Pirates Community journal #SintonHS

Cultivating Parent Engagement

All Grade Levels 9th - 12th Corner:

12th Grade Corner:

College & Career Advising:

In October, students kicked off the month with attending several virtual college tours from across the country with advisors. During that time, students were able to explore and gain significant insight on college information. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) opened for the upcoming school year 2023-2024. Sinton ISD hosted it’s first FAFSA Parent Night for High School Seniors, which was a great turnout to kick off the month. During FAFSA Night, parents and students had the opportunity to have one-on-one assistance with financial representatives, from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and Del Mar College. Completion of the FAFSA application is a GRADUATION REQUIREMENT for high school seniors as per TEA: House Bill 3 (HB 3). For more information on completing the FAFSA, please contact Mrs. Uresti or Ms. Dotson at Sinton High School. Additionally, the senior class of 2023 are at a 100% of college application completion. Great work Seniors! Students will have the opportunity to participate in several college campus tours in the upcoming months. College and career advisors are continuing to provide post-secondary support to students by helping assess both their personal and career goals. We will keep striving to help students become successful with their career pathway transition. GO PIRATES!

Mrs. Dotson and Mrs. Uresti held 2 FAFSA events in October to help parents and students complete their FAFSA applications...a graduation requirement. Thank you, Mrs. Dotson and Mrs. Uresti for your continued efforts in working with our students to get them college and career ready.

A senior drawing for two giveaways was done on Thursday, Nov. 17th. Seniors must have completed one college application and the FAFSA application. Congratulations to Alexis Nino (right pic) and Karina Padilla-Pena (left pic).

Highlights of End of October - November

Dr. McQueen's Physics classes conducted an inquiry based lab on the laws of motion.

Mrs. Ledwig's mathematics students paired up to work out word problems using graphic organizers on chart paper to find similarities, differences, and commonalities.

Mrs. Moreno's Algebra I classes used a little creativity in designing and graphing parabolas to find vertex, foci, and directrix.

So cool and creepy! Dr. Mitchell’s students conducted a wound lab using household items such as Vaseline, toilet paper, cocoa powder, and food coloring to create realistic burns, abrasion, lacerations, puncture wounds and more! This was a great lab to allow the students to really get into the Halloween spirit!

Mr. Alvarez's Art classes were in the Halloween spirit as the students demonstrated their art skills in painting pumpkins and drawing creepy Halloween themed art pieces.

Spanish classes worked diligently on creating Dia de Los Muertos art work.

National Hispanic Heritage Month celebration starts September 15 - October 15. Mrs. Lemos, student aides, and Spanish classes did a fantastic job decorating the library and creating an altar for the Day of the Dead celebration.

Mrs. Cox's Forensics classes conducted a forensics lab to investigate a mystery of which fiber material was involved in the scene of a crime by doing a Fiber Burn Test Analysis. This lab had me staying till the very end to see which fiber was the one in the crime!

Spanish classes had fun creating their Dia de Los Muertos art work and Hispanic Heritage dioramas.

Mrs. Handy's Floral Design classes were in festive mode creating flowered crowns.

The Texas A&M University-Kingsville Choir visited our SHS Choir and performed for them while also providing their input and experiences in answering questions about various programs offered at the university.

With a long trip to Choir's Pre-Area competition in Laredo, the Choir team got to eat lunch and experience a little of Laredo's culture at La India Packaging Inc. the day before the competition. Founded in 1924 by Antonio and Antonia Rodriguez, La India Inc. provides specialty spices, herbs and seasonings and delicious Mexican chocolate, and we usually find their products at our local HEB.

Our Choir students also had an opportunity to visit Laredo Texas A&M International University. We walked the campus and visited their Fine Arts Department, art gallery, and music/practice halls. Students also paused to take a photo with the late J.O. Walker statue, who was a rancher/business man that was denied an education in Louisiana because of wealth and finance but continued to push through life...a reminder that anything is possible. We had 3 students place in the top 8 to attend All-State Auditions at Cuero HS on January 7th! 1st Chair Tenor - Marysol Romero, Junior; 7th Chair Bass - Alex Camacho, Senior; 9th Chair 1st Alternate Bass - Oliver White, Freshman. Congratulations to them and to Mrs. Christner!

