Week of October 17

During the week of October 24-28 SMCISD will celebrate Red Ribbon Week – a national celebration of life and commitment for all Rattlers to live a drug free. Friday, October 28 is the last home game and our annual PINK OUT game vs. New Braunfels. Prior to kickoff SMCISD ACL students will be recognized in honor of Down Syndrome Awareness Month.

• 10/24 Monday – Celebrate Life, Live Drug Free (wear red)
• 10/25 Tuesday – Dreaming about Making Good Choices (pajama day)
• 10/26 Wednesday – Power to Stay Drug Free (Superhero shirt)
• 10/27 Thursday – Exercise Good Choices (athletic apparel)
• 10/28 Friday – Rattler Up for a CURE (wear pink)

San Marcos CISD students and staff members across the district donned their favorite Orange apparel on Wednesday, October 19 to celebrate Unity Day. Unity Day, the signature event of National Bullying Prevention Month, has been recognized in the United States since 2011. To participate in Unity Day, individuals, schools, communities, and businesses wear or share orange to unite for kindness, acceptance, and inclusion to prevent students being bullied.

The San Marcos High School Volleyball team defeated the Judson Rockets in three straights sets (25-17, 25-4, 25-17) on Tuesday, October 18. The team improved to 5-3 in district play before heading down to New Braunfels to take on the Unicorns on Friday, October 21.

SMCISD teachers across the district spent time on October 20 emphasizing the importance of writing in honor of National Day on Writing. De Zavala Elementary Gift and Talented Teacher, Ms. Cruz, turned her students into published authors with an activity centered around writing. Ms. Cruz had each of her students write their own stories and then had the students build an actual book for them to take home. Great job, Diamonds!

San Marcos High School students in Miss Bryant's Forensic Science class spent time this week participating in a mock crime scene. The Forensic Science students were tasked with identifying clues that would assist with solving the mock crime.

Families were treated to a fun-filled night at Mendez Elementary on October 20. Mendez teachers set up learning stations across the school that included math, reading, arts & crafts and more. Following the learning activities, Mendez families enjoyed a musical titled "Squrim" that included student performances with artwork created by Mendez Elementary students.

Students in Ms. Laws and Ms. Olvera classes at Miller Middle School spent their week designing and engineering roller coasters as part of their science lesson. Once the roller coasters are completed, teachers and students will vote on the best design and will have the opportunity to run a marble through the designed roller coasters.

The City of San Marcos is launching the National Community Survey to gather feedback from residents on issues including housing affordability, transportation, education, recreational opportunities, and civic engagement. The survey is administered by Polco and is available in English and Spanish. Beginning October 21, you're invited to take the survey online. Responses will be collected through November 4, 2022. Information provided to Polco remains completely anonymous and confidential. You cannot be identified through your responses and participating in the survey will not impact your immigration status in any way.

Goodnight and Miller middle schools will compete in their annual football game and volleyball game next week at San Marcos HS. In preparation, both campuses hosted pep rallies on Friday, October 21 to prepare for the friendly rivalry matches.

Football games will be at Toyota Rattler Stadium on Tuesday, October 25.

Volleyball games will be played at San Marcos High School Gym on Thursday, October 27.

As part of his community service project with the 4-H group of West San Marcos and 4-H group of Buda, Travis student Benjamin Soto wanted to give back to his campus. This week, Benjamin provided art supplies to Travis art teacher Ms. Garibay for her to use during her art lessons.

"I was so surprised and thankful for this heartwarming gesture from Benjamin. It was extremely thoughtful of him to think of Travis and his peers because this benefits every scholar," said Ms. Garibay.