February Board Meeting Brief

During its monthly meeting, the Spring Branch ISD Board of Trustees recognized 46 students from prekindergarten to 12th grade. All the students earned annual Character without Question Awards. Trustees also honored All-State Band, Choir and Orchestra students, and recognitions were presented to the district’s Employee and Volunteer of the Month recipients. Click here...

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Bald Eagle 'No Brainer' - Live Feed Sparks Student Interest

Do you think it's more exciting to read about a bald eagle, or to see one in action?  No brainer.  It's much more fun to see a bald eagle in action.  Rummel Creek students in Mrs. Schwab-Trevino's class are getting to do just that as they take learning into the digital age. A unique combination of bald eagles and online learning are...

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Guest Speaker - Tim Samaras, Severe Storm Researcher

Hello, Tim Samaras here.  I’m a Severe Storms Researcher working for National Geographic.  I have been featured on the Discovery “Storm Chasers” series using a probe that I developed to collect meteorological data about what goes on inside of a tornado.  My mission - to understand why tornados form in order to improve warning times in Tornado Alley – saving...

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2013 Campus Teachers of the Year

Spring Branch ISD campuses have named more than 40 elementary and secondary instructors as nominees for the 2013 campus Teacher of the Year title. The district’s Teacher of the Year Committee will review nomination materials and soon choose three elementary and three secondary finalists for annual Teacher of the Year honors. After each finalist group is interviewed,...

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Top Chefs

Two student teams from the Guthrie Center’s Culinary Arts program have qualified for state competition March 20-21 in Waco. The students competed last month in the annual Pro Start Regional Culinary competition held at the Humble Civic Center. Contest sponsor was the Texas Restaurant Association. The Guthrie Center’s Management Team placed second in February regional competition....

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L-E-X-I-C-O-L-O-G-Y

Wilchester Elementary fourth-grader Emily Madaras will advance to the televised HoustonPBS Spelling Bee after surviving 20 rounds of words at the recently held District Spelling Bee. More than 30 district elementary and middle school students took part in the annual competition. Emily correctly spelled “lexicology,” a branch of linguistics focused on the application of...

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Spring Art Show at AYAM - Starting March 5

AYAM is honored to host this year's Spring Art Show for all of our SBISD schools. Please stop by to see the amazing art created by Spring Branch students. For more information, visit the AYAM website. The Elementary Student Show will be displayed on March 5th ,7th, 19th & 20 from 10:00am till 4:00 and the evening of the 19th from 5-7pm The High School Student...

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Terrace Golf Tournament - March 28

Are you ready to spring into action and have a great reason to play golf?  Knock the dust off the clubs, and come join Terrace Elementary PTA for the most enjoyable fundraiser of the year! We are in need of golfers (singles or foursomes) as well as volunteers! There are also opportunities for families and companies to make sponsorship donations. 3rd...

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Volunteer of the Month - Elizabeth Soles

February’s district Volunteer of the Month is Elizabeth Soles, who is financial aid director with Houston Community College.  She has demonstrated leadership and improved parent involvement by assisting with numerous Financial Aid Overview presentations at all district high schools. She volunteers after working a full day at the community college, and she also spends...

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Employee of the Month - Amelia Barrera

Named as district Employee of the Month is Police Department’s Telecommunications Records Clerk Amelia Barrera. Since she joined the department in 2000, Amelia has held an increasing set of duties, including several key crime information and data systems. In addition, she oversees the monitoring of district burglar and fire alarm systems, and manages the expunction,...

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