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Tidehaven High School students attended the Offshore Technology Conference at Reliant Center on May 7. Students are posing in front of an escape pod that is used to escape from an offshore rig in an emergency. Pictured with the group is Engineer Sandor Carpathy, who gave them a tour of some of the exhibits, along with their sponsor Ms. Deborah Barnett.

Members of the Tidehaven One Act Play presented "Quazimodo" at the District competition on April 4 at Industrial High School. One Act Play Director Sheri Shindler stated, "Although they did not advance, the quality of work of our performers and crew was outstanding. These students reached a pinnacle of success they had never attained, and the pride that they, and I, felt was most satisfying," Members of the one act play team were G. Huffman, A. Garcia, R. Alley, L. Carrillo, N. Morales, C. Sexton, A. Garcia, Y. Longoria, A. Bigelow, J. Neuman, and C. Perez. Bringing home individual honors were G. Huffman, all star cast; A. Garcia, honorable mention; and Y. Longoria, Technician Award. Congratulations to all on a job well done.

Tidehaven High School participated in the Regional Citizen Bee Competition held at John Wesley United Methodist Church on Wednesday, March 11. Pictured from left to right are R. Alley, K. Hickl, R. Sanchez, and J. Taska-Genzer. All students did an outstanding job and R. Alley came in first place. Alley was awarded a $75 savings bond and will be competing at the State Citizen Bee Competition held in Austin on May 16 where he will have the chance to win $1,000. Reid Alley is the son of Steve and Christy Alley. Accompanying Alley to the state competition will be one of his parents and Tidehaven's Citizen Bee Coordinator and Social Studies teacher, Crystal Taska.

Congratulations to M. Elledge, B. Jackson, and G. Huffman for being selected to the All-Region High School Band.

Coach Mercer's Theatre Arts Class are busy at work creating props.

THS students are shown taking the Fitnessgram test. Students are tested several times a year to evaluate if they are in the "Healthy Fitness Zone".

The Tidehaven Chapter of the National Honor Society held its annual induction ceremony on November 3, 2008. Pictured are NHS members for the 2008-2009 school year.

Alysha Diaz's biology students were given an assignment to create a model of either a plant or animal cell. Pictured is one of those projects. The students did a fantastic job. Mrs. Diaz was so impressed with their efforts and creativity they put into these projects.

The power machinery class at THS recently repainted and rehung the sign on the front of the ag shop. Great job!

The Tidehaven High School FFA Chapter is working very hard to clean up their Adopt-A-Highway section on Highway 35.

Mrs. Alysha Diaz works with her new biology students, as she begins her teaching career at Tidehaven High School.

The Tidehaven FFA collected food for those in need during their annual "Stock the Trailer" food drive held during the Tidehaven/Palacios football game. Thank you to all who donated to this wonderful cause.