Houston R-1 School District

That's three consecutive victories for Houston Tiger Volleyball 🐯🏐 and another home sweep as Varsity, JV and C Team all win in straight sets. 🟥 #TheTigerWay 🟥

HMS Seventh Grade Football 🐯🏈 improves to 2-0 with a 48-0 win at Ava. 🟥 #TheTigerWay 🟥

INSIDE OUR CLASSROOMS 🐯 The purpose of the EnviroScape is to demonstrate how water pollution can result from a variety of activities and sources in our own backyards and neighborhoods, and how the pollution can impact our water resources. Mrs. Olivia Poynter’s sixth and seventh graders were excited to tell her the precautions they or their family did to reduce pollution in our own community. 🟥 #HoustonFutureReady 🟥

📣 Introducing the 2023 HHS Homecoming Queen 👑 candidates. From left: freshmen Hazel Wells and Randi Rowland; sophomores Kynlee Weaver and Hannah Ennis; juniors Katy Scheets and Nola Smith; and seniors Jillian Meier and Nikaylee Sheppard. Coronation is Friday, Sept. 29, prior to the Tigers' football game against Ava. 🪩🕺💃🐯 #FridayNightFever 🐯💃🕺🪩

Congratulations 👏👏👏 to Jackson Rust, Houston Middle School's Pizza Hut Student of the Month, as well as all the nominees. This month's character trait was "kindness." Pictured are, from left: Jackson Rust, Eli Koch, Armodea Mullen, Claire Benoist and Brooklin Bertke. Not pictured: Nastia Zveniatskovskaia. 🟥 #TheBestWillBe 🟥 #OurTeamOurTown

Thursday's #TigerTeamsInAction features Houston Tiger Volleyball 🐯🏐 at home while Cross Country as well as Middle School Football and Volleyball all hit the road. Please note the middle school volleyball match is one game only. 🟥 #TheTigerWay 🟥

INSIDE OUR CLASSROOMS 🐯 Ms. Jaden Beasley's third graders learned this week about Patriot Day 🇺🇸 She shared with her students about visiting the 9/11 memorial at the Pentagon and viewing parts of the Twin Towers at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Ms. Beasley talked to the students about what an honor it was to experience all of this as a student at Houston High School. The students then made patriot quilt squares displaying times when others showed kindness or bravery. The "quilt" will be displayed in the 3rd grade hallway for others to enjoy. 🟥 #TheBestWillBe 🟥

INSIDE OUR CLASSROOMS 🐯 Between PE and the playground, our first graders had a blast today moving, playing and laughing. Life is good on campus. 🟥 #TheBestWillBe 🟥

Three weeks into the year for our new students in HHS Welding and so far they have: ✔️ Earned their OSHA10 certification ✔️ Learned how to read a tape measure & square ✔️ Become sufficient with an oxy-acetylene torch ✔️ Learned how to operate our metal shear ✔️ Started on basic stick welding 🟥 #HoustonFutureReady 🟥

423 W. Pine ⏩ 206 West Spruce Street Our Central Office has moved! We are officially operating out of our new location. Please send all correspondence and mail to our new street address of 206 West Spruce Street in Houston. It's the new home of our administrative offices. 🟥 #TheBestWillBe 🟥

It was a night of sweeps for Houston Tiger Volleyball 🐯🏐 as Varsity, JV and C Team all sweep Plato at home. 🟥 #TheTigerWay 🟥

It's game day for Houston Tiger Volleyball 🐯🏐 as the team looks for back-to-back victories 🟥 #TheTigerWay 🟥

INSIDE OUR CLASSROOMS 🐯 Miss Rebekah Wann’s first graders had lots of fun engaging in interactive and hands on math centers! 🟥 #HoustonFutureReady 🟥

Our latest edition of the PINEYMO 🐯📕 is here! They are currently being distributed on campus. Last year's graduates who ordered a yearbook can pick up their copy in the High School office. If you missed out, additional copies were ordered and will be made available at a later date. 🟥 #TheBestWillBe 🟥

HHS JV Football 🐯🏈 is playing 6 quarters - one game of two quarters at 5:30 p.m. followed by a full game - at home as part of today's #TigerTeamsInAction. Middle School Volleyball also competes on the road at 6PM. 🟥 #TheTigerWay 🟥

We are honored to participate in #PatriotDay 🇺🇸 on campus today. At 8:46 a.m., we paused classes and observed a moment of silence as #WeRemember all the heroes who were forged in the hours, days, and years that followed that terrible morning of #September112001 — ordinary Americans who, amidst the terror, smoke, and flames, demonstrated extraordinary courage and selflessness. Together, their bravery helped prove to our Nation and the world that what those terrorists most hoped to wound could never be broken: the character of our Nation ❤️🤍💙

HHS Football 🐯🏈 rolls in SCA opener. 🟥 #TheTigerWay 🟥

HHS Volleyball 🐯🏐 is teaming with Willow Springs for a 🩷 PINK OUT 🩷 on Friday, October 13. A special t-shirt (design below) is being sold in advance of the game with proceeds benefitting the Brad Hinkle Family. Shirts are $10 for youth through adult XL sizes. Plus adult sizes are $12. Advance orders are encouraged to guarantee your shirt before Friday, Sept. 22. Please fill out this form ➡️ https://forms.gle/crh7HXRFXBmPq5Qi8 Payments can be dropped off at the High School Office. For more information, contact Coach Julia Sloan at jsloan@houston.k12.mo.us. 🟥 #OurTeamOurTown 🟥

INSIDE OUR CLASSROOMS 🐯 Mrs. Amanda Kindcaid's fourth graders learned about Patriot Day this week. They also learned about the flag and what each part of the flag stands for. They concluded their activity by writing about what heroes mean to them. 🟥 #TheBestWillBe 🟥

INSIDE OUR CLASSROOMS 🐯 Mrs. Olivia Poynter's seventh grade science students wrapped up their unit on physical and chemical changes this week with a project of their choice. Students chose whether they wanted to represent a chemical change or physical change and presented their project to the class. Their presentations included ideas ranging from baking cookies to blowing up a balloon using a mixture of vinegar and baking soda in a water bottle. 🟥 #HoustonFutureReady 🟥