SAMUEL V. CHAMPION HIGH SCHOOL

As I am deciding what goes out this week to our parents, families, students and staff, I find myself truly thinking about how lucky we are to be part of Boerne ISD. Champion is a very special place to be. The quote from Dr. Angela Duckworth, as seen here, describes our students, staff and faculty perfectly. There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t see every member of our campus community strive to do their absolute best to learn, teach, inspire and guide each other to persevere through all of the daily challenges and do it with grace.

Everyone faces challenges each and every day. How you handle those challenges and what you choose to do with them is what makes you the best version of you! The students and teachers at Champion include all and strive to be the best they can be in their academics, sports, competitions and in becoming and being a remarkable citizen. I look forward to showcasing all of their successes each week and knowing that there is never a week that goes by that there aren’t successes to be shared! The campus is booming with life, laughter, and students and teachers collaborating! This week as you reflect on what “Grit” means to you, check out our new news team. They are working hard to bring campus life into perspective and to share that with our student community. Thank you again, for trusting us with your children. We are grateful.

Please see all of the attached celebrations, upcoming events, testing opportunities, and items to assist you and your student in planning for the spring. Thank you again for your continued support for Champion High School, our students, staff, and families!

WE ARE CHAMPION!

Natalie Benke, Principal

Samuel V. Champion High School

Current ATTENDANCE RATES as of 1/27/25 below:

** CCMR WEEK **

MONDAY, 2/10 (B-Day) CCMR: Career Day

Young Hearts Class (B111/5:30-7:30pm)

Bass Club Meeting (library/5:30pm)

Charms – Tryout Meeting (auditorium/6pm)

TUESDAY, 2/11 (A-Day) CCMR: Military Day

CCMR – Marine Band Performance (auditorium/11am-12:10pm)

Military Day (foyer/lunches)

Robotics Team (Ranch/4-6pm)

JV-BASEBALL @ Warren (N-4:30)

SOFTBALL v Veterans (JV-5/V-7)

B-BBALL v. Smithson Valley (9th/JV-5pm)

V-BASEBALL v Warren (5pm)

G-Soccer @ Kerrville/Tivy (JV-5:30/V-7:15)

B-Soccer v. Kerrville-Tivy (JV-5:30/V-7)

B-BBall v Smithson Valley (V-6:30pm) *senior night

WEDNESDAY, 2/12 (B-Day) CCMR: College Day

SENIOR Panoramic Pic (front/10:45am)

Stop The Bleed Training (library/11:30-12:30)

College Day (foyer/lunches)

ORCHESTRA – pre UIL Concerts (auditorium/CHS@5+7)

Robotics Team (Ranch/4-6pm)

WES Tutoring (library/4-6pm)

JV-BASEBALL v Inner Squad (4:30)

THURSDAY, 2/13 (A-Day) CCMR: TX Workforce Day

FCCLA Meeting (library/7:50am)

Panoramic Picture Sales (Rock Wall/12-2:30)

Robotics Team (Ranch/4-6pm)

Cheer Tryout Meeting (auditorium/6-7:30pm)

SOFTBALL(V) @ Seguin Tourney

TRACK/FIELD v BHS

FRIDAY, 2/14 (B-Day) CCMR: Breakfast Tacos & Marines

*SRO/Security Appreciation Day

Marine Corp Family Presentation (library/7:30am)

**Student Coffee/Cocoa by PTO (foyer/8am)

Red Cross Club Meeting (C130/8am)

*Boerne Buddies (LifeSkills/lunches)

SOFTBALL(V) @ Seguin Tourney

Speech/Debate @ Harvard Competing all weekend (GOOD LUCK!!! 12 of our students are going 🙂)

JV-BASEBALL @ Davenport (W-4:30/N-5)

G-Soccer @ Veterans (JV-5:30/V-7:15)

B-Soccer v. Veterans Memorial (JV-5:30/V-7)

SATURDAY, 2/15

Speech/Debate @ Harvard

SOFTBALL(V) @ Seguin Tourney

Robotics Team (Ranch/1-6pm)

This group is WONDERFUL - thank you for your hard work, care and support of our campus! Your dedication to show school spirit, making CHS look great and care for the environment is such a positive example of a great CHAMPGION CHARGER taking pride in their school 😀

The boys golf team competed at the NEISD Texas Shootout this Friday and Saturday at Canyon Springs Golf Course. After day 1, the boys were in 6th place, 6 shots out of 3rd, 9 shots out of 2nd, and 20 shots out of 1st. They were led by Phoenix Guerra who shot a 74, Tristan Frantz who shot a 79, Cooper Relf who shot an 80. On the second day the boys came all the way back to take 2nd place by playing the best round of the day shooting a 308. Phoenix shot an even par 72 and finished tied for 3rd individually, Aidan Taylor shot a 74, and Cooper shot another 80. The deciding score came down to Dylan Buckley as he broke the tie for 2nd place with Lubbock Cooper. They played so well that we came within 3 shots of winning the whole tournament. The boys have put in a lot of hard work and it is paying off. WAY TO GO GOLF TEAM!

