Leadership and Organizations
Every Student Connected is an initiative within Comal ISD's strategic priority - Embrace Choice. Students who are connected to opportunities for enrichment (clubs, extra-curricular activities, intramural sports, leadership organizations, etc.) make connections that increase academic performance, attendance, scholarships, higher education acceptance, career opportunities, and military readiness.
Our goal is to have 100% of Comal ISD K-12 Grade Students Connected to at least one enrichment opportunity every year they are in Comal ISD.
In addition, students receive Leadership Opportunities in the classroom, on campus, and in the community, some examples include:
In the Classroom - Line Leader, Materials Distributor
On Campus - News Crew, Eagle Leaders
In the Community - Comal Fit and Comal Intramural Sports Events
Opportunities are frequently updated and may not be available at every campus.
| Opportunity | Description | Sponsor(s) |
| A+ Art | As part of their study, students will demonstrate an understanding of art history and interpret ideas and moods in original artworks while making informed judgments about the artwork. | Anita Estrada-Carrera |
| A+ Chess Puzzle | Chess puzzle competition is very different from tournament chess play. Contestants in a chess puzzle contest receive a paper-and-pencil test that includes a series of chess boards with pieces in particular positions. Questions are based on analysis of material or possible moves in each given diagram. | Anita Estrada-Carrera |
| A+ Creative Writing | The contest is designed to promote creativity in an academic format and to encourage writing skills at an early grade level. Through preparation for the contest, students in second grade will be able to evaluate their own writing and the writing of others. | Anita Estrada-Carrera |
| A+ Dictionary Skills | Contestants use dictionaries during the competition, which may be tabbed. Contest questions cover word origins and histories, parts of speech, pronunciation, variant spellings, plurals, alphabetizing and other such elements. Test questions are also taken from charts, tables and lists contained in the dictionary. | Anita Estrada-Carrera |
| A+ Listening | Contestants will listen to a script ranging from seven to ten minutes in length, take notes as needed, and use their notes to answer 25 multiple choice, true/false and short answer test questions. A variety of subject matter will be used for the listening tests. | Anita Estrada-Carrera |
| A+ Maps, Graphs, & Charts | The maps, graphs & charts contest is designed to help students learn to get information from a variety of maps, graphs and charts including world maps, pie charts, bar charts and local area maps. | Anita Estrada-Carrera |
| A+ Music Memory | The focus of the Music Memory contest is an in-depth study of fine pieces of music literature taken from a wide spectrum of music genres to expose students to great composers, their lives and their music. In the course of preparing for the contest, students should be given the opportunity to describe and analyze the music, relate the music to history, to society and to culture, and to evaluate musical performance. | Anita Estrada-Carrera |
| A+ Number Sense | Individuals are called upon every day to use their ability to make quick mental calculations to make decisions. The development of such abilities should be an integral part of the math curriculum. Concepts covered include, but are not limited to: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, proportions, and use of mathematic notation. | Anita Estrada-Carrera |
| A+ Oral Reading | Reading literature out loud provides opportunities for students to analyze the text, to grow and to develop as a performer, to communicate a message to an audience and to perform an artistic creation. The oral reading competition should be an extension of the classroom literary and language arts activities in poetry, short stories and children's fiction. | Anita Estrada-Carrera |
| A+ Ready Writing | Texas has put a great emphasis on writing skills at all levels of school and all levels of state-wide testing. Ready Writing, a contest for students in grades 3,4,5,6,7 and 8, builds upon those skills and helps students refine their writing abilities. In particular, this contest helps them to learn to write clearly and correctly a paper that is interesting and original. | Anita Estrada-Carrera |
| A+ Social Studies | Test topics defined by a study outline, to be updated yearly (Academic A+ UIL Social Studies page for current study guide). Correlate with the TEKS for social studies. Test content taken from state adopted textbooks and identified primary sources. | Anita Estrada-Carrera |
| A+ Spelling | The spelling contest is designed to give students in grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 exposure to a wide variety of vocabulary words. It is not a contest of memorization. For the most educational value, preparation for this contest should include instruction in the rules of the English language, meanings and definitions, and root words. In addition to learning to spell proficiently, contestants will learn to write clearly and to capitalize words properly. | Anita Estrada-Carrera |
| A+ Storytelling | To tell a story, the participant must develop skills in listening, thinking and speaking. This contest also allows for the development of creative expression, something being given more attention in the professional world. For practice, teachers can use stories from any good children's books or magazines. | Anita Estrada-Carrera |
| Advisory (3-5) | Students in grades 3-5 have a chance to put their leadership skills to work through leading fundraisers, providing feedback on campus challenges and encourging others to make a positive impact. There wus an application process and this group meets monthly. | Nicole Hooper |
