SHISD Mid-Week Message
Promoting great things going on in a great school district!
The Journey to Greatness begins with Small Steps
Last week my two children were "planted" in Spring Hill schools and I could not be more pleased with the way they were welcomed into the Panther family. Both children have been greeted with excellent customer service, helpful staff, and have made friends quickly and I thank you all for that. A culture of caring and family atmosphere does not happen by accident.
As I have had a chance to talk to some administrators and coaches over the past week, one theme that keeps coming up and it is that they love Spring Hill ISD and want it to be an exemplary school district, not just from a perspective of test scores and student achievement, but from a work environment and educational opportunity for children. I feel that turning Spring Hill ISD into the best school district in the state of Texas is closer than your think and there are great things planned for this district if we are all willing to grow.
The journey to greatness will start by taking small steps. There is something powerful about the momentum when a group of educators all begin to take small steps in the same direction. The author Franklin states, "Many times what is said to be impossible is simply the untried." In education, its usually untried because we get so busy just trying to to keep up with what we have to do, that there is little time for what we want to do.
Over the next few weeks, I will ask you to slow down and take some time to reflect on what being the best school district would look like and what your role would be in growing into that possibility.
Once we start those small steps and work together toward the vision of what Spring Hill ISD can be, the possibilities are endless. The bottom line is that each of you matters and your contribution to Spring Hill not only matters, but is crucial to the growth of your students and the overall success of the district. I look forward to walking and growing with you as we start the journey.
-ss
Blue Brigade Continues to Pile up Awards
I received some fantastic news this week from Mr. Kiser. Spring Hill High School has several students that made All-State!!!! Here is the report from the man himself:
Mr. Snell,
I am happy to report that we have 7 all state band members in the Spring Hill Band. This is a major accomplishment for these students and a great accolade for our program and school. I have listed the students below in case you wanted to include them with your Superintendent report.
- Samantha Morris 12th Clarinet (3 year all state member)
- Hayden Domino 12th French Horn
- Brendyn Massey 10th Trombone
- Brandon Dunaway 12th Percussion (2 year all state member)
- Daniel Vadasz 12th Percussion
- Kody Jernigan 12th Trumpet
- Tyler Parr 12th Tuba
These student will attend the ATSSB All State Clinic and Concert, held in conjunction with TMEA in February.
This is unbelievably great news and I know they will represent Spring Hill well!
Speaking of the Blue Brigade....
Other Positive News from around Panther Nation
Spring Hill Athletic Update * Scores from the Week
Lots of success this week!
Big Win for the Lady Panthers
Tuesday against Gladewater 52-49
