Highlights
Waller Independent School District |
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2009-2010
November
 WHS Varsity
Football advance to Bi-District Playoffs
WHS Varsity
Volleyball win District, Bi-District, and Area Playoff Competitions
WISD,
WHS, WJH, SMS, RRE, JES, HES, and FSE earn 15 TEA Gold Performance
Acknowledgements
WHS
Marching Band advances to
STATE
October
1 WHS
Choir student advanced to TMEA Region 27 Pre-Area Auditions
WISD,
WHS, WJH, SMS, RRE, JES, HES, and FSE earn 15 TEA Gold Performance
Acknowledgements
WHS
Marching Band advances to
STATE
Waller ISD earns
seventh consecutive Superior Financial Rating
Waller ISD
dedicates Evelyn Turlington Elementary
September
6 WHS Choir students
advance to Region 27
Auditions
WHS Homecoming
Kings tie
JES, FSE, RRE TEA
Exemplary campuses; SMS, HES TEA Recognized
WJH Teacher of
the Year named Region IV Secondary Teacher of the Year
August
Grand Opening of
the Waller ISD new stadium
2008-2009
May
 WHS
Baseball advances to State Playoffs
2 WHS
Volleyball players signs national letter of intent
1 WHS
Softball player sign national letter of intent
WHS One Act Play
advanced to district, area and regional competitions
WHS Choir earns
"Superior" ratings overall at Region 27 UIL Solo & Ensemble and
Blinn Competitions
7 WHS Boys
soccer players named in 18-4A All District Honors
10 WHS Girls
soccer players named in 18-4A All District Honors
WJH Choir earns
"Superior" ratings overall and wins Region 27 UIL Sweepstakes Trophy
1 WJH Student
recognized by Duke University Talent Identification Program
WJH 8th grade
girls track team wins District Championship
WJH 8th grade
boys track team wins District Championship
WJH 7th Grade
girls track team won 2nd overall at District Track Meet
WJH 7th Grade
boys track team won 2nd overall at District Track Meet
SMS wins second
place overall in robotics and marketing competitions at Kids' Day at HP
April
1 WHS Student
won 3 Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Awards
2 WHS Business
Professional of America students advance to State competition
1 WHS
Powerlifter takes 5th place at Region IV Meet
2 WHS Boys
basketball players named to 18-4A All District Team
WHS Symphonic
Band "Excellent"; Wind Ensemble Band Earn "Superior" In Concert &
Sight-reading at UIL Region 27
WJH Wind Ensemble
Band Earn "Superior" In Concert & Sight-reading at UIL Region 27 for
3rd consecutive year
WJH Named
District 18-4A UIL Academic Champion
March
WJH
Wind Ensemble Band invited to perform at the first annual Middle
School National Festival in Indianapolis, Indiana
8 WHS
Choir students advance to State UIL Solo & Ensemble Contest in May
WHS Track
Team participates in Texas Relays
WHS One
Act Play Selected to Advance to District Competition
WHS Boys
Soccer Advanced to District Playoffs – 2 playoff wins against
Nederland & Willis
WHS Girls
Basketball Advanced to District Playoffs against Hays
8 WHS
Named in 18-4A All District Girls Basketball Honors
February
1
SMS Named Region V Spelling Bee Champion
1 WHS
baseball player signs national letter of intent
1 WHS
football player sign national letter of intent
19 WHS
Named in 18-4A All District Football Honors
January
5 WHS Selected to play in TMEA Region 27 Bands; 9 WHS Advanced to
Area-E Level Auditions
WHS
Senior Place in Miss Jr. Waller County Pageant
1 WHS
Selected to play Honor Band of America
December
1 WHS Announces 18-4A All District Volleyball Honors
November
1 WHS
Student Advances to Region 27 Pre-Area Choir Competition
15
Gold Performance Awards from TEA
October
Evelyn
Turlington celebrates 52 years in education; namesake for new
Elementary
1 WHS
Student named National Merit Semi-finalist
Waller ISD
Stadium Groundbreaking
1
WHS Student Congratulated by Congressman McCaul
WHS
Cheerleaders Compete in “Gridiron Invasion”
August
5
of 7 Campuses TEA “Recognized” Celebration
3.8
Million in scholarships and grants was raised for WHS 2007-2008
Grads
July
Evelyn
Turlington Elementary Groundbreaking
2007-2008
May
13 WHS softball
players named to All-District teams
3 WHS girls
track athletes sign national letter of intent
