Southside Education Foundation

SEF 2020 Scholarship Winners Announced!

July 14, 2020

The Southside ISD Education Foundation (SEF) Board of Directors is proud to announce this 2020 Southside High School Scholarship Winners! Each of these amazing students will receive $1000 to the college, university, or trade/vocational school of their choice. Each student was judged on their academic performance, character, and commitment to demonstrate what it means to be a Southside Cardinal. We know this was an unprecedented and challenging year. We hope this will help pave the way for an exciting and successful future.

Congrats to the Class of 2020!

Daniel Doria

Diego Contreras

Kristen Trager

Alyssa Herrera

Isabella Garcia

Erika Alonzo

Carolyn Olivo

Mariah Guerra

Mike Rodriguez

Tatiana Lopez

Kassandra Mendez

Sarah Valle

Ashley Stockholm

Hailee Morales

Alyssa Gonzalez

The Southside ISD Education Foundation was established in 2008. SEF is a 501c3 non-profit which is part of the annual United Way charitable giving campaign. The Board of Directors are volunteers dedicated to fundraising in order to accomplish the mission and vision of the organization which is to enrich the educational experience of students and staff by fundraising monies annually.

A Message from Superintendent Rolando Ramirez

June 12, 2020

Dear Cardinal Nation,

We know there are a lot of questions surrounding the beginning of the school year and many of you are anxious for answers. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the situation changes by the hour. There is still a lot of uncertainty as we continue to prepare for the 2020-2021 school year. The district continues to receive guidance from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and state and local officials.

In the meantime, we want to assure you that SISD continues to stay on top of the situation. I am in regular communication with the Commissioner of Education, and we remain committed to getting you information as soon as we know it. We anticipate that our coming school year will look different than it has in the past. We are planning for many different scenarios to include in-person classes, distance learning, and/or a combination of both.

As we plan, we would like input from our students, parents, and staff. Safety measures to open schools, such as temperature checks, masks, reduced class sizes, etc. will be in place in the event that the pandemic continues. We continue to work with our local and state health officials to determine the best practices. Please continue to check our website and social media channels for the most up-to-date information. If you have any questions or concerns please don’t hesitate to let us know. You can reach me at rolando.ramirez@southsideisd.org or at 210-882-1600.

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Rolando Ramirez

Superintendent of Schools

Local Celebrities Say “Thank You” to Southside Teachers!

May 8, 2020

Southside educators,

At the beginning of this school year, we talked about all of us being “teachers” in education. In some way, whether you are a bus driver, in child nutrition or a veteran of the classroom, we are all teaching and learning in this journey. We are reminded today that what we do goes beyond Southside, your work is noticed

Please take a look at these two videos as we wrap up another unconventional, but rewarding week at Southside.
https://youtu.be/GP2bdirniIo
https://youtu.be/G8WqBcVfzSE

Online & At-Home Instruction will continue through the end of the school year 2019-2020

April 17, 2020

Dear Southside Familes,

The Governor of Texas issued several Executive Orders, April 17, 2020. One order was to continue to keep Texas schools closed through the remainder of the school year, which means online learning will continue.

Families, we are counting on your help to keep students engaged and learning. Online and in-home instruction will continue to be available daily. If you need a chrome book or hotspot please fill out a form by clicking here.

We recognize the extension of remote learning and the economic issues the COVID-19 pandemic has created are a burden on families. Please reach out to us for any needs that we can help address at communicationsdep@southsideisd.org. For academic needs, contact your child’s teachers and campus administrators. For counseling needs please visit southsideisd.org or click here.

Click Here for instructions for the next packet pick up.

Regarding graduation for the Class of 2020, we will have more information on graduation at a later date.

We are all in this together. SISD curbside meals and tech support will continue through this closure. We are working to make sure meals will be available in the summer. As soon as that is confirmed we will let you know. For now, we are happy to report that meals will be including supper at curbside pick-up.

If there are any updates we will have them on our website and social media pages. We are also texting parents and calling when necessary.

#BeaksUpKeepSoaring! #SISDAtHomeTogether #SouthsideStrong

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Free or Reduced Internet from Several Companies Now Available

April 9, 2020

Grande will offer free internet and WiFi for 60 days to all qualifying low-income households who do not already subscribe to their internet service and who enroll in the Internet First program. Internet First is an affordable internet program designed to help families and students in low-income households to have reliable access to the internet. Additionally, Grande will not terminate service to any residential or business customer of their inability to pay their bills due to disruptions caused by COVID-19 and will also be waiving late fees.

AT&T is also offering free and reduced rates for the internet. Click here for more information. Remember some cell phone data plans like AT& T are temporarily waiving fees for wifi and hotspots on cell phones. Check with you provider for more information.

Spectrum customers can use free or discounted services too through their Charter Communications channel. To enroll, call 1-844-488-8395. Or for more information, click here.

In response to the virus, Comcast also announced it will be offering two months of free internet services to low-income households in its service areas.

Seniors! SEF Scholarship Deadline has been extended!

April 9, 2020

Attention Southside High School Seniors applications for the 2020 Southside ISD Education Foundation Scholarships are STILL available online.

Due to COVID-19, the Board of Directors for the SISD Education Foundation voted to extend the application deadline until April 30th to give graduating seniors more time to turn in their applications digitally or safely.

The Foundation will award at least $20,000 in scholarships in the year 2020. Thanks to the fundraising efforts from the board of directors and generous support from sponsors the Foundation has enough to give out at least twenty $1000 scholarships. Applications are available to download online.

Click here for a digital application. All applications can be turned in by email or make arrangements with Ms. Minnie Rodriguez at minnie.rodriguez@southsideisd.org, or communicationsdept@ southsideisd.org or your teacher.

It is important that all students are following safety guidelines. If you have any questions you can also call, 210-882-1600×5119.

Scholarship winners will be announced in May 2020. Good Luck Seniors.