Seniors will pose for the traditional "Senior Gate Photo" on Tuesday morning at 8 a.m. Seniors are allowed to wear black slacks with a modest, coordinating blouse (girls) or a dress shirt and tie (boys) for the photo. Also at 8, all class officers will report to the Senior Gate for their group photos. They will be in regular uniform, but may bring their class t-shirt to wear for the photo. During the morning hours, all students who did not get a yearbook photo taken last fall will be scheduled for a photo sitting with Don Anders of Anders Photography. Students who need a photo will wear their dress uniform that day. Click here for all the information on photo day, including a list of students who are scheduled for a sitting and what everyone needs to wear.  

Baseball and Softball players (including middle school PONY players) will be participating in a "Hit-a-thon" fund-raiser Feb. 9 at the softball and baseball fields, beginning at 10 a.m. Each player will be asking friends and family to sponsor them as they participate. Basically, sponsors will agree to pay a set amount of money for the player's longest hit out of 10 pitches. (If they hit a home run at the longest point in the park, for example, they would have a 350-foot hit, so a 10-cent pledge would end up being $35). Sponsors can also choose to give a flat donation. Funds raised will be designated to install roofs on the softball and baseball dugouts. The SMA Athletic Booster Club will have hotdogs, chips and a drink for all participants and will also hold their monthly meeting during the event at the concession stand at about 11 a.m. Supporters can download the pledge form from our bulletin board page. Contact Coach Peter Garza or Coach Taylor Rogers with any questions. Hit away, Bears! 

The JROTC Dining Out and High School Military Ball (formerly the Valentine's Dance) are coming up Feb. 16. Both events will take place at the San Marcos Activity Center. The Dining Out is an annual formal event for the Bear Battalion. Both the Dining Out and the ball/dance to follow give our young people the opportunity to enjoy and appropriately interact with their peers in a formal setting. Attendance at the Dining Out is mandatory for all JROTC cadets, and all High School students are expected to attend the Military Ball. The Dining Out will begin at 6:00 p.m. and the ball will take place afterward, at about 8:30 p.m. See the Dining Out page for specific information on attire for the events. Also, high school parents, we need your help! Donations of candy, punch items, cupcakes and some other treats for the ball are needed. Please visit the Sign-Up Genius page to indicate what you can help provide for the dance. Also, if your son or daughter wants to invite a non-SMA student to the events, you will need to sign the permission form, posted on our bulletin board page.  

Class of 2013

Several senior parents have been asking about details on our graduation events . . . some of these details are now available on the Class of 2013 page at this specific link. We are also working diligently to complete the Senior Calendar, which will include all pertinent dates for the seniors to note for the rest of the school year. Many of you have sent in the cutest baby photos of your sons and daughters for our Senior Montage, one of the highlights of graduation weekend. If you have not yet done so, please begin to select two photos of your child--one as a baby or toddler and one as an elementary-age student. You can mail these to the Academy, c/o Mrs. Henry, or scan and email them to Shelley Henry. We will return any originals to you as soon as possible.