Newsletter - Santa Maria High School

Santa Maria
High School
Volume 1, Issue 1
September 2, 2016
Cougar Times
Santa Maria wins first Game of the season!
Special points of
interest:
 Student Athletes
 Santa Maria’s New Uniforms
 SMHS Cougarettes
 Interactive Classrooms
 New Go Center—
College and Career
Readiness
 Principal’s Corner—
Welcome Back!
Go Cougars!!!
Cover Page
1
SMISD Athletes
Inside Story
2
Volleyball
NEW SMHS
Our Cougars’ football team defeated the Military Marine Academy Leathernecks
this past Friday. The Cougars welcomed new head coach Albert Briones and his
coaching staff Antonio Galvan, Aaron Ramirez, Efrain Alonzo and Alejandro Trejo. This week the SMHS Cougars will be facing the Monte Alto Blue Devils at
home at 7:30pm. Please come out and join us in support of all of our 2016-2017
student athletes. Go Cougars!!!
Community Pep Rally for Cougar Athletes
2
GO CENTER
New Uniforms
2
Football/Band
Inside Story
3
Interactive Class
SMHS Cougarettes
3
Counselor Corner
Principal’s
Message
4
On Wednesday, August 31, SMISD held its Cougar Community Pep Rally in support
of our Junior High and High School students. The following sports rosters were
recognized: Junior High School Football, Volleyball, Cross-Country and Cheerleaders.
The High School Football, Volleyball, Cross-Country, Cheerleaders, Color Guard and
Band. Also on hand was the criminal justice club to ensure security. A Thank you goes
out to our Guest MC for the evening, Mr. Mando San Roman from Puro Tejano radio
station102.1.
Girls Volleyball Team off to a great start
The Lady Cougars have picked up right where they left off last year...with a winning streak.
With a 17-1 record, the Lady Cougars are ready and loaded for a great district season. The team
will be attending the Juan Diego Varsity Tournament in Mission 9/1-9/3. Great Job Ladies…Go
Cougars!!!
“Education is
not preparation
for life;
education is
life itself.”
John Dewey
New Go Center at Santa Maria High School
This school year students will now have even more opportunities and assistance to persue a college or
university education with the implementation of the new Go Center on campus. It serves as a point of
coordination between students, P-12 counselors, and institutions of higher education. At the Go Center,
students will find a variety of resources to help them better prepare and plan for college. Students also
have access to a full time College and Career Readiness Facilitator, Mrs. Nancy Vallejo and Counselor,
Mrs. Celest Gonzalez all in the same center to help them with College and Career Plans.
New Football Uniforms
The Cougar Football Team
will be sporting new
uniforms on the field this
year. The new uniforms
provide cooling
technology for athletes on
the field. The helmets
have also been given a
fresh coat of paint this
year. Go Cougars!!!
Santa Maria’s New Band Uniforms
This year’s band will have
new uniforms to wear on the
field Friday nights. The
uniforms will also be used
for Pigskin Jubilee where the
band will compete against
other local bands. The band
will also be marching on
Friday nights as well. Great
Job...Cougar Pride #1
Mr. Garcia’s Interactive Classroom- Graphic Organizing Wall
This school year, teachers came in exited and
ready to work. Mr. Garcia, U.S. History,
Economics and Government Teacher took this to
the next level. He painted permanent Interactive
Graphic Organizers on his wall. Graphic
organizers are very helpful in helping students
visualize the curriculum for student learning.
Taking time on weekends before the start of the
school year, Mr. Garcia spent it on creating the
perfect learning environment for his students.
SMHS Lady Cougarettes
This year welcomes a new drill and dance team
called the Lady Cougarettes to Santa Maria High
School. The team includes: Ishmael Levier,
Nataly Dealmas, Dulce Mendoza, Karissa Guzman, Daisy Yzaguirre and Naila Villarreal. This
team had an amazing performance at the community pep rally this past Wednesday and will
continue to perform at all upcoming football
games. Great Job Lady Cougarettes!!!
Go Cougars!!!
The TSI Assessment will be administered to any students from grades 9-12 on Saturday, September 3, 2016
from 8:30-12:00...students do not need to preregister for exam. See you here Saturday...room 107
Principal’s Corner
Welcome Back! We are incredibly excited to begin our 2016-2017 school year here at Santa Maria
High School! This promises to be a year filled with great opportunities for all of our students as we
strive to find ways that we can be even better than we have before! We begin this journey with a
pledge to you, our school community, our students and parents, that this will be a year of engaging,
meaningful and rigorous work in our classrooms, combined with special events, college and career
readiness activities, extracurricular clubs and athletic teams certain to encourage our Cougars to be
involved and stay connected!
During the 2016-17 school year, we will continue to build upon and refine our proven foundation of
good work and excellence in education. Our vision remains…
DREAM, BELIEVE, ACHIEVE…TOGETHER!...COUGARS FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS
Our staff of highly qualified professional educators and support personnel is committed to providing
our students many opportunities both inside and outside of the classroom. We invite and encourage
students and parents to work in partnership with us to seize opportunities in our school.
We look forward to a very positive and productive year together! We extend a special, yearlong
invitation to our families to join us at school activities and events whenever possible. We want . . . we
need . . . and we value your involvement and support in your child’s education! Your active
participation is key to the success of your son or daughter during his/her school years.
Please know that we highly value home/school communication here at Santa Maria High School. It is
vital and plays an integral role in each student’s success. We encourage you to contact us if/when the
need arises, and to stay in the know about your child’s studies, assignments, assessments, and school
activities, as well as other events and happenings.
Again, we welcome you to Santa Maria High School. . .a place alive with College and Career Readiness Opportunities and a high standard of academic excellence! It is, indeed, a place where opportunities abound! Here’s to an AWESOME new school year as we work together to make our school a
great place to work and learn each day!
Sincerely,
Ms. Cindy Taylor – High School Principal