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Mobile Munchies pg. 7
Staying Safe pg. 3
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Stratford High School
THE Volume 40, Issue 7
Photo by Gil Sanchez
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Girls Basketball Wraps up Regular Season
Friday, February 15, 2013
Seniors to All-State Choir and Band
Elaine Parizot
Seniors Nick Jones and Eric Lee have made the cut for All-State Mixed Choir and All-State Band. After making it through the cuts after many competitive rounds, Jones and Lee both will be performing in concerts directed by university directors on Sunday, Feb. 17. Jones will be singing as a Bass I and Lee will be playing the clarinet. Both concerts will be a part
of the Texas Music Educators Association convention which takes place at the San Antonio Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center from Feb. 13 through Feb. 16. This will be Jones’ first time making All-State and Lee’s second time to make it into the prestigious group. Jones is choir director Peter Steinmetz’s first student to make it into All-State Mixed Choir.
Coming Soon: Junior Garage Sale
LAY UP • (Top Left) Senior Rachel Rapier goes in for a lay-up to increase the Spartans’ lead against the Fort Bend Willowridge Eagles. The Spartans finished second in their district which means they will be going to the playoffs against Reagan High School at the Don Coleman Coliseum on Feb. 12. JUMP SHOT • (Top Right) Senior Emily Rucker takes a short shot from inside the paint against the Eagles. TAKIN’ A THREE • (Bottom Left) Senior Jaime Hewitt takes a shot from outside the three point line over a defending Eagle. TAKE AWAY • (Bottom Right) Senior Hope Wiggins receives a pass from Hewitt and gets ready to make an attempt at a basket to push the Spartans ahead. Photos by Gil Sanchez.
The junior garage sale will be held at Stratford on Friday, Feb. 22 from 4-7 p.m. for employees, and on Saturday, Feb. 23 from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. for the whole community. The garage sale is a fundraiser for the class of 2014 prom, and is held every year. Books, furniture, and sporting equipment are just a few of the types of items for sale, and they will be offered at extremely low prices. All of the items for sale were generously donated by people in the area. “On the Saturday morn-
ings every year, there’s a line stretching longer than a football field to get into the garage sale,” said junior grade level principal Danny Gex. There are many opportunities for students and parents to volunteer and get hours for different organizations such as Student Council and National Honor Society. Each year this fundraiser raises between $15,000 and $20,000 for the junior class prom. Prom alone can cost around $20,000, plus there is the added cost of another $20,000 for Project Prom.