The Alief area has seen a major population boom within the last 15 years and as such, it has to accommodate many new students into their school district. While making sure the quantity of educational opportunities are just right, Alief ISD isn’t skimping on quality. Alief Early College High School strives to create an environment that […]
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Halpin Early Childhood Center, Shaping Young Minds
Early childhood care and development is crucial to creating social skills and a passion for academics that will follow children throughout their lives. At early childhood centers, young children learn how to interact with their peers through play, teamwork exercises, and group projects. One of the most well-known centers in Houston is Halpin Early Childhood […]
Meet the Spartans of Spillane Middle School
The Spillane Spartans win a battle against mediocrity every day out in Cypress Fairbanks ISD. Middle school can be a challenge—as it occurs during those transition years between being a child and becoming an adult, which that can feel like a battle for any child. These Spartans of Spillane Middle School, however, wield their swords […]
Memorial Montessori: Childcare with Emphasis on Education
When you drop your child off at Memorial Montessori, you’re leaving them in amazing hands. With an executive director who has studied early childhood education for more than 7 years and counting, qualified and experienced staff members work together to provide the best head start for children to fall in love with learning. Memorial Montessori […]
Preparing Young Men to Excel in College Academics and Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbsVwb5k_pE&feature=youtu.be The Mickey Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men‘s motto is all about pushing their students to be successful through leadership. With an amazing staff and support system working toward getting each student ready for college entry, their achievements indicate the school is living up to its motto. Beginning from grade six through high school […]
Do You Have a Future Doctor or Scientist on Your Hands?
Michael E. DeBakey High School is perfect for math and science minded students who have their sights set high on a career in medicine or science. This premiere magnet school started in 1972 and was the very first high school in the nation specifically geared for health professions. Affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, DeBakey […]
Reach for the Stars at J. L. McCullough Jr. High School
Conroe ISD has a star in J. L. McCullough Junior High. The Highlanders are committed students, warrior poets of the academic ranks, if you will, outmatching the schools from the rest of the low- and out-lands across Texas. Their mission statement is simple: growth. Specifically, “creating… an environment whereby each student is given the opportunity […]
Go Global: The Houston Academy for International Studies
In 2006, Midtown and the Houston Independent School District got a magnet school to end all magnet schools. The Houston Academy for International Studies educates the lucky kids who get picked to attend, making them not just intelligent and capable members of our society, but of a global one. Students at HAIS take four years […]
Why Goodson Middle School More Than ROCKS!
The Goodson Grizzlies are ready to tackle their academic prey! In Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, Goodson Middle School shines and sets a standard that ROCKs—that is to say, follows the motto of Respect, being On-task, Choosing wisely and being Kind. If we’re just looking at just CFISD’s report card, Goodson is an exemplary school. If it were […]
Bellaire High School, a Stepping Stone for Success
Though Richard Linklater is among its notable alumni, Bellaire High School is a far cry from his magnum opus of high school experience in Dazed & Confused. It’s much more likely that Brent Spiner got the smarts to play Data from Star Trek: The Next Generation from his time at the well-known high school. In […]