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JH/INT Campus News
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Eighth
Grade Banquet Held on Saturday -
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The Adelia Wilcox Chapter of
the National Junior Honor
Society hosted the Eighth
Grade Banquet on
Saturday, May 16, 2009, in the Winnie-Stowell
Community Building. Eighth grade
students were honored and
recognized with various
accolades. This year's
outstanding eighth grade boy
was Glenn Roberts, and
outstanding eighth grade
girl was Zoë Zbranek.
Highest ranking boy was
Ethan Hughes, and highest
ranking girl was Zoë
Zbranek. A
dance was held immediately
after the banquet.
The top 10% of the class, in
alphabetical order, was announced:
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Arianna
Ashworth, Emma Austin, Katie
Bennett, Alexandria Extejt,
Konnor George, Ethan Hughes,
Jarred Lezak, Bryant Motl,
Caroline Reddell, Hunter Rising,
Ciara Starcke, and Zoë Zbranek.
In addition, Zoë Zbranek was
recognized by the Chambers
County Historical Commission for
winning the designation "Best of
the Best" in an essay-writing
contest held for the schools in
Chambers County which include
Barbers Hill, Anahuac and East
Chambers. More than 150 entries
were received in all. Miss
Zbranek was presented with a
trophy and a $50 savings bond as
the overall first place winner. |
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Students
Receive Science Lesson in
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The RE/MAX hot air balloon
program was brought to EC
students in order to
teach them about the
physics of why hot air
rises, how hot air becomes
less dense, and what happens
to the molecules during this
process while at the same
time being introduced to
man's first
form of flight - the hot air
balloon. The hot air balloon
is the prefect teaching aid
that adds excitement to the
lesson of thermodynamics.
Students had the opportunity
to walk by the basket
and look inside and up into
the balloon before gathering
behind the balloon for the
presentation. More
pictures. |
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EC
Junior High and Intermediate
Students Perform in Talent Show |
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The East Chambers
Intermediate and Junior High
Talent Show, "EC Solid Gold"
was held on May 14, 2009.
Attendees were entertained
by a variety of acts from
singing, dancing, playing
musical instruments to
learning how to apply
makeup. The show's emcees
were Kirstie Thompson and
Jase Vanya. Mrs. Sabrina
Ashworth organized the
program with help from Mr.
Dennis DeMoss and students
Micah Frugia and Emily
McKnight.
View
Slideshow. |
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National
Junior Honor Society Induction
Ceremony Held |
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The induction ceremony for
The Adelia Wilcox Chapter of
the National Junior Honor
Society was held on
Thursday, May 14, 2009, at
the high school auditorium.
Current NJHS president, Zoe
Zbranek, welcomed guests and
inductees to open the
ceremonies. The
characteristics of
scholarship, service,
leadership, character, and
citizenship were explained,
and candidates were then
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This year's new
members include:
Brenda Alvarez, Sage Amin,
Amy Bertrand, Vanessa
Camacho, Sklyer Drake, Kelbi
Duree, Chairity Falke,
Jarrod Guillory, Michelle
Gutierrez, Amy Harrington,
Jonathan Hebert, Brian Kwok,
Mattie LaRive, Breelee
LeBlanc, Jessica Maggio,
Andrew McGovern, Leslie
Mora, Vanesa Palomares,
Victoria Paniagua, Emily
Payne, Alondra Perales,
Alaina Potter, Blane Rhodes,
Victoria Simon, Caleb Sims,
Logan Snider, Shelby
Spencer, Jaxon Vanya, Alex
Walker, and Beth Wilchek.
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pictures
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Eighth
Grade Career Day Held -
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 The annual eighth grade
"Career Day" was held at the
junior high on Tuesday, May
12, and
eighth grade students had
the opportunity to hear from
professionals in many fields
which included: Zeb Zbranek,
attorney; Warden Sharon
Allen, Dept. of Criminal
Justice; Deputy Nacheal
Bonin, sheriff; Sgt.
Jeromiah Williams, U.S.
