Byron P. Steele II High School

It’s Counselor Appreciation Week! Our library window is ready for students to leave sticky‑note messages for the counselors who guide and support our campus. Stop by and add your note of thanks! ❤️

✨Counselor Appreciation Week ✨ It’s Counselor Appreciation Week and we are so blessed to have one of the strongest counseling teams! We are especially excited to share that the Steele Counseling team has been selected to receive the Counselors Reinforcing Excellence for Students in Texas (CREST) Award. This prestigious award is sponsored by the Texas School Counselor Association (TSCA) and honors schools with exemplary counseling programs that positively impact students’ academic, social, and career development. In recognition of this achievement, Steele Counselors will be recognized at the CREST Award ceremony in Fort Worth. ⚔️⚔️⚔️

Student Spotlight ⭐️ Steele Sophomores, Brichell Clifton, Leila Flores, and LeAnna Frieze, spent this bitter morning dropping off homemade pet beds to the local animal shelter. This is part of their project for the FCCLA competition next week in Corpus Christi. They made a total of TWELVE repurposed beds, all with materials donated by other students from Steele. Their project is called Re-Paw-Pose! #BeTheStandard ⚔️⚔️⚔️

Steele DECA students competed at the district level and demonstrated exceptional professionalism, preparation, and dedication to excellence. Through strong performance in written events, role plays, and presentations, they showcased critical thinking, leadership, and real-world business skills. Their hard work and commitment earned them qualification to advance to the State Career Development Conference, where they will represent their chapter and Steele HS with pride!

Byron P. Steele High School Band Awarded $5,000 “Thursday Night Lights” Grant The Byron P. Steele High School Band is celebrating a major win—a $5,000 “Thursday Night Lights” Grant, earned through fan nominations and votes during the fall football season. The band received official notification in early December, and funds were delivered to the school on January 13, 2026. News 4 SA Living visited Steele to capture the excitement, interviewing Band Director Alexia Beasley, who shared: "We’re very excited. This grant allows us to give our students better access to performance opportunities and equipment, ensuring the highest quality experience within our program.” Senior saxophonist William MacDonald expressed pride in the recognition: "We have amazing directors and boosters, and I can’t think of a program more deserving—between our grit and our unyielding determination.” The taped piece will air on the SA Living Show on News 4 January 22nd during at 10:00 a.m.

Dobie and Corbett Junior High students capped off their fall Gifted/Talented project by taking part in a two-day Junior Model United Nations conference hosted by Samuel Clemens and Byron P. Steele High School Model UN clubs. After one semester of a course emphasizing learning parliamentary procedure, research, debate, and argumentative writing, the seventh graders put their skills to work in simulated UN sessions in the board room of the William Malish Building on December 11 and 12, 2025.

Under the theme Revive, students served on two committees addressing persistent global issues: water pollution caused by crop fertilization and the lack of access to medical care in developing countries. Delegates researched causes, explored solutions, and debated policies, gaining experience in collaboration and critical thinking while tackling challenges that affect communities worldwide.

It was more than a lesson; it was exposure to real-life world issues. Dobie and Corbett JHS students involved were exposed to the necessity for cooperation, empathy and solution-oriented thinking through diplomacy.

Yesterday, our Steele Orchestra students brought the sounds of the season to life as they caroled through classrooms, sharing a beautiful selection of holiday favorites. What a wonderful way to celebrate the season!

#ExcellenceStartsWithGratitude #WeAreSCUC

Round 3 is TOMORROW! Come out and support our football team and our spirit groups! Join us to send-off our amazing kiddos at 10:30 AM on Knights Crossing! 🆚 Johnson (NEISD) 🗓️ 11/28/25 ⌚️ 2:00 PM 🏟️ Gustafson Stadium UIL Playoffs Round 3 Ticket Link: tinyurl.com/Round3sk25

Congratulations goes to the Steele Counseling team on earning the CREST award, which recognizes model counseling programs across the state of Texas! We are blessed with the best! ⚔️⚔️⚔️

Steele Wrestling had a great weekend at the Brawl on Stahl Tournament at Madison High School. The girls team placed 1st and the boys placed 5th. Well done, Knights!

