Panthers wrestling win valley title

The 2010 Wrestling team battled back on Saturday in Shafter to win the Sequoia/Sierra Valley title after a dissapointing Friday performance. After numerous losses on Friday, the Panthers displayed heart and determination by placing 11 of 12 wrestlers to defeat the odds-on favorite, Selma. Washington’s placers include:

103 – David Rico – 2nd

112 – Chris Gonzales – 3rd

119 – Armando Acevedo – 4th

125 – Michael Mendoza – 4th

130 – Jaime Moreno – 3rd

135 – Richard Hernandez – 6th

140 – Mario Marquez – 4th

145 – Danzelle Amey – 5th

152 – Josh Terrones – 1st

189 – Jose Hernandez – 3rd

215 – Juan Acosta – 5th

Panthers win league wrestling title

The wrestling won the North Sequoia League title at home in the South Gym Saturday evening. The results are posted below.

1st: David Rico, Washington Union 12 1- 0
2nd: Ivan Govea, Kerman 1- 1
3rd: PJ Rena, Yosemite 0- 1

1st: CHristopher Gonzales, Washington Union 1- 0
2nd: Josh Barba, Kerman 1- 1
3rd: Ethan Milcallef, Yosemite 0- 1

1st: Austin Baughman, Liberty-Madera 3- 0
2nd: Michael Waybright, Yosemite 1- 1
3rd: Antonio Vasquez, Kerman 1- 1
4th: Armando Acevedo, Washington Union 1- 2

1st: Michael Mendoza, Washington Union 2- 0
2nd: Clay Jones, Sierra 1- 1
3rd: Rajenpeet Brar, Kerman 1- 1
4th: Will Butchnoff, Yosemite 0- 2

1st: Jaime Moreno, Washington Union 3- 0
2nd: Matthew Thompson, Yosemite 1- 1
3rd: Kyle Barcus, Sierra 2- 1
4th: Mason Temple, Liberty-Madera 0- 2

1st: Adrian Flores, Kerman 3- 0
2nd: Richard Hernandez, Washington Union 1- 1
3rd: Michael Chadwick, Sierra 2- 1
4th: Logan Doss, Liberty-Madera 0- 2

1st: Rayko Castro, Kerman 3- 0
2nd: Bryan Dow, Sierra 2- 1
3rd: Clint Dizney, Liberty-Madera 2- 1
4th: Mario Marquez, Washington Union 1- 2

1st: Danzelle Amey, Washington Union 2- 0
2nd: Ethan Duckworth, Sierra 2- 1
3rd: Jonathan Aviles, Liberty-Madera 3- 1
4th: Manuel Jimenez, Kerman 1- 2

1st: Josue Terrones, Washington Union 2- 0
2nd: Dolan Delfierro, Sierra 2- 1
3rd: Garrett Doss, Liberty-Madera 1- 1
4th: Josiah Madison, Yosemite 1- 2

1st: Karl Reichmuth, Liberty-Madera 2- 0
2nd: Carlos Salazar, Kerman 1- 1
3rd: Jason Strickland, Sierra 2- 1
4th: Matt Graves, Yosemite 1- 2

1st: Kyle Lincoln, Yosemite 2- 0
2nd: Christian Alcaraz, Chowchilla 1- 1
3rd: Richard Tijerina, Washington Union 1- 1
4th: Deva Sidhu, Liberty-Madera 0- 2

1st: Jose Hernandez, Washington Union 3- 0
2nd: Stephen Madrid, Kerman 1- 1
3rd: Cody Sanders, Liberty-Madera 1- 1
4th: Kaiden Grossi, Yosemite 1- 2

1st: Grant Hendrickson, Yosemite 2- 0
2nd: Brantly Mott, Chowchilla 2- 1
3rd: Juan Acosta, Washington Union 1- 1
4th: Edgar Sandoval, Liberty-Madera 1- 2

1st: Dakota Smith, Yosemite 1- 0
2nd: Cyole Baker, Chowchilla 1- 1
3rd: Mark Montalvo, Washington Union 0- 1

Academic Decathalon wins individual awards

Please congratulate this year’s Academic Decathlon Team.

Although they did not place, they had a lot of individual success!

The followings students received medals:

• Marissa Banda: Gold in Math, Gold in Language and Literature, Gold in Economics
• Angelica Marquez: Gold in Essay, Gold in Art, Coach’s Award
• Guadalupe Remigio: Gold in Math, Silver in Language and Literature, Gold in History, Silver in Economics, Bronze in Art
• Darin Guevara: Silver in Music
• Michael Najera: Bronze in History
• Anthony Quercia: Gold in Essay, Silver in Interview, Silver in Speech, Gold in Economics

Also please congratulate Gaby Villalobos and Toshia Blunt, their coaches.

