School Holiday / Eagles JV/Varsity Basketball Scrimmage at Comfort 5:00pm
*Tuesday Nov. 11
Veterans Day School Holiday / Lady Eagles Varsity Basketball at Center Point 6:00pm
*Friday Nov. 14
Lackland ISD Fall Festival 4:00pm / Eagles JV/Varsity Basketball vs Geneva Boerne at Stacey 5:00pm / Lady Eagles JV/Varsity Basketball at KIPP UPrep 5:00pm
Veterans Day is distinct from Memorial Day, a U.S. public holiday in May: Veterans Day commemorates the service of all U.S. veterans, while the older Memorial Day, which grew out of Civil War commemorations, specifically honors those who have died while in military service.[5] Another military holiday that also occurs in May, Armed Forces Day, honors those currently serving in the U.S. military. Additionally, Women Veterans Day is recognized by a growing number of U.S. states that specifically honor women who have served in the U.S. military.
STEM/STEAM Day Nov. 8
National STEM/STEAM Day falls on November 8. There’s no way around it: children are significantly better off with strong science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics skills. That’s why STEM and STEAM education programs are so important. It’s undebatable that these subjects push society forward, and these programs help to find fun and engaging ways to teach them to students, which is all worth commemorating. So, on November 8, we celebrate STEAM/STEAM Day!
To celebrate this day, support the education of students pursing STEM subjects by learning about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics scholarships offered by institutes around the world. Thank you Mr. Payne for being Lackland Elementary's super STEAM teacher!
National School Psychology Week
During the week of November 3-7, the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) and schools across the United States will celebrate the 2025 National School Psychology Week (NSPW). This week celebrates the contributions of school psychologists and the important role they play in schools and communities. NSPW is an annual opportunity to recognize school psychologists' work to help children thrive in school, at home, and in life. This year's theme, "Finding Your Path," reflects the ways that school psychologists help students, families, and school communities set and achieve their goals. Join us by taking this week to chart your course to explore how each person can celebrate the work of school psychologists and learn how school psychologists make a difference every day. Thank you to the team at Lackland ISD!
Around the District
As we approach Veterans Day, we want to extend our deepest gratitude to the veterans who are part of our Stacey school community.
Thank you to Dr. Roper, Ms. A Parham, Ms. Henderson, Mr. Concha, Mrs. Maestas, Mr. Payne, Mr. Shumway, Mrs. Hassenplug, Mr. Saeed, Coach Brown, Mr. Ambrozniak, Mr. Galbadores, Mr. Reliford and Ms. Koscinski, for your service, sacrifice, and dedication to our country.
We are honored to have you on our campus.
If you see any of our veterans around school today—or any day—please take a moment to thank them for their service.
A simple “thank you” can go a long way in showing appreciation.
Thank you, veterans, for all you have done and continue to do.
-Stacey S2S
Family Engagement
Lackland ISD strongly desires parent engagement. You have an opportunity to share your voice and help us actualize our vision to ignite a passion for life-long learning and empower excellence. As you engage as a parent, we also invite your participation in campus and district-level committees. Below are the descriptions for these committees for your consideration. If you have additional questions, each committee’s point of contact is listed with the committee description.
Please read each description and share your interest in supporting the committee or learning more about it.
Lackland ISD continues to strive toward improving communication.
ParentSquare is a communication platform. Through the platform, you’ll be able to:
*Receive all district, school, and classroom communication via email, text, or app
*View the school and classroom calendar and RSVP for events
*Easily sign up to volunteer and/or bring items
*Securely receive important documents like report cards and other student documents
For the best ParentSquare experience, we recommend that you download and install the app. The name is ParentSquare, and it can easily be found in your device’s app store. If you don’t have a device, no need to worry: the platform is capable of both text and email, and you can log on via the web as well. ParentSquare receives its contact information from the Ascender Parent Portal. Please take a moment to make sure that you have the latest contact information on file there.
Parent Square Notifications
Under General Announcements, you can select how often you want to receive notifications for posts. Select Off, Instant or Digest notifications.
Off:no notifications about posts will be sent to you. Emergency Alerts and Notices will still be sent. School Alerts will still be sent if turned on.
Instant:you'll receive an email and/or text and/or an app notification every time a notice or message is sent.
