Congratulations, Dr. Ada Whyte! We’re thrilled to celebrate you as Principal of the Month for the North Division! Your dedication, leadership, and commitment to excellence have truly transformed our school community. Thank you for all you! Well deserved!

HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to our basketball team for continuing our winning streak against Stevens Elementary! 🍯🐝

Shoutout to our amazing community partners for their incredible generosity during this holiday season🎁 Thanks to them, 10 laptops and 4 drones were donated to our students! Opportunities like these help our kids soar! #CommunitySupport #McGowenPride

Sending a huge thank you to our incredible community partners for spreading joy to our Special Education students! 🎁 Your thoughtful gifts make such a difference and light up so many smiles. 💙 #ThankYou #CommunitySupport #McGowenPride"

We did it again McGowen family! Congratulations to our basketball team for winning against Felix Cook Elementary School. 🍯🐝

We are officially one week away from our holiday celebration! Join us next Friday as McGowen presents The Magic of Winter!

Celebrating our scholars for meeting their MOY goal. They “showed up and glowed out”. Shundra Sparks McGowen Elementary

The party didn’t stop. All our 5th graders met their MOY goal on at least one of their test. They also “showed up and glowed out” Shundra Sparks McGowen Elementary

At McGowen, we not only hit our goal for all MOY assessments. Kinder grew over the 90th percentile in math and 2nd grade grew over the 80th percentile in science. Our 4th and 5th grade achievement is at the 70th percentile in at least one test. Shundra Sparks McGowen Elementary

Our McGowen teachers also showed up and glowed out!!!! The needle doesn’t move without the people and school culture impacts achievement!!!! Do your thing teachers, I’m one proud principal!!!!@brown_shundra McGowen Elementary

Our amazing Pre-K teachers brought the energy, the creativity, and the magic to our festival! 🎉 Huge shoutout to the best team ever! #PreKFestival #TeacherMagic #McGowenElementary

Shoutout to our amazing parents for showing up and supporting Parent Day at the YDC Sunrise Center! Your involvement makes a difference! HISD Family & Community Engagement #McGowenStrong #ParentEngagement

Congratulations Coach for being named Coach of the Year and leading our football team to an undefeated season! Your dedication and leadership made this incredible achievement possible. #ChampionMindset

Huge shoutout to our amazing Assistant Principals Mr. Brown and Ms. Reese for Assistant Principals Week! Your leadership, dedication, and daily impact on our students and staff never go unnoticed. We appreciate you!

Double the style, double the STAAR power! Our students twinned up yesterday as we count down to STAAR…. because great minds do dress alike! #STAARCountdown #TwinDay #TestReady

Our students got a vibrant dose of creativity at yesterday’s Art Car Show! From wild designs to rolling masterpieces, it was a colorful and inspiring experience that sparked imagination and joy.

Huge shoutout to our incredible Art Club for creating beautiful, custom murals for our Assistant Principals for Assistant Principals Week! The reactions were priceless and emotional. That’s the power of student art and appreciation!

Our young Kings are looking sharp just in time for Easter! Huge thank you to the barbers for investing in their community and providing free haircuts!

More fresh cuts! Grateful for the barbers pouring into our boys! Showing them they matter, inside and out.

Today, we proudly recognize and celebrate our exceptional Principal for Principal Appreciation Day! Thank you Dr. Ada Whyte for continuing to inspire, empower, and uplift our entire school community. Ada Whyte, EdD