TODAY AT NOON!
Don't miss the October Lunch & Learn:
- Fentanyl/Opioid Awareness with Texas A&M
- Mental Health Wellness with Lone Star Circle of Care
Join via Zoom at NOON: https://us05web.zoom.us/j/81166166741?pwd=pZfVfWebhbS6sxB8joP4TWUHSZpWCb.1&jst=2
DRILL CONCLUDED
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DRILL IN PROGRESS
Brown Primary is conducting a Lockdown DRILL at this time. No one will be allowed on or off campus during the drill. Thank you!
Don't miss out on our upcoming Trunk or Treat, presented by the Cub Club After School Program! 🎃👻
Saturday, October 24th from 5-7pm
Smithville Junior High Parking Lot
Enjoy candy, games, prizes, and more! Wear a costume, or just come as you are! We can't wait to see you! 🎃🎃
Feeling generous?? Bring canned goods to support the Smithville Food Bank, or you can scan the QR code to donate to our Cub Club directly!
Save the date for our Veterans Day Salute Celebration!
Join us on Wednesday, November 11th, to support our veterans as we drive them through our SISD campuses and downtown Smithville to be recognized for their service! Veterans will gather at Smithville High School at 9am for a welcome reception, and then be escorted through town.
Are you a veteran? Please join us! RSVP using this link: https://forms.gle/7YnsxTrXYxKpMi3k9
As part of our safety and security requirements at SISD, our high school and junior high students will be required to start wearing ID badges during school hours. These badges will help staff, officers, and first responders easily identify students during an emergency or reunification, in accordance with State law.
We appreciate everyone's support in keeping our students safe at school!
Hello Tiger Families!
This is a reminder that this Friday, October 9th is a student holiday and staff workday. Monday, October 12th is a student and staff holiday. All SISD offices will be closed. We will see everyone back on Tuesday, October 13th.
Have a great weekend!
💥💥MEET THIS MONTH'S TNT - TOP NOTCH TIGERS!💥💥
Pocket's Grille is teaming up with Smithville ISD this year to recognize and celebrate the incredible teachers and staff members who make a difference in our schools every single day.
Each month throughout the school year, we will be spotlighting 5 Top Notch Tigers and giving you a chance to get to know the people who help make Smithville ISD such a special place!
This month's TNT recipients are:
🐅Jaime Bain - 4th Grade Teacher
🐅George Neave - Maintenance
🐅Christie Mick - Junior High Receptionist
🐅Jason Peterson - High School Teacher
🐅Denise Miles - Instructional Technology
Each TNT recipient was awarded a $25 Pocket's Grille gift card as a small way of saying THANK YOU for everything they do for Smithville's students, families, and community.
Help us congratulate this month's Top Notch Tigers and show them some Tiger Pride in the comments! 🐅🧡
💥TNT - TOP NOTCH TIGERS
Teacher & Staff Appreciation
Presented by Pocket's Grille
You give so much time and effort to our students...thank you!
#TigerPride
🍎 October is National Principals Month, and we're celebrating the incredible leaders who make Smithville ISD campuses better every sinlge day!
Our principals support students, champion teachers, and build a school environment where everyone belongs. Thank you to our Smithville ISD principals for all you do!
Take a moment to thank a principal today. 👏
#NationalPrincipalsMonth #SmithvilleISD #TigerPride
If you missed the email or can't find it on social media, you can go directly to our website for all the newsletters we have published this year! https://www.smithvilleisd.org/o/sisd/page/the-tigers-roar-newsletter
HAPPY READING!
We had our inaugural meeting of the Tiger Ambassador Academy, and it was AMAZING! 🤩
Thanks to the parents, community members, and staff who made our first meeting such a success. We toured SES, learned about school finance, and talked about school safety.
We look forward to this group continuing to learn about SISD throughout the rest of the school year!
#TigerPride
We would love to have as many school groups, local businesses, community organizations, staff members, students, and families involved as possible.
There are several ways to participate:
🎃Host a booth or decorate a vehicle and pass out candy
🎃Bring a game or activity to set up at your vehicle
🎃Volunteer to help with set up or cleanup
🎃Donate candy
🎃Donate a door prize
🎃Volunteer for face painting or other event activities
High school students are welcome to volunteer as well, and we will specifically be looking for students interested in helping with face painting.
A save the date flyer is attached, and anyone interested in participating can sign up using the link below:
https://forms.gle/EDkWHRugx2LzUQVp6
Please feel free to share the flyer and sign-up information with any business, organizations, groups, or individuals who may be interested.
Thank you for helping to make this another fun community event. We are excited to see everyone come together for year four! You can message us or email Whitney Brown wbrown@smithvilleisd.org with any questions.
We will continue to monitor the weather and evaluate our remaining events scheduled for Thursday and Friday. Any other changes will be communicated as soon as possible.
Don't miss our first Lunch & Learn of the year!
Tuesday, September 22nd at NOON - use this link to join: https://bit.ly/46Ad72O
The Austin Community College welding program staff will be joining us to discuss this important pathway and the different certifications available to our students.
Join us to learn more!
Doors open at 6:30pm. The introduction of the court will begin at 7pm.
We invite all our Tiger families and community to join us as we continue the Homecoming celebration! If you are unable to be there in person, we will have the crowning on Facebook Live on the Smithville High School page.
We look forward to seeing all our students and families this evening!
Thank you all for your patience as we navigated this weather event tonight. We hope everyone made it home safely. Just a recap of the changes to our Homecoming football game and festivities:
- Due to damage from a lightning strike at Tiger Stadium, the varsity football game will be played tomorrow morning (9/12) at 10am in GIDDINGS. There will be no charge for entry to the game. Thanks to Giddings ISD for their flexibility and hospitality!
- The Homecoming Dance will continue as planned, beginning tomorrow at 7:30pm at SHS. The district is working on a plan to allow family and friends to attend the crowning of our Homecoming King and Queen. We will communicate the details as soon as possible.
We are continuing to work through all the logistics of this rescheduled game, and will communicate as we have new information. Thank you, Tiger Nation, for your support and understanding. TIGER PRIDE!
We will have the crowning of our Homecoming King and Queen during our HALFTIME SHOW. Come out and show your support for our students and stick around to watch our Tiger Band take the field!
Smithville ISD honors the victims, heroes, and families of September 11, 2001.
Join us tomorrow for 2026 HOMECOMING!!
During Halftime at Tiger Stadium, our Homecoming Court will be introduced and we will find out who will be crowned Homecoming King and Queen! Good luck to our couples:
👑Bodie Goertz and Briley Tomlin
👑Brodie Taylor and Brityn Roberts
👑Raando Arpero and Belle Bartsch
👑Daeton Hanna and Karah Goertz
👑Jayden Allison and Cory Mikulin
Stick around to see our Tigers take on the Giddings Buffaloes!
#TigerPride
