TRI-STATE HIGH SCHOOL

RODEO ASSOCIATION

Our Purpose:  "To promote the highest conduct and sportsmanship at all rodeos."

WHAT'S NEW PAGE

posted 2.4.12

Seniors:  I have updated the RCIS scholarship application.  It is a single scholarship this year for $1500 provided by Crop Plus out of Seminole.  It has the same April 1st deadline as the Tri-State Memorial Scholarship and THSRA scholarship.  Download a copy so you can get started completing it.

Mikey

posted 1.31.12

The charts are shaping up (finally.)  I wish it didn't have to come down to threats to get things done, but that seems to be what works.  I know some of you have things in transit.  Please don't worry.  I will still send you entry forms tomorrow.

Tri-State & High School Region 1 fundraising chart

Junior High Region 1 fundraising chart

I am trying to keep a decent attitude and not complain, but I do want to share one thought.  It doesn't apply to everyone.  Keeping all of this fundraising straight for three associations is very time-consuming and I spent the entire afternoon catching up on everything that has come in the last two days.  (This is why entry forms will not be mailed until tomorrow.)  If you are 3 months late turning something in, please don't expect an instant update on the chart.  You took your time.  Now please let me take the time I need to give you proper credit.

Thank you for letting me vent.  Now I am off to the last regular season home basketball game I get to watch.  Good luck Canyon Eagles!  If any of you have playoff games in the Canyon area in the coming weeks, please let me know when and where.  I would love to come watch.

posted 1.29.12

Here are new charts as of January 29th.  If your name is in red, that means you are missing something that is causing you to be ineligible.  It may be as simple as a semester report card and it may be that you haven't turned in anything yet.  You have two more days to correct it if you want to enter the Lubbock rodeo. 

If you miss the deadline, please don't ask for favors.  You've known of this committment since you joined in August or September.  That was FIVE months ago. 

The deadline for the Amarillo rodeo will be February 7th.

Tri-State & High School Region 1 fundraising chart

Junior High Region 1 fundraising chart

One of the reasons I love my job so much is because it doesn't feel like work (most of the time.)  When you turn things in late, you are creating extra work for me and that keeps me from doing what I should be doing to get ready for the spring semester and upcoming finals.

Please do your part to help keep our associations running smoothly.

posted 1.20.12

Here are new charts as of January 20th.

Tri-State & High School Region 1 fundraising chart

Junior High Region 1 fundraising chart

Your high school and junior high directors and student officers will be meeting all day Saturday making decisions for the spring semester and our upcoming finals.  Yes, the finals will be here much sooner than I will be ready for them.  There's no turning back now.  Come Monday, it will be full speed ahead.  For those of you with blanks on those charts I just posted, you have 10 days to get everything turned in or you won't be eligible for the Lubbock rodeos.  I will be mailing entry forms to eligible members only.

posted 1.13.12

Here are updated charts as of January 13th to show you what I have so far.  Please look them over and let me know if you see any errors.

Tri-State & High School Region 1 fundraising chart

Junior High Region 1 fundraising chart

If you want to be eligible to enter the Lubbock rodeo a the end of February, you MUST have all of your minimum requirements turned in NO LATER than January 31st.  Yard Bird Bingo tickets are the only exception.  They will be due at Lubbock.

I will send new entry forms in a few weeks once I know who is eligible to enter.  FYI:  rotations are PER semester.  You may send in your spring request with your Lubbock entry.

posted 1.12.12

Check out the listings on each of the News Pages for upcoming rodeo school and jackpots.  I have received information on several new ones this week.

Thank you to everyone who has been sending in their report cards and checking the status of their fundraising requirements.  I will update the charts after I go through today's mail.

Hope you are all staying warm.

posted 1.3.12

Happy New Year!

I can't beleive it has been over a month since I have posted on here.  I've never taken that much time off.  It sure was nice but it makes it hard to get back to work.  Not that I didn't do a little bit of work in December.  You know those fundraising deadlines you have?  Well I have them, too.  And mine were right after Christmas so I had to get motivated long enough to get through all of the mail and organize program ads, raffle tickets and money totals so I could send them on to the state secretaries.  Once they have time to go through my charts, they start questioning if some members are not returning for the spring semester because there is nothing posted next to their names.

