Sharpstown HS senior talks about why she’s obsessed with collecting owls Meghan Berndt has been justifiably excited about being accepted into Bryn Mawr, her dream university, this fall. Now, the Sharpstown High School senior is getting ready for the big changes ahead, by getting to know both current and aspiring “Mawrters” and obsessively buying anything […]
All HISD campuses and offices will be closed for spring break from Monday, March 16, through Friday, March 20, 2015. Schools and offices will reopen for normal business on Monday, March 23, 2015. Employees should consult the duty schedules posted here. The HISD Police Department will be patrolling district facilities all during the holiday break. […]
In February, HISD completed the purchase of property near downtown at Scott and Coyle streets, which will become the campus for the new High School for Law and Justice. The school’s new three-story building, part of the district’s $1.89 billion bond program, will combine a 21st century learning environment with unique features – including a […]
When Gov. Greg Abbott outlines his emergency items as governor in a new video, early education takes the top spot, along with one of HISD’s elementary schools. Abbott toured pre-K, kindergarten, and first-grade classrooms at the School at St. George Place on Feb. 26, 2015, and met with district leaders afterward. Read more about his […]
Earlier this year, Olaide Sode put the finishing touches on the last of 23 separate applications she submitted to various colleges and universities. She has already received acceptance letters from two in-state schools, but the others remain a tantalizing mystery. Read more about how the Carnegie Vanguard High School is dealing with the suspense of […]
Placing a strong emphasis on college attendance and completion, Houston Independent School District Superintendent Terry Grier on Wednesday unveiled plans to expand the district’s successful EMERGE program and double the number of college counselors available to high school students.
Now, EMERGE scholar can just wait and let the acceptance letters roll in Some people thought Olaide Sode was crazy when they found out she was planning to apply to almost two dozen different colleges and universities this year. But the Carnegie Vanguard High School senior persevered, and she wrapped up the last of the […]
When Meghan Berndt learned that she would be attending her dream college this fall, she immediately began thanking all of the people who helped her get accepted there. Read more about how the Sharpstown High School senior reacted to the exciting news in the Jan. 23, 2015, edition of eNews. Other stories in this week’s […]
Graduating seniors are starting to discover where their quest for higher education will take them this fall, as colleges and universities across the country are sending out letters of acceptance to those who applied for admission early. More than two dozen students in the district’s EMERGE program have already received either early decision or early action notices from top tier schools, including Stanford, Notre Dame, Rice, Cornell, and Harvard.
With winter upon us, it’s a great time to sign up for HISD text alerts to receive updates on school weather conditions. Just text YES to 68453, and you will be enrolled in HISD text messaging. Texting provides instant access to the latest updates regarding school closures and other emergency situations. Before you send your student out the door on a cold morning, be sure they are dressed in layers, including a scarf, gloves, and hat […]