National Merit Finalists and National Achievement Scholars
Congratulations to the following TAG Seniors who have been named National Merit Finalists:
Josh Dela Cruz
Samuel Fernandez
Liam McShane
Benjamin Renard
Sheridan Taylor
TAG is also proud to announce that two of our seniors have been designated as National Achievement Finalists:
Theo Adama
Nicholas Okafor
Congratulations to these all these seniors and their families!
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TAG TALENT SHOW 2012!!
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 6:30PM
Tickets bought before midnight Feb. 14 are only $5.
After that, they will only be available at the door for $10.
There will be a "Super Secret Faculty Act" which will only be revealed at show time and is not to be missed!
DVD's will be $10 and can be ordered on-line or at the door.
Order tickets online (site will be posted ASAP)!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Volunteers are needed to help with publicity, programs, ticket sales, rehearsals, backstage, tech crew, and DVD orders.
If you would like to give our students a chance to shine, and raise funds for our school – sign up on SIGNUP GENIUS!!
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0849ACAB292-2012
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AP Exams Cometh!!
Please see the DOWNLOADS page for important information about AP exams!
Deadline to Register: Thursday, February 16, 10:00pm
Deadline to Pay Exam Fees: Thursday, March 1
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CITY LIGHTS: TAG PROM 2012!
See "Downloads" for information!
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TAG ACDEC!!
The results of the Academic Decathlon Regional Competition (January 20 & 21) are as follows:
Gold Medals
Art Leangsuksun - Top Scorer TAG (Honors)
Noah Mendoza - Top Scorer TAG (Scholastic)
James Cook - Top Scorer TAG (Varsity)
Silver Medals
Noah Mendoza - Mathematics (Scholastic)
Noah Mendoza - Interview (Scholastic)
Bronze Medals
Francisco Berrones - Essay (Varsity)
James Cook - Science (Varsity)
I want to thank all members the TAG team who spent the last two days at competition: Alia Eckardt, Art Leangsuksun, William Mills, Tori Zimmerman, Amanda Perry, Noah Mendoza, James Cook, Michelle Lee, and Francisco Berrones.
--Mrs. Maner
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TAG Computer Science Team
Three TAG teams competed at the Carroll Computer Science Annual Invitational Contest on Saturday, December 10. They won the following awards:
Novice Individual Written Contest:
1st - Mica Kohl
3rd - Emanuel Cortes
10th - Brianna Johnson
Advanced Individual Written Contest:
1st - Benny Renard (tie - perfect score!)
Alex Upshaw (tie - perfect score!)
3rd - Sam Fernandez
7th - Becky Bell
10th - Yonatan Getahun
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ACHTUNG! TAG Alum and Friends!
Check out the new TAG Foundation page (see "Alumni and Friends")!
Follow TAG on Facebook!
Visit our PTSA page for information and news!
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TAG CS Team News
Three TAG teams had fun competing at the 8th Annual Frozen Eagle Programming Contest at Richardson High School on Saturday, December 3.
TAG Computer Science Team members won the following honors:
1st Place Advanced Team
- Benny Renard
- Alex Upshaw
- Sam Fernandez
1st Place Advanced Written Individual - Benny Renard
2nd Place Advanced Written Individual - Alex Upshaw
5th Place Advanced Written Individual - Sam Fernandez
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TAG Ranked #5 on US NEWS List!
Gold Medal Schools
TAG is once again ranked among the best high schools in the nations by US NEWS & WORLD REPORT! TAG also achieved the highest "Quality-Adjusted Exam per Test Taker" ranking among all the schools listed. Congratulations to the entire TAG family!
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National Merit Awards
Congratulations to the following TAG students!
NATIONAL MERIT SEMI-FINALISTS
Victor Joshua DelaCruz
Samuel Fernandez
Liam McShane
Benjamin Renard
Sheridan Taylor
NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT SEMI-FINALIST
Theo Adama
Nicholas Okafor
NATIONAL HISPANIC SCHOLARS
Franco Bria-Massaro
Anna Gomez
Daniel Soto
NATIONAL HISPANIC SCHOLARS HONORABLE MENTION
Samuel Fernandez
NATIONAL MERIT COMMENDED SCHOLARS
Theo Adama
James Cook
Joy Hill
Jonathan Hong
Harshita Pilla
NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT OUTSTANDING PARTICIPANTS
Foster Davis
Alexandria Jones
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TAG Improves, Slips to #2
Washington Post Challenge Index
TAG is once again ranked near the top of the new Washington Post Challenge Index list (previously published in NEWSWEEK). Our neighbor school has seized the top spot. So, the top two schools in the nation (along with two others in the top 100) are on the Townview campus!
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NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR TAG
Congratulations to the following students and faculty who have achieved national recognition for their hard work!!
National Merit Scholars
Evan Ott
Rebecca Stimson
National Achievement Scholar
James Ramsey
Gates Millennium Scholars
Jessica Colunga
Michael Flores
Bezos Foundation Scholar
Nicholas Okafor
Bezos Foundation Educator Scholar
Erika Ellis
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TEA Gold Performance
TEA Campus Data Search
TAG has once again achieved the Gold Performance Acknowledgment from the Texas Education Agency!
You can search for the data at the above link and download TAG's report, or you can download a copy from the "Downloads" page.
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2010 College Board State AP Scholar
Sarah Edris, Class of 2010, has been named the 2010 top female AP scholar in the state. The award is given the top male and female students in each U.S. state with scores of three or higher on the greatest number of AP exams, and the hightest average score on all AP exams taken.
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SUPERSTAR!!
Mrs. Deborah Maner, TAG Cluster Coordinator and Science Department Chair is among seven secondary teachers who are the 2010 Texas Instruments Foundation Innovations in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Teaching Awards recipients. The award was created by the Texas Instruments Foundation to honor innovative classroom teachers who are greatly enhancing student achievement and increasing interest in science, technology, engineering, and math. Each recipient will receive $10,000, of which $5,000 is directly awarded to the classroom teacher and the other $5,000 is to be used at the discretion of the teacher for professional development and/or instructional technology.
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TAG is #1 AGAIN!!!!
Newsweek Site
TAG is the #1 Public High School in the nation AGAIN!! TAG has been ranked #1 FOUR of the last FIVE years!
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INKLINGS is here!
See "Media and Press"
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TAG is #5 High School in the Nation
US NEWS Rankings
TAG is ranked #5 in the new US NEWS & WORLD REPORT ranking of over 21,000 high schools in the country.
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TAG #1 AGAIN!
Newsweek Site
TAG has been ranked atop the NEWSWEEK list of America's Top Public High Schools once again. This is the third #1 ranking in the last four years! Congratulations to the entire TAG family!
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TAG is Still Among the Best!
NEWSWEEK's Education Page
TAG is ranked #2 in the 2008 NEWSWEEK rankings of America's Top Public High Schools.
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TAG IS NUMBER ONE....Back-to-Back!
NEWSWEEK's Education Page
TAG was ranked the #1 public high school in the nation by NEWSWEEK for two consecutive years (2006-2007).
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