This past Tuesday, the High School hosted its annual College Night, and it was a hit!
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| Caught considering the possibilities! |
Representatives from 40 colleges, tech schools, the armed forces and universities came to the Paul Bohan Gym. They all came to Huntsville to meet with the over 400 Huntsville High students (along with family and friends) exploring their opportunities for "What's Next." These high schoolers have begun considering what they will do after graduation. (For a complete list of visiting institutions, check the end of this post.)
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| Tell us More about Howard Payne! |
But College Night began way before the 6:30 p.m. start time on Tuesday, as this was the first year that HISD had College Day districtwide.
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| Mireya and Ana- Harvard and University of Texas? You know it! |
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| Universal Technical Institute was among the many tech schools that came. |
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| Mohammed and Juan- taking a break from getting down to serious researching. |
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| Starbucks? Check! Texas State Shirts? Check! |
Earlier this year, Mrs. Julie Picket had the idea to invite the entire district to participate. With an enthusiastic "thumbs up" from our district leadership team, they spread the word throughout the district's eight campuses.
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| Our College and Career Counselor, Julie Picket! |
Students, teachers and staff were encouraged to wear their favorite college shirts or colors. In this way, we created an opportunity for our teachers and staff to share their personal story and begin talking to our students about their plans after high school.
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| We have an Oklahoma Sooner and Louisiana Tech Bulldog amongst these Bearkats! (Left to Right, all from Samuel Walker Houston Elementary: Angela Coleman, Amanda Ramos, Claire Southern, Hontrelle Ligon and Susan Cryer). |
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| A Bearkat Bunch at Stewart: Amy Salazar, Connie Mathis and Amanda Kuykendall |
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| Aggies Shelley Ancira (Left) & Cathy Davis (Right) surround Longhorn Lori Riley |
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| A Big Texas State (Christell Marshall) and Baylor (Tania Merik) "Howdy" from Mance Park Middle School! |
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| Scott Johnson Elementary Front Office Shows Their College Colors: Sara Williams, Marsha Stringer, Dora Whitmire, Kim Bolton, Penny Foley, Martha Valdez and Shannon Williams. |
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| "Eat 'em up Kats" say Huntsville Elementary School's Tami Elliott, Freda Shaw & Chris Matthys |
Visiting all the campuses on Tuesday, it became evident that we are in fact living in Sam Houston State University's Bearkat Country!
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| Samuel Walker Houston Elementary's Nina Baker with a couple of little SHSU Bearkats, and a Baylor Cub (er..Bear!) |
While no one can argue that Huntsville Independent School District and Sam Houston State University enjoy a terrific relationship (and that SHSU is awesome!), if you scroll down you will see a wide variety of schools represented around the District.
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| Gibbs Elementary School- Albert Archuleta and Karen Conroy show Aggies and Longhorns can get along...most of the time :-). Mr. Archuleta is wearing a Longhorn shirt- though he is also an SHSU grad and an Army (and an Army Reserve) man. |
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| Has there EVER been a photo taken of two ladies wearing T-shirts from University of Delaware and Coastal Carolina University in the same picture? There is now! Robin Swackhamer represents UD as a family connection and Kimberly Cardoza used to play softball for CCU. |
We all bleed Hornet Green! :-)
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| Huntsville Elementary School's Deborah McNeil and Jana Bethel are Aggie Proud! |
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| SHSU- it's written all over her back! Huntsville Elementary's Courtney Duerer. |
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| Bearkat Second Grade Teacher, Huntsville Elementary's Jamie Pesl |
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| Daughter Steely (aka Tootie) and her mom Connie Nelson with Elizabeth Matchett. |
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| Mance Park's Melissa Henke takes a quick break to show her pride! |
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Lone Star Fan Katherine Smith from Samuel Walker Houston Elementary.
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| Amanda Leland of Mance Park is excited and she just can't hide it! |
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| Lockie Archie at Stewart Elementary is a SHSU Bearkat, can you tell? |
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| Second Floor, Mance Park: Two SHSU Bearkats sighted. Names? Shawn Dunbar and Charly Baker. |
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| The Administration Building's Kay Laube, Shelly Christie and Sally Bacon are all on the same team, no matter what their shirts may read!! |
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| SHSU Bearkat Calvin Ortiz at Stewart Elementary. |
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| Cougars 'n'Aggies CAN get along! Mance Park Middle School's Kelli Vossler and Tiffany Wiggins. |
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| Mance Park Middle School's Becky Vaughn closes her eyes and hopes the photographer will disappear. Geaux LSU Tigers! |
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| Stewart Elementary's Alba Miller is a Longhorn fan. |
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| District Behavior Coordinator Jeri Johnsen is a graduate of Buena Vista University in Iowa! |
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| Hook 'em Horns! Huntsville Elementary's Rebekah Smith. |
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| Samuel Walker Houston Elementary's Sharla Riggs and Elizabeth Williams. |
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| Smilin' "Kat: Mrs. Sharon Jefferson of Huntsville Elementary School |
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| Look at those kicks! Mrs. Sharon Jefferson represents from head down to her toes. |
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| Huntsville Intermediate School's Suzanna Salazar rocking her 'Hornets Back the 'Kats' "T." |
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| Samuel Walker Houston Elementary's Paige Holden strikes a pose for Texas A & M University at Corpus Christi! |
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| Huntsville Elementary School Jasmine Cowl sports an Oakland University shirt. (It's in Michigan, don't you know!) |
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| Samuel Walker Houston's Courtney Savage is a Smiling SHSU Bearkat! |
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| Samuel Walker Houston Elementary's Amy Phillips and Kimberly Spradlin. |
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| Huntsville Intermediate's Jill Maupin in her University of Michigan jersey. |
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| Mrs. Paula Foreman from Samuel Walker Houston. Go 'Kats! |
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| Bridget Smiley reppin' SHSU outside of Huntsville Intermediate School. |
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| Samuel Walker Houston's Makinzie Nicks is a pretty fresh graduate from Sam Houston State University. |
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| Samuel Walker Houston's Amberleigh Ficklen- representing not just Texas A&M but their Veterinary School, to boot! |
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| The Administration Building's Shari Odom's shoes are fully customized... |
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| ...front and back! |
Thank you to all the educational organizations that came out Tuesday night!!
Air Force
Army
Art Institute
Blinn
Education Opportunity Center
Hardin Simmons
Harvard
Howard Payne
Lamar University
Lone Star College
Louisiana Tech
Lubbock Christian
Magan Miller
Mary Hardin- Baylor
Navarro College
Navy
Prairie View A&M
SAGU
Sam Houston State
SHSU-ROTC
Stephen F. Austin
TAMU
Tarleton State
Texas A&M Galveston
Texas Army National Guard
Texas Southern
Texas State
Texas Tech
University of Texas at Austion
TSTC
Tyler Junior College
University of Houston
University of Houston, Victoria
University of North Texas
University of Texas, Tyler
University of Texas, Permian Basin
Universal Technical Institute
University of Texas, San Antonio
Huntsville Independent School District, Huntsville ISD, Matthew Lahey
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