COLLEGE & CAREER READY

SMSD UPCOMING EVENTSOctober 24 Homecoming Tailgate & Pep Rally, 4:45 p.m.

October 25 Homecoming Parade, 1 p.m.

October 25 Football vs. Furr (Homecoming Game), 7 p.m.

November 4 SMSD Education Foundation Golf Tournament

November 8 Super Senior 55+ Breakfast, 8:30 a.m.

November 8 Stafford Girls Basketball Opener vs. KIPP Academy

November 8 Football Regular Season Finale vs. Worthing (Cheer Night), 7 p.m.

November 11 Stafford High School Veterans Day Program

November 11 Veterans Day Luncheon, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

November 11 November Board Meeting, 6:30 p.m.

November 13 Eighth Grade Students visit the University of Houston

November 25-29 Thanksgiving Break, District is Closed

HOMECOMING WEEK

Stafford High

students

participated in

various theme days,

including “Time

Travel Tuesday” and

“Who Am I?

Wednesday” during

Homecoming Week!

STAFFORD GRAD MONTEZ LIVING THE DREAM WITH THE HOUSTON ASTROS

In what he described as a “dream come true”, Stafford MSD Class of

2008 graduate Justin Montez is the second-most important Justin in

the Houston Astros organization.

Like the rest of us, Montez enjoyed the Astros’ 2017 World Series

Championship as a lifelong loyal fan.

In January, the Astros hired Montez in their IT Department.

“Working with the team, I have gained a new appreciation,” Montez

said. “It’s a complete honor to be part of it. We are here from 8 a.m.

until after the game, to get the stadium going, and it all pays off.”

Montez’ dear friend was the late, great Stafford High head baseball

coach Michael Mesa. They graduated from SHS together in May 2008.

Montez is the co-founder of the non-profit, Mission4Mike, which works

to ensure that Coach Mesa’s legacy lives on.

DR. PATTON NAMED DIRECTOR OF FEDERAL & STATE PROGRAMS

WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO JOIN US IN WELCOMING DR. MARGARET PATTON, STAFFORD MSD’S NEW

DIRECTOR OF FEDERAL AND STATE PROGRAMS.

IN THIS ROLE, DR. PATTON WILL OVERSEE THE DISTRICT’S SPECIAL EDUCATION AND TITLE I PROGRAMS.

“MY PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND OF 29 YEARS IN PUBLIC EDUCATION HAS ALWAYS BEEN

INTERTWINED WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION AND TITLE I,” DR. PATTON SAID.

A FORMER PRINCIPAL IN BOTH FORT BEND ISD AND LAMAR CISD, DR. PATTON HAS ALSO WORKED WITH

TEXAS TEACHERS, AN ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS THROUGHOUT THE

STATE.

SHE EARNED A BACHELOR’S AND A MASTER’S DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE

AND A DOCTORATE IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP & ADMINISTRATION FROM PRAIRIE VIEW A&M

UNIVERSITY.

“WE WANT TO HAVE THE BEST SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM IN THE COUNTRY,” PATTON SAID. “I LOVE

THE VIBE OF THE (SMSD) TEACHERS WANTING TO WORK HARD AND HELP THE KIDS.”

JACI & CHACIAs part of Homecoming Week's

"Who Am I? Wednesday.", Stafford

High senior Chaci Bush --

President of the Superintendent's

Student Advisory Council (SSAC) --

dressed up as her mother,

Stafford MSD Director Operations

Jaci Phenix!

SCHOOL BUS SAFETY WEEKAs part of School Bus Safety

Week, we would like to thank all

of our Stafford MSD

Transportation Employees,

including the ladies in the

photo to the right.

They drove the buses to

Navasota, almost two hours

away from Stafford, last Friday.

SHS STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN AT&T TECHNOLOGY DAY

The future is all about all about

STEM – Science, Technology,

Engineering, and Math. That’s why

HACEMOS, AT&T’s Hispanic/Latino

employee resource group, is

introducing students to STEM

during their 20th annual High

Technology Day last Thursday.

GORKA SCHOLARSHIP BBQ ON SATURDAY

STAFFORD HS VETERANS DAY LUNCHEON

Stafford High School Army JROTC will honor all

Veterans in the community at a luncheon in

their honor on Monday, November 11, from 11:30

a.m. until 1:30 p.m. at 1625 Staffordshire Road,

Stafford, Texas 77477.

