Travis Early College High School
1st Nine Weeks Highlights
Congratulations Travis Early College High School for earning an A rating from the Texas Education Agency
Model UN
Mu Alpha Theta
We Love Our Volunteers!
Panther Pride
Tyler Hunter Gorentz Scholarship
Congratulations to Julissa and Cecilio for being named the recipients of the 2019 Tyler Hunter Gorentz Scholarship awarded through the SAISD Foundation. In honor of Tyler, a part of his legacy is raising awareness of suicide prevention.National Merit Scholarship
Class of 2020 students, Nicolas and Christopher were named as Commended Students through the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program. Congratulations gentlemen!College Ready
Hard At Work
Travis students working on College Algebra, Physics and English on a Friday afternoon in the SLAC lab at San Antonio College.Travis College Fair
Universities from around Texas were on site to speak to students about admission, degree plans, programs, and student life. Over fifteen universities participated in the event and all 400 students including 8th grade students from MLK Academy visited with college representatives.College Tours & Preview Days
October
19 - UNT & Texas State Preview Days
24 - Carnegie Mellon Representative on Campus
November
1 - St. Mary's On The Spot Admission
8 - C/O '23 Visit to UTSA
22 - C/O '22 Visit to TAMUSA
22 - UIW On The Spot Admission
Student Activities
Artpace Chalk It Up turns Downtown San Antonio into a chalk canvas, showcasing local emerging artists and raising funds for Artpace’s education and public programs. Chalk It Up encourages everyone to become an artist for a day as we work on a collaborative city block-sized mural. Local schools, universities, and non-profits are invited to play a significant role at Chalk It Up by creating an original design together as members of “Team Works.
The AVID Celebration held October 5th vs. Orlando Magic highlighted the importance of pursuing careers through educational opportunities by bringing together students, area colleges, and positive role models who shared their stories to provide a unique learning opportunity.
- College Fair/Photo Ops/Spurs Gift
- A chance to meet and talk with Local College Representatives
- Spurs Coyote Visit
- Pictures with the Championship Banners and 5 Championship Trophies
- Speaker Series
- Professional speaker panel provided by the San Antonio Spurs
- Talking Points:
- College/Major/Year You Graduated
- Past Jobs in Sports (how you got where you are now)
- Day to Day Duties & Obligations (in season and off)
- Their College Story and Journey
- Talking Points:
Welcome New Staff Members
Associate Principal of Network Schools
Ms. Rebecca Ash
Senior Coordinator of Operations of Network Schools
Ms. Dominique Rodriguez
Operations Clerk
CAMPUS ATTENDANCE GOAL 98%
1st Nine Weeks Attendance Update
We have 205 students with perfect attendance for the 1st nine weeks, 9-12 grade. This is an amazing start for the year, we hope to have many more in January. In addition, we have 3 teachers with perfect attendance for the 1st quarter: Ms. Duong, Coach Montoya and Mr. Hinojosa.
The following 3 teachers achieved the highest attendance rate for the 1st nine weeks in their AVID class:
Gloria Rodriguez-99.3%
Ruby Chapa-99%
Emily Hanley-98.7%
Attendance for each grade level for the 1st nine weeks is as follows:
9th - 98.39% = 1st
10th - 97.61% = 3rd
11th - 97.66% = 2nd
12th - 97.31% = 4th
It's Time to Renew Our Charter
Purpose of the Renewal:
- Continue service as an Early College High School
- Continue our partnership with San Antonio College
- Continue enrolling students who reside outside the SAISD Boundry
- Establish new autonomies (scheduling, calendaring, etc.)
More information to come.
Upcoming Events
14 Student Holiday/Staff Development
15 Senior Parent Night 6:00 pm
16 Region 20 Parent Meeting 9:00 am
18 Picture Day
21 Gamma Sig Investiture 11:00 am
21 Zumba Challenge 5:30 pm
22 Region 20 Parent Meeting Human Trafficking 6:00 pm
24 Carnegie Mellon Representative 9:00 am
25 Fall Fest/Trunk or Treat
November:
1 Dia De Los Muertos Event
7 McTeacher Night
8 Farmer's Market
11 Parent Pow Wow Meeting
21 Family Thanksgiving Luncheon
25-29 Thanksgiving Break
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