T 2 4 Success!!!

CONGRATULATIONS CHOIR!!

This past weekend, we had 14 singers who advanced from district auditions  participated in the Region 27 Region Choir Audition. All of our singers worked very hard and made SWHS Proud! Congratulations to the following singers who made the prestigious All-Region Choir! 
Tissani Robinson, Arlysse Ibarra, Jamie O'quinn, Stormy Torres, Iris Rodroguez, Steven Garcia, and Jose Bonilla. Eddie Victoria and Jasmin McClinton have been selected for the Honor Choir and SIX more (9th graders) will be selected this week. 
Jose Bonilla, Arly Reyna Ibarra, and Tissany Robinson will be advancing to Pre-Area, the penultimate audition to the Texas All-State Choir!! Way to go Tiger Choir! 

Scott Houston

Director of Choral Activities

Spring Woods High School

Chris Rice earns the National Speech & Debate Association All American!!!

Spring Woods High School is proud to announce that Chris Rice has been named a National Speech & Debate Association All American for the 2013-2014 academic year.  J. Scott Wunn of the National Speech & Debate Association states, "Only the top 25 national point leaders out of a field of more than 130,000 students members earn this coveted title".  Wunn goes on saying how Victoria Beard  is an "outstanding coach" by saying, "To have a student place among the very best students in Association is a tribute to your outstanding coaching and dedicated leadership".

Spring Woods High School congratulates Chris Rice and Mrs. Beard for their outstanding work!

Spring Woods High School's speech and debate program has also earned a recognition by the National Speech & Debate Association.  Spring Woods has earned points and degrees in the honor society of the National Speech & Debate Association based on competitive and service-related activities and is ranked among the top 5% of schools nationwide and has earned membership in the Association's prestigious 200 Club.  "This milestone is remarkable", says Wunn "because it demonstrates outstanding commitment to teaching students essential life skills - including communication, research, listening, writing and organization".

Spring Woods High Schools is proud to receive this honor!

Alumni Updates from U of H

Alumni Updates from University of Houston

Congratulations! The following college has recognized 2 of your former students for their achievements. Here is a summary of their achievements:

• University of Houston has recognized 1 of your alumni for graduating.

University of Houston has recognized 2 of your alumni for earning a spot on the Dean's List.

View Spring Woods High School's Merit Page

Spring Woods Debate Sweeps Again!

Spring Woods Debate Sweeps Again!

This past weekend at the Montgomery High School Speech and Debate Tournament, Spring Woods took 1st Place Sweepstakes again and earned another state qualification, making this 4 quals in 2 weeks. No other SBISD school has any state qualifications but Spring Woods!
Here is who made this happen:
In Prose Interp: Bram Sebio-Brundage placed 5th

In Poetry Interp: Enrique Urdiales placed 4th

In Dramatic Interp: Carlos Diaz placed 4th; Valentina Rombado placed 5th

In Humorous Interp: Valentina Rombado placed 2nd, Angel Rombado placed 4th and Bram Sebio-Brundage placed 5th

In Original Oratory: Christine Vo placed 2nd; Bharti Sharma placed 5th

In Foreign Extemporaneous Speakng: Christine Vo placed 2nd

In Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking: Travis Boyd placed 1st and has now qualified for state!
In Duo Interp: Rene Castillo/Angel Ramirez placed 2nd; Alejandra Aguilar/Enrique Urdiales placed 4th; Sheily Lopez/Mackenzie Young placed 6th
AND...

In Congressional Debate: Travis Boyd placed 1st; Christine Vo placed 2nd Alberto Ortiz placed 3rd; Jeremiah Menslage placed 4th and Jacob Frech placed 6th

GO TIGER DEBATE!

CONGRATULATIONS SPEECH AND DEBATE!!

CONGRATULATIONS SPEECH AND DEBATE!!

This past weekend at the Foster/Hastings Swing Speech and Debate tournament, Spring Woods swept the tournament by earning the most wins at both tourneys-1st place sweepstakes at Foster, 1st place sweepstakes in Individual Events at Hastings AND 1st place OVERALL for both tournaments! Spring Woods is also the 1st school to earn 3 qualifications in Spring Branch!
Here is who made this happen:
At Foster:
Angel Ramirez placed 3rd in Original Oratory

Christine Vo placed 5th in Original Oratory

Rene Castillo/Angel Ramirez placed 1st in Duo Interp

Karesha Bell placed 1st in Humorous Interp

Enrique Urdiales placed 4th in Humorous Interp

Travis Boyd placed 1st in Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking

Alberto Ortiz placed 6th in Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking

Karesha Bell placed 2nd in Poetry Interp

Carlos Diaz placed 6th in Poetry Interp

Christine Vo placed 4th in Congressional Debate

Alberto Ortiz placed 7th in Congressional Debate

Jeremiah Menslage placed 9th in Congressional Debate

Katie Koslan placed 14th in Congressional Debate
At Hastings:
Angel Ramirez placed 1st in Original Oratory and has now qualified for state!

Christine Vo placed 6th in Original Oratory

Rene Castillo/Angel Ramirez placed 1st in Duo Interp and have now qualified for state!

Christopher Rice/Carlos Diaz placed 2nd in Duo Interp

Valentina Rombado placed 5th in Dramatic Interp

Karesha Bell placed 1st in Humorous Interp and has now qualified for state!

Angel Ramirez placed 2nd in Humorous Interp

Karesha Bell palced 5th in Poetry Interp

GO SPRING WOODS SPEECH AND DEBATE!

Spring Branch ISD graduates are honored at Vietnamese-American luncheon

Photo cutline: Recent Spring Woods High School graduate Bao Tram Ma and  her high school counselor, Melissa Lynch, were photographed at the Youth Excellence Recognition Luncheon held Aug. 3 at the Kim Son Bellaire Ballroom.

Spring Branch ISD graduates are honored at Vietnamese-American luncheon

Four valedictorians from Spring Branch ISD high schools were honored recently during the Vietnamese-American Youth Excellence Recognition Luncheon held Aug. 3 at the Kim Son Bellaire Ballroom in southwest Houston.

The Vietnamese Culture and Science Association (VCSA) reports that it honored 28 regional high school valedictorians and salutatorians at the 18-year-old annual event.

SBISD student honorees included the following Class of 2014 valedictorians:

·         Alyssa Nguyen and David Pham of Westchester Academy for International Studies (WAIS)

·         Bao Tran Ma of Spring Woods High School

·         Matthew Nguyen of Memorial High School.

VSCA is a Houston-based national organization that encourages multi-generational and cross-cultural collaborations by encouraging civic participation in the mainstream and in Vietnamese-American communities.  

The recent luncheon featured an authentic Vietnamese cuisine, scholarship award presentations, cultural performances and a keynote address by Dr. Harry Dao Jr., who is an assistant professor in dermatology at the Baylor College of Medicine.

Numerous school district and elected civic officials were invited to the luncheon, which attracted 600 attendees, according to the organization.