First Week of Second Semester
We will start the semester off on an A-Day. Students should log in to first period at 8:30 am on Monday. #HereWeGo
Second Semester Daily Schedule
After considering a number of factors, we are making a slight tweak to our daily schedule. Beginning Monday, February 1, the following daily schedule will be in place. Please note the change in the sequence of classes only on B-Day. The afternoon classes will remain the same for both A & B days.
2nd Semester - Check Your Schedule
Students should check HISD Connect and the HUB to see if their schedule for 2nd Semester has changed.

Monday is an A Day and all students should start off in 1st Period at 8:30 am. Students should find a link to their classes TEAMS session when they visit each class in the HUB.
Students returning for in-person instruction for the 2nd six weeks
Before Monday morning, you should make a list of your classes that are on A Day and B Day. Using the HISD Connect App or Portal, check for the room numbers of your classes.
●       Click here to find out how to access HISD Connect on the website.
●       Click here to find out how to find the room number for each of your classes.
●     Click here to contact faculty and staff members and more for help or questions. 
We are also linking maps of the building so that you can look and see where each of your classes are located. There will be staff members in all hallways to make sure you know where to go and arrive on time. 
Parking in Bellaire's lot at Maple and Ferris is limited to spaces designated for students. These spaces are located on the north side of the parking lot, and parking will be first-come first-served October 19 - December 4. If the lot is full when a student arrives they will have to find legal parking somewhere else. This policy will be updated each six weeks. At this time there is not a fee to park in Bellaire's parking lot. Any car parked on campus should have insurance and be operated by a licensed driver. Finally, we ask that each student driver register their vehicle here.

Basketball Games Tonight
Bellaire Varsity Girls and Boys play tonight at Butler! The Boys are ranked in the Top 10 within Houston and remain in 1st place while the Girls are in 2nd place within district 18-6A. Tickets can be bought for the games online here. #CardinalProud
Varsity Soccer Rivalry Games Tonight!
Bellaire Boys and Girls take on Lamar tonight! Tickets can be purchased online here. #BeatLamar #CardinalProud
2019-2020 District Trophies Awarded
Wednesday night the HISD athletics department presented both our boys & girls Soccer teams the 2019-20 District Championship trophies they earned a year ago. We were glad to be there as the kids quickly removed their masks for these team pictures. We are proud of their continued commitment to safety as they embark on this new season. And by the way, that was 7 championships in a row for the girls & 2 consecutive championships for the boys. #CardinalProud
Bellaire Swim
Friday, Jan 22 was Bellaire Girls participated in the District Competition. The Lady Cards took 2nd place and considering 2020 & Covid they performed well! Many swimmers recorded personal bests at the competition.

Saturday, Jan 23 was the Boys District Competition and took 3rd place overall in a very competitive field. The Boys team also had several personal bests recorded. Weifan Zhang broke the BHS school record, HISD record, and Mac Pool record in the 200 IM and was selected as the Male Swimmer of the meet.  

Regionals are scheduled for February 5th and 6th at the Conroe ISD Swim Center. Congratulations to Victoria Allen, Natalie Cheng, Avery Cooney, Tessa Diara, Renee Navarro, Giselle Garza, Yeva Raichman. Jill Sansom. Caroline Sansom, Cate Urbani, Clint Hart, Brandon Huang, Nicholas Petti, Kavi Shah, Davud Suvalic, Andrew Weiner, Samuel Wen. Weifan Zhang. andEvan Zhao for moving onto Regionals! #CardinalProud
All-State Choir Member
Congratulations to Bellaire Choir member, Jonathan Du, Junior, on earning a coveted spot in the Texas All-State Tenor-Bass Choir! Jonathan competed over the course of three individual auditions against singers from across the Houston area. Of the over 70,000 Texas high school students who began the All-State audition process this Fall, roughly two percent across the state earned a place in one of four all-state choirs. We are extremely proud of Jonathan for the dedication, effort and musicianship put toward this monumental accomplishment!
Seniors We Have Your Graduation Info!
Seniors your Graduation Ceremony will be held June 13th at Delmar. We will be working with the District over the next few months to finalize details and get additional information out to you. We will hold a Senior Meeting via TEAMS February 9th at 2:00 pm! Put both dates on your calendar! Next week we will be publishing information about Senior Dues. We will also be holding a Senior Parent Meeting February 11th at 6:30 pm via TEAMS.
Singing Valentines
Need a gift for that "special someone"? Want to let your relatives know that you miss them? Need to re-connect with an old friend? Look no further! The Bellaire Choir is providing singing valentines for just $5.00 apiece. Please fill out the following form to complete your order. Recipients will be provided a secure video link to a video via email on Valentine's Day that they can keep and treasure forever.
Two New Resources from the Bellaire Counselors
Check out the Bellaire Counselors Padlet for resources to support your social-emotional health as well as great study and academic tips! Access the Padlet here and follow Tik Tok here.