I didn't advertise a change in late fines this year because that was the only "encouragement" I had at my disposal to get some members to turn in their fundraisers on time and it is far from being 100% effective.  This year, the only punishment for being late is losing your eligibility to enter rodeos.  I think that may have a stronger impact.  No one will want to miss the first rodeo in 4 months. 

So mark this down:  January 31st - NO EXCEPTIONS, NO EXCUSES.  If you want to compete at the Lubbock rodeos in February, all of your minimum fundraising requirements are due by this date.  (Your spring Yard Bird Bingo tickets are not due until the Lubbock weekend.) 

I am not mad.  I just need you to do your job so that I can do mine.  Please don't call or e-mail me excuses.  I have heard them all and none of them are valid when you have known about this since September.  Just send in your missing items and I will be happy.  Plain and simple.

Semester report cards are included in this deadline.  Don't let them hold you up, though.  They can be faxed.

Here are updated charts as of December 29th to show you what I have so far.  Please look them over and let me know if you see any errors.

Tri-State & High School Region 1 fundraising chart

Junior High Region 1 fundraising chart

posted 11.22.11

Just a reminder that the office is closed for Thanksgiving and the NFR.  I will be back on December 13th. 

I want to thank the members and parents that were able to come to Tulia last night.  The fog made the drive kind of interesting but we had a really good turn out - better than last year, I am told.  This is an event that is no where close to reaching its potential.  We just haven't been able to convince the guy in charge of things at the state level that Region 1 can help him make this program an even bigger success.  Tulia Livestock Auction owner, Mark Hargrave, is a big supporter of our members and was instrumental in helping us get this event back this year.  Stran Smith jumped through hoops last night to be able to get to Tulia before everyone was gone.  I don't know all of the details but he stopped what he was doing (before he was done) and drove several hours to come speak to the group for 10 or 15 minutes.  How many people do you know that would do that?  So thanks again, to Mark, Stran, the members, parents and guests who supported our event last night. 

I haven't had time to organize my individual charts on the fundraising items, but I will try to work on them while I am gone.  That way you will know that I have the correct businesses on your program ads and that I know who has turned in their ticket stubs and who just turned in money.  For now, I am going to post a quick-view chart so you can see that you at least have credit for the money you've turned in so far.  Some of you will not show up on the chart because I couldn't figure out how to apply your money or you didn't put your name on the ad sales form.  Don't stress over it.  We will work this out when I get back.  A few of you have called or e-mailed wanting to make sure you had everything turned in.  I'm sorry I haven't gotten back to you.  Please look at the chart below.  Hopefully it will answer your questions.  If not, send me an e-mail.

One more thing, I am very pleased with how well everyone is doing on their fundraisers this year.  Quite a few of you have already turned everything in, including your spring Yard Bird Bingo tickets.  We also have several sponsorships for high school and junior high.  That is awesome for this time of year.  Keep up the good work!

These charts show through Friday's mail.  Anything I received since the 18th will not be on here.

Tri-State & High School Region 1 fundraising chart

Junior High Region 1 fundraising chart

Happy Thanksgiving!

Mikey

P.S.  Don't forget to cheer on Lubbock cowboy Chandler Bownds in the bull riding at the NFR.   He's one of ours.

posted 11.20.11

ATTENTION SENIORS:  I have updated the Scholarship page with the 2012 Tri-State Memorial Scholarship Application and the 2012 THSRA Scholarship Application.  I am waiting for renewal confirmation on the RCIS scholarship.  There is a PDF version and a Microsoft Word version for each.  I am leaving it up to you to download the applications for the scholarships you want to apply for this year.  The deadline for both is April 1, 2012.  Get started now so you don't run out of time.  Links to the Scholarship page can be found on the Tri-State News page and the Region 1 High School News page.

e-mailed 11.16.11

Apparently, I have to limit the number of e-mails I send out on a given day because I get blocked for setting off spam warnings.  That happened last night when I was sending the information about the sponsor dinner at Tulia Livestock Auction next Monday.  I've had a few questions come up so here are the answers:  1) there is no charge to attend and 2) the purpose of attending this event is to give a "face" to the members of Texas High School Rodeo Association.  This is an appreciation dinner for the auction barn's customers with no obligation to donate, but hopefully they will.  Region 1 will receive half of the total donations for the evening.  The other half goes to THSRA.  There is no way to know how many will attend and how many steaks will be available.  Please wait until we know all of the customers have fixed their plate before getting in line.  We are more than welcome to enjoy the meal if there is plenty to go around.

