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Upcoming Events:

Graduation Rehearsal:
May 31 | 8:30am
Graduation: June 1 | 8pm
 
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Announcements:

Seniors 2012: End of Year Information

Senior Panoramic Picture: Tuesday, May 22 at 9:30am

Senior Final Exams: Friday, May 25 (A) and Tuesday, May 29 (B)

Graduation Rehearsal: Thursday, May 31 at 8:30 am

Graduation: Friday, June 1at 8:00 pm*

 

Graduation will be Played Back on TV on AISD TV- Time-Warner Arlington Cable Channel 98, AT&T U-Verse 99, as well as "Live Webcast" through the AISD website.
SHHS Playback times: June 4 & 11, 2012: 10am, 2pm, 5pm, & 8pm

*DVDs of graduations will be available for purchase from the school owned "Spirit Threads" store at the Parks Mall (817.375.0738) beginning June 6 for $25 plus tax.


Final Exam Information:

  • NO BOOKBAGS permitted on campus Tuesday, May 29 - Thursday, May 31

  • Lockers must be cleaned out on May 24 & May 25

    • All items left in lockers will be discarded or donated to charity

  • Final Exams: Wednesday, May 30 (A) & Thursday, May 31 (B)


 

How to Access Photo Booth Pictures From Prom:

Visit the photographer's website for free image downloads from the photo booth pictures of prom:

Seniors at prom--photobooth

Gabriela S. Wins Third place in the Senior Scholarship Art Show

Artwork designed by Gabriela S.Many congratulations go to Gabriela, who placed third in the recent Senior Scholarship Art Show, sponsored by the Arlington Arts League.

Gabriela recently also attended an awards banquet with her teacher, Mr. John Bodine at the PDC in recognition of her achievement. We are extremely proud of Gabriela and our entire Art department for their continuous creative designs!

 

SHHS Track Heads to Regional Qualifying Meet

Members of the SHHS Track team recently traveled to Saginaw on April 20th to compete in the Regional Qualifying meet. Congratulations to these wonderful athletes!

2012 Track Team

2012 Track Team2

Members of the SHHS Track Qualifying team include: Ebonie H. in the 300 Herdles and the 4x100 relay, Jessica H. - Shotput, Serena B.-100m 100m hurdles, Tauriah Stubblefield-4x400 relay, Sarah M. - 4x100 relay, KaJuan W. - 110 m hurdles, Darrion F. --100 meter, Jameelah B. -4x100 m Relay / 100m dash, Halley P. - 4x100m Relay, Long Jump, 200m Dash.


 

SHHS Soccer LogoSHHS Men's Soccer Advances to Third Round in State Playoffs

The Sam Houston Men's Soccer team has been long standing a team of success and playoff advancement. This year our team had an outstanding playoff run to the third round, ending on April 10th in a 2-1 loss against El Paso Bel Air.

The Texans finished their season with an incredible fight to the end, with several team members earning recognition for their individual capabilities and performance.

The Texans were recently featured in the Star Telegram with a fantastic story by Mark Goodson. Please take a moment to read read the story here.

 


 

4th Six Weeks Texan StarsTexan Stars Awarded for 4th Six Weeks:

The Texan Stars are students that have shown improvement in grades, attendance, and/or behavior between the end of the 4th six weeks and progress grades.

The awarded students for this grading period include:

  • Theatre Arts: Vanessa V.
  • Band: Jacqueline H. & Jesus M.
  • Art: Marlen G. & Juan S.
  • Spanish: Kelly R. & Stephen R.
  • ESL: Skrizzia S. & Julio B.
  • Math: Cryshel M. & Luis G.
  • Social Studies: Maryann L. & Patiphan N.
  • PE/Dance/Health: Sydney C. & Austin B.
  • CATE: Maria V. & Abel G.
  • F&CS: Jameshia W. & Hugo S.
  • General Improvement: Sarah M. & Kevin F.
  • Alternate Curriculum: Hibo A. & Collin S.
  • French: Brenda M. & Talon M.
  • Debate: Dustin D.

 

SHHS Tex-Annes at Showtime Nationals Tex-Annes Take Home Several Awards From Competition

This past weekend on March 24-25th, the Sam Houston Tex-Anne Drill Team competed in the Showtime Nationals competition in Galveston, TX and returned with several awards in the in the Medium Team category.

 

 

The awards include:

  • 4th Place Officer Jazz
  • 3rd Place Officer Lyrical
  • 4th Place Officer Modern
  • 3rd Place Team Novelty
  • 3rd Place Team Military
  • 1st Place Team Modern

Congratulations to our SHHS Dancers!

