to attend are

one or fewer ORoom referrals

and three or fewer tardies.

The prizes in the case by Ms.

Clay’s room will be door prizes

at the PBIS celebrations!

Students will have the

opportunity to hear a

presentation on Tobacco

Awareness on October 27.

The students will attend

during their elective clas-

ses. Parents are welcome

to attend!!!

“Education is the key to success in life, and teachers make a lasting im-pact in the lives of their students.”

Solomon Ortiz

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Tobacco Awareness Presentation

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DCPA Choir—Music to Your Ears By Mia Gonzalez

DCPA Artwork Winners at South Plains Fair

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Mrs. Potter is Dunbar’s choir

teacher. She went to Umpqua

Community College and then

she went on her way to South-

ern Oregon University for her

Bachelor’s and Master’s de-

gree. She is super talented in

her work, and has been teach-

ing new and interesting tech-

niques and songs for five years

to those who select her class.

Mrs. Potter loves to help her

students in any way possible,

whether it’s problems they are

having in or outside of class.

She makes sure to give her

students a lot of love, care, and

respect as long as they do the

same for her.

She has a lot in store for her

choir kids including new

musical choices which I’m sure

you’ll love just as much as I do.

Mrs. Potter has taken some of

her students on a trip to Texas

Tech University for an all-region

clinic preparation for the actual

all-region auditions on October

14. Tons of kids from all over

the city came and were helped

by professionals from some

high schools and of course, the

college. They went over the

songs with the girls and gave

them small but great tips to

help improve their sound,

breathing, and much more.

Our fall concert is on its way up

on the 25th of October. Some

of the music from the concert

will include “Star Spangled

Banner,” “She’s Like the Swal-

low,” “To the Sky,” “The Ash

Grove,” “Texas, Our Texas,” and

maybe even more. All of the

songs were carefully picked by

Mrs. Potter. She picked songs

to challenge her girls and get

them ready for everything you’ll

see improving in the girls’ choir

this year.

We are very proud of our art stu-

dents that represented DCPA at

the South Plains Fair in Septem-

ber.

Gianelle Davila, 8th Grade, took

the First Place Blue Ribbon and

will be interviewed on LISD TV on

October 11, at 1:30 p.m. Kyla

Hardeman, 7th Grade, won Sec-

ond Place. Jaidah Rocha, 8th

Grade, won Third Place.

Other art students that had art-

work at the fair were Ka’Vodrian

Allen, Zachary Andrews, Makayla

Carmona, Xenia Rodriguez,

Jaden Ruiz, Bianca Quintana,

and Nathan Trevino.

AVID Tutorials

The AVID elective class provides

students with time in class to

have tutorials. Texas Tech Uni-

versity students come to Dun-

bar every Monday and Wednes-

day to work with AVID students.

Students must bring a complet-

ed tutorial request form to class

on those days. These forms are

completed as homework. Stu-

dents sit in groups of around

seven students and ask ques-

tions of the student presenter, so

they will be able to understand

their problem. This collaborative

approach helps students learn

how to ask good questions, think

at higher levels, organize their

thinking, speak and present in

front of a group, and work with

others for a common goal.

On October 26, from 6-7 p.m.

in Room 115, AVID families

have an opportunity to learn

how to find success and help

their students excel. Food and

drinks will be provided. The

art students will have artwork

displayed. Don’t miss out on

this opportunity!

AVID Event for Families Gianelle Davila —1st Place

Kyla Hardeman—2nd Place

Jaidah Rocha—3rd Place

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The requirements to be in Student

Council are having good behavior,

passing all of your classes, and

having a desire to serve the com-

munity.

The special thing about being in

STUCO is you get to participate in

cool service events. You attend

meetings and service projects.

The last summer, the officers went

to camp out of town and learned

how a student council works and

worked with other students from

other towns.

Some of the activities that STUCO

has planned for the fall semester

are United Way fundraisers and U

Can Share Food Drive.

The officers for STUCO are the

following:

President—Zachary Andrews

Vice President—Tameka Rose-

mond

Secretary—Jamez Sanchez

Treasurer—Greg Pena

Alternate Officer—Izabella Rivera

National Junior Honor Society by Jeremiah Quigley

If you want to be a part of the NJHS group,

the requirements to be in NJHS are stu-

dents have great character and a GPA of

3.5 or higher. When you are nominated to

be in this organization, you must apply and

be voted in by your teachers. Mrs. Miller

has been the sponsor for 4 years. This or-

ganization focuses on leadership, charac-

ter, good behavior, and strong grades.

Some plans they have for this semester is

volunteer at Ronald McDonald house,

make fleece blankets for babies at the

hospital, buy toys to give to the children

hospital, and purchase clothing for Salva-

tion Army.

The officers for the NJHS are the following:

President—Jaidah Rocha

Vice President — Gianelle Davila

Secretary — Teresa Rangel

Treasurer — Ca’Myrea Wright

Chairman — Dakarai Thompson

Student Council at DCPA October 9 Sports t-shirt/jersey

with jeans

October 11 Camo/military day

October 16 Hat/shades day

October 18 Crazy Hair day

October 19 Pink shirt with jeans

October 25 Dress like your

October 30 Mad Science Day

United Way Fundraisers

NJHS/STUCO/CHAMPIONS YAC working Grub Farm—October 7