
Monday, February 22, Mustangs Baseball opened the 2021 season with a 13-5 win over Hallettsville Sacred Heart. The Mustangs had a well balanced defensive and offensive attack. On the mound, Kris Kitchens, Ross Brassell, Orlando Flores and Xavier Arias held Sacred Heart to 5 hits. Offensively, the Mustangs produced 13 runs on 10 hits, highlighted by Xavier Arias, Ross Brassell and Jeremiah Munoz multi-hit game. The Mustangs will travel to Goliad on Friday February 26 to play a double hitter. Games are scheduled for 4 and 6:30 PM, hope to see you there!

This is just a reminder that NSCISD will have tacos to go from 11:30-1:00 at the Nixon and Smiley cafeterias for any children ages 1-18.

All extracurricular activities (games and practices) are suspended until school resumes on Monday(22nd). Take care and stay safe.

Nixon-Smiley CISD will remain closed on Friday, February 19th. We hope this will allow our community and staff members a day to make repairs and dig out of this mess.
Both the Nixon and Smiley cafeterias will be providing tacos to go for children ages 1-18 from 11:30am-1:00pm. on Friday. We hope this helps!

Due to continued issues with water and electricity around our community, plus anticipated freezing rain tonight and tomorrow, Nixon-Smiley CISD will remain closed Thursday, February 18th.

Due to continued power outages and the threat of more ice/sleet tonight, NSCISD will not have school on Wednesday. We will continue monitoring the situation and send out updates as we have them. We are all anxious to get back to school but student/staff safety will continue being our top priority.

The Lady Mustangs game tonight in Floresville has been moved to 5pm. The Lady Mustangs will be playing Blanco in their Bi-District playoff game. Go Mustangs!

The Lady Mustangs will play Blanco in their Bi-District playoff game on Friday, February 12th at Floresville High School. The game will tip off at 6:30 pm. You may purchase tickets online at our website or by using the link below. Tickets will not be sold at the door. Gates will open at 6:00 pm. Come out and support our Lady Mustangs!
https://secure.payk12.com/school/Nixon-Smiley-HS---Revenue/578/item/192533

The Lady Mustang wrapped up district play by finishing 3rd with a 7-5 district record. Nixon-Smiley will face Blanco in the first round of the playoffs. Date and Site TBD.

LINK TO PURCHASE LADY MUSTANG GAME TICKETS
Here is the link to purchase tickets to tonight's Lady Mustang Basketball game at Stockdale.
https://schooleventticketslogin.com/event/view/vistors-stockdale-girls-hs-basketball-vs-nixon-smiley

Tuesday night the Nixon-Smiley boys basketball teams traveled to take on the Ro-Hawks from Randolph
The JV came up on the short end of a 41- 25 deficit. The Mustangs were led in scoring by freshman Kade Dixon, sophmore Joseph Humphries and sophmore Daylon Perales. Each of them scored 7 points respectively. The game was close throughout, but unfortunately Randolph was able to extend the lead at the end.
The Varsity played a hard fought game, but came up short 57 - 46. The Mustangs were led in scoring by senior Zac Perez with 16 points and senior Jesse Riojas with 15 points. Nixon led over Randolph at the end of the 1st quarter 12 - 11. Even though Randolph was able to extend the lead the Mustangs kept coming back and fought to the very end of the game.
The next game for the Mustang will be this Friday as Nixon-Smiley will host Stockdale. The JV game will start 5:00, and the Varsity will start around 6:00.
#MustangStrong

Last night, the Lady Mustangs hosted the RoHawks from Randolph. The JV squad suffered their first setback in league play. The Varsity squad followed up with a huge 58-27 win over the RoHawks. The victory improved the Lady Mustang's record to 4-2 in district play. The Ladies will travel to Stockdale on Friday with the JV starting at 5:00 and the Varsity to follow. Please come out and support your Lady Mustangs!

