George Ranch H.S.

Website: https://lcisd.org/campuses/georgeranchhs/home
Location: 8181 FM 762 Road, Richmond, TX, USA
Phone: 832-223-4200
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WeAreGRHS/?modal=admin_todo_tour
Twitter: @WeAreGRHS

Happy Sunday GRHS Longhorns,

Friday wrapped up the 4th six weeks. Check out some of our GR-eat stuff we have going on! Our student led Black History Spotlights are still going on across the campus this month, our Academic Decathlon Team produced 3 medalists, a GR-eat showing from our GR Swim Relays at the State Competition, and our not one...but TWO All State Choir members and their adventure at the Texas Music Educators Association Convention this past week.

Parking permits are no longer available ONLINE for GRHS students. We only have 10 left, so these last few spots will ONLY be available in person on a first come first serve basis. Please have all supporting documents ready to go (valid drivers license, student's name listed as driver on insurance, and payment). Please email Delores Sanchez at dsanchez@lcisd.org for assistance and questions about this.

Course Selection and Counselor Schedules:

22-23 Course Selection is in FULL swing, which means our counselors are out of their offices MOST of the day. They meet one-on-one with EVERY student to ensure they are set up for success (and graduation) here at GRHS. In the interim, if you have a question, their awesome Admin Assistant - Mrs. Ware, will be happy to assist you/your child. Her contact info is here, nware@lcisd.org and will also be linked in the counselors "out of office reply" for easy access for you.

If you do not have an ID at this point, (because you have lost BOTH of them that we gifted you) you will need to purchase a new one for $5 in the library from 8:00-8:15am.

If you choose not to, there will be a HOLD placed on your account for the end of year. (exemptions/graduation/final grades, etc)

• No ID = No Tech! ID's are mandatory everyday! No more temporaries will be issued. If you need a NEW ID/Lanyard- can be purchased for $5 in the library from 8:00-8:15 daily! Lanyards/ID's should be on the second you step through the doors each day. Please make sure you are following this rule as well as being in dress code and to ensure that you are not written up for non compliance.

The front office is open daily Monday- Friday 8:00-4:00pm to assist you. You can also directly email us or call 832-223-4200 during the same hours. We are happy to help!

Admin contact info (by last name alpha split):

Chris Cuellar - Assistant Principal (Alpha Split A-Dan) ccuellar@lcisd.org

Carrie Yanta -Assistant Principal (Alpha Split Dao-Hou) cyanta@lcisd.org

Jessie Eilenstine Assistant Principal (Alpha Split Hov-Mom) jessie.eilenstine@lcisd.org

Judy Momanyi - Assistant Principal (Alpha Split Mon-Sac) judith.momanyi@lcisd.org

Marqueshah Coy - Assistant Principal (Alpha Split Sad-Z) mcoy@lcisd.org

Nicholas Cavallo - Campus Athletic Coordinator (athletic questions/concerns) ncavallo@lcisd.org

Madelyn Gage - GRHS Nurse (Medical/COVID questions) madelyn.gage@lcisd.org

Sandra May - GRHS Nurse (Medical/COVID questions) sandra.may@lcisd.org

GRHS Counselors: (by last name alpha split)

Jamie Rufo (alpha split A-Dan) jrufo@lcisd.org

Stacey Richards (alpha split Dao-Hou) stacey.richards@lcisd.org

Abraham Vil (alpha split Hov-Mom) abraham.vil@lcisd.org

Alicia Henley-Stegent Dual Credit & (alpha split Mon-Sac) alicia.stegent@lcisd.org

Ashley Hunt (alpha split Sad-Z) ashley.hunt@lcisd.org

Carin Reeves 504/AP creeves@lcisd.org

• Student Parking Pass Update
• Swim Took On State!
• Congrats Aca-Dec!
• Black History Month Campus Spotlights!
• FFA Week - What's Happening Each Day!
• Drill Team Tryouts for 22-23 Coming Up!
• COLLEGE WEAR WEDNESDAY!
• NO PHONES/AIRPODS/HEADPHONES OUT DURING CLASSTIME and NO Hoodies pulled UP inside the building!
• ID's are mandatory EVERY DAY! You were GIFTED the FINAL ONE this semester, but moving forward they are $5 each. (NO more temporaries are being issued). If you need a NEW ID/Lanyard- you can purchase them for $5 in the library from 8:00-8:15 daily. Must be visibly worn on the TOP half of your body. NO ID = NO PHONE OUT!
  
