PISD OKs pool agreement with PJC

Posted on Jan 14, 2013 in Paris ISD by Jeff Parish

Paris Independent School District trustees voted to accept a pool contract with Paris Junior College on Monday.

The price is $3,600 for the spring semester, Superintendent Paul Trull said. It’s the same amount per hour that PISD has previously paid, but the pool will be kept open for more hours to accommodate junior high school students.

“It’s going to cost us a little more than it did before, but it’s in the middle of the season. We will re-negotiate at the end of the year,” Trull said. “All we have to do is move some money around in athletics.”

PJC bought the old Aerofit building for about $400,000. The college plans to use it for volleyball practice and offer physical education courses, such as racquetball, handball, swimming, weight lifting and aerobics, as well as continuing education and community service classes. PJC has no plans to add a swim team, as other community colleges don’t have one.

“We thank them for doing that, because it allows us to continue our program,” Trull said.

In other action, the board approved a resolution to defer a state requirement that the end-of-course test count for 15 percent of a student’s final grade for this year.

The school board also commended junior high school students who participated in UIL competiton:

• Logyn Ashford, fifth place in seventh-grade art memory.
• Erin Bankston, second place in seventh-grade ready writing.
• Codi Clark, second place in eighth-grade maps, graphs, and charts.
• Matthew Cochran, first place in eighth-grade editorial writing.
• Erica Cole, sixth place in seventh-grade math.
• Jonya Cook, first place in eighth-grade oral reading.
• Zachary DelaGarza, second place in seventh-grade spelling.
• Keshawn Ellis, second place in seventh-grade science I and sixth place in number sense.
• Anderia Gentry, fifth place in seventh-grade ready writing.
• Lucas Grossnickle, fifth place in seventh-grade maps, graphs and charts.
• Colin Harris, third place in eighth-grade spelling.
• Rebecca Harvey, first place in seventh-grade editorial writing.
• Leah Heiden, sixth place in eighth-grade number sense.
• Seth Henderson, fifth place in eighth-grade listening.
• Brendan Henry, third place in eighth-grade science II.
• Megan Lamberson, third place in seventh-grade art memory.
• Lilly Lewis, third place in seventh-grade modern oratory, third place in oral reading and fifth place in math.
• Laney Madding, fourth place in seventh-grade art memory.
• Averi McFadden, second place in seventh-grade maps, graphs and charts.
• Alexis Morrison, second place in eighth-grade editorial writing and third place in ready writing.
• Kade Penny, third place in seventh-grade social studies.
• Ashley Rodriquez, fourth place in eighth-grade art memory.
• Harlan Rodriquez, fourth place in eighth-grade listening.
• Maria Sanchez, first place in eighth-grade art memory.
• Chelsea Savage, sixth place in eighth-grade calculator applications.
• Reagan Stone, first place in seventh-grade modern oratory and second place in oral reading.
• Zain Syed, second place in seventh-grade modern oratory.
• Kierstan Ward, fifth place in eighth-grade listening.
• Janae Wiggins, third place in seventh-grade listening.
• Shelby Wilson, first place in eighth-grade ready writing.
• Matthew Wintz, first place in seventh-grade social studies.
• William Wood, fourth place in eighth-grade social studies.

Paris Junior High School earned a total of seven gold medals, eight silver and eight bronze for a total of 23 medals, compared with 13 the year before.

 

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