Principal’s Message For the parents, staff, students, and community of Travis High School Volume 3 / Issue 3 February 2010 www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/campuses/ths/ Travis Mission Statement In partnership with home and community, it is our mission to create an environment of mutual respect and belonging in which we strive for excellence in both academic and extra-curricular programs. William B. Travis High School 11111 Harlem Rd. Richmond, TX 77406 Fort Bend ISD Phone: 281.634.7000 Fax: 281.634.7010 By Bob Banks, Assistant Principal It is hard to believe that the winter season is just about over. This time of year can be very exhausting for students. Here are some helpful things to make it a positive seasonal transition for your children: Maintain routines and schedules. • Encourage children to get plenty of rest and eat well-balanced meals. • Listen to your children. • Ask children to find ways to help others. • Get outside daily for fresh air and exercise. • Set aside quiet time each day to read, color, paint or create. • Cold Weather Reminder: It is also important to send your child dressed in layers, as some- times the heat is not consistent throughout the building. If they are hot, they can remove the sweater/ sweatshirt and when they are in a space that is cooler they can put it back on! There are no known cures for colds and flu, so cold and flu prevention should be your goal. A proactive approach to warding off colds and flu is apt to make your whole life healthier. The most effective way for preventing the flu is to get the flu shot. It may not be natural, but it works better than anything else. But there are other strategies you can employ as well. #1 Wash Your Hands Most cold and flu viruses are spread by direct contact. Someone who has the flu sneezes onto their hand, and then touches the telephone, the keyboard, a kitchen glass. The germs can live for hours -- in some cases weeks -- only to be picked up by the next person who touches the same object. So wash your hands often. If no sink is available, rub your hands together very hard for a minute or so. That also helps break up most of the cold germs. Or rub an alcohol-based hand sanitizer onto your hands. #2 Don’t Cover Your Sneezes and Coughs With Your Hands Because germs and viruses cling to your bare hands, muffling coughs and sneezes with your hands results in passing along your germs to others. When you feel a sneeze or cough coming, use a tissue, and then throw it away immediately. If you don’t have a tissue, cough or sneeze into the inside of your elbow. #3 Don’t Touch Your Face Cold and flu viruses enter your body through the eyes, nose, or mouth. Touching their faces is the major way children catch colds, and a key way they pass colds on to their parents. #4 Drink Plenty of Fluids Water flushes your system, washing out the poisons as it rehydrates you. A typical, healthy adult needs eight 8-ounce glasses of fluids each day. How can you tell if you’re getting enough liquid? If the color of your urine runs close to clear, you’re getting enough. If it’s deep yellow, you need more fluids. Community and staff have a wonderful and successful second semester and stay healthy.
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Travis Mission StatementIn partnership with home and community, it is our mission to create an environment of mutual respect and belonging in which we strive for excellence in both academic and extra-curricular programs.
William B. Travis High School11111 Harlem Rd.
Richmond, TX 77406Fort Bend ISD
Phone: 281.634.7000Fax: 281.634.7010
By Bob Banks, Assistant Principal
It is hard to believe that the winter season is just about over. This time of year can be very exhausting for students. Here are some helpful things to make it a positive seasonal transition for your children:
Maintain routines and schedules. •Encourage children to get plenty of rest and eat well-balanced meals. •Listen to your children. •Askchildrentofindwaystohelpothers.•Get outside daily for fresh air and exercise. •Set aside quiet time each day to read, color, paint or create. •
Cold Weather Reminder: It is also important to send your child dressed in layers, as some-times the heat is not consistent throughout the building. If they are hot, they can remove the sweater/sweatshirt and when they are in a space that is cooler they can put it back on! Therearenoknowncuresforcoldsandflu,socoldandflupreventionshouldbeyourgoal.Aproactiveapproachtowardingoffcoldsandfluisapttomakeyourwholelifehealthier.Themosteffectivewayforpreventingthefluistogettheflushot.Itmaynotbenatural,butitworksbetterthan anything else. But there are other strategies you can employ as well.
#1 Wash Your Hands Mostcoldandfluvirusesarespreadbydirectcontact.Someonewhohastheflusneezesontotheir hand, and then touches the telephone, the keyboard, a kitchen glass. The germs can live for hours -- in some cases weeks -- only to be picked up by the next person who touches the same object. So wash your hands often. If no sink is available, rub your hands together very hard for a minute orso.Thatalsohelpsbreakupmostofthecoldgerms.Orrubanalcohol-basedhandsanitizerontoyour hands.
