These IDs barely help improve school security, and lots of people are not taking them seriously. Even security officers have not been asking to see the badges of students who are not wearing them, so the money spent on the custom lanyards and student IDs was ultimately wasted.
After a season filled with new competition due to a district realignment and additional struggles within the athletes’ personal lives, the Timber Creek Wrestling Team raised the stakes at the Feb. 23 UIL 6A State Championships, becoming the 2019 season competition State Champions.
Eleven art students from Timber Creek received awards at the recent Scholastic Art contest, with one student advancing to the national level of competition.
Senior player Mele Kailahi hit her 1,000 point during their Feb. 5, 2019 game against Southlake Carroll High School, helping Falcons make playoffs.
According to the American Heart Association, every year hundreds of thousands of Americans die from cardiac arrest. Since cardiac arrest can happen anywhere at anytime, there is no reason that teachers should not be required to get certified in CPR and other basic life support techniques.
On Sunday, March 3, the bowling team competed in their Regional competition in Amarillo, Texas finishing strong in fourth with some bowlers advancing to state.
Qualifying for the UIL State Championships for her second season in a row, varsity swimmer, Maci Finder, furthered the team’s influence not only in the pool, but also throughout the school, making waves throughout the season.
Both the staff and the students should make a larger effort to recycle and be conscientious of how much is wasted.
Former Falcon Angelique Dockendorf, has moved on and is now working to obtain her PhD degree from Baylor University. Dockendorf graduated from Timber Creek as the valedictorian in the class of 2015 and graduated from Baylor with the class of 2018 and discovered her true passion, despite it clashing the path she had already chosen.
School nurses should be qualified to write medical excuse notes for students who have attempted to attend school, but are sent home by the nurse due to illness.