Smyer held a local Stock Show on Saturday, January 14, in the new ag facilities.  What a huge success!  Click on the links below for pictures and results from the local show.  The Smyer students competed in the Hockley County Show last week in Levelland.  Several Smyer students are traveling to Fort Worth this week for the Fort Worth Stock Show.  Good luck participants!

Last week's basketball action saw the Junior High take on Morton.  The 7th and 8th grade boys combined a team because Morton only had one boys team.  The 7th and 8th grade girls walked away victorious!  On Tuesday the high school teams traveled to Plains.  The JV Boys, Lady Cats, and Bobcats all walked away with victories.  Sundown came to town on Friday.  Both varsity teams teams proved their stuff with victories as did the JV Boys.  Next up will be the JH in Seagraves on Monday, the high school teams in Tahoka on Tuesday, and Morton comes to Smyer on Friday.  Let's go Bobcats and Lady Cats!

Anyone interested in submitting a formal proposal for the 470 posted on USAC's website should submit to Belinda Maye at bmaye@smyer-isd.org with ERATE Proposal in the subject line.

The Texas Education Agency has released their annual list of School Accountability ratings for the 2010-2011 school year.  Texas annually rates its public schools and districts on the academic performance of its students through the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) tests.  Smyer ISD is proud to announce that once again, the district has achieved a Recognized rating.  Congratulations to our students and teachers, and the hard work they put in to achieve this accountability rating.

Texas is in the transition from the TAKS test, to the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) test.  Students who are in the 9^th grade and below in the 2011-12 school year will be tested with this new system.  Students who are in the 10^th-12^th grades this year will continue with the TAKS tests.  The STAAR test is said to be a more rigorous testing system that will challenge our students in ways that the TAKS test did not.  The teachers and administrators of Smyer ISD would ask for the help of parents and guardians of our students in encouraging all students to work hard this year and do as well on the STAAR tests as they have on the TAKS tests.

Due to the large number of requests, pictures from the website slideshows can now be purchased.  Use the link above to view the slideshows.  The pictures will be printed $2 for a 4X6, $5 for a 5X7, and $7.50 for an 8X10.  The proceeds go to The Pride, Smyer yearbook.  Please allow up to two weeks for delivery.  No pictures will be sent via email, only printed pictures.  Click on the link to the left to submit a request.  Orders will not be processed until payment is received.  Make checks out to Smyer ISD.  Return money to Mrs. Maye in the high school or mail in payment to:
Smyer High School
Attn. Belinda Maye
P.O. Box 206
Smyer, TX 79367

Students entering kindergarten and 7th grade must meet school vaccination requirements set last year. Get your vaccines now for the 2011-2012 school year. Click on the link to the left to view vaccination requirements.

The mission of the Smyer Independent School District is to provide a diversified system characterized by quality, equity, character, and accountability. All students will acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to be productive members of a global world.