Last night our Mustang basketball teams traveled to San Antonio to play Greater Hearts Monte Vista in a district 26 - 3A contest. Our mustangs were victorious in both games. The junior varsity led by Freshman Kade Dixon's 22pts and sophomore Kevin Zavala's 8 won by a score of 51 to 24.
The varsity had outstanding performances from several mustangs. It was a total team effort. The Mustangs had 4 players with double figure scoring as well as an outstanding defensive performance from senior Jayden Brassell. The final score was 53 to 42. The Mustangs are 2-1 in district play. The JV is 3-0 in district play. The Mustangs will host Marion on Friday, January 8th. JV will start at 5pm with the varsity to follow. Hope to see you there! Great Job Mustangs!

The following seniors received Academic All-State honors for the 2020 volleyball season:
Kiara Andrada
Clarissa Campbell
Gracelyn Mejia
Your dedication to your education does not go unnoticed. Congratulations!
Go Lady Mustangs!

The middle school girls basketball games scheduled for Monday, December 14th have been cancelled due to Stockdale dealing with health issues. The Lady Mustangs JV & Varsity basketball games scheduled for Friday, December 18th at Cole High School have been postponed due to health issues at Cole high school.

Attention Nixon-Smiley CISD Families! If you have a child that turned 3 or 4 by September 1, 2020 and he/she is NOT in school, please fill out this survey.
https://forms.gle/q24nLmqG2wYZyFKP9

The Lady Mustangs will play Hallettsville Sacred Heart on Tuesday, December 8th. The JV game has been moved to 4:00 and the Varsity will follow at 5:15 due to Hallettsville Sacred Heart Boys rescheduling their home game. Tickets will be sold at the door.

Nixon-Smiley CISD will resume face-to-face instruction for all students on Monday, December 7, 2020.

Due to issues related to COVID 19, the Lady Mustang varsity basketball game scheduled for Tuesday night, December 1st, against Shiner St. Paul, has been cancelled. The girls will be back in action on Friday versus San Antonio Fox Tech. This game will be played at home with tipoff at 6:00 pm.

Parents: Please notify NSCISD of positive COVID results for students and/or those living with the student. We have two COVID hotlines. For English, call or text 830-582-6154. For Spanish, call or text 830-484-4108. No medical advice, no COVID case totals nor identification of COVID students or staff will be given to callers on either COVID reporting phone line. We are working diligently to adapt to new circumstances while planning for the future. In order to return to face-to-face learning on Monday, 12/07/2020, we must continue to assess and evaluate the COVID cases in our district on a daily basis. The COVID hotlines are available for reporting positive test results of students and their household members from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Have a safe and healthy Thanksgiving break

The Lady Mustangs' JV and Varsity basketball games for tonight (11/17) at Kennedy have been canceled due to a confirmed COVID-19 case. We are sorry for any inconvenience and will keep the community posted regarding and further cancellations should they occur.

Lady Mustang basketball game versus Yorktown: There are a total of 104 tickets available on the visitor's side. There will be NO cash at the gate. Tickets may be purchased at the door, but will still have to use this link and pay with a credit card.
https://schooleventticketslogin.com/event/view/yorktown-hs-girls-basketball-vs-nixon-smiley

SUBSTITUTE TEACHER TRAINING:
Monday, Nov. 2, 2020
10 a.m.
LaCasita
Presented by: Jane Dwyer and Israel Jimenez
Estimated duration: 2.5 hrs.

The Lady Mustangs volleyball team hosted Luling and Great Hearts Monte Vista over the weekend.
JV defeated Luling in 2 sets; 25-13, 25-16
JV lost to Monte Vista in 2 sets; 18-25, 17-25
Varsity defeated Luling in 3 sets; 25-11, 25-10, 25-19
Stat leaders:
Ace - Gracelyn Mejia, 5
Kill - Natalee Mendez, 8
Block - Greenlee Houseton, 2
Assist - Christiana Ramirez, 13
Dig - Kaidence Pecina,12
Varsity defeated Monte Vista in 4 sets; 18-25, 25-18, 25-19, 25-23
Stat leaders:
Ace - Madeline Velasquez, 6
Kill - Abby Fox, 10
Block - Abby Fox, 3
Assist - Gracelyn Mejia, 11
Dig - Kaidence Pecina, 28
The Lady Mustangs will travel to Stockdale tomorrow evening, 10/20, JV @ 5, V @ 6.
Go Lady Mustangs!!!

