December 21. 2018
2018 IB Diploma Recipients
Bellaire High School awarded 36 International Baccalaureate Diplomas to members of the Class of 2018. At the ceremony today, each student shared a tip to current Bellaire student's about the IB program as well as where they were attending school. This 2018 Bellaire IB cohort is the largest in Bellaire's history to be awarded IB diplomas. A huge shoutout as well to Ms. Ann Linsley, our IB coordinator all of her hard work in dedication in coordinating our IB program. We are #CardinalProud
Spring Schedules
It is not uncommon for a student's schedule to change for the spring semester.  And thus we annually distribute a spring schedule to every student upon our return from winter break.  This year we will try something a bit different as we will not report to advocacy. Instead we will offer each student their spring schedule either via GradeSpeed (after January 1st) or a paper copy the morning of January 7.  Below is the pickup locations for each grade level and schedules will be available in those areas starting at 8:00am.

1st period will still begin at 8:40am and we expect to run a regular class schedule for the day.  Students will be expected to follow this new spring schedule. If a student does not have a class listed for a period, they should report to the counselors' office at that period (i.e. no 3rd period, then you report to counselor's office at 3rd period).  Students needing to request a schedule change should follow the directions posted here .
PSAT Scores
PSAT scores have been released and can be accessed  through your College Board online account. If you don't have a College Board account yet, it's easy to create one.
This video will walk you through creating an account. 

Once you have accessed your scores this video will help you read and process the score report. 

Paper copies of PSAT scores will be distributed to students in January.

Free Resources for Students - Let's Look at Careers
Students that took the PSAT are encouraged to spend some time looking at all the careers that are featured through @RoadtripNation. 

PSAT  scores give you free access to Roadmap to Careers, an awesome tool from @RoadtripNation that helps you find careers that combine your unique interests. http://spr.ly/6010EHL8g 

 Students can also access Naviance through the HUB and complete an interest inventory to help identify careers that they might potentially be interested in. 

Both are GREAT free resources! 

National Impaired Driving Prevention Month
In 2012, President Obama designated December as National Impaired Driving Prevention Month to promote responsible decision-making and encourage young people to live free of drugs and alcohol.

December seems particularly suited to this because traffic fatalities that involve impaired drivers increase significantly during the holiday period.

In December, an average of 25 people a day die in alcohol-related crashes, and the highest percentage of impaired drives are ages 21 to 34. Read more here.
College Center Announcements 

SENIORS
 
Make sure Transcripts and SAT/ACT Scores have been successfully sent for all December and January deadlines. And check your College Portals for any missing items.
 
Please share you acceptances with the College Center. Seniors must turn in ALL Acceptances and Scholarships to the College Center. As you get Acceptances and Scholarships please turn in:
Scholarships to www.tinyurl.com/award2019 
The deadline for FAFSA/TASFA is January 15th. Please make sure you have all the proper documents in order to submit. Visit the College Center if you need help.
 
Juniors and Sophomores
 
The PSAT Scores are now live in your College Board Account. Make sure to check out those scores and start making a plan to improve them using Khan Academy.
 
Link your College Board Account with Khan Academy (through the HUB Digital Resources) to start practicing for the SAT. The winter break is a great time to do this!  
 
Deadline to sign up for February 9th ACT is January 11th. If you need a fee waiver please come to the College Center.
 
 
ALL GRADE LEVELS
Dream Summit is Saturday, December 15th
9:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.
Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center
4400 West 18th Street Houston, TX 77092
 
This is a day of college exploration for HISD students born outside of the United States.
 
If you need transportation, pickup a permission slip in the College Center.
 
Please utilize the winter break to visit colleges you are interested in attending.

Prices are about to go UP!
Order your yearbook this weekend before the price goes up next semester. Order online at   http://www.bellaireyearbook.com 
Winter Break
We wish everyone a safe and restful Winter Break. Faculty, staff and students return to campus Monday, January 7th. Happy Holidays!
Join the PTO
Please consider joining the Bellaire PTO.  The PTO's Commitment to Learn Campaign is about to launch.  Funds donated to the PTO go directly to support students and learning at Bellaire High School.  There is no doubt that family involvement at Bellaire makes us a stronger school.  Join the PTO online here!

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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