The Woodlands High School Highlander Happenings December 3 ...

The Woodlands High School
Highlander Happenings
December 3 –December 15, 2012
TWHS MIDTERM EXAM SCHEDULE – The Woodlands High School will have midterm exams on
Tuesday, December 18, through Friday, December 21, 2012. Tuesday, December 18, will be a full day of
instruction with the school day ending at 2:35 pm. Wednesday, December 19, through Friday, December
21, will be half days with school ending at 11:20 am each day. See below for the midterm exam
schedule:
Tuesday, December 18 Green Day Midterms 9 th Grade December 18 Green Day Midterms
Period 5 Review 7:20-8:15 Period 5 Review 7:20-8:15
Period 6 Midterm 8:22-10:21 Period 6 Midterm 8:22-10:21
Period 7 Review 10:28-12:29 Period 7 Review 10:28-12:29
A Lunch 10:28-10:53 A Lunch 10:28-10:53
B Lunch 10:58-11:25 B Lunch 11:16-11:43
C Lunch 11:30-11:57 C Lunch 12:02-12:29
D Lunch 12:02-12:29 Period 8 Midterm 12:36-2:35
Period 8 Midterm 12:36-2:35
Wednesday, December 19 Red Day Midterms
Period 1 7:20-9:17
Class Change 9:17-9:24
Period 2 9:24-11:20
Thursday, December 20 Green Day Midterms
Period 5 7:20-9:17
Class Change 9:17-9:24
Period 7 9:24-11:20
Friday, December 21 Red Day Midterms
Period 3 7:20-9:17
Class Change 9:17-9:24
Period 4 9:24-11:20
THE WOODLANDS HIGH SCHOOL FINAL EXAM EXEMPTION POLICY 2012-2013
Students are only eligible for exemption from final exams, not midterm exams. Seniors are the only
students in the Fall semester that may be exempt from final exams for half-credit courses which have a
final exam, not a midterm, in the Fall semester. Students must maintain a 90-100 class average for the
semester (18-weeks) and have no more than 3 absences for the semester or have an 85-89 class average
for the semester (18-weeks) with no more than 2 absences for the semester. In addition the following
criteria apply as well:
1. Seniors must meet the criteria listed above and the discipline requirement listed below.
Seniors may be exempt from all their final exams both in the Fall and Spring semesters.
Seniors may not be exempt from midterm exams in the Fall semester.
2. Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors may be exempt from all their spring final exams.
Students must meet the criteria listed above and the discipline requirement listed below.
Underclassmen are not eligible for exemptions from final exams or midterms in the Fall
semester.

3 Absences include all days missed: Excused and Unexcused. Pre-approved absences,
funerals, DOCs, and hospital stays count against exemptions.
4. School field trips, athletic events, UIL events, HCPs (health care provider - student
attended school part of the day), PREs (present), GLOs (grade level office), ECLs
(election clerk), CTZs (citizenship), NATs (naturalization), CVs (up to two College
Visits) and religious holidays are not considered absences.
5. A student granted a final exam exemption must still attend that class during the final exam
period. Failure to attend will result in a zero or an incomplete for that course.
6. Any student that has served SAC, DAEP, or OSS while enrolled in a course during the
semester of the final exam is not eligible for a final exam exemption for that particular
course.
COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER NEWS: Congratulations! Over 400 seniors have submitted
their applications to over 100 universities, and many have already received both acceptance letters and
scholarship money. Keep up the good work, Class of 2013!
Conroe ISD is hosting Financial Aid Nights in the month of December. All seniors and their parents are
welcome at any of the sessions.
December 3 College Park 7:00pm
December 4 Caney Creek 6:30pm
December 11 TWHS 7:00pm
The following December scholarships are available for applications. For details, go to Family
Connections, under "Scholarship List"
Scholastic Arts (12/3)
Alliance for Young Writers (12/4)
Principal's Leadership (12/5)
Creative Communications (12/6)
NFIB Entrepreneurs (12/15)
Hispanic Scholars (12/15)
Applegate Future Teachers (12/15)
Juniors: We will start the College Planning Series on Wednesday, December 5th. Here are the topics for
December: 1) Getting Started, 2) ACT and SAT facts, and 3) PSAT Results. January topics will discuss
college search, college visits, and test prep; we will continue these weekly sessions for juniors and their
parents into the spring.
On Friday, December 14th at 10:00am, we will host a panel discussion of former TWHS graduates. This
will be an open question-answer session with juniors on everything college -from applying to college
living. For your junior to sign up to attend this session, log onto Family Connection and go to the
Colleges tab. Open "see all upcoming college visits" and click "sign me up" for the December 14th date.
Don't forget to print that confirmation page as the pass to the panel.
On Thursday, December 20th, Ms Willard will hold an interpretation session for parents about the 2012
PSAT scores. There will two sessions in the LGI - one starting at 6:00pm and one starting at 7:00pm.
Please bring your student's PSAT results with you to the meeting.
UIL SPELLING: The UIL Academic Spelling Team will be meeting on Thursday, 12/6 in room 119
after school to get study materials for the upcoming February meet. Please see Mary Ann Widman in
room 118 if you have any questions or Laura Landsbaum in 119. The practice meet is Feb. 2, and the
district meet is March 23.

YEARBOOK: Yearbook ordering will end January 11, 2013. Books may be ordered online at smartpay.com
or by phone 1-800-853-1337. There is a link on the school's homepage or at
thewoodlandsyearbook.com. Thank you for your support of TWHS Yearbook.
BAND: The Woodlands High School Wind Ensemble (top performing concert band) will be performing
at the Midwest International Band & Orchestra Clinic this December in Chicago. This is a highly
prestigious honor, and the students will be performing an hour long concert in front of over 2,500
composers, conductors, educators and musicians from around the world. Only 4 high school concert
bands were selected from all over the globe to be featured at this world-wide convention.
In order to prepare for this international event, the students will perform in three preview concerts this
December. We would be delighted to have TWHS faculty and staff in attendance to support these
students and also to listen to some wonderful music! The concerts are free. If you would like to come,
here is what you need to know:
December 2 - 4pm @ Dekaney HS auditorium
December 9 - 4pm @ Sam Houston State University concert hall
December 16 - 4pm @ TWHS auditorium
Thank you for your support and encouragement of our TWHS Band students!
NATIONAL ENGLISH HONOR SOCIETY: The National English Honor Society has grown in its
Reading Buddies participation. Elle Walker, VP for Reading Buddies, reports that this means so much to
the kids! If members still have not signed up, there are still Wilkerson students who need buddies.
Hopefully everyone will get a chance to participate now that some of the other extracurricular activities
are winding down. At the last meeting, Elle began a list of those who need rides to Wilkerson and those
who are able to drive others to Wilkerson. If you did not put your name on the list for one of those
categories and would like to, let Elle or Dr. Emmons know. We will do our best to help everyone who
needs a ride.
LADY HIGHLANDER VOLLEYBALL: Congratulations to the following players on their
achievements this season: Senior Maddie Slater and Junior Kelly Quinn were both selected to the Texas
Girls Coaches Association All State team for 2012. Slater was also chosen to the TGCA All Star team.
Senior Jordan Lee has committed to play volleyball at West Virginia University. Way to go Lady
Highlanders.
GOLF UPDATE: While enjoying an unusually calm, sunny conditions in Waco, Texas, on Friday and
Saturday, November 16-17, the Lady Highlanders fought off challenges from some of the best teams in
the State posting a ten-shot tournament victory and capturing the gold medals. Leading the Highlander A
Team was sophomore Brooke McDougald and senior Kelly McGovern. McDougald had rounds of 76-
75, and McGovern had rounds of 78-73; both finished in fourth place individually. Others contributing
were Greta Bruner’s 153 (79-74), Ashlynn Novack’s 161 (80-81), and Allie Andersen posted an 82 on
day one only. The A Team’s winning total was 616 (313-303).
The Lady Highlander B Team was led by Jayne Clark’s 164 (82-82). Also competing were Cassie
Lidisky’s 171 (87-84), Carley Charbonneau’s 173 (88-85), Ana Contreras’s 176 (85-91), and Lauren
Bacon posted a 92 on day one only. The B Team two-day total was 684 (342-342).
