Brag Sheet
2026: Pin Oak MS is again for the third consecutive year recognized by US News and World Report as one of the 2026 Best Public Schools in the country - top 1% in the state of Texas.
2025: Academic UIL team earns top honors including 17 medals in their September 2025 meet. Medals won in Editorial Writing, Modern Oratory, Number Sense, Spelling, and Ready Writing.
2025: Over 600 families participated in our first annual World Language Expo where student works and projects were showcased to the community.
2025: Speech and Debate team received first place at their first district UIL meet. Earning first place rankings in Public Forum and Congressional Debate.
2025: Girls 8th grade volleyball continued their district domination by earning District Champions the fourth year in a row.
2025: Congratulations to Malley Lutschg, one of the 2025 iWRITE Publishing Contest winners! Her poem "Big and Small" will be published in Volume 16 of I Write Short Stories by Kids for Kids. An incredible honor and international recognition!
2025: Mrs. Girard, our 8th grade Integrated Physics and Chemistry teacher, wins Pin Oak Teacher of the Year 2025! She inspires, leads, and brings the magic every single day.
2025: Pin Oak MS earns TEA rating of "A" for the 2024-2025 school year, earning all distinctions including top academic achievement in math, science, social studies, and English language arts. Top 25% composite academic success of all Texas schools, top 25% of all Texas schools for "closing the gaps".
2025: Pin Oak MS starts the 2025-2026 school year with its highest enrollment in school history.
2025: Pin Oak adds its 15th high school credit class for the 2025-2026 school year.
2025: Pin Oak's Technology Student Association participated in the TSA national competition and were named TSA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS! Students took first place in Middle School Mass Production with a stackable, modular pet drawer system. We crushed it with Top 10 finishes in 5 events — Coding, Microcontrollers, Electrical Apps, Community Service Video & more — out of thousands nationwide!
2025: Pin Oak MS named as top applied to school in Houston ISD according to the Houston Chronicle
2025: Name that Book District Champions
2025: Anti-Defimation League names Pin Oak MS a No Place for Hate school
2025: Charger Cheerleaders National Grand Champions and First Place winners in the intermediate division at Cheer America Championship
2025: Pin Oak PTO named Houston ISD PTO of the Year
2025: Softball continued undefeated streak with a three-peat district champion season
2025: Charger Cheerleaders named first place in the Beach Bay United competition
2025: Chess team takes First Place in the T.H. Rodgers Chess Tournament
2025: Pin Oak MS Technology Student Association (TSA) competed and earned 2 state championships and 20 first place wins and qualified in 7 domains for nationals.
2025: Pin Oak Company Dance Team earns National Championship in Small School division at the CP Nationals Competition
2025: Education Results Partnership names Pin Oak MS as a 2024 Honor Roll Campus
2025: Pin Oak MS Orchestra earns Sweepstakes at UIL Concert and Sightreading
2025: Odyssey of the Mind compeated and placed at the Texas state competition
2025: Academic UIL team placed earned 21 medals and a sweepstakes at the Academic UIL February 2025 Competition
2025: Boys Basketball 8th grade team District Champions
2025: Pin Oak Councelors earn HISD Crest award for Counseling Excellence
2025: Technology Student Association dominates at Houston area competition with over 53 first place entries
2025: Seventh grade Art student wins gold medal award at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Art Contest
2024: US News and World Report recognizes Pin Oak MS as one of the 2025 Best Public Schools in the country - top 1% in the state of Texas.
2024: Second place winners of the UIL Large School One Act Play competition
2024: 103 new members inducted into the National Junior Honor Society
2024: Principal Lindsey Vela named Principal of the Year
2024: 7th and 8th Grade Volleyball District Champions
2024: 103 New members inducted into the National Junior Honor Society
2024: Theater 1, Art 1, and Fundamentals of Computer Sciences added as new High School Credit courses.
2024: POMS student named Finalist for HISD Holiday Card Design Competition
2024: 100% pass rate for Algebra End of Course Exams 8th Grade
2024: 100% pass rate for Algebra End of Course Exams 7th Grade
2024: Educational Results Partnership Honor Roll ListHonor Roll List Star Category
2024: Multiple winners of the Texas Sons of the American Revolution Brochure Contest
2024: Odyssey of the Mind wins the Texas State Competition and competes at Worlds in Ames, IA.
2024: Recognized by US News as one of the Best Middle Schools nationally
2024: Recognized by US News as one of the Best Magnet Middle Schools nationally
2023-2024: Recognized as an A-rated school by TEA and in the top 1% of all Texas Middle Schools
2024: Charger Cheerleaders American National Champions
2024: Charger Cheerleaders and Company Members Champions at the Houston Beach Blast Competition
2024: Waste Management Artwork Contest Winner
2024: POMS Name That Book team took 2nd place district
2023-2024: Designated as a No Place for Hate Campus
2023-2024: Undefeated District Softball Champions (2 years in a row)
2024: POMS First Place finish at the TH Rodgers Chess Tournament
2023-2024: Outstanding Dedication to Education Award winner from Good Reason Houston - Ms. Orsburn 6th Grade World Cultures Teacher
2023-2024: POMS Coding Team "Intelligent Foxes" is currently competing in a national coding competition and ranked 16th in the nation (ongoing..)
2023-2024: Over 70 new members are inducted into our chapter of the National Junior Honor Society - members now totaling over 190.
2023-2024: Multiple 1st place award winners moving on to the district Academic UIL competition in Spring 2024.
2023-2024: 8th Grade Girls Undefeated Volleyball DISTRICT CHAMPIONS
2023-2024: Texas School Counselor Association CREST Award Winner
2023-2024: Waste Management Artwork Contest Winner
2023-2024: POMS Public Forum Debaters win 1st and 3rd Novice Congressional, 1st - 3rd Novice Public Forum competing with over 30 high school teams
2023-2024: POMS Hindi Club has its first Diwali celebration and is covered in international news.
2023-2024: POMS adds Hindi, Latin, and Japanese as new languages taught at HISD's premiere foreign language magnet.
2023: Named one of US News Best Middle Schools Nationally
2023: General Academic names POMS one of the best middle schools in HISD by STAAR scores.
2023: General Academic names POMS as top Magnet Schools in HISD.
2022-2023: No Place for Hate Campus
2022-2023: HISD Family-Friendly School Platinum Certified
2022-2023: POMS Softball team undefeated DISTRICT CHAMPIONS
2023: Advanced Orchestra receives Superior Sweepstakes rating in UIL Concert & Sightreading
2023: Advanced Tenor/Bass choir receives Superior in UIL Sightreading and Excellent in Concert
2023: Advanced Treble choir receives Excellent in UIL Sightreading and Superior in Concert
2023: Odyssey of the Mind team medaled in Regionals and are headed to State competition
2023: POMS Dance Company wins 13 awards at Crowd Pleasers Dance Competition, including first place in Hip-Hop, Jazz, and First runner up in Contemporary.
2023: Name that Book advanced from Regionals to Districts
2023: 7th Grade Girls Swim Undefeated DISTRICT CHAMPIONS
2023: 7th Grade Boys Swim DISTRICT CHAMPIONS
2023: Advanced Art Students receive four honorable mentions in the Scholastic Regional Art and Writing Contest
2023: 7th Grade Girls Volleyball receives Gold Medal in the West Briar Volleyball Tournament
2023: 8th Grade Girls Volleyball receives Silver Medal in the West Briar Volleyball Tournament
2023: Three students were selected to compete at the 2023 NRG Rodeo Art Competition
2022: 7th Grade Boys Basketball finished first place at the West Briar Grizzly Invitational
2022: ELAR Teacher Mary Kundert featured as a NewsELA Educator Spotlight Teacher
2022: Pin Oak Advanced Theater advanced to Districts - All-Star Actor, Honorable Mention Actor, Outstanding Technician
2022: Multiple Academic UIL award winners; Gold, Silver & Bronze.
2022: POMS District Cross Country Champions - First Place 8th Girls and Boys, 3rd overall - 7th Boys
2022: POMS Volleyball 7th Grade Girls District Champions; 8th Grade Girls 2nd in District
2022: POMS Cross Country 8th Grade Girls win HISD Invitational for the 2nd year in a row!
2021-22: HISD Family-Friendly School 2021-22 Gold Certified
2022: Pin Oak Librarian represents HISD and presents at the American Librarian Association Conference
2022: 99% pass rate EOC Algebra 8th Graders
2022: 100% pass rate EOC Algebra 7th Graders
2022: POMS Magnet Coordinator named HISD Magnet Coordinator of the Month (March 2022)
2022: Library Lookouts program is the school library winner in the Branding Iron External Communications Category
2022: POMS Dance wins Overall High Platinum, Best in Class Team Award, Outstanding Artistry Award, First Place Lyrical Dance
2022: POMS Library named top student use in HISD for February 2022
2022: POMS Student wins Southern Texas PGA Golf tournament
2021: UIL Academic Team 22 students placed and 29 students participated in UIL District competition
2021: HISD Attendance Recognition Award
2021: UIL Theater 3rd place in District competition - Outstanding Technician, Honorable Mention as an Actor, All-Star performer
2021: Volleyball - 7th Grade District Champions
2021: Cross Country - 8th Grade Girls District Champions
2018: Cheerleaders – NCA Spirit Award Winners
2018: 7th-grade girls zone champions in track and field
2018: 8th Grade Girls Track-2nd place overall
2018: 100% Passing in AP Spanish Exams
2018: Advanced Photography: Students’ work is selected for permanent display at Texas Children’s Hospital
2017: Cheerleaders- 2nd place Texas Middle School Cheer Competition Winners
2017: 100% Passing in AP Spanish Exams
2017: Cross Country – 8th-grade girls -District Champions
2017: Swimming: 8th-grade girls and 7th-grade girls won Districts in Zone 2.
2017: No Place for Hate Campus
2017: Advanced Choir Performs at Epcot in Florida and USS Intrepid in New York
2017: A total of 10 Pin Oak students placed in the prestigious Scholastic Art and Writing Awards for Drawing and Illustration
2017: Theatre- One Act Play alternate
2016: No Place for Hate Campus
2016: 100% Passing in AP Spanish Exams
2016: Six Pin Oak students placed in the 2016 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo’s School Art contest
2016: UIL Academic and Speech District Champions
2016: Photography: 2nd place in the American Rose Society’s Middle/High School Rose Photo Contest, and another student had 2 photos published In My Table magazine
2016: Advanced Orchestra received Sweepstakes Award at UIL Concert and Sight Reading
2016: Orchestra students at all levels received Superior ratings and medals at UIL Solo and Ensemble Contest
2016: HISD Holiday Card Contest Finalist
2016: 7th-grade Girls basketball: Zone Champions
2016: Chess students 1st place overall in The Roger’s Tournament with 10 kids out of 14 receiving trophies, placed in The Village School Tournament 2nd place overall with 7 kids out of 12 winning trophies.
2016: 7th grade Girls basketball: Zone Champions
2016: 14th Annual Greater Houston Area Chinese Speech Contest – 2nd place, 3rd place, and honorable mention
2016: Texas Honor Roll School
International travel to Ecuador, France, Berlin, and China
2016: Pin Oak Orchestra students were chosen for TMEA Region Orchestra
2016: Advanced Choir Performs at Epcot in Florida and USS Intrepid in New York
2015: HISD Name that Book District Finalists
2016: Houston Language competition: 1st place in French, German, and Spanish.
2015: Houston area language competition: 1st place in Spanish, 1st place in French, Honorable Mention in French, Honorable Mention in German. Pin Oak was the only middle school to attend.
2015: 100% Passing in AP Spanish Exams
2015: No Place for Hate Campus
2015: Texas Honor Roll School
2015: National Spanish Exam: 71 students placed and 33 students received Gold, Silver, or Bronze Medals
2015: Italian Consulate Poster Competition: four students won 1st place, seven won 2nd place.
2015: Theatre Awards: 2nd place in UIL One Act Play District Contest
2015: 1st place watercolor entry and 1st place mixed media entry at the Renaissance festival
2015: UIL Academic and Speech District Champions
2015: Advanced Orchestra received Sweepstakes Award at UIL Concert and Sight Reading
2015: Orchestra students at all levels received Superior ratings and medals at UIL Solo and Ensemble Contest
2015: District Meet with gold medals in the 100M, 400M, 800M, 1600M, 300M Hurdles, 4x200M Relay, 4x400M Relay, and Long Jump
2015: Softball: District Champions
2015: Advanced Choir Performs at Epcot in Florida and USS Intrepid in New York
2015: Pin Oak Orchestra students were chosen for TMEA Region Orchestra
2015 7th and 8th-grade Girls Volleyball Zone champions
2015: All three Pin Oak Odyssey of the Mind teams advanced to World finals in 2014 and traveled to Ames, Iowa, with one of the teams bringing home 5th Place
2015: Zone Champions and District runner-up, Baseball
2014: 100% Passing in AP Spanish Exams
2014: UIL Academic and Speech District Champions
2014: HISD Dance Super Sweepstakes Winners
2014: HISD Name that Book District Winners
2014: No Place for Hate Campus
2014: American Dance Drill Team Competition Sweepstakes, Gussie Nell Davis Award, Academic Award, Jazz Team Award, Hip Hop Team Award, and Best in Class
2014: Marching Auxiliaries Competition Sweepstakes and Best in Class Winners
2014: Advanced Orchestra received Sweepstakes Award at UIL Concert and Sight Reading
2014: Advanced Choir Performs at Epcot in Florida and USS Intrepid in New York
2014: Pin Oak Orchestra students were chosen for TMEA Region Orchestra
2014: Orchestra students at all levels received Superior ratings and medals at UIL Solo and Ensemble Contest
2014: Zone Champions in Boys Basketball, Baseball, Swimming
2014: 2nd place in Zone, Football
2014: 7th and 8th-grade Girls Volleyball Zone champions
2014: Kinkaid Gold Bracket Champions 7th grade Boys basketball
2014: First Place American Cheer Power in Galveston, Texas, 2014 Cheer Spring National Champions
2014: Zone Champions in 8th Grade Boys/Girls Cross Country, 2015 Third place at the District meet in 8th grade girls cross country
2013: UIL Academic and Speech District Champions
2013: 3rd place in UIL One Act Play District Contest
2013: HISD Name that Book District Winners
2013: HISD Dance Super Sweepstakes Winners
2013: Advanced Orchestra received Sweepstakes Award at UIL Concert and Sight Reading
2013: No Place for Hate Campus
2013: Advanced Choir Performs at Epcot in Florida and USS Intrepid in New York
2012: UIL Academic and Speech District Champions
2012: HISD Dance Super Sweepstakes Winners
2012: Advanced Orchestra received Sweepstakes Award at UIL Concert and Sight Reading
2012: No Place for Hate Campus
2012: Advanced Choir Performs at Epcot in Florida and USS Intrepid in New York
2012: Texas Honor Roll School
2012: TEA Exemplary Middle School
2011: Advanced Orchestra received Sweepstakes Award at UIL Concert and Sight Reading
2011: HISD Dance Super Sweepstakes Winners
2011: Advanced Choir Performs at Epcot in Florida and USS Intrepid in New York
2011: Texas Honor Roll School
2011: No Place for Hate Campus
2011: TEA Exemplary Middle School
2011: UIL Academic and Speech District Champions
2010:HISD Dance Super Sweepstakes Winners
2010: Advanced Choir Performs at Epcot in Florida and USS Intrepid in New York
2010: TEA Exemplary Middle School
2011: No Place for Hate Campus
2010: UIL Academic and Speech District Champions
2010: Advanced Orchestra received Sweepstakes Award at UIL Concert and Sight Reading
2010: Texas Honor Roll School
2009: UIL Academic and Speech District Champions
2009: No Place for Hate Campus
2009: TEA Exemplary Middle School
2009: HISD Dance Super Sweepstakes Winners
2008: UIL Academic and Speech District Champions
2008: No Place for Hate Campus
2008: Texas Honor Roll School
2008: TEA Exemplary Middle School
2008: HISD Dance Super Sweepstakes Winners
2008: National Blue Ribbon School
2007: UIL Academic and Speech District Champions
2007: HISD Dance Super Sweepstakes Winners
2006: HISD Dance Super Sweepstakes Winners
2005: HISD Dance Super Sweepstakes Winners
2004: HISD Dance Super Sweepstakes Winners