Health Fitness Scholarships

The Spring Branch Health Fitness Teachers Association (SBHFTA) has awarded two scholarships to graduating seniors at Spring Woods High School. The scholarship award winners are Miriam Toj, who received $1,200, and Hope Vasquez, who received $1,500.

These two seniors were supported by instructors Cathlene Webb and Tyra Harrell. Miriam Toj will attend Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches this fall. Hope Vasquez begins studies at Texas A&M University in College Station soon.

The students were awarded Tier 1 and Tier 2 scholarships by SBHFTA. The two scholarships are designed to help support the district’s main goal of doubling the number of graduates who earn either a technical certificate, two-year degree, or a four-year college diploma.

Inside the district, this goal is often called T-2-4. In separate health fitness news, five SBISD schools had students and families that took part in the second annual Walk for Wellness.

The Wellness Walk was held at Terry Hershey Park on May 18. Sponsor for the 5K event was the Spring Branch Community Health Center.

In all, about 250 students and adults participated from three elementary schools – Hollibrook, Pine Shadows and Westwood – and Spring Oaks Middle School and Spring Woods High School.

An animoto compiled after the Walk can be viewed here: http://animoto.com/play/FLuBKogcmqQP41jFr66jqw

“It was extremely powerful to see families running hand in hand throughout the event, and this aligns perfectly with our district Advanced Movers initiative. We had buddy runners from Spring Woods High’s cross country and track teams who ran with our students throughout the race,” SBISD Intramural Coordinator Samuel Karns said. Karns also serves as the health fitness specialist at Westwood Elementary School.

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SBISD Student MediaFest

Spring Branch ISD’s first Student MediaFest program and awards presentation on May 24 drew hundreds of students, teachers and supporting family members to the auditorium at Cornerstone Academy.

Sponsored by the district’s Educational Technology Department, the evening event included opening remarks by SBISD Associate Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Jennifer Blaine and closing remarks by Chief Information Officer Venu Rao.

Director of Educational Technology Sheri Alford spoke about Student MediaFest, including the strong response that followed the request for projects to be judged in a variety of digital areas – audio, graphics, video animation and live action video – as well as website content and design. Educational Technology Facilitator Carrie Foster presented dozens of grade-based awards to students and student teams.

Winning the top award, Best of Show, was a group of ninth-grade friends from two high schools. Named as Best of Show winners for a live action video that explores the topic of cyber bullying are ninth-graders Michael Kim, Patrick Liou, Nathan Yoo, Jessica Lu and Yoolim Seo.

Four students attend Memorial High School; Yoolom Seo is a Stratford High ninth-grader. “We were totally surprised,” Michael Kim says. “We thought ‘No way!’ We knew that the Guthrie Center students would be participating and so we weren't expecting to do so well.”

The idea for their live action video was born inside Jyusef Larry’s multimedia class at Memorial High, and then grew organically into their MediaFest submission. “We were thinking about everyday issues. We all saw a cyber bullying video back in middle school where the students were texting. We thought that Facebook is the place where students are today, more than texting. So we tried to do cyber bullying from a student’s point of view in our video,” Michael Kim said.

The Memorial High students plan to start a film making club called MHS Studios as a result of their surprise Best of Show win.

Click here to visit the MediaFest website and Winner's Gallery.

MediaFest Awards

Digital Audio K-2 Grade Division

• First Place Camila Trujillo, Cassie Buegeler, Kaitlyn Stoehr 2nd Grade - Frostwood Elementary School Kookaburra Song

6-8 Grade Division

• Third Place Xavier Ybarra 6th Grade - Northbrook Middle School First Chair
• Second Place Kevin Morales 6th Grade - Northbrook Middle School YES Prep Student
• First Place Shane Lau 6th Grade - Northbrook Middle School My Life in Sixth

Digital Graphics

K-2 Grade Division

• Third Place Margaret Watkins 2nd Grade - Frostwood Elementary School When I Held A Hummingbird
• Second Place Gwendolyn Beach and Pierce Kettler 2nd Grade - Rummel Creek Elementary School Lightning
• First Place Dev Patel 2nd Grade - Rummel Creek Elementary School New York

