HIGHLIGHTED HIGHLANDERS - Woodlands High School

The Woodlands High School
Highlander Happenings
February 9 – February 21, 2009
HIGHLIGHTED HIGHLANDERS - Every month TWHS and the PTA honors students for outstanding
citizenship, achievement, or service. Students are nominated by faculty and staff based on Good
Citizenship, High or Unique Achievements, Improved Performance, A Random Act of Kindness,
Leadership, Excellent Attitude, etc. The honored students were invited to attend a reception in their honor
hosted by Mr. Colschen or Mrs. Weatherall, and additional faculty and staff. The “Highlighted
Highlanders” received a certificate and a highlighter recognizing their accomplishment. Following are
the Senior Campus students recognized in January: Paulina Alvarez, Jovana Ambriz, Kelsey Amundsen,
Maria Archila, Milena Boasherlieva, Emily Brock, Garrett Brodeur, Viviana Gonzalez Cabrera, Madelyn
Dunn, Mallory Garthwaite, Krista Guynes, Kayla Herrington, Lauren Jackson, Cole Jordan, Lars
Jysereid, Ryan Kelley, Olivia Kintigh, Krysta Kmiecik, Nathan Livingston, Lucas Maish, Anthony
Mason Maxwell, Elena McGarry, Nicholas Melnyk, Christopher Morin, Morgan Murgia, Colleen
Murray, Thomas Reichardt, Colin Renton, Mackenzie Sammis, Elizabeth Schlueter, Brennon Sessions,
Mike Shaw, Erin Talley, Max Trebino, Collin Trimble, Davis Tucker, Kaetie Turner and Chase Wells.
The following student at TWHS – Ninth Grade Campus received the Highlighted Highlander award for
January: Sean Ansley, Raneem Ashrawi, Tristan Bartsch, Jack Beaver, Noelle Bensaid, Tor Bolstad,
Danielle Bruton, Alexis Crowe, Anthony Dapoz, Alexandra Dorbecker, Rodney Holter, Andrea Horton,
Christina James, Natalie Jones, Marissa Lambert, Amanda Long, Carol Maichle, Hannah Malin, John
Merkle, Conner Moncrief, Garrett Neville, Rob Owen, Johnathan Parker, Alec Peterson, Ryan Pierntozzi,
Lance Playfair, Alexandria Sorensen, Melanie Stigal, Ethan Tomlins, Jonathan Wertheim
COUNSELOR’S CORNER - Counselors are wrapping up classroom visits regarding pre registration for
next year. Please keep in mind the decisions made during this process are binding ones. On the senior
campus counselors will be seeing students individually to go over the completed course selection sheet
and verify all graduation requirements have been chosen. A verification sheet of the selected courses will
be sent home. After turning the pre-registration forms in, changes can be made until May 15, 2009.
Change requests should be made in writing and signed by both the parent and student. After May 15,
there will be no adjustments to the schedule unless: a student does not meet the pre requisite or is
academically obviously misplaced or if a student fails and must repeat a course. The master schedule and
teacher hiring is based upon student requests. We work very hard to offer the courses our students need
and want and to be able to do so adhere very firmly to this change deadline and policy.
We encourage all students to challenge themselves academically and take advanced courses. If a student
desires to take an advanced level course and has not demonstrated in previous coursework the ability to
be successful, a Student/Parent Agreement form is available in the grade level offices. This is a signed
commitment by the student and parent to do what is necessary to be successful in the advanced level
courses. Once an agreement has been signed, the student will remain in the advanced course for a
minimum of nine weeks. Changes at that point can only be made if the student has been unable to master
the course and providing there is space available in the level course of that subject.
A parent meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 10 for all Rising 10th, 11th and 12th grade parents to
review the Pre-registration information. The meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. in the senior campus auditorium.
This presentation as well as the course description book will be available online in the Counselor's Corner
of the TWHS website, www.woodlandshigh.org. There will also be a parent help night on February 24th
from 4 - 7 p.m. in the cafeteria.

Scholarships Need Applicants! Thousands of dollars have already gone unclaimed because
students are not taking the time to apply for scholarships. Don't miss the opportunity for
scholarships. Log on to Family Connection and click on the scholarship list to find scholarships
that you qualify for. New scholarships are arriving every day, so please watch the listings
regularly. Sort the scholarships by deadline to easily see what's coming due and plan
accordingly. Applications can be downloaded from Family Connection or you can get a paper
copy in the College and Career Center. Last year, TWHS seniors won almost 7 million dollars in
merit scholarships, so please don't miss your chance to earn money for college. Good luck, and
don't forget to apply, apply, apply!
