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Voice of Community-Minded People since 1976
April 12, 2012
Junk waste pickup set
Junk waste will be picked up Thursday,
April 19, for city of Houston (77089) residents living north of Beltway 8. Residents
south of the beltway are scheduled for
Thursday, April 26. For information, call 3-1-1.
AARP meets April 13
South Belt AARP meets at 10 a.m. Friday,
April 13, at EL Franco Lee Community Center,
9400 Hall Road. Guest speaker will be Harris County Pct. 2 Constable Zerick Guinn. Pot
luck lunch will follow the meeting.
Griffin to entertain seniors
Hall of Fame banjo player Buddy Griffin
will entertain South Belt Chamber Fun Bunch
seniors at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 12. The
group meets in the Sageglen Community Center building at 11610 Sageyork. A salad luncheon will follow. All seniors are invited.
Cowgirls hold car wash
The Sagemont Cowgirl Drill Team will hold
a car wash Saturday, April 14, from 9 a.m. to 2
p.m. at H-E-B on Blackhawk. The team seeks a
$5 donation, but any amount is welcome. Proceeds aid the team with fees and scholarships.
PIP meets April 17
The Positive Interaction Program meets
Tuesday, April 17, at 7 p.m. at Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital, on the first floor.
Guest speaker will be Sgt. Craig Newman of
the Houston Police Department Auto Theft.
PIP consists of police and citizens working
together. For information, call Officer Randy
Derr at 281-218-3900.
Email: mynews@southbeltleader.com
Kindergarten Roundup set
Moore Elementary will hold a roundup for
parents of children who will attend kindergarten at Moore next year on Monday, April 16,
from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Parents will learn about
the school and the kindergarten program. Students visit classrooms, have story time and a
snack. For information, call 713-740-0656.
In a memorandum to Mayor Annise Parker,
Houston Director of Aviation Mario Diaz recommends the City of Houston work with Southwest Airlines to expand the federal inspection
services facility at William P. Hobby Airport to
support scheduled commercial international service.
“I have concluded given Southwest’s existing and sizeable domestic network operation at
Hobby, it would not be reasonable to require the
airline to relocate to Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), or even conduct split operations –
domestic service at Hobby and international service at Intercontinental,” said Diaz. “Therefore,
it’s my recommendation we support Southwest’s
request to begin the process of obtaining the necessary approvals to initiate international service
at Hobby.”
Houston Airports commissioned two independent studies to evaluate the economic impact
on the City of Houston from international flights
operated by Southwest. Those studies, by two
acknowledged experts in the aviation industry,
found that international air service at Hobby is
projected to generate an additional 1.5 million
passengers to, from and through Houston annually, creating more than 10,000 jobs and generating an annual economic impact of more than
$1.6 billion.
In addition, the studies determined increased
competition will result in an expanded market
for all airlines that serve Houston. The findings
note other metropolitan areas with more than
one international airport – South Florida, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and New York/New Jersey – have seen expanded service, particularly
where low-cost carriers like Southwest helped
spur competition.
“By adding new international air service at
Hobby, it creates competition in the HoustonLatin America market, leading to lower airfares
and more travel options for the public,” concludes Diaz.
United Airlines, which merged with Continental Airlines in October 2010, is vehemently
opposed to the proposition. Continental has invested more than $1 billion into George Bush
Intercontinental Airport since 1996, and the new
Political signs cause confusion
The race to replace Gary L. Freeman as Harris County Precinct 2 Constable is heating up,
with 14 challengers (10 Democrats and four Republicans) having filed to replace the incumbent. This year’s election will mark the first time in 24 years the seat will be open, as
Freeman, who has held the position since 1988, is retiring. Many in the community have
expressed concern that one of the candidates shares a surname with the longtime constable.
Several studies show that name recognition gives political candidates an edge at the voting
booth. Confounding matters is that candidate Jeff Freeman’s yellow and black election
signs posted throughout the area (shown above at the intersection of Beltway 8 and
Blackhawk) are nearly identical to the ones Gary Freeman has used for more than 20 years.
