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COLLEGE & CAREER READY
UPCOMING EVENTSApril 13-14 UIL Academic Regional Championships, Corpus Christi
April 14 – (9 a.m.) City of Stafford Spring Clean-Up Day
April 16 – (6:30 p.m.) Stafford MSD Board Meeting
April 19 – Area Track Meet at Columbus\
April 19 – (11:30 a.m.) SMSD Board President Jackson speaks at Ft. Bend
Chamber of Commerce)
April 19-21 – Stafford Robotics @ World Championships, Houston
April 20 – (7 p.m.) Baseball Senior Night vs. Needville
April 21 – JROTC Military Ball, Power Center, Houston
April 23 – (6 p.m.) GT/Academic Showcase, Stafford Civic Center
April 24 – (6 p.m.) Stafford MSD Town Hall Meeting, Stafford Civic Center
April 26 – (6 p.m.) Stafford Sensations Spring Show, Stafford Civic Center
CITY OF STAFFORD CLEAN-UP DAY – APRIL 14
Contact Marcia Fouts at
or call at 281.261.3941 if
you’re interested in
volunteering.
SMSD TOWN HALL MEETING ON APRIL 24
The Stafford Municipal School District will
host a Town Hall Meeting at 6 p.m. on
Tuesday, April 24.
This is a great opportunity to ask
questions to SMSD Administrators and
School Board Members. Light
refreshments will be served.
SHS ACADEMICS TEAM SET FOR UL REGIONALS THIS WEEKEND
Several Stafford High School
students qualified for the UIL
Regional Championships on
April 13-14 in Corpus Christi.
Here’s the list of qualifiers:
http://www.staffordmsd.org/
a_b_o_u_t_u_s/news/staffo
rd_high_students_excel_at_
u_i_l_/
SENIORS EARNING $CHOLARSHIPS
• TWO STAFFORD HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS EARNED
SCHOLARSHIPS FROM LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS –
DUNG TRINH ($5,000 FROM THE GEORGE FOUNDATION) AND
JALON JACKSON ($2,000 FROM MEN FOR CHANGE)
• TRINH WAS FEATURED IN THE APRIL EDITION OF “FORT BEND
FOCUS” MAGAZINE, AND JACKSON WAS NAMED THE MOST
OUTSTANDING ACTOR AT THE 25-4A “ONE ACT PLAY”
COMPETITION
FUTURE ASTROPHYSICISTStafford High School senior Clarence Odom
will study to become an Astrophyics at
Arizona State University in the fall.
We were fortunate to see Clarence perform
in the character of Wynton last week in the
SHS One-Act Play, "The Royale."
We wish Clarence the best as he takes the
next step in his education!
BOYS TRACK TEAM WINS DISTRICT•THE STAFFORD HIGH BOYS TRACK & FIELD
TEAM WON A DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP ON
THURSDAY NIGHT IN SEALY.
•BOTH THE SHS BOYS & GIRLS TRACK TEAMS
WILL COMPETE AT THE AREA MEET ON
THURSDAY IN COLUMBUS.
THREE SENIORS SIGN SCHOLARSHIPSStafford High seniors Dylan Smith, Noah Nelson and Alliyah
Williams signed their respective college athletic scholarships on
Wednesday.
Stafford High senior pitcher/outfielder Dylan Smith signed with
the University of Alabama to become the first SHS athlete to sign
with a Southeastern Conference (SEC) Baseball Program.
Stafford High senior defensive specialist/team captain Alliyah
Williams became the second member of the SHS Volleyball Team
to sign with a collegiate volleyball program. Williams will study
Biology and compete at Kentucky State, an NCAA Division II
university
Stafford High senior linebacker Noah Nelson played a key role in
the Spartans’ best season in school history – a Class 4A State
Quarterfinal appearance in 2016. He will study Computer Science
and continue his football career at Texas Lutheran University.
SHS BOYS SOCCER REACHES REGIONAL QUARTERFINALS
• THE STAFFORD HIGH BOYS SOCCER TEAM REACHED THE
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THREE
SEASONS. THE SPARTANS LOST TO CENTER, 2-0, AFTER A
SCORELESS FIRST HALF.
• OUR STAFFORD TEAM – WITH 12 SENIORS – WON THE
FIRST OUTRIGHT DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE
PROGRAM’S HISTORY AND ALSO WON BI-DISTRICT AND
AREA CHAMPIONSHIPS.
• WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THEIR OUTSTANDING SEASON
STAFFORD MIDDLE SEVENTH GRADER WINS DELTA THETA SIGMA VIDEO CONTEST
Congratulations to Stafford
Middle School Seventh Grader
Daizha Moton on winning the
Delta Sigma Theta Video Contest!