Players looked great on Senior Night!

The Champion Tennis team held its annual fundraiser this past weekend. We had over 40 teams participate in the fundraiser tournament. It was a great day with lots of fun. 😀 The team gears back up this week for the Northside ISD individual meet in San Antonio. JV will play on Thursday, while Varsity will compete on Friday and Saturday.

Your speech and debate team added a new state qualifier this past Saturday! Adriana Swanson placed 1st in Dramatic Interp and 2nd in Program Oral Interp to qualify her for the TFA State tournament. Now we have seven TFA State qualifiers this year. The most we have ever had!!! WAY TO GO CHARGERS!

Our German students represented CHS at this weekend's Sprachfest (Regional German Contest). As a team they CHS 4th place in Sweepstakes! Individual results are listed:

Advancing to State:

Anthony Flores-Salazar: 1st place sight reading, 2nd place skit, and 4th place Vocab Test

Mia Mensi: 2nd place skit

Graysen Kemnitz & Adam Stephenson: 3rd place in Photo Essay

Ethan Lange: 3rd in Spelling

Julia Simescu: 4th place in Prose Reading

Evan Sheerin: 3rd place in Grammar test, 6th place in Culture test, 7th place in Listening Comprehension and Spelling, 10th in Vocabulary

Monica Menendez, Karolina Arredondo, Valeria Jimenez: 5th place in gingerbread house non-traditional

Sebastian Carvallo: 5th place in Vocabulary

As well as following students in the Top 10:

Adishri Telikar (Poetry), Grabriel Gomez (Poetry), Izabella Tamez (Poetry), Nathaniel Radu (Poetry), Gaargee Jain(Vocabulary Test), Abigail Reyburn (Shirt Design), Jacqueline Staton (Photography), Casey Carlile (Original Models), Ashton Patel, Garrett Page, Colin Gibbs, Colton Clark, Jorge Jimenez (Digital Logo Design)

What a great picture of these seniors!

Varsity Baseball had two more very productive scrimmages last week as we played Johnson on Tuesday and Clark on Friday. There were a lot of positives and a lot of teaching moments in both as we get ready for our first real game on Tuesday February 18.

Lacrosse Boys beat Liberty Hill this past weekend 12-2! What a score. WAY TO GO CHARGERS!

The senior night ceremony is Tuesday at 6:00 pm! The game starts at 6:30 pm. Come out and support us!!

We have our first district game tomorrow! (praying for good weather) Come out and cheer on the Charger Girls!!

The Methodist Trauma Department will be at CHS to do a Stop the Bleed training. All staff and students are welcome to attend. This is a great training and will help our campus be even safer!

You MUST sign up to attend:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdFUUh-cXw7Fad-G_8F4QQLlmouCwxWgRx6ttZtm97fezOmsA/viewform

The next monthly "SENIOR NEWSLETTER" will be sent out this week - LOOK for it soon!

SENIORS should have ordered their CAP & GOWN by now. All extra items such as invitations, announcements, grad shirts, frames, etc., will be shipped directly to your home. The CAP & GOWN is delivered to the school so that we can verify that you ordered one. Distribution Day for CAP & GOWN is MAY 1 during all lunches in the library. IF you have not ordered your CAP & GOWN, make sure you do this immediately ONLINE at www.Gradtogo.com

**IF you only want the cap/gown/tassel (and not the large "package deal"),

then follow these directions:

• The link above takes you to this "Shop Graduation Products" section. This section shows 3 different packages with lots of items...
• *IF you are only wanting a Cap/Gown/Tassel, then click the top of that page on "Grad Gear & Apparel"
• Scroll down to the bottom and choose the Cap, Gown, Tassel for only $41.00
• Fill out the gender, height, weight (be honest or your gown will not fit properly!)
• Click "add to cart"
• Then proceed from there if you want other items OR if you want to check out & input payment.

Senior Sendoff GAME DAY is May 2 !! Help us give our 2025 Seniors a memorable day full of fun, games and BIG prizes as we send them off into their next chapter. Here’s sponsorship information below. Thanks so much in advance for all your help! Please follow @champion.class.of.2025 for info!

Here’s the Amazon wish list if you’d like to donate:
https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/2ZYMX3ZSAPX75

This meeting has been MOVED to the Auditorium.

See the flyer below. More information and all REQUIRED forms can be found at: https://linktr.ee/championhscheer

PARENTS: This is a great Valentine's Day Raffle - consider helping this team raise much needed funds for their competitions! GOOD LUCK to all parents that enter.