The TWH Highlanders captured second place at the Central Texas Shootout in Waco, Texas, on Friday
and Saturday, November 16-17. Coming back from fourth place after day one, the Highlanders posted
the low round of the tournament on day two. Leading the way for the Highlander A Team was the steady
play of Chester Wang. Wang shot rounds of 74 and 73, for a two-day total of 147. Others contributing
were Carter Patterson’s 148 (73-75), Brad Able’s 150 (79-71), Fernando Cruz’s 151 (80-71), and Diego
Trevino’s 151 (76-75). Their silver medal results were 302 and 290, for a 592 total.

The Highlander B Team was led by sophomore Austin Shaw’s 153 (75-78). Also competing were
Michael Chen’s 161 (82-79), David Schack’s 162 (82-80), Mason Raine’s 164 (87-77), and Jacob Foust’s
171 (86-85). The B Team two-day total was 639 (325-314).
The Highlander freshman golfers went to High Meadow Ranch in Magnolia to compete in the Magnolia
West Invitational on Wednesday, Nov. 28, coming home with silver medals for second place. The silvermedal
A Team was led by Fernando Olivares’s 80, followed by Adrian Castagnola’s 81, Kyle Zuspan’s
85, Juan Villalobos’s 85, and Joey Kerner’s 90. Their team total was 331.
The Highlander B Team was led by Shiv Gupta’s 87, followed by Zach Koele’s 90, Zach Townsend’s 98,
Matt Ryan’s 101, and Cameron Canion’s 101. The B Team total 376 and 10 th place.
FBLA NEWS: Mrs. Filer will be doing a Competitive Events Workshop on Wednesday, December 5,
2012, at 3:00 pm in Room 244. We will also have a study session for Competitive Events on Wednesday,
December 12, 2012, at 5:00 pm at the Starbucks in Sterling Ridge. If you are going to attend the Area V
District Conference on Saturday, February 2, 2013, Mrs. Filer needs to know before the Winter Break.
There are opportunities for competition, running and campaigning for a District Office, and Senior
Scholarships.
Our Christmas Party will be Friday, December 14, 2012, at Olive Garden at 6:30 pm. Our next meeting,
is Wednesday, January 16, 2013, at 3:00 pm.
If you did not come to the meeting, on Wednesday, November 28, 2012, come by Mrs. Filer's Room 244
for additional information.
WINTER GUARD NEWS: Congratulations to the members of 2012-2013 TWHS Winter Guard! The
2012-2013 members of the Winter Guard are: Katherine Barlow, Mollie Barnes, Clare Bauman, Mackie
Black, Jane Budde, Marissa Caldera, Lydia Cosculluela, Alexa Dalpedri, Ashtyn Davis, Sheridan Elias,
Miranda Escobedo-Tamez, Bethany Faulkner, Priscilla Flowers, Andrea Lee, Adaeze Omekam, Alexis
Phillips, Parris Sandlin, Katie Schneider, and Tiffani Singleton. These ladies will be competing for the
national title in Dayton, Ohio in April. Congratulations ladies and good luck on the 2012-2013 season!
FRENCH CLUB, SENIOR CAMPUS: Come join French Club for our "Minute to Win It" event
Thursday, December 6th in the LGI from 6:30 to 7:30. Refreshments provided. See Mme Whiteman in
room 220 for more details.
HIGHLANDER BASKETBALL: Boys Basketball has gotten off to a good start to the season. The
Varsity is currently 5-3 and we travel to Grapevine this weekend for a tournament. We finished in 2nd to
Manvel at the Rebounder's Club Thanksgiving Tournament. Hayden Gelatos, Garret Colonna and Xavier
Valdes were named to the All Tournament team. Our next home game is next Tuesday as we will do a
double header with the girls.
The Highlander Boys JV basketball team is off to a great start. An 8-0 record, including two wins last
night over Galveston Ball and Pearland Dawson to send the squad to the championship game of the
Manvel Invitational, serves as a strong sign that the team will be fun to watch in the coming months. You
can catch the Highlanders Tuesday night, December 4th as they host the Houston Memorial
Mustangs.
