Thank you for sending donations for our Lineman in Louisiana working Hurricane Ida cleanup! We appreciate all of your support.
Claira made a 100 on her math test! She earned a visit to see Mr. Drake and got a prize from the treasure box!
P.E. with Coach Brinkley and Mr. Horn is always a blast!
Welcome aboard Ms. Brittany Esparza! She is our new 4th Grade math and science teacher. We are so happy to have you!
Students lined the hallway this morning to wish our amazing principal a Happy Birthday!
Mr. Drake's remind for parents. Please sign up for important updates.
Friday, September 10th will be Patriot's Day at Spurger Elementary. Wear your red, white, and blue in honor of Patriot's Day!
5th Graders working hard in Science class
Pirate Family,
At this time, we have only had four reported cases of COVID-19 present in our school since school began. We sent letters from the campuses each time to notify them of potential exposure. We understand that there have been a few cases outside of school, but they have not been on campus to create an exposure risk. We will continue to monitor this situation, and with your help, we can stay on top of this. We are continuing our cleaning regimen and fogging to drive down any virus that may be present. Also, I want to thank you for doing your best to help us keep our district as safe as possible during this tense time. I encourage you to keep your child at home if they have been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19.
We now have the ability to test your child if they have symptoms or have been in close contact. If your child has been in close contact, you can keep your child at home for five days and then have them tested through the Nurse’s office. Testing will help us reduce the spread of the virus. We need your permission to test your child. The permission form for testing is available on the Spurger ISD website, and there is a QR code that will allow for a speedier testing process. The COVID-19 test is free, and results are obtained in 15 minutes. Together we will conquer this issue.
Pirate Pride, Live It, Love It
Morgan Wright
Spurger ISD, Superintendent
Junior High Science investigating bubbles.
In an effort to protect our staff, students and community we will postpone PIE Night September 2nd until further notice. Due to the rising number of COVID cases in Tyler, Hardin and surrounding counties we believe this is in the best interest of everyone. We will continue to monitor the situation to keep everyone safe as possible.
NOTIFICATION OF CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASE ON CAMPUS
08/25/2021
Dear Parent/Guardian,
In keeping with Spurger ISD’s practices to respond to COVID-19, we are notifying all student families that a staff member who was lab-confirmed to have COVID-19 was present on campus on 08/23/2021. You are receiving this notice, because you or your child was present on the campus in the two days prior to the onset of the individual’s diagnosis of COVID-19. Due to privacy requirements, we will not be releasing the name of the individual or details that may identify him or her.
Any of the following symptoms indicate a possible COVID-19 infection:
Temperature of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher when taken by mouth;
Sore throat;
New uncontrolled cough that causes difficulty breathing (or, for students with a chronic allergic/asthmatic cough, a change in their cough from baseline);
Diarrhea, vomiting, or abdominal pain; or
New onset of severe headache, especially with a fever.
If you or any member of the school community does begin experiencing any of these symptoms in a way that is not typical, we encourage you to contact your physician. We encourage anyone in the school community who is lab-confirmed to have COVID19 to please notify our school by contacting (409) 429-3464.
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to huttop@spurgerisd.org or visit our website at https://www.spurgerisd.org/ .
Sincerely,
Morgan Wright
NOTIFICATION OF CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASE ON CAMPUS
08/23/2021
Dear Parent/Guardian,
In keeping with Spurger ISD’s practices to respond to COVID-19, we are notifying all student families that a student member who was lab-confirmed to have COVID-19 was present on the HS campus on 08/20/2021. You are receiving this notice, because you or your child was present on the campus in the two days prior to the onset of the individual’s diagnosis of COVID-19. Due to privacy requirements, we will not be releasing the name of the individual or details that may identify him or her.
Any of the following symptoms indicate a possible COVID-19 infection:
Temperature of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher when taken by mouth;
Sore throat;
New uncontrolled cough that causes difficulty breathing (or, for students with a chronic allergic/asthmatic cough, a change in their cough from baseline);
Diarrhea, vomiting, or abdominal pain; or
New onset of severe headache, especially with a fever.
If you or any member of the HS School community does begin experiencing any of these symptoms in a way that is not typical, we encourage you to contact your physician. We encourage anyone in the HS School community who is lab-confirmed to have COVID19 to please notify our school by contacting (409) 429-3464.
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to huttop@spurgerisd.org or visit our website at https://www.spurgerisd.org/ .
Sincerely,
Morgan Wright
A Reminder for Families:
If your household experienced a reduction in income after June 30, 2021 or did not complete an household application in SY 2020-2021, now is the time to complete the household school meal application to determine eligibility for the Summer P-EBT benefit. Submit this form to your child nutrition department before August 28, 2021, to demonstrate eligibility for Summer P-EBT.
Summer PEBT provides a $375 to supplement a family’s food budget during the covered summer period with a EBT benefit card.
Eligible families are encouraged to demonstrate eligibility for a one-time summer Pandemic-Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) benefit by submitting the household school meal application before August 28, 2021. P-EBT for the 2020–2021 school year (August 2020 to June 2021) was for families with children who were certified for free or reduced-price meals through the National School Lunch Program and families with children born after Aug. 1, 2014, who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits. Eligibility for these benefits has already been established and cannot be updated at this time.
Link to Flyer explaining the wide range of benefits from completeing the application.
https://5il.co/xknq
Additional Information for Schools and Families
The deadline to apply for P-EBT benefits through https://yourtexasbenefits.com/Learn/PEBT. (The link is case sensitive.) is September 13.
We are so honored to be a Distinguished High School and excited about all the things that come with that title! #wearewpiratepride #axeemjacks
BIG things are happening for Spurger ISD !
Spurger High School is recognized as a SFA Distinguished High School.
Spurger FFA would like to thank the school and community for your support of our Ag Chapter as we prepared to represent Texas at the National Level. In May the Nationals decided because of the Covid outbreak to have a virtual preliminary contest on August 11. Our chapter worked very hard to prepare, but unfortunately were not ranked in the top 18 states which will advance. We will, as a FFA Chapter, continue to work toward representing our school and community to the best of our ability.
Junior High and High School Parents!!
In order to help with our after school traffic flow, we ask that all car riders be picked up at the Minter Gym Parking lot after school. Thank you for your help in this matter.
We would like to thank Texas Farm Bureau Insurance for the donation supporting our students at Spurger Elementary and Spurger High School. We really appreciate it!
Over the last two weeks, we’ve had several businesses and community members donate to our students and teachers. We’ve received school supplies, items for our seniors and back to school teacher gifts! We are so excited about what this year holds and just want to say thank you!
Thank you to Mrs. Theresa Crosby, Shelby Frazier with Canyon Moon Photography, 515 Nutrition, Katrina Wright with American Real Estate, Mrs. Sandra Holcomb, and Mr. Pete Baker. Your kindness and thoughtfulness will not be forgotten! #PiratePride
