Fall Holiday Oct 3 and 4

Students have October 3 and 4 off this week. Teachers have professional development on October 3. All students and staff members return to campus on Monday, October 7th.

Qualifying Elective Intent Form - Pass/Fail Form

From September 23-October 2, the Bellaire Counselors are visiting fine arts and athletics classes to notify students about HISD’s Qualifying Elective Intent form linked here. Courses that qualify are: Athletics, Art, Band, Cheer, Choir, Dance, Drill Team, JROTC, Theater, Orchestra, Guitar. Presentation is linked here.

The option to convert a numeric grade of 85 or higher to a “pass” applies only to:

• High school students (9th-12th) enrolled in qualifying elective courses
• Upon receipt of a fully executed intention statement, submitted by the student to the Counselor by the dates below: 
• Fall 2024 Deadline: October 11, 2024
• Spring 2025 Deadline: February 21, 2025 (only for courses added to the student’s schedule for the spring semester after the end of the first grading cycle in the fall)
• Courses taken in 9th grade through 12th grade.
• Qualifying elective courses must be taken in HISD.
• A numeric grade must be assigned to a high school student’s first full, fine arts and physical education credit (1.0). Any additional fine arts and physical education credits (up to 4 semesters) can be converted to a “pass” if the course grade average requirements are satisfied, and the form is submitted.
• The Intent form can be applied to band students after 2 semesters of Marching Band (first full PE credit) and 2 semesters of Symphonic or Concert band (first full fine arts credit) are completed.
• The option to convert a numeric grade of 85 or higher to a “pass” may be applied in up to four (4) qualifying elective courses for no more than 2.0 state credits during a student’s high school tenure. Students receiving a “pass” for the semester grade average will receive a 0.5 credit value. 
• Courses designated as Career and Technology Education (CTE) or foreign language do not qualify as qualifying elective courses.  From the BHS Counseling Department

Congrats to Bellaire Football

The Cards defeated Sam Houston 35 to 0 in our Homecoming Game! Watch a recap of the game here.

2024 Homecoming Court

Congratulations to the 2024 Homecoming Court and King and Queen Finalists! #CardinalProud

9th grade Duke: Jake Brasington

9th grade Duchess: Emma Nguyen

10th grade Duke: Davis Adams

10th grade Duchess: Lily Cornejo

11th grade Duke: Aiden Gross

11th grade Duchess: Ellie Zacharia

Homecoming Queen Finalists: Sage Canahuati, Jada Johnson, Camilla Patino

Homecoming King Finalists: Matthew Guzman, Chris Wilson, Micah Winn

Homecoming King: Esaam Zaman and Homecoming Queen: Allyson Nguyen

Homecoming Dance

The Homecoming Dance was a huge hit and a great experience for our students. Thank you to Rachel Berger and Shannon Hoffer and their incredible group of PTO volunteers for putting on the event. They transformed Main Street into the perfect venue, had an awesome DJ, sweet treats, and tons of neon extras. A great time was had by all!

Buy a Yearbook!

The yearbook is currently at its lowest price! Hurry and buy your yearbook before the price increases!

Click Here!

PSAT and SAT

The SAT Suite of Assessments is designed to help students determine what they need to work on most so that they are ready for college when they graduate from high school—and it supports educators as they guide the way. Our scholars at Bellaire High School will be taking the Digital PSAT 8/9 and PSAT/NMSQT on October 16th and SAT for Seniors that have not taken the test yet on October 23rd . More information can be accessed here.

Looking for information about how to prepare for the PSAT? Click here!

PTO Annual Campaign - Stronger Together

A Big Thank You to Our Incredible Donors – Help Us Reach 100% of Our Goal!

We are truly grateful to the generous families who have donated so far. We are excited to share that we’re currently 59% of the way toward the Stronger Together fundraising goal for this year, but we still need your help to reach 100%! 

Whether you are able to give a little or a lot, every donation counts and brings us closer to achieving this milestone.

By donating today, you will help Bellaire High School continue its excellence in education and wide enrichment programs benefiting all students THIS school year.

