May 08

• Volunteer of the Month
• Teachers of the Year announced during annual Service Awards Reception
• SBISD Board of Trustees election scheduled for May 10
• Fitness Challenge results in weight loss and related health improvements

April 08

• Character Without Question Awards are issued to 45 district students
• Odyssey of the Mind student teams head to Europe and World Finals
• Running for the Arts 5K Run/Walk steps forward on Saturday, May 3
• SBISD Board of Trustees early voting begins April 28 for two positions
• Campus leaders honor two as 2008 Principals of the Year
• Six local educators are named SBISD Teacher of the Year finalists
• Employee of the Month
• Two SBISD high schools rank as best in region; four campuses score in top tiers

March 08

• Shadow Oaks Elementary fifth-grader wears 2008 SBISD Spelling Bee title crown well
• Bi-partisan business and civic leadership group commits $750,000 to new leadership training program
• Eighty-five new school buses roll out under district’s recent Bond Plan
• Ribbon cuttings and public tours mark twin Open Houses
• Tully Stadium Field House naming forum planned
• SBISD campuses submit 46 Teacher of the Year nominations
• Eleven SBISD students earn regional Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

February 08

• Spring Woods High Junior Achievement club auctions off handmade lamps
• There’s no place like Spring Branch during the SBISD Celebration of Sharing
• Eleven SBISD students earn All-State Choir and Orchestra  Awards 
• Founders Day Awards
• SBISD appeals Stratford High UIL realignment successfully
• Wyn Norris and the Notre Dame Club of Houston win mentoring awards
• FFA Livestock Show & Sale tops all records
• SBISD Board of Trustees election scheduled for May 10
• The Guthrie Center’s Patty Nilsson is named a Crystal Award winner
• SBISD will appeal in the wake of UIL realignment that impacts our schools

January 08

• UIL realignment for Texas high schools will be announced Friday, Feb. 1
• Nine Spring Branch students are named Rodeo Art Exhibit winners
• Pine Shadows Elementary will offer a new Two-Way Dual Language Program
• Board of Trustees approve 2008-2009 academic calendar
• SBISD bond election is declared legal and valid by state court
• District and Campus Improvement Teams seek volunteers for 2008-09 school year
• Campuses will host upcoming fine arts performances and special events
• Landrum Middle art students display works at airport

December 07

• Bond Oversight Committee is named by SBISD Board of Trustees
• District charter schools will host their annual Open Houses soon
• Calendar Committee Seeks 2nd Opinion with a Final Calendar Survey for 2008-09
• Washington Mutual supports principal scholarships for Harvard summer sessions
• SBISD campuses offer Dual Language information and orientation sessions
• Fourteen campuses named to Texas Monthly’s annual list of best schools
• Mini-Grant Winners announced
• Eleven campuses named to Texas Monthly’s annual list of best schools
• SBISD offers online Atomic Learning option to parents, students and staff

November 07

• Volunteers needed for Bond Oversight Committee
• SBISD leaders receive Texas Art Education Association awards
• Online voting will be held on draft SBISD calendars through Nov. 30
• Spring Forest Middle honors local heroes during Veterans Day Celebration
• SBISD Good Neighbors program doubles in size quickly
• Spring Branch votesrs approved bond to rebuild schools by big margin
• Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 6, for SBISD’s Bond Issue
• Bond funds are not subject to the state’s so-called “Robin Hood” formula
• Bond Issue will rebuild 12 of Spring Branch’s ISD’s elementary schools

October 07

• Spring Woods High’s Tiger TV news team asks Bond Election questions
• SBISD Board of Trustees decreases tax rate by 34.65 cents
• Early voting continues through Nov. 2 at many Harris County locations
• SBISD ranks third lowest in bonded debt per student, district surveys show
• Early voting will be held Oct. 22 through Nov. 2 at Harris County locations
• Spring Woods High hosts district's annual College Nights program
• Projected tax rate increase lowered for $597.1 million bond issue
• SBISD campuses take an active role in Celebrate Freedom Week
• PTAs’ Council School Supply Project rated repeat success
• SBISD scores high on Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas
• Valley Oaks teacher earns state’s 2007 Preserve America Award
• Spring Branch ISD’s upcoming Parent U is for You!

September 07

• SBISD Calendar Public Forum will be held Oct. 9 to prepare for years ahead
• SBISD outscores state and national averages on the 2007 SAT and ACT
• Memorial High senior is one of only six in state to ace the ACT
• Spring Branch volunteers join citywide Reach Out to Dropouts Walk
• SBISD Board of Trustees recognized as 2007 Honor School Board of Texas
• Texas business group honors four schools for high performance
• Board of Trustees unanimously approves a Nov. 6 bond election

August 07

• New principals will bring leadership to several SBISD campuses
• New SBISD teachers include district and international graduates
• International Baccalaureate students score high on ‘final’ exams
• SBISD campuses adopt One-Way Dual Language program model
• Spring Branch Community Health Fair for families will be held Aug. 18

July 07

• Flamingo “flock” raises big dollars for annual School Supply Project
• SBISD Board of Trustees is named regional School Board Awards winner
• Better light bulbs: Student club is named tops for environmental education
• Crossing guards find satisfying jobs at Spring Branch school campuses
• The College Board names 16 local National Merit Scholars

June 07

• SBISD students make gains on state's annual assessment
• Bond Advisory Committee recommends comprehensive plan for the future
• Memorial Middle student team wins Odyssey of the Mind’s highest honor
• SBISD graduates overcome more than academic obstacles
• Leadership Houston supports Landrum Middle School students
• SBISD high school students earn Top Scholar Athletes honors
• SBISD business partners sweep Houston West Chamber awards