William D. Slider Middle

2025-2026 Slider Athletics Forms Dear soon to be 7th/8th grade Slider Stallion's parents/students, My name is Gustavo Hernandez, and I am the athletic coordinator here at William D. Slider Middle School. We wanted to welcome our upcoming student athletes who will be partaking in the rich athletic history that William D. Slider has established throughout the years. Please be aware that all students must have a physical form on file and that their Rank one online sports documentation must be completed for a student to take part in 7th and 8th grade sports. Without the completion of these two items, students will not be allowed to participate in or tryout for any athletic sport. We are attaching the physical form and the instructions to complete the rank one sports online documentation. All physicals (except for cheerleading) must be dated after May 1, 2025. Physical paperwork is valid for ALL sports during the 2025-2026 school year. When both portions of the physical are completed, they will be turned into Coach Hernandez in room 211 and he will upload the physical and clear students for participation. Here is some information regarding physical forms: Parents fill out the following portion of the physical form and both student/parents sign the bottom highlighted section of the physical: PREPARTICIPATION PHYSICAL EVALUATION -- MEDICAL HISTORY Coach Gustavo Hernandez fills out the For School Use Only: portion on the front of the physical Coach Hernandez will also be responsible for uploading all physicals (we will make copies and give them back to students) Doctor fills out the following portion of the physical form: PREPARTICIPATION PHYSICAL EVALUATION -- PHYSICAL EXAMINATION May 16, 2025- As a way to help our community, Slider Middle School will be providing physicals from 1:30 to 4:00 pm. Physicals will be $20 cash and will be performed by Del Norte Chiropractic. Students will be called out by grade level and will go to the gym. Coach Hernandez, as well as the other coaches, will be at the gym to ensure all goes well. Parents do not have to be present for the physical. As long as the student brings the proper paperwork, they will be able to complete the physical portion. Rank One Sports Documentation If a student has never participated in athletic team activities, parents will have to create a Rank One Sports account. If a child has participated in athletic team activities, parents will need to update their RankOne account. There are two separate signatures that need to be signed electronically. Rankone one will give you confirmation of the signatures. It may ask you to upload the physical but you will be unable to do so. Only Coach Hernandez will be able to upload the physical to complete Rank One clearance. Again, please remember, students must have their physical on file and that the Rank One online documentation must be filled out. If any part of the Rank one documentation is not complete the student will not be allowed to participate in or even tryout for any sports. I hope this helps and if you should have any questions, please feel free to contact me at gherna20@sisd.net Again, this only pertains to students that will be an upcoming 7th and/or 8th grader this 2025-26 school year. Baseball, softball, and soccer for both boys and girls will start off our athletic year. Team meetings will begin in early August and will be held after school. Tryouts will begin the first day we come back from school in early August. Thank you, Gustavo Hernandez

Free Dress Passes for May – William D. Slider Middle School To keep the positive momentum going, our Campus Leadership Team will be offering Free Dress Passes for the month of May for just $20. Sales Information: • Passes will be sold before school and during all three lunch shifts. • The pass is valid from May 1st through May 30th. Dress Code Reminders: Students must still follow general dress code guidelines. The following items are not permitted: • Torn jeans • Slippers • Pajamas • Leggings or yoga pants • Clogs Important Notes: • Administration reserves the right to revoke a pass if a student does not comply with school guidelines. • Refunds will not be issued. If you have any questions, please contact us at 915-937-5400.

Stallion Country, Our 7th grade class will be having our end of year field trip on May 29th to X-Zone. The cost for the field trip is $25. The fee will cover three hours of jumping time, 2 slices of pizza and a water/juice. If your student wants to attend, they must not have any discipline referrals for MP4, they must not owe any Loss of Credit or any technology fee (must adhere to MP4 student contract). Money, permission slip and waiver are due no later than May 16th to Mrs. Machin. They can be turned in before school, during lunch or after school. For any questions, please contact emachi@sisd.net

