Sundown Middle School Students & Parents: We hope your summer is going well! This message applies to our students entering SMS for the 24-25 School Year! Dress Code Change, we are no longer allowing our young ladies to wear wind shorts to school. We had too many issues with this last year and decided to remove them. On a positive note, this is a reminder that SMS IS BUYING ALL SCHOOL SUPPLIES!!! For all of our students at SMS, we have purchased all of the school supplies for the upcoming year. Mrs. Belew and our 7th-grade class completed the blanket fundraiser and raised enough funds to buy all supplies for the school year. In addition to this, we have also purchased a backpack for everyone. If you are wanting to purchase any items yourself, including a backpack, you are free to do so. We have received most of the items at this point, and are working to organize them and have them ready for the start of school! Another big round of applause to Mrs. Belew for organizing this fundraiser for our community. More information to come.
Get your Fireworks from the Roughneck Band Fireworks stand! We will be located North of Sundown on FM 303 @ Mojave Emergy Services / Rooster's Wireline. Come out and support the Pride of the Oil Patch! See you there! July 1st - July 4th.
63 SHARES!!! We had 63 Sundown faculty, staff, parents, friends, board members, former board members, alumni, and Sundown families that helped to spread the word to help us fill our teaching positions! We are grateful for the shares, but even more grateful for the kind words that were shared about our students, staff, faculty and administration at Sundown ISD! We work our kids hard and love them harder. Thank you Sundown Community for your help in bringing quality folks to a school we love dearly. We are officially filled for the upcoming school year!
SUNDOWN ISD IS HIRING!!!
We are hoping to fill 2 positions, HS ELAR and MS MATH. There is no Residency Rule... and we are offering a $5,000 signing bonus. Sundown families, if you know someone, please let them know to contact us!
Mrs. Tiffany Wylie provided such great support to our teachers and our students! She was always willing to step up and help out when the need would arise! She was a huge asset to our campus and will be dearly missed! She has a gift for helping and serving, and made a huge impact on the cheerleaders she led and the students she helped along the way. She will be missed at SMS! Thanks Mrs. Wylie!
A huge thanks to one of the OG Math teachers, Mrs. Cara Marek! Her legend grows as she has been comparable to Mr. Dewayne Fryar, Mrs. Darla Lacy, Mrs. Dusty Precure and so many other great math teachers at Sundown ISD! She held kids accountable and produced great results for our students! She was tough, but the kids are better for having had her as a teacher! She will be missed and we wish her well! Thanks Mrs. Marek!
As this year comes to a close, we want to wish Mrs Toni Garcia farewell. We are grateful for the investment she made to our students at SMS the past few years! Her love for her beloved Roughnecks and Roughettes did not go unnoticed. Her classroom was full of love and adventure with so many fun and engaging activities day in and day out! Her invitational classroom setting allowed for all students to grow, and made learning fun! She will be missed and we wish her well! Thanks Mrs. Garcia!
Great job of representing the red, white and blue from Jaxon Rodriguez and Caleb Clausen! Great weekend of baseball and great showing by our Roughnecks!
Mr. Mauldin was given an opportunity to speak with the Servant Leadership Association for Music [Slam] Culture for their May 2024 edition, "Pursuing Leadership Mastery". He had a chance to visit with Steve Andre and Frank Tryoka in regards to our Sundown Band, our Program and our Sundown Community. He speaks about the challenges that have come with competing at the State Band competition while staying true to the red, white and blue, and also speaks on some of the leadership programs he has in place for our members of the Pride of the Oil Patch!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bb5Y0GN9iDQyNTGmEMO6K3kfQjBcLoai/view?usp=sharing
Jaxon Rodriguez of the Blue Team faces a familiar face from the Red Team in Caleb Clausen.
Caleb Clausen leading off the top of the 3rd inning for the Red Team facing a familiar face in Jaxon Rodriguez for the Blue Team.
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3 Sundown Seniors Selected to Play in the GWTBCA All Star Game this Saturday!
Jaxon Rodriguez, Jayson Martinez and Caleb Clausen were chosen to participate in the upcoming Greater West Texas Baseball Coaches Association (GWTBCA) Small School (1A-2A-3A) All Star Game! Caleb Clasuen will join the Red Team, as Jaxon Rodriguez and Jayson Martinez will join the Blue Team! The game will be held this Saturday, June 22nd at Lubbock Cooper at 11 AM. Congratulations to these Seniors as they get to represent the Red, White and Blue one more time! Come out and support our Roughnecks!
Congratulations to Sundown High School Freshman, Isaiah Igo, for earning the Texas High School Coaches Association Boys Golf Super Elite Team! Notice that there are only 5 names on this list! What an accomplishment for a great kid that has a great work ethic and carries himself with such class and dignity! Sundown continues to shine! Congratulations Isaiah, we are so proud of you!
SPECO update for 2024-2025 school year.
Sundown Elementary is hiring a Pre-K Aide. If you are interested please reach out to Mr. Berry. An application can be filled out at our Business Office or by visiting https://www.sundownisd.com/page/employment-opportunities or feel free to express interest by email to alan.berry@sundownisd.com
Great effort by Michael Salazar (#31) and Jacob Lujan (#56)! Great fan support tonight as well! Thanks to all those who came out to support our Roughnecks in their last game of their High School career.
Red vs Blue | 14-14 | FINAL
Congratulations to our Sundown Roughneck Baseball Team for a great season! We are so proud of our athletes and coaches! Coach Matthew Schovajsa and Coach Tanner Clark did an amazing job with our boys! Congratulations to the following Roughnecks for earning All-District Honors!
1st Team Pitcher: Jaxon Rodriguez
1st Team Catcher: Caleb Clausen
1st Team Infield: Jayson Martinez
1st Team Infield: Isaac Lopez
1st Team Outfield: Coen Nevarez
1st Team Utility: Hunter Clark
2nd Team Pitcher: Rayden Flores
2nd Team Infield: Rian Rose
2nd Team Outfield: Landry Farrar
Michael Salazar & Jacob Lujan at the ASCO All Star Football Banquet. Come out tomorrow night 7:00 pm @ Lowery Field to support them and a great cause.
Congratulations to our Roughnecks, Michael Salazar and Jacob Lujan as they were selected to play in the ASCO Football Classic "Rallying for a Cause" Football Game! This will be their last official football game representing the Ol' Red, White and Blue! They will attend a banquet on Friday Night where they will be recognized and honored for their selection, and they will participate in the Red vs Blue Game to be held on Saturday at Lowrey Field @ Plains Capital Park at 7 PM. Tickets are $7/$5. Congratulations to our Roughnecks!
