Talkington School for Young Women Leaders -

Last Saturday, the Lady Warrior swimmers competed in the City Championship! In this meet, students competed against schools from across Lubbock ISD. Our Warriors competed very well. Below are the top 8 finishers: Keller Gauger - 4th 100 Free Lyndie Partain -2nd 50 Free, 3rd 50 Backstroke, 2nd 200 Medley Relay, 2nd 200 Free Relay Catalina Brinker - 1st 100 Free, 2nd 50 Backstroke, 4th 200 Medley Relay, 5th 200 Free Relay Anabel Chappell - 7th 100 Free Fiona Brocklehurst - 8th 50 Free Eve Crider - 1st 100 Free, 1st 50 Breastroke Lila Peterson - 5th 50 Free, 3rd 100 Free Adamarie Crawford - 5th 50 Free, 7th 100 Free All swimmers who finished in the top 3 will be moving on to compete in Mansfield on May 10th! Congratulations, swimmers!

Calling all middle school families! Our math department wants to welcome you to campus as we prepare for the STAAR test. All parents/guardians are encouraged to come to TMS during your child's math class on Wednesday, April 16, for review strategies and fun learning. Contact your child's math teacher for more details about this family event.

Tomorrow begins STAAR testing! Each day, students need to arrive with fully charged Chromebooks. Please ensure they are updated and charged the night before each test they take: Tues, April 8 = ELAR grades 6-9 Thurs, April 10 = ELAR grade 10 Tues, April 15 = Science grades 8-9 Thurs, April 17 = History grades 8&11 Thurs, April 24 = Math grades 6-9

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.

Students are set to master this week's STAAR tests for English, so cheer them on! On April 8 and 10, send your students to school with fully charged Chromebooks, a great breakfast, and lots of encouragement! See it all here: https://secure.smore.com/n/fs057-talkington-warrior-weekly

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

It's almost time to find out where our seniors are headed next year! Parents, family, and friends of seniors are invited to join us on Friday, May 2 at 2:45 pm in the auditorium to see the seniors declare their future plans and possibly earn one of the MANY scholarships we will award at this event. You can pre-register for visitors' badges with this link: https://www.schoolsafeid.com/event/5744 We can't wait to see where they are going. We are so proud of them. Class of 2025, you will forever have a big part of our hearts.

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!

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.