#2 Don’t Cover Your Sneezes and Coughs With Your Hands Becausegermsandvirusesclingtoyourbarehands,mufflingcoughsandsneezeswithyourhandsresultsinpassingalongyourgermstoothers.Whenyoufeelasneezeorcoughcoming,useatissue,andthenthrowitawayimmediately.Ifyoudon’thaveatissue,coughorsneezeintotheinside of your elbow.
#3 Don’t Touch Your Face Coldandfluvirusesenteryourbodythroughtheeyes,nose,ormouth.Touchingtheirfacesis the major way children catch colds, and a key way they pass colds on to their parents.
#4 Drink Plenty of Fluids Waterflushesyoursystem,washingoutthepoisonsasitrehydratesyou.Atypical,healthyadultneedseight8-ounceglassesoffluidseachday.Howcanyoutellifyou’regettingenoughliquid? If the color of your urine runs close to clear, you’re getting enough. If it’s deep yellow, you needmorefluids.
Community and staff have a wonderful and successful second semester and stay healthy.
Administration
J.J. Kyle – Principal281-634-7004
Karin Grisdale – Senior Principal281-634-7011
Doug Thompson – Assistant Principal (A –Ga)281-634-7082
Bob Banks – Assistant Principal (Gb-Oc)281-634-7080
Kyle Lovetinsky – Assistant Principal (Od-Z)281-634-7081
Counselors:Ronald Monachello - 9th Grade
281-634-7025Jeanne Andrews - 10th Grade
281-634-7016Tiffany Chaney - 11th Grade
281-634-7018Marci Nichols - 12th (A-J)
281-634-7015Crystal Collins - 12th (K-Z)
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Registrar:Cynthia Charles281.634.7020
AttendanceTaymaSheffield281-634-7040
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Dates To RememberFebruary 2 ...... 6:30pm – 8th grade Parent Night in the AuditoriumFebruary 9 ...... Course selection materials will be distributed in Advisory February 11 ...... 6:30pm – Course Selection Night all current students and their parentsFebruary 15 ...... Online AP registration begins www.travishs.TotalRegistration.netFebruary 18 ...... Turn in Completed Course Selection Materials in AdvisoryFebruary 26 ...... Last day for regular registration fee for AP testsMarch 5 ............ Late registration (additional $10.00 fee/test) for AP testsMarch 12 ............Final late registration deadline (additional $20.00/test) to pay for AP tests.April 6 .............. Last day to change a level or drop a class for study hall (7th pd only),
offcampus(12thonly)orofficeaide(12thonly)Fullyearcoursescanonly be dropped during the 1st semester.
June 5 ............... Graduation!!!!
Counselors’ CornerAP Tests breaking news!! Travis will be using a new and easy way to register for AP tests. Starting on February 15 all students will register online for AP tests! Unfortunately the school district is not set up at this time to take payment online, so you will still need to pay at school at all lunches on the dates designated on the website. After February 26, additional costs will be incurred for late registration. All the information that you will need is on this website: www.travishs.TotalRegistration.net. No registration or payment will be accepted after March 12. Tests will not be ordered until payment is received. If you have any questions please call Marci Nichols at 281-634-7015 or email her at [email protected] Remember to bring a copy of all college acceptances letters and scholarship offers tothecounselors’officesothattheywillbeincludedintheSeniorAwardsCeremonyin May. Many scholarships are still available. Be sure to check the Counselors’ section of the THS website for more information and check out the $Dollar grams$. Make sure that you have submitted your FAFSA by the deadline set by the college or university so thatyoucanbeconsideredforfinancialaid.Sophomores and Juniors All students who took the PSAT in October can access a wonderful FREE resource from College Board. My College Quick Start and My Road provide a wealth of informa-tion. You can access this site by using the code on your PSAT results. Don’t miss out on this great FREE opportunity! Consider planning some college visits during Spring Break. Check out the admissions section of the college of your choice for details about any activities that may be available.
