Conroe News
Rotarians were heavily involved in education this past week. The Rotary Club of Conroe participated in reading to students at Runyan Elementary School on Wednesday. Steve Scheffler, Leland Dushkin, Lamar Casparis, Jim Wiggins and wife Sylvia along with yours truly dressed up in C...
The proposed Tomball ISD Virtual Academy for Cybersecurity, a new Career and Technical Education program that focuses on college credits and training in cybersecurity and computer science, would be the 11th virtual school of its type in Texas. Mapping it out The presentation for ...
From cards and collectibles to hotels and hospitality, check out eight business updates from the west campus and downtown Austin area. This list is not comprehensive. Now Open Mo Bamba Cards & Collectibles Former The University of Texas at Austin basketball player and NBA player ...
Earlier this year, more than 270,000 students across Texas applied for the state’s new school voucher program, known as Texas Education Freedom Accounts, or TEFA. A district-level report released by the Texas Comptroller’s Office, which oversees the program, identified 92,728 awa...
Texas’ new school choice program has awarded funds to about 118,440 students, but as families begin using the funds, families raise questions about what the money can actually pay for and how the state-funded accounts interact with financial assistance offered by private schools....
For years, Houston-area students have celebrated their high school graduations inside Reliant Stadium, creating lasting memories for graduates, families and educators. Beginning with future ceremonies, those events will move to Reliant Arena. The Harris County Sports & Convention...
Conroe Noon Lions are “Roaring into Fall” with a calendar full of terrific events, service projects and involvement with our wonderful community. We have a nearly full roster of Lions looking forward to our first of this school year “Reading at Reaves” event. We adapt and overcom...
Imagine sitting down to help your child with homework only to realize some of the information they are being asked to learn is not correct. A map contains misspelled or made-up locations. Characters’ names change within the same story. An illustration shows animals that do not lo...
The Conroe Noon Lions calendar is super busy in September! Following our new President Sharene Carr’s theme for the year, “Driven to Serve”, Lions will be reading to CISD students, fishing & playing games with ‘special’ abled kids and their families, dancing & raising money, and ...
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said there is no active shooter at Willie Williams Elementary School in Magnolia after authorities responded to a report of possible gunshots around 12:40 p.m. Multiple law enforcement agencies quickly secured and cleared the campus. Officia...
From arts to athletics, these local businesses offer supplies, classes and training opportunities for students taking a variety of extracurricular courses in the 2026-27 school year. This list is not comprehensive. Arts 1. Cordovan Art School & Pottery Parlor The school offers ar...
Across Conroe, Montgomery and Willis ISDs, each district offers a wide variety of Career and Technical Education programs tailored to individual students’ interests and skill sets. The Texas Education Agency has an official framework for 14 distinct CTE career clusters. Within th...
Several Houston-area school district have made the decision to cancel classes on Wednesday. Conroe ISD announced Tuesday afternoon that they will be closed on Wednesday. RELATED: Tropical Storm Edouard makes Landfall- Here’s the Timeline for winds and rain in Houston & SE Texas W...
Several Houston-area school district have made the decision to cancel classes on Wednesday. Conroe ISD announced Tuesday afternoon that they will be closed on Wednesday. RELATED: Tropical Storm Edouard makes Landfall- Here’s the Timeline for winds and rain in Houston & SE Texas W...
Several new Texas laws took effect today, bringing changes that could impact consumers, schools and businesses across the state. Right-to-repair If your phone or tablet breaks, you now have more options for getting it fixed. House Bill 2963 requires manufacturers to give consumer...
Several new Texas laws took effect today, bringing changes that could impact consumers, schools and businesses across the state. Right-to-repair If your phone or tablet breaks, you now have more options for getting it fixed. House Bill 2963 requires manufacturers to give consumer...
Several Houston-area school districts have made the decision to cancel classes on Tuesday in preparation of expected inclement tropical weather. Crosby ISD Crosby ISD says it has canceled classes on Tuesday ahead of the inclement weather. “Crosby Independent School District will ...
Houston Independent School District canceled all after-school activities this afternoon, prompted by the tropical storm making landfall this afternoon, just east of the city. Several other Houston-area school districts made the decision to cancel classes Tuesday, also in preparat...
Since its inception in January 2014, the Montgomery ISD fishing program has seen much success under the leadership of Toni Luedke and John Hooker. This success includes not only scholarships for its prospective students, but state championships and a strong team bond. About the p...