Also shown above are candidates Lee Hernandez’s and Chris Diaz’s signs that also utilize a
yellow and black theme. The constable said he originally chose the color scheme as an homage to his high school alma mater – the Galena Park Yellow Jackets (where Diaz also
attended school). Shown below are other candidate signs located at the intersection of
Beltway 8 and Beamer.
The Clear Brook Landing HOA will meet
Wednesday, April 18, at 7 p.m. at the Parker
Williams Library, 10851 Scarsdale Blvd.
Community garage sale set
KS scholarship available
The 2012 Kirkwood South Committee
Scholarship application is now available at the
scholarship coordinator’s office at Dobie High
School. Scholarships are available for graduating seniors who currently reside in Kirkwood
South. Application deadline is May 1, 2012.
Dobie JROTC car wash set
The Dobie High School Air Force JROTC
will host a car wash Saturday, April 21, from 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. at Food Town on Scarsdale. Funds
will be used for the military ball and to help cadets attend leadership school. Tickets pre-sold
for the previous car wash that was cancelled
due to rain will be honored.
Melillo holds carnival
Melillo Middle School will hold its fourth
annual spring carnival Friday, April 13, from 6
to 8 p.m. Attractions include a rock wall, bungee run, dunking booth, food, various booths
including hairspray and face painting, cake
walk, silent auction and more. Tickets are
available through April 10, and at the event.
JFD TAKS Blitz under way
Dobie TAKS Blitz for 10th- and 11thgraders will be Saturday, April 14, from 8:30
a.m. until 1 p.m. at Dobie. Doughnuts and
pizza will be provided for students attending
tutorial sessions. Transportation will be provided to and from elementary schools with
times and locations at www.Jfrankdobie.org.
Save the date for the next TAKS Blitz April 21
and the EOC/STAAR freshmen blitz May 5.
Dobie baseball bingo
J. Frank Dobie baseball team will host
bingo on Saturday, April 14. Doors open at 5:
30 p.m., and bingo play will last from 6 to 10
p.m. in the Dobie cafeteria. The cost is $20 per
person. All ages are welcome. For further
information, visit Dobiebaseball.com.
United has plans to invest an additional $700
million into the facility but says such intentions
were based on the assumption that IAH would
remain the city’s only international hub. Compa-
ny officials contend Southwest’s proposal would
divert customs agents and create delays at both
airports.
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Alligator stops Beltway 8 traffic
The South Belt area made headlines throughout the city this past week when a 4- to 7-foot
alligator temporarily shut down traffic on the
Beltway 8 service road near Pearland Parkway
Thursday, April 5.
Police were forced to block off two lanes of
the feeder until officials from the Texas Parks
and Wildlife Department were able to remove
the animal.
The incident was not surprising to David Mat-
thews, director of Harris County’s Challenger
Seven Learning Center, who said the creatures
are commonly spotted around Clear Creek and
the nearby wetlands at El Franco Lee Park.
Matthews said the reptiles are noticed more
frequently during this time of year, as it is their
mating season.
Despite common misperception, Matthews
said the creatures are rarely aggressive, unless
their offspring are threatened.
Cookoff scheduled for May 3-6
There are still a few spots left for the 16th annual South Belt Spectacular Cookoff, set to take
place Thursday, May 3, to Sunday, May 6, at El
Franco Lee Park, 9400 Hall Road.
Sponsored by Southeast Volunteer Fire Department, the function raises funds for the annual
South Belt Fourth of July fireworks display.
Aside from barbecue, other highlights include
live music, a karaoke competition, dance and
cheer performances and children’s games and
activities. The event will also feature a fundraising auction.
Organizers are currently seeking sponsors,
volunteers and auction donations, according to
event coordinator John Layton.
Admission is $5 per person. Food and alcohol
will be available for purchase on site.
For information, email Layton at jlayton@
live.com or visit www.southbeltspectacular.
com.
Few hall of fame tickets remain
Homeowners meet April 18
The Clear Brook Meadows spring garage
sale is April 21 at 7 a.m. Each homeowner holds
his or her own sale and must provide his or her
own signs. For information, email Sylvia Velasquez at cbmactivity@msn.com or check the
Facebook page, Clear Brook Meadows.
