Our 1st middle school pep rally was a success and everyone was fired up to win!
TMS Lady Horns played hard against New Waverly!
8/22/22 7:15 AM
Accident on Hwy 787 may delay pickup times for Buses #4 and #37. Remain at bus-stop for pick-up, as buses are still on the way. Call Laura Shew in Transportation if you have any questions; otherwise, as information becomes available, we'll keep you posted. 281-592-0377
TMS Homecoming Week Dress Up Days!
Please note that we will not have school on Friday but students are more than welcome to dress up at home and at the game!
Coach Kennedy is hosting Summer Volleyball Camps for incoming 1st-8th graders on July 18th-20th and incoming 9th-12th graders on July 25th-27th. Registration can be completed on the first day of camp, and the cost is $40. Please contact Coach Kennedy at gkennedy@tarkingtonisd.net for more details. #oncealonghornalwaysalonghorn #hornsup
To all the “SUPER MOMS” serving students in TISD - Have a WONDERFUL Mother’s Day weekend!!!
Elna Davis Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
11:43 AM UPDATE...
ALL phones at TISD are currently working!
Thanks so much for your patience and to AT&T for their quick service call!
4-11-22 7:26 AM UPDATE:
Please note, the internet is back online for the entire district; however, ALL district phone lines are down. AT&T is working on the issue.
Please use email to contact the school while the phone lines are being repaired. Email addresses for all personnel can be found on the district's website at https://www.tarkingtonisd.net/ by choosing the specific campus from the "School" tab. Once you're at the selected school's site, use the "Menu" tab to choose the "Faculty and Staff" list. Thank you, again, for your patience!
PLEASE NOTE! 6:51 AM on April 11, 22
Due to power outages yesterday, several TISD campuses and offices are currently experiencing phone system and internet outages; however, we are working to get those systems back up and online as quickly as possible. AT&T will be here sometime this morning to provide support. Please watch the website and social media for updates. We'll share them as we receive them.
Thank you for your patience!
Tarkington ISD's District of Innovation Committee will be meeting to renew the local innovation plan on Monday, April 11, 2022 at 5 PM in the TISD Board Room. Committee members will be voting on renewing the plan and the public is welcome! Our current plan can be found on our website at https://5il.co/ssk0
Proud Senior, Brylee Holmes, one of many 2022 seniors, was the first student who introduced herself to me when I arrived at the high school for a tour on Friday AND made a point to find me and introduce herself to me again at the fundraiser on Saturday! She exudes a positive spirit and has served as homecoming queen. I'm sure she is one of many leaders in TISD, and I can't wait to meet you all.
Dr. Elna Davis
Superintendent
The M Club fundraiser in Tarkington this weekend was AMAZING! Funds raised will help EVERY senior with college/career plans after graduation. The love in the arena for the students was inspiring. The generosity of our community took my breath away. Tarkington ISD not only has great friends in our board members, but also has friends in life-long residents devoted to our success. I learned from a board member in Grand Prairie that the way you spell LOVE is T-I-M-E. There was so much love in the arena as you gave your time, talents, and resources for our students! In action, I saw Longhorns for Life!
Dr. Elna Davis
Superintendent
REMINDER... HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL SATURDAY!
The M Club would like to welcome everyone out once again to the J Bar Arena located at 1780 CR 301 N in Dayton for its annual Crawfish Boil and Fish Fry benefitting the Tarkington Student Foundation's Scholarship fund for Tarkington High School graduates. It's an All-You-Can-Eat-Event with both a live and silent auction, lots of activities, and plenty of hometown socializing all for the sake of our local seniors, the Class of 2022! Early-Bird meal tickets for adults are $25 and students $10. Meal tickets purchased at the gate will be $30 for adults and $15 for students. In addition, the M Club is also raising funds with a gun raffle. Raffle tickets are $20 each or 6 for $100, and winners do not have to be present to win. Five guns will be raffled: Kimber .308; Benelli 12 ga; Citadel 12 ga; Remington 12 ga; and a Mossberg 22 LR. Good luck and happy hunting to the winners! Sponsorships are available and appreciated: $250 sponsorship includes 3 event tickets and a half-size poster at the event -- $500 sponsorship includes 6 event tickets and a full-size poster at event. Meal and raffle tickets are being sold by all seniors in the class of 2022 starting March 1, 2022 . You can also find them at Cannon's Grocery in Tarkington & Lone Star Cleaners in Cleveland. For all tickets or more information, contact any member of the THS senior class or Susan Trahan at strahan@tarkingtonisd.net or 281-806-8769.
