COUGAR NEWS 2023-2024

Tomball HS FFA recently competed in the Area 3 Contest with the following results

Ag Issues - 5th

Greenhand Creed - 6th

Public Relations - 2nd and advancing to STATE

Sr Chapter Conducting - 5th

Ag Advocacy - 10th

Greenhand Chapter Conducting - 7th

Radio Broadcasting - 8th

Senior Quiz - 13th

Senior Skills - 8th

Congratulations to each of our teams for working hard this semester! We wish the Public Relations team well as they compete at STATE in December!

Shoutout to Rylynn Bradford on signing with West Texas A&M University to continue her education in Agriculture and Rodeo.

Congratulations to Jonah Mobarak and Callie Lagasse for being named as executive board members of the Regional Youth Leadership Board! Jonah and Callie are the representatives of the Southwest Region for the Special Olympics Organization! Together with the other board executives they will design and implement activities and opportunities that support all students! Awesome job Jonah and Callie!

Isabella Muir breaks the Tomball High School Swimming Record for the 100 meter freestyle!

Mario Canales III and Aayan Pattanayak 3rd place cross examination debate at the Cypress Freeze Debate tournament Cy Fair HS.

Mario was awarded 1st place Top Speaker and Aayan 4th place Top Speaker out of all CX debaters. We are so proud of the team on their success!!!

Tomball High School NJROTC visits the Port Of Houston

Please see attached the Tomball High School Fall Final Exam Schedule.

Things to pay attention to......

• There are two early release days. Buses will run at their normal time 2:40 on Tuesday, December 19th. If you can arrange transportation that day for your student since they get out at 11:40 it is appreciated. If you are unable, we will provide a study hall for any students waiting on the bus.
• Everyone takes Fall Final Exams (Exemptions only happen in the Spring)
• Students may NOT take an exam BEFORE their scheduled time.
• Students who miss exams can make them up with teachers any time AFTER the scheduled test time. We will have a final make up Exam opportunity on Saturday, January 13 at 7:30 am.
• SENIORS: Please pay attention to Review and Exam Times. Late Arrival and Early Release periods are overridden by the Exam Schedule so make sure to ask off of work or let them know what time you are available these days.

• GenTX Week at THS (November 13th-17th) - GenTX is a state-wide college and career readiness initiative. Click HERE for the information that we sent out throughout the week.
• 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. One session left for this marking period!
• 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.
• Financial Aid Night - December 6, 2023 at 6 PM in the THS Auditorium. This event is open to all students and families from all grade levels. We will review the updates to the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid), discuss financial aid programs and scholarships - where to look, how to apply and other tips.
• FAFSA Workshop January 2024 (Date coming soon!) This event is specifically for seniors and their parents/guardians ONLY. We will review the updates to the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and assist families start/complete the FAFSA.
• 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.
• College Knowledge Night Event Presentation Links - Thank you to those who were able to attend! If you missed it, be sure to mark your calendar for February 1st for our spring College Knowledge Night event. There will be other presentation topics at the spring event you won’t want to miss!

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, December 7th in the cafeteria of Tomball High

Some SPO Senior Events already scheduled:

MR. DEBONAIR COMPETITION: February 8

POWDER PUFF FOOTBALL: April 10

PROJECT PROM: April 21

BACCALAUREATE: May 19

SENIOR SUNSET: May 17

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

Link https://my.cheddarup.com/c/support-the-ths-class-of-2024?cart=1b4d5e8f-7cab-41f4-b8f9-97be47382c21%21%2161311201

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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!

SPO Membership 2024

Mark Vierkant @THS_Mr_Vierkant

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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