Life Skills Class To Collect Pennies For
Patients The life skills class will be collecting money for “Pennies for Patients.” “Pennies for Patients” is a program that collects funds to support Leukemia and Lymphoma research and patient services. We will be-gin collecting money Feb. 9th and collect though Feb. 27th. Students and parents are encouraged to bring any spare change they have to support this wonderful cause. We will be collecting during all lunches and in the mornings when parents are dropping off their students. Thank you very much!
Senior Sarah Afrondozo Named To Trainers Academic All-State Team
Congratulationstoseniorstudenttrainer,SarahAfrondozo.Shewasnamedtothe Texas State Athletic Trainers’ Association 2009-2010 Academic All-State Team. SarahisthefirstTravisstudenttrainertoeverreceivethisaward.Shewasoneofonly5 student trainers from FBISD to receive the award this year and only one of 58 in the entire state of Texas.
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TAKS Plan During the upcoming months, the Travis High School Science department will be conducting TAKS tutorials for all students interested. Tutorials will be every Tuesday and Thursday from 2:40 – 3:45pm. Interested students should report to room C100 where roll will be taken. The activity bus will be available for students who stay after school for the tutorial program. All students must pass the Science TAKS test during their junior year of high school in order to graduate. Retests are available during the student’s senior year, however FBISD policy states that the student must pass all parts of the TAKS test in order to participate in graduation and receive their diploma. It is imperative that students take advantage of this program if needed. Tutorials will include a diagnostic or practice test to determine predicted score on the test in April. This diagnostic tool will then be used to determine which objectives the student may need the most help in. The tutorial will then be catered around that particular area of need. Please sign and return the bottom portion to the teacher. Keep the top for your records. Please contact your child’s current science teacher at 281-634-7000 if you have any questions about your child’s success on the Sci-ence TAKS test.
TAKS Re-testMarch 1st (Mon) ....... Exit Level Social StudiesMarch 3rd (Wed) ....... Exit Level ELA ELA TAKS Grades 9th, 10th, 11th March 4th (Thurs) ..... Exit Level MathematicsMarch 5th (Fri.) ......... Exit Level Science April 26th (Mon.) ...... LAT Grade 10 MathematicsApril 27th (Tues.) ...... 10th MathematicsApril 28th (Wed.) ...... Exit Level MathematicsApril 29th (Thurs.) .... 9th Grade Mathematics Grade 10 Science Exit Level ScienceApril 30th (Fri.) ........ Grade 10 Social Studies Exit Level Social Studies
TAKS Re-testApril 27th- Re- test Exit Level ELA (re-test)April 28th- Re- test Exit Level MathApril 29th – Re-test Exit Level ScienceApril 30th- Re-test Exit Social Studies
Science TAKS TutorialsEVERY Tuesday and Thursday
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Date Topics 1/12 (Bio) .......Cells: Parts and Functions1/14 (C/P) .......Periodic Table and Chemical Bonds1/19 (Bio) .......Active and Passive Transport1/21 (C/P) .......Formula Chart/ Density and Buoyancy1/26 (Bio) .......Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration1/28 (C/P) .......Chem & Phys Changes/Conser. Of Mass2/2 (Bio) .........Objective1(analyzingchartsandgraphs)2/4 (C/P) .........Waves: Types, Characteristics & Interactions2/9 (Bio) .........DNA, RNA and Mutations2/11 (C/P) .......Energy: Kinetic, Potential and Conservation2/16 (Bio) .......Protein Synthesis2/18 (C/P) .......Movement of Heat2/23 (Bio) .......Ecology (food webs, chains & symbiosis)2/25 (C/P) .......Series and Parallel Circuits
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Journalism Department News
Journalism Kids Do Better In 1994, Jack Dvorak, professor of journalism at IndianaUniversityundertookamajorstudytofindouthow high school students who took journalism courses in high school fared when they got to college. The results were astounding. He found that students with a journalism/publica-tions staff backgroundwere better organizers, betterwriters and made better grades. More recently, the Newspaper Association of America underwrote a more thorough study and found that “students who participate in journalism programs havesignificantlyhigherscoresthannon-staffmembersin 12 of 14 areas of academic comparison: college fresh-manGPA;firstcollegefreshmanEnglish,overallhighschool GPA; high school grades in English, math, social science, science, foreign language and art; and ACT Com-posite score, ACT English score and ACT reading score. Non-journalismstudentsperformsignificantlybetterthannewspaper or yearbook staff members in only two of the areas of academic comparison – ACT Mathematics score and ACT Science score.” To read the entire report and see how journalism courses will help your student in many ways, visit http://naa.org and read the entire report.