Digest:you'll receive an email and/or text and/or an app notification once a day in the evening with all posts from that day.
The default setting is typically Digest, so that you receive all notices and post messages in one convenient notification once a day. All emergency notifications still come through instantly, and a school can override settings as needed for an urgent message.
Stacey Jr. / Sr. High
SA Best Robotics Competition
This past Saturday and Sunday, the Stacey HS robotics team, Bots in Blue, competed in the SA BEST Regional competition at St Mary's University. Our little 2A school competed head-to-head with Brennan, Canyon, Madison, John Jay Science and Engineering, Wagner, and O'Connor high schools and was able to beat all of those schools. The Bots in Blue Won the UIL 2A Regional Championship and is ranked in the top 5 BEST 2A teams in Texas. They will be competing at the UIL State Championships at the State Fairgrounds in Dallas, December 10th-13th. If you see any of the students, please congratulate them on an outstanding performance against the top teams in the Region. Thank you to all the families and friends (including a few Stacey Robotics alumni and our very own Mrs. Norman) for coming out to support the team and provide some school spirit with the coaches, Mr. Kinsey, Mrs. Huerta, and Mr. Bramlett.
Jarred Dunn at the UIL 2A State Cross Country Meet
On November 1st, Jarred Dunn lined up to race in the UIL 2A State Cross Country Meet along with 151 other runners from across the state. Going through the first mile in 5:18, Jarred was sitting in 36th place. At the two-mile mark, his time was 11:09 and he had dropped to 38th. As he neared the finish line, he dug in and pushed through the pack. After passing a few runners, Jarred finished in 35th place with a time of 17:54, which was a personal record and improvement of over one minute from last year’s race at State. Jarred was named CCCAT All-State based off his finish. Congratulations on a great and successful season!!
St. Phillip's Monster Tech Fest
Mrs. Huerta's AVID and Mr. Bermea's CTE classes attended the Monster Tech Fest at the St. Phillip's College SW campus for an open house festival featuring all of the programs offered, tours of the industry labs, hands-on presentations in college classrooms, a gaming truck, an escape room truck, food trucks, and much more. Some of the programs that are offered through the SW and MLK campuses of St. Phillips include automotive body, manufacturing technology, welding, medical, culinary arts, hospitality, computer hardware, networking, electrical, plumbing, aircraft maintenance, and teaching (to name a few). The objective for taking these students is to explore and expose them to career and post-secondary options that are in high demand.
Lady Eagles Volleyball
The 2025 volleyball season has concluded and four of our student athletes were selected by district coaches for the following awards: Araceli Sanchez and Ashanti Almosara were chosen as 2nd team All-District! Leah Jones and Jordan Davis were chosen as 1st Team All-District! Congratulations ladies and keep up the hard work!
Stacey Swim Team
Roel Garcia and Gabriel Garcia competed in the first swim meet of the season this past Wednesday at the San Antonio Natitorium. Roel finished first in the 50 and 100 meter freestyle race and Gabriel finished fourth in the 200 meter freestyle. Way to represent for Stacey!
Visit to Food Bank
AVID students planned a community service trip to the Food Bank and invited some high school students needing community service hours to also participate. They loaded 50 lb bags of cabbage, carrots, and potatoes to be distributed to community members, including our own, with food distributions.
Spooky Science
Students in Ms. Castillo’s 8th grade science class were conducting some spooky experiments last Friday.
Core 4 Stem Expo
Mrs. Huerta's AVID and Mr. Bermea's CTE classes participated in the 15th Annual Core 4 Stem expo at the Boeing Tech Port Center where they engaged in hands-on demonstrations and presentations from Toyota, CPS. Southwest Research Institute, and other STEM related industries in our community.
Meet Coach Brown!
By: Eliana Flores, 11th grade
Please welcome Coach Tyler Brown to the Stacey family! He will coach the jr. high volleyball and varsity girls basketball teams and will assist with the Stacey track teams. Coach Brown also teaches the 6th-8th PE and 7th-8th athletics classes.
Where were you teaching (or working) before joining our school?
Angleton ISD
What inspired you to become a teacher?
After being medically retired from the Air Force, I realized I enjoyed coaching sports and enjoyed teaching, so I decided that my second career would be as a Coach/Teacher.
What are you most excited about this school year?