1 WHS baseball
player signs national letter of intent
2 WHS football
players sign national letter of intent
WJH CASE team
wins first place overall, first place in robotics; SMS wins second
place in robotics at Kids' Day at HP
April
1 WHS boys soccer
player named to Houston Chronicle's All Greater Houston team
1 WHS boys soccer
player selected to play in All-Senior Showcase
2 WHS boys soccer
players named to All-Region team
12 WHS boys
soccer players named to All-District team
WHS girls track
qualifies 8 for Regional Meet in 9 events
WJH 7th grade
girls track team wins District Championship
WJH 7th grade
boys track team wins District Championship
2 WHS Softball
players sign national letter of intent
3 WHS boys track
team members advance to Regional meet
WHS Choir
Excellent, Superior in UIL Concert and Sight-Reading
WHS Band wins
third consecutive Sweepstakes
SMS Honor Choir
"Superior" in Katy contest
WJH Varsity
Treble Choir "Superior" in UIL
WHS Boys Soccer
advances to Area Playoff
6 WHS Boys
Basketball players receive All-District honors
2 WHS BPA
students place in State competition
March
WHS Thearte
Troupe wins 2 All Star Cast and 2 Honorable Mention All Star Cast
awards in District UIL One-Act-Play competition
WHS Thearte
Troupe wins Best Technical Crew, Best Individual Technician, Best
Actress, 2 All Star Cast, and 1 Honorable Mention All Star Cast
awards in Zone UIL One-Act-Play competition
WHS UIL
One-Act-Play Advances to District
6 WHS Girls
Soccer players receive All-District honors
7 WHS Girls
Basketball players receive All-District honors
WHS Girls
Wrestling
head coach named District 22-5A Coach of the Year
February
WJH inducts 93
new National Junior Honor Society members
10 WHS football
players sign national letter of intent
WHS Boys
basketball advances to Bi-District Playoff
WHS Girls
Wrestling wins District 22-5A Title, 7 qualify for Region III
Tournament
WHS Girls
Wrestling wins State Duals Championship
January
WJH inducts 93
new National Junior Honor Society Members
WJH Choir student
selected to All-Region Treble Choir
3 WHS Choir
students advance to State
9 WHS BPA
students advance to State
WHS Girls
Wrestling
head coach named Region III Coach of the Year
WHS Girls
Wrestling Team is State Dual Champions
December
WHS
FFA student places 4th out of 595 at the State FFA
Greenhand Creed Speaking Contest
20 WHS football
players selected to All-District Team
6 WHS musicians
advance in TMEA Region 27 Area Auditions
WHS Bulldog
Football Team advances to State Quarterfinals
WHS
Drum Major
selected member of Music for all “Honor Band of America”
November
2 WHS Choir
students selected to Region 27 Treble Choir
10 WHS volleyball
players selected to All-District Team
WJH Choir
students receive 18 individual Division I Ratings at Region 27 Solo
and Ensemble Contest
October
WHS Freshman
qualifies for Regional Cross Country Meet
WJH Cross Country
Teams win 3 District Titles
WISD,
WHS, WJH, SMS, RRE, JES, and FSE earn 10 TEA Gold Performance
Acknowledgements
WHS
Marching Band advances to
STATE
WHS
Marching Band advances to Area
Waller ISD earns
fifth consecutive Superior Financial Rating
September
Wally the Bulldog
FINALIST in Capitol One Mascot Challenge
7 WHS Choir students move on in Region 27
Auditions
4 WHS Jazz
Musicians selected to Region Performing Band, 2 advance to Area
2006 WHS graduate
interns with Senator John Cornyn
Wally the
Bulldog, Finalist in Capital One Mascot Challenge
WHS Cheerleaders
featured on 93Q Gridiron Invasion
JES and RRE TEA
Recognized campuses
WHS inducts 66
new National Honor Society Members
2006-2007 WHS
Yearbook inducted in to Gallery of Excellence
WHS Jazz Ensemble
places fifth in Nationwide Contest
WJH Teacher of
the Year FINALIST in Region IV Teacher of the Year Competition
2006-2007
May
Seven
WHS baseball players selected to All-District Team
Waller
Junior High Girls Soccer Wins District Championship
Two
WHS soccer players selected to All-Region Soccer Team
Six
WHS softball players selected to All-District Team
WHS
students offered over 2.4 million in scholarships
WHS
