Congratulations
Ryne Kinney

Ryne Kinney will sign a basketball scholarship on Wednesday May 19, 2010 at 8:30am in the High School Foyer. He will be signing with Schreiner College, Kerville,Texas.

Honors:
Academic All District- 2007
2nd Team All District-2008
1st Team All District -2009
1st Team All District-2010
2nd Team Caller Times All South Texas-2010

Ryne is the son of Jack and Sherri Kinney

Congratulations
GP Girl's Tennis


Lauren Quisenberry
State Champion
Singles Tennis

TAKS Testing and TUTORIALS

NO CELL PHONES

SENIORS: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday is Regular Schedule
Thursday- Seniors report at 1:15 pm
Friday - Seniors report at 11:00 am

April 27, Tuesday - Grade 10 - Math

April 28, Wednesday, Grade 11 (Exit) - Math

April 29, Thursday - Grade 11 (Exit) - Science; 10 - Science, 9 - Math

April 30, Friday - Grade 11 (Exit) - Social Studies; 10 - Social Studies, 9 - Science-EOC

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TAKS tutorial days, times, and room numbers are set for April.

Math and Science TAKS Tutorials

Tuesday - Thursday, April 13-15 - after school (3:45 - 5:15)
Sunday Afternoons, April 18 (10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.) Science
Sunday Afternoons, April 18 (2:00 - 4:00 p.m.) Math
Tuesday - Thursday, April 20-22 - after school (3:45 - 5:15)
Sunday Afternoons, April 25 (10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.) Science
Sunday Afternoons, April 25 (2:00 - 4:00 p.m.) Math
Monday - Tuesday, April 26-27 - after school (3:45 - 5:15)

Social Studies TAKS Tutorials

Week before TAKS Test April 19-23
7:30-8:00 a.m.
Monday, Tuesday- Room 201 Schuetz
Wednesday - Room 207 Armentor
Thursday - Room 211 Garrett
Friday - Room 220 Couch

3:45-4:15 p.m.
Monday - Room 204 Seibert
Tuesday - Room 227 Donka
Wednesday - Room 203 Pena
Thursday - Room 231 Parsons
Friday - Room 206 Arguijo


Week of TAKS test April 26-30
7:30-8:00 a.m.
Monday, Tuesday - Room 209 Kelly Rodriguez
Wednesday - Room 207 Armentor
Thursday - Room 211 Garrett

3:45-4:15 p.m.
Monday - Room 204 Seibert
Tuesday - Room 208 Dixon
Wednesday - Room 205 Spencer
Thursday - Room 227 Donka

Congratulations
GP Baseball


GP Ladycats will play a 2 out of 3 for Bi-District

2 out 3 series against Uvalde
Game 1 Thursday May 6 @ Uvalde-7:30pm
Game 2 Friday May 7 @ Gregory-Portland @ 7:30pm
Game 3 Saturday May 8 (if needed) @ Smithson Valley @ 1:00pm

Congratulations!!
Girls and Boys Soccer


Girls Soccer
District Runner-Up
Bi-District Champions
Area Champions
Sectional Champions

Girls Playoff Bracket

Boys Soccer
District Champions
Bi-District Champions
Area Finalists

Boys Playoff Bracket

CONGRATULATIONS!!
WILDCAT BASKETBALL
District Champions
Bi-District Champions
Area Champions

Boys Playoff Bracket

CONGRATULATIONS!!
LADYCAT BASKETBALL
Bi-District Finalists

Playoff shirts should be available on Monday, Feb 12th for $10 from any basketball player or Tena Walls (twalls@g-pisd.org).

Kass Cuellar is not pictured.

Girls Playoff Bracket

Lauren Quisenberry will sign with
MIT - Massachusetts Institute Technology

Heather Harrill will sign with
University of Dallas

Signing will be Feb 16th at 2:45pm
in the milling area in front of gym.

Britny Biles will sign with
SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY

Britny Biles will sign with SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY, Huntsville TX on Tuesday Feb. 9 at 8:30am in the Gregory-Portland High School Gym.

