Lead Principal Initiative Helping Other Campuses Succeed
Ortiz Middle School Principal Noelia Longoria HISD is launching a new program this year designed to increase student achievement “from the middle.” The Lead Principal Initiative pairs highly effective...
View Article‘Eagles’ symposium encourages students to soar with STEM courses
Hundreds of middle and high school students learned about science, technology, engineering, and math careers at a symposium organized by the Gathering of Eagles and the Houston Military Affairs...
View ArticleOrtíz MS campus leader named regional Principal of the Year by TASSP
Noelia Longoria Noelia Longoria, who is one of HISD’s Principals of the Year for 2014, is now one step closer to being recognized at the state level for her exemplary campus leadership, after recently...
View ArticleSummer program gives rising sixth-graders a taste of middle school life
Incoming sixth-grader Taylor, 10, believes it’s important to protect the bee population, and she thinks she knows ways to do so. “Planting flowers will help attract bees so they can make more honey,”...
View ArticleAVID program supports low-income students’ quest for college
The desks in seventh-grade teacher Zachary Cummings’ AVID classroom at Hamilton Middle School are arranged so that students can work in groups. Collaboration is one of the five hallmarks of AVID, along...
View ArticleOrtiz Middle School celebrates diversity
Ortiz Middle School celebrated both Chinese New Year and Black History Month last week. Students participated in both programs, which honored the diversity on their campus. Ortiz AVID students...
View ArticleHISD Board of Education hosting meetings to gather input on superintendent...
REMAINING FEBRUARY DATES Thursday, Feb. 25 4 p.m. Ortiz MS (6767 Telephone Rd. 77061) 6 p.m. Hartman MS (7111 Westover, 77087) Saturday, Feb. 27 10 a.m. HMWESC (4400 W. 18th St, 77092) The Houston...
View ArticleTen HISD students to compete in Houston Public Media spelling bee April 2
Lovett ES fifth-grader Bryan Moore poses with his mother, Tonyamas Moore, who won the spelling bee at that campus back in 1986. Five boys and five girls from 10 different HISD schools will be testing...
View ArticleLead Principal Initiative Helping Other Campuses Succeed
Ortiz Middle School Principal Noelia Longoria HISD is launching a new program this year designed to increase student achievement “from the middle.” The Lead Principal Initiative pairs highly effective...
View Article‘Eagles’ symposium encourages students to soar with STEM courses
Hundreds of middle and high school students learned about science, technology, engineering, and math careers at a symposium organized by the Gathering of Eagles and the Houston Military Affairs...
View ArticleOrtíz MS campus leader named regional Principal of the Year by TASSP
Noelia Longoria Noelia Longoria, who is one of HISD’s Principals of the Year for 2014, is now one step closer to being recognized at the state level for her exemplary campus leadership, after recently...
View ArticleSummer program gives rising sixth-graders a taste of middle school life
Incoming sixth-grader Taylor, 10, believes it’s important to protect the bee population, and she thinks she knows ways to do so. “Planting flowers will help attract bees so they can make more honey,”...
View ArticleAVID program supports low-income students’ quest for college
The desks in seventh-grade teacher Zachary Cummings’ AVID classroom at Hamilton Middle School are arranged so that students can work in groups. Collaboration is one of the five hallmarks of AVID, along...
View ArticleOrtiz Middle School celebrates diversity
Ortiz Middle School celebrated both Chinese New Year and Black History Month last week. Students participated in both programs, which honored the diversity on their campus. Ortiz AVID students...
View ArticleHISD Board of Education hosting meetings to gather input on superintendent...
REMAINING FEBRUARY DATES Thursday, Feb. 25 4 p.m. Ortiz MS (6767 Telephone Rd. 77061) 6 p.m. Hartman MS (7111 Westover, 77087) Saturday, Feb. 27 10 a.m. HMWESC (4400 W. 18th St, 77092) The Houston...
View ArticleTen HISD students to compete in Houston Public Media spelling bee April 2
Lovett ES fifth-grader Bryan Moore poses with his mother, Tonyamas Moore, who won the spelling bee at that campus back in 1986. Five boys and five girls from 10 different HISD schools will be testing...
View ArticleMarlen Martinez named new principal of Ortiz Middle School
Marlen Martinez has been selected as the new principal of Ortiz Middle School. An HISD alumnus, Martinez has served students as a teacher, magnet coordinator, and an assistant principal. Most recently,...
View ArticleTwelve additional HISD middle schools join Verizon Innovative Learning...
Twelve Houston Independent School District middle schools are among the latest campuses to be selected for participation in the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools program, which addresses barriers to...
View ArticleOrtiz MS celebrates heritage, diversity with mariachi program
The scene playing out on the stage at Ortiz Middle School on a humid May morning is a familiar one to many Houstonians. Musicians decked out in embroidered pants, wide-brimmed sombreros, and colorful...
View ArticleSuperintendent House tours campuses to kick off first week with HISD
As he walked through the first and second grade classrooms at Mading Elementary School, Superintendent Millard House was greeted with the smell of freshly made tamales. Students attending summer...
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