Sports Schedules
Blocker Middle School
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Thursday, October 15
* Forensic Club Meeting, 3 p.m. Room C212
* Speech & Debate Meeting, 3 p.m. Room D126
* Roosevelt-Wilson Science Fair Information Night, 6 p.m.
*TRE Informational Public Meeting, 6:30 p.m. at Simpson Educational Support Center
* Swim Booster Meeting, 7 p.m. in Lecture Hall
* TCHS production of "Alice in Wonderland", 7 p.m. Auditorium; $5/$7 admission
Friday, October 16
* Northside Butter Braid Fundraiser kick off
* TCHS Pep Rally and Dress Up Theme: Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness
* TCHS production of "Alice in Wonderland", 7 p.m. Auditorium; $5/$7
Saturday, October 17
* TCHS Choir hosts the Princess Tea Fundraiser, 9-12, Cafeteria
* District Marching Contest at Pearland Monday, October 19National School Bus Drivers Appreciation Week & Transportation Safety Week
* First 9 weeks grading period ends
* Early Voting begins for TRE
* Roosevelt-Wilson 4th Grade Zoo field trip
* Blocker Orange Out Dress Up Day for Spirit Week
* TCHS Athlete vs. MathAthlete Dress Up Day for Spirit Week
* Senior Steering Meeting, 5:30 p.m. Room J110
* Student Council Meeting, 6 p.m. Room J110
* Stingarette Booster Club Meeting, 6:30 p.m. Lecture Hall
* TRE Informational Public Meeting, 7 p.m. at Simpson Educational Support Center
* Quarterback Club Meeting, 7 p.m. in the TCHS cafeteria
Tuesday, October 20
* Second 9 weeks grading period begins
* Roosevelt-Wilson Kindergarten Zoo field trip
* Blocker Camo Dress Up Day for Spirit Week
* Heights Meet Me for Lunch Veteran event, 12:30 p.m.
* TCHS Tacky Tourist Day for Spirit Week
* TCHS Key Club Meeting, 3 p.m. Lecture Hall
* Heights Homecoming Dance, 5:30 to 7 p.m.
* TCHS JROTC Booster Meeting, 6:30 p.m .Lecture Hall
Wednesday, October 21
* Heights Unity Day
* Roosevelt-Wilson Fall Pictures
* Blocker American Pride Dress Up Day for Spirit Week
* TCHS Whatever Use to Be Cool Dress Up Day for Spirit Week
* Homecoming Parade, 6 p.m. with Pep Rally immediately following at Stingaree Stadium
Thursday, October 22
* Roosevelt-Wilson 3rd Grade Zoo field trip
* Blocker College/Pro Jersey Dress Up Day for Spirit Week
* TCHS Twin Day Dress Up Day for Spirit Week
* TCHS Senior Pictures
* TCHS Hall of Honor Assembly, 9:30 a.m.
* TCISD Foundation Hall of Honor, 5 p.m.
Friday, October 23
* Blocker Sting Spirit Dress Up Day for Spirit Week
* TCHS Best Overalls (Class Colors) Dress Up Day for Spirit Week
* Texas State Admissions on campus at TCHS, 9:30-10:30
* TCHS Pep Rally
* Heights Elementary Tailgate
* Quarterback Club Homecoming Enchilada Dinner, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 24
* ACT testing at TCHS
* Vet Med at Texas A&M
* TCHS Homecoming Dance, 7-11 in the TCHS Cafeteria |
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Quarterback Club recruiting members
The Texas City Quarterback Club (TCQBC) is recruiting new members. All family and friends of football players and trainers from 7th-12th grades are encouraged to join.
The TCQBC has a table at all home football events on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays where you can sign up for $25. Membership allows you to vote at meetings and it comes with a 2015 football t-shirt ($20 value).
In addition, you can purchase Sting t-shirts, hats, koozies, bracelets, yard signs spirit fingers and more at every home football game.
Tickets to the TCQBC Annual Homecoming Dinner are also being sold. Tickets are $10 each for the October 23 event. The meal includes enchiladas, rice, beans, cookies and a drink catered by Azteca. The meal will be served in the cafeteria from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
The next meeting will be October 19 in the TCHS cafeteria at 7 p.m. |
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Volunteer Events listed
If you have students looking for volunteer opportunities, here are a list of events that you can earn volunteer hours. |
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Veteran's Day Luncheon
Heights year-long Veterans Appreciation will kick off Tuesday with a special get acquainted luncheon at 12:30 p.m. at the school. RSVPs are due on October 16 to Bill Marshall. Any TCISD employee, student family and friend and community members are invited to participate. |
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Date change for Dance
Camp performance
The Stingarette Youth Dance Camp performance date has been moved to Thursday, October 29. Students that attended the dance camp are invited to attend the JV football game on Thursday, Oct. 29 and perform on the field at halftime with the Stingarettes. Dance campers will meet under the scoreboard at 4:45 p.m. and perform at halftime. Dancers need to wear their camp shirts and black shorts/dance pants. Each child must have a parent/guardian in attendance with them at the game.
