The 6th grade made their own pizzas and ice cream and had a wonderfully crazy time. It took a lot of teamwork and cooperation to get the meal prepared.
The Paxton FFA had a very successful day at North Platte competing in the second CDE contest of the year. Our students competed against other FFA Chapters ranging from D2- Class A schools in welding, natural resources, ag sales, and floriculture competitions. The Ag Sales fielded two teams finished in the number 1 and number 3 spots punching their ticket to compete at the Nebraska State FFA convention held in Lincoln April 2-4. All 9 students who competed in the ag sales competition made their way to the stage to receive ribbons. The welding team also found their way into a state qualification with a fourth place finish, and three ribbon earners. Paxton fielded two floriculture teams and finished in the alternate for state convention position winning 4 individual ribbons for their efforts. The natural resources team also found themselves just out of a state qualification in the second alternate position earning two individual ribbons respectively. We are proud of our FFA members and all of the effort they have put in thus far, and look forward to going on to compete for state titles and an opportunity to represent Nebraska at the National FFA Convention in Indiana.
Congrats to a few of our 8th grade boys for hitting the reading milestone of 250,000 words so far this year! We've had multiple other middle school students hit big milestones on their way to a million words as well! Way to be, Tigers!
6th grade Science has been studying thermal energy transfer. Their challenge was to make their own coolers to keep a block of ice cold for 4 hours. We weighed the remaining ice. Jacob Fote had the heaviest block of ice remaining and was the winner with his homemade “Yeti”. Colt (2nd), Tycho (3rd), Jaxson (4th), Addison (5th). Great job 6th grade! We will celebrate our efforts by making homemade ice cream in a bag Friday and our own pizzas. We also made popcorn using three types of energy transfer: Radiation (microwave popcorn), Convection (air popper), Conduction (skillet popcorn).
Paxton Schools will be closed Tuesday, March 4th. Stay safe!
Mark your calendars for March 11th. These upcoming events will showcase the talents of our Paxton students!
Congratulations to Louis! He has learned 100 words and earned a pack of bubble gum! Keep up the great work, Louis! 😎
Our high school English students have been hard at work sharpening their reading, writing, and analytical skills! Here's what they've been up to:
English I – Students have been exploring nonfiction texts and just wrapped up a comparative analysis essay, where they successfully used APA citation. They also put their editing skills to the test, checking for grammar and punctuation errors to strengthen their writing!
English II – Dystopian literature is the focus as students prepare to dive into The Hunger Games! They’ve been practicing annotation, studying the elements of dystopias, and recognizing these elements in books and films to build a strong foundation before starting the novel.
English III – Students are deep in analysis of the classic novel, The Great Gatsby. Right now, they’re working on analytical essays, choosing from three prompts to explore symbolism, theme, and key plot developments in the novel.
English IV – Reading The Help by Kathryn Stockett, students have been researching and discussing 1950s and 1960s America to draw meaningful connections between history and the novel’s themes.
Tiger Fabrications has big news to share. Thanks to an Applegate grant, we were able to purchase a Smartstitch embroidery machine. This machine is going to be the next big step for the business. We have been able to work a little in the program, but have lots to learn still. Be sure to follow us on our Facebook page, along with Thrillshare, to see our future endeavors.
The March Newsletter is now available at https://5il.co/394ni
St Pats defeats the Tigers 49-72.
Heading to the final qtr Tigers trail St Pats 40-59
Great battle for the Sub-district title. Tigers trail St Pats 25-31
Tigers make a strong run to end the 1st qtr and trail St Pats 10-19
🏀 GAME DAY 🏀
It’s SUBDISTRICT FINALS TIME! 🏆🔥
📍 North Platte St. Patrick’s Catholic High School
🆚 North Platte St. Patrick’s Irish
⏰ 6:00 PM MT
Game Day Theme: NEON
Let’s light up the stands and bring the energy! ⚡ Show up, show out, and cheer loud for our Paxton Tigers! Leave it all on the court, boys! Go big blue and gold!
Livestream Link: https://www.huskeradio.com/video/
Tigers get the win over Sandhills Valley 32-31 to advance to the subdistrict final on Thursday vs St Pats at 6:00. Great job boys!
Tigers head to the 4th qtr with a 26-21 lead over Sandhills Valley
At the half Tiger lead Sandhills Valley 19-14
At the end of the 1st qtr Tigers are tied with Sandhills Valley 6-6
High School Science Update: A&P students investigated muscle fatigue to further understand muscle contractions, Physical Science students observed different aspects of sound to study waves, and Physics students used Newton's 3rd law to design bottle rockets.