Due to Covid - 19 concerns involving our opponent, Our varsity football home game originally scheduled for Friday, October 23rd vs. Karnes City has been moved to Saturday, October 24th (still in Nixon). The start time will be 7pm. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you and we appreciate your continued support of our athletic programs.

The Lady Mustangs volleyball team traveled to Great Hearts Northern Oaks on Tuesday evening.
JV won in 2 sets; 25-18, 25-15
Varsity defeated the Griffins in 4 sets; 25-13, 18-25, 25-6, 25-13
Stat leaders:
Ace - Madisyne Rice, 5
Kill - Greenlee Houseton, 9
Block - Abby Fox, 3
Assist - Gracelyn Mejia, 16
Dig - Kaidence Pecina, 28
The Lady Mustangs will take on Luling at home on Friday, 10/16, V @ 5, JV @ 6 & Monte Vista on Saturday, 10/17, JV @ 10, V @ 11.
Go Lady Mustangs!!!

Our Homecoming Pep Rally is today at 6:30 at Mustang Stadium.
Purchase Tickets to go in person here: https://secure.payk12.com/.../Nixon.../578/events/181379
Watch LIVE from your own device for free here: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/.../nixonsmiley.../evt6a3954daec

Homecoming pep rally will be on Wednesday October 7th at 630 at Mustang Stadium. Cost is $1 per ticket. To purchase tickets visit: https://secure.payk12.com/school/undefined/578/events/181379
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Below is the link to purchase tickets for the Thursday and Friday football games at Skidmore -Tynan this week (24th & 25th). The tickets will be available to purchase as of midnight tonight.
You must show ticket (paper or phone) at gate for entry.
https://www.stbobcats.net/290689_2

All ticket sales for the high school volleyball games in Luling tomorrow (22nd) will be purchased at the gate.

A substitute teacher training session will be held at La Casita this Friday (18th) at 9:30 am. This training is open to previously employed subs and new applicants wanting to become a substitute teacher.
The course should take 1 1/2 hours.

Ticket sales for the Nixon - Smiley versus Randolph volleyball matches tomorrow (15th) at Randolph will be sold at the gate. There are 120 available to visitors, first come serve. Visit the link below for more information about Randolph's gym procedures https://www.nixonsmiley.net/article/307339

If you are a remote student completing assignments on paper you must turn in assignments on Tuesday and Thursday. On Tuesday you turn in work that was due for completion Thursday, Friday, and Monday. On Thursday you turn in work that was due for completion Tuesday and Wednesday. Do not wait until the two weeks to turn everything in at once. You need to turn in work weekly.
Si eres un estudiante remoto que completa las tareas en papel, debes entregar las tareas los martes y jueves. El martes entrega el trabajo que debía completarse el jueves, viernes y lunes. El jueves entregará el trabajo que debía completarse el martes y miércoles. No espere hasta las dos semanas para entregar todo de una vez. Necesita entregar el trabajo semanalmente.

The High School Volleyball games vs. Marion on 9/29 game times have changed.
The new game times will be JV @ 6 and V @ 7.

High School Students - Paper Packets
If you are a high school student using paper packets please make sure you are checking in via student email or calling the front office. Students need to make the call. Thank you.
Estudiantes de secundaria: paquetes de papel
Si es un estudiante de secundaria que usa paquetes de papel, asegúrese de comunicarse a través del correo electrónico del estudiante o llamando a la oficina principal para contarlos en asistencia. Los estudiantes deben hacer la llamada. Gracias

If you are an online high school student make sure you fill out the attendance form in the student attendance Google classroom every day. Thank you!

Attention Parents: Students who are not registered cannot attend school tomorrow. Parents should report to La Casita (on the Nixon Campus) tomorrow from 8am-12pm to register their children. Contact your child's campus if you have questions.

There has been a volleyball game added to the schedule. On Tuesday, September 8th the Lady Mustangs will play the Kenedy Lady Lions in Nixon. The JV match will start at 5pm followed by the varsity. Tickets will be available on-line.

You can now purchase NS volleyball and football tickets through our online platform by visiting www.nixonsmiley.net/ticket-purchases

Fans,
Our on-line ticket sales will begin on Tuesday (25th) at 10pm. You can purchase tickets for both football and volleyball (High School and Middle School) by selecting each individual game or match. We encourage you all to take advantage of the online ticket purchasing process. However, for those of you who wish to purchase tickets using cash, the football stadium ticket booth will be open on Wednesdays from 4 - 6pm for those purchases. Just a reminder: "THERE WILL BE NO TICKET SALES AVAILABLE AT THE GATE ON GAME NIGHT." YOU MUST HAVE A PREPAID TICKET TO ENTER.
Also, there are (3) schools in the volleyball district ( SA Cole, SA Greater Hearts Monte Vista and SA Greater Hearts Northern Oaks) due to capacity concerns, they will not be allowing fans to attend home games. So tickets to those away games are not available. Also Marion is only allowing 25 visitor seats (which will be set aside for the parents of the players) and will not be available to the public. We do apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. However, the health and safety of our students and community is paramount. Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding.

Tickets for the volleyball match at Gonzales (25th) can be purchased on-line now. Please follow the instructions below. Thank you.
Go on school website: www.gonzalesisd.net
Click on Departments
Scroll and click Athletics
Scroll and click tickets
Select game / buy tickets
Input passcode - mustang2020
select number of tickets and purchase

Substitute training for returning and new subs is on Tuesday, August 25th, from 2-3:30 pm at the MS/HS Library in Nixon.

The scrimmage scheduled for Friday the 21st at Mustang Stadium versus Kenedy has been cancelled. However, Our mustang football team will scrimmage Poteet at Poteet stadium on Saturday the 22nd. The scrimmage will start at 8am.
Attendance to the scrimmage is free of charge however, due to Covid guidelines (50% stadium capacity) you will need a ticket for entry. We have 120 tickets available on a first come first serve basis. You can pick up a ticket at the Mustang football stadium ticket counter on Thursday (20th) from 4 - 6pm.

Parents: Here is the information for Tuesday's (18th) volleyball match at Karnes City. You can now purchase tickets.
Go to www.kcbadgers.com
scroll down to tickets
click on the tickets tab
select match
purchase desired number of tickets

Parents and Guardians - please be sure you have submitted your choice form for the type of instruction you want for your child(ren) in the fall (in person, remote online, or remote paper packets). That will allow us to build schedules and assign your child’s teachers. If you do not do so by today, there will be delays in assigning your child(ren) to a teacher or getting their class schedule.

Football practice has been cancelled for today (8/10)

Parents: Information on purchasing tickets for
Nixon - Smiley @ Yorktown (Volleyball) on 8/11/20
https://schooleventticketslogin.com/event/view/vb-yorktown-vs-nixon-smiley
No access code needed to purchase
Event tickets will go "live" Monday (10th) at midnight
They will stay on sale until Tuesday at 7pm
There will be no "money box" at the gate
Ticket "QR Code" will be scanned upon entry
Emails can be printed off or you can show ticket by using your phone

Online registration will be open on August 13-14. All students must be registered for the 2020-2021 school year even if remote instruction is chosen.
If assistance with online registration is needed, call your chid's campus to make an appointment.

Vaccinations and Screenings
All students enrolled at NSCISD must have proof of current immunizations prior to the school start date of 9/1/2020. This includes students enrolled in the remote online option. All students will be required to have vision, hearing and spinal screenings, including students enrolled in the remote online option. Screenings for off-campus students will be by appointment only in order to follow social distancing guidelines. Scheduling information will be posted as it becomes available. Please contact your campus nurse if you have questions.

