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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Woodlands</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />

<strong>High</strong>lander <strong>Happenings</strong><br />

<strong>March</strong> <strong>11</strong> – <strong>March</strong> 23, 2013<br />

HIGHLIGHTED HIGHLANDERS: Several times a year <strong>The</strong> <strong>Woodlands</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> and the PTO<br />

honor students for outstanding citizenship, achievement, or service. Students are nominated by faculty<br />

and staff based on Good Citizenship, <strong>High</strong> or Unique Achievements, Improved Performance, A Random<br />

Act of Kindness, Leadership, Excellent Attitude, etc. <strong>The</strong> honored students were invited to attend a<br />

reception in their honor hosted by Mr. Colschen at the Senior Campus and Dr. Povich at the Ninth Grade<br />

Campus and additional faculty and staff. <strong>The</strong> “<strong>High</strong>lighted <strong>High</strong>landers” received a certificate and a<br />

highlighter recognizing their accomplishment. Senior campus honorees were Darrian Adams, Tinu<br />

Adeshola, Chaise Armstrong, Mario Ballinas, Raymond Barroso, Kristin Carr, Cameron Chamblee,<br />

Matthew Champion, Miryan Chaves, Addam Cody, Hannah Cooley, Fernando Cruz Valle, Angela<br />

Curran, Camila Devereux, Kevin Dunnican, Tyler Eckel, Melissa Erickson, Ashton Freeman, Ann Graff,<br />

Heather Halbach, Brent Ifemembi, Corey Janise, Hana Knaebel, Matthew Knopp, Kaitlynn Lindsey,<br />

Sarah Mais Sophie Marianos, Andy Martinez, Cole Matlock, Alec McCrory, Ryan Meyer, Molly Much,<br />

Ellie Pamenter, Kyle Peterson, Catherine Potter, Andrew Proctor, Allison Reynolds, Corey Sanders,<br />

Mattea Sendgraff, Amy Sherrard, Tyler Slovak, Ryan Sorensen, Sara Stevens, Kyle Stone, Nick Taylor,<br />

Madeline Tomlinson, Diego Trevino and Amy Workman.<br />

Students honored as <strong>High</strong>lighted <strong>High</strong>landers on the Ninth Grade Campus were Natalia Badia, Kade<br />

Bailey, Jonah Baumgarten, Paulina Bremer Ibarra, Grayson Brown, Alexis Castro, Joey Codoluto, Larkin<br />

Collins, Nash Crowell, Monica Duffour von Bertrab, Alejandro Estevez, Owen Fortier, Sebastian<br />

Hernandez, Hannah Hill, Sarah Kiyokawa, Lauren Lance, Maria Licona, Ellyana Long, Ian Lopez,<br />

Santiago Lopez, Juan Lucero, David Mejia, Leo Mendoza, Marshall Micklitz, Diana Murillo, Jessica<br />

Ofiberi, Shelbie Rascoe, Anthony Saiz, Scott Simcox, Andrew Sullivan, Victor Suszylo, Hannah<br />

Thornton, Marie Young and Priya Young.<br />

TWHS FACEBOOK PAGE: <strong>The</strong> <strong>Woodlands</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> has a Facebook page. Please follow us at<br />

http://www.facebook.com/pages/<strong>The</strong>-<strong>Woodlands</strong>-HS-Conroe-ISD/178466648864631<br />

FROM THE COUNSELOR'S CORNER: Counselors are continuing to have individual meetings with<br />

all underclassmen discussing courses for the 2013-2014 school year, as well as 4 year planning. If a<br />

student misses the visit scheduled with a teacher's class, counselors will send a pass when the student is<br />

present. Thanks you for your patience as this process continues. All emails and phone calls will be<br />

returned, though during this time of year it may take more than 24 hours for our response.<br />

In late April a verification will be sent home for you to confirm the data which has been input. Once<br />

submitted if there are changes you would like to make in requested courses, please pick up a change form<br />

in the grade level offices. All requests for changes must be made prior to May 10 th and need to have<br />

parent and student signature. After May 10th there will be no changes to your course requests unless a<br />

student fails a course, has not met the pre- requisite, or has not been selected in the selection process for<br />

an application course.<br />

Please remember any course requiring an interest sheet must have that interest sheet submitted prior to<br />

April 12th.<br />

Senior and junior updated rank and GPA has been posted in Family Connection. Soon after Spring Break<br />

the sophomore updated information will be available.