SPANISH NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY - Reminds all students who received the membership
invitation to bring your membership form, a personal statement to include interest in the language,
personal qualifications, and commitment to the betterment of the Woodlands H.S. and the Spanishspeaking
community (80-100 words in English or Spanish) and a best piece of classroom writing. Don't
forget to have your counselor sign your form (back of your invitation letter) and return it to room 225 by
February 9th, 2009.
Acceptance letters will be distributed later on in the semester and an initiation ceremony will follow. For
more information see Ms. Mauri or visit this web site at: www.sociedadhonorariahispanica.org
ART NEWS - Grace Olson will represent The Woodlands High School at the Youth Art Month State
Capitol Celebration. Her artwork "Caroline's Burden" is one of six artworks chosen from CISD to be
shown in Austin through March to celebrate Youth Art Month.
FRENCH CLUB - The French Club, 9th Grade Campus will have a movie afternoon on Friday,
February 20, at 2:45-4:45. We will view Ratatouille and enjoy popcorn. All French Club members are
welcomed.
On February 23rd, we will meet after school in room 226 to make Mardi Gras masks and enjoy snacks.
SPANISH CLUB - “Carnaval" celebration on Wednesday February the 18th, from 2:30-4:00 p.m in the
school courtyard or the cafeteria if it's raining. We will have music, dance, pizza and drinks. Please see
your Spanish teacher for more details. Members come and help with the event.
WINTER GUARD NEWS - Congratulations to the TWHS Winter Guard! After receiving first place
two weeks ago at their first competition of the year at Cy Springs High School, the guard followed up this
weekend at Klein Forest High School. The team performed their competition show "Twisted" based on
the game of Twister at their first Winter Guard International Regional of the year. The team placed 3rd
overall out of 34 groups from all over Texas. Members of the 2008-2009 Winter Guard are: Kelly Ayers,
Kaley Baum, Katie Carlson, Caitlin Conway, Jordan Cunningham, Daniel Durio, Marielle Gabriel, Sacha
Garvin, Taylor Greenwade, Samantha Hopkins, Hannah Hurt, Avery Marlow, Allison Masi, Adrienne
Mays, Alex Nickolas, Kaitlin Nickolas, Katie Priest, Christie Purviance, Madison Rowland, Lindsay
Royall, Lynna Scates, Hannah Somerville, Tori Van Sickle, and Jordan Waldenfels.
BAND - TWHS Band is excited to announce that 11th grade percussionist Alex Fischer, who was the 1st
alternate to advance to State, will be moving into the elite All-State group of Woodlands Band members!
A vacancy from another percussionist from an area school has opened up, so Alex will move into that
position and will audition at the TMEA Music Convention in San Antonio next month for his placement
in the all-state bands and orchestras. TWHS Band will represent The Woodlands High School with a
total of 8 All-State musicians, the highest number of musicians from TWHS ever sent to the convention!
Congratulations to Alex!!!

GOLF - The Highlander Junior Varsity hosted their annual TWHS Boys JV Invitational at the Oaks
course on January 28 th . The tournament boasted a field of 22 teams. The Highlander JV “A” Team
finished in 9 th place, led by Frederick Wedel’s and Patrick Hollinger’s scores of 83. Also contributing
were Will Park’s 88, Santiago Gomez’s 94, and Kyle Southard’s 97. Their team total was 348. The “B”
Team finished in 15 th place, led by Joey Kissinger’s 92. Other scores were Derek Meehan’s 96, Duc
Vien-Luu’s 98, Jordan Griffin’s 99, and Stewart Park’s104. Their team total was 385. The JV “C” Team
came in 18 th place. Matt McCormick led the way with an 89, followed by Garrett Neville’s 96, Matt
Shearon’s 103, and 105’s from Robert Leonard and James Schonian. Their team total was 393.
Congratulations Boys!
The TWH Highlander boys competed in the Willis High School Invitational Golf Tournament at
Westfork Golf Club on Monday, February 2 nd . Leading the way for the Highlanders was
Michael Crowther at 83, followed by Zach Bridges (87), Ryan Srnka (90), and Billy Furay
(92). Their team score was 352. Congratulations Highlanders!
The TWH Highlander Boys Junior Varsity went to Cinco Ranch Country Club on Wednesday, Feb. 4 th , to
compete in the Cinco Ranch High School JV Golf Tournament. Competing for the Highlander A Team
were Fred Wedel (81), Nitin Adoni (84), Patrick Hollinger (84), Robert Talbot (84), and Cameron
Carruthers (92). The A Team total was 335. The Highlander B Team was led by Santiago Gomez’s
85, followed by Kyle Southard (86), Joey Kissinger (92), and Duc Vien-Luu (98). The B Team total
was 361. Good job, boys.
The Lady Highlanders went to River Plantation on Tuesday, February 3 rd , to compete in the Oak Ridge
High School JV Invitational. These young ladies came away with 3 rd place medals: Alyssa Handte (91),
Becky Benchot (96), Kerrin McKaig (107), Caitlin Fokken (109), and Bella Cones (111). Their team
total was 401. Congratulations girls!
The TWH Lady Highlanders went to Cottonwood Creek on Wednesday, Feb. 4, to compete in the Marvin
Damron Girls Invitational Golf Tournament. The Lady Highlanders came away with third place.
Leading the way was the Lady Highlander B Team. Low scores were posted by Colleen Fal and Katie
Kilponen with rounds of 84. They were followed by Nicole Budnik (88), Morgan Lindsey (93), and
Diana Wohl (93). The B Team total was 349 and good for 3 rd place. The Lady Highlander A Team
finished in fourth place, led by Vanessa Adarme’s 82. Also contributing were Laken Trahan (89),
Taylor Kilponen (90), Abbie Driggers (91), and Marisa Cones (91). The A Team total was 352.
Congratulations girls!
The TWH Highlanders went to High Meadow Ranch on February 6 and Blaketree National on
February 7 for the Magnolia High School Shoot-out. The Highlanders came away with the
tournament medalist and a second-place finish. Taking second place was the Highlander B
Team, led by tournament medalist Michael Johnson. Johnson fired rounds of 79-78 (157) in the
sunny but windy conditions. Also contributing were Michael Warren’s 83-84 (167), Kevin
Wang’s 82-85 (167), Dillon Larsen’s 89-83 (172), and Charlie Raiford’s 89-96 (185). The B
Team’s totals were 333-330 (663). The Highlander A Team also competed led by Adam
Colwell’s 84-83 (167). Following Colwell, were Mike Durio’s 83-88 (171), Ben Glover’s 89-
84 (173), and Taylor Miller’s 94-82 (176). Shehzad Hafiz competed on the first day only,
shooting an 83. The A Team’s totals were 339-337 (676). Rounding out the TWH competitors
were the Highlander C Team. Andrew Ertel led the way with rounds of 85-78 (163); others
contributing were Taylor Caldwell’s 94-79 (173), Alex Myers’ 82-91 (173), and Chris Reina’s
106-92 (198). The C Team totals were 367-340 (707).

TRIATHLON - The Woodlands High School Triathlon Team participated in a Regional Duathlon this
weekend in Round Rock, TX. The students raced a 2mile run/10mile bike/2mile run consecutively in the
beautiful Hill Country of Round Rock Texas. All students placed in their age group. The weather was 39
at the start with sunshine and all finished smiling at the finish! Hannah Berryhill, 2nd Place Sophie
Shepherd, 3rd Place, Makenzie Bogogni and Moira Skea tied for 4th place, Austin James 3rd Place,
Kevin Mize 4th, Nick Brannon 5th place, Jules Shepherd 6th place in the 15-19yr old category.
OPERATION GRADUATION - Meeting dates for the Operation Graduation committee are: February
12th, March 5th, April 16th, May 7th and May 28th. We still need volunteers to fill some of the
committee chairs. Meetings are at 7:00 pm in LGI at McCullough Junior High.
NATIONAL ENGLISH HONOR SOCIETY - The National English Honor Society is proud to
announce its new members. They are: Amanda Frick; Claire Landsbaum; Kyle Mason; Evelyn
Morgan; Jennifer Murphy; Almaas Raziuddin; Patricia Riva; Rhiannon White; and Elisa Wyrick.
These new members will be inducted at the NEHS meeting on March 3rd, 2009. This meeting will be
held in the LGI at 2:45. We congratulate these new members and look forward to working with them in
NEHS. Dues for new members are $25.00, payable before (to Dr. Emmons or Miss Cress) or at the March
meeting. Checks are made out to The Woodlands High School, with NEHS and the new member's name
noted on the bottom left of the check.
