L.H. Rather Board Report (4/17/23)

As of 4/12/2023

Total BISD Students = 285 (includes 6 BHS Life skills)

Total County FCSSA Students = 20

• County Life skills = 12 (6-7th gr; 5-8th gr; 4-9th gr)
• County TSS = 2 (3-7th gr; 2-8th gr)

Total Number Served on LHR Campus = 299

Track season concluded this month with the District Championship Meet in Bells. The Indians put up a STRONG showing finishing as the District Champion Runner Up in 7th grade boys, third place in both 7th and 8th grade girls, and 5th place in 8th grade boys. Unfortunately, due to the rainy conditions, field events were not able to be run off at the district meet. There is no doubt we would have had more champions if the those events had taken place, and the girls teams especially would have finished higher in the standings as they had numerous athletes that had been winning medals all season in the field events. Listed below are our individual district champions and medalists:

7th Boys

Jorge Carcamo: District Champion 1600 Meter Run and 2400 Meter Run

Tyler Whitman: District Champion 800 Meter Run

Eli Compton: 3rd Place 100 Meter Dash

Cy Cochran: 2nd Place 300 Meter Hurdles

7th Girls

Zoe Gilstrap: District Champion 200 M Dash

Aaliyah Gonzales: District Champion 100 M Dash

Jentri Dunlap: 3rd Place 100 M Dash

Vidia Stoddard: 3rd Place 1600 M Run

4X100 Relay: 2nd Place (Lani WIlder, Jentri Dunlap, Zoe Gilstrap, Aaliyah Gonzales)

4X200 Relay: 2nd Place (Lani WIlder, Jentri Dunlap, Zoe Gilstrap, Aaliyah Gonzales)

8th Boys

Jose Gamez: District Champion 800 M Run

Hayden Webb: 2nd Place 300 M Hurdles

Colton Conallis: 3rd Place 200 M Dash

8th Girls

Judith Manzanares: District Champion 800 M Run, 1600 M Run, 2400 M Run

Nisdally Mata: 2nd Place 1600 M Run, 3rd Place 2400 M Run

Iyana Wilson: 3rd Place 100 M Hurdles and 300 M Hurdles

4X100 Relay: 3rd Place (Aly Cross, Iyana Wilson, Jaz Leftrick, Parker Patton)

4X200 Relay: 3rd Place (Parker Patton, Kimberly Manuel, Bethany Dougan, Aly Cross)

Once again, our LHR band represented Bonham well at their most recent UIL Contest in Pottsboro. They earned an EXCELLENT rating in both their concert and sight reading pieces. Mrs. Dickson has done a wonderful job with our junior high band this year, and we are poised for great things in the future.

This month we were thrilled to support our LH Rather Paraprofessionals and our Librarian. Mrs. Hunter does a fantastic job keeping the library and all of our technology organized and on point. Mrs. Wilson excels in whatever she does, and she wears a lot of hats and demonstrates flexibility every day. Ms. Anderson has stepped into our ISS role mid year and has also done a wonderful job serving our kiddos. We are truly blessed with great people at LH Rather.

We recently too our UIL team on a tour of Cowboys Stadium as a reward for all their hard work. It seems fitting to celebrate our District Championship at the home of the five time Super Bowl Champion Dallas Cowboys. Our students got to tour the press box, ground level and upper level suites, the Cotton Bowl Museum, the Cowboys' locker room, the cheerleaders' locker room, and even got to see the field crew installing the turf. The students had a great time, and they certainly earned their reward!

Tuesday (4/18) - STAAR Reading Test (7th & 8th)

Thursday (4/20) - Band and Choir Competition at Pride of Texas in Plano

Tuesday (4/25) - STAAR Social Studies Test (8th)

Friday (4/28) - LHR National Junior Honor Society Induction

Monday (5/1) - Teacher Appreciation Week Begins

Tuesday (5/2) - STAAR Science Test (8th)

Tuesday (5/9) - STAAR Math (7th & 8th)