Young Elementary School students were surprised on Monday, Dec. 19, with a festive visit from some very special members of their community.
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HISD closed Dec. 22 – Jan. 5 for Winter Break
Winter Break begins on Thursday, Dec. 22. Teachers and staff will return Thursday, Jan. 5, and students will be back in class on Monday, Jan. 9.
HISD Student Support Services gets festive with holiday giving events for Houston families
HISD’s Student Support Services Department is dedicated to connecting students and their families with non-instructional community resources. Students face many obstacles during the school year, and for many families, no time of year is as challenging as the holiday season. The various departments under Student Support services have organized a series of events and worked with community partners to aid students and their families this December.
Continue readingLongfellow ES students reveal top toys for the holidays
Longfellow Elementary School has brought back a decade-long favorite holiday tradition. For the first time since before the pandemic, the school hosted media for the 11th Annual HISD Toy Survey.
HISD closed Nov. 21-25 for Thanksgiving holiday
All HISD schools and district offices will be closed Monday, Nov. 21, through Friday, Nov. 25, for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Normal school and business operations will resume on Monday, Nov. 28.
Continue readingHISD honors student winners of 2022 holiday greeting card competition
The holiday season kicked off in earnest as student artists and district leaders gathered at HISD’s Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center on Monday, Nov. 14, to celebrate the 2022 HISD holiday greeting card competition winners.
Continue readingHISD to observe Fall Holiday
Students will not have classes on Tuesday, October 4, for a Teacher Service Day.
The district will observe a Fall Holiday on Wednesday, October 5, and all campuses and offices will be closed.
Schools and offices will reopen for normal business on Thursday, October 6.
Continue readingHISD to be closed Monday for Labor Day
All HISD campuses and offices will be closed Monday, September 5, for the Labor Day holiday.
Schools and offices will reopen for normal business on Tuesday, September 6.
The HISD Police Department will be patrolling district facilities. Emergencies may be reported by calling 713-892-7777.
HISD schools, offices closed for Fourth of July
All Houston Independent School District schools and administrative offices will be closed on Monday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day.
Continue readingAll HISD schools and offices to close in observance of Juneteenth
On Sunday, June 19, our nation commemorates Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day. Union Major-General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston on June 19, 1865 and informed the enslaved Black people in Texas of their freedom more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued.
In observance of the federal holiday, all HISD schools and offices will be closed Monday, June 20.
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