The 2013-14 school year got off to a great start this week as we welcomed approximately 46,000 students through our doors on the first day of school. Each new school year brings its own set of challenges and this school year is no exception. One positive challenge I welcome is the transition to the new [...]
Approximately 100 Alief Early College High School students received their diplomas on August 1, making them the first graduating class of that campus. Out of those 100 students, about 60 had already received their associate's degree from Houston Community College. Miller Intermediate School was chosen as July 2013 Spotlight School for Thinking Maps. The campus [...]
Olle Middle School students swept the competition at the National Junior Forensic League (NJFL) National Tournament in Birmingham. Faiza Qazi finished third in the nation in Original Oratory. Diamond Alexander also advanced to the quarterfinals (top 24 in the nation) in Poetry Interpretation, and Alaynna Smith advanced to the quarterfinals (top 25 in the nation) [...]
The Alief ISD Special Olympic Superstars basketball team brought home a silver medal from the Special Olympics Summer Games held in Arlington. Martha Chang won a gold medal for her 50 meter walk and a seventh place ribbon for her softball throw. Jesus Patino won second place in the 50 meter run and a fourth [...]
Superintendent HD Chambers received the prestigious President's Award at the Third Annual Guiding Star Award Program presented by the Parents for Public Schools of Houston organization. Mr. Chambers is the only superintendent to ever win this award. Business Partners/Mentoring Specialist Delores "Dee" Jones also received a 2013 Guiding Star Award. This is the second Guiding [...]
Points of Pride Janine Hoke, Kathy Jahn and Dr. Walter Jackson were respectively announced as Alief ISD's Director for Professional Growth and Improvement, Executive Director for Curriculum and Instruction and Area Superintendent. Hoke is currently the principal of Miller Intermediate, Jahn is the principal of Horn Elementary, and Dr. Jackson is the principal of Taylor [...]
May 20, 2013 Congratulations to Elsik High School soccer standout Kayode George for being named the 2012-13 Gatorade Texas Boys Soccer Player of the Year! He was also named the 2013 Houston Chronicle Player of the Year. We are so proud of him and all the Elsik Rams, under the leadership of coach Vincenzo Cox, [...]
Elsik High School student Marian Ebhamen has been chosen as a Gates Millennium Scholar. More than 54,000 students from around the country apply for the scholarship, and only 1,000 students are selected. The GMS Scholarship Award provides support for the cost of education by covering unmet need and self-help aid, renewable awards for scholars, graduate [...]
April 22, 2013 Points of Pride Kerr High School was named one of Children at Risk's top 10 high schools in the Houston metropolitan area. Kerr, given an "A" grade, was ranked fourth out of 150 Houston-area high schools, and ranked 11th out of 1,171 Texas high schools. The rankings serve as an accessible guide [...]
April 19, 2013 Good morning, The 2013 Alief ISD Teachers of the Year were named in an exciting ceremony at Taylor High School last night. Trustees honored each building Teacher of the Year and the seven finalists were presented to the audience. Courtney Rees, a teacher at Collins Elementary, was named the Elementary Teacher of [...]