COLLEGE AND CAREER NEWS: Due to Spring Break, the College and Career Center will be closed<br />

<strong>March</strong> <strong>11</strong>-15. We will resume sending transcripts, scholarships, and other applications on Monday, <strong>March</strong><br />

18th.<br />

Seniors: <strong>The</strong> following scholarship applications are due in the College and Career Center when we return<br />

from Spring Break: Colschen Tough, Indian Springs, and Montgomery County Assistance League.<br />

We are still adding new scholarships to Family Connection. Please continue to check the "Scholarship<br />

List" under the Colleges tab.<br />

Juniors: Destination College is a two-day college workshop for the Class of 2014. This year's<br />

Destination College will be held at College Park HS on June 13-14. Registration for this event will begin<br />

online on Monday, <strong>March</strong> 18th at the Conroe ISD homepage.<br />

Sophomores: Mark your calendars for the largest College Fair in the Houston area. National College Fair<br />

comes to Reliant Stadium on Thursday, April <strong>11</strong>th from 6:00-8:00pm. Admission is free.<br />

EDUCATION FOR TOMORROW ALLIANCE: "Education for Tomorrow Alliance is now accepting<br />

applications for Summer Internships. Please go to College and Career or room 314 to pick up an<br />

application, or download it from Jennifer Davies' website:<br />

http://twhs.conroeisd.net/Teachers/jkdavies/EfTA. <strong>The</strong> applications are due to Mrs. Davies by April 8th.<br />

In order to intern you must commit to volunteering at Ironman Texas on May 18th, attending the Student<br />

Luncheon on June 26th, and be available for the entire internship window, June 10th-July 5th. For<br />

questions about the internship experience and the application process, please see Mrs. Davies directly in<br />

room 314."<br />

AP REVIEW SESSSIONS: AP Government and AP Macroeconomics review sessions will begin the<br />

week after Spring Break (<strong>March</strong> 18-21). AP Government will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays in<br />

Mrs. Rippee's room (#235) and AP Macro will be on Mondays and Wednesdays in Mrs. Bartolazzi's<br />

portable (#5). Both sessions will begin right after school. <strong>The</strong>y will be held each week until the AP test<br />

in May.<br />

SKILLS USA: Skills USA Audio Video Production sponsored by Jennifer Hobbs went to the District 7<br />

Competition this past weekend in Beaumont. <strong>The</strong> students had a major success and swept the top four<br />

places. In the hands on category, Digital Cinema Production, where they are given a prompt and have to<br />

create a short film including scripting, storyboarding, acting, recording, and editing: Mario Ballinas &<br />

Raquel Anton placed 1st, Laila Nunez & Denisse Gomez placed 2nd, Hayden Zaiser & Robert<br />

Tagliaferro placed 3rd, and Trey Patton & John Elsik placed 4th. <strong>The</strong>se students will advance on to the<br />

State Competition in Corpus Christi to create another hands on video in Digital Cinema Production.<br />

Some of the same students had a double success and received an Excellent rating on their Video Projects<br />

they had been working on for many weeks prior to competition. <strong>The</strong>se students' videos will also advance<br />

to the State Competition: Hayden Zaiser, Trey Patton & Jonathan Elsik, and Mario Ballinas & Raquel<br />

Anton.<br />

SWIMMING & DIVING: <strong>The</strong> <strong>High</strong>lander swimmers went to Austin for the UIL State Championships<br />

on February 22 and 23, 2013. <strong>The</strong> Boys Team brought home the State Runner Up trophy. Cannon<br />

Clifton, Ryan Sorensen, Dusan Vukobrat, and John Sanden swam all three relays winning the 200 Medley<br />

Relay and the 200 Free Relay and finishing second in the 400 Free Relay in school record time.<br />

Individually, Cannon Clifton won the 100 Free setting a school record in the process. He also broke the<br />

school record for the 50 Free leading off the 200 Free Relay. Ryan Sorensen broke the school record<br />

winning the 100 Breaststroke. Dusan Vukobrat had a 6 th place finish in the 100 Fly.


