Conroe ISD Campus Updates: October 2-8

CONROE, Texas -- Conroe Independent School District reports on campus updates for The Woodlands area schools from October 2-8.

Academy of Science and Technology

The regular admissions process for the ASHP incoming Class of 2018 has begun. Interested eighth grade students and parents in the Conroe High and Caney Creek High School attendance zones should attend one of the eighth grade Parent Information Nights at 6 p.m. on Monday, September 30; Monday, October 7; or Monday, October 14 at the Conroe High School Main Campus in the Large Group Instruction room. Please see the ASHP website for additional information or call the Academy Office at 936-709-5731. Completed applications are due by November 15.

Birnham Woods Elementary School

Our Watch D.O.G.S. program has officially started and the “Dads of Great Students” have shown great excitement. A special thanks to all of the volunteers for making the program such a great success and school wide anticipated event.

The Boosterthon Fun Run officially kicked off on October 1 with an amazing Fun Run Pep Rally. The goal of the Boosterthon Fun Run is to raise funds while teaching our kids about the importance of fitness, leadership and character. Our goal is to raise $32,000 for field trips, technology and additional teacher resources. We are very excited to have the Boosterthon Fun Run on campus, as they will be adding value in so many ways to our students and school! You won't want to miss the actual run scheduled for October 10.

“Read for a Better Life” was a big success at Birnham Woods with a turnout of almost 60 volunteers reading for our students. Thank you to all of our wonderful families.

Broadway Elementary School

On Friday, Broadway fourth grade students elected their Student Council officers for the 2013-2014 school year. Charisse Alcaraz was elected president, Skylar Gray was elected Vice-President, and Michael Frost was elected Secretary.

These students received Principal High Fives: Madison Pugh, Sydney Sudeth, Jacob Schultz, Alexis Rojas, Jadeyn Albert, Luly Weidman, Bridget Carney, Noah Cheatham, Porger Davis-Whatley, Evie Flores, Kylie Morse, Emma Morris, Ben Daggett, Eli Washam, Michael Sowers, and Avary Hund.

The Second grade, led by teacher Sarah Matney, just completed a food drive for the food bank and collected over 2,844 pounds of can goods.

Second grade student Gavin Richardson is the first Broadway student in the 2013-2014 school year to enter the Broadway Hall of Fame!

Buckalew Elementary School

On October 4, football players from The Woodlands High School will read to students in their classrooms.

On October 11, families are welcome to attend Open House for all grade levels from 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Thank you to Buckalew students and staff for collecting money and food donations for The Montgomery County Food Bank in observance of Hunger Action Month!

Congratulations to the following students who received a “Principal's Award” medallion for demonstrating our Keys to Success: Christopher Bailey, Wyatt Graham, Steven Camacho, Daniel Sturdivan, Lauren Gentry, Bernice Van Vuuren, Charlie Monroe, Lillian Ware, Tim Zantman, and Belinda Yu.

Bush Elementary School

Let's get ready to walk or roll! Walk to school day is on Friday, October 11. Make a plan to walk or ride your bike to school with your family or friends. This is a great way to get exercise and help the environment. Bus riders will have a special activity when they arrive at school.

Collins Intermediate School

Read-a-Latte Café to celebrate the Read For a Better Life day, Collins students read in the school library for a cumulative total of more than 300 hours! Many thanks to the following parents who served as “baristas” in the Read-a-Latte Café that day: Veronica Wright, Becca Talley, Dana Blount, Debbi Kremer, Cindy Parker, Anna Strauss, Beth Gillan, Lee Fackler, Amy Boudreaux, Katie Stavinoha, Melissa Kea, Mary Lee, Cristy Dubois, Tammy Kapanik, Susan Deering, Karen Cahill, Kathy Gaston, Ann Simpson, Edna Asare, Becky Sinquefield, Penny Wylie, Debby Leal, Carol Kott, Shari Roberts. Special thanks to Jennifer Jahnke who organized volunteers and to Doreen Glaser and Carol Kott who helped with clean up.

Collins Spirit Night will be on October 1 at Raising Canes from 5- 8 p.m.