• Transcript and VOE Requests Procedures

The George Ranch Academic Decathlon team competed at the region 7 tournament recently. Jiaying Song, Trung Tran, Mark McCulloch, Nathan Plunk, Maddox Real, Sophia Rahaian, and Gabe Mariano all competed extraordinarily well. The team took 9th out of 27 schools in the region, and had individual medalist in 3 of the 10 subjects. Senior Nathan Plunk took Silver medal in the Decathlon Speech competition. Senior Gabe Mariano took Bronze in the Decathlon Interview competition, and Sophomore Jiaying Song took Bronze in the Decathlon Mathematics competition. George Ranch is extremely proud of all of their hard work and dedication throughout the year and is also very proud of all of their success!

Last Week, senior Hannah Rice, a 2 year All State Choir Member and sophomore Crow Waters represented George Ranch High School as members of the All-State Treble Choir at the Texas Music Educators Association Convention in San Antonio.

These students were chosen for this prestigious honor through a competitive process held this year across the state at District, Region, and Area levels. Hannah Rice is a private voice student of Jennifer Frnka and Crow Waters is a private voice student of Dr. Kathleen Westfall and both sing at school under the direction of Charles Williams who is a member of the Texas Music Educators Association, a 14,000+ member organization headquartered in Austin.

High school students selected to perform in the All-State concerts have competed through auditions to qualify at the state level. All-State is the highest honor a Texas music student can receive. 1,875 students are selected through a process that began with over 70,000 students from around the state vying for this honor to perform in one of 18 ensembles. Texas Music Educators Association sponsors the Texas All-State competition. This competitive process begins throughout the state in auditions hosted by 33 TMEA Regions. Individual musicians perform selected music for a panel of judges who rank each instrument or voice part. From this ranking, a select group of musicians advances from their Region to compete against musicians from other areas in eight TMEA Area competitions. The highest-ranking musicians judged at the TMEA Area competitions qualify to perform in a TMEA All-State music group. Only the top 2.6% of musicians who initially audition become All-State musicians.

These All-State students participate in three days of rehearsals directed by nationally recognized conductors during the TMEA Clinic/Convention. Their performances for thousands of attendees bring the extraordinary TMEA event to a close!

We are looking for well-rounded young people who are confident, talented, dedicated, humble, respectful and passionate to be a part of the Lariettes and Belles. Dance team members are responsible for representing George Ranch High School in the classroom, on the field/court, and other various platforms. Being a member of our program comes with several exciting opportunities but is also a major commitment and requires an extraordinary work ethic.

If you’re interested in becoming a part of the Lariettes Varsity or Belles JV Dance Teams, check out the tryout information below. One heart. One love.

Calculator Team- Ms. Guidry: email rguidry@lcisd.org (Room 2412)

Computer Science Team- Ms. Ward: email kelly.ward@lcisd.org (Room 2332)

Current Issues & Events Team- Ms. Blowe email stephanielyn.blowe@lcisd.org (Room 1446)

CX Debate- Mr. Duncan: email marc.duncan@lcisd.org (Room 1610)

Editorial Writing Team- Ms. Kroeker: email ckroeker@lcisd.org (Room 1425)

Feature Writing Team- Ms. Kroeker: email ckroeker@lcisd.org (Room 1425)

Headline Writing Team- Ms. Kroeker: email ckroeker@lcisd.org (Room 1425)

Informative Speaking Team– Mr. Duncan: email marc.duncan@lcisd.org (Room 1610)

Lincoln Douglas Debate– Mr. Duncan: email marc.duncan@lcisd.org (Room 1610)

Literary Criticism Team– Ms. Thompson: email Kathryn.thompson@lcisd.org (Room 1340)

Math Team- Ms. Vaca: email dvaca@lcisd.org (Room 2404)

News Writing Team- Ms. Kroeker: email ckroeker@lcisd.org (Room 1425)

Number Sense Team- Ms. Guidry: email rguidry@lcisd.org (Room 2412)

One Act Play/Set Design/Marketing Design- Mr. Duncan: email marc.duncan@lcisd.org (Room 1610)

Persuasive Speaking– Mr. Duncan: email marc.duncan@lcisd.org (Room 1610)

Poetry Interpretation– Ms. Kelley: email akelley@lcisd.org (Room 1646)

Prose Interpretation– Ms. Kelley: email akelley@lcisd.org (Room 1646)

Ready Writing Team– Ms. Thompson: email Kathryn.thompson@lcisd.org (Room 1340)

Science Team - Ms. Love: email jlove@lcisd.org (Room 2320)

Social Studies Team- Ms. Blowe: email stephanielyn.blowe@lcisd.org (Room 1446)

Spelling and Vocabulary Team– Ms. Gutierrez: email tgutierrez@lcisd.org (Room 1324)

Theatrical Design Costume & Makeup- Ms. Kelley: email akelley@lcisd.org (Room 1646)

GRHS Timeline for Course Selection for the 2022-23 School Year

• Starting February 7th-March 11th: Counselors will begin meeting one on one with every student about their classes for next year. This is a several week process. We start with juniors, then sophomores, and finally freshman. During this one on one meeting, counselors verify with the student the classes they chose and answer any questions they have.

