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The '''Texas Declaration of Independence''' was the formal declaration of independence of the [[Republic of Texas]] from [[Mexico]] in the [[Texas Revolution]]. It was adopted at the [[Convention of 1836]] at [[Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas|Washington-on-the-Brazos]] on [[March 2]], [[1836]], and formally signed the following day after errors were noted in the text.
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[[Richard Ellis (politician)|Richard Ellis]], president of the convention , appointed a committee of five; [[George C. Childress]], [[Edward Conrad]], James Gaines, [[Bailey Hardeman]], and [[Collin McKinney]] (the last being the oldest member of the convention at age 70), to write the declaration, but the declaration was largely the work of Childress. As the text was completed in only one day after the committee was appointed, it is largely believed that Childress came to the convention already prepared with a draft.
'''Papillion-La Vista South High School''' (commonly referred to as '''Papio South''', '''PLSHS''', or '''PLS''') is a high school in [[Papillion, Nebraska]]. It is one of two high schools in the [[Papillion-La Vista Public Schools|Papillion-La Vista Public School District]]. The school's principal is Dr. Enid Schonewise, a former [[All-American]] [[volleyball]] player at the [[University of Nebraska]]


Among others, the declaration mentions the following reasons for the separation:
==History==
Papillion-La Vista South High School was opened in the fall of 2003. The school was created due of the rise in population in and around Papillion. Before South was built, the only [[high school]] in Papillion was [[Papillion La Vista Senior High School]]; at the time (due to over population) only grades 10-12 attended Papillion Senior High. The 9th grade students attended classes at [[Papillion Junior High]] and [[La Vista Junior High]]. With the creation of PLS, 9th graders began attending both high schools.


* The [[1824 Constitution of Mexico]] establishing a [[federal republic]] had been usurped and changed into a centralist [[military dictatorship]] under [[Antonio López de Santa Anna]].
== Mascot ==
* The Mexican government had invited settlers to [[Texas]] and promised them constitutional liberty and republican government, but then reneged on these guarantees.
In [[2001]] (when the class of [[2007]] was in 6th grade) the Papillion School District invited all 6th - 8th grade students to send in ideas for a nickname and color scheme for the new high school (PLS). After five mascots were chosen by the School District the 6th-8th graders were allowed to cast ballots and vote for one of the five finalists. The nickname "Titans" won by a land slide. Due in large to the popularity of the new movie [[Remember The Titans]]. The students also voted for the new school's black, blue and silver color scheme.
* Texas was in union with the Mexican state of [[Coahuila]] as [[Coahuila y Tejas]], with the capital in distant [[Saltillo]], and thus the affairs of Texas were decided at a great distance from the province and in the [[Spanish language]].
* Political rights to which the settlers had previously been accustomed, such as the [[right to arms|right to keep and bear arms]] and the right to [[jury trial|trial by jury]], were denied.
* No system of [[public education]] had been established.
* The settlers were not allowed [[freedom of religion]].


Based upon the [[United States Declaration of Independence]], the Texas Declaration also contains many memorable expressions of American political principles:
In 2007, the entire Papillion-La Vista Public School District voted on a new [[mascot]] for PLS. The name was chosen to be the "Fightin' Titan." Debuting at a [[pep rally]] The "Fightin' Titan" has blue skin, which is why most people refer to him as "Papa Smurf." It is played by a math teacher, Mr. Spilker.


*"''the right of trial by jury, that palladium of civil liberty, and only safe guarantee for the life, liberty, and property of the citizen.''"
== Education ==
Papillion-La Vista South provides one of the finest educations in the [[State of Nebraska]]. According to an August 18, 2004 report published in the [[Omaha World Herald]], PLS had one of the ten highest average [[ACT (examination)|ACT]] scores out of the [[Omaha Metro Area]] and the [[Lincoln, NE]] area.


*"''our arms ... are essential to our defence, the rightful property of freemen, and formidable only to tyrannical governments.''"
Papillion South offers: French, German, and Spanish as secondary languages that students may take along with many other challenging courses.


