Roughettes win game 1 27-1 over Sudan tonight. Game 2 starts at 11:00 tomorrow (Saturday) in Sundown. Great start to the playoff push ladies!
Roughettes explode for 18 in the 2nd inning! Jaelynn Garcia with 3 hits, 2 of them home runs, and 6 RBI's in the inning!
Roughettes are ready! 2026 playoffs begin right now in Sudan for game 1!
More Sundown kids are state bound!! Silver Pando with the silver in Poetry, Ryder Stanley with bronze in Debate, Johnathon Fritz with gold in Lit Crit, and Carrigan Dietz with the silver. The team won the gold adding Nathan McAdams, A'Bree Olivas, and Lorelei Dietz! And Emma Escamilla won the spelling gold and is headed to Austin! Spelling team brought home bronze (no pic yet), but will post that on Monday. Well done Roughnecks and Roughettes!!!
Sundown Independent School District Vacancy Announcement
Position: Middle School - Assistant Band Director
Purpose: Provide students with learning activities and experiences designed to help them fulfill
their potential for intellectual, emotional, physical, and social growth. Develop or modify curricula
and prepare lessons and other instructional materials to student ability levels.
Education / certifications: Must be certified and able to teach Band
Attributes / Skills: Energetic, charismatic, creative, extremely flexible, responsible, able to lead
small group projects, and passionate about education.
Responsibilities: To include, but not limited to:
● Classroom teaching assignment
● Be student-centered, creative with instruction, and know how to plan and implement
effective hands-on lessons;
● Work as a member of the Sundown Middle School and SISD team to ensure the
purposeful implementation of the TEKS with a primary focus on student success;
● Work with students at varying skill levels challenging them all; and
● Take on extra duties as needed/assigned, such as: helping with UIL competitions and
tutoring.
Salary: Competitive pay
Benefits: $4800 toward medical insurance, supplemental insurance plan, dental plan,
district-matching supplemental retirement plan, small class sizes, great faculty with which to work, and a great student body
Residency – No Residency Requirement
Contact: Justin Mauldin, Band Director
Sundown High School
P.O. Box 1110
Sundown, Texas 79372
Email: jmauldin@sundownisd.com
Sundown ISD is an active, family-oriented, class 2A school community located about 40 miles southwest of Lubbock, Texas. More information regarding the district may be obtained by viewing the district’s website at: www.sundownisd.com
Position: Middle School - Assistant Band Director
Purpose: Provide students with learning activities and experiences designed to help them fulfill
their potential for intellectual, emotional, physical, and social growth. Develop or modify curricula
and prepare lessons and other instructional materials to student ability levels.
Education / certifications: Must be certified and able to teach Band
Attributes / Skills: Energetic, charismatic, creative, extremely flexible, responsible, able to lead
small group projects, and passionate about education.
Responsibilities: To include, but not limited to:
● Classroom teaching assignment
● Be student-centered, creative with instruction, and know how to plan and implement
effective hands-on lessons;
● Work as a member of the Sundown Middle School and SISD team to ensure the
purposeful implementation of the TEKS with a primary focus on student success;
● Work with students at varying skill levels challenging them all; and
● Take on extra duties as needed/assigned, such as: helping with UIL competitions and
tutoring.
Salary: Competitive pay
Benefits: $4800 toward medical insurance, supplemental insurance plan, dental plan,
district-matching supplemental retirement plan, small class sizes, great faculty with which to work, and a great student body
Residency – No Residency Requirement
Contact: Justin Mauldin, Band Director
Sundown High School
P.O. Box 1110
Sundown, Texas 79372
Email: jmauldin@sundownisd.com
Sundown ISD is an active, family-oriented, class 2A school community located about 40 miles southwest of Lubbock, Texas. More information regarding the district may be obtained by viewing the district’s website at: www.sundownisd.com
Johnathon Frintz gets silver in Ready Writing and is Austin bound!
Reminder - Pre-K and Kinder registration this afternoon.
Number Sense finishes as 3rd place team at regionals this morning!
Regional UIL kids got a good dinner at Joe Taco and are now getting a late evening study session in with their teammates and coaches before competition tomorrow. Good luck kiddos!
Sundown FCA "heard" a great message tonight from Idalou Coach & FCA Representative Garrett Heard. The message was about being the salt & light in life. Thanks Coach Heard for speaking life into our students!
Regional Track Meet
West Texas A&M | May 1st & 2nd, 2026
This past weekend our 6th grade Apollo kids, along with a few 7th & 8th grade students, competed at the TTU GEAR Robotics contest.
The team of "Star Crunches" earned the Pinnacle Award for earning the most points in a single match. This group also won the "Young Engineers Award" for their engineering video submission and received an invitation to compete at the championship this Saturday.
Each team competed well and we are very proud of their hard work, creativity, and teamwork!
The team of "Star Crunches" earned the Pinnacle Award for earning the most points in a single match. This group also won the "Young Engineers Award" for their engineering video submission and received an invitation to compete at the championship this Saturday.
Each team competed well and we are very proud of their hard work, creativity, and teamwork!
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Annual Sports Physical Information
Roughnecks secure a playoff spot with a 24-5 win over Seagraves!!!
Roughnecks win game 1 vs Seagraves 14-7. Game 2 in about 30 minutes
Roughnecks lead Seagraves 9-5 after 4 innings. 2 games tonight, still plenty of time to come cheer on the fellas!
Congratulations to our 2026 Senior Baseball Players and Managers!
Come support the SPECO Food Truck April 30th starting at 11:00am.
From SPECO Director Keely Kent:
Hi All!
The SPECO Eats Food Truck will be at Sundown ISD on April 30th from 11:00 to 12:30! The menu is soft tacos, beans, rice, drink and dessert for $12.00. PLEASE pre-order! This really helps us determine the amount of food to bring!
We would love for the community to come out as well!
WE CAN"T WAIT TO SERVE SUNDOWN!!!
Keely
From SPECO Director Keely Kent:
Hi All!
The SPECO Eats Food Truck will be at Sundown ISD on April 30th from 11:00 to 12:30! The menu is soft tacos, beans, rice, drink and dessert for $12.00. PLEASE pre-order! This really helps us determine the amount of food to bring!
We would love for the community to come out as well!
WE CAN"T WAIT TO SERVE SUNDOWN!!!
Keely
Roughettes beat Brownfield 11-5 in a playoff warm up game! Great job ladies.
