Sundown Alumni, Class of 2003, Jimmy Cruz was invited to this evenings FCA gathering to share his testimony… and what a powerful message he brought! It is almost surreal to think that on March 19th, 2002 (more than 22 years ago) his world was literally turned upside down in the very building he was speaking at this evening! Jimmy had the opportunity to speak on his life before the accident that left him paralyzed, the 20 years of pain, suffering and addiction and the past 2 years of REDEMPTION after having given his life to our Lord and Savior. He spoke of his time at Sundown fondly as he remembered the impact that Coach Benny Granger and Shane Le Fevre had on his life, the fun times he had playing football alongside Ryan Parrish and the Salazar brothers, and the competitive drive that allowed him to experience so much success as a Sundown Athlete… and then the pole vault incident, as a 16 year old during his Junior year in High School that would change his life, for the rest of his life. He spoke on the battles he had with alcohol that turned into drug abuse. He spoke of the friends he acquired through his addictions that only exacerbated the issues he was running from. He spoke in truth and in love of the disappointment he felt around his family because of his shortcomings and how he continued to mutter “I’m fine” when he was asked how he was doing by so many of the community members of Sundown as a teenager and how he continued masking his true feelings as an adult that led to 20 years of hardship…. But the story doesn’t end there! He came to know our Lord and Savior and has committed his life to following Jesus the past 2 years… and his only regret “I wish I would’ve come to know Jesus 20 years ago”. His message was somber but powerful, and we are blessed that our students had the opportunity to hear his message. He encouraged the students, “if you are dealing with something, don’t hold it in, don’t keep it to yourself and think you have to figure it out by yourself. Reach out to your loved ones and let them know how you are feeling. Ask for help”. Jimmy gave his blessing for us to share part of his testimony on our Sundown social media outlets. Continue to pray for Jimmy on his journey, and please know that he is in a great place in his life… he’s in high spirits and knows that God is using him in powerful ways… he has even recently taken up competitive tennis! Thanks again Jimmy Cruz for sharing your message. Much love to a fellow Sundown Roughneck! (Pictured with Jimmy are his nieces, SHS students Julia and Sarah Posadas).
Maycee Motheral and Jaymee Medrano represented Sundown at the Girls 2A
Regional Golf Tournament held at Palo Duro Creek this past week. These two Roughettes competed well and had to endure some very tough weather conditions.
Maycee : Day 1- 104. Day 2- 105. T-23
Jaymee : Day 1- 112. Day 2- 115. T-40
Please congratulate these two students when you see them!
Sundown Elementary will have Early Childhood Registration on Wednesday, May 1st - in front of the Elementary Office.
1:30-2:30 pm - Early Childhood (3 year olds) - must be 3 on or before September 1
2:00-3:00 pm - Pre-Kindergarten - must be 4 on or before September 1
2:30-3:30 pm - Kindergarten - must be 5 on or before September 1
Please bring your child's birth certificate, social security card, and shot record.
For questions please call 806-602-8823.
Please share the information.
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Sundown Elementary Registro de la primera infancia
La preinscripción para el próximo año escolar (2024-2025) comienza y termina el miércoles 1 de mayo. Pueden venir en persona en frente de la oficina del principal.
1:30-2:30 pm - Early Childhood (3's) - Niños deben de tener 3 años el 1 de septiembre o antes y deben estar entrenados para ir al baño.
2:00-3:00 pm - Pre-Kindergarten - Niños deben de tener 4 años el 1 de septiembre o antes y deben estar entrenados para ir al baño.
2:30-3:30 pm - Kindergarten - Niños deben tener 5 años el 1 de septiembre o antes.
Si tiene alguna pregunta, puede comunicarse con nuestra oficina.
Teléfono: 806-602-8823
Correo electrónico del principal: alan.berry@sundownisd.com`
Girls 4x200 relay is getting stretched and ready for the last race for Sundown today. They run at 4:30.
Nathan McAdams is at the starting line lacing them up ready for the 110 hurdles. He races at 4:00.
The Roughette 4x100 relay in on their way to the starting line. They run at 3:15.
Congratulations to the Co-District champions the Sundown Roughettes! Great season ladies and best of luck in the playoffs!!!
Roughettes up 7-2 after 4. Destiny pitching a great game so far.