Okay, now for the original purpose of this e-mail - fundraisers!
As some of you are realizing, the November 15th deadline was yesterday.  I want to thank all of you who met the deadline but I don't want to chastise those of you who didn't.  I know as well as anyone how time gets away from us.  Please do your best to get everything turned in by this weekend.  That will give me time to sort through it all and have my charts updated before I leave town next week.  The office will be closed from November 22nd until December 13th and the drop box outside my door will be taken down while I am gone.  Before I leave, I will post my charts on the website to show what items have been turned in.  This is your confirmation of what I have received so you will know if you are getting credit for everything you turned in.  Please take a look at each one.

Here is a recap of what is due for each association.  These are the minimum requirements. You are always welcome to do more:

Tri-State - $50 business card ad for Finals program

High School Region 1 - $50 business card ad for THSRA Finals program, $75 in Dodge tickets, $50 Bloomer ticket

Junior High Region 1 - $50 business card ad for TJHRA Finals program, $100 in ads for Region 1 Finals program, $75 in Dodge tickets, $50 Bloomer ticket

All associations - $60 in spring Yard Bird Bingo tickets due at Lubbock rodeo in February.  If you missed turning in your October game tickets, you may be asked to sell extra spring tickets to make up the difference.

Hope this clears up some questions, but please call or e-mail if you come up with another one.

e-mailed 11.15.11

I just learned today that we will be having a High School Rodeo Roundup NEXT MONDAY at the Tulia Livestock Auction.  This is a fundraiser for High School Region 1 and earned us almost $900 last year.  I know it is very last minute and it is not a required event, but we would like to have as many members attend as possible.  I don't expect you to drive several hours for a sponsor dinner but if you live within fairly close proximity to Tulia, please mark your calender for 6:30pm on Monday November 21st.  Junior high members and Tri-State members are invited also, just remember that we will be representing Texas High School Rodeo Association and Region 1.  Dress code is required but you do not need your back numbers.

Stran Smith will be speaking again this year.  He understands the importance of this event and has agreed to rearrange his schedule (at the last minute, just like us) to attend our dinner.  I wasn't able to make the event in Tulia last year, but really enjoyed what he shared with us at the Tri-State Finals Banquet in May.  If you haven't heard him speak, you are in for a treat.

So, please check your schedules to see if you can attend.  I would love to see you there.
Tulia Livestock Auction
Monday, November 21st
6:30pm
In rodeo dress code (no back numbers)

posted 11.6.11

High school members may have trouble believing this, but we had really nice weather in Wheeler Sunday for the junior high rodeo.  It was a great day and a great way to wrap up our fall rodeos.  Thank you Wheeler Rodeo Club and Wheeler Chamber of Commerce for hosting a second weekend of rodeos this semester.

 

I want to thank all of our clubs that hosted fall rodeos, as well as the parents that help each weekend regardless of whether it is their club's weekend.  Producing a rodeo is very labor intensive so when a small club gets extra help, it is very much appreciated.

 

Scores, results and points were all posted last night.  Checks will be mailed today and fees will be deposited in the morning.  This makes it sound like my office runs like a well-oiled machine.  LOL.  I wish!  I just get more efficient when I have deadlines and I have one tomorrow.  I need to get caught up on as much work as I can today because I am going out of town for a week. 

 

Just because we are done with our rodeos for a few months doesn't mean I get to lie on the couch and eat bon bons.  I switch gears and work a few events for Jennings Photography over the next month.  It is a good change of pace and keeps me from burning out on the day-to-day routine. 

 

This does not mean that you do not have to take care of business during the off season.  The November 15th deadline is still in effect for your fundraising items.  And I will be home next week to work on everything that comes in the mail while I am gone.  So no excuses, please.  I should be able to forward the office phone this week if you need to call with any questions.

 

NOTICE:  The office will be closed from November 22nd until December 13th for Thanksgiving and the NFR.  I won't be checking phone messages but should be able to look at e-mail from time to time. 

posted 11.3.11

I received more Dodge truck tickets today.  If I am not going to see you this weekend in Wheeler and you were wanting some more, please send me an e-mail and let me know how many you would like.  I will mail them to you.

 

The November 15th deadline for your fundraising requirements is approaching quickly.  Please get these in on time to avoid any penalties.  Thank you to everyone who has already turned yours in.  I appreciate your promptness.

 

Have a good weekend and enjoy your extra hour of sleep on Saturday when the time changes.