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Travis Mission StatementIn partnership with home and community, it is our mission to create an environment of mutual respect and belonging in which we strive for excellence in both academic and extra-curricular programs.
William B. Travis High School11111 Harlem Rd.
Richmond, TX 77406Fort Bend ISD
Phone: 281.634.7000Fax: 281.634.7010
Hello Travis Tigers We are in our second month of the new semester and there are many exciting things happening on campus. We started the semester by watching history in the making with a school-wide viewing of the Inauguration of President Obama and Vice-President Biden. Along with Austin High School, Travis High School was represented at the events of the Inaugural Week as over 25 of our students and staff traveled to Washington D.C. to witness the event. We encourage you to come and see our sports teams and other extracurricular events which showcase the many talents of our Tigers. The boys’ and girls’ basketball teams are headed into the last half of their season and the soccer season is underway with both sports having high expectations to make district play-offs. Our softball, baseball and track teams will be starting their season shortly. Our Fine Arts Department showcased the many talents of our actors, singers and musicians with the musical production of “Bye Bye Birdie.” Academically, we are gearing up for all kinds of testing – Advanced Placement, PSAT, SAT, ACT and the state assessment - TAKS. Be looking for more information regarding these tests and schedules by accessing our school web site and listening to our call-out messages. In addition, we are preparing for the 2009-‘10 academic year. Course Selection Night was held on Feb. 3 in the Travis HS auditorium. Our counselors are also visiting the middle schools and Travis classrooms to assist students with the selection of classes for the ‘09-‘10 school year. We are in the beginning stages of preparing for Travis High School’s FIRST gradu-ating class. The Class of 2009 is scheduled to graduate at 9 a.m. on Sat., June 6 at the Toyota Center. We applaud this class not only for being the first to graduate, but for their show of leadership as they pave the way for all of the Travis community to enjoy the spirit and traditions that make the high school experience complete. In addition, the Class of 2009 will celebrate on May 23 with the FIRST Senior Prom to be held at the JW Marriott in the Galleria. More information on Class of 2009 events as well as other school-wide events can be found on the school website. We are proud of all the efforts of our Tiger students, parent organizations and staff, and we hope to see you at many of the upcoming events. Thank you for your continued support of Travis High School.
Sincerely, Karin Grisdale
Associate Principal
Administration
J.J. Kyle – Principal281-634-7004
Karin Grisdale – Associate Principal (Seniors)
281-634-7011Doug Thompson – Assistant Principal (A –G)
281-634-7082Bob Banks – Assistant Principal (H-O)
281-634-7080Kyle Lovetinsky – Assistant Principal (P-Z)
281-634-7081
Counselors:Ronald Monachello - Freshmen
281-634-7025Sophomores, Juniors And Seniors:
Tiffany Chaney (A- E)281-634-7018
Marci Nichols, Lead Counselor (F-J)281-634-7015
Jeanne Andrews (K-Q)281-634-7016
Crystal Collins (R-Z)281-634-7026
Registrar:Cynthia Charles281.634.7020
AttendanceTayma Sheffield281-634-7040
Nurse:Gabriella Lischau
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Pepperoni’s in Pecan Grove and New Territory will donate 20 percent of • sales to Pro Grad on the first and third Mondays of each month when you mention Travis Pro Grad. This includes dining in, pick up or delivery. La Cocina Restaurant on FM 359 in Richmond will be hosting Travis Pro Grad • night every Wednesday. Mention Travis Pro Grad when placing your order and a portion of the proceeds are donated to us. Chick-Fil-A sponsors Travis Pro Grad on the third Friday of the month from 4-10 • p.m. at their Greatwood location. Be sure to mention Travis Pro Grad.
Other businesses include:Christian Brothers Automotive in New Territory will donate 10 percent of your pretax bill • to Travis Pro Grad for work done at their shop. This includes maintenance and repairs, a/c, engine diagnosis, transmission service and repair and brakes, among other things. You must present a flyer at the time the work is done. The flyer is located on the Forms page of the Pro Grad website. Integrity Tire and Auto on Hwy 90 in Richmond has signed on as a new sponsor. They will donate 10 percent of the • cost of work done at their shop to Pro Grad. All you have to do is mention Travis Pro Grad when you take in your vehicle. If you give them your senior’s name, they can earn Tiger Tokens for this donation.Consign your gently used clothing to Under the Rainbow Children’s Boutique at 910 FM 359 in Richmond and 100 • percent of the profit will go to Travis Tiger Pro Grad. Travis Pro Grad now has a Randall’s number, so if you shop at Randall’s, please support us by stopping by the • courtesy booth to complete a Good Neighbor Form designating Travis Pro Grad to receive donations when you shop. The Travis Pro Grad number is 11887. Kroger will donate a portion of your purchases to Travis Pro Grad. The Kroger Plus Card Neighbor to Neighbor • form can be downloaded from the Travis Pro Grad website. Complete the form and take it to Kroger’s customer service booth when you shop.
