Van Vleck High School
Home of the Leopards
Weekly Newsletter: October 30th-November 3rd
VVHS Events
October:
30th: Student holiday/Teacher Workday
31st- PSAT for students who signed up
November:
1st- Report Cards Go Home
10th- Veteran's Day Program
Spirit Days
Around VVHS
WIT: ABC Construction Facility Visit
WIT participants visited ABC Construction facility in Freeport last week. The students were exposed to the skills and crafts needed in this industry during a hands on, interactive demonstration.
Van Vleck FFA- Trunk or Treat
Endangered/Threatened Species License Plates
Students designed a license plate to bring awareness to their species.
They also presented to the class key points about the habitat, reasons for decline, and characteristics of the species that may either be contributing to it's decline or recovery, and what organizations are currently helping with the recovery effort of their species
Community in Schools- Leading Leopards
Leading Leopards spent time with our Elementary students during Red Ribbon Week presenting about taking care of themselves and their bodies.
Future Leopard Cheerleaders
The future of our Leopard Cheerleading program looks bright as our future Leopards joined our current Cheer squad on the field to cheer on our football team on Friday night.
Sugar Skulls- Culinary Arts
Culinary students celebrated Day of the Dead with making sugar skulls! Since the Spanish class had a coloring contest we thought it would be fun to do your own! Simple recipe of 2 cups water 5 tsp water heat in oven for 10 minutes at 200 degrees!!
Staff Shout Outs
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If members of a family would like to submit one, please feel free to stop by the office for a form.
Staff Shout Outs
Student Spotlight
PAWSATIVE Referral
Alexis M and Keira R were given goody bags to go along with their Pawsative referral submitted by Mrs. Martinez for a job well done.
Congratulations to Hope C.
A huge "Congratulations" to Hope C. who was Crowned Rice Festival Queen over the weekend. She had quite the weekend, helping her cast mates as the assistant stage manager for HSM Friday evening, Queens Tea Sunday morning, Band competition and a superior I rating in El Campo, then back for pageant fun all evening Saturday.
Hope is a Senior at VVHS who loves Biology and hopes to use her passion in a variety of ways. We are so very proud of her.
Congratulations Anneliese A.
Congratulations to Anneliese A. for receiving 1st chair trombone at the Region 13 Jazz Auditions and advancing for the second year in a row. Please help me wish her the best of luck as she auditions for her chance to advance to state in jazz. We are so proud of our students for continuing to strive for success in all areas of musicianship and competition.
Region 3 Christmas Card Art Contest
Grace D.
Lucy B.
Students submitted their drawings with a chance to be featured on Region III's Christmas card.
Kai V.
College Board National Recognition Award
Cadence A.
College Board National Recognition Award
Emily R.
Mrs. Hagg's Counseling Corner
ApplyTexas Day Success
Senior To Do List
Sports Recap
November Sports Schedule
Sports
Football
Varsity- Games at 7:30
11/3 @ Tidehaven
Junior Varsity- Games at 7:00
11/2 @ HOME vs Tidehaven
Cross Country
11/3 -State Meet
Swimming
11/1- Tri-Meet vs EC and La Grange @ El Campo
11/11- Victoria Invitational @ Victoria
Cross Country Competes at Regionals
Cross Country competed in the Regional Championship hosted at Sam Houston in Huntsville.
The girls varsity with a huge accomplishment placing 12th overall out of 24 teams!
The varsity boys came out today and all of them had their best race of the season! The boys have so much to be proud of, not only has it been 23 years since a boys team has qualified but our boys finished 8th out of 24 teams!
Congrats to the following athletes on a great season and many huge accomplishments!
Girls out of 174 runners:
Emilee S-senior 10th
Lorali B-Freshman 70
Adia K-freshman 88th
Angelina C- freshman 92
Madilyn Z-senior 101
Abigail C-Junior 120
Ierial G-Freshman 122
Isabel C-junior
Makayala A-sophomore
Boys out of 186 runners:
Juan A-sophomore 39th
Jose A-junior 50th
Javen F- sophomore 73
Noah C-sophomore 74
Curtis G-junior 86th
Andrew G- sophomore 127
Marcavion R-senior 134
THE STANDARD
Congratulations to Mr. Shannon Permenter, who received a unanimous (7-0 vote) and officially named Van Vleck ISD Athletic Director at Monday nights Board of Trustees’ Meeting after taking over and supporting, running, and building our program since this summer.