Any members, old or new, who are interested in running for office, need to come to Dr. Emmons (214) or
Miss Cress (212) to sign up to run. Interested members will give short speeches at the March 3rd meeting.
Officers will be elected at the April 7th meeting, to be held in room 214. At the March meeting, current
officers will report on plans for the April banquet, giving us date, time, and place at that time. Members
are to check the bulletin board on the wall between rooms 212 and 214. Current announcements are
posted these.
LACROSSE - The boy's JV and varsity lacrosse teams started off with a bang by both defeating
Memorial HS in their opening games. The JV team, led by goals scored by freshmen Spencer Willey
and Chase Kurtin, won their game by a score of 2-1. The defense was led by strong performances from
juniors Erik Espino and Kevin Kohli. Goalies Rob Cherry (Jr) and Derek Koett (Fr) turned in fine
efforts to hold Memorial to a single goal.
The varsity team defeated Memorial by a score of 8-3. Freshman attackman Ian Seale led all scorers
with a goal and three assists in his varsity debut. Alec Hirvela (Sr) had two goals and an assist and Alan
Good (So), a newcomer to the program from Pennsylvania, added a pair of goals. Single goals were
provided by Jake Kronshage (Sr), Ryan Conlon (Sr) and CJ Conlon (Jr). The defense was strong all
night and shut out the Memorial attack. Seniors Sean Finney and Ben Mauro, along with junior
Michael Rizzuti, continually stopped the Memorial offense and moved the ball up the field to the
offense. Senior goalie Ryan Babaz was outstanding all night with some key saves. The team looks
forward to facing a visiting team from the northeast, Greenwich HS (CT) on Tuesday, Feb. 10.
MODEL UNITED NATIONS - 13 students represented TWHS at the 34th annual Houston Area Model
United Nations Conference on February 5 and 6. They represented the countries of Indonesia, Mexico,
Czech Republic and Kazakhstan. They all did a wonderful job, behaving in character for their countries
and professionally amongst their peers in committees such as Security Council, International Court of
Justice and Human Rights Council. They worked very hard to prepare for this conference and they had a
wonderful time.
CHOIR - On Friday and Saturday, 131 Choir students competed in UIL Vocal Solo Competition. 115 of
the 9th-12th grade TWHS Choir students who competed earned the highest possible score, and the
remaining students earned Superior or Good ratings. In addition to the incredible results from singing,
the students were wonderful hosts, as they ran the contest smoothly and efficiently. Congratulations to the

Choir students who were involved in UIL Vocal Solo Competition for their fantastic results, as well as
their excellent representation of TWHS.
JAPANESE - The following students participated in the 20th annual Texas Japanese Speech Contest on
Saturday, February 7th. From the 9th grade campus: Justin Dixon, Sarah Guberman, Tory Hancock. From
the senior campus: Emily Guberman (10), Emily Hardy (10), Laura Leverett(10), Michelle Moore (11),
Adam Sanders (11), and Gabriel Craig (12). Sarah Guberman, Tory Hancock, Emily Guberman, Michelle
Moore made the finals round in the poetry recitation divisions. Gabriel Craig received the first place in
the speech division and will be going on to the state contest on March 7th. They all did a great job.
Japanese Club held its annual Haiku contest during the week of February 2nd. We have the following
winners in respective divisions: Japanese Haiku Division: 1st place - Hannah Kim (10), 2nd place -
Ethan Guberman (12), 3rd place - Max Trebino (11) English Haiku Division: 1st place - Lucia Reyes, 2nd
place – Kinsey Simmons, 3rd place - Parry Riva Congratulations!
BOYS SOCCER - The Highlanders Freshman soccer team played Kingwood at Weldon Willig field on
Jan 30 and recorded a 4-0 victory. The following day they played against Seven Lakes and won 2-0. The
Highlanders Junior Varsity soccer team won the JV Tournament in January, recording a 2-1 victory over
Strake Jesuit in the final. The Highlanders JV team has since run slightly adrift losing to Kingwood (2-0),
and to College Park (2-1), but recording a win against Willis (6-0).
The Highlanders varsity soccer team won the Kilt Cup in early January, and was eager to repeat the
success in the Governor's Cup in Georgetown, where the talented team notched up two wins and suffered
one defeat. In late January, the varsity team recorded atypical results (1-1-1) at the Kingwood tournament.
