COLLEGE & CAREER READY

COLLEGE & CAREER READY

UPCOMING EVENTS Sept. 21 (5:30 p.m.) Stafford Elementary Open House (Grades 2 through 4) Sept. 22 (7 p.m.) Football vs. Navasota Sept. 26 (7 p.m.) Volleyball vs. Brookshire Royal Sept. 29 Fort Bend Fair Day (District is Closed) Sept. 29 (7:30 p.m.) Football at Bay City Oct. 3 National Night Out Oct. 6 Volleyball vs. Needville, 5 p.m. Oct. 6 Football vs. West Columbia, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 8 Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony, 2-4 p.m. Oct. 9 (6:30 p.m.) October Board Meeting Oct. 13 Super Senior 55+ Breakfast, 8:30 a.m. Oct. 20 Homecoming Oct. 20 Volleyball vs. Bellville, 5 p.m. Oct. 20 Football vs. Brazosport, 7:30 p.m.

VOTER REGISTRATION INFORMATION TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 IS NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10 IS THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE EARLY VOTING IN STAFFORD WILL BE HELD BETWEEN MONDAY, OCTOBER 23 AND FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3 ELECTION DAY IS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7

SAT EXAM FREE TO STAFFORD STUDENTS IN OCTOBER Due to Hurricane Harvey, the SAT Exam will be free for all Stafford MSD students during the month of October! https://pages.collegeboard.org/announ cement-for-hurricane-impactedstudents-educators

HISTORICAL MARKER CEREMONY ON OCT. 8 Stafford MSD is very proud to host the dedication and unveiling of a Texas State Historical Marker from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, October 8. To RSVP for this event, e-mail Cherise Roberts croberts@staffordmsd.org For more information about the event, click below: http://www.staffordmsd.org/a_b_o_u_t_u_s/news/s_t_a_f_f_o _r_d_m_s_d_t_o_d_e_d_i_c_a_t_/

HURRICANE HARVEY RECOVERY SMETV SPOTLIGHTED STAFFORD MSD S HURRICANE HARVEY RELIEF EFFORTS IN THE LINK BELOW. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=G8K5KFE6G_A THANK YOU TO EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THE RELIEF EFFORT, ESPECIALLY SMSD OPERATIONS DIRECTOR JACI PHENIX, THE SEPTEMBER #COMMITTEDTOSMSD EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH.

HURRICANE RELIEF INFORMATION IF YOU RE IN NEED OF HURRICANE RELIEF, DIAL 211 HERE IS A HELPFUL LINK FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY THE HURRICANE IN NEED OF FOOD: HTTP://WWW.SQUAREMEALS.ORG/FANDNRES OURCES/HARVEYUPDATESFORTEXASNUTRITI ONPROGRAMS/FOODPACKAGESFORHARVEYH OUSEHOLDS.ASPX

FOOTBALL VS NAVASOTA ON FRIDAY The Stafford High Football Team will host Navasota at 7 p.m. Friday at Spartan Stadium. The Spartans (1-1) earned their first win of the season, 7-5 over Bellville last Friday. Navasota is 1-2. SHS senior quarterback Walter White has scored a touchdown in 16 consecutive games.

ONLINE TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR STAFFORD ATHLETICS GREAT NEWS, STAFFORD SPARTANS FANS! YOU ARE NOW ABLE TO PURCHASE SINGLE-GAME TICKETS TO ALL FOOTBALL AND VOLLEYBALL HOME GAMES. THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE SEASON TICKETS IS COMING SOON! NOW, THROUGH SEPT. 17, THERE ARE NO FEES ON ONLINE TICKET PURCHASES! FOLLOW THE LINK: https://statechamps.com/clients/staffordhstx/

STAFFORD HIGH PEER TUTORING STAFFORD HIGH SCHOOL PEER TUTORING WE OFFER PEER TUTORING TO ALL STAFFORD HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AFTERSCHOOL IN ROOM A214 IN THE FOUR CORE AREAS AND SPANISH. STUDENTS WILL BE TUTORED BY STAFFORD STUDENTS THAT HAVE PROVEN THEMSELVES ACADEMICALLY BY ACHIEVING HIGH MARKS IN AP DESIGNATED CLASSES LIKE CALCULUS, CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY, US HISTORY, AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE....3:20- TO 5:20 FOR THOSE THAT REQUIRE BUS TRANSPORTATION. ALL TUTORING ENDS AT 6:00PM. ITS FREE OF CHARGE TO ALL STAFFORD HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS!

