Keeping HISD students safe as they walk or bicycle to school daily cross busy streets is the top priority for crossing guards throughout the district, including for veteran crossing guard Raul Valdez. Named “Crossing Guard of the Year” for 2014 by the Houston Independent School District Police Department, Valdez’s professionalism and dedication to the safety […]
The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) has teamed up with Houston Independent School District to offer the first in a series of sustainable schools webinars for all teachers on Tuesday, Sept. 30.
The HISD Board of Education will consider Thursday renaming the Young Men’s College Preparatory Academy after late Congressman Mickey Leland, who represented the Fifth Ward neighborhood where the school is being built.
[su_vimeo url=”http://vimeo.com/105600579″ width=”320″ height=”180″ responsive=”no” ] Many Houston ISD schools held special events to celebrate International Literacy Day on Sept. 8. Anderson Elementary School students held a parade of book characters, and they participated in a special presentation of the Wizard of Oz. Students and staff donned costumes to perform the story. “We want to […]
Almost 90 percent of the student body at Sharpstown High School qualifies to receive free or reduced price lunch, but that hasn’t stopped them from noticing that others are also struggling to keep food on the table. That’s why students and administrators at that school are hosting a campus food drive on Saturday, Sept. 6, […]
[su_vimeo url=”http://vimeo.com/105032455″ width=”320″ height=”180″ responsive=”no” ] Staff and personnel from the Houston Independent School District Police Department got cold and soaked on Friday after participating in the popular ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. With the help of students from Lanier Middle School and a donation of buckets from Home Depot, members from the department gladly accepted […]
A new academic year kicked off on Aug. 25 in the Houston Independent School District, and across the city, both brand-new and veteran teachers were getting to know their students, establishing new routines, and buckling down to the business of learning. “I am excited and ready to begin a new school year,” declared Rosetta Calhoun, […]
Unique high school is one of two in HISD on HCC campuses When classes started at 11 a.m. at the new Middle College HS-Gulfton Monday, it was clear this was a different type of campus. Students were starting far later than their comprehensive high school counterparts. There was no bell. And socializing was minimal.
[photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000o9FtELIRLps” g_name=”20140821-Waltrip” width=”600″ f_fullscreen=”t” bgtrans=”t” pho_credit=”iptc” twoup=”f” f_bbar=”t” f_bbarbig=”f” fsvis=”f” f_show_caption=”t” crop=”f” f_enable_embed_btn=”t” f_htmllinks=”t” f_l=”t” f_send_to_friend_btn=”f” f_show_slidenum=”t” f_topbar=”f” f_show_watermark=”t” img_title=”casc” linkdest=”c” trans=”xfade” target=”_self” tbs=”5000″ f_link=”t” f_smooth=”f” f_mtrx=”t” f_ap=”t” f_up=”f” height=”400″ btype=”old” bcolor=”#CCCCCC” ] Waltrip Ram pride was on display Thursday evening as students, parents and staff gathered at the school to pick up class […]
This is the eighth in a series of stories counting down to the start of school, spotlighting what is new in HISD in the coming year. When it comes to their children, parents want accurate information, and they want it fast and at their fingertips. That’s precisely what they’ll get with HISD’s new text message […]