Tomorrow’s volleyball scrimmage will be streamed on YouTube with the following link https://youtu.be/lt3mLYExMFk

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PARENTS:
If you have not already, check out the NSCISD Back to School Plan. Please look over the information and choose a learning option for your child by filling out the commitment form. The commitment form is due August 12th.
www.nixonsmiley.net/back-to-school-plan--3

The Nixon-Smiley Consolidated Independent School District will provide free breakfast and lunch to any child from 1-18 years old. The meals will be served from Wednesday, August 12th through Monday, August 31st. This service will be provided daily, Monday through Friday. There will be a grab and go option where the student and/or parent may pick up at the cafeteria – breakfast from 7:30 – 9:00 am and lunch from 11:00 – 1:00 pm. We will also deliver breakfast/lunch combo meals by bus as we did back in March, April, and May. Buses will leave the cafeteria at 10:00 am and will run the same bus (meal) routes stopping at the locations we used previously. If you are not familiar with the stop that is nearest your location, you may call Kathy Kahn at 830-582-1536 ext. 117. We hope this service is useful for our community while we transition to instruction beginning September 1, 2020.

Parents: If your child plans to participate in any of our extracurricular programs for the 20-21 school year, they need to make sure they have a physical on file. All incoming 7th graders must have a physical on file, also any student that has been under a physician's care for an injury at any point during this past year. If you have any questions please reach out 830-582-1536 ext. 111/201

Student - Athletes
Thursday, July 23rd will be the last day of summer strength and conditioning and sports specific skill development workouts for the summer. We would like to thank everyone who attended and we appreciate your hard work.
High school athletes who plan on participating in football or volleyball this upcoming school year... practices start on Monday, August 3rd. Letters will be mailed this week with all of the information (times, paperwork, etc.) you will need. If you have any questions please call the athletic office 830-582-1536 ext.111 or 216
Middle school athletes will begin practices in September.

In-person assistance for online registration will close today at 5:30pm. After today there are no future in-person registration days scheduled. Also, please remember campus offices are closed to walk-in visitors at this time. If you require assistance after today you will need to fill out an online request form.

In-person assistance for online registration will close today at 5:30pm. Assistance will be available tomorrow in Nixon from 8:30am-5:30pm, but after tomorrow there are no future in-person registration days scheduled. Also, please remember campus offices are closed to walk-in visitors at this time. If you require assistance after tomorrow you will need to fill out an online request form.

Online registration is currently open for all students today through July 31st. If you need assistance, in-person registration is being held today (student’s last name ending in A-M) and tomorrow (student’s last name ending in N-Z) on the Nixon campus for all grade levels. All students must be registered whether they will be participating in in-person or remote instruction.

Dear Parents and Community,
Given the ever-changing landscape of the COVID-19 situation, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has given schools more flexibility to keep school districts closed to in-person instruction this fall. Thus we are seeking your input on possible calendar and start date changes through this quick survey.
Please complete this as soon as possible as we are already deliberating this issue.
https://forms.gle/4yXxoQ7u74awwFNZ8

We will be having a Parent and Family Engagement Virtual Meeting today. You can sign up by clicking the following link: https://forms.gle/sHwiJH6FDjUpFauP8. We hope to see you there!

There are plenty of summer athletic activities going on. To see the schedule click on the link: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/743475/MUSTANG__SUMMER__ACTIVITIES_-_2020.pdf

Yearbooks are still available online only. Go to yearbookforever.com and type in Nixon-Smiley, and our school should come up. You will have to make a choice of either the High School book or the Middle School/Elementary book. High School books cost $40.00, and the Middle School/Elementary books are $25.00. These will be available online until June 5.

Attention Parents of MS and HS Students: Please have your child check their school email daily for information regarding school work, course request information for incoming grades 5-12, and other important information and announcements.

NSCISD SHAC Adventure Race has been canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions.

High school athletes can come pick up their personal items from the locker room on Thursday(23rd) from 3 to 5pm. Please make sure to practice social distancing.