On the Girls side, Natalie Mueller finished 5 th in the 100 Breaststroke. <strong>The</strong> team of Kristen Hagan,<br />

Natalie Mueller, Makenzie Broekstra, and Erin Peebles finished 13 th in the 200 Medley Relay.<br />

TWHS WATER POLO: <strong>The</strong> <strong>High</strong>lander Boys Water Polo team got off to an impressive start to their<br />

season with a undefeated record at the Spring Branch Invite to bring home 1 st place. <strong>The</strong>y continued their<br />

success at the Spring Shootout Thursday night with more solid victories and a continued undefeated<br />

record, hoping to bring home another trophy this weekend.<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>High</strong>lander Girls Water Polo team got off to a great start with a 3 rd place victory at the Spring Branch<br />

Invite. <strong>The</strong>y played some great games Thursday at the Spring Shootout and look forward to an<br />

impressive season.<br />

AFJROTC: Hey <strong>High</strong>landers! It’s been a very successful week for our corps! Our Marksmanship team<br />

recently participated in the AFJROTC National Marksmanship Competition up in Ohio and placed 7th<br />

nationally! ! <strong>The</strong> top three placements were David Wiebe- 3rd, Lauren Doss-5th, and Andres Gonzales-<br />

6th. Congratulations to all who participated! Our corps recently helped run a carnival at David<br />

Elementary. <strong>The</strong>re was great feedback from the school faculty over the maturity and hard work ethic our<br />

cadets showed. Keep up the great work <strong>High</strong>lander cadets! <strong>The</strong>re is a fund raiser our corps is supporting<br />

to help the family of Anna King raise money for a crucial heart surgery. This surgery costs one million<br />

dollars, not including all the expenses for physical therapy after the surgery. Our corps has already raised<br />

nearly $2,000! Have a great rest of the week <strong>High</strong>landers!<br />

WRESTLING: Freestyle and Greco Season starts <strong>March</strong> 21. <strong>The</strong> 1st period class has already started in<br />

learning the two style in hopes of building a team. Afternoon practices are Tuesday and Thursday after<br />

school. Please talk to your wrestler about participating on our team. <strong>The</strong>re is opportunity in qualifying<br />

for a place on the National Team Texas and competing against the other states during the June and July.<br />

Coach Harris and Coach Funk will give information about this opportunity during the season. April 6th<br />

we are scheduled for our tournament. Please volunteer to help. <strong>The</strong> tournament will start around 9 and<br />

will end around 3pm that day. CAMP- USCamps are with us again this year. This camp is given by our<br />

National Greco Coach Steve Frasier, an Olympic Champion. We sent out an informational flyer through<br />

our email list. Please contact us if you might need some more information. This camp is important to our<br />

developing wrestlers and for our <strong>High</strong>lander Team for the upcoming UIL season. Please have your<br />

wrestler participate. Go <strong>High</strong>landers!<br />

SCIENCE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY: Last week Science NHS students went to hear an<br />

astronomer and look through a telescope at night at Pleasant Hill Park. Also, through our ongoing<br />

collection of empty juice pouches and used ink cartridges, we have been able to donate the following:<br />

purchase of one acre of wild land, school supplies for 2 homeless children, 5 chicks and 5 geese for needy<br />

families, 1 meal for a needy family, 1 year of clean water for 5 people and 14 pounds of carbon offsets.<br />

JAPANESE NEWS: Ritsumeikan HS and Ino Shogyo HS will be here from <strong>March</strong> 23 through April 2.<br />

Please welcome them on campus!<br />

Japanese Club will go out to the Main Event on Thursday, <strong>March</strong> 28th after school with the visiting<br />

Japanese students. Members and friends are welcome to join us. Details will be given at the meeting on<br />

<strong>March</strong> 19th.<br />

Students in the Japanese program, who are interested in visiting Kesen'numa Oshima in July to volunteer,<br />

please discuss it with your parents and respond to Masumi Reade by <strong>March</strong> 19th at the latest with non<br />

refundable deposit. <strong>The</strong> information will be e-mailed to students and parents who expressed interest.<br />

Questions are welcome. If you would like to go to Japan Festival in Houston on Saturday, April 13th,<br />

you MUST sign up with Katie DeBray by <strong>March</strong> 19th.


