Juan Seguin High School

Welcome to Seguin Podcast
Ms. Britton (Academic Assistant Principal) and Ms. Gorman (JSHS Librarian) have been working hard with their cameras to make a podcast welcoming students to JSHS. The podcast was used at recent visits to Ousley Junior High School and Ferguson Junior High School (JSHS feeder junior high schools). Click here to see the podcast.

Juan Seguin PTSA Works on Our Behalf
If you have any questions, please contact PTSA President David Berg at 817-991-5448, or email him at davidberg1@aol.com. For more information about PTSA, please visit our website at Juan Seguin PTSA. View the latest PTSA newsletter, The Cougar Express.

SAT Words of the Week -- February 2 - 6, 2009

Want to brush up on your vocabulary skills? Click the Play button below to see our Seguin SAT Words of the Week.

Important Information

TAKS Tutoring for English Offered
Beginning on Monday, January 26, 2009, and running through Friday, February 27, 2009, the English Department will be offering after-school TAKS tutoring in room B132 from 3:00-3:30 pm. We would like to encourage our students to attend. Click here for a copy of the TAKS Tutoring Schedule.

9th Grade Tutoring Center Available After School
Beginning on Thursday, January 22, 2009, until the end of the school year, the 9th Grade Tutoring Center will be available after school for all core subjects on Mondays and Thursdays from 3:00-5:00 pm in rooms A127 and A124. We would like to encourage our students to attend.

Students of UIL Academics Compete and Place at Timberview High School Meet
On one Saturday each month, our students challenge their skills by competing with several area schools. Our latest meet took place at Timberview High School on Saturday, January 24, 2009. The following students placed in the top seven in the following academic events:

Computer Science -- Team placed 1st!
Jake C. (Senior): -- (1st);
Colin T. (Senior): -- (2nd);
Brian H. (Junior): -- (4th);

Science -- Team placed 2nd!
Hamzah B. (Senior): -- Physics (1st);
Diana C. (Junior): -- Biology (1st);
Andrew W. (Junior): -- Overall (4th);
Oman H. (Senior): -- Overall (5th);

Current Issues and Events -- Team placed 2nd!
Glenn D. (Senior): -- (4th);
Sameen A. (Senior): -- (5th);
Chris C. (Junior): -- (6th);
Quinton B. (Junior): -- (7th);

Our next meet is scheduled to take place on Saturday, February 7, at Legacy High School in Mansfield, TX. If you have any questions or would like more information, feel free to contact the UIL Academic Coordinator, Dale Moore.

	Education: Go Get It! On Saturday, January 10, 2009, Seguin High School's Counseling Department sponsored Education: Go Get It! There were multiple workshops offered to all students and parents to learn more about college admissions, SAT prep, financial aid, etc., with representatives from colleges and universities presenting these sessions. All of them were extremely well attended. Ninth, tenth, and eleventh grade students picked up their PSAT scores, and a representative from Princeton Review explained the score report and showed how to prepare to take the SAT exam. Click here for video highlights of the day's events. It’s your future! Education: Go Get It!

Education: Go Get It!
On Saturday, January 10, 2009, Seguin High School's Counseling Department sponsored Education: Go Get It!

There were multiple workshops offered to all students and parents to learn more about college admissions, SAT prep, financial aid, etc., with representatives from colleges and universities presenting these sessions. All of them were extremely well attended.

Ninth, tenth, and eleventh grade students picked up their PSAT scores, and a representative from Princeton Review explained the score report and showed how to prepare to take the SAT exam.

Click here for video highlights of the day's events.

It’s your future!

Education: Go Get It!

Congratulations, Andrew G., on Baseball Signing

Pictured: Dale Goodman; Mr. Batlie, Assistant Coach, Baseball; Andrew G.; Carol Goodman; and Mr. Bruder, Coach, Varsity Baseball.

Andrew G . is a two-year letterman for the Seguin Varsity Baseball team. Starting in the Fall 2009, he will be attending North Central Texas College, located in Gainsville, Texas, on a baseball scholarship. Congratulations, Andrew!

Congratulations, All-State Choir and Band Members

Pictured: Greg S., Anna J., Ms. Portele, Mr. Rinn.

Greg S. (tenor) and Anna J. (soprano) each earned places in the Texas All-State Choir after advancing through five rounds of auditions that began last September 2008. The all-state auditions begin each year with over 15,000 students state-wide and is reduced to less than 500 students that become part of an all-state choral ensemble. These students will travel to San Antonio, TX, in February 2009 to perform in the all-state choirs at the TMEA (Texas Music Educators Association) annual convention.

Over the weekend of January 10, eight students of Seguin's Band participated in the Area Band Contest (the equivalent of Regionals in the high school sports world), the final stop on the way to All-State. Those eight students and their results were:

Ariel S. (won 1st chair flute; advanced to state)
Xavier S. (9th grade; yeah, he's that good!)
Sarah P. (won 1st chair oboe; advanced to state)
Chris V.
Briana B. (won 1st chair clarinet; advanced to state)
Andrew W. (won 3rd chair trumpet; advanced to state...also, represents the first time ever we had a returning All-State band student make it again the next year!)
Lauren W.
Shelby I.

These kids are awesome, and we are so proud of their efforts! To give you an idea of how challenging the All-State process is for them: there are approximately 210 4A schools in Texas and 150 spots in the Texas 4A All-State Band. That's an average of 0.7 students per school...and we had 4! What incredible kids!