Vol. 37, No. 10
Airport system backs new Hobby flights
Cowboys, Cowgirls register
The Sagemont Cowboys and Cowgirls will
hold new player open registration Saturday,
April 14, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the El Franco Lee Park football field. Open spots will be
awarded first come, first served. Wait lists will
be established for full teams. There is a $50
deposit for football and $100 for drill and mascots due at registration. For information, visit
denny@sagemont cowboys.com or michelle@
sagemontcowboys.com.
www.southbeltleader.com
The year Bill Henry received his diploma
from Pasadena High School, Harry Truman occupied the White House, Perry Como was the
hottest sound on radio and The Best Years of Our
Lives, chronicling America’s return to post-war
tranquility, was a box-office hit. That was 1946.
In 1996, when Christa Williams received her
diploma from Dobie High School, Bill Clinton
was president, Alanis Morisette was the most
watched performer on something called MTV
and movie audiences were being treated to mass
destruction from twisters and extraterrestrials.
A link between those two eras – separated by
a half-century – will be forged on Saturday night
when the new Pasadena Independent School District Athletics Hall of Fame is launched with an
induction ceremony for Henry, Williams and 10
other giants of the district’s high-school sports
program.
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Thompson to offer vaccines
On Monday, April 23, there will be an immunization van at Thompson Intermediate from 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. Immunizations will be offered for
a total of $3 for one or more immunizations.
Parents will need to bring a shot record along
with their student. This is a good opportunity to
get the three required vaccines needed to enter
the seventh grade or the meningitis shot for students who will be entering college next year.
A new law passed by the 82nd Texas
Legislature requires all college students under
the age of 30 to get a meningitis vaccination.
The law, passed after a report released by the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
found college-age individuals between 17 and
21 are particularly vulnerable to the disease,
applies to all incoming college and university
students.
People who are exempt from the new meningitis vaccination law include: students who are
30 years of age or older; students who are
enrolled exclusively in online or other distance
education courses; students who present an affidavit signed by a licensed physician stating that
the vaccination would be injurious to the health
of the student; and students who present a conscientious exemption form from the Texas
Department of State and Health Services stating
the student declines the vaccination for reasons
of conscience, including religious belief.
For more information, call Thompson at 713740-0510 or visit www.sanjac.edu/meningitis.
PISD to hold funding meetings
Annual Casino Night approaches
The annual Casino Night is scheduled to take
place Friday, April 27, at The Gardens, 12001
Beamer, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Sponsored by the South Belt-Ellington Chamber of Commerce, the event allows attendees to
use fake money to gamble in Las Vegas-style
games. Winners will receive raffle tickets that
may be entered in drawings for prizes.
Games will include blackjack, Let it Ride,
roulette, baccarat, craps and poker, including
Texas Hold ‘em.
The evening’s grand prize will be a trip for
two to Las Vegas featuring a two-night stay at
Caesar’s Palace.
The event will also feature music, hors
d’oeuvres and a cash bar.
Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door.
Advance tickets are available at the chamber.
10500 Scarsdale; H-E-B, 9828 Blackhawk; and
the South Belt-Ellington Leader, 11555 Beamer.
For more information, contact chamber Executive Director Sally Mitchell at 281-481-5516.
Pasadena Independent School District officials will hold two information meetings on
Thursday, April 26, to seek public comment on
the needs and uses of Title I, II and III federal
funds.
The purpose of the meetings is to discuss how
the district uses the funds received under the
federally funded Title I, II, and III programs of
the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965 as
amended by Public Law 100-297.
Title funds are designed to provide supplemental support to improve the district’s elementary and secondary educational programs.
Two meetings are scheduled on April 26, one
at 8:30 a.m. and one at 5 p.m. The meetings will
be held in Room T-1 at the PISD Administration
Building, 1515 Cherrybrook in Pasadena.
For more information, call 713-740-0225.