BOYS TRACK AND FIELD: <strong>The</strong> Boys Track teams win again! <strong>The</strong> Varsity Boys won the <strong>Woodlands</strong><br />

Invitational Meet on Feb. 23rd. Final Team results were: <strong>The</strong> <strong>Woodlands</strong> 167 points; Klein Collins 160<br />

points; Oak Ridge 154; Klein Oak 103 points; Mont Belvieu Barbers Hill 56 points; Spring 47; St.<br />

Thomas 35 points; Klein Forest 34 points; John Cooper 10 points; Bryan 10 points; Whitehouse 10<br />

points; Beaumont West Brook 8 points; HCYA 4 points; Axtell 4 points; Concordia Lutheran 2 points.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Junior Varsity boys won the North Houston Track and Field Meet Hosted by Klein <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> on<br />

Feb 21st. Final Team results were: <strong>The</strong> <strong>Woodlands</strong> 286 points; Klein 223 points; Kingwood 175 points;<br />

Aldine 39 points.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Freshman boys also won the North Houston Track and Field Meet Hosted by Klein <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> n<br />

Feb 21st. Final Team results were: <strong>The</strong> <strong>Woodlands</strong> 294 points; Kingwood 225 points; Klein 181 points;<br />

Aldine 28 points.<br />

During Spring Break the Freshman and JV Practice Meet will be held on Friday, <strong>March</strong> 15th at <strong>The</strong><br />

<strong>Woodlands</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> starting at 10:00 am. On Saturday, <strong>March</strong> 16th the Varsity will be at College<br />

Park starting at 9:00am. Come out and cheer them on!!!<br />

GIRLS STATE: Congratulations to Kim Gladney and Taylor Brodeur for being selected for Girls State!<br />

<strong>The</strong> American Legion Auxiliary chose these two juniors based on leadership and citizenship. <strong>The</strong>y will<br />

be attending the conference this summer at Texas Lutheran University. <strong>The</strong>re were many outstanding<br />

candidates and it was a very hard decision to make.<br />

HIGHLANDER GOLF: <strong>The</strong> TWHS <strong>High</strong>landers went to Austin on Friday and Saturday, February 22-<br />

23, to compete in the Mike Brent Invitational, hosted by Westlake <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> at the Morris Williams<br />

Golf Course. <strong>The</strong> <strong>High</strong>landers posted an impressive 2 nd day total of 289, but it wasn’t enough to catch the<br />

leaders, finishing in fourth place.<br />

Leading the <strong>High</strong>landers was Fernando Cruz with rounds of 75 and 69 (144), including a hole-in-one on<br />

the first day. Others competing were Diego Trevino’s 147, (75-72), Carter Patterson’s 149 (77-72),<br />

Chester Wang’s 155 (75-80), and Brad Able’s 159 (83-76). <strong>The</strong>ir two-day total was 591 (302-289).<br />

<strong>The</strong> TWHS <strong>High</strong>landers went to Austin on Friday and Saturday, February 22-23, to compete in the Mike<br />

Brent Invitational, hosted by Westlake <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> at the Morris Williams Golf Course. <strong>The</strong><br />

<strong>High</strong>landers posted an impressive 2 nd day total of 289, but it wasn’t enough to catch the leaders, finishing<br />

in fourth place.<br />

Leading the <strong>High</strong>landers was Fernando Cruz with rounds of 75 and 69 (144), including a hole-in-one on<br />

the first day. Others competing were Diego Trevino’s 147, (75-72), Carter Patterson’s 149 (77-72),<br />

Chester Wang’s 155 (75-80), and Brad Able’s 159 (83-76). <strong>The</strong>ir two-day total was 591 (302-289).<br />

<strong>The</strong> TWHS <strong>High</strong>landers went to Austin on Friday and Saturday, February 22-23, to compete in the Mike<br />

Brent Invitational, hosted by Westlake <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> at the Morris Williams Golf Course. <strong>The</strong><br />

<strong>High</strong>landers posted an impressive 2 nd day total of 289, but it wasn’t enough to catch the leaders, finishing<br />

in fourth place.<br />

Leading the <strong>High</strong>landers was Fernando Cruz with rounds of 75 and 69 (144), including a hole-in-one on<br />

the first day. Others competing were Diego Trevino’s 147, (75-72), Carter Patterson’s 149 (77-72),<br />

Chester Wang’s 155 (75-80), and Brad Able’s 159 (83-76). <strong>The</strong>ir two-day total was 591 (302-289).<br />

<strong>The</strong> Lady <strong>High</strong>landers went to Woodforest Golf Course on Monday, February 25, to compete in the<br />

Montgomery <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> Girls Invitational. <strong>The</strong> girls posted a 23-stroke victory and brought home the<br />

team gold medals and the gold and silver medals for individual performance, as well.


