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Upcoming Events
Thursday, May 23
* Foundation for the Future - LEADSopoly at the Nessler Center, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
* Fry Talent Show auditions after school
* TCHS Theatre Showcase Performance, 7 p.m.
Friday, May 24
* Fry 6th Grade Choir Schlitterbahn trip
* Roosevelt-Wilson Kindergarten Beach & Bubble Day
* Athletic Physicals, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. at TCHS gyms for all students entering 7th-12th for sports, band, cheer and dance participation and tryouts; $20 cash
* TCHS Band Banquet, 7 p.m. in the TCHS cafeteria
Monday, May 27
* Memorial Day Holiday - all schools and offices will be closed
Tuesday, May 28
* Levi Fry 5th Grade Choir Field Trip to Putt Putt golf
* Stingarette Banquet, 6 p.m. at the Doyle Convention Center
* Swimming Banquet at Terraza's Restaurant at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, May 29
* TCHS Senior Exams
* Levi Fry 5th Grade Awards Assembly; 1:30 p.m. for Teams 1 and 2 and 2:30 p.m. for Teams 3 and 4
* Levi Fry 6th Grade to tour Blocker Middle School
Thursday, May 30
* TCHS Senior Exams
* Northside K-3rd Field Day
* Levi Fry 6th Grade Awards Assembly; Teams 1 and 2 at 9 a.m. and Teams 3 and 4 at 10 a.m.
* Levi Fry National Elementary Honor Society Pin Ceremony, 6 p.m. at Fry
* TCHS Choir Spring Show, 7 p.m.
Friday, May 31
* TCHS Senior Exams
* Northside Water Day Extravaganza
* Roosevelt-Wilson Carnival Extravaganza
* Blocker End of Year Dance, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Annex Gym - $5 for Blocker students only
* TCHS Choir Spring Show, 7 p.m.
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Athletic Schedules
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Student summer camps are registering
Our Texas City High School coaches and teachers are offering their professional experience for a variety of camps this summer for youth.
Registration is going on now for:
- Baseball Camp (Incoming 3rd-9th grades) - June 10-12 at Robinson Stadium. June 13 is a pitcher and catcher clinic. Download the registration form.
- Boys Basketball Camp (Incoming 1st-9th grades) - June 10-13 at TCHS - The registration deadline is June 1st for discounted rate. Download the registration form.
- Girls Basketball Camp (Incoming 3rd-9th gradess) - June10-13 at TCHS. The registration deadline is June 5 for discounted rate. Download the registration form.
- Children's Theatre Workshop (Kindergarten - 4th Grade) - June 17-21 at TCHS Auditorium. Download the theatre camp flyer and release form.
- Children's Theater Workshop (5th-8th Grade) - June 24-28 at TCHS Auditorium. Download the theatre camp flyer and release form.
- Soccer Camp (Incoming 3rd-8th grades) - June 11-June 13 at Stingaree Stadium. Register by May 31 for a discounted rate Download the registration form.
- Tennis Camp (Incoming 2nd-12th grades) - July 29-August 2 at TCHS Tennis Courts. Register by July 25 for discounted rate. Download the registration form.
- Volleyball Camp (Incoming 4th-12th grades) - July 29-31 at TCHS gyms. Register by July 1 for a discounted rate. Download the registration form.
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STEM summer camp
The Sam Houston State University Department of Agricultural and Industrial Sciences will be hosting a STEM Summer Camp the week of June 10-14, 2013 on the SHSU campus. The Summer Camp will provide students with the opportunity to take part in hands-on activities, experiments, and field experiences related to animal science, plant science, aerospace engineering, renewable energy, and much more. This camp is for female high school students entering grades 9-12 in the fall of 2013. The camp promotes science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and supports historically underserved and underrepresented students with limited opportunities. Students selected to attend the camp will do so free of charge due to the generosity of the Texas Workforce Commission. Any interested students need to apply as soon as possible as spaces are limited and the dates for the camp are quickly approaching. Applications are available in the counselors suite. |
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Blocker's Final Dance
Blocker Middle School will have their End of Year Dance on Friday, May 31 from 6-9 p.m. at the Blocker Annex Gym. The cost is $5 at the door. The dance is for Blocker 7th and 8th grade students only. Students can turn in their textbooks and receive a free slice of pizza
Save the date for the Class of 2017 End of Year Pool Party. There will be a pool party for current Blocker 8th Grade students only on Saturday, June 1 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the College of the Mainland Pool. More details will come soon.
