COLLEGE & CAREER READY

UPCOMING EVENTSFebruary 9 – (7 p.m.) Boys Basketball vs. Needville

February 9 – (5 p.m.) Girls Soccer District Opener vs. Sealy

February 12 – (6:30 p.m.) February Board Meeting

February 17 – (7 p.m.) SMSD Night at Sabercats Rugby Game, Sugar Land

February 19 – STAFFORD MSD WILL BE OPEN ON PRESIDENT’S DAY

February 20 – (6:30 p.m.) Baseball Season Opener at Marshall

READING CHALLENGE WINNERS!•

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READING & RUGBY AT STAFFORD ELEMENTARY• STAFFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAS PROUD TO

WELCOME HOUSTON SABERCATS PROFESSIONAL

RUGBY PLAYERS JUSTIN ALLEN AND JAKE TURNBULL

TO OUR CAMPUS ON TUESDAY MORNING FOR THE

"READING & RUGBY" PROGRAM.

• ALLEN AND TURNBULL ENJOYED THE OPPORTUNITY

TO READ TO THREE DIFFERENT KINDERGARTEN

CLASSES. THEY ALSO FIELDED QUESTIONS FROM A

PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASS!

STAFFORD ELEMENTARY CELEBRATES LUNAR NEW YEAR

Stafford Elementary

School Students

enjoyed a Lion

Dance Performance

by the International

Shaolin Wushu

Center Group last

Friday to celebrate

the Lunar New Year!

ELEMENTARY STUDENTS RAISE MONEY TO DEFEAT LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA

• STAFFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

CELEBRATED THE MONEY THAT THEY RAISED FOR

THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY BY TAPING

THEIR TEACHERS TO THE GYMNASIUM WALL AT A

SCHOOL ASSEMBLY ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

• THE TEACHERS, WHO ALSO SUPPORTED THIS

WONDERFUL CHARITY, WERE GOOD SPORTS

ABOUT IT.

SCHOOL IN SESSION ON FEBRUARY 19• STAFFORD MSD WILL BE OPEN FOR CLASSES ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19.

• WE ARE AMENDING OUR CURRENT INSTRUCTIONAL CALENDAR SO THAT ALL

PERSONNEL AND STUDENTS ATTEND SCHOOL ON FEBRUARY 19 IN ORDER TO

ACCOUNT FOR LOST INSTRUCTIONAL MINUTES AND CONTRACTUAL TIME DUE TO

THE MID-JANUARY ICE STORM.

• ...WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT THE STATE WAIVED OUR MAKE-UP DAYS DURING

HURRICANE HARVEY. MAKING UP A DAY IN FEBRUARY PREVENTS US FROM

HAVING TO MAKE IT UP IN JUNE.

STAFFORD STUDENTS IN “RISE UP” PROGRAM• OUR STUDENTS ARE NOW TRAINED AS PEER COACHES AND WILL BE ABLE TO TEACH THEIR PEERS

AND STAFF THE LIFE SKILLS THEY LEARNED. THEY WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO STAY ABREAST OF NEW

MODULES AND STRATEGIES BY MEETING WITH THEIR RISE UP TEACHER, MS. MARCIE BROOKS ONCE

A WEEK.

• PLEASE CONGRATULATE THE FOLLOWING STAFFORD MSD STUDENTS FOR TAKING ON THIS NEW

LEADERSHIP ROLE:

• HAVANNAH HUDSON 7TH GRADE

• CHELSEA ARMINGTON 8TH GRADE

• TRISTAN REED 8TH GRADE

• DYNEL TURNER 8TH GRADE

• INDIA MATTHEWS 9TH GRADE

• JAMES OLIVER 11TH GRADE

• JALON JACKSON 12TH GRADE

UIL RE-ALIGNMENT ANNOUNCED

• STAFFORD

• SEALY

• BROOKSHIRE ROYAL

• FULSHEAR

• EL CAMPO

• NEEDVILLE

• WHARTON

FOOTBALL 12-4AACADEMICS/NON-FOOTBALL 25-4A

• STAFFORD

• NAVASOTA

• HISD FURR

• HISD NORTH FOREST

• HISD WORTHING

• HISD WHEATLEY

• HISD YATES

ELEMENTARY SCIENCE FAIR WAS A SUCCESS

The Stafford Elementary School

Science Fair was a great

success! Stafford Elementary

students filled the cafeteria with

their Science Projects.

Our District is 100 percent

committed to STEM Education!

SMSD TEACHER SPOTLIGHT

Rudy Roberts' students will tell you that he rocks, so it's no surprise that

the Stafford Intermediate Teacher of the Month is from the City That

Rocks, Cleveland, Ohio!

"Being named Teacher of the Month is an honor," said Roberts, who

teaches Sixth Grade Math. "I pride myself on being able to relate to my

students."

Roberts earned a full basketball scholarship to Fairmont State

University in West Virginia, where he earned a degree in Health

Science/Nutrition.

He moved to Houston and became interested in teaching, so he was a

substitute teacher first. Then, he became certified in teaching

Mathematics.

"I like mentoring -- it's natural for me to mentor and teach," Roberts said.

STAFFORD HIGH DECA PROUD TO PARTNER WITH CHICK-FIL-A

Stafford High School's DECA Program

prepares students for the challenges and

opportunities of the business world.

Students have a chance to compete

against other schools.

The Stafford High DECA Program partners

with the local Chick-fil-A Restaurant to

sell lunch to Stafford High students each

week.

STAFFORD SOPHOMORE SHINES!

Stafford High Sophomore (Class of 2020) Chaci

Bush excels academically (all Pre-Advanced

Placement classes) and athletically (Golf &

Cheerleading).

