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SPHS Boy's Basketball
District 14 AAAAA
All-District Team:
Gerard Shilow - newcomer of
the year
Seth Patterson - 2nd team all district
Johnny Lurie - 2nd team all district
Chris Clement - honorable mention
Austin American Statesman
Boy's Basketball Newcomer of the Year: Chris Clement
This is a first for any Stony Point boys basketball player to
receive.
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Stony Point High
School receives IB World School designation
RRISD Press Release, 2.28..2008: After several years of work,
Stony Point High School has received its designation as an
International Baccalaureate World School.
more...
IB schools share a distinct common philosophy of
providing high quality, challenging and international education.
Stony Point will begin offering IB classes this fall.
For more information, please contact the IB Diploma Programme
Coordinator, Brad
Harper, .512-428-7026.
more about the IB Diploma Programme...
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HOSA Area
Competition
February 29, 2008
Marble Falls
Nine of our Stony Point students competed in the HOSA Area competition.
Three of our nine students placed in their
specific event:
Lindsay W.,
freshman, received 2nd place in Medical
Photography and advances to State; Blake L., freshman,
received 3rd place
in Prepared Speaking and advances to State;
Ahn P., sophomore, received 4th place in
Extemporaneous
Poster and will be the first alternate at State.
Congratulations to the remaining
competitors for representing Stony Point in such a professional
manner in their events: Freshmen: Kimi A., Brandon C., Sami
H., Lauren L., Mirusha Y. and Sophomore, Carissa W. |
Stony Point Symphony
Orchestra - Sweepstakes Trophy
UIL Full Orchestra Concert and Sight-Reading Contest
February 28, 2008
The students did an outstanding job representing Stony Point and
were awarded a Sweepstakes trophy, having received superior ratings
from all six judges - these are the highest ratings that can be
given. These students have worked very hard - the full orchestra can
only rehearse outside of the school day, as it is a combined group
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Four SPHS Students to compete at the
International DECA Conference in April
Four students were chosen at the State
DECA Conference in Corpus Christi to compete at the International
DECA Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. The following students
will be representing SPHS in Atlanta at the end of April: Alejandro
G., Rachel S., Devann K., and Bianca R.. In addition, David G. was
honored with an alternate position in his competitive category!
DECA is Delta Epsilon
Chi Association - an international association of high school and
college students studying marketing, management and entrepreneurship
in business, finance, hospitality and marketing sales and service.
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2008-2010 District Realignments
On February 1, 2008, the UIL
provided tentative district realignments for football and
basketball. Stony Point will stay with most of its current group of
opponents. Pflugerville High School will move to another district;
Cedar Park's Vista Ridge High School will join us in District 16. District 16 now includes:
The
listing of 5A schools and their districts can be found at the
UIL web site.
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State changes No Pass, No Play rule
RRISD District e-news, 1.31.08: In S.B. 1517, the State of
Texas has changed the interpretation of courses that may be waived
for a grade of less than 70. Starting with the fourth six weeks
grade reporting period of the 2007-2008 school year (this current
year), classes that have a notation of "pre" such as Pre-IB or
Pre-AP will no longer be eligible for a waiver.
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Stony Point Senior Ryan Nunn voted
MVP of District 14 AAAAA by Dave Campbell's Football Magazine Winter
Edition
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Celebration of Love
RRISD District e-news,
12/20/07: Thanks to the annual Celebration of Love Program and
Snappy Snacks Chief Executive Officer Tom Ramsey, The Families in
Transition Program at Round Rock ISD were able to distribute 750
grocery vouchers to RRISD families in need for a holiday meal. The
vouchers were named the Lauren Voucher in memory of Lauren Ruiz, a
former student. Three youth groups and staff from Success East,
Stony Point High School, and Deerpark Middle School volunteered, as
well as numerous team members of The Student Diversity and Learning
Program. A total of 74 students, staff, and families signed up to
volunteer to hand out the vouchers. Students from the Student
Learning Project from Success East, led by Mrs. McCarty, were highly
active in the project and made their own volunteer T-shirts.
