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Elective/CTE Instructors:
Ms. Castaneda-Art/College Prep Mrs. Garcia-Art/Primary
Panther Pride RYSS Electives/CTE Monthly Newsletter
April 2016 JROTC News/Upcoming Events-
Ms. Robinson-CTE Mrs. Sasser-GT/Tech App. Mr. Infante-Spanish Mr. De La Garza-Music Srgt. Major Marquez-JROTC Colonel Anderson-JROTC Coach Devore-PE
Our RYSS Panther Battalion and cadets were presented with awards from the Tejano Association of Historical Preservation after the Cesar Chavez Parade on Saturday March 19th. Congressman Green presented a US Flag to JROTC Cadet Erika Bonilla. Congratulations!!
Mr. Aktug Cilekci –CTE
Art News– All art students will be making papier-mache sculptures in April. Papier-mache refers to sculpting methods that use paper and liquid paste. If you have any items on hand such as towel rolls, cardboard, or old newspapers please send them my way. I kindly thank you! RYSS HS Art
CTE News (Career and Technical Education)Kudos to the BPA (Business Professionals of America) students for coordinating a successful Spring Spirit Week and STAAR Pep Rally! Also, a special thanks to the Principles AAVTC classes for their efforts in creating and editing the STAAR motivational shout-out video, and Ms. Castaneda’s 6th grade Art class for their participation take a look here (be sure to turn up volume), in case you missed it! Please give BPA students, Samuel Palacios, Lizbeth Salas, Diana Bernal, Marissa Hernandez, Nancy Saracay, Karen Mireles a pat on the back for their efforts in making it a fun school spirit experience! College Readiness/Mr. Infante- RYSS students attended a field trip to the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in College Station, TX. Students were shown the medical departments of Immunology, Anatomy, Pathology, Radiology, Surgery, Pharmacy, large and small species clinics, indoor stables, as well as a description of the Texas A&M culture and traditions and even witnessed a patient (dog) rushed to the emergency room.
Reminders STAAR Testing March 29th-
Schedule
4th Grade Writing 7th Grade Writing 8th Grade Math HS-EOC English I March 30th5th Grade Reading 8th Grade Reading March 31stHS-EOC-English II
Congrats to JROTC!
Submit morning announcements in binder at lobby reception desk (college prep. building) or Ms. Robinson. Go Panthers! Rock the STAAR!
STAAR Pep Rally
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Elective/CTE Instructors:
Ms. Castaneda-Art/College Prep Mrs. Garcia-Art/Primary
Panther Pride RYSS Electives/CTE Monthly Newsletter
April 2016 PE/Soccer Updates-
Ms. Robinson-CTE Mrs. Sasser-GT/Tech App. Mr. Infante-Spanish Mr. De La Garza-Music Srgt. Major Marquez-JROTC Colonel Anderson-JROTC Coach Devore-PE
In PE we are doing a flexibility unit to prepare for the fitness test in April. The fitness test is composed of physical, cardiovascular and flexibility units. This is very important to every student’s overall health and physical fitness! Go Panthers! ******Congratulations to our high school boys soccer team for making the finals! Also to the girls for ending up in 3rd place after the playoffs! Both teams played their heart out all year!! The final game will be Wednesday March 30 2016 at 6:00 pm at Mason park. Make sure you clear your calendar to come support our boys in one of the biggest games! Go Panthers!*******
Mr. Aktug Cilekci –CTE
Music/Panther Drumline– ON TO STATE! Principal Alma Perez-Silva congratulates Samuel Palacios (2017) for his 1st Place win at the UIL Solo Event in Katy. Samuel sang, in Italian, the 17th century song Gia il sole dal Gange by Alessandro Scarlatti. Mr. De La Garza, voice coach and accompanist, said “the adjudicator spent quality time with us, stating the accompanist may inspire the vocalist by leading with the piano as would a conductor with a baton. And that the vocalist must make eye contact with the audience even if they don’t look back.” Samuel recalls that “the judge was like the ladies in those music movies, very inspiring. " The Music Program of the UIL is designed to support and enrich the teaching of music as an integral component of the public school curriculum in the state of Texas. The Band Solo-Ensemble Event was held at Mayde Creek H.S. in Katy last month. Demetrio Alvarado (9th) won a 1st Place rating for his performance of the lyrical “Minuet in G” by J.S. Bach on Trombone. Efren Sanchez (11th) won a 2nd Place rating for his performance of the fiery “TARANTELLE” by Barrow for Trumpet. The parents of these boys are very thankful to RYSS for helping them achieve more than they thought possible.
Texas A&M Field Trip
RYSS Soccer
RYSS Elite Panther Drumline- Thank you to the teachers, administration and staff for supporting our students who are passionate about percussion. The drummers are making this organization viable by practicing many hours in school and in performance. The members are in the top 25 percentile of academics and are becoming musically advanced in other instruments. The drumline was proud to participate in recognizing Colonel Anderson, Sgt.Major Marquez and the RYSS JROTC at the 17th Annual Cesar Chavez Parade in Hidalgo Park. The crowd was excited to hear original student cadences and kept cheering for more. Our next parade is set for Cinco de Mayo.
Reminders
Schedule
Art Club is on Fridays from 4:25pm5:25pm
ADA 9:25 AM
Art Scholarship opportunity available to seniors only-contact Ms. Castaneda for details
MS and HS Art-both on Mondays
MS Art-Tuesdays and Thursdays/Odd days
HS Art-Wednesdays and Fridays/Even days
Music/Drumline