Tarkington ISD is currently accepting teaching applications for the 2022-2023 school year for elementary and secondary teachers. Please see our district website at tarkingtonisd.net and choose the Employment tab just below the scrolling pictures for more details. If you have questions about your online application and/or degree certifications, please feel free to email Renee Padgett at rpadgett@tarkingtonisd.net or Celeste Bradberry at cbradberry@tarkingtonisd.net and we'll be happy to help!
#itsagreatdaytobealonghorn #teachingisaworkofheart
TISD Family, Friends, and Community,
Please join us on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at 4 PM in the THS Commons as we show our appreciation to one of our own, Dr. Marc Keith, as he retires after 40 years in education! Dr. Keith graduated from Tarkington High School in 1978, and spent some of his early years here as a teacher, coach, and administrator. As Providence would have it, he returned home in 2018 as our Superintendent and led our community through the turbulent times of a pandemic where his commitment to -- and understanding of -- our rural technology limitations, students' academic and social needs for classrooms, and our teachers' needs to teach safely, all helped to return our community back to the focus of "doing what's best for students," where we all agree it should always be!
Dr. Keith's family will also be joining us for refreshments and fellowship. For those of you who may have memories to share, we've started a memory album and are compiling photos into a slideshow. Please scan and share them with us using the contact information below if you would like them added. Include names, dates, etc.
If you have any photos, questions, or would like further information, please contact Renee Padgett at rpadgett@tarkingtonisd.net or LaLa Clopton at lclopton@tarkingtonisd.net
We look forward to seeing you all there!
On behalf of the sponsors for TMS and THS FFA, a special "thank you" to Dr. Marc Keith --a former TISD FFA member himself--for serving as last night's guest speaker at the FFA Ricebelt District Convention held in the TMS auditorium.
The M Club would like to welcome everyone out once again to the J Bar Arena located at 1780 CR 301 N in Dayton for its annual Crawfish Boil and Fish Fry benefitting the Tarkington Student Foundation's Scholarship fund for Tarkington High School graduates.
It's an All-You-Can-Eat-Event with both a live and silent auction, lots of activities, and plenty of hometown socializing all for the sake of our local seniors, the Class of 2022! Early-Bird meal tickets for adults are $25 and students $10. Meal tickets purchased at the gate will be $30 for adults and $15 for students.
In addition, the M Club is also raising funds with a gun raffle. Raffle tickets are $20 each or 6 for $100, and winners do not have to be present to win. Five guns will be raffled: Kimber .308; Benelli 12 ga; Citadel 12 ga; Remington 12 ga; and a Mossberg 22 LR. Good luck and happy hunting to the winners!
Sponsorships are available and appreciated: $250 sponsorship includes 3 event tickets and a half-size poster at the event -- $500 sponsorship includes 6 event tickets and a full-size poster at event.
Meal and raffle tickets are being sold by all seniors in the class of 2022 starting March 1, 2022 . You can also find them at Cannon's Grocery in Tarkington & Lone Star Cleaners in Cleveland. For all tickets or more information, contact any member of the THS senior class or Susan Trahan at strahan@tarkingtonisd.net or 281-806-8769.
Looking to join the Longhorn family? Be sure to visit our Job Postings found on our website at tarkingtonisd.net. Under the banner picture is a maroon tab for "Employment" that will open a listing of all available career opportunities! Need help or have questions with the online application? Please call 281-592-8781, and Mrs. LaLa Clopton will be happy to help! Don't see the career you're looking for posted? On the right side under the "Menu" box, be sure to "Sign Up for Job Alerts," and you'll get a weekly update of all job postings! If you're a current college senior graduating in Spring/Summer 2022 and interested in teaching, the "Job Alerts" is perfect for you!
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All TMS Boys & Girls Basketball games have been rescheduled for the same times on Monday, February 7th due to inclement weather.
Our latest information from AT&T is that the phone lines should be working by 10 PM tonight. They are working on a "remote cable repair."