On Saturday, February 4th, KHS Choir member DJ Dawson competed at the UIL Region Solo and Ensemble Contest hosted at UTPB in Odessa. DJ sang very well and earned a Division 1 rating! With this rating, DJ qualified for the UIL State Solo and Ensemble Contest! Congratulations to DJ Dawson on this outstanding accomplishment!
This past weekend the 8th Grade Boys competed in the Jr. High District Basketball Tournament. They made it to the tournament championship game and even though the fought hard they finished 2nd place in the tournament. Way to go boys what a great accomplishment.
This past weekend the 7th Grade Boys competed in the Jr. High District Basketball Tournament. They made it to the tournament championship game and they came out with the win. The 7th Grade Kermit Jr. High Boys are the Tournament Champions. Congratulations Boys.
KHS art students are proudly showing off their latest project.
Kermit Jr High District Basketball Tournament.
Due to the weather, the JV Boys and JV Girls basketball games tonight against Stanton have been cancelled. The Varsity Girls game will begin at 5:00 followed by the Varsity Boys at 6:30.
Last night Frances Stallings was honored as one of the Scholastic Athletes of the Year through the 33 Lead Foundation. We are proud of all of her hard work and dedication in both athletics and in the classroom!
The Kermit Yellowjacket Boys Powerlifting team traveled to Coahoma this morning and competed. The boys team finished 5th out of the 12 super competitive teams that were there! I am proud to say that all men came out and competed well within their respective weight classes! I am very excited to see what the future of this season holds!
Individual Awards:
Jose Chavez- 4th Place
Colin Davis- 2nd Place
Kaden Polanco- 5th Place
Gaviel Burolla- 3rd Place
Diego Juarez- 1st Place
Sebastian DeLaRosa- 5th Place
Our lady jacket powerlifting team competed in Coahoma this weekend. All 7 girls made great progress from the week before. We had a total of 5 medalists.
Monika Leyva-2nd,
McKenzie McNew-2nd,
Miriam De La Rosa-3rd,
Kassidy Heredia-2nd ,
Izabela Amaro-1st,
The Lady Jackets placed 4th as a team out of 12 teams total. These girls will continue to put in the work at practice to qualify for Regionals.
Congratulations to our new Principal at Kermit Junior High School, David Leija!
KJHS Parents
The Varsity Lady Jackets continue their journey to a playoff appearance.
Last night, the lady jackets used a unified attack and a relentless defense to defeat Compass Academy of Odessa 49-20. It is their total team defense that has allowed the Lady Jackets to remain in a playoff position. Team members include seniors - Sophie Garcia, Natalee Perez, Jessica Lara, Monika Leyva, Zenia Florez, and Frances Stallings, sophomores - Iris Lujan and Ebbin Mallory, and two freshmen - Leylani Quiroz and Michaela Cazarin. The Lady Jackets are now 4-3 in district. 9-16 overall.
Tuesday January 17th, your Kermit Yellowjackets went on the road to face the Odessa Compass Cougars. The JV Maroon won 48 - 39, and leading the charge was Brayden Pando with 15 points and closely followed by Juliane Saenz with 12 points. In similar fashion the Varsity gets their second district win, defeating the Cougars 54 - 37. Jaden Bejarano and Zeke Espino led the Jackets with 10 points a piece, as well as a dominant effort on the glass from Jayden Norton, Nate Vela, and Yosmar Acevedo. The Yellowjackets will be at home on Friday for a must win showdown versus the Crane Golden Cranes. JV maroon will start at 5:00 PM and the varsity will play at 8:00 PM, directly following the varsity girls game. It's always a good day to be a Yellowjacke
High School Yearbooks are now on sale. You can go to www.balfour.com and search Kermit High School. Or you can speak to Ms. Cardenas at the High School to get an order form. The price of the yearbooks will be 50$
Jacket Nation,
On Friday and Saturday, January 13th-14th, Kermit K-Band senior Isaiah Urquidi represented KHS at the Region 6 High School All-Region Band Clinic and Concert! Isaiah placed high enough at All-Region auditions in December to earn a spot in the band. Hundreds of students from around our region compete for a very limited number of chairs. Students auditioning for All-Region not only compete with students from other 3A schools but with students from 1A through 4A schools. Congratulations to Isaiah on this high honor and accomplishment!
KJHS Parents. Monday, January 16, 2023 is a Student Holiday. Classes will resume back on Tuesday, January 17, 2023.
Please join us on Thursday, January 12, 2023, in celebrating the KJHS Students that participated in the UIL A+ Academic Competition this past December.
KHS Semester Exam - Friday
Friday - 12/16/2022
7:59 - 8:05 - 1st breakfast
8:10 - 8:20 - 2nd Attendance
8:30 - 10:00 - 2nd - Final Exam
10:10 - 12:35 - Report to 7th Period Class - (or commons area for makeup exams)
12:35 - Students Dismissed for Winter Break
"Kermit ISD Parents,
At this time we will not be closing schools. We will finish out the regular school day. We will not be having tutorials or practices after school today.
-Dr. Lopez"
KHS - Semester Exam Schedule - Thursday
Thursday - 12/15/2022
7:59 - 8:05 - 1st breakfast
8:10 - 8:20 - 2nd Attendance
8:30 - 10:00 - 4th - Final Exam
10:10 - 11:40 - 6th - Final Exam
11:40 - 12:30 - Lunch
12:35 - 2:05 - 8th - Final Exam
2:15 - 3:50 - Make up Finals