After trailing 2-0 at half time against Coppell (Dallas), the Highlanders recorded an exceptional
performance for scoring three goals in a five minute spell, notching up a 3-2 win. In that game, with five
minutes remaining to full time, Sophomore Conner Mowery placed the ball into the net following a
scramble at the Coppell goalmouth. Then with over two minutes left, Senior Andrew Norman's leveled
the score, and finally, with 18 seconds left on the clock, Sophomore Patrick Bray scored the winning goal
after he received a cross-field pass from Senior Jordan Phillips. The Highlanders varsity team has since
recorded a loss against College Park (0-1), a tie against Kingwood (0-0), and a win against Elsik (3-0)."
HIGHLANDER BASKETBALL - The Boys Varsity Basketball team is still fighting for a playoff spot.
We lost 2 tough games last week as College Park and Oak Ridge both beat us. In the College Park game
Aaron Porter led us in scoring with 10 points and we lost two players for the Oak Ridge game. Wes Cole
unfortunately has a foot injury that will keep him out for the rest of the season and Emmanuel Rivera
sprained his ankle against College Park and was unable to play against Oak Ridge. He will return for
Tuesday night's game at Conroe. We need to win at least one game this week to assure ourselves of a
playoff spot but we have the tough task of going to Conroe Tuesday and then to Lufkin on Friday. If you
can, please come to these games and cheer us on for a playoff run.
The Highlander Boys JV Basketball team continues its tear through district. Last week the JV
Highlanders beat College Park and Oak Ridge in consecutive home games to run their record to 7-0 in
district and 24-3 overall. The Highlander program will travel to Conroe and Lufkin this week before
finishing the regular season at home, Tuesday February 16th, versus New Caney.
The Sophomore team is closing out its season strong, currently holding a 23-4 overall record and leading
the district with a 6-1 mark. The team has two games remaining this season and looks to continue their
success this week against Conroe and at home next Tuesday versus HCYA.
The Green team advanced their district record to 5-2 last week with a 54-33 win over Oak Ridge. Ken
Legassey was the leading scorer with 13 points. Nolan Cass and Colton Wilkins each had 8 points.
Darby Dewine provided a big defensive presence with 8 rebounds and 2 blocks.

The Freshmen Red team has had its ups and downs the last few weeks. The Red team lost to Lufkin at
home 52-61. Drew Black and Travis Barton were two offensive and defensive stand outs. We next
played New Caney and beat them 56-38. Some players who stood out were Stew Gettys, Brian Eurich,
Mitchell Ruffer, and Austin Emery. We then started the second round of district with College Park. The
Red team lost to them 59-48. Alex Rawls and Colin McLellan both had a good game. Our last game was
against Oak Ridge. We defeated them 70-18. David Culver, Gonzalo Roque, Brennan James, and Stew
Gettys played outstanding in our victory. We are looking to win our last three games for a shot at the
district title.
VOLLEYBALL - Congratulations to the following Lady Highlander senior volleyball players. On
Wednesday, February 4th Brittney Rhude, Ali Insell, Kaydie Cochran and Bryn Baker signed national
letters of intent to play volleyball at the next level. Brittney Rhude will attend Auburn University, Ali
Insell will attend Texas A&M Kingsville, Kaydie Cochran will attend The University of Mary-Hardin
Baylor and Bryn Baker will attend Muhlenberg College. Best of luck to those players in their future
endeavors!
ANCHOR CLUB...Anchor Club is off to a great start in 2009. January was filled with exciting events.
We are continuing our weekly visits to Silverado Senior Living. We took residents from Silverado to a
boy's basketball game. Everyone had a great time. We also took some Silverado residents to our theatre
department's presentation of "Once Upon a Mattress". Residents and caregivers were so impressed with
the talent and couldn't stop talking about what a wonderful time they had. February looks exciting as
well, as we are celebrating Valentines with the residents of Silverado as well as getting together with our
Life Skills students here on campus. If you have any questions about Anchor Club or would like to get
involved please contact Kristen Gartner at the TWHS Senior campus. www.twhanchorclub.org
MU ALPHA THETA - The next Mu Alpha Theta meeting will be held this Wednesday, February 11, at
5:15 p.m. in the LGI. Students are asked to wear their Mu Alpha Theta t-shirts for our group picture for
the yearbook. If anyone would still like tickets for "Calculus the Musical" on Feb. 24 at 6:30, they will be
available for $6 ($10 at the door). Tickets bought early will ensure seating as a group.