Girls Basketball Season
What’s a fun fact about you that most people wouldn’t guess?
That I lived in 4 of 7 continents & 9 countries
If you could have any superpower, what would it be and why?
Hindsight - I would have absolute clarity about why things happened — every cause, effect, and hidden factor.
What is your favorite go-to meal and drink?
Diet Mt. Dew, Chicken Curry
What does your free time look like?
Being a Father, Husband, Watching/Learning Basketball and spending time at the soccer fields watching my kids play.
What do you teach, and will you be a sponsor for any after-school activities or clubs this year?
I teach Physical Education, I coach Junior High Volleyball, Head Girls Basketball Coach and Assistant Junior High & High School Track Coach.
Thanks Coach Brown!
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Lackland Elementary
We have a WINNER
Congratulations to Mrs. Flores and her 5th-grade class!
They were the first to finish and call in for the Halloween Music Bingo!
Eagle Pride Soars High! 🦅
This week, we celebrated our Golden Eagle and Eagle Excellence award winners!
Congratulations to our Golden Eagles, Mrs. Sherrick and Mrs. Compton, and to our Eagle Excellence honorees — Ciara Veloz, Autumn Arroyo, Gabriel Morfin, Ezekiel Martinez, Mia Moore, Izaiah Marshall, and Evelynn Hallowell! We’re so proud of these students and staff for showing exceptional character and leadership.
Kinder Corner
Kinder had a letter and sight word ghost hunt on Halloween. We used black lights and invisible UV ink.
TURKEY TEACHER CONTEST
Gobble gobble! November is upon us and that means the race is ON!! Who will be crowned this year’s Turkey Teacher at Lackland Elementary? 🦃🎉
Here’s how it works: For just 25 cents, you can buy a feather to dress up your teacher’s turkey! The teacher with the most feathers (and donations) by the end of the contest will proudly take home the title of Turkey Teacher 2025!
The Lackland Student Council invites EVERYONE to join the fun and get those turkeys looking fabulous! Feathers are on sale now, and the contest will end at 3:15 pm on Friday, November 28, 2025.
All funds raised will help us show some holiday cheer and appreciation to our amazing custodians!
Let’s get feathering and have some fun!
Thank you,
Lackland Student Council
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Library Scoop
It was a lot of fun to deliver certificates to our student winners for the Storybook Pumpkins! We had 149 wonderful creations, and 20 students earned a gift certificate for the next Literati Book Fair. 😊
It took some time to count all the ballots and to determine our winners! We decided to increase the number of winners in two ways. First, we are recognizing the top 5 vote getters. Secondly, we added four additional categories to our prizes to award more creative students with a gift certificate. We are so pleased with the efforts that everyone made!
We read a book about a scarecrow showing kindness. Students enjoyed making scarecrows from torn paper afterwards and discovered two awesome illustrators and the magic of a story written in prose. Happy reading Eagles!
Storybook Pumpkin Awards
1st place - Mila Smith ~ $25 gift certificate
2nd place - Oliver Wheat ~ $20 gift certificate
3rd place - tie - Madelynn Rice & Arlinn Wheat ~ $15 gift certificate
4th place - Hamza Ozcan ~ $10 gift certificate
5th place - tie - Delilah McDonald & Parker Eastep ~ $10 gift certificate
Best Animal Pumpkin
Winner - Zoe Maier ~ $15 gift certificate
Runners Up - Naeli Jaco & Aria Sankey & Enok McIntyre ~ $10 gift certificate
Best Personification of a Pumpkin
Winner - Emely Romero ~ $15 gift certificate
Runners Up - Markus Smith & Syanna Pierre ~ $10 gift certificate
Most Unique Pumpkin
Winner - Elizabeth Hallowell ~ $15 gift certificate
Runners Up - Eero Crookston & Harlyn Atwater ~ $10 gift certificate
Best Artistry of a Pumpkin
Winner - Holland Weber ~ $15 gift certificate
Runners Up - Levi Griffin & Dannelyn Rose ~ $10 gift certificate
Pictured below are the top 5 vote getters including the ties in third and fifth places, and a few winners with their teachers and the librarian. Such awesome creativity all around! Looking forward to our Storybook Pumpkin Patch next year!
