UPCOMING EVENTS March 28 Baseball/Softball vs. Bellville, 7 p.m. March 30 Tennis vs. Brazosport Christian, 4 p.m. March 30 Stafford Middle School Track Meet, 4 p.m. April 3-4 Golf District Tournament, Sealy April 4 Baseball/Softball vs. Needville, 7 p.m. April 4-6 Tennis District Tournament, Bellville April 5 District of Innovation Meeting, 5 p.m. SMSD Board Room April 6 Stafford Choir Spring Pop Show, 6:30 p.m. Stafford Civic Center April 6 Stafford Primary/Elementary Easter Egg Hunt, 5-7 p.m. April 8 Stafford City-Wide Clean-Up, Begins at 8 a.m. April 10 April Board Meeting, 6:30 p.m. April 12-13 High School District Track Meet in Needville, TBA April 13 Baseball vs. Huffman-Hargrave, 7 p.m. April 13 Softball vs. Brookshire Royal, 6 p.m. April 14 Good Friday (District is Closed) April 21 Super Senior 55+ Breakfast, 8:30 a.m. April 21 Baseball/Softball vs. Sealy, 6 p.m. April 28 Drones & Scones, 8-9:30 a.m. Stafford Competition Gym SMSD FACEBOOK COMMENT OF THE WEEK: Sarah Gorman, Stafford MSD graduate commenting on a story about Stafford Middle School Teacher of the Year Carin Williamson.
You re the best! I still have such great memories from our D.C./NYC trip in 8th grade! I m taking my kids this summer so they can experience it the same way. CITY-WIDE SPRING CLEAN-UP Stafford MSD would like to encourage you to participate in the annual Stafford City-Wide Clean-Up on Saturday, April 8. It begins at 8 a.m. If you re interested in participating, contact Marcia Fouts with the City of Stafford at mfouts@staffordtx.gov. STAFFORD HIGH ROBOTICS FEATURED IN FORT BEND STAR The Stafford High Robotics Team was recognized during Monday s SMSD Board of Trustees Meeting. Earlier in the month, they were featured TWICE in the Fort Bend Star for their efforts. Stafford MSD Superintendent Dr. Robert Bostic initiated the Robotics Program at Stafford MSD as a way to enhance STEM Education (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) in the District. http://www.fortbendstar.com/stafford-students-build-robot-to-conquer-the-world/ http://www.fortbendstar.com/stafford-robot-performs-well-in-regional-competition/ BUSINESSES, COMMUNITY INVITED TO DRONES & SCONES
ON FRIDAY, APRIL 28 Stafford MSD is hosting Drones & Scones from 8-9:30 a.m. on Friday, April 28 to introduce local businesses and residents to the advances that the District has made in Technology over the past few years. We will highlight our Drones as well as Robotics. We will serve breakfast before the event, courtesy of the Stafford Culinary Arts Department. STAFFORD MSD SUCCESS STORY: FIDEL ROMERO
Stafford MSD Graduate Fidel Romero was accepted into several universities for Voice Performance, including Yale University, an Ivy League school in New Haven, Connecticut. To read more about Romero s success story, log on to: www.facebook.com/smsd82 IVY LEAGUE-BOUND STAFFORD SENIOR WINS UIL COMPETITION
Stafford High senior Peter Gao earned the Numbers Sense (Mathematics) Competition Championship at the UIL Competition in Wharton on Friday. Gao is headed to Dartmouth College, an Ivy League School in Hanover, New Hampshire in the fall. His teammates Dung Trinh (fourth), Jason Luong (sixth) and Vy Nguyen (eighth) also placed in the Top 10 in the competition. To read a story a feature about Gao, click the link below: http://www.staffordmsd.org/a_b_o_u_t_u_s/news/peter_gao stafford_high_senior is_ivy_league/ LONG RANGE FACILITIES PLANNING COMMITTEE
Would YOU like to help make decisions that will shape the future of STAFFORD MSD? Stafford MSD is looking for Stafford residents who are interested in serving on the District s Long Range Facilities Planning Committee. If you are interested, e-mail SMSD Communications Coordinator Michael Sudhalter at msudhalter@staffordmsd.org. STAFFORD BOYS SOCCER ADVANCES TO SECOND ROUND The Stafford High Boys Soccer Team defeated West Columbia, 4-1, in the first round of the UIL Class 4A Playoffs on Thursday night. The Spartans will meet Navasota in the second round with the time, date and location to be determined. SHS Boys repeated as District Co-Champions. The SHS Girls had a strong season under first-year head coach Angel Maldonado, an SMSD alum. They reached the playoffs, but lost to West Columbia in the first round on Thursday night.
