Skidmore-Tynan Independent School District
Encyclopedia
Skidmore-Tynan ISD is a school district which serves Skidmore
and Tynan
, Texas
(USA
). The district is home to three schools: Skidmore-Tynan High School, Skidmore-Tynan Junior High School, and Skidmore-Tynan Elementary School.
The Superintendent of Schools is Dr. Brett Belmarez, Ed.D.
S-T ISD has been recognized both statewide and nationwide because of outstanding performance, strong attendance and low truancy, and low drop-out rates. S-T ISD is a nationally recognized No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon Campus.
The district occupies approximately 268 square miles (694 square km), mostly in southern half of Bee County. The District, which is dependent on the oil/gas industry, farming, and ranching for its revenues, has an ethnic population of approximately 60% Hispanic and 40% Anglo.
In 2009, the school district was rated "recognized
" by the Texas Education Agency
.
Skidmore-Tynan High School serves Grade 9 through Grade 12. Skidmore-Tynan participates in numerous activities mostly as part of University Interscholastic League
in District 31 2A.
Skidmore-Tynan participates in football
, Cross country running
, volleyball
, golf
, basketball
, baseball
, softball
, track and field
, tennis
, and cheerleading
. S-T also participates in powerlifting
through the Texas High School Powerlifting Association. The Bobcats reached Regional Semifinals in football in 2005, their third time to go to playoffs in the last four years. They also advanced from district to regional in cross country, where they sent a competitor to the UIL State Cross Country meet. The athletic department is sponsored by the S-T Athletic Booster Club. Skidmore-Tynan has recently hired a new A.D. (Athletic Director), Dan Garza (more commonly known as Dirty Dan) andj will take over the 2nd half of the 2009-2010 school year.
and concert band
. The concert band earned a Division II in UIL Concert Competition in 2004, and another Division II in UIL Marching Competition in 2004. The band is active in the community, and plays at various local functions, as well as community centers and nursing homes. In 2005, the One Act Play cast and crew advanced to Region IV competition in UIL with the play "Chaim's Love Song". In 2006, the OAP cast and crew advanced to Area with "The Crocodile Smile." The visual arts department sent a competitor to the Visual Arts Scholastic Event(VASE) State Meet in 2005. The art department has won many awards at area and regional art competitions and shows. They are also responsible for campus beautification, as they took their skills to the plain buildings and structures and campus, and decked them in purple and gold school colors.Recently the ST Band received a 1 rating meaning they were a superior band at the UIL region Marching Contest in Sinton, TX. This was the first in history for the band to get a 1 in marching, and the first time in STISD history that the band advanced to the area marching contest.
The band also received in Spring 2010 straight division 1's in both concert and sight reading, earning them the first Sweepstakes award in history for the school district
and International Thespian Society
. The high school was a state-exemplary campus in 2002 and recognized in 2003.
STHS is also one of many high schools in the area who is a dual-credit participant in conjunction with Coastal Bend College
.
Skidmore-Tynan Junior High School serves the 6th through the 8th grades. It offers activities in beginner band and art, and has a handful of organizations including student council, spirit groups and both athletic and academic UIL programs.
The junior high was a TEA recognized campus in 2002 and an exemplary campus in 2003. Skidmore-Tynan Junior High is currently a TEA recognized campus for the 2006-2007 school year.
Skidmore-Tynan Elementary serves Pre-K, Kindergarten, and first through fifth grades. This campus received national honors in 2003 when they were awarded the Blue Ribbon Award
from the U.S. Department of Education
Our elementary has also been a TEA exemplary campus for two consecutive years in 2002-2003 and 2003-2004. S-T Elementary has also received the Texas School of Excellence Award and the TEA Distinguished School Award.
Skidmore, Texas
Skidmore is a census-designated place in Bee County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,013 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Skidmore is located at ....
and Tynan
Tynan, Texas
Tynan is a census-designated place in Bee County, Texas, United States. The population was 301 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Tynan is located at ....
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
(USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
). The district is home to three schools: Skidmore-Tynan High School, Skidmore-Tynan Junior High School, and Skidmore-Tynan Elementary School.
The Superintendent of Schools is Dr. Brett Belmarez, Ed.D.
S-T ISD has been recognized both statewide and nationwide because of outstanding performance, strong attendance and low truancy, and low drop-out rates. S-T ISD is a nationally recognized No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon Campus.
In 2009, the school district was rated "recognized
Texas Education Agency accountability ratings system
The Texas Education Agency accountability ratings system rates all public schools, charter schools, and school districts in the State of Texas.The criteria are the same for schools and districts, and are discussed below...
" by the Texas Education Agency
Texas Education Agency
The Texas Education Agency is a branch of the state government of Texas in the United States responsible for public education. The agency is headquartered in the William B...
.
Skidmore-Tynan High School
Principal: Patricia HolubecSkidmore-Tynan High School serves Grade 9 through Grade 12. Skidmore-Tynan participates in numerous activities mostly as part of University Interscholastic League
University Interscholastic League
The University Interscholastic League is an organization that creates rules for and administers almost all athletic, music, and academic contests for public primary and secondary schools in the American state of Texas....
in District 31 2A.