Britny Biles-5’8” 131 lbs

Honors:
100 m hurdles- District 30-4A Champion (2009)
Javelina Relays Champion (2009)
Best time- Regional Qualifier Meet, New Braunfels (2009) -100m hurdles- 14.51

300 m hurdles- District 30-4A Champion (2009)
Region IV 4A-2nd Place (2009)
Texas 4A State Meet-8th Place (2009)
Personal Best-44.81

4x400 Relay- District 30-4A Champion (2009)

Swimmer of the Year
Bethany Sutter

Congratulations to the District 30 4A Champion GP Water cats. Bethany Sutter earned the honor of district swimmer of the year and the boys 400 free relay shattered the 1989 school.

Chance Vernon will sign
with Stephen F. Austin Universtiy

Chance Vernon will sign with Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches TX on Wednesday Feb. 3, 2010 at 9:30 am in the Gregory-Portland High School Gym.

Chance Vernon 6’7” 330 OL

Honors:
District 30-4A Most Valuable Offensive Lineman
All South Texas-1st Team
Associated Press All State-Honorable Mention

Chance led the Wildcat Offensive line with 275 good blocks and 45 pancake blocks.

Zach Garbe will sign
with MCLENNAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Zach Garbe will sign with MCLENNAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Waco TX on Wednesday Feb. 3, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. in the Gregory-Portland High School Gym.
The McLennan men’s golf team is the defending NJCAA National Champions and currently ranked #1 in the nation.

Honors:
First Team All District Golf – Sophomore/Junior Year
All South Texas Golf – Junior Year

1st place - 2009 TJGT DFW Christmas Preview Tournament,
1st place - 2009 Wildcat Invitational Tournament,
1st place - 2009 STPGA Rockport Tournament.
2nd place - 2009 Starburst Tour. in Waco - World’s largest Jr. Golf tournament.

 