Basketball
Boys JH Basketball vs Gladewater
7th - SH 29, GW 23
8th - SH- SH 37, GW 21
Girls JH Basketball vs Gladewater
7th - SH 19, GW 10
8th - SH 23, GW 29
Lady Panther Basketball vs Chapel Hill
(V) Chapel Hill 49, SH 48
Girls Soccer
@ Pine Tree Tournament
vs Marshall, 2-2
vs. John Tyler, 0-2 loss
vs. Pine Tree, 0-4 loss
Spring Hill Junior Hill Dominates in Area Academic UIL Competition
Here are the team results:
Art 6th Grade- 2nd Place Team: Gracie Schmidt, Jocelyn Salaises, Jaisha Bashir
Art 7th Grade-2nd Place Team: Felicity Jacob, Hope Haney, Rylie Smith
Art 8th Grade-1st Team: Haidi Estrada, Carolina Diaz, Estella Roster
Calculator 6th Grade-1st Team: Taylor Hastings, Jacob Kimbrough, David McFatridge
Calculator 7th Grade- 3rd Team: Marissa Seyer, Brooke Coggins, Hannah Stark
Calculator 8th Grade- 3rd Team: Landon Kokenzie, Lexi Penn, Fatima Massare
Chess 6th Grade: 2nd Team: Carson Barnhill, Brody Barnhill, Colby Bowles
Chess 7th Grade: 1st Team: Ben Parodi, Dylan Barlow, Austin Massey
Chess 8th Grade: 3rd Team: Hannah Bienhoff, Blake Everett, Tre Brasher
Dictionary 6th Grade: 1st Team: Carson Barnhill, Brody Barnhill, Najah Jackson
Dictionary 7th Grade: 1st Team: Austin Green, Marissa Seyer, Emily Hornbeck
Dictionary 8th Grade: 1st Team: Allie Sloan, Kinsey Smith, Allie Robinett
Listening Skills 6th Grade: 1st Team: Nathan Taylor, Jacob Kimbrough, Daniela Ventura
Listening Skills 7th Grade: 3rd Team: Nicole Parodi, Felicity Jacob, Kaitryn Johnson
Listening Skills 8th Grade: 1st Team: Estella Roster, Fatima Massare, Kinsey Smith
Math 6th Grade: 1st Team: Marshall Bodenheimer, Whitten Bowles, Brandon Krenek
Math 7th Grade: 2nd Team: Jonas Roberts, Matthew Nguyen, Haden Bray
Math 8th Grade: 2nd Team: Landon Kokenzie, Kavin Patel, Grace LeGrand
Number Sense 6th Grade: 2nd Team: Marshall Bodenheimer, Whitten Bowles, Brody Barnhill
Number Sense 7th Grade: 2nd Team: Jonas Roberts, Haden Bray, Nick Vadasz
Number Sense 8th Grade: 1st Team: Grace LeGrand, Landon Kokenzie, Sawyer Smith
Music Memory 6th Grade: Taylor Brewer, Jocelyn Salaises, Jaisha Bashir
Science 7th Grade: 2nd Team: Helen Ruan, Nick Vadasz, Gabriel Adair
Science 8th Grade: 1st Team: Raygan Barnhill, Kaleb Saxon, Tyler Newman
Social Studies 6th Grade: Marshall Bodenheimer, Whitten Bowles, Brandon Krenek
Social Studies 7th Grade: 2nd Team: Craig Hunnicutt, Dylan Hutchison, Will Patterson
Social Studies 8th Grade: 1st Team: Micah Moore, Wyatt Simpson, Blake Everett
Spelling 6th Grade: 1st Team: Olivia Orren, Kelan McKay, Rachel Doss
Spelling 7th Grade: 2nd Team: Grace Iltis, Shaniyah Lewis, Shristi Khatry
Spelling 8th Grade: 1st Team: Harrison Pecot, Kaleb Saxon, Aaron Milam
Impromptu Speaking 6th Grade: Rachel Petree, Brandy Gonzalez, Caitlyn Herndon
Impromptu Speaking 7th Grade: Nick Vadasz, Zoe Goudarzi, Emily Schell
Impromptu Speaking 8th Grade: Macy Borens, Fatima Massare, Hannah Bienhoff
Modern Oratory 6th Grade: Olivia Orren, Taylor White, Samanatha Schott
Modern Oratory 7th Grade: Brooke Coggins, Matthew Nguyen, Kathryn Jordan
Modern Oratory 8th Grade: Tyler Newman, Rayhan Barnhill, Allie Robinett
Ready Writing 6th Grade: Valerie Ferrell, Irianna Powell, Hadley Childers
Ready Writing 7th Grade: Craig Hunnicutt, Hannah Yoder, Tori Hester
