๐โจ Join us for a magical Christmas Movie Night this Friday, December 6th! ๐ฌ Everyone is welcome, and entry is FREE! Bring your friends and family for a night filled with holiday cheer and fun! Concessions will be available for purchase. Whatโs your favorite Christmas movie? ๐ฟโค๏ธ Spread the word!
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You’re invited to Rayburn’s Telescope Night to gaze at the stars and connect with the community under the night sky.
Everyone is invited to join us for Telescope Night! This is open to the community, just bring a chair or blanket to sit in as we look into space!
At Sea Center Texas, Rayburn’s fourth year science students not only learned about marine life but also reeled in some impressive catches.
What an amazing day at Sea Center Texas! Our 4th year science students had a fantastic time fishing and catching some BIG fish! ๐ฃ๐ The smiles say it all! Thank you, Sea Center Texas, for providing such a fun and educational experience.
Rayburn crew, don’t let the school year pass by without capturing those memorable moments. Order your photos and yearbook today.
Hello Texan family! The school year seems to be flying by, so I wanted to remind you to save your students special memories by purchasing school photos and the 2025 yearbook!
School pictures for 9th-11th grade students were done through our partner company, CADY Studios. You can view and purchase your student’s photos at https://home.cady.com/order-photos/
Senior portraits are also done through CADY Studios. You can book your student’s senior session and purchase photos at https://store.cady.com/. The company will only be on campus TWO more times (Dec. 12 and Jan. 16). After that, students must go to the studio. The deadline to get senior cap & gown/yearbook photos is Jan. 26. There is a $10 sitting fee.
The 2025 yearbook is available to purchase for $75. You can buy online at www.jostens.com or send $75 cash to Ms. Donath in room 2210. Payment plans are available on the website. The website is also where you can purchase a recognition ad for the back of the yearbook. These prices range from $25 for 1/8 page to $200 for a whole page. We only reserve 200 copies of the yearbook and we’ve already sold 55. Once they sell out, we DO NOT order more… so get one for your student ASAP!
We hope that you and your student have a happy, successful and rewarding school year. Thank you for supporting our school and our yearbook program!
Get ready for December 13th Rayburn, watch teachers clash with seniors in a Ninja Warrior competition.
๐ Get ready for the ultimate showdown! The Ninja Warrior competition is happening on December 13, featuring a face-off between our dedicated teachers and spirited seniors! ๐
Students, want to attend for FREE? Just keep your absences to 1 or fewer and tardies to 5 or fewer between now and then! If there are extra tickets, they’ll be sold for just $5.
Student don’t show up to school on November 4th and 5th. No really.
Reminder: No school for students November 4 & 5, 2024. Students return on Wednesday, November 6, 2024.
Rayburn is looking for 5 dynamic girls for their Powerlifting team for 2024-25.
Our 2024-25 Powerlifting team is already formed and meets are scheduled! And in case you didnโt know, powerlifting is for girls, too. We are looking for at least 5 interested girls so we have a ladies teamโsee Coach Gonzalez or Mrs. Rearick for more info!
Rayburn’s inaugural Food Truck Friday, where students scored bites and Sam tackled a colossal 3lb torta.
Thank you to everyone who participated in our first Food Truck Friday of the school year! We appreciate all of the vendors who came out and want to thank all of the students for participating! Special shout out to Sam for buying a 3lb torta. Someone let us know if he finished it!
Rayburn Class of 1984 stepped up support for golfers by delivering custom golf bags to send the team out in style.
๐ A HUGE Texan Shoutout to the SRHS Class of 1984! ๐ We are so grateful for your generosity! Through the Walter Woodard Memorial Golf Tournament, they raised funds to equip our Rayburn Girls and Boys Golf Team with new gear. They donated a customized golf bag for each student, along with two practice nets and a Mobile Launch Monitor to analyze their swings! ๐๏ธโโ๏ธ๐๏ธโโ๏ธ The team is excited to hit the next tournament looking GOOD! ๐ Special thanks to Kevin Hayes, Daren Bonner, Jeff Ivey, David A Verastegui, John Lunsford, and Rod Mire of the class of ’84 for making this happen! Who’s ready to cheer them on? ๐ฅณ๐
Rayburn students, showing up every day keeps you out of the eyes of the justice system.