November 1st was Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) and Spanish classes along with Art students celebrated the day by face painting (half their faces).

Students in Floral Design classes put their tricks and skills together to create small treat basket cups for Halloween.

Dr. Mitchell's Health Science classes helped create an eerie appeal in B Hall and put to rest some Medical Myths in this graveyard. R.I.P. Medical Myths

The Sinton HS Debate team competed against the other 4 A schools at the UIL Regional Congressional Debate contest on 11/10/22. Placing 5th: Madilyn Perez--2nd Alternate to State; Placing 4th: Raymundo Lazarin--1st Alternate to State; Placing 3rd: Carlos Sanches--STATE QUALIFICATION; Placing 1st: Blake Koether--STATE QUALIFICATION and Region Championship award. Also attending as Research Crew were Eduardo Marroquin and Keira Rodriguez. Blake and Carlos will compete at State at UT Austin the first week of January 2023. Their legislation will also be included in the top 20 pieces of legislation that will be debated by all 4A schools at the State level. A special thank you to Ashley Cox who helped coordinate the transportation and lunch meal. Mrs. Stubblefield is on the Regional Committee and needed assistance as she runs the Regional Meet with the Region Clerk. Congratulations, Mrs. Stubblefield and our Debate Team!

On 11/5/22, SHS hosted to the annual Sinton Academic Decathlon Invitational. Schools participating included Health Careers from San Antonio, Harlingen South from Harlingen, Jefferson from San Antonio, King, Miller, Ray, Veterans Memorial, Beeville's A.C. Jones, Alice, and Tuloso-Midway. This year's curriculum revolved around the American Revolution, and students were tested on their knowledge of that theme in events that include Art, Music, Social Science, Math, Science, Language & Literature, and Economics. Sinton Academic Decathlon team competitors are Ella Troup, Meghal Patel, Ashley Gonzalez, Sabrina Gonzales, Adam Garcia, Leila Villa, Amaris Fernandez, Serina Brown, Trinity DeLeon, Eduardo Marroquin, and Estephany Martinez. Earning individual awards at the Sinton Meet were: Estephany Martinez (Varsity) 3rd place in Lang & Lit, 3rd in Music, 3rd in Science, 3rd in Mathematics, 3rd in Economics; Trinity DeLeon (Varsity) placed 2nd in Mathematics, 1st in Social Science; Adam Garcia (Scholastic) earned 3rd place in Science, 3rd in Social Science; Meghal Patel (Honors) 2nd place in Science, 3rd in Social Science; and Ella Troup (Honors) placed 1st in Economics. The Sinton Academic Decathlon team also earned the 1st Place Trophy for the Super Quiz event in the Small Schools Division. SHS AcaDec coaches are Mrs. Cheyenne Garcia, Mr. Justin Alvarez, and Mrs. Marty Garza. Congratulations, SHS AcaDec Team and Coaches!

We would like to thank SISD Superintendent Andy Reddock and SISD Assistant Superintendent Camille Kieschnick for doing a brilliant job being Super Quiz co-Masters of Ceremony along with former SHS AcaDec coach, Paul Brown. In addition, we extend our gratitude to SISD School Trustee Ethan Garza for his expertise in the tabulations room.

With Red Ribbon Week, some of our students participated in the daily dress up themes and Disney Day was a hit.

For Staff...the Red Ribbon Dress Up days that were hits were the Duo/Twin/Group Day and Fiesta Day! All in fun to celebrate life, living drug free!

In concluding our Red Ribbon Week, SHS held a student assembly to participate in the TXSayWhat Virtual Summit. This is a program initiative created by the State to inform students about the dangers of drugs, smoking, and vaping. Students ambassadors from various schools in Texas created the Virtual Summit video and was seen throughout Texas during Red Ribbon Week. We had the great opportunity to see our very own senior ambassador, Ella Troup, present to us, to the schools in Texas and around the world on the dangers of tobacco and vaping! This video was put together by Texas students for students and it was well done! THANK YOU, Ella, for representing Sinton and helping to put the word out there world-wide on the dangers of vaping.

