SPRING 2022
NHS Inducts New Members
by Trevor Zagarella
The NHS induction ceremony was held in the auditorium the last week in March. The inductees comprised of 9 seniors and 85 juniors! Students are invited to join NHS when they are juniors, their global GPA is 93.0 or higher, and they complete the application process which includes an essay. NHS is a service organization at Tivy - members are required to participate in multiple service projects throughout the year. All members look for opportunities to serve. Greg Marquardt, the guest speaker at the ceremony delivered a speech connecting the four pillars of NHS into his life.
Alana Mendoza
Alana Ukpong
Alexandria Finch
Alexis Burrows
Araceli Coker
Ashley Blueyes
Ashley Cale
Austin Eaheart
Avery Freeman
Avery Malinak
Avery Martin
Beck Wofford
Bella Aguilar
Ben Moughon
Benjamin Butler
Beth Cunningham
Bethany Watkins
Brian Pescador
Cadence Larsen
Caroline Watson
Catherine Bolin
Cody Robinson
Connor Barbo
Dharma Dinkla
Diego Suarez
Elisa Keese
Emma Miller
Ernest Alvarez Chedzoy
Ethan Soth
Gianna Rivas
Gibson Dearing
Grace Newby
Gracie Hopson
Hailey King
Hannah Cox
Hannah Scott
Hazel Wellborn
Indigo Rector
Isabel Roman
Israel Sanchez Jr
Jacie Wright
Jackson Johnston
Jake Layton
Jeremiah Vargas
John-Louis Barton
Jordan Clayton
Joselyn Rivers
Kailey Langbein
Knox Crain
Kori Fry
Kortnee Strickland
Lawson Behrens
Leah Garred
Lemuel Keaton Mitchell
Lex Pena
Lizeth Marquez
Lizzie Scales
Logan Behrens
Luke Johnston
Luke Roberts
Maddox Stegall
Madeline Carpenter
Madison Crider
Makayla Foster
Makenzie Roman
Marlowe Chalfant
My Tran Dang
Noah Zastrow
Peyton Maloney
Phaedra Bowlby
Quentin Vega
Ricky Quach
Riley Dill
Robert Jackson
Robert Jackson
Robert Ramirez
Salvador Aguilar
Sara Bowers
Simon Silvius
Talan Hyde
Tillman Dreibrodt
Treves Hyde
Trevor Zagarella
Will Robinson
Ximena Tinajero
Alena Tran
Amber San Miguel
Andrew Scanlan Carson Grimm Dylan Moreno
Ian Mager
Kaylha Grisales
Meredith Daniels
Mickey Sawyer
Tatler & Antler Staffs
About the Tivy Tatler
The Tivy Tatler is a student product of Tivy High School Publications. It exists to serve the news and entertainment needs of the campus community and to provide laboratory experience to advanced journalism students. The Tivy Tat ler is a member of the Texas Interscholastic League Press Conference.
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Aspen Guzardo Madison Vega River Davenport Alex Arredondo Carolyn Bond Mirna Taha Kortnee Strickland Brian Pescador Rayne Roch Cathrine Bolin Cindy Medina Trevor Zagerella Reagan Jones Rosy Detimore Madison McDonald
Madison Crider Anissa Alaniz Danielle Ramirez Devon Schneider Lake Audrain Ryan Maberry Hunter Lott Lauren Stone Ian Mager Andrew Scanlan
History of the Tatler Continuing a Century Old Tradition
by Madison VegaThe Tivy Tatler newspaper has evolved tremendously throughout the many years it has been running. The school paper started in 1924 and was published bi-weekly for 5 cents each, or you could buy a whole year’s subscription for 75 cents. The Tatler Team has always consisted of Tivy students who come together to write interesting and infor mational articles to keep the student body informed. Things have not always been easy, such as how modern tech nology has helped in creating the Tatler. In the past, they did not have access to the Internet and Technology like we do now. Government teacher, Ms. Yañez, remembers what it was like when she was a student on the newspaper staff in high school. Back then, Mr. Clarkson was the advisor. The paper was printed weekly on newsprint that they would have to pick up from the Kerrville Daily Times and photos were taken with film
cameras. “I used to have to take photos with a film camera, and then take my film to Wal-Mart to get it developed, or struggle to develop it in the dark room just to get the photos back,” expressed Ms. Yañez. “We also did not have cell phones, so when I went to interview someone, in addition to the questions I wrote down, I had a tape recorder so that I could tran scribe my interviews word for word later. I never wanted to misquote anyone.” expressed Ms.Yañez.
