In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., HISD’s Nutrition Services Department hosted 86 students at the Food and Agriculture Literacy Center at Mykawa Farm for a day of volunteering, learning, and strategizing to combat food insecurity in the HISD community on Saturday, Jan. 13. Attendees included students from Stevenson Middle School, Kashmere, Wheatley, and Worthing High School students in the Miles Ahead Scholars program, as well as the Texas A&M 4-H Global Leadership Beyond Education (G.L.O.B.E.) program.
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Blackshear Elementary student triumphs at 28th annual MLK Oratory Competition
Foley & Lardner LLP hosted the 28th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Oratory Competition at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church on Friday, Jan. 12. Each year, HISD elementary students recite original speeches inspired by the civil rights leader. This year’s theme was “How would Dr. King reflect on the 60 years since his I Have a Dream speech?”
Continue readingHISD offices, schools closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center and all HISD schools and district offices will be closed on Monday, January 16, 2016, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Normal school and business operations will resume on Tuesday, January 17.
HISD offices, schools closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center and all HISD schools and district offices will be closed on Monday, January 18, 2016, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Normal school and business operations will resume on Tuesday, January 19.