Our Lady Pirates Volleyball team celebrated Parents Night! Recognition of our 4 seniors were: Lindsey Puente (right top), Sydney Mutchler (left top) , Shania Rodriguez, and Krystal Ash.

Our Lady Pirates Volleyball team had a great season! We had a BIG indoor send-off for our team as they headed to Goliad HS to battle against Floresville HS in the Playoffs. We are Sinton Proud of our Lady Pirates!

Our Sinton HS Cheerleaders had their practices with little cheer in the main halls as they geared them up with spirit cheers for our football game against West Oso (Senior Night/Little Cheer).

Well...well...when staff lose to students during a pep rally game of making baskets, our staff face the consequences...in the face with a pie! And our Juniors win the final Pep Rally Spirit Stick!

What a great night of performances from our football team beating out West Oso 54 - 33, SHS band performing their Area award winning march, little cheer performing their spirit cheers with SHS cheerleaders, and recognition of our senior football athletes. It's great to be a SINTON PIRATE! We wish our team GOOD LUCK at Round 2 of Playoffs against Lago Vista in Seguin!

Sinton ISD Administration catered to our staff in saying THANK YOU with sweet Pirate styling cupcakes!

Happy National Principal's Month! Our dynamic duo, Torres and Hesseltine, are AWESOME! Thank you for all that you do! And Thank YOU staff for helping to put together a great tasting luncheon for us! We also received tasty Sinton sugar cookies from Robin Brown, School Board Trustee...Thank you!

Immediately after our Pep Rally, we had a BIG send-off for our SHS Cross Country team on their way to State Competition!

It's a GREAT Year for our Cross Country Team! Congratulations to Zerah who placed 4th at State! Justin Ramirez placed 37th as he ran against a 150 others at State! We are Pirate Proud of our Cross Country athletes and coaches!

National Letter of Intent Signing Day! We had signing day for 3 of our awesome athletes, Braeden Brown (Sam Houston State University), Blake Mitchell (Louisiana State University), and Jaque Stewart (Houston Christian University)! A BIG Pirates Congratulations to each of them and their parents!

We celebrated Veterans Day to give a BIG THANK YOU to our veterans and provided breakfast tacos and coffee in our cafeteria with a video presentation of "Faces of Freedom". Our Life Skills students and staff made the tacos and provided the decor along with Ag staff/students creating the photo arch of balloons, and Mrs. Roach created the Faces of Freedom video from photos that she continues to receive from parents and staff.

Stubblefield's AP Language students participated in the VFW Voice of Democracy Speech contest. They wrote speeches answering the question "Why the Veteran Matters". Placing 4th was Vincent Hernandez; Placing 3rd was Jamie Burch; Placing 2nd was Madison Avery; And the first place winner was Ben Herrera. Ben's speech will now move on to the District contest later this month. Congratulations!

Congratulations to our FFA members and instructors for their accomplishments at the LDEs held at Robstown! We advance to Area X CDEs in 4 areas: 1) Job Interview, 2) Public Relations, 3) Greenhand Advocacy, and 4) Greenhand Creed.

Ashley Cox's Biology classes had a groovy time with Glow Genetics!

ELA students were busy writing Thanksgiving Letters to staff. Not only did the students utilize the writing process, but the letters allowed them to practice real-world skills such as Thank You notes. I received a few from Mrs. Alvarez's and Mrs. Garza's students. Such a great activity, THANK YOU!

We want to congratulate Coach Jaymie Ring and her husband Josh on the birth of their son, Wyatt Wade! Wyatt made his appearance into this world late Tuesday evening, November 2, 2022, and weighed in at 8 pounds, 2 ounces, and measured 21" in length! BIG PIRATE WELCOME TO WYATT WADE!