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Spring May Bring Exam ExemptionsFor Students
Students who have a minimum grade of 80 in applicable courses and have met the minimum standards on their TAKS test (2100 scale score) may be exempt from semester exams this spring. Students may not have more than four absences in each class, and being tardy three times to a class will equal one absence (for exemption purposes only). Absences in school-sponsored activities or due to death in the immediate family are not counted in assessing eligibility for exemptions. Students can not have a removal to CAEP/DAEP/JJAEP and any outstanding fees or fines. Ninth graders are only exempt from English and math exams. Sophomores will be exempt English, math science and social studies exams. Juniors and seniors will be exempt from all exams. However, students eligible for exemptions may take one or more exams to improve their semester average. This is optional and initiated by the student or parent.
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Travis High School“Tiger Tales”
February 2009 Published Four Times Per Year
11111 Harlem Rd.Richmond, TX 77406
Issue # 2
Student Trainers Attend Workshop The Travis student athletic trainers attended the Greater Houston Athletic Trainers’ Society 22nd Annual Student Trainer Workshop on Jan. 10. In the taping competition, senior Jessica Zalewski finished fifth and junior Nicki Conte finished 10th. Travis was the only high school to have two students finish in the top 10.
(Front) Gabrille Williams and Jessica Zalewski, (middle) Sarah Afrondozo, Sydney McLin, Leah Bell, Nicki Conte, (back) Travis assistant trainer Michelle Hiett, Kellie Shotwell, Christian Ohuabunwa, E’real Woo-ten, Krystal Bennett, Elyce McAfee, Cameron Carr, Travis head athletic trainer Branson Roberts.
Juniors Urged To Take The SAT
The counseling department wants to remind parents that students should take the SAT during their junior year. The SAT is a measure of the critical thinking skills a student needs for academic success in col-lege. The test is offered seven times a year in the United States. The test takes 3 hours and 45 minutes and is divided into 10 sections. The SAT helps college admis-sions officers make fair and informed admissions decisions. Students may take the SAT as many times as they would like.
Dollar Grams HelpingTo Inform Students Of Available Scholarships
To provide scholarship information to juniors and seniors, the counseling department has developed the Dollar Gram sys-tem. Dollar Gram posters are hung in the commons area, the “A” hallway and stairwell 1. The Dollar Gram posters list various scholarships that are currently available, the dollar amounts of-fered, deadline dates and the web addresses. The Dollar Grams are updated and posted once a month in the same designated areas.
Chess Club The Chess Club meets 2:30-4:30 p.m. Mondays in Room P223. The team is gearing up for three tour-naments this semester. Dues are $5. For more information, contact David Householder at [email protected].
Speech and Debate Team Continuing The Tradition
The speech and debate students have been very busy this year. So far, three students have qualified for state – senior Kah Yangi, sophomore Nilita Kansra and junior Nabil Panjwani. This is the third year Travis has had students qualify for state. The speech and debate team hosted their first TFA tournament Dec. 12-13. It was a great success with 23 area teams attending. Ed Noll, speech and debate coach, received the Donus D. Roberts Quad Ruby Coaching Award from the National Forensic League.
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The Travis Media Team is tweeting and secrets are no longer safe with us. Find out the latest news about the good things at Travis High School by following the Travis Media Team on Twitter. You can follow the happenings online or you can sign up to receive breaking news text messages from the Travis Media Team. To sign up, visit http://twitter.com/travisme-diateam. You can read the late breaking news there or you can sign up for your own Twitter account and set your account to receive text messages as they are posted on the Twitter page. We can let you know about important deadlines, upcoming events and other good Travis Tiger news. The use of Twitter and other networking sites is a part of the Travis Media Team’s ongo-ing program to make use of various forms of technology to get information out to students and parents. Most professional media outlets are also exploring ways to incorporate this technology into their reader and viewer services to keep news consumers informed quickly and accurately.
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Boys’ Varsity BasketballFeb. 6......vs. Hightower ....... at Wheeler........ 4 p.m.Feb. 9......vs. Bush ................ at Wheeler........ 5:30 p.m.Feb. 14....vs. Austin.............. at Wheeler........ 1 p.m.Feb. 17....vs. Clements ......... at Wheeler ....... 7 p.m.
Girls’ Varsity BasketballFeb. 7 .....vs. Dulles.............. at Wheeler........ 4 p.m.Feb. 10....vs. Elkins .............. at Wheeler........ 5:30 p.m.Feb. 13....vs. Bush ................ at Wheeler........ 5:30 p.m.
