Sunnyvale ISD E-News

Sunnyvale ISD is proud to announce that two students have been named semifinalists in the prestigious 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program: Sara John and Obasi Nwanyanwu.

Additionally, five SISD students also have been designated as Commended Students: Heidi Antony, Ashwini Aryangat, Jonathan Joy, Julia Mathews and Avery Mollett. Students who are commended score in the top 3% to 4% of all PSAT/NMSQT test takers, about 34,000 students out of the 1.3 million entrants.

Read more about this achievement here: https://www.sunnyvaleisd.com/article/2445139

🎉SIS September Students of the Month – Core Value: Caring 💙
From School Counselor Renee Stancliffe:

We’re excited to celebrate our September Students of the Month, recognized for showing the core value of Caring! These students were nominated by their teachers for consistently demonstrating kindness, empathy, and compassion toward others—whether through lending a helping hand, offering encouraging words, or making classmates feel included and supported.

To honor their thoughtful actions, students received a special goody bag and a fun surprise visit from the Chick-fil-A Cow!
It was a joyful moment filled with smiles, high-fives, and well-deserved recognition.

Congratulations to these amazing role models—we’re so proud of how they care for their school community!

Sunnyvale Speech and Debate students traveled to Athens High School on Sept. 20 to compete in an invitational debate tournament. Debate Coach Ryan Stokes said SHS debaters represented themselves and their school well. Amit Kumar and Timothy Samuel placed second in varsity policy debate and gained their bid points to attend the TFA state tournament this upcoming spring.

Amit Kumar and Timothy Samuel: Varsity CX 2nd place

Valentina Fernandez: international Extemp 5th place overall

Riya Matthew and Rhett Mangrum: CX

Alina Litty: Congress

SISD celebrated Hello Week with a series of themed days focused on kindness and connection. The week began with everyone wearing green, followed by Smiley Wednesday, where students and staff wore smiley-face apparel to spread joy. Thursday’s “Tune Into Kindness” encouraged band T-shirts, and on Blackout Friday, everyone wore black to help “black out” loneliness.

SMS wrapped up the week with Say Hello Day, where students and staff wore “Hello, my name is…” name tags and made a point to greet at least three new people. The message was simple: you belong here. See someone alone? Reach out. Start with hello!

Mr. Kimball came to SIS for a visit today during our Hello Day rotations! The 5th graders in yellow down were very excited to take a picture with him for Black Out day! Go, Raiders!!!

Dustin Rodriguez Wylie XC Invitational Results from Coach Campos

Congratulations to Dev Kumar, who brought home the win in the Open 5K 6A & under race with a strong time of 16:47!

Right behind him was Landry Lozano, finishing 2nd overall with a time of 17:19.

Grady Wyse continued his momentum, placing 3rd overall with a new personal best of 17:35!

Shoutout to Noah Qualls and Felipe Castellon for running another solid race and contributing to a great team performance.

Proud of the effort and results today—way to represent!

Are you looking to make a difference in young people's lives? Sunnyvale ISD needs energetic, passionate subs to help our students shine.

Sign up to be an SISD substitute, and participate in our Substitute Orientation on Tuesday, October 7, 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Please register at this link: Substitute Orientation Registration for October 2025

WHO: Anyone who is interested in substituting for Sunnyvale ISD
WHEN: Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
WHERE: SISD Administration Building, 417 E Tripp Rd, Sunnyvale, TX 75182

WHAT TO BRING:

• Driver License
• Social Security Card
• High School Diploma/College Transcripts

Substitute Application – available at this link: Substitute Application Forms

Questions? Contact HR Specialist Letishi Gunnels at letishi.gunnels@sunnyvaleisd.com

🎉 Raiders, Homecoming is almost here! 🎉

🏈🎺🥁We’re inviting community groups, organizations, teams, and clubs to sign up for the Sunnyvale ISD Homecoming Parade! 🚗🎺📣

📅 Date: October 15

🕠 Time: 5:30 p.m.

