DeBakey PTO Newsletter

March 19, 2023

In This Issue

Important Upcoming Dates
PTO Meeting - March 21 - Popsicles with the PTO
HOSA Snack Donations
TEA is Taking over HISD - Interview with Mike Morath
Travel Opportunity - France - Spring 2024
Spring Spirit Events for March and April

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES

Mar 20 - Course Selection Begins
Mar 21 - Monthly PTO Meeting [In Person] - Popsicles with the PTO
Mar 22 - SAT School Day
Mar 25 - AP Lang & AP Lit Mock Testing
Mar 31 - School Holiday
Apr 07 - Spring Holiday
Apr 14 - Cycle 5 ends
Apr 15 - Test Prep: AP Science and AP Math
Apr 21 - Spring Holiday
Apr 22 - Prom
Apr 29 - Test Prep: AP Science and AP Math

March 21st - In Person!

Please join us on March 21 (this Tuesday) at the school for our first in-person PTO meeting of the year!

Come meet the PTO board members and learn about how the PTO is working with the school to support the teachers, students and administration.

Meeting begins at 6:30PM.

HOSA Snack Donations

Several HOSA students will be heading to State competition in Round Rock from 3/28-3/30. Please consider donating snacks for our students and sponsors.

The requested items should be marked for HOSA and left in the front office by Monday 3/27. Thank you for your support!

View the SignUp Genius Form

TEA is taking over HISD

Interview with TEA Commissioner Mike Morath

Interview with HoustonLanding.com

Many parents have questions about how this will affect HISD and their children. Hear from Mike Morath regarding the next steps for TEA as they assemble a new governance group to make decisions for the future of HISD.

Read the Complete Interview

Travel Opportunity - France in Spring 2024

REMINDER:
Learn more about this travel opportunity during a March 30th meeting. Register here!

Spring Spirit Events!

The DeBakey PTO is selling Little Caesars Pizza in March and Krispy Kreme doughnuts in April to raise money to fund a variety of worthy causes including field day activities, teach appreciation events, club sports, HOSA competitions and many other ways donations help the PTO support our school. Check out the DeBakey PTO website to learn more.

March is Pizza Time!! (Updated Details)

Starting now and running through March 31^st, the DeBakey PTO is selling Pizza Kits to raise money to assist with field day activities, teach appreciation events, club sports, HOSA competitions and many other ways your donations to the PTO help our school.

The provided link can be sent to your friends and family so they can buy delicious pizza kits and support our fundraiser. Pizza Kits will be delivered directly to their home by FedEx, so send the link to your out of state family and friends, too.

Every kit we sell earns $6 profit and makes an impact.

REMINDER: April is Doughnut Time!!

The Krispy Kreme Digital Dozens campaign will begin on April 1, 2023 and end on April 29, 2023.

Simply buy online using the following link that goes live on April 1st, visit your local store & redeem using your code.

Every dozen sold earns $7.50 profit and makes a BIG impact.

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