Sundown ISD

Baseball final: New Home 14 Sundown 1

Easton Smith finished in 4th place in Informative Speaking. Well done Easton.

Watson Evans finished in 3rd place in Prose and is headed to state! Great job Watson!

14-0 Roughettes Bottom of the 4th

Baseball end of 3: New Home 7 Sundown 1

Bi-District Playoffs Roughettes 1 Lady Lopes 0 End of the first

Roughneck Baseball Senior Night 2024

UIL spellers had a great day in Canyon. Emma Escamilla tied for 3rd and missed advancing to state on the tie breaker. Great job Emma! The team comprised of Emma Escamilla, Alexandra Chagoya, Jaymee Medrano, and Ariana Foster finished in 3rd place. Well done girls!!

Morgan Griffith is the regional champion in Ready Writing and advances to state. She also finished with a 4th place medal in Copy Editing. She had to leave Canyon before medals and pictures. Well done Morgan!!

Easton Smith earned a 5th place medal at the regional UIL meet in Current Issues. Great job Easton!

Congratulations to our number sense kids!!! Finished in 2nd place as a team (Hayden Powell, Kadee Riley, Brock Bufe, and Kye Powell)and we had two individual medalist. Kadee Riley placed 4th, and Hayden Powell qualified for state with his 2nd place finish!! Well done by all!!

Good luck to our Regional Academic Qualifiers as they are competing at the Regional UIL Meet at West Texas A&M

Sundown Roughettes Softball Playoff Information District Co-Champs #1 seed vs #4 seed Post Lady Lopes Game 1 - 6:00pm Friday @ Post Game 2 - 12:00pm Saturday @ Sundown Game 3 if needed - 2:00pm Saturday @ Sundown

Congratulations to Allie McCormick and Aria Hogan for making the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal's Girls Basketball Super Team! 🏀👏 Allie McCormick, Jr., guard, Sundown McCormick, a TABC all-region pick, averaged 22.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, 4.6 assists, and 6.5 steals. She was the district defensive MVP. HONORABLE MENTION Ariana Aguilar, Sr., forward, Slaton; Brooklyn Birkenfeld, Jr., forward, Nazareth; Carli Buckley, So., guard, Shallowater; Arianna Cruz, Sr., guard, Littlefield; Katy Evans, So., guard, Lubbock Christian; Maggie Grimes, Jr., guard, Shallowater; Aria Hogan, Sr., post, Sundown; A'lireyia Mitchell, Sr., guard Estacado; Leilani Sanchez, Jr., guard, Levelland; Emery Smith, Jr., guard, Levelland.

Great outing for our SMS Golfers today! Drew Igo - 1st Place Maddy Medrano - 1st Place Check out all the cool pics on the Sundown Roughnecks Facebook Page!

Sundown Independent School District Vacancy Announcement Position: Middle School - Grades 6-8 ELAR 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 Grades 6-8 English Language Arts & Reading Attributes / Skills: Energetic, charismatic, creative, extremely flexible, responsible, able to lead small group projects, and passionate about ELAR. Responsibilities: To include, but not limited to: ● Classroom teaching assignment in Middle School ELAR ● 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 – All teachers are required to live within the district’s boundaries Contact: Miguel Salazar, Principal Sundown Middle School P.O. Box 1110 Sundown, Texas 79372 Phone: 1-806-602-8823 ext 3000 Fax: 1-806-602-9905 Email: msalazar@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

JV Girls Softball team played their last game against Hale Center last week and won by a score of 6 to 1. They finished as the undefeated JV District Champs with an overall record of 20 wins and 3 losses! Future is bright!! Congratulations to our Roughettes as well as our Coaches! Keep up the great work!

Sundown Middle School is seeking a Teacher's Aide. Complete Application in our Business Office during regular school hours (8AM-3:30PM). Feel free to email Miguel Salazar msalazar@sundownisd.com if you are interested.

Day 2 of district brought a much deserved win and some heartbreaking losses. Top 2 in each division advanced to regionals. Peyton Richardson and Dave Pormanes won a bronze medal. Zack Gonzales and Jamie Sims won a bronze medal. Clarrisa and Alex Chagoya won a bronze medal. Justin Bush won a bronze medal. Roxy Mendoza dominated the girls singles bracket and is the 2024 DISTRICT CHAMPION AND REGIONAL QUALIFIER. Roxy has competed hard for the last 2 years and made it happen this year!! She will be competing at the regional tournament in Amarillo May 7-9. Congrats to all of our tennis players and good luck Roxy!!

Sundown Elementary Kindergarten Music Program, April 15th, 2024. https://youtu.be/9MYTDnLd0qw