3-5 Grade Division

• Third Place Majd Soliman 5th Grade - Rummel Creek Elementary School Diary of a Wimpy Kid
• Second Place Madeleine Dawson 5th Grade - Rummel Creek Elementary School RCE 50
• First Place Anna Herrmann Rummel Creek Elementary School 50 Years of Fun

6-8 Grade Division

• Third Place Fabian Mendoza 8th Grade - Northbrook Middle School The Amazing Light
• Second Place Cortland Rawlinson 8th Grade - Spring Branch Middle School Untitled
• First Place Yuan Gao 8th Grade - Memorial Middle School Fairytale Reverie

9-12 Grade Division

• Third Place Daniel Rodriguez 12th Grade - Spring Woods High School The Quote With In
• Second Place Monica Davila 11th Grade - Northbrook High School CD Cover - Frustrations
• First Place Gloria Hernandez 11th Grade - Guthrie Center Stop Teen Abuse

Website

K-2 Grade Division

• Third Place Chris Nyambura 2nd Grade - Westwood Elementary School Dog Pound
• Second Place Adrian Payan 2nd Grade - Westwood Elementary School The Three Little Monsters
• First Place Logan Erfurdt 2nd Grade - Westwood Elementary School The Lucky Rabbit

3-5 Grade Division

• Third Place Eric Diaz, Jacob Mata, Jacob Lea-Espinal 5th Grade - Edgewood Elementary School 13 Colonies
• Second Place Alexander Bocanegra 5th Grade - Edgewood Elementary School Energy Transformations
• First Place Jake Spann and Dawson Finklea 5th Grade - Rummel Creek Elementary School A-Team

6-8 Grade Division

• Third Place Emmanuel Salas 8th Grade - Northbrook Middle School How-To Website
• Second Place Katie Lazarine, Jacqueline Media, Julia Perez 6th Grade - Northbrook Middle School Teen Advice
• First Place Luz Granados 6th Grade - Northbrook MS YES Prep

Special Award
Outstanding Student Owned Project

• Camille Asmus
• Olivia Cone
• Taylor Dixon
• Rob Espey
• Joseph Harp
• Adam Kral
• Caroline Latta
• Ana-Sofia Ruiz
• Meta Sapien
• Evelyn Silsby
• 5th Grade - Hunters Creek Elementary School The Cougar Times

Digital Video - Animation

K-2 Grade Division

• Third Place Dylan Hood 2nd Grade - Frostwood Elementary School Ancient Egypt
• Second Place Margaret Watkins 2nd Grade - Frostwood Elementary School Life Cycle of the Butterfly
• First Place Hannah Otness and Isabel Jakobsen 2nd Grade - Frostwood Elementary School Recycling

3-5 Grade Division

• Third Place Katherine Latiolais and Kirby Koster 5th Grade - Rummel Creek Elementary School Fig Pudding
• Second Place Audrey Crawford, Cameron Queal, Caroline Bruce, Caroline LaVern, Catherine Hastings 5th Grade - Wilchester Elementary School Watch Your Words
• First Place Ethan Kwon, Daniel Oh, Meggie Nop 5th Grade - Rummel Creek Elementary School My 13th Winter

6-8 Grade Division

• Third Place Emmanuel Salas 8th Grade - Northbrook Middle School Name Dropping
• Second Place Alyssa McNeil 6th Grade - Westchester Academy for International Studies The Winter Spring Became My One and Only Friend
• First Place Trent McCausey 8th Grade - Cornerstone Academy Anaconda

9-12 Grade Division

• Third Place Brandon Aldana 12th Grade - Northbrook High School Get A Job
• Second Place Lorelei Shannon 11th Grade - Spring Woods High School On The Ball
• First Place Paul Brastrom 10th Grade - Guthrie Center Silverware on the Weekends