student’s original One-Act Play selected to be preformed by a cast
of professional actors at the Alley Theatre
WHS
girls soccer players signs with East Texas Baptist University
Seven
WHS girls basketball players selected to All-District Team
WHS
volleyball player commits to Randolph-Macon College
Two
WHS girls soccer players sign with Prairie View A&M University
Waller ISD voters approve $49.29 million bond election
SMS
Beginner Band “Superior”
Two
WHS Bulldog Basketball Players selected to All-District Team
Two WHS
students qualify for Regional UIL Academic Competition
WHS Theatre Troupe wins
Best Actress, one All Star Cast award, two Honorable
Mention All Star Cast awards, and Best Techie for Lighting at Zone
Contest
WJH
Eighth Grade Boys Track wins District Championship
WJH Wind
Ensemble “Superior” at UIL
WJH wins
UIL Academic Championship
11 WHS girls
soccer players selected to All-District team
April
WHS
senior signs to play basketball at Iowa Western Community College
WHS
honors 101 Texas Scholars
WJH
Girls Track wins District Championship
SMS Sixth
Grade Honor Choir receives “Superior” Rating
WHS Band
wins Sweepstakes
WHS
Girls Track qualifies 9 for Regionals
WHS Choir wins
Sweepstakes
March
Waller
High School senior wins her second consecutive Powerlifting State
Championship
Two WHS
Powerlifters qualify for State
10 WHS soccer players selected
to All-District team
February
WHS Cross
EX qualifies for State
WHS girls
wrestling team takes a silver and bronze at 5A state championships
WHS girls
wrestling team qualifies seven for Region III tournament
Three WHS choir
soloists qualify for state
January
Twelve WHS Business
Professionals of America members place in Regional competition; seven
moving on to state competition
Waller
Junior High cheerleaders became 2007 American Cheer Power National
Champions
December
WHS
volleyball setter named district's Most Valuable Setter, one player
named first team All-District, and one player named second team
All-District
Four WHS
football players selected first team All-District and four selected
second team All-District
Two
HES students
chosen as finalists in the 2006 Region IV Education Service Center
holiday card contest
Six WHS
Band members advance to Area, one member selected All-State Jazz
Band and member of the reigning World Champion cavaliers Drum and
Bugle Corps
WHS
graduate selected to become Navy Pilot
November
WHS
senior named "Playwright of the Year"
WJH
seventh grade girls "A" volleyball team wins district championship
WISD,
WHS, WJH, SMS, RRE, JES, and FSE earn 14 TEA Gold Performance
Acknowledgements
WHS
theatre troupe members win Duet Pantomime (national qualifiers),
publicity (national qualifier), and first place in Make-Up Design
competition at the Texas Thespian State Festival
October
WHS
senior signs national letter of intent to play softball for the
University of Houston
WJH
Seventh Grade "A" Volleyball Team wins District Championship
WHS
student meets former secretary of state
WJH
Eighth Grade Boys Cross Country Team Wins 2006 District Championship
Three
WHS graduates earn AP Scholar status
WHS
Marching Band receives straight division one ratings at UIL
September
Waller ISD
students win national poetry contest
August
All four Waller ISD elementary
campuses are designated TEA Recognized
Texas
Commissioner of Education praises Waller ISD at convocation
Waller
ISD earns fourth consecutive Superior Financial Rating
Waller
ISD lowers tax rate 19 cents
2005-2006
July
WHS Graduates
offered almost 1.8 million in scholarships
May
WJH
Eight Grade Boys Soccer wins District Championship
April
Hegar speaks at WHS New Addition
Dedication
Seven WHS girls soccer players named
to the 2006 18-AAAA All-District Soccer Team
Twelve WHS boys soccer players named
to the 2006 18-AAAA All-District Soccer Team
WHS soccer coach named District
18-AAAA Coach of the Year
SMS student appears in movie
WHS Girls Track
triple-jumper and 4x200 Team advance to Regionals
WHS Band wins Sweepstakes
trophy after First Division ratings in concert and sightreading by WHS
Wind Ensemble, and First Division rating earned by WHS Marching Band.