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Here are the notes for today:

 http://docs.google.com/View?id=dhn25qkt_37hgvd8wqq

2nd Annual International Day Friday, February 26th

Our 2^nd Annual “International Day” will be held Friday, February 26^th.  Once again, clubs are encouraged to participate in the International Food Fair to be held during lunch.  If your group would like to participate, please contact myself or Pearl and we will coordinate everything with the ASB activities office. Your booth should showcase not only food, but also cultural decorations or displays (pictures, artifacts, clothing, jewelry, etc.).  ALL clubs have the chance to participate – just add some ethnicity!

Also, you and your students can participate by dressing in “costumes” from your culture; especially on Friday the 26^th.

Finally, we would like each staff member to bring some type of ethnic treat to share with the staff.  We are not talking about anything like a meal; maybe pastries, breads, appetizers, etc.  Bring these during the week of February 22^nd-26^th and leave them in the Staff Lounge.  Please email me and let me know what you are bringing and it’s history in your culture (where it came from, do you have it at family functions, that kind of thing).  We will be preparing note cards to place alongside each dish so that everyone gets the chance to learn a little about your ethnicity.

More information will be forthcoming and especially if your club will be participating

Entrepreneurship Team participates in FSU workday

The Entrepreneurship team spent the day at Fresno State University on Tuesday, January 19 working on their business plans in preparation for the upcoming regional competition.

Boys basketball dumps Kerman

The Panthers boys basketball team beat Kerman 53-45 Wednesday night in the South Gym.

The victory in the North Sequoia League opener boosted Washington to 11-10 overall.

“It was a good team effort, everybody contributed,” coach Tony Petersen said. “Kerman made a couple runs and we held our composure. We were able to fight them off and put them away at the end.”

Senior guard Jose Rivas led the Panthers with 16 points, including 3 of 4 free throws in the final three minutes.

The Panthers forced 21 turnovers while committing just seven.

“We played good defense, we just need to convert our turnovers,” Petersen said.

Junior guard Akili Arnold scored 10 for the Panthers, followed by junior forward Rance Hightower with nine. Junior center DeAndre Dickson added six points, nine rebounds and two assists. His steal in the final two minutes helped put away Kerman.

So did two free throws from senior reserve John Hills, who is now 4 for 4 for the season.

The victory made it a basketball sweep of Kerman this week by Washington. Both girls teams beat Kerman on Tuesday, and the JV boys beat the Lions 36-33 Wednesday. Dashawn Fletcher led the Panthers with 15 points.

The Panthers are back in action Friday at Chowchilla. The next home game is Wednesday night against Yosemite — JV at 5:30, varsity at 7.

Varsity

Washington 53, Kerman 45

Kerman         10 17 5 13 – 45

Washington 14 15 8 16 – 53

K: Jose Acosta 4, Mike Rodrigues 6, Robert Zavala 4, Ken Buchnoff 14, Jesus Rico 17.

W: Donzelle Amey 2, Jose Rivas 16, Josh Williams 6, Abel Garcia 2, John Hills 2, Rance Hightower 9, DeAndre Dickson 6, Akili Arnold 10.

JV

Washington 36, Kerman 33

Kerman         9 10 5 9 – 33

Washington 7 7 13 9 – 36

K: Rico 4, J.Singh 6, Reyes 2, Montero 3, Kirkava 4, H.Singh 2, Brar 1, Harvey 4, Valdez 7.

W: Dashawn Fletcher 15, Aaron Rangel 5, Martin Renteria 8, Sal Olvera 4, Germaine Garcia 2.

Study Zone Starts Tuesday, Jan.19th

This is just a reminder that the Study Zone will start on Tuesday, January 19^th, for the Spring 2010 semester.  It will be located in room H-11, Mondays through Thursdays, from 3:20 PM-5:00 PM.

New Website, New Tools!

Welcome to the new and improved website for Washington Union High School District! Our new platform, Panthers Live, addresses many of the shortcomings of traditional school websites.

Here are just a few of the new features:

• Every teacher has the ability to manage his or her own website.  This empowers teachers to post classroom materials, reminders, and lessons.
• Every student/teacher/parent/guest can customize the homepage to show “feeds” from different parts of the website.  This is a simple and effective way to funnel the relevant information right out of the mess, and stay updated.
• Follow us on Twitter, and receive text messages when there is updated information.
• The calendar system is much improved!!  Print events in week, month, or agenda formats, or add them to your own calendar with just a click.
• Stay up to date with the Principal:Mr. Campbell says,

Washington Union has launched a ground breaking website for a school district. The promise of the internet and social websites is the ability to communicate and make distant communities small. Washington Union seeks to make our community of parents, students and teachers smaller by making communication easier.

Welcome to the new site! Click around, and contact us, if you have questions!

Welcome Back

Spring 2010 classes start today, Monday, January 11. Welcome back!