Friday, February 12
* Northside Book Fair closes Saturday, February 13* Stingarettes at Mayde Creek H.S. Dance Competition * FFA Wild Game Dinner & Silent Auction, 6-9 p.m. at Nessler Monday, February 15* Staff Development Day - no school for students * Stingarette Booster Meeting, 6:30 p.m. Lecture HallTuesday, February 16* 10th and 11th Grades course selections - Computer Labs * COM Dual Credit Application Day, 2:30-4:30 p.m. in Counseling Suite * TCHS Green Stings, 3:15 p.m. Room C210 * JROTC Booster Meeting, 6:30 p.m. Lecture Hall Wednesday, February 17* 10th and 11th Grades course selections - Computer Labs
* Redefining Beautiful Meeting, 4:30 p.m. Lecture Hall
* Deadline to register for Junior Soccer Camp Thursday, February 18* 10th and 11th Grades course selections - Computer Labs
* College Representative, 10-10:45 a.m. in TCHS Cafeteria * TCHS Forensic Meeting, 3 p.m. Room C212 * TCHS Speech & Debate Meeting, 3 p.m. Room D126 * Pre-Registration at LMHS for current LMISD students, 6-7:30 p.m. * Renaissance Academy Parent Meeting, 7-8 p.m. at LMHS Commons Friday, February 19* 10th and 11th Grades course selections - Computer Labs
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Band advances to State
The Texas City High School Band attended the annual UIL Solo and Ensemble Festival hosted in Pearland last Saturday. We had 14 events entered including our Mariachi band. Six events received a "1" and will advance to the State Competition including our Mariachi band for the first time in history. The State competition is located in Austin.  Texas City brought home 28 gold medals, 22 silver medals and 3
3 bronze medals.
Congratulations to the Band and Head Director Matthew Raines.
Go Stings!
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HLS&R Art winners
Congratulations to our Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo art winners from Levi Fry Intermediate and Blocker Middle School.
Alivia Townsend (5th grade) won "Best of Show" for her Dream catcher. Claira Mendez (5th grade) won the "Gold Medalist" title for her boot drawing.
Bonnie Pillo (8th grade) won "Best of Show" in her division for "Windmill on the Prairie". Emily Woods (7th grade) won the "Gold Medalist" in her division for "Hang Em Up".
Their work will be displayed in the Hayloft Gallery at the NRG Stadium until the end of the Rodeo Season. The girls will get to attend the Awards Ceremony in early March where they each will receive their trophy. Lola Rios is the art teacher at Fry and Ada Martin is the art teacher at Blocker.
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TCHS tennis update
The TCHS Tennis Team continues to play extremely well in both singles and doubles Spring Formatted Tournament Tennis.
On January 29, the TCHS Varsity Tennis Team traveled to Brazosport to play and the following players brought home medals: Greg Goetschius & Riley Finn defeated Bellville (6-3, 6-1) to win 1st A-Boys Doubles;
Demarco Battles & Colby Trahan: 3rd A Boys Doubles vs Angleton (6-2, 6-1); Brianna Baker & Seth Rogers: 1st Consolation A Mixed Doubles vs Needville (8-2); Ana Ramirez & Sandra Rayas: 1st Consolation A Girls Doubles vs Brazoswood (8-1).
On February 5, the TCHS Varsity Tennis Team traveled to Wharton to play and the following players brought home medals: Greg
Goetschius: 1st A-Boys Singles vs Wharton (6-0, 6-0);Riley Finn: 1st B-Boys Singles vs Wharton (7-6 {8}, 6-3);Demarco Battles & Colby Trahan: 1st A Boys Doubles vs Bellville (8-3); Irvin Hernandez & Humberto Sanchez: 3rd B Boys Doubles vs Calhoun (8-2).
JV also is doing well and can be seen here with some of their trophies from the Galena Park ISD JV Tennis Tournament last week.