Today, the newspaper is nearly entirely digital. Photos are taken with digital cam eras and then it is published in a digital format and updated weekly on the Tatler’s website. Even though the tools to publish the newspaper are different, the purpose is still the same, to report Tivy news. The Tatler also publishes a magazine at the end of every school year. The magazine is distributed alongside the yearbook and serves as a record of the events that hap pen around school after the yearbook goes
Tivy Band Returns to
by Madison CriderMarching Band and Guard participated in the Fiesta Flambeau Parade, which was held in downtown San Antonio in April. It was the band’s second year to participate in the parade.
The Flambeau parade is the largest illuminated parade in America and takes place to wards the end of San Antonio’s week-long Fiesta celebration.
The band and guard wrapped themselves, as well as their instruments, in LED lights for the 3-mile trek.
“I had lots of fun, and enjoyed seeing all the different floats,” said senior Carmen Bautista.
to print. Spring sports, such as softball, baseball, track, tennis and golf, and events such as UIL and prom do not make it into the yearbook, due to the events occurring after it is sent to the printer. So, to allow for those to still be represented, they are recorded in the Tatler.
Students Earn CNA Certification
by Mirna TahaAfter a lot of studying and preparation, students in Mrs. Pintsch’s practicum in health science class completed their test to become a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA).
This year, those students are Danilo Bocanegra, Grace Carlson, Aryanna Hernandez, Hailey Hernandez and Ange la Torres. They completed a 70-question written test and had to perform three skills out of the 21 that they practiced on all year.
“I was well prepared,” said Carlson. “I’m glad I was lucky enough to get some of the easier skills.”
The CNA certification means that the students are well equipped for a future in health care and can immediately begin a job as a CNA or EKG tech. Most of them use this certification as background for a medical pathway in college.
“I am going to go straight to UT Austin, but I could always use it as a part time job in a nursing home or a hospital,” Carlson said.
The students will be honored at a special pinning ceremony in May.
“I am excited to receive my pin and listen to the guest speaker at the event,” said Carlson.
Fiesta Flambeau Parade
Senior Tatler staff members, Devon Schneider and Ryan Maberry check out old issues of the newspaper, before it went digital.
Keep Yourself in Shape This Summer
article by Brian Pescador photos by Ryan Maberry and Lake AudrainThis program will target your entire body with different intensities so you can get stronger while staying lean. Make sure to stay hydrated and have a clean diet for peak perfor mance as you work out. Sleep is especially important for a healthy life. Aim for at least 8-10 hours of sleep a night.
Monday: Full Body
Tuesday: Core
Wednesday: Rest
Thursday: HIIT
Friday: Full body
Saturday: Yoga
Sunday: Rest
(BEGINNER X ADVANCE)
MONDAY & FRIDAY (FULL BODY) Repeat 3 times
Knee Pushups (20 sec) X Push Ups (15 reps)
Squats (20 secs) X Jump Squats (25 reps)
Inch Worms (20 sec) X Burpees (12 reps)
Lunges (20 Sec) X Alternating Lunges (10 ea leg)
Shoulder Taps (20 sec) X Pike Pushups (12)
High Knees (20 sec) x Knee to Feet Jumps (8)
TUESDAY (CORE) Repeat 3 times
Sit Ups (10)
Flutter kicks (12)
Leg Raises (10)
Bicycles Crunches (10)
Superman (10)
Leg Pulls-in (10)
Side to Side (10)
Plank (1 min)
Superman
THURSDAY (HIIT)
High Intensity Interval Training
Set an interval timer for 18 rounds of 20 seconds and 30 sec ond intervals. You will be resting on the :10 intervals, then working as hard as you possibly can on the 30 second ones, for a total of a 15-minute workout.
Burpees
Dive Bomber Push Ups
High Knees
Side Lunges
V-Ups
SATURDAY (YOGA)
Hold each position for 5-10 breaths, Repeat 2 times
Downward Dog
Cobra Pose
Pigeon Stretch
Scorpion Stretch Bridge Pose
Seated Forward Bend
Good Mornings
Butterflies Child Pose
Flutter Kicks Cobra PoseAntler Sports
Soccer Awards Announced
A number of athletes on the boys soccer team were select ecd for the District 26-5A Boys All-District Soccer Team.
