Volume 1, Issue 16: 4/26/24
by Superintendent's Blog
Posted on April 26, 2024
Volume 1, Issue 16: 4/26/24
Greetings Bulldogs! Happy Friday.
Early Voting is Happening NOW:
The May election voting started MONDAY. Early voting is taking place in the TISD board room from 8-5 pm. Early voting will be open Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of next week.
Common misconceptions about voting:
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“My vote doesn’t matter” - Not true! In fact, here are some facts about the most recent bonds in TISD. The 2018 bond had 3 propositions. Proposition A failed by only 32 votes. Proposition B failed by 16 votes, and Proposition C failed by 53 votes. In 2017 there was only one proposition and it failed by 41 votes. The moral of the story is… your vote matters.
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“I have heard this or that about the election, and I don’t really need to vote the way I want to vote because I bet a bunch of people are going to go vote and what I want to happen will happen.” - That is a common misconception and the scary thing is… there is no “redo”... you can’t go back after the votes are tallied and say… oh, well if I would have known all those people never voted, I would have voted… too late. So get out there and vote AND tell the folks you know to go vote.
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“I don’t have time to vote, it’s complicated/scary, or it is going to take a long time” - Although voting has been very steady, there has rarely been a wait. It only takes a few minutes as there are only a few items on this ballot.
All that said, get out there and vote! Your vote = your voice!!!
Pre-K & Kindergarten Round-Up:
We just finished our Pre-K and Kindergarten Round-Up (enrollment) and had a great turnout! There are not many things more enjoyable than seeing the little ones excited about officially becoming a Thorndale Bulldog!
If you know anyone in the community with a child who plans to enter Pre-K or Kindergarten at TISD please encourage them to reach out to us so we can get them on the list!
TISD Theatre Arts One Act Play Community Performance:
Join us on Tuesday, April 30th in the TISD Cafeteria at 6:30 pm as our students perform Governing Alice.
TISD Athletic Banquet Coming Up Soon!
Join us on May 5th at 4:00 pm for the TISD Athletic Banquet. More information is below!
TISD Student Shout Outs:
If you are not able to keep up with us on Facebook, I would hate for you to miss out on all the celebrations! I can’t possibly capture them all in my Blog that comes out every two weeks, but let me give you a glimpse of just a sliver of the excellence here in TISD:
2024 State FCCLA Conference Results!
17 competitors represented Thorndale FCCLA & 8 competitors were announced as placements within the Top 5! In addition to competitive events, Thorndale FCCLA also won the People’s Choice award for Spotlight on Projects - Student Body! Our students compete with “the best of the best” in all school districts 1A-6A.
Competitors that place in the Top 2 have automatic advancement in the 2024 National Leadership Conference in Seattle, WA this summer! Please congratulate our members for their placements!
NATIONAL QUALIFIER - Kenedi Moore 
- Sustainability Challenge: Level 2
3rd Place: Jayden Gonzales & Grace Vickers
- Chapter in Review Portfolio: Level 3
3rd Place: CJ Medina
- Serving Up Success: Level 3
4th Place: Jordyn Stutts
- Interior Design: Level 2
People’s Choice: Spotlight on Projects - Student Body
- Kinley Cargill, Hailey Meadors, & Jessica Yount
HS UIL Academics Travel for Regionals:
Good luck to our 13 Regional UIL Academic competitors as they travel to Corpus Christi to compete!
HS Art Students in VASE Travel to STATE:
TISD FFA Homesite, Range, and Land Judges head to STATE:
Homesite Evaluation: 1st Place Team-Area XII
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Juan Acosta-1st place Individual
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Kaleb Yount-3rd place Individual
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Nicholas Ramirez- 5th Place Individual
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Jenna Lindig—8th place Individual
Land Judging: 3rd Place Team-Area XII
Range Evaluation: 1st Place Team-Area XII
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Rowdy Casner-3rd place individual
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Bryce Dickerson-5th place individual
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Kaden Kovar-8th place individual
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Nathan Grimm
Livestock Judging: 1st Place Team-Area XII
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Kaylee Beason-3rd place Individual
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Jenna Lindig-5th place Individual
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Carlee Clark-7th place Individual
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Jovanka Gonzalez
Softball Playoff Game Tonight (4/26/24) in Lago Vista:
The Lady Dogs softball team finished the season in FIRST PLACE. They are headed to Lago Visto to take on Mason for their first-round playoff game.
Thorndale Track & Field:
Since the last time we talked, the bulldogs won area track as a team and many individuals from the boys and girls teams advanced to regionals!
Next up, the Bulldogs and Lady Dogs had a great time at the Regional track meet! The Bulldogs finished the meet in 2nd place!
Congratulations to all our athletes!
Lady Dogs Results:
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Bethany - 1st Discus, 3rd Shot Put - State Qualifier for both events
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Riley - 7th Discus
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Raven - 5th place 3200M, 8th 800M, 6th 1600M
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Skielee - 6th 3200M
Bulldogs Results:
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Carson - 1st 4x1, 1st 100M, 1st 200M - State qualifier in all events
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Everton - 1st 4x1 (state qualifier), 3rd 100M (state qualifier)
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Jayden - 1st 4x1 (state qualifier), 7th Triple Jump
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Owen - 1st 4x1 (state qualifier)
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Case - 10th High Jump, 6th 800M, 10th 1600M
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Kaleb - 11th Shot Put
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Braden - 11th Discus
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Luciano - 7th Pole Vault
For full results - https://milesplit.live/meets/610309/events
*Not pictured Braden
Golf Ended Their Amazing Season:
The boy's and girls' golf teams both advanced to regionals this year. They had an outstanding season and have made us very proud.
Basketball Accolades Continue - Academic All-State:
Two of our boys recently received the recognition of Academic All-State. Congratulations to both seniors, Kaden and Bryce, on their career on and off the court!
TMS Art Students Compete in Junior VASE:
Final results are in for JRVASE. The total medal count is 4 gold and 1 platinum! Cheyenne S. won a state JRVASE medal with her artwork “Snails Playground”. Super proud of both students for receiving medals on all art pieces! Congratulations Jenna and Cheyenne!
Thorndale Middle School NHJS Induction:
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Most sincerely,
Zack Kleypas
Superintendent
Thorndale ISD
#TISDStrivingForExcellence
“Keep improving, always, in all ways.”
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