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2008-2009 School Year December 16, 2008
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Knit One Save One
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Students' Holiday Art featured
Winter Break
FHS Freshmen Region Band
Mustangs to play in Toyota Center
Westwood hosts Diaper Derby
JH boys cross country
Late Arrival Time for Jan. 4
Super Sci-Tech Saturday
Congrats to the Mustang Varsity Football Team
Knit One Save One
Knit One Save One
Westwood Elementary students knit caps to save newborn lives in third world countries. Click the picture to view this exciting video by Emmy Award winning videographer Joe Perez.
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Bales Choir
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FISD Students' Holiday Art Gallery
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9th Grade Region Band
Friendswood High School Band Freshmen Set Record
   FHS Freshmen in the Band set a new high school record recently in the Region 17 Freshman All-Region Band auditions that were held at Alvin High School.
   Friendswood had 26 students earning positions in the Freshman All-Region Band almost doubling the next closest competitor. This was the most freshman from any school 4A or 5A earning positions in the band and set a new FHS record.
   Region 17 is comprised of all of the high schools in both ...
Mustangs to play in Toyota Center
   The Boys Varsity Basketball team, who is now ranked 17 in the state, will play Alvin HS in the Toyota Center this Friday at 2:15 pm.  
   Admission is free.
   However, if you would like to buy tickets to that night's Rockets game, there are ticket order forms in the FHS Athletic office as well as the AP office.
   Varsity coach is Darren Chandler.
Diaper Derby
Westwood hosts amazing Diaper Derby
   To complement CARING, FISD's character focus pillar of the month, Westwood Elementary held its annual Holiday Service Project this week to benefit their littlest newborn neighbors!
   And what a benefit it was. Second graders got ...
JH boys cross country teams win Zone Championships
   The 2008 Mustang boys' cross country teams capped off a perfect season by winning the 7th and 8th grade Zone Championships in Dickinson on December 9.  
   The Mustangs showed great depth with 12 runners finishing in the top ...
Monday, January 5, 2009 LATE ARRIVAL
   Students will arrive two hours later than the scheduled campus time on their return to school after the Winter Break.  Arrival hours for each campus are as follows:
· Friendswood High School: 10:35 am
· Friendswood Jr. High: 10:30 am
· Bales Intermediate: 10:10 am
· Windsong Intermediate: 10:10 am
· Cline Elementary: 9:40 am
· Westwood Elementary: 9:40 am
Super Sci-Tech Saturday
   Registration has begun for the special workshop for GIRLS ONLY in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade grade classes.
   Super Sci-Tech Saturday seeks to introduce math, science and technology careers as viable possibilities for female students in grades 6-8.
   Held at UH-CL, Super Sci-Tech will take place Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009.
   A video is also available to see the event in 2007.
   For more information ...
Congrats to the Mustang Varsity Football Team, Region 3 Champions,  for a GREAT SEASON
   The Mustangs ended their season with a tough loss to Lake Travis on Saturday finishing the season with an 11-2 record. Along the way, the Mustangs defeated some outstanding teams, like the #4 Ranked Dayton Broncos, the #10 ranked Texas City Stings, the '06 state camp LaMarque Cougars, and the '07 state champion Lamar Consolidated Mustangs.  The Mustangs captured the Region 3 Championship and reached the State Semifinals.
   Congratulations, again, on an outstanding year.