SAMUEL V. CHAMPION HIGH SCHOOL

Well, here it is…..the last week of school for the 2025-2026 school year. What a tremendous year it has been! The Charger Family of teachers and staff are grateful for the time spent with each and every one of the students that roam these halls every day. It is a privilege to be part of their lives and their memories. WE THANK YOU FOR THAT!

This week students will be completing end of year exams, getting ready for their summer vacations, and Seniors are preparing for Graduation Friday Night! We hope it is a wonderful night for all students as they begin their new journeys outside of Champion High School. They truly will go out into the world with the Heart of a Champion! And, a special THANK YOU TO OUR SENIORS that participated in our "Senior Service Day" last week - you worked hard, blessed our community, and served with your whole heart! Enjoy a look back HERE...

For our underclassmen, as you prepare for the next school year, please remember to review BISD policies on dress code, appearance, and all necessary items needed to have a very successful year! Our counseling team, administrators, teachers and staff are all here to guide and support - whether it be schedules, logistics and/or any questions you may have!

HOME OF THE CHARGERS ~ HEART OF A CHAMPION!

Natalie Benke, Principal

Samuel V. Champion High School

STAAR EOC results will be posted on June 10. Follow the attached information below to get your results!

For the week of ending 5/12/25

Champion is a GREAT school and it takes us all to be involved, committed to excellence, and to enjoy what is offered each year. Only then can one truly benefit in a positive way from this wonderful Charger Nation. Each year we want you to have a voice on how to better grow our school and community spirit. The links below are survey questions about spirit and engagement. We want input from all of our stakeholders: students, parents, and teachers/staff.

Student: https://forms.gle/FaGhcYUKLwWR5YZS9

Parent: https://forms.gle/hW98TP4q4a1ySr5eA

Teacher: https://forms.gle/VVv4X7BM5dTs2jAEA

Please use THIS LINK to view required reading for Honors English I, AP Seminar English II, AP Language English III, CHS AP Lit English IV, and DC English III & IV.

If your child requires any sort of medication during school hours, a medication form with the doctor's AND parent's signature must be turned in at the beginning of each school year. If you want to develop an Action Plan with your physician for any emergency medical interventions or medication, please arrange to speak with Nurse Booth at the beginning of the year so we can develop a plan to keep each student safe at school. Please contact Nurse Booth at 830-357-2609 or laura.booth@boerneisd.net for any questions you may have.

Please refer to this link for access to forms: https://www.boerneisd.net/departments/student-support/health-services/health-forms

MONDAY, 5/19 (A-Day)

Speech/Debate/UIL Academic @ State (UT-Austin)

*Yearbook Distribution (A134/12-2:30)

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

NHS Senior Banquet (auditorium/6pm)

TUESDAY, 5/20 (Exam Schedule)

Speech/Debate/UIL Academic @ State (UT-Austin)

8:40-10:20 Period 5 Exam

10:25-12:05 Period 6 Exam

12:10-1:50 Period 8 Exam

1:55-2:25 Lunch/End of Day (Supervision till 4 in café)

WELDING – HOLT/CAT EVENT (ranch/2pm)

Att. Credit Recovery (library/3-5pm)

WEDNESDAY, 5/21 (Exam Schedule)

Speech/Debate/UIL Academic @ State (UT-Austin)

8:40-10:20 Period 1 Exam

10:25-12:05 Period 2 Exam

12:10-1:50 Period 4 Exam

1:55-2:25 Lunch/End of Day (Supervision till 4 in café)

*FACULTY REGALIA Pick Up (12-2:30/office)

BMSN Event (Auditorium/2-10pm)

Att. Credit Recovery (library/3-5pm)

THURSDAY, 5/22 (Exam Schedule)

8:40-10:20 Period 3 Exam

10:25-10:35 Period 6 for Attendance

10:40-12:10 Period 7 Exam

12:15-12:45 Lunch/Early Release

Att. Credit Recovery (library/1-4pm)

BASEBALL REGIONAL FINAL v. Liberty Hill -Game 1 (Concordia Univ/6pm)

FRIDAY, 5/23 TEACHER WORK DAY

BASEBALL REGIONAL FINAL v. Liberty Hill -Game 2 (NE Sports Park/1pm)

*GRADUATION (@BHS/8pm)

SATURDAY, 5/24

BASEBALL REGIONAL FINAL v. Liberty Hill -Game 3 IF (Seguin Field/3pm)

Champion Chargers win again. We came away with two wins this weekend with a 2-1 win and a 10-7 win against Sharyland. On Thursday night Sawyer Smith threw a one-hitter for a very exciting 2-1 win. Friday, AJ Grizzaffi took the mound and got the win with a 10-7 win. Pearce Kelly came in for the save. Sam Miller and Owen Kuhl each had two hits and Aidan Smith hit a big three-run homerun to give us a 7-2 lead in the 4th. AJ Grizzaffi also had a big 2 RBI triple in the 7th. We will now take on Liberty Hill in the Regional Finals. Great job guys. COME OUT AND CHEER US ON THIS WEEK ~ Let's go all the way to STATE & WIN!

