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Santa Fe High School

Fall Semester

Newsletter

Issue Date

“We will inspire students to learn, grow, build relationships, and achieve success.” IN THIS ISSUE

It is hard to believe that we are nearing the end of our first semester of the 2017 – 18 school year. Your children have been very busy with course work, clubs, and organizations.

We began the school year with what seemed like a normal start to the year; fast paced and settling into what would become your students new school year routine. Then, our community was hit with the devastation of Hurricane Harvey. After taking two weeks to rest and repair our community, our students returned to school. In this newsletter, we will highlight some of the efforts of our students, teachers, and staff who collectively provided support for our community here in Santa Fe. It is amazing how much our small

community does for each other in times of need.

We quickly resumed the fast-paced life of high school and our students once again began to participate in academic and extracurricular activities on campus. We will highlight some of the events that have taken place on campus during the fall semester.

We are extremely grateful to be given the opportunity to educate your students and to provide your students with an environment in which they can grow academically while finding a place to belong. We wish you and your families a very enjoyable fall season. Best regards from all of us at Santa Fe High School!

SFHS Students of the Month

Each month, teachers & staff at SFHS vote on two senior students to be recognized as the students of the month. Congratulations students! October: Faith Blundell Tyler Ray November: Rebecca Carswell Trevor Green IN THIS ISSUE:

APES Recycling Clinical Students CTE Fine Arts Football Interact Club National Honor Society STUCO Events Students of the Month Veterans Day Ceremony Volleyball

Dear Parents and Guardians,

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Pictures provided by Sandi Bicknell

Sandi Bicknell, Coordinator of Student Activities, has kept our Student Council members busy during the fall semester:

Senior Sunrise took place on September 21st! This was our first big senior year kick off! We had over 100 seniors show up for tacos, music, and memories. Stay tuned for Senior Sunset in the spring.

STUCO Student Council

Texas Tough: Student Council sold over 700 shirts during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. The proceeds from STUCO’s Texas Tough shirt sales went to local families affected by flooding.

Our First Outdoor Pep-Rally: Hurricane Harvey may have moved the location of our fist pep-rally from the traditional location of the main gym due to damage, but it definitely did not dampen our spirits. The Joust Battle was hands down a crowd favorite. Coach Taylor and Coach Wulf took home the first faculty victory of the year, crushing fellow opponents Mr. Harms and Coach Whittington. #aloha

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Pictures provided by Sandi Bicknell

Every year, we welcome our new freshmen to Santa Fe High School with a day we lovingly call, “Fish Camp”. Returning upper classmen

welcome our incoming freshmen and give them real advice on how to “survive”

their first year in high school. Freshmen receive their schedule, learn about

the Student Code of Conduct, meet members of clubs and organizations on campus, learn how to find

their classes, and most importantly, they get to

have fun at the Luau in the cafeteria!

STUCO Student Council

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Pictures provided by the SFHS yearbook team and Gunnar Tietge.

FINE ARTS

SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT

Our fine arts department has been busy this semester.

Band keeps the spirit

momentum moving at all of our football games, pep-rallies, and during our homecoming activities. Big thanks to our band for helping during the Veterans Day Ceremony.

Upcoming dates for band: December 2nd – Santa Fe Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting

December 14 – Santa Fe Band Holiday Concert at Runge Park featuring all four middle schools. Weather backup date is the 15th.

Santa Fe High School’s

choir organization has

had many good things happen this fall semester.

On October 12th, the SFHS & SFJH choirs combined for their fall show – “A Night On Broadway”. It was a spectacular show and around 500 people were in attendance in the audience!

On October 21st, some of the SFHS Choir students participated in the Region 17 – Region auditions. 9 students were able to secure a spot in the All-Region Choir Concert on November 11th that was hosted by Santa Fe in the auditorium. It

was a phenomenal concert featuring three different choirs.

Upcoming dates for choir:

December 7th – Christmas Cluster Concert featuring all choirs from RJ, Kubacak, SFJH, SFHS, and the theatre program at 7PM.

The theatre

department began presenting The Tempest on Friday, November 3rd with a private showing to our entire student body!