CBCMUD, county beautify area
HCAD April 16 deadline nears
Businesses are required by state law to file annual business personal property rendition statements with the Harris County Appraisal District
(HCAD) by this year’s deadline of April 16. The
regular deadline – April 15 – falls on a Sunday
this year so the deadline has been extended by
one day.
State law also permits business owners to
obtain an automatic extension of the filing requirement so long as the request is submitted in
writing by the original April 16 deadline. The extended deadline for such businesses is May 15,
2012.
Further, HCAD has scheduled a free workshop
to provide business owners with any instructions
they may need to fully understand the requirements of the rendition process. The workshop
will be conducted in the sixth floor training room
of the district’s offices at 13013 Northwest Freeway Saturday, April 14, from 8 a.m. until noon.
HCAD Chief Appraiser Jim Robinson notes
that the district has already sent rendition notices
to businesses known to operate in Harris County
based upon past filings and other information.
However, Robinson notes, all business owners
are still required to file renditions whether or not
they have received such notification.
“Under a state law that took effect in 2004,
businesses that fail to render, or those that render late, are subject to a 10 percent tax penalty,”
Robinson said. “In the case of fraudulent renditions, there is a 50 percent civil penalty plus possible criminal prosecution.”
A rendition form is available on the district’s
website as is information on the rules of the process.
Those links are:
• http://hcad.org/pdf/forms/RenGuide.pdf
• http://hcad.org/pdf/forms/22-15.pdf
Business owners with questions about the rendition requirements are encouraged to attend the
workshop session or call the telephone information center at 713-957-7800.
Property owners may also seek help at the
appraisal office or visit the district’s website at
www.hcad.org.
IRS deadline extended
The Internal Revenue Service is giving taxpayers two extra days to get their income taxes
turned in this year. While tax day typically falls
on April 15, the IRS announced that it is pushing
back this year’s filing deadline to Tuesday, April
17.
The extension was granted because April
15 falls on a Sunday this year, and Monday is
Emancipation Day, a holiday in Washington,
D.C., which celebrates the freeing of slaves in
the district.
For additional information, visit www.irs.
gov.
The Clear Brook City Municipal Utility District, along with Harris County and the developer of the Riverstone Ranch subdivision, recently began a massive landscaping and
beautification project on the west end of Hughes Road near the future Barry Rose expansion into Pearland. The $195,000 endeavor includes planting more than 300 crape myrtles
and roughly 80 live oak trees. Plans also call for adding more than 3,000 feet of sidewalk
and lighting to the nearby hike-and-bike trail. Funding came from proceeds gained from
the recent sale of land within Riverstone Ranch to the county for the ongoing Hughes
expansion. The property had inadvertently been transferred from the developer to the
MUD. In a negotiated agreement between the MUD and the developer, the proceeds were
to be spent on the Riverstone beautification. The project is the largest in the South Belt
area, according to Clear Brook City MUD Manager Chris Clark. Photo by Marie Flickinger
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Readers’ Opinions
Kirkwood South
to fine illegal signs
Board members of the Kirkwood South
Committee frequently spend time cleaning up the street and stop sign poles of
various postings placed by the residents
of this community despite many appeals
to the public for cooperation.
Harris County has placed notices on
poles throughout the subdivision regarding non-authorized signage under Texas
Law Chapter 393 which is a Class C
misdemeanor with a maximum fine of
$200.
We are placing all residents on notice
that all illegal postings on street sign or
stop sign poles will be photographed and
used by the Harris County legal department for further legal action against the
offender. Further, anyone seen tagging
or destroying the street signs or poles
will be prosecuted. Parents, pass this
message to your children.
All signage should be affixed to stakes
Tebow visits South Belt
and picked up the same day after the
event. Garage sales, lost pet, etc. signage should be posted in the South Belt
Leader, and not on any pole in the subdivision.
Kirkwood South homeowners in good
standing paid for the street signs at a
considerable financial cost. Defacing
property is of great concern as extra
expense will be incurred periodically to
clean the poles of adhesive or replace.