Please RSVP your attendance to Major Yulanda

Glutz at 281-208-6142 by Friday, October 25.

Should you have any additional questions do

not hesitate to call and we hope to see you

there!

STAFFORD FOOTBALL TO HOST FURR FOR HOMECOMING

The Stafford High Football Team (2-5, 2-1) will

host Houston Furr (3-4, 2-1) at 7 p.m. Friday in

its annual Homecoming Game.

The Spartans have won four of their past five

Homecoming Games, including last season’s

victory over Houston Yates.

Stafford can move a step closer to the

playoffs with a victory on Friday.

SMSD EDUCATION FOUNDATION GOLF TOURNAMENT

The Stafford MSD Education

Foundation is hosting a Golf

Tournament on Monday, November

4.

If you are interested in

participating, please contact

Cherise Roberts at

croberts@staffordmsd.org

STAFFORD CULINARY STUDENTS HONORED AT CLASSIC CHEVROLET CHILI COOKOFF

Congratulations to the Stafford Culinary Arts students who

won awards in the Baking Competition on Saturday night at

the Classic Chevrolet Chili Cookoff in Sugar Land.

STAFFORD CULINARY ARTS PROGRAM

The Stafford Culinary Arts Program

has grown considerably since it

started a few years ago.

Thank you, SMETV, for featuring the

program!

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

=WPxyOYA5Bj8

FFA STUDENTS EXCEL AT LONGHORN SHOWMembers of the Stafford FFA Longhorn Team

competed in the STLA show in scenic Llano,

Texas.

They were Sarah Buentello, Alexis (LuLu)

Buentello and Gabriella Pedraza. It was a

excellent show:

Gabriella Pedraza — First in Class with Mini-

Longhorn “Babyface Nelson”

Sarah Buentello — Third in Class with her

longhorn “Bubbles “

Alexis Buentello (Lulu) — finished fourth with

her Longhorn “Faith”. Second with her Longhorn

“Red”,and pulled off a reserved grand champion,

and reserved grand champion overall with

“Red”.

SHS FOOTBALL PLAYERS VOLUNTEER AT DEPELCHIN DAY OF CARING

Stafford High Football Players were up bright

and early on Saturday morning to participate

in "DePelchin Day of Caring" in Houston.

While there, they had the opportunity to meet

Johnny Roland, a former Pro Bowler with the St.

Louis Football Cardinals who later won a Super

Bowl as the running backs coach for the late,

great Walter Payton and the Chicago Bears.

TEXAS WILDLIFE ASSOCIATION PRESENTS AT STAFFORD ELEMENTARY

We appreciate Adrienne

Paquette, with the Texas

Wildlife Association, visiting

Stafford Elementary School

today to speak with students

about Texas animals and their

respective habitats!

ROBOTICS STUDENTS IN MR. JOSEPH’S CLASS

STAFFORD MSD ALUMNI UPDATE

Texas A&M freshman Rex Hoffman, who

graduated in the Top 10 percent of the

Senior Class at Stafford MSD last May,

made the short drive southeast to root

on the Spartans at Navasota.

Hoffman is a member of the Texas A&M

Corps of Cadets and performs with the

Band during home football games at

Kyle Field in College Station.

KPRC REPORTER TAISHA WALKER READS TO STAFFORD ELEMENTARY STUDENTS

Houston Channel 2 reporter Taisha

Walker spends most of her time covering

news and features throughout Greater

Houston.

On Thursday morning, she told us that

reading to Elementary students, such as

this group of Stafford Elementary

Kindergartners, is "the highlight of her

day."

SHS TEACHER DRESSES UP AS ELSA FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS

Thank you to Stafford

High Dance

Teacher/Stafford

Sensations sponsor

Shannon Heath, who

dressed up as Elsa from

"Frozen" for our Stafford

Elementary students

earlier this week.

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON EVENT

Every college at UH will be represented at the

October 29th event (i.e., Bauer College of Business,

Cullen College of Engineering, College of Education,

etc.) There will also be representation from other

areas on campus such as Housing, Financial Aid, and

a host of others. It is a great opportunity for

students and their parents to get all information

pertaining to UH. Registration link:

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx

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KICKSTART KIDS EXCEL IN AUSTRIA

Congratulations to Master Rommel

Gargoles and Stafford Kickstart Kids

students Ivan Gonzalez, Joshua Servellon,

Samuel Beltran and Miguel Avellaneda who

recently competed at the 2019 WKU World

Championships in Bregenz, Austria.