For more information on either of these events, email Tilly Clark. |
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Kindergarten Registration
Registration for students new to TCISD, including Kindergarten, will take place in Texas City ISD on Wednesday, June 12 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Thursday, June 13, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Simpson Education Support Center, located at 1700 Ninth Avenue North.
This registration is for all new students who have not previously been enrolled in any TCISD campus, including PPCD, Pre-K or Headstart programs. All returning students will register online at a later date. In order to speed up the registration process, parents of new students can download forms that can be filled out at home and brought to registration.
The forms are linked in the "Online Forms" section on the TCISD Enrollment website. Registration for new students will not be finalized until a nurse reviews their immunizations. Parents will need to bring the required documentation listed on the Enrollment website.
*Students who require special residency forms to register, should register on campus on August 6 or 7. For more information, call the 409-916-0125. |
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Online registration for TCISD returning students
Parents can begin registering returning Texas City ISD students online through Home Access Center beginning Monday, July 1. The online instructions are available if you need assistance on the TCISD Enrollment Website.
Parents who do not have access to a computer may register their children online from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays in July at Texas City High School Library computer lab. Personnel (including bilingual staff) will be available to assist any parent with the registration process. Proof of residency documentation can also be submitted on Tuesdays at the TCHS site. From June 10 through August 1, a summer registration clerk will be available to assist and answer questions in the Simpson Education Support Center, located at 1700 Ninth Avenue North, from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Parents can also call the Registration Hotline at 409-916-0185 or Email Registration.
* Students who require special residency forms to register, should register at the campus on August 6 or 7. |
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Pre-K/Head Start 2013-14
Applications for the Pre-K/Head Start program will be accepted during registration June 10-13, 2013, at the Pre-K/Head Start building located at 300 N. Logan.
Registration will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on June 10 and June 11; 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. on June 12; and 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on June 13.
Download more details about eligibility requirements and application requirements. For more information, call 409-916-0512. |
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Greetings!
School is out in two weeks and there will be an early dismissal that day. Next week's edition will feature those details. Monday is a school holiday. Happy Memorial Day!
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Kohfeldt holds Care Drive for Moore,OK
Kohfeldt Elementary School has organized a Care Drive to benefit the victims of the Moore, Oklahoma tornado. The drive will be held Wedneday, May 22 through Friday, May 24. Kohfeldt Elementary will be accepting donations of Gift Cards to National Chains (Lowes, Home Depot, McDonald's, Wal-Mart, Visa, etc.), monetary donations and toiletries (toilet paper, deodorant, hand sanitizer, soap, shampoo/conditioner, toothpaste, toothbrushes, baby wipes, diapers, baby formula, over the counter medications such as Tylenol, allergy and antibiotic creams, etc.).
All donations received by Kohfeldt will be delivered to Regency Park Baptist Church in Moore by a Kohfeldt teacher who is from Moore and still has family there. You can also donate to the American Red Cross by calling 1-800-Red Cross or you can text the word REDCROSS to 90999 for a $10 donation. You can donate to the the Salvation Army by calling 1-800-SAL-ARMY or you can text STORM to 80888 to make a $10 donation. You must be 18 or older or have parental permission to text your donation.
For more information, call Kohfeldt at 409-916-0400. |
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iPads are being integrated into classes
This week, students in Elizabeth Morris' class at Levi Fry will be working on their last project: Create Your Own Country/Government. They have the entire class period each day to work and use the new National Geographic atlases and iPads for their research. The TCISD Foundation for the Future provided the atlases and another District grant provided the iPads. This project will require them to think critically about what it takes to build and organize the foundations of a country. It also tests their skills at research, critical thinking, writing, and organization. The project will force them to confront and challenge their own philosophies while expressing their own creativity. Students have the opportunity to create and potentially rule their own country after researching an actual country in the world.