• No ID = NO PHONE (even during lunch/advisory) If you refuse to put them up, it's a write up.
• No "hood" (from hoodies) or beanie (covering ears) can be worn INSIDE the building.
• Phones must be put away at AT ALL TIMES during instructional time, unless there is an instruction purpose GIVEN by the teacher and the sign is on GREEN. If you refuse to follow this, it will be a write up. (Phones are allowed before the 8:15 bell, during your lunch and advisory, and after 3:40pm)
• Ignoring teachers/staff when they are asking you to put on ID or to put your phone up will be a write up. (That's just disrespect)
• In the hallways without an ID AND a pass during class time, will be a write up.
• Instigating, participating, or videoing an altercation (regardless of how small) will be a write up. If you are part of a fight, you will be placed at ALC.

While you are TEMPORARILY OUT you still have access to your teachers CANVAS pages to help you stay as connected as possible during this short period. Once you get back we will work with you (during advisory/before/after school) to get caught up.

TWO PEOPLE THAT NEED TO BE EMAILED IMMEDIATELY:

1. GRHS Nurse - Sandra May sandra.may@lcisd.org
2. Your student's Assistant Principal (listed below by last name alpha split)

Admin contact info (by last name alpha split):

Chris Cuellar - Assistant Principal (Alpha Split A-Dan) ccuellar@lcisd.org

Carrie Yanta -Assistant Principal (Alpha Split Dao-Hou) cyanta@lcisd.org

Jessie Eilenstine Assistant Principal (Alpha Split Hov-Mom) jessie.eilenstine@lcisd.org

Judy Momanyi - Assistant Principal (Alpha Split Mon-Sac) judith.momanyi@lcisd.org

Marquesha Coy - Assisitant Principal (Alpha Split Sad-Z) mcoy@lcisd.org

In the email please include:

1. Student Name
2. Grade Level
3. Student ID
4. Date of Confirmed POSITIVE

• LANYARDS W/GRHS ISSUED ID - ALL GRHS STUDENTS SHOULD NOW HAVE AN ID AND LANYARD AND ARE EXPECTED TO BE WEARING IT 100% OF THE TIME INSIDE OUR BUILDING!
• NEED A NEW LANYARD/ID BRING $5 to the library between 8:00-8:15am!
• GRHS ID's must be VISIBLY WORN on the TOP half of your body. If you refuse, you will have disciplinary consequences. NO more temporaries will be given out.

Remember Longhorns, the earlier you order the better the price of the book! Order today!

Questions? Get in touch with Mr. Terrando at 832.223.4236 or via email at thomas.terrando@lcisd.org.

Verification of Enrollment (VOE) Request

If you are needing to request a verification of enrollment (VOE), to obtain a student permit or license, please email Mrs. Lujan at blujan@lcisd.org

In the email request, please include student's id number. Please note that it takes 1 business day to process VOE request.

Please note that VOE expires 30 days after it is signed.

Child Support/ Verification of Enrollment Letter

If you are needing to request a VOE letter for child support, please email Mrs. Hall at rhall@lcisd.org

This letter will list the student's expected graduation date and confirm the student is currently enrolled.

Please note that it takes 1 business day to process VOE letter request.

Our Admin Team is ready and willing to support! We are available (via email) during business hours and will be promptly getting back with you for assistance.

Please feel free to reach out to your child's Assistant Principal (alpha split by last name) for student specific concerns or assistance.

Heather Patterson - Principal hpatterson@lcisd.org

Chris Cuellar - Assistant Principal (Alpha Split A-Dan) ccuellar@lcisd.org

Carrie Yanta -Assistant Principal (Alpha Split Dao-Hou) cyanta@lcisd.org

Jessie Eilenstine Assistant Principal (Alpha Split Hov-Mom) jessie.eilenstine@lcisd.org

Judy Momanyi - Assistant Principal (Alpha Split Mon-Sac) judith.momanyi@lcisd.org

Marqueshah Coy - Assistant Principal (Alpha Split Sad-Z) mcoy@lcisd.org

Nicholas Cavallo - GRHS Campus Athletic Coordinator (athletic concerns/questions) ncavallo@lcisd.org