WHS was one of only two bands in the region (4A) to receive straight
First Division ratings from all nine judges in the three contests.
WHS girl wrestler wins
Bronze medal in the Collegiate Open Division of the U.S. Girls
Wrestling Association National Championships in Lake Orion, Michigan
March
WHS Theatre Troupe wins
Best Actor, Best Actress, one All Star Cast award, two Honorable
Mention All Star Cast awards, and Best Techie for Lighting at Zone
Contest
WHS Theatre Troupe One Act
Play wins Zone competition
WHS senior selected
as finalist in 2005-2006 Coca-Cola Scholars Program
WHS athlete wins State 4A
Girls Power lifting Championship
WHS art student wins Best
of Show in Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Art Contest and
scholarship to Western Art Academy in Kerrville
WHS art student wins Gold
medal in Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Art Contest and scholarship
to Glassel Academy of Art
February
WHS Band member forgoes 4A
competition, earns third chair in 5A All-State Band
WHS Band member places
first in 4A All-State Band
WHS girl wrestler finishes
fifth in State/named All-State wrestler
Two WHS seniors selected
as semifinalists in 2005-2006 Coca-Cola Scholars Program
WJH Theatre Arts troupe
wins Best Play, Best Crew, Best Actress and two other All-Star Cast
awards at District U.I.L. One Act Play competition
WJH student wins First
Place in the T.F. Freeman/Barbara Jordan Project Speech Contest at the
Alley Theatre
January
Fourteen WHS Business
Professionals of America members place in Regional competition
Two WJH Choir students
earn places in All-Region Choir. One student earns first alternate
Three WISD Transportation
Department mechanics earn total of five Texas Association of School
Bus Technicians certifications
Three WISD Transportation
Department personnel earn total of eight Texas Association of Pupil
Transportation certifications
December
Two WHS art students
chosen as finalists in the 2005 Region IV Education Service Center
Holiday Card cover design contest.
Thirteen WHS Band members
earn places in TMEA Region 9 Band. Six WHS Band members advance to
Area.
