Howe High School ranked in top 4.7 percent in TEA ratings

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• Top 25 Percent: Closing Performance Gaps; and

• Postsecondary Readiness

The Texas Education Agency last week announced that more than 400 campuses that achieved a Met Standard rating in the 2016 state accountability ratings also earned all distinction designations applicable to their individual school Howe High School was one of the 400 campuses to earn the honor of the approximate 8,500 in Texas Even more impressive is that HHS was one of only 74 high schools in Texas to earn all distinctions

Distinction designations are awarded to campuses based on achievement in performance indicators relative to a group of 40 campuses of similar type, size, and student demographics Depending on campus grade levels and type, the number of potential distinction designations can vary Up to seven distinction designations can be earned for

• Academic Achievement in English Language Arts/Reading;

• Academic Achievement in Mathematics;

• Academic Achievement in Science;

• Academic Achievement in Social Studies;

• Top 25 Percent: Student Progress;

Howe Superintendent Kevin Wilson stated that Howe ISD is consistently around five distinctions on an annual basis but is really proud of the seven distinction accomplishment

"It's a big deal " said Wilson "To be in the top five percent is not bad "

Wilson went on to praise the educators for the results of the test scores "Obvioulsy this doesn't happen by accident A lot of hard work goes in to it by our staff and our students "

Wilson says that even though the high school is being honored for their distinctions, it's a cumulative process where the recognition should also be shared district-wide

“Earning one or more campus distinctions is noteworthy and should be a source of pride in a community,” said Commissioner of Education Mike Morath “Earning all possible distinctions is a significant accomplishment and should signal to parents that there is extraordinary work taking place on that campus ”

Other surrounding schools that received the distinction were Bells Elementary, Denison High School, Mayes Elementary (Denison), and Pottsboro High School

Bulldogs

continued from page 2 later, Jarrett scored from 19 yards out to cut Howe's lead in half to 28-14

Howe's offense was stalled out on their next possession as the 'Dogs couldn't convert a fourth and short at the Caddo Mills 43 yard line

Jarrett would punch the endzone for the third time, this one from the 34 yard line and all of a sudden Howe's lead was cut to one score at 28-20 Seth Seibold intercepted the two-point conversion after a bad snap on the PAT

Caddo Mills had all of the momentum heading into the intermission trailing 28-20 They held on to that momentum by forcing Howe to punt on the first possession of the second half But the game changed for good when miscommunication from the sidelines to the backfield, along with pressure from Cameron Blesi caused a fumble that Tanner Hartsfield caused and recovered at the Howe 36 yard line The Bulldogs capitalized with Grisham's 3-yard score to stretch the Howe lead to 35-20 with 5:54 remaining in the third

Caddo Mills put together an impressive 73-yard drive by feeding their horse, Jarratt, who finished off the scoring with a 3yarder of his own That closed the gap to 35-27 at the 2:09 mark in the third

Howe kept their foot on the gas and Riggs went 89 yards on the first play of the next drive to completely take any air out of the Foxes that might have been lingering The PAT gave Howe a 4227 lead with 1:47 left in the third

Howe's defense stopped Caddo Mills on their next possession when Blesi, Mike Helpenstell and Zack Daniels all combined on a sack to turn the ball over on downs and give Howe the ball at the Caddo Mills 40 yard line Moments later, quarterback Brandon Wall scored from the 30 yard line to push Howe's lead to 4927

Caddo Mills punted on their next possession which set up Howe at their own 42 yard line Dylan Moreau popped off a 52-yard run to put Howe in scoring position late in the game Facing a third down, Riggs found the endzone for the third time, this one from the 6 yard line The touchdown and PAT gave Howe the 56-27 final score as Caddo Mills turned the ball over on downs in their final possession

Howe has now rushed for over 500 yards a staggering four times since 2014 They reached the mark twice against Tom Bean and in last year's playoff game with Edgewood

The Howe Enterprise mistakenly posted on Facebook that the 578 yards rushing was a school record We apologize as Howe rushed for 589 in 2014 versus Tom Bean

Stats

Passing: Brandon Wall 0-1-0-0

Rushing: Jaden Matthews 18-216, Mason Riggs 7-153, Tyler Grisham 14-75, Dylan Moreau 3-53, Brandon Wall 5-42, Cade Courtney 2-30, Andrew Griffin 16, Peyton Reagan 1-4, Cooper Akins 1-(-1)