Frank Iheanacho one of only 36 students from across the nation to be selected
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Frank Ileanacho, a senior at HISD’s Westside High School, has been selected by the U.S. Army to participate in its 2014 All-American Bowl.
Frank was one of just 36 students to be chosen from across the nation, and the only one from HISD schools, and officials at the Westside campus held a pep rally in his honor to celebrate on Nov. 21.
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Fondren Middle School celebrated its new status as an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School on Nov. 21 with music, poetry, art, and special guest speaker James Reilly, a former NASA astronaut. Fondren joins Reagan High School and Hogg Middle School in receiving official authorization in July to offer the rigorous IB Middle Years Programme (MYP).
“IB is a totally new approach to learning for us,” said Fondren MS Principal Monique Lewis. “Teachers are teaching differently, and students are learning differently. There is more collaboration among students and more open-mindedness in general.”
Construction managers, architects, engineers and program managers who’ve been awarded contracts so far in the 2012 bond program were part of a mandatory daylong HISD training Wednesday to ensure that they comply with all safety, labor and M/WBE requirements. Continue reading
Nearly 100 people turned out this week to weigh in on proposed design concepts for Worthing and Sterling High Schools during community meetings held at each campus.
Both schools are slated to be rebuilt under the 2012 bond program, which was approved by voters in November 2012.
“This is an exciting time for Sterling,” Principal Dale Mitchell told the audience of more than 40 at his campus on Monday. “It’s very important that you’re here and giving your feedback.” Continue reading
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Briargrove Elementary students took on a big project to beautify their school during this year’s Green Apple Day of Service, and the results of that effort are now being considered for a national award.
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The school used the day of service to spruce up their grounds and build a butterfly garden, utilizing materials from the City of Houston’s Reuse Warehouse – a space for excess building materials that would otherwise be dumped in local landfills. Now the school is a contender for the 2013 National Reuse Contest, sponsored by The Reuse People of America.
Kolter Elementary School French teacher Claire Frazier was decorated as a chevalie (knight) in the Order of the French Academic Palms by French Cultural Attaché Sylvie Christophe on Nov. 20. The ceremony was attended by HISD Trustee Mike Lunceford, Kolter Principal Stephen Shetzer, French Deputy Attachés Diana Kruger and Laurianne Blandel, Frazier’s family and friends, and her fellow teachers and their students.
Nearly 20,000 meals to be served today
What: HISD elementary schools will be getting a head start to Thanksgiving celebrations today with a specially prepared lunch by HISD Food Services. Today’s menu includes homemade turkey and dressing with gravy, seasoned green beans, steamed corn and diced pears. Each year’s Thanksgiving lunch is a huge success with thousands of family members attending. Last year HISD served 15,000 meals, and today they are prepared to serve up to 20,000.
Reporters are invited to attend and cover the Thanksgiving luncheon beginning at 10:15 a.m. at Kennedy Elementary School.
Who: Elementary school students and parents
When: Thursday, November 21 at 10:15 a.m.
Where: Kennedy Elementary School, 400 Victoria
HISD team members from supplier diversity and procurement on Tuesday met one-on-one with minority- and women-owned business enterprise professionals at a business matchmaking forum, providing detailed guidance on doing business with the district.
For three hours, team members met individually with M/WBEs in engineering, packaging, and technology in 10-minute sessions, providing guidance on the M/WBE certification process, joint ventures, HISD contracts and Request for Proposals (RFPs). The event, organized by Business Matchmaking, drew more than 200 people.
The Houston Independent School District was named Tuesday as one of 31 finalists for $120 million in federal Race to the Top funds, from a field of more than 200 applicants.
Up to 10 winners are expected to be named by the end of 2013. Each winner could receive awards of $4 million to $30 million from the U.S. Department of Education. Because of its size and number of students it serves, HISD was eligible to apply for the maximum award. Continue reading