November
WHS Theatre Troupe members
win Texas Thespian Technical Scholarship ($1000), Texas Thespian
Acting Scholarship ($1000), Duet Pantomime Championship (National
qualifiers), Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Ensemble, and All-Star
Thespian Troupe Award at the Texas Thespian State Festival
Waller ISD underlying bond
rating upgraded from Baa1 to Aaa by Moody's Investor Services
WISD, WHS, RRE, JES, FSE, and HES earn 2005 TEA Gold
Performance Acknowledgments
WJH Choir members win 13
First Divisions and one Second Division at UIL Solo and Ensemble
competition |
October
WHS Band earns straight Division
I ratings at Region 9 Marching Contest
One WHS Choir member advances to
Pre-Area
competition
Three WHS Choir members place at
regional competition
WHS Band member places First in
TMEA Region 9 Jazz Ensemble
SMS fifth grader is a finalist in
the TX Department of Agriculture Tall Tale Contest |
September
Four WHS Choir members advance to
regional competition
WHS senior is one of three
Houston-area winners of the George Christian Book and Author Essay
Contest
WHS student named Commended
Student in 2006 National Merit Scholarship Program
Six WHS 2005 graduates earn
Advanced Placement Scholar awards (AP Scholar with Distinction - 2; AP
Scholar with Honor - 1; AP Scholar - 3)
WISD opens three schools as
refuges and district personnel serve meals to almost 800 Rita
evacuees |
August
WHS graduate
wins 2005 NAACP Houston Branch ACT-SO Silver Medal for playwriting
WISD registers 5000th
student
WISD earns
Superior rating in Texas Schools FIRST financial accountability system
for third consecutive year |
|
2004-2005
July
All four Waller ISD elementary
campuses are designated TEA Recognized |
May
WHS
Computer Science Team wins State 4A UIL Championship
WHS
student earns Advanced Placement Scholar with Honor Award
Two WHS students earn Advanced
Placement Scholar with Distinction Awards
Three WHS students earn Advanced
Placement Scholar Awards |
April
WHS Computer Science Team becomes
the smallest school ever to win the Texas Computer Education
Association Large School Division State Championship. WHS earned a
perfect score in the contest
WHS Computer Science Team
wins Region III-AAAA Championship with the only perfect
programming score in Texas (including all 180 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A, and 5A
schools)
WJH wins District 18AAAA 2005 UIL
Academic Championship
WHS student wins National
Achievement Scholarship
WHS student wins National
Merit Scholarship
WHS Quiz Bowl Team advances to
Elite Eight of the Greater Houston Academic Challenge |
March
Two WHS power lifters win
Second Place at State
WHS girl wrestler wins Second
Place at the United States Girls Wrestling Association National
Collegiate Open at Lake Orion, Michigan
WHS
student named
a 2005 Campaign
for Tobacco-Free Kids Regional Youth Advocate of the Year
WHS student named one of
twenty-five Next Step Magazine Texas "Super Teens"
WHS Computer Science teams
are 1st, 2nd, and 5th among 4A teams in statewide Texas Computer
Education Association ranking
WHS Computer Science teams
are 3rd, 6th, and 20th among schools of all sizes in statewide Texas
Computer Education Association ranking
WHS Wranglerettes win two
national championships at HTE Dance Nationals
WHS student wins $8000 Wrigley
Greenup grant |
February
WHS is top scoring 4A team/and
places two teams in top five among all schools at the Texas Computer
Education Association Regional Programming Contest
WISD
web site wins Texas School Public Relations Association Gold Star Award
Only three students from
all school districts in the Brenham Coca-Cola service area were named
semifinalists in the national Coca-Cola Scholarship competition - all
three were WHS students
WHS student named National
Merit Scholarship finalist
WJH Student Crew wins one
of five grand prizes in the Scholastic Book Fairs National Student
Crew Contest |
January
WHS
Cheerleaders win National Championship at American Spirit competition
FSE music teacher receives
Channel 2 Sunshine Award
RRE
one of
only 106 schools among 8,000 Texas campuses to be designated a TEA
2004-2005 Distinguished Performance School
WHS Band member earns
chair in All-State Band
WISD, WHS, RRE, JES, and HES earn
a total of eight 2004 TEA Gold
Performance Acknowledgments
WISD Athletic Director and Head
Football Coach named District 18-4A Coach of the Year
WHS football player named
District 18-4A Most Valuable Offensive Player of the Year
WHS football player named
to First Team Offense in Greater Houston Area Class 4A All Area Team
WHS football player named
to Second Team Defense in Greater Houston Area Class 4A All Area Team
WHS football player named
to Third Team Offense in Greater Houston Area Team (all classes) |
December
Artwork
by WJH student is one of 20 finalists out of 1200 entries for this
year's cover design of the Region IV Education Service Center Holiday
Card.