Junior Juan Cardenas was selected as “Co-Newcomer of the Year.”
Making 1st Team All-District are junior Will Robinson and senior Christian Compean.
2nd Team All-District was awarded to junior Kavon Casillas and senior Esteban Gonzalez.
Honorable Mention awards went to senior Enrique Segu ra and sophomores Fernando Manzano and Chris Tienda.
Academic All-District honors were seniors Christian Com pean and Enrique Segura, ju niors Peyton Maloney and Will Robinson, and freshman Ryland Farhoudi.
Academic All-State honors were awarded to seniors Esteban Gonzalez, Adrien Ramirez, and Rafael Rangel.
Simpson Heads to State Golf Tourney
by Devon Schneider
Sophomores Taylor Kubacak and Raleygh Simpson advanced to the regional tournament in April.
Kubacak struggeled the first round, shooting an 82 but came back strong on day two to finish the day with a 75, the lowest round for that day. She played five holes on the 2nd day in a sudden death playoff to secure a first alternate spot at state.
Simpson played two great rounds of golf, hitting a ton of fairways and greens. She shot
Wrase Advances to Regional Track
by Lake AudrainSenior Ethan Wrase competed at the regional track meet in April, placing 5th in the 800 meters and setting a personal best time of 1:56.85. Wrase was the only Antler to advance this year.
“I felt good and excited, and I was ready to compete,” he said.
Wrase has worked hard all four years to get this far, even during Covid last year.
“Covid made it difficult for me to find track meets and forced me to train by myself,” Wrase said.
Even though he didn’t move on to state, Wrase looks forward to his future at the collegiate level.
“I will miss Tivy. I’ve been here for 4 years, and all those years helped to be come the person I am today and ready to compete at the next level,” he said.
Softball’s Winning Season
by River DavenportThis year, the Lady Antlers finished out district with a winning record. They were 13-10-2 overall and 9-7 in district, earning them a 5th place spot. It wasn’t enough to advance to the playoffs, but a successful season. “We aimed for greatness and that’s what we got, only barely coming short of going to playoffs,” said senior Cayleigh Watson. She attributes the team’s success to Coach Lee and the team’s chemistry. “This year
Coach Lee wiped us into shape with being more focused on our fielding and hitting skills than anything else. We aimed for greatness and that’s what we got,” she said.
Even though they barely missed out on playoffs, they are looking forward to next year. “We were upset about not making playoffs but it’s all about hard work, dedication, and progress,” Watson said. “We’re all looking forward to next year’s season.”
74/76. Simpson also found herself in a playoff and was able to win her second playoff hole to break the tie for sec ond and advancing to the state golf tournament for the second year in a row.
The girls will represent Tivy in late May at the state tourna ment in Georgetown.
Tennis Wraps Up
The spring tennis season wrapped up in early April with the district tournament at Northside ISD tennis center.
In boys’ doubles, sophomore Braden Steh ling and junior Ernest Chedzoy finished in fourth place.
The mixed doubles team of sophomore Evan Salinas and junior Sara Bowers finished third in the district by beating the fourth seed, Alamo Heights, 6-4, 6-1. How ever, they were one place off to advance to the regional tournament.
Baseball Closes Out Season
by Ryan MaberryThe Antlers finished off the season strong with great victories against two well-es tablished teams, Boerne Champion (2-1) and Dripping Springs (2-1). They ended the season with a record of 6-7, 6th in district play and barely missing out on the playoffs.
With a tough schedule and a young team, our Antlers are already setting themselves up for a successful season next year. Even though they have several key players graduating, the team will still have a num
ber of returning starters, for next year such as Kale Lakey, Stormy Rhodes, Wiley Flores, and Eric Tenery.
“I’m excited to put work in during the offseason and perform well for my team next year,” said junior center fielder Kale Lakey.
Tivy Treasures Opens Shop
by Andrew ScanlanTivy Treasures is a shop in front of the library that’s ran and operated by the students in Mrs. Goodwyn’s vocational classes. Everything sold in the shop is made by the students that run it. In addition to mak ing the items sold, the students also chose the store name, built the displays and create all the merchandise. They sell everything from key chains to T-shirts to baseball caps and earrings, all branded with the school logo.
