SHAPING YOUNG MINDS
St. Thomas High School is a well-established college preparatory that provides a caring, intellectually challenging learning atmosphere in which young men develop the tools necessary to become successful in their future studies and careers. Our students are well prepared for an ever demanding and diverse world. Young alumni often tell us that the course content and workload in college is very manageable for them because they trained for academic rigor at St. Thomas.
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Communications and Technology Department
St. Thomas requires a year of technology credits for graduation. All students take Computer Applications for one half credit, typically in the freshman or sophomore year.. The remaining half credit can be attained by taking at least one of the following: Web Design & Management, Broadcast & Video Production, Advanced Journalism: Yearbook, Advanced Journalism: Print & Digital Publishing, Java Programming, AP Computer Science A, or Visual Basic Programming. Other courses may be taken for elective credits during the Junior and Senior years.
Grade 9 or 10: Computer Applications (required), Robotics
Grade 11: (one of the following required) Web Design & Management, Broadcast & Video Production, Advanced Journalism: Yearbook, Advanced Journalism: Print & Digital Publishing, Java Programming, AP Computer Science A, or Visual Basic Programming. Other courses may be taken for elective credits during the Junior and Senior years.
Grade 12: (any of the following electives) Web Design & Management, Broadcast & Video Production, Advanced Journalism: Yearbook, Advanced Journalism: Print & Digital Publishing, Java Programming, AP Computer Science A, or Visual Basic Programming. Other courses may be taken for elective credits during the Junior and Senior years.
*Students may take Computer Applications for original credit during the summer freeing up opportunities for more communications and technology electives earlier in their STH career.
Will Nash (B.A English, Texas A&M University; M.A English, National University) is the Dean of the Communications and Technology department. He joined the St. Thomas faculty in 2005 as an English teacher and adviser of the Eagle Newspaper. Mr. Nash attended Texas A&M University where he minored in journalism and was a member of the Aggieland Yearbook staff as a photographer. He has advised the Aquin Yearbook, The Eagle Magazine, and The Eagle Online since 2016 while also teaching several English courses. Due to the growth of the journalism program, Mr. Nash began exclusively teaching journalism courses in 2020.
Darrell Yarbrough (B.S. Speech Communications, Stephen F. Austin State University; graduate studies, University of Houston) began teaching at St. Thomas in 2015. Darrell coaches the STH debate team and serves as an assistant coordinator of the TAPPS academic team. He currently holds the Strake Master Teacher Chair for Public Speaking and Debate. His teaching assignments include Forensics (I-3) and Speech.
Matthew Griesmyer (B.S., University of Houston-Clear Lake) arrived at St. Thomas in 2023 after teaching in public school for five years. He specializes in graphic design and visual arts. Prior to St. Thomas, he taught in Katy ISD and Spring ISD. Prior students of Mr. Griesmyer have earned district and regional awards including Scholastic Golden Keys.
Daniel Green (B.A., Spring Hill College; M.Ed., Educational Leadership, Lamar University) has been teaching at St. Thomas since 2002. He teaches Theater I and II and Technical Theater I as well as Speech. Dan is the Drama Guild moderator and his drama program is consistently recognized as one of the premiere theater programs in the Archdiocese.
