Sundown ISD

Congratulations to the following Boys Basketball Team members that earned Academic All-District Honors for District 5-2A for the 2023-2024 season. Branson Sanders - All-District Team Watson Evans - Honorable Mention All-District

Congratulations to Michael Salazar and Xavyn Garcia as they both finished in 8th Place to finish out their careers as Powerlifters for the Sundown Roughnecks. Michael had a chance to come up with a medal and came up just short on his last deadlift. He finished with a 1025 total with a 375 lb squat, a 225 lb bench press and a 425 lb deadlift in the 132 lb class. Xavyn finished with a 1510 total with a 610 lb squat, a 420 lb bench press and a 480 lb deadlift in the 275 lb class. Congratulations to both of these Roughnecks for a great season!

TGCA Academic All-State (Texas Girls Coaches Association) Students that have earned this honor are seniors, with an overall GPA of 94 or above and are of good moral character. This year, we are proud to announce the following seniors for this prestigious award. Aubrey Rodgers Morgan Griffith Katy Townsend http://members.austintgca.com/php/sadispatch.php?event=nomination_public_map&page_name=Texas%20Girls%20Coaches%20Association%20Honors&first_time=pageit&next=51

THSCA Academic All-State Girls Basketball Aubrey Rodgers - 2nd Team Morgan Griffith - 2nd Team Katy Townsend - Honorable Mention Maycee Motheral - Honorable Mention The Texas High School Coaches Association is proud to recognize the 2023-2024 Academic All-State Recipients. "We understand that students’ performance in the classroom can sometimes be difficult to manage while participating in athletics, but their hard work has not gone unnoticed. The THSCA Academic All-State Teams recognize SENIOR high school athletes, trainers and managers who excel in the following categories: GPA, class rank and ACT/SAT score. The students below are being recognized as a team member based on their scores in these categories. We applaud them for their commitment and dedication to perform with the highest of excellence academically and on the field or court." Congratulations to Aubrey Rodgers, Morgan Griffith, Katy Townsend and Maycee Motheral! https://www.thsca.com/_files/ugd/2d16e6_88883852cf1341d3843700f353110811.pdf

Congratulations to the following Boys Basketball Individuals for earning Academic All-District for the 2023-2024 Season! Congratulations! Watson Evans Edgar Carrion Caleb Clausen Jaxon Rodriguez Branson Sanders Isaac Lopez Kye Powell

THSCA Academic All-State Boys Basketball THSCA Academic All-State Boys Basketball Caleb Clausen - Honorable Mention The Texas High School Coaches Association is proud to recognize the 2023-2024 Academic All-State Recipients. "We understand that students’ performance in the classroom can sometimes be difficult to manage while participating in athletics, but their hard work has not gone unnoticed. The THSCA Academic All-State Teams recognize SENIOR high school athletes, trainers and managers who excel in the following categories: GPA, class rank and ACT/SAT score. The students below are being recognized as a team member based on their scores in these categories. We applaud them for their commitment and dedication to perform with the highest of excellence academically and on the field or court." Congratulations to Caleb Clausen! https://www.thsca.com/_files/ugd/2d16e6_a7e1df817e6c4f259a0b3cd857c86985.pdf

TGCA All-State Team Allie McCormick - All-State Conference 2A Girls Basketball This award is voted upon by a committee selected at the State Level. Each conference is given 50 athletes to decide upon, and this year we are proud to announce that this prestigious award has selected one of our very own to represent one of the top 50 athletes in Conference 2A in the State of Texas, Allie McCormick. http://members.austintgca.com/php/sadispatch.php?event=nomination_public_map&page_name=Texas%20Girls%20Coaches%20Association%20Honors&first_time=pageit&next=26

