 Tiger Times at Spring Woods September 2011 |
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Thanks to many of you for returning your PTA Membership Application early. We have over 100 SWHS parents, faculty and staff that have joined, to date. With over 2000 students on campus this year - there are many more of you that could join PTA and we want to encourage you to do so.
PTA members receive many discounts from vendors like T-Mobile and Schlitterbahn. At SWHS, your PTA membership dollars are put to work providing scholarships for seniors, monthly Teacher Appreciation events for the faculty, and PTA Membership is an opportunity for YOU to be a part of your child's high school education by belonging to a dedicated group of members that have the best interest of children as our first and most important priority.
Click on the PTA Link and join today! We appreciate your support and look forward to getting to know you better.
Kym Jump
PTA President
kymjump@aol.com
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SWHS Athletic Booster Club 
Car/Window Decals & Yard Signs!
Got an athlete at SWHS or in a club?...
Then you need a car decal and a yard sign!
Band Baseball Basketball Cheer Choir Cross Country Debate Football Golf Orchestra Graduate Soccer Softball Swimming Tennis Theatre Tigerettes Track Volleyball
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Download Car/Window Decal form ~~ Download Yard Sign Order form
Questions? We have a new email address: swhsboosters@yahoo.com
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Note from the Principal...We are off to a very good start this year. It is nice having a building that is generally air conditioned properly, especially given our incredible heat. I have been very excited to see the high level of participation by students and parents at pep rallies, volleyball games, and football games. Our teams are very competitive this year and it is nice for the players to have lots of friends and parents in the stands.
I want to encourage all parents to sign up for Family Access. By paying close att ention to your student's grades you can get involved early if performance isn't reaching the goals you and your student set for the year. Teachers, counselors, and principals are available to meet with you regarding any concerns you might have about your student's experience at Spring Woods High School, so please don't hesitate to contact us.
Lance Stallworth, Principal Spring Woods High School
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| JOIN PTA TODAY |
Check the Bundle Pack
(tshirt, directory & dues)
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DATES TO SAVE
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September 13
- Back to School Night 6-8p
September 16
- Directory AD deadline
September 21
- Class Rank Forum 6:30 - 8p
Main Auditorium (click here)
September 30
- Opening Night Clumsy Custard Horror Show
October 5
- College Night
- Vaccine for Seniors
October 7
- Black Out Rally
October 24 - 25
- Underclass Photos
October 26 - 27
- Senior Photos
October 29
- SWHS Garage Sale
December 2
- Snow Dance
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Theatre Season Pass
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Get your Season Pass for the 2011/2012 Spring Woods Safari Players Entire Season.
Enjoy unlimited admissions into all 4 of the theater productions for this school year.
Passes can be purchased for unlimited tickets only or Plus Passes will also include the Opening Night Dinner for each show.
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Student Directory
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Parents, we are busy selling ads for our student/parent directory. Now is your get your chance to place an ad for your business or a spirit ad for your student. Hurry, deadline is Sept 16th. Ads start as low as $35; with Student Spirit ads only $10! Click here for Ad Form What a great way to support your school and advertise your business at the same time!
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Parking Space Auction
| Project Prom 2012 Auctions off Parking Spaces
(Reserved Parking Space Auction)
Top bidders win ONE MONTH of VIP/RESERVED PARKING in the designated spot at the drop-off circle in FRONT of the Main Entrance off Tiger Trail. To be use ANY time!
Bidding is open to ALL SWHS Students, Staff and Parents.
Click here for the Parking Space Auction Form
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2011 Reflections Contest
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This years contest is about Diversity.
Click here for PTA Reflections flyer,
due date is October 31st.
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From the clinic...
On Wednesday October 5th at College Night, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Care Van Vaccine Clinic will be providing Meningitis vaccine to senior students aged 18. Colleges require freshman to have the vaccination. This is a great time to get the shot for free. Only 18 year old students will qualify for the free vaccine. 18 year old students may sign the consent for themselves. Vaccines will be available from 5:00-7:30 pm.
