COLLEGE & CAREER READY

COLLEGE & CAREER READY

FIRST DAY OF CLASS WAS SUCCESSFUL STAFFORD MSD SUPERINTENDENT DR. ROBERT BOSTIC WELCOMED STUDENTS BACK TO SCHOOL FOR THE 2017-18 SCHOOL YEAR. THE FIRST DAY (AND THE FIRST WEEK) WAS A SUCCESSFUL ONE.

BOARD, COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVE 17-18 BUDGET The Stafford MSD Board of Trustees and Stafford City Council voted 13-0 to approve the 2017-18 Stafford MSD Budget. It is the fourth consecutive year that the Joint Budget Meeting has produced a unanimous approval. Read more about it here: http://staffordmsd.ss8.sharpsch ool.com/a_b_o_u_t_u_s/news/s chool_board city_council_una nimously_approve/

INCLEMENT WEATHER UPDATES WITH INCLEMENT WEATHER EXPECTED, STAFFORD MSD WILL UPDATE FACULTY, STAFF, PARENTS AND STUDENTS VIA SCHOOL MESSENGER (VOICE DIAL), SOCIAL MEDIA (FACEBOOK & TWITTER) AND THE STAFFORD MSD WEBSITE (STAFFORDMSD.ORG). WE WILL ALSO CONTACT THE LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS

UPCOMING EVENTS Sept. 1 (7 p.m.) Football Home Opener vs. Houston North Forest Sept. 4 Labor Day Holiday (District Closed) Sept. 5 (7 p.m.) Volleyball vs. Hightower Sept. 6 (5:30 p.m.) Elementary Open House (Pre-K through 1) Sept. 7 (5:30 p.m.) Elementary Open House (Grades 2 through 4) Sept. 7-9 Stafford Volleyball Tournament Sept. 8 Grandparents Day Luncheon @ Stafford Elementary Sept. 8 (7 p.m.) Football vs. Port Lavaca Calhoun Sept. 11 (6:30 p.m.) September Board Meeting Sept. 12 (7 p.m.) Stafford Middle Open House Sept. 13 (6 p.m.) Stafford High Open House Sept. 14 (5:30 p.m.) Stafford Intermediate Open House Sept. 15 (7:30 p.m.) Football (Senior Night) vs. Bellville

CALLING ALL RECENT ALUMNI! STAFFORD MSD WOULD LIKE TO FEATURE YOU ON SOCIAL MEDIA & IN A VIDEO AT AN UPCOMING BOARD MEETING. SEND US A BRIEF VIDEO TO LET US KNOW WHAT YOU RE DOING IN YOUR COLLEGE AND/OR CAREER. WE HAVE ATTACHED A VIDEO LINK ABOUT UT- SAN ANTONIO SOPHOMORE CHRISTINE EGU, WHO IS STUDYING PSYCHOLOGY AND PLAYING VOLLEYBALL AT UTSA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv_fy3emer 4&t=14s

ONLINE TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR STAFFORD ATHLETICS GREAT NEWS, STAFFORD SPARTANS FANS! YOU ARE NOW ABLE TO PURCHASE SINGLE-GAME TICKETS TO ALL FOOTBALL AND VOLLEYBALL HOME GAMES. THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE SEASON TICKETS IS COMING SOON! FOLLOW THE LINK: https://statechamps.com/clients/staffordhstx/

WALLIS STATE BANK DONATES TO STAFFORD ELEMENTARY Wallis State Bank generously donated school supplies to Stafford Elementary School on Wednesday!

STAFFORD HIGH S NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL STAFFORD HIGH SCHOOL IS DELIGHTED TO WELCOME HEATHER PERKINS AS A NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL. PERKINS COMES TO STAFFORD FROM MANVEL HIGH WHERE SHE WAS THE INTERIM ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND HEAD OF THE FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT. A NATIVE OF NEW ORLEANS, PERKINS EARNED A MASTER'S DEGREE IN EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION FROM HOUSTON BAPTIST UNIVERSITY AND CURRENTLY BEGAN WORKING ON A DOCTORATE IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON....A PROUD LIFE-LONG LEARNER, PERKINS WILL OVERSEE THE SCIENCE AND FINE ARTS DEPARTMENTS AT STAFFORD MSD AND WORK CLOSELY WITH THE SENIOR (CLASS OF 2018) AND FRESHMAN (CLASS OF 2021) CLASSES.

SHS TEACHER BLAKE WEIR HONORED STAFFORD HIGH THEATRE TEACHER BLAKE WEIR, A STAFFORD NATIVE, WAS HONORED BY THE HOUSTON PRESS AS ONE OF SIX FINALISTS FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A THEATER PRODUCTION. READ MORE ABOUT MR. WEIR HERE: HTTP://WWW.STAFFORDMSD.ORG/A_B_ O_U_T_U_S/NEWS/STAFFORD_NATIVE_ WEIR_TEACHES PERFORMS_THEATER/

GALVESTON NEWSPAPER FEATURES SHS VOLLEYBALL COACH THE STAFFORD HIGH VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS OFF TO ITS BEST START IN MORE THAN A DECADE. THE GALVESTON DAILY NEWS WROTE A STORY ABOUT SHS HEAD COACH IVANA ELLAS, A 2007 GALVESTON BALL HIGH GRADUATE, WHILE THE LADY SPARTANS WERE IN GALVESTON COUNTY TO PLAY IN A TOURNAMENT. STAFFORD (8-4) FINISHED FOURTH IN THE SILVER BRACKET OF THE DICKINSON TOURNAMENT, WHICH FEATURED MOSTLY CLASS 6A SCHOOLS. STAFFORD WILL CONTINUE PLAYING TOP-NOTCH COMPETITION. THEY WILL CHALLENGE 6A KATY TAYLOR TODAY (THURSDAY, AUG. 24) IN THE GEORGE RANCH TOURNAMENT.

CHINESE DUAL LANGUAGE IMMERSION Stafford MSD parents, you have the opportunity to give Your Child the Gift of a Second Language! Do you want your child to: Learn another language?... be better prepared to work in our global community where a second language is an asset? Develop an understanding of diverse cultures? Did you know that Stafford Municipal School District has a Mandarin Chinese Language Immersion Program beginning with Kindergarten through fifth grade? And did you know that our district reviews and grants permission for out of district transfers? Yes, we accept out of district transfers based on an application process and based on enrollment capacity. If this interest you, then please hurry because we have spots for incoming kindergarteners. We also have spots for incoming 5th grade students who already have a language proficiency in Mandarin Chinese. Contact Maria Dudash, Multilingual Programs Director via email mdudash@staffordmsd.org or call at 281-261-9224 to request an appointment to complete a Mandarin Chinese Language Immersion enrollment application and be considered for enrollment in the program.

FINAL SCRIMMAGE TONIGHT @ KINKAID THE STAFFORD HIGH FOOTBALL TEAM WILL PREPARE FOR ITS FINAL SCRIMMAGE OF THE SEASON-- TONIGHT (THURSDAY, AUG. 24) AT KINKAID. VARSITY BEGINS AT 7, JV AT 6 AND FRESHMAN AT 5 THE FALCONS FINISHED 7-3 LAST SEASON, SO THE SCRIMMAGE SHOULD BE COMPETITIVE.

FOOTBALL ALUMNI SUCCESS Cam Montgomery (Rice) will start his college football career overseas when the Owls face Stanford next Saturday (Aug. 26) in Sydney, Australia. Hezekiah Jones (Texas A&M) will begin his college football career on Sept. 3 at UCLA in the historic Rose Bowl Stadium. Jalen Pitre (Baylor) will start his college football career when the Bears host Liberty on Sept. 2.

AUGUST IS STAFFORD MSD PROUD MONTH FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR, AUGUST IS STAFFORD MSD PROUD MONTH. THERE ARE BANNERS ALL OVER THE CITY CELEBRATING STAFFORD MSD PROUD MONTH, ESPECIALLY OUR 16 STATE ACADEMIC DISTINCTIONS. YARD SIGNS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE SMSD ADMINISTRATION BUILDING RECEPTION AREA

VISIT OUR ARCHIVES DID YOU MISS A PREVIOUS COMMUNITY UPDATE? WE HAVE COMMUNITY UPDATES FROM THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF 2017 ON THE STAFFORD MSD WEBSITE. CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO FIND THEM: HTTP://WWW.STAFFORDMSD.ORG/A_B_O_U_T_U _S/COMMUNITY_UPDATES

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