Each day you show up matters! Attendance is part of the student success equation.
Rayburn parents, celebrate your child’s incredible achievements this year with a personalized yearbook ad that showcases their hard work and dedication.
Parents,
Celebrate your student’s achievements this year by creating a personalized recognition ad in the 2025 yearbook! It’s a wonderful way to honor their hard work and milestones.
To order your ad, simply visit this link: Order Recognition Ad. If you need assistance with the design process, you can find helpful tips in the Quick Start Guide here: Quick Start Guide.
Thank you for supporting your studentโs journey!
As the basketball season approaches Rayburn has their schedule up for you.
Rayburn ECHS AVID students checking out UT Austin, sparking excitement about their future academic adventures.
Join Sam Rayburn Early College building for an exciting night where 8th graders can explore opportunities for the upcoming school year.
Please join us at our Sam Rayburn Early College building for our 8th grade informational night! Applications for the 25-26 school year are now available!
Rayburn parents, you know who you are. Do better.
Parents, we need your help. We are seeing a lot of students being dropped off late to school, causing them to miss important instruction. If you drop your student off, please make sure you are getting here early enough to give them time to get to class by the 7:15 tardy bell. If they are more than 10 minutes late to class they will be marked absent. If this happens more than 10% of the time (~8 days) your student will start accruing make up time, and could be denied credit for the class, putting them off track for graduation. Doors open for students at 6:45, giving them plenty of time to eat breakfast and get to class on time. Remember, all PISD students get free breakfast and lunch this year. Thank you for your help and support in this matter, please let us know if you have any questions.
October 30th join the spooktacular fun at Rayburn’s Zombie Color Run and Trunk or Treat. Free shirts for the first 100 runners.
Start your Halloween celebrations a day early with our Zombie Color Run and Trunk or Treat event! All ages are welcome, the first 100 runners will get a free shirt!
PISD unleash your college spirit next week, as College Week promises fun, prizes, and plenty of college representatives.
Next week is COLLEGE WEEK!! We want to see your college spirit! All students and staff are invited to participate in next weekโs spirit dress themes below and keep scrolling for your invitation to College Night! College Night is a huge College Fair for all students from PISD, LPISD, and DPISD. All Rayburn students and parents (9th-12th grades) are invited to attend and see over 60 college reps, or just pick up info from their tables. RayburnU will also send daily trivia questions and you can participate to win college shirts and merch each day! Follow RayburnU on Instagram to see all of the latest updates, trivia game links, and prize opportunities- IG: srhs_rayburnuย
Rayburn’s Alumni Homecoming kicked off with a luncheon to start the afternoon.
Our Alumni Homecoming event kicked off with an Alumni luncheon! Thank you to all of the alumni for being here, we can’t wait for the rest of the afternoon’s events!
Rayburn parents, don’t miss the chance to prepare your 8th grader for a bright future on October 8th for exciting opportunities.
Rayburn Parents:
Applications for early college are available. If you have an 8th grade student attending Rayburn next year, please consider applying. We have an informational meeting next week at Pasadena Memorial.
8th Gradersโฆ๐ Ready to launch your future? Join us on Oct 8 at 6 PM for an opportunity to earn college credits ๐ผโจ during high school!
Rayburn parents, give your soon-to-be 8th grader a head start on their future by exploring exciting early college opportunities.
Rayburn Parents:
If you have an 8th grade student who will attend Rayburn next year, consider early college!
Rayburn’s Open House had a big turnout connecting with future Texans.
Thank you to everyone who made it out to Open House this week! We loved meeting all of our studentโs families, and getting to meet some future Texans!! We would like to give a huge thank you to Texan Credit Corporation for the donation of our Texan Parent T-shirts!!!
