Michelle Thomas has been selected as the new principal at Martin Luther King, Jr. Early Childhood Center. Thomas most recently served as a Teacher Specialist at MLK ECC. She began her career in 1996 as a 1st grade teacher at Gregory-Lincoln. She also taught at Milne and Poe Elementary and as a Teacher Specialist at […]
A long red carpet adorned with gold stars and flanked by large striped boxes overflowing with white and yellow balloons posing as popcorn helped set the stage for a celebration at Mitchell Elementary School. Eager students grabbed bags of popcorn and gathered for classroom watch parties, loudly counting down the seconds until the premiere of […]
A record nine Houston Independent School District students from six campuses won prestigious national gold medals in the 2020 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. This is the first time HISD has had nine national gold medal winners in a single year. The winners competed against more than 80,000 students who submitted nearly 230,000 works of […]
Join Career Readiness as they celebrate graduating seniors who have secured employment or committed to the U.S. Armed Forces. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 20, at Delmar Fieldhouse (2020 Mangum, 77092). See Career and Military Signing Day for more information. For questions, please contact Melanie Martinez-Gomez at mmarti96@houstonisd.org […]
First-grader Nidarshani Chinthagunta gasped and her eyes widened as a bright turquoise bike adorned with white balloons was wheeled into the T.H. Rogers conference room where she stood sandwiched between her mother and school principal. Grabbing the 20-inch Titan Tomcat by the seat and handlebars, she carefully eyed the new bike as she whispered a […]
Neymar Gonzalez could barely contain his excitement. The Braeburn Elementary School third-grader vigorously clapped his hands as a five-minute countdown launched on the big screen at the front of his classroom. “Yay! Five minutes until showtime!” Gonzalez squealed. “I’m so excited!” Similar excitement was felt throughout the school on Friday afternoon as students celebrated the […]
As Maria Iglesias posed for photos in her classroom at Scarborough Elementary School to celebrate her selection as the Associate Teacher of the Month for March, several of her kindergarten students stood by quietly hoping to get a photo with their favorite associate teacher. “I just come here and I know they need so much […]
Education and awareness play a critical role in creating a sustainable future — but it also requires action. That’s why this April, HISD’s Energy and Sustainability department is asking campuses to show appreciation for the planet by taking the 2021 Earth Month pledge and participating in eco-friendly activities. “Our students are global citizens. It’s important […]
HISD has partnered with the Houston Dynamo and Dash to provide free virtual classes for early childhood students and their families with the Soccer Starts at Home Program (SSAH). This preschool-targeted program will focus on building the brain-body connection for students, reinforcing and building brain pathways as well as reinforcing parent-child bonds. If you are […]
Lamar High School and Barbara Jordan Career Center have both been named education finalists in Houston Business Journal 2021 Landmark Awards. The annual awards program recognizes outstanding real estate projects that make a significant impact on the Houston landscape and help sculpt the look, feel, and image of the city. Both schools were built under […]