Ultimate Quest – STISD Specific Questions (Add on)
- What is the name of STISD’s newest middle school?
(5 points)Answer: Rising Scholars Academy of South Texas (Rising Scholars)
- Name the six campus mascots.
(15 points)Answer: 1) Medical Academy: Angels 2) Rising Scholars: Rockets 3) Med High: Caduceus 4) Science Academy: Vitruvian Man 5) STPA: Spartans 6) BETA: Tornados
- When were the STISD campuses established? OR In what year was our district renamed to STISD?
(15 points)
Answer:Med High (1984); Science Academy (1989); BETA-formally known as Teacher
Academy (1993, and renamed as BETA in 2003); STPA (2008); Rising Scholars (2015); Medical Academy-formerly Med Tech (2003, and renamed Medical Academy in 2012); OR1974
- Provide the ‘Call to Action’ in the new STISD Strategic Plan.
(10 points)Answer: Each student thrives in real world challenges as a visionary in a global society.
- When does the new fiscal year begin for STISD?
(10 points) Answer: September 1, 2017
- What are the district colors?
(5 points) Answer: Teal and black
- What is the name of the STISD high school that offers all five graduation endorsements?
(15 points) Answer: 1- South Texas Business, Education & Technology Academy (BETA)
- How many STISD board members are there?
(10 points)Answer: 24
- What grades do the STISD middle schools provide?
(5 points) Answer: 7th and 8th
- When will enrollment take place for the 2018-19 school year?
(10 points) Answer: Saturday, January 13, 2018
- How many STISD campuses are Blue Ribbon schools?
(10 points) Answer: 3
- What does the acronym ELO stand for?
(10 points) Answer: Essential Learning Outcomes
- When is the last day of instruction for the 2017-18 school year?
(5 points) Answer: June 1, 2018
- Based on our district goal, 100 percent of our junior high students will earn what number or more of high school credits?
(10 points) Answer: 3 or more
- What can parents use to access their children’s grades and make deposits into their food services account? Answer: Their Infinite Campus Parent Portal
(5 points)
- Which of the International Baccalaureate (IB) programmes does BETA offer?Answer: The Diploma Programme
(10 points)
- Name one building that has been dedicated to an individual influential to the STISD community. Possible answers: Octaviano “Tony” Gonzalez Health Science Center (Med High); 1LT Andres Zermeño Memorial Gymnasium (Science Academy), Eliseo B. Vega Library (Medical Academy), Romeo M. Villarreal Academic Building (STPA), Raul A. Besteiro, Jr. Building (Medical Academy), Erwin W. Scott, Jr. Building (Medical Academy)
(15 points)
- Who is eligible to apply for the Education Foundation of STISD’s scholarships each spring? Answer: All STISD graduating seniors
(5 points)
- STISD campuses are located in which cities?
(5 points)Answer: Olmito, San Benito, Mercedes and Edinburg
- How many libraries do we have at STISD?
(5 points) Answer: Four
- What are STISD’s student admission requirements?
(15 points)
ANSWER: 1) Student must live in Cameron, Hidalgo or Willacy county 2) Attend Parent Advisement and New Scholar Academy 3) Submit all mandatory forms
- How many minutes of instructional time is there in the 2017-18 school calendar?
(10 points) Answer: 78,390
- What are formative assessments used for?
(10 points) Answer: To determine what students know and don’t know and plan accordingly
- Something structurally was removed from the course sequences this year. What was it?
(10 points) Answer: The grade levels previously listed at the top of the course sequences
- How many quotes are needed for a requisition over $1,000, if going with a vendor who is not an awarded vendor?
(10 points) Answer: 3
- Navigating the bus schedule: You are a student fromRaymondville who will be attending The Science Academy of South Texas for the upcoming school year. What is your bus pick-up location, and what will be your departure and arrival times?Answer: Raymondville ISD (Bus Barn) and 6:55 AM and 5:10 PM
(15 points)