Six months ago, Lauren Paquette was teaching in North Carolina and living at the poverty level with her husband and son. Now, that’s all changed. “We started realizing, ‘We can’t afford to live here anymore,’” explains the Hobby Elementary School fourth-grade teacher. “I saw that HISD was coming back to Charlotte, and I said, ‘You […]
H.J. Russell & Co. representatives meet with subcontractors to discuss opportunities on the rebuilding of Davis High School. HISD’s Business Assistance – Supplier Diversity Department, along with representatives from H.J. Russell & Global Momentum, hosted a meet and greet recently at the Hattie Mae White building to give contractor attendees the opportunity to network and […]
It’s been several months since Minhnguyet “Nicky” Tran was sworn in as a police officer for the Houston Independent School District Police Department. Currently working at Chavez High School, the University of Houston graduate made history by becoming HISD PD’s first female Asian police officer. Tran says she remains committed to community policing and in keeping […]
More than 400 students from 14 Houston ISD schools participated in a UIL academics meet, the first of the 2014-2015 season, at Lee High School on Oct. 18. Academics meets are held throughout the school year. They include character-building educational activities and emphasize good sportsmanship and fair play. Here are the winners:
In this edition of I Am HISD, which features district students, graduates, employees, and other team members, we talk to Jake Breier about how he became the district’s “Career Cowboy,” what he has learned about managing expectations through costumes, and the changes audiences can expect to see in the program this year. [photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000HB2fuXQA5t8″ g_name=”20141021-Cowboy” […]
SELF and Fondren foundations bring baseball, unity to school community When baseball season begins next spring, the students at Francis Scott Key Middle School will be running the bases of their new baseball field. The Stacey and Bo Porter SELF Foundation, in partnership with the Fondren Foundation, are together donating the construction and support for […]
Jonathan Simmons, a student at HISD’s Waltrip High School, has been chosen to serve on the Souper Bowl of Caring’s (SBOC) national youth advisory board this year. The junior was one of only 14 students selected from across the nation to participate, and Jonathan was chosen after completing a rigorous application process that required students […]
Houston ISD wants to help parents be ready for when their children graduate and go on to college or join the workforce. The district’s Family and Community Engagement Department is holding a Family Learning Academy to give tips and let parents know about the options available. [photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G00006reL15h3f6w” g_name=”Family-Learning-Academy-Oct-4″ width=”600″ f_fullscreen=”t” bgtrans=”t” pho_credit=”iptc” twoup=”f” f_bbar=”t” […]
Moments after the bell rings for the last class period of the day, Sterling High School student Jacqueline Vickers is buckling her seatbelt inside a flight simulator and preparing for takeoff. [su_youtube url=”http://youtu.be/Ipvy2fgFkT4″ responsive=”no”]youtube url=”http://youtu.be/Ipvy2fgFkT4?list=PL3698yunUU3X5OH2JRZajfYkxTfLHN4rW” width=”320″ height=”200″ responsive=”no”][/su_youtube] With her hands resting on the flight yoke, she reviews the flight control panel and gazes at […]
Chávez High School has been selected to participate in the UDL: Transforming High School Learning Environments (UDL:THSLE) project this year—and it is the only school chosen from the seven county area that makes up Region 4 to do so. “Your application reflected the level of excitement, planning, vision, dedication of resources, and commitment that we believe is […]