With deep appreciation,

The Fundraising Team

fundraising@bellairepto.org

Click here to access the campaign.

STAAR Tutorials for Students Retesting in December

Students who need to retest on one or more STAAR EOC exams will receive tutorial assignments this week. STAAR tutorials are mandatory and held during the red block of Cardinal Hour.

Mandatory tutorial notices will be sent home with students this week. The notification pages need to be signed and returned to the school. Attendance will be taken at tutorials.

Attendance Matters

In Texas, students must attend at least 90% of their classes to receive credit for a course. The "90% Rule" is part of the Texas Education Code (TEC), specifically in Section 25.092. means that if a student misses more than 10% of their class meetings (excused or unexcused), they may be at risk of losing credit. For a typical semester, this is around 9 days. The number of days varies and also depends on the length of time a student has been enrolled. Even if a student’s grades are passing, excessive absences could prevent them from receiving credit for the course. It’s important to stay on top of attendance and communicate with the school if issues arise. Attendance matters!

Students who have already begun to accumulate absences that could lead to NGs received notices along with their progress reports on Friday.

Coffee with the Principal

Thursday, October 17th @ 9am in the BHS Library.

Please arrive by 8:45am. All visitors must check in at the front office. Garage parking is available. 

Bellaire Spirit Wear!

Show your school spirit with our new Bellaire T-shirt in stock!

All online orders will be available for pick up during Cardinal Hour on Friday on Main Street.  Click here to check it out! 

Please email emilycgannaway@yahoo.com or tpromubol@gmail.com with any questions. Thank you for your continued support.

Bellaire Men's Lacrosse

Registration is still open for the 2024-2025 men's lacrosse season! All the information about this club sport and required paperwork for physical exams, registration and payments can be found at our website:  www.bellairelax.com . Practices are ongoing and the season starts in January 2026! 

Questions? Email us at: bellairehslax@gmail.com. Go Cardinals!

Lacrosse Spirit Night

Don't worry about cooking on Monday, Oct. 7. Order fajitas instead and support our lacrosse team. Spirit Day at Fajita Pete's benefitting Bellaire Men's Lacrosse Club

Monday, Oct. 7, 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

West U/original location - 6719 Weslayan, Houston, 77005  Website to Order

Parents On Patrol - Join POP

POP - Parents on Patrol

Sign up to be a part of Parents on Patrol! Volunteers that help keep our campus safe. The hours are flexible. Click here to sign up and/or receive more information about how you can help.

To be a POP, you must first be VIPS-certified. Use this link to become VIPS-certified: How to Volunteer 

Mr. Niggli's assistant, Angelina Solis, is your contact for VIPS in case you have any questions. Her email is angelina.solis@houstonisd.org

Once you are VIPS certified you will be able to sign up for a training session.

Safe Gun Storage

Linked is the document outlining State of Texas laws pertaining to concerning safe gun storage and responsibilities of the parent and/or guardian. We are informed that according to Texas State Law 46.13, in Texas, a “child” is defined as a person under the age of 17. The statute indicates that a person commits an offense if a child gains access to a readily dischargeable firearm and charges the person with criminal negligence: (1) failed to secure the firearm; or (2) left the firearm in a place the person knew or should have known the child would gain access to. Please review the attachment on safe gun storage and be familiar with it.

Club Schedule - Get Involved!

Join a Club - Get Involved

Club Meeting Schedule

Our Goal=Every Student to Connect with a Club!

The club meeting schedule for Cycle 2 is out! 

We have over 300 club meetings scheduled for Cycle 2 -- that's 11 opportunities for community and connection every day! Pursue a passion, find a new interest, make some friends, and have some fun during Cardinal Hour. Click here to see a full list of clubs.

Please see Ms. Chapman in room 2712 or email her at echapman@houstonisd.org with any questions about getting involved with clubs!

