Howell Middle School

📅✏️ Attention 6th Graders (and new to VISD middle school students)! It's time to pull out your calendars and circle the date: Monday, August 9 at 2 p.m. 🗓️ Join us at your home campus to learn all about middle school in VISD. This is a fantastic opportunity to get familiar with your new school, meet your Administration and school staff, and make new friends. 🌟👩‍🏫 Don't miss out on this exciting start to your middle school journey! 🎉📚 Keep up with back to school info, visit www.visd.net/backtoschool.

🚌🚏 Parents and Guardians, do you need information on bus routes for the upcoming school year? Look no further! Visit www.visd.net/backtoschool to find all the details on bus routes and more. Let's ensure our students have a smooth and safe ride to school! 🗺️🔍

🖥️📆 Get all the information you need for the 2024-25 school year in one place! Visit www.visd.net/backtoschool for details on orientation, the academic calendar, school supply lists, and more! 📝🎒 Start the school year off right by staying informed and prepared. 🚀📚Subscribe to the School Matters E-Newsletter, www.visd.net/schoolmatters

If you haven't made a Dual Language Parent Info Session... mark your calendars for Thursday, April 18 at Chandler Elem from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.. Don’t miss this chance to explore language opportunities for your child!

🌟 This month, we're putting the spotlight on some outstanding members of #TeamVISD who are making a significant impact on our organization. 🚀👏 As part of our Leading Towards Excellence initiative, we're recognizing employees who have demonstrated exceptional dedication to Connecting to Genius by Cultivating Ownership. 🤝🔗 Join us in giving a big CONGRATULATIONS to these extraordinary individuals who are making a real difference in our school district! 🎉 We're incredibly proud to have them as part of our #TeamVISD family. 🙌👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Let's celebrate their achievements and continue working together to achieve greatness! 💪📚🌠

VISD Pre-K parents/guardians, Wondering about our Dual Language Program at Crain Elementary for the 2024-25SY? Mark your calendars for the Parent Information Session on Tuesday, April 2 at O'Connor Elem. We have two sessions available: 9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Don’t miss this chance to explore language opportunities for your child!

𝙍𝙀𝙈𝙄𝙉𝘿𝙀𝙍: All VISD campuses & offices will be CLOSED on Friday, March 29, and Monday, April 1, in observance of Good Friday and Easter Monday.

VISD Pre-K parents/guardians, Wondering about our Dual Language Program at Crain Elementary for the 2024-25SY? Mark your calendars for the Parent Information Session on Tuesday, April 2 at O'Connor Elem. We have two sessions available: 9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Don’t miss this chance to explore language opportunities for your child!

📌REMINDER: Friday, March 8, is an early release day for all students.

Facebook and Instagram are currently experiencing nationwide outages - REMEMBER, the Victoria ISD website is your number-one source for updates, announcements, and information about your public school district. We will continue to publish LiveFeed updates on the VISD website and through News.

VISD is offering STIPENDS for the 2022-2023 school year! #DYK paraprofessionals and clerical positions are eligible for $1,500! Check out our Stipends, visit www.visd.net/stipends!

VISD is participating in today's 2 p.m. weather update with the OEM/NWS. We will provide updates following the call. Check the VISD website for updates!

**** 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 #𝟐 **** Following today's 2 p.m. update from the US National Weather Service Corpus Christi Texas (NWS), 𝘝𝘐𝘚𝘋 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘛𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘍𝘦𝘣. 3. VISD will participate in Thursday's NWS call regarding weather updates for Friday, Feb. 4. Please visit the Athletic Dept. on the VISD website for athletic updates.

**** 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 **** 🌡️ The safety of our students and staff is our highest priority, and Victoria ISD is actively monitoring the weather forecast and receiving daily updates from the Office of Emergency Management/National Weather Service. The most recent update we received today does not indicate a need to change the regular school day schedule this week. We recognize the forecast can change, and we will continue to monitor the ongoing weather updates and provide additional information if the forecast indicates the need to alter our regular schedule. Due to the very low temperatures, the Lauren Johnson Golf Tournament has been rescheduled for March 4 and 5. For athletic updates please visit the Athletics Department on www.visd.net and be sure to follow the VISD Athletics Facebook.

Please visit https://www.visd.net/covid for a VISD COVID Update as of Jan. 20

Victoria ISD has a new app! Find documents, events, and news updates. Download on Android: https://bit.ly/3l6OweQ or iPhone: https://apple.co/3Bbedk8.

Due to the limited food and labor resources, we regretfully will not be able to serve parents, grandparents and family members for the Annual Thanksgiving Lunch on our school campuses on November 17 (elementary) & 18 (secondary). You are welcome to bring in a meal to eat with your child that day.

Victoria Virtual School will follow the Victoria ISD schedule for school closure and will 𝐧𝐨𝐭 have classes today.

!! Out of an abundance of caution for our students and staff, VISD will be closed Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, due to TS Nicholas. All after-school activities are also canceled.

𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗜𝗦𝗗 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝟯 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗜𝗦𝗗 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝘂𝘀 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗜𝗗-𝟭𝟵. This means that all VISD campuses and facilities will: ● Campuses will begin utilizing partitions during lunch periods. ● Campuses will begin restricting visitors. ● Campuses will begin postponing non-essential events where there will be large gatherings of people. ● Campuses will encourage large-group meetings of students to occur outside whenever possible. To view the full COVID-19 Status Level chart, visit https://bit.ly/3DWAZxO