Jalen Pitre ended his Baylor career on a high note, as the Bears defeated Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl 21-7. A proud graduate of Stafford High School, Jalen earned several awards during his senior year in Waco. He was named the AP’s Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year as well as being named to the Walter Camp All-American team.

We are excited to give a warm welcome to SMSD employee Mr. Juan Medrano, who started working at the start of the 2021-22 school year as a Life Skills Paraprofessional at the same campus he supported as a student aide. Hear more about his story as an official Spartan on staff.

Our very own Spartan alumna and Kindergarten teacher Ms. Cathrine Habervo represented the district with honor and poise as the SMSD District Teacher of the Year from the Stafford Early Childhood Center during the Region 4 Annual Teacher of the Year Luncheon. The event was hosted at the Hilton America's Grand Ballroom. Read more about why she was chosen for this prestigious award!

Life has a way of coming full circle. See how Shanell Garcia, a 2001 Stafford High graduate is proving this theory as the City of Stafford Human Resources Director.

"Hard work and the right mentors can make all the difference," said Angel Romero, a nationally recognized Opera singer and proud graduate of Yale University School of Music and the Stafford High School class of 2013.

A distinguished graduate from the Class of 2019 that was living life to the fullest. Kevin Paredes passed away at the beginning of 2021 in an untimely accident, but surrounded by loved ones. We honor his life and family for choosing the Stafford community to call home.