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REMINDER: Book Fair NEXT WEEK! We are having another amazing book fair from March 10-14, just in time to get some reading material for spring break! You can use eWallet to pre-pay for your child's purchase. See this website for details. https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/content/fairs/how-ewallet-works.html?fairId=5703080 Contact Brenda.henricks@lubbockisd.org for help.

All high school students in are invited to attend The Japanese Anime & Culture Event. This is event is free and will be on March 10, 2025 from 5-7PM in The Qualia Room (B1F) TTU Classical & Modern Languages & Literature. For more information, reach out to Emi Tasho (etasho@ttu.edu) or Taylor Gass (tgass@ttu.edu).

Congratulations to our TMS Track and Field superstars for their awards and personal bests at the Hutch Track Meet! Charly Iaulualo: Discus 1st place Delilah Rodriquez: Discus 4th place Maya Rivera: 800M 4th place Eden Puente: 800 M 4th place Gemma McDonald 100 H 4th place Zhyon Johnson: 100 5th place Cassie Rae: Shot Put 4th place Lily LaBonte: Long Jump 5th place We are so proud of all of our Warriors who competed and thankful for our amazing coaches! Best of luck at the Frenship meet this Thursday!

This Saturday, our Academic UIL teams competed brilliantly at the March Madness Contest at Texas Tech. Congratulations to all of the winners! Calculator 10th grade Melissa Maldonado 5th Emma Onuma 6th Calculator 11th grade Brinda Gayen 5th Bailey Daniels 6th Math 9th grade Obarita Aarushi 1st Math 10th grade Carice Chen 1st Lyric Brown 3rd Melissa Maldonado 5th Math Overall 2nd place Team Carice Chen 3rd Number Sense Overall Carice Chen 6th Number Sense 9th grade Obarita Aarushi 2nd Number Sense 10th grade Carice Chen 2nd Lyriq Brown 4th Jonna Hollis 6th Number Sense 11th grade Brinda Gayen 3rd Science Overall 2nd place Team Sarah Chen 2nd Obarita Aarushi 6th Science 9th grade Obarita Aarushi 2nd Science 10th grade Carice Chen 1st Emma Onuma 3rd Melissa Maldonado 5th Science 11th grade Brinda Gayen 6th Science Top Biology Carice Chen Ready Writing Lucianne Gibbs 3rd Spelling & Vocabulary 2nd place team Timber Darling 2nd Talitha Dalton 5th Editorial Writing Elizabeth Fitzhugh 2nd Feature Writing Elizabeth Fitzhugh 4th News Writing Elizabeth Fitzhugh 5th Alana Baxter 6th Way to go, Warriors! Thank you to all of our UIL coaches for your hard work!

Last Saturday, the Talkington Warrior swimmers competed in the Spring Invitational! In this meet we competed against schools from San Angelo and Abilene. Below are the top 8 finishers: Keller Gauger - 8th 50 Backstroke Lyndie Partain - 3rd 200 Medley Relay, 7th 100 I.M., 5th 50 Backstroke, 4th 200 Free Relay Catalina Brinker - 5th 200 Medley Relay, 5th 200 Free Relay Eve Crider - 2nd 50 Free, 3rd 500 Free The Lady Warriors will next compete in Lubbock in the City Championship on April 5th!

Sun and warmth are back outside, but it's Warrior awesomeness that warms our hearts: https://secure.smore.com/n/wk8jc-talkington-warrior-weekly

Talkington Families, 2024 Federal Report Cards are now available on the Lubbock ISD Assessment and Accountability department website on the left navigation pane under Accountability Ratings and Reports:specific campus (elementary, middle school, high school, or multi-level)>2024. Reports are also available on the Texas Education Agency’s website. Hard copies of these reports are available to parents upon request. https://rptsvr1.tea.texas.gov/perfreport/frc/frc_srch.html?year=2024

Congratulations to our Robotics students who completed brilliantly over the weekend. 15592 T-Force: Third Place for Think Award - Obarita Aarushi - Natalie Alfaro - Preslee Barrera-Covarrubio - Lola Builtron - Shelby Davis - Paige Dunn - Nathalie Flores - Sallie Munoz - Mabel Roller - Maggie Vaughan 10676 Lady Warbots: Judges' Choice Award - Gabriella Balderas - Kassandra Childress - Ella Cummins - Bailey Daniels - Aeris Galaz - Kaitlyn Harmon - Reyna Hester-Avila - Jonna Hollis - Lara Moraes - Tate Stephenson WAY TO GO!

Tomorrow, Friday, February 28, is your last chance to purchase tickets to the Father Daughter Dance on Saturday, March 1, 6-8pm in the Talkington cafeteria. Be sure to get yours from Mr. Mason today.

Help our soldiers stay in contact with their families! The Kiwanis Club of Lubbock is collecting cell phones for soldiers, and our Student Council wants to support this project. Please bring your used cell phones (factory reset to erase data) to Mrs. Couch's office. Even if your phone is broken, it can be used for parts. We appreciate your support for those who serve our country.

