October 1st No School
Reminder: Next week there is a variation in Bellaire's Calendar and the HISD District Calendar. Bellaire students do not have school on October 1st and will resume classes on Monday, October 4th.
Listen and Learn Series
We are excited to host Houston ISD Superintendent Millard House II as he conducts his district-wide "Listen and Learn Tour." This event will be held Thursday, September 30 at 5:30 pm in our auditorium. We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity for him to learn more about what makes our school community special. We'll see you there.
Ninth Grade Parent Meeting Grows
Realizing that so many of the freshmen from last year remained virtual throughout the entire 2020-21 school year, we have decided to expand our 9th Grade parent meeting to also include our 10th Graders as well. Please add to your calendar this virtual event that will be hosted via TEAMS Tuesday, October 5 at 6:30 pm. 
Open House
We will be hosting our Open House via Teams. A link to the event will be posted on our website and sent out via Remind. Please log in to meet and hear from Mr. McDonough at 6:00 pm and then visit your student's schedule and meet their teachers.

Student class schedules can be accessed through HISD Connect.
Level Change Window Closes Oct. 1
Students, the level change window officially opens on Monday, September 13. If you are in HADV classes and you want to do a level change to College Prep or Academic, please pick up a level change form from the Counselors offices for each class you want a level change in. A Level Change Form can also be downloaded here. The form will need to be signed by your parent and teacher and turned in to your Counselor. No forms will be processed without all signatures

The Counselors’ offices are located in 1720, 2723, and 3723.
 
The level change window is open from September 13-October 1.
Musical Auditions - Meeting Next Week
The Bellaire High School Fine Arts Department is excited to announce the title for the 2021-22 All-School Musical: Disney’s High School Musical! Check the morning announcements once school starts for more information about auditions! If you would also like to receive an email when audition information is available, please fill out the interest form here.

Any student interested in participating should attend an informational meeting, Sept. 29th at 12:30pm in the auditorium.
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.

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 and Feather the Nest to Keep Bellaire the Best!
We have 100 donations in thus far - 3% participation rate - Let's try and get to 10% - 300 donations!

High School PTO is different from PTO for elementary and middle school - 
  • No fundraisers outside of our initial membership drive
  • No Auctions

Why should you join the Membership Campaign? 

FEATHER THE NEST TO KEEP BELLAIRE THE BEST!
Check out what your donation might help fund for Bellaire High School students:

Key Subscriptions our Students use school-wide:
* 15 donors with a $100 gift - EdPuzzle for the Entire School
* 10 donors with a $250 gift - Delta Math for the Entire School

 Grants:
* 20 donors with a $25 gift provide grants for Bellaire Teacher Staff for new ideas and equipment in the classroom - English immersive experiences, Photography Equipment
* 50 donors at the $10 level fund a Student Grant - Last night at the PTO meeting we heard the presentations of 6 students who enriched their local and international communities with projects ranging from dance to teaching English to host a code-a-thon. 

Equipment:
* 10 donors with a $1,000 gift could supply critical needed track and field equipment like hurdles
* 10 donors with a $500 gift would help supply the school with benches for our students to sit outside during lunch

Corporate Donors 
Own a Business? Your business logo can be featured in the Cardinal E-New that has over 6,000 subscribers.
* 10 Corporate Donors at the $1,000 level would mean a New Bellaire Cardinal Mascot!

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.  

For the week of September 20-24, Bellaire HS had 8 confirmed positive cases and we have 12 overall active cases at this time.  
College Center Announcements

A link to the College Accessibility Meeting recording will be posted to our website and included in the E-News next week.
 
Helpful Links

To make an appointment with the College Center click here.
 
Choir Car Wash Fundraiser
The choir department will be hosting their fall car wash on October 9th from 8:30am-2:30pm. It will be held at Crosspoint Church located at 4601 Bellaire Blvd. Please come out to support the Bellaire Choir!
VIPS (Volunteers in Public Schools) Registration Open Now!
All volunteers in @HoustonISD must register to be VIPS approved.


Class of 2022 Yard Signs and #CardinalProud Spirit Signs Available
The Bellaire PTO has signs available for purchase. Please email [email protected]
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.
Looking Ahead!
Please mark the following dates on your calendar.
  • Sept. 30 - Listen and Learn with HISD Superintendent House.
  • Oct. 1 - Teacher Inservice Day (Please note that this date is unique to Bellaire)
  • Oct. 4 - Bellaire students will have school even though the rest of the HISD does not.
  • Oct. 5 - 9th and 10th Grade Parent Meeting 6:30 pm via Microsoft Teams
  • Oct. 7 - Open House 6:00 pm
  • Oct. 15 - Homecoming Dance 8:00 pm
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