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In Our Schools...
McMackin Grabs Opening Night Win Dallas ISD 2011-2012 Financial
at RPM
Fans pack the stands as 2011 season kicks off
By Greg Rhea Cruise led this race from flag
Last Friday night marked to flag as he took the win in
the opening night of the 2011 the first Street Stock feature of
racing season at RPM Speed- the year. Bobby Morphis had a
way. The fan turnout for the strong run and finished in the
event was great as the stands 2nd spot while the #65 of Tom-
were packed with race fans. The my Roberts finished 3rd.
fans were treated to some great The Limited Modifieds
racing as five classes of cars were up next. Ken Miller
competed. The crew at RPM jumped out to the early lead and
did a great job of preparing the never looked back. Miller was
track, as the surface was very making some very quick laps in
fast come feature time. this race and lapped all the way
The first class of cars to up to the 6th place driver. Only
take to the track for their feature five cars finished on the lead lap
event was the Bomber class, in this one as Miller took home
As the green flag dropped, the a convincing win. Finishing in
number 8s car of Glenn Simpson 2nd place was the #17 of Tommy
jumped out to the lead. Simp- Davis Jr., while the #31 of Mi-
son led this race right up until chad Martin finished in 3rd.
the two laps to go mark. That’s Following the Limited
when last years track champion Modifieds was the 305 Sprints,
in the Bomber class, the #74 A solid field of 20 cars started
of Johnny Rivers took over the this race. Josh Hawkins grabbed
lead. Rivers went on to take the the early lead as the race got
checkered flag and take a posi- going. A red flag would fly
five step towards defending his soon though as the #5m of
championship crown. Finishing Austin Mundie took a wild
in the 2nd spot was Simpson in ride on the back straightaway,
the 8 s and rounding out the top Mundie would walk away from
three was the #5 lr of Joe Rosier, the accident okay. When the
Next out on the track was race resumed, the #3 of Raven
the Street Stock feature. This Culp took over the lead from
race was dominated by one Hawkins. As the race hit the
chael Lang charged past Culp.
Lang raced away from that
point on to take the checkered
flag. Culp finished in 2nd while
Hawkins finished 3rd in his #80
machine.
The final race of the eve-
ning was the Modified feature.
20 cars would start this race as
well. As the green flag dropped,
the #B15 of Thomas Blackwell
grabbed the race lead. Black-
well soon would get pressure
from the #41m of Steve Mc-
Mackin. On two separate occa-
sions McMakin passed Black-
well for the race lead, only to
have a caution flag come out,
putting Blackwell back out in
front. Halfway through the
race, McMackin moved passed
Blackwell for good. The 41m car
went on to take the checkered
flag, followed by Blackwell in
2nd place. The #9 car of Shane
Killingsworth worked his way
up to a 3rd place finish.
With week one now in the
books, the 2011 season is off and
running. Be sure to come out to
the track this Friday night for
another exciting night of racing.
Gates open at 6pm, with the first
race starting at 8pm. We will see
driver, the #57c of James Cruise, halfway mark, the #14 of Mi- you at the races.
Dragons Have Rough Time at
Ennis Tournament
By Greg Rhea
After starting off district play with a win and
a loss, the Seagoville Dragons took a brief break
from district play as they traveled to Ennis to play
in a tournament. The Dragons would end up suf-
fering a couple of decisive losses in this one.
Seagoville opened up the tournament by
playing the host team, the Ennis Lions. The Drag-
ons were well overmatched in this one and they
also didn’t do themselves any favors at all. The
Lions took advantage of six Seagoville errors in
route to a blowout 20-1 win over the Dragons.
Austin Anderson took the loss on the mound for
the Dragons.
Seagoville wrapped things up by taking on
Red Oak. Things did not get any better for the
Dragons in this one as they would get no hit by
Red Oak. Seagoville went down in this one by the
score of 12-0. Red Oak scored their 12 runs on 10
hits and four Dragon errors. Angel Correa took
the loss on the mound.
Seagoville will look to rebound as they return
to district play this Friday when they take on the
Kimball Knights.
Lady Pirates Start District Play This Week
By Greg Rhea
Pirates Finish 2nd at Bastrop Tournament
By Greg Rhea
This past weekend, the Crandall Pirates trav-
eled out to Bastrop, TX to compete in the Bastrop
Tournament. The Pirates had a very strong show-
ing in this one but in the end would fall to the host
team.
The Pirates began things by taking on the Ter-
ry Rangers. This was a very competitive opening
game and in the end the Pirates were able to come
away with a 7-6 victory.
Next the Pirates took on San Marcos. Unlike
the first game, this one wasn’t much of a problem
for the Pirates. Crandall cruised to a 10-0 win,
which put them in a showdown with the Bastrop
Bears for the championship.
Outlook
By Nancy Bingham, District 4
Trustee
I wrote to you last month
regarding Dallas ISD’s financial
outlook. Like most school dis-
tricts across the state, we are still
quite anxious as we prepare for
reduced funding from the State
of Texas as the result of a severe
revenue shortfall. The shortfall
from the state will significantly
impact the district’s 2011-2012
budget, as well as budgets for the
foreseeable future.
The initial, worst-case sce-
nario for next school year in-
dicates that Dallas could face
a shortfall of as much as $253
million, prompting possible lay-
offs of thousands of teachers and
staff and reductions to vital edu-
cation programs.