Digital Video - Live Action

K-2 Grade Division

• Third Place Anastasia Rubio 2nd Grade - Frostwood Elementary School Our Class Guinea Pig
• Second Place Sam Trimble, Holden Taylor, Alex Choi 2nd Grade - Frostwood Elementary School Hoops4hope
• First Place Cole Coolidge, Max Landwermeyer, Erikson Pittman 2nd Grade - Frostwood Elementary School Welcome to Frostwood

3-5 Grade Division

• Third Place Greydon Fenn, AJ Francios, Kunyang Li, Patrick Smith 4th/5th Grade - Frostwood Elementary School Healthy Living
• Second Place Kassie Martin, Alyssa Luna, Frida Carbajal, Mary Bulnes 3rd Grade - Westwood Elementary School Saving the Dolphins
• First Place Dusty Cutler, Damian Arzate, Bria Singh, Alexandra Tristan, Amarys Gonzalez, Daniel Barrios, Susan Torres 3rd-5th Grade - Westwood Elementary School Ghost School

6-8 Grade Division

• Third Place Emmanuel Salas and Brain Truong 8th Grade - Northbrook Middle School How To Project
• Second Place Karen Suarez, Allison Mairena, Oscar Jimenez, April Infante 8th Grade - Northbrook Middle School How To Make A Perfect Cupcake
• First Place Esmeralda Rocha, Maria Godines, Sofia Hernandez 6th Grade - Northbrook Middle School Sky Partnership

9-12 Grade Division

• Third Place Niall Miner 11th Grade - Westchester Academy/Guthrie Center Life in Ink
• Second Place Valeria Dominguez and Grayson Blackburn 12th Grade - Memorial Middle School/Guthrie Center Life of Shoes
• First Place Michael Kim, Patrick Liou, Nathan Yoo, Jessica Lu, Yoolim Seo 9th Grade - Memorial HS and Stratford HS The One Never Seen

Best In Show

• Michael Kim, Patrick Liou, Nathan Yoo, Jessica Lu, Yoolim Seo 9th Grade - Memorial High School and Stratford High School The One Never Seen

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Landrum Lions Alumni Scholarships

Six former Landrum Middle School students who are graduating from Northbrook High School this week have been awarded the first-ever Landrum Lions Alumni Scholarships.

These new scholarships provide $500 to graduating seniors who are Landrum Middle School alumni as an incentive to help them pursue technical, community college, or university-level degrees.

“Spring Branch ISD and Landrum Middle School are focused on instilling in every student that they can successfully complete a technical certificate, a two-year degree, or four-year college or university degree. This district goal is known as T-2-4,” states the alumni scholarship committee. “With the help of generous donors including staff and community members, community agencies, and the scholarship committee, we were able to raise more than $3,000 to award to these deserving students,” the committee also said in a statement.

Scholarship recipients from Northbrook High School:

• Maria Mosqueda will attend the University of Houston, major in biology, and pursue a nursing career.
• Fernando Pachuca will attend Texas A&M University and major in biomedical engineering.
• Vicente Perez will attend the University of Houston, major in mathematics, and pursue a career in teaching.
• Franklin Quiroz will attend San Jacinto College and major in criminal justice.
• Cindy Ramos will attend Sam Houston State University, major in psychology, and be a doctor one day.
• Angela Perez will attend the University of Houston-Downtown, major in kinesiology, and pursue a career in teaching.

Members of the Landrum Lions Alumni Scholarship Committee were Michele Flores, Andres Bautista, Maricela Olivarez, Abigayl Flores and Yolanda Macias.

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Retirement Celebration

Staff members in the Spring Branch ISD Transportation held a celebration May 22 for bus drivers and bus assistants who will be retiring this year. Among retirements announced recently is the district Director of Transportation, Henry Behne.

Behne led the SBISD Transportation Department for the past 12 years. He has more than 20 years of experience in public school transportation and worked in Judson and Belton ISDs as director of transportation.

In addition to Behne, drivers and bus assistants who were photographed together recently were Francis and William Riske, Pamela Walker, Susan Manning, John Higginbotham, Janie Mondelli and Charles “Chuck” Warwick.

