At this month’s Workshop Wednesday, sponsored by HISD’s Business Assistance department, about 35 attendees had the opportunity to hear from Mildred Dillon, a certified public accountant and founder of The Money Doctor. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: September 2015
HISD schools, offices closed for Labor Day observance
All HISD schools and administrative offices will be closed on Monday, Sept. 7, 2015, in observance of Labor Day.
All HISD offices and schools will reopen on Tuesday, Sept. 8.
For National Day of Service, consider volunteering in HISD
In 2009 the United States Congress officially recognized Sept. 11 as a National Day of Service and Remembrance, during which citizens are encouraged to donate time to charitable service and improving their community.
Thousands of volunteers across the nation will paint and refurbish homes, run food drives, spruce up schools, reclaim neighborhoods, and participate in other charitable activities.HISD has several opportunities for those who wish to focus volunteer efforts on the children of our city. Whether you are interested in supporting the area’s teachers, helping with after-school programs, or tackling the nation’s literacy problem, there are ways to get involved.
Here is a guide to volunteering in HISD: Continue reading
State grant to expand reach of home visiting program for parents of preschoolers
HISD’s Family and Community Engagement (FACE) team has been awarded a $5,880,967 state grant that will help the district significantly expand the reach of its Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) program.
The five-year Texas Home Visiting Program grant, a project of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, will provide funding for the district’s Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) program to support an additional 500 families with children ages three to five. The grant will also support services for parents of newborns to three-year-olds via Collaborative for Children’s Parents as Teachers program and provide funding to support Adult Education classes offered by Houston Community College for parents who wish to further their education. Continue reading
Students use artistic talents to raise money for blind Chinese orphans
When asked how they spent their summer months, many students answer that they went to the beach or a swimming pool, visited with relatives, or took a vacation.
But one student from Carnegie Vanguard High School was able to write a most unusual “what I did over my summer vacation” essay this fall after she spent a week and a half in June playing the piano to benefit needy Asian children.
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Senior Kerrigan Quenemoen, along with her partner, Kenneth Yu (who graduated this spring from Bellaire High School), were invited to do a series of charity concerts in China to raise money for blind Chinese orphans. Continue reading
Gridiron legends kick off National Literacy Month for Bush Foundation
Former Houston Oiler quarterback Dan Pastorini was accustomed to passing a football on the field. Now, he passes on knowledge and a love of reading by volunteering to read to a child. Pastorini and gridiron legend Charles Alexander joined The Barbara Bush Literacy Foundation, Lone Star Sports and Entertainment, and Phillips 66 at Walnut Bend Elementary School on Aug. 31 to help kick-off National Literacy Month.
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Every September, this national literacy initiative aims to raise awareness of the nation’s literacy crisis. Studies show that children who do not read proficiently by the end of third grade are four times more likely to leave school without a diploma than proficient readers. That’s why volunteers are so vital to helping kids comprehend the power of being able to read. Continue reading
Community meetings scheduled to share design concepts and site plans for 2012 bond schools
The Houston Independent School District has scheduled six community meetings for the month of September to discuss the progress being made within the 2012 bond program, which will renovate or rebuild 40 schools to create 21st century facilities.
Hogg MS to start offering students P.E. credit in squash
Principal Angela Sugarek celebrates the opening of new squash courts at Hogg MS with some of her students on Aug. 29.
Hogg Middle School recently became the first public school in the U.S. to house squash courts on its campus and the first in Texas to offer in-school squash courses for physical education credit.
Principal Angela Sugarek and dozens of her students celebrated this milestone with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new in-house courts on Aug. 29.
The state-of-the-art squash and education facility — which was built in partnership with Mission Squash — was constructed out of an existing but underutilized gym at no cost to the school. The renovated space now houses three internationally sized squash courts, a multipurpose learning center, locker rooms, and an academic lab with a full-capacity classroom and multimedia education tools. Continue reading