Floydada Collegiate ISD

The 5th graders each drew a Christmas card for the Dean of Education at Texas Tech. He chose 3 cards from the 5th graders in Floydada to print for his Christmas card. Be watching to see who the final 3 cards are. The College of Education is featuring a different card made by a student to count down to Christmas. Today’s featured card is by Kaydin Logsdon.

V/JV Lady Winds Basketball Holiday Practice Schedule

On Saturday, December 11 four students competed at Levelland High School in the ATSSB All-Region Honor Band auditions. Ethan Jimenez placed first chair in Bass Clarinet and Kimberlee Ramirez placed first chair in Alto Clarinet. Both will advance to Area Honor Band auditions on January 8, with the chance to make it to the prestigious All-State Band in San Antonio, TX. Devin Reyes and Lailah Burks were only spots away from making the band in percussion, the most competitive section at the contest. We are extremely proud of their work. Floydada did extremely well at this highly competitive event. Go Whirlwinds!!!

Thank you to Southwest Foodservice Excellence for catering our Christmas Open House today!

~~~Basketball UPDATE for Monday, December 13~~~ JH Girls vs Hale Center at 5:00 in Whirlwind Gym JH Boys vs Hale Center at 5:00 in new HS Gym JV Girls and JV Boys in Sudan at 5:00 V Lady Winds in Sudan at 6:15 V Winds in Sudan at 7:30

Congratulations to the Lady Winds and the Whirlwinds for going undefeated in the Whirlwind Classic and both teams finishing in 1st place this weekend! #TheWhirlwindEffect

Congratulations to the Duncan students who competed in the District 4-AA Elementary UIL today! Thank you to the staff who coached the UIL teams. Duncan represented FCISD well today! We are the District 4-AA UIL Champions! First place team! Great things are happening at A.B. Duncan!

A.B. Duncan ACE Winter Break Letter

Whirlwind Classic Basketball Update 12/8 Dec 9 - 11

JH Basketball Schedule for Lady Winds/Winds Tuesday, December 7 in Littlefield JV girls @ 5:00 in the auxiliary gym JV boys @ 5:00 in the main gym Varsity Girls @ 6:30 in the main gym Varsity Boys @ 8:00 in the main gym

2021 Whirlwind Classic (Round Robin) December 9, 10 and 11

Congratulations to the following students who made the ATSSB Middle School All-Region Band! David Guerra - Flute - All-Region Middle School Symphonic Band (8th grade) John-Taylor Snowden - Clarinet - All-Region Middle School Concert Band (8th grade) Tavianne Bullock - Bass Clarinet - All-Region Middle School Symphonic Band (8th grade) Kanon Rainwater - Tuba - All-Region Middle School Concert Band (7th grade) We are proud of all the students who auditioned. Those who did not make the bands were only few spots away from making the band, and were in the higher rankings overall. Floydada did extremely well competing against the almost 1,000 other students at auditions. Wish good luck to Ilan Lopez, Kim Ramirez, Ethan Jimenez, Lailah Burks, and Devin Reyes as they compete in Honor Band auditions this coming Saturday. This is one of the most competitive auditions in the state of Texas. Send them positive vibes! Go Whirlwinds! Students who competed pictured below, from left to right: Jason Luna, Alli Hernandez, Wesley Crowe, John-Taylor Snowden, Yael Lara, Noah Fierros, Kanon Rainwater, Tavianne Bullock, Jaylynn Moreno, Yager James, David Guerra, Saul Castillo

Lady Winds Softball Schedule

The Lady Winds lost in overtime today to Sterling City 43-40 to take 2nd in the Tahoka Tournament. The Whirlwinds defeated Forsan 66-64 to win the championship.

The Whirlwinds defeated Morton today 65-61 and the Lady Winds defeated Tahoka 46-28 in the Tahoka Tournament. Both teams move into the championship game tomorrow (1:30 and 3:00 pm)!

Meet FCISD's Newest Board Member! Randy Moore graduated high school from Post, Texas. He attended college at WyoTech in Laramie, Wyoming. He is an ag pilot for Probasco Flying Service. He is married to Andi Moore and they have two daughters, Charli and Macki. Randy's hobbies are Flying and Team Roping. His vision for FCISD is to provide an exceptional education for all students in a safe environment. Please join us in welcoming Randy!

Floydada CISD is currently experiencing a phone outage due to issues with one of our service providers. They are aware of the issue and working to resolve it as fast as they can. Thank you for your patience!

Floydada CISD would like to inform all Secondary campus parents that we will not have school on Thursday, December 9, 2021, due to hosting the Junior High District UIL competition. This is only for grades 6-12. We will resume classes on Friday, December 10, 2021.

Congratulations to the Whirlwind Football Team! 2021 2-2A ALL DISTRICT FOOTBALL SUPERLATIVES Utility – Izaiah Alvarado New Comer of the Year – Leo Mendoza FIRST TEAM OFFENSE Saul Reyes – Receiver Edgar Cervera – Guard FIRST TEAM DEFENSE Andrew Suarez - Defensive End Izaiah Alvarado – Inside Linebacker Hagen Hinsley – Outside Linebacker Jayson Cooper – Safety Izaiah Alvarado – Punter SECOND TEAM OFFENSE Trace Glasscock - Quarterback Izaiah Alvarado – Running Back Aiden Trevino – Fullback Jayson Cooper – Receiver Devin Riojas – Center Adam Delgado – Guard Davian Ramos – Tackle SECOND TEAM DEFENSE Adam Delgado – Defensive Tackle Andres Mendoza – Outside Linebacker Donovan Rocha – Corner Tryean Henderson – Safety HONORABLE MENTION Armando Cruz – Tackle Phillip Rodriguez - Corner

Katie Landin is the 8th grade winner of the chick-fil-a gift card for overall highest achievement on MindPlay.