| Art Club | Art club allows students to explore art after school in a variety of ways. | Courtney Grundei |
| Athletic Club | Athletic club is a before/after school opportunity for students to engage in and learn the importance of physical activity through a variety of activities and sports. | Jay Wheat |
| Basketball Club | Basketball club is a before/after school opportunity for students to learn and practice the basics of basketball. | Jay Wheat |
| Bike Club | Bike club is a before/after school opportunity for students to learn and practice cycling and road safety basics while enjoying the outdoors riding a bike on campus grounds. | Jay Wheat |
| Chess Club | Students learn critical thinking strategies and improve their chess skills by playing others in friendly games. | Anita Estrada-Carrera |
| Choir | Choir focuses on establishing and developing basic musical and performance skills building from the general music classes at the elementary level. These choirs offer a variety of performance opportunities including concerts and community events. | Keily Camac Schrey |
| Comal Shake | Competition between CISD Elementary Students to find the “Best Shake” when meeting teachers, counselors, principals, and administrators in CISD. This event reinforces and recognizes TEKS involving concepts about self, human relationships, and the environment. | Anita Estrada-Carrera |
| Community Education (Fall A) | Virtual and in-person classes and clinics for students and their parents to include anything from Golf and Soccer clinics to Imagination Camp and Art Starz. | Becky Farrow, Doris Padilla |
| Community Education (Fall B) | Virtual and in-person classes and clinics for students and their parents to include anything from Golf and Soccer clinics to Imagination Camp and Art Starz. | Becky Farrow, Doris Padilla |
| Community Education (Spring C) | Virtual and in-person classes and clinics for students and their parents to include anything from Golf and Soccer clinics to Imagination Camp and Art Starz. | Becky Farrow, Doris Padilla |
| Community Education (Spring D) | Virtual and in-person classes and clinics for students and their parents to include anything from Golf and Soccer clinics to Imagination Camp and Art Starz. | Becky Farrow, Doris Padilla |
| Eagle Leaders | They help student in and out of their cars on the car lines, mornings and afternoons. They are our news crew for KFES and they help in the library. | Kristin Kilgour |
| First Lego League | Students in grades 4-8 can try out for their campus First Lego League team. Participants will gain problem-solving experience by building and coding a robot and solving a real-world problem, then competing against teams from around the region. They will improve their research, problem-solving, teamwork, coding and engineering skills as a result of this experience. | Anita Estrada-Carrera |
| Intramural BB (4/5) | Intramural Basketball provides an opportunity for 4th and 5th grade students to learn the fundamentals of basketball while engaging in competitive tournament style game days. #ComalIMSports aims to make participation in sports a meaningful and engaging choice for students regardless of specific interest or level of ability. | Coach Jay Wheat |
| Intramural Soccer | Intramural Soccer provides an opportunity for 4th and 5th grade students to learn the fundamentals of soccer while engaging in competitive tournament style game days. #ComalIMSports aims to make participation in sports a meaningful and engaging choice for students regardless of specific interest or level of ability. | Lyn Mizanin |
| Intramural Sport Stacking | Intramural Sport Stacking is a before/after school opportunity for students to learn and engage in the competitive sport of Sport Stacking, also known as cup stacking or speed stacking. Students can compete as an individual or a team stacking 12 specially designed cups in pre-determined sequences as fast as possible. | Jay Wheat |
| Intramural VB (4/5) | Intramural Volleyball provides an opportunity for 4th and 5th grade students to learn the fundamentals of volleyball while engaging in competitive tournament style game days. #ComalIMSports aims to make participation in sports a meaningful and engaging choice for students regardless of specific interest or level of ability. | Coach Jay Wheat |
| Journalism | Students will learn, research, and collaborate on a variety of journalism types including how to write a journalistic-type story. | |
| Off Campus Connected | Students who are involved with work, club sports, community groups, church groups, and other outside organizations that contribute to the community. | |
| SACC | Comal ISD’s School-aged Child Care after school program engages kids in homework time, academic enrichment, group games, arts and crafts, indoor/outdoor play and snack time. | Becky Farrow, Doris Padilla, Jordan Torres |
| Sow Healthy Gardens | Garden Club is an opportunity for students to engage in Fall and/or Spring vegetable gardening with support of the Comal Master Gardeners and the Learn, Grow, Eat, Go curriculum. | Meghan Holland |
| Strings (5th) | Comal Independent School District Violin Program is to provide high quality solo and ensemble training for 5th grade musicians. The Comal ISD violin program offers professional musical guidance with social and performance experiences. Dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in musical education and performance, the CISD strings program provides the opportunity for students to discover within themselves a source of enrichment, beauty, and a means of aesthetic expression, which will last a lifetime. | Keily Camac-Schrey |
| Volleyball Club | Volleyball club is a before/after school opportunity for students to learn and practice the basics of volleyball. | Coach Jay Wheat |