There were 39 countries and almost 2,000

competitors at this year's World

Championships. The group won 8 Gold

Medals, 8 Silver Medals and 8 Bronze

Medals.

STAFFORD THEATRE TO HOST “GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE”

The Stafford High Theatre Department’s show, "Ghosts in the

Machine” is ongoing.

Tickets are $5 and must be purchases in advanced from a Mr.

Blake Weir. Contact him at bweir@staffordmsd.org The show

will be on Oct. 26 at 2 p.m. and Oct. 28 at 7 p.m.

Performances will be in the Theatre black box that can be

located through the high school courtyard. Come out and

support the Theatre students!

Here is a video about Stafford Theatre Teacher Blake Weir, a

former SMSD student.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqbrIKsj2KU

NO BAKE CAKE PROJECT

STAFFORD HIGH SCHOOL LIFE SKILLS STUDENTS

WERE GIVEN A VISUAL RECIPE AND COMPREHENSION

WORKSHEET FOR THE NO BAKE CAKE ACTIVITY

(MICROWAVE CAKE). THIS ACTIVITY IS A FUN,

MOTIVATING AND GREAT FOR LANGUAGE

DEVELOPMENT, SEQUENCING, FINE MOTOR SKILLS,

READING, AND FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS. HANDS-ON-

INTERACTIONS WITH MEASURING CUPS AND SPOONS

WERE USED AS MANIPULATIVES.

STAFFORD BAND SCORES ALL 1S AT UIL COMPETITION

The Stafford High Mighty

Spartan Marching Band

scored all 1s at its UIL

Competition last Saturday in

Ganado!

STAFFORD, NAVASOTA EXPRESS GOODWILL

Opponents on the field of

competition, members of

the Stafford High

Sensations Dance Team

and the Navasota High

Dance Team express

mutual respect and

friendship during last

Friday’s game!

SHS SENIORS RAISE AWARENESS FOR MENTAL HEALTH

STAFFORD HIGH SENIORS ZARIYA HORNE AND BLAISE MAYBERRY WANTED TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON

CAMPUS. AFTER VISITING WITH STAFFORD HIGH SENIOR CLASS PRESIDENT IAN BOYD, HORNE AND

MAYBERRY DECIDED TO START A “MENTAL HEALTH COMMITTEE.”

HORNE READS UPLIFTING, EMPOWERING QUOTES DURING THE STAFFORD HIGH MORNING ANNOUNCEMENTS,

AND TOGETHER, THEY CREATE POSTERS DESIGNED TO MAKE THEIR CLASSMATES FEEL BETTER ABOUT

THEMSELVES.

THEY BRING ATTENTION TO ANY MENTAL HEALTH-RELATED AWARENESS DAYS, SUCH AS DEPRESSION,

ANXIETY, ETC AND DISTRIBUTE RIBBONS, SO THEIR CLASSMATES ARE MORE INFORMED ABOUT IT.

BOTH HORNE AND MAYBERRY PLAN TO ATTEND THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON NEXT FALL. THEY’RE ALREADY

WORKING TO ENSURE THAT THE CLASS OF 2021 AND BEYOND CONTINUES THEIR EFFORTS TO INFORM THEIR

CLASSMATES ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH.

HOUSTON CHRONICLE HIGHLIGHTS STAFFORD MSD BOND PROJECTS

• HTTPS://WWW.CHRON.COM/NEIGHBORH

OOD/SUGARLAND/NEWS/ARTICLE/STAFF

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The 2017 Bond was

the largest

investment in K-12

education in

Stafford's history.

Here's more good

news! The project is

on schedule and

under budget!

SMSD CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS…

Stafford High senior Josh Babineaux had an

opportunity to take a photo of the progress that has

been made on the construction of the new Stafford

Middle School (right), set to open in August, and the

new Stafford MSD Administration Building (left), set to

open in May.

SPARTAN SPORTS CENTRAL-OCTOBER

HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/EJRF7PRCKJC

We catch up with Stafford Head Football

Coach Ken Savanah and Stafford Head

Volleyball Coach Ivana Ellas. The Player

Profile – Stafford High’s Karera Twins!