OUR VISION

Reminders & info.:

Please call SHS for any COVID related issues.
Please continue to call the campus when your child will be absent.
The most effective way to prevent the spread of germs and staying healthy is to wash our hands. Please continue to encourage your child to wash their hands frequently especially after using the restroom and after eating lunch.
Every student should take the TSI college entrance exam (Texas Success Initiative). It is an exam used for college placement that measures college readiness in reading, writing, and math with testing 20-25 items per section. Encourage your child to take this exam even if they decide not to attend college.
We need seniors to have 100% completion of FAFSA. We currently have about 25% of seniors that have completed it. Parents of seniors, please help us have 100% completion by encouraging your senior to complete the application and have the parent part completed, as well. Even if you think you or your senior will not qualify, it is the single most important thing you can do to get money for college. It's the gateway to more than $150 billion in college grants, work-study funds, and federal student loans, as well as certain state-based aid.

SHS Tutorials

SHS's Game Plan of NO ONE GOES BACKWARDS: OUR Roadmap to TEA Campus Rating of an "A"

Enrollments

ENROLLMENT---Total of 611---Grade 9- 158 / Grade 10- 152 / Grade 11- 154 / Grade 12-147

Attendance for the week of 10/24-11/18 --- Grade 9 - 91.8% / Grade 10 - 88% / Grade 11 - 90% / Grade 12 - 90.1% / OVERALL ATTENDANCE AVERAGE--- 90%

THINGS TO COME

11/15 -- SHS San Patricio A&H Entries Due

11/16 -- TAMU-K College Tour

11/17 -- TSIA2 Testing

11/18 -- Early Release @ 1pm

November 18; Early Release schedule/Career Fair

11/17 - 11/19 -- Lady Pirates Basketball (LB) vs Varsity Skidmore-Tynan Tournament @ Skidmore-Tynan; TBA

11/18 -- Career Fair at SHS 9 am - 11:30 am

11/19 -- SHS County Swine Validation (San Pat Fairgrounds)

11/19 -- LB vs JV CCISD Tournament @ CCISD; TBA

11/21 - 11/25 -- Thanksgiving Holiday/ NO SCHOOL

11/21 -- SHS Area LDEs @ Robstown

11/21 -- LB vs IWA (Varsity Only) @ IWA; V-5pm

11/21 -- Boys Basketball (BB) vs Robstown @ Robstown; JV-11am, V-12:15pm

11/22 -- LB vs Skidmore-Tynan @ HERE; V-12noon, JV Maroon-10:30am, JV White-9am

11/22 -- BB vs Kingsville @ HERE; F-1pm, JV-2:15pm, V-3:30pm

11/24 -- Thanksgiving Day!

11/28 - 12/9 -- MOY MAP Testing Window

11/28 -- School Board Meeting @ 6:30 pm

11/29 -- LB vs Cuero @ HERE; V-6:15pm, JV Maroon-5pm, JV White-7:30pm

11/29 -- BB vs Aransas Pass @ HERE; F-6:15pm, JV-5pm, V-7:30pm

11/30 -- Texas A&M College visit

11/30 -- SHS Theatre Fall Performance; Welder Elementary students invited to arrive at 8:45am

11/30 -- EKG Health Science Certification Exam @ 8:30 - 10:30 am

11/30 -- SHS Athletic Jacket Fittings in auditorium @ 11 - 2 pm

12/1 -- SHS Theatre Fall Performance for SHS students during the day

12/1 -- PCT Health Science Certification Exam @ 8:30 - 10:30 am

12/1 -- SHS Athletic Jacket Fittings in auditorium @ 11 - 2 pm

12/1 -- Whoville CoCo Bar - Scholarship/FAFSA/College App @ 5 pm - 7 pm

12/1 - 12/3 -- LB vs Varsity Navarro Tournament; TBA

12/1 - 12/3 -- BB vs Aransas Pass Tournament @ AP; TBA

12/2 -- Business Symposium by Professional Communications (CTE Depart.) in auditorium & choir room 7 am - 12pm