To read more about her accomplishments, see

the link below:

http://www.staffordmsd.org/cms/one.aspx?port

alId=895956&pageId=33068925

STAFFORD MSD CHEER CLINIC

In Stafford MSD, we are proud of our

Cheerocracy!

The Stafford High Cheer Team held a clinic on

Thursday afternoon for Stafford Middle and

Stafford Intermediate students.

The Cheer Team will be hosting our tryout clinic

Feb. 26- March 1 open to everyone grades 6-11.

Pick up packets today from Coach Bazile Room

716 @ Stafford Middle School or your campus

front office.

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.

Volunteers can help in different ways. They include:

• identifying scholarship opportunities

• encouraging students to apply for scholarships

• proofreading paperwork and essays

• following up with students and their parents to ensure scholarships are completed professionally

and on-time.

If you are interested in volunteering your time for this initiative, please contact:

Monica Rasmus – spartanscholarshipassistance@gmail.com

Wilmer Beasley – wbeasley@staffordmsd.org

SUPER SENIOR 55+ BREAKFAST – FEB. 9

We would like to invite you to the

Stafford MSD Super Senior 55+

Breakfast at 8:30 a.m Friday,

February 9 at Stafford High School.

Enjoy a delicious breakfast and

learn about the Stafford

Intermediate School campus.

MISSOURI CITY BLACK HISTORY MONTHOur neighbors in Missouri City have

invited the Stafford community to the

Missouri City Black History Month

Program, Feb. 10.

SMSD Superintendent Dr. Robert

Bostic will be participating in a panel

of educational leaders.

STAFFORD SWIM TEAM COMPETING IN REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Stafford High Swim Team is competing in the UIL

Regional Championships today and tomorrow in

Magnolia, TX.

Six Relay Teams qualified for Regionals!

GIRLS 200 FREESTYLE, 200 MEDLEY 400 FREESTYLE:

Cassandra Soza, Sara Villasana, Lilly Bouza, Yemane

Luna

BOYS 200 FREESTYLE, 200 MEDLEY 400 FREESTYLE :

Marco Mireles, Henry Rivera, Raul Hinojosa, Jamie

Garcia

PAMUGO NAMED TO ALL-STATE TEAM

Stafford High senior defensive

lineman Josh Pamugo earned

Second Team Class 4A All-State

Honors on the Padilla Coaches Poll.

Pamugo is one of the Spartans who

will have a chance to play football at

the collegiate level.

LADY SPARTANS TO HOST BELLVILLE TONIGHTThe Stafford High Girls

Basketball is tied with a 6-2

District Record.

The Lady Spartans will host

Bellville tonight and finish the

regular season on Tuesday at

Sealy.

The team has a clinched a

playoff appearance for the

second consecutive year and

the third time in four seasons.

BOYS BASKETBALL SENIOR NIGHT VIDEO

The Stafford High Boys Basketball

Team (4-2 in District) will honor

its seven seniors before tonight’s

7:30 p.m. game vs. Bellville.

Here’s a video about the seniors:

https://www.youtube.com/watch

?v=wkZiZfBBnjk

SHS SOFTBALL TO OPEN SEASON ON TUESDAY

•THE STAFFORD HIGH SOFTBALL

TEAM WILL OPEN THE 2018

SEASON AT 6:30 P.M. TUESDAY

AT CLASS 6A FORT BEND

HIGHTOWER

STAFFORD BASEBALL STARTS PRACTICE

• THE STAFFORD HIGH BASEBALL TEAM STARTED PRACTICE

LAST WEEK. THE SPARTANS WILL HOST 5A WILLOWRIDGE

IN A SCRIMMAGE ON TUESDAY AND OPEN THE 2018

SEASON AT 5A MARSHALL.

• HERE’S A LOOK AT THE START OF BASEBALL PRACTICE:

• HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=YBXVQV4RKIO

STAFFORD SOCCER TO OPEN DISTRICT• THE STAFFORD BOYS & GIRLS

SOCCER TEAMS WILL OPEN

DISTRICT COMPETITION ON FRIDAY.

THE GIRLS WILL HOST SEALY AT 7

P.M. AND THE BOYS WILL VISIT

SEALY AT 7 P.M. BOTH STAFFORD

TEAMS QUALIFIED FOR THE

PLAYOFFS LAST SEASON

SPARTAN POWERLIFTING CHAMPIONCongratulations to

Stafford High

Powerlifting Team,

which finished

third at the

Hitchcock

Competition last

month!

The Houston Sabercats are offering a 10 percent discount on Picnic Plaza tickets when you use the code “SMSD”

SMSD PARTNERSHIP WITH DAIRY QUEEN

Starting this month, the

new Stafford Dairy Queen

location will provide a

free combo meal and a

mini-Blizzard to the

Stafford MSD Teacher of

the Month from each of

our four campuses.

“M IS FOR MSD” MONDAY @ MARCO’S PIZZA

The Stafford location of Marco’s Pizza

(U.S. 90-A) will begin donating 15

percent of its sales to Stafford MSD

every Monday night through March.

Mention “SMSD” between the hours of

3-10 p.m. on Mondays, and they will

donate to SMSD.

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

SIGN UP FOR CALL OUTSIf you are haven’t been receiving dial out phone calls or

voicemails, please login to your parent portal account

and update your student’s information.

http://www.staffordmsd.org/parents___students/pare

nt_portal

Please note that changes of address will not be

accepted until you submit proof of new address to the

school office.

For assistance with Parent Portal, contact Crystal Reyes

at areyes@staffordmsd.org

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