Thursday, April 28
* Blood Drive, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. Gym
* Northside 1st Grade Field Day
* Softball Playoff Game 1 of Best of 3; 6:30 p.m. in Angleton
* Stingarette Spring Show, 7 p.m. Auditorium
Friday, April 29
* Northside 2nd Grade Field Day
* TCHS Dual Credit Registration, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Counseling Suite
* Softball Playoff Game 2 of Best of 3; 5 p.m. in Texas City (Game 3 if necessary will follow Game 2)
* Stingarette Spring Show, 7 p.m. Auditorium
Saturday, April 30
* Jazz Festival, 6-9 p.m. Auditorium
Monday, May 2
* TCHS U.S. History End of Course Exam
* TCHS Chemistry AP Testing
* Blocker Algebra I End of Course Exam
* Pre-K Enrollment, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Calvin Vincent
* TCHS Student Council Meeting, 5:30 p.m. J110 * TCHS Senior Steering Meeting, 6 p.m. J110
Tuesday, May 3
* TCHS Algebra I End of Course Exam
* TCHS Spanish & Physics AP Testing
* Pre-K Enrollment, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Calvin Vincent
* TCHS Soccer Banquet, 6:30 p.m. Nessler * TCHS Choir Booster Club Meeting, 6:30 p.m. Lecture Hall
Wednesday, May 4
* TCHS Biology End of Course Exam
* TCHS English Lit AP Testing
* TCHS Lamar University Field Trip
* Pre-K Enrollment, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Calvin Vincent
Thursday, May 5
* TCHS Calculus AP Testing
* TCHS Heritage Club Meeting, 7 a.m. Lecture Hall
* Pre-K Enrollment, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Calvin Vincent
* Cosmetology Ladies Night with Hair & Nails, 11:30 a.m. - 8 p.m.
* Roosevelt-Wilson Cinco de Mayo Program, 2 p.m.
* TCHS Forensic Meeting, 3 p.m. Room C212
* TCHS Band Concert, 7 p.m. in the Auditorium
Friday, May 6
* TCHS U.S. History AP Testing
* Northside PTO Family Movie Night, 6 p.m.
When are the Stings playing? Check out the schedule links above in the black box! Go Stings!
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Pre-K/Head Start enrollment May 2-5
Pre-Kindergarten/Head Start enrollment in Texas City will be held May 2-5 and again June 6-9 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Calvin Vincent Early Childhood Center, located at 1805 13th Avenue North.
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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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Ladies Night in Cosmetology on May 5th
The State Award-Winning TCHS Cosmetology Department will be hosting a Ladies Night on Thursday, May 5 from 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. for young ladies 18 years old & up. Clients will have the opportunity to get their hair, make-up and nails done. All appointments should be scheduled through the Cosmetology Department at 409-916-0823 no later than Monday, May 2.
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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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SAT and ACT for juniors
Juniors are strongly encouraged to take the SAT & ACT at least once this school year if they are planning on attending college in the fall of 2017.
Upcoming ACT Testing Dates
June 11 - Register by May 6
Register online
Upcoming SAT Testing Dates
May 7 - Late registration fees
June 4 - Register by May 5
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Wrestlefest benefits kids
Bring the family for a fun time at WRESTLEFEST on 6th Street on Saturday, May 7th! Proceeds benefit the TCISD Foundation for the Future.  |
Band BINGO May 13  The Texas City Band Booster Club is having a Bingo night to raise funds for the Band programs. You will be wanting to yell BINGO! on Friday, May 13 from 7 p.m to 10 p.m. in the TCHS Cafeteria. Doors open at 6 p.m. You can play 10 games for $20. There are 6 cards per round. Additional cards can be purchased. Prizes include: 8 games - $100 Visa gift card; 1 game - $200 Visa gift card; and final game - $500 Visa gift card. Food and refreshments will be available for purchase. Door prizes will be awarded between games. |
Kendra Scott fundraiser
 Kendra Scott at Baybrook Mall is having a Kendra Gives Back Party on May 19 to benefit the TCISD Foundation for the Future. Shop anytime between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the store or call in your order and Kendra Scott will donate 20% of sales to the Foundation to benefit students and teachers. There will be a Kendra Scott raffle during that time at the store.
