Bellaire Magnet Program
LANGUAGE…THE GLOBAL CONNECTION
Bellaire’s World Languages Magnet Program serves students who live outside the school’s attendance zone. Magnet students are transfer students who have a strong interest in studying language, and commit to taking five on-campus credits of World Languages.
| Arabic | French | German | Hebrew |
| Hindi | Italian | Japanese | Latin |
| Russian | Spanish | Mandarin Chinese |
Language requirement: 1st language four years,
either levels 1-4 or 2-5, plus one
year of 2nd language
OR
1st language three years, levels 2-4, plus two years of
2nd language
Second language choices: if your 1st language is either Spanish or French, the 2nd language will be one of the following nine languages:
| Arabic | German | Hebrew |
| Hindi | Italian | Japanese |
| Latin | Mandarin Chinese | Russian |
Magnet students should be enrolled in PAP/IB language classes above level
1
OTHER CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS:
Maintain at least a 75 average in all classes, 80 average in languages,
good conduct and attendance.
For
details, please call our Magnet Office at 713-295-3716
THE MAGNET PROGRAM AT BELLAIRE HIGH SCHOOL IS ONLY FOR STUDENTS WHO LIVE OUTSIDE THE BHS ATTENDANCE ZONE.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
- Get a 2012-2013 Application for High School Magnet Programs from any HISD middle school, or download one (copy both sides) from the houstonisd.org website.
- Visit the school during Magnet Awareness Week (November 7-11). Parents are invited to visit Bellaire to meet the Magnet Coordinator any day that week. Presentations will begin each day at 1:00 p.m. in the Multi-Purpose Room (located on the main floor near the faculty parking lot).
- Return the completed application + required documents (listed at the top of the application) to: Rosalon Moorhead, Magnet Coordinator
Bellaire High School
5100 Maple
Bellaire, TX 77401 (NO FAXED COPIES)
Applications may be turned in any time between Nov.7, 2011 and Jan. 6, 2012
STUDENTS WITH INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE
CONSIDERED FOR ADMISSION TO BELLAIRE HIGH SCHOOL.
NO APPLICATION RECEIVED AFTER THE POSTMARK DATE OF JAN. 6 CAN
BE CONSIDERED FOR PHASE 1.
4. In order to complete your application, plan to bring your child for testing
during the week of January 9-13.
The Modern Language Aptitude Test will be given on the Bellaire campus every afternoon January 9-13, 2012. NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY
Students need #2 pencils and must show picture ID.
Monday – Friday January 9-13
4:00 Doors Open
4:30 Testing Begins (no late seating)
5:30 Testing Ends
It is the policy of the Houston Independent School District not to discriminate on the basis of age, color, handicap or disability, ancestry, national origin, marital status, race, religion, sex, veteran status, or political affiliation in its educational programs.
HISD Magnet Information
http://www.houstonisd.org/magnet
