HISD Board approves $41 million budget amendment

Houston ISD (News) 10/9 3:47A HISD Communications

$2.3 million in grants for mental health, afterschool supports also approved The Houston Independent School District Board of Education voted 8-0 with one abstention to approve a $41 million budget amendment to fund additional supports for...

National Merit Scholarship Program names 81 HISD seniors as semifinalists

Houston ISD (News) 9/17 7:06A HISD Communications

The National Merit Scholarship Program has named 81 Houston Independent School District seniors as 2021 semifinalists. The high school seniors have an opportunity to compete for approximately 7,600 scholarships worth more than $30 million that...

HISD grad receives scholarship for work in MFAH’s #StrongerThanCovid photo series

Houston ISD (News) 9/15 10:21A HISD Communications

An alum of the Houston Independent School District was recently presented with a college scholarship from Houston’s prestigious Orange Show Center for Visionary Art. Mary Onwumere, a 2020 graduate from Lamar High School, received the $500...

Lamar High School blends the old and new as construction nears completion

Houston ISD (News) 9/8 3:46A HISD Communications

For Principal Rita Graves, it is impossible for her to pick a favorite part of the construction project at Lamar High School. The $122 million project, part of the 2012 Bond Program, brings several improvements to the campus, including a new,...

Museum of Fine Arts Houston presents online exhibit featuring HISD students

Houston ISD (News) 8/31 12:00P HISD Communications

The Museum of Fine Arts Houston recently released an online photography exhibition featuring works from HISD Class of 2020 graduating seniors created during the COVID-19 pandemic. The virtual exhibition,  Stronger than COVID-19: Empowering the...

Welch MS students receive supplies thanks to Karen Johnson Back to School Bash

Houston ISD (News) 8/25 5:20A HISD Communications

HISD’s Welch Middle School sparked to life for a few hours on Saturday as parents and students drove through to pick up school supplies during the 13 th Annual Karen Johnson Back to School Bash. This year s event – hosted by the mother of retired...

20 HISD students named National Merit Scholarship winners

Houston ISD (News) 7/16 9:17A HISD Communications

A total of 20 Houston Independent School District students from six high schools have been selected as winners of National Merit Scholarships this year with the final four recipients named this week. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation...