The Woodlands High School Highlander Happenings February 25 ...

The Woodlands High School
Highlander Happenings
February 25 – March 16, 2013
TAKS – All 11 th grade students will take the English Language Arts/Writing portion of the Texas
Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) on Monday, March 4, 2013. This test is extremely
important for our juniors. The results become part of the student’s permanent testing record and
successful completion is required for high school graduation. Please encourage your child to do a great
job on the test. Make sure they get a good night sleep Tuesday night and eat a healthy breakfast. Testing
will begin at 7:20am. Seniors will have late arrival and will need to report to their 7 th period class at
11:30am. Listed below is the bell schedule for Monday, March 4.
ELA TAKS (Juniors) 7:20 - 11:28
5 th Period (Sophomores) 7:20 - 9:20
6 th Period (Sophomores) 9:27 - 11:28
7 th Period (Seniors Arrive) 11:35 - 1:23
A Lunch 11:35 - 12:02
B Lunch 12:02 - 12:29
C Lunch 12:29 - 12:56
D Lunch 12:56 - 1:23
8 th Period 1:30 - 2:35
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COUNSELOR'S CORNER: This is the season for course selections for the upcoming school year. This
week your student should have brought home a course selection sheet to review and for a family
discussion selecting courses and the levels of courses for the 2013-2014 school year. Core teachers have
advised and signed next to the level of course they feel is appropriate based upon your student's
demonstrated work ethic this year. After a candid discussion with your student, please make your final
course selections and sign the registration form. These forms should be turned in to the Grade Level
Offices by February 27th.
For further information and clarification about the process there is a power point with voice over and
elective course videos on the school home page. After the registration forms have been submitted and for
the next month, Counselors will be seeing all students individually to discuss the transcript and selections
for next year. In late April you will receive a verification of the courses that have been input and all
selections can be changed until May 10, 2013. May 10th is the last date that a change in course selection
or level of course can be requested.
COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER NEWS:
Parents: You may receive information about a college informational meeting at TWHS on Tuesday,
March 26th. Please be aware that this meeting is not affiliated with TWHS or Conroe ISD.
Seniors: Several scholarships have approaching deadlines and here are just a few that must be submitted
in the next two weeks.
Check Family Connection under "Scholarship List" for more information:
Due March 1st SPWP, Visine, American Legion, Woodlands Bar,
State FarmTexas Scholars

Due March 6th Trepicchio Memorial and Gullo, 4-H Montgomery
Due March 7th North Harris Desk and Derrick, Lone Star
Due March 8th Schaefer Fine Arts, Montgomery TAMU
Juniors: Plan your two college visits NOW! Look for a listing of College Open House events on Family
Connection, under the Colleges tab. Remember, TWHS requires a note from the college on their
letterhead, dated the day of your school absence, and signed by an admissions official. See the Attendance
Office if you have questions.
Mark your calendars: Destination College will be held June13-14, 2013, and online registration will begin
on Monday, March 18th through Conroe ISD College Readiness.
HIGHLANDER GOLF: The Woodlands High School and the Highlander Golf Program are proud to
announce that four senior golfers have signed National Letters of Intent to play golf at the collegiate level.
These student athletes were recognized, among all the TWHS signees, at the Signing Assembly in the
TWH gymnasium on Wednesday, February 6 th .
Fernando Cruz will be attending University of Louisiana at Lafayette to play golf for the Rajin’ Cajuns.
Mason Raine will be playing golf for the Concordia University Tornados in Austin, Texas.
David Schack will be joining the Golf Team at the Colorado School Mines in Golden, Colorado.
Diego Trevino has signed to play for the Baylor Bear Golf Team in Waco, Texas.
The Highlanders went to High Meadow Ranch on Friday and Saturday, February 8-9, to compete in the
Magnolia High School Shootout and came home with the gold medals. The Highlander A Team captured
the gold medals, led by senior Fernando Cruz who shot a two-day total of 146 (74-72) and received the
silver medal for a runner-up finish. Others contributing to the victory were Chester Wang’s 148 (80-68),
Brad Able’s 148 (73-75), Diego Trevino’s 155 (74-81), and Carter Patterson’s 156 (74-82). Their
winning total was 591 (295-296).
The Highlander B Team was led by sophomore Sean Foley’s 153 (75-78). Also competing were Austin
Shaw’s 154 (75-79), David Schack’s 159 (84-75), Michael Chen’s 160 (83-77), and Steven Schmulson’s
162 (82-80). The B Team had a two-day total of 624 (315-309).
The Highlander C Team was led by freshman Jake Snortland’s 162 (82-80). Others contributing were
Brady Price’s 164 (83-81), Jackson Cain’s 166 (83-83), and Mason Raine’s 169 (84-85). The C Team
total was 661 (332-329).
The Lady Highlanders went to River Plantation Country Club on Wednesday, February 13 th , to compete
in the Oak Ridge High School Lady War Eagle Invitational. The girls took second place and come home
with the silver medals.
Leading the way for Lady Highlanders was junior Andrea Lopez with a round of 88. Others contributing
were Marli Blasingame’s 89, Hannah Wallis’s 90, Lauren Trofholz’s 91, and Oriana Jerez’s 92. Their
second-place total was 357.
The TWH Highlanders ventured to Waco, Texas, to compete in the Marvin Dameron Invitational Golf
Tournament, hosted by Midway High School at Twin Rivers Country Club on Friday and Saturday,
February 15-16. The Highlanders fought the tough conditions on day one and posted a tournament best
score on day two, coming home with the bronze medals.

Leading the way was senior Fernando Cruz. Fernando shot rounds of 78-70 (148) and was declared the
tournament champion after a scorecard playoff. Sophomore Austin Shaw stepped in and posted rounds of
78-74 (152 and 6 th place), followed by Diego Trevino’s rounds of 81-73 (154 and 10 th place), Brad Able’s
rounds of 83-78 (161 and 30 th place), and David Schack’s rounds of 90-79 (169 and 59 th place).
The Highlanders shot daily totals of 320-295 for a 3 rd -place total of 615.
The Highlanders went to Raven Nest Golf Course on Wednesday, February 20, to compete in Huntsville
High's Spring Invitational, and the boys came home with the gold and silver team medals, as well as the
gold and silver individual medalist honors. Leading the way for the Highlander B Team was tournament
champion, freshman Juan Villalobos. Juan shot a sensational round of 73, 2-over par. Also contributing
was the tournament silver medalist Adrian Castagnola who shot a round of 78. Others competing were
Kyle Zuspan's 82, Fernando Olivares's 88, and Joey Kerner's 89. Their gold medal team total was 321.
Junior Dylan Boster led the Highlander A Team with a round of 81. He was followed by Cameron
Keramati's 84, Hutch Priest's 86, Jack Dever's 88, and Austin Wentz's 88. The A Team received the silver
team medals with a total of 339.
HIGHLANDER BASKETBALL: Highlander Basketball won their first round playoff game vs.
Dekaney 65-39. We now advance to the second round, when we play Austin Anderson Thursday night at
College Station H.S. The game time will be 7 pm if we are the only game that night or we will tip off at 8
pm if there is a double header. Our boys are playing extremely well right now so if you get a chance
please come out and support these guys as they try to advance throughout the playoffs.
With wins over College Park and Oak Ridge in the last two games of the season, the junior varsity put the
crowning touches on an outstanding year. With a 26-3 record including a 12-0 district mark, the
undefeated, district-championship team consisted of 4 juniors, 6 sophomores, and 2 freshmen. This is
proof that the future of Highlander basketball remains bright.
The sophomore team ended the year 18 – 0 and 6 - 0 district. They faced College Park and Oak Ridge to
finish up the year. They beat College Park 73 – 42. Some players of the game were Izack Redmon, Mark
Mitchell, Dylan Radach, Arinze Nwankwo, and Ben Sauber. The last game of the year was against Oak
Ridge. It was a very exciting game, which went into overtime. Robert Pickett hit a last second shot to tie
the game and send it into overtime. In overtime, Brian Busby, Brad Fisher and T.J McMickle help secure
the 45 – 40 win. Great job by the highlanders finishing the year undefeated.
The 9th Grade Boys Basketball Green Team finished their season off last week. The boys had a great
season, finishing with an overall record of 17-8. We have a lot of hope for this group and look forward to
watching them develop over the next few years. Thank you to everyone who came out in support of their
freshman season.
The Highlander Freshman Red Team finished their season on a 5 game winning streak with wins over
rival College Park and Oak Ridge. The finished with a district record of 8-4.
SCIENCE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY: Science NHS students attended a lecture on Friday by
Peter Huntsman, CEO of Huntsman Corp. He spoke about changing trends through the centuries and
what employers are looking for in today's changing market. It was a fascinating and thought provoking
talk that everyone enjoyed.
Science NHS students are also helping out this week by doing demonstrations for both Child Care and
Life Skills students as well as helping out at Reaves Elementary Science Night and Wilkerson
Intermediate S'Math Night.

SWIMMING UPDATE: Both the boys and girls swim/dive teams won Region Championships on
February 8 and 9. Leading the way for the girls was the region champion 200 Medley Relay team
consisting of Meg Cooke, Natalie Mueller, Alex Ford and Tori Eberwein. Their first place finish earned
them a trip to the State Swim Championships in Austin on February 22 and 23. Meg Cooke also claimed
a first place finish in the 100 Backstroke.
On the boy’s side, championship performances were turned in by Cannon Clifton in the 100 and 200 yard
freestyle races, and Ryan Sorenson in the 100 breaststroke. Both Cannon and Ryan set school and region
records in their respective events. The 200 free relay and 400 free relay made up of Dusan Vukobrat,
John Sanden, Cannon Clifton and Ryan Sorenson were region champions. Good luck to all of our
swimmers in Austin.
Cannon Clifton was named the Region Swimmer of the Meet and Coach Kent Kirchner was selected as
the Girls Region Coach of the Year.
WRESTLING: Peter Cianchetti, Skyler Franks, Lindsey Spjut, and Matt Newhouse are representing
TWHS at the State Wrestling Meet in Austin, February 21-23. They will be battling for a State Title.
Stay tuned for the end of the year banquet to say thanks for all the support to our parents and booster
members. Please be aware that the Freestyle and Greco Roman season will start the week after Spring
Break. We would like all who participated in the folkstyle season to continue on into the spring season.
If there are any questions, then please e-mail Coach Mike Harris or Coach Brad Funk;
maharris@conroeisd.net or bfunk@conroeisd.net. Go Highlanders!!!!!!!!!!!
ATTENTION SENIORS AND PARENTS OF SENIORS: Your senior dues are $100 this year and
need to be paid as soon as possible. The $100 covers: Prom ticket & prom gift, senior t-shirt, senior picnic
& catering, senior awards night, and much more. Your senior dues are optional and you do not have to
pay them to graduate. However, they must be paid if you want to participate in prom. Senior dues do not
cover the cap & gown.
Bring your check, payable to TWHS, to the grade level office. You may also pay senior dues at the
TWHS Webstore located on our website. Look for the green menu on the left side of the homepage.
TWHS FASTPITCH SOFTBALL: The Highlanders Annual Varsity Softball Tournament is this
Weekend. We will have games all day Thursday, February 21st through Saturday, February 23rd. Come
out and support the Highlanders. GO HIGHLANDERS!!!
ART NEWS: Julia Hoffman, Raphael Delos Santos and Elizabeth Kelso received scores of 4 and blue
medals at regional VASE. Marion Todd received a score of 4 and a gold medal and Lauren Musial
received a score of 4 and advanced to State VASE.
BAND: Four TWHS Band members--Niki Patel, Alyx Henderson, Chris Torrisi and Dawson Riggs-participated
in this year's Texas Music Educators Association convention last week in San Antonio. After
a rigorous audition process through Region and Area last fall, these four individuals were selected as
Texas All-State musicians in early January to compete against other all-state players from across the state
for chair and ensemble placement during the convention. The TMEA convention was held Feb. 13-16.
We are very proud of all four students who prepared and represented TWHS at a very high level! Chris
Torrisi, a junior tuba player and first time all-stater, earned 3rd chair in the state of Texas. Dawson Riggs,
a two-time all-stater and percussionist, placed 14th overall amongst the percussionists. Niki Patel, a flute
player who has made all-state three times, placed 5th chair out of all Texas 5A flutes and performed as
principal flute in her concert band. Chris, Dawson and Niki all performed as members of the top
Symphonic Band. Alyx Henderson, four year all-state horn player, placed 1ST OVERALL in the state of
Texas! She performed as principal of the top symphony orchestra and was recognized as a distinguished
soloist at the end of the concert.

Thank you for your support of these fine musicians who have dedicated countless hours to their talents.
Making all-state in Texas, and especially at the 5A level, is the single hardest thing to do as a high school
musician. They deserve our congratulations.
KEY CLUB: Thank you to everyone who came out and worked at the Mardi Gras Ball at Creekside
YMCA. Members had a blast helping be dancing and hanging out with the special needs adults. We hope
to have more enjoyable events like this in the future!
Our upcoming events include The Woodlands Marathon on March 2nd, Special Olympics on March 23rd,
and Bush Carnival on April 13th. In addition, if you haven't already, please select your t-shirt size on our
Facebook page if you are interested in buying one. We will be ordering t-shirts very soon and the
estimated cost is $10. Our next meeting will be on February, 25th at 2:45 in Mr. Davies' room, 319. Hope
to see you there!!
