OUR BLACK HISTORY
FRED REESE played or coached football for over 57 years. He was the first black student to play football at Palestine High School. He went on to play at Sam Houston State University on a football scholarship, and was later recruited by the Cowboys and the 49ers. He has coached kids to adults from the community center level to high school, college, and semi-pro. Needless to say, he has left a mark on the sport and the world!! #myblackhistory
Job well done PJH students Kyndal Cooper and Dari’Elle Wiltz. These young ladies set the tone for the Community MPACT GALA with inspiring recitations. Thank you Mr. Prater and ladies for sharing your talent. #palestinetx #palestine_isd #wildcatnation
OUR BLACK HISTORY PALESTINE TX Green Bay School basketball team State Champions in 1941-1942. L to R Mark Gipson, Roger Sumuel, J. W. Hutcherson, L. T. Williams, Wilson Williams, Back - Coach C. L. Dennard, Elmer Ricks, Ellis Hutcherson Jr., Thurman Crawford, Felix Dorsey, Nathaniel Gipson, Paul Rutledge (Principal) (Courtesy June McCoy) #palestinetx #palestine_isd #wildcatnation
🏀🔥 BI-DISTRICT BOUND! 🔥🏀
The Palestine Ladycats are hitting the court for the Bi-District Championship!
📍 Hudson High School
🆚 Little Cypress-Mauriceville
⏰ Monday | 7:30 PM
Let’s pack the stands and cheer on our Ladycats as they fight for the title! #WildcatNation
OUR BLACK HISTORY
Palestine, Texas-- Lincoln High School 1949 Basketball Players. L to R Jerry Mims, Goree Elliott aka Junior Garland, Leslie Crawford, Revis Willis, Eldridge Brown, Curtis Micheaux, Leon "Boots" Bailey, Lonnie Micheaux
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Congratulations to December teacher of the month from Palestine Jr High. Sam Coker is the Assistant Principal. He was awarded a crystal engraved clock and $100 from Palestine High School Alumni Association 🐾
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Join the Wildcat Nation in telling OUR STORY during Black History Month. We are a community with a strong, and rich heritage. The work and efforts of numerous African American residents of Palestine and Anderson County in so many areas must be told and remembered. It must also be remembered the accomplishments were achieved in the face of incredible adversity. Take a moment to share, remember and retell OUR STORY.
This photo shows the military presence protecting African American's when they came to the Anderson County courthouse to vote for the first time.
Clarence Franklin Carr, In the early 1900s Carr settled in Palestine, Texas, with his wife Mary A. Carr (Mamie). In 1907 Prof. Nathaniel A. Banks, principal of the Fourth Ward Colored School in Palestine, resigned, and Carr took over the position. He served twelve years at that school, which was later renamed Lincoln High School. Carr served as the 30th president of the Colored Teachers’ State Association of Texas from 1917 to 1918.
Celebrating and honoring OUR BLACK HISTORY PALESTINE TX.
8B came to play tonight!
Last game of the season with a win against Center, so had to show them off a bit 🫶🏻🏀#palestinetx #palestine_isd #wildcatnation
Our history.... celebrating and honoring BLACK HISTORY MONTH in the Wildcat Nation!
Alonzo Marion Story (1882-1966) was born in New Orleans to parents John and Mary Story. He attended public schools and graduated from Louisiana's Leland College before doing post-graduate work in Texas and Colorado. Story came to Texas at the age of 21 and taught mathematics in Midway. He also served as a mail clerk before moving in 1912 to Palestine, where he taught math at Lincoln High School, the school for African American students. He taught there until 1917, when he moved to Austin to be principal of the state's Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for African Americans.
In 1924, Story was offered a job as principal in Dallas. Instead, he returned to Palestine's Lincoln High School, where he taught math and served as principal. Beloved and respected, Story stayed until retiring in 1949, teaching his last years with no eyesight. After retirement, he tutored from his home.
In 1953, the school district opened a new facility and named it Alonzo Marion Story High School in honor of the revered educator. After desegregation, the school became a junior high and then an elementary school before being destroyed by a tornado in 1987. In 1990, the district built a new school named for him.
Story dedicated his life to education. In addition to his roles as teacher and principal, he was director of religious education at West Union Baptist Church and served on the executive committee of the Texas State Teachers Association and as vice president of the East Texas Teachers Association. His immeasurable contributions to Palestine are reflected in the community's commemoration of his life.
Ruth Simmons (born Ruth Jean Stubblefield,July 3, 1945) is an American professor and academic administrator. Simmons served as the eighth president of Prairie View A&M University, a historically Black university (HBCU), from 2017 until 2023.From 2001 to 2012, she served as the 18th president of Brown University, where she was the first African-American president of an Ivy League institution. During her time at Brown, Simmons was named the best college president by Time magazine. Prior to Brown University, she headed Smith College, one of the Seven Sisters and the largest women's college in the United States, beginning in 1995. During her tenure, Smith College launched the first accredited engineering program at an all-women's college.
Simmons was born in Grapeland, Texas. She is the last of 12 children of Fanny and Isaac Stubblefield.Her father was a sharecropper until the family moved to Houston during her school years. Her paternal grandfather descends partly from the Benza and Kota people, enslaved people from Gabon,while her maternal line is traced back to the indigenous peoples of America.
While in school, one of her teachers, Vernell Lillie, talked to her about attending college, something she had never considered before.She earned her bachelor's degree, on scholarship, from Dillard University in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1967. She earned her master's and a doctorate in Romance literature from Harvard University in 1970 and 1973.
Palestine JH Cats of Character students enjoyed a trip to the movies today followed by a Dominos pizza party! These students were nominated by their teachers for having outstanding Wildcat character. Thank you to the Palestine Education Foundation for making the trip possible!
A heartfelt thank you to District Attorney Allyson Mitchell for visiting Ms. Cruz & Mr. Becton’s 8th grade history classes. Your insights into the legal system provided students with a valuable & engaging learning experience. We appreciate your time & dedication to educating our future leaders!
Mrs. Moore’s art students at PJH have been exploring Aboriginal-inspired art, creating pieces that reflect the rich traditions of Indigenous Australian culture. Their works showcase vibrant colors and intricate dot patterns, capturing the essence of this ancient art form.
Spring YMCA soccer sign ups!
SAVE THE DATE FOR PHS CHEER TRYOUTS!!!
Student creativity out of this WORLD on Coach Hernandez's PJH Solar System projects! 🪐🌏🌌
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A big shoutout to Lone Star Apparel for providing the awesome t-shirts for PJH attendance incentive! Your support helps encourage & reward our students for showing up & striving for success.
We appreciate your generosity and commitment to our Wildcats! 🐾
School today on the normal schedule for Palestine ISD! Relaxed dress code!
Good morning, parents. I hope you are enjoying your holiday and staying warm.
We are planning to return to school tomorrow morning at regular time. However, snow is forecasted for our area overnight. The forecast doesn’t indicate that we will receive a lot of frozen precipitation, but it has been so cold lately that the snow is likely to stick making travel dangerous tomorrow morning.
Please stay in touch with your ParentSquare and social media accounts. If we need to delay or close school tomorrow, we will make a decision by 6 am and communicate with you at that time.
Have a great day!
Mr. Marshall
