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Pirates Community journal #SintonHS

Cultivating Parent Engagement

Parents can help their high school child succeed by keeping up-to-date with teachers, helping students plan what classes to take, and establishing goals for the future. Encouragement and support is key. We can all help make a difference.

All Grade Levels 9th - 12th Corner:

Calendar of Events: Some of the events are listed for Juniors/Seniors and some are for Freshmen/Sophomores. These are really great events for students to have exposure to various colleges, campuses, and programs! Please encourage your child to attend and/or inquire with Mrs. Dotson or Mrs. Uresti here at SHS.
Attendance is absolutely important. Students that miss more than 9 days in a semester may lose course credits if they do not attend hours in the morning/afterschool or on designated Saturdays to make up the hours missed. If a student makes a "100" on a course for the year in the report card, the student can still fail the course due to excessive absences and would be required to make up the hours to receive the credit or they will be required to retake the course the following year even if they passed it with a "100".
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.

12th Grade Corner:

Seniors, if you are interested in a campus tour to Texas A&M University-Kingsville, please sign up soon! QR code to register is attached to the flyer below! If interested, please sign up on the form attached! Permission slips can be picked up in Ms. Dotson's or Mrs. Uresti's office.

Highlights of October

October's Pirates of the Month! Congratulations to Jacquelin Canizales (12) and Kotton West (9)! They were recognized at the October Board Meeting.
It was so great to see Mrs. Cruz's students enjoying themselves at Texas Roadhouse as they learned math and taxes as they paid their tickets. A great enjoyable way in building real-world skills and social etiquette.
AG students working hard at shop! Mr. Leal's AG Power and Practicum students are hard at work in building an innovative garden box and cutting sheet metal for additional parts on an auctionable BBQ pit. Who says girls can't weld?!
Mrs. Roach's Professional Communication classes had plenty to eat as students brought in various cultural cooked foods from home as they studied cultural languages.
Handy's Floral Design had a fun lab day with their color section of Elements and Principles of Design. They recreated the Color Wheel with icing (using only their Primary Colors) onto cookies!
Country Country athletes did great at the district meet! Our girls team advanced to Regionals and Justin Ramirez did, as well! Great Job, Coach Hernandez and teams! Go Pirates!
Congratulations to our Cross Country Girls' Team, Zerah Martinez, and Justin Ramirez for placing at the Regional Cross Country Meet and advancing to the State Meet! Zerah Martinez placed 1st, Justin Ramirez placed 10th, and the Girls' Team placed 3rd. Way to go PIRATES!
Varsity Lady Pirates swept Beeville 3-0 and are currently 7-4 in standing and rank 3rd in District. Go Lady Pirates!
Here come the Pirates! Pirates are off to a great start in district play! Hats off to our band, as well! Our Band received straight 1's at the UIL district Marching Contest in Beeville this past weekend. They will march at Regionals in Calallen on Oct. 29th.
Juniors and Seniors were busy shopping for their SHS memorabilia (rings, caps/gowns/tassels, and apparel) through Herff Jones.
Mrs. Ledwig's math classes displayed their work of converting standard form to scientific notation.
Gear Up Week refocused our students on gearing them up with goals, future, and dreams through several activities throughout the week. Thank you, Brittany Ivie, the Gear Up team and staff for making it a success for our students!
Upward Bound visited our history classes this past week and explained the advantages of participating in the program to help them graduate and successfully enroll into a college.
Our Spanish classes continued throughout the month of Hispanic Heritage to display student products as they researched various influential Hispanics.
Some more student products on display from our Spanish classes...our Pirate students are always front and centered in the cover of magazine Hola!
Our Spanish classes celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month with hands displaying researched material of their own last name! Pretty cool...I tried to find my own last name...guess I will have to do my own homework.
Celebrations! Celebrate small wins, proudly, loudly, and often!
We celebrated National Custodians' Day with gift baskets from our departments. Just a small token of appreciation for our custodial staff for making SHS sparkle and shine! Thank you staff and custodians for making SHS the best place to be!
Keeping us safe from snakes wanting to be a Pirate! Thank you, Ruben!
SHS Adopt a Senior 2023
Season 18 of the KEDT-TV Challenge! competition is underway, and Sinton High School's team competed in Round 1 on Monday, October 17, 2022, in a match-up with John Paul II High School. The academic game show will be broadcast on Thursday, December 22, 2022, with the winner of Round 1 advancing to the Round 2 bracket on January 23, 2023. The Sinton Pirates Challenge! Team is made up of Blake Koether, Ella Troup, and Meghal Patel. Alternates are Evan Garza and Pal Patel. Coach is Marty Garza. Round One, sponsored by the Kennedy Memorial Foundation, can be viewed at PBS.org after the December broadcast date.
TAMUK Choir performed this Monday for our Sinton HS Choir and spoke about the various programs, campus atmosphere, and opportunities available at TAMUK.

