Pin Oak's annual Color Run returns on Friday, November 15, and your student will not want to be left out! 

Color Run is a fun run style event where students can leave class to hang out, listen to music, visit the Kona Ice truck, run or walk around the track, and throw color on each other in the Post Run Color Party.

• Click here to learn what to expect on the day of the event.
• All students participating in the Color Run can purchase Kona Ice, so please remind them to bring money if they plan on purchasing a treat. Treats range from $4 to $7.

There are several options to participate:

• Color Throwers ($50) throw color (included) on Runners/Walkers during the run. A t-shirt is included with registration. (Only 20 spots available per grade.)
• Runners/Walkers ($25) will run or walk 1 mile as Color Throwers bombard you with color. A t-shirt is included with registration.
• Spectators ($5) cheer on Runners/Walkers from the bleachers and can participate in the Post Run Color Party. A t-shirt is NOT included.
• After the run, join your friends in the middle of the field for a Post Run Color Party. Purchase color bags (sold separately for all participants) to throw on your friends. Your student must be a Color Thrower, Runner/Walker or Spectator to participate in the Post Run Color Party.

Tickets: Buy tickets here. Online sales end Sunday, Nov 10 at 11:59 pm. Tickets will be sold during lunch Monday, Nov 11-Wednesday, Nov 13 (cash and credit). We will sell Spectator tickets before school on Friday, Nov 15.

Sponsor a Participant: If you'd like to make a donation to cover the cost of additional Pin Oak students to attend Color Run, please do so on the order form.

Volunteers: We need parent volunteers to sell tickets at school and help support the event on November 15. All volunteers must be VIPS-approved. We also need to borrow leaf blowers for the event. Please contact the Color Run Chairs if you can lend one.

Contact Lindsay Crow, Diana Dinnell, and Dana George, POMS PTO Color Run Chairs, for questions.

Join us for POMS Spirit Night at Raising Cane's, 5326 S Rice,Wed, November 13, from 4:00 - 9:00 pm.

Raising Cane's will donate 15% of sales to POMS. Be sure to mention POMS at checkout so we receive credit for your purchase. Offer valid for dine in, carry out and drive-thru orders only (does not apply to online orders).

Thurs, November 14, 9:00 - 10:00 am

Parents have two options to attend:

• In person in the POMS library
• Via Microsoft Teams

If you plan to attend the meeting in person, please arrive 15-20 minutes ahead of time to check in at the front office with your driver license.

Help show our teachers and staff how thankful we are for them. Please sign up to bring items for the November Staff Appreciation Lunch. 

Please drop off items in the front office before 10:00 am on Thursday, Nov 21. 

Contact POMS PTO Staff Appreciation Committee members for details. Thank you for your support and we wish you and your families a happy Thanksgiving!

To show our 121 amazing teachers and staff how thankful we are for them, we want to send everyone home with a pie before the Thanksgiving holiday break.

We need your help to make this a success. Please sign up to bring a whole 10" pie. Pies can be homemade or store-bought - non-refrigerated pies only.

**All pies need to be delivered to POMS on Thursday, Nov 21 or Friday, Nov 22 by 10:00 am. We will have volunteers in the carpool line to help collect pies on Thursday and Friday morning.

Can't drop off a pie but still want to contribute? Click here to donate towards our Thanksgiving Pie Fund and the PTO will purchase the remaining pies needed. Any amount helps! 

We have a printable template if you would like to include a note of thanks for any teacher or staff member.

Contact Jenny Dagley and Wynne Erickson, POMS PTO VPs of Activities, for details.

The Sunshine Carts are on the roll!  POMS volunteers will deliver snacks and treats to POMS teachers twice more before the December holiday break.  

Please help us purchase items for the carts on our Amazon Wish List. (Grandma's Cookies, Coke, Sprite and sparkling water are especially popular) Items can be delivered directly to the school or you can purchase items locally.  

If purchased locally, please mark off the item(s) on the Amazon List, address the items to Wynne Erickson/PTO and bring them to the front office.

Meet our new coaches, Hudson Bearden and Sean Tracey.