Ready Writing 8th Grade: Sarah Peluso, Taylor Hicks, Laney Driggers
Oral Reading Prose 6th Grade: Jacob Kimbrough
Oral Reading Prose 8th Grade: Kelsey Darby
Oral Reading Poetry 6th Grade: Kennedy Croom, Olivia Orren
Oral Reading Poetry 7th Grade: McKenzie Hill, Anna Adams, Felicity Jacob
Oral Reading Poetry 8th Grade: Kaitlyn Whitsett, Ashley Hernandez, Stephanie Pena
Editorial Writing 6th Grade: Brandy Gonzalez, Rachel Petree, Jaisha Bashir
Editorial Writing 7th Grade: Kalen Barlow, Zoe Goudarzi, Lexi Baker
Editorial Writing 8th Grade: Adriana Solis, Renee Petree, Brandt Varenell
Maps, Graphs, Charts 6th Grade: 3rd Team: Colton Goettle, Nathan Taylor, Gracie Schmidt
Maps, Graphs, Charts 7th Grade: 2nd Team: Kaden Rogers, Kaitryn Johnson, Brooke Coggins
Maps, Graphs, Charts 8th Grade: 1st Team: Raygan Barnhill, Kavin Patel, Lexi Penn
Here are the individual results:
6th Grade
Gracie Schmidt- 1st Art, 6th Maps/Graphs/Charts
Jaisha Bashir- 3rd Art
Taylor Hastings- 4th Calculator
Jacob Kimbrough- 1st Calculator, 2nd Listening, 4th Oral Reading- Prose
Carson Barnhill- 6th Chess, 2nd Dictionary
Brody Barnhill- 4th Chess, 3rd Dictionary
Najah Jackson- 4th Dictionary
Nathan Taylor- 1st Listening, 5th Maps/Graphs/Charts
Marshall Bodenheimer-1st Math, 1st Number Sense, 1st Social Studies
Whitten Bowles- 2nd Math, 2nd Number Sense
Olivia Orren- 1st Spelling, 1st Modern Oratory
Kelan McKay- 4th Spelling
Rachel Doss- 2nd Spelling
Rachel Petree- 4th Impromptu
Brandy Gonzalez- 2nd Impromptu, 6th Editorial Writing
Taylor White- 3rd Modern Oratory
Samantha Schott- 4th Modern Oratory
Valerie Ferrell- 6th Ready Writing
Irianna Powell- 5th Ready Writing
Colton Goettle- 7th Maps/Graphs/Charts
7th Grade
Hope Haney-3rd Art
Marissa Seyer-4th Calculator, 3rd Dictionary
Brooke Coggins- 1st Calculator, 1st Modern Oratory, 2nd Maps/Graphs/Charts
Austin Massey- 5th Chess
Austin Green- 6th Dictionary
Emily Hornbeck- 1st Dictionary
Nicole Parodi- 5th Listening
Jonas Roberts- 4th Math, 4th Number Sense
Matthew Nguyen- 5th Math, 2nd Modern Oratory
Nick Vadasz- 6th Science, 2nd Impromptu
Gabriel Adair- 3rd Science
Craig Hunnicutt- 3rd Social Studies
Dylan Hutchison- 5th Social Studies
Grace Iltis- 3rd Spelling
Zoe Goudarzi- 3rd Impromptu
Emily Schell- 1st Impromptu
Lexi Baker- 5th Editorial Writing
Kaden Rogers- 9th Maps/Graphs/Charts
Kaitryn Johnson- 2nd Maps/Graphs/Charts
8th Grade
Haidi Estrada- 6th Art
Carolina Diaz- 5th Art
Estella Roster- 3rd Art, 2nd Listening
Landon Kokenzie- 4th Calculator, 2nd Math, 2nd Number Sense
Lexi Penn- 5th Calculator, 8th Maps/Graphs/Charts
Fatima Massare- 5th Listening
Hannah Bienhoff- 5th Chess, 4th Impromptu
Allie Sloan- 1st Dictionary
Kinsey Smith- 6th Dictionary
Allie Robinett- 4th Dictionary
Kavin Patel- 5th Math, 4th Maps/Graphs/Charts
Sawyer Smith- 1st Number Sense
Micah Moore- 1st Social Studies
Wyatt Simpson- 6th Social Studies
Harrison Pecot- 4th Spelling
Kaleb Saxon- 1st Spelling
Aaron Milam- 2nd Spelling
Macy Borens- 3rd Impromptu
Raygan Barnhill- 1st Maps/Graphs/Charts
SPRING HILL ISD
Email: superintendent@shisd.net
Website: www.shisd.net
Location: 3101 Spring Hill Road, Longview, TX, United States
Phone: (903) 759-4404
Twitter: @S_SNELL