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February 3, 2017
Black History Month
The African American Association (AAA) presented The Spirit of African American Life in Spoken Word and Dance for our annual Black History Program.  The student-led event was performed in front of a capacity crowd and was coordinated by Ms Edwards & Ms McKinney.  We are #CardinalProud of everyone associated with this year's program and it was easily one of our best.  
District Swim Champions 
Congratulations to Joshua Zhuang (100 butterfly), Ines Frazier (50 freestyle) and Eszter Heins (200 IM and 100 butterfly) for winning their event in District.  Eszter also won the award of Outstanding Swimmer of the Year for scoring the most points.  Shout out to Coach Wigenroth and all of our swimmers. We are #CardinalProud and wish them luck as they compete at Regionals this weekend in Conroe.
Artist's Work featured at The Contemporary Arts Museum of Houston
Bellaire students have work on display at the Contemporary Arts Museum (CAM) as part of their Origins of the Self Exhibit.  This staging of different mediums of art was organized by the Teen Council of the CAM.  Bellaire is glad to have multiple members that were selected to serve on the Teen Council this year.  Five Bellaire students had their art on display.  The exhibition will continue through May 7, 2017. 
National Signing Day
Wednesday, February 1st, was National Signing Day and Bellaire had athletes from 7  UIL sports sign with colleges and universities to play at the next level.  We are #CardinalProud of our athletic programs, coaches and student-athletes. 
Empowering Our Students

SPED students and staff attended the Empowerment Summit at HCC.  This field trip allowed our students to become more empowered when planning their next adventure after graduation. #CardinalProud
AP Students
AP Exam Registration will only be available  online for the 2017 exams.

Online Registration is only for students enrolled at Bellaire HS.  Home school students who live in the Bellaire HS attendance zone and want to take exams on our campus should contact Mr. Schaaf at the email below.  Bellaire HS cannot accommodate students who reside out of its attendance zone.
Registration will open on January 4, 2017 and close one week from today - February 10, 2017 at 4 p.m.

Students will receive a confirmation sheet by February 17, 2017.  Students have until February 24 at 4 p.m. to make any and all changes.
Please fill out the form carefully.  Students may only submit one registration.
If you have questions, contact Mr. Schaaf at  jschaaf@houstonisd.org 

9th Grade Course Selection
Current 9th grade students will be selecting their courses for the 2017-2018 school year February 8th and February 10th in the MPR.  A course selection worksheet for families to plan with can be found here.  A course selection form can be found here. 

10th Grade Course Selection
Current 10th grade students will be selecting courses for the 2017-2018 school year February 15th and February 17th. A course selection worksheet for families to plan with can be found here. A course selection sheet can be found here.
National Honor Society Applications
Membership in the National Honor Society is based on overall performance in the areas of Scholarship, Leadership, Character, and Service. To be eligible for membership, a student must have at least a 3.50 grade point average and excellent conduct. The areas of service and leadership should be demonstrated in the classroom, at work, in the community, and particularly through involvement in extracurricular activities at school. All are considered in the selection of members from the candidates.
 
 Return this completed form in person to the library computer room, during lunch or after 7th period on Tuesday 2/7 or Wednesday 2/8.
 