Register today to reserve your spot and celebrate Raider spirit with us! 💛💙

Sign up here: https://forms.gle/rBQ435xtrgPaNc8t7

Staging for the parade will start at 4:30 p.m. More information coming soon!

🚧Traffic Alert for SES 🚧Starting Tuesday, Sept. 16, construction will cause temporary changes to traffic flow at Sunnyvale Elementary and the northeast side of Sunnyvale High School.
🔶For SES pickup and dismissal, please drive north on Raider Drive from Collins Road or Tripp Road.
🔶If you are coming from Hounsel Lane and turn south on Raider Drive, you will not be able to use the high school loop to turn around to enter SES pick up and dismissal lines due to construction.
🔶Families leaving SIS and heading to SES should go south on Collins Road, then turn onto Raider Drive, heading north.
Please see the map to help guide you.
🔴Red areas = closed due to construction
🟡Yellow arrows = approved traffic flow directions
Thank you for your patience as we work to keep...

Participate in the Sunnyvale Chamber of Commerce Trunk or Treat on October 28 from 5:30–7:30 PM at the Sunnyvale High School parking lot. Sponsor the event or decorate your trunk, hand out candy and more! Visit: https://www.sunnyvalechamber.com/event-details/2025-trunk-or-treat to sign up. Contact the Chamber of Commerce at info@svcoc.org for more information.

Get ready for the upcoming school year and set up your Thrillshare/ Rooms account.

Rooms allows parents, students and teachers to have seamless communication and easy access to teacher-posted materials. Learn more about how to set up your Rooms account with the link below!

Rooms Account Information for Parents & Guardians

Class and teacher information will populate in Rooms as we get closer to the first day of school.

New This Year: The parking spaces directly in front of the Raider Stadium Field House are reserved during home Varsity football games. These spaces, marked with orange RESERVED cones, are for individuals with purchased parking passes. Only vehicles displaying the official placard are allowed to park in these spots. Thank you for helping us ensure pass holders can easily access their reserved spots.

We look forward to seeing you at the game this week! Go, Raiders!

Raider Media is livestreaming the Raiders vs. Pleasant Grove Varsity football game on Friday, September 26 at 7 p.m. Visit https://sunnyvaleraidermedia.com/ to access the livestream.

Tune in all year long as Raider Media broadcasts all Varsity Raider Football games as well as playoffs for all Raider Athletics.

Are you interested in advertising on Raider Media? Contact Emily Henvey, Director of Communications, at emily.henvey@sunnyvaleisd.com for information.

This year, our athletic department is offering 20 exclusive audio advertisement opportunities for local businesses through our GameTime music streaming service, which will be broadcast during every home district sporting event throughout the 2025-2026 school year.

These audio ad slots are a unique way for local companies to gain exposure to hundreds of fans at each event while directly supporting Sunnyvale’s student-athletes.

How Parents Can Help:
We’re asking our families to help us connect with local businesses that might be interested in advertising through this high-visibility opportunity. Whether you own a business, work for one, or know someone who might be interested — please consider sharing this opportunity or passing along their contact information to our team.

Goal: Fill All 20 Slots by Season Start!

* Exclusive Opportunity: In addition to the 20 regular sponsorships, we are offering one (1) Title Sponsorship for $1,000. This premium spot gives your business top billing on GameTime throughout the season — maximum visibility, maximum impact.

Reach out to Jason Prince at jason.prince@sunnyvaleisd.com or Emily Leonard:

benemleonard@yahoo.comfor more information.

SENIORS! Get your Common App completed and submitted by October 15th—only 12 spots available!

Support Sunnyvale Band and purchase pre-paid Swig cards, valid at all Swig locations*. Cards will be delivered to you by band students.

*Excluding Stadiums, Nevada, Idaho, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, San Antonio, Missouri, Indianapolis, Florida, Kentucky, or Tennessee.
Link to order: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/swig-band-fundraiser

UPDATE!

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Take advantage of this technology glitch and sign up today to visit Italy and Greece this summer! Only $50 to lock in your price!

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Enroll by September 30th with code Travel100 for $120 off