All juniors, students in honors Algebra 2, and select seniors will take the TSIA exam tomorrow. This important college placement test will let us know that our students are college ready.
Students will report directly to their testing rooms for 1st period tomorrow. They need a charged Chromebook. They have study materials in their grade level Google Classroom.
Best of luck, Warriors!
If you have a 6th grader at Talkington, join us during A lunch (10:56 - 11:26 AM) for the Holiday Lunch on Thursday, December 12! Pre-register here: https://www.schoolsafeid.com/event/4488
Learn how to empower yourself and your Talkington Warrior on Monday, December 9 by exploring the principles of effective self-leadership, influence, collaboration, and improvement with the introduction to Seven Habits of Highly Effective Families! Register online by going to: https://www.schoolsafeid.com/event/4348
Stay on the Nice List by being Warrior Aware with our December 9-14 Talkington Smore: https://secure.smore.com/n/bsvay-talkington-warrior-weekly
📢 Important Update: Transfer Window for 2025-2026
The transfer window, originally set to open on Dec. 9, will now open on Tuesday, December 17.
The Board of Trustees is giving Hodges Elementary families, whose campus is closing, the opportunity to provide input on their preferred consolidation option. Final attendance boundaries will be approved on Dec. 12, and all boundaries must be finalized before transfers can begin.
Thank you for your patience as we prioritize a thoughtful, inclusive process. Stay tuned for updates!
Way to go, Warriors! We can't wait to see you challenge your sisters from the other Young Women's Preparatory Network schools.
#womeninstem
#steam
On Monday, learn how to empower yourself and your Talkington Warrior by exploring the principles of effective self-leadership, influence, collaboration, and improvement with the introduction to Seven Habits of Highly Effective Families! Register online by going to: https://www.schoolsafeid.com/event/4348
If you have a 6th grader at Talkington, join us during A lunch (10:56 - 11:26 AM) for the Holiday Lunch on Thursday, December 12! Pre-register here: https://www.schoolsafeid.com/event/4488
Master the holiday season by staying fully informed with the Talkington Warrior December 2-7 Smore: https://secure.smore.com/n/gme03u-talkington-warrior-weekly
Come learn how to empower yourself and your Talkington Warrior by exploring the principles of effective self-leadership, influence, collaboration, and improvement with the introduction to Seven Habits of Highly Effective Families! Register online by going to: https://www.schoolsafeid.com/event/4348
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.
We're almost to Thanksgiving Break, but not quite! Keep going strong by staying in the know with our awesome Smore: https://secure.smore.com/n/jm6gt-talkington-warrior-weekly
Mrs. Henricks, our librarian, is proud to announce the winners of the Pumpkin Book Character Contest:
1st place TIED:
Marlowe Barnes (6th) - Charlotte's Web, Some Pig
Jiselle Clemons (7th) - Batman and the Joker
Honorable Mentions:
Harper Haarmeyer - A Bad Case of Stripes
Isabella Hinton - Little Women
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
