Newly-elected school board members were installed and several students were recognized Monday night at the monthly meeting of the Italy School Board of Trustees.

In continuing with tradition at Italy High School, the Class of 2012 was honored by the Italy School Board, Administration and the Italy Ministerial Alliance on Sunday night at First Baptist Church.

Huddle! Gladiator Football meeting scheduled for Saturday, May 26 at 11:00 a.m. inside the Italy High School cafeteria.

Megan Richards and Kaytlyn Bales were named valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, at Italy High School’s 29th Annual Academic Banquet Thursday evening.

On May 3, 2012 Zain Byers, Monserrat Figueroa (sophomore), Meagan Hooker (junior), Brianna Riddle (sophomore), and Emily Stiles (sophomore), Taylor Turner (sophomore), and Jesica Wilkins (sophomore) were inducted into the Italy High School’s chapter of the National Honor Society.

Italy Athletics, guided by newly hired athletic director, Hank Hollywood, execute workout routines to help Lady Gladiator and Gladiator student athletes get bigger, stronger and faster.

The Italy Sixth Grade Band, Junior High Band and High School Band performed their annual spring concert Tuesday night in the George Scott Gymnasium.

Italy Baseball wraps up their 2012 season leaving plenty of memories floating on dust stirred up between the bases. Enjoy extra photos from their final games against Rio Vista.

It was bittersweet for the Gladiators as they put their gloves down after the last game of the season. The team traveled to Rio Vista and after a gallant effort, the Eagles soared high with a final score of 2, Italy 1.

The Lady Gladiators defeat Mildred in two games to claim the AA Area Championship and advance to regionals against Crawford on Friday.

The Lady Gladiators win in dramatic fashion during a seventh-inning rally to overtake Mildred in game 1 of the Area Championship before sealing the deal in game 2.

The Gladiator Regiment Band Booster Club will meet at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 15, in the band hall. This is an EXTREMELY important meeting. We will be electing officers for the upcoming year.

This year the students of Italy Junior High and High School will get a chance to display their talents at the First Annual IHS/IJHS Talent Show. This event will take place on Thursday, May 10th at 6:30 pm in the Band Hall.

Italy High School principal, Lee Joffre, has release the testing schedule for End of Course (EOC) testing for the week of May 7th through May 10th. All freshman and some 8th grade students are required to take an EOC if they are enrolled in Algebra I, Algebra II, World Geography and Biology. Also, any student that is in a Chemistry class is required to take an EOC Field Test.

Friday, May 4 there will be a Fan Bus departing at 5:00pm from the Italy High School Dome parking lot for the Lady Gladiator Softball playoff game at Mildred High School just east of Corsicana. The invitation to ride via the Fan Bus is open to all students in grades 7th and up. Students will be responsible for admission fee into the game as well as any food purchase.

If you didn’t make the trip to Waco last night to see the Lady Gladiators battle it out with the Troy Trojanettes you missed a great “display.” It was a display of heart and determination by the Lady Gladiators, a display of calm and calculation by the coaches, and lastly display of love and support by the fans! It was a GREAT day to be a Lady Gladiator and a GREAT day to be a Lady Gladiator Fan!!

The Principles of Human Services classes at Italy High School accepting donations to improve courtyard area that is dedicated to the memory of Shelley Nance.

Jameka Copeland, Jimesha Reed and Kortnei Johnson represent Italy High School during the regional track meet held at Tarleton State University with Johnson advancing to the state meet in Austin.

Lady Gladiator track and field athletes, Jameka Copeland, Kortnei Johnson and Jimesha Reed will represent Italy during the regional competition at Tarleton State University.

The Gladiator Athletic Booster Club will have a meeting on Sunday, April 29, 5:00pm at the Italy High School library. The upcoming athletic banquet will be discussed along with planning strategies for next year.

On April 13th, 2012 the Ellis County Art Association sponsored their yearly Ellis County Youth Art Show in Waxahachie. The following students participated in this show:

The Italy High School junior class has worked countless hours raising money for the 2012 prom. They will enjoy the fruits of their labor this Saturday evening, April 28 at the Midlothian Conference Center. The prom, themed The City of Lights, will be a night to remember for these students.

The smell of delicious grilled hamburgers filled the air at the Italy High School ball fields on Tuesday night as local volunteers flipped patties, sliced onions and filled up to-go plates with burgers and all the fixings complete with chips, desserts and a drink. It was tasty and all for an economical price and a good cause.