Cox Intermediate School

Timberwolf teachers are Recognizing Our Committed Kids. Teachers are keeping their eyes out for students who are making great choices in behavior. Congratulations to the following students, you rock this week! Stone Philips, Emma Robinson, Mason McWilliams, Joseph Derringer, David Williams, Alexa Tapia, Virginia Batres, AJ McCrady, Anna Fitzgerald, Emma Kuepker, Brandy Hernandez, Katelynn Armstrong, Ty George, Frank Perez Ortega, Brittany Garza, Joeli Elkayam, Cameron Carter, Alyssa Woods, Amber Latta, Carson Burkinshaw, Aidan Thrash, Allon Elkayam, Kyle Shaw, Peyton Williams, Derek White, Zachary Schulte, Justin Murphy, Conner Baughman, Hailee Scott, Kaeli Wolfsandle, Ricky Do, Anthony Richey, Sarah Christensen, Piper Boydstun, and Cabrera Rodolfo.

David Elementary School

Second grade student participated in "Frog Day" on Wednesday, October 2. Texas State Board of Education Chairman, Barbara Cargill, visited us. Students participated in hands-on activities with various small animals.

David Night at Chick-fil-A will be held on Thursday, October 3, from 5:00 - 8:30 p.m. You may come any time during this time frame and mention David Elementary and the school will receive a portion of the proceeds from you purchase.

Deretchin K-6 School

Principal Proud Award Winners for September: Taryn Tardy, C. J. Sorenson, Abigail Graham, Bella Johnson, Caden Gibson, Mash Koscheeva, Daniel Sierra, Emily Ingraham, Layla Ibrahim, Tani Bassir, Santiago Ruiz, Riley Jones, Juan Pablo Roque, Riley Jones, Mikey Hadrick, Isabella Jimenez, Sofia Kominas, Austin Merritt, Ann-Elise Merritt, Joshua Lunde, Paola Gomez, Liliana Nunez, Garrett Baumgartner, Hiromi Gonzalez, Mis Aldana, Alexa England, Alex Lewis, Eliza Schoenhals, Marie Mauback, Aireal Lewis, Isabella ramirez, Leilah Lawrence, Cristy Lopez, Azami Michel, Ellie Craik, Michaela Smith, Will Thornly, Rodrigo Gaytan, Katie Courtney, Andre Tudor, Marly Krach, Mackenzie Saxon, Anson Williams, Donovan Alves, Cooper Prichard, Lily Seiler, and Austin Colschen.

Boosterthon Kick-Off Pep Rally began October 2.

Ford Elementary School

A big thank-you to everyone who came out to supported SK8 Night. It was a huge success!

Individual pictures will be taken on October 3.

The library will be open after hours every Thursday evening until 6 p.m. beginning October 3.

Galatas Elementary School

International Walk to School Day is Tuesday, October 8. Promote health, safety, and the environment by walking or biking with your child to school that day.

PTO will hold their board meeting on October 8 at 10 a.m.

Kindergarten and fourth grade group pictures will be taken on October 4. These group pictures will also appear in the yearbook.

Glen Loch Elementary School

Fourth graders have just filled all the school garden boxes with new soil for their fall plants which will be planted soon.

The Parent Teacher Organization's school store will be open during active start in the morning before school on October 2.

The next Parent Teacher Organization meeting will be held on October 7 at 12 p.m. in the library.

Walk To School Day is coming soon on October 10. The Parent Teacher Organization needs many volunteers and sponsors for Gator Run which is in November.

Hailey Elementary School

Parent Teacher Association meeting is Thursday, October 3, at 6 p.m. in the school library.

Our school will be participating in The Woodlands College Park High School Homecoming Parade Wednesday, October 9, at 6 p.m. at Woodforest Stadium. Come out to show your school spirit and walk with our float. Bring your red wagon, pull a child or two, and wear your red Hailey spirit shirt!

Students are encouraged to bring aluminum cans for recycling every Friday for our Cash for Cans program.

Hauke Alternative

Pictures will be taken on October 4.

GED test will be on October 7.

Blood Drive will be hosted on October 8.

Please bring your items to Hauke to support our Garage Sale Fundraiser.