Math/Science
The school has business application and general computer labs. The school recently upgraded the machines in an attempt to ensure the students have the best equipment available in the technology field. They also have access to several school-owned laptop computers capable of wireless hi-speed internet connections in math and science classrooms. The math and science departments also have various data-gathering probes and devices allowing laboratory work in use with computer and calculator technology, where students can see the applications of various concepts in real-time.Athletics
Through the University Interscholastic LeagueUniversity Interscholastic League
The University Interscholastic League is an organization that creates rules for and administers almost all athletic, music, and academic contests for public primary and secondary schools in the American state of Texas....
Skidmore-Tynan participates in football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, Cross country running
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
, volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
, golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
, track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
, tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, and cheerleading
Cheerleading
Cheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate...
. S-T also participates in powerlifting
Powerlifting
Powerlifting is a strength sport. It resembles the sport of Olympic weightlifting, as both disciplines involve lifting weights in three attempts. Powerlifting evolved from a sport known as 'odd lifts' which followed the same three attempt format but used a wide variety of events akin to Strongman...
through the Texas High School Powerlifting Association. The Bobcats reached Regional Semifinals in football in 2005, their third time to go to playoffs in the last four years. They also advanced from district to regional in cross country, where they sent a competitor to the UIL State Cross Country meet. The athletic department is sponsored by the S-T Athletic Booster Club. Skidmore-Tynan has recently hired a new A.D. (Athletic Director), Dan Garza (more commonly known as Dirty Dan) andj will take over the 2nd half of the 2009-2010 school year.
Occupational/Vocational
STHS has an occupational department, offering business education and preparation, work-study programs, and agricultural/vocational programs. Classes in horticulture, welding, livestock care, criminal justice, as well as computer applications, programming, and image management and multimedia are part of the variety of career courses S-T offers. The campus has a Future Farmers of America chapter, and recently started a Future Business Leaders of America chapter, in conjunction with a campus computer club.Visual and Performing Arts
The High School also includes a fine arts department. S-T has classes for both marchingMarching band
Marching band is a physical activity in which a group of instrumental musicians generally perform outdoors and incorporate some type of marching with their musical performance. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments...
and concert band
Concert band
A concert band, also called wind band, symphonic band, symphonic winds, wind orchestra, wind symphony, wind ensemble, or symphonic wind ensemble, is a performing ensemble consisting of several members of the woodwind instrument family, brass instrument family, and percussion instrument family.A...
. The concert band earned a Division II in UIL Concert Competition in 2004, and another Division II in UIL Marching Competition in 2004. The band is active in the community, and plays at various local functions, as well as community centers and nursing homes. In 2005, the One Act Play cast and crew advanced to Region IV competition in UIL with the play "Chaim's Love Song". In 2006, the OAP cast and crew advanced to Area with "The Crocodile Smile." The visual arts department sent a competitor to the Visual Arts Scholastic Event(VASE) State Meet in 2005. The art department has won many awards at area and regional art competitions and shows. They are also responsible for campus beautification, as they took their skills to the plain buildings and structures and campus, and decked them in purple and gold school colors.Recently the ST Band received a 1 rating meaning they were a superior band at the UIL region Marching Contest in Sinton, TX. This was the first in history for the band to get a 1 in marching, and the first time in STISD history that the band advanced to the area marching contest.
The band also received in Spring 2010 straight division 1's in both concert and sight reading, earning them the first Sweepstakes award in history for the school district
Academics
STHS is home to a UIL Speech and Academics team, which sent seven competitors to Regional competition in 2005. The school also plays host to chapters of the National Honor SocietyNational Honor Society
The National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...
and International Thespian Society
International Thespian Society
The International Thespian Society is an honorary organization for high-school and middle-school theatre students located at more than 3,600 affiliated secondary schools across the United States, Canada, and abroad. The International Thespian Society was founded in Fairmont, West Virginia...
. The high school was a state-exemplary campus in 2002 and recognized in 2003.
STHS is also one of many high schools in the area who is a dual-credit participant in conjunction with Coastal Bend College
Coastal Bend College
Coastal Bend College is a community college which has its main campus in Beeville, Texas, and which operates branch campuses in Alice, Kingsville, and Pleasanton, Texas....
.
Skidmore-Tynan Junior High School
Principal: John MatusSkidmore-Tynan Junior High School serves the 6th through the 8th grades. It offers activities in beginner band and art, and has a handful of organizations including student council, spirit groups and both athletic and academic UIL programs.
The junior high was a TEA recognized campus in 2002 and an exemplary campus in 2003. Skidmore-Tynan Junior High is currently a TEA recognized campus for the 2006-2007 school year.
Skidmore-Tynan Elementary
Principal: Emilia DominguezSkidmore-Tynan Elementary serves Pre-K, Kindergarten, and first through fifth grades. This campus received national honors in 2003 when they were awarded the Blue Ribbon Award
Blue Ribbon Schools Program
The Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States government program created in 1981 to honor schools which have achieved high levels of performance or significant improvements with emphasis on schools serving disadvantaged students. The program centers around a self-assessment conducted by the...
from the U.S. Department of Education
Our elementary has also been a TEA exemplary campus for two consecutive years in 2002-2003 and 2003-2004. S-T Elementary has also received the Texas School of Excellence Award and the TEA Distinguished School Award.