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TCHS 2016 Prom tickets Texas City High School Prom, Light Up the Night, will be presented by the Class of 2016 on Saturday, May 21, 2016, at the San Luis Hotel Ballroom from 8 p.m. until midnight.Tickets are $60 individually or $100 per couple. All tickets are $100 per person at the door.
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2016 Gifted & Talented Texas City ISD will host the 7th Annual Gifted and Talented Showcase on Monday, May 23 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the Nessler Center Wings of Heritage Room. Parents and the community are invited to attend this event that highlights some of the work our GT students have done this year. |
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TCHS Palm Beach attendance incentive
A trip to Palm Beach on May 25 is on the line for a class attendance competition at Texas City High School. The grade levels that keep an average of 96% attendance each day between March 28 and May 23 will get to go. Students can win the trip individually if they miss 2 or fewer days of school during that same time period.
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UT Engineering Camps
The University of Texas at Austin has K-12 outreach program in the Women in Engineering Program. There are a couple of summer camp opportunities for high school women interested in STEM.
- WEatUT
July 23 - 26, 2016
An overnight camp held on the UT Austin campus for rising high school senior women interested in Engineering. The camp is $50 for students, but there is a scholarship portion of the application. - CREATEatUT
June 20 - 24, 2016
A day camp held on the UT Austin campus for rising high school sophomore and junior women interested in Engineering. The camp is $200 for students, but there are many scholarships available.
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Softball team begins playoffs in best of 3
The Lady Stings will take on Angleton is a best of 3 game series that begins on Thursday in Angleton at 6:30 p.m. Game 2 will be played Friday at 5 p.m. in Texas City. If necessary, Game 3 will be played immediately following Game 2 at approximately 7 p.m. Pack the bleachers and root on the Lady Stings!
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Two high jumpers advance to Regionals
Good luck to High Jumpers Erin Garcia and Xavier Woodkins as they compete this weekend at the Regional UIL Track and Field Championship at Sam Houston State in Huntsville.
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Stingarettes Spring Show April 28 & 29
The Texas City High School Stingarettes are hosting their Annual Spring Show Thursday, April 28 and Friday, April 29 at 7 p.m. in the TCHS auditorium. The theme is Red Carpet Ready. Tickets are $5 in advance or $7 at the door.
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Free Jazz concerts at TCHS Saturday This event is FREE each April and you could not pay for better jazz performances. Not only does this event feature professional jazz musicians, but our award-winning TCHS Jazz Band, our Blocker Middle School Jazz Band and our TCHS Jazz Vocal Ensemble. Don't miss it Saturday at 6 p.m. at TCHS.
This year's featured professional artists is Saxophonist Chris Vadala, one of the country's foremost woodwind artists. His performing career has been highlighted by a long tenure as standout woodwind artist with the internationally recognized Chuck Mangione Quartet. In addition, he has performed and/or recorded with such greats as Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones, B.B. King, Chick Corea, Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin, Placido Domingo, Sarah Vaughn, Natalie Cole, Herbie Hancock, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Henry Mancini, Doc Severinsen, New York Voices, Frankie Valli, and many others. |
Special Olympics Track takes 2nd Place
Special Olympics Relay took 2nd Place last weekend at the Baytown Invitational Track Meet! Way to go!
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Robotics team finishes season at Worlds
Congratulations to our Vex Robotics team for an outstanding season. They finished the Worlds competition with a 4-6 record missing eliminations for the first time this year. Way to go! We are so proud of this team and their teacher James Jobe!
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Choir gets trained by Disney clinicians
The Texas City High School Choir attended at Choir Clinic at Walt Disney World last week. 38 students participated.
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Sweepstakes earned for bands and choir The TCHS Wind Ensemble, the TCHS Men's Chorale and the Blocker Band each earned Sweepstakes this month at their UIL Concert and Sightreading Competitions. Earning Sweepstakes is the highest honor a band or choir can receive. It means judges gave them perfect scores in all areas. Congratulations to these students and their directors! |
Final opportunity to buy TCHS yearbook  2016 Yearbooks are still available, so reserve your copy today for $75 by sending cash or check payable to "TCHS YEARBOOK" or by going to Balfour.com (online ordering available through the end of April). Books should arrive by the first week of May. Students who pay for a book in advance will be invited to yearbook distribution event to take place during the school day (date and time TBD). |
Principal's Honors Breakfast 2016
One of the highlights in Texas City ISD is the Principal's Honors Breakfast, which honors the top 5% of the graduating class. It is a moving event that features not only outstanding students but the teachers that have inspired, encouraged and motivated them along the way.  The Principal's Honors Breakfast began in 1996 at Texas City High School (TCHS). Each student has the opportunity to honor one teacher who has had a significant influence on his or her education and life. Both are formally recognized at the event. Each student writes a narrative about his or her teacher explaining why he or she has been chosen. The narrative, which is published in a keepsake program, highlights the students' appreciation for them. At the breakfast, the teachers share a memorable story about the student.