Stephanie Kidwell, FCS Career Preparation Co-op Coordinator, took a
group of her Stony Point High School students and Valerie Gammon,
English teacher at Deerpark asked her students to participate in the
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SP Baseball Player signed with Alabama Crimson Tide
Congratulations to our own Matt Baca,
who signed a national letter of intent to play for the Alabama
Crimson Tide. Baca is the starting offensive right tackle for our
championship football team and he will perform as a catcher and
first baseman as well as a slugger for our baseball team this
spring. Matt has agreed to continue his athletic career at the
University of Alabama as a baseball player.
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Former SP Basketball Player is now
an OSU Cowboy
Courtesy: okstate.com, Release 11.14.2007: Oklahoma
State Head Coach Sean Sutton announced the signing of
Demetrius Proby on Wednesday
afternoon, the first day of the early signing period.
Originally from Round Rock Texas, a suburb of Austin, Proby attended
Stony Point High School. He was named the team Most Valuable
Player and was a First-Team, All District selection, his senior
season. He was also named to the Austin All-Star Game in 2005.
"Dee is a very talented front-line player that we expect to come in
and contribute to our team next year," said Assistant Coach Kyle
Keller. "For a strong post player, he has the ability to step
out and shoot the three-point shot, as well as score in the paint.
His experience will also be a key addition for our front line next
season." Proby was also recruited by West Virginia, Nebraska,
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Stony Point Robotics Team Places 4th
RRISD e-news, 11.01.07: The Stony Point Robotics Team
participated in the Capitol BEST Robotics competition where it tied
for 4th place out of 20 local teams in the semi-finals.
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This was a big win for the team going into the District
Meet. The Boys Varsity consists of , in the order of
place: Mark P., Adam C., Kirk W., Jacob M., Marc M., Michael
D., and Kevin O. |
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Stony Point Forensics
Team
Stephen F. Austin Speech & Debate Tournament
The Stony Point Forensics
Team placed third in Humorous Interpretation, Prose and Poetry:
Alex M. made it to the semi-finals and earned two points for the TFA
State tournament, our first team points of the year. Way to go Alex!
Additionally, congratulations to Greg M. for winning 1st Place in
novice Lincoln-Doublas Debate. Also contributing to the teams
success were: Mirusha Y., Greg M., Kaylene B., Tyler H., Kyle S.,
Cheryl B., Jared B and Stephanie A. |
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Tiger Speech & Debate Team
Hendrickson High School Novice Meet.
This meet is exclusively for students in their first year of
competition. Our debaters rocked, with five of them ending the day
with winning records and two of them wining awards. The two winning
awards were Mirusha Y., finishing 4th and Greg M., finishing 7th.
The other debaters who had winning records were Kaylene B., Annell
G., and Yavanese H. Also contributing to the teams success were
Tyler H., Summer S., Connor G., Dustin H., and James W.
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Blood Drive sponsored by HOSA a
success
HOSA was able to collect 152
units of blood, which have the capability of helping 304 of our
community members. The blood drives we hold at SPHS are some of the
largest in the area. The Central Texas Blood Center relies heavily
on the blood we collect., so your continuing support is greatly
appreciated! HOSA intends to host another drive in the Spring, so
please plan to donate the next time around if you can. |
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Steps to Prevent Staph Infections
RRISD e-news, 10.25.07: Round Rock ISD has had more than
two dozen cases of Staphylococcal (Staph) infections diagnosed this
school year. To the district's knowledge, two of these cases have
been confirmed as the drug resistant Methicillin resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Staph infections are spread through
direct contact person-to-person. Our custodial staff has and will
continue to disinfect classrooms, hallways, lockers, restrooms, the
cafeteria and library as well as all drinking fountains, vending
machines and other common areas. The best way to prevent the spread
of staph infections is to remind your child to keep their hands
clean by washing with soap and water or using a hand sanitizer; keep
cuts and scrapes clean and covered with a bandage until healed;
avoid contact with other people's wounds or bandages; avoid sharing
personal items such as towels and clothing; shower after physical
activity or sports and wear flip-flops when walking in the locker
room; and properly clean and disinfect sporting equipment and gear.