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Athletic physicals set for this Friday
TCISD Athletics is hosting physicals on Friday, May 24 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Texas City High School. The cost is $20, cash only, with a pre-pay option beginning May 1. The athletic physical form can be downloaded here and is also available at the Athletic Training Room, Stadium Athletic Office, TCHS, Blocker and Levi Fry Main Offices. Students participating in any UIL athletic activity must have an annual physical completed and on file with the Texas City Athletic Training Staff, prior to participation. This includes all sports, band, Stingarettes and cheerleaders. Call 409-916-0148 for additional information.
Download the Athletic Physical Form
This form above must be filled out completely, signed by either a Physician, licensed
Physician Assistant, Registered Nurse-APN, or Doctor of Chiropractic (physical examination),
signed by both student and parent/guardian in blue or black ink, and on file in the Athletic
Training Room, before the student will be allowed to participate in any class period practice,
tryout, practice, scrimmage and/or competition. The Physical must be dated after May 1, 2013. |
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TCHS students receive more than $533,000 in scholarship money
The Texas City High School Class of 2013 were formally awarded their college scholarships last week. Seniors are receiving more than $533,000 in funds for their college education.
Scholarship recipients include: Clare Abrams - FFA Gary Sasser; Destiny Anderson - Delta Kappa Gamma Society, TAFE; Kathryn Anderson - Moody, NHS, Stingarettes; Craig Beanland - Houston Livestock S&R, American Legion Aux 89, Key Club, Moody, Moody Honors, NHS, Noon Optimist Club, Roosevelt Wilson PTO, Jerry Smith, Spanish HS, Student Council, Nancy Walker; Kasandra Beltran - Spanish HS; Melody Benoit - Stingarettes; Tiffany Blair - Moody Honors; Troy Bourgeois - Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, American Legion Aux 89, COM, Delta Sigma Theta, Lulac, Quarterback Club; Julian Broussard - Baseball Booster; Aaron Castillo - American Legion Aux 89; Megan Choate - Classroom Teachers TC, Karen Conrad, Friends of TC, Jr. League, Rotary Club of TC, Student Council; Connor Clark -
Lions Club, American Legion Aux 89, Delta Lambda Chapter ADK, FFA, Jr. League, Mainland Retired Teachers, NHS, National DAR, NWTF, Noon Optimist Club, Northside PTO, Pepsi; James Clark - Welding Club; Presley Cochran - Business & Prof Women's, Mildred Ely, Garden Club of TC, Moody, Northside PTO, Rotary Club of TC; Riley Cooper - Kenneth First, Baseball Booster; Shomari Cotton - Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Moody; Sue Curtis - Kiwanis; Kolbi Darden - Moody, Rotary Club of TC; Quintin Dean-Bellow - Stingarettes; Jenna DelaGarza - Stingarettes; Asia Donald - Galv Council of Greeks, Heights Walker, NHS, Rotary Club of TC; Avery Fuller - Quarterback Club; Kayleigh Fuller - NHS; Michael Galloway - Baseball Booster; Crista Gonzales - Interact; Shelby Gonzales - Houston Livestock S&R, Dr. Pepper, Galveston Daily News, Interact, Lulac, Masons, NHS, Noon Optimist Club, Omega Delta Zeta, Rotary Club of TC, Spanish HS, Melinda Webb Memorial; Christopher Gray - Quarterback Club; Rayna Guidry - Delta Kappa Gamma Society, Order of Eastern Star; Kristen Gundermann - AFCU, Moody; Breonna Gutierrez - Kiwanis; Hideo Hanlon - Quarterback Club; Megan Hartnett - Melinda Webb Memorial; Brittany Holcomb - American Legion Aux 89, Tejas Bluebonnet; Garrett Hunter - Quarterback Club; Mitchell Jennings - Baseball Booster; Alyssa Johnson - Kohfeldt; Colby Johnson - Baseball Booster, Quarterback Club; Anthony Kennison - Quarterback Club; Stormie King - Lee Scoggins, Student Council; Chelsea Lewis - Heritage Club; Michael Leyva - Spanish HS; Carlos Lopez - Welding Club; Miguel Lopez - Kohfeldt, Welding Club; Evan Martinez - Emken-Linton, Lulac; Maria Martinez - Lulac, Spanish HS; Matthew Martinez - Chamber of Commerce, Huntington, Interact, Kiwanis, NHS, Nutrition Services, Quarterback Club; Megan Newman - BPA, NHS, Rotary Club of The Mainland; Victoria Orihuela - Roosevelt Wilson PTO; Raven Parks - TCISD School Board, Student Council; Darren Patin - Cultural Arts Foundation, Exquisite Ladies, John C. Martin, Nutrition Services; Michael Petty - Quarterback Club; Dylan