Quotes

Inspirational Quotes for YOU

“Be fearless in the pursuit that sets your soul on fire.”

Ms. Pipkin

“Comparison is the thief of joy.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt

                                                                                                Coach Wodach

“Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work.”

Michael Peeples

      “Look for something positive in each day even if some days you have to look harder.”                                                              Leslie Mendoza

Editorial

The Joy of Giving

Somehow, not only for Christmas,

But all the long year through,

The joy that you give to others

Is the joy that comes back to you;

And the more you spend in blessing

The poor and lonely and sad,

The more of your heart’s possessing

Returns to make you glad

~John Greenleaf Whittier

Cartoon Time

Student Spotlight

Junior Student Spotlight

Erica Escobar

Erica is involved in the SHS Band and Yearbook.

Sergio Alcantar

Sergio is involved in SHS Band, football, cross country, and basketball

Basketball

Girls Basketball Season

Kenzie Lodholm and Kali Flores taking on the Lady Hornets.

   This basketball season for the SHS girls has started out great. Under the direction of a new coach the girls are putting in the work and trying their best.  Coach Seth Slover came to Sunray after coaching in Stratford. This team’s goal is to have a repeat of last year and make it to the playoffs.

    The Lady Cats had a tournament in White Deer on December 12-14 and had a very successful weekend with 3 wins.  Before Christmas break starts the Lady Cats will be traveling to Shamrock.

Basketball

Boys Basketball

Sunray Basketball team had a great season last year although it ended in a really tough loss. This year’s team is looking to top that and go really far into the playoffs. With our new coach all the way from California, Coach Adam Wodach looking to come into Sunray and have a winning and very successful season. The kids have put all their trust into him and they believe they will go on a run in the playoffs. What yall don’t know is that Coach Wodach does not mess around in practice. When he is angry and frustrated he can fly off the handle a bit, but most of the time when we are doing good and not turning the ball over he is very chill. Even though he is chill we still get a lot of good work in and we learn new drills, offenses, and defenses. This season is going to be great and hope to a run in the playoffs.

Cutter Lust and Michael Peeples in the game against the Spearman Lynx.

Christmas Break

December 21-January 5

Have a very Merry Christmas

And a Happy New Year!

Robotics

Robotic 2019-2020

At Sunray High School this year there are four robotics teams double the amount of teams from last year.  Their first meet was on November 16 in Stinnett.

   The next meet for the robotics teams was on December 7. They traveled to Dimmitt to compete against 27 teams. This meet did not go as well because of technical problems that they were having, but other than that they did well.

   The next meet will be in Sunray on January 18. There will be more than 10 schools and more than 29 robotic teams will be competing. There is going to be two fields open and over 40 matches. It will be from 10:00 A.M. until 3:00 P.M.

MaKenzie Morton and Faith Castillo preparing their robot for a match at the Dimmitt meet.

FFA Teams

Sunray FFA

Sunray FFA recently competed in Leadership Development Events (LDE’s) at the district and area levels. LDE’s focus on creating situations for members to demonstrate their abilities in public speaking, decision making, communication, and their knowledge of agriculture and the FFA organization.

   In the Top ‘O Texas District competition at Frank Phillips College, three of our teams advanced to compete at the Area 1 Competition. Senior Chapter Conducting received 2^nd place, Greenhand Chapter Conducting received 1^st place, and Ag Issues received 1^st place as well.  Our Quiz and Creed speaking teams also competed but did not advance to the Area level.  
   In the Area 1 competition Ag Issues placed 4th, Greenhand chapter conducting placed 6th, and Senior Chapter Conducting placed 8th. 
   “We are proud of our season and our achievements this year; we only hope to be even better next year.” said Audree Wilson.

   Sunray FFA will be competing in Career Development Events (CDE’s) which build on what is learned in agricultural classes and encourage members to put their knowledge into practice. They are designed to help a member prepare for a career in agriculture. CDE’s are a student favorite, they are excited to compete in the events and get the Sunray FFA name on the FFA map this year.

Annual Can Food Drive

Annual Can Food Drive

On December 3-17, Sunray National Junior Honor Society, the Counselor Squad, and the 8^th grade class will be sponsoring the Annual Can Food Drive for 2019. The can food drive benefits the community of Sunray.  All items will be donated to Sunray Resource Center.

   Students grade Pre-K to 8^th grade will compete with each other, the Elementary classes will compete against each other and the Middle School classes will compete within each grade level.

   Items donated must be: canned, bagged, or boxed food items. Please do not donate items that are expired or opened. They will also accept cleaning supplies, soap, laundry cleaning items, etc.

   Winners for the class competitions will be announced after the Elementary Christmas Program December 20.

Christmas Lights Parade

The FFA class made a float for the parade and the students riding in the float had their pet dogs with them.

Christmas Parade

   The Sunray Lions Club and Kelby Sharp hosted Sunray’s first ever Christmas Light Parade. The parade was held on December 2 on Main Street, with a lit Christmas tree at the end of the parade were pictures could be taken with Jolly Old Saint Nick. The parade was a fundraiser with all proceeds going to Sunray Resource Center.