Good morning Charger Nation! Here are your morning announcements that will be given during Advisory:

NEHS: Meeting for NEHS students in Ms. Ratliff's room (B170) on Thursday at 8am!

PING PONG CLUB: Ping Pong/Board Game Club meets every Wednesday from 4:15-5:30 in rm B170 - come join us!

ALL STAFF: There is an important faculty/staff meeting Tuesday at 7:45am in the library. Breakfast tacos will be available - yum!

SENIORS: Panoramic Picture Day is Wednesday, Feb 12th at 10:45 in front of the school. Make sure you are here! The Goldbeck Company will then return the very next day during all lunches to make the picture available to you.

WES Tutoring: Students, this is a reminder that if you need to go to tutoring on Wednesdays (4-6pm), you MUST reserve your spot no later than Tuesday afternoon by using the QR Code published on posters outside the library, on the hallway TV Monitors, and posted in the weekly newsletter.

JESUS CLUB: Jesus Club meets every Thursday morning at 8 AM in the black box (room D122).

STUDENTS: Friday is Valentine’s Day and our PTO is having a “Coffee & Cocoa Social” in the foyer that morning from 8-8:30am. They want to share with you some Valentine happiness because we love you!

ALSO - we are going to “share the love” to our SRO’s, Officer Moring & Officer Cook, as well as our GREAT Security Guys, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Price, Mr. Gardner, & Mr. Hall for “National Officer & Security Appreciation Day”

BOERNE BUDDIES: Our next Boerne Buddies is this Friday during all 3 lunches.

HOLIDAY: No school on Monday 2/17 - it’s President’s Day 🙂

SATURDAY SCHOOL: The next Saturday School date is Feb 22nd from 8am-12noon. See Mr. Clayton if you have questions about attendance recovery.

• Feb 19 - SAC Meeting @ BHS (#3/4)
• Feb 27 - Champion Way Awards (#3)
• March 10-14 - Spring Break
• March 21 - Spring Fling
• April 8 - SENIOR Class Meeting - Graduation & Sr. Survey
• April 9 - SAC Meeting @ CHS (#4/4)
• April 23 - Incubator Pitch Night
• April 24 - Champion Way Awards (#4) & Site-Based Team Meeting (#4/4)
• April 26 - PROM
• May 1 - SENIOR Cap/Gown Distribution
• May 2 - SENIOR Send-Off PTO Game Day
• May 15 - SENIOR Walk & DAY OF SERVICE
• May 18 - SENIOR Baccalaureate @ FBC Boerne (4pm)
• May 23 - Graduation @ BISD Stadium (8pm)

• CHAMPION SOFTBALL on X: @ChampionSBall
• CHAMPION SOFTBALL on Instagram: @charger_softball
• CHAMPION CHARMS: www.BoerneChampionCharms.com
• CHARMS on Instagram: @chs_charms
• CHARMS on Facebook: BoerneChampionCharmsBoosterClub
• ORCHESTRA: https://www.facebook.com/p/Boerne-Champion-HS-Orchestra-100071358213623/
• ORCHESTRA on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/championchargerorchestra/
• ORCHESTRA on X: https://x.com/ChamHSOrchestra
• FOOTBALL on X: @ChampionHSFB
• CHARGER CHEER: https://www.facebook.com/CHSChargerCheerAndMascots
• CHARGER CHEER: on Instagram: @championhscheer
• BASEBALL on X: @ChargerBSB
• CHAMPION CHOIR: https://championchoir.hometownticketing.com/embed/all
• CHAMPION THEATER: www.championtheater.com newsletter: Mainstage Chronicle
• CHARGER BAND: www.championbandboosters.org
• TENNIS on X: @CHS_cantu and on Instagram: championchargers10s
• WATER POLO/SWIM: https://x.com/swimWACdive
• SOCCER (Girls) on X: @ChampionSoccer
• VOLLEYBALL on X: @ChampionVBall and on Instagram: @championchargervolleyball
• SPEECH/DEBATE on X: @Kreischling and on Instagram: @Chargerspeechanddebate
• BASKETBALL (Boys) on X: @boys_champion
• BASKETBALL (Girls) on X: @GirlsCharger and on Instagram: @chargergirlsbasketball
• XCOUNTRY: on X: @BCXC_chargers
• LACROSSE on Instagram: @chs.charger.lacrosse (https://www.instagram.com/chs.charger.lacrosse/)
• GIRLS LACROSSE on Instagram: @chs.charger.girls.lacrosse (https://www.instagram.com/chs.charger.girls.lacrosse/)
• LACROSSE on Facebook: @boernelacrosse (https://www.facebook.com/boernelacrosse)

Website: www.boerneisd.net/CHS
Location: 201 Charger Boulevard, Boerne, TX, USA
Phone: 830-357-2600
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SamChampionHS
Twitter: @SamChampionHS