 A Doubles 2nd Place - Alexis Herrera and Conan Dunkel (top left); B Doubles 2nd Place - Justin Reed and Katie Wiltshire (top right); B Boys Singles - 2nd Place Joseph Hykel; A Boys Singles - 2nd Place Collin Cole; and A Boys Singles - 1st Place Lane Alexander (bottom)
Their coaches are Buz Sawyer and Alice Westmoreland.
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Coach Oregbesan named new girl's coordinator
Jennifer Oregbesan, Lady Stings Head Softball Coach, has been named as the new Girl's Athletic Coordinator for the TCISD Athletic Department. Coach Oregbesan is in her third year as the head softball coach of the Lady Stings. She previously served as the head softball coach at North Shore High School.
Coach Oregbesan is replacing Mary Roden, who retired in January after having served as girl's coordinator and head girl's golf coach for 13 years in TCISD.
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Renaissance meeting
There will be a Renaissance Academy Parent Meeting on February 18 in the La Marque High School Commons from 7 to 8 p.m. for parents who currently have a child attending this school in La Marque ISD. This meeting will immediately follow the COM Dual Credit Meeting. Pre-registration will also take place beginning at 6 p.m. this same evening.
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Pre-Registration continues for La Marque students
 In order to plan for the 2016-17 school year, Texas City ISD will be conducting a Pre-Registration for students who currently live in La Marque ISD boundaries (not currently attending a school in TCISD). We will need preliminary information on all students living in LMISD who are either currently enrolled or who are not but plan to enroll for the 2016-17 school year. The downloaded pre-registration information can be submitted several ways:
2. Drop-box: Complete the form and drop in box at any current LMISD campus or at Simpson Education Support Center located at 1700 9th Ave. N. in Texas City. 3. Mail: Complete the form and mail to:1700 9th Ave. N. Texas City, TX 77590; Attn: LM Pre-registration 4. In-person: TCISD Administrators will be available from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at La Marque High School on Thursdays,Feb. 18 and Feb. 25 to answer questions and receive the pre-registration cards. Additional blank forms are available at each LMISD campus. Thank you for your help in preparing for a successful school year for our students in 2016-17! Formal registration will take place this summer, so parents do not need to provide the typical registration documentation at this time. Parents only need to indicate where they live and if they will be enrolling in public schools currently in LMISD attendance zones.
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School board election packets available now
Texas City ISD is now accepting candidate filing documents for the May 7, 2016 School Board General Election. Three seats are up for election: District 1, currently held by Melba Anderon, District 2, currently held by Manuel Guajardo, Jr. District 4, currently held by Bryan Thompson. The trustees' term is for three years, ending May 2019. The deadline for filing is 5 p.m. on Friday, February 19, 2016. Candidate filing packets are available from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays at the Simpson Education Support Center, 1700 Ninth Avenue North. For more information, call Patricia Collins at 409-916-0153 or 409-916-0122.
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TCHS Scholarship Bulletin
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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Powder Puff fundraiser benefits Prom 2016
The Texas City High School Powder Puff Game will be held February 24 at 6 p.m. at Stingaree Stadium. Tickets are $3 pre-sale and $5 at the gate. Seniors will play the underclassmen. All proceeds benefit Prom 2016!
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FAQs on LMISD annexation
 If you have questions about the annexation and how it will impact your family, feel free to email TCISD. Feel free to review this list of frequently asked questions ( FAQs) to see if we have already addressed your concern. For staffing purposes, TCISD needs to know how many students will be enrolled in La Marque schools next year. Here's information on Pre-Registration.
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Soccer Sting items for sale
The Soccer Booster Club is still selling 60 inch square golf umbrellas for only $25, tote bags for $8, 3-pk ankle socks for $8, soccer alumni t-shirts for $15 and ornaments for $10. Coming Soon...long sleeve t-shirts and hoodies for $15 and $25. Email Kristi Rambin for more information.
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ACT/SAT registration Juniors are strongly encouraged to take the SAT and ACT at least once this school year if they plan to attend college in the fall of 2017.
Upcoming ACT Testing Dates
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June 11 - Register by May 6
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March 5 - Register by February 5; late registration fees apply through Feb. 23
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This issue is full of student success! We are TC Proud!