SMSD BUS DRIVER OF THE YEAR: ISABEL PEREZ Stafford MSD Superintendent Dr. Robert Bostic and SMSD Operations Director Jaci Phenix honored the SMSD Bus Driver of the Year, Isabel Perez, at Monday s Board Meeting. STAFFORD SOFTBALL MAKES HISTORY
The Stafford High Softball Team made history in its District Opener last week when the Lady Spartans defeated Needville, the No. 8 Team in the State Class 4A Rankings, 10-9. It was the first time the SHS Varsity Softball Team had ever defeated Needville, a program that has made numerous trips to the State Semifinals.HONORING COACH MESA The Stafford High Baseball Program, along with Mission4Mike (a non-profit started to honor the memory of the late, great Coach Michael Mesa) honored Coach Mesa before Tuesday s District Opener vs. Columbus.
Before the game, Coach Mesa s son, Leandro, threw out the ceremonial First Pitch as Coach Mesa s fiancé, Laura, watched proudly. BASEBALL, SOFTBALL RENOVATIONS Thanks to the dedicated leadership of SMSD Operations Director Jaci Phenix and her team, the Baseball and Softball programs received renovations in terms of netting and a wall at their respective stadiums. STAFFORD MSD LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
Stafford MSD is working hard to ensure that the District's needs are addressed at the State Capitol in Austin. Here is a link to the information below and how you can directly contact your state officials (from the Stafford area and members of the House of Representatives Public Education Committee).http://www.staffordmsd.org/cms/One.aspx?portalId=895956&pageId=16856942 CONGRATULATIONS IN ORDER Congratulations to SMSD Teachers of the Month (The Teachers of the Month receive a free coffee and a free pastry at the Stafford Starbucks). PRIMARY Sherri Hobbs ELEMENTARY-Terri Calbert
INTERMEDIATE Cheri Bernazal MIDDLE Cassondra Heard-Walker HS Cynthia Toliver STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT: Annie Limon, Honorable Mention UIL One-Act Play SMSD PARTNERS WITH MARCO S PIZZA TO HONOR STUDENTS OF THE MONTH Stafford MSD has started a new partnership with Marco s Pizza of Stafford. The Student of the Month from each campus will receive a free large pizza from Marco s, which is owned and operated by former SMSD student Dannish Daya! Congratulations to this month s winners! MARCH STUDENTS OF THE MONTH PRIMARY AbyGail DeDear ELEMENTARY-Skye Gibbs INTERMEDIATE-Jose Ricky Gomez MIDDLE-Annie Dang HS Lesly Sandoval STAFFORD MSD FACEBOOK LINK GOAL 2,400 FOLLOWERS HELP US MAKE IT HAPPEN!
Stafford MSD s Facebook page has been a great communications tool for our community. We ve been able to post pictures of events, communicate key information and answer and/or direct questions to parents and community members. We currently have 2,368 followers, as we ve been growing rapidly, since we only started it approximately a year ago. We would like to reach 2,400 FOLLOWERS BY THE END OF MARCH. The link for our Facebook page is: www.facebook.com/smsd82 The 82 is a nod to the year classes started in our district. Be sure to share the link with friends, family and neighbors!