The Student-Teacher-School Compact is a shared agreement that outlines how students, families, and educators will work together to support academic success. This partnership highlights our shared responsibility for student learning by setting clear expectations for teachers, parents, and students. Together, we create a strong foundation that encourages achievement, accountability, and a positive learning environment.
November is here — a time for gratitude, reflection, and maybe even a little sweater weather (if Texas decides to cooperate)! As we move into the heart of the semester, here are a few things to keep in mind:
✨ Mid-Semester Check-In
We’re just past the halfway mark of the semester! Parent-Teacher Conferences this month are a great opportunity to check in on how your child is doing — not just academically, but socially and emotionally, too. These conversations can help ensure your gifted learner continues to feel challenged, supported, and inspired.
🍁 Seasonal Family Fun
November is perfect for slowing down and enjoying meaningful family moments — baking together, exploring local history, volunteering, or even starting a gratitude journal as a family. These simple experiences can spark curiosity, empathy, and deep thinking in your child.
💡 GT Referral Reminder
The Gifted and Talented referral window is still open through the end of November! If you think your child may benefit from GT services, please complete the referral form below:
Wishing you a warm, reflective, and joy-filled November full of learning and gratitude!
The Fix-It Challenge
Identify a small problem at home
(something inefficient, annoying, or
messy). Brainstorm and test a solution
using only items in your house.
Tip: Encourage learners to take risks and
try unexpected ideas to find a solution.
Clarity
Gifted learners often excel in academics, but giftedness goes beyond grades and test scores. It includes how they think, feel, and perceive the world. These children often process information quickly, make complex connections, and ask thought-provoking questions. Recognizing these traits at home can help you support their curiosity, even if it doesn’t always show up as straight A’s.
P.T.S.O.
Important Information
Special Education Corner
If you see our Speech team on campus, please give them a friendly wave of hello!
We are Mrs. Martinez and Mrs. Bluhm. We are dedicated to helping students overcome communication challenges. We work to empower students to express themselves confidently and succeed academically. We collaborate with teachers, staff and families to provide the best possible outcomes.
Cindi Martinez is celebrating 31 years of being a Speech-Language Pathologist. A native San Antonian, Mrs. Martinez earned her Bachelor of Arts (in Elementary Education) from St Edward’s University and her Master of Science from Texas State University. Mrs. Martinez has worked in several areas of Speech Pathology, such as Early Intervention, adult and pediatric rehabilitation, and in a medical practice where she took pictures of vocal cords and worked with professional voice users. Mrs. Martinez is very happy to be here at Lackland ISD.
Dawn Bluhm is celebrating 19 years of being a Speech-Language Pathologist. Coming from a military family, when her family arrived in San Antonio, they made it their permanent home. She has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from UTSA, and a Master of Arts from Our Lady of the Lake University in Communication Disorders. Mrs. Bluhm spent 11 of her 19 years specializing in alterative and augmentative communication strategies.
SPED Team
S. Norris-PT, O. McDonald-Dyslexia Specialist, D. Bluhm - SLP, C. Martinez-SLP, B. Martinez-Secretary, J. Ortiz-Behavior Specialist, G. Ghandour-School Psychologist, N. Garcia-Sped Coordinator, T. Murphey-OT, M. Murphree-School Psychologist (Not pictured: E. Mendez- BCBA, J. Koth-APE, C. Reynolds- BCBA)
Our Vision
Every military-connected child is college-, work-, and life-ready.
Our Mission
MCEC supports all military-connected children by educating, advocating, and collaborating to resolve education challenges associated with the military lifestyle.
The Military Child Education Coalition and Columbia Southern University are proud to announce the Heroic Hearts Scholarship — a new, full-tuition opportunity honoring the strength and resilience of military-connected students.
Each year, one student will be selected to receive a full-tuition scholarship covering up to 120 credit hours and technology fees at Columbia Southern University.
Who’s eligible:
High school juniors and seniors
Recent high school graduates
Students who are military-connected
This inaugural award marks the start of an enduring tradition — one that celebrates academic achievement, service, and opportunity for military families.
We invite educators, counselors, and parents to help share this announcement across schools and networks. Forward this email or download and share this flyer to spread the word.
It’s the intention of the Special Education Department to provide information on what special education is and the various programs available to our special education students and families. If you have concerns with your child’s development, please contact our office at 210-357-5044.
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