Please join me in congratulating our 2025-2026 Student Council Executive Board.

President - Avery Knight; Vice President - Isabella Studer; Treasurer - Elizabeth Leachman;

Secretary - Autumn Conroy; Publicist - Avarie Rosenstiel; Parliamentarian - Sofia Morales

In addition to these outstanding student leaders, we have several others who will hold formal leadership positions in Student Council, such as Creative Director, TASC State Reporting Liaison, and Class Representatives. These will be officially voted on in the fall.

CONGRATS to our new officers for 2025-2026:

President-Avery Knight; Vice-President-Mihika Puvvena;

Officer-Max George; Officer-Conner Schwartz;

Officer-Adriana Swanson

Congratulations to Cadet Col Olivia Ortiz on being named the AFJROTC Cadet of the Year for Region 1, Subregion 5! This is an outstanding achievement that recognizes Olivia as the #1 out of 2,355 cadets across the subregion spanning from Texas to New Mexico and Arizona!

WOW!!!!!! We are VERY PROUD of you Olivia!

WHAT A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT!!!

Amelie Rohlf, one of our current Foreign Exchange Students from Germany, presented the CHS staff with a certificate of appreciation as a "Medallion Member School" from the U.S. Department of State. Amelie heads back home to Germany this summer. As she leaves us, she truly enjoyed her time here and was incredibly thankful for her teachers.

Remington Stewart (CHS Sophomore) & Braxton Ebner (BHS Sophomore) brought home some valuable scholarship money for a 3rd place finish at the Faith Angler Network (FAN) 2025 Championship on Lake Travis. The boys finished the FAN season strong as they prepare for the Texas High School Bass Association Championship (THSBA) on Lake Conroe in 2 weeks! CONGRATS!

Current freshmen, sophomores, and juniors are eligible to apply who have a GPA ≥ 92.

NHS applications are due on 9/5/2025. Printed applications are available in Mrs. Zamzow and Mr. Ronemous' classrooms. USE THIS LINK FOR THE ON-LINE VERSION OF THE APPLICATION

Soon our new NHS officers will visit advisories to deliver applications and answer common questions before the school year ends so students who plan on applying have time over the summer to meet the membership requirements.

1. If you want to make any changes to your course requests, for the 2025-2026 school year, the last day to make any changes is May 22nd! No changes or exceptions will be made on Prep Day, August 7th. Your course requests are available in Skyward. *If you have any questions, please reach out to the counseling department immediately!
2. Attention New Applicants to the Northwest Vista, IF you want the Dual courses you requested to be included in your schedule next school year then you must complete ALL the steps of the NVC Dual Application Packet by June 2nd. You must submit your qualifying scores (either SAT, ACT, TSI) & complete the Dual Credit Student Orientation with submission of the electronic Parent Consent Form & Title IX quiz & Closing Student Survey. If you are using your SAT or ACT scores, you must go to your account on the testing website and have them sent to NVC. If you took the TSI test with us, then we will submit your scores to NVC. Below are the websites. Instructions have been posted on the Northwest Vista Dual Google Classroom. If you haven’t joined the google class, please use this code (map74yu) to join the class. If any item of the packet is not submitted by June 2nd, your Dual courses will be dropped and not scheduled.
3. If you have questions PLEASE reach out to Mrs. Rodriguez ( araceli.rodriguez@boerneisd.net )

Your access ENDS AUGUST 8th! Make sure you download everything you want prior to this date!!!

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• At BISD Stadium - Gates open at 6:45pm - Ceremony at 8pm
• No tickets are needed - No limit of guests
• LIMITED PARKING - try to ride with family members and carpool
• *CHS will have a SHUTTLE ON GRADUATION NIGHT!

• Great news!!! Our bus transportation department will run shuttles to graduation on Friday, May 23rd from the CHS front parking lot to the BISD Stadium in order to help with the crowded parking at BHS. What you need to know:

  • The first shuttle bus will leave CHS at 5:55pm - drop at BHS and come back to CHS to pick up load #3

  • The second shuttle bus will leave CHS at 6:10pm - drop at BHS and come back to CHS to pick up load #4. If there are more people that still need a shuttle, this bus can radio ahead for the 1st bus to return, one more time for a 5th and final load.