The goal of the shop is to provide students within the Special Education program a pre-vocational experience. The program has been possible through a partnership with the University of Texas Health Science Center’s Occupation al Therapy department and
KISD’s occupational and phys ical therapists. It allows the students that run it to obtain unique experiences.
Sophomore Joseph Steele is part of the program and enjoys the opportunity to learn transferrable job skills.
“I’m learning how to talk with people and interact with them when working,” he said.
In addition to their shop items, the program has also been able to take on custom orders for various clubs around campus and the district, such as Mr. Pool’s AV class, hoodies for the librarians and shirts for the Special Education Field Day, designed by freshman Jordan Afshari.
Out to Lunch
Students enjoy a mix of options and the opportunity for something different at the spring Lunch on the Lawn event.
They’ve also created designed for Freeman Fritts and their hope is to expand in the future to the general public.
Freshman Jordan Afshari shows off his design.
JD Steele and Alexandria Perez present Mrs. Yanez with Cheer sign.
Alexandria Perez shows Jesse Hyde how to weed a design.
Bryan Mombela-Salgado uses special glasses to help him weed a project.
Final Performances for Dance
Dance 1 performed jazz, choreographed by Mrs. Owens, to Summer by Calvin Harris, while dance 2 performed their own hip hop choreography to Attention by Todrick Hall and a hip hop to Big Fish by Vince Staples.
Senior Suzanna Rye has been on the Golden Girl team for all four years of high school, starting off as a Sapphire, line member, vice president social officer, and lastly president social officer. For her, the show brings a mix of emotions.
by Madison McDonaldThis year, the Golden Girls and Sapphires spring show was held at the Cailloux Theatre. The show consisted of the Golden Girls and Sapphires
along with the dance classes, and even the color guard. The theme for the year was sea sons, to symbolize all the sea sons we go through together as a team throughout the year.
Robotics 2nd Year at State
During the spring show, se niors are given the opportunity to show off their skills during their last senior solo. Being a senior on the golden girl team can be very emotional and spring show is a very senti mental night for them.
“I am sad that it is my last year dancing with this amazing team, but I am also extremely excited to move on to new things after high school,” expressed Rye.
Tivy’s robotics teams Gilded Gears and Cobalt Chaos, which are led by Mr. Lo pez, advanced to this year’s regionals. The Gilded Gears team went on to qualify for the state competition. This is the second year in a row the robotics team has advanced to state since the program was started three years ago.
Many think of robot wars, when they think of robotics competition, but it’s really more sophisticated than that.
The 3-minute matches in volve maneuvering the robot to complete a specific task. The team then communicates with randomized alliance partners to maximize team efficiency and overtake the opponents score.
For the state competition, members of the two teams merged to form a 10 person team. The team traveled to the state competition in Houston in April and brought home an impressive fourth place.
Theater Tech Medals at State
Garrett created pamphlets and commercials and is competing in the marketing category. He joined theater tech as a sopho more. After watching a play, he decided he wanted to be part of bringing a script to life. He knew being on stage was not for him, so he opted to help backstage.
by Kortnee StricklandWhen it comes to theater, the spotlight has always fallen on the actors, but it’s time for the tech crew to get a spotlight of their own. They create every thing you see during a perfor mance, from sound effects to keeping everything on track while the actors perform; they do it all.
For the past two years, our Technical Theater class has sent two students to UIL State. This year, senior Scooty Garrett and sophomore, Alley Dolley advanced. This is Dolley’s first time but for Garrett, this will be his second straight year. Their winning work is based on Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express
Dolley is competing in hair and makeup, but she feels it’s her gore makeup that’s the star. Dol ley has been involved in theater for four years and decided to join theater tech this year. She believes technical theater has “more creative freedom than being on stage.”
Garrett and Dolley attended the UIL State Theatrical Design contest in May. For his market ing theatrical design, Garrett received a broze medal for 3rd place.
by Aspen Guzardo & Danielle Ramirez
A Black Tie Affair
by Madison CriderProm was held at the Texas Lions Camp this year and was the first year since covid that there were no restrictions. The venue was dec orated for the theme Black Tie Masquerade with the help of student council. This year, students were also allowed to bring dates from outside campuses, which has not been permitted due to Covid.
Later in the night, the prom king and queen were announced as junior Mickey Sawyer and senior Jaida Davis.