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Junior Architects: Michael G. Meyers Design Awards & Scholarships

Nine students enrolled in the Guthrie Center’s Architectural Design program won seven of 15 scholarships awarded for projects submitted as part of the Michael G. Meyers Design & Scholarship Competition. This design competition is sponsored each spring by the Houston Chapter of the American Institute of Architecture (AIA).

The Buffalo Bayou Partnership, as part of this year’s contest, was the client for the design project, called Re-inventing the Community Center. Students were asked to design a new community center on Houston’s eastside for the competition. Students have designed buildings ranging from a soccer stadium to a fire station in previous competitions.

District students honored in this competition with top awards are:

• Cecilia Zambrano (Guthrie/Memorial High) – 1st Place, Individual Entry: Cecilia won $1,200 and an $800 scholarship to the University of Houston Architectural Summer Discovery Program.
• Chance Hill (Guthrie/Memorial High) – 3rd Place, Individual Entry: Chance won $800 and an $800 scholarship to the University of Houston Architectural Summer Discovery Program.
• Darius Zacharakis/Walker Waughtal (Guthrie/Memorial High) – 3rd Place, Group Entry: Darius and Walker each won $800 and an $800 scholarship to the University of Houston Architectural Summer Discovery Program.

Five district students won Honorable Mentions in the AIA design competition:

• Marco Echavarria/Mason Arnold (Guthrie/Stratford High) – Best Use of the Silos
• Dakota Ransom (Guthrie/Stratford High) – Individual Entry
• Saul Lopez (Guthrie/Westchester Academy) – Best Building Model
• Holly Bohae Kim (Guthrie/Stratford High) – AIA Houston Director Favorite

District students were honored during a special presentation held April 26 at the Architecture Center Houston.

Guthrie Center students have submitted projects and won scholarships in the competition for 12 consecutive years. This year, students attended a design workshop sponsored by Kirksey Architectects. They were also invited to a guided tour involving the Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s planned building site. Guthrie students have used the project competition to complete portfolios for employment or admission to competitive university programs.

Over the past decade, students in this program have been accepted into well-rated architecture programs nationally, as well as overseas programs in France and Japan.

Judges this year for the AIA student competition were Susan Rogers, assistant professor in the UH College of Architecture; Anne Olson, Buffalo Bayou Partnership president; Ernesto Alfaro, with the urban planning and landscape architecture firm of SLA Studio Land; and Christian Sheridan, architect at Brave Architecture. Project sponsors donated more than $10,000 for student awards.

In addition, the University of Houston awarded scholarships to its Architectural Summer Discovery Program and the Architecture Center Houston Foundation gave lifetime membership awards.

Other sponsors were:

Platinum Members: Kirksey Architecture and Acuity Brands

Gold Members: Avadek Walkway Cover Systems and Canopies; Gensler Architects; HOK; E&C Engineers and Consultants

Silver Members: Lesco Architectural Lighting; Seeberger Architecture; DBR Engineering Consulants; Tandus Flooring; Forbo Flooring Systems; HFP Acoustical Consultants; Bihner Chen Engineering, Ltd.; Educators’ Depot, Inc.; Othon; RogersMoore Engineers, LLC; America Olean; Upchurch Kimbrough Co.; and ASA Dally Structural Engineering Architecture Program instructors are Sonia Greiner and Xavier Martinez.

The Guthrie Center offers three separate levels of Architectural Design classes to sophomores, juniors and seniors.

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Texas Science Association President

A Spring Branch ISD instructional specialist will begin duties soon as president of the Science Teachers Association of Texas (STAT). Donald Burken, SBISD instructional specialist in elementary science, is preparing to take the reins of the state association. His term begins on August 1. Burken has served as the group’s president-elect for the past year.

“As incoming president, I am very excited about next year. I’m thrilled to be able to continue working on behalf of all science teachers in Texas and to partner with exemplary representatives from this stellar organization,” he said in a statement. “It is my desire to increase membership, support all state science teachers through science communities and professional development opportunities, and bolster science education in our great state,” Burken also said.

