COUGAR NEWS 2024-2025

11/19 Girls Basketball vs Lake Creek

11/19 Boys Basketball @ New Caney

11/21-11/23 Boys Basketball @ War Eagles Tournament

11/21-11/23 Girls Basketball @ Splendora Tournament

The Tomball High School NJROTC competed at the George Bush Drill meet taking 4th place overall out of 18 schools. Concurrently the cadets took 4th in Armed regulation and 3rd in Armed Exhibition. The unarmed drill team took 3rd in regulation and tied 2nd in unarmed exhibition drill. The cadets went on to take 3rd in physical training. Way to go THS NJROTC cadets.

Mrs. Jackie Schrant is our THS Counselor Spotlight Teacher of the Week. Mrs. Schrant generates excellent working relationships with students. She has a heart for our most at-risk students- helping them achieve academically and personally. Encouraging and positive, Mrs. Schrant deserves the spotlight this week!

We would like to recognize Mrs Solis and Mrs. Bailey for their great work with kids.

Thank you for all the great things you make happen each day!

Thank you both for everything you do to make THS..... THE PRIDE OF TEXAS!!

President McKinnan Kelly presents UIL Math Calculator Strategies at UIL Training.

Students are invited to find out more about UIL Academics!!

Academic UIL Teams Recruiting Now

Whatever class you enjoy, there’s an Academic UIL team for that. Math, Science, Social Studies, Speech, Journalism, Computer Science, Spelling and many others. Competitions will heat up in January, so now is the time to talk to your teacher. Being in Academic UIL looks great on your college applications and can help unlock scholarships! Read more on each of the events here.

Stay up to date on things happening on campus with the THS App. You can watch our twice-weekly news shows, check headlines from the school paper, send photos to the yearbook and check the sports calendar to see what time the game starts. Download today, it's free!

This holiday season, give the gift of sparkle and support a wonderful cause! ✨ Shop with us at Kendra Scott—either in-store or online—and a portion of your purchase will benefit Tomball STAGE. Don't forget to mention us at checkout!

Support Tomball High School Theater by dining in or getting takeout at Jersey Mike's on Nov 20th from 4-8 PM! 20% of all sales during this time will go directly to our theater program. Don’t forget to mention you're supporting Tomball STAGE at checkout!

Ordering through your Jersey Mikes app? Use promo code THS20.

The Charms have an exciting opportunity to raise funds for our Nationals trip, and we need your support! We're partnering with Texas Roadhouse in Tomball for a spirit event where you can order freshly baked rolls, cinnamon butter, and gift cards—and they’ll donate a portion of the proceeds back to our team!

How it works:

• 50% of proceeds from rolls and cinnamon butter will be donated to the team.
• 10% of proceeds from gift card sales will also be donated.
• The rolls come frozen, so you can buy them now and save them for Thanksgiving or the upcoming holidays (or just stock up because they’re so delicious!).

Important Dates:

• Order by: November 21st
• Pick up at Texas Roadhouse Tomball: November 18–21, 4:00–8:00 PM

This is an easy way to support the Charms, and we truly appreciate your help!

Click Here to Order

Thank you for supporting the team!

College & Career Counselor Corner

• Virtual Senior Financial Aid Night on December 2nd at 6:00 pm - Details to come as we get closer to the event. We will walk through the steps of the FAFSA application process.
• Local Tomball Scholarships for Seniors - Two of the local scholarships are now active!! More to come as we hear back from donors. Seniors need to check back frequently. These are great scholarship opportunities!
• Fall Financial Aid Night Presentation Link
• 2025-2026 FAFSA (for current seniors) is delayed - The FAFSA opening date will be delayed again this year to December 1st. Helpful FAFSA Instruction Sheet
• Wednesday, November 20th - College Knowledge Night from 6:00-8:00 pm at the Tomball Event Center. Open to all grade levels, as well as both students and parents!