==Signatures==
In 2007, Papillion South Senior Zach Norwood scored a perfect 36 on the ACT exam.
[[Image:Washington on the Brazos Monument.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Replica of the building at Washington-on-the-Brazos where the Texas Declaration was signed. An inscription reads: "Here a Nation was born".]]
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*[[Richard Ellis (politician)|Richard Ellis]], President of the Convention and Delegate from Red River
*[[Charles B. Stewart]]
*[[Thomas Barnett (Texas)|Thomas Barnett]]
*[[John S. D. Byrom]]
*[[José Francisco Ruiz]]
*[[José Antonio Navarro]]
*[[Jesse B. Badgett]]
*[[William D. Lacy]]
*[[William Menefee]]
*John Fisher
*[[Matthew Caldwell]]
*[[William Motley]]
*[[Lorenzo de Zavala]]
*[[Stephen H. Everett]]
*[[George W. Smyth]]
*[[Elijah Stapp]]
*[[Claiborne West]]
*[[William. B. Scates]]
*[[Michel B. Menard]]
*[[Augustine B. Hardin]]
*[[J. W. Burton]]
*[[Thomas J. Gazley]]
*[[Robert M. Coleman]]
*[[Sterling C. Robertson]]
*[[Benjamin Briggs Goodrich]]
*[[George Washington Barnett]]
*[[James G. Swisher]]
*[[Jesse Grimes]]
*[[Samuel Rhoads Fisher]]
*[[John W. Moore]]
*[[John W. Bower]]
*[[Samuel A. Maverick]] (from Bejar)
*[[Sam P. Carson]]
*[[Andrew Briscoe]]
*[[James B. Woods]]
*[[James Collinsworth]]
*[[Edwin Waller]]
*[[Asa Brigham]]
*[[George C. Childress]]
*[[Bailey Hardeman]]
*[[Robert Potter]]
*[[Thomas Jefferson Rusk]]
*[[Charles S. Taylor]]
*[[John S. Roberts]]
*[[Robert Hamilton]]
*[[Collin McKinney]]
*[[Albert Hamilton Latimer]]
*[[James Power]]
*[[Sam Houston]]
*[[David Thomas (Texas politician)|David Thomas]]
*[[Edward Conrad]]
*[[Martin Parmer]]
*[[Edwin O. Legrand]]
*[[Stephen W. Blount]]
*[[Robert Thomas 'James' Gaines]]
*[[William Clark, Jr. (1798–1871)|William Clark, Jr.]]
*[[Sydney O. Pennington]]
* William Carroll Crawford
*[[John Turner (Texas politician)|John Turner]]
*[[Herbert Simms Kimble]], Secretary


== Activities ==
==See also==
*[[Texas Independence Day]]
Papillion-La Vista South is home to many clubs, sports, and activities. Some of the clubs PLS offers are: [[DECA (organization)|DECA]], [[FBLA]], [[Leo Club]] , [[National Honors Society]], [[NJROTC]], [[Skills USA]], Future Educators Association, ProStart Culinary Arts, [[cheerleading]], [[marching band]], [[Student Council]], foreign language clubs (accosiated with the secondary languages students can take), Key Club, choir and three show choirs.
*[[Timeline of the Republic of Texas]]


==External links==
Papillion South's choral clubs includes their varsity show choir, Titanium. Titanium is a competitive show choir that has competed throughout the region and have received many awards. The highlights of their past seasons include winning the competition in the Winter Park Ski Festival for two years in a row, as did concert choir in 2005. Both the show choir and concert choir have received five-strait superior (the highest rating) ratings at the annual District Music Contest.
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*[http://texashistory.unt.edu/widgets/pager.php?object_id=meta-pth-5872&recno=1071&path=/data/UNT/GLT/meta-pth-5872.tkl The Declaration of Independence, 1836] from [http://texashistory.unt.edu/permalink/meta-pth-5872 Gammel's Laws of Texas, Vol. I.] hosted by the [http://texashistory.unt.edu/ Portal to Texas History].
*[http://www.lsjunction.com/docs/tdoi.htm Lone Star Junction Site]
*[http://texana.texascooking.com/texasindependenceday.htm Special Report: Texas Independence Day by Texas Cooking]
*{{Handbook of Texas|id=TT/mjtce|name=Texas Declaration of Independence}}


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== Athletics ==
[[Category:Texas Revolution]]
PLS offers the following sports: [[baseball]], boys and girls [[basketball]], boys and girls [[cross country running|cross country]], [[American football|football]], boys and girls [[golf]], boys and girls [[Association Football]],[[softball]], boys and girls [[swimming]] (the swimming team is composed of both PLSHS and [[Papillion-La Vista High School]] students), boys and girls [[track and field]], boys and girls [[tennis]], [[volleyball]], and [[wrestling]]. All [[sports]] (as well as activities such as [[Individual events (speech)|Forensics]] and [[Drama]]) are sponsored by the [[NSAA]].
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Other sports are offered as club sports to PLVS students that are not officially sponsored by PLVS. Some of these sports are [[trap shooting|trap]], [[lacrosse]], [[rugby union]], and [[hockey]]. All of these sports (excluding trap) are offered in conjunction with [[Papillion-La Vista High School]].
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Despite only competing for a few years, Titan athletics are one of the most competitive in the state.
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The Titan softball team has been to state for three straight years, finishing third in 2005. The Titans are consistently rated in the top-ten, having spent almost all of the 2007 season rated number one in the state.

In the fall of 2005, John DeVose claimed the school's first individual state title, winning the tennis #1 singles state tournament. Ross Friehe won #2 singles claiming a sweep in #1 and #2 singles for the Titans in 2005. In 2007 DeVose would claim runner-up.

