For a second consecutive year, Academy Sports + Outdoors is honoring seven college-bound high school seniors from Yates High School with scholarships and a donation to the school totaling $50,000.
Continue readingLamar HS twins graduate as valedictorian and salutatorian
Lamar High School twins Alex and Lauren Koong are graduating with grade point averages separated by only a thousandth of a point.
Alex is the class of 2022 valedictorian and Lauren is the salutatorian.
Continue readingBenavidez ES names Martha Preston as new principal
Martha Preston has been selected as the new principal of Benavidez Elementary School.
Continue readingHarvard ES names Dr. Shelby Smith as new principal
Dr. Shelby Smith has been selected as the new principal of Harvard Elementary School.
Continue readingHISD Trustees unanimously approve $2.2 billion budget and highly competitive teacher pay raises
The Houston Independent School District Board of Trustees unanimously approved adopting a $2.2 billion budget for the 2022-2023 school year that includes an average raise of 11% for teachers. That will bump the starting salary to $61,500.
Continue readingBurbank MS cafeteria manager celebrated with June Customer Service Impact Award
When Burbank Middle School Cafeteria Manager Rosalyn Parks was led into a meeting room with her eyes covered, she had no idea what was waiting for her. The room was decorated with garlands of balloons, some spelling out “CONGRATS.”
Continue readingSpring semester’s Dedicated Associate Teacher, Associate Teacher, Elementary and Secondary Nurses of the Month
HISD’s Office of Talent and HISD’s Health and Medical Services named its Dedicated Associate Teacher, Associate Teacher, Elementary School Nurse, and a Secondary School Nurse of the Month awards.
Continue readingHISD Campus Hiring Event June 18 open to all candidates
HISD’s Teacher Recruitment and Selection Team is hosting a major Campus Hiring Event on Saturday, June 18, from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at Delmar Fieldhouse, 2020 Mangum Road, 77092.
Continue readingHISD offering variety of programs and activities for summer
HISD is offering a variety of fun and educational activities for the summer to help students prepare for the upcoming school year and prevent the “summer slide.”
Summer of Fun METRO Pass offers students free rides all summer long
The Summer of Fun pass is a unique fare card offering K-12 (and college) students free rides on the following METRO services from June 1 through August 31, 2022:
- Local bus
- Park & Ride bus
- METRORail
- METRORapid
- METRO curb2curb