Roughettes up 3-1 after 2 in HC.
Game time in Hale Center for the final regular season contest of the year. 5 of the girls ran in the regional track meet today, stepped off the track at 6:45, got in a van and drove an hour to get here and will load up and head back to Canyon after. Sundown kids are built different!! Good luck girls.
Day 1 Regional Track Results Kaytlin Clausen PR’d by 15 seconds with a 12:44 in the 3200m this morning for a 7th Place Finish! Great job Roughette! Briar Miller with a great finish in High Jump in Canyon competing for the Roughnecks at the Regional Track Meet! Great day for Briar as he has completed his final High Jump for the season. Jaxon Rodriguez has completed his career in discus as a Sundown Roughneck! He competed well today at the Regional Track Meet! Girls 4x100m Relay has qualified for the finals tomorrow! 6th Place time going into the finals! Camry Jourden, Allie McCormick, Elexis Robinson and Ariel Hernandez. Nathan McAdams with a 4th Place finish in his heat in the 110H with a time of 16.20 to qualify for finals in 8th Place! Elexis Robinson with a 6th Place finish in her heat with a 13.18 in the 100m, for an 11th Place Overall performance. Great job Elexis! Girls 4x200m Relay with a 3rd Place Heat finish with a time of 1:48.70 to qualify for the finals tomorrow in 6th Place! Camry Jourden, Allie McCormick, Jaelin Wylie and Ariel Hernandez. Brynly Gregory with a great 400m run at the Regional Track Meet to finish out with a time of 1:03.73 to finish out her last 400m of the season! We are very proud of you Brynly! Branson Sanders completes his 400m career as a Roughneck with a PR at 51.64 second to finish 5th in his heat and 10th overall… with a 51.64! The top 8 times were between 50.16-50.83!!! Tomorrow’s 400m will be a sight to see as this is not a common occurrence! Wow! Great effort by our Roughneck in a very tough regional track meet! Nathan McAdams with a 43.67 in the 300m hurdles with a 6th Place finish in his heat and a 12th overall performance. Great job Roughneck! Elexis Robinson with a 27.35 in the 200m to finish 5th Place in her heat and 9th place to just miss out on the finals! Great effort today Roughette! Girls 4x400m Relay with a 7th Place finish in their heat to finish out the season! Great work Ariel Hernandez, Kassady Rodgers, Sarah Posadas and Brynly Gregory! We are proud of our Roughettes! Boys 4x400m Relay finished with a PR of 3:36.28 to complete the season for 2024! Great job to our Roughnecks Michael Salazar, Jaydith Shelton, Hayden Powell and Branson Sanders!
Pre-K classes had a great surprise today as a part of their animal unit. Thank you to the Joplin's for bringing the baby goats to share with us!
Good luck to all of our Regional Track Qualifiers! They compete Friday and Saturday in Canyon at West Texas A&M for a chance to qualify for State!
Kaytlin Clausen - VG 3200m
Jaxon Rodriguez - VB Discus
Briar Miller - VB High Jump
Ariel Hernandez - 4th Place - VG Triple Jump
Nathan McAdams - VB Pole Vault - VB 110H - VB 300H
VG 4x100m Relay - Allie McCormick, Camry Jourden, Ariel Hernandez and Elexis Robinson
Elexis Robinson - VG 100m - VG 200m
VG 4x200m Relay: Allie McCormick, Camry Jourden, Jaelin Wylie, Ariel Hernandez Brynly Gregory - VG 400m
Branson Sanders - VB 400m
VG 4x400m Relay: Ariel Hernandez, Kassady Rodgers, Sarah Posadas, Brynly Gregory
VB 4x400m Relay: Michael Salazar, Hayden Powell, Briar Miller, Branson Sanders
Congratulations to the 5th, 6th, and 7th grade bands as each band received straight ones at the Abernathy Band Festival. Great job students and directors!!
This is an updated 2A Regional Track schedule.
Maycee and Jaymee are off and running for day two of the 2A Girls Regional Golf Championships. Good luck ladies!
Varsity baseball gets a huge 4-3 win in Post! Congrats fellas!!
Softball Final
Sundown 15
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Softball Update
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Softball Update
Sundown 11
Hale Center 0
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