Dr. Leonides G. Cigarroa High School

🎉 This past week, Cigarroa High School proudly celebrated Deaf Awareness Week! 🙌✨ Our amazing students, teachers, and staff came together to participate in a variety of fun, educational, and meaningful activities — all aimed at raising awareness and promoting inclusivity for the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community. 🤟💙 Did you know? Cigarroa High School is the Regional Day School Program for the Deaf in Laredo. This program provides essential services to students with hearing impairments from Laredo ISD, United ISD, and other surrounding school districts. 🏫🌟 Let’s continue to celebrate diversity and advocate for accessibility every day! #SomosToros 🐂💙🤍

📣 Attention Students & Families! Just a reminder: There will be NO CLASSES this Friday, September 26 due to Staff Development Day. 📚 Enjoy your day off, and we’ll see you back in class on Monday, September 29! 🎒✨ ⸻ 📣 ¡Atención estudiantes y familias! Un recordatorio: NO HABRÁ CLASES este viernes 26 de septiembre debido al Día de Desarrollo Profesional del personal. 📚 ¡Disfruten su día libre y nos vemos de nuevo en clases el lunes 29 de septiembre! 🎒✨

The safety of our students and staff remains the highest priority at Laredo ISD. After assessing current weather conditions, Laredo ISD will be delaying the start of classes on Thursday, September 25, 2025, due to possible thunderstorms and flooding. Laredo ISD elementary schools will begin their classes at 9:45 a.m., while middle school students will start the day at 10:00 a.m. LISD high schools will start their day at 10:15 a.m. All Laredo ISD administrative offices and departments will be open on Thursday, September 25, 2025. Central office staff is expected to be at work at 9:30 a.m. Classes will resume on Monday, September 29, 2025, as regularly scheduled. Be assured that Laredo ISD will continue monitoring weather conditions and notify the public of any other changes in our schedule via the District’s social media and website at www.laredoisd.org.

🎉 Shoutout to Ms. Rentería and Ms. Gámez! 🎉 These rockstar educators are leveling up learning in their classrooms with instructional technology tools like Canva and Nearpod! 💻✨ 💼 Students showcased their creativity by designing resumes, advertising flyers, and presentations using Canva. 🎮 Then, they took their learning to the next level with Nearpod — playing Time to Climb to review concepts and wrapping up with a collaborative board exit ticket to reflect on their learning journey. 👏 Huge kudos for making student engagement and tech integration a priority! #EdTechInAction#SomosToros💙🐂🤙

🚀 Today, our amazing Cigarroa High School CTE teachers brought hands-on learning to life for Cigarroa Middle School GEAR UP 8th graders! Mr. Torres (Diesel), Mr. Zuniga (Automotive), Mr. Ramirez (HVAC), Mr. Perez (Construction), and Mr. Peña (Audio/Video Production & Graphic Design) showcased exciting, interactive activities that sparked curiosity and inspiration. 🔧🎬📐 These sessions gave students a glimpse into the real-world skills and certifications available through our CTE programs—helping them start thinking about their future careers today! 👷‍♀️🎓 #CTEworks #GearUpWorks #FutureReady #HandsOnLearning #CigarroaPride

📣 Calling All Toro Families! 🐂 Join us for an exciting Title I Family Education Workshop & Community Resource Fair! 🗓 Saturday, October 11th 🕗 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM 📍 Laredo ISD PAC 🎉 Discover valuable resources, connect with the community, and get empowered as a family! 📄 Check out the flyer for full details — don’t miss it! 📣 ¡Atención Familias Toro! 🐂 ¡Están cordialmente invitadas al Taller Educativo para Familias Título I y Feria de Recursos Comunitarios! 🗓 Sábado, 11 de octubre 🕗 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM 📍 Laredo ISD PAC 🎉 Descubran recursos importantes, conecten con la comunidad y fortalezcan a su familia. 📄 ¡Vean el volante para más información — no se lo pierdan!

Show Your Pride, Support the Class of 2028! 🐂🤙 Grab your exclusive fundraiser shirt today and help us hit our goal! Every shirt sold supports our amazing Class of 2028. 🙌 👕 Wear it. 💙 Share it. 📈 Make a difference. Check out the flyer for all the details!

We would like to give a special shout-out to all the students who achieved perfect attendance from September 2nd to September 11th. Congratulations to the lucky winners of the perfect attendance raffle: Odalys Gonzalez, Cristopher Huerta, and Jorge Gallardo! Your commitment to being present every single day reflects your dedication to learning. Keep up the great work! Your attendance is powerful!🎉

#BeingPresentMatters #CISLaredo #AllInForKids #LaredoISD

The Laredo ISD Special Education Department held the Champions Award Ceremony today which was hosted by Nixon High School. Congratulations to the Champion Award recipients which include Brianna Reyes, Jesus A. Gonzalez, Jose Misael Ramos and Cruz Morales from Martin High School; Arianna Chavez, Brianna Elizondo, Britany Ruiz and Victor Media from Cigarroa High School; and Jose Vidaurri, Ximena Leal, and Gerardo Cabrera from Nixon High School

🎉 Now Open: GT Program Referrals! 🎓
Do you know a student with exceptional talent? The Gifted & Talented (GT) Referral Window is officially OPEN for students in grades K–12!
👩‍🏫 Parents, teachers, counselors, community members—even students themselves—can make a referral.
🗓 Deadline: October 10, 2025
📎 Check out the flyers for all the details!