Here is the winning video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch
?v=U9eQQ8qd91w&feature=youtu
.be
STAFFORD ELEMENTARY RAISES $3,000+ FOR LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY
• STAFFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RAISED A
RECORD-HIGH $3,136.62 FOR "PENNIES FOR
PATIENTS" THIS YEAR, A FUNDRAISER FOR
THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY.
STAFFORD ELEMENTARY HAS PARTICIPATED
IN THE FUNDRAISER FOR THE LAST FEW
YEARS.
SMSD VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHTROBERT PEDRAZA
Robert Pedraza is a proud Stafford MSD Parent and District
Volunteer.
He's volunteered in the drop-off line at the Elementary School
during the mornings and currently volunteers with the District's
FFA Chapter.
...Pedraza, who grew up in the Stafford area, served as the
Stafford Elementary PTO President in 2013.
"My mom and dad did a lot of volunteer work, and I guess I picked
it up from them," Pedraza said.
STAFFORD ROBOTICS TEAM HEADED TO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS NEXT WEEK
The Stafford High Robotics Team
accomplished another amazing feat!
The Team -- and their Robot (Spartan 5908)
are headed back to the FIRST ROBOTICS
World Championships, April 18-21 at the
George R. Brown Convention Center in
Houston after an excellent performance
(second place out of 40 teams) at a
Regional Competition this week.
This will be the team's second consecutive
trip to the World Championships!
HAPPY ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS WEEK• A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR STAFFORD MSD ASSISTANT
PRINCIPALS ON ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS WEEK. THANK YOU TO THE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SENDING THE PHOTOS!
• ELEMENTARY – ILEANA DURAN-REYES, JEFFERY WILLIAMS, TWYLA
HYNES
• INTERMEDIATE – IANNE QUILA
• MIDDLE – MICHAEL KEARNS
• HS – SILAS GARCIA
ELEMENTARY PREPS FOR STAAR TEST WITH A FUN THEME
• STAFFORD MSD HELD STAAR TESTING THIS WEEK.
PRIOR TO THE TESTING DAYS, STAFFORD ELEMENTARY
TEACHERS AND STAFF PREPARED FOR STAAR WITH
AN AMAZING RACE THEME (ALL STAAR EDITION)
• DIFFERENT TEAMS RACED AROUND THE CAFETERIA TO
THE FINISH LINE. GAME INCLUDED TASKS AND
CHALLENGES TO REMIND TEACHERS OF THE STAAR
RULES AND PROTOCOL.
• OUR WINNING TEAM WAS THE SECOND GRADE ELA
TEAM WHO WON A JEANS PASS FOR A DAY OF THEIR
CHOICE.
NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK
Happy National Library Week to our Stafford
MSD Librarians!
With ever-changing technology, the
challenges and demands of their jobs are
always changing, but their dedication to the
profession is as strong as its ever been.
STAFFORD HIGH COIN CLUB
• STAFFORD HIGH MATHEMATICS TEACHER DR. RALPH
ROSS STARTED THE STAFFORD HIGH COIN CLUB. HERE
IS A VIDEO ABOUT THE CLUB:
• HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=JCHE42H
VMH8&FEATURE=YOUTU.BE
SMSD PARTICIPATES IN SENATOR MILES’ INTERN & JOB FAIR AT HCC
Several Stafford High students attended State
Senator Borris’ Miles Intern & Job Fair at the HCC
Missouri City Campus on Wednesday. They were
joined by SMSD Superintendent Dr. Robert Bostic,
SMSD Board President Auturo Jackson and several
District employees.
STAFFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL KICKSTART CHAMPIONS
Four Stafford Middle School Kickstart Kids students and their
Instructor competed at the 2018 PanAmerican Games in San Antonio
over the weekend.
There were competitors from all over the world. The Stafford
competitors won a total of 13 Gold Medals, 7 Silver, and 2 Bronze.
Master Rommel Gargoles also won the Overall Adult Black Belt Grand
Champion.
.Results:
Master Rommel Gargoles - 10 Gold Medals and Overall Adult Black Belt
Grand Champion
Joshua Servellon - 1 Gold and 2 Silver Medals
Miguel Avellaneda - 1 Gold and 2 Silver Medals
Fabricio Lozano - 1 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze
SHS WELDING TEAM COMPETES @ STATE
Stafford High School showed
why its College & Career
Center has one of the best
Welding Programs in the
State of Texas during the
State Championships last
weekend in Corpus Christi!
SUPER SENIOR 55+ BREAKFAST
Stafford Middle School was in the spotlight at the April edition of the Super Senior 55+ Breakfast on Friday. Stafford
Middle School Principal Ginny Gayle emphasized the campus’ core values – “Stafford Middle School values integrity and
embraces diversity.” Stafford Middle students from the Band and Spanish Club performed for the attendees.