Library Update from Ms. Carpenter

We have officially reached the first 6 week mark! Congrats to all parents, students, and teachers! We have had a ton of successes in the library in the first 6 weeks. We have had 80 events scheduled for library services: makerspace lessons, research lessons, library check-out, PLC meetings. As you can see in the graph, 90% of these events include either collaborative lessons or Professional Learning

Community meetings with teachers to discuss future collaboration.

Ms. Carpenter has taught roughly 1,430 of our students through these classroom visits and collaborations. Student visits with unique students is almost to our halfway mark, with 40% of students having visited the library on their own at least once. Lastly, our circulation is UP from last year- with a total of 1,710 books circulated through physical library and our online book databases. We have checked out 1,156 in September alone! 

Included in this weeks highlights: English II classes came to the library to learn about finding books for independent reading and learn how to earn Literacy Honor Cords through our Incentive Program. Leaders are Readers! Happy Homecoming Cardinals! 

Graduation Date Announced!

The Class of 2025 will graduate on June 9th at 9:00 am. No tickets will be required to attend graduation. More information and details will be share with families in the spring.

Remind Groups

We encourage all students and parents to join their class Remind group. Throughout the year we utilize a variety of channels to communicate with our community. Remind allows us to push timely messages and reminders to you throughout the year. We are committed to not filling up your text stream. You can text to join or their are links at the bottom of the E-News that you can use to join your class group.

Early Dismissal from School

All students must check out with Ms. Espadas in the Attendance Office located in the Main Office before leaving school during the school day. Parents must also come in to check their students out, and they must present a valid ID that matches information in PowerSchool/HISD Connect. The main office will then request the student from class.

3:00 PM is the cut-off time to pick a student up early for the day. Parents arriving after 3:00 PM cannot have their student called down to the attendance office. If a student needs to be picked up early, they must be picked up before 3:00 PM.

When absent, students should turn in an excuse note (doctor’s, parent, etc…) to Ms. Espadas for filing. As a reminder, a minimum attendance requirement of 90% in each class is required to award course credit. 

Be a PTO Volunteer!

The PTO at Bellaire HS is a huge support system to the entire school. Please consider getting involved in a way that works for you and your schedule!

Volunteer

Contribute

Stay Informed

BHS Spirit Store is open online!

We are accepting online orders throughout the summer. All online orders will be available for pick up during Cardinal Hour on Friday on Main Street near the big screen. Click here to check it out!

Please email emilycgannaway@yahoo.com with any questions. Thank you for your continued support.

• PSAT - October 16

See Something, Say Something: Keeping Our School Safe Together

We want to remind our community about the See Something, Say Something app—an essential tool to help maintain a secure environment. This app allows students, staff, and parents to report any suspicious activity, concerns, or potential threats anonymously.

By speaking up and working together, we can prevent issues before they escalate, ensuring that Bellaire High School remains a safe place for learning and growth. Remember, if you see something that doesn’t feel right, don’t hesitate—report it here. Together, we can make a difference!

2024-2025 Student Handbook

Click here to access the 2024-2025 Student Handbook. We encourage every student and parent to read through the handbook to become familiar with they systems and procedures that are in place at Bellaire HS.

Dress Code for the 2024-2025 School Year

Please take a moment and read through our dress code.

Click here to access the dress cod

It Takes A Village...

Please help us collect important information and bring student and staff accomplishments to our school community. Please share with us Bellaire HS activities and student achievements. You can upload your pictures or event notices. Together, we can accomplish a lot. You can submit information anytime on the homepage on the right side of the page or bookmark this link.

Thank you to the Bellaire PTO Corporate Sponsors for 2024-2025

Remind Messaging App

All parents and students are encouraged to join their BHS Class Remind Group. Remind is a communication tool that will deliver important communications through text message or email. You can download Remind for IOS here and Android here. Once you download the app, simply text the class code you belong to above to the number 81010.

Remind can also be accessed by clicking on the links below to join a group.

Class of 2025

Class of 2026

Class of 2027

Class of 2028

In addition to the class codes above, students will have the opportunity to receive communication and correspond with their teachers through the Remind App.