For M/WBEs who want to learn and network, there are host of opportunities across the city. Just click on the individual links to find out more about each event. November Tuesday, Nov. 13 – Women’s Business Enterprise Alliance Town Hall 2013: The town hall meeting, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., will provide an overview of […]
The Houston Independent School District is hosting a networking event for subcontractors interested in providing services to architecture and engineering companies, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., on Nov. 28 at Carnegie Vanguard High School. The gathering will give participants the opportunity to discuss their qualifications should they seek to do business with the district as […]
The Waltrip High School band has been invited to participate in the Inaugural Celebration in Washington, D.C. The award-winning band has been invited to perform at several venues at the Inaugural Celebration, including the World War II Memorial and the Post Office Pavilion. The band also is a candidate to be the representing band program […]
What: The Houston Independent School District, along with Sterling High School CTE Department, HISD College and Career Readiness Department and the HISD Department of Transportation, is launching a new initiative to prepare more students for careers in the automotive technician industry. The new automotive internship will be available to seniors at Sterling High School who have […]
Measure passes by better than 2-1 margin Thirty-eight Houston Independent School District campuses, including 28 of the city’s high schools, will be rebuilt or renovated under a bond proposition that won voter approval by better than a 2-1 margin on Tuesday. The $1.89 billion measure passed with overwhelming support, earning 69 percent voter approval, according […]
[portfolio_slideshow] Simultaneous phone banks after school on Monday at Davis, Sharpstown, Chavez, Scarborough and Furr plus one earlier on Friday at the Sam Houston Math, Science & Technology Center (MSTC) resulted in 187 commitments from Houston voters promising to hit the polls on Election Day. More than 100 students participated in the phone banks in collaboration […]
HISD’s Class of 2012 earned a record $180 million in college scholarship offers, and seniors this year are hoping to match or surpass that number. To assist students in their scholarship search, HISD’s College and Career Readiness Department is holding the “No Dollar Left Behind” Scholarship and Financial Aid Fair on Tuesday, Nov. 13, from […]
On the eve of Election Day, dozens of students from various HISD high schools will be volunteering with Mi Familia Vota to call thousands of Houston voters to encourage them to hit the polls on Election Day. Students from Chavez, Furr, Scarborough, Davis and Sharpstown high schools will be working the phones today after school […]
Students at Sterling High School and Carnegie Vanguard High School will soon be the beneficiaries of a new partnership with the Houston Airport System. Mayor Annise Parker, along with Sterling HS students Jesse Soto, Javonte Woodson, and Abril De La Cruz, announced the new initiative, dubbed the Aviation Club, during a press conference held Oct. […]
The Houston Academy for International Studies held a “Get Out and Vote!” rally on Friday, Oct. 26, but their work is far from over. The students plan to march downtown this Friday (Nov. 2) on the final day of early voting to encourage any stragglers to head to the polls and finish the entire ballot. […]