The Hallsville Indians captured their 14th district title on May 22 in a thrilling victory over the #1 seed Centralia Panthers. The Indians will host Palmyra Panthers on Tuesday, May 27 at 5 p.m. (Rescheduled due to rain). We hope to see a big crowd on Tuesday to support the baseball team! The admission price is set by MSHSAA at $6 for ages 6 and up. For those fans that are unable to attend, the game will be broadcast on KTCM 97.3 FM. Go Indians!

Post-Season Award Winners

Tri-County All-Conference Team 2014:

• 1st Team: C.J. Ashburn (also Co- Pitcher of the Year), Nathen Goett and Cole Burkett
• 2nd Team: Joe Forge and Collin Drummond
• Honorable Mention: Derrek Trickel and Lucas Stewart

Class 3 All- District Team 2014

• 1st Team: C.J. Ashburn, Nathen Goett and Cole Burkett
• 2nd Team: Collin Drummond, Derrek Trickel and Sean Wooten

The track team competed at the sectional meet on Saturday, May 24 and qualified three athletes to the state meet. Congratulations to Mylin Kilpack in the high jump as well as pole vaulters Kyle Borland and Austin Abell.

On Friday, May 16, Indian PRIDE Academy celebrated its Spring Graduation at Hallsville United Methodist Church. This spring, we saw six students graduate from PRIDE Academy, with three able to attend their celebration! Mrs. Kellie Austene spoke to the students and the crowd about responsibility, independence, determination and excellence. The evening concluded with a cake and punch reception. Congratulations to PRIDE Academy and another successful school year! 

Get books for your children to make sure they are reading this summer. Hallsville Intermediate Library and the Middle School Media Center are hosting Scholastic "Buy One, Get One Free" book fairs. For each item that you purchase at this book fair, you get to pick another item (at the same or lower price) for free!

The Intermediate Library Book Fair will be open before school on Tuesday, May 27 - Thursday, May 29 during Muffins with Mom. The Middle School Book Fair is open all day during school hours this week. So stop in and visit and thank you for all of your support of our book fairs.

Summer Reading Opportunities

Research shows that students who spend time reading during the summer do better in school in the fall. Daniel Boone Regional Library has several opportunities to students to keep reading this summer.

• Books by Snail:Library books will be delivered by regular mail to your home.
• Summer Reading: Sign up for the reading incentive program, "Fizz, Boom Read."
• Library-to-Go: Choose books, videos and CDs you want online and they will be delivered to a locker at the Pit Stop.
• Downloadable Books: Audiobooks and eBooks are available to download with a valid library card.

• Track & Field Camp for students entering K-8th grades: June 16-19
• Basketball Camp for students entering 3rd-8th grades: July 7-9
• Lady Indian Volleyball Camp for students entering 1st-8th grades: July 14-16

The Hallsville Athletic Department continues to search for ways to improve communication with our district patrons and community members. We invite you to sign up and take advantage of our newest messaging & update service. Please click here for more details.

Show your support for Hallsville Athletics! All Hallsville High School and Middle School athletes are selling cards containing local merchant discounts for the Hallsville Athletics Gold Card Sales Fundraiser. The cost is $20 per card and the proceeds will go to athletic facility improvements. Find your favorite athlete and buy a card before May 30.

Karen Jimerson, Principal   

Last week was filled with fun at the Intermediate. A special email followed one of our events that I wanted to share. A parent who had attended the Fun Run was impressed by our students' support of one another. At the end of each grade level's race, she noticed how the students cheered on the last few runners who may have been struggling to cross the finish line. A few of those students had special needs and were cheered on the loudest. I told her that I already knew how supportive and kind our kids are to one another; I see this kind of support and compassion each day. This is just another reason to be proud of our school and children.

This final week of school is highlighted by a couple of our biggest events of the year - Beach Day on Wednesday and the End of the Year Awards Assembly on Friday. You are welcome to attend these events, even if your students are not receiving awards or if you aren't volunteering as a parent helper on Beach Day.  

Thanks for all your support throughout the year. It's been a very wonderful year!!

Last week's drawing winner was Josh Smith; he was the winner of the pizza party. The all school assembly will be at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 30 in the west gym.