Atherton Elementary to Celebrate Dedication of New School School, constructed under 2007 bond program, opened to students this year What: Atherton Elementary will dedicate its new 750-student school, which opened to students on the first day of school this year. Events will include student performances, special guest speakers, classroom tours of the new facility and a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Who: Atherton alumnus George Foreman, HISD Board of Education Trustee Rhonda Skillern-Jones, Mayor Annise Parker, U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Atherton Principal Dr. Albert Lemons, and others When: Friday, Sept. 6, 2013 at 10 a.m. Where: Atherton Elementary School, 2011 Solo St., Houston, Texas 77020 The Houston Independent School District is the largest school district in Texas and the seventh-largest in the United States with 282 schools and nearly 210,000 students. The 334-square-mile district is one of the largest employers in the Houston metropolitan area with more than 25,000 employees. For more information, visit the HISD Web site at www.houstonisd.org. Click here to Tweet this