Burken has served as the district’s elementary science instructional specialist for the past six years. Before that, he taught fifth grade at Treasure Forest Elementary for three years. From 1987 to 2003, he worked as a fifth-grade teacher and Title 1 coordinator for Houston ISD. STAT, which was founded in 1957, now represents about 6,000 members.

This nonprofit organization represents several educator groups, including elementary and secondary teachers, college educators, and supervisors of science.

The state organization keeps members informed about current trends in science education, and provides members with opportunities to view the latest technology, curriculum, materials and services.

Joining Burken in STAT’s executive leadership will be President-elect Melana Silva of Calallen ISD and Vice President Matthew Wells, who science department chair at Cypress Lakes High School.

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Career Day Speakers

A U.S. Congressman. A female firefighter. A cake decorator. Two local small business owners. A meteorologist. A cancer specialist. These are among the 30 Career Day adults who spoke to fifth-graders enrolled at Ridgecrest Elementary School during special presentations in April and May.

A visit in April by U.S. Congressman Ted Poe (R-Humble) kicked off the Career Day presentations. Congressman Poe met with the fifth-grade class in the library. The attendance boundaries of the school are part of Rep. Poe’s 2nd Congressional District.

He spoke to fifth-graders about his federal duties and personal interests. He is well known for his interest in Texas history. His advice for Spring Branch ISD students included the following: • Listen to your parents. “If you treat your mom badly, you will pay for it.”

• Don’t use alcohol, drugs or tobacco.
• Stay in school. “For some reason, too many boys quit school in ninth grade.”
• Be your best. Don’t be a loser. “Pick something that you really love to do when you pick a future profession.”

Congressman Poe is vice chairman of the House of Representative’s Immigration Subcommittee. In response to a question on immigration, he said: “There are a lot of things we have to fix because there is a lot in the current law that is broken.”

Many Ridgecrest students raised hands when asked by the congressman if they had any family members currently serving in the U.S. military. “Tell all of your family members, ‘Thank you!’ for their service,” he said proudly. In addition to Congressman Poe’s April visit, a Career Day was held at the campus on May 9 that attracted more than 30 speakers. Presenters included:

• KHOU TV-Channel 11 meteorologist Mario Gomez
• Lail’s Carpet Cleaning owner Harvey Lail
• Missouri City Police Dept. officer Daniel Monroy
•  M.D. Anderson Cancer Center specialist Dr. Victor De Leon
•  Lyondell Co. industrial firefighter Reynaldo Lopez
• R&M Service Co. Inc. project manager Kyle Hovarth
• Female Houston Fire Dept. firefighter Terri Salinas

On May 9, Channel 1’s Mario Gomez featured Ridgecrest Elementary and his school visit on his station’s 5 p.m. weather newscast. Ridgecrest Principal Trish Thomas said the Career Day was tied to learning and district goals. “Our students were so excited to see the possibilities of choices in careers and the educational steps needed to reach those possibilities.

The goal of Career Day was to have a wide variety of speakers aligned with Spring Branch ISD’s district goal of informing and preparing all students to reach their career goals,” she said.

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Elizabeth Brand Teacher Excellence Award

Two Spring Branch ISD secondary educators have been honored with this year’s Elizabeth Brand Teacher Excellence Award, which was presented recently by the Houston Association of Professional Landmen, or HAPL. Winners of the Elizabeth Brand Award are Memorial High Orchestra co-director Danielle Prontka and Stratford High physics teacher Tracey Jensen.

The two teachers were honored May 16 at a luncheon held at the Petroleum Club and hosted by the professional association. As honorees, HAPL presented both SBISD teachers with a check for $3,250. Both Prontka and Jensen also received a gift basket valued at about $2,000. It included gift cards, spa packages and a Moody Gardens family membership. In May, Prontka was named this year’s SBISD Secondary Teacher of the Year.

Jensen was one of the district’s Secondary Teacher of the Year finalists. To win the Elizabeth Brand Award, educators must display outstanding teaching performance and demonstrate all-around personal development at the secondary teaching level.

Elizabeth Brand taught in SBISD for a number of years before her death. A special award in her memory was started by her husband, who was active with HAPL and also was a member of its board of directors. This annual award is widely viewed as one of the region’s first such recognition programs.