Army; Sgt. Larry Brookshire,
Beaumont Police Department;
Kevin Hunt, nurse; Misty
DeHoyos, Director of
Radiology - Bayside
Hospital; Kathy Goodman,
Director of Community
Development; Betty Reynolds,
psychologist; Malinda
Albriton, licensed social
worker; Stevie Edwards,
business owner Seafood
Lovers; Jay
Cockrell, Dougets; Jeffrey
Leger, pilot; Gayle Fairley,
Lamar University Education
Dept.; Joey Wells, Lamar
University Athletics; Bret
McDonald, carpenter &
architect; Steve Magaha,
chef, MCM Elegante Hotel; Paul Bergen,
KBMT 12 News Director; and Kelli
Sartor, graphics designer. The
Career Day program is organized
and hosted by Mrs. Paula Pratt,
technology and career teacher,
and Mrs. Cheryl Allen,
counselor. |
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ECJH Students
Qualify for State Recognition |
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In the fall of 2008, ECJH 7th
grade students who qualified for
the Duke University Talent
Identification program were
announced. Students who wished
could continue with further
testing to qualify for State or
National Recognition.
ECISD is
pleased to announce that two of
our students, Andrew McGovern
and Blane Rhodes, have qualified
to be recognized on the state
level. A recognition program
will be held in May at Lamar
University which these students
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Sixth
Graders Integrate Technology
with Writing Skills |
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Students in Mrs. Lavergne's 6th
grade creative writing classes
have been designing interactive
stories that allow the reader to
decide which path is taken to
ultimately control the plot.
Students had to incorporate
writing skills, creativity,
keyboarding, multimedia skills,
and presentation skills.
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Junior High
OAP Wins First Place -
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The Junior High One-Act
Play, DINNY AND THE WITCHES,
was performed in competition
at the 23-AA Festival of
Plays on Wednesday, January
28. Other schools competing
included Warren Junior High,
Buna Junior High, and
Kountze Middle School.
ECJH's show was judged first
place winning play.
Acting awards went to BEST
ACTRESS Zoë Zbranek, BEST
ACTOR Jaxon Vanya, and
ALL-STAR CAST MEMBERS Ciara
Starcke and Nichole Mayeux. |
Other cast members included
Ariana Ashworth, Jase Vanya,
Ethan Hughes and Emily
Neuman. Set assistance was
provided by Jarred Lezak,
Hunter Rising, Bryant Motl and
Cody Martin. The play was
directed by Mrs. Cheryl Allen.
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Students View
Discovery Dome Presentations |
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The Discovery Dome came to the
intermediate and junior high
campus to engage students in an
interactive science environment.
The Discovery Dome is a portable
full-dome theater surrounding
students with immersive,
engaging, and realistic
programs. Developed by the
Houston Museum of Natural
Science and Rice University, the
new theater offers a
state-of-the-art visual learning
experience.
East Chambers 5th through 7th
graders viewed the Cosmic
Questions program which
explored the sun, moon, and the
other planets of our solar
system. Moon phases, seasons,
and eclipses were observed.
Eighth grade students viewed
The Body Code program which
explored the carotid artery,
eye, brain, ear, and heart. In
addition students discovered how
DNA programs the body's cells to
form the circulatory and nervous
systems.
For more information on the
Discovery Dome program, visit
this
link.
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East Chambers
Hosts INT/JH UIL Academic Meet |
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The first day of UIL Academic
competition for intermediate and
junior high students was held on
Tuesday, November 11, 2008, at East
Chambers. The first day of
competition had EC leading overall
and at the seventh grade level.
