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Tomball Memorial High School Silver Stars drill team practiced their routines in preparation for the upcoming football season. During the summer, the Stars officers attended a dance camp where they learned new choreography and leadership skills. A total of 41 freshmen, sophomores, and juniors participate on the Silver Stars drill team.

Leo Corley (right) and Creekside Forest Elementary Principal Jeanine Deyoe (left) congratulated Tina Niemann (center) for being selected as the Greater Tomball Area Chamber of Commerce Teacher of the Month. Niemann has worked as a teacher in Tomball ISD for 20 years and was recently hired as a technology content teacher in the district. Corley presented Niemann with an engraved crystal apple and a $100 gift card. 

Second grade student Kaitlyn Ripp (left) visited with her new teacher, Chereen Shoemaker, at Timber Creek Elementary. Ripp is among nearly 300 students to attend Timber Creek Elementary, which is Tomball ISD’s eighth and newest elementary campus.  The school was built under Bond 2007 – Tomball ISD’s $198 million bond referendum. 

Fourth grade student Cameron Leblanc placed his painted hand on a large canvas that will hang in the new Timber Creek Elementary School.  Nearly 300 students and the campus staff members added their handprints to commemorate the opening of the new school.      

Kindergarten student Sebastian Sanchez met Deputy Doug Houston with the Montgomery County Sherriff’s Office at Creekside Forest Elementary during a presentation about the importance of those who serve the community.  Sanchez and his classmates also learned about Houston’s police car, equipment on his uniform, and the role of police officers within their community. 

The Tomball Memorial High School (TMHS), Northpointe Intermediate and Willow Wood Jr. High School bands will hold a fundraiser, Dinner With The Wildcats, Feb. 11, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the TMHS auditorium. There will be dinner and a live performance from all three bands. Tickets are $7.50 for adults and $4 for children in advance. For details visit www.tmhsband.com or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Willow Wood Junior High School seventh grade student Alexander Ho took the top spot in the Tomball ISD Spelling Bee. Northpointe Intermediate School fifth grade student Priya Malhotra took second place. After 51 rounds of spelling words, Ho won the bee by correctly spelling the word quinine. This was the second consecutive year that Ho and Malhotra competed in the TISD Spelling Bee. 

Tomball Elementary fourth grade student Giancarlo Maldonado (right) took first place at the Tomball ISD Bilingual Spelling Bee. Canyon Pointe Elementary third grade student Andrea Torres (left) took second place.  Both students spent hours each day practicing spelling words after school.  Maldonado won the competition in nine rounds after correctly spelling the word diamond in English and Spanish.         

The Tomball ISD Board of Trustees is inviting the public to an open house and reception honoring Superintendent John Neubauer, May 22, from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at the John P. Neubauer Administration Building, 310 S. Cherry St. Neubauer is retiring in June, after 46 years with the district. For details call 281-357-3100.