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TCHS Scholarship Bulletin available
Seniors should be looking into scholarships now if they are planning on going to college next fall. Here is a comprehensive Scholarship Bulletin that are either available at TCHS in Room B110 (Ms. Rawls) or online. Students should read through each summary to determine eligibility. If you have any questions, email Ms. Rawls or call her at 409-916-0843. |
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Business and Senior yearbook ads on sale
Business Ads and Senior Ads are on sale now for the TCHS 2016 Yearbook. All ads are full color and range in price from $75 to $500 for a full page. The deadline to submit and pay for ads is October 31st. Email Ms. Kunard or call her at 409-916-0924.
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Thank You, Marathon
Marathon continues its tremendous support of education again this year with a $46,500 donation to the Texas City ISD Foundation for the Future. This gift will provide innovative learning materials to Texas City ISD students in the areas of science, math and engineering across various grade levels. Their support has impacted thousands of students by providing state-of-the-art robotics equipment, microscopes, a 3D printer and so much more.
Pictured are: Connie Bradley, Marathon Petroleum TRD General Manager, TCISD Foundation for the Future Executive Director Deborah Laine, and Marathon Petroleum GBR General Manager Ray Brooks. |
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Tennis tshirt fundraiser
The TCHS Tennis Team is on their way to another successful year, and they are now offering everyone a chance to "Hop on the Band Wagon" and support the team by buying a Tshirt! All proceeds directly benefit the TCHS Tennis Team.
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Marching Band Update
Texas City High School Sting Band attended the 8th Annual Lamar Invitational Marching Contest and received a Superior Rating this past weekend.
The band also received Outstanding Soloists out of 13 other bands in Class 5A:
Flute, Ashley Yelverton
Baritone, Chris Harmon
Trumpet, Kayla Gessell
Congratulations and Good Luck at the UIL Marching Contest this weekend. Our band performs at 10:15 a.m. at Pearland ISD's stadium "The Rig". |
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Senior College Visit Day planned Oct. 28
On October 28, the underclassmen at TCHS will be taking the PSAT. Seniors are strongly encouraged to take a college visit to a prospective school. On that day, there will be two buses taking students to the University of Houston and Texas State University. The bus departing from TCHS going to Texas State will leave at 5 a.m. and is estimated to return around 7 p.m. The bus going to the University of Houston will leave at 7 a.m. and is expected to return around 2:30 p.m. Permission slips are available in the counseling center and are due on October 20. If students would like to visit another campus on this day, they must complete a college day form (located in the counseling center) and have it approved by Mr. Hall before October 22. If your child chooses not to visit a college on this day, they will be placed in a computer lab to work on college applications, scholarships, career assessments, etc. Please email Ms. Rawls or stop by her office, B110, if you have any questions.
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Soccer Booster Club selling ornaments
The Soccer Booster Club is currently selling Christmas ornaments for $10 each. They are made of shatterproof plastic with the Stings logo and name imprinted on both sides. Please email Kristi Rambin if you are interested.
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Nominate for gifted and talented now
Texas City ISD provides a gifted and talented program for students who meet specific identification criteria. This program challenges students who perform or show potential to perform at remarkably high levels of accomplishment in the academic areas of mathematics, language arts, science, and social studies.
The process of identifying students for the G/T program will begin in November, 2015 and conclude in February, 2016 for Kindergarten nominees and May, 2016 for all other nominees. Kindergarten students will begin services in the spring, 2016. All other identified students will be placed into the program starting in the fall, 2016. Information is collected for each nominated student from multiple sources. Both objective and subjective assessments are used to determine individual academic eligibility. Measures that will most likely elicit the strongest student performance and ensure the fair assessment of students with special needs will be used.
Student nominations will be accepted by your school's counselor until October 30, 2015 . Students may be nominated by peers, teachers, parents, counselors, administrators, themselves or other interested persons.
G/T Nomination Form
Spanish version
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TRE informational public meetings set
A Tax Ratification Election (TRE) informational meeting for the Texas City ISD community will be held on October 15 at 6:30 p.m. and again on October 19 at 7 p.m. at the Simpson Education Support Center, located at 1700 Ninth Avenue North. For more information, call 409-916-0114.