It's inspiring to read the stories the students write about their teachers and how they have made a difference in their lives. Words students use to describe these important men and women in their lives include dedicated, inspiring, genuine, impactful, encouraging, confidence-builder, positive, endearing, motivator and more. Equally touching are the sweet, funny stories the teachers tell about the students.
If every single teacher could have this experience at least one time in their lives, it would make their career. Every parent also deserves to hear the impact their children are making in their lives away from home.
This year's honorees included:Taryn Barzar with honored teacher Courtney Pugh; Brooke Beanland with honored teacher M.C. Giusti; Kelsey Boyd with honored teacher Alexis Knape; Alyssa Briones with honored teacher Sandy Sheffield; Abigail Burke with honored teacher Nikki Ashcraft; Samantha Butler with honored educator Sandi Belcher; Brooke Cotter with honored educator Staffany Rawls; Celina Dowdy with honored teacher Dana Johnston; Sofia Faus with honored teacher Bobbi Jo Davis; Jacob Garza with honored teacher Nancy Abernathy; Greg Goetschius with honored teacher
Boyd Sawyer; Miranda Gonzales with honored teacher Victoria Graves; Kayelie Harvey with honored teacher Emily Stafford; Mauricio Hernandez with honored teacher Desiree Haddock; Cody Kelemen with honored teacher Jackie Durio; Angela Moreno with honored teacher Reda DeVries; Efrain Perea Alvarez with honored teacher Rosalinda Meadows; Sydni Specenter with honored teacher
Jennifer Massie; Megan Treadwell with honored teacher Dr. Kathy Williams; Cheyanne Tucker with honored teacher Scott Smeltzer; Ashley Valdez with honored teacher Joyce Steinbach; and Amy Wadding with honored teacher Yolanda Mazur.
For any of you doubting what our world is going to become because of today's young people, do not fear. We've got enthusiastic, dedicated, ambitious, genuine teenagers who are ready to take on the world. They are on track for success not only because of support from home, but because that care is reinforced at school in TCISD from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The honors breakfast is hosted by the TCISD Foundation for the Future and funded through generous donations from business partners.
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Trustees invest in La Marque students
Trustees approved spending more than a half a million dollars on supplies needed for La Marque students for the 2016-17 school year. More than $60,000 is being spent on athletic equipment, athletic trainer supplies, band uniforms and choir uniforms. More than $457,160 is being spent on instructional materials for Pre-K through 12th grades. Next month, additional approval for spending for special education, CTE and elective courses will be needed. La Marque ISD, as ordered by the Texas Education Agency, will be annexed to Texas City ISD as of July 1, 2016.
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Students to take End of Course exams
STAAR end-of-course exams are state mandated tests given during the final weeks of a course.
In addition to meeting graduation course requirements, students are required to pass five
end-of-course exams to earn a diploma from a Texas public high school. Those five exams are
given when a student takes English I and II, Biology, Algebra I and U.S. History courses.
End of Course exams are scheduled for next week.
May 2
US History at Texas City High School/Woodrow
Algebra I at Blocker Middle School
May 3
Algebra I at TCHS/Woodrow
May 4
Biology at TCHS/Woodrow
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Duck Derby winner donates prize back
Congratulations to Erin Piazza! Her duck swam into 1st place to win the TCISD Foundation for the Future Duck Derby on April 9th. She won the Grand Prize, the $2,500 Visa Gift card! Even more exciting is the news that Erin has decided to donate her winnings back to a special education program for students at Levi Fry Intermediate. Thanks so much for the support of our sponsors, volunteers, and everyone who participated to make this Duck Derby event the best ever!
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