“It was definitely a night to remember,” junior Kayle Carrington said. “I loved spending time with my friends and making memories.”
Jaida Davis and Mickey Sawyers 2022 Prom King & Queen
Max Odom, Rayan Rivera, Maddox Stegall, Landon Barnett, Gracie Hopson, Jeorgia Wellborn, Kale Lackey, Avery Foust, Jackson Maroney, Reagan Jones, and Jaylene Lopez.
Simon Silvius, John-Louis Barton, Wiley Flores, Sara Bowers, Clayton Folletti, Alina McCormick, Garret Reeh, Ashlee Zirkel, Jonathan Barkley, Gazelle Schreiner, Jackson Johnston, Meredith Daniels, Quentin Vega, Kaylee Coffee, Ryan Maberry, Kindal Brown, Cam Fetters, Scarlett Green, Seth Hendricks (and his date), Gavin Truelock, Stella Hendricks, Luke Johnston (and his date), Leah Garred, Jake Layton, Hailey Davis, Hudson Freedle, Gianna Rivas, Mason Carlile, Emma Thompson, Seth Mabry, Kendyl Turner, Stephen Grocki, Makayla Foster, and Bo Buchanan
Carson Boles and Elisa Keese
Cadence Delgado, Lilliana Soto, Madison Crider, Anissa Alaniz, and Nettie Ibarra
Rosybelle Ramirez, Salvador Aguilar, Ashley Hanna, Indigo Rector, Ally Dolley, Robert Jackson, Scooty Garrett, and Dominic Madrid
Peyton Maloney and River Davenport
Kortnee and Kaden Strickland
Madison McDonald, Kenley Tackett, Xandria Banta, and Carlee Wren
Tanner Beck, Sam Letz, Eric Tenery, and Carson Wren
Bryan Williams and Riana Garza
Accounting Wins State Title
in May. The team placed 1st, earning the title of State Champions. Individually, Diego Suarez placed 2nd, Ricky Quach placed 3rd, Jacob Flores placed 5th, and Mickey Sawyer placed 15th. The team advanced to state after taking the top spots at the regional competition.
gionals were Ky Broom, Dylan Dang and Keaton Mitchell for Computer Science; Ricky Quach, Diego Suarez, Jacob Flores, and Mickey Sawyer for Accounting; Dylan Dang for Calculator and Math; Raleygh Simpson, Cadence Larsen, and Tillman Dreibrodt for Com puter Applications; Lynn Pham for Editorial Writing; Skylar
Savarin for Feature Writing; Seth Hendricks for Informative Speaking; Peyton Torkelson, Nathan Halpin, and Britney Tran for Literary Criticism; Azure Anderson for News Writing; Keaton Mitchell for Number Sense; Gavin True lock for Persuasive Speaking; and Abe Dozier for Ready Writing.
by Madison Crider & Mirna TahaThe UIL accounting team of Jacob Flores, Ricky Quach, Diego Suarez and Mickey Sawyer competed at the State Academic UIL meet in Austin
The regional tournament, held at UTSA in April, had 16 stu dents competing that had ad vanced from the district meet. Students who competed in re
Band UIL Competition
by Alex ArredondoThe Wind Ensemble and Sym phonic Band went to the UIL Concert and Sight Reading and both bands received 1’s, earning sweepstakes. The com petition was held at Boerne Champion in April. Some of the band members also partic ipated in Solo and Ensemble
and were also given a ranking and some of them got state so they are advancing to the Texas State Solo and Ensemble Contest.
Thaddeus Moreno I, Elena Salinas-Estrada II, Carolyn Holt I, Anthony Lopez I, Lily Chavez II, Nathan Halpin II. Students advancing to Texas
State Solo-Ensemble Com petition are Ashley Blueyes, Peyton Torkelson, Alana Ukpong, Alex Arredondo, trio
Caiden Cuevas, Brooke Otka, and Bianca Rodelo, and trio Alana Ukpong, Ashley Blu eyes, and Bianca Rodelo.
