April 20, 2012

Dear Secondary Students and Parents:

As you are aware, next week the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) test will be administered to students throughout Texas.

Due to a previously scheduled Regional Track Meet scheduled on Friday, April 27, districts participating in the meet requested a change of testing date for the Social Studies section of the TAKS. The request to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) was granted.

ALL grade 10 and 11 students at the affected campus(es) will take their TAKS, TAKS (Acc), and TAKS-M social studies assessments on Monday, April 23.

Should you have questions or concerns, feel free to contact the Life School Central Office.

Life School Oak Cliff and Life School Red Oak girls and boys track teams competed at the District 13-AA Championships and will send a record 42 student-athletes to the regional meet.

The Life Oak Cliff Lions captured their first-ever District Track Championship while the Lady Lions finished in the runner-up spot.  The Life Red Oak Mustangs placed second and the Lady Mustangs finished third. 

Both schools will compete at the Region II-AA Meet at Tarleton State University on April 27-28.

Life School Oak Cliff standout running back Michael Williams has been named to the 2012 Oil Bowl All-Star Game.  In its 75^th year, the Oil Bowl pits Texas high school all-stars against their counterparts from Oklahoma.  Played in Wichita Falls’ Memorial Stadium, the game is one of the oldest all-star football games in the country.

Williams led his Lions teammate to the school’s first-ever playoff berth in 2011, was the District 6AA Offensive Player of the Year, and was named Second Team All-State by the Texas High School Coaches Association.

The Lions are coached by Robert Acree.