Buffalo Bulletin
Students | Parents | Community
January 2020
2020 Course Expo
Formerly known as the Electives Fair, the 2020 Course Expo will take place on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, at Samuel Clemens. Students & their parents are cordially invited to come see the innovative, fun, and exciting courses Samuel Clemens has to offer for the 2020-21 school year.
Parent information sessions for advanced academics, dual credit, and international baccalaureate programs will also be featured while students can visit with teachers and sponsors from all core content courses, as well as many of our career & technology education (CTE) programs.
Teachers, counselors, administrators, and student representatives from Clemens will be on hand to highlight courses, programs, clubs, and organizations.
Samuel Clemens spirit gear will be available for purchase through student clubs and organizations.
SCUC Mobile App
SCUCISD has recently released its mobile app to the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. From its main screen, the app allows quick viewing of both District and selected schools’ Twitter feeds, as well as upcoming events on the District & campus calendars. A second screen provides quick links to resources (Transportation, MySchoolBucks, sports info, etc.) for quicker, on-the-go access for the mobile-driven community.
An information link for the app has been added to the main page of Campus websites. Additional information can be found on the District webpage. Download and check out the app today!
Not on Our Campus Campaign
During the month of December, the Not on Our Campaign compaign has taken off on our campus. Student surveys were conducted to gather information about our campus climate from the point-of-view of our students and where might we have some areas on campus that might need more supervision. These surveys were gathered from volunteer students during all lunches via a QR code and iPad device. Student organizations will help analyze and act upon this data to improve our campus climate. We will continue to provide monthly status updates here and on the campus website.
Clemens Follies!
In the Classroom, Around the Campus
SCUC Students Awarded Valero Alamo Bowl Scholarship
IB Science Designs/Runs Labs
Seniors in Ms. Dufault's IB biology designed their own germination labs, generating great results in less than 24 hours with mung beans.
Math Reasoning Carnival
Early Childhood Development Babies
Culinary Arts and Spanish Classes Collaborating
TMEA All-Area Band
Members of the Samuel Clemens High School Mighty Buffalo Band program participated in the annual Texas Music Educators Association 6A All-District & All-Region Band auditions held Saturday, December 7th at Steele High School. Thirty-four Clemens Band students earned positions for All-District honors. In addition, there were twenty-two All-District students who earned positions in the Region 11 All-Region Band. They will perform in concert the evening of Friday, January 17th at Judson High School.
A very special high honor goes to the fourteen Clemens students who earned the highest chairs at the Region level and were selected to the TMEA All-Area Band. These students will audition Saturday, January 11, 2020 at Texas A&M Corpus Christi for chair placement and compete for All-State honors.
TAFE State Qualifiers
- Interactive Bulletin Board, Elementary: Erika Lopez & Cindy Fernandez, Hailey Santangelo & Alyssa Andrew
- Interactive Bulletin Board, Middle School: Jasmine Clark & Lauren Heine
- Teacher-created Material, High School & Differentiated Lesson: Jordan Payne
- Project Visualize-service: Daniel Frisbey & Kylie Gee
- Impromptu Lesson & impromptu Speaking: Lauren Heine
- Portfolio: Cindy Fernandez
Buffs Theatre Advance to Nationals
RPG Club
Project Lit Community: Monday's Not Coming
Participants are encouraged to have their own copies of the book for discussion; a limited quantity is available through Ms. Merriner. Copies are also available for checkout from the Clemens and Schertz libraries; purchase, Amazon.
Interested in getting involved? Contact Ms. Merriner in room H107
Welcome New Faculty Members!
Stacy McWilliams - Administration
Shannon Houy - CTE
Valeri Schrauth - Special Education
Hailing to us from Seguin ISD with eight years of education and special education experience is Ms. Schrauth, serving as a co-teacher for Algebra I, an inclusion support teacher for math, and as a case manager for the SPED department. Ms. Schrauth has a bachelor of science degree from the University of Maryland in business administration & management, as well as a law degree from Duke University and a master of education degree from Texas State University.
Golf
Girls Basketball
Girls Soccer
Boys Basketball
Buffs Basketball continues to improve, finding their niche with standout performances at the HEB Wildcat Classic in Corpus Christi. MVP honors went to seniors Alden Ingalls and Pierce Marcus; senior Caleb Jones also received recognition for his performance at the Classic.
Boys Soccer
Boys Soccer recently held their first scrimmage against Reagan. While JV suffered losses, Varsity found victory with a 1-9 score. Scrimmages continue through the end of December with tournaments on tap for the first and second weekends in January. District play begins January 24th.
Aquatics
Twelve elite-level Samuel Clemens swimmers competed at the 2019 Texas Interscholastic Swim Coaches' Association Meet, colloquially known as TISCA. Of those twelve, six completed their swims within finals, breaking multiple school records , as well as a handful of podium finishes against the the best high school swimmers in South Texas. Final standings out of 38 total schools represented placed the Men’s team 12th; Women’s, 15th. TISCA 2019 was a very fast and successful event for the team this season. More to come!
Bowling
Bowling is off to a strong start with significant showings at the recent Ebonite Classic. Buff Bowlers handily beat counterparts from Steele, Judson, and Johnson high schools.
1st Ever Clemens JROTC Marksmanship Competition
The participants were: Cadet 2d Lt Vincent Padula, Cadet MSgt Cameron Parent, and Cadet TSgt Ryleigh Clifford.
Considering this is their first time competing in a 3 x 10 course fire (3 positions - prone, standing, kneeling at 10 recorded rounds each) the cadets did quite well. They look forward to refining their skills and more competitions. This first time Clemens Marksmanship competition team is led by CMSgt Jeff Gideon.
Clemens Volleyball State Playoffs Making History - KENS5
San Antonio Sports All-Star Football Coach - News4SA
Mental Health Moment
Samuel Clemens High School
Email: msosa@scuc.txed.net
Website: www.scuc.txed.net/clemens
Location: 1001 Elbel Road, Schertz, TX, USA
Phone: (210) 945-6501
Facebook: facebook.com/scclbuffs
Twitter: @samuelclemenshs