Presbyterian Pan American School December 3, 2017 •VOLUME 15 • ISSUE 2• KINGSVILLE, TX 78363 Eagle X-Press Money raised for earthquake relief by Paulina Longoria Staff Writer Lady Eagles soccer plays first game by Mayra Galvan Staff Writer Eagles basketball starts posting up Staff Writer by Yuridia Esponoza by Camila Arjona Staff Writer Pan Am hosts Christmas banquet Once Upon A Teen held on campus PPAS joins in Operation Christmas Child by Ana Karen Santiago Staff Writer The “Los Cansecos” team was the winner of the volley- ball tournament. PPAS held its annual Christmas banquet and gift ex- change on Satuday, Dec. 2. From left, Leslie Canales and Ashley Canales browse through clothing at Once Upon A Teen. Photo provided by: FB Every year, Presby- terian Pan American School (PPAS) students organize a Christmas Banquet and Chapel Service with the help of staff and adminis- tration. The event will take place on Decem- ber 2nd. The chapel service will feature mu- sic from the choir and praise band as well as special performances. Paulina Boudesocque, and Paulina Longo- ria will sing “O Holy Night,” accompa- nied by Omar Ortiz and Esteban Gon- zales on the guitar. “I’ve been wanting to participate during the Christmas Service since I was a sopho- more. I figured since I’m a senior this is my year to do it,” Boudesocque said. The sophomore class is officially in charge of the Banquet; how- ever other organiza- tions also take part in the event. This event takes a lot of time and preparation, sopho- more class president, 16-year-old Natasha Day mentioned that her class has been work- ing on this project since early November. “The Sophomore class has been work- ing hard for this, you can expect a lot of blue On November 11, 2017, members from West Plano Presbyterian Church & First Presbyterian Church sponsored and organized a pre-loved clothing sale in the Student Union Build- ing at Presbyterian Pan American School (PPAS). “It is always enjoyable to get new clothes, but is is more enjoyable when the entire school is there getting new clothes as well,” said Junior Esteban Gonzalez. “Once Upon A Teen” is the name of this event. Stu- dents like Senior Aneida Flores praise “Once Upon A Teen” for its unique way Last week, On Novem- ber 9, Presbyterian Pan American School (PPAS) boys basketball team competed against Alamo Macedonia in Hidalgo. Even though the Eagles lost the game, they ended up with a score of, 40–43. Joshua Karangwa, scored the first basket and gained the first two points for the Eagles team. “We are improving ev- ery day at every practice. It doesn’t matter if we lose or win because we play for God and for our- selves,” said Senior Carlo Lopez (shooting guard). The team is lead by two senior captains, Chang- Hee Han and Karangwa. “If you give your all, a win will feel deserved and a loss won’t hold regret,” said Oliver Iracheta. The Eagles boys basketball team is preparing for their next game on Novem- ber 20 in Raymondville Our team is working hard, and showing im- provement at every prac- tice, and the captains show support to the new players that want to lear more of this sport, that will create more experi- ences for them, and show them how to work together as a team, Iracheta said. The girls soccer team played their first game against Incarnate Word Academy at Presby- terian Pan Ameri- can School (PPAS) on Friday, Novem- ber 10 and lost, 4-0. “We fought hard against a very good team, our de- fense was good, but we need to work on communica- tion and spread- ing the field,” said Coach Reili Cantu. Their next game is expected to be against Oratory Academy on November 30, 2017. “It was a good game, our teammates gave their best in the field, yet we need to learn from our mistakes, then with hard team work we are going to succeed,” said Cap- tain Saida Castrellon. The girls accept theirs mistakes as good soc- cer players, and they are going to work hard in the next soc- cer game as a team. “It was pretty good even though we lost, but we gave our best, also we received a lot of support from the students that made us feel better,” said Sophomore Helena Walton. The girls soccer team is im- proving and getting ready for the season by training everyday. On Friday Nov. 10, the Campus Ministry orga- nized a volleyball tour- nament with the purpose of raising money as an earthquake relief for the recent September earth- quake in Mexico. The idea emerged from the Campus Ministry ac- tivities’ leaders, Seniors’ Ana Quiroga and Saida Castrellon who wanted to create a fun activity that would get involved all the school commu- nity and that would raise a fair amount of money for earthquake relief. The volleyball tourna- ment consisted of two different categories, the Ultimate Team and the Friends’ Cup. While the Friends Cup was cho- sen randomly for stu- dents who just wanted to participate and have fun, the Ultimate Team was more competi- tive with teams com- posed of six players chosen by the students. The winners of the Ul- timate Team were Los Cansecos team, they had a tight competition, but at