Tison Roo News 2022-23
Month of October
Monday, Oct 3 -- Sunday, Oct 9
Monday, Oct 3 -- 8th GR Football VS Action MS @ Granbury (5:30-8:30 PM)
Tuesday, Oct 4 -- 7th GR Football VS Acton MS @ Roo Stadium (5:30-8:30 PM)
Tuesday, Oct 4 -- Tison Tennis Team VS Hall @ NGC (4 PM)
Wednesday, Oct 5 -- School Picture Makeup Day (9-11:30 AM) in the Library
Wednesday, Oct 5 -- Tison Cross Country Team in District Meet @ WHS
Thursday, Oct 6 -- LAST DAY for Fall 2022 Book Fair in the Library
Thursday, Oct 6 -- Invitational Honor Band Auditions at Brewer MS (9 AM - 3 PM)
Thursday, Oct 6 -- 7th/8th Volleyball Games VS Hall MS @ Tison (5:30-7:30 PM)
Friday, Oct 7 -- WISD Parent-Teacher Conference Day (STUDENT HOLIDAY)
Friday, Oct 7 -- LAST DAY to order a Tison Choir t-shirt
Saturday, Oct 8 -- "A" Team 7th/8th Grade Volleyball Tournament @ Peaster (TBA)
Monday, Oct 10 -- Sunday, Oct 16
Monday, Oct 10 -- DISTRICT HOLIDAY
Tuesday, Oct 11 -- DISTRICT HOLIDAY
Wednesday, Oct 12 -- Tison Tennis Team VS Aledo-McNally MS @ NGC (4:00 PM)
Thursday, Oct 13 -- Tison PTA table set up outside cafeteria during all lunches
Friday, Oct 14 -- Mass Band Night @ Roo Stadium for TMS Honors & Symphonic Bands (TBA)
Monday, Oct 17 -- Sunday, Oct 23
Monday, Oct 17 -- Tison Tennis Team VS Brock MS @ NGC (4 PM)
Monday, Oct 17 -- UIL Academics Parent Meeting in Tison Library (6-6 PM)
Tuesday, Oct 18 -- 7th GR Football VS Loflin MS @ Tison MS (5:30-8:00 PM)
Thursday, Oct 20 -- 7th/8th Volleyball Games VS Wheat MS @ Cleburne (5:30-7:30 PM)
Thursday, Oct 20 -- 6th/7th Grade Tison Pep Rally in Tison Gym (8:00-8:35 AM)
Friday, Oct 21 -- 8th Grade Tison Pep Rally in Tison Gym (8:00-8:35 AM)
Friday, Oct 21 -- All-Region Band Practice-A-Thon at Tison MS (5:30-7:00 PM)
Monday, Oct 24 -- Sunday, Oct 30
Monday, Oct 24 -- Tison Tennis Team VS Brock MS @ Brock HS (Starts at 4:00 PM)
Monday, Oct 24 -- 8th GR Football Games VS Cleburne Wheat @ Roo Stadium (5:30-8:00 PM)
Tuesday, Oct 25 -- 7th GR Football Games VS Cleburne Wheat @ Cleburne (5:30-8:00 PM)
Monday, Oct 31 -- Sunday, Nov 6
Monday, Oct 31 -- WISD WORK DAY (student holiday)
Monday, Oct 31 -- 8th GR Football Games VS TBD @ Tison MS (starting at 5:30 PM)
Tuesday, Nov 1 -- WISD PD DAY (student holiday)
Tuesday, Nov 1 -- 7th GR Football Games VS TBD @ Tison MS (starting at 5:30 PM)
Thursday, Nov 3 -- 7th/8th Volleyball Games VS Granbury MS @ Granbury (5:30-7:30 PM)
Saturday, Nov 5 -- Lonestar 8 District Volleyball Tournament @ Cleburne-Wheat (TBA)
WISD Dyslexia Awareness Week Starts on October 3rd
Tison Yearbooks On SALE NOW through Balfour.com
"The Little Mermaid" Chorus Camps
The Little Mermaid Chorus Camp for Tison 6-8 Grade Students
Click HERE to sign up your Tison student.
