News & Announcements

Parents, please join us on November 6, 13, and 27. Contact Adri Guerra at (956) 361-6570 with any questions.

Mr. James Lambert donated four new air rifles today to the San Benito NJRTOC Marksmanship program. The NJROTC unit greatly appreciates his donation to help the unit be a step above.Pictured are the Variety Marksmanship Team: (Left to Right) Tristan Lambert, Marco Robles, Amber Cano and Jimmy Gonzalez.

Spirit week will be held November 6-10, 2017.
Monday- Sports Day
Tuesday - Character Day
Wednesday - Fiesta Day
Thursday - Iconic Duo/ Perfect Pair Day
Friday - Greyhound Spirit Day

Please join us at the district’s first Town Hall Meeting on Thursday, Nov. 2 at 6:30 PM at Riverside Middle School. A second Town Hall meeting is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 13 at 6:30 PM at San Benito High School with entertainment by Conjunto Estrella!

A forum will be held to recognize National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). The forum is free and open to students and parents. It will take place on October 28th from 8:45 AM-11AM at SBHS.

You are invited to join us on October 30th from 5:30-6:30 PM for a Dia de los Muertos exhibit. Walk around the library and view altars created by staff and students, sample food, and listen to live music. There will be several activity tables as well. Our story book pumpkin contest entries will also be on display for everyone to enjoy! See you there!

Last night over 23 students tried out for this year’s Mastermind’s team. The group competed for 90 consecutive minutes of grueling questioning in areas of Math, Science, English, and Social Studies. We are pleased to announce the complete Mastermind’s team for San Benito High School. This year’s team members include seniors, Robert Resendez, Joseph Munoz, Lindsey Gore, and Abram Huerta. Also making the team is sophomores Jason Martinez and Diana Quintero. This year’s team captain is senior Hector Hernandez. On behalf of the Mastermind’s sponsors we would like to thank all of the students who came out for the team and Mr. Frank Trevino for all of his assistance with judging the try-outs.

The STAAR EOC Academy sessions will serve students in the core subject areas: English I, English II, Algebra I, Biology, and US History. The first session will take place on October 14 from 9:00 AM- 12 Noon. Lunch is provided. Transportation will be provided to the campus nearest your home.

College recruiters from St. Edward's University and UTRGV visited with migrant students on October 16th. Presenters spoke about their respective campuses and encouraged all students to apply to college.

Ricardo Ramirez, a Science teacher at San Benito High School, received the Hispanic Engineering Science and Technology (HESTEC) Science Teacher of the Year Award during the HESTEC Educator Day Reception at UTRGV-Edinburg. Ramirez, nominated by San Benito High School Principal Henry Sanchez and GEAR UP Coordinator Patricia Sandoval, had previously been recognized by the school district for having the highest Core AP passing rate at the campus two years in a row in AP Biology. Ramirez served as a GEAR UP UTPA Masters Teacher in 2015 and has served as a TAMUK/SBCISD Dual Enrollment Biology Teacher. He has served as AP Biology AP Physics and AP Environmental Science teacher. This year, he's teaching Chemistry, Dual Enrollment Biology, and AP Biology. He supports GEAR UP Math and Science by following and creating classroom labs from the College Board and various universities utilizing TI Nspire technology, Google Classroom, Ipads and laptops.