Mr. Shannon Permenter has been coaching 26 years, having coached at Rice Consolidated, Medina Valley, Needville, Bryan, Boling (AD/Head Football), Sweeny, and Van Vleck. Coach Perm graduated from Joaquin High School and Stephen F. Austin State University where he received his Bachelor of Science degree.
He is married to Jennifer Permenter and they have two kids, Shelby Kiddy & Jackson Kiddy.
Swim Team News
The VVHS swim team participated in the Bay City Invitational meet over the weekend and placed 4th! Coach Ryman gave the swimmers big kudos as many of the swimmers were swimming on little sleep due to so many events the night before. The team has 3 football players, a cheerleader, 2 volleyball players, and 3 band members.
"You still came out and made us look so good. I know that some of you had a difficult program with back to back races and longer yardage than you are used to and you still finished the race. So proud of every one of you".
A Sizzling Shoutout to Mr. Moss and Mr. Hill
Commitment
Olivia B.
The Standard
Cadence A.
Fine Arts Recap
Leopard Players
Officer Trip to Hobby Center
Leopard Player officers were treated to a night out to view Sweeney Todd at the Hobby Center. As Mrs. Smith put it "Good show! Fantastic kiddos!! Great time!!"
High School Musical Jr. Comes to an End
The High School Musical Jr. cast put on their last two performances for our Elementary and Junior High students. It was the perfect final bow to a great production.
Community Involvement
Rice Festival Parade
Leopard Involvement Team: Join Today
Thank you JSL
Thank you to the Bay City Junior Service League for donating towards the purchase of our brand new life size chess set. We are thankful for your generosity and support.
WITI- Women in Touch Initiative
Students from Van Vleck High school were chosen to represent VVISD as new members of WITI or Women in Touch Initiative. WITI is a collective initiative to gather female perspectives and empower women to recognize their potential. Grace, Ava, and Tia were personally invited to a luncheon with Superintendent Dement, where they heard from STP CEO, Ms. Kym Harshaw.
Ava shared a little bit more about the experience:
"It was an experience to remember! There were so many powerful, successful ladies who had such bright spirits. A woman CEO at STP spoke to us while we ate. She explained her story of how she got to where she is now. She’s moved from state to state, following amazing job opportunities then landed into South Texas. She is 1 in 3 of women in the entire United States to work in the job position she is in. Her story showed me that the pathway of life is not a straight line. It has obstacles and the way to overcome these road blocks is to work hard. I am so thankful for the opportunity and hope to experience more."
Youth Leadership- Matagorda County
4 students were chosen to represent Van Vleck High School as members of Youth Leadership Matagorda County. Cadence, Tia, Tatum, and Jahrius attended their first event this past week where they toured the STP Joint Information Center and their Emergency Operations Facility. They observed an STP Emergency drill and then were treated to lunch while hearing from the Matagorda County Emergency Management Coordinator, Amanda Campos. They then toured the Matagorda County Courthouse for a tour of the building.
Sr's to Seniors Van Vleck Community Connections
Founded by Grace Gibbens, Sr's to Seniors is a Senior Citizen's outreach-gathering for socialization, entertainment, and informative programs.
Events and Fundraisers
You've Been Pawed
The Van Vleck High School Class of 2024 will plant their PAWS in a yard of your choice for 2-3 days. Simply fill out the nomination form attached with your $30 installment and a trained Leopard crew will deliver their paws and leave a friendly note.
Van Vleck High School Admin Team
Principal
Email: msteiner@vvisd.org
Shannon Garcia
Assistant Principal
Email: sgarcia@vvisd.org
Ashley Hagg
Counselor
Email: ahagg@vvisd.org
Twitter: @vvhs_counselor
Instagram: vanvleckhs_counselor
Website: https://sites.google.com/vvisd.org/vvhscounselorcorner/home
Location: Van Vleck High School, 8980 TX-35 N, Van Vleck, TX, USA
Phone: (979)245-8518
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vanvleckhs/
4x State Qualifier Emilee Schneider
Emilee will compete next Friday November 3rd at Round Rock for the State Championship!