Fifth-graders use ‘Leader in Me’ principles to conduct annual ‘hot toy’ survey Students at HISD’s Longfellow Elementary School have been polling their school-mates for the past 15 years to determine the hottest toys each holiday season, but this year, they took a slightly different approach.
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SIS eighth-grader Katherine Miranda named first 2014 winner in Luby’s ACT program Luby’s has been rewarding good behavior in HISD middle school students through its ACT Program (Achieving Character Together) program since 2008, and this year, the first student to be recognized with a silver award came from Sharpstown International School.
Three other HISD students also earn perfect scores on college-readiness tests this year Zachary Kortum, a senior at the DeBakey HS for Health Professions, cemented his status as “college-ready” this year by bringing home perfect scores on both the ACT and the SAT. “I was very excited and surprised to find out that I’d scored […]
HISD Construction and Facility Services managers showed their gratitude for the hard work of each team member on Wednesday during the department’s annual appreciation luncheon. Employees were treated to a catered barbecue lunch served by managers and prizes, including gift cards and prize baskets, were handed out. [photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000NVh43VMCKhk” g_name=”20141119-CFSAppreciation” width=”600″ f_fullscreen=”t” bgtrans=”t” pho_credit=”iptc” twoup=”f” […]
More than 500 students participate in annual event to boost their interest in STEM subjects, careers Mathematics and science can be fun! Just ask any one of 500-plus students who participated in the Education Rainbow Challenge at Reagan High School on Saturday, Nov. 15. As part of HISD’s efforts to strengthen students’ skills in the […]
HISD’s Business Operations Department is hard at work behind the scenes on its new customer service initiative, which is geared to maximize the positive impact district employees can have on their customers. Over the past several months, the department has hosted Service Excellence training workshops for both managers and employees. During the sessions, employees learn […]
As high school students across HISD are deciding which college to attend next fall, students at Eastwood Academy are learning that a bachelor’s degree will only take them so far. [su_vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/111886794″ responsive=”no”] “After I get my bachelor’s degree, I want to get into my career, get work experience for a year, and then go […]
[photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000X9zL.TlO53c” g_name=”20141117-Bellaire-StudentPresentation” 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” ] Students at Bellaire High School on Monday heard from the project architect during a lunchtime meeting sponsored by the student council about […]
HISD’s project teams are moving forward ahead of schedule with the planning and design of 21st century campuses in the last two groups of schools being renovated or rebuilt under the 2012 bond program. As part of the process, Project Advisory Teams (PATs) made up of teachers, parents, students, community representatives, architects and staff, have […]