Congratulations to Joey Sanchez and Roman Mota These 2 Senior Baseball Players have been selected to the CC Hooks Pre-Season High School All-Star Team, Large School Division. This year’s Winter Banquet takes place Thursday, Feb. 4 at the Omni Bayfront. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Tickets for players, their families, coaches, etc., are as they have been in the past, $35 per person. Call the CC Hooks ticket office at 361-561-4665 (ext. 1) to make purchases.
Coastal Bend Coaches Hall of Honor Terra Uptergrove Terra Uptergrove will be inducted into the Coastal Bend Coaches Hall of Honor on Saturday Jan. 30th. The induction will take place at the Corpus Christi Bayfront Hotel at 12 noon. Tickets are $10.00 and can be purchased at the door.
Very Important News!! GP students will be offered H1N1 vaccinations on Tuesday, January 12th at the GP Jr. High Campus, 4:00 - 7:30 p.m. For more information: see Letter
Texas All-State Band Congratulations to Senior Claire Davis, Sophomore Maggie Porterfield, and Senior Courtny Edge. They competed Saturday in the Area G Texas Music Educator Association All-State Band Auditions. All three students earned positions in the Texas All-State Band. Claire was chosen first chair horn, while Maggie was chosen second chair horn, and Courtny was chosen third chair trumpet. This is the second time for Claire and Courtny, and Maggie's first time to earn membership in the Texas All-State Band.
Congratulations GP Football Area Champions Bi-District Champions Co-District Champions
Gregory-Portland Varsity Girls & Boys Alumni Soccer Games When: Saturday, January 2, 2010 Girls – 6:00 p.m. Boys – 8:00 p.m. Location: Ray Akins Wildcat Stadium Any G-P Soccer Alumni Player that would like to participate Please Contact: Girls – Susie Rangel 361-633-1400 Rangelsusie@ymail.com Girls- Virginia Camacho 361-244-3685 Virginia.camacho@sgs.com Boys – Sherry Becker 361-215-9754 Sherrybecker3@msn.com Alumni Flyer Soccer Schedule Girls T-shirts are on sale. $ 12.00
Choir Congratulations to the "47 Students" that participated in this weekend's TMEA Region Choir Auditions. 29 Students made the region choir along with 5 alternates that may be called up to perform. We also had 7 girls that ranked high enough to receive a Region Choir patch. In addition, we had 5 students along with 4 alternates that were named "Area Candidates." That means they will go on to the third and final level of competition where they will be auditioning for a spot in the Texas All-State Choir. These students are: Area Candidates: Kyla Bassett - ranked #5 of 40 singers Jordan Bruster - ranked #2 of 30 singers Amanda Elizonda - ranked #3 of 40 singers Carina Libretto - ranked #4 of 40 singers Matthew Rodriguez - ranked #2 of 30 singers Alternates to Area: Alexis Bos - ranked #6 of 40 singers Macie Dry - ranked #6 of 40 singers Taylor Hardman - ranked #6 of 30 singers Janell Stallard - ranked #7 of 40 singers The Region Choir Concert is next Saturday, November 14th, at the Rockport-Fulton auditorium at 6:00 p.m. Admission is $2.00. We're very proud of all of our GP Choir Students for their hard work and dedication!!
Congratulations Cross Country - District Champs 3rd at Regionals **** The boys ran well, improving on a 16th place finish last year. We were 14th overall. Runners for the Wildcats were Evan Sperling, Tony Molina, Austin Hagemann, Isaac Perez, Ryan Morris, and Byron Cohea. The girls race was, according to the announcer, the closest regional race in state history. The upside was that we had 3 girls in the top 15! They ran super amazing. Carolyn McClanahan was 5th overall with a personal best time of 11:56 and Courtney Langdon was 6th overall in a personal best of 12:00. In 15th place, we had Maeghen Wedgeworth with her personal best time of 12:24. Lindsey Frost was 29th in 12:49, Molly Sarchet was 60th in 13:23, Kat Teinert finished in 13:59, and Ashley Hinojosa finished in 14:58. For team results, you add the places of the top 5 runners on each team. The team with the lowest score wins. The girls finished with a team score of 114. New Braunfels Canyon also had 114, and Boerne Champion finished with 113. So, we were tied for 2nd. Since there was a tie, they go to the 6th runner. We ended up in third (that's the down). Ouch- they were SO close. But-Yeah!!!!- we're going back to state! Believe me- these girls are VERY motivated for the state meet this weekend! Please congratulate all of the runners on a job well done- I am very proud of them. GO WILDCATS! **** Carloyn McClanahan lead the race from start to finish, becoming the individual district champion. Courtney Langdon, Maeghen Wedgeworth, and Lindsey Frost grabbed 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. Also competing, were Molly Sarchet (17th), Katherine Teinert, and Monica Ramirez. The girls finished in 1st place as a team with 27 points. Our boys really stepped it up and ran with alot of heart. Evan Sperling and Austin Hagemann led the Wildcats with their 7th and 8th place finishes. They completed the 3 mile course in 16:53. Isaac Perez and freshman Tony Molina also claimed all-district honors. They finished 9th and 10th in 16:57 and 16:48. Toby Foster fought hard to the finish, crossing the line as our fifth runner. Byron Cohea and Ryan Morris also competed for the Wildcats. The boys finished in 2nd place behind Moody.
Queen Court: (Not Order) Cassie Avila, Tara Brown, Claire Davis, Brianeka Harris, Nicole Lopez, Brittanie Ramos, Brittany Rangel, Alexis Sambrano, Rebecca Smith, Candace Torrez King Candidates: Brandon Box, Joey Campbell, David Cortez, Jordan Garcia, Tim Robinson Joey Sanchez, Nikki Smith, Lincoln Soto, Travis Stephens, Chance Vernon Click Video of Court Queen Court Nominees King Court Nominees Tickets designed by: Freddy Flores
