Cooper High School

SPRING BREAK
Abilene ISD will be closed the week of March 15-19 for Spring Break.
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COOPER CHOIR UIL RESULTS
The following choirs participated in the UIL Concert and Sight Reading contest at the Civic Center and received sweepstakes: Varsity Mixed Varsity Women Non-Varsity Women The Varsity Men received an excellent rating.
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IMPORTANT TESTING DATES
The Cooper Counseling office has released the dates for AP, SAT and ACT testing. If students have any questions about these tests, please contact your Cooper counselor. Follow the links for the dates for AP testing, TAKS testing and SAT/ACT testing.

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CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE PRESS CONFERENCE
Cooper High School hosted a press conference in the AV room of the library. The 2010-2011 school year marks Cooper’s 50th year of educational excellence and many events are have been planned for the school year, highlighted by the annual Homecoming weekend to showcase the Honor and Pride of Cooper High. As we kickoff the celebration, we hope everyone will make plans to attend and participate in all festivities. If you have any questions, please contact Gail Gregg (Principal) or Jimmy Pogue and Lori Beale (Student Council Sponsors) at 691-1000.
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ROTC DRILL TEAM COMPETITION
Good luck to the Cooper ROTC Drill Team as they depart for San Antonio and the National Drill Championship to be held in the Alamo Dome! The team has worked very hard this year and we look forward to welcoming them back at Cooper as “National” Champions!
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STUDENT COUNCIL ELECTION INFORMATION
Student Council election meetings are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, April 23-24th, at 8 a.m. or 3:45 p.m. in Room 221. You must attend one of the four scheduled meetings to be eligible to run for the 2010-2011 Student Council.
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CINDERELLA'S CLOSET
Cinderella’s Closet is accepting gently used prom dresses from students and teachers. We are restocking our inventory and will be ready to open after Spring Break.
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COUGARETTE TRYOUT INFORMATIONAL MEETING
If you are interested in trying out for the Cougarette dance team, please attend the parent meeting this Thursday, March 11th at 6pm in the north cafeteria. If you cannot attend, please pick up a packet from Mrs. Thompson or the front office.
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BAND HONORS AWARDED
Congratulations to Kyle Barnes for receiving 1st place in the Texas Federation of Music Clubs Composition Contest. His composition "The Siege of Drogheda" won 1st place among all high school students in Texas.
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BIG COUNTRY RELAYS - RESULTS
The Cooper Boys Track Team won 1st place in team totals with 168 points at the Big Country Relays this weekend at ACU. Individual Awards: Tommy Bowman – 1st High Jump Sammy Beall – 1st 100 Meter Dash Lawrence Brownfield - 1st 200 Meter Dash Derrick Randle – 1st Long Jump, 2nd Triple Jump Garrison Railsback- 2nd in Shot Put Kendrick Powdrill - 2nd 400 M Dash Davon Riddick – 2nd 200 Meter Dash Derek Karl – 2nd Pole Vault TC Robinson – 3rd 200 Meter Dash. Alford Cooper – 3rd High Jump Khaeer Sonnier – 3rd Long JumP, 3rd Triple Jump Derek Footer – 3rd 300 Meter Hurdles 1st Sprint Relay (Beall, Brownfield, Powdrill, Robinson) 1st 800 Meter Relay (Brownfield, Cooper, Riddick, Robinson) (3/9)
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GIRLS VARSITY SOCCER
Congratulations to our girl’s varsity soccer team who defeated Wylie for a second time on Friday. Two goals were scored by Devon Howard and 1 goal by Tori Crook.
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COOPER FFA DAIRY FOODS TEAM
Congratulations to the Cooper FFA Dairy Foods team, who placed 7th at their first contest. Angela Scoggin was 16th high individual, Mark Patee placed 21st. Other team members were Amanda Aguilar, Dustin Leonard, and Riley Beltz. Also, congratulations to Mystica Garcia for her performance in the land judging contest she was 16th out of 91 contestants! Way to go, Cooper FFA!
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HOLLAND MEDICAL HIGH SCHOOL
Four Cooper students representing Holland Medical High School have qualified for the state Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) competition. The four Cougars joined teammates from Abilene High to win events at the HOSA Area 4 Conference held last weekend in Amarillo. Qualifying for state from CHS were: Seniors Alfred Bayaton and Samantha Koss, 1st place in Biomedical Debate Senior Kristie Norton, 1st place in Community Emergency Response Team Senior Johnathan Tapar, 1st place in Medical Reading. The four Cougars will be part of the Holland Med High team to compete in April at the state HOSA conference in Houston.
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SENIORS
Scholarship information is coming in weekly. Please check scholarship information in the counseling office and Mr. Medina’s room 200. March is an important month for applying to college. See Mr. Martin and Mr. Medina for help with applying to college.
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CHS STUDENT COUNCIL TO NAVAJO NATION
The Cooper Student Council made its eighth trip to Chinle, Arizona on January 13. Cooper sent 33 students and 15 sponsors for a total of 48 people. The theme for this year was: We All Have Five Fingers. The student council group has been preparing for this trip for almost a year. In addition to their friendship and fellowship, the student council took food, clothes, blankets, toys, feed for animals and much, much more. Click on the logo to the left for a recap of the trip..
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MATH AND SCIENCE TUTORIALS
Math and Science tutoring is available on Saturday mornings between 9-11:00 a.m. in the north cafeteria. The tutorials are available to all Cooper students.
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COUGAR CAR EMBLEM
It is now time to order your Cougar car emblem. Each emblem will cost $12. For more information, contact Shane Davidson or Gina Goettsch.