HISD is joining school districts and communities around the nation this month to launch the first-ever Attendance Awareness Month. As part of the initiative, HISD is asking staff, parents, schools, city agencies, community nonprofits, businesses and others to deliver the message that attendance matters for success in school and in life, and that absences can […]
In order to foster relationships between school and community, Hartsfield ES reached out to more than 350 homes during the first-ever Welcome Back Community Walk. It was an opportunity for new Principal Alecia Bell and her staff to interact with students and their families. Bell launched the theme “Transforming Lives – Creating Leaders” with T-shirts […]
When the first lunch bell rang at North Forest High School, hungry students filled the cafeteria and noticed that the walls were a little brighter and there were more food choices than last year. For the first few minutes, students walked around trying to figure out what to order. Over the summer, HISD Food Services […]
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More than 300 people turned out to Lockhart Elementary on Thursday to formally dedicate the new building, which opened to students in Houston’s Third Ward last year. The event drew students and families, as well as a long list of Lockhart supporters, including HISD Trustee Paula M. Harris and the Rev. William Lawson, pastor of […]
Parents of Houston Independent School District students in the North Forest community are invited to participate in a tele-town hall meeting Thursday night. This is HISD’s second tele-town hall meeting to provide North Forest parents an opportunity to ask questions of top HISD officials before the first day of school on Aug. 26.
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Energy Institute HS Ribbon Cutting from Houston ISD on Vimeo. Members of the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) and the Petroleum Equipment Suppliers Association (PESA) gathered with Houston energy executives and HISD officials on Wednesday, August 14, 2013, to mark the opening of the new Energy Institute High School, the first of its kind […]
For a few weeks every summer, The Woods Project shutters its Houston-based office while the entire staff goes backpacking with local teenagers. At first glance, this might not seem to be a very effective business strategy, but the trips are actually aligned with the non-profit organization’s mission—getting economically disadvantaged urban youth out into the wilderness. […]
What: HISD’s Energized for STEM Academy, Inc. is announcing the creation of the first U.S. Marine Corps JROTC program in district history. The U.S. Marine Corps has committed $1 million to help fund the program’s first five years.