12/3 -- SHS Region Band Auditions @ Alice HS

12/5 -- SHS FFA Meeting in cafeteria 6pm - 8pm

12/5 -- SMS & SHS Winter Band Concert in auditorium @ 7pm - 8pm

12/6 -- ELA 1 & US History EOC (Retake & Dual Credit) Tests

12/6 -- LSU Virtual Tour @ 2pm

12/6 -- LB vs Odem @ Odem; V-7:30pm, JV Maroon-6:15pm, JV White-5pm

12/6 -- BB vs Calallen @ HERE; F-5pm, JV-6:15pm, V-7:30pm

12/7 -- Alg. 1 & US History EOC Make-Up Tests

12/7 -- Texas State Self-Guided Tour

12/8 -- ELA 2, Biology, & Algebra EOC Make-Up Tests

12/8 - 12/10 -- BB vs GP Tournament @ GP; TBA / BB vs Calallen Tournament @ Calallen; TBA

12/9 -- ELA 1, ELA 2, & Biology EOC Make-Up Tests

12/9 - 12/10 -- SMS & SHS Region Band Clinic & Concert @ TAMUK

12/9 -- Community Foundation Scholarship Presentation

12/9 -- SHS & SMS Choir setup of stage for 12/13 concert

12/9 -- LB vs George West (Teacher Appreciation Night) @ HERE; V-7:30pm, JV Maroon-6:15pm, JV White-5pm

12/12 -- SHS & SMS Choir Dress Rehearsal for Christmas Concert

12/13 -- SHS & SMS Choir Christmas Concert

12/13 -- LB vs Goliad @ HERE; V-7:30pm, JV Maroon-6:15pm, JV White-5pm

12/13 -- BB vs Falfurrias @ Falfurrias; F-5pm, JV-6:15pm, V-7:30pm

12/14 -- TAMUCC Freshmen/Sophomore College Tour

12/15 -- TSIA2 Testing at 10am - 12noon / then 1pm - 3pm

12/15 - 12/17 -- BB vs Kenedy Shoot Out @ Kenedy; TBA

12/16 -- Early Release @ 1pm

12/16 -- LB vs Alice (Middle School Night) @ HERE; V-7:30pm, JV Maroon-6:15pm, JV White-5pm

12/19 - 12/30 -- CHISTMAS HOLIDAY; NO SCHOOL

12/20 -- LB vs Rockport @ HERE; V-12:30pm, JV Maroon-11:15am, JV White-10am

12/20 -- BB vs London @ London; F-11am, JV-12:15pm, V-1:30pm

12/27 - 12/28 -- LB vs Varsity Odem Tournament; TBA

12/30 -- LB vs West Oso @ Oso; V-1:30pm, JV Maroon-12:15pm, JV White-11am

12/30 -- BB vs West Oso @ West Oso; F-12pm, JV-1:30pm, V-3pm

1/2 -- Teacher PD

1/3 -- LB vs Beeville @ HERE; V-6:15pm, JV Maroon-5pm, JV White-7:30pm

1/3 -- BB vs Beeville @ HERE; F-6:15pm, JV-5pm, V-7:30pm

1/4 -- Blood Drive at SHS & Dave Odem

1/6 -- 2nd Nine Weeks Ends

1/6 -- LB vs Calhoun @ Calhoun; V-7:30pm, JV Maroon-6:15pm, JV White-5pm

1/6 -- BB vs Calhoun @ HERE; F-6:15pm, JV-5pm, V-7:30pm

1/7 -- Area Finals All-State Choir auditions @ Cuero HS

1/7 -- SHS Area Region Band Auditions @ Alice HS

1/9 -- 3rd Nine Weeks Begins

1/9 -- Law Enforcement Appreciation Day!

1/9 -- SHS FFA Meeting at 6pm

1/10 -- LB vs Ingleside @ HERE; V-6:15pm, JV Maroon-5pm, JV White-7:30pm

1/10 -- BB vs Ingleside @ HERE; F-6:15pm, JV-5pm, V-7:30pm

1/12 -- University of Houston-Victoria / VCC College Tour

1/12 -- End of 3rd Six Weeks Reports 9:30 am - 2:30 pm

1/13 -- Teacher PD; NO SCHOOL for Students

1/13 -- LB vs Orange Grove @ Orange Grove; V-7:30pm, JV Maroon-6:15pm, JV White-5pm

1/13 -- BB vs Orange Grove @ HERE; F-6:15pm, JV-5pm, V-7:30pm

1/14 -- San Patricio A&H Queens Contest

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