Yearbook Congratulatory Ad Deadline Moved Up for 2011 Congratulatory ads for seniors and other students are an important part of the year-end celebration that accompanies yearbookdistribution.TheTravisMediaTeamoffersadspaceinseveralsizessothatparentscanchoosethesizethatfitstheirbudgets.Fullpageadsare$350;halfpageadsare$260;quarterpageadsare$150andeighth-pageadsare$85. The ads are full color and parents can submit the pictures they wish to use along with a message of congratulations for their students. For the 2011 yearbook, the deadline for receipt of ad requests will be Sept. 15, 2010. This is an earlier deadline than before but is necessary to have enough pages ready to submit to Taylor Publishing Co. by the November dead-line. Wealsowelcomeadvertisingfromareabusinesses.Pricesandsizesarethesame.Advertisingpurchaserscandesign their own ads and submit camera-ready, or the journalism students can design it for you at no charge. Because of the early deadline, we will not be able to include ad purchases through Smart-Pay. Checks or cash are accepted, however. Please use the following order form to reserve your space. Mail or deliver this with a CD containing the digital photos (300 dpi or higher resolution) and your payment to:Journalism DepartmentTravis High School11111 Harlem RoadRichmond, TX 77469
Travis Yearbook Advertising Order Form
Name ________________________________________________________________________________________
Name of student________________________________________________________________________________
Size of ad:Full page (8 x 10)_____($350) Half page (8 x 5)_____ ($260)Quarter page (4 x 5)_____($150) Eighth page (4 x 2.5)_____($85)
_____ CD/DVD with high resolution photos
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Check______ Money order_______ Cash______
Deadline is Sept. 15, 2010.
2010 Yearbooks Sold Out Through Smart-Pay The 2010 Stripes yearbooks offered for sale through Smart-Pay have sold out. If additional books are received bytheTravisMediaTeam,extraswillbesoldonafirst-come,first-servedbasisfor$90cashonly.
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Senior Week ActivitiesSenior Week Theme: “Blast from the past: The good old days.”
Monday May 24th ........Movie Afternoon
Tuesday May 25th ........Senior Game Shows
Wednesday May 26th ...Graduation practice
Thursday May 27th......Senior Picnic (Field Day) Senior Slideshow/Senior Parent Appreciation Night
Friday May 28th ...........Exams begin
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Gaggle Net Is Finally Here During January all THS students were trained to use the Gaggle Net software in their history classes. The district has purchases accounts for all secondary students’ access which allows them to safely communicate with this email tool. Students can alsostorefilesintotheirGaggleNetdigitallockersandutilizeteachermessageboards.Here are some points that were articulated when students were trained:
This is your “professional” account- appropriate school language should be used•Student use is for educational purposes only•Gaggle can be accessed from home or any computer with Internet access•Students cannot send to or from other email programs•Multiplefilterswillblockinappropriateimages,language,etc.•
Username:Firstinitialfirstname,firstfouroflastname,last2#ofstudentID,•and original campus code (013)@fbisd.gaggle.netExample Susie Jones ID 123456: [email protected]•Students have been asked to change their passwords so it is the same as their •school password
If your student is unable to access his/her account, they should contact their his-tory teacher for assistance.
History Day Winners Announced School winners in the annual National History Day contest held Thursday, Jan. 21,wereannouncedrecently.WinningfirstplaceinIndividualPerformancewasAzizaLewally, “The Wheelchair Diaries.”
