The Woodlands High School Highlander Happenings February 25 – March 9, 2019
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The Woodlands High School Highlander Happenings February 25 – March 9, 2019 MARCH 8 EARY RELEASE SCHEDULE: Below is the bell schedule for the early release day on Friday, March 8, 2019. BELL SCHEDULE - EARLY DISMISSAL Period 5 7:20 – 8:15 Period 6 8:22 – 9:17 Period 7 9:24 – 10:19 Period 8 10:26 – 11:20 SENIOR DUES: Seniors and parents of seniors, please be sure to Pay Senior dues. They are available for payment on the school web store. Senior dues cover Prom, Senior Picnic, Senior Awards Night, and assists with Graduation. COUNSELOR’S CORNER: Upcoming Community Parent Presentation on March 28th, 2019 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm: Dr. Crystal Collier will be presenting on the “Effects of Technology on the Adolescent Brain”. The event is scheduled at Grand Oaks High School, which is located at 4800 Riley Fuzzel Rd Spring, TX 77386. Several tables of resources will be set up from 6:00 – 6:30 pm along with snacks. Then, her presentation will be from 6:30 – 8:00 pm. This event is for parents and children 13 years of age and up. Our counseling staff hopes that you will be able to make this event to see the impact of technology on a child’s developing brain Upcoming Individual Student Conferences with their Counselors: During the months of February and March, all of our current 9th -11th grade students will meet one on one with their school counselor to discuss next year’s courses as well as their four year plans. In addition, they will discuss other topics that are pertinent to each grade level. For instance, upcoming juniors will hear a lot about taking the SAT and ACT next year in the spring. COLLEGE AND CAREER: SENIORS: LONE STAR - If you know you will be attending Lone Star College next fall and you have not met with our representative, Cameron Edgecomb, he will be on our campus March 1. You can login to Naviance and sign up for his college visit. All seniors were sent an email about the SENIOR CONNECTIONS event at Lone Star on April 18. I am only able to reserve 50 spaces for students from TWHS for this event and currently 25 spots have been filled. If you want to attend SENIOR CONNECTIONS you need to login to Naviance and sign up for this college visit on April 18. JUNIORS: Make sure that you have registered for either the ACT or SAT test for this spring. It is important to have one of these tests completed before summer arrives. If you wait to take these tests when you are a senior it could delay your scores reaching certain colleges by application deadlines. Career Prep for Rising Seniors 2020: If you are a junior and plan to work this summer and next school year, Career Prep may be the course for you! Would you like to continue to keep your job, earn money/high school credit and have early release? Seniors attend Career Prep class until 11:40 am daily Receive 3 high school credits Average 15 hours per work for the school year at an approved work-site Opportunity to receive industry certifications in Microsoft Office, ServSafe, OSHA Participation in Career and Technology Student Organizations Opportunity to advance essential skillsets If you have any questions, please email or visit Mrs. Hoover (room 204) or Mrs. Pam Meyer (room 246). Contact your counselor for more details. ATHLETICS: SWIM & DIVE: Swim and dive is proud to announce that both boys and girls earned second place this past weekend. The girls 200 medley relay won with a fantastic anchor by junior Valerie Anne Staffeldt. Junior Lillie Nordmann won the 200 freestyle and broke the state record in the 100 fly. Sophomore Cameron Cash took third in diving with an impressive score of 499.65. Sophomore Tyler Hulet earned gold in the 100 backstroke! The boys 400 free relay won gold and set a new school record with Matthew Tannenburger coming from behind in the last 100 win the event! We’re very proud of all the hard work the swimmers and divers put in this season. BOYS BASKETBALL: The Varsity Boys Basketball season came to an end last Monday night as our Highlanders fell to the Eisenhower Eagles in the Bi District game at DeKaney HS 64-43. We ended up with a 19-15 (9-7) record and we made the playoffs for a 14th straight year. Overall this was a really fun season and our players worked hard to achieve their goals. We will start open gyms after Spring Break. Congratulations to the JV Boys Basketball Team for an amazing year. The team finished with an overall record of 24-3 and were Co-District Champions with