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Meagan Colorado: Lighting Up Her Social Circles

Drop a pebble into a pool of water and what happens? The ripples roll out from the center, ever expanding until natural forces slow or stop them. Now picture Meagan Colorado as the pebble, and...

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Xsana Yusef: Handling Adversity With Aplomb

Xsana Yusef is posing for photos in front of the library on the Spring Woods High School campus when a passing classmate calls out to her.“You’re beautiful, Xsana!”Xsana smiles – a modest, humble,...

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Ahmad Soussi: Capitalizing On an International Perspective

While most Americans were watching the 2012 events in Benghazi, Libya, unfold on the evening news, Westchester Academy for International Studies senior Ahmad Soussi had a front-row seat. Though he was...

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Alejandro Vazquez Martinez: Out to Change the World

Alex Vazquez plans to take Northbrook High School Principal Randolph Adami’s job – or one like it – one day. That wasn’t always the case. At one time, he wanted to be an architect. Then he met his...

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Herasmo Castillo: Keeping His Eye on the Ball

Herasmo Castillo carries himself like an athlete and speaks with the quiet confidence of a young man who is going places. In the near future, that place will be Texas A&M University—Corpus Christi...

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Paloma June: A Citizen of the World

Lucille Ball once said that “If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it.”At Westchester Academy for International Studies, that would be senior Paloma June.Here are a few things she’s...

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CTE Awards 2017 Scholarships

CTE scholarship winners are (from left): Diego Valdovinos, Alec Miller, Meaghan Pansacola, Taylor Gee, Rodrigo De La Torre, Ashley Joiner, Brice Reardon, Henry Wilhelm, Alexis Bennett, Lin To,...

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Memorial High Grad Picked for Selective Program

William “Ryan” Caesar is likely the first Spring Branch ISD graduate ever admitted to Oxford University as an undergraduate. A rich learning journey begins for him soon, but Ryan doesn’t allow...

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Focused on West Point

There is a back story to the Army T-shirt that Memorial High graduate Krys Kyle wears proudly today.If you had asked Krys two years ago what West Point means to him, he might have given you a blank...

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Soft Spoken ‘Ms. Kathy’ a Strong Presence for Mentees

SBISD mentor Kathy Plugge with mentee Tira.Lunch hours on Tuesdays are busy for SpringBoard Mentor Kathy Plugge.She first visits her fourth-grade mentee at Nottingham Elementary, then drives over to...

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SBISD Hosts Upcoming Meet and Greet for Teachers and Support Staff

Register today for SBISD's upcoming Meet and Greet.Who:Teachers and support staffWhat:To provide an opportunity for teachers (classroom, special education, counselors and librarians) and support staff...

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Sofia Isart Loves Helping Others

Memorial High grad Gladys “Sofia” Isart is so sunny and bright one of her favorite campus teachers wrote about how Sofia changed her life rather than vice versa.Writes Sherri Boyd, an American History...

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Statement on Zachary Barth

June 14, 2017All of us in Spring Branch ISD and the Stratford High School community are grateful to learn that Zachary Barth, SHS Class of 2011, is expected to fully recover from injuries sustained in...

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Students Amped Up for Electrical Apprentice Program

Shane Murphy of TRIO Electric talks about a training aid in the TRIO’s classroom.Izel Garcia Cano likes learning how things work, so she was intrigued when she heard about a new electrical apprentice...

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‘Wall of Awesomeness’ Unveiled at Ridgecrest Elementary

If you really want to get engineers and architects and builders engaged in a project, mention that it involves Legos.Certainly those professionals take their paying jobs seriously – no doubt they do,...

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Student, Teacher Picked for Arctic Circle Study Program

JASON Learning 2017 National ArgonautsStephanie Ogden and Grace Gabriel display Chevron JASON Learning backpacks they will use near the Arctic Circle this summer.High school junior Grace Gabriel and...

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Breakfast/Lunch Prices Will Remain the Same for 2017-2018

Student breakfast and lunch prices will remain the same for the new school year that begins on Monday, Aug. 21. SBISD has maintained some of the lowest paid meal prices in Texas for many years. Student...

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Attend SBISD's Summer Support Staff Job Fair

Employment Opportunities / Oportunidades para empleoDownload flyer >>Who:• Teaching Assistants/Asistente de Maestro• Administrative Assistants/Secretarias• Campus Support Staff/Personal de apoyo...

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Schools List – Community Eligibility Provision for 2017-2018

The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) allows for Spring Branch ISD schools with high percentages of qualifying children the option to serve breakfast...

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Plan Ahead for Texas Sales Tax Holiday, Aug. 11-13

The Texas Legislature has set Aug. 11-13, a Friday through Sunday period, for this year’s annual sales tax holiday on many Back to School related items priced at less than $100. Popular tax holiday...

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