Spearman ISD - Dedicated to Education...Committed to Excellence

Staff Spotlight Clarissa Correa teaches second grade at Gus Birdwell Elementary (GBE). Prior to starting her career in the classroom, she was the GBE librarian. She and her fiancé, Martin Vela, have one daughter. She is a graduate of Spearman High School and West Texas A&M University (WTAMU). Her awards include being a member of WTAMU Dean’s List. She enjoys family time, reading, and doing crafts in her spare time. Earning her bachelor’s degree is not her last stop in college as she plans to work on her master’s degree in the future. Congratulations and welcome to the classroom!

Future Awareness Day will be September 6th. Staff and students wear your favorite college, career, or military shirt and celebrate the many opportunities students have for their future goals.

Lynxette Basketball players participated in a 5,000 shooting club over the summer. Their goal is to make 5,000 shots over the course of the summer. These shots are accumulative over their career; in addition they must break one 5000 make milestone to move to the next. We have one 10,000 club member: Lexi Klafka - 10,145 makes over the last 2 summers. 5,000 club members: Braylen Lusby- 5,132 makes Lanie Witten- 5,135 makes Ella Wilkerson- 5,120 Landrie Black- 5,055 Vanelli Delgado- 5,000

Staff Spotlight Brandie Parker teaches sixth grade math at Spearman Junior High. She is married and has two children. Her youngest daughter is a senior at Spearman High School. She has one granddaughter. She previously worked at Perryton ISD. She graduated from Dumas High School and earned her bachelor’s degree at West Texas A&M University (WTAMU). Parker plans to continue working for Spearman ISD for years and retire here one day. Traveling and yard work are things she enjoys doing. Summer is a fun time for her because she especially enjoys gardening and working in her flower beds. Welcome to Spearman ISD, Mrs. Parker!

What at great way to start a Saturday morning with a Cross Country Meet at Canyon. The Lynx and Lynxettes are off to a great start! Our next meet will be @ River Road on Thursday, August 31st.

Let XC begin! Payton Gage was 1st and Jonathan Hernandez was 2nd in JV Individuals! Go Lynx!!

Week of 8-28-23

Good luck to our Cross Country Teams competing today!! Give it your best and make it a great day! Go Lynx and Lynxettes! 💜

Junior High Pep rallies

Spearman High School will have the first pep-rally of the year today @ 3pm in the HS Auditorium. Guests who would like to attend should enter through the front doors of the HS and will enter directly into the auditorium.

The SHS Pep Rally has been moved to the HS auditorium ~ Today @ 2:40pm. Public Invited! #GoLynx!

It's a great day to be a Lynx as the Mighty Lynx Band prepares for the Friday Night Lights! "Serve...Together "

Staff Spotlight Kay Hull is a paraprofessional at Spearman Junior High. She is married to Wes, and they have nine children all together. The nine children include three bonus kids and three foreign exchange students. They have 20 grandchildren! She is currently studying at Oklahoma Panhandle State University (OPSU) and is working on her teaching certification. Learning new things, cooking, baking, and sewing are among her favorite things to do in her spare time. She and her husband also enjoy traveling and hope to fill their bucket list by traveling to all fifty states. She looks forward to earning her degree and pursuing a career in teaching. Welcome to SISD, Mrs. Hull!

Attention Lynx Fans! It's game day! Today is the big day we have all been waiting for! Our mighty Lynx will face off against Stratford for our season game opener. Let’s flood the stand with purple and show the Lynx our support! Kick-off is at 7:00 pm. Go, Lynx!!!! #LYNXNATION

SHS Cheer will be selling tattoos and necklaces at GBE tomorrow, Aug. 25th.

It's an exciting day for our JV Lynx as the first game of the season is finally here! Tonight, the JV is facing off against Stratford at 5:00 p.m. If you're looking for a fun and exciting way to spend your evening, why not come out and support our Lynx? The game will be held at Stratford High School, and we're hoping to see a great turnout from our Lynx Nation fans. Don't miss your chance to cheer on our team and show your support! #LYNXNATION

Staff Spotlight Ryan Lane is the assistant band director at Spearman High School and Spearman Junior High. He is the son of the late Kevin Lane and LuAnn Lane. He has one sister. Before moving to Spearman, he worked at Midland, Texas as a low brass clinician and private teacher. He earned his bachelor’s degree from West Texas A&M University (WTAMU). His honors include playing in the WTAMU Symphonic Band at the Texas Educators Music Association (TEMA) and College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) conventions. He is a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and Kappa Kappa Psi. Lane’s hobbies include following Drum Corps International, playing trombone, and listening to jazz music. He plans to continue teaching kids to grow and love the power of music. Welcome to SISD, Mr. Lane!

Julie Pittman teaches junior high social studies and pre-K, kindergarten physical education. She and her husband Luke have three grown children who graduated from Spearman High School. Pittman taught at Guymon ISD and taught gymnastics for several years. She graduated high school from Chesaning, Michigan and attended York College, York, Nebraska earning her associate’s degree. She completed her bachelor’s degree from Harding University, Searcy, Arkansas. Guymon ISD celebrated Pittman as the Teacher of the Year for North Park School. Her hobbies include spending time with family and friends, playing pickle ball, hiking, and reading. She plans to continue working for Spearman ISD and be more involved in the community where she works and lives and spending more time with family and friends. Welcome, Julie Pittman!

Spearman ISD Staff Spotlight Bruce Bailey is the assistant band director at Spearman High and Spearman Junior High. He is the son of Esabel Meland, Bruce Bailey SR, and David Thurman. His previous employment was in Clayton, New Mexico where he served as the band director. He grew up in Roswell, NM and earned his bachelor and master’s degrees from Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU), Portales, NM. He was a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity and Theta Zeta of ENMU, Portales. In his spare time, he enjoys walking his dog, video games, and playing the flute. Welcome to SISD, Mr. Bailey!

Lynxette Athletics August 21st-25th Monday: HS XC 6:00-7:15am at Track PreAth- Basketball 2nd period JH Athletic Workouts 3:50-4:30 at JH HS Non 4:00-5:00 at Fieldhouse Tuesday: HS XC 6:00-7:15am at Track PreAth- Basketball 2nd period JH Athletic Workouts 3:50-4:45 at JH HS XC lift 8th period at Fieldhouse HS Non 4:00-5:00 at Fieldhouse Wednesday: HS XC 6:00-7:15am at Track PreAth- Basketball 2nd period JH Athletic Workouts 3:50-4:30 at JH HS Non 3:45-4:45 at JH Thursday: HS XC 6:00-7:15am at Track PreAth- Basketball 2nd period JH Athletic Workouts 3:50-4:45 at JH HS XC lift 8th period at Fieldhouse HS Non 4:00-5:00 at Fieldhouse Friday: BEAT THE ELKS