Leading the way was junior Hannah Wallis who shot a round of 85 and also took the silver medal for<br />

individual performance. Freshman Oriana Jerez also shot an 85 but lost in a scorecard playoff to Wallis<br />

and came home with the bronze individual medal. Others contributing were Andrea Lopez’s 91, Marli<br />

Blasingame’s 91, and Lauren Trofholz’s 96. <strong>The</strong>ir team total was 352.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Lady <strong>High</strong>landers went to Raven Nest Golf Course in Huntsville on Friday, <strong>March</strong> 1 st , and Elkins<br />

Lake Country Club on Saturday, <strong>March</strong> 2 nd , to capture the gold medals at Huntsville <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> Spring<br />

Golf Invitational.<br />

Leading the <strong>High</strong>landers was sophomore Brooke McDougald who shot rounds of 75-72 (145) and tied for<br />

the individual championship, losing in a playoff. Freshman Greta Bruner followed with a 152 (77-75),<br />

Kelly McGovern posted 155 (75-80), and Ashlynn Novak contributed a 159 (79-80). Allie Andersen<br />

played the first day and shot a round of 75. <strong>The</strong> A Team total was 607 (300-307) and good for the gold<br />

medals.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Lady <strong>High</strong>lander B Team was led by sophomore Ana Contreras’s 167 (83-84), followed by Jayne<br />

Clark’s 177 (83-94), Carley Charbonneau’s 184 (86-98), and Lauren Bacon’s 188 (98-90). Cassie<br />

Lidisky played the first day and contributed a round of 83. <strong>The</strong> B Team total was 701 (335-366).<br />

<strong>The</strong> TWHS <strong>High</strong>landers went to the Links at Westfork on Friday and Saturday, <strong>March</strong> 1-2, to compete in<br />

the Creed/Moorhead Invitational hosted by Conroe <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>. After battling the cold weather, the<br />

boys came home with first and second team medals and the gold and silver for individual performances.<br />

Leading the way for the <strong>High</strong>lander A Team was senior Fernando Cruz. Fernando shot rounds of 74-75<br />

(149) and captured the individual gold medal after a playoff with teammate, junior Chester Wang. Wang<br />

had rounds of 75-72 (149), along with Brad Able’s 152 (75-77), Austin Shaw’s 155 (76-79), and Diego<br />

Trevino’s 161 (75-86). <strong>The</strong>ir winning total was 604 (299-305).<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>High</strong>lander B Team was led by senior Brantley Blasingame’s 153 (76-77), followed by Michael<br />

Chen’s 165 (78-87), Sean Foley’s 165 (81-84), and David Schack’s 168 (83-85). Also competing on the<br />

first day was Jacob Foust, who shot a round of 75. <strong>The</strong> B Team total was 643 (310-333) and good for the<br />

silver team medals.<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>High</strong>landers went to Walden on Lake Conroe to compete in Montgomery <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>’s Bear<br />

Invitational on Monday, <strong>March</strong> 4. Battling the high winds caused some high scores, but the <strong>High</strong>landers<br />

came away with the victory. Leading the way for the <strong>High</strong>lander B Team was freshman Fernando<br />

Olivares who shot a round of 87. Others contributing to the winning effort were Adrian Castagnola’s 88,<br />

Juan Villalobos’s 88, Kyle Zuspan’s 91, and Joey Kerner’s 93. <strong>The</strong>ir winning total was 354 and good for<br />

the gold medals.<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>High</strong>lander A Team finished in 4 th place and was led by sophomore Alan Zendajas’s 87. Also<br />

competing were Austin Wentz’s 94, Cameron Keramati’s 95, Erik Martinez’s 97, and Travis McAtee’s<br />

103. <strong>The</strong>ir team total was 373.<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>High</strong>landers went to Battleground Golf Course in Deer Park to compete on Thursday, <strong>March</strong> 7 th .<br />

Leading the <strong>High</strong>lander A Team was Jack Dever’s 86, followed by Hutch Priest’s 90, Dylan Boster’s 90,<br />

Brandon Dixon’s 91, and Jake Boyer’s 91. <strong>The</strong>ir team total was 357. <strong>The</strong> <strong>High</strong>lander B Team finished<br />

with a team score of 374. Cameron Canion led the way with a round of 88. Others contributing were<br />

Shiv Gupta’s 92, Zach Koele’s 97, Matt McKaig’s 97, and Zach Townsend’s 101.<br />

HIGHLANDER BASKETBALL: Boys Basketball had another stellar season. Winning their 3rd<br />