MATH CHAMPIONS: Congratulations to the following Math Bowl winners who competed at
Sci://Tech 2013 on February 2: First Place Team: Lucy Fang (AP Calculus) and Jared Nysetvold (AP
Statistics); Second Place Team: Ender Ceylan (AP Calculus) and Robert Kerins (PreAP Pre-Calculus).
CISD is sharing this information about the district and your child’s campus with you as part of its
obligations under the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB).
NCLB REPORT CARDS: NCLB Report Cards for the state as a whole, the district, and each of the
district’s campuses are now available on the district’s web site at this link: http://www.conroeisd.net/
NCLB Report Cards for the state as a whole, all school districts and charter schools, and all campuses are
also available on the Texas Education Agency’s NCLB web site at:
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index4.aspx?id=4638&menu_id=798
Information on these report cards includes:
CISD and campus in the aggregate and disaggregated by race/ethnicity, gender, disability status,
migrant status, English proficiency, and economically disadvantaged showing two-year trend data
(across the most recent previous two school years) for each subject and grade tested:
by performance level,
with a comparison between annual objectives and actual performance for each student group,
and
the percentage of each group of students not tested.
Graduation rates for secondary school students.
Performance of district and campus on adequate yearly progress (AYP) measures.
Number and names of Title I schools identified as in need of improvement, including the stage of
improvement and AYP indicator missed by any schools identified for improvement.
Professional qualifications of teachers in the district and campuses, including the percentage of
teachers teaching with emergency or provisional credentials and the percentage of classes in the
district and campuses that are not taught by highly qualified teachers, including a comparison
between high-and low-poverty campuses within the district.
If you have difficulty accessing the information from the web site, hard copies of the reports are available
at the district central office or through the campus principal’s office.
THE WOODLANDS HIGH SCHOOL ART TRUST (TWHSAT): Thank you to all the artists,
students, patrons, musicians, art lovers, volunteers, friends and supporters of Palettes & Paintings 2013!
What a wonderful success! We are so grateful for your support. Our event was successful on every level.
The palettes were fantastic. If you weren’t able to attend but would like to support our efforts by joining

our 100 Friends of Art and making a donation, please click HERE. All TWHS students were asked to
vote for their favorite artwork of the 18 finalists. Congratulations to the five artists whose work received
the most votes for 2013: Charlie Hardwick, Valerie Fowler, Lauri Garcia Jones, Tamara Robertson and
Jenny Granberry. Thank you to all artists who submitted their work for consideration. Look for updates
on which of these 5 pieces will be added to our collection. If you would like to know more about
TWHSAT, please visit our website at www.twhsat.org
TWHS PTO BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Are you interested in getting more involved with the PTO
next year? If so, please go to our website: www.twhspto.org to look over our list of committee chairs and
executive positions for next year. We are a fun group and are looking for new people to get involved.
There are both smaller (less time-consuming) positions as well as larger ones. Our elections will take
place at the General Membership meeting in April. Questions: please contact Kim Lane at
twhspto@gmail.com
GRADUATION HIGHLANDERS: Look for a Highlander Spirit Night at local restaurants in coming
months. We will host another Craft Market on Saturday, April 6 in the cafeteria, so mark your calendar
and come check out some great vendors! Please contact Robert Corzine if you would like to help at
txcop167@consolidated.net Check out our website http://twhsgrad.weebly.com/ for all the latest on
meetings and our plans for our Seniors on Graduation Night.
