🎉 Congratulations to ur May Highlander Strong Staff of the Month! Today we proudly recognize our amazing Custodial and Child Nutrition teams for the hard work, care, and dedication they show every single day. ❤️💚 From keeping our campus clean, safe, and welcoming to serving meals with kindness and care, these outstanding staff members help make our school a place where students and staff can thrive. Their teamwork and commitment do not go unnoticed! Thank you for all you do for our Highlander family each and every day. We appreciate you!   Pictured: Ms. LeDee, Principal; Child Nutrition Staff: Ms. Medina de Contreras, Ms. Dawson, Ms. Villegas, & Ms. Figueroa; Custodial Staff: Mr. Hardy & Ms. Marulanda. Not pictured: Mr. Restrepo, Ms. Marquez, & Ms. Hernandez Mora.

🎉 Congratulations to Our Highlander Strong Teacher of the Month for May! Please join us in celebrating Ms. Runnels, Medical Terminology teacher,  for the incredible impact she has on her students every day.  When voting a student said, “Ms. Runnels always makes it such a positive environment and makes it so much fun to learn.” Thank you for inspiring excellence and representing what it means to be Highlander Strong! ❤️💚

What a great way to end the school year with our Coulson Tough Mentor buddies! ❤️💚 We shared lots of laughter at lunch, squeezed in a quick math lesson, and even learned how to play Hacky Sack! It’s not goodbye — just “see you later” to our soon-to-be Highlanders!

Let's celebrate the achievements of our CTE students this school year. The dedication, hard work, and determination they have shown is truly something to celebrate!

BY THE NUMBERS
• 713 Industry-Based Certifications (IBCs) earned this school year
• 873 students tested across 34 different certification exams
• 711 students passed an outstanding 81.44% overall pass rate
• 85.76% of enrolled CTE students stepped up and took a certification exam

SENIOR SPOTLIGHT
• 212 IBCs earned by seniors this school year
• 609 total IBCs earned by seniors overall
Our graduating seniors are leaving Woodlands with industry-recognized credentials in hand ready for college, careers, and beyond!

WHAT THIS MEANS
These are not just test scores these are real, industry-recognized certifications in fields like engineering, health science, technology, digital media, cosmetology, business, and more. Our students are graduating with credentials that set them apart in the workforce and higher education.

This incredible accomplishment is a testament to the grit and commitment of our CTE students and the 19 outstanding CTE teachers who champion them every single day.

What a beautiful rainbow over our campus this morning! Happy Graduation Day Class of 2026!

Interested in learning more about TWHS Robotics? Stop by the Robotics Lab on the senior campus on Tuesday 5/26 or Monday 7/27 from 6:00 to 7:00 pm to learn more about this awesome program for students in grades 9-12! All interested students and parents are welcome.

Please see this graduation announcement from The Pavillion! We are actively monitoring the weather conditions around our upcoming graduations. While The Pavilion is a rain or shine venue, it is possible that lightning could impact the availability of lawn seating. With this in mind, we recommend taking advantage of the Conroe ISD YouTube channel, where each of the graduations will be streamed live. You can follow The Pavilion on social media for updates, or text your school’s code below to (877) 350-1693 for text updates: TWGrad26

Congratulations to our 5 TWHS Senior Cheerleaders who have committed to cheer/dance/tumble in college next year!! Lucy Elliott-Samford University-Cheer Avery Engdahl-Colorado State-Cheer Emily Hubbard-University of Oregon-Power Tumbling Hadley Morgan-Baylor University-All-girl Cheer Lexie Pickard-Baylor University-Dance Team

Please see the bell schedule and shuttle information for 9th graders for Tuesday May 19th.

Congratulations to our Class of 2026! What a great turnout for Senior Picnic!!

Join us in celebrating Michelle Rutherford on National Speech Language Pathologist Day, May 18, 2026! Michelle is retiring from Conroe ISD this year after 26 years of dedicated service to students, families, and staff. Throughout her career, she has made a lasting impact at Powell Elementary, McCullough Junior High, The Woodlands 9th Grade Campus, and The Woodlands High School. Her compassion, expertise, and commitment to helping students find their voice have touched countless lives across the district. Michelle’s legacy of care and excellence will continue to inspire those who have had the privilege of working alongside her. Congratulations, Michelle, on your retirement and thank you for 26 amazing years of service to Conroe ISD!

With the school year wrapping up, we wanted to share some of the incredible accomplishments and experiences from our Engineering students! From industry certifications to state competitions and hands-on design projects, our students have been busy building real-world skills and achieving incredible success.

🔹 Practicum students had an outstanding year, with 7 students earning their SolidWorks Professional certification. They also participated in the NASA HUNCH competition, where they designed and built a prototype trash ejector for use on the International Space Station. Students also had the opportunity to tour NOV’s drill bit manufacturing facility and learn more about the engineering and production process.

🔹 Engineering 2 students continued to impress, with all 27 students earning their SolidWorks Associate certification. Throughout the year, students designed and raced aerodynamic dragster cars and created custom 3D printed solar light projects using solar garden lamp components.

🔹 Engineering 1 students reached a huge milestone as 92 students earned their AutoCAD User certification this year. Students also designed and built toothpick bridges, with the strongest bridge holding an impressive 58 pounds!

🔹 Our SkillsUSA competitors represented our program extremely well at the state level. Kaiden Roberts earned 2nd Place in Technical Drafting, while Andrea Morris, Michael Missler, and Kaiden Roberts received Best in Show honors for their projects. Every student participant earned Superior ratings.

We are so proud of the hard work, creativity, and dedication shown by our Engineering students this year. They truly set a new standard and broke records with these accomplishments! ❤️💚

TWHS Improv is AMAZING! If you didn't know, each show accepts donation towards the selected charity for the night!

Final number for this year is $12,983 raised and $257,061 total in 13 years! Way to go Mr. Peters and every current and former student involved in TWHS Improv.

Highlander Strength and Conditioning Camp!

Congratulations to the Houston Area Stock Market Game Spring Winners! Our of all the high school teams to participate, approximately 4300 schools, we came in 1st place!!

This is Mr. Curington's 3rd time to win, with back to back wins this year, keeping him the leader here at TWHS.

Way to go Lucas Aliaga, Henry Fonseca, Alara Salih and Vitoria Lakhavani!!!

The TWHS Site Based Committee Meeting will be held on May 19, 2026.

TWHS is beyond excited to announce former D1 wrestler and now head coach of The Woodlands Wrestling team, AJ Lyczkowski.

Mandatory Graduation Practice
When: Tuesday, May 19th at 830 AM
Where: TWHS Gym
Students will be given 4 tickets each for the covered seating at Graduation Practice. Additional unlimited seating is available on the lawn.

Senior Picnic - Enjoy one last get together Class of 2026!!

The French students at TWHS celebrated a successful end of the year. The team placed second at the Texas French Symposium, with Maria Jose Ibarra placing 6th overall and Kaissa Hecham placing 4th. We had 4 1st places, 13 second places,12 3rd places, 3 fourth places, seven 5th places and 6 sixth places.

In the Grand Concours exam, we had 5 gold, 10 silver and 9 bronze medals. Seventeen students received honorable mention and twelve received merit.

TWHS’s Chapter of the French National Honor Society also gave out 16 graduation cords to seniors.