Of more concern to the Board is the
homeowner who placed numerous signs
on poles with coat hanger wire leaving
the wire protruding for a potential injury.
Let this Warning be very clear to the
homeowners of Kirkwood South and
adjoining subdivisions, this Board will
work with Harris County and file against
those who disregard written warnings
posted by the county and in this article.
This Board is tired of irresponsible
citizens defacing property. Offenders are
now placed on notice!
Estella Davis,
President-Kirkwood South Committee
Guest Editorials
Amending the Texas version
of “Stand Your Ground”
By Garnet Coleman
I understand being born a suspect
because of the color of one’s skin and
the constant stress one feels when treated as a suspicious person based solely
on physical appearance. This is exactly
what happened to Trayvon Martin –
because he was black, he was treated
as a suspicious person.
In 2007, Texas passed SB 378, a law
similar to Florida's – where “walking
while black” becomes a crime and skin
color an excuse to kill purely on presumptions of danger. Many of my colleagues and I fought the passage of this
bill, seeing the disproportionate consequences it would have on people of
color.
A young life has been lost in Florida
and we don't need to see the same happen in Texas. The Texas Castle Doctrine
too freely gives license to use deadly
force based on subjective assumptions
and needs to be corrected. In 2007,
when the Legislature eliminated the duty
to retreat before using deadly force in
self-defense, the likelihood of killing
someone simply because they were presumed to be dangerous was increased.
Now Texans can justify the use of
deadly force based on perceived danger
almost anywhere and not just at home
– in their cars on public roads, the workplace, and essentially anywhere they are
not trespassing and lawfully allowed to
be on that property.
What was passed in 2007 was unnecessary, and I voted against it. Texas law
already allowed people to defend themselves against deadly force with deadly
force if they were unable to run away and
escape danger. I will file legislation that
returns Texas law to a balance that values human life, avoids violence when
possible, and preserves the right to selfdefense in clear situations of immediate
life-threatening danger.
Obama can’t deliver as promised
By U.S. Sen. John Cornyn
Two years ago, President Barack Obama
had an opportunity to support commonsense, market-driven reforms that would
have made health insurance more affordable and accessible while safeguarding the
doctor-patient relationship.
Instead, the president embraced an
unprecedented federal power grab that
violates the Constitution and relies on
Washington budget tricks to disguise the
true cost of a law that has already proved
unaffordable.
Indeed, as we approach the second
anniversary of Obamacare, we see a litany
of broken promises.
The president promised, “If you like your
doctor or health care plan, you can keep it.”
In fact, employers have already started
dropping insurance coverage in direct
response to Obamacare.
The president promised his law would
“slow the growth of health care costs for our
families, our businesses, and our government.” Instead, premiums for family coverage rose by 9 percent last year.
The president promised his law would
not add “one dime” to the deficit.
Yet he recently announced that just one
portion of the law would cost $111 billion
more than originally anticipated.
In fact, once Obamacare is fully implemented, its 10-year cost will be at least $2.6
trillion, and it will increase the deficit by at
least $701 billion.
The president promised his law would
guarantee dependable access to health
care.
What he failed to note is that access to
coverage does not mean adequate access
to care. More than half of the newly insured
Americans under Obamacare will be
shoved into Medicaid, which many physicians already refuse to accept.
The program has crippled state budgets, and Obamacare will only make this
problem worse.
As for Medicare, Obamacare will make it
more like Medicaid, thanks to the Independent Payment Advisory Board, a
15-member panel of unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats who will have authority to
slash provider payment rates.
This is the wrong way to reduce Medicare
spending, and that’s why I have introduced
legislation to abolish this advisory board.
After all, one-third of Texas physician
practices are already either limiting the
number of new Medicare patients they treat
or not accepting any new Medicare
patients.
Finally, the president promised his law
would not raise taxes on the middle class.
In reality, Obamacare contains more
than $550 billion worth of tax increases.
In addition, the administration is now calling the individual insurance mandate a tax in
hopes of defending it from a constitutional
challenge.
For all these reasons, I support repealing Obamacare and replacing it with freemarket alternatives that keep patients and
doctors (rather than government bureaucrats) in control of health care decisions.