First place in group performance went to “Timeline of the Radio,” presented by •Angel Nwachuku, Chimnoya Oyeka, Nkeehi Mbah and Uche Okoro.Ifey Ibik and Julian Green took second place with “Aikido.”First place in Group Documentary went to Hersh Agrawal and Gaurau Nayak with •“The History of the Brand.” Other awards were second place, Qirat Taqvi and Ilam Momin with “It’s Barbie’s World, We Just Play in It;” third place, Shane St. Luce, Vance Allison and Abdullah Tuffaha, with “VTR: Video Tape Recorder; fourth place, Brandon Tang, Alishah Momin, Nabeel Momin, Joshua Chang and Shahnoor Khuwata,with“Anesthesiology:EvolutioninMedicine;”andfifthplace,JacquelinePham and Jordan Wilkins, with “Space Shuttle.”NikitaKansrawonfirstplaceinPapers,with“Yea,IhaveaGoodlyHeritage.”•Second place went to David Heath, “The Ironclads;” and third place was taken by PaigeMirizzi,“ErasersThroughHistory.”SydneyHodgestookfirstplaceinWebsites,with“TitleIX:ImpactonIntercollegiate•Athletes.” Second place went to Ashley Kwan, “Cardiac Pacemaker.”In the category of Group Exhibits, Samira Areshia and Mashal Amber Ali took •firstplacewith“BlameitontheAutotune.”SecondplacewenttoMoeedNagraand Asad Khan with “The Calculator: Everyday Application of the Mathematical World.” Justin Goodwin, Matthew McAllister and Alex Avila took third place with “Innovation of the Refrigerator.” Fourth place went to Courtney Reese, Darius Clay andElizabethEhirim,“Braile.”InIndividualExhibits,SafaaNassertookfirstplacewith“ZippingthroughHistory.”•Second place went to Dexter Singleton, “The Story Behind the Hershey Bar.” “The Hubble Telescope” by Brandon Caine took third place. Achille Hie took fourth place with “Airplane Turbine Engines.”SaniaPanjwani receivedfirstplace in•Individual Documentary with “Walt Disney’s Animated Phenomenon>” Sec-ond place went to “Talkies” by Samantha Dinh. Brenna Bench took third place with “Sewing Machines and their Effect on His-tory.” Capturing fourth place was Samuel Igwe with “The Gas Mask.”
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Student Council Helps Community And Environment
TravisHighSchoolStudentCouncilhashadanamazingtimethisyear! Not only have we done service inside our school, but we have also been very involved in helping the community and our environment. OurfirstbigprojecttohelpourcommunitythisyearwasourFirst Annual Fall Festival. Student council invited every club at Travis to set up a carnival style booth. The community was invited to have a fun and safe Halloween experience! The entry fee was two cans per person to donate to our local food pantry. Our next big community in-volvement activity was our Second Annual Turkey Race. Starting last year, we began a new tradition here at Travis which was a competition between Travis and Bush in a food drive to see who can collect the most canned goods for the Fort Bend Human Needs Ministry. Despite our defeat by Bush last year, our Travis students really pulled through and raised approximately 2500 cans this year! Not only were we able to defeat Bush, but we also made a large impact in our community by providing full meals to those in need on the Thanksgiving holiday. For the Christmas holiday, Travis student council students helped provide gifts for children in need. Many student council members donated new, unwrapped present for the Fort Bend Santa’s Exchange program befittinglocalfamilies.WealsohadvolunteersworkatFirstColonyChristian Church to help take care of children while their parents shopped for Christmas presents. Aside from improving our community, Travis Student Council also works to promote “Go Green” to make our environment cleaner. Every Wednesday student council members collect boxes of recycled paper from every teacher’s classroom. We also host school wide clean-ups where Travis students get together to clean up both inside and outside our school. In addition we have also made a long term investment this year to make Travis High School environmentally friendly. Our student body treasurer, Neel Gupta, worked very hard to provide our school with a recycling company that will come to Travis and pick up our recycled water bottles. Travis Student Council is also working to help another country in need. Just recently Haiti was devastated with a series of earthquakes, causing great destruction to homes, leaving many people homeless, injured, or even dead. To help out, our student council has invented a fundraiser called Hearts for Haiti. Each day we set up a table during lunch to collect needed items for Haiti such as money, clothes, or water bottles. After only one week we have collected at least $800 and many bags full of clothing and food. Our goal is raise $2,500 by Feb. 5. As you can see, the Travis High School Student Council has been busily working to enhance our school and serve our local community.