The rugby team is one of the elite programs in the Great Plains Rugby league (Nebraska and South Dakota). In 2006 the team finished third in the league and in 2007 they finished fourth in the GPRL. The team's best achievement came in 2006, when they won the gold medal at the [[Cornhusker State Games]]. In 2007 the team was invited to compete in the United States National Tournament in Dallas, Texas (they had to decline their invitation due to financial concerns).

The Titan baseball team has been ranked in the top ten in the state since 2005, ranking as high as #1 for a short period in 2007. In 2006 the baseball team became the first Titan baseball squad to qualify for state. In 2008 they were ranked #2 all season and again made it to the State tournament. The Titan's American Legion team was the 2008 State Runners Up, they traveled to Oklahoma and competed in the American Legion Regional Tournament.

The boys basketball team wrapped up their most successful season in PLS history. The season was a success as the Titans defeated several perennial power houses and was once again victorious for the second time in three years against their rival Papillion-La Vista Monarchs. The 2008 season saw the Titans ranked as high as fourth and fall one win short of the state tournament. Senior Kendall Wehrle became the first Titan to be elected to the Omaha World Herald's All-State team (he was also elected All-State in Baseball).

The Titan football team earned it's first winning season in 2007 going 5-4 and just missing the playoffs. The Titans beat crosstown rival Papillion-La Vista 42-24 for the first time in 2007 setting the tone for future battles (PLVS won again in 2008). Papillion South was ranked for the 1st time in school history by the Lincoln Journal Star at #10 midway through the season but fell out soon after. Four year starting QB Anthony Dunn eclipsed the State completion record against Millard South going 33-52 for 384 yards in the contest. The final game of the season was one to remember as the Titans defeated the eventual state champions, Omaha Central, in dominating fashion.

==2008 Titan-Monarch Football Game==

The football team started the 2008 season with a 26-23 overtime victory over the Papillion Monarchs. The Titans were losing 23-7 late in the third quarter till South scored a touchdown and a two point conversion with under two minutes in the third. The score remained 23-15 through much of the 4th quarter until Michael Burrus capped off a long scoring drive (that included a fake-punt) when he punched in a short touchdown run with under four minutes. Once again, the Titans converted for two points and tied the score at 23 all, eventually sending the game to overtime.
In accordance with NSAA rules, each team was allowed one possession each until the other team is unable match the score. The Monarchs had first possession. Papillion-La Vista was held to 4th and 10 and they attempted a field goal. Monarch kicker, Erik Kusy's kick went wide left. The Titans came out and kicked the game winning field goal on the first play of their possession.
The "Black Hole" stormed the field and celebrated with the team. The thrilling overtime game was the second between the two teams in the last four meetings. The Titan's comeback has proved to add even more fuel to the Titan-Monarch rivalry.

== "The Black Hole" ==

"The Black Hole" is the nickname of the Papillion South student section. The students stay involved during all basketball and football games, cheering throughout the game. The students have a reputation for being very creative. While playing the Benson Bunnies the students dressed as rabbit hunters. Against the Papillion Monarchs, the students dressed as characters from the movie [[Braveheart]]. "The Black Hole" is also known for doing "the roller coaster" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0r4KZpQsqQ], an original version of "the wave."

== Television ==
*South offers a journalism class that produces an award winning news programs throughout the school year. "The Titan View" can be seen on a local television network.

*During the 2007-08 school year Papillion South was featured on WOWT's High School Cribs. [http://www.wowt.com/news/misc/10208306.html]

== External links ==
*[http://www.plshs.esu3.org/ Papillion-La Vista South High School]

[[Category:High schools in Nebraska]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 2003]]

Revision as of 02:58, 11 October 2008

The Texas Declaration of Independence.

The Texas Declaration of Independence was the formal declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico in the Texas Revolution. It was adopted at the Convention of 1836 at Washington-on-the-Brazos on March 2, 1836, and formally signed the following day after errors were noted in the text.

Richard Ellis, president of the convention , appointed a committee of five; George C. Childress, Edward Conrad, James Gaines, Bailey Hardeman, and Collin McKinney (the last being the oldest member of the convention at age 70), to write the declaration, but the declaration was largely the work of Childress. As the text was completed in only one day after the committee was appointed, it is largely believed that Childress came to the convention already prepared with a draft.

Among others, the declaration mentions the following reasons for the separation:

Based upon the United States Declaration of Independence, the Texas Declaration also contains many memorable expressions of American political principles:

  • "the right of trial by jury, that palladium of civil liberty, and only safe guarantee for the life, liberty, and property of the citizen."
  • "our arms ... are essential to our defence, the rightful property of freemen, and formidable only to tyrannical governments."

Signatures

Replica of the building at Washington-on-the-Brazos where the Texas Declaration was signed. An inscription reads: "Here a Nation was born".
The New Republic

See also

External links

Wikisource has original text related to this article:

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