Somerville High School -

FAFSA Somerville Parent Night- January 11, 2024 College Recruiter/ Admissions Specialist, Alisia Rodriguez, will be in Somerville on January 11, 2024 to help students and parents complete the FAFSA. The session will be in the high school library from 6-8 pm. Please be sure to have your FSA ID before this session.

Yegua Seniors and Senior Parents, Opening Soon!! The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is expected to open soon for the 2024-2025 year. You may be aware that it is delayed due to significant changes meant to simplify the process and help more students and families access additional aid opportunities. What you can do now! In anticipation of it opening by December 31st, here are some things you can do to prepare: - Each person who adds information to the FAFSA is considered a contributor (Students, Parents and/or Spouses). - Every contributor needs a Federal Student Aid (FSA) account to provide consent and approval with their own FSA ID. - New to the FAFSA? - If you do not have an FSA ID, students and FAFSA Contributors (Parents or Spouses) can create an FSA ID now! You MUST set up an FSA ID PRIOR to filing the FAFSA. It takes at least 3 days for the account to be created and ready for use! You can create one here: https://studentaid.gov/fsa-id/create-account/launch. - All FSA IDs (new and existing) need to have a verified email address. Be sure to verify your own email address - family members cannot use the same one. - Already have an FSA ID? - You must have your email address verified prior to use. This is the case for all FSA ID. Log in with your info here: https://studentaid.gov/fsa-id/sign-in/landing and follow the instructions to verify! Federal Student Aid has some helpful FAQ videos on these topics: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtr3wy4M_CJ2Hrd0UwCAWJOgOPu8l_ZLf .

Hello Yeguas! Please see the attached flyer regarding the Somerville ISD HealthPoint clinic hours during the holidays. Also, suppose you have not pre-registered your student with our onsite HealthPoint clinic. In that case, you can access the registration paperwork by clicking this link: https://www.somervilleisd.org/o/somerville-isd/page/health-point or going to the main Somerville ISD website and clicking the HealthPoint button. Pre-registering your students allows them to be seen, with parental permission, by our onsite HealthPoint clinic quickly and efficiently. Our first semester with our clinic has been tremendous for our students and staff! Merry Christmas! Eric Holton

Varsity Boys Tournament in Caldwell (Kolache Capital Invitational): SOMERVILLE 2nd PLACE! Way to go Yeguas!

Tune in to 1280 AM or 101.7 FM or log onto https://kwhi.com on December 24, 2023, at 1:30 PM!

Mrs. Carolyn Doonan and Mr. Time Zaskoda of the Burleson County Go-Texan Committee attended the FFA Christmas Luncheon on Dec 18, 2023, to talk to the seniors about the area Go-Texan Scholarships and Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Scholarship deadlines. Eight seniors received information packets and had an opportunity to ask questions. A big thank you to them for coming out and supporting our students.

It was a magical morning in Pre-K today! For 8 years one of Santa's helpers (also known as Mrs. Webb's dad) has given blankets to every child in Pre-K! Today was blanket delivery day and the students were so excited to open their new cozy blankets! We are so grateful for this sweet tradition that has blessed so many over the years! Merry Christmas!

Somerville ISD HealthPoint Clinic Holiday Hours:

Kopper's Basketball Tournament @ Somerville ISD today starting at 8:00 AM! Tickets are available online and at the door for $5.00 per person. Also, a wonderful concession stand filled with nachos, candy, and sodas is AVAILABLE throughout the day in the Gym.

Congratulations, December Yegua Chieftains! High School: 11th- Denisse Arriaza and 8th-Hunter Tuck, Teacher of the Month: Hayley Balboa and Paraprofessional: Saleena Santiago EL/INT: 5th-Jaylon Franklin and Kinder- Jason Bosquez, Teacher of the Month: Melissa Stratton and Paraprofessional: Ashlee Greiffenstein Way to Go Yeguas!