In January, Dallas ISD
joined with many other school
districts across Texas in the
“Make Education a Priority”
campaign. The campaign calls
for a commitment to fix the bro-
ken system of school finance and
to adequately fund public educa-
tion, which has been underfund-
ed since 2006 when the state
cut property taxes by one-third
and failed to provide a revenue
source to adequately cover the
difference.
At this time, the issue is in
the hands of the Texas Legis-
lature, which has until May to
adopt its final budget. We will
not know exactly what the dis-
trict is facing until then, but Dal-
las ISD trustees are beginning
now to look at ways to reduce the
district’s budget. Since employ-
ees represent a majority of the
district’s budget costs, we must
consider reducing staff.
At our February meeting,
trustees approved an early res-
ignation incentive that offered
contracted employees such as
teachers and principals an incen-
tive of up to $10,000 to submit
their resignations by March 8,
2011. Eligible employees agreed
to complete the current school
year, and the payout will not ex-
ceed $7 million.
However, savings from this
incentive will provide only so
much relief. The district will
realize additional savings by
not filling vacant positions,
but eventually some staff (both
campus and central staff) and
programs will be reduced under
this funding scenario. Those de-
cisions, while painful to make,
will be necessary.
Some ask how the district
can construct new schools and
add wings to existing campuses
while facing a budget shortfall.
The new construction and reno-
vations are funded through the
bond program approved by vot-
ers in 2008, and by law those
funds cannot be used for other
purposes. This work is part of
our commitment to creating and
maintaining safe learning envi-
ronments - a perpetual process.
As a matter of fact, the dis-
trict broke ground on the new
Ann Richards Middle School
last month and will break ground
on the new Balch Springs
Middle School April 12. Each
school will accommodate 1,250
students in grades six through
eight and are scheduled to open
August 2012. Both schools are
sorely needed in District 4, and
we look forward to the positive
impact they will have on our stu-
dents and community.
Currently the district’s Web
site features a clearinghouse to
engage and inform the commu-
nity in the creation of the 2011-
2012 budget. The public is in-
vited to visit www.dallasisd.org/
finoutlook to review information
and submit suggestions.
Efforts to decide on the best
course of action will occur over
the next few months while dis-
trict officials continue to call on
the legislature to take action to
restore some of the funds needed
to avoid the most drastic reduc-
tions. The community is encour-
aged to speak with elected rep-
resentatives to express support
for the state to access its rainy
day fund and authorize districts
to employ furlough days, salary
cuts and other measures to help
school districts avoid changes
that will hurt teaching and learn-
ing.
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The Crandall Lady Pirates are looking to defend their district crown. Now that non district play has
come to an end, Crandall will begin their quest this week.
The Lady Pirates are the favorites to take home the top spot. They will get a strong test though this
Friday when they take on the North Forney Lady Falcons. North Forney is expected to contend with the
Lady Pirates for the top spot in the district.
Be sure to come out and catch this exciting game. We wish the Lady Pirates the best of luck as they
work toward another district title.
In order for Bastrop to win their own tourna-
ment, they would have to double dip the Pirates
and that is just what they did. The Pirates had a
golden opportunity to take out Bastrop in the open-
ing game, but fell short by the score of 4-3. Bas-
trop would give the Pirates every chance to take
home the tournament in the second game as they
committed seven errors. The Bears were able to
overcome their mistakes though and for the second
straight game, defeat the Pirates by a run, winning
9-8.
For the Pirates, non district play has now come
to an end as they now set their sights on district
play. The Pirates will take on their district rivals,
the Kaufman Lions this Friday.
Plan to participate in com-
munity meetings about the bud-
get throughout the spring. The
dates and locations will be post-
ed on the Web site and noted in
future columns.
Educate yourself about the
issues and be vocal. We must
work together to do our best in
this difficult situation. Our chil-
dren’s future is at risk.
In other news around District 4:
Congratulations to the Sea-
goville High School seniors who
recently participated in National
Signing Day. Athletes commit-
ting to schools are: Devonta
Abron (basketball) and Andrew
Peterson (football), University of
Arkansas; Kelt on Coleman and
Shon Parker (football), Cisco
Junior College; and Erick Evans
(football), Air Force Academy.
Family Math Night at Sea-
goville Elementary School was
a huge success thanks to a grant
from the Junior League. Stu-
dents and their parents played
games, practiced math skills and
created math practice materials
to take home. Each family took
home a math goodie bag which
included two literature books
about math.
Hats off to the Destination
Imagination teams at Central
Elementary. All three teams
took top honors in the regional
competitions—a first in Dallas
ISD. The teams will advance to
the state competition April 1-2,
in Lubbock.
District 4 was represented
among the medal winners of the
Dallas Area History Day Com-
petition. Lyliana Lopez from
W.W. Samuell High School
placed third in the Senior In-
dividual Documentary for her
production of Teen Pregnancy
and Education: Life After Roe
v. Wade.
As always, I look forward
to continuing to update you
on events and activities taking
place in Southeast Dallas, Pleas-
ant Grove, Balch Springs and
Seagoville schools. It is a plea-
sure to serve you. Your com-
ments and suggestions are wel-
come at nbingham@dallasisd.
org or (972) 925-3165.
Balch Springs Middle School
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