Choir UIL Winners Orchestra to State
ipated in Solo and Ensemble and gained rankings based on their performance. Out of the twelve competing, eight will move on to the Texas State Solo and Ensemble Contest at the end of May.
by Alex Arredondo by Alex ArredondoMembers of the choir per formed at the UIL Concert and Sight Reading contest in March at Boerne High School. They received straight 1’s, earning them a sweepstakes. Twelve students also partic
German Brings Home Awards
Performers advancing to the state competition are Aiden Chaney, Caiden Cuevas, Hunt er de Saegher, Valerie Frenzel Elisa Keese, Rowan Kenney, Sydney Robison, and Clara Summer.
Tivy orchestra won sweep stakes at UIL Concert and Sight Reading Competition at Clark High School in March. They received straight one’s from a panel of six judges.
Several students also partic ipated in Solo and Ensemble and each contestant received a score based on their playing of their piece. Alina McCormick,
Dylan Moreno, Ella O’Don nell, Isabella Barker, Jennifer Galvan, Jesus Guzman, Joshua Aspinall, Catie Painter, and Selah Huerta received 1’s.
Several students also advanced to the State Solo and Ensemble Contest. Those advancing to the state solo contest are Jackie Shim, Jimmy Shim, and Josh Sutton. The Shim brothers also advanced to the state ensemble contest.
by Alex ArredondoThe German Club participated in the virtual 40th annual Texas State German contest, bringing home a number of awards. Benjamin Butler placed 4th in Direct Dialogue 1, 8th in Sight Reading 1, and 5th in Timed Writing 1. Bethany Watkins placed 3rd in Poetry Memory 2. Lynn Pham placed 8th in Prose Memory 2 and 9th in Timed Writing 2. Roman Dipace placed 10th in in Sight Reading 1.
Jacob Flores, Ricky Quach, Diego Su arez and Mickey Sawyer show off their state title.
Golden Girls Awarded for Excellence
In March, the Golden Girls competed in the CPD Regional Showcase at Liberty Hills High School. The team, consisting of 13 girls, came home with multiple trophies and awards.
The team was awarded: 1st runner up for officer jazz and contemporary, best in class for officer novelty, high platinum in all routines, outstanding choreography and performance quality in all routines, 1st run ner up classic small officers, 1st runner up overall classic officers, 2nd runner up for team contemporary, 1st runner up for team jazz, Best in class
for jazz lyrical, high platinum team jazz and platinum team contemporary and lyrical, out standing choreography in all routines, outstanding perfor mance quality in team jazz, 1st runner up classic small team, 1st runner up overall classic team, and Academic Award of Excellence.
One Act
by Lauren Stone and Kortnee StricklandThis year, the One Act cast and crew put on an motionally compelling production of Antigone Now at Dripping Springs High School in February. They received 3 awards; Ally Dolley and Indigo Rector got All Star Cast and Sofie Marquardt got honorable mention. They start ed preparing in December and the performance displayed all their hard work and dedication to their craft. “It was a fun experience over all to become a family with the group of kids we go with.” said Scooty Garrett, and the rest of the crew agreed that the fami ly you gain is the best part. They wrapped this year off with Hon eymoon at Graveside Manor directed by Garrett and Marquardt. They performed April 27th through the 29th after school.
BBQ Team to State
Cheer Competes at State
by River DavenportThe cheerleaders participated in the UIL Spirit State Competition at the Fort Worth Convention Center in January. It was a tough week filled with adversity, but the girls showed off their TFND spirit!
Schools competed in three categories: crowd leading, fight song, and band dance and judges base the scores on how much spirit each team shows and brings on the stage. Spirit is an extracurricu lar activity that focuses on the traditional game day role cheerlead ers have on the sidelines and in schools supporting athletic teams. The girls placed 39th out of 70 teams in the 5A-D2 category.
Rocketry Takes Gold
by Carolyn BondROTC hosted a successful rocketry competition in March, while also winning overall champions. Sophomore Dalila Mendoza, a member of the team, was nervous to partici pate and the admitted that conditions weren’t optimal. “The winds weren’t cooperating with us that day,” she said, “and sometimes the rockets wouldn’t go where we wanted them to go.” Even though there were some complications, the team received 1st place overall.
Mock Trial to State
by Madison CriderMock Trial competed virtually this year in the library, except for the state competition which was held in Dallas. Competitors were observed by witnesses and teams sat separately to ensure honest competition.
“We haven’t competed in a year,” said junior Beth Cunning ham. “We had to drop out early due to Covid last year.”
This year, Mock Trial did back-to-back trials, making prepara tion more high pressure than previous years.