Rayburn art stars Julio and Andy dazzled at the Pasadena Rodeo Auction, showcasing their talents and fetching impressive bids for their masterpieces.
Congratulations to Rayburn art students Julio Sosa and Andy Juarez for their success at the Pasadena Rodeo Auction!
Julio Sosaโs Grand Champion Art painting sold for $5,500 and Andy Juarezโs award-winning drawing sold for $2,500. We are very proud of these two for representing Sam Rayburn High School in such an outstanding way!
Rayburn peeps, explore, mingle, and discover all the exciting possibilities at tomorrow’s Open House from 5 to 7pm.
Attention Rayburn parents, a new no checkout after 2pm policy will take effect on October 8th.
Nominations are open for the Sam Rayburn High School Hall of Honor, so vote yours in.
๐ Nominations are now open for the Sam Rayburn High School Hall of Honor! If you know a deserving alumni, faculty member, or hero who has made a significant impact, we want to hear about them! ๐
Criteria for nomination:
Alumni: Graduated at least 15 years ago.
Faculty: Worked at SRHS for 15+ years and is 5+ years removed from teaching.
The Fallen: Graduated and lost their life in service as a first responder or in the military.
Nominations can be made posthumously. ๐๏ธ
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Deadline: December 13, 2024.
Nominate here – https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeVanRWng2c7eSvoJRisyWaNM3TIN63HVec0GoFU4jo70qd3g/viewform?usp=sf_link
Attention SRHS Alumni, homecoming is around the corner so dust off your memories and join Texans for a nostalgic celebration.
SRHS Alumni! Homecoming is soon and we would love for you to be a part of it! The link to register link can be found on the Alumni page of our website, we hope to see you there!
https://rayburn.pasadenaisd.org/89127_2
Friday Night Lights, Texans and teachers showcased their best dance moves caught on camera..
Your company can help Rayburn in supporting their amazing students and teachers. Details inside.
Sam Rayburn HS would love to build more relationships with our community members. If you would like to support the Sam Rayburn HS family, consider donating and becoming a community partner. We made sure to recognize YOU at every sponsorship level because your commitment to our students and teachers is appreciated!
At this week’s Rotary meeting, Allisen and Alejandro proudly received the Student of the Week honors for their incredible achievements.
Rotary students of the week Allisen Ambrosio and Alejandro Guajardo were honored at this weekโs meeting. Congratulations to these two outstanding Texans!
Rayburn alumni, don’t miss out on exciting Homecoming events on October 3rd and reconnect with old friends.
SRHS alumni! You’re invited to our upcoming Alumni Homecoming events. See flyer for details and use the form to register. We look forward to seeing you on October 3rd, please feel free to share and let us know if you have any questions! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdGYfOI5gg1tB5s6-rwCwNUF1qJHYpS-YEFCE88DemmMnFmyA/viewform?usp=sf_link
Get ready, Texan families. Team Sam Rayburn invites you to the Lions Club’s Walk for Sight.
Texan Families, join Team Sam Rayburn for the Lions Clubโs annual Walk for Sight! See fliers for registration information, the deadline is tomorrow, September 11th.
PISD will be open tomorrow.
Video: Rayburn took the big win over the Eagles in their annual Pride Bowl 0 – 28. Congratulations!
Tomorrow night Baldy goes up in flames.
Are yโall ready to burn this bird??? Burn Baldy is tomorrow night! ๐ฆ ๐ฆ ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
It’s Pride Bowl Week at Rayburn filled with spirit days, burning Baldy, and a thrilling showdown against the Eagles.
Welcome to Pride Bowl Week! This week we take on our long time rivals PHS Eagles.
We have a full week of festivities ahead including dress up spirit days, Burn Baldy, Pride Bowl Parade, and the big game.
Today we had a blast dressing like Adam Sandler.
Get ready to rock your style while supporting Mr. Ratliffโs class and snag a Burn Baldy shirt.
Students in Mr. Ratliffโs CBVI class are selling Burn Baldy shirts during lunches. Get yours ASAP- $10 cash.