Nixon-Smiley CISD is not supporting or encouraging any social media “Adopt a Senior” campaigns. We are very concerned about the safety of our students and worry that posting pictures and/or sharing personal information, including home addresses, could be risky.
However, we do strongly encourage anyone who wants to provide a gift or card to our Seniors to work with our local merchants who set up Senior Registries. In the past, this has included Main Drug, The Flower Tubb, and Western Store Nixon. Using this option would not only show our Seniors that you care, but it would support local businesses.
We will let you know when those registers are ready and how to participate.
If any other local businesses are participating, please contact the superintendent at cathy.lauer@nixonsmiley.net so you can be included in future press releases.

Coach McKinney will be in the office on Monday(20th) from 10am - 12pm for any Middle School or High School athletes needing to get personal items out of their lockers. If you can not come in tomorrow, you may call Coach McKinney and schedule a time to pick-up items.

On May 15th the meal delivery and pick up service will end. However, on June 8th, our normal summer service will begin with meals available for pick up at the Nixon Cafeteria. If your family is struggling to feed your children during the gap, please contact a campus principal.

On May 8th formal remote instruction for most students will conclude. Please be sure your child(ren) have submitted all assignments and activities required.
May 8th–May 22nd teachers will work with students who are failing or have not completed the remote instruction activities.

As you have probably heard, Governor Abbott issued an executive order closing all school
campuses through the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. However, instruction is not yet
over.

People with no symptoms have the potential to unknowingly spread COVID-19! That’s why it’s best for everyone in your family to stay at home and away from others as much as possible until instructed otherwise from state and local officials. #StayHomeTexas

Remember the importance of social distancing. If you must go out, avoid public spaces and keep your distance from others (at least 6 feet). If we continue to follow valuable public health guidance, fewer of our friends & family will be affected by COVID-19. #StayHomeTexas

Important Notice: On Thursday, April 9th, the Nixon-Smiley meal delivery will include 2 breakfasts and 2 lunches. We will then resume normal delivery on Tuesday, April 14th.This change is because the National School Lunch Program does not allow meals on scheduled school holidays.

#COVID19 lives on droplets in the lungs of people with the virus, even if they don’t have symptoms. When infected people breathe, the virus enters the air. If you can’t #StayHome, wear a mask/scarf/bandana, stay 6 feet apart, and wash your hands. #DontGoViral

Common symptoms of #COVID19 are fever, dry cough, & shortness of breath. If you have mild symptoms, call your doctor & #StayHome. If you develop serious symptoms, such as trouble breathing, pressure in the chest, or bluish lips or face, call your doctor & seek care immediately.

Before social distancing, each person with #COVID19 spread the virus to 2.5 more people. At that pace, most would get it, and many more people would die. But we can slow the spread. That’s why we all #StayHome. #ApartTogether we slow coronavirus.

Did you know that washing your hands with soap & water eliminates Coronavirus molecules preventing the virus from infecting you & others? The same is true when you disinfect surfaces. Science says it works. https://bit.ly/2w7TGAJ

The remote learning boards for the entire month of April will ONLY be distributed on Monday, April 6th during meal pick-up/delivery. They will also be online at www.nixonsmiley.net/remote-learning--9 or you can pick one up outside of all campus office buildings throughout April.

Practice Social Distancing
To avoid the spread of COVID-19 in our community, practice social distancing: Avoid going out in public. When in public, keep 6 feet of distance between you and others. Follow local and state guidance.Get more information at https://texas.gov/covid19

The Nixon-Smiley CISD community must work together to fight COVID-19. Head to http://tea.texas.gov/staywell for vitally important public health guidance to stop the spread. If we stand apart as a community now, we will be together again soon.

