ALL-STATE STUDENTS

Three AHHS Fine Arts students were selected to the Texas Music Educators Association, or TMEA, All-State Band and Choir.

It’s the highest public school award for individual achievement in music that a student can receive and represents the top student musicians in Texas. The process began with over 70,000 students from around the state vying for this honor to perform in one of 18 ensembles. Only the top 2.6% of musicians who initially audition become All-State musicians. Our students were chosen through a competitive audition process held this year across the state at District, Region, and Area levels.

Caroline Cordts, Bassoon, and Warren Kramer, Tuba, were selected to All-State Band and Elia Contreras earned a spot in the All-State Treble Choir.

They performed in February with the All-State ensembles at the TMEA Clinic/Convention in San Antonio. Their instructors are David Stephenson and David Short

Safety and Security Updates

Alamo Heights ISD prioritizes the safety and security of students and staff and strives to provide regular updates to the community on ongoing initiatives.

The Centegix Crisis Alert system is fully operational in AHISD. Each staff member has an individual badge to “click” to signal the need for administrative support on campus or to initiate a “lockdown” for an emergency situation. Everyone has received training on how they work in the event of a daily emergency (like an accident on the playground or in a classroom), or in the event of the need for a lockdown. “Daily emergencies” are the types of situations the system is expected to be utilized for most often. In any emergency, seconds matter and this is an additional tool to place in the hands of all AHISD staff. The Crisis Alert system was funded by the Alamo Heights School Foundation.

New School Resource Officer, Ruthilen Robles, officially joined the District in November 2022. Officer Robles is in her 14th year as a police officer and comes to Alamo Heights from the city of Dallas. She joins Officer Brian McManis, the SRO based at Alamo Heights HS. Officer Robles will support Cambridge, Woodridge, and Howard.

Culinary Arts Steps Up to the Plate

Alamo Heights High School Culinary students stepped up to the plate and prepared a delicious meal for the Past and Present Board Dinner in January.

The event was their first catering job and required both outstanding culinary and customer service skills. Students not only cooked the meal, they served it to district leaders at the event in the Oaks cafeteria.

On the menu? Tuscan chicken with creamy polenta, focaccia bread, winter salad with pears and goat cheese, and a coconut milk panna cotta with lemon curd and shortbread cookies.

The evening not only highlighted the legacy of leadership in AHISD, but it gave students a chance to demonstrate their learning in the classroom.