Here is the school supply list for 24-25! Elementary, Middle, and High School.
Reminder: MS school supplies will be provided for all students. Parents, feel free to purchase as you wish (we are providing backpacks as well, but they may not be as durable). We will hand out MS Backpacks and School Supplies on Wednesday, July 31st, from 3 PM - 4 PM!
District Wide Meet and Greet will be held on August 8th this year.
Middle School Cheer Camp begins Thursday, August 1st. More info to come.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/18nSIM-0sCEGytiRY-I1iu24UqnLS21_N/view?usp=sharing
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal's baseball Super Team for the 2024 season
SPARKS OFF THE BENCH
Jaxon Rodriguez, Sr., pitcher, Sundown
Rodriguez posted a 3.30 ERA with three wins and two saves in 63⅔ innings. He recorded 96 strikeouts and a 1.45 WHIP. Rodriguez hit .434 with a .567 OBP, .803 slugging percentage, 12 doubles, five triples, two home runs and 30 RBI.
HONORABLE MENTION
Caleb Clausen, Sr., catcher, Sundown
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal's softball Super Team for the 2024 season
SECOND TEAM
Brynly Gregory, So., catcher, Sundown
Gregory hit .597 with a .643 OBP, 26 doubles, eight triples, one home run, 43 RBI, 73 runs and 30 stolen bases. She posted a .992 fielding percentage with 242 putouts and eight caught stealing.
Camry Jourden, So., outfielder, Sundown
Jourden hit .543 with a .585 OBP, 10 doubles, four triples, 27 RBI, 39 runs and 24 stolen bases. She posted a .977 fielding percentage with 38 putouts and one error.
SPARKS OFF THE BENCH
Breigh Gregory, So., pitcher, Sundown
Gregory was 18-3 with a 3.20 ERA, 162 strikeouts and 27 walks in 122⅔ innings. She batted .566 with a .632 OBP, 19 doubles, four triples, two home runs, 52 RBI, 63 runs and 24 stolen bases. Her fielding percentage was .886 with 33 putouts.
JV and MS Football Schedules 2024
Sundown Varsity Football Schedule 2024
Scrimmages:
Sundown vs Friona | August 16th | 5 PM | HOME
Sundown @ Sudan | August 22nd | 5 PM | AWAY
Congratulations to our 23-24 Mr. and Miss Sundown High School, Watson Evans and Morgan Griffith. The staff at Sundown High School recognizes and honors two students who embody the spirit of being a Sundown Roughneck and Roughette. These students are leaders in the classroom and fine representatives in the extra-curricular events they were a part of. Watson and Morgan were also recently granted the Class of 2024 TILF Scholarship. They each earned the CH Foundation Special Scholarship for their State Level Involvement in Academic UIL. Link: https://www.tilfoundation.org/uploads/general/TILF_Recipient_List_2024.pdf
Caleb Clausen is signing to play baseball at Wayland Baptist University! Congratulations Caleb!
6th Grade Orientation [also students new to Sundown Middle School] for 24-25
When: Tuesday, July 30th
Where: Auditorium [Doors open at 12:45 PM]
Time: 1 PM - 3:30 PM
Who: 6th Grade Students and students new to Sundown MS. Students Only.
2024 August FB Calendar
Sundown Middle School Students & Parents: We hope your summer is going well! This message applies to our students entering SMS for the 24-25 School Year! Dress Code Change, we are no longer allowing our young ladies to wear wind shorts to school. We had too many issues with this last year and decided to remove them. On a positive note, this is a reminder that SMS IS BUYING ALL SCHOOL SUPPLIES!!! For all of our students at SMS, we have purchased all of the school supplies for the upcoming year. Mrs. Belew and our 7th-grade class completed the blanket fundraiser and raised enough funds to buy all supplies for the school year. In addition to this, we have also purchased a backpack for everyone. If you are wanting to purchase any items yourself, including a backpack, you are free to do so. We have received most of the items at this point, and are working to organize them and have them ready for the start of school! Another big round of applause to Mrs. Belew for organizing this fundraiser for our community. More information to come.
Get your Fireworks from the Roughneck Band Fireworks stand! We will be located North of Sundown on FM 303 @ Mojave Emergy Services / Rooster's Wireline. Come out and support the Pride of the Oil Patch! See you there! July 1st - July 4th.
63 SHARES!!! We had 63 Sundown faculty, staff, parents, friends, board members, former board members, alumni, and Sundown families that helped to spread the word to help us fill our teaching positions! We are grateful for the shares, but even more grateful for the kind words that were shared about our students, staff, faculty and administration at Sundown ISD! We work our kids hard and love them harder. Thank you Sundown Community for your help in bringing quality folks to a school we love dearly. We are officially filled for the upcoming school year!
SUNDOWN ISD IS HIRING!!!
We are hoping to fill 2 positions, HS ELAR and MS MATH. There is no Residency Rule... and we are offering a $5,000 signing bonus. Sundown families, if you know someone, please let them know to contact us!
Mrs. Tiffany Wylie provided such great support to our teachers and our students! She was always willing to step up and help out when the need would arise! She was a huge asset to our campus and will be dearly missed! She has a gift for helping and serving, and made a huge impact on the cheerleaders she led and the students she helped along the way. She will be missed at SMS! Thanks Mrs. Wylie!
A huge thanks to one of the OG Math teachers, Mrs. Cara Marek! Her legend grows as she has been comparable to Mr. Dewayne Fryar, Mrs. Darla Lacy, Mrs. Dusty Precure and so many other great math teachers at Sundown ISD! She held kids accountable and produced great results for our students! She was tough, but the kids are better for having had her as a teacher! She will be missed and we wish her well! Thanks Mrs. Marek!
As this year comes to a close, we want to wish Mrs Toni Garcia farewell. We are grateful for the investment she made to our students at SMS the past few years! Her love for her beloved Roughnecks and Roughettes did not go unnoticed. Her classroom was full of love and adventure with so many fun and engaging activities day in and day out! Her invitational classroom setting allowed for all students to grow, and made learning fun! She will be missed and we wish her well! Thanks Mrs. Garcia!
Great job of representing the red, white and blue from Jaxon Rodriguez and Caleb Clausen! Great weekend of baseball and great showing by our Roughnecks!
Mr. Mauldin was given an opportunity to speak with the Servant Leadership Association for Music [Slam] Culture for their May 2024 edition, "Pursuing Leadership Mastery". He had a chance to visit with Steve Andre and Frank Tryoka in regards to our Sundown Band, our Program and our Sundown Community. He speaks about the challenges that have come with competing at the State Band competition while staying true to the red, white and blue, and also speaks on some of the leadership programs he has in place for our members of the Pride of the Oil Patch!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bb5Y0GN9iDQyNTGmEMO6K3kfQjBcLoai/view?usp=sharing
Jaxon Rodriguez of the Blue Team faces a familiar face from the Red Team in Caleb Clausen.
Caleb Clausen leading off the top of the 3rd inning for the Red Team facing a familiar face in Jaxon Rodriguez for the Blue Team.
