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February 17, 2017
Early Dismissal Wednesday February 22nd
Bellaire will dismiss at 1:30pm next Wednesday. Bus riders need to proceed directly to buses as they will be leaving promptly after dismissal. 
Bellaire Orchestra Invites Everyone to Attend Tonight
Don't miss out on our performance of #Cinderella this Friday @ 7PM! Tickets will be for sale at the door.
Boys Basketball Enters State Playoffs
Boys Basketball tied for first place in district play. Come out and cheer them on Monday as they take on Cy Springs at Delmar.    #CardinalProud!
Bellaire vs. Westside in Boys and Girls Soccer Tonight
Boys Soccer takes on Westside at 8:00pm tonight at Butler. Girls Soccer will also kick-off at 8:00pm at Barnett.  
Cardinal Kickoff is Wednesday, February 22
Each year we welcome prospective students and their families onto our campus. This is our best opportunity to share all that makes us #CardinalProud.  Please help us spread the word!

Bellaire Clubs & organizations that registered for the event may begin to set up in the cafeteria at 5pm.

We need volunteers to help setup for the event. If you are available to help, please contact Valerie Wallace at mwallacefamily@comcast.net
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.
Graduation Day and Time Announced
Seniors mark your calendars for Sunday, May 28th.  Graduation will be at 7:00pm at NRG. Please check the Senior Information page of the website for updates and information about senior events. 
College Center Announcements

College Visits
Tuesday
Lamar University in the College Center at lunch
Thursday
United States Naval Academy 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.
  • The last SAT for the school year is March 11th - late registration deadline is March 19th.
  • FAFSA Deadline is March 1st
JUNIORS
Get on Khan Academy Today! Click here for instructions on how to register.

FRESHMAN
The Young Owls Leadership Program (YOLP) at Rice University aims to prepare Houston youth from underserved communities for college. Click here for more information.


 

Interested students must complete the online application at  http://youngowls.rice.edu/apply/application/ by Tuesday, Feb. 21st. Housing and dining at Rice University dorms are provided, and there is no cost to students and parents/guardians to attend.

Longhorn Women Engineers
Please join alumni women from The University of Texas at Austin Cockrell School of Engineering for the "Longhorn Women Engineers" event . Come meet Houston area Mechanical Engineering alumni women, and learn more about the many and diverse scholarship, research, and career opportunities for female engineering students and graduates. Tuesday, Feb. 21 at lunch in the MPR.

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 


National Hispanic Forum 31st Annual Career and Education Day
Saturday February 18 th at the George R. Brown Convention Center. This is a family event for all grade levels, and METRO will be providing free round-trips to the Convention Center. 
If enough students turn in a permission slips, we will be taking a bus from Bellaire High School to the GRB Convention Center. The bus will depart Bellaire at 8:00 A.M. and return at 3:00 P.M. If you want to take the bus please come get a permission slip in the College Center. 
Learn more about the event at www.HISPANIC-FORUM.org/CED2017 
All-State Orchestra Concerts
Congrats to  Martin Sirakov, Jiakai Pan, Ritu Mukherjee, and Jesse Ji TMEA All-State Orchestra Concerts! Shout out to Orchestra Director Ms. Reynosa for all of her leadership within the Orchestra Program. 
Campus Clean-Up
Over 80 Bellaire students, faculty and staff worked together to beautify and clean the grounds at Bellaire last Satuirday. Thank you to everyone who volunteered! The time and effort that you all donated is appreciated by everyone. #CardinalProud
eMotion Dance Company
We are #CardinalProud of the eMotion Dance Company as they represented HS Dance Education at the Houston ISD State of Schools event this week.
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.


Three Penny Press
Who Do You Love?
Ashlon LuskCoral GoldsteinMiguel Carrion, and Vega Shah * February 15, 2017


Valentine's Day at school is always fun. The Three Penny Press asked students who they loved the most in their lives. Watch here.
Fresh baseball coach brings new perspective to team
Olivia Youngdahl and Ashlon Lusk * February 15, 2017

Coach Rocky Manuel was the head coach for the baseball team for 25 years, appeared in the playoffs 28 times, produced seven major leaugers, two state championships and HISD record 998 wins. Read more here.






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