Staying Connected
Join Dr. Muri on his 2016-17 Campus Visit Tour
Connected @Spring Woods High (10/12)
Be Brave:
- More than a dozen students took part this year in The Woods Project, a Houston-based volunteer program that sponsors weekend trips near Houston and a two-week summer trip to a national park. The high school has been a project partner for eight years.
- The pilot project Tiger Hour gives students and teachers an opportunity at the regular lunch hour to conduct and attend teacher tutorials, club and organization meetings, or options often reserved for non-school hours. Improved academic outcome is a goal.
- Managed Learning, another pilot program, helps support students who are struggling due to behavior issues to be more successful in high school.
Be Proud:
- Food Truck Friday, supported and started by the Spring Woods High PTA, has grown from a single truck parked in front of the campus into a popular community wide lunchtime gathering. A dozen or more local food trucks now stake out parking spots.
- For the first time in five decades, Spring Woods High PTA was named by SBISD Council of PTAs as the PTA of the Year.
- The Safari Players presented the world premiere of What’s My Color?, with a special visit by foreign composer Yuval Halpern. He worked with students on the musical’s first shows.
- Spring Woods High’s Track Team went to state UIL competition last spring.
- State-level indexes measuring Student Progress (up 3 points), Closing Performance Gaps (up 6 points), and Post-Secondary Readiness (up 12 points) are at the highest levels since the STAAR program began.
- Among 40 comparable high schools, Spring Woods High has earned distinctions (top quartile) for 3 years in a row in four areas – English language arts, science, social studies, and post-secondary readiness.
- Among 40 comparable high schools, Spring Woods High students during the past three years have consistently performed in the top quartile in Advanced Placement performance in science and social studies, and in ACT performance in mathematics.
- In 2016, the high school was also in the top quartile for college ready graduates and for advanced/dual credit course completion in English language arts
- A majority of students who were first-year English language learners (ELLs) passed the Algebra I EOC (End of Course) exam; in U.S. history, the student passing rate on the EOC increased 11 percent
Be a Learner:
- For a third year, Spring Woods High plans to host a STEM conference for 150 or more students. Sessions will range from career talks to Maker Space hands-on projects. Science instructor Amanda Whaley and other faculty and staff organize this half-day event.
- Professional Learning Days are designed around teacher needs and growth areas.
- High school seniors focus on community service as Houston Food Bank volunteers
- Last year, juniors took field trips to 13 separate regional colleges and universities.
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