Next Week
In a recent weather update from the HISD, the decision has been made to close all HISD schools and offices for Monday & Tuesday of next week. No virtual or face-to-face instruction will occur. We have allowed for our AP/IB & Dual Credit teachers to consider hosting an optional symposium during a portion of one of these days. I have also directed faculty that there are not to be any new assignments, new assessments, or attendance taken for any gathering over the two days. And thus no penalty for anyone that chooses or is unable to attend a symposium. Finally, the next instructional day that we have will be an A Day.

I wish warmth, safety, and full power to each of you for the next several days.  

Thanks,
Michael  
District Championship Game Tonight
Bellaire Varsity Boys Basketball team plays tonight at the Pavilion! The boys are playing for the District Championship and tickets can be purchased online here. #CardinalProud
Varsity Boys Soccer
Bellaire Boys Soccer takes on Westside tonight! Bundle up and head to Delmar. They would love to have you there cheering for them! #CardinalProud
Senior Meeting and Parent Meeting Next week!
February 8th Mr. McDonough met with the Senior Class. A link to a recording of the meeting can be found here. The Senior Parent Meeting was rescheduled to Wednesday, February 17th at 6:30 pm. A link to join the parent meeting will be posted on our website early next wee and sent out via Remind.
Senior Dues
Our Senior Dues package includes a Senior T-Shirt, Cap and Gown, Diploma Package, and Senior Celebration event. We have online payment set-up through SchoolPay to make paying dues fast and easy.

Click here to pay online now. You will need to scroll down the page on SchoolPay and look for the item entitled Senior Dues.
#Classof2021
eMotion Winter Show
Showtime! Be sure to watch the eMotion winter show on Saturday, February 13 at 6:00 pm on youtube!
Three Penny Press Sophomore Earns Awards
Congrats to sophomore Iman Suleman, first-year @ThreePennyPress member, who has placed five times this year in state and local journalism competitions. At the recent HISD UIL Invitational, Iman placed third in Copy Editing, 5th in News Writing and 6th in Feature Writing. At the Texas Association of Journalism Educators Fall Fiesta in October, she received an Honorable Mention in Feature Writing. Most recently, she placed fourth in Copy Editing at the Central Texas UIL Invitational.
Touchdown Club Award Recipient
Senior Walter Truitt was honored alongside Bellaire Head Coach Herb Kunz as the 2nd runner-up for the Touchdown Club of Greater Houston's Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The award comes with a $1500 scholarship and recognizes the outstanding achievements of Walter during his three years as a starter on the Varsity team.  Walter is also a Nationally Ranked 300M Hurdler and has played the Viola for four years in our State-Ranked Bellaire Sinfonia Orchestra. Additionally, he is an AP Scholar with Distinction; next year he will attend MIT and major in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science while also competing with the track team. #CardinalProud 
Bellaire Mom Nominated for Team Mom of the Year!
Bellaire's Sondra Ludwick is 1 of 20 finalists for the Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Team Mom of the Year Award presented by Sprouts Farmer’s Market!
 
Voting will run through Friday, February 19th and it will be up to your school and community to rally the vote to lift the Sondra to the top to be named the Team Mom of the Year and claim the $1,000 Sprouts Farmers Market gift card grand prize!

Let's ALL help her win! Click here to vote for her!
Bellaire Swim
The 2020-2021 BHS Swim season has officially ended with our last competition at Conroe ISD this past weekend. Our BHS swimmers participated in the Region IV - 6A swim meet this past weekend and were simply fantastic.  

The Girls were flying Friday, in the water, for the morning prelims and we saw so many personal best times. An awesome morning of swims, team comradery, and qualifying swims for Finals. Many of our girls posted personal best times during the Finals in the afternoon. The BHS Girls finish 8th out of 22 at Regionals!

The Boys had a lot to live up to as the Girls set the bar high for them. They arrived ready to swim and it was clear with drop times and positive energy felt on the pool deck. The morning prelims also showed collaboration, team spirit, and a strong desire to win. We saw so many personal best times during the prelims. In the afternoon our Final's session was simply electric with our relays dropping more time.  Weifan broke his own record and was even faster at Regionals compared to his Districts time in the 200 IM with a time of 1:54.20.  The BHS Boys took 11th place out of 22.

Overall, this season was a wild one and one for the record books. We had so many fantastic swims and PB’s this season and the future of Bellaire Swimming & Diving looks very bright. I am so happy to be a part of the Bellaire community and looking forward to our new swim facility 2021-2022.  

Thank you, swimmers, for making this a memorable season, and thank you parents for ALL your support. 
#CardinalProud
11TH GRADE SAT
Juniors have the opportunity to take the SAT during the school day, on campus. The school-day SAT will take place at Bellaire High School on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. This SAT is free and open to all Bellaire 11th graders, however, you must sign up using the link below in order to take the test.
 