Activities/Fundraisers for Class of 2010Stay Tuned for specific dates, times, and cost
February – Prom Tickets go on sale•March – Prom Fashion Show •April – “Dance-A-Thon” lock-in •May: Prom and Senior Week•
Business Department NewsWhy should students take Business Classes? The Business Dept has a lot to offer student from Travis High School. Here are some facts about our courses:
Business Programs are for ALL students.•Our Programs are for ALL types of Careers—a background in business is an important part of any •career.BusinessprogramsADDcredentials, licenses, and certifications—our students from the earliest•computerclassongettotryforMicrosoftCertificationApplicationsSpecialistcertificationsinWord,Excel, Access, and PowerPoint.Our programs make our students BETTER prepared for the work place and we have on the job •training with both our business and marketing co-op programs.We offer 2 COLLEG NOW classes where students earn college credit while enrolled in high school •giving students an opportunity to earn 12 college hours before graduating from high school.Our students COMPETE in both Business Professionals and University Interscholastic League •competitions earning them recognition, awards, and scholarships. Travis High School had the most winners at the 2010 Regional conference with over 44 students receiving medals in their events for firstthroughsixthplace.OurUILAccountingteamandUILComputerApplicationscompetitorshave advanced to the highest level and placed at State competition. Our computer science team has won countless awards in both UIL and TCEA making them a sought-after success.
Our school of Business is now divided into Career Clusters:In • the school of Finance our students can take Accounting I, Accounting II, College Now Account-ing, and Banking and Financial Systems.In • the school of Business Management and Administration, students can enroll in Principles of Business, Marketing, and Finance, Touch System Data Entry, Business Information Management I and II, Business Law, Human Resource Management, Practicum in Business Management, and Business Information Management College Now.In• the school of Computer Science and Information Technology, student will master Computer Science AD or Pre-AP, Computer Science II AP/H, Computer Science III Independent Study, and Digital and Interactive Multimedia.
Brochures on the new courses will be available to students soon. We hope that your students will join us in these exciting new courses.
THS Band News THS Band students have been busy with numerous activities. Most recently, 21 band students earned a spot in the TMEA Region 13 All-Region Band. This is the most ever for THS. THS Band students making the Region Band are:
The Winter Drum line is working hard preparing for their 2010 contest season. You will be able to see the Drum line on March 11 at the Annual THS Percussion Bash. Synergy Brass to perform at THS! On February 18th, at 7:00 PM, the world-renowned Synergy Brass will present a concert. Tickets are only $5 thanks to the support of the THS Band Boosters. Contact theBandOfficeformoreinformation:281.634.7086.
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Travis High School BPA Takes Home 44 Medals
Texas BPA Region 3 Area 5, the largest region in the state of TX had its Region Conference in Houston, Texas on January 23, 2010. Travis High School BPA had a total of 42 students to attend this annual conference. Travis took home a total of 44 medals and had 9 students quality for the BPA State Leadership Conference. Business Professionals of America (BPA) is the leading CTSO (Career Technical Student Organization)forstudentspursuingcareersinbusinessmanagement,officeadministration,infor-mationtechnologyandotherrelatedcareerfields.Travishasatotalof80members.Thefollowingstudentsarestatequalifiers.TheBPAStateCompetitionwillbeheldonMarch3-7,2010inFortWorth, TX.Student Event Ranking State QualifierJose Ayala ...................Banking and Finance.................................... 1st .......StateQualifierJose Ayala ...................Financial Analyst Team ................................ 1st .......StateQualifierPaula Aprijanto ...........Financial Analyst Team ................................ 1st .......StateQualifierSaid Jalajal .................Financial Analyst Team ................................ 1st .......StateQualifierSaid Jalajal .................Fundamental Accounting ............................. 2nd .......StateQualifierSana Hashmani ...........Advanced Interview Skills ........................... 6thSana Hashmani ...........Small Business Management Team ............. 3rdTowobola Jokodola ...Small Business Management Team ............. 3rdDiana John .................Human Resource Management .................... 4thJunaid Kabani .............Prepared Speech ........................................... 