Level Changes for Spring Semester

If a student intends to move down a level (Example: PreAP Algebra 2 to College Prep Algebra 2) or a student intends to move up a level (College Prep Biology to PreAP Biology) then they should Click here to access our Level Change Form. The window for level changes is 2/1/2021 - 3/12/2021.
 
Course Changes
There are very limited options for course changes in the spring semester. Approval to join a different course is based on space availability and priority. Course change requests can be submitted during the first 15 days of the spring semester.
The final day to submit a course change for the 2nd semester is: 2/19/2021. Click here to access our Course Change Form. 
 
All schedule changes must be written on the schedule change or level change form and submitted to your Counselor electronically. Counselors cannot honor teacher or period change requests.
Virtual Tour of Egypt
Cardinals Take Flight will be hosting another virtual tour this week to Cairo, Egypt! Our tour guide will be speaking to us about contemporary Egyptian life and Middle Eastern politics. Questions contact Ms. Champman at [email protected]
Attention Bellaire High School Alumni and Fine Arts Students:
We are collecting pictures for an end of year slideshow that will be played during the Bellaire High School Fine Arts Showcase taking place in the late spring of 2021 (date TBD). Since this is our last performance in the current BHS Auditorium before we move to the new space, we would love to feature your fine arts photos in the slideshow – especially if they were taken in the BHS Auditorium or on the original campus from 1955-Present!
We can accept photos as scanned hard copies of photographs or digital photographs by Thursday, February 18, 2021 at 4:00 PM.

Photo Subject: We are looking for photos of students and alumni participating in any fine art {including – but not limited to – band, theatre (production or tech), orchestra, guitar, choir, dance: Belles, Emotions, etc., and any visual art}.

How can you submit photos? 

If emailing: please include your name, graduation date, the year the photo was taken, fine art area pictured, and any other relevant information (example: names of other individuals pictured, caption of photo, etc.) 

If uploading to DropBox, please send an email to [email protected] that gives your first and last name, graduation date, year photo was taken, fine art area pictured, and other relevant information.
NHS Tutoring
The Bellaire Chapter of the National Honor Society announces, “Tutes for Studes,” an on-line tutorial service available for ALL Bellaire students (9th to 12th grade) needing assistance in math, English, social studies, foreign languages, and the sciences. Our tutors are NHS members who have already taken the course, whether it’s an IB/AP course or is a course in another curriculum and did well in it. Here is how you access the service:
2. Click on “Students” at the top of the home page.
3. Fill in the tutoring request form. You must give NHS 24-hour notice so that we can arrange for a tutoring session.
4. You will be paired with an NHS tutor, who will notify you of the time and date for the tutoring session. A full session lasts 30 minutes and takes place during Cardinal Hour. No tutoring is done before or after school or on weekends.
5. All tutoring sessions will be recorded.
Yearbook and Senior Ads - Deadline Sunday
  1. Yearbook prices will increase to $100 starting Jan. 19. Books are $85 through 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 18. Books can be purchased at bellaireyearbook.com. The last day to guarantee a copy of the 2021 Carillon is Jan. 31. After that, books will be sold on a first-come, first-serve basis until we run out.
  2. We have extended the deadline for senior recognition ads to Jan. 22. We encourage families to recognize the class of 2021 for their accomplishments and efforts in this unusual year. Ads can be purchased at bellaireyearbook.com. Materials must be submitted by Jan. 29.
 
College Center News
Mid-Year Reports/Transcripts:
Some universities are beginning to ask for Mid- Year Reports or Mid-Year Transcripts. Per HISD, those will not be available until late February. This cannot be expedited. This year is extremely difficult, as the year started later than usual. Please contact all of the colleges and universities that are requesting this and inform them of this delay. We will be getting them the transcripts as soon as they become available.
To check the College Center availability or to schedule a one-on-one meeting with either Mr. Lee or Mr. Stewart, please visit bit.ly/BellaireCC.
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.
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.
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!