the end they were able to beat the last team. “I believe that anything can happen when you work as a team,” said Sopho- more Fidel Canseco. Campus Ministry raised over 200 dollars for this cause and the money will be sent to Presbyterian Assistance in Mexico to help in the earthquake relief. “We had a great outcome and with this activity. Many students partici- pated and some even donated money without being part of the tour- nament,” Quiroga said. “We would be glad to make another activity that would help a com- munity in need,” said Pastor Tucker-Motley. PPAS’ Campus Ministry put together shoe boxes with gifts for children for Christmas. SeniorChanghee Han shoots a freethrow during a home game. Photo provided by:PPAS FB The Lady Eagles soccer team took on Incarnate Word Academy at PPAS. Presbyterian Pan Ameri- can School’s (PPAS) Cam- pus Ministry held its first “Operation Christmas Child” on November 10. This project had the pur- pose of providing Christmas gifts to children around the world to show them there is a God that loves them, ac- cording to Samaritan’s Purse “‘Operation Christmas Child’ is a great opportu- nity to help those in need; by sending Christmas gifts to children around the world we demonstrate God’s love in a tangible way,” said 17-year-old Se- nior Ana Cecilia Quiroga. The school’s pastor and director of spiritual life, Rebekah Tucker-Motley, coordinated this proj- ect to involve PPAS stu- dents in the process. “It’s great to see the whole school participate, work- ing together on something that benefits other peo- ple,” Tucker-Motley said. Students, organizations, clubs, and classes supported this cause by buying a box (or more) and putting items together for a gender and age group of their choice. “I think the meaning of Christmas is to show care for others and this proj- ect is doing that, showing them how important they are to us,” said 18-year- old Senior Lizeth Mireles. by Elian Garza Staff Writer of getting students togeth- er while giving them the chance to get something new for their wardrobe. “Even though this is my last year, I hope next generations can have this,” Flores said. Even though it might look as if the clothes do- nated by the different Pres- byterian Churches are the main part of “Once Upon a Teen,” Senior José Luis Sanchez said otherwise. “Now that I have felt what receiving feels like, I want to make oth- er people feel the same way,” Sanchez said. Students inducted into NHS by Joshua Karangwa Staff Writer Lady Eagles basketball season begins by Eulalia Velazquez Staff Writer The National Honor Society (NHS) induction is a ceremonial event in which students recognized for outstanding academic achievements, leadership abilities, communal par- ticipation, as well as good character, are inaugurated as members of this student body. The 2017 Presbyterian Pan American School (PPAS) NHS induction will take place at the Harte Center on December 1, 2017. The ceremony will be directed by Principal Ellie Perez, and facilitated by current NHS members as well as NHS Sponsor Hardy Robertson. Every year, nominated students receive a nomination letter inviting them to apply. The application process requires a submission of various prerequisites including an essay responding to a question provided with the nomination letter. Following the annual NHS tradition, the names of the selected students will be kept se- cret until the event when current NHS members will walk to the student being inducted and present a yellow rose representing welcoming of the student into the NHS. “I am looking forward to recognizing students for their hard work and dedication and partnering with them to serve our community,” said NHS President Ana Karen Santiago The girls basket- ball team from Presbyterian Pan American School (PPAS) has already started the season. The coach for the year is Selina Tijerina. On November 9, they competed against Alamo Macedonia Christian Academy in Hidalgo County and lost with a score of, 22 to 53. “They have had some games and the most recent one was on No- vember 9. The girls did a great job. They played as a team and com- municated. We have a young team but I see a lot of potential for this team,” Tijerina said. I was excited, I really wanted to play, said Paulina Boudesocque 17-year-old senior. On November 20, the team will have another game at Lasara High School at 5:30 p.m. Photo provided by: Lizeth Mireles Photo provided by:PPAS FB and traditional Christ- mas decorations in the cafeteria,” Day said. During the Secret Santa gift exchange ran by Student Council, students will randomly pick out the name of a student and buy them a Christmas present. The student can re- main anonymous or they can reveal them- selves when it is time to present the gifts during the banquet. “Last year it was a wonderful experience to see all the students in Panam acting like a real family,” said Nicholas Garcia, Stu- dent Council treasurer. The Christmas ban- quet is an annual event filled with community and worship for PPAS students and faculty. Photo provided by: PPAS FB