Our GRHS Counselors, College Career Facilitator, and Registrar are ready and available to support you. The best way to contact them is via email and they will be getting back with you for assistance within 24 business hours. From schedule questions, college questions, transcript requests, to any student concern our GRHS team is here to assist you and your child. Feel free to email them with any questions or concerns. (Alpha Split by Student LAST Name for Counselors)

Counselors:

Jamie Rufo (alpha split A-Dan) jrufo@lcisd.org

Stacey Richards (alpha split Dao-Hou) stacey.richards@lcisd.org

Abraham Vil (alpha split Hov-Mom) abraham.vil@lcisd.org

Alicia Henley-Stegent Dual Credit & (alpha split Mon-Sac) alicia.stegent@lcisd.org

Ashley Hunt (alpha split Sad-Z) ashley.hunt@lcisd.org

Carin Reeves 504/AP creeves@lcisd.org

Lauren Ford - College Career Facilitator (CCF)- lauren.ford@lcisd.org

Marci Macha -George Ranch Registrar - mamacha@lcisd.org

The Longhorn Swim Team concluded their victory season this weekend at UT Austin. They had an incredible send off on Thursday (thanks fellow Longhorns) and traveled all day to Austin. Friday afternoon, their historical season proved even more extraordinary when a record number of relays made it to finals on day 2. Saturday afternoon finals, the Longhorn swim team proved once again that GR is one of the best! The night opened with the girls 200 medley relay (Junior Annie Schoditsch, Freshman Lillie Sczech, Freshman Kadyn Boettcher, and Sophomore Emily Ford) finishing top 16 in the entire state with a time of 1:50.37! The same group of girls then went on to swim the 200 freestyle relay where they also finished top 16 with a time of 1:39.27. Finishing the night were the boys 200 freestyle relay (Senior Kase Boettcher, Sophomore Carson Smith, Senior Peter Thompson, and Senior Brendan Burkett) also finishing in the top 15 in the state of Texas! Congratulations to the seniors: Brendan, Kase, Peter, Kirby, Alex and Jonas on a successful season and best of luck in your future endeavors! Remember, once a Longhorn, always a Longhorn! The swim team and Coach Lodini would also like to thank Coach Cavallo and Mrs. Patterson for their support at the state meet!

JV and Varsity softball put in solid work at their scrimmages in Manvel. JV had a solid showing and held a near perfect defense throughout their scrimmage. Varsity held a great defense and kept their bats alive in games against Dawson and Manvel. Great work and growth seen from both teams! Shout out to one of our awesome trainers, Oghosa, for joining us on the road and working hard to keep us safe!!

Congrats to all our athletes who earned a medal at the LCISD Varsity Tennis Tournament! There were 32 schools competing and the competition was fierce. Throughout the day there were many hard fought matches from all players. Special shoutout to Michael Pearson & Maddie Sams for playing some incredible mixed doubles matches throughout the tournament. Be on the lookout for us next week as we travel to Deer Park! Medalists A Girls Doubles - Zia Osman & Charlize Wilson - 2nd Place B Boys Doubles - Clay Watson & Sebastian Johnson - 2nd Place B Girls Doubles - Sofia Frey & Jasmine Huynh - Consolation Winner.

The longhorn freshman tennis team brought home six medals from the Fort Bend Tournament. The competition was tough at the tournament. Claire Schilling worked hard throughout the day and earned second place in the A Girls Singles draw. In the A Girls Doubles division Solana Argao and Addison Powell placed second. Hala Khan was the consolation winner of the B Girls Singles draw. While Scotlyn Thiel & Hannah Pham placed first in the consolation draw of the B Girls Doubles division. Congratulations to all athletes who brought home a medal!

The longhorn JV tennis team faced some tough competition at the Fort Bend Tournament. Despite the delayed start and windy conditions that grew worse as the day progressed, mixed doubles team of Bryson Vyvial and Aniston Lovetinsky brought home the gold medal from the B Mixed Doubles division. Victor Gonzalez made it to the semifinal round of the B Boys Singles division but fell short to a talented player from Dulles. The team is looking forward to playing at Deer Park next week!

This week the longhorn varsity tennis team competed in a very competitive tournament hosted at Deer Park. The team did not bring home any hardware but fought hard in many matches. Singles player, Santiago Allub made it to the quarterfinals in the B division. While Olivia Chaveleh qualified for the semifinals in the consolation draw for B girls singles. The team looks forward to competing at Clear Brook next week!

The Boys Varsity Soccer Team took on the Dulles Vikings in a make up district game Monday Night. The Horns won the contest 5-1 and had a total team effort in the win. Standouts included Gregor Jones and Tobias Herrera. The Horns will play Tuesday Night again at Longhorn Stadium.

