Cheerleading Tryouts
May 1st-4th   
4:00pm-5:30pm

Majorettes and Oceanettes Tryouts
Practice April- 30th- May 4th 4:00pm-6:00pm
Tryouts May 7th 4:00pm -6:00pm

A proposed new course of study at Booker T. Washington High School would provide students the chance to earn an associate’s degree and receive career training in the high-demand fields of manufacturing engineering technology.  The program would operate in addition to the school’s existing engineering magnet program.
The proposal is slated for a vote at the HISD Board of Education’s regular meeting, which begins at 5 p.m. on Thursday February 9, 2012 at the Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center (4400 W. 18th Street).
The plan for Washington is part of a larger program to establish the Houston Innovative Learning Zone (HILZ) schools.  The plan is a direct response to frequent requests from students, and the Houston community at large, for HISD to bolster its portfolio of Career and Technology Education offerings.
View the Press Release

For years, students have been taking the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) to determine whether they have mastered the material and basic concepts required for their current grade or course. Beginning in 2011-2012, TAKS will be replaced with a more rigorous testing program, the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR).
Download the STAAR Update Brochure.

Congratulations Aaron Lavergne for been chosen as one of the eight Reliant Energy and Houston Texans Scholarship for Champions recipients.

Guess What? The 21st Century After School Program has begun at our school. It is loads of fun! The program offers positive learning and excellent enrichment activities:
Homework Assistance, SAT/ACT prep, Open Gym, Dance, Art, Computer Technology, Music Technology
Download the program flyer

On 3 August 2011, five Washington HS Cadets saved the life of a Houston citizen.  The cadets were working on staff actions at the Heights library in North Houston.  While working, the cadets noticed a man who entered the building sweating profusely and breathing erratically.  The cadets noticed that after a few minutes, his eyes rolled back in his head and within a few minutes he became unresponsive.  Cadet Guillory sent a cadet to alert the librarian who called 911.  Cadet Guillory started CPR on the man until he regained consciousness.

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