Students’ achievements show how we’re ‘becoming great all over’
2013 April 11
Naturally, I am very proud to work for a school district that has been named a finalist for the Broad Prize for Urban Education twice in as many years.
But while it is wonderful to be recognized for the progress we’re making as a district, many of our students and teachers are also being honored individually for their accomplishments.
Here is just a small sampling of the many accolades earned by members of Team HISD over the past few weeks:
- Seven graduating seniors from Bellaire, DeBakey, and Westside high schools were named Academic Achievement Scholarship winners by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation
- Farias Early Childhood Center was recognized by a nationally recognized expert on early childhood education for its successful behavior modification program
- High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice student Kristin Gerhart won second place in a national JROTC Essay contest.
- A team of students from Westside High School won the Best Eco-design Award for the second consecutive year at the Shell Eco-marathon Americas.
- Eight HISD students won either gold or silver medals this year in the national Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
You can read more about these and other well-deserved honors by following us on Twitter and looking for the #GreatAllOver hashtag. Go, Team HISD!
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