COLLEGE & CAREER READY

SMSD UPCOMING EVENTS

ELEMENTARY GOALS

AT STAFFORD MSD,

STUDENTS BEGIN

THINKING ABOUT

COLLEGE & CAREER

GOALS VERY EARLY!

STAFFORD ALUMNI UPDATEStafford Police Officer Garza, a 2000 Stafford

High School graduate, grew up in Stafford

when "it was a little country town."

After working in the private sector for many

years, he decided to give back to the

community where he grew up....

He is proud to serve with the Stafford Police

Department.

CULINARY ARTS TO PARTICIPATE IN CLASSIC CHEVROLET CHILI COOKOFF

The Stafford Culinary Arts

Program will participate in

the Classic Chevrolet Chili

Cookoff from 4-8 p.m. on

Saturday, October 13 at the

Classic Dealership, on the

corner of U.S. 59 and U.S. 90-A.

STAFFORD ALUMNI UPDATE

WE ARE PROUD THAT TWO GRADUATES (DANIEL

PONCE & JUAN RAMIREZ) OF OUR STAFFORD MSD

COLLEGE & CAREER CENTER PROGRAM ARE

ACHIEVING SUCCESS WITH OUR COMMUNITY

PARTNER, HUNTING ENERGY SERVICES.

HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=FETMY

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2018 STATE OF SCHOOLS EVENT

Stafford MSD Superintendent Dr. Robert Bostic had the

opportunity to share the great news of SMSD student and

staff achievement, as well as the District's vision and

goals before 500+ people at the Fort Bend Chamber of

Commerce State of Schools Event on Wednesday

afternoon.

A big "Thank You" to the Stafford High Choir for performing

the National Anthem at the event.

COACH SAVANAH NAMED HOUSTON TEXANS HIGH SCHOOL COACH OF THE WEEK

Congratulations Stafford Athletic Director/Head Football Coach Ken

Savanah, who was named the Houston Texans Coach of the Week.

Coach Savanah was nominated by the Stafford Cobras Youth Football

Program.

...The Texans honor one coach every week. The organization will officially

recognize Coach Ken Savanah today and present him with a $2,500 grant

for the SHS Football Program.

At the end of the season, the Texans will select a High School Coach of the

Year and award that coach's program an additional $5,000 grant.

Prior to his time at Stafford, Coach Savanah was the longtime defensive

coordinator at Strake Jesuit in Houston.

A Houston native, Coach Savanah played football at Texas Southern

University.

STAFFORD BAND COMPETES AT LCISD

The Stafford High Marching Ban

competed Saturday at the Lamar

Marching Contest on Saturday.

The Mighty Spartan Band placed sixth

overall besting several 5A and 6A

programs. The Stafford band made a

first division and received best drum

majors and best soloist awards.

It was a great day for the Mighty

Spartan Band program!

...The next competition will be on

Saturday, Oct. 13 in Edna.

STAFFORD HOMECOMING GAME

2-2:30 p.m.

Homecoming Parade

5 p.m. Volleyball “Pink

Out” Game vs. Sealy

7 p.m. Football Game vs.

Houston Yates

TASB PRESENTATIONON FRIDAY, STAFFORD MSD BOARD

VICE PRESIDENT XAVIER HERRERA

BECAME THE FIRST SMSD TRUSTEE IN

MORE THAN 25 YEARS TO PRESENT IN

FRONT OF MORE THAN 300 PEOPLE.

THE PRESENTATION TOOK PLACE AT THE

LEADERSHIP TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF

SCHOOL BOARDS (TASB) CONFERENCE

IN AUSTIN.

STAFFORD NATIONAL NIGHT OUT

National Night Out

Stafford 2018 was a

great success!

Thank you to

everyone who

attended these

events throughout

Stafford!

STAFFORD DADS CLUB

Stafford MSD Board President Christopher

Caldwell Stafford Elementary Assistant Principal

Jeffery Williams, and Stafford City Council

Member Don Jones organized the first meeting of

the new Stafford Elementary School Dads Club last

week.

Jones, a former Principal in Stafford MSD, had a

Dads Club during his time with the District.

Caldwell has helped create one at the secondary

level.

The group is being revived to help SMSD fathers

become more involved in the District.

...If you're interested in joining, e-mail Mr. Williams

at jwilliams@staffordmsd.org

#THEGRID – THE FUTURE OF STAFFORDThe Stafford Municipal School District was proud to be part of

the groundbreaking ceremony for "The Grid," a new 192-acre

multi-purpose development located at Interstate 69/U.S.