Congratulations GP Volleyball!! Bi-District Playoff Information GP Ladycats are playing Uvalde in Poth at 7:30 p.m., POTH HIGH SCHOOL- 506 N. DICKSON, POTH TX 78417 Tuesday, November 3rd.
"Dig Pink" "Dig Pink" Volleyball Shirt Fundraiser for Breast Cancer. Order your shirt, $12.00, from a player or coach by Friday September, 18, and wear to school on October 16th.
Congratulations to the Advanced choir students who participated in the TMEA District Choir auditions this past weekend in Calallen. We took 67 singers and 58 made District. 48 students and 11 alternates will advance to the Region Auditions in November. Another pretty exciting fact is that 32 of them ranked in the top ten of their section (many sections had 50-80 singers in them). I'm very proud of their hard work and outstanding accomplishments!! THAT IS THE GP WAY!!! :-)
Congratulations Coach Harris and Staff Army Strong Teams of Week 2 For the third straight year, TexasFootball.com is proud to partner with the U.S. Army for the Army Strong Team of the Week throughout the Texas high school football season. Each week, TexasFootball.com and the U.S. Army join together to select one team from every classification in high school football that demonstrated the qualities exhibited within the Army – those include leadership, commitment to excellence and a desire to make a difference as a member of a team. Each is awarded the Army Strong Team of the Week by local officials from the U.S. Army at a school assembly or pep rally. Army Strong Teams of Week 2 Class 4A: Gregory-Portland, which beat area 5A rival Corpus Christi Carroll for the first time since 2004; N no one was more influential than Nikki Smith, who rushed for 218 yards and two scores. Please visit www.texasfootball.com and vote for Nikki Smith (218 yds rushing 2 touchdowns) for PLAYER OF THE WEEK.
Homecoming Shirts Varsity Boys soccer will be selling a Homecoming T-shirt for $15. Homecoming T-shirts are on sale
Valedictorian - 2009 Rebecca DeLaRosa Introduction Resume
Salutatorian - 2009 Sarah Polasek Introduction Resume
Students can sign up for Dual Credit classes, taught at the high school, but through Del Mar College in the following areas: U.S. History Spanish 3 English 4 Calculus
BUY YOUR G-P THEATER TICKETS HERE!
Order your 2009 Yearbook at: www.smart-pay.com - Online: $70.00
2009 Master Cat Card On Sale Now   See a Career Technology Student or Teacher to buy your card for only $10. Click here to view Commerical!!
Sophomores and Juniors Interested in Europe next summer (2010)? Come to an informational meeting! Where: Room C116, Mrs. McLaughlin’s room When: Thursday, April 23, 6:30 p.m. Parents' meeting on May 5th at 6:30 in our library also. For more information contact Mrs. McLaughlin - email: kmclaughlin@g-pisd.org and phone 361 777-4251, ext 6102.
Congratulations!! UIL ONE ACT PLAY Auntie Mame: ZONE CHAMPIONS DISTRICT CHAMPIONS AREA CHAMPIONS REGION CHAMPIONS COMPETED AT STATE: REGINA FLANIGAN – BEST ACTRESS AT ZONE, AREA, REGION – ALL STAR CAST AT DISTRICT & STATE KYLIE HOPKINS – ALL STAR CAST AT ZONE & REGION, BEST ACTRESS AT DISTRICT, HONORABLE MENTION AT AREA & STATE
Congratulations!! GP Softball Team!!!! 3rd in District Bi-District Champs Area Champs GP VS Kingsville (1 game series) Where: Cabiness Complex, Corpus Christi TX When: Tonight Tuesday May 19, 2009 Time: 7:00pm Softball Bracket: http://www.uil.utexas.edu/athletics/brackets/softball/pdf/4ASoftball.pdf Way to go GP Ladycats!!!
Congratulations!! GP Baseball Team!!!! . Bi-District Playoff Game GP vs Medina Valley (1 game series) Where: Beeville High School Baseball Field When: Monday, May 18th • Due to the weather on Saturday, GP will play tonight in Beeville against Medina Valley at 5:00pm Baseball Bracket: http://www.uil.utexas.edu/athletics/brackets/baseball/pdf/4ABaseball.pdf Way to go GP Wildcats!!!
Congratulations GP Powerlifting Athletes Girls State: 3/20/2009 in Corpus Christi • Jenna Fricks- 3rd in 105# class • Jessica Hernandez- 5th in 165# class Boys State: 3/28/2009 in Abilene • Kaleb Eddleman- 1st in STATE in 198# class • Chris Solis- 4th in 132# class • Daniel Chapa- 12th in 114# class • JJ Gonzales- 14th in 123# class
Congratulations!! Wildcats Soccer Team!!!! Sectional Champions Area Champions Bi-District Champions District Champions ********************** Congratulations!! Ladycats Soccer Team!!!! Area Champions Bi-District Champions District Champions Playoff Game information: Regional Quarterfinal Playoff Game GP vs Hidalgo When: Tuesday March 31, 2009 Where: Corpus Christi Cabiness Field Time: 7:30pm For Playoff Bracket - Click the following link. Boys: http://www.uil.utexas.edu/athletics/brackets/soccer/pdf/4ABoysSoccer.pdf Girls: http://www.uil.utexas.edu/athletics/brackets/soccer/pdf/4AGirlsSoccer.pdf
Congratulations!! Ladycats Basketball Team!!!! Regional Quarterfinal Champions Area Champions Bi-District Champions 2nd Place in District!!
Favorites Dance February 13, 2009 at the Portland Community Center
Freshmen Girls Cynthia Buyo Candace Walls Kiah White Kat Wiley	Freshmen Boys Cullen Carter Andrew Polasek Andrew Sutter Matt Whitehurst	Sophomore Girls Hailey Berger Hailey Kirkland Kayla McLellan Katie Martinez Holly Wright
Junior Girls Claire Davis Carly Krumnow Amie Mackay Brittany Ramos Candace Torrez	Junior Boys Kevin Foreman Charles Richard	Senior Girls Meigan Hardman Taylor Klaeveman Courtney McKay Sarah Polasek Ashley Stewart
Congratulations!! GP Wildcat Football Winning Area Championship Winning Bi-District Championship Winning District Championship 6-0 Record We are so Proud of YOU!!!!