Slider MS will be hosting a sports meeting for 6th graders moving up into the 7th grade for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year. We will discuss all the required paperwork and expectations for students moving up from 6th grade to the 7th grade. We understand that some parents may have questions regarding the process for students to compete athletically in school sports, and I will be there to answer any questions. Date April 30, 2025, starting at 5:45 p.m. At: William D. Slider Cafeteria Who: Any current 6th grader who will be a 7th grader for the upcoming 2025-2026 School year that is interested in playing sports We will be discussing the upcoming sports schedules along with student/parent expectations (parent/guardian must attend). We will inform our Stallion community about how tryouts will be conducted and give information regarding practices. This meeting will allow parents/guardians the opportunity to get to know the coaches and receive answers to any questions they may have. Parents will be provided with information regarding the completion of a physical form (front and back) and be introduced to the Rankone online documentation system. Students will not be allowed on the field/court without these two requirements being met. Physicals will allow students to participate in all extracurricular sports for the entire 2025-2026 school year. Again, students will not be allowed to practice without physical being on file and rank one paperwork being completed. You may print out a physical form or pick one up at William D. Slider. Physical forms will be provided on the day of the meeting as will rank one instruction. We look forward to seeing you. Gustavo Hernandez Athletic Coordinator gherna20@sisd.net

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Dear Students and Staff, We are thrilled to announce our upcoming Dress-Up Days! This is a fantastic opportunity for everyone to showcase their creativity and school spirit. Let's make these days unforgettable! Here’s the exciting lineup: Monday, April 28: Sweat Pant Day "Comfort is Key!" Roll into school in your comfiest sweatpants and start the week off right! Tuesday, April 29: Wear Any Shoe Day "Step Up Your Style!" Whether it's sneakers, sandals, or something wild, show off your unique footwear. Wednesday, April 30: Anything but a Backpack "Think Outside the Backpack!" Get creative and bring your school supplies in anything but a backpack. The more imaginative, the better! Prize: Most Creative Carrying Method - Fun prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place Participation Rules: 1. Follow Dress Code: All outfits must adhere to the school's dress code policies. 2. Safety First: Ensure that your attire and accessories are safe and appropriate for school activities. 3. Respectful Creativity: Be creative while being respectful to others and the school environment. 4. Have Fun: Enjoy the spirit of the event and encourage others to participate! We encourage everyone to participate and make these days fun and memorable. Let's celebrate our school spirit together!

Dear Students and Staff, We are thrilled to announce our upcoming Dress-Up Days! This is a fantastic opportunity for everyone to showcase their creativity and school spirit. Let's make these days unforgettable! Here’s the exciting lineup: Monday, April 28: Sweat Pant Day "Comfort is Key!" Roll into school in your comfiest sweatpants and start the week off right! Tuesday, April 29: Wear Any Shoe Day "Step Up Your Style!" Whether it's sneakers, sandals, or something wild, show off your unique footwear. Wednesday, April 30: Anything but a Backpack "Think Outside the Backpack!" Get creative and bring your school supplies in anything but a backpack. The more imaginative, the better! Prize: Most Creative Carrying Method - Fun prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place Participation Rules: 1. Follow Dress Code: All outfits must adhere to the school's dress code policies. 2. Safety First: Ensure that your attire and accessories are safe and appropriate for school activities. 3. Respectful Creativity: Be creative while being respectful to others and the school environment. 4. Have Fun: Enjoy the spirit of the event and encourage others to participate! We encourage everyone to participate and make these days fun and memorable. Let's celebrate our school spirit together!

Dear Students and Staff, We are thrilled to announce our upcoming Dress-Up Days! This is a fantastic opportunity for everyone to showcase their creativity and school spirit. Let's make these days unforgettable! Here’s the exciting lineup: Monday, April 28: Sweat Pant Day "Comfort is Key!" Roll into school in your comfiest sweatpants and start the week off right! Tuesday, April 29: Wear Any Shoe Day "Step Up Your Style!" Whether it's sneakers, sandals, or something wild, show off your unique footwear. Wednesday, April 30: Anything but a Backpack "Think Outside the Backpack!" Get creative and bring your school supplies in anything but a backpack. The more imaginative, the better! Prize: Most Creative Carrying Method - Fun prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place Participation Rules: 1. Follow Dress Code: All outfits must adhere to the school's dress code policies. 2. Safety First: Ensure that your attire and accessories are safe and appropriate for school activities. 3. Respectful Creativity: Be creative while being respectful to others and the school environment. 4. Have Fun: Enjoy the spirit of the event and encourage others to participate! We encourage everyone to participate and make these days fun and memorable. Let's celebrate our school spirit together!

Military Summer Splash event Saturday, May 17 for all SISD Military Connected enrolled students and their families at the SISD Aquatics Center. Must have military ID. AM Session 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM; PM Session 1:00 PM. No walk-ins, RSVP with the following form: https://bit.ly/4cOoypN. For more information see the flyer: https://5il.co/3e6hy.

