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MEDCoE Soldiers participate in area back-to-school events
August 18, 2022 — As children returned to school after their summer break, Soldiers of the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence from Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston participated in events to welcome them back to class Aug. 15... MORE

Fort Sam Houston Elementary School honors U.S. Army Environmental Command for partnership efforts
September 9, 2021 — Fort Sam Houston Elementary School employees and Fort Sam Houston Independent School District school board members visited U.S. Army Environmental Command headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Sept. 8 to recognize the unit for its support of the elementary school for the 2020-2021 school year... MORE

U.S. Army Environmental Command hosts nature walk for kindergarteners
May 10, 2021 — In celebration of Earth Day this year, employees from the U.S. Army Environmental Command hosted a kindergarten nature walk to teach 140 kindergarten students from the Fort Sam Houston Elementary School about nature and wildlife at Salado Creek Park May 6... MORE

U.S. Army Environmental Command Nature Walk

FSHISD schools awarded Purple Star designation
November 3, 2020 — The Texas Education Agency, or TEA, announced Oct. 29 that both Fort Sam Houston Elementary School and Robert G. Cole Middle and High School have been awarded the Purple Star Designation for their support and commitment to meeting the unique needs of their military-connected students... MORE

The Texas Education Agency, or TEA, announced Oct. 29 that both Fort Sam Houston Elementary School and Robert G. Cole Middle and High School have been awarded the Purple Star Designation for their support and commitment to meeting the unique needs of their military-connected students.

Fort Sam Houston Elementary takes top spot in nationwide recycling contest
May 29, 2020 — During the past school year, students and teachers at Fort Sam Houston Elementary School collected more than a million pounds of recycling materials which earned the school the top prize in a nationwide recycling contest... MORE

Military dentists provide information, free exams to local students
March 16, 2020 — Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston dentists did their part to promote oral health by providing free dental exams to Fort Sam Houston Elementary students Feb. 25... MORE

Fort Sam Houston Elementary students help spread Red Ribbon Week message
October 28, 2019 — Students at Fort Sam Houston Elementary prepared for Red Ribbon Week at their school Oct. 28 and the school message on their marquee outside reads “Taking a Stand Against Bullies & Drugs.”... MORE

Pre-kindergarten and first-grade students kick off Red Ribbon Week wearing their red shirts while watching an animated video at the Fort Sam Houston Elementary Library Oct. 28.

Joint Base San Antonio greets schoolchildren for ‘Purple Up! For Military Kids’ day
April 12, 2019 — Joint Base San Antonio leaders, service members, teachers and school administrators greeted Fort Sam Houston Elementary School students before classes for “Purple Up! For Military Kids” day April 12... MORE

Joint Base San Antonio leaders, service members, teachers and school administrators greeted Fort Sam Houston Elementary School students before classes for “Purple Up! For Military Kids” day April 12. JBSA and San Antonio community members were encouraged to wear purple to recognize military children for their personal sacrifice and courage in supporting their military parents. The children were given purple beads by service members as they made their way to school. “Purple Up! For Military Kids” day commemorated the Month of the Military Child in April, which acknowledges the important role of military children and families worldwide in the armed forces, acknowledging the sacrifices they make and the challenges they overcome on a daily basis.

Fort Sam Houston Elementary School teacher wins EXCEL Award for dedication to children
November 27, 2018 — Kim Ware, a second-grade teacher at Fort Sam Houston Elementary School, loves to teach because she gets to make an impact on children each day she is in the classroom... MORE

Kim Ware, a second grade teacher at Fort Sam Houston Elementary School, reacts after learning she will receive $1,000 for being selected for the KENS 5 Credit Human EXCEL Award, which recognizes local and San Antonio area public school teachers who use innovative practices in the classroom and are making a difference in the lives of students in the classroom and beyond, at an assembly at the elementary school Nov. 13. Holding the check is Mike Burnett, a member of the Credit Human supervisory committee.

U.S. Army Environmental Command signs partnership with Fort Sam Houston Elementary School
October 11, 2018 — Leaders from the U.S. Army Environmental Command and Fort Sam Houston Independent School District signed a charter and agreement in a Fort Sam Houston Elementary School fifth-grade classroom Oct. 3 to continue their Adopt-A-School Program partnership, which began in 2011... MORE

Col. Isaac Manigault (left), commander of the U.S. Army Environmental Command, and Dr. Gary Bates, Fort Sam Houston Independent School District superintendent,officially sign the partnership agreement Oct. 3, kicking off the command’s participation in and support of elementary school activities for the next two years.

Salado Park becomes outdoor classroom for Fort Sam Houston Elementary School children
April 30, 2018 — Salado Park at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston became an outdoor classroom for approximately 150 kindergarten students from Fort Sam Houston Elementary School during a nature field trip April 26... MORE

Pat Gonser, a member of the Lindheimer Chapter Texas Master Naturalists in New Braunfels, teaches kindergarteners from Fort Sam Houston Elementary School about turtles and amphibians by using a turtle puppet during a nature field trip put on by the U.S. Army Environmental Command at Salado Park, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, April 26.

Fort Sam Houston Elementary School class bugs out during entomologist visit
February 6, 2018 — A group of second graders in the gifted and talented program at Fort Sam Houston Elementary School learned about insects from Dr. William Miller, U.S. Army Environmental Command entomologist, Jan. 31... MORE

Second-grade students at Fort Sam Houston Elementary School observe a tarantula being handled by Dr. William Miller, U.S. Army Environmental Command entomologist, Jan. 31. Miller came to the gifted and talented program class of Laura Lamoureux to talk to the children about insects and arachnids, including their characteristics and how they can grow from an immature form to an adult.

Schoolchildren experience the outdoors at Salado Creek Park field trip
May 8, 2017 — Students from Fort Sam Houston Elementary School learned about nature and wildlife during a hands-on, interactive field trip with volunteers from the U.S. Army Environmental Command and Cole High School Junior ROTC April 26 at Salado Creek Park at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Cathy Kropp, U.S. Army Environmental Command environmental public affairs specialist, shows a white tailed deer skin to kindergarten students from Fort Sam Houston Elementary School during a field trip April 26 in Salado Creek Park at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. The field trip gave the schoolchildren the opportunity to learn about nature and wildlife through various activities set up at seven stations throughout the park.

U.S. Army Environmental Command biologist assists students for robotics competition
February 4, 2017 — A biologist with the U.S. Army Environmental Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston recently lent his expertise to students at Fort Sam Houston Elementary School preparing for a robotics competition... MORE

Caelyn Maddox, 10, a member of the Fort Sam Houston Elementary School Robotics Club at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, prepares her robot for competition.

U.S. Army Environmental Command, local school partner to help students learn to love math, science
November 2, 2016 — The U.S. Army Environmental Command, or USAEC, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston held an adoption celebration Sept. 29 in honor of their Adopt-a-School partnership at Fort Sam Houston Elementary School... MORE

Col. Timothy Greenhaw, commander of the U.S. Army Environmental Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, and Dr. Gail Siller, Fort Sam Houston Independent School District superintendent, sign the partnership agreement which renews the Adopt-a-School charter established in 2011.