May 27, 2017 - Timpson ISD Bear Update
Reminder: Timpson ISD Summer Feeding Program – Timpson ISD will have a summer feeding program May 30 – June 29 on Monday through Thursday. It will be in the Timpson Middle School cafeteria located on Bear Drive. Breakfast will be served from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Lunch is served from 11:00to 12:30. There is no cost for children through 12th grade. Adults may eat for $1.75 for breakfast and $3.50 for lunch. If you have questions about the summer feeding program, please contact Child Nutrition Director Ginger Lee at 936/558-4106.
Timpson FFA Kids Ag Camp - Timpson FFA will be hosting an Ag Kids Camp for grades just finishing 2nd-4th at the Ag. Building, June 5th-7th, 2017.
Students will be learning about agriculture and completing projects to be taken home at the end of the camp. Camp day begins at 8am and ends at 1pm. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Only the first 20 applications to be turned in will be accepted. Timpson FFA Contact Information (936) 558-4211 or kpowers@timpsonisd.com or bgaylord@timpsonisd.com.
Broiler Poultry Show Entry - It is that time again! The Shelby County Poultry Festival Broiler Show entry is due by June 9th at the Agriculture Science Building or the High School office. The broiler show will be held on the square in Center, TX on October 7th. Chicks must be picked up at the distribution site. Date will be announced later. Click here for entry forms or they can be picked up at any campus office. If you have any questions please feel free to contact either Mrs. Powers or Mr. Gaylord at (936) 558-4211 or kpower@timpsonisd.com or bgaylord@timpsonisd.com. For rules, click here.
THS Physics News - Students from Coach Sessions’ 5th Period Physics class poses with their roller coasters that each team designed & built to accommodate a large and small marble. The designs had to include at least one loop and one turn that would safely allow each marble to roll down the coaster without falling off the rails. This activity demonstrates the relationship between mass of an object, force, acceleration, & energy as well as the conversion of a marble’s potential energy to kinetic energy as t travels down the roller coaster.
Also, Sabra Sessions and Cindy Sessions were selected to present at the TRC Conference this summer in Austin at the end of June. They will present a lesson on Physical/chemical Change using recycle 6 plastic to math and science teachers from all over the state of Texas.
Teacher Spotlight – Mrs. Maria Milo is the Spanish teacher at Timpson High School. She graduated from Institute de Monterrey in 1987 with a degree in Industrial Engineering. She received her teaching certification from Stephen F. Austin State University in 2002 with certifications in secondary Spanish and ESL.
Ms. Milo said what she enjoys most about teaching is to engage students with concrete hands-on activities to help her students create a schoolwide community of learning that integrates academics, social and emotional development and prepares each and every student to make positive contributions in school, work, and life. Her goal in the classroom is to create a positive, challenging, fun and energetic classroom that will motivate students to succeed.
Mrs. Milo says, “For me to be a teacher is a dream come true because I myself am a product of someone whom I consider to be the best teacher in the world. I was inspired by wonderful teachers. They taught me that any dream was possible. These wonderful, inspiring people in my life have helped in my decision to become a teacher. It is a huge benefit to teaching to enjoy such a lively intellectual existence throughout one’s lifetime.”
Mrs. Milo is a dedicated and caring teacher who has high expectations for her students and helps them achieve what they are capable of achieving. Several of her students have taken the Spanish Advanced Placement test. Passing this test gives students college credit without having to take the class.
In the past Mrs. Milo sponsored the International Club and Fellowship of Christian Athletes. This year she sponsored the Junior class and the UIL academic Literacy Criticism Team. Mrs. Milo was also selected as a past Timpson High School Teacher of the Year.
Mrs. Milo greets her students as they come into her classroom each day. She hopes to set a positive tone and create a classroom where each student feels they belong and are capable of success. She set high standards for herself because she realized she is a role model for students especially young women. If she inspires them to follow their dreams and get an education that will help them achieve those dreams then she is doing the job she was hired to do.
She is also interested in being involved in future years in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Academy that will provide opportunities for students in these demanding, high paying fields. Thank you Mrs. Milo for your desire to help students achieve.
Staff Spotlight – Mrs. Octavia Lampkin is a custodian for Timpson High School. She has worked at Timpson for the past fifteen years. She has worked on all three campuses during her time at the district. Custodian may be her official job title but she does so much ore. Mrs. Octavia as we all call her serves as decorator, advisor and volunteer.
Mrs. Octavia and her sister Mrs. Velma decorated the teacher’s workroom in a coke theme using much of their own things. The teachers enjoy their workroom so much because Mrs. Octavia and Mrs. Velma created a place that is enjoyable to be in.
Mrs. Octavia also often advises students on their behavior and choices they make. As she did with her own children she tells them the choices they make today will affect their future. She works to build relationships with students so that they will listen to her and come to her if they need help.
Mrs. Octavia is also a volunteer. She often helps the staff with things that are beyond her job description. One of the things she enjoyed the most was being a band mom. She rode the bus on all their trips, was responsible for checking students to ensure they wore all required parts of their uniform and that they were safe on the trip.
Mrs. Octavia really enjoys working with the THS staff. She says it really is like one big family that works together to support each other and the students. She says she likes the atmosphere in the high school and describes it as a pleasant place to work.
Mrs. Octavia takes her job seriously and has great pride in the work she does. Taking care of building with 20 teachers and 150 students is challenging but it is challenge she and Ms. Velma meet. Walking down the halls of GHS, you see clean orderly classrooms, and inviting hallways. Making the high school seem like a second home for students and staff. Mrs. Octavia takes extra time to be sure the high school is a building staff and students can be proud of and is safe and clean.
We appreciate all Mrs. Octavia does for THS including her sweet smile and her kind personality and her desire to give her best in service to others.
