The 2024-25 school year starts on Wednesday, Aug. 14, and before officially getting started with classes, teachers and staff from all across Spring ISD gathered at one of six convocation events, this year called the Pep Rally Palooza.
This year’s events were held at each of the three comprehensive high schools in the district – Dekaney, Spring, and Westfield – and gathered teachers and staff according to their feeder pattern. On Friday, central support staff members gathered in a pair of events at Westfield High School.
The events were a chance for Team Spring to celebrate past achievements and look forward to the upcoming school year. Superintendent Lupita HInojosa also took the chance to address all staff and faculty members and thank them for their hard work for Spring ISD.
“We get up because we are committed to the district, we are committed to these students,” Dr. Hinojosa said. “Regardless of what each of us do for the district, each one of our employees is doing something specifically to help our students.”
Held over a few days the week before school starts, Spring ISD’s 2024-25 convocation events welcomed more than 5,000 teachers, counselors, principals, bus drivers, maintenance and child nutrition workers, technology team members, and other campus-based and district staff.
The event also featured special appearances from Spring ISD Performing and Visual Arts student groups, including high school band performances, cheerleaders, step teams, and drill teams.
Event emcees also led campuses and departments through lively roll-calls that is for many a highlight of the annual event.
In her words to attendees, Dr. Hinojosa highlighted achievements over the past year – like the 31 Spring ISD elementary students who earned high school Spanish credits through an innovative, and first of its kind in Texas, dual-language program – or exciting updates for the new school year, like the brand new eSports pathway coming to Westfield High School.
But, as Dr. Hinojosa pointed out, the main goal of these events is to inspire and encourage every member of Team Spring and to let them know that their hard work and perseverance is recognized and seen by people across the district.
“The work that you are doing matters,” Dr. Hinojosa told attendees. “The work that you are doing is super important. Each one of you is playing a little part in ensuring we have successful students. That our students have choices in that opportunity for success.”