District title in 4 years and making it to the Area finals in the playoffs before losing to Regional Finalist<br />

Austin Anderson 44-38. <strong>The</strong>se past for years have been the most successful 4 years in school history,<br />

with an overall record of <strong>11</strong>6-22 and a District record of 42-4. After Spring Break we will start working


for next year. This year 1st team All District selections went to Garret Colonna, Brian Baehl and Hayden<br />

Galatas who are all Seniors. 2nd Team All District went to Sr. - Timi Adeleye and Jr. - Cody Mason.<br />

Academic All District went to Senior's - Timi Adeleye, Brian Baehl, Garret Burlas, Jack Clark, Garret<br />

Colonna, Clay Fisher, Hayden Galatas and Joe Primavera and Jr. Garrett Smith. Congratulations guys on<br />

another outstanding basketball season!<br />

HIGHLANDER ICE HOCKEY UPDATE: With two games remaining to play in the regular season,<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>High</strong>lander Varsity Ice Hockey Team (12, 6, and 2) is currently tied for 5 th place in the<br />

Interscholastic Ice Hockey League.<br />

Last Sunday evening, the <strong>High</strong>landers travelled to College Station to take on the Brazos Valley Bucks.<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>High</strong>landers’ offense dominated and they came away with a 9 – 1 win. Chris Schultz and Nick<br />

Sieving each scored two goals while Connor Bolgard, Jack Greer, Mitchell Sawyer, Bradley Smith and<br />

Domenic Zirilli each netted one. Brian Pikowski made 9 saves in net for the win.<br />

NATIONAL ENGLISH HONOR SOCIETY: Active NEHS members need to sign up for the April 3rd<br />

banquet. We must have a head count to give to Macaroni Grill. You may sign up with Dr. Emmons (214)<br />

or Miss Cress (212) before <strong>March</strong> 21st. Officer elections will be held on Tuesday, April 2nd, in the LGI.<br />

Installation of officers, recognition of outstanding members, and awarding of the NEHS scholarship will<br />

be done at the banquet.<br />

ART NEWS: Congratulations to the following students from <strong>The</strong> <strong>Woodlands</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> who<br />

participated in the Conroe ISD Western Art Show on January 12th and the Houston Livestock Show and<br />

Rodeo on <strong>March</strong> 3rd in Reliant Center at the rodeo. <strong>The</strong> winners include:<br />

<strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> Best of Show- Madison Chamberlain (Jen Lucas-teacher) TWHS 9th Grade Campus<br />

<strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> Best of Show Sculpture- Even Jysereid - (Ron Viol-teacher) TWHS - winner of a 3D<br />

Premium Award and a $2000.00 scholarship.<br />

<strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> Gold Medal Award Winners include Maria Navarro from <strong>The</strong> <strong>Woodlands</strong> HS 9th Grade<br />

Campus (Jen Lucas-teacher), Wyatt Hasvold - 3D (Ron Viol-teacher) and Katie Wolfe (James Kitchenteacher)<br />

Special Merit Award winners include Logan Parmeter, Hannah Austin, Alyssa Drew (James Kitchenteacher)<br />

and Ashley Dodson (Caryn Rock-teacher) TWHS<br />

Katie Wolfe and Alyssa Drew were also winners of Kerrville Western Art Academy scholarships. <strong>The</strong><br />

scholarships are 4 week on campus classes valued at $10,000.00.<br />

Congratulations to all of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Woodlands</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> students who had their work selected to be judged<br />

at both CISD's 2013 Western Art Show and the HL&R's 2013 Student Art Competition<br />

KEY CLUB: Thank you to everyone who came out to help this past weekend at <strong>The</strong> <strong>Woodlands</strong><br />

Marathon. <strong>The</strong> event was able to run smoothly and was a huge success. With your help, the Lee family<br />

raised $500 dollars to donate to a charity of their choice.<br />

On <strong>March</strong> 10th, <strong>The</strong> Kiwanis Club of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Woodlands</strong> will be hosting their annual "St. Baldric's Day"<br />

event at the Goose's Acre to benefit children's cancer research. Members will need to arrive at 1:30 to<br />

help set up for the event. We will be distributing out our t-shirts at this events. Also, since <strong>March</strong> 10th is a<br />

holiday, double points will be awarded!<br />

Other upcoming events include Special Olympics on <strong>March</strong> 23rd at Oak Ridge <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> and the Bush<br />