The final Super Senior 55+ Breakfast of the year will be at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, May 11 at Stafford High School. Here is a
recent video from Stafford Middle’s Cultural Fair/Spring Open House –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4c983ysDm8&feature=youtu.be
SMS BAND RECEIVES SWEEPSTAKES The Stafford Middle
School took three
bands to the UIL Contest
& Sight Readings. Each
band did a great job.
The Sub Non Varsity
band Received
Excellent Rating on
Stage and Superior in
Sight Reading. The Non
Varsity band Receive an
Superior Rating on
Stage and a Superior
Rating in Sight-Reading.
The Varsity Band
received a Superior
Rating on Stage and
Excellent in Sight-
reading.
SOCIAL MEDIA FOR SUPER 55+ -- A SUCCESS
Fourteen members of our Super Senior 55+ Group
stayed after breakfast to take a Social Media Training
class. They learned the basics of Facebook and
Twitter, and several signed up to follow Stafford MSD
on Facebook and Twitter.
SHS SOFTBALL TO VISIT SEALYON TUESDAY
THE STAFFORD HIGH SOFTBALL TEAM WILL VISIT SEALY
AT 6 P.M. TUESDAY. THURSDAY WAS SENIOR NIGHT FOR
THE LADY SPARTANS, WHO HAD A 17-10 LOSS TO
BELLVILLE.
IT WAS THE FINAL HOME GAME FOR SENIORS ASHLEY
HUDSON, ALYSSA JACKSON AND EMMA DANIEL.
STAFFORD BASEBALL SENIOR NIGHTThe Stafford High Baseball Team has
three games remaining on the
schedule – Tuesday at Sealy, Friday vs.
Needville (Senior Night) and April 24 at
Columbus. All varsity games begin at 7
p.m.
The Spartans have shown a great deal
of improvement this season, and they
continue to work toward the goal of
reaching the postseason.
SHS/SMS TENNISThe Stafford High Tennis Team competed at the District 24-
5A Tournament in Bellville earlier this month.
Cassandra Andres and Jaden Tran are the 5A-24 Champions
in JV Mixed Doubles.
Kyla Calister and Zoe-Ann McKie placed 4th in the JV Girls’
Doubles division.
...Haley Young and Jon Percy Palustre placed 2nd in the JV
Mixed Doubles division.
Annie Dang and Sally Huang defeated two great Bellville
squads yesterday to finish second.
The Stafford Middle School Tennis Team enjoyed a victory
over West Brazos on Thursday.
BOND SALE = TAXPAYER $AVINGS• SMSD sold $52 Million worth of the $62
Million Bond on Feb. 28.
• The remaining $10 Million will be sold in
2019, in a bank qualified option plan, as
recommended by our financial advisors,
RBC Capital.
• RBC Capital recommended two sales
instead of one, lowering the cost from
$8.75 per month per $100,000 valuation
to $7.08 per month for taxpayers.
WE ARE HIRING!Contact Tera
Bressler,
tbressler@staffor
dmsd.org if you
are interested in
applying for a
position with
SMSD Child
Nutrition or SMSD
Transportation.
SPARTAN SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Stafford High is starting a new initiative, the Spartan Scholarship Assistance
Program. Our intent is to help high school students submit scholarship
applications in a timely and professional manner....
The goal of this initiative is to ensure our students are being awarded the
maximum number of scholarship dollars.
We need the community’s support. We need volunteers who can donate a
minimum of two (2) hours each month.
Here is a video we produced last week about the Spartan Scholarship
Assistance Program:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_vOHo-gHdk
STAFFORD MSD IS STEM-FOCUSED• STAFFORD MSD IS ALREADY A LEADER IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY,
ENGINEERING & MATH (STEM). THANKS TO THE 2017 BOND, WE ARE
ABOUT TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER LEVEL.
• WE WILL BECOME THE ONLY CAMPUS IN FORT BEND COUNTY TO HAVE A
STEM MAGNET FOR GRADES 3-THROUGH-12.
• HERE IS THE VIDEO:
• HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=YIHCLSVJUXW
THE NEW STAFFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL
Stafford voters decided in November
that it was time to build a new Stafford
Middle School! The new Stafford Middle
School will house grades 6 through 8.
The current campus was built in the
1980's, and it's time for a change!
We included some 1980's Rock Music to
emphasize the point.
...Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1o
OGm3ZLLg
A SAFER, CLEANER SMSD
Stafford MSD is committed to health and
wellness. Less time under the weather means
more time for teaching and learning.
That's why we are proud to have hand sanitizer
machines installed at each of our campuses,
plus the District Administration office!
VISIT OUR ARCHIVESDID YOU MISS A PREVIOUS COMMUNITY
UPDATE?
WE HAVE ARCHIVES OF COMMUNITY UPDATES
ON THE STAFFORD MSD WEBSITE.
CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO FIND THEM:
HTTP://WWW.STAFFORDMSD.ORG/A_B_O_U_T_U
_S/COMMUNITY_UPDATES