Campus News

Culinary Art Competition

MHS Culinary Art students, Maeghan Sohasky, Mikaela Sohasky, and Taja Workman competed in the Seven Points Library of Cedar Creek Lake Art Show on Saturday.  This was the first year for the culinary competition and the first time for our students to compete.  Our girls did great!  The team scored a total of 89 points for their stuffed cheese puff appetizer bringing home a 2nd place ribbon!

MHS’s Automotive Program Awarded Grant

Mabank High School’s Career & Technical Automotive Program was recently awarded a $7,500 grant from the Collectors Foundation.  The funds will assist in the purchase of a paint booth to not only expand the restoration program but also assist in providing engaging, hands-on instruction allowing students the opportunity to learn restorative skill sets that will assist them in their chosen careers and promote their participation in local area car shows.  Collectors Foundation is an educational grant-making organization funded by collector vehicle and classic boat enthusiasts to serve youth development and the long-term interests of the collector vehicle and classic boat communities.  More information about the Foundation can be found on its website:  www.collectorsfoundation.org.  Please contact Leonard Eason, Automotive Instructor,  or Shela Koskelin, Career & Technical Coordinator, at 903-880-1600 for additional information about MHS’s Automotive Program.

Pictured from left to right are:  Leonard Eason, MHS Auto Instructor, Rodolfo “Junior” Soto, Dustin McPhearson, Brad Koskelin, MHS Principal.

Ancient Settlement Project

Left to right...Maridean Williamson, Marie Bookman, Josh DeMayo and Caleb King

These students presented their Ancient Settlement Project in Ms. LaNier’s World History class. During this project, groups had to work together to build a civilization and explain how geography impacted the people that lived there, including scarcity of resources, land distribution, settlement area, etc. They also had to come up with a religion and trading system for their civilization and explain the problems that the people encountered and how they solved those problems. In addition, they compared their settlement to others we have studied so far this year.

This group’s map was 3D, very detailed and even had real running water for their city! Overall, a great job by these students!!

College Planning & Finacial Aid Night

Pictured in the College Planning & Financial Aid Night Photo: Over 100 Mabank High School students and parents attended the College Planning and Financial Aid Night at MHS Auditorium.

MHS College Day 2011 and College Planning Night a Huge Success!
Mabank High School hosted College Day 2011 where over fifty universities, community colleges, technical schools and military branches were present to share valuable information with students and parents. Eustace, Malakoff, and Trinidad High School also joined Mabank junior and senior students for the college fair. This event gives local students an opportunity to talk to college admission representatives about various topics including courses they offer, campus life, financial aid and admission requirements. MHS would like to take this opportunity to thank our parents, school district, local businesses and community members for their support of College Day 2011. We appreciate you joining in our effort to encourage career readiness and the importance of pursuing higher education after high school.
Mabank High School also recently hosted a College Planning and Financial Aid Night. Over one hundred students and parents participated in this event. The meeting included a Q&A panel forum with admission representatives from a private university, Dallas Baptist University, a public university, University of Texas- Tyler, and a junior college, Navarro. Parents and students were able to compare the three different types of colleges in regards to admission requirements, how to be prepared, application and scholarship deadlines, cost, and services offered. After the panel forum participants had an opportunity to meet individually with the college representatives and high school counselors.

College Day 2011 - 2012

Students pictured in College Day 2011 Photo: Mabank High School junior Kenny Wilson and senior Bleys Stuckey.

MHS Homecoming Nominees and Court

Mabank High School Homecoming nominees and court. They are (front row) Senior Homecoming nominees Makenzie Tucker, Hannah Kellar, Ally Greenville, Ashton Norman and Broocke Lewis (back row) Junior Homecoming Court Jordan Koskelin, Kourtney Holyfield, Shelby Swain, Liz Wolfe and Reagan Thornton. The winner will be crowned at half-time of the game on Friday, September 23.

MHS Psychology Class

Mabank High School Junior Caleb Massengale demonstrates classical conditioning using the "Pavlov's Dog" experiment. In Ms. Amanda LaNier’s Psychology class, every time the bell rang, the students got to taste some sour candy powder (it was Gatorade).  This continued as class went on, and even after they ran out of powder, their mouths continued to water every time I rang the bell. They also, instinctively reached for their empty napkin.

Mabank Health Class

Mabank High School Health teacher Jeff Lee invited Officers Main and Bradshaw of the Mabank PD to show students what would happen if they were pulled over for drinking and driving and given a sobriety test on the highway.  All the students were given 3 different sets of goggles that had different Blood Alcohol Concentration levels.  Each had to try and walk the tape line with their hands behind their back.  The kids loved doing this and really saw how it can affect their ability to walk straight. The picture of the student is Sophomore David Gamble and he has drinking goggles that impair your vision as if you have been drinking. 

