16 TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY

ACADEMIC DISTINCTIONS

UPCOMING EVENTSAug. 10 – (8:30 a.m.) Stafford MSD Convocation

Aug. 11 – (7 p.m.) Stafford Volleyball Season Opener @ Sweeny

Aug. 12 – (8 a.m.) Red & Gold Football Scrimmage

Aug 14 – (6:30 p.m) SMSD August Board Meeting

Aug. 15 – (5:30 p.m.) Intermediate Meet & Greet

Aug. 15 – (2 p.m., 6 p.m.) Free Back to School Haircuts

Aug. 15 – (6:30 p.m.) Stafford High New Student Orientation

Aug. 15 – (7 p.m.) Volleyball Home Opener

Aug. 16 – (4:30 p.m.) Elementary Teacher Meet & Greet (Pre-K through 1)

Aug. 16 – (6 p.m.) Middle Parent Meet & Greet

Aug. 17 – (4:30 p.m.) Elementary Parent Meet & Greet

Aug. 17 – (3 p.m.) Stafford High Summer Graduation

Aug. 21 – (7 p.m.) First Day of School for Students

SMSD BACK TO SCHOOL INFORMATION

• YOUR ONE-STOP SOURCE FOR ALL STAFFORD MSD

BACK TO SCHOOL INFORMATION:

HTTP://WWW.STAFFORDMSD.ORG/CMS/ONE.ASPX?P

ORTALID=895956&PAGEID=26525431

CITY COUNCIL CALLS SCHOOL BOND

THE STAFFORD CITY COUNCIL VOTED 6-0 ON

WEDNESDAY TO PLACE A $62 MILLION STAFFORD

MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT BOND ON THE

NOVEMBER 7 BALLOT.

STAFFORD MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT IS AVAILABLE

TO PROVIDE FACTUAL INFORMATION TO QUESTIONS

REGARDING THE PROPOSED BOND.

STAFFORD MSD TEST SCORES RISING…Stafford Municipal School District is very proud of our

Stafford Intermediate Math students.

The Fifth Graders increased their STAAR scores from 91

to 96 percent. The Sixth Graders increased from 80 to

90 percent.

At Stafford Middle School, One Hundred Percent of the

Eighth Graders who took Algebra I passed it.

...District-Wide, SMSD tested above the State Average in

16 areas.

The full listing of STAAR scores will be released later

this month.

FREE BACK TO SCHOOL HAIRCUTS

• FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR, THE

OGLE SCHOOL, A COSMETOLOGY

SCHOOL BASED IN STAFFORD, IS

OFFERING FREE BACK TO SCHOOL

HAIRCUTS TO ALL 2017-18 STAFFORD

MSD STUDENTS ON TUESDAY, AUGUST

15 AT 2 P.M. AND 6 P.M. IN ROOM D104

AT STAFFORD HIGH SCHOOL.

HERRERA ACCEPTED TO TASB LEADERSHIP COURSE

STAFFORD MSD BOARD SECRETARY XAVIER

HERRERA WAS ACCEPTED INTO THE TEXAS

ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS (TASB)

LEADERSHIP 2018 PROGRAM. TRUSTEES

WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE COURSE

ARE CERTIFIED AS MASTER TRUSTEES

AUGUST IS STAFFORD MSD PROUD MONTH•FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR, AUGUST IS

STAFFORD MSD PROUD MONTH. THERE ARE BANNERS

ALL OVER THE CITY CELEBRATING STAFFORD MSD

PROUD MONTH, ESPECIALLY OUR 16 STATE ACADEMIC

DISTINCTIONS.

•YARD SIGNS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE SMSD

ADMINISTRATION BUILDING RECEPTION AREA

GORKA SCHOLARSHIP BBQ TOMORROWThe Gorka Memorial Scholarship Fund will host a BBQ Event from 10 a.m. to

4 p.m. tomorrow (Saturday, August 5) at Court's True Value Hardware, 2830

Main Street in Stafford.

Each year, The Gorka Family provides a Stafford MSD student with a

scholarship in honor of the late Cindi Gorka, Stafford High's first

counselor, and her late daughter, Karen Gorka-Hammerschmidt, a 1987

Stafford High School Graduate. Both women tragically died of Cancer.