JAPANESE NEWS: Japanese Club Christmas Party will be held at Masa's again this year on Thursday,
December 13. Detailed information and confirmation will be announced at the short meeting we will have
on Tuesday, December 4th. (Freshman students, the announcement will be made in class, so do NOT
come over to the senior campus for this meeting.)

Miyagi Suisan HS Baseball Team is coming!! We will be hosting 16 baseball players from Japan from
January 12th through 18th. Students in the Japanese program, baseball team, parents, and anyone
interested, please come and meet these special visitors during the week. We will be planning a number of
activities, and the biggest one is the game and get-together we will have on Thursday, January 17th after
school at McCullough JHS. Details will be announced as soon as they are confirmed. Please keep
Thursday afternoon open so you can meet the boys and watch them play with TWHS baseball team. This
is the school that we gave our donation after tsunami and earthquake hit northern Japan in March 2011.
We look forward to having you meet them!
Miyagi Suisan host families will meet on Wednesday evening, December 12th. Time and place will be
announced later. Please attend the meeting so we can discuss our plans.
MIDYEAR GRADUATION: C.I.S.D. midyear graduation is Thursday, December 20th at 7:00 p.m. in
the Conroe High School Auditorium. Congratulations to the seven TWHS students who will be
graduating, along with other midyear graduates from the six high schools throughout C.I.S.D.
ANCHOR CLUB: Anchor Club is making its way into the holiday season. We begin with a gift
exchange with the residents of Silverado. On Monday, December 3rd we will give gifts to each resident
at Silverado. It is so much for them and a great way for us to kick off the holidays. We will be caroling
at The Village, a retirement community in the Woodlands, on Thursday, December 6. We did this last
year and had a blast. December 8th we will be helping with Silverado's Holiday Art show. We will help
set up, visit with residents and families, help serve food, and help with clean up after. On December 11th
we are having our Holiday social at Rico's. A great time to share all of our memories thus far and get
motivated for the rest of the year. TWHS Orchestra is putting on a concert December 14th and we are
taking some residents from Silverado out to enjoy the music and soak up some holiday spirit. We are
quite busy and loving every minute of it. If you have any questions about Anchor Club please contact
Kristen Gartner at the senior campus.
BPA--BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS OF AMERICA: Mr. Ken Proctor, father of member, Andrew Proctor
and owner of Twig Footwear, LLC, will speak to the members regarding what it takes to run a small
business profitably and will share his business experiences with them. BPA will meet at Black Walnut
Café on Research Forest Drive at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, December 4. BPA is currently selling “very cool”
sunglasses (red and green, of course!) that display “2013” & “No Regrets…” and are also in the middle of
a “gently used shoe drive.” The collected shoes will be donated to local organizations for distribution to
those in need. Feel free to clean out your closets and send shoes our way if they are in good shape.
Boxes are located in Mrs. Meyer’s room (246). Students are picking events for our upcoming regional
conference in January and are beginning to prepare for competition.
KEY CLUB: On Thanksgiving morning, Key Club volunteered for the annual Run Thru The Woods.
Members assisted at a water station and passed out water to the runners. Thanks to everyone who came
out and helped make the event a success!
Upcoming events include the Polar Express on December 7 at Bush Elementary and the Human Rights
Walk on December 8. In addition, Key Club is participating in a toy drive for Texas Children's Hospital.
Please bring toys to the next meeting.
The next meeting will be Monday, December 3 at 2:45 in the LGI. Hope to see everyone there!
WHO’S GOT SPIRIT? WE DO! PTO SPIRIT WEAR: Great Gifts for the Holidays! The holidays
are fast approaching and what better gift for your Highlander or Highlander fan than TWHS gear! All
merchandise is available for sale every day at the front desks of both campuses. Look for us also at the
Holiday Market on Saturday, December 15 in the TWHS cafeteria from 9-1. For more information please
contact Berly Black at twhspto@gmail.com

TWHS SENIOR GRADUATION LOCK-IN IS NOW “GRADUATION HIGHLANDERS” Check
out our website http://twhsgrad.weebly.com/ for all the latest on meetings and our plans for Graduation
Night. Looking for some great holiday gifts? We are holding a Holiday Market on Saturday, December
15 in the TWHS cafeteria from 9am to 1pm. We already have 31 vendors of all types signed up. A huge
variety of items are available: TWHS spirit items from several different vendors, perfume, jewelry,
crafts, bling & western clothing/accessories, Tupperware, stella & dot, Avon, Scentsy, too much great
items to list! Registration fees will go directly to the lock-in fundraising campaign. We still need
volunteers to help at the fair with set up, clean up, and more. Please contact Robert Corzine if you
would like to help at txcop167@consolidated.net Please stop by and support our Holiday Market!!