POWERLIFTING UPDATE - On January 31, the Highlander Powerlifting Team competed in New
Caney. Matt Lee won the 114 lb division with a school record 725 lb total. He also broke the school
record in the squat (275 lbs) and dead lift (315 lbs). Matt is currently ranked #2 in the region. Colin
Renton placed second in the 220 lb division, setting school records in the bench (320 lbs), dead lift (565
lbs) and total weight (1435 lbs). His dead lift also set a meet record. Colin is currently ranked #2 in the
region. Brad Roberge won the 242 lb division with a school record 1400 lb total. He also set school
records in the squat (530 lbs) and bench press (380 lbs). His bench press and total weight set new meet
records. Brad is currently ranked #6 in the region.
On February 7, the team competed in Dayton. Zach Hohman placed 2 nd in the 165 lb division, setting
school records in the squat (575 lbs), dead lift (450 lbs) and total weight (1345 lbs). He set the meet
record in the squat and bench. Zach is currently ranked #1 in the region. Andy Luke placed 4 th at the
meet in the 198 lb class, highlighted by a 520 lb dead lift. Andy is currently ranked #16 in the region.
Freshmen Ben Chustz (132 lb) and Matt Crewe (242 lb) each placed 4 th in their respective weight class
while competing in the jv division.
The team will return to action on February 21, when we host the 5 th annual TWHS Powerlifting Meet.
FBLA - This week is FBLA Week. We will be having our usual meeting on Tuesday, February 10, at
4:30 p.m. FBLA is a student organization for students who are interested in business or business related
careers. Our upcoming events include District Conference and Competitive Events on Saturday, March 7,
2009. For more information come by on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.

SPEECH AND DEBATE - TWHS Speech and Debate are looking for A LOT OF GOOD MEN and
WOMEN to judge at the TWHS Speech and Debate Tournament on February 20th and 21st. If you
willing to donate a couple of hours of time to judge a round of speech or debate, please contact Gary
Boeger at 8525.
WRESTLING - Congratulations to Erik Spjut, Cody Davis, and Kaitlin Spinks who all earned 1 st place
titles at the District Wrestling Championships last Saturday. Erik was also named Most Outstanding
Wrestler. Cynthia Castillo took 2nd place in her weight class. All four will move on and compete at the
Regional tournament this weekend in Allen, TX. Currently Spjut is ranked number 3 in the U.S. and
Davis number 3 in the state. Also doing well was Kyle Shannon who got 2nd but lost his wrestle back,
Cooper Riggs, Wallace Zaiser, Jacobie Williams and Kristin Gibson all got third and will be alternates.
LADY HIGHLANDER BASKETBALL -The Varsity Lady Highlander basketball team split games this
week in district play. Finishing the week with a win over Oak Ridge on the road. Leading scorers
included, Amanda Anderson, Sarah Seefeldt, Anna Strickland and Molly Missimer. Varsity will finish
the district season at home this Tuesday, February 10 versus Conroe.
The JV Lady Highlander basketball team split games this week in district. They started the week with a
close, hard fought loss to College Park 53-44. Leading scorer was Becca Nutt with 12. The girls finished
the week with another close game but this time a win.... beating Oak Ridge 39-33. The leading scorer
was Susie Beale with 10. The Lady Highlanders are now 6-3 in district and 22-6 overall.
The Freshmen Red team had a great win Tuesday against College Park 52-42. Leading scorers were
Maghen Lormand with 18 and Ashley Kennedy with 17. They finished the week with another win
against Oak Ridge 49-21. Leading scorers were Maghen Lormand with 16 and Stephanie Wythe with 11.
The Red team's record improves to 9-0 in district and 31-0 overall.
The Freshmen Green team also had a win against Oak Ridge 37-20. Chrissy Ray was the leading scorer
with 21 points. The Green team has a record of 8-2 overall.
Christian Student Union (CSU) welcomes any interested students to attend our weekly meetings which
are held every Wednesday before school at 6:55 a.m. in Room 133 (located next to the LGI near the
cafeteria). Please feel free to come and join us for inspirational messages from local pastors and other
guests. The next three weeks we will be hosting our true love waits, purity campaign and special guest
speakers will be present. Some of our talented speakers include Leann Donaldson, Cory Waddell, and
John Alexander. All are welcome!