Rayburn sprinted to success last week, with eight medal winning runners at the Lobo relays. Congratulations!
Check out our cross country team bringing home the hardware this week on all levels! Eight of our runners received medals this week at the Lobo relays! Way to go, Texans! ๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐๐ป
Parents join ParentSquare today and unlock essential updates for their PISD academic success.
๐จ Attention SRHS Parents and Guardians! ๐จ
Are you in the loop with your child’s education? If you’re not on ParentSquare, you’re missing out on vital information that could boost your student’s success! ๐โจ
We’ve just sent out invite emails to anyone that hasn’t registered to the address we have on file in Skyward. Don’t see it? Check your spam folder or reach out to us for assistance.
Need help getting set up or didn’t get an email? No worries! Simply email [email protected], and we’ll guide you through the process.
Let’s work together to ensure your child’s academic journey is a success. Join ParentSquare today! ๐
Rayburn’s incredible Football Booster Club parents for fueled up the team with a pile of pre-game sketti.
Thanks so much to our awesome Football Booster Club parents for providing this delicious pre-game meal tonight. We are truly blessed to have our community come together for our Texans. ๐
Rayburn’s first-year teachers apparently made it out ok for their first week.
You did it 1st year teachers! You completed your first week as an educator! We are so happy youโre part of the Texan family ๐ค
Senior year 2025 has officially begun, Rayburn’s Senior Sunrise yesterday morning.
Senior year 2025 has officially begun ๐ฉต ๐ We had a great time at Senior Sunrise this morning!
Rayburn parents, get ready to wrangle some knowledge and lasso success at the Texan Family Rodeo August 12th 7:30am.
๐ Welcome, Class of 2028 Parents! ๐ Whether youโre already familiar with our school or embarking on this journey for the first time, weโre excited to collaborate with you over the next four years to ensure your studentโs success. ๐ Join us for donuts and an informational session at the Texan Family Rodeo while your student enjoys the Texan Experience on Monday! ๐ค
Rayburn cass of 2029, your homeroom location emails are coming. Check your bus routes for link inside.
Class of 2029, we can’t wait to see you on Monday! Your homeroom location will be emailed this weekend, and there will also be signs posted when you arrive. Check out the link below to find bus route information.
Transportation information – https://www.infofinderi.com/ifi/?cid=PI05769439014
Rayburn teachers had a Hawaiian luau, getting ready for their hard work and dedication for the new school year.
We celebrated our amazing teachers with a Hawaiian luau, energizing them as they prepare for an incredible year with their students!
Don’t fumble the ball Rayburn football parents. Mandatory parent meeting for all fall football players August 2nd at 7pm..
Football parents, please mark your calendars for August 2nd at 7pm. If your child is playing football this fall, please make it a priority to attend this mandatory parent meeting. Refreshments will be served. See you there!
Rayburn named as one of Americaโs Healthiest Schools by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation.
Rayburn is one of Americaโs Healthiest Schools! Thanks to the hard work and dedication of our staff, SRHS has been named one of Americaโs Healthiest Schools 2024 by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation for supporting the health and well-being of students, staff, and families. We will be nationally recognized this fall for this achievement. Thanks to Coach Hugo Amaro for leading the very rigorous application process!
Attention all incoming Rayburn freshmen footballers. Camp is July 29th-30th 8-10am
Rayburn runners gear up for the 2024 cross-country season and have your physical and RankOne forms before July 24th at 7am.
Take your running to the next level! The 2024 Cross-Country season is approaching, and we are eager to expand our team. Whether you are a current athlete looking for off-season training or simply someone wanting to be part of something great, we invite you to join us! Make sure to complete your physical and RankOne forms before joining us on July 24 at 7 a.m. for practice.
Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to challenge yourself and grow as an athlete. If you have any questions, please contact coach Amaro at [email protected]
Get your cowbells ready, it’s time for some Rayburn football. Schedule inside.
Whoโs ready for some Texan football? (HINT: Our Texans are!) Start planning now to come out and show your support! #TexanPride #SlotTexans