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Seventh-graders prepare for "Discovery" trip
Tuesday, February 26, 2008 (202 reads)

More than 90 seventh-graders at Westchester Academy for International Studies will soon spend three days camping out near Navasota, Texas, as part of a three-day, residential education experience known as the Discovery Program. The March 12-14 field trip marks the seventh year that the mostly urban students from the district public charter school will take part in this outdoor learning event.

Fourteen students win foreign language awards
Tuesday, February 26, 2008 (219 reads)

Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Parlez-Vous Francais? Fourteen high school foreign language students won top prizes during the recently held Farrington Foreign Language Competition, held at Aldine High School. Students won cash prizes up to $100 for their fluency in French, German, Latin and Spanish.

Forum focuses on Texas testing and accountability
Tuesday, February 26, 2008 (154 reads)

SBISD parents and teenagers are invited to share their stories, experiences and views on the state’s current testing and accountability system, known as the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS), during a special community forum Wednesday, March 5, at Spring Woods High School, 2045 Gessner Road.

Campus Spelling Bee winners annouced
Tuesday, February 26, 2008 (178 reads)

Twelve Spring Branch ISD students have advanced to district competition after being named winners of several recently held campus-level spelling bees, the Houston Chronicle newspaper reports. Top winners will soon advance to the Chronicle Spelling Bee, which will be held March 26.

No Place Like Home for SBISD Celebration of Sharing
Friday, February 22, 2008 (138 reads)

More than a dozen costumed characters from Stratford High’s recent production of The Wizard of Oz will entertain guests during SBISD’s upcoming Celebration of Sharing Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast, which will be held from 7:15-9 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, inside the Gessner entrance at Memorial City Mall. The morning begins with a catered breakfast and social networking hour, followed by a brief program beginning at 8:15 a.m.

Memorial High seniors win Wells Fargo Visual Art Contest
Friday, February 22, 2008 (123 reads)

Two Memorial High students are among 17 young people from Houston-area schools who have been named winners in the Society for the Performing Arts’ Wells Fargo Student Visual Art Contest. Seniors Kimberly Chang and Emily Cloninger won, respectively, Best in Show and first place in Grade 12.

Principal, student win writing project awards
Friday, February 22, 2008 (145 reads)

Spring Woods High Principal Wayne Schaper Jr. and Bunker Hill fifth-grader Iris Cronin have earned separate writing-related awards from the New Jersey Writing Project in Texas-Abydos Learning International. Principal Schaper will be honored for his support of writing teachers. Fifth-grader Iris Cronin's essay was awarded first place in its category.

NEA leader will speak about dropout prevention
Friday, February 22, 2008 (122 reads)

Sheila Simmons, director of human and civil rights for the National Education Association, will speak on the topic “Dropout Prevention – How We Can All Be Part of the Solution,” during a professional development meeting from 3:30-6 p.m. in the Spring Branch Educational Center Library, 9016 Westview. A discussion on how parents, teachers and community members can solve this thorny issue will also be held.

Stratford Playhouse supports storm survivors
Wednesday, February 13, 2008 (101 reads)

On Saturday, Feb. 9, during its final two, sold-out productions of The Wizard of Oz, the Stratford High Playhouse raised more than $2,000 for families in North Carolina and Tennessee. Recent tor tornadoes in those two states left many homeless.

FFA Livestock Show & Sale tops all records
Wednesday, February 13, 2008 (131 reads)

The 30^th annual Spring Branch FFA Livestock Project Show & Sale, held Feb. 7-9, topped all records with Live Auction sales of more than $200,000 and a record number of buyers, estimated at about 100 individuals and groups. FFA Show & Sale auction results have increased by more than $150,000 over the past seven years.

The Guthrie Center's Patty Nilsson wins the 2008 Crystal Award
Monday, February 04, 2008 (126 reads)

Patty Nilsson, a renowned digital film instructor at The Guthrie Center, will be honored as one of six Crystal Award winners during an annual gala and fund-raising event sponsored by the Spring Branch Education Foundation and the Houston Chronicle. The award recognizes teachers who make a difference in the lives of today’s students.

Valley Oaks Elementary will hold Character Education Family Night
Monday, February 04, 2008 (132 reads)

Valley Oaks Elementary, 8390 Westview, will present Character Education Family Night, beginning at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 7, at the school. Parents, students and families are encouraged to attend and take part in parent/child activities, enjoy pizza, and receive timely parent information.

Stratford High's Andrew Luck chooses Stanford University
Monday, February 04, 2008 (166 reads)

National Signing Day is Feb. 6, but Stratford High quarterback Andrew Luck has known for a long time where he was headed after graduation. The 6-3, 215-pound Luck plans to attend California's private Stanford University, one of the nation's most elite colleges.