Harvard Elementary School marked an important milestone on Sept. 18 when the school celebrated being 123 years old.
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Nutrition Services, military veterans join to plant seeds of hope on 9/11
As the sun rose over Mykawa Farm, Bernadette Plummer gathered with fellow military veterans to build garden beds where students can plant seeds and a gazebo to offer the young agriculturists shade from the Texas heat.
Nearby, other volunteers assembled outdoor teaching tables and a hoop house where seeds from HISD school garden will be kept warm enough to sprout in the winter.
Successful ‘Students Within Reach’ walk encourages students to return to school
Kashmere High School sophomore Floyd Young dreams of becoming a professional football player one day, but before he can play in the NFL, he knows he must return to school. Young had not been in a classroom due to the threat of COVID-19, but his mindset changed on Saturday when HISD Superintendent Millard House personally came to his home to check on him.
Along with staff, administrators, and community members, House walked door-to-door as part of the “Students Within Reach Walk” effort to reconnect with students who had not returned to school this fall.
Furr HS goes ‘Future Forward’ with mural for Hispanic Heritage Month
Furr High School is starting Hispanic Heritage Month off with an artistic spark. The students collaborated with local artist Robert Ramos to make the “Future Forward” mural.
Host an International Exchange Student
HISD Abroad – a global education initiative in HISD – is inviting teachers, parents, staff, and HISD community members to join the HISD global family and host an international exchange student this fall.
Register for a virtual information session hosted by AFS-USA and HISD. There are two opportunities to attend and learn more:
- Tuesday, Sept. 21 at 6 p.m.
- Thursday, Sept.23 at noon
National Merit Scholarship Program names 47 HISD seniors as semifinalists
The National Merit Scholarship Program has named 47 HISD seniors from seven schools as 2021 semifinalists.
The seniors have an opportunity to compete for approximately 7,600 scholarships worth more than $30 million that will be offered next spring. Nationwide there are approximately 16,000 semifinalists in the 66th annual National Merit Scholarship Program.
Continue readingCareer Readiness to showcase student CTE programs
Starting this month, HISD will be promoting the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Cluster Calendar to better highlight all the CTE-related programs that are being offered.
Continue readingHISD employee COVID-19 vaccination opportunity
HISD is partnering with Next Level Health to provide two drive-through vaccination opportunities on Saturday, Sept. 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m and Wednesday, Sept. 22, from 3 to 7 p.m. in the Hattie Mae White east parking lot.
Next Level is providing the Pfizer vaccine. HISD staff who are interested in being vaccinated should register on the Next Level link below and complete the online health history and electronic consent form prior to arriving on site. Only staff members who pre-register for the COVID-19 vaccine will be able to receive the vaccination.
Register here for the COVID-19 vaccination.
Cars will enter the HMW east parking lot at their scheduled time and be checked in. After receiving the vaccine, the staff person will remain in the designated waiting area for 15 minutes of monitoring.
In-person, virtual classes to resume Wednesday Sept. 15
All HISD in-person and virtual classes will resume on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. All HISD buildings, schools, and offices will also open on Wednesday.
Again, please note that HISD classes and business operations will resume on Wednesday, Sept. 15.
‘Team effort’ helps Foster ES become an IB school
This summer, Foster Elementary School went from an Improvement Required school to International Baccalaureate status.