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Hot News at HISD April 30, 2008 |
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Hempstead District 26 AA Academic ChampionsHempstead High School captured 1st place at the District 26 AA Academic Competition this week with 378 points. District 26 AA had eight school competing for the district title. Franklin came in 2nd with 260 points and Trinity came in 3rd with 235 points. HHS qualified for regional competition in 14 different events. HHS swept the Feature Writing event earning all three top medals and took first in Journalism. Hempstead won the gold in eight individual events the silver in eight individual events and the bronze in three individual events. This is the first time in over 20 years that a Hempstead Academic team has won first at a district meet. Congratulations! |
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Hempstead OAP |
Hempstead OAP Alternate to State AA CompetitionHempstead High School One-Act Play finished the year as alternate to state from Region 4 2A competion on Friday, April 11th. All-Star Cast : W. Kennedy Congratulations OAP! |
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HHS Academics Qualified for Regional CompetitionAccounting: B. Becvar - 4th (Alternate); B. Bay - 5th (Alternate); Team - 2nd (Alternate) |
TAKS Testing
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TAKS Testing ~ April 28th - May 2ndPlease help your student prepare for the tests by encouraging him/her to use the math and reading skills he/she has learned each and every day. |
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Board Meeting |
The next regular meeting of the HISD Board of Trustees will be held Monday, May 19, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. in the Central Administration Board Room. |
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6th Six Weeks
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Students are currently in the 6th six weeks grading period. Progress reports for the 6th six weeks will be mailed on Wednesday, April 30th for the high school and middle school. Elementary progress reports will go home in the Monday folder on May 5th. |
TAKS Tutorials
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Juniors and seniors, who have not passed the exit level TAKS test, will have another opportunity to re-test the week of April 29th - May 2nd. TAKS tutorials are being offered at the Hempstead Fire Station on Volunteers will be available to work with students who need extra help in preparing for the Exit Level TAKS tests. If you would like to volunteer to help with TAKS tutorials, please contact central office at (979)826-3304.
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Tuesday - April 29 -
TAKS Exit Level ELA (retest) Wednesday - April 30 -
TAKS Exit Level Math (retest) Thursday - May 1 -
TAKS Exit Level Science (retest) Friday - May 2 -
TAKS Exit Level Social Studies(retest) |
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The following is the TAKS bell schedule for the week of April 29 through May 2. Please note that seniors are on late arrival Thursday, May 1 and Friday, May 2. Freshman are on late arrival Friday, May 2. MONDAY APRIL 28 TUESDAY APRIL 29 TAKS 10 MATH / RETEST ELA WEDNESDAY APRIL 30 TAKS 11 MATH / RETEST MATH THURSDAY MAY 1 TAKS 9 MATH 10 / 11 SCI / RESTEST SCI FRIDAY MAY 2 TAKS 10 / 11 SOCIAL STUDIES / RETEST SS |
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HHS Faculty & Staff Eligible for TEEG |
HHS Faculty & Staff Eligible for TEEG GrantCongratulations to the Hempstead High School faculty and staff on becoming eligible to apply for the Texas Educators Excellence Grant (TEEG) for the 2007-2008 school year. This program recognizes and rewards campuses enrolling high percentages of educationally disadvantaged students that either received an exemplary or recognized accountability rating, or achieved within the top quartile performance for comparable improvement in mathematics, reading/English Language Arts, or both. The high school made improvement in both areas. |
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