
COUGAR NEWS 2023-2024
Issue # 14 October 28, 2023
A MESSAGE FROM PRINCIPAL CHRIS SCOTT
UPCOMING COUGAR EVENTS
Monday - College Knowledge Night with Mrs. Nichols
Monday - Swimming vs Klein Collins
Monday - Theater The Addams Family
Tuesday - Girls Basketball Scrimmage
Thursday - SPO Meeting
Friday - Girls Basketball vs Kingwood Park
Saturday - Football @ Klein Cain
Saturday - Boys Basketball @ Grand Oaks Scrimmage
Laney Nash, Scarlett Berthelot, Landon Flies & Fintan Lehmann
THS SHOUT OUT - Mrs. Hearn
Tomball Cougar Pride Band - Top 10 Finish
Math UIL Team
Devin Opfer finishes 5th and John Lezama finishes 8th in Number Sense.
More events to come.
Journalism UIL Team
Emma Parada finishes 3rd and Natalia Martinez finishes 8th in the first event.
More events to come.
Varsity Football Recognizes Mrs. Gainey and Mrs. Morris as their Teachers of the Week
2023 Spooky Invite Pumpkin Relay Champs
COLLEGE AND CAREER CORNER
- TISD Service Cord Update - TISD has updated the hour requirement for students to earn the TISD Service Cord. Class of 2024 - 120 hours, (update) Class of 2025 and beyond - 160 hours. Students submit all hours through their Student Link (same login as HAC, can also be accessed through HAC by clicking on the Tomball “T”).
- FAFSA (Free Application For Federal Student Aid) - The 2024-2025 FAFSA us undergoing changes and will open in December 2023 (date TBA). More information to come! How can you prepare? Student and parent(s) can create their FSA ID prior to December 2023 (recommended!). In the past only one parent needed an FSA ID, but with the new changes all parents will need one. It’s quick and easy! All you’ll need is your SSN, cell phone number and/or email address. Click HERE to create the FSA ID.
- THIS WEEK!! College Knowledge Night on Monday, October 30th at 6:00 pm at the Tomball Event Center. Click HERE for the event program. Open to all grade levels.
- College Rep Panel for Juniors & Seniors on November 3rd - We will have a panel of five college representatives (public, private, in state, out of state, and community college). Each representative will give a 1 to 2 minutes overview about their institution, then open the floor for student questions. Sign-up deadline is October 31st by midnight. Participants will receive a pass.
- SENIOR GIRLS - The Cypress-Woodlands Junior Forum Founding Members' Scholarship is available to graduating senior women. This $1,000 scholarship is awarded to young women who have made the effort during their high school career to volunteer their time and talents to their community. The primary criterion used to evaluate the applicants is their Community Service. Academic performance and financial need are secondary considerations in determining the scholarship recipient(s). Applications are available in the counselor’s office (Rm 1359) or online at: https://www.cwjuniorforum.org/application/ Application deadline is January 12, 2024. Please submit to room 1359 by 3:00 pm.
- ASVAB Testing on November 28th - The ASVAB is a great resource for students who aren’t sure what career they may want to pursue after high school. NO commitment to the military, but students who are interested should sign-up. Click HERE for the sign-up flyer. *NJROTC students sign-up through their instructors.
- Fall College & Career Cougar Block Series - We had a great start to the series the first marking period! Looking forward to the upcoming sessions. Students can sign-up to learn about a variety of college & career related topics throughout the fall semester.
Senior Parent Organization 2024
We need all Senior Parents for the Class of 2024 to get involved.
Make sure you follow SPO 2024 on
Facebook: Tomball High School SPO 2024
Instagram: ths_spo_2024
NEW WEBSITE: www.thsspo2024.com
You can also email us at spoths2024@gmail.com
OUR NEXT MEETING is scheduled for Thursday, November 2nd in the cafeteria of Tomball High
Some SPO Senior Events already scheduled:
MR. DEBONAIR COMPETITION: February 8
POWDER PUFF FOOTBALL: April 4
PROJECT PROM: April 21
BACCALAUREATE: May 19
SENIOR SUNSET: May 17
SPO Fundraiser - Win a CAR!!
THS and TMHS 2024 Senior Parent Organizations are proud to announce our first ever joint fundraiser! With the generous donation from Fred Haas Toyota County and Fred Haas Nissan we have been given a once in a lifetime opportunity to raffle off a brand new 2024 Nissan Kicks or Toyota Corolla! ONE HUNDRED PERCENT of ticket sales will go directly to each SPO organizations that sell. We would like to thank them for this amazing opportunity!
The link below take you directly to the site to sell tickets virtually near and afar! We will also be handing out ticket books at our meetings starting September 7 to THS SPO Members. Members will earn points for selling tickets.
Our goal for THS SPO is to raise $50,000.00 that will go towards our Senior’s Project Prom and other SPO events. In order to make this a reality, we will need every THS SPO member to sell at least 12 tickets to reach this goal. We know that we have a great group of parents and community that can make this the biggest and best fundraiser ever!
Tickets will be
$24.00 for ONE
$100.00 for FIVE
BECOME AN SPO MEMBER
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THS SPO Membership registration is $40.00 and includes one THS SPO 2024 T-Shirt. Only one membership per household is needed. Please be sure to read the full details when registering.
Let’s make this a great year for our Seniors!
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Lisa Streat @THS_Ms_Streat
Daniel Craft @THSAP_Craft
Sara Cooley @THS_cooley
Jennifer Foley @THS_jennlee
Carl Moise @C_Moise22
Carrie Sack @CSackTHS
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