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Saturday April 5 in San Antonio, the Jacketeer dance team won top ratings in all of the following categories:
 
Team Pom, Jazz, Novelty, Modern, Judges Trophy for all categories and The Grand Championship.

 

Congratulations to Director Terri Hernandez and all of the Jacketeers.

 
  Congratulations to GPISD Superintendent Dr. Mark Henry, who was named Administrator of the Year by the Association of Texas Professional Educators at the organization's state convention in Austin on Friday, April 3.
 

 

 

Check out the Video Technology and JACKET-TV SAT Words projects for www.Brainyflix.com.  This is a project in conjunction with the MIT Alumni Association.  Vote for our projects to win! Go to the Brainyflix site today.  

 
 

Congratulations to Mr. Steve Kinney, GPHS Principal who was named the 2008-2009 GPISD Secondary Principal of the Year.   
 
 

 

Congratulations to the Jacket Yearbook for being included in the 2009 Taylor Publishing Co. Yearbook-Yearbook and winning an Award of Excellence for the 2008 edition.  Special congratulations go to 2009 editor in chief Sephora Avalos who took the photo that was included in the book. 

 

 

 

On February 6, Varsity tennis participated in a tournament sponsored by Liberty High School. The team received three first place awards in Consolation Division, and two third place awards on the front side of the bracket
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Yashin Robles: 1st place consolation in Boys Singles "A" Division A school gets two entries in each division, best player goes into the "A" position.
Jon Garza: 1st place consolation in Boys Singles"B" Division
Alejandra Romero: 1st place consolation in Girls Singles "B" Division

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Krista Ovalle and Alyssa Guiterrez: 3rd place in Girls Doubles "A" Division
Karina Garcia and David Perez: 3rd place in Mixed Doubles "A" Division

On February 10 Junior Varsity tennis participated in a tournament sponsored by Barber's Hill. The team received one second place and one third place award in Consolation Division, and one first and one second on the front side of the bracket.

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Jazmin Beltran and Maria Salinas: 2nd place consolation in Girls Doubles "B" Division
Sandra Hernandez: 3rd place consolation in Girls Singles "A" Division
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Brenda Menchaca: 1st place in Girls Singles "B" Division
Landis Garcia: 2nd Place in Boys Singles "A" Division
 
 

Congratulations to the Yellowjacket Football Team Members who made the District 19-4A All District Team: 

First team defense: Jr. DL Gregory Evans and Sr. LB Robert Chenier. Second team defense: Sr. DL Andrew Salazar, Jr. LB Desmond Smith and Sr. DB Jay Alemon. Second team offense: Sr. OL Alfredo Medina.

 

Team KAOS Robotics finished in 1st Place at the Houston VEX contest as both the Tournament Champion and Excellence Award Winner and Qualified for the National Championships in Dallas. 

They also finished in 3rd Place at the Space City BEST contest and qualified for the Regional Frontier Trails BEST contest at the University of Arkansas.
 
 

Travis Hicks, Gabriela Solano, Mr. James Cline with trophy, Erin Aichlmayr, Edgar Mondragon, Elba Duque, Luis Macias

The Galena Park High School Geography Bee Team beat the North Shore Senior High School Geography Bee Team for the first time in many years. With Mr. J. Cline as the new sponsor, the GPHS team won by 3 points during the Quizmatic portion of the contest held in the Board Room of the GPISD Administration Building on November 20. Edgar Mondragon also won third place in the individual contest.

 
 

 

 

 

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Congratulations to GPHS Class of '66 Dr. Shirley J. (Neeley) Williamson

Galena Park ISD trusteeswill honor former Superintendent of Schools and Commissioner of Education Dr. Shirley J. Williamson (Neeley) by renaming Freedom Elementary in her honor in the 2008-2009 school year.
Williamson spent nearly her entire prestigious career in education in Galena Park ISD, whether it was as a student, teacher, administrator or superintendent. All in all, Shirley J. Williamson (Neeley) has spent the better part of the last five decades in Galena Park ISD.
The 1966 graduate of Galena Park High School began her educational career at Pyburn Elementary in 1954 before moving on to Woodland Acres Middle School. Williamson was heavily involved in all aspects of her high school career and was even part of the prestigious Jacketeer dance team.
Williamson couldn’t stay away from education for long as she began her career as a first grade teacher at Richey Elementary in Pasadena ISD in 1971. The University of Houston graduate soon began feeling the tug of the emotional ties to GPISD and returned to the district as a teacher at MacArthur Elementary in 1975. Dr. Gerald Cobb was Superintendent of Schools at the time and the two formed a strong friendship that has lasted until today.
Williamson’s leadership skills were quickly evident and she became assistant principal in 1977 and was named principal of MacArthur in 1979. Williamson was named principal at Green Valley Elementary in 1984 and moved to the Administration Building as director of elementary education in 1986. She became assistant superintendent for pupil services in 1992 and soon made history as the first female superintendent in GPISD history in 1995.
 

Galena Park HS Choral Department recently brought home several awards from the UIL Choral Concert & Sight-reading Competition held at Deer Park HS. The Chorale and Varsity Women's Choir both took Division I in Concert and Sightreading and won at Sweepstake's Trophy, while the Varsity Men came home with a Concert Plaque.
The Culinary Arts Level II students of GPHS participated in a Culinary competition April 9 against the Dual Credit students at San Jacinto College - North. Our students brought home the GOLD! Two students also received medals for Excellence.
The Galena Park High School Wind Symphony brought home a Division I in the concert area of the UIL Concert & Sightreading competition held April 4 at Kingwood Park High School. The band made straight one's on stage and was singled out as the best performing band of the day.

Congratulations Galena Park High School

Drama Department

"Crimes of the Heart"

Zone Alternate

All Star Cast:  Daniella Estrada

All Star Cast HM: Laquiesha Martinez, Laura Gonzalez

All Star Crew: David Morin

Congratulations Galena Park High School

Multimedia Contest Winners

District Winners: William Golden, Sephora Avalos, Wilber Coca

Campus Winners: Bianca Salinas, Fahedra Salas, Maribel Santos, Amanda Hernandez, Hector Pena, Crystal Jaime, Gabriela Solano, Juan Moreno, Jonathan Flores

 

Congratulations Team Kaos Robotics Team

GPHS Choir Students

Take Honors At District

Solo & Ensemble Contest

Congratulations to the choir students who received 1st Divisions on their solos at the GPISD District Solo & Ensemble contest on Feb. 2

Treble Choir
Gloria Duran
Karen Melendez
Brianna Ortega
Vianey Torres

Men's Choir
Louis Avila
Raul Lopez
Manuel Muro
Emilio Ordaz
David Perez
Orlando Santamaira

 

 Chorale
Naybel Avila
Daniel Bustillos
Adriana Cebrain
Daniela De Leon
Jacque Distefano
CJ Doby
Amanda Gonzalez
Sergio Hernandez
Andy Hinojosa
Noe Hinojosa
Laura Pena
April Randell
Thelma Rios
Daisy Rodriguez
Kitiara Slazar
Christina Salgado
Cesar Sanchez
Ivan Zuniga

Concert Women
Joanna Alverez
Yuselmy Cardenas
Elizabeth Dominguez
Anakaren Guerrero
Jeanett Maldonado
Vanessa Vasquez

 

Madrigal (small ensemble)
Jacque Distefano
Sergio Hernandez
Andy Hinojosa
Noe Hinojosa
Raphael Sahagun
Kitiara Slazar
Monica Valencia
Maybel Avila

 
 
  Steve Kinney, Principal
Galena Park High School
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