In 2009 the United States Congress officially recognized Sept. 11 as a National Day of Service and Remembrance, during which citizens are encouraged to donate time to charitable service and improving their community. Thousands of volunteers across the nation will paint and refurbish homes, run food drives, spruce up schools, reclaim neighborhoods, and participate in […]
The Houston Independent School District has scheduled six community meetings for the month of September to discuss the progress being made within the 2012 bond program, which will renovate or rebuild 40 schools to create 21st century facilities.
The island of Sumatra may be half a world away, but that didn’t stop Oak Forest Elementary School students from caring about its wildlife. Children in the school’s kindergarten classes raised more than $2,170 before school let out last year and donated it to the Rainforest Trust after learning how man’s activities can threaten the natural […]
Students at Sterling High School are greeting the new school year with excitement, energy, and optimism. The school’s new principal, Justin Fuentes, is enthusiastic about his school’s programs and the opportunities it offers students. [su_youtube_advanced url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0r0BKXuQJM”] Besides Sterling’s resident aviation program and an aviation engineering and designing program through the Michigan Institute of Aviation Technology, […]
Before bus drivers and bus attendants set off to transport HISD students to and from school for the first week of classes, HISD Transportation managers and a group of principals showed their gratitude and appreciation for employees during a welcome back program at Key Middle School on Friday. [photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000VN3M.wFWt5c” g_name=”20150821-TransportationWelcomeBack” width=”600″ f_fullscreen=”t” bgtrans=”t” pho_credit=”iptc” twoup=”f” f_bbar=”t” […]
Houston Independent School District students are earning significantly more college credit through Advanced Placement exams now than they have in the past six years, according to 2014-2015 data released by the College Board.
Rice camp introduces students to careers related to these devices Drones are making headlines more and more often in the news these days, and about a dozen HISD students have been learning about these high-tech devices — and the careers they’re used in — during a camp held at Rice University. The sixth- to ninth-grade […]
As the first day of school quickly approaches on Monday, HISD Transportation is gearing up for another safe and smooth ride to kick off the start of the school year. Parents should receive a postcard in the mail and at least two telephone calls with their children’s bus route information. For a quicker response, a […]
Ferleshare Starks, a biology teacher at HISD’s Wheatley High School, has been named a finalist for the 2015 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). Starks, who came to HISD from Fort Bend ISD last year, is one of only 10 educators from Texas to be so honored. She was nominated by […]
HISD recognizes the need to instill in students the skills they will need to be successful after high school, in college, or the workplace, and to compete in today’s global economy. In this month’s edition of Up Close, HISD Board of Education President Rhonda Skillern-Jones discusses the skills and characteristics of the Global Graduate with […]