   Floats were designed by different organizations in Sunray and Dumas, all the floats looked amazing but only three could be voted as winners. The float design winners were Scott and Kim Sharp, The Bible Baptist Church, and The Christ the King Catholic Church. All three winners donated their cash prize to the Sunray Resource Center.

Student Spotlight

Andrea Villanueva
Andrea received the sophomore spotlight. She is involved in the high school band.

Julian Espino
Julian received
the sophomore spotlight. He is involved in football, basketball, baseball, and track.

Golden Cat Luncheon

The Golden Cat Luncheon was started at Sunray High school last year and is becoming a Bobcat tradition. To receive the Golden Cat Luncheon invitation students must have A's and B's, no tardies, perfect attendance, and community hours. Students must have three out of the four to get a Golden Cat invitation. For the first six weeks 90 students received the Golden Cat Luncheon. These students received a Golden Cat t-shirt and a pizza lunch. 

Sunray Community Thanksgiving

Date:  November 22, 2019

Time:  11:00 am to 12:30 pm

Place:  High School Commons Area

Hosted by SHS Student Council and Culinary Arts 

National Red Ribbon Week

     Vaping has become a major health problem in teens and young adults in America. Nationally 1 in 4 high school students' vape and teen vaping is up 11.7%from 2017.Vaping causes serious lung damage and even death. 
     The Sunray  High School students had an assembly about the dangers of vaping during Red Ribbon Week. In a survey they took 54%of our students are vaping, or have tried vaping. The normal percentage of high school students that are vaping is between 36-40%.
     Red Ribbon Week this year was October 28 to November 1. It's the largest// drug awareness program in schools, it raises awareness of of living a drug /free life. This year's Red Ribbon Week Dress Up days were VSCO day, Redneck/YEE day, Pajama day, Wear your Halloween Costume, and Stand strong against drugs/#rockyourbestBLUE&GOLD

The Sophomore class participated in Red Ribbon Week on
October 31 by wearing Halloween costumes.

   

THE FINAL STRETCH

The High School and Junior High boys and girls cross country teams traveled to Boys Ranch on October 15. The Junior High girls 1st -6th place and both girls and boys teams won 1st place.

The High School girls and boys  teams placed 2nd over all. They had a really good run at district! Medals were received by Katelyn Hernandez- 4th, Sergio Alcantar - 3rd, Erik Escapita - 5th, and Vicente Gallegos -6th.

Their next meet for Regionals was on October 28 at Lubbock. At Regionals Katelyn placed 9th for the girls and Sergio placed 21st for the boys. Both of these athletes will be traveling to Round Rock, TX. on Nov. 6 for the state meet.

EMMA STRONG

As most of us know, Emma Preston is such a strong, sweet, and a kind girl.Emma lives in Dumas, TX with her little brother and her parents Chandler and Natasha Preston. When Emma was 4 years old, in August 2017, she was diagnosed with a Germ Cell Brain tumor. Emma fought a brain surgery, chemo, radiation, and a nasty fungal Infection. Emma had a year in a half being cancer free, but she relapsed early March 2019.
Emma and her family thought it was best for her to stop radiation, the doctors have given her two to three months to live. Emma is such a caring, sweet girl that she took time out of her own to pray for others just like her. On September 29, the Panhandle  came together and had a private parade just for Emma.On October 19, an event called Emmapalooza was held in her honor. Many people in the community donated everything that was needed for the event. Emma was also crowned the first ever Princess by Cowboy Classic Rodeo Texas Teen. Emma's favorite animal is a unicorn and her favorite holiday is Halloween.
Sunray High School held different fundraisers for this sweet girl. We raised a total of $3,317.59. This money was presented on October 11 to her grandmother Rhonda Smith at the We Are Golden Pep Rally.

The Injury Plague

        This football season has been brutal for the Bobcat quarterback position. By the time they played Panhandle they were their fourth string quarterback because of all the injuries.
        Michael Peeples started the season before he received a shoulder injury. "It felt amazing to be the 1st string quarterback and i felt like i was the leader of the team,'' said Peeples.
        Julian Espino took the lead before having his hand broken during a game. " I started out as !st string quarterback.it was going good until i broke my my hand.It was fun fun being out there with the team,"said Espino.
        Third at the helm was Tate DeBord. DeBord had a back injury that keep him from playing for one and a half games. " It felt great to because i should've been 1st string quarterback an i'm like Baker Mayfeild," said DeBord.
         " I find this as a privilege because i never saw myself as a quarterback and now I'm grateful for the coaches to give me a chance," said Sergio Alcantar who took the position while DeBord was injured.
            The Bobcats have one more against West Texas High School. Let's cross our fingers that Mr. DeBord stay healthy for this game.

PRIDE OF SUNRAY MARCHING BAND

On Saturday, October 19 the Pride of Sunray Marching Band traveled to Dick Bivins stadium for the UIL marching contest. There are four judges who rate the bands. Based on what the judges observe, they judge on straight lines, feet together, wrong or right notes, and the counts. There are around 48 students in the high school band. Last year the band received a 1-1-2 rating and advanced to Area. This year they received all 1's but won't be advancing to area this year because this is the off year. Every other year we can advance to Area. We are so proud of our band! Drum Major Emma Morris stated, "With effort and discipline all things are possible."