Highlights of 9/16/22 - 10/5/22

September's Pirates of the Month! Congratulations to Michael Echavarria and Anavay Castillo! They were recognized at the September Board Meeting.
Dr. Mitchell's classes spent a little time out of the classroom to work in pairs as they answered health science scenarios/discussion questions in a gallery walk in the hallway.
Coach Rodriguez's engineering classes sharpened their architectural skills in building their own model designs.
The Pirates are Super! Marvel vs. DC dress up day! Mrs. Cruz's class enjoyed the Spirit Dress Up day with their super powered staff and students!
Saturday Scholars! Josh Bremer is accompanied by his mom at the first Saturday Scholar day of the year. Saturday Scholars is tailored to each individual student's needs in regards to college applications, resumes, and scholarships. It is also one of the measures for attaining the GearUp graduation honor cord.
Spanish classes used a little creativity and language skills in creating post cards of their favorite hobbies.
Mrs. Cox's Forensics Science classes had an exploratory fun time around the school as they worked on gathering forensics data/material.
Congratulations to our FFA teams! Way to Go Pirates!
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month! Mrs. Lemos and office aides did a great job in decorating our library for the celebration!
Along with Homecoming comes hallway decorations! Our grade level student bodies were hard at work decorating their designated hallways.
Aloha Seniors, Wild West Juniors, Hall of Fame Star Sophomores, and PacMan Freshmen!
Lady Pirates defeated Rock Port 25-17 in their last set of the game. Great job, Lady Pirates!
Lady Pirates defeated West Oso on Sept. 30th. Way to go Lady Pirates!
DJ Antonio Garibay brought out the jams with full lighting effect at our lights out/neon pep rally! It was an excellent addition to our fabulous MC Ash and Master Mind of Games Sample as the cheerleaders organized hungry-hungry hippos!
It was a very close, tough loss to La Vernia with a 28-27 score on Sept. 23rd. Pirates bounced right back the following week with a 24-0 shutout against Raymondville at our Homecoming. GO PIRATES!
SHS was visited by celebrities! In the house was The King of Rock n Roll-Elvis, Greaser-John Travolta, The Queen of Tejano-Selena, and The Marvelous Pirate Cheerleader Dotson!
Continuing the homecoming tradition of dress up days...we enjoyed supporting our athletes and student body in showing spirit! "Pirates are Super" and "Aloha Victory" tacky tourist day

Tacky Tourist Day!

Tacky Tourist Day!

Tacky Tourist Day!

Tacky Tourist Day!

