Originally delivered on 9/17/2024 10:01 am

SUBJECT: News from Heights HS PTO for 09/17/24

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Upcoming Events
Tuesday, September 17
6:00p General PTO Meeting
Friday, September 27
Waiver Day - Sept. 27th @ Lunch Hour
Wednesday, October 2
HHS Hispanic Heritage Event - Oct 2nd 5-7 PM- SAVE THE DATE!
Thursday, October 3
Staff Professional Development (no classes)
Friday, October 4
Fall Holiday
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PTO General Meeting, September 17th
PTO General Meeting, September 17th

TONIGHT! Tuesday, September 17th, is our first General PTO meeting of the year! The meeting will be held at 6 pm in the Teaching Theater. Parking will be available in the staff parking garage off of 14th street. You do not have to be a member to attend.
Following the meeting will have Student Club representatives each speak briefly about their clubs. It’s a great way for you to be able to talk to your students about new things for them to try.

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Did You Miss Coffee with the Principal?
Did You Miss Coffee with the Principal?

View the recording of the Sept.10th meeting here.

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Fundraising by Clubs and Boosters
Fundraising by Clubs and Boosters

This is a reminder that if your club or booster wants to raise money, all fundraisers must be approved by Ms Hampton.

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Heights PTO Spirit Night at Tony’s!
Heights PTO Spirit Night at Tony’s!

Make sure to let your waiter know you are with Heights High School PTO!

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VOTING INFORMATION FOR THE NOVEMBER ELECTION!
VOTING INFORMATION FOR THE NOVEMBER ELECTION!

Are you registered to vote?
October 7 is the deadline to register to vote in the November election.  Voter eligibility information is available here. Registration forms are available for download in both English and Spanish and must be completed, signed, and mailed or hand delivered to Ann Harris Bennett, Tax Assessor-Collector & Voter Registrar, P.O. Box 3527, Houston, Texas 77253-3527.  Voters can also check their voter registration here–even if you are registered, it is always a good idea to check!  

Seniors of voting age will have another opportunity to register to vote on Thursday, September 19 during lunch.

For those of you with Bulldog grads at college, don’t forget that they can apply to vote by mail or vote early if they are home during the early voting period (October 21-November 1).  Applications to vote by mail must be received (not postmarked) by October 25.

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PTO STORE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
PTO STORE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Working the school store during lunch is a great way to get involved and see the students in action! Please complete your VIPS registration and sign-up for volunteer shifts.

Questions? Please email Nicole Weaver.

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Advocacy Update
Advocacy Update

Want to keep up with news related to HISD?  The Houston Chronicle has a weekly newsletter called “Report Card” - sign up here!

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Teacher Supply Reimbursement
Teacher Supply Reimbursement

Teachers! IT’S BACK!!  We have reopened the $100 supply reimbursement form!! It will remain open until funds run out!  Don’t delay… send in your form today!

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Teacher Grant Requests Form is Open!
Teacher Grant Requests Form is Open!

Teachers/Staff... this is for you!  The PTO will pay up to $1000 for a teacher grant to support you and your class needs.  The online teacher grant request form is open! Funds are limited so try to get your requests in early.  Please email Angela Alvarado with any questions you may have. 

Click here for more details and the form.

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Yearbook Sales are Now Live for 9-11th
Yearbook Sales are Now Live for 9-11th

Order Now!  for 9-11th grade. Here is the flyer!

We are waiting for additional information from the school for our 12th grade & senior dues.

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HEIGHTS HS PTO MEMBERSHIP
HEIGHTS HS PTO MEMBERSHIP

We invite all parents, family, guardians, teachers and students to join the Heights High School Parent Teacher Organization - HHS PTO. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to join!

HHS PTO works very hard raising money to fund services, programs, and materials that are not covered in the school budget. All of the money raised by the PTO, including membership fees,  stays 100% at our school........

