Don’t Miss MLK Jr. Oratory finals Jan. 18
The Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP law firm is conducting its 17th annual MLK Jr. Oratory Competition at the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church of Christ (500 Clay Street, 77002) and the finals are slated to take place from 10:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 18. Details about the event are available here (.pdf). You can also click here to watch last year’s winner, Pleasantville ES fifth-grader Matthias McBride, and the other finalists give their speeches. HISD will provide similar coverage of this year’s event. . Here are some other dates you may want to mark on your calendar:
January 1–31: Board Appreciation Month
January 11: HEB Excellence in Education Award nomination deadline
January 11 (.pdf): Magnet application deadline
Jan. 15–Feb. 1: HISD’s Souper Bowl of Caring Food Drive
January 17: Board meeting
January 18: Ruby Sue Clifton Scholarship deadline
January 18 (.pdf): MLK Jr. Oratory Competition finals
January 18: AFP’s Youth in Philanthropy Award application deadline
January 21: Martin Luther King Jr. holiday
January 25: Fund for Teachers application deadline
February 1: State of the Schools luncheon
February 9: Houston Hispanic Forum’s 27th annual Career & Education Day
February 11: G/T Speaker Night for Parents (postponed due to expected inclement weather)
February 14: Board meeting
February 16: T. H. Rogers 50th anniversary celebration
March 4 & 5: 27th annual Child Abuse Prevention Conference