Monday, February 25
RED DAY
Math/Spanish Tutorials 5:30-7:30 room 109
Student Council Meeting 6:00 Cafeteria
Interact Meeting 7:00 Cafeteria
The Woodlands High School Calendar
February 25 – March 16, 2013
Tuesday, February 26
GREEN DAY
Math/Science Tutorials 5:30-7:30 room 109
10/11/12 Grade Pre-Registration Help Session 4:00-7:00 Cafeteria
Boys Soccer vs. Oak Ridge @ TWHS 4:30/6:30
Girls Soccer @ Oak Ridge 4:00/5:30/7:30
Softball @ Conroe 4:30/6:30
Varsity Baseball vs. Clear Lake @ McC 6:00
10/JV Baseball @ Clear Lake 4:00/6:30
Wednesday, February 27
RED DAY
Thursday, February 28
GREEN DAY
Math/Spanish/Science Tutorials 5:30-7:30 room 109
Varsity Softball @ HSSL Tournament TBA
Varsity Baseball @ Montgomery/Brenham Tournament TBA
JV Baseball @ Spring Branch Tournament TBA
Sophomore Baseball @ TWHS Tournament TBA
Boys/Girls JV Track @ Spring 4:00
Mr. Woodlands Pageant 7:00 Auditorium
Boys Soccer Booster Meeting 6:00 LGI

Friday, March 1
RED DAY
Boys Soccer vs. Conroe @ TWHS 4:00/5:30/6:30
Girls Soccer @ Conroe 4:00/5:30/7:30
Varsity Softball @ HSSL Tournament TBA
Varsity Baseball @ Montgomery/Brenham Tournament TBA
JV Baseball @ Spring Branch Tournament TBA
Sophomore Baseball @ TWHS Tournament TBA
Saturday, March 2
Varsity Softball @ HSSL Tournament TBA
Varsity Baseball @ Montgomery/Brenham Tournament TBA
JV Baseball @ Spring Branch Tournament TBA
Sophomore Baseball @ TWHS Tournament TBA
Boys/Girls Varsity Track @ Strake Jesuit 9:00
Monday, March 4
GREEN DAY
ELA TAKS for all Juniors
Senior Late Arrival 11:25
Math/Spanish Tutorials 5:30-7:30 room 109
Girls Soccer vs. A&M Consolidated @ TWHS 4:30/6:30
Boys Soccer @ A&M Consolidated 4:00/5:30/7:30
Varsity Baseball vs. Ft. Bend Travis @ McC 7:00
10/JV Baseball @ Ft. Bend Travis 4:30/7:00
Tuesday, March 5
RED DAY
Math/Science Tutorials 5:30-7:30 room 109
National English Honor Society Meeting 2:35 LGI
Softball vs. A&M Consolidated @ TWHS 4:30/6:30
Highstepper Showoff 6:00 Gym 1
Band Parent Meeting 6:30 Band Hall
Girls Soccer Booster Meeting 6:30 LGI
Wednesday, March 6
GREEN DAY
Boys/Girls JV Track @ TWHS Meet 4:00
Thursday, March 7
RED DAY
Math/Spanish/Science Tutorials 5:30-7:30 room 109
JV Softball @ Spring Tournament TBA
JV Baseball @ TWHS Tournament TBA
Sophomore Baseball @ Klein Tournament TBA
Boys/Girls Varsity Track @ Cy Creek Invitational 3:30
Swim/Dive Booster Meeting 6:00 room 137
Orchestra Booster Meeting 6:30 LGI
Band Concert 7:00 Auditorium

Friday, March 8
GREEN DAY
Girls Soccer @ Lufkin 4:00/6:00
Boys Soccer vs. Lufkin @ TWHS 4:00/6:00
Softball @ Lufkin 4:30/6:30
Varsity Baseball vs. Furr @ CyLakes 7:00
JV Baseball @ TWHS Tournament TBA
Sophomore Baseball @ Klein Tournament TBA
Saturday, March 9
SAT @ TWHS 8:00
JV Softball @ Spring Tournament TBA
JV Baseball @ TWHS Tournament TBA
Sophomore Baseball @ Klein Tournament TBA
Varsity Baseball @ CyLakes 12:00
Monday, March 11
SPRING BREAK
10/JV Baseball @ Lufkin 4:00/6:30
Tuesday, March 12
SPRING BREAK
Softball vs. Bryan @ TWHS 1:00/3:00
Varsity Baseball vs. Lufkin @ McC 6:00
Wednesday, March 13
SPRING BREAK
Varsity Softball @ Disney Tournament TBA
Thursday, March 14
SPRING BREAK
Varsity Softball @ Disney Tournament TBA
Varsity Baseball @ A&M Consolidated 7:00
10/JV Baseball vs. A&M Consolidated @ McC 4:30/7:00
Friday, March 15
SPRING BREAK
Varsity Softball @ Disney Tournament TBA
Varsity Baseball vs. Bryan @ McC 7:00
10/JV Baseball @ Bryan 4:30/7:00
Saturday, March 16
Varsity Softball @ Disney Tournament TBA
Boys/Girls Varsity Track @ College Park 9:00
The Conroe Independent School District (District) as an equal opportunity educational provider and employer does not discriminate on the basis
of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or disability in educational programs or activities that it operates or in employment matters. The
District is required by Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the
Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as
Board policy not to discriminate in such a manner.
For information about Title IX rights or Section 504/ADA rights, contact the Title IX Coordinator or the Section 504/ADA coordinator at 3205
W. Davis, Conroe, Texas 77304; (936) 709-7752.