Varsity Softball ScheduleFeb. 7..............Conroe/Willis ......at Conroe ...............9 a.m.Feb. 10............Westside ..............at Westside ...........3:30 p.m.Feb. 14............Magnolia West ....at Travis ................10:45 a.m.Feb. 17............Kempner ..............at Travis ................7 p.m.Feb. 24............Clements .............at Clements ...........7 p.m.Feb. 27............Marshall ..............at Travis ................7 p.m.Feb. 26/28 ......El Campo ...........at El Campo ..........tournamentMarch 3 ..........Hightower ...........at Hightower .........7 p.m.March 6 ..........Willowridge ........at Travis ................7 p.m.March 5/7 .......Seguin Tour. .......at Seguin ...............tournamentMarch 10 ........Austin ..................at Travis ................7 p.m.March 15-18 ...Nike Tour. ............Gulf Shores, Ala.March 24 ........Bush ....................at Travis ................7 p.m.March 27 ........Dulles ..................at Dulles ................7 p.m.March 28 ........Elkins ..................at Elkins ................7 p.m.March 31 ........Kempner ..............at Kempner ...........7 p.m.April 3 ............Clements .............at Travis ................7 p.m.April 7 ............Marshall ..............at Marshall ............7 p.m.April 9 ............Hightower ...........at Travis ................7 p.m.April 14 ..........Willowridge ........at Willowridge ......7 p.m.April 17 ..........Austin ..................at Austin ................7 p.m.April 21 ..........Elkins ..................at Travis ................7 p.m.April 24 ..........Bush ....................at Bush ..................7 p.m.
Bowling Team The Travis High School bowling team is currently ranked No. 4 in the district. The team practices Monday afternoons after school at the AMF Bowling Center in Stafford. They also participate in meets every other Thurs-day at the center against other Fort Bend ISD teams. For more information, contact Fred Krenek at [email protected] or James Porter at [email protected].
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Varsity Baseball ScheduleFeb. 9............... Katy/Langham .......................at Travis .............4 p.m./8 p.m.Feb. 15............. Cy Fair/Cinco .......................at Travis .............11 a.m./3 p.m.Feb. 17............. Cy Springs .............................at Cy Springs .....4:30 p.m.Feb. 20............. Stratford/Lamar Cons. ...........at Stratford .........6 p.m./8 p.m.Feb. 26-28 ....... Katy Tournament ...................TBA ...................TBAMarch 5-7 ........ Ewell Jackson Tournmanet ....TBA ...................TBAMarch 10 ......... Kempner ................................at Kempner ........7 p.m.March 12-14 .... Langham Round Robin .........TBA ...................TBAMarch 17 ......... Clements ................................at Travis .............7 p.m.March 19 ......... Hightower ..............................at Hightower ......7 p.m.March 20 ......... Austin ....................................at Austin .............7 p.m.March 24 ......... Elkins.....................................at Elkins .............7 p.m.March 27 ......... Marshall .................................at Travis .............7 p.m.March 31 ......... Willowridge ...........................at Willowridge ...7 p.m.April 3 ............. Bush.......................................at Travis .............7 p.m.April 4 ............. Kempner ................................at Travis .............2 p.m.April 7 ............. Clements ................................at Frankie ...........7 p.m.April 9 ............. Hightower ..............................at Travis .............7 p.m.April 14 ........... Austin ....................................at Travis .............7 p.m.April 17 ........... Dulles ....................................at Dulles .............7 p.m.April 18 ........... Elkins.....................................at Travis .............2 p.m.April 21 ........... Marshall .................................at Marshall .........7 p.m.April 24 ........... Willowridge ...........................at Travis .............7 p.m.May 1 .............. Bush.......................................at Bush ...............7 p.m.
Boys’ And Girls’ Varsity TrackFeb. 28..................Ranger Relays .................. at Terry High SchoolMarch 6 ................LCISD Relays .................. at Lamar Consolidated H.S.March 13 ..............Bubba Fifle Relays ........... at Cinco Ranch High SchoolMarch 27 ..............Cy-Fair Classic ................ at Cy-Ridge High SchoolApril 3 ..................Clements Track Meet ....... at Clements High SchoolApril 9 ..................FBISD Meet (boys only) . at Hall StadiumApril 13, 14, 16 ....District Meet .................... at Hall StadiumMay 1-2 ................Regional Meet .................. at Humble High SchoolMay 15-16 ............State Meet ........................ at University of Texas-Austin
Baseball Team Uses Different Sport To Raise Money
The baseball team hosted their first Travis Baseball Golf Tournament at Pecan Grove Country Club Jan. 19. More than 100 golfers participated. “I want to thank the parents involved in helping this event be so suc-cessful, especially Jennifer Prep-Warriner and Debbie Smith,” said coach Jody Albright. SPORTS
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Cheerleading Tryouts
Tryouts for the 2009-’10 cheerleading teams will be held in March. An informational parent meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 10 in the Austin High School auditorium. Tryout forms will be due by 2:30 p.m. Feb. 27. A clinic will be held from 3-5 p.m. March 4, 5, 6 and 9. Tryouts will take place at 4:30 p.m. March 10. For more information, contact Kristin Roden at [email protected].
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UIL Academic Students Excelling At Competition The UIL Academic students traveled to Seven Lakes Jan. 17 and received the following awards:
Jennifer Chew - fourth in Literary CriticismKah Yangni - third in Ready Writing Parth Upadayay - fifth in Computer Science Jose Ayala, Jackie Lin, Cindy Tran and Rizvan Chowdhury – first in Accounting (team)Rizvan Chowdhury - second in Accounting (individual)Jose Ayala – third in Accounting (individual)Jackie Lin - fifth in Accounting (individual)
Students will be competing Feb. 14 at Needville, Feb. 28 at Deer Park and March 7 at Stafford. The district UIL competition will be held at Hightower April 3-4.
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