Among other things, we should:
• Give individuals the same health care
tax incentives that employers enjoy.
• Let Americans buy health insurance
across state lines.
• Enact strong malpractice reforms to
curb frivolous lawsuits (as Texas has done
quite successfully).
• Make health care prices more transparent
for consumers.
Government must also get out of the
business of mandating one-size-fits-all programs.
On Medicaid, we should give states
more flexibility to address their unique
needs. And with Medicare, we should
empower consumers and inject greater
competition into the program.
Such reforms would reduce costs, boost
access to insurance coverage, improve
transparency, and shore up our entitlement
programs.
That is the health care future Americans
want, and that is the future we can deliver.
But first, we must repeal Obamacare.
Pam Tebow (left), mother of New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow and
Jean Killough (right) of the Beltway 8 South Crisis Pregnancy Center at the
2012 Love for Life Banquet, which was held recently at Grace Community
Church.Tebow, the keynote speaker for the evening, relayed her personal
hardships endured while carrying Tim. Due to a severe placental abruption,
professionals believed there was a high likelihood of a stillbirth and recommended an abortion which Tebow adamantly refused. She now works to
educate women in similar situations, hoping others will find inspiration
through her story and seek the help they need. All proceeds from the banquet benefited the Beltway 8 South Crisis Pregnancy Center which serves
South Belt, Pearland, Ellington and Clear Lake women with unplanned
pregnancies. For more information on the center, visit www.Lifeline CPC.
org or call 281-484-0005.
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given data cards, gloves, pencils and trash bags. All volunteers are advised to wear
closed-toe shoes, bring sunscreen and plenty of drinking
water.
The Texas General Land
Office Adopt-A-Beach Cleanups are held rain or shine.
Texans who are not able to
attend the cleanup can help
keep their beaches clean by
making a tax-deductible donation online at www.Tex
asAdoptABeach.org. There
are several different AdoptA-Beach sponsorship levels
ranging from $25 to $25,000,
allowing both individuals and
corporations to contribute to
this major cleanup effort.
Statewide coastal cleanups
are held every spring and
fall.
To learn how to participate, or for additional information on the Adopt-A-Beach
Program, visit www.Texas
AdoptABeach.org or contact
the General Land Office at
1-877-892-6278.
Those interested may also
become a fan of the program
at www.facebook.com/texas
adoptabeach where event
details and results will also
be posted.
Registration begins at 8:30
a.m. Clean up will be from 9
a.m. to noon at 10 sites in the
Houston and Galveston area.
Houston-Galveston Area
Adopt-A-Beach Spring Cleanup sites include:
• Horsepen Bayou - Harris County: Check-in at Clear
Lake High School, 2929 Bay
Area Blvd. Contact is Andrew
Schaafs at 832-818-1381 or
andrew.schaafs@texasadopta
beach.org.
• Bolivar Peninsula - Galveston: Check-in at Crenshaw
Elementary, 416 Highway
87, about 7 miles from the
ferry landing. Contact is
Denise Parsons at 409-7951046 or denise.parsons@tex
asadoptabeach.org; Janis
Bridgers at janis.bridgers@
texasadoptabeach.org; and
Mary Munro at mary.munro@
texasadoptabeach.org.
• Seabrook-Harris County: Check-in at Hwy. 146 on
the north side of Clear Creek
under the bridge on Seabrook
city side. Contact is Rex
Ward at 281-910-8774 or rex.
ward@texasadoptabeach.org.
San Jacinto College recently added three new transfer options for students in
conjunction with Lamar University in Beaumont. Effective
in the fall 2012 semester, one
of the new options allows SJC
students who complete the
program requirements for an
Associate of Applied Science
in nursing to automatically be
eligible for admission to
Lamar University’s Bachelor
of Science in nursing program, specifically the registered nursing program.
SJC nursing graduates
must complete the application
process for admission to both
Lamar University and the
Lamar University Dishman
Department of Nursing within
one semester of graduating
from the SJC nursing program. For SJC nursing students, this means seamless
transition between both institutions and better employment
opportunities once they graduate with a bachelor’s degree.
