Vol. XV Issue 3
Cypress Springs High School - 7909 Fry Rd. Cypress, Texas 77433
May, 2012
Principal Barbara Weiman retires After 14 years at CSHS and five as principal, Weiman prepares for life after public education by Ashlee McDaniel Reporter The woman who has represented our school so well is taking her rightful time and leaving the nest. Principal Barbara Weiman has served at Cy-Springs since 1998. Those years included working as assistant principal, associate principal, and her current place as principal for five years. In total, that is 14 long, hardworking, and passionate years to be devoted to our school. Before making Cy-Springs High School her final home, she worked at a few other schools. Her first was in the Alief district, at a high school where she worked as a biology, environmental, and IPC science teacher for five years total. She then moved into Cy-Fair ISD where Cook middle school offered her a job, and she took the role of a seventh grade teacher and specialized as a team leader in the science department where she also taught life science. She made the decision to move again, to become a cougar at Cy-Creek High School. There she taught biology and psychology. Finally, she made Cy-Springs her home for good. There was never any thought in Wieman’s early years that she would travel down this career path coming out of college. In high school, she wanted to pursue a career in Pre Med. With that not working out as she planned, she took a chance and received a certificate in teaching in the fields of English and Psy-
chology. She still continued in the things she loved and graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University with a degree in Biology and a Master’s in administration from University of Houston. “As a child, I always ‘played’ teacher, and my parents told me I would become a teacher one day,” she said. “I never believed them until I actually became one.” Many people are wondering why Wieman is retiring. She says she has a family that she loves and cares for very much, and like most of us, family comes first. She wants to take care of her mother who is becoming ill, and she wants to be by her side every step of the way. She also has a grandson on the way whose delivery date is on graduation weekend. She says there is so much she will miss and so much she has to look forward to in her future. “I have so much ahead of me that I know will bring joy to my life,” Wieman said. “I feel this is God telling me that it’s time to move into another part of life.” Wieman stated she cherishes every moment that takes place every single day in her life. She will miss the things that happen in our school, and she doesn’t take anything for granted. She says she will miss the staff most of all, but what she loves is when students come back and tell her the great things that have happened in their lives since their graduation day. “I know I have done my job because of how I have affected so many people’s lives,” she said. “That gives me joy to hear the things they have accomplished.”
Principal Barbara Weiman's official retirement date is June 29. Weiman has been at Cypress Springs since 1998.
Cobia takes over for Gonzalez Panthers gain new Athletic Coordinator, head football coach by Cynthia Arreguin Reporter
Rick Cobia named new Athletic Coordinator and head coach of the Panthers.
Cypress Springs has welcomed a new athletic coordinator and head football coach, Richard Cobia. Next year, returning athletes are in store for new beginnings, and Coach Cobia seems ready to prepare them for what is up ahead. Our new head coach is ready to rejuvenate the athletes. He believes that everything starts with them. He wants the athletes to be responsible and disciplined, and that will reflect in their efforts on the field or the court. Cobia has plenty of experience with coaching, 29 years and counting. He has coached at Langham Creek High School and Cypress Falls High School. After spending 10 years in the Cy-Fair District, Cobia left with the advice of George Hop-
per to become a head coach at another district and would eventually return. “Ironically, my next door neighbor is George Hopper, (Hopper Middle School namesake) and he’s the guy who told me one day I would come back,” Cobia said. Then the opportunity Cobia was looking for arose when Cypress Springs was in search of a new head coach. This occurred when former athletic director Roland Gonzalez left the district. “When the opportunity for me to become a head coach here at Cypress Springs came about, I looked into it, and I felt like I was a great fit for this job,” Cobia said. “I applied for this job, and I feel really blessed to have gotten it.” Now as he has settled in, he has felt very welcomed here at Cypress Springs. Cobia has felt the excitement from the football players and has felt honored to
have been received positively. He says wants to make a difference and become a role model to all the students and help students grow. “I hope as the head football coach at Cypress Springs to not be a failure and to not let our kids down,” Cobia said.
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