“Having to do a trial back-to-back was something that I had never done before, specifically four trials back-to-back, so that was intense,” Cunningham said.
Mock Trial did not place at the state competition, but Isabella Barker was awarded Best Lawyer.
by Carolyn BondThe Tivy BBQ Team competed in Comfort at the HSBBQ, Inc Regional Cook-off in April. The five-person team, consisting of Wyatt Harmon, Rocco Stacey, Rodri go Rodriguez, Jyden Busby, and Laura Pederson, was up at 4:30 am cooking and smoking all sorts of meats. Their early morning start and hours of practice paid
off, earning them a first place blue ribbon for their pineapple habanero glazed ribs spot at the state competition.
The state competition was held at the Dell Diamond Stadium in Round Rock on April 30th. They cooked and competed all day against 100 other BBQ teams and brought home an impressive 18th place finish.
by Lauren Stone
As we reach the end of the school year, we’d like to thank the teachers and staff who have worked tirelessly over the years and are moving on to another chaper in their lives, retirement.
Ms. Sprado has been an art teacher for the last 18 years. She has been an inspiration for many of her art students who are very sad to hear that this is her last year teaching. For her retirement, Mrs. Sprado is looking forward to traveling and happy that she will have more time to spend with her family. She does hope that she will be able to come back and sub occasionally though.
HAPPY TRAILS
tary and has worked for KISD for the past 10 years. She looks forward to having more free time to spend with her family and being able to travel. Cook also plans on being more active in the community and spending more time with her church.
Biology teacher, Mr. Thornton, has taught science at Tivy for the past nine years, but he’s been teaching for well over 20, and he plans to fully enjoy his retirement years. Mr. Thornton and his wife recently wel comed the birth of their first grandson and have sold their house to move closer to them. He’s eager to spend his time babysitting his grandson and having the freedom to travel.
Ms. Townsend has been a teacher for 32 years, spending her last three here at Tivy. She decided to retire this year so that she can move closer to her mother and take of her. She’s also looking forward to spending more time at dog shows which she really enjoys participating in with her be loved dogs.
Mr. Wessels has worked in many schools for the past 29 years, but most of them (25) have been with KISD. He is looking forward to the relaxing and less stressful aspect of retirement and focusing more on himself. The thing he looks forward to the most though is not having to set an alarm clock and being able to sleep to his heart’s content.
Mrs. Williams, our piano accompanist for choir, has been with Tivy for the past 12 years. Her plans for retirement include traveling and maybe giving a few piano lessons here and there.
Orchestra teacher, Mrs. Lee (photo not available), has worked at Tivy for 18 years but has taught for an amazing 40 years. Mrs. Lee’s much deserved retirement plan, post-Tivy, is to get involved in water aerobics, practicing her violin and spend some time traveling.
We appreciate the amazing job you have all done over the years and the students you have inspired over the course of your careers. Happy Trails.
ROTC Awards Night
by Hunter LottROTC held their award ceremony in the auditorium in April. This was the first award ceremony in three years, due to Covid. The ceremony began with the color guard and a POW/MIA ceremony, which was performed by the saber team. The ceremony was led by Corps Com mander Victoria Martinez and Corps Adviser Eryn Russell. Many members of the school board, as well as veterans from all branches of the Military were in attendance to present corps and na tional awards to the cadets. The evening ended with the singing of the Air Force song, and each cadet left with a smile on their face and the pride of the corps in their heart.
Savarin Heads to State for VASE
by Anissa AlanizSkylar Savrin made it to state for VASE, for her art piece titled, “Urban wildlife.” It is an oil painting of a pigeon that gives perspective into city life, the piece also includes newspaper in the background.
“The perspective is from a pigeon, and I wanted it to reflect a dirty simplicity,” Savarin said. “I chose a square canvas and put the pigeon right in the middle, which emphasized how simple the idea was.”
Due to her use of the newspaper as a medium, Savarin was almost disqualified
from the competition, due to plagiarism.
“The policy for VASE is that if you did not write or draw it, you cannot enter it into a competition, but I used torn newspaper in the background of my piece, not thinking it would be a problem,” Savarin said.
“They let me through to state because the newspaper fit my concept so well.”