TWHS DRIVER EDUCATION: Now available on-line for registration the first class held at the TWHS
campus for the spring. The class Starts on January 8 th at 3:00pm at the TWHS campus. For more
information on the course or to register for the course go to www.esc6.net click on the drivers-ed icon and
locate session # 152419. This could make a great Christmas present for your child. “Seating in course is
limited to first come first served.”
Monday, December 3
RED DAY
Key Club 2:35 LGI
DECA Induction Ceremony 6:30 Café.
Math/Spanish Tutorials 5:30-7:30 room 109
Boys Soccer Booster Meeting 6:00 LGI
Tuesday, December 4
GREEN DAY
Math/Science Tutorials 5:30-7:30 room 109
National English Honor Society Meeting 2:35 LGI
Girls Basketball vs. Manvel @ TWHS 6:00
Boys Basketball vs. Memorial @ TWHS 7:30
Girls Soccer Booster Meeting 6:30 LGI
The Woodlands High School Calendar
December 3 – December 15, 2012
Wednesday, December 5
RED DAY
Fellowship of Christian Athletes Meeting 6:45am LGI
Thursday, December 6
GREEN DAY
Math/Spanish/Science Tutorials 5:30-7:30 room 109
JV Boys Basketball @ Spring Tournament TBA
Sophomore Boys Basketball @ Oak Ridge Tournament TBA
9 th Boys Red Basketball @ Oak Ridge Tournament TBA
9 th Boys Green Basketball @ TWHS Tournament TBA
Orchestra Booster Meeting 6:00 Orchestra Room
Band Booster Meeting 6:30 Band Hall

Friday, December 7
RED DAY
Girls Basketball @ College Park 4:00/5:30/7:00
Wrestling @ Cy Ridge Tournament TBA
JV Boys Basketball @ Spring Tournament TBA
Sophomore Boys Basketball @ Oak Ridge Tournament TBA
9 th Boys Red Basketball @ Oak Ridge Tournament TBA
9 th Boys Green Basketball @ TWHS Tournament TBA
Saturday, December 8
ACT @ TWHS 8:00
JV Boys Basketball @ Spring Tournament TBA
Sophomore Boys Basketball @ Oak Ridge Tournament TBA
9 th Boys Red Basketball @ Oak Ridge Tournament TBA
9 th Boys Green Basketball @ TWHS Tournament TBA
Wrestling @ Cy Ridge Tournament TBA
Monday, December 10
GREEN DAY
Math/Spanish Tutorials 5:30-7:30 room 109
Student Council Meeting 6:00 Café.
Interact Meeting 7:00 Café.
Tuesday, December 11
RED DAY
Math/Science Tutorials 5:30-7:30 room 109
Mu Alpha Theta Meeting 5:00 Café.
FFA Meeting & Booster Club Meeting 7:00 room 129/131
Choir Concert 7:00 Woodlands United Methodist Church
Girls Basketball vs. Oak Ridge @ TWHS 4:00/5:30/7:00
Boys Basketball @ Cy Ranch 4:00/5:30/7:00
Wednesday, December 12
GREEN DAY
Fellowship of Christian Athletes Meeting 6:45am LGI
Thursday, December 13
RED DAY
Math/Spanish/Science Tutorials 5:30-7:30 room 109
Art Reception 6:00 Front Foyer
Band Concert 6:30 Auditorium
Friday, December 14
GREEN DAY
Boys Basketball vs. Cy Falls @ TWHS 4:00/5:30/7:00
Girls Basketball @ A&M Consolidated 5:30/7:00
Orchestra Concert 7:00 Auditorium
Theatre Improv Show 7:00 Blackbox
Saturday, December 15
Wrestling @ Cy Woods TBA

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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.