Wed, November 13 from 6:00 - 7:00 pm
4922 Heatherglen Dr (Nick and Wes Roberts' house)

Bring your sticks and be ready to have fun. We will discuss fall clinics and spring season. Looking forward to another great year of lacrosse! 

Contact Melanie Roberts for details.

Alternate Cast
Thurs, November 14, 4:30 pm in the Black Box Theatre

Competition Cast
Wed, November 20, 4:30 in the Black Box Theatre

It's 1909 and the shirtwaist industry in New York is thriving, but young girls who work in the factories earn barely enough to live on, and their working conditions are brutal. When their pleas for help are rejected by the male-dominated union, the girls who work at Johannsen's Shirtwaist Factory band together to fight for a better life. This play is based on real people and actual events.

Contact Tierra Henry, POMS Theatre Director, for details.

Thurs, November 14, 5:30 pm in the MPR*

Free and Open to the Public

Come listen to the intermediate and advanced choirs sing the music they have been working on all year, featuring special guest performers from Bellaire High School!

*Doors to MPR open at 5:15 pm
Enter POMS through the main entrance.

Contact Sean Stone-Ashe, POMS Choir Director, for details.

Join Ms. Hulbirt, who will lead your student abroad, as she reveals the next educational travel opportunity for POMS students - Germany in Summer 2026!

Interest meeting
Thursday, November 21
5:45 pm in the POMS Cafeteria

Register for the meeting to learn more about the trip through EF Tours and qualify for a $200 tour scholarship.

Contact Ms. Shelly Hulbirt, POMS 7th grade Texas history teacher, for details.

Your student won't want to miss the Faculty vs Student volleyball game on Friday, November 22 during team time.  The 8th grade girl's volleyball team will take on our POMS faculty.  Tickets are $5 through SchoolPay and available for purchase beginning Tuesday, Nov 12.

The school store is open for students to shop during lunch. You can also shop the school store online. You will be notified when your online order is ready and your student may pick up the items during lunch.

Want to volunteer at the store? Please sign up for the group (A or B)/day(s) that works best for you.  Shifts are every other week. All volunteers are required to be VIPS approved.

Contact Jean Lee or Thuy Promubol for questions. 

Pin Oak is excited to partner with Jostens for our 2024-2025 yearbook. Order your copy today. 

8th Grade Parents:

Want to recognize the accomplishments of your 8th grader in the Pin Oak Yearbook? We are selling recognition ads to be placed on the back pages. Ads are easy to make and a template is provided. Purchase your ad before January 31, 2025.

Please share your best pictures with the Yearbook staff via the QR code or link here. (Please no pictures of personal family vacation, dinners etc.)

The workshop will cover journalistic writing, photography, and broadcast through hands-on, hour-long lessons and activities. Students will use real equipment that journalists use such as cameras, microphones, Adobe editing products, and more! Students will receive a certificate of completion at the end of the workshop.

Register here.Space is limited to the first 100 registrants.

Sat, November 16
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Bellaire High School, 5100 Maple Street

$20 at the door (cash or check payable to Bellaire High School)
*Snacks provided, but students are encouraged to pack a lunch.

Contact Lillian Harris, Three Penny Press advisor, for details.

The Houston Academy for International Studies - a magnet early college high school in HISD - invites 8th graders to learn all about the school at its Phoenix Fest.

Saturday, November 16
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
1810 Stuart St, Houston, 77004

Learn more here.

Parents interested in learning more about our outstanding programs are invited to one of our guided tours. Space is limited; pre-registration is required. Don’t miss the opportunity to explore all that Pin Oak has to offer - secure your spot today.

*All slots are full at this time, but a waitlist is available for each date.

Please consider helping us purchase items on the Pin Oak Amazon Wish List. Thank you!

Do you know a business who is looking for corporate sponsorship opportunities? 

Pin Oak offers a variety of sponsorship levels and benefits, including school-wide newsletter and website recognition, banner display in a prominent location on campus, and much more. By partnering with businesses in our community, we raise funds for teacher, student, classroom and technology support, curriculum enrichment, staff appreciation, and facility enhancements. 

Contact Adriana Cune, VP of Sponsorship, for details.