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Simply Charming Art Car

A SPARK School Park Program official and a popular accessories and jewelry retailer addressed Spring Branch ISD Board of Trustees recently in praise of a Northbrook Middle School art project that led to several trophies in the recent Houston Art Car Parade.

Kathleen Ownby with the SPARK, School Park Program, and Patty Fadhouli with Charming Charlie, the women’s accessories and jewelry retailer, spoke at the May 20 Board of Trustees meeting. Ownby publicly praised the work of students and a Northbrook Middle art teacher, Stephanie Walton, who led students to decorate her first car, a 1997 Mitsubishi.

It was covered in beads from Charming Charlie to create an award-winning Art Car Parade entry. Walton displayed her trophies during the recent Board meeting.

The “Simply Charming Dragon Fly Car” created by Walton, her special needs and Art Club students, staff members and others, won second place as Best Youth Car and as the Best Daily Driver Car in the Art Car Parade held on May 11.

The fashion accessories retailer Charming Charlie donated colored beads and many damaged jewelry pieces, all of which were sorted and glued onto Walton’s donated car. The retailer has also worked with the SPARK program to create collages and other student art work out of damaged materials, including at several SBISD schools.

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Student Athletes Honored

More than 50 of the district’s top high school athletes were honored at the May 20 regular meeting of the Spring Branch ISD Board of Trustees. This meeting was held in Memorial High School’s auditorium so that all students and their families could be seated comfortably.

Memorial and Stratford high school students who qualified for state-level University Interscholastic League (UIL) competitions in either the 5A or 4A levels, respectively, were honored. SBISD Executive Director of Athletics Paige Hershey presented students to the Board of Trustees and discussed their remarkable 2012-13 achievements.

Memorial High School

Memorial High School Team Tennis students represent a group that has won regional championships four times, competed in Texas semifinalist play and been state finalists for the last three years.

Memorial High School Team Tennis: Seniors include Margot Cordova, Katy Davis (State Quarterfinalist, Mixed Doubles), Juan Fidalgo, Russel Frank, William Jou (State Champion, Boys Doubles), Paulina Lanzagorta, Sophie Macicek, Nova Nowamooz (State Quarterfinalist, Girls Doubles), Thomas Peco (State Finalist, Boys Doubles), Sebastian Perez, Brittany Ramesh, Grant Reichmann (State Champion, Boys Doubles), Mary Beth Schatzman, Kaitlyn Smith, Christian Vieira (State Finalist, Boys Doubles), and Nicholas Vieira.

Team Tennis juniors include Neik Khansari, Rod Khansari, Ciro Lampasas (State Quarterfinalist, Mixed Doubles), Austin Marks, Anna Nguyen, Nousha Nowamooz (State Quarterfinalist, Girls Doubles), Melissa Putterman, James Whitehead, Thomas Whitehead, and Courtney Wright.

Freshmen and sophomores on the Memorial Team Tennis are Dane Esses (State Semifinalist, Boys Singles), Maxwell Palmer, Quashi Philips, Candice Wright, Angela Zhang, Libby Bender, Tige Collins, Samuel Giammalva, Meredith Hughes, Miranda Ruzinsky, and Parker Siller.
Memorial High tennis coach is Budd Booth; assistant coach is Lee Ann Berk.

Memorial High Cross Country: Ninth-grader Khayla Patel (Ranks 31st in State Cross Country and 8th in 3,200 meter Track & Field) and senior Carlos Arias (Ranks 20th in State Cross Country) Vicki Bevan is Cross Country coordinator and head Girls Track coach.

The Memorial Mustang swimmers ranked 4th as a team this year and for the fourth straight year, this team finishes in the Top 10 inTexas.

Memorial High Swimming: Sophomore Alex Buscher (State Champion in 200 Freestyle, State Runner-up in 200 Medley Relay, 4th in 500 Free, and 5th in the 200 Freestyle Relay), Briana Burns (8th in 100 Breaststroke), Kelly Denkler (2nd in 200 Medley Relay, 5th in 200 Freestyle Relay), and Danielle Yoon (5th in 200 Individual Medley, 6th in 100 backstroke, 2nd in 200 Medley Relay, and 5th in 200 Freestyle Relay)

Team head coach is Jason Mauss; assistant coach is Brett Neal.