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Whatsapp del PTO en español
Whatsapp del PTO en español

También te invitamos a nuestro grupo de Whatsapp del PTO en español: https://chat.whatsapp.com/IfYxI9zjmgg0JSRmtXLK6M
Si tienes alguna pregunta para Heights o el PTO puedes mandarnos un email a este buzón: Preguntas@heightspto.org

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Class of 2025
Upcoming Events for Class of 2025
Tuesday, September 17
Heights2College: UT at Austin- Admissions Presentation @ lunch 09.17.24
Thursday, September 19
Voter Registration with SVI during Bulldog Lunch Hour
Tuesday, October 1
Class of 2025: Senior Parent Mtg on 10.01.24 - SAVE THE DATE!
Monday, October 7
Heights HS TACRAO College Fair

Class of 2025
HHS Remind code: @78cfcg3
PTO Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/heights2025/
Students Instagram: @heightsco2025
PTO Class page: https://www.heightspto.org/2025
Heights College Center: @heights2college
Heights College Center Newsletter 12th: https://www.smore.com/sq6d9
PTO Senior Newsletters: 
CO'25 signups & info - updated link is now https://forms.gle/yjVL2M8HMfo4agkS9


DONATIONS: If you would like to make a donation you can do so online, or if you would like to support in other ways please send email to 2025@HeightsPTO.org.

VOLUNTEERS: It appears that the volunteer interest form has unfortunately been lost on Google, and despite best efforts, the form could not be recovered. The sign-up list has also disappeared. As a result, it will be necessary to start over. Apologies for the inconvenience.  Please take a moment to re-sign up for the activities you’d like to volunteer for. Thank you for your patience and help with this!  https://forms.gle/yjVL2M8HMfo4agkS9

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Voter Registration with SVI
Voter Registration with SVI

✅ Eligible #HISD Class of 2025 students and staff, the deadline to register to #vote in the November #election is October 7th. Student Voter Initiative volunteers will be back on campus helping with voter registration during Bulldog lunch hour on Thursday Sept. 19th in the main entrance. Make sure to bring an ID or know the last 4 digits of your social security number.

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Yearbook Senior Photos
Yearbook Senior Photos
Class of 2025 SENIORS! Sign up for your yearbook portraits! you can choose on campus or in studio photos. Keep checking for new studio dates as they are added.
 
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Yearbook Recognition Ads for Your Senior
Yearbook Recognition Ads for Your Senior

More information will be coming soon. In the meantime, if you would like to purchase a recognition ad click more to see the details....

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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
PTO Class page: https://www.heightspto.org/2026

 

 

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Volunteer to Support 2026 on Waiver Day!
Volunteer to Support 2026 on Waiver Day!

Heights HS's first Waiver Day is coming up on Friday, September 27! The Class of 2026 is selling our Cafe Con Conchas and we could use your support! Do you have time to volunteer? We could use a few more hands on September 27 from 11-1ish pm to help with set up, sales, and clean up. Can't volunteer? We would love your support through donations. You can Venmo or Zelle Sasha at 713.857.0909 ("Alexandra Vaikhman"). All donations support Class of 2026 and go to the class's senior activities (coming up next year!)  Questions?  Email 2026@heightspto.org

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Class of 2028
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HHS COMMUNITY NEWS

🏈🏈🏈Heights Bulldogs beat Cy-Park 42-7, JV won 21-0, and won 21-20 Go Dogs!

🏐🏐🏐 Congratulations to Heights Bulldog Volleyball with last week’s wins over Wisdom HS and Chavez!


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Congratulations Heights XC on a very successful meet at the Spring Branch Invitational! Our Bulldogs ran their very best and we had incredible times! There was a lot of improvement and most of our team earned new PRs!
Boys: Nicholas, Enrique, Aiden, Andrew, Christian, Henrik, Chris, Wyatt, Dylan, Ryan, Isaiah, Ethan, Lamont, Omari, Vishwa, Derek
Girls:
5km PRs: Caroline, Allie (by ½ a second!), Carys, Zoe P, Mae, Hailey, Abigail
2 mile PRs: Annabelle, Elise, Rachael, Evie, Camila, Giada, Skyla, Citaly, Lilliana, and Brianna Gibson crushed her debut cross country race.

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We are so proud to announce that the Heights Quiz Bowl team just qualified for the national quiz bowl tournament for the fourth year in a row, beating Carnegie in the playoffs to get the spot!


🗣️🗣️🗣️Heights LD debate was on fire this past weekend!
Sophomore Sarah Cruser went 3-3 - Way to go, Sarah!
Senior Megan Waters finished with an outstanding record of 4-2!
Senior Easton Peters was 8th speaker and went 5-1 making it all the way to Quarters, securing a bid to the TOC!!

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Support Heights Baseball!
Support Heights Baseball!

Are you interested in HHS Baseball? Fill out this form ASAP for Fall opportunities with the HHS Booster Club.

 

Support HHS Baseball by purchasing Raffle Tickets to pay for expenses and uniforms!
Zelle:  
pres.hhsbaseballbooster@gmail.com

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