Cardinal Clash
This annual competition was well attended this year! Congrats to the Student teams for winning both days of competition. Shout out to our faculty representatives that participated in the event. 
Vote for A Case or Sleeve for Your Laptop Next Year
HISD is asking for student feedback!  Please complete the survey and let them know what you would prefer to use with your laptop.  This is your chance to let HISD know your opinion and preference!  Complete the survey here.
Mock SAT
To help you get an idea of what the in-school SAT will be like, there will be a Mock SAT at Bellaire on Saturday, March 4th in the Multi-Purpose room at 8:00 A.M.  Check-in begins at 7:30am.  You should bring your own calculator for the test.  You must register at  www.testmasters.com/bellaire by Thursday, March 2.  If you have any questions, please see Mr. Thornhill in the library or Ms. Quaite in room 343.
Mock ACT
There will be a Mock ACT at Bellaire High School on Saturday, March 25 at 8:00 A.M. in the Multi-Purpose room.  Please be here at 7:30 A.M. for check-in.  You should bring your own calculator for the test.  You must register at www.testmasters.com/bellaire by Thursday, March 23.  If you have any questions, please see Mr. Thornhill in the library or Ms. Quaite in room 343.
STAAR End of Course Review Courses in the HUB
Bellaire students have access to review courses in the HUB for STAAR Algebra 1, STAAR Biology,  STAAR English 1, STAAR English 2, and STAAR U.S. History.  
Buy a Yearbook - It's not too late
Students don't forget to purchase your yearbook before its too late! Put down a 25 dollar down payment to guarantee your yearbook before January 31. To purchase or make a down payment visit room 341 or   balfour.com
Men's Lacrosse invites you to their games next week
Bellaire Men's Lacrosse @ Langham Creek
Tuesday, February 7th @ 7:30pm
Langham Creek High School
17610 FM 529, Houston, TX 77095

Bellaire Men's Lacrosse vs. Katy Cavaliers
Saturday, February 11th @ 2:00pm
At Bellaire High School
College Center Announcements

College Visits
 
Tuesday
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi in the College Center at lunch
 
Wednesday
Texas Southern University in the College Center at lunch
Tarleton State University in the College Center at lunch

SENIORS
Turn in you College Acceptances, Student Aid Reports (SARs), Award Letters and Scholarships to the College Center at Lunch. Seniors who submit these items at lunch will be entered in a weekly drawing to win college essentials.
 
JUNIORS
Get on Khan Academy Today!!!
Khan Academy SAT   is the   official test practice for the SAT.   And it's   FREE!
Khan Academy   provides   personalized practice   based on your PSAT scores.  
Students that use Khan Academy regularly   increase scores by 100 points or more
Instructions of how to access are below
Get started TODAY   in preparation of the school day   SAT on April 5th!  
 
Follow the steps below to get started using the KHAN Academy SAT Prep Program:
Login to the HUB
Go to Digital Resources (on top tool bar)
Select Khan Academy SAT
Select Start Practicing
Sign in with Gmail/Facebook/Email
Sign in to College Board and Send Test Results
[if !supportLists]·          [endif]You will need to know your College Board account or create one
[if !supportLists]·          [endif]If you have an account but do not know it, you have to call College Board
Select Send followed by Allow
START PRACTICING!

UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS
On Thursday, February 9 th FIEL will be on campus to support with TASFA (if you don't qualify for FAFSA)
If you need help with this please come to the College Center to sign up for a meeting ASAP as spots are limited.
Seniors are you checking for scholarship opportunities?
The College Center adds new scholarships on a daily basis. Bookmark the list and check it often. This is a great resource for our families!
Mid-Year Transcript Requests
Seniors if a college that you applied to requires a mid-year transcript for admission, it's time request it! https://goo.gl/Tm4VzV 


Save the Date and Spread the Word
Each year we celebrate all together and welcome prospective students and their families onto our campus. Please help us spread the word!

Bellaire Clubs and organizations need to register to participate in the jamboree. Sign-up here
Spirit Wear 
The Bellaire Belles Booster Club is excited to announce that our online spirit wear store is up and running!  You can purchase Spirit Wear to show your *Cardinal Pride*  and it will be delivered to your 4th period class within 2 days!  Please check it out at http://www.squareup.com/store/BellaireSpiritWear  We have long & short sleeve T's, hoodies, sweat pants and much more!
Pictures are Priceless!
"Spirit Week Photo Booth Fun" and "Homecoming Photos"  by Carillon Yearbook Staff. Our photographers are amazing!

Please check out the pictures on  https://bhscarillonyearbook.smugmug.com/

Consider buying a download or a print of yourself or your student, and help send yearbook editors and photographers to workshops!

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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