In case you forgot, Monday is a student holiday because it's a Staff Development Day.
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TCISD named to College Board honor roll
Texas City ISD is one of 130 districts across the U.S. that made the College Board 2015 Gaston Caperton Honor Roll. We are being recognized for creating opportunities for traditionally underrepresented students. The districts featured on the honor roll have expanded access to higher education by providing students with rigorous academic offerings and innovative college-preparation programs. Districts on the honor roll demonstrate significant and consistent growth in the number of underrepresented and low-income students taking college-level courses, and applying to four or more colleges.
"We are thrilled to see a drastic improvement in our participation and scores in AP and SAT testing," said Texas City High School Principal Holly La Roe. "With our diverse population, we encourage all students to be college bound. Our students are exposed to career presentations, military avenues, and college visits to explore future options. We push students to take the SAT and AP exams to be college ready."
There is no application to be on the Honor Roll; instead the College Board looks across multiple data sets to identify recipients. To be included in the Honor Roll, districts must have:
* Increased the number of underrepresented students who took the SAT�;
* Increased the number of underrepresented students who took an AP� course and exam;
* Increased the number of underrepresented students who were on-track for college, as demonstrated by scoring 1550+ on the SAT;
* Increased the number of underrepresented students who scored a 3+ on an AP Exam; and
* Increased the number of underrepresented students who sent their SAT scores to at least four colleges.
"TCHS would not be successful without our highly trained teachers. Our AP teachers spend a week in training with the Rice Institute during the summer. The AP teachers work together over the summer to prepare for the upcoming students at TCHS," said La Roe.
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TCHS students advance to State in Art; HLS&R art also is successful for 9-12
Last Saturday some of Texas City High School's talented "Visual Artists" attended the Annual UIL Visual Scholastic Academic Event (VASE) competition in Missouri City.
It was the third time attending this competition and the first time to advance to State! Freshman Alyssa Duran is moving forward in this competition which will be held April 22-23 in San Antonio.
In total, The Department of Visual Arts had 29 students advance to Area and brought home:
- 12 Gold medals in Division 4
- 1 blue medal in Division 3
- 5 red medals in Division 2
- 11 white medals in Division 1
In addition to the VASE competition, the studetns also excelled in the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo competition.
In the 2-D competition, three students moved forward to the next round and will compete in the overall School Art competition and have the chance for their pieces to be auctioned off and attend the Western Art Academy this summer, which is an $8,000 scholarship.
In 2-D: Brooke Bethea won Best of Show. Ashley Acosta and Rebecca McCauley received Gold Medals. Finalists are: Alyssa Duran, Alexandra Slowey, Sydni Spencer and Madison Wylie.
In 3-D: Dalton Hildebrand was the finalist.
TCHS art teachers are Jenn Massie and Desiree Haddock.
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Jade Crump to play soccer at UT-Tyler
Congratulations to Jade Crump on her soccer scholarship to University of Texas at Tyler. Jade spent 5 years playing soccer for Texas City ISD from Blocker Middle School to Texas City High School Varsity. You make us proud, Jade! Good luck to you and the Patriots!
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Architectural Drafting Best in Show
Architectural Drafting did an amazing job last weekend at the District SkillsUSA event. They received a Best of Show in the architecture & construction projects.
The students competed in Innovative Architectural Design Chapter Project. This was a Texas City High School first for entering in this competition.
The project received a Superior rating and is advancing to the State competition.
Seven advanced architectural drafting students created a tiny house design. The house is smaller than 600 sq ft, can function on or off grid and contains all of the normal spaces of a regular house: 1 bedroom, 1 bath, kitchen, dining, living room, loft with sleeping abilities, study, laundry area and an outdoor play area.
The students who created the design and model are: Rylan Hara, Justyn Hernandez, Tori Kimling-Charalambous, Jeron Rogers, David Sanchez, Collin Stinson and Kiavania Wells. Congratulations to the students and their teacher Lindsay Owens.