Get information about Remote Learning that begins Tuesday, March 24th at 10am by visiting http://www.nixonsmiley.net/article/217545

Do you need a website translated?
Directions English: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/628502/How_to_translate_a_web_page.pdf
Spanish: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/628501/How_to_translate_a_web_page_SPANISH.pdf

Check out the most recent update from the superintendent at http://www.nixonsmiley.net/article/216419

From March 16th- March 20th, 2020, "grab-and-go" breakfast and lunch will be available for all children under age 18 in the Nixon-Smiley CISD attendance zone. Breakfast can be picked up from 7:30 am - 9:00 am. Lunches will be available from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm.
Please send any questions to lora.torres@nixonsmiley.net

Nixon-Smiley Softball has added two new games to their schedule. These games will be:
March 7th- @Mathis 10:00AM
March 9th-@Charlotte 11AM

EARLY RELEASE FRIDAY March 6th for Spring Break. Classes will resume Monday, March 16th.
*Elementary will dismiss at 12:15.
*RISE students will go to RISE as they normally do. They will dismiss at 2:15.
*Middle school and high school will dismiss at 12:35.

Join us for the first PTO meeting on February 3rd at 6:30 in the NS High School Cafeteria. All NSCISD parents, grandparents, staff and community are welcome.

Due to inclement weather, the Middle School games scheduled tonight against Dilley have been canceled. The JV games were previously canceled because Dilley does not have team.

Due to the expected inclement weather, NSCISD is disappointed to announce that we have canceled our Trunk or Treat Festival scheduled for Wednesday, October 29th. We appreciate all who planned to be a part of this event and apologize for having to make this difficult decision. However, we believe it is in the best interest of everyone to stay inside where it is dry and warm. We look forward to resuming this tradition next year.

ATTENTION SENIORS/SENIOR PARENTS: TSI available at NSHS on November 5th, 2019. The cost is $12/student. You can sign up in the HS office. If you would like more information visit http://www.nixonsmiley.net/article/145338

ATTENTION SENIORS/SENIOR PARENTS: FAFSA Night will be held in the HS library on October 23rd at 6pm. Please follow this link to get more information http://www.nixonsmiley.net/article/143463

Due to Hallettsville Sacred Heart not having a Junior Varsity team, there will NOT be a Junior Varsity football game this week.

There will be no school on Monday, September 2nd in observance of Labor Day. Have a great three day weekend!

Nixon-Smiley CISD Meet the Teacher is tonight. High School and Middle School is from 4:30-6:00 Elementary is 5:30-7:00 We are excited to welcome everyone back to school!

REGISTER YOUR CHILD ONLINE NOW! The electronic registration window is open until July 25, 2019. If you need help using the system click on the light yellow "Help" button in the top right corner of the portal screen.

Parents of returning K-12 students will be able to register their students online for the 2019-2020 school year from the convenience of their own devices. Click the link below to find out what you need to do to be ready for registration.
http://www.nixonsmiley.net/article/109314

The annual Parent Information Meeting about scheduling for our incoming 9th graders and high schoolers will be on Wednesday, May 1st at 6:00 in the Nixon Cafeteria.

We will not have classes Friday in observance of Good Friday. We will also not have classes on Monday as we will be taking advantage of a "bad weather make-up day". Have a great upcoming four day weekend and a safe and happy Easter!

Yearbook sales have now begun. High school books are $40.00, and middle school/elementary books are $25.00. You can pay cash, check, or order online at www.yearbookforever.com. Forms have been passed out to the student, or you can pick up a form in the campus office.

The Yoakum High School track meet has been postponed due to expected inclement weather to Friday, March 1st. Field Events are scheduled to start at 1:00 with running events to follow.

The game against San Marcos Home School that was scheduled for February 23rd (This Saturday) in Nixon has been cancelled, due to the opponent having some scheduling conflicts. This game will not be rescheduled.

The Lady Mustangs ended district in a tie with Yoakum for the 4th place playoff spot. We will have a tie breaker game Friday, February 8th, in Luling with a 6:30 tip-off. GO LADY MUSTANGS!!