Irons Junior High School

Students of the Month for September: Please congratulate these students for their awesome job in the classroom! They will be honored at a breakfast in the library Friday morning at the beginning of first period. 71 - Red Hots: Kelly Crowson 72 - Irons Skillets: Brandon Foskett 73 - All Staar: Travis Stromberg 74 - Dream Team: Carmen Hendricks 81 - Iron Nation: Drew Helberg 82: Shake N Bake: Mikayla Monroe 83: Team Awesome: Connor Ames 84: Spirit: Andrea Jaimes 85: Rolling Thunder: Fatima Alvarado Black Hawks: Andrew Lara.

Irons Junior High is proud to recognize the following students for their academic or social achievements. The “Red Hot” learning team 7-1 would like to recognize Jack Granack. The “All Staar” learning team 7-3 would like to recognize Tania Romero. The "Iron Nation" learning team 8-1 would like to recognize Tommy Gardner. The "Shake N' Bake" learning team 8-2 would like to recognize Danielle Sims for having such a positive attitude and being such a hard worker. The “Awesome” learning team 8-3 would like to recognize Clayton Dubose. The "Sprit" learning team 8-4 would like to recognize Dante Giammatteo. The "Black Hawks" learning team would like to recognize Dixie Chavez..

Yearbook student of the week Jake Walters for capturing excellent photos of "See You At the Pole" and the 8th grade football game.

The seventh grade hawks Star Athletes of the Week are Jacob Legg, DJ Hurd, and Logan Letney. The eighth grade hawks Star Athletes of the Week are Bishop Durst, Tanner Lacy, Shakendrick Smith and Will Cardin.

Kaufman Elementary School

A PTO meeting will be held on Thursday, October 3 at 1:30 p.m.

Students will participate in the Conroe ISD Police Department's 11th Annual Coats for Kids Drive for the children of CISD. Kaufman will collect donations of gently used coats, jackets and sweaters from September 30 through October 28.

Great American Opportunities Fundraiser orders will be due Friday, October 4. Thank you for helping our library raise money for books.

Knox Junior High School

The Pokemon Club is here! The Club will meet during the lunch hour, more details to come soon.

The first Drama Club meetings will be Thursday, October 3 from 4-5 p.m. in Room 308. Anyone can join! If you are interested in being an officer, please prepare a short speech. Voting will take place the day of the meeting.

Campus Watch applications are being accepted in the Counseling Center.

Congratulations to Leonardo and Santino Aceves for winning the cover design contest for the Knox Student Directory.

Lamar Elementary School

We are excited about Walk to School on October 4! It is a great way to exercise and have fun before school! Parents, teachers, and students will all be walking to school together!

McCullough Junior High School

The McCullough Charity League is collecting yarn to crochet into blankets for the long-term patients at the VA hospital in Houston. Many of these patients are veterans with spinal cord or brain injuries. We are hoping to bring them some comfort and color to their day and their hospital room. The more yarn we collect, the more patients we can provide a crocheted blanket to. Bring your yarn to room B222. PAWS will meet on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays this year. Students must have a ride pick them up at 4:45 p.m. at the front of the building. PAWS stands for Peers Assisting with Schoolwork.

Interact students from the high school come over to help our students with their homework. SPARKS tutoring is now available during advisory in room B202. SPARKS is a peer tutoring group that helps students with homework, test study, and even organizational skills.

Mitchell Intermediate School

The Parent Teacher Organization will hold their General Meeting on Wednesday, October 2, at 9:30 a.m. in the school library. The deadline for turning in orders for the Parent Teacher Organization cookie dough fundraiser is Thursday, October 3.

The Scholastic Book Fair will be in the Mitchell Library October 7 - 18. The book fair is open daily from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. The book fair will be open late on October 15 and 17 until 7 p.m.

The chess club is now meeting on Wednesday mornings in the school library from 7:45 a.m. till 8:30 a.m.

Oak Ridge High School

Homecoming week at the Ridge includes the Homecoming Parade on Wednesday, October 2 at 6 p.m., Pep Rally at 7 p.m. Homecoming Game vs College Park at Woodforest Stadium on Friday, October 4 at 7:30 p.m. Homecoming Dance on Saturday, October 5 from 8-11 p.m. The theme for all activities is "Under the Sea".