Superintendent's letter regarding Staph dated 10.26.07 |
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Region 26
UIL Marching Band Competition
Congratulations Tiger Band and Tiger Dancers
Saturday, October 20, 2007, the
Tiger Band and Tiger Dancers made SPHS history. Their
performance garnered them STRAIGHT FIRST DIVISIONS from
all three judges! This is exceptional considering that they
performed between the powerhouse bands of Cedar Park HS and
Round Rock HS. The Tiger Band and Tiger Dancers work very
hard to excel in their academic courses as well as putting in
countless hours of rehearsal time to perfect their marching
show. Thank you to all the teachers and administrators for your
support of these students.
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JR Hernandez with President Bush
in the White House Rose Garden
celebrating the Kick-Off for the Olympic Torch Run. |
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SPHS Team Solaris takes 3rd Place in Solar
Car Challenge
After nine days of
driving their solar car across the eastern United States, Stony
Point High School's Team Solaris received a third place trophy
for their efforts during the 2007 Dell-Winston School Solar Car
Challenge.
Stony Point HS was one of only nine
schools in the nation, and the only Texas-based high school,
that participated in the 2007 Dell-Winston School Solar Car
Challenge. The
team, nicknamed Solaris, includes the following Stony Point HS
students: Robert Wilson (Captain and winner of the Dell-Winston
Marks Award for displaying the true spirit of solar car racing),
Matt Alvarado, Keith Arnold, Greg Caponigro, Andres Cerda, Cory
Coker, JP Curdwell, Jared Domiguez, Katie Gray, Zachary
Schroeder and Eric Wilson. They are led by advisors James E.
McElhanon and David Smyth.
Sponsors for the Solaris team include: Lowes with a $10,000
Skills USA Grant, 3M with a $5,000 donation, Applied Materials
with a $2,500 donation, Austin Energy donated four Sharp 123
Watt panels valued at $2,400, and Celerity which donated metal
worth $1,200 for the first car built by Stony Point students.
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Sunshine Morgan (Theatre) honored with "Best
Actress in a Dramatic Role" for 2007 Austin 48 hour Film Festival
The contest took place this summer with teams across the Central
Texas area. The film, "The Blossoming" was produced by a team
of Stony Point students, alumni, parents and teachers. |
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Stony Point Yearbook Honored
Our 2007 SPHS Yearbook was selected by Walsworth Publishing for
their Gallery of Excellence. The Gallery of Excellence is a showcase
of the best yearbooks published by Waslworth, and these books are
considered outstanding examples of a yearbook's purpose --to provide
thorough coverage of the school year with intriguing stories,
superior photography and innovative design. Only a very small
percentage of the company's yearbooks are selected to enter the
Gallery each year, and Walsworth is one of the largest yearbook
companies in the United States. |
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Stony Point receives $104,000 grant from College Forward
College Forward provides college prep tutoring to low income
students. The grant will provide an after school program
helping eighty low income and first generation students prepare to
become the first in their families to go to college. |
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Stony Point Skills USA receives $10,000 Education Grant from
Lowe's Companies
Congratulations! Stony Point High School has been selected to
receive a $10,000 Education Grant rebuilding of a solar car. Only 20
schools nationwide are receiving grants at this time, and Stony
Point is the only school in Texas receiving funds during this round
of grants. |
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Two RRISD
Schools Receive 3M Foundation Grants
RRISD - Two Round Rock ISD high schools were recently awarded grants
totaling nearly $13 thousand from the 3M Austin Community Relations
Council - Education Committee.
Stony Point High School's Science, Career & Technology
program received $5,000 for "Dell-Winston Solar Car Solar
Challenge."
McNeil High School's Engineering Academy received $7,965 for
"Engineering Academy Senior Projects."
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