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TCHS swimming District & Region results
Swimming finished the season last weekend at Regionals. Coach Roger Bird was named District Boy's Coach of the Year. Congratulations to him and the Swim Team on their accomplishments.
- Hunter Battle - 1st Team All-District, All-District Academic, Region Finalist
- Mariya Bernau - 1st Team All-District, Region Finalist
- Luke Brinkley - 1st Team All-District, All-District Academic, Region Finalist
- Aaron Haralson - 1st Team All-District, Region Qualifier
- Victoria Myers - Region Finalist
- Julia Reed - 1st Team All-District, All-District Academic, Region Finalist
- Angela Rivas - 1st Team All-District, Region Finalist
- Alexandria Slowey - 1st Team All-District, All-District Academic, Region Qualifier
- Audrianna Slowey - 1st Team All-District, All-District Academic, Region Qualifier
- Jared Steele - 1st Team All-District, All-District Academic, Region Finalist
- Alexander Thomas - 1st Team All-District, Region Finalist
- Gabriel White - 1st Team All-District, Region Finalist
- Edgar Windom - All-District Academic
- Naomi Windom - 1st Team All-District, All-District Academic, Region Finalist
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Cosmetology Best of Show and State
The Texas City High School Cosmetology program also had successufl SkillsUSA competition results last weekend. Myrna Garcia received Best of Show and 14 students are advancing to State. Their teacher is Sharnnetta Goins. Good luck at State!
The following Cosmetology Students participated in the SkillsUSA competition on Friday and Saturday and advanced to State:
Cosmotology Fantasy
Autumn Skadowsky, Ralinda Rodriguez, Angel Reyes, Michelle Alvardo, Breanna Dixon, Myrna Garcia, Natalia Maldonado,Tori Nallie, Maria Martinez
Cosmotology Evening
Maria Cansino
Cathy Cruses
Nail Art
Cathy Cruses
Photo Panel
Idalis Torres
Innovative Salon Project
Alyssa Cash
Men's Haircutting
3rd Place Ursula Martinez
Best of Show Cosmetology
Myrna Brittany Garcia
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Special Olympics Bowling places
Congratulations to our Special Olympics Bowling team and their coaches for their success at the Winter Games in Austin last Friday. Ashley Hykel took 1st, Savannah Lopez took 4th, Alex Gonzales took 4th, and Thomas Crane took 5th! Way to go! MC Giusti is the head coach.
Special Olympics is accepting physicals for anyone interested in participating in track. For information, please email Ms. Giusti. 
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Forensics Best of Show and State
Our Forensic Science students had outstanding results at the SkillsUSA Chapter 1876 contest last weekend. Their teacher is Abigail Davalos. We are proud of them for their work and wish them well in all the areas as they advance to State.
Criminal Justice Panel projects:
Advancing to State
Denise Cravens, Mary Vasquez, Atziri Gutierrez, Guadalupe Zamarripa, Jennifer Castillo, Canesha McKinley, Alexis Richardson, Christine Rawls, Monae Hernandez, Miranda Soto, Charles Hawkins
Criminal Justice Panel Projects:
Excellent Rating
Kayelie Harvey, Alondra Alvarez, Laura Ruiz
Law,Public Safety Corrections and Security in Criminal Justice
Best of Show - Advancing to State
Charles Hawkins
Crime Scene Investigation
3rd Place - Advancing to State Denise Cravens, Laura Ruiz, Mary Vasquez
Community Service Project
1st Place - Advancing to State
Alondra Alvarez, Atziri Gutierrez, Guadalupe Zamarripa
Quiz Bowl
3rd Place
Jennifer Castillo, Canesha McKinley, Alexis Richardson, Christine Rawls, Kayelie Harvey, Monae Hernandez, Miranda Soto
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TCHS - National Cheer Champions
Texas City High School has a 2016 National Champion! Congratulations to the Competition Cheer Team on your accomplishment! You have made your school and community Sting Proud! Their coach is MC Giusti.