Thirteen members of the WHS Band
earn District Band recognition
Seven members of the WHS Band
earn Regional Band recognition
Four members of the WHS Band earn
Area Band recognition |
November
WHS Theatre Arts student
elected Vice Chairman of the Texas Thespian State Festival Student
State Board
For the third year in a
row, the WHS Theatre Arts Troupe wins the All-Star Troupe Award at the
Texas Thespian State Festival and Competition
WHS Theatre Arts students
qualify for International competition by winning the Duet Acting
Contest and the Solo Pantomime Contest at the Texas Thespian State
Festival and Competition
Seven WHS students qualify for AP
Scholar Awards
WHS female athlete named KHOU
(Channel 11-Houston) Scholar Athlete of the Week
WHS State UIL Championship
Computer Science Team receives special proclamation from Governor Rick
Perry
WHS Quiz Bowl Team
advances to Sweet Sixteen |
October
WHS football player named
the Spotlight Player of the Week on Fox Sports Southwest's High School
Sports Xtra
WISD Athletic
Director/Head Football Coach named Houston Texan 4A Coach of the Week
WHS Band member earns
chair in Region IX Jazz Ensemble
WHS senior named National
Achievement Scholarship PSAT Honoree |
September
WHS senior named 2005 National
Achievement Scholarship Semifinalist
WHS
senior named 2005 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist
Two WHS seniors named National
Merit Scholarship Commended Students
Construction begins on new
academic wing, athletic annex, new performing
arts building, and other improvements at WHS |
August
WHS junior wins 2004 Rensselaer
Medal for outstanding achievement in Math and Science
WISD earns
Superior rating in new Texas Schools FIRST financial accountability system
|
2003-2004
July
Fields Store Elementary,
H.T. Jones Elementary, and Holleman Elementary named TEA Recognized schools.
Roberts Road Elementary named TEA Exemplary school. |
June
For the fifth year in a row, WISD
is the safest school district in Harris County (2003
Harris County Juvenile
Justice Program annual report)
For the second year in a row,
WISD earns a FIRST
(Texas Education Agency
Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas)
Superior financial rating |
May
WJH
Scholastic Book Fair Student Crew is one of 16 national finalists in
student crew contest and only school in Texas to receive a prize ($2500)
Four WHS soccer players named to
All-Region Team
WHS
Computer Science Team finishes one point out of First Place in American
Computer Science League international competition. A five-man WHS team
will compete in the 2004 ACSL All-Star Contest in Chicago on May 29
WHS Computer Science Team
finishes 7th in state among 4A and 5A schools in 2004 Texas Computer
Education Association programming competition
WHS
Computer Science Team wins State 4A UIL Championship
WISD
wins $2.4 million 21st Century grant - the largest academic grant in
district history
Scholarship
offers to WHS seniors total almost $1.7 million |
April
WHS
soccer player selected one of 22 players in Region III to play in
the All Senior Showcase at Southwestern University
WHS alumni/pro baseball
player jersey retired
WHS
Computer Science Team wins U.I.L. Regional Championship
WHS
wins second place at District 18-4A Academic Meet
WHS
Computer Science Team ranked 6th in State in TCEA competition
WHS
Boys Track wins four District Championships/Regional qualifiers for seven
events |
March
WHS
girl athlete wins State Wrestling Championship
WHS
Girls Powerlifting Team places second in Region
WISD
Third Graders record 96% passing rate on TAKS Reading test
WJH
places second in Houston-area Hewlett Packard robotic competition |
February
WISD
web site wins Texas School Public Relations Association Gold Star Award
WISD intranet wins Texas School Public Relations Association
Silver Star Award
WJH
Theatre Arts student named District Best Actress
WJH Theatre Arts wins One
Act Play District Championship
WJH Theatre Arts wins One
Act Play Best Crew
WHS
girl wrestler advances to State competition
WHS Girl
Wrestling Team wins District Championship
Twelve
WHS Band members advance to State competition
$18.95
million WISD bond issue passes
WHS
Band member named to the Texas All-State Band |
January
Seven
WHS Choir members advance to State competition
WHS has three football players
named to Super Bowl/Team USA |
December
WHS has two All-State Academic
Volleyball players
WHS Theatre Arts student wins
Texas Educational Theatre Association Student Playwriting Contest
WHS Theatre Arts student wins the
Texas Thespians Playwriting Contest
WHS Theatre Arts student - one of
only two sophomores - elected to the Texas Thespian Student State Board
Five WHS Theatre Arts students
win at State and qualify for the International Thespian Summer Festival
Two WHS Band members
named to
the Area Band
Seven WHS Band members
earn chairs in the Region IX Band |
November
WHS wins Area Football
Championship
WHS wins Bi-District Football
Championship
WHS Quiz Bowl Team is one of five
schools nationwide to make a perfect score in 20 Questions Academic
Contest
(second month in a row)
WHS wins the District 18-AAAA
Football Championship
WJH Seventh Grade Girls Cross
Country Team wins District Championship
WJH Eight Grade Boys Cross
Country Team wins District Championship
WHS Computer Science Team wins
Katy-Taylor Computer Science Contest
WHS UIL Academic Team earns
Sweepstakes win at Hempstead UIL Competition |
October
WHS
Quiz Bowl Team defeats Mayde Creek (Katy ISD), Caddo Magnet School
(Louisiana), and Bellaire High School (Houston ISD) to finish in the top
ten at the Rice University Invitational Quiz Bowl Academic Contest
WHS Freshman Girls Volleyball
Team wins District Championship
Two
WHS Band members earn chairs in the Region IX Philharmonic Orchestra
WHS Quiz Bowl Team qualifies for
National Academic Challenge with perfect score in 20 Questions Academic
Contest
RRE principal featured in Fox 26
TV News segment, Building Brighter Minds, filmed at RRE |
September
WJH teacher/coach wins CITI
(Citigroup Investing in Teaching Initiatives)
Award |
August
WHS
Theatre Arts student wins Houston Area Young Playwrights Exchange Contest.
Her play is produced by the Alley Theatre.
Harris County Juvenile Justice
Alternative Education Program report indicates WISD is safest school in
county
WISD earns
Superior rating in new Texas Schools FIRST financial accountability system
|
2002-2003
May
WHS student soloist wins top
honors at State UIL Solo Competition
WHS Quiz Bowl Team is one of 120
teams from across the country to be invited to the National Academic
Championship
FSE counselor is one of nine
recipients of the Betty Bliss Memorial Scholarship awarded by the Gulf
Coast Administrators of Special Education |
April
WJH student wins 2003 National
Scholastic Arts Gold Key award
WHS
senior receives National Beta Club Scholarship
WHS
becomes one of only six schools in the state to have all its teams earn
enough points at the Texas Computer Education Association Regional Contest
to advance to state competition
Two WHS Computer Science teams
qualify for the ACSL National All-Star Contest in Anaheim, California
WJH wins District UIL
Championship
WHS
has two girl State Powerlifting Champions
WHS
Track Team members break four school records |
March
WISD
third graders score 94% passing rate on English version of the TAKS
reading exam. (State average - 89%)
WISD
web site wins a 2003-2004 Golden Web Award from The International
Association of Web Masters and Designers
WISD web
site wins a Web Site Excellence Award from The School Page |
February
WHS
students take two First Place wins in First Annual Invitational
Computer Skills Competition held in Humble, TX
WISD web site wins a 2002 Texas School Public Relations
Association silver star
WHS
Beta Club banner wins First Place in State competition
WHS
Cross Examination Debate Team wins Third Place in District UIL
competition
WHS
girl wrestler qualifies for State competition |
January
WHS
has two All-State Band members |
December
WHS
has three All-State Academic Volleyball players
WHS
has eleven All-District Academic Volleyball players
WHS
has five First Team All-District Academic Football players
WHS
student wins American Bicycle Association Grand Nationals
Championship
WHS
student wins chair in Region IX Philharmonic Orchestra
Five
WHS students named to Texas All-Area Band
Nine
WHS students named to All-Region Band
WJH
student is finalist in Alley theatre/ Barbara Jordan Speech Contest
|
November