During the past five years, Texas City ISD revenue
has declined from approximately $56 million to slightly less than $52 million while student enrollment has increased from 5,922 to a current enrollment of 6,405.
Expenditures have increased by approximately 6% since the 2013-14 school year. This is a direct
correlation to the 6% increase in student enrollment the District experienced during the same time.
School taxes are made up of two parts: Maintenance and Operations (M&O) and Interest and Sinking (I&S-debt services). Taxes generated by the M&O tax rate fund the day-to-day expenses such as salaries, building maintenance, transportation, utilities and supplies. Taxes generated by the I&S tax rate fund the debt payments of the district, which includes the bonds passed in previous years to build new facilities.
What is a TRE?
A district that adopts a M&O tax rate above $1.04 per $100 valuation must have a Tax Ratification Election (TRE) to provide voters the ability to ratify the higher rate.
In August 2015, the TCISD Trustees approved an M&O tax rate of $1.17 in order to address the budget deficit. If the TRE passes, the rate will generate approximately $5.3 million in tax collections and State revenue combined. Due to the State's current funding formula, this will also trigger a recapture payment from TCISD to the State in the amount of $1.4 million. The adopted tax rate will result in a net revenue
increase of $3.9 million which will balance the 2015-2016 budget.
Download the Fact Sheet to see the financial impact on residents and for a complete list of Early Voting dates and locations. |
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Alice in Wonderland to open at TCHS
Texas City High School Theatre Department proudly presents "Alice in Wonderland" as the first fall production.
After Alice tumbles down a mysterious rabbit hole, she finds herself in a strange land where everyone is raving mad. With the help of a Cheshire Cat, an astute Caterpillar, and a righteous Humpty Dumpty, Alice must find her way home and discover who she really is. This is a darker, more faithful version of Lewis Carroll's classic tale that re-imagines the experience of Wonderland, and ends with an unexpected new twist.
Showtimes are October 15 and 16 at 7 p.m. at TCHS. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are $5 in advance or with a reservation and $7 at the door. For reservation email Mrs. Davis. |
Register for the Princess Tea Party Hear ye! Hear ye! All royal princesses in Kindergarten through Fourth grade are cordially invited to attend a regal princess tea! Join us for the first TCHS Choir Princess Tea Party on Saturday, October 17 from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Drop off will begin at 8:45 a.m. You are welcome to wear your favorite princess gown. The festivities will include a picture with a royal princess, face painting, wand and crown decorating, games, a sing-a-long and more. The royal servants will serve dessert and lemonade to the princesses in training and provide a concert. The preregistration cost for this event is $20 or $25 at the door. Preregister Thursday, October 15th from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Stingaree Stadium. Registration at the door will begin at 8:45. Download the application. Please direct any questions to Lisa Castaneda.
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Sophomores offered free PSAT test
The PSAT/NMSQT will be given to sophomores at no charge on October 28. The first 50 freshmen that sign up for the PSAT/NMSQT will be charged a fee of $15 (no credit cards) and may sign up before or after school with Sue Madere in the Counseling Center. The deadline for freshmen to sign up is October 23, 2015.
The PSAT measures the critical reading, math, and writing skills students need to succeed in college and beyond. One of the benefits of the PSAT/NMSQT is that it gives the student an SAT advantage. The students need to arrive at school on time, have a good night's sleep and eat breakfast. The 2015 PSAT/NMSAT is the qualifying test that students must take to enter the National Merit Scholarship (NMSC) competitions for college scholarships that will be awarded in 2016. Students who meet published participation requirements, which include taking the PSAT/NMSQT in the specified year of their high school program, will enter NMSC competitions for recognition and awards. Information about NMSC programs, entry requirements, and scholarships to be offered in 2016 can be found at www.nationalmerit.org and at school.
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Blocker Choir earns top awards
This past Saturday, 22 Blocker Middle School Choir students attended the Region 17 Junior High/Middle School Solo and Ensemble Contest at Nolan Ryan Jr. High in Pearland. All 22 choir students received a 1 rating on their solo from the judge. We are very proud of these students and their dedication to vocal music.
Congratulations to these students earning the top rating on their solos. Their teacher is TeeJo Gasca.
8th Grade
Shariya Anderson, Christopher Anderson, Shane Baker, Rustin Hara, Jillian LeMaire, Javonne Pool, Dylan Sanders, David Stewart, Victoria Valdez and Zayden Wynne.
