As schools across Houston Independent School District prepare for the 2021-2022 school year, several campuses are using billboards to spread the message about their unique programs.
With taglines like “helping students succeed beyond academics” and “Game Changers,” the billboards tout each school’s individual characteristics and encourage surrounding communities to enroll their students in the schools.
Continue readingAs the sound of drums reverberated off the walls of the lobby at Sterling Aviation High School, Nurse Veronica Myers instantly knew this wasn’t going to be a typical morning.
As she was cheered on by that school’s cheerleading squad, Myers was surprised with the Secondary Nurse of the Month award for May. With more than 50 nominations from Sterling’s faculty and staff, Myers was a standout nominee for the recognition.
Continue readingMiguel Garcia thought he was in trouble.
As he heard his name over the all-school announcement at Madison High School on Thursday morning, followed by a “please come to the front office immediately,” Garcia assumed the worst.
But the real reason behind the announcement was that he was named the Achieve 180 Dedicated Associate Teacher of the Month for May.
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Darcele Lofton has been selected as the new principal for Hines-Caldwell Elementary School. Lofton most recently served as principal at Bellfort Early Childhood Center.
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Bettina McKinney has been selected as the new principal of Highland Heights Elementary School. McKinney began her career at Dogan Elementary School as a fifth-grade science teacher.
Continue readingJennifer Pettit has been selected as the new principal at Gregg Elementary School. Pettit most recently served as assistant principal at Shearn Elementary School.
She began her career in 2006 as a kindergarten teacher at Alcott Elementary School. Pettit was promoted to a teacher specialist at Shearn Elementary School. In 2017, she became an assistant principal at Shearn. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Houston and her Master of Adult Education and Training from the University of Phoenix.
Jordan Curtin has been selected as the new principal at Foerster Elementary School. Curtin most recently served as assistant principal at Benavidez Elementary School.
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John Kimble has been selected as the new principal at Codwell Elementary School. Kimble most recently served as assistant principal at Lawson Middle School. He began his career in 2009 as a teacher assistant at Harper Alternative School.
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Kizzy Luke has been selected as the new principal of Bell Elementary School. Luke most recently served as assistant principal at Highland Heights Elementary School. She began her career in 2000 as a kindergarten teacher at Kashmere Gardens Elementary.
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LaTreia Woodard has been selected as the new principal for Gregory Lincoln Education Center. She previously served as principal at Foerster Elementary School.
Woodard began her career in education as an intervention teacher in Cy-Fair ISD. Woodard taught a variety of grade levels from kindergarten through seventh grade in Fort Bend ISD and HISD. She continued to develop her leadership skills as a team leader, data specialist, instructional specialist, dean of instruction, and IAT Manager before becoming principal at Foerster.
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