SMSD ADDS SHAREIT APPWE HAVE EXCITING NEWS THAT WE’VE RECENTLY IMPLEMENTED SHAREIT, AN

ANONYMOUS REPORTING PLATFORM FOR OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY!

MANY SCHOOLS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ARE IMPLEMENTING ANONYMOUS

REPORTING TOOLS AS A WAY TO CONNECT WITH STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY

MEMBERS WHO MAY BE FEARFUL OF SPEAKING UP OR FEEL LIKE THEY AREN’T ABLE TO

USE THEIR VOICE ON A PUBLIC PLATFORM.

WE CHOSE SHAREIT OVER OTHER ANONYMOUS REPORTING TOOLS BECAUSE IT

ALLOWS COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SUBMIT NOT JUST THE ISSUES AND CONCERNS

THEY HAVE, BUT ALSO THE GOOD THINGS THAT THEY SEE HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOL

COMMUNITY.

WE BELIEVE THIS SUPPORTS OUR HOLISTIC APPROACH TO BUILDING A SAFER

SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT FOR EVERYONE. WE WELCOME YOU TO GET INVOLVED AND

SUBMIT WHAT YOU’RE SEEING, HEARING OR FEELING - WHETHER IT BE GOOD, BAD OR

SAD. THE SHAREIT WIDGET CAN BE FOUND ON THE HOME PAGE OF THE SCHOOL

WEBSITE IN THE LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER. WWW.STAFFORDMSD.ORG

FOLLOW STAFFORD MSD ON INSTAGRAM

Stafford MSD

is now on

Instagram.

You can follow

us

@staffordmsd

SMSD’S EXTENDED DAY PROGRAMFrom Sunrise to Sunset, Stafford MSD's Extended Day Program is

the best in the land! It opens at 6 a.m. and closes at 6 p.m.

It is only $175 per month (Before & After School), or $50 per

month (Mornings only) and $125 per month (Afternoons only).

Included in that cost are Piano lessons from Dr. Errold Mills, a

Music Professor at Rice University, and Cycling Classes with

nationally-competitive cyclist and Stafford Elementary Physical

Education Teacher Carl Jones.

...Other Programs Offered:

Arts & Crafts

Cooking

Dancing

Tutoring (Reading & Math)

Soccer

Story Time

Homework Assistance

If you are interested in joining this program, contact Extended

Day Director Bernadette Lockett at blockett@staffordmsd.org

It is another great benefit of attending the ONLY Municipal

School District in Texas.

Here is a video about the Extended Day Program:

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

STAFFORD MSD IS STEM-FOCUSED• STAFFORD MSD IS ALREADY A LEADER IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY,

ENGINEERING & MATH (STEM). THANKS TO THE 2017 BOND, WE ARE

ABOUT TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER LEVEL.

• WE WILL BECOME THE ONLY CAMPUS IN FORT BEND COUNTY TO HAVE A

STEM MAGNET FOR GRADES 3-THROUGH-12.

• HERE IS THE VIDEO:

• HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=YIHCLSVJUXW

STAFFORD BAND INVITED TO PERFORM AT SUGAR BOWL

Congratulations to the Stafford High Band!

They have been selected to perform at the

2020 Sugar Bowl on New Year's Day 2020 in

New Orleans.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuVo2Dk

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"This is one of the best things that ever

happened to the program," Stafford Fine Arts

Director/Band Director Rod Rodriguez said.

...The Marching Spartans are currently raising

money to ensure that the entire band can

make the trip to New Orleans. Here is the link:

https://fundly.com/help-stafford-band-

go-to-the-sugar-bowl

VISIT OUR ARCHIVESDID YOU MISS A PREVIOUS COMMUNITY

UPDATE?

WE HAVE ARCHIVES OF COMMUNITY UPDATES

ON THE STAFFORD MSD WEBSITE.

CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO FIND THEM:

HTTP://WWW.STAFFORDMSD.ORG/A_B_O_U_T_U

_S/COMMUNITY_UPDATES

SMSD FACEBOOK PAGE REACHES 4,643 FOLLOWERS

The Stafford MSD

Facebook Page reached

4,643 followers this week.

The page’s growth has

allowed the District to

promote awareness of our

student and staff

accomplishments.