Grease - The Musical
You won't want to miss this! The All School Musical Grease will be performed on January 26, 27, and 28th. The curtain will go up each evening at 6:30 pm. Tickets can be purchased online here.
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Garage Access and Parking
Beginning Monday, January 30, only cars with smart electronic tags will be able to access the parking garage. We will have additional personnel stationed in the parking garage to help monitor and facilitate the transition. We appreciate everyone's patience and attention to this matter.
Students without garage access must abide by the City of Bellaire Parking Code of Ordinances. Cars illegally parked or in violation of regulations may be ticketed and towed by the City of Bellaire at the owner’s expense. Students are encouraged to read the City of Bellaire parking signage carefully. A link to the City of Bellaire Parking Code of Ordinances can be accessed here.
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Club Meetings Next Week
Check-out the club meetings that are being held next week! A link to all of the meetings for Cycle 4 can be accessed here.
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Mr Bellaire -
Calling all Seniors! Get involved and have fun! Sign up to participate in Mr. Bellaire.
Click here to access a Mr. Bellaire Contestant Application
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STAAR EOC
Test results from the December 2022 STAAR EOC will be available on the Texas Assessment website beginning January 23rd .
Spring STAAR EOC Testing Dates:
April 18 – English 1
April 20 – English 2
April 25 – Biology
April 26 - US History
April 27 – Algebra 1
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STAAR Tutorials
Required STAAR tutorial notifications will be redistributed to students that have not had success on one or more STAAR end of course exams next week. Notifications should be signed by a parent and returned to school. Tutorials are offered before and after school and during Cardinal Hour.
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From the BHS Counselor Office:
-The final day for course changes for spring semester 2023 is Monday, January 30. The level change window is open until March 3, 2023.
-If your student received an “NG” on their report card, this is due to having too many absences last semester to earn credit for the course. The student must complete credit restoration to clear the “NG” and earn the credit. Emails are being sent by Associate Principal Frank to each students’ email to indicate how many hours the student owes to clear the NG. Students can see their Counselor if they have any questions about the process.
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SAT and PSAT
Score reports for the Fall 2022 PSAT and SAT should be accessed on the College Board website. Current Bellaire Juniors will take the SAT on Wednesday, March 22, 2023.
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Boys Golf
The boys golf team took second in the Quail Valley Invitational Golf Tournament this weekend with a score of 310. Bradley Lavinier took first place overall with a score of 72. #CardinalProud
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Wrestling
Come support your Cardinal Wrestling Team at "Thunderdome"! Bellaire vs Lamar. Friday, January 27 at 6:00 pm in the BHS gym. Admission is $3 or $2 with your student ID. #CardinalProud #BeatLamar
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Cardinal Kickoff
Cardinal Kick-off is a night for prospective families to learn more about Bellaire High School. Please help us spread the word to current 8th grade families.
- Learn about our outstanding Academic Programs, including CTE, AP, IB, and Dual Credit
- Discover opportunities to participate in our award-winning Visual & Performing Arts Programs
- Visit with coaches from our 13 UIL Athletic Programs as well as additional Club Sports
- Explore your interests by attending Club Jamboree and meeting representatives from over 110 clubs and student organizations
- Get connected and begin to receive information about the Class of 2027
- Check-out our beautiful new campus
Families should park in the BHS Parking Garage (Enter on Maple St. at S. Rice)
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Freedom from Period Poverty
Since 2021 the Italian National Honor Society is sponsoring the Freedom From Period Poverty Project to allow female students to find free hygiene product in the baskets placed in the girls' restrooms in the whole school. We are running low with products and may not be able to refill the baskets for the whole Spring Semester. We need your help! Our project is funded through Donors Choose and this is the link to it if you can donate or just share the link on your social media:
https://www.tinyurl.com/BHSFreedom2022. I also invite you to visit our school's page on Donors Choose to verify the incredible impact teacher created projects have had on the school's budget: https://www.tinyurl.com/BellaireDC. We are very thankful for all the donations that have started coming our way! Let's bring our village together to see this project funded soon!
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Parent Organization Expo
The Houston ISD is hosting an expos with workshops and vendors. This is an opportunity to network with other parents. Bellaire High School has a strong PTO and is always looking to grow and add to it's programs and membership.
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"Help Us Grow" Backyard Soiree
Save the date! Bellaire High School PTO is hosting the first auction party on Saturday, 4/29.
More information to follow!
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Library News
Busy is an understatement! This week we had 25 classes come visit the library for instruction; some of the classes came in for library tours, scavenger hunts on literary devices focusing on poetry, Research for essay writing on the Ukraine-Russia War, and AP Statistics classes came in to check out books and calculate the reading level of various titles in our collection based on random interval statistic sets.
This week our online catalog system went down for 3 days- during those three days we refused to stop check out- so we used old school spreadsheets to keep track of check outs and check ins! During this time, we checked out 394 books in 1 week! We are so happy to have the kids back in the library.
