Cardinal Spotlight

Cardinal Spotlight Week of September 14: Southside High School

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shs09142020aCoach Tatum works incredibly hard in the classroom to develop rapport and meet the needs of all students. He provides an abundance of reinforcement for students and always has a positive attitude. Coach Tatum has begun to learn sign language to add the ASL language to his teaching toolbox.   In addition to his classroom responsibilities, our 2019-2020 Teacher of the Year, is a member of the coaching staff for both football and track.
 
Jacob Sanchez is an 11 grader who currently sits in the top 10% of his class at Southside High School. He is a very independent, self-motivated, and well-rounded leader that participates in the Early College High School Program. His special interests include debate, writing, and music. This year, Jacob plans to audition for the all-state jazz and all-state concert band. Good Luck Jacob, keep up the good work!

Cardinal Spotlight Week of August 28: Southside High School

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Cheryl Conoly is the librarian at Southside HS. Ms. Conoly also serves as our technology guru and helps provide valuable resources to our teachers and students. She is always ready to answer questions and be our technology troubleshooter. Thank you Ms. Conoly for all you do!!

Sandy Rojo is a Senior AP Studio Art student at Southside High School. She is a wonderfully gifted artist whose work has been recognized in numerous local and state contests. Most recently she was awarded 3rd place and a $300 prize for her Fiesta Battle of Flowers Band Contest Cover Design. Sandy also received a Gold Medal for her work at the Visual Arts Scholastic Event (VASE) Regional contest and an Exemplary Rating IV at the VASE State contest. She was named an All-State Artist by the Texas Art Educators Association. Way to go Sandy!!

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Cardinal Spotlight Week of August 21: Southside High School

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Morelia Tovar is a math teacher at Southside HS. She is instrumental in math curriculum writing and leads the instruction for our Algebra 1 students. Ms. Tovar along with the math department has spent countless hours to ensure our students have access to various resources. Thank you, Ms. Tovar!!!

Jacob Lopez is a senior at Southside HS. He earned a passing score on both the English Language and Composition AP exam as well as the United States History AP exam!! He is currently ranked near the top of his class and is a member of the high school band where he is the band’s trumpet section leader. Jacob plans on attending the University of Texas at Austin where he wants to study computer science. Way to go Jacob!! Hook’em

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Cardinal Spotlight Week of August 14: Southside High School

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Christina Robinson is an Art teacher at Southside HS and has been with the district for 10 years. She has an amazing rapport with her students and is always willing to go the extra mile. This year, one of her students earned the prestigious VASE (Visual Arts Scholastic Event) award which recognizes exemplary student achievement in the visual arts. Thanks for all you do Mrs. Robinson!!!

Joseph Almaznaai is a senior in the Early College HS program and is on track to earn an Associates Degree from Palo Alto College. He’s a member of the National Honor Society and is currently ranked 8th in his class with a 98.43 GPA. Joseph also earned a perfect score on the Chemistry AP exam and plans to study Computer Science at UTSA. Way to go Joseph!!!

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Cardinal Spotlight Week of August 7: Southside High School

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Southside HS custodian Gloria Mendoza has been with the District for 9 years. She is a team player and takes pride in her work always ready to help where she is needed. Gloria is willing to go the extra mile and will stay and help when others are out. Gloria also assists with evening functions taking place at the high school. Thank you for everything you do for the staff and students!

Garrett Saucedo logged over 35 hours of online instruction last week, during that time he was able to complete courses for credit as well as earn attendance hours. Garrett has maintained an “A” average in his online coursework. He continues to work toward earning graduation credits as we near the beginning of the school year.