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Good afternoon Stallion community, as we continue to move through week 4 of marking period 4 we wanted to remind our Stallions about the free dress pass that students qualified for April 2025. Most student have followed the dress code reservations as indicated on the free dress pass but we still have a few students who are not complying with our campus expectations. If any student with a free dress pass is out of dress code for the following items, Administration will continue to revoke the free dress pass. These items include but are not limited to: torn jeans, sandals, slippers, crocs, clogs, yoga pants, pajamas, crop tops, low cut shirts and female leggings. Thank you, Slider Administration

Stallion Community, On Thursday, April 17th we will be hosting our Spring dance hosted by our student council, concessions will be sold by our SCEI coaches. Tickets are only $3.00 and they will be sold during lunch by our parent volunteers beginning Monday, April 14th.  Students must have an ID to purchase any tickets to school events.  Students with a referral for this nine-weeks will not be approved to attend the event, each student’s behavior record clears every nine weeks.  Students with 4 or more unexcused absences will not be approved to purchase a ticket.  If a student needs to purchase a replacement ID, they may do so before or after school with our campus secretary Mrs. Machin for only $5. School Dance Schedule: ·         6th grade during 1st period 1:19 p.m. – 2:22 p.m. Dance: 1:37 to 2:22 PM ·         7th & 8th grade combined during last period (2nd) of the school day from 2:45 PM to 3:30 PM

Good afternoon Stallions, attached are the Stallion scholar student expectations for the 4th nine weeks. As we move through this nine weeks, we wanted to remind our community about the student contract that was sent in March 2025. Over the past few days we have seen an increase of student referrals which have resulted in students losing privilege's to participate in end of year programs. As a campus, we are asking our school community to speak to our scholars about making good decisions, being nice and kind to one another, to not post anything inappropriate on social media accounts and to respect the school environment, teachers and personnel at William D. Slider Middle School. If you have any questions, please contact us at 915.937.5400. Additional details may also be found on our school webpage. William D. Slider Middle School Administration

There will be GED classes in April through the SISD Community Education department. Registration is April 29 from 9:30 am to 11:30 am, and April 30 from 4 pm to 6 pm. Registration and testing lasts 1-4 hours in person at Options High School, 12380 Pine Springs Dr. See the Community Education webpage for more information. https://www.sisd.net/page/community-education

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Good afternoon Stallion community, due to the weather conditions for today, all afterschool events & activities will be cancelled. We ask that you make arrangements this afternoon to have our Stallions get home safely. All buses will depart our campus at 3:38 pm. If you have any questions, please contact us at 915.873.5503.

Dear Parents and Guardians, We are delighted to inform you of an upcoming event that we believe will be highly beneficial for our students. On April 2, 2025, our school will participate in a STAAR Rally at Montwood High School to motivate and prepare our students for the forthcoming STAAR assessments. The STAAR Rally is designed to be an engaging and uplifting event, featuring activities that will enhance students' confidence and enthusiasm for their examinations. The rally will include motivational speeches, enjoyable games, and interactive sessions that underscore the importance of performing well on the STAAR tests. Event Details: • Date: April 2, 2025 • Time: 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. • Location: Montwood High School Gymnasium We are confident that this rally will not only help alleviate any test-related anxiety but also foster a sense of community and support among the students. Our goal is to ensure that every student feels prepared and confident as they approach their STAAR assessments. Dress Code: Students are required to attend the rally in their school uniform to promote school spirit. Additionally, they should wear comfortable shoes suitable for participating in various activities. Transportation: Transportation to and from Montwood High School will be provided by the school. Buses will depart from the school at 8:00 a.m. and return by 11:30 a.m. Please ensure that your child arrives at school on time to board the buses. Safety Measures: The safety and well-being of our students are our top priorities. The following measures will be in place during the event: • Supervision: Teachers and staff will accompany students on the buses and throughout the event to ensure proper supervision. • Emergency Procedures: In case of any emergencies, first aid kits will be available, and staff members are trained to handle emergency situations. Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us at 915-937-5400. Thank you for your continued support and cooperation. Together, we can help our students achieve their best. Yours sincerely, William D. Slider Middle School Administration 915-937-5400

Good morning Stallions, tomorrow we will be hosting open house at Stallion Country from 4PM to 6PM. Come join us to pick up your child's 3rd nine weeks report card and to speak to our teachers, faculty and staff. We look forward to seeing you soon! Have an amazing Sunday.

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