The High School Apollo students went on their research trip a couple of weekends ago. These students spend 1-2 years doing independent research. Topics this year included artificial coral reefs, diesel mechanics, church hierarchies, music, medicine and bioethics, forms of physical recovery and kinesiology, light, comedy and its effect on the brain, sports video/broadcasting, and more. To extend their research, they were able to visit locations in San Antonio related to several student research topics. Their first day in San Antonio they visited the San Antonio Aquarium, Hopscotch Immersive Art Experience, ComedySportz, and the Saga at the San Fernando Cathedral. They began the second day with a 4 hour service opportunity in a San Antonio Food Bank kitchen helping to organize the warehouse, and preparing and serving meals to the residents at Haven for Hope. They then went for lunch at Mi Tierra, and one of the students was able to visit the Archdiocese of San Antonio and was fortunate to interview Father Garcia. They ended their day at the Spurs vs Pacers basketball game. These students are very thankful for this research opportunity and we are very proud of these students! While serving at Haven for Hope, the head organizer actually made the comment “You have the kindest, hardest working, most polite kids. They’re everything good.” And we couldn't agree more! A huge thanks to Mrs. Bufe for her guidance and support for this special group of students! Also a huge thanks to our School Board for continuing to allow our students to experience such wonderful and educational trips!

Here are the Track Schedules for both MS [Monday] and HS [Thursday] at Tahoka this week! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eM_mpQpAJSkYz3jzUYL1ppAuQNPNjJ9g_edx3qiNIz0/edit?usp=sharing

Sundown ISD Board Approved Calendar for the 2024-2025 School Year https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tZOICqa06_e0eHCu8q2_6CuqebNio3JR/view?usp=sharing

Roughnecks fall 12-9 to the Lobos in Levelland. They battled all day, got better today as a team.

THSPA Scholarship Recipient Sundown HS Senior, Michael Salazar, was presented with a check to start the morning at the Texas High School Powerlifting Association State Meet! He was the recipient of one of the $1,250 THSPA Scholarships. Congratulations Michael! #WeAreSundownSmart #WeAreSundownStrong

Thanks Morton for staying and picking up trash after the Sundown track meet! Servant leadership at its finest! Thanks Indians & Maidens!

Congratulations to our High School OAP Cast, Crew and Directors. "The One Act Play that Goes Wrong" has advanced to the Bi-District Competition to be held next Thursday, March 28th in Van Horn. We want to send a special congratulations to Watson Evans for being named to the All-Star Cast, and Alana Ledesma for being named to the Honorable Mention All-Star Cast. The play is Directed by Jonna Evans and Assisted by Martha Buchanan and Hunter Stanley. Congratulations to our HS OAP!

Congratulations to our winners from the Middle School Raffle that were announced on the Sundown Facebook Page and Sundown Middle School Cheer Page! We have contacted the 1st 3 winners to claim their prize. If a prize isn't claimed, we will contact the alternates (if necessary). 1st Choice: George Childress 2nd Choice: Nathan Brown 3rd Choice: Richard Perez Alternates in order if the prizes are not claimed 4th: Francisco Contreras 5th: Veronica Herrera 6th: Jimmy Gonzales

First Grade Music class performed the musical "Baby Beluga" this morning. They did a fantastic job. Awesome job students, Mrs. Simonds, and Mr. Jacinto!

We are so proud of our athletes for putting forth their best effort last night! We have kids with SUNDOWN HEART! If you haven’t had a chance to watch our kids compete, you are missing out! We also want to give a huge shoutout to our coaches and administrators for their continued support for our athletes. Track can be tough! Running a 400 is tough, and it’s nice to have Coaches and Administrators waiting at the finish line to hug our kids and tell them how proud they are of their efforts! Great day to be a Sundown Roughneck!

Class of 2025 Ring Ceremony. Congratulations Class of 2025!

Hosted by Sundown Chamber of Commerce

We want to wish SHS Seniors, Michael Salazar and Xavyn Garcia good luck as they travel to compete at the THSPA State Powerlifting Meet to be held in Abilene, TX on Saturday, March 23rd at the Taylor Expo Center at 8:30 AM. Xavyn has had a great season and has had to overcome injury to put himself in a position to compete at the State meet in the 275 lb class! Michael is the Regional Champion in the 132 lb class, and is making his 3rd appearance at the State Meet! We want to wish them well! #WeAreSundownSTRONG