As the 2026-27 Magnolia ISD school year begins, the educational nonprofit Magnolia Education Foundation will be celebrating its 25th anniversary. About the program Originally founded in 2001, the foundation’s main purpose is to support the teachers and students of MISD through an...
A variety of different projects are underway in Conroe, Willis, and Montgomery ISDs, including the construction of new schools and parking facilities. Conroe ISD passed a $1.9 billion bond package back in 2023 and Montgomery ISD passed a $326 million bond package in 2022. Conroe ...
A north Houston great-grandmother who spent the first two weeks of school shuttling children to three different Houston ISD campuses finally got some relief Thursday morning. ‘We’re getting a bus’: Great-grandmother helps north Houston kids get to school A Houston ISD school bus ...
The Conroe ISD Career and Technical Education program is seeing growth in popularity as it continues to partner with local industries and build new facilities in the area, officials said. CISD does not have a central CTE facility where students train and learn. Instead, different...
Are you ready for some football? How about Houston’s Friday Football Frenzy on KPRC 2? We are back for our 21st season of bringing viewers the most comprehensive high school football coverage in Greater Houston. Buckle up because it’s that time again for all levels across Texas s...
Willis ISD and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office confirm a student was detained after a gun was discovered inside of a backpack at Willis High School Wednesday morning. The sheriff’s office said they responded to the school after they were made aware of the incident at aroun...
Families of student-athletes in Hays CISD will be required to pay athletics fees this year to help offset budget cuts and keep non-varsity teams running. “We know that it’s a hardship on families,” Chief Communication Officer Tim Savoy said. “Nobody wants, in this economy, an add...
As temperatures climb across the Houston area, some Houston Independent School District parents say their children are also facing uncomfortable conditions inside their classrooms. Parents at Horn Elementary School say students and teachers have been dealing with broken air condi...
Montgomery ISD has increased its overall district accountability score from the Texas Education Agency for the third year in a row, according to accountability data released Aug. 14. MISD managed to not only improve its overall district score, but also the total number of individ...
While enrollment projections have fallen compared to previously expected numbers, Conroe ISD officials said the needs that will be served by current construction remain, and the lower expected enrollment numbers districtwide do not reflect changes at the campuses where overcrowdi...
A Port Arthur ISD student at Memorial High School alleges his coach hit him with a paddle as a disciplinary tool during football practice, raising concerns about corporal punishment in Texas schools. Noah Lopez had only been at Memorial High School in Port Arthur for about two we...
A Port Arthur ISD student at Memorial High School alleges his coach hit him with a paddle as a disciplinary tool during football practice, raising concerns about corporal punishment in Texas schools. Noah Lopez had only been at Memorial High School in Port Arthur for about two we...
Several Montgomery County school districts, including Conroe ISD, have seen enrollment increases in the last five years, while others in the Greater Houston region experienced losses. Community Impact analyzed data from the Texas Education Agency to learn how many students were e...
Backpacks and school supplies were handed out at CC Hardy Elementary in Willis as charitable organisations, local businesses and campus staff opened the school year together — with meal coupons and a Christmas gift drive already planned....
It was only the second week of school, but some students at Anderson Elementary in Houston Independent School District were already feeling the heat — literally. Parents received notifications Monday morning about air conditioning issues at the school, prompting some to pick up t...
As students across Texas return to classrooms this month, a state lawmaker is pushing for a major change to when the school year can begin. State Rep. Jared Patterson is preparing legislation that would move the start of the school year to after Labor Day, arguing that students a...
Conroe ISD outperformed the state in most subjects for the spring 2026 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, but scores within the district decreased in many categories compared to 2025 , according to results released by the Texas Education Agency . What you need to k...
Need to catch up on Community Impact’ s coverage this week? Check out these trending stories across the northern portion of the Greater Houston area from Aug. 7-14 1. Sam Houston State University announces new name for College of Osteopathic Medicine in Conroe The Sam Houston Sta...
A number of school bond projects are underway in Conroe ISD and Tomball ISD in The Woodlands area. Here are a few with updates as of late summer. Conroe ISD Grand Oaks Junior High School Project: The new junior high school campus will be an addition to the Grand Oaks ninth-grade ...
HOUSTON – Three years after the Texas Education Agency took over Houston ISD, new academic and accountability data show significant gains across the state’s largest school district, including dramatic improvements at campuses operating under Superintendent Mike Miles’ New Educati...