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Interact club member; Annabelle O’Day presents the club’s contributions at the Veterans Day Ceremony.

Mrs. Charmaine Mantooth leads the SFHS Interact Club and with the help of the club’s members, they have helped our community in the following ways:

Raised $1700 for Harvey Victims. Collected items to send our troops (Treats for Troops). Volunteered at the Heritage Festival. The will be helping the Rotary Club run its Thanksgiving Food drive on

November 18th. Purchasing Christmas presents for community families in need. Upcoming spring semester events include helping with Special Olympics,

Beach Clean-up, and visiting a nursing home on Valentine's Day.

Picture provided by Candice Crumby.

Picture provided by Amy Hoff.

Picture provided by the SFHS yearbook team.

Every two weeks, Ms. Crumby’s AP Environmental Science (APES) students collect the recyclable

paper around campus. Her students collect the paper, measure the quantity, and dump the paper into the receptacle outdoors. This encourages citizenship and brings awareness to reducing the amount of paper that ends up in landfills. Much of the APES curriculum is designed to bring notice to resources that are renewable.

Ms. Amy Hoff, coordinator of NHS at SFHS, would like to congratulate the new members inducted into the Ruth Young

Chapter of the National Honor Society. On Monday, November 6th,

NHS inducted 42 new members of qualifying 10th – 12th graders.

Also in NHS news, the National Honor Society holds two blood drives annually to support our local hospitals in the Galveston County area.

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Career and Technical Education Program

At Santa Fe High School, we offer approximately 70 Career and Technical

Education classes ranging from business and computer science classes to small

animal management classes. Our students are able to obtain

approximately 15 CTE certifications that will assist them in obtaining the skills

necessary to perform specific job functions and to potentially obtain jobs

upon graduation from SFHS. Throughout the 2017 year, out students have obtained 40 certifications! Way to

go SFHS CTE students!!!

Clinical Rotation Students Ms. Lacey Glover’s clinical rotation students began their rotations at the University of Texas Medical Branch Hospital on October 2nd. These students plan to enter the medical field upon graduation from Santa Fe High School. Several of the rotation students will go on to earn their Certified Nursing Assistant Certification by the time they graduate from SFHS.

AV

Production

Picture provided by Lacey Glover.

Picture provided by Karen Vaughn.

Our AV Production students helped to create Lego Sets to be donated as Christmas presents for families in our community.

Clockwise: Brittean Davis, Luis Cabrera-Pinto, Trevor Landry, Wesley Hill, Shayne Meade.

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Pictures provided by the SFHS yearbook team.

Freshmen 12-3 overall Junior Varsity 13-2 overall Varsity 21-13 overall Regional Quarter Finalists

Freshmen 6-2 overall 2nd in District Junior Varsity 4-5 overall Varsity 6-3 overall 5th in district

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Pictures provided by the SFHS yearbook team.

On Friday, November 10th, Santa Fe High School hosted their annual Veterans Day Ceremony to honor our community veterans. It is an honor to be able to host this event. Special thanks from the Veterans Day Ceremony Coordinator, Mrs. Karlee Custer, to the VFW Post 5400, the Santa Fe HS Band, SFHS Bel Canto Choir, and our guest speaker Chris Wheeler for helping to make our ceremony special. If you or someone you know in the community is a veteran of the armed forces, please join us next year!

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Pictures provided by Donnita Bankston.

1. Katy Estep Breed Champion Duroc and Supreme Reserve Grand Champion @ I'm In It 2 Win It series, Oct 28, 2017

2. Kastin Wilde, Breed Champion @ I’m In It 2 Win It series, Oct 28, 2017 3. Kastin Wilde, Third in class, Dallas State Fair 4. Kaylee Ginn, Third in class, Dallas Sate Fair 5. Hannah Cole, ORB Class Champion, Heart of Texas Fair 6. Katy Estep, 1st in Ring A & B and Breed champion. I'm in it 2 Win It., Aug 19, 2017

The FFA students at SFHS not only have

the task of keeping up with their grades &

attendance, but also maintaining one – sometimes two to

three animals! These students’ dedication to

their program is impressive!