Kellie Karavias, a culinary arts teacher and garden educator at Gregory-Lincoln Education Center, who teachers her students how to grow, harvest and cook healthy foods, has been highlighted as a Food Revolution Hero on Chef Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution website. “Food Heroes” are people across the country who combine their passion for food with innovative […]
HISD Food Services will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday After giving the cafeteria dining area and kitchen a complete makeover, students at North Forest High School will get to enjoy four new build-your-own dining stations and celebrate their cafeteria’s new look during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, August 30at 10 a.m. at 10725 Mesa […]
[vimeo https://vimeo.com/73242718 w=320&h=205] Sharpstown HS student Scorpia Taban started the 2013–2014 school year on Monday missing some crucial school supplies. But now, thanks to a generous donation by Chase, the freshman is equipped with all she needs for a successful year. “This is great, because this morning I didn’t have a backpack,” Taban said. “This […]
Donations valued at more than $30,000 to benefit nearly 1,300 students Just in time for the start of the new academic year, Chase and its partners have donated $30,000 in school supplies to the students of Sharpstown High School. The presentation to students will be made in the school auditorium at 7504 Bissonnet on Tuesday, […]
HISD is launching a new program this year designed to increase student achievement “from the middle.” The Lead Principal Initiative pairs highly effective principals with other campus leaders at similar schools to spread the district’s best practices more effectively. “‘Leading from the middle’ refers to influencing from among, rather than from above, below, or in […]
Houston ISD teachers are participating in the Rigor Institute to get ready for the new school year! See what they’re saying about it.
Help HISD get dropouts back in school by volunteering for the 2013 Grads Within Reach walk. This year’s event will be held at 24 high schools from 8 a.m. to noon on Sat., Sept. 7, 2013. Volunteers will be placed in teams and fan out across the city, based on the school to which they […]
Parents of Houston Independent School District students in the North Forest community are invited to participate in a tele-town hall meeting Thursday night. This is HISD’s second tele-town hall meeting to provide North Forest parents an opportunity to ask questions of top HISD officials before the first day of school on Aug. 26.
The first day of the school is only days away, and HISD’s Transportation Department is doing everything possible to ensure a safe and successful school year. All parents should receive a postcard in the mail and at least two telephone calls before school starts with their children’s bus-route information, but a customer call center has […]
Teachers at the 11 schools participating in the pilot phase of the PowerUp program are receiving their laptops!