Originally delivered on 3/5/2024 10:01 am

SUBJECT: News from Heights HS PTO for 03/05/24

Upcoming Events
Tuesday, March 5
SECOND NEW DATE: March 5th online SAT (Juniors only)
Monday, March 11
Spring Recess
Tuesday, March 12
Spring Recess
Wednesday, March 13
Spring Recess
Thursday, March 14
Spring Recess
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We'll be back on March 19. Enjoy your Spring Break!

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Top 5 Ways that YOU can help make Bulldog Bash a success!
Top 5 Ways that YOU can help make Bulldog Bash a success!

Ticket sales are now open for Bulldog Bash 2024!  Purchase yours now–last year’s event sold out!  General admission is only $35 and includes entry to the auction, two drinks, dinner from Triola’s Kitchen, late night snacks from Tex Mex, and a GOOD TIME!  You can buy tickets for staff members too!  

You can also help by becoming a sponsor and/or donating to the auction.  

Once you register, you can get ready to buy!  

And most importantly–spread the word!  Share our Facebook event and invite your friends.  

Not sure what Bulldog Bash is?  Here’s the scoop:  It’s fun.  It’s casual.  It’s not your elementary school auction.  We will raise money for Heights High School, but more than anything we will come together with parents, staff, alumni, and community members (adults only) to celebrate the Heights High School community.  April 13, 7-11pm, at the SPJST Lodge, 1435 Beall Street, Houston, TX  77008.


Heights staff members - check your email for a link to request tickets!

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Election Day 03.05.24
Election Day 03.05.24
Election Day for the Primaries is March 5, 2024!
Heights Practice Gym is listed as a voting center
 
Make a plan. Your vote starts here!
 
-Sample ballot: harrisvotes.com
-Written materials only
-No electronic devices 
 
#harrisvotes #harriscountyelections
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NEW DATE: Coffee with the Principal - 03.19.24
NEW DATE: Coffee with the Principal - 03.19.24

Join Ms. Hampton for her monthly Coffee with the Principal on March 19th at 8:45 am in the Teaching Theater.  

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Open School Store slots in March!
Open School Store slots in March!

We have lots of several openings for volunteers in March!  We need your help! Sign up here.

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Spring Break & Free books!
Spring Break & Free books!
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Heights Mobil Roundup
Heights Mobil Roundup

Get your car ready for those upcoming road trips! Stop by Heights Mobil Car Care throughout the month of March for your next oil change and support your Heights PTO at the same time

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Heights Faculty Chili Cookoff
Heights Faculty Chili Cookoff

The Heights Faculty Chili Cook off was a success!! thank you to our 20 chili chefs! all of the chili’s were amazing and all had such a unique taste! it was a tight run. I want to also thank all of you who took the time to taste and vote for your colleagues....so here is the moment you have all been waiting for...drum roll! 

  • 1st place for the best chili recipe goes to: Mr. Anthony Hebert for his amazing bayou boy chili!
  • 2nd place: our very own nurse iris jones for her white chicken chili!
  • 3rd place: Mr. Luis Pruneda with his 3 crazy girls birria chili

Congratulations!!!

Honorable mentions awards:
Most caliente goes to:

  • Mr. Luis Pruneda for his 3 Crazy Girls Birria Chili
  • Taste like home goes to: Mr. Manuel Batrez for his Cha Chas White Chicken
  • Best fusion chili goes to: Ms. Zappone for her Spicy Italian Chili
  • Nost unique chili goes to: Kenneth Spencer for his Peach Habanero Chili (not pictured)
  • Best vegan: goes to: Dr. Sheena Branton with her Over the Top Vegan Chili 

The 1st Annual Heights faculty chili cook off was a success!! Check out pictures here.  And a special thanks to the PTO Teacher Appreciation Team for providing the prizes.

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Class of 2024
Senior Links

** Senior Dues pay here** LINK TO PAY SENIOR DUES CLOSES MARCH 8!

Still need to complete the FAFSA?  Attend the College Center’s FAFSA Evening Workshop on Wednesday, March 6, from 6-8pm in the cafeteria.  Remember that FAFSA is a graduation requirement!  And Texas’s priority deadline is March 15.  

Did you miss the senior parents social at Crust?  Here’s all the FAQs you need to know!

Class of 2024 graduation will be Sunday, June 9, 2024 at 12pm (barring any changes from the district!).  Mr. Montanez will share more details as they are received.  

From Mr. Montanez:  “If you failed a class that’s required to graduate in the fall, there should already be a plan in place.  Please get with your counselor or me ASAP so we can schedule that class if this hasn’t happened.  It is imperative that you complete all credit recovery classes by March 8.”


Check the HHS College Center site often!  Updates include scholarships, college fly-in programs, university virtual information, application steps, and more!
Check out the Scholarship Opportunities 23-24
Follow the HHS College Center site for Class of 2024
Follow the HHS College Center Instagram

The College Center wall is open!  Tell your senior to swing by the College Center and sign it when they know their plans for next year–college, military, or career plans!

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Class of 2025

Class of 2025
Remind code: @78cfcg3
Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/heights2025/
Instagram: @heightsco2025
Good luck on taking the Digitial SAT
College Center presentation for Junior students - Remind your student to attend the College Center’s presentation this Thursday, March 7 in the teaching theater.  More info here.

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Class of 2026

Class of 2026
Remind code: @79b4ah
Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/heights2026/
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nstagram: @hhs.co2026

 

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Class of 2027

Class of 2027
Remind code: @hhs-27
Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/heights2027/

 

 
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HHS COMMUNITY NEWS

The City of Houston summer internship applications are now open!  Students must be at least 16 years old.  The deadline to apply is March 27.  More info here and here.

Congratulations to our Heights students who competed in the Texas State German Contest!! They placed 1st in Pass Auf which is a form of German trivia. They also placed in Contemporary Music (2nd), Puppet Show (3rd), Poster Design (3rd), Culture (1st), reading comp (4th), poetry memory (5th), poetry reading (5th), prose memory (2nd), and Spelling (2nd)!!!

It was another great Go Texan Day at Heights.  Thank you to our staff, especially Coach Idlebird, and all the volunteers who make this the best Go Texan event in the city!

Check out this new Bulldog Band video highlighting our amazing color guard!

Congrats to Shawn Haenicke-Prevost for being nominated as a finalist for the Touchdown Club of Houston Scholar Athlete Award!
The Pangea Network’s young women’s leadership challenge application is now open. It takes place during the summer in Houston, and the cost is $500. Scholarships are available.  Applications are due April 1. https://empowered2lead.org/

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The Woods Project
The Woods Project

Heights Students interested in an all-expense paid trip with The Woods Project, please contact Ms. Castillo or Mr. Zavala!! It is a Two-week hiking and camping summer trip. All gear, food, and flights included.

Scastil6@houstonisd.org or
Uriel.Zavala@houstonisd.org

Students should sign up with their Google accounts : https://forms.gle/ArxxhAH9F2qBJBuAA

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