Mark Your Calendar: Thanksgiving Holiday Nov. 21 - 23 is a staff and student holiday. Classes resume on Monday, Nov. 26. Early Dismissal Days Dec. 19 - 21 Secondary Schools, Dec. 21 Elementary Schools Winter Break Dec. 24 - Jan. 7 Classes resume on Tuesday, Jan. 8. (Jan. 7 is a Staff Development Day) Other Top Headlines: Crystal Awards Gala Chairs Named October Board Briefs - News from the SBISD Board of Trustees Employee Honored at October Board Meeting Volunteer Honored at October Board Meeting SBISD Earns School FIRST “Superior” Rating

Elementary school students share in the fun at a recent football game between Spring Woods and Northbrook High Schools.

Cornerstone Academy Students Pick Next President

Rummel Creek Elementary students enjoyed a day at Dewberry Farms in Katy recently.

Hurricane Researcher Shares Passion for Science with Students

NASA Design Contest

Mock Election Results

Mayor's Youth Council

Via Colori Street Painting Artists

Red Ribbon Week

For SBISD Students:

Did you know the SBISD web site now has a section for students? Make sure to visit our site and bookmark the STUDENT section today!

Here are a few of this week's links of interest from the site:

• Smarthistory: Smarthistory.org is a free, not-for-profit, multi-media web-book designed as a dynamic enhancement for the traditional art history textbook. Is your passion art? Smarthistory is a great resources to investigate your passion and spark new interests.
• PicLits: Do you dream of being a writer or poet? Piclits is an education and fun site where students can exercise their creative writing abilities and build communication skills which are critical in today's workplace.
• FBI Cyber Surf Islands: Do you know what it means to be a digital citizen? Do you have the skills you need to be safe online? The FBI Cyber Surf Islands web site is designed to teach 3-8 graders the skills they need as they surf the digital waves.
• The YouTube Time Machine: Do you want to see history? Visit this site to watch videos, sports, commercials, current events, music, television and more! It's a great resource to supplement historical study.
• The WHY Files: The Why Files is a great resource for students to learn about the science of news.

Stay Connected with SBISD's Social Media Links

Don't forget to check out our online social media options for news and digital media alerts. From Facebook to Twitter, Blogger, Pinterest, SmugMug and YouTube, SBISD offers users a range of tools to stay connected and informed about everything Spring Branch.

Get connected.

There are so many ways to stay informed and connected with what's going on in Spring Branch ISD: