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No Cost Vaccines for High School Students Weds. Feb. 15

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Southside High School students planning to go to college or needing back-to-school vaccines have the opportunity to get them at no cost. The Christus Mobile Clinic will be at the high school on Wednesday, February 15 from 9am to Noon. Students planning on enrolling in college will need a meningitis vaccine. Also, any student needed additional vaccines may get them at this time. Please stop by the Nurses Office and pick up a consent package from high school nurse Mrs. Desiree Fernandez. Parents with questions may call Nurse Fernandez at 210-882-1600 EXT. 1519.

Southside High School color guard begins the season strong

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On Saturday, January 21, the Southside High School color guard competed at Medina Valley in their first T.E.C.A. Winter Guard contest of the season. We are happy to report that the guard took 2nd place in their division (out of 10 schools), and earned the 2nd highest score of the day (out of 45 schools). With their impressive score, the Southside Winter Guard will be moved up two divisions for their next contest. The next show will be on 2/4 at Jourdanton High School. Go Cardinals!

Families & Students Fill Southside Stadium for Lighting of the S

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Happy parents, family members, and students filled Southside Stadium on Wednesday, September 28,making the Lighting of the S one of Southside ISD’s signature events. From Menchaca Early Childhood Center’s pre-K3 to the Southside High School Class of 2023, dozens of students represented every campus and so many clubs during a parade leading up to the big event. Students in the parade cheered and jumped, some yelling, “We are Cardinals,” as they walked passed the stands. Family members, for their part cheered back yelling, “Go Cardinals!” The event idea came from Superintendent Rolando Ramirez who sees a direct correlation between student pride, student behavior, and academic performance. While so many of the groups in the parade showed enormous spirit, the group of judges from Amerigroup, selected the Mighty Cardinal Band as the 2022 spirit winners. “We had such a great time seeing all of the students,” said Amerigroup’s Erika Salazar. “Southside ISD is such a warm place and we’re proud to be a part of the District’s success.”

For pictures of the event please click here.

TEA Confirms Southside ISD Ranks Among San Antonio Region’s Best Public School Districts

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District rankings released by the Texas Education Agency show Southside ISD is now among the region’s best performing traditional public school districts in the San Antonio Region. Southside ISD has an official score of 88 or a B-rating on the TEA’s A through F ratings system. Southside ISD now ranks among the area’s top five school districts.

SCHOOL DISTRICT             RATING

  1. Boerne ISD                      94
  2. Alamo Heights ISD          91
  3. Somerset ISD                  90
  4. Northeast ISD                  89
  5. Southside ISD                88
  6. Southwest ISD                 86
  7. San Antonio ISD              85
  8. Northside ISD                  84
  9. Harlandale ISD                83
  10. Harmony ISD                   83
  11. Floresville ISD                 83
  12. Judson ISD                      81
  13. Uvalde ISD                      80
  14. South San ISD                72
  15. Edgewood ISD                70
  16. East Central ISD             68
  17. Seguin ISD                      67

The TEA also reported that Southside ISD’s Heritage Elementary is one of just two campuses in the entire state of Texas to soar from an F-rated campus to an A-rated school. “It’s just incredible to have a 36-point gain from a 59 to a 95 is unheard of. There are only two campuses in the state of Texas to do that; Heritage Elementary being one of them,” said Southside ISD Superintendent Mr. Rolando Ramirez. “They’ve just done an amazing job. They’ve taken it a step further and have shown our other campuses that anything is possible. Students were held to those high expectations and because of that, they were able to attain that A-rating.” All of Southside ISD’s other campuses taking the state assessment tests were elevated to B-ratings including Southside High School, Matthey Middle School, Losoya Middle School, Freedom Elementary, Pearce Elementary, and Gallardo Elementary.

Gonzalez named Air Force Junior ROTC Cadet Corps Commander

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During a ceremony dating back to the Middle Ages, Southside High School junior Nick Gonzalez began a year-long tour of duty as the Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Cadet Corps Commander. During the simple ceremony at the school Lt. Colonel Nicholas Gonzalez saluted the officiating offer and said, “Sir, I assume command.” In addition to Gonzalez assuming command, high school junior Celeste Rodriguez was named Vice Commander of the cadet corps. Both Gonzalez and Rodriguez will graduate from Southside High School in May 2023.

Southside ISD Athletic Trainers Recognized

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Athletic trainers at Southside High School have seen everything from broken bones, torn ACL’s, scrapes, and concussions. Each year, they treat about 1,200 students. Southside’s athletic trainers are certified professionals who treat injured students from the field to the court. As part of National Athletic Trainers month, we’re recognizing Southside trainers Coach Erin Vincent and Coach Jaime Gonzalez. Coach Vincent has been with Southside ISD for the past eight years. Jaime Gonzalez is new to the District and recently graduated from the University of the Incarnate Word. We want to thank our trainers for the care they provide daily to our students from big games and tournaments to every day athletic injuries.