2021 National Merit Commended Students
Congratulations to our 44 National Merit Commended Students!

Zachariah Jamal Assad, Eden Adva Barr, Keira Elizabeth Battle Cavanaugh, Rebecca Zhiwei Chen, Mary Caroline Cole, Justice Isaiah Cordova, Vivian Dai, Caroline Jayne Desrosiers, Naomi Caroline Dewhurst, Jonathan So Du, Heather Gan, Grace Wu Gao, Michael Hall, Jessie Cecilia Han, Larissa Skye Hawker, Garett Andersen Haynes, Sophia Alexandra Hernandez, Christopher William Jacinto, Oceana Zu Jin, Aria Jochnau, Ritsuki Kai, Sophie Marielle Lamothe, Morgan Ashley Lawter, Erika Lim, Annie Xinran Lin, Aditya Markan, Zoe Katherine Moss, Ian Alexander Newell, Oluwatomi Deborah Ojo, Dani Maren Purcell, Harin Sankar, Margaret Isabelle Schwierking, Chris Shu, Irgen Gibran Usman Soeriawinata, Crystal Shih-Chieh Tang, Joyce Weng, John William Kirby Whitehead, Roman McCormick Williams, Jadyn Jessica Wu, Nina Linling Mingyu Zhang, Owen C Zhang, Beta Beala Duhaylungsod Lomeda, Cheng Yang Zhou, and Alejandra Peraza Kerber.

We are #CardinalProud! #ClassOf2022
Hispanic Heritage Celebration!
Organizations from across campus came together to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month Tuesday, October 19th. Student groups performed and celebrated many traditions in the Hispanic culture. It was a fun-filled night!

Special thanks to faculty sponsors Ms. Aguilar, Mr. Galo, Ms. Tellez, and Mr. Vides for organizing the event! #CardinlProud
Homecoming Court
Congrats to our 2021 Homecoming Court:
9th Grade Duchess: Chloe Lin, 9th Grade Duke: Dawson Sotiriades
10th Grade Duchess: Hayleigh Miller, 10th Grade Duke: Flynn Collins
11th Grade Duchess: Laura Cheng, 11th Grade Duke: Anthony Nguyen

Homecoming Queen Finalists:
Isabelle Ajdiou, Tessa Diajra, and Shia Smith

Homecoming King Finalists:
Jake Beasley and Sam Yifrach

Homecoming King: Owen Zhang
Homecoming Queen: Natali Sanders

Thank you to PTO volunteers Ms. Rachel Berger, Ms. Sharon Hoffer, and Ms. Judy Cheng for all of their work in coordinating the homecoming dance. And a shout out to Mr. Kent Cantrell and Mr. David Faris for organizing the Homecoming Tail Gate!

Two Games Tonight!
Bellaire Football takes on Westbury tonight! Kick-off is at 7:00 pm at Butler. Head to the field to cheer them on and also see the Belles, the Mighty Cardinal Band, Cheer, Bird Keepers, and Booster Club all in action too!

In Volleyball action, the undefeated Lady Cards look to secure the District 18-6A Championship tonight as they take to the court at 7:30pm vs Westside HS.
Personal Graduation Plans
Bellaire Counselors are meeting with 9th-11th grade students to initiate the Personal Graduation Plan (PGP.) The PGP is a required electronic document for all public high school students in Texas. The purpose is to track completion of high school requirements, endorsement plan selection, document course work, grades, and post-secondary planning. After the student initiates their PGP in the HISD Student Portal, parents have a step to complete as well. Parents will go into the HISD Connect parent portal to verify the information inputted by the students and electronically sign. A PGP is not considered complete until the parent completes this step.
 
Counselors will meet with students on the following dates:
9th grade- World Geography classes, October 18-22
10th grade- World History classes, November 1-5
11th grade- English 3 classes, November 15-19
 
The Parent’s Guide to the Personal Graduation Plan is linked here.

If assistance is needed to log into the HISD Parent Portal, please contact Alex Brown, Counselor’s clerk, for a copy of the parent portal letter at: abrown40@houstonisd.org.
 
Seniors Preliminary Ranks
Preliminary GPA, Rank, and Quartile letters and transcripts will be sent to seniors via HISD email this weekend. If students have any questions about their rank they should contact our Registrar, Ms. Boynton here.
Update your Information in HISD Connect Now!
Student Verification Forms for 2021-2022 are live! Parents would complete this verification form for any updates to student demographics and other information.

Parents will receive information over the next few days encouraging them to complete the online forms before Friday, October 22. 

Parents who already have a Parent Portal account associated with their students can log in, update their contact information, and sign the necessary forms.  

Parents that are new to HISD or who do not have parent portal accounts set up their account by following the How-to videos on this page.

Reminder: All new parents will need their Student Access IDs to associate their student’s information to their account. Those IDs and student letters are available on the Access Accounts to screen in HISD Connect.

An email template will be shared with the Campus PEIMS Coordinator/Campus SIR Tuesday, September 28 that can be distributed to parents.

Please feel free to reach out to the HISD Service Desk if you have any questions or need more information.

  • The Houston ISD IT Service Desk can be reached by: Phone: 713-892-SERV (7378) or Web Portal: https://servicedesk.houstonisd.org
  • The Service Desk is open Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. Central Time excluding Houston Independent School District approved holidays. 
  • After-hours support is available for emergencies and to report service outages only. Routine requests for services will be handled during normal business hours.

