Today, Americans everywhere will be paying tribute to members of the Armed Forces as we celebrate Veterans Day. We are fortunate to have many veterans working in Alief ISD. They are working as teachers, coaches, principals, police officers, JROTC instructors, in our mail rooms and much more. I am truly appreciative for the veterans in [...]
Stuff A Bus event planned for December 12 Once again the Alief ISD communications team will host the annual "Stuff-A-Bus" event to assist the Alief ISD Education Foundation's Uniform Effort Clothing Pantry. This year, the event is being held on Friday, December 12. The Uniform Effort clothing pantry helps hundreds of pre-kindergarten through eighth grade [...]
Hastings High School will be hosting an international exhibition titled "Survival in Sarajevo" through November 14. "Survival in Sarajevo" is the story of diverse ethnic and religious groups coming together to help each other during the Bosnian War. Coming to Hastings from New York, where it was opened by Samantha Powers, U.S. Ambassador to the [...]
The Alief ISD Education Foundation's Pay It Forward campaign ended with high staff participation. Campuses and programs with the highest participation percentage are Crossroads, Bush Elementary, Collins Elementary, Killough Middle School, Taylor High School, Budewig Intermediate, SOAR/LINC/Night High School, Elsik Ninth Grade Center, Miller Intermediate and Boone Elementary. Superintendent HD Chambers received the Voice for [...]
The City of Houston is hosting the Neighborhoods, USA (NUSA) conference from May 20 - 23, 2015 in Houston, Texas. NUSA is a non-profit group focused on building stronger communities by providing learning, information sharing and networking opportunities for its members. Meaningful and entertaining neighborhood tours are one of the key components of a successful [...]
Keep Alief Clean & Green. Join the International District for a Recycling Day on November 8th at Crump Stadium. On-site document shredding available - Courtesy of Tradition Bank Electronics Recycling - Courtesy of CompuCycle Acceptable items include : -TVs up to 27"-Speakers, Phones, Cameras, -Computer Stuff-Small Appliances-Batteries NO FRIDGES, ACs, or HEATERS Download Flyer (PDF)
National Night Out is an annual event held every first Tuesday of October throughout the country. It is an effort to promote crime prevention activities through police-community partnerships, neighborhood involvement and send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back. It is also an opportunity for people to come [...]
Alief ISD Superintendent HD Chambers received the Voice for Children Award during the Children At Risk 2014 Accolades Luncheon. Alief ISD was the only public school district in Texas to be honored at the event. Children At Risk stated that Alief ISD stands out as a successful model for other large school districts in Texas [...]
The City of Houston's Housing and Community Development Department (HCDD) is developing plans to spend a projected $200 million in federal grants by carrying out community development, quality of life, and affordable housing projects over the next five year.Help us understand your neighborhood by completing the Community Needs Survey. In 3 easy ways:1. Complete the [...]
The International District held our 2nd Annual, Fall Festival on Saturday, October 11. In spite of the rain the event drew out 250 participants . There was food, photo booth, pumpkin patch, field relay games, moonwalk, music and fun for all at the festival. Special thanks to our sponsors, M2L and Viet Hoa for making [...]
