FACILITY RESERVATIONS AND BUILDING USE

 

The BUILDING HOURS are 6:00 am to 8:00 pm on school days. This includes the main building and field house. We are NOT open after 8:00 pm or on weekends or holidays except for:

  1. Pre-approved events submitted on Facility Request Forms or as part of an Athletic Schedule;
  2. Individual use by teachers on scheduled Saturdays* from 7:00 – 11:00 am provided you
    1. email Mr. Catchings by Friday at 3:00 pm; and
    2. sign in and out with Ms. O’Neil in the Main Office.
  3. Use by teachers and students (such as practices and rehearsals) on scheduled Saturdays* from 7:00 – 11:00 am provided you
    1. email Mr. Catchings by Wednesday at 3:00 pm prior to the Saturday you want approved;
    2. receive email confirmation of approval;
    3. sign in and out with Ms. O’Neil in the Main Office; and
    4. turn in sign-in sheets for students to Ms. O’Neil before leaving.

 
FACILITY REQUEST FORMS are required for

  1. Use of common space (as defined below) during the school day
  2. All building use after 6:00 pm (school days), on weekends or school holidays

EXCEPTIONS
Athletic Games: Athletic game schedules are used in lieu of Facility Forms. Schedules must be submitted to Diana Baron a minimum of 3 weeks prior to the start of the season. These are posted on our website and calendars; you must notify Diana Baron and Jason Catchings of any changes made to the schedule after it was submitted!
Athletic Practices during regular building hours should be scheduled with Coach Byrd or Ms. Turner; no further notification is required.
Performing Arts Rehearsals in common venues during regular building hours should be scheduled with Mr. Wallin and posted on the Facility calendar.
Use of S-100 during the school day (and ending prior to 6:00 pm) may be scheduled via email to Diana Baron. No Facility Request Form is needed unless custodial services/equipment is required.

REMINDERS
The Facility Calendar can be viewed at http://plus.calendars.net/whsfacilities. Entries with an asterisk indicate the space is on hold pending approval.
You may NOT “piggyback” on someone else’s building reservation without following the protocol stipulated above.
Our calendars are used by administration to assign dean duty to selected events, by our HISD officers to provide appropriate coverage, by ABM for custodial staff, and by the public to check date, location and time of events. Facility Request Forms and game schedules must be accurate. Please understand the inconvenience and unnecessary expense if you change or cancel without notifying us.
Common space includes: Auditorium, Mini-Theatre, Black Box, Auxiliary Gym, Performance Gym, Commons, Library, S-100, Natatorium and Outback when used by someone other than the assigned faculty during the school day or anyone after 6:00 pm. Requests for the Natatorium must go through HISD Building & Rentals. Requests for these venues are cleared with appropriate faculty prior to booking.
We do not handle booking of classroom space (including the Dance Studio); anyone wishing to use another faculty member’s classroom must make their own arrangements.
Requests for tables in the commons during lunch are handled by Mr. Catchings. Please notify him via email 24 hours in advance if you require a table.

Questions? Contact Jason Catchings at jcatchin@houstonisd.org or Diana Baron at ext. 8065 or dbaron@houstonisd.org.

*   SCHEDULED SATURDAYS TO OPEN BUILDING 7:00 – 11:00 AM
Saturday Building Open Schedule for Fall Semester:
September 12
October 24
November 21
December 19

Saturday Tutorial Schedule:
September 19
October 3, 17, 31                                                                                               
November 7, 14
December 5, 12
January 16, 23
February 6, 20, 27
March 6, 27
April 3, 17
May 1, 15, 22