Prewitt - Baseball Booster; Andrew Quintana - Baseball Booster, Classroom Teachers TC, Kiwanis, Lulac, Masons, Noon Lions Club, Northside PTO, Nutrition Services, Quarterback Club, Mary Lazelle Wilcox; Deshaun Rawls - Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Northside PTO, Quarterback Club, Sting to Sting; Isaiah Rojas - Baseball Booster; Michael Rougely - Quarterback Club; Lauren Ryman - Ron Dixon Music, Moody; Dominique Scott - Interact, NHS, Rotary Club of TC; Jacob Standley - Interact, Moody, Quarterback Club; Taylor Tarpey - NHS, Redefining Beautiful, Stingarettes, Student Council; Daniel Tarver - Interact, NHS, Nutrition Services, Bob Pryor, Quarterback Club; Alex Thomas - Quarterback Club; Serenity Trevino - AFCU; Kip Urps - AFCU, Noon Optimist Club, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity; Lawrence Valdez - Heights Ludwig; Tyler Walker - AFCU, American Legion Aux 89, Quarterback Club; Adrian West - Quarterback Club; Alec White - COM; Dakota Whitehead - Welding Club; Delia Williams - Heritage Club; Monique Wylie - COM, Interact.
Multiple seniors also received University scholarships. Sammy Robles received a softball scholarship to the University of Southern Mississippi. Riley Cooper will attend the University of Louisiana at Lafayette on a baseball scholarship. On a football scholarship, Deshaun Rawls will attend West Texas A&M University and Colby Johnson will join the Tarleton State University. Daniel Tarver, Jr. was selected to attend East Baptist University on an academic scholarship. Also on an academic scholarship, Craig Beanland was accepted to the University of Texas at Austin.
Congratulations seniors! We wish you the best in your future endeavors and look forward to your outstanding future!
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Sting-made Creations make great gifts
"Sting-made Creations" is a business venture of the Special Education Students at Texas City High School. Students design and create products to sell to TCISD staff and the community. Through this project, students develop employment skills as well as address a variety of functional and life skills goals. This is achieved while having fun and creating a product the students can really be proud of. Some of the products our students make are: decorative magnets, clipboards, notepads, buttons, classroom posters, die-cut visual aids, awards and plaques. Their goal is to become a self-sustaining program by using revenues to purchase more supplies and to invest back into their business with new equipment purchases.
 The students have now started printing Tshirts. If you are interested in a "Keep Calm and Sting On" shirt, download the order form and contact
Amy Lozano.
Shirt Order Form
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Heart of Texas field trip a success
Blocker Middle School took to the road this spring on their annual Heart of Texas field trip. History teacher Michael Sanchez said the Heart of Texas Tour takes a different approach to student travel. Experiencing knowledge hands-on can ignite a passion to learn. With this in mind BMS created a tour of Texas that focuses on at-risk students from low socio-economic families. About 70% of the participants had never left Galveston County. Some of the locations they visited included the Alamo, the State Capitol, Natural Bridge Caverns and a variety of other museums and educational sites. Teacher sponsors were Melissa Patrick, Michael Sanchez, Amy Taber and assistant principal Thad Spears.
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TCISD wins CIS Superintendent award
Communities in Schools (CIS) of Galveston annually recognizes a superintendent in Galveston County with a special award. Texas City ISD Superintendent Dr. Cynthia Lusignolo has been honored with the Communities in Schools Galveston County Superintendent of the Year award. CIS presented this award to her because Dr. Lusignolo has consistently invested her time, genuinely provided assistance and has offered nothing less than outstanding support. The CIS site coordinators in TCISD are Delores Haley and Jo Carol Murry.
Dr. Lusignolo, center, is pictured with TCISD School Board President David Moss and CIS Site Coordinator Jo Carol Murry. |
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Sincerely,
Melissa Tortorici
Director of Communications Texas City ISD |
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