North Star Goal
Every student, teacher, and leader will meet or exceed their academic growth goals.
School News & Updates
Order the 25-26 Apollo yearbook by January 30!
Attention! You must order your 2025 – 2026 by this
AJH is collecting Used Book Fair donations!
Drop off books for all ages at the front and
Richardson Mayor Amir Omar attends Apollo’s AVID Career Fair!
Special thanks to Mayor Amir Omar for attending our AVID Career Fair and speaking with our students.
School Board Recognition Month 2026
January is School Board Appreciation Month, and we’re celebrating the incredible leaders who champion our students, staff, and community.
🎾 Girls Tennis 🎾
Girls tennis will begin after Christmas break. If you are interested in joining the tennis team, please reach out to Mr. Livings at forrest.livings@risd.org , the girls tennis coach.
Students must have a current sports physical on file and all Rank One online forms completed in order to participate.
More information will be shared as we get closer to the start date.
The power of AVID Secondary is the ability to impact students in the AVID Elective class and all students throughout the campus. AVID Secondary can have an effect on the entire school by providing classroom activities, teaching practices, and academic behaviors that can be incorporated into any classroom to improve engagement and success for all students.
AVID Excel works by accelerating language acquisition, developing literacy, and placing AVID Excel students on the path to high school AVID and college preparatory coursework. Emergent multilingual students (long-term English language learners) indicate that they want to go to college, but without a structured way for teachers and schools to address their specific needs, these students experience gaps in their academic preparation that stop them from entering a college preparatory course of study.
