HISD’s Fine Arts Department believes that artistic learning shouldn’t stop just because the school year ends. Beginning in early June, schools around the district host multiple Fine Arts Summer Intensives for all grade levels to keep student visual artists, dancers, thespians, and musicians creating all summer long.
Continue readingHISD EMERGE students spend summer visiting nation’s top colleges
College campus visits are an essential part of choosing the right school for higher learning. For HISD students in the EMERGE program, that means a summer vacation full of stops to some of the best universities across the nation for free.
Continue readingHISD partners with the Astros Foundation to encourage student re-enrollment
A quiet meeting room on the third floor of Minute Maid Park became a command center of dialing phones on June 28 and 29 as HISD employee volunteers rallied to contact unenrolled students and encourage them to come back to school in the fall.
Continue readingBellaire HS debate team shines at world’s biggest speech and debate tournament
Over the summer, the work doesn’t stop for Bellaire High School’s speech and debate team who competed in this year’s National Speech and Debate Tournament, hosted by the National Speech and Debate Association
Continue readingWisdom HS boys soccer team wins district championship
The Wisdom High School boys soccer team are District 9-5A champions after closing out a nearly flawless 2022-2023 season with a record of 24-1.
HISD hosting Campus Hiring Event Wednesday, July 5
The HISD Teacher Recruitment and Selection Team will host a Campus Hiring Event on Wednesday, July 5, 2023, from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. at Delmar Fieldhouse (2020 Mangum Road, 77092).
Continue readingHISD announces principals for New Education System schools
Houston Independent School District announced the exceptional education leaders who will drive transformation at the 28 New Education System campuses.
Continue readingHISD focuses on resources for staff during Men’s Mental Health Month
June is Men’s Mental Health Month, and Houston Independent School District is proud to help raise awareness about the importance of men’s mental health by sharing available resources and supports.
Continue readingCarnegie HS sophomore has a blazing performance to win UIL 5A girls 300-meter hurdles
Carnegie Vanguard High School sophomore Laila Payne gave a stellar performance in the 2023 UIL 5A girls 300-meter hurdles championship to place first.
Payne, who will be team captain of Carnegie’s girls track and field team next year according to Head Coach Jaime Ford, also runs the 100-meter hurdles, 200-meter dash, and 400-meter dash.
HISD freshman wins state tennis tournament
For the first time in 33 years, an HISD student is the UIL 6A state champion in girls tennis. Bellaire High School freshman Catherine Shen earned the title after winning district, regionals, and three state matches to advance and win the final round of the tournament.
Shen is only the second freshman to win the 6A state tournament and the first HISD freshman in history.
HISD Strategic Communications Specialist Travion Harmon met with Shen to discuss her athletic achievement and her plans for the future.
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