Strawn ISD

Milly Hughes finished 7th in the State as a Freshmen at the State Track Meet Yesterday! Way to Represent Strawn Great Job, Milly!!

Strawn Chamber of Commerce Scholarship applications are due Monday, May 16. Directions for submitting are listed on the front page of the application. https://www.strawnschool.net/page/counselors-corner

Coach Cervantes led his class of fourth graders outside yesterday afternoon to present some of their science experiments. Elijah made his own solar oven to make yummy smores! Ellie created a chemical reaction that resulted in elephant toothpaste! Ashton showed us how to make a tornado in a bottle; everyone took turns giving it a spin! Max modeled a volcanic eruption for us using baking soda & vinegar! Sofia made a balloon rocket and demonstrated the difference mass can make! Caydence taught us about diffusion using skittles and warm water! Bella created a lava lamp and explained the effects of density! The experiments quickly drew a crowd with visits from Mrs. Abbott and her second graders, Mrs. Mallory and her sixth graders, Ms. Beyer, and several kindergarteners at recess! Excellent work, Fourth Grade Science! Please visit our Facebook page for many more photos!

Fourth Grade had the opportunity today to visit the Thurber Museum! They first stopped in downtown Strawn to see how the road was paved with Thurber brick and took a moment to make some brick rubbings. Fourth Grade also got to have lunch at the New York Hill Restaurant!

Senior math students in Mrs. Cervantes's class created a graphic design of their choice using a variety of mathematical functions they have learned and the graphing program Desmos. Each student then transferred their design to a ceiling tile and then painted it to be hung in their classroom!

SENIORS: The Strawn Booster Club Scholarship is due Monday, May 23rd. Please turn in to Mrs. Mallory. https://www.strawnschool.net/page/counselors-corner

Reminder: Strawn ISD will be closed Friday, May 13th, and Monday, May 16th, for unused bad weather days! Have a safe, long weekend, and we will see you again on Tuesday, May 17th!

This week we have been blessed by our community, booster club, school board, and administration. Thank your for the outpouring of support and generosity! Car Scents - Twisted B Car Scents Drinks and Cake - School Board Breakfast - Booster Club Administration - Lunch, Cups, Sticky Notes & Pens, Keychains Jan Hinkson - Cookies Joy Bowen - Cookies & Firecracker Snack Not to mention, the many personal gifts our teachers received from students and their families. We are truly blessed to call Strawn our home! Thank you!

Strawn FFA will have its annual awards banquet on Tuesday, May 24th, at 6:00 PM in the Strawn ISD Cafeteria. Please join us to celebrate their achievements! They will also have the drawing for their smoker during the banquet. See an FFA member to purchase your raffle tickets!

SENIOR PARENTS: TOMORROW (May 6th) is the LAST day to purchase your Senior Page in the yearbook! All payment, photos, and info are due by 4:00 PM Friday. Contact Mrs. Ellis with questions: (254) 672-5776 or cassie.ellis@strawnschool.net

SENIOR PARENTS: All payment, info, & photos are due Friday! Contact Mrs. Ellis to make payment arrangements and send photos & info. (254) 672-5776 or cassie.ellis@strawnschool.net

Senior Parents and Students - Don't forget scholarship applications are posted in Google Classroom and on our website. Students also receive a copy from Mrs. Mallory. The following scholarships are due this month: Strawn Education Foundation Collegiate Scholarship - May 3 Twice Blessed Scholarship - May 5 General Local Scholarships - May 6 Chamber of Commerce Scholarship - May 16 https://www.strawnschool.net/page/counselors-corner

Cheerleaders are selling World's Finest Chocolate for $1 each, and they will have a Brownie Sale on Friday, May 6th.

4th, 5th, and 6th grade planted a tree today to celebrate Arbor Day. Laurah Morton (Coach Parsons's mom) came out today with a beautiful Cedar Elm and all the needed supplies. She spoke to the students about the importance of trees and worked with students to plant the tree on our playground. Students participated in every aspect of planting. They helped prepare the ground, tree placement, filling the hole with rich soil, and finally, spreading mulch and watering. Thank you so much to Laurah for coming out today and to our generous, anonymous donor who took care of all the needed materials! Also, a special thank you to Daryl Atkins for helping us dig the hole this morning!!

Strawn ISD Board Approved Calendar for 2022-2023

May Cafeteria Menu

Thank you to Brett Thetford & the wonderful people who work at Texan Family Health for bringing cookies and drinks to our staff! We are blessed to have this new practice here in Strawn. You can learn more about it here: https://www.texanfamilyhealth.com/about

The Greyhound Yearbook Class cordially invites you to our year-end portfolio exhibit displaying our projects, photographs, & overall growth. We will be set up in the Strawn ISD Library on Monday, May 2, 2022, from 2:50 - 3:30 PM. Please come walk through, view our work, and take a moment to visit with our team! You may also pre-order a yearbook during this time.

Good luck to Justin Patton & Isabel Rodriguez as they compete today in UIL Academics at the Regional level!

This month in the library, elementary students learned about crystals and different types of rock formations! Our absolute favorite was the geode, so we took the time to grow salt crystals and crack a few quartz geodes ourselves! Books we read include "Weird but True Rocks", "A Rainbow of Rocks", "A Rock Can Be...", and "If Rocks Could Sing". Visit our Facebook page for MANY more photos.