🎉 ¡Ya están abiertas las nominaciones para el programa GT! 🎓
¿Conoces a un estudiante con un talento excepcional? ¡La ventana de nominaciones para el Programa de Dotados y Talentosos (GT) ya está ABIERTA para estudiantes de Kínder a 12.º grado!
👩‍🏫 Padres, maestros, consejeros, miembros de la comunidad e incluso los propios estudiantes pueden hacer una nominación.
🗓 Fecha límite: 10 de octubre de 2025
📎 Consulta los folletos adjuntos para más información.

SAVE LIVES & GET REWARDED! Join us at the CHS Library Blood Drive!

When: Tuesday, September 16, and Wednesday, September 17
Time: 9 AM to 2 PM

Donating blood saves lives! As a thank you for your generous gift, you'll receive a FREE HOODIE.
Please see the flyer for more details.

A huge THANK YOU to all of our guests who joined us for this month's Parent Meeting. With September being Attendance Awareness Month, the CHS Parent & Family Engagement Program and Communities In Schools collaborated to spread awareness of the importance of school attendance. A special shoutout to Mr. Eduardo Contreras and Mr. Arturo Rossell from our LISD At Risk Attendance Dept. for empowering our audience and delivering an inspiring presentation - Mil Gracias! We'd also like to thank our Cigarroa HS Attendance Dept. for their support in making this meeting a success! Parents had the opportunity to Meet and Greet with the Attendance Officers. Together we are creating a strong, supportive team for the educational success of our students!💙🐂

Congratulations to Cigarroa High School's Aldair Cazares for being named LISD September Student of the Month. To read about LISD's other September Student of the Month recipients please click on the SOTM banner on LISD's website. The LISD Student of the Month is sponsored by Laredo Federal Credit Union, Chick-Fil-A Marketplace on Bob Bullock, and Laredo Orthodontics.

Congratulations to our Cigarroa Toro Tennis Team on their win vs Martin High School 1-9! Go Toros! 🎉🎾

A huge thank you to our Cigarroa HS Campus Parent Advisory Committee (CPAC) for their dedication and commitment in reviewing and revising our campus Policy and Compact during our initial meeting. A big shout out to Ms. Marta Lopez our LCD Counselor, for an exceptional presentation! Congratulations to our 2025-2026 newly elected CPAC officers, Ms. Mireya Lara-President, Ms. Maria Puente-Vice President, and Ms. Sandra Aguilar-Secretary. Your service is truly appreciated!💙🐂

Toro family, here is the September 2025- Cigarroa High School event calendar to inform you of upcoming events!🗓️🐂

📢 Parent Meeting Invitation!

Topic: The Importance of School Attendance
Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Cigarroa High School
Special Guest Speaker: Mr. Eduardo Contreras, LISD At Risk Coordinator

Join us to learn why consistent school attendance is crucial for your child’s success! Let’s work together to support our students.

📢 Invitación a Reunión para Padres de Familia

Tema: La Importancia de la Asistencia Escolar
Fecha: Miércoles, 10 de septiembre de 2025
Hora: 2:00 PM
Lugar: Escuela Secundaria Cigarroa
Conferencista Especial: Sr. Eduardo Contreras, Coordinador de Al Riesgo de LISD

¡Acompáñenos para aprender por qué la asistencia regular a la escuela es fundamental para el éxito de su hijo! Trabajemos juntos para apoyar a nuestros estudiantes.

📣 Parents! You're Invited! / ¡Padres! ¡Están Invitados!

Join us for our Virtual Annual Title I, Part A Meeting
🗓️ Tuesday, September 9th at 9:00 AM
📍 Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/vxo-zwfu-sm

🎁 Prizes & 🕒 Community Service Hours will be awarded!
💬 Don’t miss this important opportunity to stay informed and involved!

👉 Please make plans to join us!
👉 ¡Favor de hacer planes para conectarse con nosotros!

Hello Parents!
You're invited to our September Parent Academy of Learning sessions!📚✨
Come connect, learn, and grow with us.
Check out the flyer below for all the dates and details — we can't wait to see you there!🙌🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒

Google Meet Link: https://meet.google.com/ahj-csdr-jkk

¡Hola, padres!
¡Están invitados a nuestras sesiones de la Academia de Aprendizaje para Padres y Familia de septiembre! 📚✨
Vengan a conectar, aprender y crecer con nosotros.
Consulten el folleto a continuación para conocer todas las fechas y detalles. ¡Estamos deseando verlos alli! 🙌🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒

Enlace de Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/ahj-csdr-jkk