Stratford High School

Stratford High School Boys Cross-Country: Sophomore Austin Richard (24th in State Cross Country). This is Austin’s 2nd time to qualify for the state cross country meet. As a freshman, he finished 70th at state. Head coach is Tony Brillon. Stratford High Girls Track and Field: Senior Shamaujae Crockett (5th in State in Long Jump)

Head coach is Jason Reed.

Stratford High Boys Swim Team is now a two-time defending state champion.

The Girls Swim Team finished 7th in Texas at the 4A level.

Stratford High Swimming: Seniors include Taylor Cash (4th in 200 Freestyle Relay, Michael Miller (State Champion in 200 Individual Medley with a new 4A State Record, 100 Butterfly, and 400 Freestyle Relay with new State Record, and 2nd in 200 Medley Relay), Kyle Rathgeb (400 Freestyle Relay with new State Record, 2nd 200 Medley Relay, 5th 100 Backstroke, 6th 100 Freestyle), Cai Rohleder (400 Freestyle Relay with new State Record, 2nd 200 Medley Relay, 4th 200 Medley Relay), Alec Willrodt (400 Freestyle Relay with new State Record, State Champion 50 Freestyle, 2nd 100 Freestyle, 4th 200 Freestyle Relay).

Junior Stratford swimmers include Sam Cordova (2nd 200 Medley Relay and 4th 200 Freestyle Relay), Rachel McCleary (200 Freestyle Relay), Kaysey Weber (14th Individual Medley), and Leana Fautra (11th 50 Freestyle, 6th 200 Freestyle, 5th 400 Freestyle).

Stratford High sophomores are Erin Avary (5th 200 Medley Relay, 6th 200 Free Relay), Gaby Cruz (5th 200 Medley Relay), Courtney Jackson (6th 200 Free Relay), Kristen Peck (5th 200 Medley Relay, 5th 400 Free Relay), and Hannah Stuart (5th 200 Medley Relay, 5th 400 Free Relay).

Stratford’s Freshman swimmer is Erica Stephenson (5th in the 400 Freestyle Relay, 6th 200 Freestyle Relay, 11th 200 Freestyle.

Stratford varsity swimming coach is Mike Hoskovec; assistant coach is Jaime Denton.

Stratford High Tennis: State Quarterfinalists are junior Kaylin Kruseman and sophomore Josh Hollaway, both in Mixed Doubles; and senior Thomas Leyden and junior Nicholas Butler, both in Boys Doubles. Kaylin Kruseman competed at State for a third year in a row.

Stratford High Tennis coaches are Rory Frazee, varsity coach, and Tom Courson, assistant coach.

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Trustees sworn in and Board officers elected

Three newly elected Spring Branch ISD Board of Trustees members were sworn in Tuesday after results of the May 11 election were canvassed and then certified during a special meeting of the Board of Trustees. Board of Trustees officers were also elected for the year ahead during the May 21 special meeting.

Sworn in as Trustees after official canvass of the May 11 election were the following SBISD residents:

• Bob Stevenson, Position 5. Trustee Stevenson was unopposed in the May 11 election. He has served since 2010 and begins a second term.
• Pam Goodson, Position 6. Board of Trustees President Pam Goodson was unopposed. She has served since 2010 and begins a second term.
• Karen Peck, Position 7. This newly elected Trustee serves in the seat held by former Board Member Mike Falick, who has retired from the Board after serving three terms as a Trustee.

During their Special Meeting, Trustees also elected three officers in a series of unanimous votes. Pam Goodson was re-elected Board President; Trustee Chris Vierra was elected Vice President; and Wayne Schaper, Sr., will serve as Board of Trustees Secretary after re-election to that post. The seven members of the SBISD Board of Trustees are elected at-large to serve overlapping, three-year terms. Our Trustees serve without pay.

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