“Nurses with bachelor’s
degrees are in high demand,”
says Dr. Catherine O’Brien,
SJC associate vice chancellor
for learning. “Like many
areas of the health care profession, that demand is expected to grow.”
According to the Bureau
of Labor and Statistics, employment of registered nurses
is expected to grow by 22
percent from 2008 to 2018.
Growth in nursing will be
driven by technological advances in patient care and by
an increasing emphasis on
preventive care. O’Brien adds
that the number of older peo-
Hall of Fame banquet honors 2 from JFD
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A sellout crowd of more
than 375 will pack the floor
of Phillips Field House for
the banquet and induction
ceremony, to be emceed by
Hall of Fame broadcaster,
Dan Lovett, a former ABCTV sports anchor who gained
local TV fame at Channel
13.
Another 200 PISD students – most of them cheerleaders and athletes from the
district’s five high schools –
will also participate.
“We’re certain this will be
the start of a new tradition
providing new direction to
how we preserve and honor
the heritage of our community,” said Al Carter, interim
director of communications
for the district and a member
of the Hall of Fame organizing committee.
The banquet begins at 6
p.m. April 14 with ceremonies set to start at 7.
General admission tickets,
priced at $10, will be available at the north entrance.
General admission guests
will be admitted at 6:45 p.m.
for the ceremony portion only
and will sit in the gymnasium
stands. Those tickets are currently on sale at Phillips.
Everyone who attends will
receive a souvenir program
and be invited to take part in
an autograph session with the
inductees immediately following the ceremony.
The event will be taped for
telecast on the City of Pasadena’s Cable channel 16.
“The high point of the
evening,” Carter said, “will
be the roll call of the inductees, the show of appreciation
for their contributions and the
unveiling of the wall bearing
their Hall of Fame plaques.”
Expansion plans for Phillips Field House call for a
3,600-square-foot area to be
built in the coming years for
the Hall of Fame and related
exhibits.
Adopt-A-Beach Spring Cleanup April 28
Thousands of volunteers
across the state are making
plans now to take part in the
Adopt-A-Beach Spring Cleanup Saturday, April 28. In the
Houston and Galveston area,
volunteers will hit 10 beaches.
Texas – home to the
nation’s first all-volunteer
beach cleanup in 1986 –
boasts one of the biggest allvolunteer beach cleanups in
the world. More than 10,000
Texans are expected to participate in the Adopt-A-Beach
Spring Cleanup coastwide.
“Texans aren’t afraid to
roll up their sleeves and get
to work for a good cause, and
Adopt-A-Beach is a great
one,” said Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson.
“Marine debris literally
chokes the life out of the
ocean, and it’s a completely
avoidable problem.”
Volunteers may register
online for the spring cleanup
at www.TexasAdoptABeach.
org or at 29 of the 30 checkin sites (advanced registration required for St. Jo Island)
beginning at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, April 28.
Each volunteer will be
SJC students have new transfer
options with Lamar University
• The John M. O’Quinn
I-45 Estuarial Corridor and
Virginia Point Peninsula
Preserve - Galveston County:
**Call for reservations for
this location.** Check-in at
Exit 6 off I-45 at Reitan
Point. Contact is Evangeline
Whorton at 979-234-2096,
409-744-7431, 409-789-4996
(cell) or evangeline.whorton
@texasadoptabeach.org.
• Galveston Island - Galveston County: Check-in at
Menard Park, 27th Street and
Seawall Boulevard. Contact
is Gary Schero or Arielle
Brown at 409-762-3363,
gary.schero@texasadoptabea
ch.org.
• Surfside - Brazoria County: Check-in at the main beach
entrance at Highway 332.
Contact is James Glover,
Brazoria County Parks
Department, at 979-864-1541
ext. 3, or james.glover@tex
asadoptabeach.org.
• Quintana, Bryan Beach
- Brazoria County: Check-in
at Quintana Beach County
Park, 5th Street. Contact is
Patty Brinkmeyer at 979-2331461 or patty.brinkmeyer@
texasadoptabeach.org.