Contest results included:
6th Grade Music Memory - Tiffany
Savoie, 3rd, Taylor Wheat, 5th;
6th Grade Music Memory Team -
East Chambers, 1st; 7th Grade
Impromptu - Megan Hinton, 3rd,
an East Chambers student, 6th; 8th
Grade Impromptu - Ariana Ashworth,
1st, Jase Vanya, 6th; 7th Grade
Modern Oratory - Guy Davis, 1st,
Breelee LeBlanc, 5th, Megan Waters,
6th; 8th Grade Modern Oratory
- Ethan Hughes, 1st, an East
Chambers student, 4th, Kirstie
Thompson, 6th; 6th Grade
Listening Skills - Justin
Thompson, 3rd place tie; 7th
Grade Listening Skills -
Jonathan Weiland, 2nd, Caleb Simms,
4th; 8th Grade Listening Skills -
Alexandria Extjet, 1st, Ethan
Hughes, 2nd; 6th Grade Calculator
- Eddie Reyes, 2nd, Carley DeVillier,
3rd, Jami LaVergne, 6th; 7th
Grade Calculator - Amy
Harrington, 1st, Jaxon Vanya, 6th;
8th Grade Calculator - an
East Chambers student, 3rd; 7th
Grade Dictionary - Alex Walker,
6th; 6th Grade Art Smart - an
East Chambers student, 5th;
Science I - Megan Hinton, 1st,
Andrew McGovern, 3rd, Blane Rhodes,
4th; Science II - Tyler Nipp,
4th, Blaine Acevedo, 5th, Ethan
Hughes, 6th.
The second day of UIL Academic
competition for intermediate and
junior high students was held on
Thursday, November 13, 2008, at East
Chambers. Contest results included: 6th
Grade Ready Writing - an East
Chambers student, 1st, Jaquelin
Garcia, 2nd; 8th Grade Ready
Writing - Jordan Horger, 3rd,
Ariana Ashworth, 5th; 6th Grade
Number Sense - Matthew Johnson,
1st, Jacob Sims, 4th; 7th Grade
Number Sense - Blane Rhodes,
1st, Brian Kwok, 4th, Amy
Harrington, tied for 5th; 8th
Grade Number Sense - Mario
Guevara, 2nd; 6th Grade Spelling
- Natalie DeVillier, 1st; 7th
Grade Spelling - Emily Payne,
5th; 8th Grade Spelling
- Tyler Nipp, 2nd, Cassie Marvin,
6th; 6th Grade Maps, Graphs, &
Charts - Jacob Sims, 2nd, Josh
Britnell, 4th; 7th Grade Maps,
Graphs, & Charts - Blane Rhodes,
3rd, Andrew McGovern, 4th; 6th
Grade Math - Eddie Reyes, 5th;
7th Grade Math - Blane
Rhodes, 1st, Amy Harrington, 5th;
8th Grade Math - an East
Chambers student, 4th; 7th Grade
Oral Reading - Jaxon Vanya, 1st;
8th Grade Oral Reading - Zoë
Zbranek, 1st, Arianna Ashworth, 2nd.
Grade level results were: 6th grade
- EC second place; 7th grade EC -
1st place; and 8th grade - 2nd
place; Overall - EC 1st place with
535, Buna 2nd with 534, Anahuac
315.5, Deweyville 164.5, Warren 160,
Kountze 142, and Hardin 92.
UIL Coordinator is Kandy
McBride. Intermediate/Junior High
Principal is Lou Ann Rainey. |
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Seeing
Double on Intermediate and Junior
High Campuses |
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Junior High and Intermediate
campuses have been showing their
EC spirit.
Students participated in Twin
Day on Thursday; many thought they
were seeing double - and they
were! |
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Duke University
Honors Qualifying ECJH 7th Graders
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Duke University since
1980 has honored 7th graders who
qualify for participation through
the Duke University Talent
Identification Program (TIP). The
following 7th graders at East
Chambers Junior High qualify for
such honors this year: Brennan
Beckett, Emily Bennett, Guy Davis,
Jarrod Guillory, Amy Harrington,
Jonathan Hebert, Brandon Hester,
Megan Hinton, Breelee LeBlanc,
Jessica Maggio, Andrew McGovern,
Emily Payne, Blane Rhodes, Austin
Ruff, Joshua Sims, Brittany Snider
and Alex Walker.
Further program participation in the
program is possible on an optional
basis. Duke University TIP extends a
personal note to the qualifying
students. “Congratulations on your
academic successes so far in your
educational career. We welcome and
value the opportunity to be of
service to you!” |
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