Houston-area dietitians converged on Houston ISD Nutrition Services Support Facility in February for the monthly Houston Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (HAND) meeting. Continue reading
Parents of student athletes sing praises of annual Football Showcase
Last month, the seventh annual Greater Houston Senior Football Showcase (GHSFS) took place, and hundreds of student athletes came to NRG Stadium’s practice bubble that day in the hopes of landing an academic scholarship.
The event turned out to be a huge success, as of the 468 students who showed up this year, 374 of them—or a whopping 80 percent—were offered scholarships. And while the tallies of this year’s scholarship dollars still aren’t in yet, the totals have topped $10 million for each of the past four years. Continue reading
Library love leads to volunteering for Brookline ES fifth-graders
The “Early Bird Library Club” has been a popular destination for third- and fourth-graders who want to get in a little reading before class starts at Brookline Elementary School since January of 2014. But this year, a group of seven caring fifth-graders also decided to get in on the library love, when they began volunteering to replace books on the shelves after the club members had left.
Community groups supporting district’s digital transformation
Volunteers spend afternoon at Milby HS learning more about the HUB
Houston community members and local businesses are supporting PowerUp, the district’s effort to digitally transform teaching and learning in the classroom. Recently a group of volunteers spent the afternoon side-by-side with teachers at Milby High School learning more about the HUB, the district’s new online teaching and learning platform.
HISD Instructional Technology Program Specialist Diana Bidulescu came up with the idea of having a support group of volunteers at Milby assist with the school’s recent distribution of laptops to students and its ongoing transition to digital learning. She hopes to expand the program to other HISD high schools in the future.
Employees of the Month honored for ‘Service Excellence’
(From left to right): Abdoul Ly, Tori Cortez, Leo Bobadilla, Nancy Roman, Sgt. Juan Mellado and Cloria Witherspoon.
Five HISD employees were celebrated as March’s Employee of the month for Service Excellence at Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center on Tuesday morning during a special breakfast.
The event, hosted every month by HISD’s Chief Operating Officer Leo Bobadilla, recognizes district employees who go above and beyond to provide exceptional customer service in a safe, courteous, responsive and efficient manner. The group of employees were selected based off of the service philosophy: Continue reading
Students urged to enter art contest for Police Appreciation Week
The Houston Independent School District Police Department will be hosting an art contest on May 11-15 for Police Appreciation Week.
The department is asking third- through fifth-grade students to showcase their artistic skills on the theme of law enforcement. Some ideas may include:
- Highlighting any HISD campus officer, patrol officer, K-9, bike patrol, or honor guard
- Honoring a relative that is in law enforcement
- The importance of law enforcement
- The different types of police officers, such as federal, state, county or municipal
- Appreciation of any police occupations
- Entry qualifications to become a police officer
Middle school students perform at Mandarin Chinese Foreign Language Awards Luncheon
Ten Grady Middle School eighth-graders performed recently at the Mandarin Chinese Foreign Language Awards Luncheon hosted by World Affairs Council of Houston at HESS Club. Continue reading
Highly effective teachers invited to ‘Experience HISD’ on March 14
To advance its vision of Becoming #GreatAllOver, and its commitment to placing a highly effective teacher in every classroom, the Houston Independent School District (HISD) will host its fourth annual Experienced Teacher Fair from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., on Saturday, March 14, 2015. This interactive information session is open to all experienced teachers from outside of the district who have a proven track record of success.
Yates communications students visit Prairie View A&M
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Yates High School of Communications students traveled to Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) to participate in Prairie View A&M Mass Communications Week on Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.
Former BET (Black Entertainment Television) anchor and reporter Ed Gordon hosted a session just for Yates students during which he discussed the media industry and what they need to do to stay competitive. Students also toured the PVAMU television station.
Walnut Bend students learn the love of reading from community volunteers
Neil Bush with the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation reads to a class at Walnut Bend ES
Pre-K and first-graders at Walnut Bend Elementary celebrated the love of reading Monday with the help of volunteers from Phillips 66 and the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation. The day marked the birthday of Theodor Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, and was National Read Across America Day.