ELEMENTARY (GR. 2-4) OPEN HOUSE TONIGHT STAFFORD MSD HAS HOSTED FOUR SUCCESSFUL OPEN HOUSES OVER THE PAST 10 DAYS. THE FINAL ONE STAFFORD ELEMENTARY (GRADES 2 THROUGH 4) WILL BE HELD AT 5:30 TONIGHT (THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21).

HOMECOMING 2017 RESCHEDULED HOMECOMING 2017 HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20. THE SPARTANS FOOTBALL TEAM WILL HOST BRAZOSPORT THAT EVENING, AND THE LADY SPARTANS VOLLEYBALL TEAM WILL HOST BELLVILLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE & UNDERSTANDING! OCTOBER 6 WILL BE CHEER NIGHT AT THE SHS FOOTBALL GAME

STAFFORD STUDENT ENJOYING HOLLYWOOD SUCCESS DURING THE WEEK, STAFFORD ELEMENTARY THIRD GRADER BRAYDEN SCOTT IS A MODEL STUDENT WHO IS COMMITTED TO ACADEMIC SUCCESS. SCOTT CONSIDERS HIS FAVORITE SUBJECT TO BE MATH. HE ALSO ENJOYS MUSIC AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION. HE LIVES ANOTHER EQUALLY IMPRESSIVE LIFE WHERE HE S AN UP AND COMING ACTOR IN DEMAND FOR SHORT FILMS, TV SERIES AND MOVIES. SCOTT, AN 8-YEAR-OLD DUAL LANGUAGE SPANISH STUDENT, HAS APPEARED IN NINE MOVIES AND FOUR COMMERCIALS. HIS CLASSMATES ALWAYS ASK HIM ABOUT HIS... ACTING CAREER. TO READ THE REST OF THE STORY, CLICK HERE: HTTP://WWW.STAFFORDMSD.ORG/A_B_O_U_T_U_S/NEWS/STAFFORD_THIRD_GRADER_ENJO YING_FILM_CAREER/

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: THE MALDONADOS ANGEL AND ABEL MALDONADO GREW UP IN STAFFORD, STUDIED AT STAFFORD MSD, COMPETED IN MULTIPLE SPORTS AND GRADUATED FROM THE DISTRICT THREE YEARS APART. NOW, THE MALDONADOS HAVE CLASSROOMS SITUATED RIGHT NEXT TO ONE ANOTHER. IF THAT WEREN'T ENOUGH, ABEL IS AN ASSISTANT COACH ON HEAD COACH ANGEL'S CROSS COUNTRY AND SOCCER STAFFS.

HOUSTON BAR ASSOCIATION READS TO STAFFORD ELEMENTARY STUDENTS Stafford Elementary School is grateful for its partnership with the Houston Bar Association. Volunteers from the Bar Association visit the school to read to students during the school year.

STAFFORD CONVOCATION VIDEO SMETV PRODUCED A VIDEO ON THE 2017 STAFFORD MSD CONVOCATION, WHICH FEATURED GUEST SPEAKER ARIC BOSTICK AND THE THEME OF FIRED UP HERE S THE LINK: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=ZP I93MD8RFU\

VOLLEYBALL TO HOST ROYAL ON TUESDAY The Stafford High Volleyball Team opened District competition this week. The Lady Spartans (12-10) will visit Columbus tomorrow night, and host Brookshire Royal in their District Home Opener at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Competition Gym.

TENNIS TO OPEN SEASON TODAY The Stafford High Tennis Team will open the fall season this afternoon vs. Brookshire Royal at the SHS Tennis Courts at 3:30 p.m.. It is also the Spartans District Opener. Stafford will return home to host Needville at 4 p.m. next Thursday (Sept. 28). The District Tournament will be held on Saturday, October 7 at Wharton.

CROSS COUNTRY STARTS ON THE BEACH The Stafford High Cross Country Team opened the 2017 season at Brazosport. They had an opportunity to compete alongside the beach in Freeport. The Spartans will continue their season on Saturday at Sweeny and Sept. 30 at the Cougar Invitational in Sugar Land. Thank you to Emily Castillo for the photos!

STAFFORD PD TO HOST 5K ON SATURDAY The Stafford Police Department invites the Stafford MSD Community to participate in the Officer Down 5k Run and Community Day at the Stafford Civic Center, 1415 Constitution Ave. in Stafford from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, September 23. To sign up, log on to runsignup.com

VISIT OUR ARCHIVES DID YOU MISS A PREVIOUS COMMUNITY UPDATE? WE HAVE COMMUNITY UPDATES FROM THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF 2017 ON THE STAFFORD MSD WEBSITE. CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO FIND THEM: HTTP://WWW.STAFFORDMSD.ORG/A_B_O_U_T_U _S/COMMUNITY_UPDATES

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