We have just added a game to the boys' basketball schedule. It is a home game next Tuesday, December 11th, against Bloomington. The JV at 5pm and Varsity at 6:30pm. #mustangPRIDE

The Honor Society is having a Carwash at Alamo Lumber Saturday November 3rd from 10 am - 2:30 pm. Please come out and support our students!

In order to preserve the condition of the field in Skidmore for Friday's game, the middle school games have been moved to Nixon. We will have (3) games this evening starting with the 7th grade at 5pm, 8th grade at 6pm and the JV at 7pm.

Due to the inclement weather this week, Thursdays' games scheduled as home games will be moved to Stockdale. The move was made to try and preserve the field for Friday's contest.
7th grade-5pm (6 min quarters)
8th grade-5:45 pm - (7 min quarters)
JV game-6:45pm -(8 min quarters)

VARSITY FOOTBALL ANNOUNCEMENT
In an abundance of caution over the predicted weather issues, we have rescheduled Friday's football game. We will play on Thursday (tomorrow). Kick off will be at 7pm. Please note that is half an hour earlier than usual. Volleyball will play early Friday, with games scheduled at 4:30 and 5:30pm.

Due to the possibility of rain all week, the Mustang Junior Varsity football game scheduled for Thursday, September 6th has been moved to George West

Tonight the Nixon Smiley Mustang Football team will scrimmage the Randolph Ro-Hawks. LET'S GO MUSTANGS!! To find out more information about the football schedule check out http://www.nixonsmiley.net/o/ns-high/athletics
#mustangPRIDE

Be A Champion's start date has been pushed back to Tuesday, September 4th. Beginning on September 4th, Be A Champion will begin serving a free meal to all of our students at the end of the school day!

Meet the Teacher is tonight! (¡Conoce al Maestro es esta noche!) Middle School and High School: 4:30-6:00. Elementary: 5:30-7:00.

Kindergarten - 12th Grade Registration is today from 10:00am - 5:30pm in the Nixon Cafetorium. See you there!

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY FUNDRAISER
National Honor Society is having its last fundraiser this Saturday at DQ in Nixon from 9 am - 2pm. It's a carwash folks. Bring your dirty, bug-smeared cars out to get clean and support the scholarship fund while you cool off with a blizzard. Some of the proceeds will go to buying flags for the graves of soldiers on Memorial Day. If you don't need a carwash stop by and drop off flags or donate money. Every dollar buys a flag. NHS members have tickets for sale at only $6 for a carwash. Thank you for your support!

High School Prom, April 21st
7pm - 11pm
Seekatz Opera House
Cost is $10 in advance and $15 at the door.

NSHS One Act Play cast and crew competed in District competition yesterday and came home with Alternate Advancing Play.
Congratulations to Reyna Reyes for Honorable Mention Cast, and Morgan Brothers for receiving an All-Star Cast award.

The girls' softball game scheduled Tuesday 27th has been moved to Monday 26th at 6pm in Schulenburg due to threat of inclement weather.

NS Band travelled to Orange Grove today with three students to ATSSB Area auditions:
Jacob Casas, Efren Olalde and Daniel Ochoa. I'm pleased to report that Jacob, earned a place in the ATSSB All-State band and will be performing with them at the TMEA clinic/convention that will be held in February. Jacob placed first in our Area, earning top ranking from all five judges. Needless to say, the directors are very proud of Jacob and our other Area students, too.

Be A Champion, Inc. takes pride in providing a great service and an excellent resource to the students of Nixon-Smiley CISD. All Nixon-Smiley CISD students will now be able to receive a FREE MEAL at the end of the school day before they are sent home.

Thanksgiving Holiday - November 20-24

Congratulations to the following Mustang Baseball players, for earning all district honors for the 2017 Baseball Season
First Team All District Infielder Jordan Van Auken
Fisrt Team All District Outfielder Colby Newman
Second Team All District Infielder Devin Hester
Second Team All District Outfielder Dylan Maldonado
Second Team All District Pitcher Ricky Flores
Honorable Mention Outfielder Joey Mendez
Honorable Mention Infielder Emilio Guzman
Honorable Mention Catcher Jason Yell