Teacher Appreciation Week
Next week we step back and honor the work that our teachers lead each day. n this upcoming week of teacher appreciation, may we look for, find, and celebrate the beautiful legacy of educators who are quite literally changing the world through students. We encourage students and families to take a moment and let a teacher know they are appreciated!
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Softball Headed to Round Three
We are HAPPY and #CardinalProud! The Lady Cards are headed to the Round 3 of the State Playoffs! They defeated Katy Thursday night 1 - 0. Claire Shelley pitched a shut out!
Watch social media for the details on their next game. #CardinalProud
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Baseball in First Round of Playoff Action
Varsity Baseball defeats Memorial in Game 1! Come cheer on the Cards tonight in Game 2 at Memorial HS. First pitch is at 7:00pm! #CardinalProud
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Mens Lacrosse
Bellaire Men's Lacrosse is headed to State! This weekend they compete in the THSLL Super Regionals in Fort Worth, TX. Game 1 is on Saturday, May 6th at 2:00p, game 2 is Sunday, May 7th at 1:00p. Cheer on your Cardinals as we go all the way! #CardinalProud
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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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AP and IB Exams
Ap and IB exams continue next week. If you have a question about an AP test please contact Mr. Ngo and if you have a question about an IB exam, please see Ms. Linsley.
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TSIA2 Testing
Juniors
-Some juniors who are currently enrolled in Algebra II received an email invitation to take the TSIA2 test on May 15-16.
-Check your HISD email account for this important notification.
Seniors
-The final opportunity for seniors to take the TSIA2 test will be on Monday, May 22. Previous testers have been enrolled in the TSIA2 Apex course.
-Access your HISD email account and use this link to sign up for the TSIA2 test by Friday, May 12:
-Please practice!
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Rotary Study Abroad Scholarships
Students in grades 9, 10, and 11 are invited to attend a meeting to learn about the Rotary Youth Exchange's scholarships to study abroad on Tuesday, May 23, in room 2712 during Cardinal Hour. Locations include:
Western Europe: France, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain, Sweden
Eastern Europe: Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia
Asia: Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea
South America: Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador
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16 Bellaire High School Students to Study Abroad This Summer
Bellaire High School will be represented across the world this summer as students travel to globe for study abroad programs through the Council for International Educational Exchange. These students were awarded $42,413 in scholarships to help support their travels through Bellaire's Global Navigator partnership with CIEE. Congratulations to the following world travelers!
Landon Liu - Tokyo, Japan; Sara Tilney - Madrid, Spain; Ella Sotiriades - London, England; Marina Martinez-Tudela - London, England; Quinn Cavanaugh - Seoul, South Korea; Sophia Zhao - Dublin, Ireland; John Ho - Berlin, Germany; Quinntera Shefman - Lisbon, Portugal; Joshua Block - Seville, Spain; Elijah Johnson - Madrid, Spain; Zinab Mohamed - Rennes, France; Aiden Cooper - Madrid, Spain; Nevaeh Johnson - Taipei, Taiwan; Alana Spencer - Lisbon, Portugal; Aria Jin - Yucatan, Mexico; Bailey Goldstein - Rome, Italy.
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History Bowl Team
Congratulations to the Bellaire History Bowl team for placing 10th at the National History Bowl last weekend in Washington D.C. The team was the highest-ranked team from Texas in the tournament. Additionally, Letian Li was a quarterfinalist in the National History Bee.
Team members: Sidney Chang, Justin Du, Letian Li, and Patrick Shaw
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Good Luck Georgia!
Bellaire would like to wish freshman Georgia Dunlap the best of luck as she competes in the USA-Gymnastics Western Conference Championship in Idaho on May 4th and 5th. Last month, Georgia became the Level-9 Regional Vault Champion! She also placed 2nd on Bars and 3rd All-Round at the USA-Gymnastic Regional Championship in Topeka Kanas. We are so proud of her accomplishments and wish her the best in Idaho!
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Mr. Mayo Bellaire's Golf Coach
Mr. Mayo served as the caddie for Bradley Lavinier who qualified to play in the Inspirity Invitational Pro-Am. The pro golfer in the group was two time Masters winner Jose Olazabal.
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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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National Italian Examination 2023
Congratulations to the following students of Italian who received a medal for their amazing results at the National Italian Examination 2023!
#CardinalProud of all of you!
Gold Medal: Nicola Gabbiani, Taylor Coleman, Gloria Loera, Khang Nguyen, Gillian Donovan, Leonardo Andrade, Henrry Dominguez, Kailee Cho, Emily Martinez, Luca Rainusso
Silver medal: Autumn Hunter, Chelsea Terrell, Emelin Lopez, Nicole Francis, Isabella Fetta, Jane Apple
Bronze medal: Biyan Hadiputro, Cali Thomas, Ezra Monserud, Gaia Giuliani, Kylie Nguyen, Romina De Leon, Lizette Lara, Gerardo Limon, Ada Arya.
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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 have been extended until May 11! Sign up for an audition time on the theatre office door 1226!
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Auditions for Red Bird Productions
Red Bird Productions is looking for you! Sign up to audition May 15, 16, 17. Click here to access more information or see Ms. Boffone in 1226/1227 for more information.
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Honoring our Food Services Team!
Not all heroes wear capes! Ours wear aprons! Today is #SchoolLunchHeroDay and we are celebrating all the staff who make school meals extra SUPER! Thank you @HISDNutrition
for making sure Bellaire students always have #GoodFood to fuel their learning!
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Library Update
In April, we had a great month of circulation! The students checked out over 450 physical books and returned 412 books. The current top genre for circulation is Manga with 107 check outs this month. We also added a Spanish section which had 20+ check outs in the 1 week that it was available during April. Currently we have 320 books overdue - please encourage your student to return any books they have in their car, backpack, closet, etc. Students are not charged late/ overdue fees for books, but if a book has been lost they will be charged the replacement price or be asked to bring a replacement copy in good condition.
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 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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After Prom Prize Donations
Help make After Prom extra special for a student. Check-out our Amazon Prime Gift Wish List. Students earn tickets and can win prizes at After Prom. Due to the COVID years the budget for After Prom could use some additional prizes for students. Help make a senior's night! Click here to check the donation list.
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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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