Congratulations!

Homecoming King and Queen

Queen Sarah Polasek

and

King Derek Cox

• Saturday, October 25th – GPHS is hosting their annual TFA Tournament for participating schools – All Day
• Saturday, October 25th – The Red Ribbon Parade begins in the K-Mart parking lot at 9 a.m. (line-up starts at 8:30 a.m.)
• Sunday, October 26th - Band’s Annual Barbeque – Drive-thru pick up from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. in the teachers’ parking lot located behind the high school
off Buddy Ganem Drive

Lots of important things going on this weekend and next week. Please check the calendar so students do not miss events scheduled to take place next week, i.e., RED RIBBON WEEK (dress up days), SENIOR PICTURES, BLOOD DRIVE, REGAIN UIL ELIGIBILITY).

The Gregory-Portland Wildcats have been voted

Dave Campbell's Texas Football "4A Team of the Week"
A plaque presentation will occur during the pep rally on Friday,
more information will be posted on texasfootball.com on Wednesday.

CONGRATULATIONS TO COACH HARRIS AND HIS COACHING STAFF AND THE GREGORY-PORTLAND WILDCATS!!!!

SUPPORT THE WILDCATS AND VOTE FOR
DUCK LOWRANCE FOR OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
and
DEREK COX FOR DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK.

Go to www.caller.com and scroll down the front page...the poll is on the bottom!!!

If you can't vote on your school computer, please vote at home
....you can vote once per hour!!!!

Random Drug Testing

Meetings - Random Drug Testing Orientation:
Oct. 14 – 6:30 pm Auditorium
Oct 15- 6:30 pm Auditorium
Oct 17 – 7:30 AM – Auditorium (morning meeting)

Most asked questions:
• Do students have to attend meeting if they have already attended last year and have no objections to the testing: Board policy requires students and parents to attend an annual meeting. All students with a completed permission form will be placed in the drug testing pool. Students are not allowed to participate in a school related activity without the permission slip for Random Drug Testing.
• Can students participate if there is no permission slip on file: NO, once we’ve completed the meetings, students who do not return the form will not be allowed to participate.