Highway 59 & Airport Road at the former Texas Instruments

property.

It will include the first In-N-Out Burger location in the Houston

area, and a Pluckers restaurant, along with hotels, parks and

much more.

Several different governmental entities worked very hard to

make this project a reality.

Stafford MSD Superintendent Dr. Robert Bostic, Stafford MSD

Trustee Auturo Jackson and Stafford MSD Chief Financial

Officer Daniel Flores had a chance to be part of the ceremony.

Here is a video about The Grid:

https://experiencethegrid.com/

SMSD STUDENTS COMPETE IN FORT BEND FAIR

Stafford FFA students

showed animals in the

Fort Bend Fair earlier

this week, including

pigs, lambs and

steers.

STAFFORD COLLEGE FAIR

Stafford MSD hosted a College Fair on

Tuesday afternoon, and more than 40

colleges and universities were

represented -- including several Texas

Universities as well as Harvard, Alabama,

Kansas State, Portland State and more.

THANK YOU, OFFICER PERRYLast week was our bye week for Football &

Volleyball.

When the football team is playing, we always look

forward to seeing Officer Perry on the sidelines.

She is a former Stafford MSD student who now

serves as a School Resource Officer....

She's always there for the Spartans, whether the

game is in Stafford or out of town.

STAFFORD KICKSTART PROGRAMCONGRATULATION TO STAFFORD KICKSTART KIDS

INSTRUCTOR MASTER ROMMEL GARGOLES AND

STUDENTS IVAN GONZALEZ, JOSHUA SERVELLON AND

MIGUEL AVELLANEDA WHO ALL RECENTLY COMPETED

AT THE 2018 WKU NATIONALS AND USA TEAM TRIALS

IN EVANSVILLE, INDIANA.

ALL FOUR WON THEIR RESPECTIVE DIVISIONS AND

EARNED SPOTS ON THE 2018 US NATIONAL KARATE

TEAM THAT WILL BE COMPETING IN ATHENS, GREECE

AT THIS YEAR’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THE END

OF OCTOBER.

STUDENTS AGAINST BREAST CANCER EVENT – OCTOBER 13

Stafford MSD Board Vice President Xavier Herrera

made a $100 donation to the inaugural “Students

Against Breast Cancer” 5k Walk/Run Event, which will

take place next Saturday (October 13) at the Stafford

Athletic Complex.

VOLLEYBALL “PINK OUT” GAME

STAFFORD MSD ALUMNI UPDATE

CONGRATULATIONS TO 2018 STAFFORD

HIGH GRADUATE ALLIYAH WILLIAMS,

WHO IS PLAYING FOR THE KENTUCKY

STATE UNIVERSITY VOLLEYBALL TEAM

AS A TRUE FRESHMAN. WE WISH

WILLIAMS THE BEST OF LUCK THIS

WEEKEND IN A TOURNAMENT IN ALBANY,

GEORGIA.

CROSS COUNTRY TO COMPETE AT DISTRICTThe Stafford High Cross

Country Team

competed at the HBU

Meet on Thursday.

The Spartans will

compete at the District

Meet on Wednesday in

Brookshire.

STAFFORD MSD ALUMNI UPDATEBethany College junior defensive

lineman Elton Woodard, a 2016

Stafford High graduate, has had a

strong season for Bethany. He’s

studying Business Management.

Texas A&M sophomore wide receiver

Hezekiah Jones, a 2017 Stafford High

graduate, caught a career-high four

passes for 33 yards in a 24-17 win over

Arkansas last Saturday.

SMSD HAS THE WHOLE WORLD IN OUR HANDS!

#STAFFORDMSDPROUD

SUPER SENIOR 55+ BREAKFAST – OCT. 12

We would like to invite you to the

Stafford MSD Super Senior 55+ at

8:30 a.m Friday, October 12 at

Stafford High School.

Enjoy a delicious breakfast and

learn about our District.

2017-18 SMSD ANNUAL REPORT

• READ ABOUT THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE

STAFFORD MSD 2017-18 SCHOOL YEAR:

• HTTP://WWW.STAFFORDMSD.ORG/USERFILE

S/SERVERS/SERVER_895872/FILE/ABOUT/S

MSD2018ANNUALREPORT_REVISED%20PRO

OF%20071118.PDF

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

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:

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