  • AFTER GRADUATION IS OVER: Drivers will wait with buses at BHS and begin shuttling back once people begin coming out. They will wait 10 minutes before leaving for each run. They are expected to end at 10:30pm.

• Handicap Parking is at the entrance with the Guard Gate. Security will help you around to parking and a special entrance by the field house for handicap seating.
• Quick questions/answers link here
• WATER - Our AFJROTC will sell water bottles during graduation at both the home & visitor's concession stands ($2)
• Livestream link will be available later this week - we will send it out to senior families through the blackboard emailer service!

• GRADUATION CEREMONY - info for SENIORS!

  • At BISD Stadium - you should arrive between 6:45-7:15pm
  • Enter at the SOUTH GATE for check in - you will be asked to open your gown to make sure you are in correct dress and that you have your cap and tassel.
  • Do not bring any items with you (ex: no cell phones, no purses, etc.) Please leave these items with a family member.
  • Graduation Cap Decoration - This is NOT allowed at the high school level. No flowers, no corsages, no balloons, etc.
  • You should be in your seat on the field NO LATER THAN 7:40pm
  • REVIEW the Rules and Order of the Ceremony on this link here.

• SENIORS: Graduation seat & row #’s are now posted on the WAC Sign outside the library.
• ALSO - did you see the email that went out to you last night? SPECIAL SENIOR SENDOFF @ SCHOOL on MONDAY! Be here with your cap/gown on Monday early, report to the auditorium! Send-Off starts at 8:30.

• ATTENDANCE CREDIT RECOVERY: With the last week of school we will offer 3 more chances to clear your attendance! Tuesday 3-5pm, Wednesday 3-5pm, and Thursday 1-4pm.
• UNDERCLASSMEN: If you want to make any changes to your course requests, for the 2025-2026 school year, the last day to make any changes is May 22nd! No changes or exceptions will be made on Prep Day, August 7th. Your course requests are available in Skyward. *If you have any questions, please reach out to the counseling department immediately!
• NHS APPLICATIONS: It is that time of year again - if you are interested in applying for the National Honor Society for the 25-26 school year please stop by Mrs. Zamzow or Mr. Ronemous’ classrooms to pick up a printed application. Current freshmen, sophomores, and juniors are eligible to apply who have a GPA ≥ 92. NHS applications are due on 9/5/2025. A digital link to the same application will be sent out in the next newsletter on Monday.
• YEARBOOK: Yearbooks are here. Plan to pick up your yearbook in front of the yearbook room (A134) during your lunch period on Monday, May 19th. If you can't pick up your book on Monday, come to A134 any time before 2 PM on Thursday May 22nd. We have sold out of the 2025 yearbook. If you would like to put your name on a waiting list, email Mrs. Anders at robin.anders@boerneisd.net. Once the books have been distributed, I'll let you know if we have any extras in our shipment.
• LOST AND FOUND: STUDENTS, Before you leave for the summer, please check the lost and found located in the Library for any items you may have lost. All items left at the end of the school year will be donated to a worthy cause.

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Attention Champion Chargers:

It’s that time of year again, enrollment is now open for the 2025-26 school year! Your student(s) is currently enrolled at Champion High School, but you STILL HAVE TO “register” your student for next year. Completing your registration is important because you are telling us your student(s) are returning next year. This information is necessary for staffing purposes and to tie your student’s course selections with their enrollment. Please log in to your Skyward account and register your student(s) TODAY. Once you are in Skyward, navigate to the Family Access on your dashboard and complete the tile. NOTE: the tile will disappear once it has been submitted. If it turns orange and is still present on your dashboard, it has not been completed and submitted.

If your dashboard reads: New Student, when you login, select the house icon , then select Family Access . The last day to register a returning student is the last day of school this year, Thursday, May 22nd, 2025.

SPECIAL NOTE!!!!! The registration process is not compatible with mobile devices, meaning you must complete the process on a computer. You may also experience challenges if using Safari as your browser; please use Google Chrome, it is most compatible with Skyward. You may contact your campus registrar, Donna Gardner donna.gardner@boerneisd.net if you experience a problem or do not see the necessary icons on your account.

If your student will NOT be attending/returning to Champion High School next year, please email Mrs. Gardner to let her know.

• CHS ART PROGRAM on Instagram: @championhs_art
• 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
• CHARGER CHEER: https://linktr.ee/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