Want an opportunity to see the Tex-Annes perform their competition dances in addition to more stellar performances from the Dance classes? Come to their upcoming annual Spring Show on April 12 & 13 at the SHHS Auditorium at 7pm both nights!



TCU Community Scholar

Sam Houston is proud to announce that Julio S. was a recipient of the TCU Community Scholar Award! Julio is the recipient of a full academic scholarship to TCU with an estimated value of $192,000!!!!

Many congrats to Julio!

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Julio S. Click to view largerJulio receiving his award of a full scholarship

 

 

Textile Production Winner

First place Textile winner Brenda with the model of her dressThe Textile Production Class attended the Fashion Career Day Conference in Houston recently. The students made garments to enter for scholarship money. Brenda T. won 1st place and received a $1500 cash scholarship and $50 gift card! Many congrats to our Textile Production students!

Anti-Bullying Contest Winners

Sam Houston recently held a contest for art students to produce images to promote an anti-bullying campaign. Many of our art students produced spectacular pieces to help promote awareness of bullying and promote turning against it. Congratulations to the following winners of our local contest who will advance to the county-wide contest sponsored by Safe City Commission of Tarrant County:

  • Shavonne M. - 1st Place
  • Jose B. - 2nd Place
  • Edna N. - 3rd Place
  • Honorable Mentions: Xuan N; Rubie L; & Enrique G.


Business Professionals of America Students Advance to Nationals

Several Sam Houston students performed very well at the recent BPA State Leadership Conference in Dallas. Six students will advance to Nationals in Chicago in April.

Congrats to the following students!

  • Martha B; Tania M; Jacqueline M; Juana R;--1st place Administrative Support Team
  • Atalo A; - 1st Place Extemporaneous Speech
  • Jacqueline M;--2nd Place Keyboarding Production
  • Juana R; - 2nd Place Prepared Speech
  • Artha B; - 3rd Place Fundamental Word Processing
  • Tania M; - 3rd Place Medical Office Procedures
  • National Alternate: Misael P;--7th in Desktop Publishing


 

2012 Lady Wrestlers. Click for larger viewWomen's Wrestling Named Regional Champs!

The SHHS Women's Wrestling team recently were named Region II Champs recently and traveled to Austin to compete in State UIL competition. WAY TO GO Women's Wrestling!

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Ready Set Teach! Students Place Well at TAFE State Conference

Our Ready Set Teach! students recently did an excellent job representing SHHS & AISD at the annual TAFE State Conference in San Antonio.

Ceciila V: Project Visualize- Blue Ribbon
Ebony H: Scrapbook- Red Ribbon (with amazing artwork provided by Edna N.)
Bermeshia R: 1st Place at Regionals for Lesson Plans

8 Interns created such amazing professional portfolios that they were able to share them with a panel of judges and discuss what they learned through its creation. All of the interns received Gold Star results!
Yesica M.
Andrew A.
Serena B.
Vanesa G.
Gaby M.
Vanessa M.
Myron P.
Kiara P.

Two students competed in a test based on the General Education Certification (ELF) Test:
Lizzeth B. & Kimberly J.

Congratulations on a job well done!


HOSA Students Advancing to State Conference/Competition

Congratulations to our two HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) students who will advance to the State Conference to be held March 29-31. Marquetta W. placed 1st in her event of Personal Care and Bridgette T. placed 3rd in her event of Sports Medicine. These ladies were outstanding representatives of Sam Houston & Arlington ISD.


Orchestra Has UIL Success

The SHHS Orchestra recently had successful results at the UIL Solo & Ensamble Contest. Out of 32 entries, the orchestra brought home 17 1st Division medals, & 11 2nd Division medals collectively. Breana B. & Victor V. were certified to advance to the State Competition at the University of Texas later this spring. Many Congrats to our Orchestra!


Mr. Bodine, Edna, Rasheda, & Jazzmin with their artworkArt 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. Recently, the artwork was auctioned off for $500.

Click to visit the event website for more information about the auction.









First Choice Power Awards Sam Houston High School Grant to help save money, energy by installing energy-efficient upgrades

Click to see largerFirst 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!

 

Click to read the entire story.


 

Boy's Basketball Team Featured in Star Telegram

Daniel Bradley, Rashard Bailey, and Wendale Washington of the SHHS Basketball teamThe 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

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New Visitor ID System:

A new visitor ID system has launched at SHHS as well as all AISD campuses. All visitors must have a state ID to be scanned and a visitor pass will be printed with the visitor's image.


STAAR Testing Info

AISD Launches New Video About STAAR

AISD TV recently launched a new video to provide an overview of information about STAAR Testing which begins this spring. The video is available in both English and Spanish languages. To view the videos, please click on the corresponding links below:

English STAAR Video

Spanish STAAR Video


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