A modest idea blossoms into help for more than 1,000 Spring Branch ISD families
When Spring Branch ISD Superintendent Scott Muri began assessing the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey, he found more than he ever expected. Surprisingly, the SBISD buildings suffered very little damage; however, SBISD staff and student families told a different story.
It was a story of resilience. He talked with staff members who had seemingly lost everything—home,...
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Friday, December 8, 2017
Cornerstone Academy seventh-grader Jocelyn Munguia applied for a local music scholarship last spring valued at several hundred dollars.
Today, the charter school seventh-grader is the proud owner of a gently used, professional Yamaha alto saxophone valued at about $2,000. The instrument was a family donation made by an official with the local Houston Masonic...
For a third year in a row, the student Navy Jr. ROTC unit based at the Guthrie Center has earned an Outstanding ranking (100 percent in all areas) during its recently completed Area Manager’s Inspection.
In separate but related news, the Guthrie Center-based ROTC group has also been named once again as a Navy Jr. ROTC Distinguished Unit with Academic Honors for ...
Register Now for Feb. 24 Gathering for Girls in Grades 6-8
Ginger Kerrick, a NASA Mission Control flight director for 13 International Space Station and five joint Shuttle missions, will be the keynote speaker for the 26th Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) Conference at Spring Forest Middle School. Registration is now open for young women in grades 6-8. The conference will...
Thursday, December 7, 2017
A new APP promises to make the FAFSA process more accessible for low-income and disadvantaged students, a demographic with the lowest application completion rate in the nation.
The new APP boasts a host of features along with simplifying the financial aid process. Promised features include: the ability to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)...
Donations sought to fund related travel expenses
Four Terrace Elementary School students were chosen recently to join the Organization of American Kodály Educators (O.A.K.E.) National Children’s Choir, which will perform during the group’s national meeting next spring.
Donations are being sought online through the campus and greater Spring Branch community to support...
A group of Memorial High School and Westchester Academy for International Studies students won the coveted Hart Award at Inventathon@HCC, a recent two-day hackathon event.
Hosted by Houston Community College and Clements Inventors Club, the annual event is an opportunity for attendees to rapidly prototype inventions that are designed to improve the quality of life for humans. Areas of focus for improvement include education, poverty, community...
Spring Branch ISD was well represented at the state Capitol Monday, Dec. 4, for an Hour of Code with several legislators. Spring Woods High School teacher Daniel Angel and four students demonstrated their coding skills while helping the elected officials with basic coding.
“We’re (in Austin) to spotlight the need for science education for all students,” said Karen...
Rummel Creek Elementary Principal Nancy Harn (left) was one of several Houston-area principals who met with Secretary of Education Betsy Devos (right) recently at Kingwood Park High School in Humble ISD.
Following a tour of Humble ISD facilities affected by Hurricane Harvey, including Summer Creek High School, which is hosting Kingwood High School students during repairs...
Smash hit comedy combines creepy, kooky, mysterious and “ooky”
The award-winning Stratford Playhouse has announced its rendition of the hilarious musical, The Addams Family, which will be performed Jan. 25 – Feb. 3, 2018.
The weird and wonderfully beloved Addams Family created by cartoonist Charles Addams comes to devilish life in this bright and comically macabre...
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