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Join the Athletic Booster Club TODAY!
click here for membership form Support our Tiger Athletes! The Spring Woods High School Athletic Booster Club would like to invite you to join our efforts to support our Tiger Athletes. Our Booster Club has the biggest fans and are always there to support our sports programs - ALL sports. The boosters ensure the concession stands are stocked for our spectators, have spirit items to show your Tiger pride, and cook those delicious sausages on a stick at the tailgate parties! Equally important, we also provide financial assistance for equipment and uniforms, plus items such as coaching clinics and A/V equipment to film our football games. Not only do we financially support our school's programs, we make certain our athletes receive the recognition they deserve. By joining the Booster Club, you'll help raise scholarship funds for deserving students. Each year, our Booster Club proudly presents scholarships to Tiger athletes that excel in their sport, leadership, and academics.
Dates to Remember:
Booster Club meetings held every other Monday in the teacher's lounge
November 30, 6:30pm - Fall Athletic Banquet
April 1, 2012 - Annual Golf Tournament
JOIN US TODAY - SUPPORT OUR TIGERS!
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| *** SWHS Cheerleaders ***
YOUTH Cheer Clinic & Performance
CLINIC: Saturday, October 1st - 9am-12pm PERFORM: Saturday, October 8th, 5:15 pm  The 2011 Spring Woods H.S. Varsity Cheerleaders would like to invite all students in grades K-8 to join us for the Fall 2011 Youth Cheer Clinic! The cheerleaders will teach cheers, chants, jumps, and other cheerleading fundamentals. There will also be gymnastics review, and tons of fun and games Click here for sign up and more info |
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| SWHS Annual Garage Sale
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29TH |
SWHS's annual Garage Sale/Flea Market is on Sat, October 29th and brought to you and the community by the senior parents of Spring Woods HS. The proceeds from booth sales and concessions go towards Project Prom 2012 and all the sales in the Black and Gold Gym go towards Project Prom 2013. Clean out your garage, come sell or buy, but come out to support the Junior and Senior Class of SWHS.
Click here for more information and reserving a booth!
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New Tiger Parent T-shirt! Now you only need one shirt for all events!
Get your Tiger Parent T-shirt today. Great to wear at ALL sporting events and school related activities! Click here for order form.
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Project Prom 2012
Everyone come to the Project Prom 2012as meeting at 6:30 at Juarez on Monday, September 19th. Bring a book of stamps if you can-we will be packing letters to all senior families.
All parents of seniors there are a few things we need from each of you to make project prom happen for our kids.
Coke products
Waters
Hot dog buns
Tamales
Baked goods
Spaghetti noodles
Ken's Caesar salad dressing
If you can donate some of these items please call Iris Story at 713-690-1108 or e-mail Omers5@aol.com. For questions call Iris Story-PP2012 Chairman
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TIGER SPIRIT ITEMS will be on sale at each of the home football games at Tully Stadium. Get your stadium seats, blankets, koozies, shirts, car decals and yard signs, and much more!
You can find us at
the north side of the stadium near the new concession stands OR visit the Booster Club web page
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| SWHS Theatre Auditions and Announcements!!
Mark Your Calendar!!
The Spring Woods Safari Players will present their first fall play, "The Clumsy Custard Horror Show and Ice Cream Clone Review" on Friday, September 30th at 7:30 pm, Saturday, October 1st at 2:30 and 7:30 pm and Monday, October 3rd at 7:30pm. All shows will be in the mini auditorium. Want to be in the big Spring Musical - "Once on This Island"? Auditions will be Thursday, September 22nd beginning at 3:30pm in the main auditorium. See Mrs. Hibbert or Ms. Yancey for more details.
New ticket prices - All show performances are $6 for adults and students.
New for this season - Come join the cast for dinner on opening night, September 30th, at 6:30pm for a special "Dinner with the Stars". Admission is only $20 which will include dinner, a ticket to the show, raffle prizes and much more. Information for purchasing tickets will be sent out soon! Come support our SWHS Thespians!
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SWHS CHOIR NEWS....
The Spring Woods high school choirs have grown in the past year. There are currently four choirs within the program. The goal is the unify all of them so they aren't just four separate choirs; they're a family. To increase the family- like feeling throughout the choirs, the choir counsel has risen in size. In comparison to last years nine officers, this year there are 16 officers that are spread amongst all the choirs.
Another change in numbers this year is the 29 that will be attending district auditions in the hopes of making it all the way to all- state. The students started practicing their music for district this summer. Some went to a camp held at SFA or other universities across Texas and others went to the Spring Branch camp held at Spring Woods. Some even attended both camps.
Along with practicing for district, 18 students will perform at the Texas Renaissance festival this fall with this year being the second time for some. Rehearsals for this started in early September. The students wake up bright and early every Thursday to get to rehearsal at 7:00 am. "I am very excited about performing at the renaissance festival," junior Elleana Smith said. "I love the renaissance and I love choir. It will be very cool to sing there."
The students are very dedicated to choir and look forward to the opportunities and fun to come this school year.
Thanks to last years Booster club members, a huge amount of things were made possible and got accomplished for the choir program. This years Booster club has many things planned and is still welcoming more members.
The goal is to raise the bar every year and the bar was definitely raised last year with the help of new choir director Katy Cuddihee, the Booster club, and the dedication and excitement of students. It's time to raise the bar some more.
-Sam Lopez
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Family Connections
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Have you ever wanted to talk with another family about certain classes and if they would be a fit for your child? What are their experiences with sports, clubs, and other school activities and are they balancing it all? College application process... where do I start!? There are families at SWHS that want to help answer these questions for you!
Click on the PTA webpage to find out more about this new initiative and get contact information on the families who are here to help you as well as a brief description about their family and the activities they are involved in on campus.
Take the initiative and reach out to them... they want to help you and answer any and all questions you have! Your participation in this program is what will make it a success. Find out more today!
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On September 20th Tigers For Troops will be assembling packages for mailing to our troops  | | Tigers for Troops! |
in Iraq and Afghanistan. This is the sixth year that SWHS has participated in this endeavour. Many groups, organizations, and individuals have made these mailings possible, such as: the Tigerettes, softball team, basketball teams, football teams, girls soccer team, Team Leadership classes, environmental science classes, social studies classes, ALAS, HOSA, Student Council, Girl Scouts, Career prep classes, yearbook staff, a group of children from the San Antonio Children's shelter, Sam's Safety, Kroger, Cracker Barrel, and the Ladies Auxiliary of VFW post 8790. Also our own library assistant Ellen Albano makes sure that every year, over 100 packets of hand warmers are sent to our troops. Susan Lowen(past PTA president) and her husband Colin have donated to date more than $1500 toward the efforts to support our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Thank you Susan and Colin! Besides monetary donation which is essential to our existence, assistance also comes in the form of helping to pack, donating items for the boxes, purchasing Tigers For Troops T-shirts, baking cookies, and making homemade cards (a favorite among the soldiers). These cards and letters are invaluable, as there is no substitue for the personal touch. Over and over again in their letters of thanks, these young men and women always mention the notes and cards that our students send. Many of our troops do not receive any mail, so for some of them our mail might be the only they receive. We will mail again in Dec., Feb. and May. Dates at this time are not exact. This year we are targeting a group of soldiers in FOB's across Afghanistan who are often without electricity and even running water. We received a call for help from the local VFW and of course must answer that call. We send to other troops as well. If anyone reading this article has a friend or loved one in the military serving overseas in Iraq or Afghanistan and would like to have them included in our mailings, we would be honored to do so. You may call SWHS and ask for Martha Doffing or you can reach me by e-mail at martha.doffing@springbranchisd.com | |
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| SWHS YEARBOOKS....ORDERS, PHOTOS AND ADS!