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Robotics & Engineering State bound
All 17 students from the TCHS Robotics & Engineering qualified to advance to the State SkillsUSA competition at last weekend's SkillsUSA District 9 contests. All 15 student projects received superior ratings and will advance to the State competition. Students also won 5 gold and 1 silver medal, taking first place in every event entered. Also, Best of Show in the Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics category went to Victor Garms, Matthew Jecker, & Hannah Rose for their VEX Nothing But Net Robot. Their teacher is James Jobe.
Championships
Extemporaneous Speaking - 1st place - Jaeden Johnson
Mobile Robotics Technology - 1st place - Celeste Lindusky & Sam Moon
Mobile Robotics Technology - 2nd place - Thomas Armstrong & Matthew Jecker
Prepared Speech - 1st place - Jaeden Johnson
Related Technical Math - 1st place - Brooke Beanland
Robotics: Urban Search and Rescue - 1st place - Victor Garms & Hannah Rose
Projects
CAD - Technical Drafting
Dillon Harvey - Puzzle Cube Design
Connor Jordan - Puzzle Cube Design
Celeste Lindusky - Puzzle Cube Design
Zack Smith - Puzzle Cube Design
Engineering Related Design:
Victor Garms, Matthew Jecker, & Hannah Rose - VEX Nothing But Net Robot
Photo Panel:
Thomas Armstrong - Autonomous Robotics Programming
Osvaldo Jimenez - Robotics Programming and Design: Obstacle Course
Jaeden Johnson - A Semester in Robotics Programming and Design
Sam Moon - Autonomous Robotics Programming
Student Job Exhibit:
Yaritza Alvarez - Software Engineering
Brooke Beanland - Biomedical Engineering
Greg Goetschius - Mechanical Engineering
Victor Gomez - Petroleum Engineering
Irvin Hernandez - Mechanical Engineering
Jeremiah Mascorro - Petroleum Engineering
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Junior Soccer Camp set for Feb. 27
 The Texas City Stings and Lady Stings Soccer coaches and players will be hosting a Jr. Stings Soccer Camp on Saturday, February 27 from 9 a.m. - Noon. The camp will be held at Stingaree Stadium. Camp registration is $25 which includes camp instruction, snacks and a camp T-Shirt. All participants will be invited to attend a future Stings & Lady Stings soccer game where they will be able to play a mini-game at halftime of the Stings/Lady Stings Varsity game.
In case of bad weather, the camp will move inside to the TCHS gyms. Parents may pick up and drop off registration forms at the TCISD Ticket Office at Stingaree Stadium, from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
school days. Camp registration can also be mailed to: TCHS Athletic Office, 1501 9th Ave. North, Texas City, TX 77590.
Registration deadline is February 17. Check in for the camp will begin on the day of the camp at 8:30 a.m. at the Staggs Fieldhouse at Stingaree
Stadium. Call the athletic office at 409-916-0147 for more information.
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Welding Best of Show and State bound
Career and Technology Education competed this weekend at the District Skills contest. In Welding, Ken Rives is advancing to state in Welding Skills 2 since he took 2nd Place. Out of three divisions, all projects advanced to state along with winning two Best of Shows. Welding teacher Shawn Trader won SkillsUSA Teacher of the Year for District 9.
Welding 1 SKILLS - Isaac Christman placed 3rd and Ryan Scalf placed 2nd out of 13.
Welding II SKILLS- Ken Rives placed 2nd out of 15 and will advance to State.
Welding Projects - All of these projects are advancing to State and include two Best of Shows.
1. Go-Cart - Cameron O'Donnell, Adrian Martinez
2. Tail Gate Pit - Julian Garcia - Best of Show in the Small Division
3. Luggage Rack - Daniel Goodson
4. Fire Pit - Nick Sanchez & Jesus Adame
5. Smoke Pit - Dakota Renken & Joseph Langley - Best of Show in the Medium Division
6. Hog Trap - David Fernandez, Kody McKinley & Jacob Lyons
7. Shooting Targets - Cristian Sandoval
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