If you want to take the SAT, you MUST sign up using the link below. If you do not want to take the SAT, you may also indicate that on the form below.
 
DEADLINE: The deadline to sign up for the SAT is Monday, February 22, 2021, by 4:00 pm. 
 

More info here.
10TH GRADE PSAT
Sophomores have the opportunity to take the PSAT for 10th graders during the school day, on campus. The school-day PSAT will take place at Bellaire High School on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. This PSAT is free and open to all Bellaire 10th graders, however, you must sign up using the link below in order to take the test.
 
The PSAT for 10th graders is NOT mandatory. This test is purely for practice purposes. You will have the opportunity to take it again in your junior year of high school.
 
If you want to take the PSAT, you MUST sign up using the link below. If you do not want to take the PSAT, you may also indicate that on the form below.
 
DEADLINE: The deadline to sign up for the PSAT is Monday, February 22, 2021, by 4:00 pm. 
 
Thank You Bellaire Baseball, Footall and the Bagel Shop Bakery!
Shoutout to Bellaire Baseball for providing snacks all last week and a huge breakfast last Friday for faculty and staff. It was amazing! Thank you also to Bellaire Football for loading up the Teacher Lounge with snacks and drinks all of this week. And finally, thank you to the Bagel Shop Bakery for donating bagels for all faculty and staff Monday morning. February has been a great month to be a teacher at Bellaire! #Grateful
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.
Black History Month: Italian Students Meet African Italian Activist
Our weekly meetup in Italian, A pranzo con l'italiano, will be honored to host Kwanza Musi Dos Santos on February 10th during Content Hour. The meetup is for students or speakers of Italian from a low intermediate to an advanced level (2-3-4-5-AP).
Kwanza Musi Dos Santos is an Italian activist politically engaged for social change and human rights. She is the founder of Questaèroma (Thisisrome), an organization whose members from different countries and socio-cultural backgrounds have decided to build their future in their city, Rome. She is also the winner of @MediaAgainstHate videocontest.

If you can understand Italian and would like to participate, please email mborsa@houstonisd.org to be added to the meeting.
CILS - International Certification in Italian
Bellaire High School has been endorsed by the University of Siena, Italy, to become a CILS Certification Center for the Italian Language. From next Spring students of Italian and Americans pursuing the Italian citizenship will be able to take the exams leading to this certification, recognized worldwide and usually offered by universities and colleges.
More information coming soon on tinyurl.com/HoustonCils, or writing to Ms. Borsa at CilsHouston@gmail.com.
Official CILS page on the University of Siena website. https://cils.unistrasi.it/180/147/STATI_UNITI.htm
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 2021BellaireShowcase@gmail.com 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
College Visits:
Monday 2/15- Lamar University- 12:20 PM
Thursday 2/18- University of Mississippi- 12:20 PM & Witchita State University- 12:20 PM
Friday 2/19- Saint Edward’s University- 2:10 PM
 
Juniors, please use this time to begin connecting with colleges and see what programs they offer.
Seniors, please use this time to ask any final questions and submit documents
 
Financial Aid Fridays
Seniors, it’s not too late for financial aid. If you need help applying for financial aid, reviewing financial aid, clearing verification, or analyzing award letters, come get assistance. Fridays from 12:20 PM to 1:30 PM. Click HERE to join the meeting on 2/19.
 
Cash4Cards: Scholarship Listing
Looking for free money to help pay for 2-year and 4-year colleges? Check [tinyurl.com/BHSCash4Cards]Cash4Cards: Scholarship Listing for the most up-to-date opportunities! This is updated weekly, so come back often.
 
Acceptance letters & financial aid award letters
Please upload a copy of ALL ACCEPTANCE LETTERS & ALL FINANCIAL AID AWARD LETTERS. This includes the schools that you will not be attending. You can do them all at once (up to 10) or individually. This is a district requirement that helps us provide the most accurate information in advising Bellaire students.
 
’22 Tuesdays
Juniors, the time is now! We understand that a lot of juniors have questions as they begin their college exploration journey, and we are here to help. To reach the masses, we are offereing ’22 Tuesday Open Advising for juniors. We will answer any questions about testing, creating a college list, scholarships, and more! Tuesdays from 12:20 to 1:30 PM. Click HERE to join the meeting on 2/16.
 
11th Grade Spring College Center Meeting
On Wednesday, March 10th, the College Center will be hosting the 11th Grade Spring College Center Meeting. During this meeting we will talk about the starting steps of the college application process and steps to take this summer to be set up for success. More information to come.
 
In the meantime, please review the 11th Grade Fall College Center Meeting.
Recorded Presentation- 11th Grade Fall College Center Meeting
Additional Resource- 11th Grade Fall Handout
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!