We’re excited to announce that our very own Coach Lonny Hubbard was selected to coach the San Antonio Sports All-Star Basketball Game presented by Valero on April 12, 2026 at the Northside Sports Gym! 🏀 He will be leading top talent from across the region for Team Blue. Coach Hubbard is the STANDARD when it comes to modeling and expecting excellence from his student-athletes on and off the court. Well deserved. ⚔️⚔️⚔️

Thank you Steele Key Club for picking up trash on 1103 this morning! They filled a total of 20 large bags of trash. Thank you to co-sponsors, Mrs. Martinez and Mrs. Lira, for setting it up and joining them! ⚔️⚔️⚔️

Congrats to our very own Nurse Mora as she was our Staff Member of the Month for October! Nurse Mora is all in for the kiddos and staff and we are so fortunate to have her!! ⚔️⚔️⚔️

We are so grateful for Angel Moms spending 4 days with us presenting to our students on Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness. Each of these presenters has lost a child to Fentanyl Poisoning and they’re committed to sharing information to teenagers in the region.
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Steele Robotics had an amazing start to the 25-26 competition season at their first robotics meet this weekend. The meet was held at Kitty Hawk Middle School and hosted by JSTEM, featuring 16 teams from the Central Texas area.

The competition included 24 matches. Bots Of Steele Team Shield (#27303) finished with 5 wins and 1 loss, earning a 4th place ranking for the season. Bots Of Steele Team Sword (#22563) finished with 4 wins and 2 losses, earning a 6th place ranking.

Congratulations to all the students for their hard work, dedication, and sportsmanship. This is just the beginning, and we can't wait to see what they achieve next!

Steele Hoco is in FULL EFFECT—and our Knights understood the assignment!
From bold colors to creative themes, these mums are a true reflection of school spirit and student pride.
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The SCUC Community Advisory Committee (CAC) convened its fourth meeting at Samuel Clemens High School, continuing discussions on district facility needs on October 22, 2025. Comprising parents, business owners, and stakeholders, the CAC explored safety enhancements, such as replacing chain-link fences with harder-to-scale barriers, implementing master keys district-wide, and relocating parking to control building access. The meeting set the stage for a comparative tour of Byron P. Steele High School on November 12, highlighting disparities across campuses.

The 2016 Bond significantly upgraded Clemens’ Career and Technical Education (CTE) and Fine Arts programs. Amy Massey, CTE Director, showcased the 5,000+ square-foot culinary arts kitchen, operational since 2018, noting, “When they did the bond, they did this space right.” The J-wing, housing programs like Agriculture, STEM/Robotics, and a greenhouse, further demonstrated these advancements. However, Massey pointed out that Steele’s single cooking space pales in comparison to Clemens’ five, underscoring inequities.

Fine Arts also flourished post-2016 Bond, with the Performing Arts Center (PAC), modern choir rooms, and ample storage transforming Clemens’ program. Beth Bronk, SCUC Fine Arts Director, praised the PAC as a vast improvement over the “dark and dingy” old auditorium, and highlighted the district’s only dedicated Orchestra space at Clemens. CAC member Kimberly Steindorf remarked, “It’s interesting to see the differences of other schools and it’s great to see we are ahead in certain areas.”

Despite these gains, athletic facilities at Clemens and across SCUC lag behind. Athletic Director Scott Lehnhoff described the stadium’s cramped concessions as a “mosh pit,” with inadequate seating for 6A games and outdated 1966 lightpoles unfit for LED upgrades. The weight room, unchanged since Lehnhoff’s student days in the 1990s, and the mold-prone varsity locker room highlight the need for modernization. CAC member Melva Rivera Perez emphasized, “The priority should be our kids and providing them with the facilities that they need.”

Huge thanks to the amazing ladies of the Gamma Alpha Chi Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated for their generous donation of snacks and school supplies to our Communities in Schools (CIS) program at Steele High School!
Your incredible support is helping to ensure our CIS coordinators have the resources needed to keep our Knights focused, encouraged, and ready to learn. We appreciate your kindness and commitment to our students!