Our students enjoyed the homecoming theme of "Bag the Bearkats" anything but a backpack...and some students were pretty creative.
The spirit of Sinton Pirates runs strong and BIG! Our Ag Barn-sized mum was created by our Ag Department teachers and students. If mums are expensive, then this one must cost a fortune! Hmm...maybe an auction fundraiser... :)
We had an awesome Homecoming Parade with a very well-attended, spirited Pep Rally for the Burning of the "S".
The Homecoming parade and Burning of the S ended with the Sinton tradition of the Powder Puff game between the Juniors and Seniors! Winners of this year's Powder Puff game with bragging rights are our Seniors! Way to go Juniors and Seniors and to all the coaches, athletes, cheerleaders, and trainers that helped out! We had a great turn out of parents and community. It was fun!
Our 2022-23 Homecoming. Our crowned 2022 queen is Isabella Fuentes with her father Tony Jesse Fuentes. It was a spectacular night for the homecoming court!
OUR VISION

Reminders:

  • 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 612---Grade 9- 158 / Grade 10- 150 / Grade 11- 156 / Grade 12-148

Attendance average from 10/4-10/21 --- Grade 9 - 92% / Grade 10 - 93% / Grade 11 - 93.4% / Grade 12 - 91% / OVERALL ATTENDANCE AVERAGE --- 92.4%

THINGS TO COME

10/17 -- 2nd Quarter Begins

10/18 - 10/19 -- Ag in the Classroom at the San Patricio County Fairgrounds; 8 am - 2:30 pm

10/18 -- Senior Retakes (Portraits) in auditorium

10/18 -- Lady Pirates vs CC. King AWAY; F/JV-5pm; V-6pm

10/19 -- Fall Absentee Portraits

10/20 -- SHS Lamb and Goat Validation

10/20 -- Junior Parent Night @ 5:30pm; Pizza and FAFSA Night with door prizes and guest speaker

Students begin to sign up for Spring DUAL CREDIT CLASSES

10/21 -- Pirates Football Open week

10/24 -- UTSA College Tour

10/24 - 10/28 -- Red Ribbon Week; List of the Week activities listed below

10/25 -- SHS Heifer Validation

10/25 -- Lady Pirates vs. Ingleside HERE; F/JV-5pm, V-6pm

10/26 -- Sinton ISD Administration treats all Staff at each Campus to Sweet Treats @ 11:30 - 1pm to say THANK YOU!

10/27 -- Say What! Red Ribbon Campaign; Student Assemblies in Auditorium to view Say What Summit video; 2 assemblies--Seniors with Sophomores and Juniors with Freshmen (times for each TBD)

10/27 -- Varsity Football, Volleyball, XC, and Cheerleading visit the elementaries for Red Ribbon pep rallies at each of their campuses (8:30 @ Sinton Elem. and 9:30 at Welder Elem.)

10/27 -- SAT test on campus for Seniors

10/28 -- Pep Rally at 3:09pm; pep rally schedule

10/28 -- Pirates vs. West Oso "Senior Night/ Little Cheer; 7:30pm

10/29 -- SHS Regional Band Marching Contest @ Calallen HS

10/31 -- Halloween

11/1 -- SHS Membership Dues are due

11/1 -- ACT testing @ SHS starts at 8am - 12 noon

11/3 -- Blood Drive at SHS behind the cafeteria

11/4 -- Staff PD; NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

11/4 -- Pirates vs Ingleside AWAY; 7:30 pm

11/5 -- Saturday Attendance Recovery and HB 4545 Tutorial Intervention hours in SHS cafeteria from 9am - 1pm

11/6 -- Daylight Saving Time ends

11/7 -- FFA Meeting / Entry Night in Ag Building

11/7 -- SHS Swine Validation @ Barns

11/8 -- Election Day

11/9 -- TAMU-CC College Tour

11/10 -- FAFSA night 5:00 pm-7:00 pm

11/11 -- Veteran's Day

11/11 -- End of 2nd Six Weeks

11/12 -- Saturday Scholars 9:00am - noon

11/14 -- SHS Tri-District LDEs @ Robstown

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

11/16 -- TAMU-K College Tour

11/17 -- TSI Testing

11/18 -- Early Release @ 1pm for students

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

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

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

11/21 -- SHS Area LDEs @ Robstown

12/3 -- Saturday Attendance Recovery and HB 4545 Tutorial Intervention hours in SHS cafeteria from 9am - 1pm

12/10 -- Saturday Scholars 9:00am - noon

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