Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Wais Student Honored

Angela N. Dodd, a Westchester Academy for International Studies student and Westchester Academy for International Studies resident, received a Horatio Alger Texas Scholarship. Dodd received the scholarship on Monday, June 3, according to...

See the full article on Chron,com

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Have you read her book?

Two students at Westchester Academy for International Studies (WAIS) celebrated the publishing of a fantasy book and fiction short story recently. On May 23, eighth-grader Isabella Boone and sixth-grader Amaris Bobbio-Tarco...

See the full article on the SBISD's School Zone

Monday, June 10, 2013

Westchester Millennium Scholar has come long way

When Bushra Bangash started as an eighth-grader in 2008 at Spring Branch Middle School, having recently fled Pakistan with her family, she remembers being overwhelmed.
"I started with a very bad accent," she said, laughing. "Everything was different. It was hard...
See the rest of Annette Baird's article on Chron.com

Friday, May 31, 2013

My Future is Bright: Destiny

Destiny was featured in two MyFutureisBright spotlights. Both are linked below.

Destiny, who is a senior at 16 years old, has always had an incredible work ethic. Her counselor, Karren Sims, says that... 

Why did you decide to go into the Navy? It wasn’t anything I planned. When I was selecting classes as a freshman, I read the information about the Navy... 

2012-13 WAIS Valedictorians & Salutatorians

Westchester Academy for International Studies has named five co-valedictorians and one salutatorian as its Class of 2013 representatives.

See the list on SBISD's School Zone

My Future is Bright: Bushra

An International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma program student at Westchester Academy for International Studies who wants to be a women’s physician is one of just 10 Houston students named a Class of 2013 Gates Millennium Scholar. Bushra Bangash, a native of Pakistan... 

See the rest on SBISD's MyFutureisBright

My Future is Bright: Jennifer

Jennifer is this year’s valedictorian at Westchester Academy for International Studies. She is a member of the National Honor Society and played varsity tennis at Spring Woods High School, where she earned multiple medals. She also volunteered three hours a week for three years 

See the rest on SBISD's MyFutureisBright

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