The Wildcat Nation is humbled and honored by the community partners who have included us in celebrating Black History Month 2025! ❤️💛💚🖤
#palestinetx #palestine_isd #wildcatnation
Flexible Seating = Focused Learning! 🎉📚
Mrs. Reeves, a dedicated Northside Primary teacher, is giving her students more ways to learn, thanks to a generous grant from the Palestine Education Foundation! With alternative seating options, students can choose the learning space that helps them stay engaged, comfortable, and ready to succeed.
And the students love it! 🪑✨ “We like the chairs because we can put our things under our seat and still move and swivel around while we work!” – Northside students
From wobble stools to cozy floor seats, these new options promote focus, movement, and independence—helping young learners thrive in the classroom. Thank you to the Palestine Education Foundation for supporting innovation in our schools! ❤️🐾
#FlexibleSeating #EngagedLearners #PISDExcellence #ThankYouPEF
Thank goodness for amazing parents!!
NORTHSIDE car rider staff were surprised by a parent (Aaron's dad) who bought them hot coco this very cold morning.
Attention Palestine ISD PreK - 6th Grade Parents
Due to forecasted cold, lower grade campuses will be implementing a relaxed dress code for PreK- 6th grade students this upcoming week.
PJH will have regular dress code. PHS will be communicating via their campus ParentSquare.
It’s National FFA Week!
If you or your child have been part of the Palestine FFA, there’s no doubt you have experienced the 3 pillars of the program in some special way.
💙Leadership
💛Career Skills
💙Personal Growth
Let's see your FFA images in the comments below!
Happy Presidents Day, everyone! Today we celebrate the inspiring leadership of America’s presidents—from George Washington and Abraham Lincoln to those who have followed in their footsteps. Originally established to honor George Washington’s birthday, this day has evolved into a time to reflect on the legacy and vision of all our nation’s leaders. Whether you’re taking a well-deserved break or reflecting on history, let’s appreciate the guiding principles that have shaped our country. Enjoy the day and celebrate the spirit of leadership! 💙🤍♥️
#PresidentsDay #Leadership #AmericanHistory #GratefulNation
Students in Mrs. Torres' Northside Primary art classes were inspired by Picasso’s Rose Period and created works of art showing happiness using similar watercolors Picasso used during his Rose Period! 🌹🌹🌹
#palestinetx #palestine_isd #wildcatnation
We ❤️ partner reading in Mrs. Gayso's Kindergarten class at Northside Primary! 📚📚📚📚
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OUR BLACK HISTORY
Thanks to Margaret Henderson Spurlock for sharing this photo of the Sunny South Jubilee Quartette. Second from the left is Ms. Spurlock’s grandfather Richard Henderson. The quartette made history as the first African American group to be broadcast by local radio station KNET. The photo was taken in 1943.
♥️Happy Valentines Day from Mrs. Rosson's Northside Primary class♥️
#palestinetx #palestine_isd #wildcatnation
Join me and House Public Education Chairman Brad Buckley on February 28 for an important conversation about the future of education in Texas. He will be laying out his school choice and public education funding bills, cutting through the noise to bring you the truth and facts about what’s at stake. We look forward to answering your questions, addressing your concerns, and sharing the real story on education policy in Texas. All are welcome!--Representative Harris
Principles of Health Science Valentine Drive extended to February 27th! Help them show some L O V E at TRUCARE!
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#palestinetx #palestine_isd #wildcatnation
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
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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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.
Northside is celebrating our Kindness Superhero's for the month of January. Each student received a certificate and got to pick their own book from the book machine
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.
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.
