Spartan Community,

We had a wonderful weekend in which Alumni from past classes converged on Stratford.  Events that took place during the weekend were well-attended and full of Spartan Spirit.  Please click on READ MORE to view the rest of my message.

Stratford Community,

The time draws near for the UIL to look at our enrollment numbers and start making decisions for the next two school years.  Please click on READ MORE to view the rest of my message.

Spartan Community,

Yesterday, we staged our drunken driving simulation on Fern Drive.  The program was viewed by all our 11th and 12th grade students as well as many parents and community members.  Please click on READ MORE to view the rest of my message,

Spartan Community,

Well, it is here, the week of the MHS vs SHS football game.  Our students will have a week filled with themed days to dress up and a great night pep rally on Wednesday.  Click on READ MORE to view the rest of my message.

Stratford Community,

This past Monday night, we had a wonderful turnout for our annual Back to School Night.  Our PTSA meeting and my opening remarks were brief and then it was on to meeting your student's teachers.  Please click READ MORE to view the rest of my message.

Spartan Community,

Obviously, there has been much discussion regarding President Obama's speech scheduled for September 8.  SBISD has  placed the district statement regarding how events such as this are handled from an instructional basis.  Please click on READ MORE to view the rest of my message.

Stratford Community,

We had an excellent first week of school culminaing in a great pep rally and big wins in athletics.  Friday night, like many games in the area ours was delayed by lightning.  Please click on READ MORE to view the rest of my message.

SHS Community,

We have started the final countdown to the first day of school.  The staff is in their final stage of preparation and students have been attending rush all week.  Please click on READ MORE to view the rest of my message.

Spartan Community,

The State accountability ratings were released on July 31, 2009.  Please clck on READ MORE for clarifying information regarding SHS.

Spartan Community,

We had a wonderful graduation ceremony on Saturday night.  It was a great celebration of the best and brightest that SHS has to offer.  We wish our graduating seniors well and success in whatever they choose to do.  Please click on Read More for the rest of my message.

SHS Community,

It is after our big weekend of the senior prom and our students were amazing!  Our students looked great, showed up on time and had EXCEPTIONAL behavior.  I received positive comments from everyone from the hotel staff to the SBISD Police who work all the proms.  Click Read More to view the rest of my message.

Stratford Community,

It is May and today marks the last day of our TAKS testing for the year.  Our students did a great job dealing with the modifications we had to make to the schedule after school was cancelled due to flooding last Tuesday.  Click Read More for the rest of my message.

Spartan Community,

Wow, what a night.  I hope that you and your family are safe and that your residence did not sustain any damage from the heavy rains.  Obviously, our district made the correct call and cancelled school.  No test is ever worth putting our students and staff safety at risk.  Please click Read More for the rest of my message.

Hello Spartans,

We are quickly moving through the month of April and our fifth six weeks ends tomorrow (Tuesday, April 14th).   As we enter the final six weeks of the school year, there are many things to consider.  The last six weeks of a semester is always short, due to the reveiw and exam period at the end of the marking period.  Due to this factor, each grade seems to carry more weight and be more important.  Students need to be dilligent and take every assignment seriously, as a low grade can be magnified given these circumstances.  Please encourage your student to keep up and be dilligent regarding deadlines and due dates.   Our counselors are in their final phase regarding schedules for next year's classes.  They will be calling in students who have not yet completed a schedule for next year and getting this information into our data base.  Typically, students would rather select their classes than have us do it, so encourage them to see their counselor and get this important task completed.  Click on read more to view the rest of my message. 

Spartan Community,

Well, we made it!  Spring Break is finally here.  I know that staff and students alike are ready for some time off to get some rest and sleep in.  I am sure there may even be some parents that will be happy to slow down from the routine and relax.  Mother nature threw us a curve this week and, although the weathermen said Thursday was not going to be as bad as previously predicted - they were wrong and it poured on Thursday afternoon.  This meant re-scheduling of our powder puff girls football game.  As soon as the make up date is selected, we will publicize the date.  We also made the decision to assist our students with their ticket.  Our last period teacher had the student write the students name on the back of the ticket and then turn it in for safe keeping.  Given that we are about to have a week off from school, there is no telling where those tickets might have ended up.  On the day we return, Monday, March 23rd a large number of our 9th through 11th grade students will be completing the "Fitness Gram" in the morning.  This is a State mandated physical test to judge the state of health of students across Texas.  Our 12th grade students completed it earlier in the year on a late arrival day.  Students who participate in athletics, have health or PE, or students in the Fine Arts should have completed it with their coach or sponsor, so our numbers will be manageable.  If you have a female student, this would be a day for them not to wear a dress or skirt to school.  Please click Read More to view the rest of my message.

Hello Spartans,

Well, it is here.  On Tuesday of this week we give the first part of our TAKS test for the spring semester.  I often say that we do not teach to the test.  We teach the curriculum and then the test shoud take care of itself.  That is in terms of content.  In format, we give our students an opportunity to practice the format of the test, before they have to complete it for real.  Tuesday, they will complete the writing section that we practiced in the fall.  Click read more to view the rest of my message.