The JV Boys Soccer Team got back to their winning ways Monday Night in at 2-1 victory against the Dulles Vikings. Goals were scored by Marcos Nery and Rodrigo Zabaneh. The Horns will host another district game Tuesday Night at Longhorn Stadium.

The Boys Varsity Soccer Team competed in their second game in as many days, but unlike Monday fell to the Bush Broncos 1-0. The Horns battled a tough Broncos team as well as a tough wind the entire night. The Horns will look to get back to their winning ways Friday Night.

The JV Boys Soccer Team took on the Bush Broncos Tuesday Night at Longhorn Stadium. The Longhorns and Broncos battled to a 0-0 tie in touch conditions for both teams. The Horns were led by Carter Miller who was tasked with stopping Bush’s shot attempts to keep the game tied. The Horns will return to action Friday Night.

The girls soccer team traveled to Elkins Friday night to take on the Lady Knights. The JV girls came out strong and scored early to take control of the game and came away with a 3-0 win! The varsity girls had to battle back from an early goal in the second half to come away with a 2-1 victory. Ava Costa scored both goals in the game coming from Bailey Crouch assist. This win in the second round sends the girls in to a tie for second place in the district race.

On Friday night, the boy's track and field team participated in the “William D Sirmon” High School Invitational at Pearland Dawson High School. With 15 total schools participating, the Longhorns placed first overall as a team, edging out the 2nd place school by two points. Highlights of the meet came from Ife Famogun who finished 3rd in the 110m hurdles and 2nd in the 300m hurdles, Michael Menely who finished 2nd in the high jump, Luke Ingelmo who finished in 2nd in the pole vault; while the boys would finish first in the 4x1 and 4x200m relays. Kyjah Savery and Shane Gardner took home the only individual gold medals for the boys. By finishing first in both the 300m and 110m hurdles, Shane helped the team tremendously, while also running the first leg on the 4x1. For Kyjah, he would also help score big points, by finishing first in the 200m dash and running on both the 4x1 and 4x200m relays. The other relay members of the 4x1 and 4x2 were Emmanuel Bakare, Jeffery Ugo, and Kevin Odikpo. The boys fought well and had great performances from everyone, with personal records from the distance and field events crews.

Clements Rangers Relays 2/10/2022 Opponent: FBISD Freshmen boys was outstanding earning 1st place as a team at Clements Rangers Relays. In the 100m for the freshmen, Ryan Barton placed 1st overall and in the 200m Joaquin Barlow placed 1st. In the 400m, Jael Ortiz placed 3rd. Derek Jimenez finished 1st place in both the 800m and 1600m. Alejandro Lopez finished the 2-mile run 2nd place. Aidan Creech finished with 2nd place, and Baylor Smith finished 3rd place in the 300m hurdles. Our 2 sprint relays (4x1) Ryan Barton, Joaquin Barlow, Christian Lee, Brandon Everett (4x2) Ryan Barton, Joaquin Barlow, Christian Lee, Jett Roberts achieved 1st place. In the 4x4 freshmen(Brandon Everett, Aiden Creech, Noah Martinez, Jael Ortiz finished 2nd place. Jack Greene placed 3rd in shot put and 1st in discus. JV boys competed and earned 1st place as team at Clements Rangers Relyas. Kennard McGuire finished 1st place in the 100m and Jackson Muckelroy placed 3rd. Jacob Lyons lead the us in the 200m with 3rd place. We were able to finish 1st(Rogelio Hernandez) 2nd(Gregor Jones) & 3rd (Adrian Agadah) in the 400m. Tobias Herrea finished 1st place in the 800m. James Keenan placed 3rd in the 3200m. Adrian Falkquay finished 1st place in the 300m hurdles and 2nd place in the 110m hurdles. In the 4x1 (Dieon Drinkard, Adrian Falkquay, Kennard McGuire, Christopher Chijioke) relay the team finished 2nd place. Colin McLemore, Kachi Okoye, Kennard McGuire, Christopher Chijioke placed 1st in the 4x2. The 4x4 (Kachi Okoye, Gregor Jones, Sheldon Goodman, Rogelio Hernandez) team finished 2nd place. Jackson Muckelroy earned 1st place in long jump. Kachi Okoye finished 2nd in the Triple Jump. Diego Ramirez placed 3rd in shot put. Grayson Betton placed 3rd in discus. Michael Spear earned 2nd place in high jump. We had 3 guys place in Pole Vault. 1st-Carson Poss, 2nd- Kaden Zepeda, 3rd-Jesus Ludert.