1st ........StateQualifierJunaid Kabani .............Torch AwardJunaid Kabani .............Parliamentary Procedures Team................... 5thSneha Poonawala .......Parliamentary Procedures Team................... 5thTooba Qureshi ............Parliamentary Procedures Team................... 5thFatima S Sachwani .....Parliamentary Procedures Team................... 5thSonam Dhuka .............Parliamentary Procedures Team................... 5thHina Gadit ..................Parliamentary Procedures Team................... 5thChahat Hamirani ........Parliamentary Procedures Team................... 5thShahzebPanwani .......Economic Research Project ......................... 1st ........StateQualifierShahzebPanwani .......Torch AwardSanam Prasla ..............Keyboarding Production .............................. 1st ........StateQualifierSunita Prasla ...............Desktop Publishing ...................................... 2nd .......StateQualifierShrinidhi Rao .............Extemporaneous Speech .............................. 6thShrinidhi Rao .............Software Engineering Team ......................... 4thVikram Sripadam .......Java Programming ....................................... 5thVikram Sripadam .......Software Engineering Team ......................... 4thParth Upadhyay ..........Network Administration Using Microsoft .. 2nd .......StateQualifierParth Upadhyay ..........Information Technology ............................... 5thParth Upadhyay ..........Software Engineering Team ......................... 4thHersh Agrawal ...........Financial Math Analysis .............................. 1stHersh Agrawal ...........Parliamentary Procedures Concepts ............ 4thJamilia Karemo ..........BasicOfficeSystemsandProcedures .......... 3rd ........StateQualifierJamilia Karemo ..........Parliamentary Procedures Team................... 4thAnjiya Nayani ............Parliamentary Procedures Team................... 4thSania Panjwani ...........Parliamentary Procedures Team................... 4thShaziaPanjwani .........Parliamentary Procedures Team................... 4thAsad Khan ..................Banking and Finance.................................... 4thAsad Khan ..................Insurance Concepts ...................................... 2ndChris Nguyen .............Fundamental Word Processing Skills .......... 5thShahruth Panjwani .....Presentation Management ............................ 3rdShahruth Panjwani .....Torch AwardAbu Singh ..................Economic Research Team ............................ 3rdJosh Tran ....................Economic Research Team ............................ 3rdJosh Tran ....................Keyboarding Production ............................. 6th
UIL News Travis UIL students have attended 2 UIL Academic tournaments since our last newsletter report. The students traveled to Bryan High School in November and Seven Lakes High School in January. The students represented Travis High School well and are to be congratulated for their efforts and awards. Winning Individuals and Teams at Bryan High School were:
Paul Bernard took 6th place in Number Sense•Sana Hashmani captured 2nd place in both Social Studies and Current •Issues and EventsChad Dempster won 4th place in Computer Applications•Saqib Arfan won 3rd place in Computer Applications•Shrinidhi Rao took 8th place in Science and 4th place in Computer •ScienceTrey Dugger captured 4th place in Science•Alex Vega Gardner took 1st place in Literary Criticism•Jessica Chou captured 2nd place in Literary Criticism•Literary Criticism team consisting of Alex Vega Gardner, Jessica Chou, •Alicia Jones, and Mikka Anora won 1st place. They took home a banner for Travis High School.Katie Strang won 1st place in Accounting•Jose Ayala won 2nd place in Accounting•Michael Rappold took 4th place in Accounting•Said Jalajal captured 6th place in Accounting•Accounting team consisting of Katie Strang, Jose Ayala, and Michael Rap-•pold won 1st place. They took home a banner for Travis High School.Overall at the Bryan Meet, Travis High School took 2nd place in the •Sweepstakes division.
Here are the results from the Seven Lakes tournament:Accounting-1st Place Team: Jose Ayala, Katie Strang, Michael Rappold•2nd place individual-Jose Ayala•Spelling-2nd Place Team: Aerielle Vincent, Nikita Kansra, Sabrina Hu-•lipas 4th place individual-Aerielle Vicente•Computer Applications-1st Place Parth Upadhyay•Computer Science-1st Place Written – Parth Upadhyay•Ready Writing-3rd Place – Alex Vega Gardner •Current Events-Spartan Award-Daniel Morton•Literary Criticism-Spartan Award-Alex Vega Gardner•
These students have put in much time and effort into these events and hope to make it to State competition where they can also win scholarships, win awards, and have their pictures in the book of Champions that is sent to all universities in Texas. The next tournament will be February 20 at Needville High School, fol-lowed by District at Elkins on March 22-25 (One Act Play) and March 26-27 for Speech and all Academic Events. Regional competition is at Stratford High School on April 23-24 and State will be May 6-8 at the University of Texas in Austin. UILshirtsreflectingalleventsareonsalefor$9.00eachandmaybepurchased at Travis High School in Room K200. Students are encouraged to wear their shirts to all UIL tournaments and every Monday. There is a UIL showcasecreatedbythestudentsonthe2ndfloorandparentsandstudentsareencouraged to stop by and check it out.
