SAMUEL V. CHAMPION HIGH SCHOOL
BACK TO SCHOOL UPDATE - July 7, 2024
Greetings, Charger Nation!
This past week brought us so many exciting moments for our students and staff! Thank you to all that assisted last week with the Chick-Fil-A day! It was great to see the students enjoying the beautiful day with our PTO! We appreciate you! Big highlights from last week include Volleyballs GREAT WIN over Smithson Valley and the pride of all the Charger students cheering our girls on throughout the entire meet. Thank you Students! You were loud, proud & and did it in a positive way! Additionally, the Charger Band competed superbly and brought home a 3rd overall finish. Girl's Golf came home with a 2nd place win at the Dominion Tournament. And, the Debate Team ...........
This week, we begin our Monday with the Orchestra Concert and Tennis will travel for their Bi-District Playoff against Leander. Please join us in supporting our students! As we move through the week we will have Cross Country at district competition and our JROTC will be enjoying the Spurs Game on Wednesday!
Champion Way Awards will be awarded on Thursday morning beginning at 7:45 a.m. This is a very special event and invitations were sent out last week to selected students. For those selected, we hope you can join us for the morning presentation. It is with great pride that teachers chose these students and we are so excited to share that with you!
We will top off the week with 9th/JV/ Varsity Football, as well as, Volleyball. Good luck to all of our Chargers! You make us proud each and every day! Thank you parents/families, for sharing your children with us!
Please remember the holidays this coming week: No School on Friday (10/11), Monday (10/14), & Tuesday (10/15).
Go Chargers! Let’s make some more Defining Moments together!
With Pride,
Natalie Benke
Interim Principal, Boerne-Samuel V. Champion High School
MONDAY, 10/7 (B-Day)
Tennis Bi-District Playoff (San Marcos/2-5pm)
Gold’s - Parent Trip Meeting (A215/6:30pm)
Orchestra Concert (Auditorium/7-8:30pm)
TUESDAY, 10/8 (A-Day)
Interact Club Meeting (Library/8-8:30am)
Marine Corp – Lunch Visit
Flu Shots for Staff (Library/4-5pm)
WEDNESDAY, 10/9 (B-Day)
Marine Corp – Lunch Visit
WES Tutoring (Lib,B218,A109,B254,A230/4-6pm)
XC @ District (Flat Rock/all day)
Robotics Club Meeting (Ranch/4-5pm)
JROTC @ Spurs Game (San Antonio/7-9pm)
THURSDAY, 10/10 (A-Day)
Champion Way Awards (Library/7:45-8:30am)
ILT Meeting (2:30-3:30pm – normally Friday)
9th-Football @ New Braunfels (S-5pm/N-6:30pm)
JV-Football v. New Braunfels (S-5pm/N-6:30pm)
FRIDAY, 10/11 *NO SCHOOL
Volleyball @ Alamo Heights (9thJV-5:15/V-6:30)
V-Football @ New Braunfels (7-9pm)
**NO SCHOOL MONDAY, 10/14
**NO SCHOOL TUESDAY, 10/15 (Staff Development Day)
What a great update we have from Water Polo! Boys are District Champs for Water Polo and #1 Seed headed into playoffs. Girls are District Runners Up and #2 Seed headed into playoffs.
GOOD LUCK WATER POLO - GO CHARGERS!!!
Both teams have a first round bye and will play later in the week.
Additionally, we have a recent college swim signing with Cora Skoog
committing to Texas A&M - Congrats Cora!
PSAT: The PSAT will take place here on campus Thursday, October 17th. All Sophomores are pre-registered and at no cost. Juniors who wish to re-take take the PSAT have until 4PM this Thursday, October 10th, to register! Juniors, may register by scanning the QR Code located near the Counseling Office Doors and pay $18 by this Thursday, October 10th. Visit the Counseling Office for more information.
USMC: Staff Sergeant Aviles with the US Marine Corps will be at all lunches on Wednesday, October 9th. Be ready for some fun and prizes with the pull up bar contest or just stop by and say hello!
WES: 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 afternoons by using the QR Code published on posters outside the library, on the hallway TV Monitors, and posted in the weekly newsletter.
BPA: Business Professionals of America team meeting will be Thursday after school in B249. If you are unable to attend please contact Mr. Reischling.
HOLIDAY: No School for students on Friday 10/11, Monday 10/14, Tuesday 10/15. Staff does report on Tuesday for a staff development day.
HerffJones will be our new company for junior rings and senior graduation needs. The junior class will be order their class rings very soon. October 24th we will have a Junior Class Meeting during Advisory, in the Auditorium. HerffJones will come and present the class ring options. Students will be given a brochure to take home to their parents and instructions on how to visit the HerffJones website. The following week, on November 1st, sales (and sizing of rings) for juniors will take place during all lunches.
We have a NEW yearbook company and are excited and
proud to partner with them!
If you want to purchase a yearbook for this school year,
please go to https://www.varsity.com/
to order your 2025 yearbook.
Champion High School - School # 26377 - Price is $65
- UTSA CyManII Fall E-Sport League: Champion HS leads the pack with the most students engaged in the game and holds the top spots currently.
- Cyber Patriots: All teams are officially registered for the competition, with a new one added at the last second (There are a couple of spots on these teams still open if your child is interested in competing). We are still looking for sponsors to help fund the registration fees for our three teams that will have a registration fee. Each team’s registration fee is $225. If you know of anyone willing to help out, please have them reach out to Mr. Greg Hiett (gregory.hiett@boerneisd.net). We have a couple of weeks before the registration fees are due.
- Past Advisory Board Meeting Notes: The first Cyber PTECH Advisory Board meeting was held on September 25th, 2024 at the CHS library. The members present discussed the vision for the program, identified the need to teach students about the NICE framework and to get their feedback to help identify guest speakers aligned to their interests, and identified potential field trips and site visits to engage students.
- Upcoming Advisory Board Meeting: The next Cyber PTECH Advisory Board Meeting is going to be scheduled for Wednesday October 30th at CHS in the library from 6:30-8:00pm. We invite any individuals interested in helping to grow the program, especially those in cyber security or IT, to this meeting.
- Cyber PTECH Recruitment: Starting this week, Mr. Hiett will begin making visits to the three middle schools to teach students in the CCR8 class about base level cybersecurity to begin planting seeds of interest in the Cyber PTECH program. Wish him luck!
The parent/guardian will need to log into Skyward Family Access and use the ONLINE FORM - CHS ATTENDENCE NOTIFICATION FORM. This tile is used for reporting an absence and for requesting early dismissals. Please allow at least 2 hours for the attendance office to get a pass to your student. Please also provide documentation (note, letter, etc.) to the attendance office for a student's absence. Doctor notes can be sent to cynthia.turner@boerneisd.net or juanita.saenz@boerneisd.net
Connect with Champion High School
Website: www.boerneisd.net/CHS
Location: 201 Charger Boulevard, Boerne, TX, USA
Phone: 830-357-2600
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SamChampionHS
Twitter: @SamChampionHS