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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 13 – (7 p.m.) Girls Basketball Playoffs vs. Brazosport @ Hightower HS
February 13 – (6:30 p.m.) Girls Soccer vs. Katy Mayde Creek
February 17 – (6 p.m.) Middle School Valentine’s Day Dance
February 17 - UIL Academic Competition at Needville
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
February 21 – (4 p.m.) Boys/Girls Soccer vs. Needville
February 22 – (8:30 a.m.) Black History Month Program, Elementary Campus
February 22-24 Stafford Softball Tournament
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.
HOUSTON RODEO ART WINNERSSeveral of our Stafford
MSD students participated
in the Houston Livestock
Show & Rodeo Art Contest.
Their art will be on display
at the Rodeo in February &
March.
Here is a video about
Stafford High senior Art
student Ima Esiere:
https://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=5GMm5JJ4KGI
SAT IS FREE FOR STAFFORD 11TH GRADERSAS PART OF THE 20/20 VISION (LEAD BY STAFFORD MSD
SUPERINTENDENT DR. ROBERT BOSTIC AND APPROVED BY THE
BOARD) – MARCH 21, 2018 WILL MARK THE FIRST TIME SMSD
WILL BE PAYING FOR ALL OF OUR 11TH GRADERS TO TAKE THE
SAT AND ADMINISTER THE TEST ON CAMPUS!
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CLICK HERE:
HTTP://WWW.STAFFORDMSD.ORG/A_B_O_U_T_U_S/NEWS/
S_M_S_D_TO_PAY_FOR_11TH_GRADERS_TO_TAKE_S_A_T_
EXAM/
SMSD ALUMNI SUCCESS STORY
City of Stafford Human Resources Director Shanell Garcia, a
2001 Stafford High graduate is proud to say that she has come
"full circle."
"I'm giving back to the community that helped foster the
foundation for who I am today," Garcia said.
...Garcia grew up in the Kingsway neighborhood of Stafford and
was a member of the SHS Cheerleading Team. She said the
quality of the SMSD academic programs prepared here for the
University of North Texas -- where she earned a degree in
Human Resources Management & Organizational Behavior.
STAFFORD ELEMENTARY ART GRANT
THE STAFFORD MSD ART
DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A $1,000
GRANT FOR SAMSUNG TABLETS TO
TEACH STUDENTS ABOUT CAREERS
IN ART/GRAPHIC DESIGN!
FEBRUARY IS CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION MONTH
February is National Career &
Technical Education (CTE) Month.
At Stafford MSD, we are ahead of
the curve when it comes to Career
& Technical Education.
Our Stafford College & Career
Center has 13 Career Programs,
plus a partnership with Houston
Community College.
STAFFORD MSD TEACHER SPOTLIGHTYou may have heard the name Mark Spivey for
his accomplishments as a coach. He guided the
Stafford Girls Basketball Team to a 7-3 District
Record and a playoff appearance on Tuesday vs.
Brazosport.
But Spivey will be the first to tell you, “I’m a
teacher first.”
Spivey, a Pre-AP World History Teacher, was the
Stafford High Teacher of the Month in January.
He has a Bachelor’s Degree and a Master’s
Degree from Prairie View A&M and is currently
working on a Ph. D in Educational Leadership
from Prairie View A&M. He’s also working on a
Master’s Degree in History from Texas Southern
University.
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 – [email protected]
Wilmer Beasley – [email protected]
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 part of an “Enpowerment
Panel.” The Panel’s discussion begins
at 2 p.m.
SUPER SENIOR 55+ BREAKFAST – MARCH 23
We would like to invite you to the
Stafford MSD Super Senior 55+
Breakfast at 8:30 a.m Friday, March
23 at Stafford High School.
Enjoy a delicious breakfast and
learn about the Stafford Elementary
School campus, which is ranked
among the Top 1 percent of
Elementary Schools in Texas.
DANCE TEAM WINS 7 AWARDS AT CINCO RANCH
In less than six months, the Stafford Sensations
have already made their presence known. They
won three "Best in Category" awards -- in Pom,
Kick and Hip Hop at a competition over the
weekend at Cinco Ranch High School in Katy.
They also won the Supreme Award, the
Applause Award and the Judges Award
...The competition included many 6A & 5A
schools with long histories of Dance Team
success.
LADY SPARTANS READY FOR PLAYOFFS
The Stafford High Girls
Basketball finished 7-3 in
District 25-4A (Second Place)
The Lady Spartans will face
Brazosport in the first round of
the UIL 4A Playoffs at 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 13 at Hightower HS
in Missouri City.
Tickets are $5 for Adults and $3
for Students.
.
BOYS BASKETBALL TO HOST NEEDVILLE TONIGHT
The Stafford High Boys Basketball
Team (6-2 in District) will host
Needville (7-1) at 7:30 tonight with
a chance to repeat as District 25-
4A Champions!
The Spartans have already
clinched a playoff spot. The boys
basketball playoffs begin on Jan.
19-20.
SHS SOFTBALL WINS SEASON OPENER•THE STAFFORD HIGH SOFTBALL
DEFEATED 6A HIGHTOWER, 13-3,
IN ITS SEASON OPENER ON
TUESDAY. THE LADY SPARTANS
WILL HOST THE STAFFORD
TOURNAMENT, FEB. 22-24.
STAFFORD SWIM TEAM COMPETED IN REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Stafford High Swim Team competed in the UIL
Regional Championships last weekend 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
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 SPORTS CENTRAL TV SHOWOn this month’s
episode, we
featured Stafford
High Senior Class
President Bryan
Cerna!
https://www.youtu
be.com/watch?v=
TbKhv30IhN8
The Houston Sabercats are offering a 10 percent discount on Picnic Plaza tickets when you use the code “SMSD”
SMSD ROBOTICS TEAM TO DO A HALFTIME DEMONSTRATION
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
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