Elementary Spring Carnival on April 13th. Our next meeting will be Monday, <strong>March</strong> 18th (the Monday


ight after spring break) at 2:45 PM in the LGI. We will be discussing upcoming events as well as<br />

distributing t-shirts to those who did not pick them up at the St. Baldric's event. <strong>The</strong> cost is $10. Hope to<br />

see you there!<br />

DRIVER EDUCATION: Spring-Summer Driver Education classes held at TWHS are now available online<br />

for registration at www.esc6.net. All parents have to do is click on driver-ed icon at top right hand<br />

corner of page and select course date and time that best meets their schedule. We now offer an on-line<br />

driver education classroom course that can be completed from your home. <strong>The</strong> course is open 24 hours<br />

a day 7 days a week and can be completed in a minimum of 16 days. For more info contact: (936)435-<br />

8325 or (936)435-8320.<br />

NEWS FROM THE TWHS CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT: MOS<br />

Certification exam update--the list is growing! We are pleased to announce that the following BIM II<br />

students have now passed at least two MOS certification exams: Clare Bauman (12th) Word and<br />

Excel, Kelly Burke (<strong>11</strong>th) Word and Excel, Anna Cardone (12th) Word and Excel, Elizabeth<br />

Gottshall (<strong>11</strong>th) Word and Excel, and Mason Becker (<strong>11</strong>th ) has passed three exams: Word, Excel<br />

and PowerPoint. Many other BIM II students have taken and passed the MOS Word exam and plan to<br />

take the Excel, PowerPoint or Access exams before the end of year.<br />

Additionally BIM I students are now beginning to take the MOS Word Exam. Congratulations to the<br />

following who have passed the exam: Zach Keller (10th), Alexandra Huie (12th), and Dane<br />

Codispoti (<strong>11</strong>th). This is a wonderful accomplishment for a beginning level student.<br />

We are hoping that many more students will certify before the end of the school year. <strong>The</strong> Microsoft<br />

Office Specialist (MOS) certification exams for Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access, which are<br />

highly regarded by business and industry, are offered through the Business Information<br />

Management (BIM I and BIM II) classes at TWHS. For further information about student MOS<br />

certification training you can contact Patricia Gutknecht, CTE Department Chair and Microsoft Certified<br />

Trainer, at pgutknecht@conroeisd.net.<br />

GRADUATION HIGHLANDERS: Reality check: Graduation is only 88 days from now! It is<br />

a documented fact that graduation night is one of the most deadly for teens. This event saves lives in our<br />

community while everyone, including students and volunteers, has the time of their life. It truly is an<br />

unforgettable memory for all who participate! Many volunteers are busy planning Graduation<br />

<strong>High</strong>landers. This lock-in event immediately follows TWHS's graduation ceremony on June 4.<br />

We need to raise lots and lots of money to help keep our Seniors safe on Graduation night.<br />

Please support our first Graduation <strong>High</strong>landers Spirit Night at Chili’s Grill & Bar on Thursday, <strong>March</strong><br />

21! All three Chili’s locations (Magnolia, Indian Springs and Pinecroft) will donate 10% of sales we<br />

bring from <strong>11</strong> am- <strong>11</strong>pm on <strong>March</strong> 21 to Graduation <strong>High</strong>landers. This includes both dine-in and takeout<br />

orders. Just show them the flyer attached to Mr. Colschen’s email (it doesn’t have to be printed, you<br />

can show them it on your phone or laptop) or simply write “TWHS Give Back Night” on the restaurant<br />

copy of the receipt and Graduation <strong>High</strong>landers will receive 10% of your sale! That simple! Please<br />

support this, bring your friends and spread the word!<br />

We will also be hosting another Craft Market on Saturday, April 6 in the cafeteria, so mark your calendar<br />

and come check out some great vendors! Please contact Robert Corzine if you would like to help at<br />

txcop167@consolidated.net<br />

Sponsors: All great causes require funding. Please consider a tax deductible contribution to this worthy<br />

organization. We support and recognize all of our sponsors through our website, media and school


newsletters at both TWHS and College Park. You may easily make a donation on our website. Corporate<br />

donations and matching gifts are welcomed.<br />

Check out our website http://twhsgrad.weebly.com/ for all the latest on meetings and our plans for our<br />

Seniors on Graduation Night.<br />

WHO’S GOT SPIRIT? WE DO! PTO SPIRIT WEAR: Just a reminder that all merchandise is<br />

available for sale every day at the front desks of both campuses. For more information please contact<br />

