Catherine Shen Wins State Championship
Big News! Catherine Shen a 9th grade member of the Bellaire Girls Tennis Team captured the State Class 6A girls' singles title this week! We are #CardinalProud #HardWorkPaysOff
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Senior Final Exams
Final Exams for seniors will be administered May 15-18 during scheduled class times. Students seeking an exemption from a final exam should complete an Exemption Form and turn it into their teacher for approval. Requirements for being exempt can be found on our website here. Students can also download an exemption form here.
Seniors will have a normal schedule and attend all classes the week of May 22-24 and begin Senior Activities on May 25th.
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9th - 11th Grade Finals
Finals for underclassmen begin Thursday, May, 25. Any student in an AP or IB course should check exemptions requirements to see if they can apply for an exemption. Students seeking an exemption from a final exam should complete an Exemption Form and turn it into their teacher for approval. Requirements for being exempt can be found on our website here. Students can also download an exemption form here.
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Lady Cards head to Playoffs!
Good luck to Bellaire Softball as they head into the playoffs this weekend! The weather should be great, head out and catch a game! #CardinalProud
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Belles Spring Show -
The Bellaire Belles Spring Show is Friday, April 28th at 6:30 pm. Grab your ticket early as this is always a popular event. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased online.
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"Help Us Grow" Backyard Soiree - Tomorrow Night
Buy your tickets now! We need you to help us grow.
Join us for the 1st Help Us Grow Backyard Soiree from 7 to 10 pm, next Saturday, 4/29. Event proceeds benefit all students at Bellaire High School.
Get your tickets now before the event is sold out. Click here!
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Yearbook Distribution
For the Yearbook Audience in the Bellaire HS Community, from Balfour:
Thank you for supporting Bellaire High School Publications. We hope you will enjoy your copy of the 2023 Carillon yearbook.
Balfour Publishing regrets the plant manufacturing error that occurred on a number of copies in the 2023 Carillon. Our quality assurance teams are investigating and taking quick corrective action to replace the effected copies as soon as possible.
We are deeply sorry that this causes some students a delay in receiving their yearbook. We ensure that we will correct the problem and provide a new copy before the end of the semester.
We would also like to reiterate that the Carillion staff is not responsible for the manufacturing errors. We apologize and hope that this will not detract the readers from appreciating the hard work of the student journalists who produced this beautiful publication.
Janey Garrison
Director of Customer Service, Balfour &Co Dallas
From the yearbook adviser Andrea Negri:
If your book is affected by the improper sewing/binding and has not been returned, please email andrea.negri@houstonisd.org. We are trying to get an accurate count of how many books are affected as well as try to find a way to fix any books that have not been returned to the company for repair.
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PTO Summer Awards Deadline Approaching!
The PTO recognizes the value of activities and endeavors sought by students for their 2023 summer, which broaden their cultural or scientific understanding or provide unique opportunities for student service or leadership - abroad or here in the U.S. Deadline is April 30th.
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Bellaire Choir
The Bellaire Choral program took four choirs (Varsity and Non-Varsity) to UIL Concert & Sightreading assessment in March and April. All four choirs earned superior (highest ratings) from the judges, earning Sweepstakes trophies. Bellaire was the only HISD school to earn this award for Varsity Choirs and Non-Varsity Treble Choir.
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The Bellaire Madrigal Choir won Best in Festival at the American Classic Music Festival in San Antonio. They earned the top award as well as the Outstanding Performance trophy and a Superior ratings trophy. Marison Palencia and Nasir Starks also won the Outstanding Soloist Awards.
Congrats to all of our choir students and to Ms. Solberg our choir director! #CardinalProud
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Orchestra All State
Congrats to the Bellaire Orchestra students Joshua Cheng and Zachary Xiao for being named to the All State Orchestra. Joshua is a 4 year all-stater. We are #CardinalProud of both of them! Bellaire's orchestra is directed by Ms. Laurette Reynosa.
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Club Meetings
Check out the club meetings next week. It's not too late to connect with or join a club or organization. There are some great meetings next week. Which one are you going to attend?
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Bellaire's Got Talent
Auditions for Bellaire's Got Talent May 2nd and 3rd! Sign up for an audition time on the theatre office door 1226!
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Library Update
The past two weeks have been very busy! Last week Ms. Carpenter was representing Bellaire High School and HISD at the Texas Library Association annual conference. She presented on "Transforming Reporting for Advocacy: Visualizing Data and the Future" and was a speaker and moderator on a panel called "Impostor Syndrome: You got the Job, Now Own it!" We have been super busy with testing, but kids have been checking out books and using library resources. Today, the Best Buddies club came in to use the Makerspace and library resources to conduct a friendship bracelet workshop!