Congratulations to four members of the Somerville HS Band for being selected to the TMEA / ATSSB All-Region and / or All - Area Band. The Region 18/26 contest was held at Smithville High School this past Saturday, December 9th. Participating schools included Brentwood Christian, Burton, Caldwell, Columbus, Flatonia, Giddings, Gonzales, Hallettsville, LaGrange, Lexington, Manor New Tech, McDade, Rockdale, Shiner, Smithville, Taylor, Thrall, Thorndale, Weimar, and Wimberley. The following student was selected to the All-Region Symphonic (2nd) Band: Abigail Flencher on Bb Soprano Clarinet - placed 15th out of 43 The following students were selected to the Concert (3rd) Band: Jena Foster on Baritone Saxophone - placed 5th out of 7 Kyle Brooks on Trumpet - placed 22nd out of 52 These three musicians will participate in the Region 18/26 All-Region Band Clinic Concert in Bastrop in January. In addition to this honor Abigail Flencher and Olivia Vega were selected to the All-Area Band, which qualifies them to try-out for the All-State Band in January. Congratulations again to these outstanding musicians.

Mini cheer camp that was scheduled for January 13th has been canceled. If you have made a payment the cheer sponsor will be getting with you this coming week to refund you. Thank you for understanding.

Hello Yeguas! State and federal law enforcement agencies have made us aware of a statewide bomb threat hoax directed toward various school districts across Texas. Both state and federal law enforcement agencies do NOT believe this is a credible threat and may have originated in Russia. No threats have been made toward Somerville ISD, but we will let you know if there are any additional developments.

UIL Competition Results: 7th Grade: Mason Novosad - Chess 2nd Ethan Ramirez - Ready Writing 1st; Calculator 1st Antonio Patino - Social Studies (T) 3rd Faith Fernandez - M,G, C 3rd; Spelling 5th; Calculator 2nd; Impromptu Speaking 6th; Oral Reading 6th; Arabella Orozco - Calculator 4th Teams M, G, C - tied for 1st Spelling - 3rd Calculator - 1st (Ethan, Faith, Arabella) 8th Grade: Ryann DeKneef - Calculator 3rd; Ready Writing 3td Leliah Ellis - Calculator 4th Rhyann Ricci - Dictionary 1st Jaelee Landolt - Modern Oratory 1st; Ready Writing 2nd Caroline Griggs - Modern Oratory 4th Team Calculator - 2nd (Karys, Ryann D, Leilah) Way to Go Yeguas!!!

Pre-K & 1st Grade Field Trip to Dewberry Farm! Looks like a lot of fun with the little yeguas!

Congratulations to four members of the Somerville Middle School Band for earning a chair in the ATSSB All-Region 18/26 Band. The contest was held at Smithville HS this past Saturday, December 2nd. The selected Somerville students include the following: Jaelee Landolt - Symphonic (1st) Band, 11th chair Clarinet out of 76 Rhyan Ricci - Concert (2nd) Band, 15th chair Clarinet out of 76 Tanner Moore - Concert Band, 14th chair Tenor Trombone out of 47 Anette Reyna - Concert Band Alternate, 17th chair Percussion out of 81 Participating schools included Brentwood Christian, Burton, Caldwell, Columbus, Danford (Wimberley), Flatonia, Giddings, Gonzales, Hallettsville, LaGrange, Lexington, Manor New Tech, McDade, Richards School, Rockdale, Shiner, Smithville, St. Paul Lutheran, Taylor, Thrall, Thorndale, and Weimar. The four Somerville students will join the other members of the all region band for a two day clinic / concert on January 12th and 13th at the Bastrop Wilhelm Performing Arts Complex. More details will follow. Congratulations to all of these wonderful musicians. Way to go Somerville.

Yegua Families and Communities, The Yegua Food and Clothing Pantry is available for families to request and to nominate students. We are also accepting nominations for the Christmas Yegua Santa. If you are needing assistance with food, clothing or Christmas, please complete the Pantry Request form and/or the Yegua Santa Form, or call Mrs. Idlebird at the elementary or Dr. Wallace at the high school. Santa Yegua: https://forms.gle/61sL6sxm3xwiiULA7 Yegua Pantry: https://forms.gle/iZ2JWWhJP49xnG7Q7

Come enjoy our annual Christmas Concert! Thursday, December 14th at 7 PM in the Yegua Center.

Don't forget to get your order in for the boys basketball Long sleeve. Order forms are due tomorrow.

FFA Thanksgiving meeting and luncheon Kason Rohrbach, Kutter Rohrbach, Wendy Perez, and Karina Rivera, FFA officers leading the meeting. And special thanks to Kovasovic's Country Store for donating the ground beef for our taco luncheon!