Berly Black at twhspto@gmail.com<br />

PARENTING WITH LOVE AND LOGIC: <strong>The</strong> Conroe ISD Parent Resource Center will present<br />

“Parenting with Love and Logic.” This is a common sense, nationally recognized approach for parenting<br />

that provides easy-to-learn skills that instill responsibility, respect, and good decision making in youth.<br />

<strong>The</strong> program will be held at the Oak Ridge <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> Ninth Grade Campus on <strong>March</strong> 19, 26, April 2,<br />

and 9, 2013. It is a two hour program from 6:00-8:00pm and is free to all CISD parents. Please call 936-<br />

709-8210 for reservations.<br />

Monday, <strong>March</strong> <strong>11</strong><br />

Sophomore/JV Baseball @ Lufkin 4:00/6:30<br />

Tuesday, <strong>March</strong> 12<br />

Softball vs. Bryan @ TWHS 1:00/3:00<br />

Varsity Baseball vs. Lufkin @ McCullough 6:00<br />

Wednesday, <strong>March</strong> 13<br />

Varsity Softball @ Disney Tournament TBA<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>Woodlands</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> Calendar<br />

<strong>March</strong> <strong>11</strong> – <strong>March</strong> 23, 2013<br />

Thursday, <strong>March</strong> 14<br />

Varsity Softball @ Disney Tournament TBA<br />

Varsity Baseball @ A&M Consolidated 7:00<br />

Sophomore/JV Baseball vs. A&M Consolidated @ McCullough 4:30/7:00<br />

Friday, <strong>March</strong> 15<br />

Varsity Softball @ Disney Tournament TBA<br />

Varsity Baseball vs. Bryan @ McCullough 7:00<br />

Sophomore/JV Baseball @ Bryan 4:30/7:00<br />

Saturday, <strong>March</strong> 16<br />

Varsity Softball @ Disney Tournament TBA<br />

Girls Track @ College Park Meet TBA<br />

Monday, <strong>March</strong> 18<br />

Key Club Meeting 2:35 LGI<br />

Cheerleader Booster Meeting 6:00 LGI<br />

Student Council Meeting 6:00 Cafeteria<br />

Interact Meeting 7:00 Cafeteria<br />

Sophomore/JV Baseball vs. College Park @ McCullough 4:30/7:00


Tuesday, <strong>March</strong> 19<br />

FFA Booster Meeting 7:00 room 129/131<br />

Girls Soccer vs. Bryan @ TWHS 4:30/6:30<br />

Boys Soccer @ Bryan 4:00/5:30/7:30<br />

Softball @ College Park 4:30/6:30<br />

Varsity Baseball @ College Park 7:00<br />

Wednesday, <strong>March</strong> 20<br />

JV Boys/Girls Track @ TWHS Meet 4:00<br />

Thursday, <strong>March</strong> 21<br />

PTO Board Meeting 9:30<br />

Band Booster Meeting 6:30 Band Hall<br />

JV Softball @ Deer Park Tournament TBA<br />

Varsity Boys/Girls Track @ Rice University TBA<br />

Friday, <strong>March</strong> 22<br />

Boys Soccer vs. College Park @ TWHS 4:30/6:30<br />

Girls Soccer @ College Park 4:30/6:30<br />

Softball vs. Oak Ridge @ TWHS 4:30/6:30<br />

Varsity Baseball vs. Oak Ridge @ McCullough 7:00<br />

Sophomore/JV Baseball @ Oak Ridge 4:30/7:00<br />

Varsity Boys/Girls Track @ Rice University TBA<br />

Saturday, <strong>March</strong> 23<br />

JV Softball @ Deer Park Tournament TBA<br />

Varsity Boys/Girls Track @ Rice University TBA<br />

District 14-5A Academic Meet @ Conroe HS TBA<br />

<strong>The</strong> Conroe Independent <strong>School</strong> District (District) as an equal opportunity educational provider and<br />

employer does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or disability<br />

in educational programs or activities that it operates or in employment matters. <strong>The</strong> District is required by<br />

Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, Title IX of the Education<br />

Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation<br />

Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as Board policy not to discriminate in such a<br />

manner.<br />

For information about Title IX rights or Section 504/ADA rights, contact the Title IX Coordinator or<br />

the Section 504/ADA coordinator at 3205 W. Davis, Conroe, Texas 77304; (936) 709-7752.

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