The Parent’s Guide to the Personal Graduation Plan is linked here. (Debbie, see attachment.)
If assistance is needed to log into the HISD Parent Portal, please contact Alex Brown, Counselor’s clerk, for a copy of the parent portal letter at: abrown40@houstonisd.org.
 
Architecture, Engineering & Construction
The ACE Mentor Program is a nationwide, after-school mentoring program in which volunteer design professionals meet with high school students on a weekly basis to discuss their careers, illustrate design concepts through activities and presentations, and provide guidance for those interested in joining the architecture, engineering or construction industry. 

This year’s program will be a hybrid starting at the end of October, which will consist of weekly virtual mentoring sessions and monthly in-person, outdoor meetings (construction site visits, architectural walking tours, etc.). Please review the flyer to the right with more information about our 2021-2022 program, as well as the three upcoming informational sessions that will be hosted over the next month and a half. We would love for any students (or teachers, parents, etc.) who might be interested to join us and learn more.
2021 Annual Parent Leadership Conference October 23 - This Saturday
Learn how to empower your child's academic, social and emotional achievement at the Parent Leadership Conference! Both Bellaire counselor, Mr. Vides, and teacher, Ms. Tellez, will be presenting at the conference.
Study Abroad Night
Come learn about all of the opportunities that Bellaire High School students have to study abroad. Programs are available on six continents and range in length from a few weeks to a summer to an entire academic year. Full scholarships are available! Thursday, October 28 @ 7:00 PM

RSVP here to attend the meeting or receive the information.
Sign up for Bellaire's Study Abroad Newsletter!

Learn about opportunities (including scholarships) for students to study abroad and participate in global learning! Sign up here!

Food Drive
INHS and FFH are organizing a Food Drive for the Houston Food Bank from next week until November 13.
We will be collecting canned food items in the white bins that you can request by emailing me. 
INHS and FFH members and officers will also ask you and deliver the white bins to your class.
We also have a fundraiser for the Houston Food Bank, that you can access here.
It isn't Too Late to Do This!
Have You Submitted this Form?
Socioeconomic Form
All of our forms are important, but this one impacts our funding! Please make sure that this form is updated or completed for the 2021-2022 school year.

Email notifications were sent to families that we have not received forms back from.

It is very important that we receive this form from everyone. Please email Ms. Mulet if you have questions or need a paper form.
JOIN THE PTO – Let’s reach 300 members - 10% family participation rate! 
Be a part of the “Feather the Nest to Keep Bellaire the Best” campaign to support and enhance the educational experience of our children. Your tax-deductible donation directly benefits all students and funds innovation and activities at Bellaire.  Join the PTO to stay involved and informed. Learn more here.   


BECOME A CORPORATE SPONSOR 
BHS PTO is seeking corporate sponsors to partner with us to meet the needs at our new campus. Your tax-deductible contribution will make a positive impact on the lives of Bellaire students, and in return your business will be recognized throughout the year.  Learn more here
College Center Announcements
The Virtual College Fair scheduled for Friday, October 15th has been postponed indefinitely. This was not an easy decision to make, however, due to scheduling and technology issues, Bellaire believes this is the best step to take at the time.

To make an appointment with the College Center click here.
 
Dryfit Bellaire HS Shirts
The Spirit Wear Store will be placing an order for dryfit shirts. Preorders will be taken through Oct. 28th. To order a shirt click here.
Freedom From Period Poverty Drive
The Italian National Honor Society has posted on Donors Choose a project to provide girls attending Bellaire High School with feminine hygiene products in the restrooms. Period poverty - the lack of access to education about menstruation or menstrual products - is an issue that faces an alarming number of students in the United States.

The pads, tampons, and baskets that will be places in the school's restrooms will allow students who face period poverty to access these resources freely. This will improve girls' attendance, since they would not to have to miss school for lack of resources when they have their period, and it will help them to focus on their academic work.

A study conducted by Think and PERIOD found that 23% of students in the U.S. experience period poverty. Additionally, an overwhelming majority of students felt that period products should be available to them in their school bathrooms.

Help us reach our goal for this project by donating on tinyurl.com/INHSperiod2021.
Class of 2022 Yard Signs and #CardinalProud Spirit Signs Available
The Bellaire PTO has signs available for purchase. Please email dgfaris@yahoo.com
COVID-19 Notification Changes
We wanted to update you regarding the manner in which we will share notifications with families and the larger community. We will continue to follow the protocols shared in the Houston ISD Ready, Set, Go plan when a student is in close contact with a confirmed and/or presumed positive case. However, the district has shared that we should no longer share the general announcement with the entire school community, and instead only communicate with those directly impacted. The Houston ISD COVID-19 Dashboard remains updated on a regular basis and can be accessed at this link. Finally, in an effort to remain transparent so that we do not lose sight of the safe practices that we should all align with, we will share a summary of the active cases within our Cardinal eNews each week. We believe this will allow for everyone to remain informed while ensuring that we remain active to protect ourselves and our school community.  
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.
NHS Tutoring (In Person)
NHS Tutoring will resume on Tuesday (9/7). ALL tutoring sessions will be held in Ms. Kuhleman's room (Room 2707) unless directed differently by the teacher.

Students can sign up 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.
Thank you to the Bellaire PTO Corporate Sponsors for 2020-2021