MHS Stuco

MHS Student Council members attended the Texas Association of Student Councils State Leadership Conference in Arlington, Texas, April 3-5. More than 4,500 students from across the state attended this conference. MHS Stuco was awarded Outstanding Student Council, Sweepstakes and a Top Ten Award. 85 schools across Texas submitted projects completed during the year and gave a “Table Talk” presentation during the conference. MISD Spirit Week was awarded one of ten awards. The Texas Association of Student Councils (TASC) is a non-profit organization serving high school and middle level student councils in Texas. Sponsored by the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals, TASC is the Texas Affiliate of the National Association of Student Councils. Its purposes are to develop leadership abilities in students, promote democracy as a way of life and establish and uphold high standards for local councils. (www.tasconline.org) The Texas chapter is the largest student organization in the Nation. Student council members attending the TASC State Conference are: Seniors Alicia Heather, Caitlyn Jones; Juniors Adam Cary, JR Craddock, Arturo Ledezma, Taylor Martin; Sophomores Michael Brawner, Vanessa Harvey, Brandon Hatfield, Kortney Jones; Freshmen Jordan Jump and Maci Pasco. Sponsor is Cris Cary
For information, contact Cris Cary, Advisor, Mabank High School 903-880-1600.

Picture Stuco Tabletalk – President Junior Taylor Martin and Secretary Senior Alicia Heather present the MISD Spirit Week project to groups of student council members during the TASC State Conference.

December Service Project

The students and faculty at Mabank High School participated in a service project through the MHS Advisory Program during the month of December. MHS adopted several of the many organizations in the area that serve our community members each and every day. The organizations adopted included the Genesis Center, Family Resource Center, East Texas Crisis Center and the Kaufman County Children’s Advocacy Center. MHS provided hundreds of “Shoe Box Wish Lists” to these organizations. Many thanks go out to the MHS faculty, students, parents, community members and churches that donated to this service project. Your generosity is much appreciated!

Tom Idom Candlelight Memorial

Students organized a memorial on the steps of Mabank High School Friday, December 3, 2010, to celebrate the life of Science teacher, Tom Idom.  He was much loved by family, co-workers, students and friends.

MSR Field Trip

Students from Mabank High School’s MSR (Multi-Sensory Reading Class) recently attended a field trip to Cowboys Stadium.  During the 2 ½ hour tour, the students were allowed to visit the Cowboys and cheerleaders locker rooms, sit in the VIP suites, tour the press release room and actually play on the field. The students will take their experiences back to the classroom for various writing assignments.

Pictured are Mrs. Dell Hamilton, Grace Ann Klecka, Montana Robertson, Sadie Garza, Jeffery Shipp, Cassiddy Petty, Victoria Tirado, Chris Diehl, Joe Smith, Caleb Durmith, Ashley DeFoe, Rachael Akerburg, Babee Higgins, Chase Griffin, Chris Greenville, Katlyn Martain, Cristina Rivera, Dillon Cathey, Austin Taylor and Mrs. Pam Hyde.

Gold Card Lunch

MHS Gold Card Luncheon for Freshmen and Sophomores at The Ranch House.  Teague Chevy and Randy Teague were the sponsors.  The juniors and seniors were at vetoni’s with the Rotary Club (not pictured).

Senior Favorites

Senior Favorites Jena Penney and Jacob Costlow

Senior Officers

Senior officers President Jena Penney, VP Kay Parry, Secretary Sadie Roberts, Treasurer Eileen Thai, Reporter Caitlyn Jones, Parlimentarian Ethan Almanza and Student Council Representative Hollie Hardaway

Junior Favorite

Junior Favorites Ally Greenville and Jesse Plunket

Junior Officers

Junior officers President Hannah Kellar, VP Meagan Oliverez, Secretary Collin Thrap, Treasurer Trent Bailey and Reporter Paul Jenkins

Sophomore Favorites

Sophomore Favorites Emily Sparks and Julian Olivarez

Sophomore Officers

Sophomore officers President Exavier Escanlar, VP Jose Reveles, Treasurer Ashley Wilcoxson, Secretary Regan Thorton

Freshmen Favorites

Freshmen Favorites Victoria Hodges and William Beck

Freshman Officers

Freshmen officers President Brittney Ramon, Vice President Alec Irion, Secretary Chris White and Treasurer Marcos Garza

MHS Red Ribbon Week

Mabank High School took part in the national drug and alcohol awareness program “Red Ribbon Week” October 25-29.  Students were encouraged to dress up during the week (Monday PJ day – “Put drugs to sleep”, Tuesday Sunglasses and Hat day – “Use your head, don’t do drugs”, Wednesday Crazy sock day – “Sock it to drugs”, Thursday Jersey day – “Team up against drugs” and Friday Black-out day – “Mark out drugs”).  Student council members handed out DUM-DUM suckers with “Don’t be a dum-dum! Don’t do drugs” stickers and Smartie candy with “Be smart! Don’t do drugs” during lunches.  Stickers and tattoos were also given to students throughout the week.  On Wednesday, selected students were “killed by drugs and alcohol” during the day.  They changed into black clothing, wore a sign telling how they died and had their faces painted by the MHS Drama department.  They were not allowed to interact with their peers for the rest of the day. MISD is hosting a Drug Awareness Presentation on Monday, November 8 at 7 pm in the MHS auditorium.  The speaker is Jerry Rhodes, retired Dallas Police Detective. Everyone is encouraged to attend! Call 903.880.1600 with any questions.

Picture captions: Senior Patrick Stringer is a “dead man walking” due to a drug overdose.  MHS students participated in Red Ribbon week to bring awareness to the effects of drug and alcohol abuse. He was not able to interact with students after he “died.”

Student council president Junior Taylor Martin gives sophomore Brock Rademacher a sticker that says “I pledge to be drug free!” during Red Ribbon week.

2010 Homecoming Queen

Allison Castle crowned the new 2010 Homecoming Queen, Sadie Roberts, September 10th at the half time Homecoming ceremony.