Comets Partner with HISD
This is a good endeavor:
The Houston Independent School District (HISD) has teamed up with the Houston Comets to increase student involvement in educational programs and promote the importance of sports.
Comets new owner, Hilton Koch, and HISD’s new athletic director, Daryl Wade, are enthusiastic about the new partnership. The WNBA believes in the importance of education and requires all players to finish high school, attend college and earn a degree.
“My vision for the Houston Comets is to do everything in our power to teach students the importance of education, be a positive role model and inspire our youth while giving back to the community. Partnering with HISD will be a key factor in accomplishing all of these core values,” Koch said.
A few points of the agreement are:
-An educational field trip for elementary school students with Math as the content area focus to be held at the Delmar Field House, on May 8th. Students will also receive a ticket to the Comets June 20th game versus the L.A. Sparks.
-“Court of Dreams Contest” – HISD students compete against other Court of Dreams participants throughout the league to see who will sell the most tickets. If HISD wins, its athletic department will invest the money in building a reading center to be used district-wide.
-“HISD Night” - HISD employees, students, their families and friends will receive a discount when the Comets play the San Antonio Silver Stars on Tuesday, May 29th.
The Houston Independent School District (HISD) has teamed up with the Houston Comets to increase student involvement in educational programs and promote the importance of sports.
Comets new owner, Hilton Koch, and HISD’s new athletic director, Daryl Wade, are enthusiastic about the new partnership. The WNBA believes in the importance of education and requires all players to finish high school, attend college and earn a degree.
“My vision for the Houston Comets is to do everything in our power to teach students the importance of education, be a positive role model and inspire our youth while giving back to the community. Partnering with HISD will be a key factor in accomplishing all of these core values,” Koch said.
A few points of the agreement are:
-An educational field trip for elementary school students with Math as the content area focus to be held at the Delmar Field House, on May 8th. Students will also receive a ticket to the Comets June 20th game versus the L.A. Sparks.
-“Court of Dreams Contest” – HISD students compete against other Court of Dreams participants throughout the league to see who will sell the most tickets. If HISD wins, its athletic department will invest the money in building a reading center to be used district-wide.
-“HISD Night” - HISD employees, students, their families and friends will receive a discount when the Comets play the San Antonio Silver Stars on Tuesday, May 29th.
posted by Kris Gardner @ 6:10 PM
1 Comments:
At Sun Apr 22, 03:56:00 PM CDT,
Anonymous said…
Well now it seems the new HISD AD has some vision about improving HISD Girls Athletics. And attempting to get it going now. Lets hope he's around for a while to find a way for HISD to keep their better athletes from tranfering out of the district.
HISD Wheatley '73'
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