Come be...A Part of Our World.
The Little Mermaid Chorus Camp for WISD K-5 Grade Students
Click HERE to sign up your WISD elementary student.
Come be...A Part of Our World.
Buy Tickets Now for the Tison Theatre Company's Fall Musical "The Little Mermaid"!
Tison PTA Searching for Volunteers
Roos in Action for the 2022-23 School Year
The first meeting will be on October 25th after school from 3:50-4:30 in the cafeteria. Students must have a signed permission slip and have joined the PTA.
It cost $5 for students to join PTA, and we will be set up to take payments and permission slips outside the cafeteria during lunch periods on October 13th. More information will be available on our website (www.tisonpta.com).
Texas PTA "Reflections"
It's REFLECTIONS time again!
This year's theme is "Show Your Voice". All students are invited to participate. To learn more about the Texas PTA Reflections Program, click HERE.
Entry Categories include:
- Dance Choreography
- Film Production
- Literature
- Music Composition
- Photography
- Visual Arts
Volunteers Needed for Athletic Concession Stands
We are always looking for volunteers for the athletics concession stands! Parents, students and families can sign up by clicking the links below.
Concession Stand sign ups
Volleyball concessions link:
Football concessions link:
PRE-ORDER Two Degrees by Alan Gratz
Once the book officially goes on sale (October 4), the pre-ordered copy will be sent to the school and Mrs. Greer will deliver it to your student.
PRE-ORDER Diary of a Wimpy Kid #17
Once the book officially goes on sale (October 25), the pre-ordered copy will be sent to the school and Mrs. Greer will deliver it to your student.
2022-23 UIL Academics @ Tison
It's October and we are officially recruiting Tison students for UIL Academics!
The University Interscholastic League (UIL) exists to provide educational extracurricular academic, athletic, and music contests. In the UIL Academic competition for grades 2-8, students use their knowledge and skills to compete against other students in their age group in up to 20 different academic contests.
Did you know that students who compete in UIL academic events at the high school level are able to apply for a TILF Scholarship if they advance to the state level?
Tison Middle School is part of a new district this year called the "Lonestar 8" and will compete against these schools:
- Hall MS (Weatherford)
- Smith MS (Cleburne)
- Wheat MS (Cleburne)
- Acton MS (Granbury)
- Granbury MS (Granbury)
- Loflin MS (Joshua)
- Nichols MS (Joshua)
The UIL Academic Meet this year is hosted by Hall Middle School, but a date and time have not been set yet. Once a date and time have been established, this information will be communicated to parents/guardians!
Students can compete in the following events (click on an event to learn more):
- Mathematics -- coached by Ms. Luna (6th grade Math teacher)
- Number Sense -- coached by Ms. Luna (6th grade Math teacher)
- Calculator Applications -- coached by Ms. LeBouef (6th grade Science teacher)
- Dictionary Skills -- coached by Mrs. Anderson (7th grade Keyboarding teacher)
- Listening -- coached by Mr. Satcher (7th grade Science teacher)
- Maps, Graphs, & Charts - - coached by Mrs. Smith (7th grade Science teacher)
- Oral Reading -- coached by Mr. Lopez (7th grade ELA teacher)
- Science -- coached by Mr. Shadel (SDI teacher)
- Spelling -- coached by Ms. Hodges (8th grade ELA teacher)
- Chess Puzzles -- coached by Mr. Shadel (SDI teacher)
- Art -- coached by Mrs. Light (Art teacher)
- Impromptu Speaking -- coached by Ms. Hodges (8th grade ELA teacher)
If you think your Tison student would be interested in competing in any of these events, please complete the sign-up form below so that we can refer them to the coach for that event.
Note: If you sign up your student and the student does not actually want to participate in UIL Academics, we won't force the student to participate.
If you have any questions about UIL academics, please email me (lgreer@weatherfordisd.com).
Leah Greer
Tison Librarian
UIL Campus Coordinator