TENNIS - The spring season kicked off last week for Tennis. The JV, Freshman and Varsity teams were
all in action. Here are the results. The JV will play this Tuesday Feb. 10th in town, and the Varsity on
Friday Feb. 13 and Saturday in town. In the JV competition Josh Magenheim/ Dustin Bosquez- 1st Place
Boys Doubles; Victoria Rivas- 1st Place Girls Singles; Patrick Nguyen - 2nd place Boys Singles; Michael
Goodman / Aaron Fife- 2nd Place Boys Doubles and Amanda Heineman- Consolation Winner Girls
Singles.
In the Freshman division Alyssa Gelman/ Ryan Clauss- 1st Place Mixed Doubles; Rae Kim/ Lauren
Frame - 1st Place in Girls Doubles and Amy Rizzo- 1st place Girls Singles.
The following Highlanders placed in the Varsity tournament: T.J. Stroud / David Johns -1st Place Boys
Doubles; Miren Eldoruy/ Michael Goodman- 2nd Place Boys Doubles; Hannah Warren- 2nd Place Girls
Singles and Catherine Lowenfield/ Sydney Pantuso- 2nd Place Girls Doubles.

PTA NEWS - Staff Appreciation Event set for February 20 th ! Theme is Mardi Gras!
We need our faithful volunteers to help us out with February’s luncheon for our staff. The Durkee Family
has graciously offered to come and cook Jambalaya for all 300 staff members. All we need to do is to
provide the salad, bread and desserts!
Please email twhspta1@gmail.com to sign up to donate. All items will need to go to the 9 th grade campus
or senior campus by 9 am on Friday, February 20th. Please specify the campus of your choice. As
always if you are too busy to shop or bake, we always take monetary donations. Just make your check
payable to TWHS PTA and mail to:
TWHS PTA
6101 Research Forest Dr.
The Woodlands, Texas 77381
Items needed for luncheon:
Large size bags of salad: 20-30 mixed greens and iceberg.
Salad dressings: 4-6 of each Ranch, Honey Mustard, Italian, Caesar
Rolls or French bread: 40 loaves or rolls in packages of 12 (enough to feed 300)
Soft spread butter: 3 super large tubs
Desserts: YOUR Specialty!! Please bring your favorite dessert in a disposable pan.
(Ideas: bread pudding, brownies, cookies, banana pudding, cakes, pies, bars)
Non leaking bowls: 350
Spoons: 350
Gallon size Water Jugs: 20-30
Door prizes: anything you think a teacher might like to win in a raffle!
This is a Mardi Gras themed luncheon!
HELPERS!!! We need helpers to set up, serve and clean up!
Shifts are: 9:00-11:00, 11:00-1:00 and 1:00-2:00
** March staff appreciation event is a “Grab and Go” breakfast. If you have any contacts for local
restaurants that might donate bagels, breakfast tacos, donuts, Chick-Fil-A, etc please contact Kelli
Williams at 714-818-8458. We will be securing our food for this event soon!!! Thanks for all you do to
help us out!!!
HEALTH NEWS FROM SCHOOL NURSE: Blood Donation Qualifications at M.D. Anderson Cancer
Center Blood Bank and Questions to test your BLOOD IQ
Website for M.D. Anderson Blood Bank: www.mdanderson.org / bloodbank
Phone Number to call with concerns or questions: 713-792-7777
M.D. Anderson Blood Drive at TWHS
Date: Thursday, February 12 th , 2009
Time: 7:00 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Place: TWHS – Front Lobby
Prizes: Community Service – Giving the Gift of Life
T-Shirts, other goodies, refreshments (Sprite and cookies)
MINIMAL DONAR QUALIFICATIONS:
DIET: EAT BREAKFAST – A substantial meal one to four hours prior to donating is preferable
(Oatmeal, Cereal and milk, juice, fruit, eggs, sausage, bacon, toast).
HYDRATION – Drink at least 12 oz. prior to blood donation. A unit of blood
is about 450 cc’s – one pint – 2 cups. 7-10% of your body weight is blood.
If your weight is 120 pounds, your body contains 8-10 pints of blood.
AGE: Minimum of 17 years of age. No upper age limit.
WEIGHT: Minimum of 110 pounds.
IDENTIFICATION REQUIRED: Valid picture I.D. and you must know your Social
Security Number.
