District News

Alamodome was the site for the Southside High School Graduation Ceremony on Saturday June 09, 2018 for 344 graduates. View photos from the event. View photos from the event.

Dozens of students throughout the district competed for the top spot at the district wide annual science fair held June 4th at SHS.  Experiments from which detergent gets stains out better to thought provoking questions like, ” Is black ink, black?” intrigued the crowd of people who attended. Judges from far and wide traveled to help. […]

Attention Parents of Bilingual, Dual Language & ESL students you are invited to join us on Thursday June 21 beginning at 2:00 pm – 3:30 as we gather to learn ways to empower your child this summer with Hands on Activities. In addition, we will review the Texas Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) for a […]

Research indicates that schools with positive school climate ratings have better test scores and higher graduation rates. School climate refers to the quality and character of school life. The first step to improving school climate is to measure and analyze it with a school climate survey instrument. In order to plan and provide for a […]

Southside ISD continually works to strengthen partnerships between schools and families. Please take a few minutes to complete our Parental Involvement Survey so that we can determine how well the district and our campuses have met your family’s needs. The results of the survey will be summarized and used to make improvements to our parental involvement […]

On Saturday June 1, Freedom ES students, parents, teachers, and staff at Freedom Elementary rushed to get colorful in the campuses first Color-A-Thon 5K run. The money from this fun and healthy event will be used to fund extra activities, projects and field trips not covered by our budget. The 5K was just the start […]

The NFL’s Priest Holmes and  two Foundations, Southside ISD Education Foundation and the SHS Alumni Foundation, all showed up to surprise several students with scholarships in a gym full of students declaring which college or military service they would be attending on June 1, 2018. Hundreds filled the SHS gym Friday morning at the SHS […]

At least four Southside ISD teachers and principals were selected as semi-finalists in the HEB Excellence in Education Awards. The are: Thomasina Montana, Principal at Freedom Elementary; Brenda Gonzales, Principal at Pearce Primary School, Maria Mendez, PE Coach at Freedom Elementary, and Heritage Elementary 3rd grade teacher Claudia Wright. These four outstanding educators were selected […]

Join Southside ISD on Thursday May 31 at Matthey MS, Dual Language Program staff will be providing information on the two-way dual language program. The session starts at 5:00 p.m. til 6:00 p.m. Parents of current two-way dual language students are welcome to attend. This informative meeting will will have an opportunity for questions and […]

Congratulations to Southside High School’s Chef Angel Machado for earning the very prestigious distinction of Chef Educator of the Year for Texas Chef’s Association. Chef Machado has worked effortlessly and taken Southside High’s culinary arts program to an elite level! Thank you, Chef Machado. Southside ISD and our students and staff are soaring to excellence!