Sam Houston will host a free Financial Aid Night, February 13th in the Little Theatre.
Come get help on how to apply for financial aid to go to college. Information will be provided on grants, and hear everything you need to know about FASFA. Contact the College & Career Center at 682.867.0183 for more info.
The event will be from 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Art Department Donates Work to Charity Auction
Sam Houston students Edna N. Rasheda T. and Jazzmin F. used the handprints of the Royal Family Campers to create artwork to be donated to the Heart & Soul Charity Auction in an effort to raise funds for activities for abused children of North Texas.
First Choice Power Awards Sam Houston High School Grant to help save money, energy by installing energy-efficient upgrades
First choice power is helping Sam Houston High School save money on its energy bills by awarding two Reduce Your Use Grants that our school will use to purchase equipment in the Science department.
The grants were awarded to two fantastic Science teachers: Frank Elia and Thomas Holster.
Congrats Mr. Elia and Mr. Holster!
A letter to parents will be sent out with freshmen students on January 13, 2012 regarding the changes in how a semester average for a class is calculated due to the implementation of the STAAR assessment.
If you have any questions regarding the changes and the letter sent home, please do not hesitate to contact the office at 682.867.8200.
Take Time to Prepare for the TAKS
SHHS will be offering a variety of free Saturday TAKS prep sessions on campus from January 21st until April 21st to make sure all of our students are fully prepared to do their best on the upcoming exams. Snacks and prizes will be offered to students who join and participate! All sessions will be from 8:30am-10:30am and meet in Commons B. Click on the image on the left to see the full flyer with dates and times.
Boy's Basketball Team Featured in Star Telegram
The Star Telegram recently featured our Varsity Basketball Team online titled, "Runnin Texans Urged to Shoot Often." The article interviews head coach, Donte Wilson and his and Coach Chris LeGrand's philosophy behind getting points through the net. Please take a moment to check out the article on our Runnin' Texans
Friday, December 9, 2011: A selection of our students at Sam Houston were recently awarded the "Texan Star" award, nominated by their teachers for improved grades, attendance, and behavior for the six weeks.
Recipients of the Texan Star award this six weeks are:
Rosario G. and Rebecca A. for Business
Cody C. and Kemonisha W. for Theater Arts
Donna N. and Isiah F. for Band
Azalia A. and Sam H. for Choir
Hugo M. and Christina S. for Orchestra
Dario J. and Jacqueline R. for Art
Carlos A. and Isis S. for French
Federico T. and Phuong N. for ESL
Rodolfo B. and Maricruz M. for Science
Miguel A. and Kim N. for English
Jose V. and Cynthia L. for Math
Juan M. and Yenifer V. for Social Studies
Antonio C. and Lucerito G. for PE/Health
Delisa M. for CATE
Hugo S. and Socorro S. for Food and Consumer Sciences
Cynthia A. for Special Ed
Jonathan J. and Brittany C. for Alternate Curriculum
Many Congratulations to our Texan Stars for this six weeks!
Ms. Schadt's Class Practices Verbal Skills
Ms. Schadt's Communication Applications class recently practiced their Verbal Skills where students had to guide each other verbally to assemble a Lego structure. Below are some of the structures her students created.
Art Department Donates Work to Charity Auction
The Star Telegram recently featured our Varsity Basketball Team online titled, "Runnin Texans Urged to Shoot Often." The article interviews head coach, Donte Wilson and his and Coach Chris LeGrand's philosophy behind getting points through the net. Please take a moment to check out the article on our Runnin' Texans