HOW OFTEN CAN YOU DONATE BLOOD:

Whole Blood every 56 days (8 weeks)
Platelets and Red Blood Cells that are donated at the same time every 56 days (8 weeks)
Platelets every 48 hours, only twice a week, up to 24 times in one year
ASTHMA: Can donate blood if no major asthmatic episode/attack within the last week.
It is best to have your inhaler with you at time of donation.
DIABETES: Can donate blood if your blood glucose levels are under control.
It is best to check your blood glucose level prior to donation.
MEDICATIONS: ANTIBIOTICS – None within 72 hours (3 days) of donation.
Accutane – often prescribed for acne – None within last month.
Aspirin – None within the past 48 hours.
If you are taking any medications, you will need to know the
name of the medication and inform M.D. Anderson staff.
BODY PIERCING AND TATTOOS: None within past 2 weeks IF procedure
was completed at a licensed professional facility utilizing sterile technique; otherwise,
can be up to a 12 month deferral.
MAJOR SURGERY: If feeling well and have no signs of infection, and did not have a blood
transfusion, skin or bone graph, there are no restrictions.
INVASIVE DENTAL WORK: None within 24 hours.
FEVER: You must have a temperature of 99.5 or less after one to two readings.
HEPATITIS: Anyone who has had hepatitis after the age of 11 years is NOT eligible to donate blood.
SMALL MINI PHYSICAL PRIOR TO BLOOD DONATION:
M.D. Anderson staff member will evaluate temperature (must be 99.5 or less), blood pressure
(generally needs to be less than 145 systolic – top number, and 90 diastolic –
bottom number), pulse (normal rate is 60-100 beats per minute), and hemoglobin (iron
containing pigment of the red blood cells that carries oxygen) will be tested by drop of blood – finger
stick – needs to be 12.5 or higher.
DONOR HISTORY QUESTIONNAIRE: Needs to be completed prior to donation. A
staff member from M.D. Anderson will assist each donor in completing the questions.
Blood Donor Travel Guide – Information provided here can be used as a guide to help you decide if you
are eligible to donate. The FDA has directed that travel to or residing in certain countries can make you
unsuitable for donation. If you have questions, please call M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Blood Bank.
Listed below are some of the requirements:
(Some of these requirements are related to “mad cow” disease which is Bovine Spongiform
Encephalopathy – BSE and some are related to “malaria areas”)
If a person or has spent 3 months or more between 1980 - 1996 in England, Scotland, Wales,
Northern Ireland, the Isle of man, The Channel or Falkland Islands it is a indefinite Deferral.
If a person has spent 5 years or more between 1980 & now in Europe it is an indefinite deferral.
If a person has spent 6 months or more between 1977 and & now in Cameroon, Central African
Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Niger, Nigeria it is an indefinite deferral.
If a person has spent the last 12 months in Iraq donors must wait 1 year to give.
People who have visited a Malaria area must be back in the United States for 1 year without
contracting Malaria.
QUESTIONS TO TEST YOUR BLOOD I.Q.
An accident victim can require how much blood?
4 to 100 units of blood.

A kidney transplant usually requires how much blood?
2 units of blood
A liver transplant usually requires how much blood?
10 units of blood
10 units of platelets
A heart transplant usually requires how much blood?
4 to 6 units of blood
Sickle Cell Disease can periodically require how much blood to treat complications?
10 to 15 units of blood
Open heart surgery usually requires how much blood?
2 to 6 units of blood
1 to 10units of platelets
Cancer treatment usually requires how much blood?
2 to 6 units of blood
6 to 8 units of platelets daily for 2 to 4 weeks
Leukemia usually requires how much blood?
2 to 6 units of blood
6 to 8 units of platelets daily for 2 to 4 weeks
A bone marrow transplant usually requires how much blood?
1 to 2 units given every other day for 4 weeks
6 to 8 units of platelets daily for 4 to 6 weeks
Can just ONE pint of your blood help save the lives of several people?
Yes! The pint you donate is usually split into several parts to meet the needs of different patients. For
example, your platelets may give a child with leukemia a chance to live, while your red cells may help an
accident victim get well.
Can artificial or animal blood be used in place of human blood? No! There is no
substitute for human blood. People are the only source of blood. The gift of blood truly is the gift of life.
Are most donors paid money for their blood?
No! Volunteers now provide virtually ALL of the Nation’s blood supply.