Yearbook order forms were placed in all 11th & 12th grade student packets -
due to printing costs and budgets, we just put them in these 2 grade levels. I have more in my room, 237, that students can pick up at any time. All orders must be accompanied with payment, either cash or check made out to Spring Woods High School for $60. We also have a layaway program. Students bring $10. by October 31st and then $10. per month to pay off by April. Students must pay each month so as not to have a big payment in the spring. Yearbooks can also be purchased online at www.jostensyearbooks.com and you can pay with a credit card. This should be available by Sept. 1st. Underclass student photos will be taken Oct.24th and 25th. Senior yearbook photos will be taken here on campus on Oct. 26th & 27th. There is a $10. sitting fee which pays for the photographers. They will provide seniors with the Tux jacket, shirt and tie for the boys and the drape for the girls. They also send home picture proofs so that parents and students can see and order prints if they choose to. Seniors and their parents are encouraged to buy senior congratulatory ads in the yearbook. This is when parents can tell their student how proud they are of their accomplishments. There is limited space alloted and it's a first come basis. Cost of the ads, which are full color, are $300. for a full page, $160. for half, and $80. for 1/4 page. We need baby pictures or sports pictures and any ideas of design by Oct. 31st. We need a $25. deposit to hold the space as soon as possible. I also have some yearbooks from last year (2010-2011) available for sale for $50. Previous year's books are available for $30. if available. Call Pam Karter @ 713-251-3239 or email pamela.karter@springbranchisd.com if you have any questions or if you need any forms sent or want to reserve ad space in the yearbook. Thank you, Pam Karter Yearbook, Newspaper & Photography | |
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Have you ordered your 2011-2012 Student Directory?
Hurry and get yours today. Only $10.00 (cash or check). These directories support the school and it's students -- get yours TODAY! Click here for order
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DEBATE DOMINATES!
In late August at Dobie's Speech/Debate Tournament, Spring Woods Dominated and received 1st place Sweepstakes with the following wins:
In Humorous Interpretation: In Prose Interpretation:
6th place KingDavid Sims 6th place Abby Gomez
5th place Cade Bundrick 5th place Leslie Amaro
4th place DiAnna Norales
3rd place Daniel Cienfuegos
In Dramatic Interpretation: In Student Congress:
7th place Ilyssa DeLosSantos 8th place Isaiah Rodriguez
5th place Nicole Jackson 3rd place Chris Rice
4th place Cade Bundrick
2nd place Josh Jimenez
1st place Leslie Cavazos
In Duo Interpretation: In Original Oratory:
6th place Ian/Avery Reinhart 6th place Lizeth Urdiales
5th place Chris Rice/Isaiah Rodriguez 5th place Brianna Bonilla
4th place Ilyssa DeLosSantos/Kelsey Cadavid 3rd place Chris Rice
3rd place Josh Jimenez/Leslie Cavazos
2nd place Lizbeth Flores/KingDavid Sims
1st place Nicole Jackson/Shelby Morris
In Duet Acting:
6th place Nicole Jackson/Shelby Morris
4th Lizbeth Flores/KingDavid Sims
3rd Josh Jimenez/Leslie Cavazos
2nd place Cade Bundrick/Kelsey Cadavid
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 SWHS WANTS - Empty Inkjet Cartridges; Toner/Laser Cartridges and Cell Phones
Our school is now taking part in a simple way to earn extra funds for the school! No selling, just saving what you are now throwing away! It is so easy you can start today!
Begin saving your empty inkjet and laser cartridges and old cell phones from your home and workplace (don't forget your family and friends). Place them in a plastic bag or box to protect them from getting broken. Then, just drop them off at the Reception Desk at the Tiger Trail entrance as often as you like. SWHS will be rewarded with a donation for recycling. Questions? Email brent@valvesandfittingsofhouston.com
YOUR TRASH IS THE SCHOOL'S CASH!!!
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Comerica Bank Office Perks Program partners with SWHS PTA - Open a checking account with Comerica and we both get perks...cash perks! Click here to find out more
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The Tiger Times is published on-line monthly by the Spring Woods PTA.
Contact us at tigertimes@yahoo.com
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