Mrs. Cook is our athletic secreHOSA Competes at State
by Mirna TahaThe creative problem-solving team consisting of Beth Cun ningham, Ashlyn Davison, and Nana Dolley placed at HOSA regionals and headed to the state competition in Galveston on the 19th of April. Along with them went Ally
Dolley, Britney Tran, and Lu kavia Alvarez who helped with the medical spelling competi tion. “The experience taught me how to go beyond my comfort zone and interact with other people that have similar goals and aspirations as me,” Tran said. “In addition to me learning how to be indepen dent, I had so much fun.”
HOSA is a series of competi tions for health-related fields and topics. Mrs. Pintsch and Mrs. Fraizer lead the club’s chapter at Tivy. Although they did not place in state, they had a successful trip.
Valedictorian and Saludatorian Announced
Congratulations to both the Valedic torian and Saludatorian for the 2022 graduation class.
Paige Foster was awarded the Valedic torian honor with a GPA of 108.382. She will be attending Texas A&M University in the fall and majoring in business with a minor in accounting.
Dylan Dang was named Saludatorian, with a GPA of 106.895. Dang will at tend the University of Texas in Austin and major in Computer Science.
The awards were announced at the Senior Awards ceremony on May 16th.
Can’t Wait for Summer
by Ian MagerThe school year is coming to an end, so summer is right around the corner and that comes with amazing summer plans.
Senior Jalen Wright and his friends have planned since their freshmen year here at Tivy to go on a trip over to Japan. They plan on staying at an as sortment of Airbnb’s, while they travel all over Japan. They also plan to visit a theme park in Highland Fuji-Q which is a beautiful amusement park near the base of Mount Fuji.
Junior Elisa Keese plans to spend her summer at a variety of camps. She’ll
first work at her church, helping out with vacation bible school. After that, she has plans to a choir camp as well as a church camp.
Senior Andrew Scanlan has decided to take a different approach with his summer plans. He is going to work at Big Dog Storage Tank Repair over in Boerne so that he can accumulate money for his tuition at his college, San Angelo.
Sophomore Addison Legenza will attend a Tivy cheer camp this summer. She also has will take a big trip with her family planned to Montana.
Senior Luke Jones plans to work at
H-E-B. Just like Andrew, he can accu mulate funds to support himself during his college adventures at Texas Tech.
Senior Madison Vega will be traveling to New York City with her family to celebrate her graduation. They plan to visit Times Square, Central Park, the 9/11 Memorial, and numerous muse ums.
Senior Jonathan Sanchez has taken a different path and decided he is going to take a gap year so that he can work with his father at KerrTex Motors while he plans out where he wants to go for college.
Ally Scheidle Concordia University in Irvine, CA Volleyball
Fisher Middleton Welding
Tinlee Sanchez KPD Dispatch
Zakkary Torres Plumbrite
Athletic Letter of Intent
Career Signings
“Don’t stress out so much, itfigures itself out.”- Briona Dommert
“Get the best grades you can Freshman year because that’s what holds your GPA.” - Cynthia Raya
“Study hard!”- Cezar Garza
“Stay on top of your grades.” - Balthazar San Miguel
“Think through your actions before you make them, because you don’t want to make a mistake and have it determine the rest of your high school years.” - Avery Foust
“Don’t procrastinate on homework, get into as many sports as you can, and get to know your teachers.”- Tinlee Sanchez
“Stop goofing off and takethings more seriously!”- Peyton Torkelson
“Take care of yourself, it’s not that serious. It is just high school.” - Caden Cuevas
“Live your life to the fullest and don’t have any regrets. Don’t ever look back at your past, live now.” - Julian Bernal
“Be careful with who you trust.” - Dominic Gonzales
“Actually care, becauseI didn’t care freshmanyear.” - Danielle Ramirez
Senuior Wisdom
Seniors offer up helpful advice to underclassmen by expressing what they wished they knew then, what they know now.
“Take your GPA seriously!” - Bella Barziza
“Don’t be stupid! You still have four years of the same stuff. Don’t make it bad your freshman year.” - Donovan Cravey
“Time flies by quickly, and you don’t have all the time in the world so seize everything you want in the moment.” - Gage Reid
“Stay strong and don’t let anyone get to you, even though it gets annoying.” - Elizabeth Plaster
“Take one step at atime, don’t try to doeverything at once.”- Mia Ochoa
“Stay focused on your work and don’t miss school.”
- Christopher Rodriguez “Make sure to consideryour priorities in life.”- Paige Foster
