We are thrilled to announce that our Board Member, Mr. Moreno, generously donated Spurs tickets to our campus, which we decided to use as a reward for perfect attendance! Students who maintained perfect attendance from August 12th through February 14th were entered into a raffle for the chance to win. We're excited to share that Lillian Gonzales was the lucky winner! Lillian, an 8th-grade Lady Apache, has already excelled in volleyball, basketball, and soccer this school year, and she is also an A-B Honor Roll student. We are incredibly proud of Lillian for her dedication to showing up to school every day. We hope you had an unforgettable time! A heartfelt thank you once again to Mr. Moreno for his generous donation!
Congratulations to our Leal Varsity Choir for earning superior rating on their 2025 UIL evaluation. We are so proud of our students and staff! #apachepride”
Congratulations to our Apache Varsity and Symphonic Band for earning superior ratings and SWEEKSTAKES at the 2025 UIL Concert and evaluation!! We are so proud of you!
Our Engineering students from Mr. Garcia's class put in some work last Friday!!! #latepost
Special shout outs go to Aaleyah Hernandez and Clara Martinez on taking the "Judges Favorite" award for their engineering project- Strong House, a disaster resistant home design. Their prototype was hands down the judges favorite.
Jayden Rodriguez took the Best Presentation award at the HISD Engineering Fair. Jayden impressed the judges during his five rounds of judging where his knowledge and presentation impressed all the judges. Jayden's lightweight prototype was built out of bamboo skewers, cardboard and glue to hold over 25 pounds of weight. The judges were impressed with his well-designed structure.
Great job, Apaches! We are so proud of you!!!
📣 Attention Former Apaches! 📣 Previous yearbooks are on sale for only $10! Stop by the front office to purchase yours today. If you have any questions, please email Ms. Spoor (emma.spoor@myhisd.net)
Our 3 Apache teams battled it out against the 3 HMS teams today at our HISD Book Battle Royale! We are proud to say that we brought back home our first place trophy! 🥇🙌🏽 Our other two teams fought hard, and landed in 4th and 6th place. We just have to say that between each team of 4 students they read 20 books, studied, worked hard, worked together and most importantly they stuck out the program from August-February. We are beyond proud of our Apaches! Next up for them is reading to prep for our field trip! 🥰
We kicked off our spring testing this past week with TELPAS, and our 8th grade science benchmarks! Here are some more upcoming and important testing dates! Please remember to charge your chromebooks at home and bring them to school along with your chargers. If you are in need of a charger, you may purchase one from Mrs. Esparza-Ramos in the front office for $15!
NJHS would like to congratulate some of our amazing teachers that have been awarded teacher of the week.
Mrs. Reinaas has been a pillar to our school for many years. She is our 8th grade US history teacher as well as a department chair. She is always looking for ways to engage her students so that our history is not a thing of the past. Thank you Mrs. Reinaas for always pushing our kids to not only be the best students for our school, but also the best citizens for our community
Another shining star among our teachers is Mrs. Martinez, we are so thankful to have her join our campus this year. This is her first year with us here at Leal, but she has hit the ground running, pushing our kids inside and outside the classroom. Not only does she teach ELA but she coaches basketball and she helps with our Book Club. We are so Thankful for all your support
Today, we reminded our Apaches to PUSH (Persevere Until Success Happens) and celebrated their commitment to attendance and learning with a motivational snack bag!
Have no fear, our Rodeo Fun Fest is still on for Friday rain or shine!!! Come enjoy food, fun and games in our gyms and cafeteria!
🚨Attention Parents!🚨 Show your love for your 8th grader with a yearbook dedication page.! Full page and half page available. Order online and email Ms. Spoor to submit your design or what you'd like on the dedication.
📣Calling all Apaches! The 2025 Yearbook is now on pre-order online! Follow the link below to reserve your copy. Order today to get the pre-sale discounted price of $27. Information for pre-ordering in person will be shared soon.
Online order link:
https://link.entourageyearbooks.com/my/leal25
Our Apache Book Club has been working tirelessly, and today we got to see that hard work pay off during our exciting campus competition! Five teams battled it out, and we’re thrilled to announce that three of them are advancing to the district competition on February 28th. After the competition, we celebrated with a festive Valentine’s lunch catered by Olive Garden! We’re beyond proud of their dedication and effort over the past six months, and we can’t wait to see what’s in store at the district level!
NJHS hosted a Chili Cookoff among staff to celebrate the Rodeo.🌶🌶 It was a tough call as we found out we have some really good cooks on campus! After long deliberations here are the Top 3.
1st Place- Mrs. Crain
2nd Place- Ms. Harris
3rd Place- Mrs. Castillo
Long live the Chili Queens!! 🌶👸
The clock is ticking!
Our 2025 Cultural Arts Fair Cover Design Contest is still open, but the deadline is quickly approaching! This year's theme, "Mosaic of Cultures | Mosaico de Culturas," was inspired by 1st grade student Bradley Gonzales. Whether it’s a construction paper mosaic, painted tiles, or even photography, encourage your child to get creative and submit their artwork.
Don't miss the chance for your child's design to be featured on this year's Cultural Arts program cover!
Loteria, fun, and culture were held this last Tuesday after school, sponsored by Besito and Club de Español at Leal Middle in the library. 🎉📚
Close to 50 students stopped by to brush up on their Loteria skills, build camaraderie, share smiles, and maybe even win a prize or two while enjoying some delicious Frito pie snacks. 🍽️ Thank you to our Principal, club sponsors, and Ms. Sevilla, Ms. Harris,and Ms. Braun for all their help and for making this cultural event playing Loteria so magical...!
¡Lotería, diversión y cultura se vivieron este pasado martes después de la escuela, patrocinada por Besito y el Club de Español en Leal Middle en la biblioteca! 🎉📚
Casi 50 estudiantes pasaron a poner a prueba sus habilidades en la lotería, crear compañerismo, sonrisas y tal vez ganar algún premio, además de disfrutar unos deliciosos bocaditos de Frito pie. 🍽️
Gracias a nuestra Directora, los patrocinadores del club y a Mrs. Sevilla, Ms. Harris y Ms. Braun por toda su ayuda y por hacer de este evento cultural jugando lotería algo tan mágico...!
BUENAS CON EL APACHE. 🏆
NJHS would like to congratulate some of the teachers that have been awarded teacher of the week in the month of January.
Ms. Guerra has been a valuable asset to our school. Not only is she a wonderful social studies teacher that works hard to create engaging lessons for her students but she also sponsors the Student Council club. One of her recent contributions have been her attendance incentives where she creates fun games and incentives to get students excited to come to school. 6th grade would not be the same without you Ms. Guerra
Another teacher we would like to congratulate is Mr. Perez. He has been a Pilar of our fine arts department. He consistently goes above and beyond for his students. Last week was eventful as he dedicated his time to prepare for the 5th grade symposium to show the incoming apaches the wonderful band and choir program here at leal. Thank you for your commitment and passion, your work does not go unnoticed!
Tomorrow!!!!!
Yesterday our 7th grade students had the opportunity to visit the Alamo and the Briscoe Western Art Museum. Our students enjoyed the augmented Alamo experience, touring the grounds viewing the exhibits and so much more! Special thanks to the Briscoe Western Museum of art for providing our students with free life time admission tokens!
Attention 8th grade students!!! The STEM Early College Application is now open! The application window is open until February 28th. Please see the flyer below for more information and click on the link to apply!
https://www.harlandale.net/o/sechs/page/class-of-2029