Italy High High School will host a hamburger meal fundraiser on Tuesday, April 17th in conjunction to the final home softball and baseball games of the season. The burgers will be cooked at the hamburger stand next to the field house and will be served beginning at 4:30pm. Swing by on your way to the softball and baseball games!

Kaytlyn Bales, Italy High School senior, was named recipient of the Kayrene Uehlinger Scholarship at Central Baptist Church in Italy Sunday morning.

On April 2nd and 3rd Italy High School’s 9th-12th grade students participated in Academic UIL at the Grandview High School campus. 

Mrs. Davis, Italy HS/JHS Counselor, has published a few reminders to help the Italy High School’s 2012 graduating class stay on top of things as they move towards graduation.

The cast of Kamikaze Kate from Italy High School went to the Zone One-Act-Play competition in Cleburne, Texas on March 21, 2012. Italy competed against Whitney, Axtell, and Clifton and placed Alternate, with many awards for the cast and crew.

Italy High School’s Kyle Jackson, Clayton Campbell and Bailey Eubank enjoyed show and sale success in Houston and San Antonio with their Chianina breed of steers.

Italy Junior High Boys and Girls track teams gave it their all at the recent Itasca Jr High Track Meet. They ran with passion and had some incredible finishes. Participating schools in the event were Italy, Itasca, Rice, Blum, Dawson and Maypearl. Coached by Jeff and Heather Richters, the Gladiators took the track by storm.

Last Thursday evening was a celebration of hard work and determination for students of Italy Junior High School as fifteen 8th grade students were sworn in as members of the National Junior Honor Society-Italy Chapter. Their induction is just a stepping stone of things to come for these students.

With the district tennis meet nearing, Italy Tennis held consecutive practice matches with Milford on Wednesday and St. Joseph Catholic School on Thursday.

Friday, March 16 marked Kaytlyn Bales’ fourth trip to the State Powerlifting Meet in Corpus Christi. After hard work and dedication, Kaytlyn medaled 4th place in the competition. This was Kaytlyn’s fourth medal in four years.

Several Italy students were recognized at a school board meeting Monday evening.

The JV Gladiators, the Gladiators and the Lady Gladiators all record district wins in Whitney with the Clifton Cubs on deck.

The IHS Drama Club didn’t break a leg during their amazing performance of Kamikaze Kate (and the sword of Captain Kuroda), but they are less one spotlight.

The Italy High School junior class will host a car wash on Saturday, March 24th from 10-6 at Chicken Express in Waxahachie to raise money for prom. This is their last big fundraiser of the year so please come out to support our juniors.  

On March 10, 2012 students representing the Italy High School and Junior High School Art program entered a project in the Star of Texas Rodeo Austin Eco Art Show in Austin, Texas. 

Due to the rescheduling of the baseball game Tuesday, the Gladiator Band Boosters will hold the drawing for the Texas Ranger baseball tickets Friday at 10:35 a.m. at the high school. The drawing will be held during morning announcements.

The Lady Gladiator Softball team would like to extend an invitation to the community to come and join their efforts to raise money for cancer research. On Tuesday, March 20 Wednesday, March 21 the Lady Gladiators will take on the Maypearl Lady Panthers in a district matchup beginning at 6:00pm 6:30pm. All proceeds from this softball game will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. 

The Gladiator Athletic Booster Club will have a meeting on Sunday, March 25, 5:00pm at the Italy High School library. The upcoming athletic banquet and year end business will be discussed.

The 2012 Lady Gladiators continue to build on their early season momentum and start 2-0 in district play.

The Italy High School Band, under the direction of Jesus Perez and Erica Miller, ended its contest season just short of capturing sweepstakes at the University Interscholastic Leagues Concert and Sight-reading Contest for Region VIII held Friday in Groesbeck.

The Italy Lady Gladiators are packing a collective punch and have come out swinging for the fences with the team’s expectations high.

Italy High School baseball is in full swing and started on a high note. Axtell High School traveled to Italy on Monday and stood their ground as best they could. Senior Justin Buchanan was the winning pitcher with the final score Italy 4, Axtell 1.

The Italy School Board announces Hank Hollywood as the new athletic director, head football coach and social studies teacher at Italy High School.

Ward’s Warriors shine in all facets of the game to dehorn the Axtell Longhorns at home.