Dennis Gorka, Stafford High's first... football coach and later an

administrator with the District, is involved with the Stafford MSD

Education Foundation. He's been dedicated to ensuring the memory of his

beloved wife and daughter for generations to come.

STAFFORD ROBOTICS CAMPThe interest in Stafford Robotics Camp was

remarkable this year. We are glad that

SMETV stopped by to do a video feature on

this summer’s Robotics Camp.

Robotics highlights Science, Technology,

Engineering & Math (STEM).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4g93

6MZ-BY&feature=youtu.be

STAFFORD CHEERLEADING CAMP

• THE FORT BEND STAR RECOGNIZED THE STAFFORD

CHEERLEADING TEAM FOR THEIR SUCCESS AT THE UT-

SAN ANTONIO CHEERLEADING CAMP LAST MONTH.

•HTTP://WWW.FORTBENDSTAR.COM/STAFFORD-

CHEERLEADERS-WIN-TOP-AWARDS-AT-CAMP/

‘BE A SPARTAN’ DAY AT MCDONALD’S

• “BE A SPARTAN DAY” AT STAFFORD

MCDONALD’S WAS A SUCCESS!

THE STAFFORD SENSATIONS

DANCE TEAM MADE THEIR FIRST

PUBLIC APPEARANCE, AND THE

STAFFORD ROBOTICS TEAM DID A

DEMONSTRATION! STUDENTS

ENJOYED FREE APPLE PIE FROM

MCDONALDS.

SHS VOLLEYBALL COMPETES IN SCRIMMAGEIN ORDER TO BE THE BEST, YOU HAVE TO COMPETE AGAINST ELITE

TEAMS.

THAT'S WHY THE STAFFORD HIGH VOLLEYBALL TEAM (CLASS 4A) HELD

SCRIMMAGES AGAINST TWO 6A PROGRAMS (HIGHTOWER AND CYPRESS

SPRINGS) AND A 5A SCHOOL (ELKINS) ON FRIDAY MORNING.

THE LADY SPARTANS WILL CONTINUE PLAYING PROGRAMS FROM LARGER

SCHOOLS WHEN THEY VISIT 6A ALIEF TAYLOR FOR A SCRIMMAGE

TOMORROW MORNING.

STAFFORD MSD ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: DANIEL PONCEDaniel Ponce, a 2016 Stafford High School graduate who was enrolled in the

Stafford College & Career Center’s Welding Program, was hired in the Welding

Department at Hunting Energy Services in Stafford.

Both the Stafford College & Career Center and Hunting Energy Services agreed

that this is just the beginning of a wonderful partnership to provide jobs for

students.

The SHS Welding Program is part of a partnership with Houston Community

College.

To read more about Daniel Ponce, follow this link:

http://www.staffordmsd.org/cms/One.aspx?portalId=895956&pageId=265502

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NEW FALL SPORTS COACHES• IVANA ELLAS WAS PROMOTED TO STAFFORD HIGH

HEAD VOLLEYBALL COACH, AFTER WORKING AS

THE TEAM’S JV COACH/VARSITY ASSISTANT THE

PAST TWO SEASONS. SHE IS ALSO THE JV

SOFTBALL COACH.

• ANGEL MALDONADO, A 2008 STAFFORD HIGH

GRADUATE, WAS PROMOTED TO HEAD CROSS

COUNTRY COACH AFTER FOUR SEASONS AS AN

ASSISTANT. HE IS ALSO THE HEAD GIRLS SOCCER

COACH.

CHRONICLE HONORS SHS FOOTBALL TEAM

The Houston Chronicle has predicted that the Stafford Spartans

will be the top Class 4A Team in the Greater Houston area. The

Spartans begin practice on Monday and will have the Red-Gold

Scrimmage next Saturday (Aug. 12) at Spartan Stadium. They’ll

open the season on Sept. 1 vs fellow 4A power Houston North

Forest at 7 p.m. at Spartan Stadium.

http://www.chron.com/sports/highschool/article/High-school-

football-preview-Class-4A-11732182.php

VISIT OUR ARCHIVESDID YOU MISS A PREVIOUS COMMUNITY

UPDATE?

WE HAVE COMMUNITY UPDATES FROM THE

FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF 2017 ON THE STAFFORD

MSD WEBSITE.

CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO FIND THEM:

HTTP://WWW.STAFFORDMSD.ORG/A_B_O_U_T_U

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