7th Grade
Kasarah Castro, Makayla Jaramillo, Jules Meadows, Angelica Moran, Sammy Moreno, Karly Morris, Shaylee Rivera, Paris Rodriguez, Sydney Schaefer, Rayven Schloss, Ragen Shafer, Zoey Smith and Kolby Williams.
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Speech & Debate takes 1st Place
Congratulations to TCHS' Kian and Jaeden for winning 1st Place Novice Public Forum at the Kingwood Speech and Debate Tournament this past weekend. They went 7 rounds undefeated!
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Homecoming Week is full of activities
 Make plans to attend Homecoming 2015!
Parade & Pep Rally
The parade is Wednesday, October 21 at 6 p.m. It will begin at the intersection of 9th Avenue North and 10th Street at 6 p.m. and will end in the Texas City High School parking lot. The Pep Rally will immediately follow at Stingaree Stadium.
Hall of Honor
The TCISD Foundation for the Future is holding an induction ceremony and banquet for TCISD alumni being inducted into the 10th Annual Hall of Honor on October 22 at the Charles T. Doyle Convention Center. The community is invited to purchase tickets to attend the dinner and silent auction. The Honorees Cocktail Reception and Silent Auction begins at 5 p.m. with Dinner at 5:45 p.m. and Program at 6:45 p.m. Individual tickets are $60 and tables of 8 can be purchased for $600. Seating is limited so reserve early. For more information about the dinner or about the Hall of Honor, call 409-916-0108 or e-mail Deborah Laine.
Pre-Game Dinner
The Texas City Quarterback Club will host their Annual Homecoming Dinner from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on game night. Tickets are $10 each for the October 23 event. The meal includes enchiladas, rice, beans, cookies and a drink catered by Azteca. The meal will be served in the cafeteria from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased now at any home football game at the TCQBC table.
Alumni March & Game The Homecoming game is scheduled for Friday, October 23 at 7 p.m. at Stingaree Stadium. The Stings will host the Willowridge Eagles. Tickets go on sale October 21. Alumni will march by decade around the track before the Homecoming game. Participants should line up under the scoreboard beginning at 5:45 p.m. with the March starting at 6 p.m. All alumni are encouraged to participate. Blocker Spirit Week Dress Up Calendar
Monday, Oct. 19 - Orange Out - Wear orange clothing.
Tuesday, Oct. 20 - Camo Day - Wear camouflage clothing.
Wednesday, Oct. 21 - American Pride Day - Wear red, white and blue or US flag clothing.
Thursday, Oct. 22 - College/Pro Day-Wear your favorite team's jerseys/shirt!
Friday, Oct. 23 - Sting Spirit- Wear your best Sting gear and mums will be allowed...not bells. Please have students tape the bell so it does not distract during class.
TCHS Spirit Week Dress Up Calendar
Monday, Oct. 19 - MathAthlete vs. Athlete
Tuesday, Oct. 20 - Tacky Tourist
Wednesday, Oct. 21 - What use to be cool!
Thursday, Oct. 22 - Twin Day
Friday, Oct. 23 - Wear the Best Overalls (Colors: 9th Grade, gray; 10th Grade, white; 11th Grade, black; 12th Grade, orange)
Heights Homecoming Activities
Homecoming Court
Good luck to the Homecoming Court. These students are the finalists for Homecoming King and Homecoming Queen. Queen Candidates include: Alyssa Cash, Lyric Clarkson, Jade Crump, Macy Surovik and Idalis Torres. King Candidates are: Ryne Cooper, Brandon Edmonds, Riley Finn, Charles Hawkins and Taj Scott.
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Orange Out game is Nov. 6; order shirts
The Girls Basketball team is selling short sleeved shirts in attempt to "orange out" the stadium for the last home football game on November the 6th! Support the girls and "Orange Out" our stadium and be the best fans for TCHS! They are $15 for youth and most adult sizes and $18 for 2x-4x. Contact Coach Johansson.
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2016 Rotary Youth Leadership Award
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA), Rotary's training program for young leaders, emphasizes leadership, citizenship, and personal growth. RYLA aims to: demonstrate Rotary's respect and concern for youth; provide an effective training experience for selected youth and potential leaders; encourage leadership of youth by youth; and recognize publicly young people who are rendering service to their communities. Texas City High School juniors can apply now through October 30.
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Golf team volunteers at local tourney
Members of the Texas City High School golf team recently volunteered to work at the Texas City-La Marque Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament last weekend.
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Melissa Tortorici
Director of Communications Texas City ISD |
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