Some events and collaborations to look forward to are:
3D printing training open to all students featuring TinkerCad during the week of 2/13-2/17. The students will learn how to use TinkerCad, an autocad design program, to create their own designs and find out the basics of using the Makerbot 3D printer we have available in the Makerspace.
During the month of March the library will be collaborating with the BSU (Black Student Union) club and AAA (African American Association) club to create Black History month displays and activities for students.
The library will also be promoting the W.R.I.T.E club's upcoming author visits. On 2/3, during Cardinal Hour, the WRITE club will be hosting Shaun David Hutchinson, an award winning author of 12+ YA titles featuring different genres and realistic queer characters. on 2/7, during Cardinal Hour, the WRITE Club will be hosting Talia Hibbert, previously writing mostly Adult or New Adult books, to talk about her brand new YA title, Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute.
If you, your teacher, or your club, would like to collaborate with Ms. Carpenter and the library please reach out to Ms. Carpenter via email, kaitlyn.carpenter@houstonisd.org
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College Center Update
Senior
Financial Aid Presentation (January 11):
Financial Aid Video Presentation: This video is from January 2022 (last year). Information is still the same, please double check dates. PLEASE WATCH. THEN WATCH AGAIN. Please use the slideshow to follow along. It dense and important. If you miss something, I will reference it.
FINANCIAL AID
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The deadline for FAFSA and TASFA is Sunday, January 15th. If you have not completed this, we need to get this done ASAP, as this is a graduation requirement.
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Apply for ADMISSIONS, before applying for FINANCIAL AID. The school cannot award you financial aid money for next year if you are not accepted as a student.
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Free Application Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)- This is the FREE federal application open to US citizens, permanent residents, refugee, and asylum seekers to apply for federal grants, federal work study, and federal loans. (2023-2024) Click HERE for the FAFSA Checklist
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Texas Application for Student Financial Aid (TASFA)- This is the FREE state application open to students who are undocumented looking for state funding to attend a college in the state of Texas. (2023-2024) Click HERE for the TASFA Checklist
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CSS Profile- The CSS Profile is a very in-depth online application that collects financial information used by nearly 400 colleges and scholarship programs to award money directly from the institution. This application is $25 for the initial college. Additional reports are $16 per university. Fee waivers are provided in the CSS Profile, based on the information that you input. (2023-2024) Click HERE for the CSS Profile Checklist
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What Can I Do First? - Create your FSA ID. This is a username and password that, the student, will create. Additionally, at least one parent at home (with a social security number) will need to create an FSA ID too. If neither parent has a SS number, then that is okay, you the student will need to create yours.
Scholarships
Please check Cash4Cards regularly. As this is where all of the BHS Scholarships are! There are currently scholarships open if you are African American, Hispanic American, Asian American, LGBTQ+, Interested in UT, TAMU, and UNT, Finance Majors, Engineering Majors, a non-citizen, in financial need AND MORE all due in the next two months!
Juniors
The In School SAT is on Wednesday, March 22nd. This will be an official and free exam offered by HISD to help support the Class of 2024 in reaching their goals after Bellaire. Students do not need to sign up for this test, simply show up and do their best.
To prepare consider Khan Academy, this is a online testing tool to help students in Math, Reading, and Writing. You can match your College Board & Khan account to get personalize practice in the sections you need the most help on. Best of all, KHAN IS FREE! Log on today and being practicing… we have little under 2 months.
SAVE THE DATE: Spring Junior Meeting, Wednesday March 8th via English 3 in the BHS Auditorium
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Support the Class of 2023
The Class of 2023 has had very few opportunities to raise funds for their After Prom. Prom at Bellaire is held at the Museum of Natural Science and the Grand Hall is transformed into a fantastic party with games, prizes and foods. The After Prom is free for all seniors to attend. Please donate to help us fund this event for our seniors. Click here to make a donation! #CardinalProud #ClassOf2023
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Class of 2023 Graduation!
Important Update! Graduation for the Class of 2023 will be held at NRG Stadium on Sunday, June 4th, at 6:00 pm. Mark your calendars; it'll be here before you know it! #CardinalProud #ClassOf2023 #June4
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Support BHS When You Shop Minted and AmazonSmile
We are partnering with Minted this holiday season! Make your holiday card & gift purchases count this year by shopping at Minted using our unique code FUNDRAISEBELLAIRE at checkout. You’ll get a 20% discount and Minted will donate 15% of every purchase made using our code back to BHS PTO at the end of the year. Spread the word and happy shopping! https://www.minted.com/
Register with AmazonSmile and every time you make an eligible purchase, Amazon will donate 0.5% to BHS PTO. All donations generated through AmazonSmile support the programs at BHS directly. Choose "Bellaire High School Parent Teacher Organization" as your charity and bookmark the link. Email the link to family, friends and neighbors and have them register too! Please remember to use AmazonSmile every time you shop!
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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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