a district record of 15-1. The future seems bright for the Highlander Boys Basketball Program and we all look forward to seeing these young men progress. The Sophomore basketball team concluded their season falling short to both Oak Ridge and College Park but finished as district champs posting a 19-8 record going 14-2 in district. This a resilient team who was in every game and fought until the end. Congratulations on a great season. The Freshmen Red Boys Basketball finished the season with an overall record of 12 - 15, with a district record of 8 - 8. The Red team's second to last game was against Oak Ridge, they won 55 - 17. The last game of the year was against College Park. The outcome wasn't in the Highlanders favor but had to be one of the best games of the season. The Red team lost on a last second shot 56 - 58. Really proud of these young men and their effort all season long. HIGHLANDER SOFTBALL: The Highlander Softball Team competed in the NFCA Leadoff Classic in Bryan/College Station this past weekend. They took 3rd place out of 64 teams who were there competing from all over the state. For her performance on the weekend, senior catcher, Jordan Neely was named the Houston Chronicle's Female Athlete of the Week. The Highlanders were set to to host their own tournament this weekend, but Mother Nature had other plans. That will be rescheduled for 3/28 and 3/30. The girls will be back in action at home in a district ballgame versus Klein Oak on MONDAY, 2/25. This game has been moved up due to the threat of rain on Tuesday and Wednesday. They will then compete in the Sienna Varsity Tournament Thursday, Friday and Saturday in Missouri City. If you can't make it to the games, you can follow the #4 team in the state on GameChanger or on Twitter @twhssoftball and our website, www.twhsoftball.com has all of the up to date information. Whatever It Takes! CLUB NEWS: TWHS STUDENT COUNCIL: This semester in Student Council, we are still collecting recycling from teachers classrooms and updating the marquee every week. We also still pass out candy to students every Friday during lunches. We have also continued to make posters regarding events happening in the school. In the month of February, our focus was on the American Heart Association. We coordinated many activities during lunches such as playing hopscotch to get your heart rate up. We also jumped rope at a meeting. Just before Valentine’s Day, we sold AHA shirts and encouraged students and staff to wear red. All the proceeds went directly to the American Heart Association. Coming up on February 27, we have our annual Mr. Woodlands event. This year, it benefits the American Heart Association. All the money raised from the ticket sales will be donated to AHA. We are super excited for the rest of the school year and the events we have already begun to plan! INTERACT: Hello Highlanders! Our next meeting is Monday February 25th at 7pm in the senior campus cafeteria. Come to learn more about future events. Also the last day to buy car wash cards is February 28th so if you want one you need to purchase one before that day (card wash cards are required to letter). If you have any questions feel free to email us at [email protected]. Hope to see y’all at the meeting! FBLA: FBLA: Our next social is on Tuesday, February 26, 2019, at the House of Pies at 4:00 pm. Our next officer's meeting is Wednesday, February 27, 2019, at 6:45 am in Room 244. Our next general meeting is Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at 3:05 pm in Room 244. As part of the FBLA State Leadership Conference Service Project our club is to collect items for the Fort Bend Women's Center. The following items are needed: Shampoo, Towels, Socks, Latex Gloves, Teething Rings, Baby Wipes, Combs/Brushes, Travel size deodorant, Pillow cases, Pajamas, Blankets, and Gift Cards. Mark your calendars for the Saving Our Seniors service project on Saturday, April 6, 2019. A Volunteer Form must be to Maxi by March 22. We are collecting donations for the March of Dimes (the FBLA National Service Project), please visit this link: https://www.marchforbabies.org/Fundraising/Personal?PersonId=6973180&u=FBLA- TheWoodlandsHS&Participantid=8722771 to donate to the March of Dimes. SCUBA CLUB: We have two spots still open for our “Try Scuba” class 3pm Saturday, Feb 23rd at Sea Sports Scuba. ANYONE interested in seeing what scuba is like is welcome to come. The cost is $30 and all equipment will be provided. Visit our website www.twhsscuba.club/try.html for required forms which need to be completed PRIOR to showing up.