Important dates:
May 8th - Bellaire Alumni Author Speaker series happening open to all students. Michael Lewis, M.D is a 1960 Bellaire HS graduate, member of the National Forensic league (Debate), track star, doctor, photographer, and author. He has published 5 books: 3 books featuring his photography, and 2 books featuring life lessons learned from his various experiences from Bellaire to working with the '97 NBA Chicago Bulls Championship team as their orthopedic surgeon.
May 17th is the due date for ALL library books. We will continue checking out books but will begin collecting them on May 17th to prepare for the end of the school year. This will impact eligibility for final exam exemptions. Students can check their email to see what books they have out or are overdue.
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Host Family Needed for Exchange Student
The Bellaire community and the Council for International Educational Exchange are looking for two local families to host Gabriela and Raul, two exchange students from Spain, who will be arriving to Texas in August. Gabriela and Raul are both recipients of prestigious scholarships through the Fundación Armando Ortega in Spain and were selected because of merit as well as financial need. The acceptance rate for this scholarship is 3.8% out of the 10,500 students who applied in the last academic year.
Gabriela is 16 and writes, “I am a cheerful, outgoing, hard-working, and kind girl. I worry a lot about everyone around me, if they are okay, or need something. I always try to make everybody smile. I play the violin and the piano. I love music. My other hobbies are all related to art. When going out with my friends, or my family I like to go to nature. I enjoy learning (especially if it is things related to sciences, music, or languages) and I get good grades. I am interested in the environment, animals (I love them!), and plants. My favorite sports include basketball and cycling.”
Raul is 15 and writes, “People say I’m a loyal, kind, and funny person. Once I get to know people and become comfortable around them, I can be very talkative. In my free time I usually hang out with friends, and while I’m alone I mostly enjoy drawing and listening to music. I also like sports, and I do track and field and go hiking, but I would love to try new sports and activities such as baseball or gymnastics in the US. I like to help people in need so I’m looking forward to trying volunteering while I’m in the US. I love animals. I would love to show my culture to my host family by, for example, cooking typical Spanish meals for them.”
If your family might be interested in welcoming either of these students into your home, please reach out to Ms. Chapman (echapman@houstonisd.org) or Mr. Rossow (mrossow@houstonisd.org).
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PROM - Class of 2023
Prom is Saturday, May 13th at the Museum of Natural Science. Guidelines for prom can be reviewed here. Senior dues cover the cost of prom for a student. If a Senior is bringing a guest that is not a Senior at Bellaire High School they may purchase a prom ticket for the guest May 1 - 5. Guest tickets to prom are $100. If a senior is bringing a non-Bellaire student or a Bellaire student that is not a senior, they will need to complete a Prom Contract here.
Parent Volunteers for After Prom Party
Volunteers are needed to check students in and facilitate games and prizes at After Prom. Click here for more information on shifts and to sign-up.
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Graduation Announcements
Seniors Herff Jones has published a link for you to use to order invitations for Graduation. Click here to go to their site.
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HISD School Board approves 2023-2024 Academic Calendar
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Cardinal Courtyard Bricks
Support the Alumni & Friends’ courtyard beautification project by ordering a personalized brick. Pave the way for future Bellaire alums as well as supporting student scholarships.
Leave your mark at Bellaire High School! We invite you to become a permanent part of the new Bellaire High School by purchasing a commemorative brick for the newly built school.
Engraved on your custom brick could be your family name, a student or alumni’s name and year of graduating class, your business name, your organization name, or you could choose to engrave a brick in honor of someone special, a favorite teacher, or in a loved one’s memory. Click here
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Join the Bellaire PTO
Everyone is welcome to join and participate in the Bellaire High School PTO. Joining is quick and easy online. A list of meeting dates and other information can be found on the PTO website. Click here to learn more.
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It Takes A Village...
"Bellaire Share" is new this year. Please help us collect important information and get student and staff accomplishments out to our school community. Share with us Bellaire HS activities and student achievements. You can upload your pictures of any event easily. 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.
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Thank you to the Bellaire PTO Corporate Sponsors for 2022-2023 |
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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.
In addition to the class codes above, students will have the opportunity to receive communication and correspond with their teachers through the Remind App.
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Bellaire High School | Phone: 713-295-3704 | 5100 Maple Street | www.Bellaire.org
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