Student Council will be hosting our next blood drive on March 11. This time, we have prizes you can win, free lunch for those donating at lunch time, and service hours for all who donate! To sign up, scan the QR code on the flyer or email Mrs. Couch. All community members and students 16 or over are invited to donate. Help us save lives.

Warrior families, I can't wait to see you at our meeting today to talk about our Summer 2026 trip to Sustainable Farming in Northern Italy! As a reminder, please join our informational meeting on February 25 at 5:45 PM. This is for families who have not registered for the trip already. Please register for the meeting here: https://rsvp.eftours.com/7728h69 See you soon! Dr. Longoria

Middle School and High School piano students competed in UIL Solo & Ensemble Contest over the weekend. The following middle school students received a “One” rating on their solos: Faith Barbee Aislyn Boles Lilah Boller Vera Bray Lindy Davis Lillyana Guzman Harper Haarmeyer Lexi Harris Isla Moore Stella Munn Isabella Padgett Lyndie Partain Akshata Shakya Alicia Tarver Zariah Thomas The following high school students received a “One” rating on a Class 2 or 3 solo: Alana Baxter Brinda Gayen Briley Harrison Cate McCauley Emma Onuma Courtney Partain Kielah Reid Maria Rivera Jordyn Williams The following high school students received a “One” rating on a class 1 solo: Taylor Harrison Olivia Phillips The following high school students received a “One” rating on a class 1 solo AND qualified for State Solo & Ensemble: Sarah Chen Isabela Gibb Jordyn Gill Annie Hart Sierra Marston Keagan Valderaz Ellie Walt A HUGE congratulations goes out to these students on all their hard work! And a big thank you to Mrs. Spitsberg for being a phenomenal teacher!

⏳ Halfway there! Have you shared your feedback yet? ⏳ Our Family Engagement Survey is still open, and we need your input! 💬 Your thoughts help shape the future of our schools and strengthen the connection between families and educators. 🔗 Take the survey now: www.LubbockISD.org/survey 📅 Deadline: Friday, Feb. 28 📌 Remember, you'll need your child’s student ID, found on their progress report or in Gradebook. Make your voice count! 💙 #WeAreLubbockISD

Congratulations to our amazing Destination Imagination teams and their coaches, Mrs. Foster and Mrs. Fitzhugh. These results are out of this world!🚀🌠 They even got to spend time with students from our sister school, YWLA! All of these teams poured their hearts and souls into their performances, and everyone walked away with awards. 💜🏅🔥 The Crash Outs 1st Place- advancing to State The Renaissance Award Mabel Roller Olivia Phillips Araceli Carlson Madeleine Nguyen Paige Dunn Natalie Alfaro Fish & Seek 3rd Place Highest Instant Challenge Briley Weikel Mitchel Owuor Trinity Jara Zoe Summerford The Delectable Donuts 1st Place- advancing to State Highest Instant Challenge Claire Rhoades Zoe Pomeroy Emma Dominguez Marshall Taylor Alice Pruitt The Giggle Gals 1st Place- advancing to State Highest Instant Challenge Spirit of DI Award Eve Crider Faith Barbee Alicia Tarver Lila Fowler The Baconators 2nd Place Highest Instant Challenge Adeline Hohbein Destiny Owuor Anna Katherine Dinger Charly Iaulualo To Gliese & Beyond 1st Place-advancing to State Highest Instant Challenge DaVinci Award Ani Hamblin Sydney Armes Marlowe Barnes Congratulations, Warriors. We are so proud of you!

Warriors survived the deep freeze last week and are ready to warm things back up with an awesome week of events! From awesome testing success on Tuesday, 2/25 to winning on the track on Thursday, 2/27, it's all in our Warrior Weekly Smore: https://secure.smore.com/n/d0ke6-talkington-warrior-weekly

📢 We want to hear from you! 📢 Our 2025 Family Engagement Survey is now open! 📝 Your feedback helps us improve communication, strengthen school-family partnerships, and make the best decisions for our students. 🗓️ Survey open: February 20-28, 2025 🔗 Take the survey now: www.LubbockISD.org/survey 📌 You'll need your child’s student ID to access the survey. Find it on their progress report or in Gradebook. Your voice matters! ❤️ #WeAreLubbockISD

Our Warriors in ATC classes competed in the Skills USA Contest, and we are so proud of how they performed. We had many who placed and several who won medals in some tough categories. Congratulations to these incredible students! Great job! (If you won a medal and do not see your name here, please contact Mrs. Couch to fix it.)

Our Communities in Schools coordinator, Ms. A., has brought so many wonderful programs to our school. Middle school students can take advantage of a Texas Tech Engineering lesson on Tuesday afternoons, and students can join a multitude of other organizations like Chess Club and Esports! We love seeing all of these opportunities for our Warriors! Thank you, Communities in Schools and Ms. A. If you are interested in signing up for an existing opportunity or have ideas for more, contact Ms. A . in room 109.

It's almost time to March! Prepare for an upcoming season of competitions, both academic and athletic, with out Talkington Warrior Weekly for February 17-22: https://secure.smore.com/n/70c2g-talkington-warrior-weekly