Powell Elementary School

On October 4, Panthers will be participating in the International Walk to School Day. The focus of the day is to encourage our child to "get out of the cars and onto the sidewalks" not just for the day but for the rest of the school year. This event encourages more physical activity, more family involvement and a better, safer, cleaner environment for all of us. So put October 4 on your calendars and we will "see you on the path".

Parent Teacher Organization will be sponsoring an ice cream party during lunch time for a successful cookie dough fundraiser.

Reading is the most important skill we can teach our child. Make plans to visit our Fall Book Fair starting Monday, October 7 through Friday, October 11 open from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Family night will be on Thursday, October 10 from 5-7 p.m.

First grade Panthers will have a fireman visit classrooms on Monday, October to discuss fire safety.

Snyder Elementary School

Wednesday, October 2 students will be running in our first ever Boosterthon Fun Run. Students have been working hard getting pledges and are very excited to be a part of this fun event. Parents, be sure to come out and support your Stallion during their Specials time as they run their laps.

Fourth grade and Morning PPCD: 8:30 a.m.; third grade and Morning PK: 9:30 a.m.; second grade: 10:30-11:25 a.m.; kindergarten, afternoon PK, and afternoon PPCD: 12:00-12:55 p.m.; first grade: 1:50-2:45 p.m.

The Woodlands 9th Grade High School

The PSAT will be administered to all sophomores and juniors free of charge and to freshmen who have registered and paid the $15.00 fee on Wednesday, October 16.

Underclass yearbook photos will be taken on the Main Campus October 3, in the LGI after school and on the Freshman Campus October 2, in the LGI during all lunches. Faculty/staff pictures will be taken these days also. Information and prices for Blu Moon picture packages are on our website: thewoodlandsyearbook.com.

Our 2013-2014 PTO Membership is ongoing. PTO Membership needs to be renewed annually. Joining the PTO does not require you to volunteer; it simply shows that you support our efforts in supporting our school. If you join the PTO we will add you to our general mailing list so you are informed of PTO events. You can sign up for the PTO, join our mailing list or join a committee to volunteer at our website: www.twhspto.org. If you would rather join off-line, a paper form will be coming home on the first day of school with your student. We will also have a table set up at Open House to sign up for PTO. Please visit our website or stop by to join PTO and sign up for a volunteer job. Many opportunities exist... even for parents that work! If you want to make sure you are included in our Student Directory, you must join by October 1. Keep calm and highlander on! The new PTO t-shirts are for sale each week during lunches at both campuses when football game tickets are sold. We also have sweatshirts (someday we will have cooler weather), shorts, earrings and more. Spirit wear is always for sale at the front desks of both campuses.

Friday, October 4 is End of Marking Period 1 Second Three Weeks. Progress Reports will be out Thursday, October 10.

The Woodlands College Park High School

The Girls Cross Country season is off and going strong, the Varsity A girls finished second at Friday Night Lights two weeks ago at Bear Branch; senior Audrey Manchester was the top Cavalier finisher, followed by sophomores Stacie MacDonald, Georgia Burner, and Pilar Glaser and fellow senior Holly Pierce. Varsity B top finisher was Freshman Sarah Batton and the team finished fourth overall. The JV was led by freshman Kaila Prochaska who finished third overall and helped her team finish third overall as well.

This past week at the Moonlight Madness in Montgomery the Varsity A girls were crowned the Champions, beating 14 other teams, lead once again by senior Audrey Manchester who finished third overall, the sophomore class was well represented with Stacie MacDonald, Georgia Burner, Brittany Prince and Pilar Glaser all finishing in the top 20 for the 5k race. The Varsity B was led by top finisher sophomore Andrea Miranda as they finished 2nd overall. Sophomore Hannah Barron was our top finisher for the JV team who finished fifth overall. All the girls will be racing this Saturday at Oak Ridge High School - they would love to see you there! Varsity girls will be racing at 8:25 a.m. and the JV will get underway at 9:25 a.m.

