2024 Weldon Bumblebee Honor Game (Gladewater ISD)

G ood luck, boys.

Whether you’re on the field or in the office, you know that teamwork makes the dream work. That’s why Austin Bank is proud to support the Gladewater Bears. We’ll see you Friday.

Coach Louvier

CLARK

Dr. Sedric

Superintendent of Schools

Jonny

Head football coach

Kylie

Hada ah Hada ah

Judge

Tim Bryan proudly supports the Bears !

F R E S H M A N

Good luck this year !

With lots of love , The Boyd, Faye, Lincoln & Sheridan Families

Coming together is a BEGINNING. Keeping together is PROGRESS.

Working together is SUCCESS.

The Honeybears Booster Club wishes all athletes, coaches, and performers a safe and successful season. Go Bears! We Can!

We love you, Hydie! Let your light shine! Thank you for being a light in our lives! May God bless you always! Matthew 5:16

SENIOR 2024

Wilson

We have enjoyed watching you play since you were four years old!! Let’s finish strong!! We are so proud of you!! We love you!! Jeremiah 29:11 Love, Mom & Dad

Madie,

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Rockin’ 3C Services and The Charchio Family wants to wish Gladewater Athletics a

0 BRAYSON WOODS WR/DB SO

1 KYRON WILSON QB/DB SR

2 CARTER SNIDER WR/DB JR

3 JT MADDOX RB/DB SR

4 EVAN HAWTHORNE WR/DB SR

5 FRANK SIERRA WR/DB SR

6 TAYLOR WRIGHT WR/DB JR 7 LA’TRELL HENDERSON WR/DB SR

8 G’BRANDON POLLEY RB/DL SR

BROWN QB/OLB SO

17 CHRIS REED TE/DL SO

20 KAYSON HARRIS TE/DL SO 21 CARSIN COOPER RB/LB SO

CHANDARLIS WR/DB SR

25 NATHAN SMITH RB/DL JR 28 JEREMIAH FLANAGAN RB/LB SO

COLLINS TE/LB SR 50 MASON BUDRO OL/DL SO 51 LANDEN PORTER OL/DL JR

52 LANDON BROWN OL/DL JR 53 MASON THOMPSON OL/DL JR 55 NOAH SMITH OL/DL JR 56 KHALIL SHEFFIELD OL/DL SR 57 JACOBE CROSBY OL/DL SO

62 AARON CHAVARRIA OL/DL JR 68 COREY STANLEY OL/DL JR

Superintendent: Dr. Sedric Clark | Principal: Derrick Floyd | Assistant Principals: Bruce Head, Devin Russell | AD / Head Coach: Jonny Louvier HS Coaches: Paul Balcorta, JJ Barry, Austin Blanco, Kevin Clark, Isaiah Davis, TJ King, Chris Langford, Barry Lindsey, Zac Spears, Quinton Thomas, Andrew Williams, Caleb Williams, Josh Yount | Athletic Trainer: Trevor “Doc” Kitsler Band Directors: Jeff Smith, Rhett Pilcher, Joshlyn Marsh

Cheerleader Directors: Angie Townsend, Claudia Barnhill | Honeybears Director: Diane Clark

History Of The Football At Weldon High School

The late Coach Curtis Calvin Cooksey started the football program at Weldon High School in 1939 with only 15 players. Under his guidance, the team, named the BUMBLEBEES, became a force to be reckoned with, and gained high respect from all of its opponents.

Coach Cooksey spent 25 years as a science, math and PE teacher at Weldon while serving as the head football coach for the bumblebees. Through the years, he mentored countless students, both academically as well as, athletically.

During his quarter-century as head coach at Weldon, C.C. Cooksey and the bumblebees attained the following record:

Games Played 260; Games Won 191; Games Tied 3; Games Lost 66; District Champions 10 times; Co-District Champions 1 time; District Champions (Runner-up) 11 times; Bi-District Champions 6 times; State Semi-Final Champions 6 times; and State Champions (Runner-up) 2 times (1955 and 1963)

When Coach Cooksey passed away in 1965, assistant coach Gene L. Cannon, who had played football for Cooksey when he was a student at Weldon, became the head coach. Under his leadership, the bumblebees continued their winning tradition.

In 1967, Coach Walter Derrick took over as head coach of the Weldon Bumblebees. Derrick, a Weldon graduate, had also been one of Coach Cooksey ’s high school football players, and one of his assistant coaches.

Coach Derrick led the bumblebees to its third and final state championship game appearance in 1968. An article in the Decemb er 1, 1968 edition of the Gladewater Mirror congratulated the Weldon Bumblebees and their coaching staff for their achievement of reaching the high plateau of playing for the state championship in the Prairieview Interscholastic League. That same article also paid tribute to the team and coaches for the excellent sportsmanship exhibited by them, even though the game ended in a loss for Weldon.

1968 was also the last year that Weldon operated as a high school, and the bumblebees played together as a team because in 1969, Gladewater ISD became fully integrated, and Weldon became the middle school for the district serving grades 6, 7 and 8.

The 28 years of football at Weldon sum up to the following statistics:

Games Played 316; Games Won 235; Games Tied 5; Games Lost 77; District Champions 11 times; Co-District Champions 1 time; District Champions (Runner-up) 12 times; Bi-District Champions 7 times; State Semi-Final Champions 7 times; and State Champions (Runner up) 3 times (1955, 1963 & 1968)

Weldon School Song

Hailed To Weldon’s Green and White today. Strong in wisdom, might in truth and love. When from out her massive halls we stray, Ever faithful to thee, our lives shall be!

Oh Weldon High! Dear Weldon High! We pledge our loyal hearts to thee forever. As years go by, we will forever try to hold your colors high.

Onward upward we will ever go. Till we reach the heights we wish to know. Loyal sons and loyal daughters all, Praising thee, loving thee forever more.

Oh Weldon High! Dear Weldon High! Bound close to thee by ties that e’er shall be. Till life shall end, our voices we will lend, to sing, “ Oh Weldon High!”

Weldon’s 3

Head Coaches

L to R: Walter Derrick, C.C. Cooksey, and Gene Cannon

Weldon Fight Song

Fight, fight for Weldon High Fight on to fame!

Crash through that line you backs and Catch that pass you ends! “Rah, Rah, Rah!”

Hold tight you linemen all!

Keep those colors high.

All for one and one for all

With victory for Weldon High!

Weldon Bumblebees

SCAN TO VIEW THE WELDON BUMBLEBEE FOOTBALL WORKOUT

(courtesy of The Gladewater Museum)

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Night * District Matches

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Congratulations to the GHS Band for making a 1st Division at the Regional Marching Contest on October 17!

The band will advance to the State Military Marching Contest at Baylor University on October 23-25.

This is the FIRST-EVER Gladewater Band to compete at the state-level competition! Way to go, Big Bear Band!

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SERVE,SUCCEEDSWING GHS TENNIS GO BEARS!

WE WILL BE IN THE STANDS When they are on the field...

The Squad, Class of 2024

Our favorite place to be on Friday nights... next to neighbors and friends, cheering on the BEARS!

Emma & Ava Langford,

Wishing you the best of luck this season and beyond. We are so proud of both of you!

Love,

Mom, Dad, Sam and Sophie

For there is no friend like a sister in calm or stormy weather;

To cheer one on the tedious way,

To fetch one if one goes astray.

To lift one if one totters down, To strengthen whilst one stands.

-Christina Rosetti