• Rep Visits to THS - Several on the books! As visits are scheduled, they will be added to the sign-up. Below are the reps scheduled so far. Click here to sign-up
• 11/21 - Chennault Aviation Academy
• Lone Star College Rep Visits - Our Lone Star College rep will be on campus twice each month throughout the year to help answer any questions students have about their program, admissions, etc. LSC has many great opportunities for our students. Seniors planning to attend LSC after graduation definitely need to sign-up for a visit! Click here to sign-up

Opportunities for Students with the College & Career Counselor

• College & Career Cougar Block Series - Open to all grade levels, sessions will be held during Cougar Block and cover a variety of topics from post-high school options, college rep panel, financial aid, military options, stress management, and more. Click here to sign-up
• C&C Donut Chat - Before school event once a month (updated) for students to chat with Mrs. Nichols, College & Career Counselor. Sign-up required as space will be limited, donuts will be provided. Dates & sign-up in student’s Schoology!
• College & Career Classroom Videos - Every other week, Mrs. Nichols will share videos for each grade level covering many college and career related topics throughout the year. Videos and presentation links will be shared in each grade level Schoology course for students to refer back to and parents to stay in the loop. Videos posted in grade level Schoology courses under 24-25 Classroom Videos & Slides section.
• Grade Level Schoology Courses - Each grade level will have their own Schoology course provided by Mrs. Nichols, College & Career Counselor. Here students will have information on events, event sign-up, C&C Classroom Video library, C&C Series information, rep visit sign-ups, and more. Parents do not need to do anything to join the course. Once the student joins, parents will have access through their own Schoology login. Information will be provided for parents who do not have accounts set up yet. Click here for parent Schoology instructions

STUDENT Access Codes (will not work for parents, see above)

1. Class of 2025 - 8K2K-QFMQ-HSJDS

1. Class of 2026 - WWJJ-4GN9-ZFZHP

1. Class of 2027 - XB4J-9799-4N6MW

1. Class of 2028 - 9F2Z-WD68-D2V3V

We need all Senior Parents for the Class of 2025 to get involved.

Make sure you follow SPO 2025 on

Facebook: THS SPO Class of 2025spo2025@gmail.com

Instagram: thsclassof2025spo

Website: https://www.thsspo2025.org/

You can also email us at THSSPO2025@GMAIL.COM

OUR NEXT MEETING is scheduled for Thursday, December 5th at Tomball High

Some SPO Senior Events already scheduled:

MR. DEBONAIR COMPETITION: Feb 13

POWDER PUFF FOOTBALL: TBD

PROJECT PROM: April 26

BACCALAUREATE: May 18

Information on Yearbook Senior Ads

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hRMRjuFoH2OS2kOJAIRXOXq6JcLTPjnE/view?usp=drive_link

WE NEED ALL SENIOR PARENTS TO JOIN SPO AND MAKE IT AN INCREDIBLE YEAR FOR THE CLASS OF 2025!

Membership Link at the website: https://www.thsspo2025.org/

SENIORS:

Get your bags delivered.

Turn in cash and checks (made out to THS) to Mr. Vierkant or Mrs. Lopez.

Get all money turned in by Christmas break.

Thank you so much for participating in the Senior Trash Bag Fundraiser. Free Prom Tickets will be issued when Prom Tickets go on sale.

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

Important information

· Scan the QR code to sign up

· Request can take 24-48 hours to be filled

· Once filled you will receive an email confirmation

· You will need to request a VOE for both your permit and your license

· VOE’s are valid for 30 days

· Student/Guardian can pick the VOE anytime during school hours once filled

The purpose of the Cougar News Weekly Newsletter is to inform the community of everything going on at Tomball High School.

Feel free to email MarkVierkant@tomballisd.net with any celebrations of our students or any valuable information for the THS Community!

I put together the newsletter, but depend on Parents, Students, Staff and the Community to get stories to me to share.

Please share anything newsworthy for consideration. Photos to go along with the story are appreciated.