Campuses across the district participated in “Read For a Better Life” during September 16-20. TWCP students went to David Elementary, Ride Elementary, Lamar Elementary, Hailey Elementary and Powell Elementary and read to the various grade level classes and some put on a small “Pep Rally” for the schools. They then visited the two Intermediate School, Wilkerson and Collins and read in classes and lead in “Pep Rally's”. At College Park our Literary Club assisted by our Librarians did several activities on campus, one being a “Book Drop & Swap” where students could exchange gently used books for books in the library.

CP speech and debate team attended The Woodlands speech and debate tournament on Friday and Saturday. Junior Adam Calhoun took first place in Championship Lincoln Douglas debate earning 8 points toward qualifying for the Texas Forensic Association state tournament.

The Woodlands High School

Our new work/study program is off to a fantastic start in its first year. Students are building skills for the 21st century via a curriculum that allows them to gain “real-world” work experience while also participating in curriculum related to employment and business skills. This fall the students will participate in Deloitte's 2013 Virtual Team Challenge (Spill!), a multiplayer business simulation which is set in a 3D New City setting. The students participate as a management team helping the mayor solves an environmental issue. The challenge runs from October 8 – November 19. The curriculum emphasizes general business principles such as business ethics, negotiation skills, the decision-making process, and gives them an introduction to accounting principles. The challenge also focuses on the development of valuable skills including teamwork, communication, professionalism and research.

Our CareerPrep students are networking with area professionals via paid and unpaid practicums in a work-based learning experience. This year's students have a wide career focus including architecture, business administration, real estate, interior design, business management, and restaurant management to name a few of their career paths. It is a wonderful opportunity for students to develop their employment, time-management and people skills by interacting in the “real world.”

Mark your calendars for the largest college fair of the year in Montgomery County. Conroe ISD College Fair will be held Tuesday, October 8 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Lone Star Convention Center (FM 1484/Airport Road) in Conroe. Over 200 colleges, universities, and military representatives will be on hand this evening. For many colleges, this is there one and only visit to Texas this year!

Tough K-6 School

Coulson Tough is pleased to welcome author Maile Maloy to their school on October 7. She will be speaking with the sixth grade students at 10 a.m.

The Love and Logic course for parents at Coulson Tough will begin on October 8 at 8:45 a.m. The presenters of this course will discuss parenting tips, ways to avoid conflicts and how to promote responsibility in their children. Parents participating in this course will meet every Tuesday for 4 weeks.

Vogel Intermediate School

Vogel Texans have completed our fundraiser led by our PTO with huge success. Our parents and students worked very hard to make this happen for us. The students will be receiving prizes and special awards in the weeks to come. Way to to Texans!

The Genealogy Club met for the first time this year with twenty students eager to become detectives and learn to search for their family ancestors. In the weeks ahead, Mrs. Colleen Duhon will be teaching the students genealogy vocabulary, how to gather information from their grandparents and great-grandparents through interviewing them, searching attics and old photo albums for clues and searching through genealogy websites. At the end of the year, the students will be putting their knowedge to work when they go on a field trip to the Genealogy Library, affiliated with the Montgomery County Library System in Conroe.

The Book Club will be meeting every other Friday with the first meeting on October 4. Students will be reading various books and discussing them. There will be times in which all students will read the same book, and other times students will read the same genre. Mrs. Fran Blanton is the sponsor of this club.

The Sign Language Club began the year with over forty students at the first meeting led by Ms. Jennifer Ruppert. Students will meet weekly and have invited parents to participate as well. The students began their meeting by learning to sign the ABC's and will begin learning words next, leading them to communication skills.

Wilkerson Intermediate School

Congratulations to our newly elected Student Council President, Braxton Husk and Vice-President, Sarah Evans!

Fall pictures will be taken Thursday, October 3.

Science Club will be meeting Tuesday, October 8 immediately after school. Students staying for Science Club are asked to wear their science club shirts to school that day and to make arrangements to have a parent pick them up by 5:15 p.m. in the back of our building.

York Junior High School

Parents are invited to a Parent Information Night at 6:30 p.m. on. October 3. Chief Harness of the CISD Police will be the guest speaker.

The "Read for a Better Life" campaign will continue until October 11. Students will be given "I Got Caught Reading" tickets throughout the month when they are caught reading by teachers and staff. Students can bring these tickets to the library to enter a drawing for prizes.