Martinsville ISD

BASEBALL UPDATE: The scheduled home baseball game has been moved to Shelbyville due to field conditions. The game will start at 6 pm. #PirateNationTX

REMINDER: The English 1 (9th grade students) STAAR EOC will be tomorrow, April 5th, 2022. It is very important for your student to have a good night's rest, eat a healthy breakfast at home or in the cafeteria, and be on time for school! Testing will begin 1st period! By working together we can make your child's test experience both positive and successful. #PirateNationTX

REMINDER: Although meals are being served at no cost to all students during the current year (2021-2022), we would like to encourage families to fill out the free and reduced lunch application. The application is available in English and in Spanish and can be found at the following links: English: https://5il.co/17lyj Spanish: https://5il.co/17lyi Those who are approved may qualify for other benefits, such as P-EBT benefits. This is contingent on the State of Texas offering P-EBT benefits for the upcoming summer 2022, but you WILL NOT qualify if you DO NOT have an approved application or are already participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). This will also help us determine our rollover for the 2022-2023 school year. If you think you may qualify for P-EBT benefits for summer 2022, the application MUST BE COMPLETED by TOMORROW, Tuesday April 5, 2022.

Attached is the schedule for the 2022 District track meet in Shelbyville. Prelims will take place on 4/4 and finals will be on 4/7. #PirateNationTX

Congratulations to JJ Mendez and Jhon Sequeda for placing 2nd in the District Tennis Meet and advancing to Regionals. Regionals will be held April 13th & 14th in College Station. #PirateNationTX

Congratulations to JJ Mendez and Jhon Sequeda for placing 2nd in the District Tennis Meet and advancing to Regionals. Regionals will be held April 13th & 14th in College Station. #PirateNationTX

YEARBOOK: Listed below is the direct link to purchase yearbooks. https://www.balfour.com/texas/martinsville/martinsville-school Included is the Personal Ad Contract with details and pricing. A workshop will be held on May 3rd at 5:30 pm in the cafeteria for parents, guardians or students needing support on personal ad designs. All personal ad designs are due by May 13th at 3:25 pm.

Congratulations to the Martinsville Golf Team! The Martinsville Pirates competed at their District Meet yesterday where Kinley Snider placed 1st as an individual. Kinley Snider and Kylee Snider both advanced to Regionals as individuals and will be competing at the Regionals on April 20th and 21st. #PirateNationTX

Martinsville ISD will be holding its annual Pre-K and Kindergarten Round-Up March 28-31 from 7:30 AM-3:30 PM daily in the Administration Office. Bring proof of residence, your child's immunization records, birth certificate, and Social Security card. #PirateNationTX

SOFTBALL: Our postponed game in Timpson from Tuesday night will be played tomorrow, Saturday, March 26, 2022 at 10 AM in Timpson. #PirateNationTX

BASEBALL: Due to availability of umpires, our scheduled home game against Woden will be played at 4:30 PM today. This change was brought to our attention within the last half hour and we wanted to share it as soon as possible. #PirateNationTX

Congratulations to JJ Mendez for being named to the TABC All-Region Team! JJ averaged 22 points and 14 rebounds per game. "Martinsville competed in a very tough district/ region and this accomplishment is well deserved after all of his hard work!" - Coach Edwards #PirateNationTX

Dear Parents/Guardians, Although meals are being served at no cost to all students during the current year (2021-2022), we would like to encourage families to fill out the free and reduced lunch application. The application is available in English and in Spanish and can be found at the following links: English: https://5il.co/17lyj Spanish: https://5il.co/17lyi Those who are approved may qualify for other benefits, such as P-EBT benefits. This is contingent on the State of Texas offering P-EBT benefits for the upcoming summer 2022, but you WILL NOT qualify if you DO NOT have an approved application or are already participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). This will also help us determine our rollover for the 2022-2023 school year. If you think you may qualify for P-EBT benefits for summer 2022, the application MUST BE COMPLETED by Tuesday April 5, 2022. This information also helps secure funding for other programs within Martinsville ISD. Thank you, Elizabeth Walker Student Nutrition Director

Yesterday 14 HS students went to SFA for our District UIL competition. These 14 students competed in 11 different events. While some events were a definite learning opportunity, multiple students advanced to the regional competition at Panola on April 22nd and 23rd. After finishing their competitions, 6 of the 14 students then got on a bus with other FFA students and headed to Tarleton for another competition! At the district level, the top 6 places receive a medal, with top 3 advancing to regionals. The 4th-6th places are alternates. The following students received a medal for their efforts in the meet: Shannon Locke - Copy Editing 1st place! (Advanced to Regionals) Gracie Gilcrease - Spelling/Vocabulary 6th place Emma Pope - Spelling/Vocabulary 3rd place (Advanced to Regionals) Dylan Miles - Accounting 4th place; Social Studies 3rd place; Mathematics 3rd place (Advanced to Regionals in SS and Math) Dustin Randall - Accounting 3rd place (Advanced to Regionals) Accounting Team - 2nd place (JJ Mendez, Dylan Miles, Dustin Randall) Ethan Hafermalz - Science 5th place Congrats UIL Participants! #PirateNationTX

BASEBALL: Due to field conditions, the game postponed on 3/23 and rescheduled for today will be moved to 3/24 at 6 pm tentative to field conditions. #PirateNationTX

SOFTBALL: The game postponed on 3/23 against Timpson has been rescheduled for Saturday 26th at 10 am in Timpson. #PirateNationTx

TRACK: The Varsity track meet scheduled for tomorrow in Zavalla has now extended to include Junior High to make-up for meet cancelations due to weather. The track meet will begin at 2 pm. #PirateNationTX

SOFTBALL: The game against Timpson tonight has been postponed. The game will be rescheduled for a later date contingent on weather and field conditions. The new date will be posted ASAP. #PirateNationTX

BASEBALL: Tonight’s game against Garrison will be postponed to tomorrow, Wednesday 3-23 at 6 PM, contingent on field conditions. Any changes will be announced tomorrow. #PirateNationTX

SOFTBALL: Due to poor field conditions our softball game with Garrison will be played at 5 at Nacogdoches High School. #PirateNationTX