WHS
Quiz Bowl Team advances to “Sweet Sixteen” of the Greater Houston
Academic Challenge after defeating Klein Forest 340-195 in Round
Three of the competition
WHS
Football Team advances to Bi-District Playoffs
WJH
Seventh Grade A Team wins District 18-4A Football Championship
WISD
educational technology featured in TACS Today, a statewide
publication of the Texas Association of Community Schools |
October
WHS
is awarded two TEA Gold Performance Awards
Two
WHS students named Houston Chronicle/George Christian Book Essay
Contest winners
WHS
reports over $1 million in scholarships for 2001 grads
WHS
student wins Cross Country District Championship
Three
WJH teams win Cross Country District Championships/Three WJH runners
earn District Championship titles
JES
flag wins First Place in Harris County “National Lights On!” Flag
Contest
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September
JES
Distance Learning lab opens
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August
Waller
High School, Jones Intermediate, and Roberts Road Elementary named
TEA Recognized schools
WISD Two-way Language Program opens
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2001-2002
July
Two
WHS students win awards for perfect season scores in the 2001-2002
American Computer Science League Large School/Intermediate
competition
Four
WHS students were four of only six students nationwide to make
perfect season scores in the 2001-2002 American Computer Science
League Large School/Junior Division competition
2001-2002
WISD overall TAAS score of 86.9 is up 2.6 points over 2000-2001 score
– a five-year gain of 8.7 points and a nine-year gain of over 27
points. WISD is less than eight students short of Recognized district
ranking |
June
WHS
Computer Teams are ranked sixth in the state in the Texas Computer
Education Association/Large School Division
WHS
graduates first class of Certified Nurses Aide students
WISD
football field wins 2002 Pioneer Manufacturing Company National Field
of Excellence Award
New Waller ISD Administration
begins |
May
WHS
Honor Band wins U.I.L. Concert and Sight Reading Sweepstakes Award
WHS
Intermediate Computer Team places twelfth in the American Computer
Science League Large School Division All-Star Contest in Montreal,
Canada.
WHS
Junior Computer Team places sixth in the American Computer Science
League Large School Division All-Star Contest in Montreal, Canada
Five
WHS students receive individual awards for outstanding test scores at
the American Computer Science League All-Star Contest
WJH
student wins Junior Olympic National Vault Championship
JIS
Art/Picture Memory Team wins District U.I.L. Championship for 13th
consecutive year |
April
WHS wins the District 18AAAA
U.I.L. Academic Championship
WHS Junior Computer Team earns
the district’s fourth American Computer Science League National
Championship in three years
Ten WHS students receive Texas
Celebrations of Educational Excellence Awards at Texas A&M University
ceremonies
WHS student places second in
state in women’s power lifting
SMS is named a Texas Successful
School
WISD is one of twelve
Houston-area districts to receive an American Red Cross Health and
Safety Award
WISD and the Waller Community Network are awarded a $525,000
Community Networking Grant from the Texas Telecommunications
Infrastructure Fund Board for developing a Waller community
high-speed Internet network |
March
WHS
student wins Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Best of Show/sculpture
Two
WHS students are selected for 140-student group from Houston area to
participate in the Fourth Annual NASA Mars Settlement Design
Competition
WHS
wrestlers place third and fourth in state |
February
WHS
Boys basketball Team wins District Championship
WJH
Eighth Grade Girls A Team wins District Basketball Championship
Three
WHS wrestlers win Regional Championships
Two
WHS seniors are selected to appear on KHOU-TV (Channel 11) “Scholar
of the Week” News/Sports segment
WISD
Crisis Management Manual wins Texas School Public Relations Gold Star
and Best of Category medal
WISD
web site wins Texas School Public Relations Association Silver Star |
January
WISD/Harris
County Sheriff’s Deputy elected VP of Texas Association of School
Resource Officers |