Five members of the first
group of inductees were announced last fall, and seven
more were announced in January.
The list includes two
coaches: E.W. “Ned” Thompson, who guided Pasadena
High to the 1946 state basketball title, and Robert E “Bob”
Barfield, whose lengthy
career as football coach at
Pasadena High began with a
charge to the state championship game in 1958.
Both are deceased, as is
one of the 10 athletes to be
inducted – Mickey McCarty,
a 1964 Pasadena High grad
who was drafted by pro baseball, football and basketball
teams. McCarty, who starred
at TCU and played with the
Kansas City Chiefs, died in
2010.
The three deceased inductees will all be represented by
family members.
All nine of the living inductees have confirmed plans
to attend.
Henry, a former major-
league pitcher who played on
Thompson’s 1946 state championship basketball squad, is
the oldest of the surviving
inductees.
Williams, who helped
pitch the United State to
Olympic softball gold medals in 1996 and 2000, is the
youngest.
The other inductees are:
• Bert Coan, Pasadena
High Class of 1958, a national sensation in football
and track who went on to
play in the American Football
League.
• Carl Choate, Pasadena
Class of 1959, who starred
on the Eagles 1958 team and
went on to play football at
Baylor.
• George Cheshire, Pasadena Class of 1964, a football and track standout who
developed into one of the
Southwest Conference’s top
receivers at Baylor.
• Dan McIlhany, South
Houston Class of 1961, who
played quarterback at Texas
A&M and defensive back in
the NFL.
• David Freisleben, Sam
Rayburn Class of 1971, who
pitched seven seasons in the
major leagues.
• Mike Kirkland, Pasadena
Class of 1972, who played
quarterback at the University
of Arkansas and with the Baltimore Colts.
• Trevor Cobb, Dobie
Class of 1989, who shattered
rushing records at Rice and
in 1991 won the Doak Walker
Award as the nation’s best
running back.
Plans call for the Hall of
Fame selection committee to
select around three to five additional inductees each year.
Money raised from future induction banquets will
be used to fund scholarships
for senior boys and girls who
participate in Pasadena ISD
athletics.
For nominating forms or
to obtain information about
sponsorships, visit the Pasadena ISD Athletics Hall of
Fame website athttp://www1.
pasadenaisd.org/halloffame.
SJC holds districtwide job expo
ple who will need nursing
care is projected to grow rapidly as well. “Partnerships
with BSN programs, such as
the one provided by Lamar,
will help our associate of
applied science nursing graduates transition to the next
level in their career pathway.”
The other new transfer
options are a reverse transfer
agreement and a general
seamless transfer agreement.
The reverse transfer agreement allows students to receive their associate degree
once they have completed the
residential requirement of 24
hours at SJC, have completed
60 or more credit hours at
Lamar, and have not already
earned an associate degree at
SJC or any other institution.
The Lamar registrar will forward the student’s transcripts
to the SJC registrar’s office to
run a degree check, and if the
student qualifies, he or she
will be awarded an associate
degree at no cost to them.
The seamless transfer
agreement provides a general
transfer option for students
wanting to complete their
general education requirements at SJC, then transfer to
Lamar to earn a bachelor’s
degree. The student must have
a minimum cumulative GPA
of 2.0 and meet all general
education and enrollment
requirements for Lamar and
their desired major. Students
may also transfer up to 66
credit hours of community
college coursework.
“Lamar University is delighted to enter a partnership
with San Jacinto College to
offer both an articulated transfer agreement leading to the
Bachelor of Science in nursing degree as well as a reverse
articulation agreement for all
students,” says Kevin B.
Smith, Lamar senior associate provost. “This is a ‘winwin’ for both institutions and
for the students we serve.”
Prior to these new agreements, in 2009 SJC signed its
first transfer agreement with
Lamar for students pursuing a
bachelor of science in industrial technology. Under this
agreement, SJC students must
have a cumulative grade point
average of at least 2.0 and a
grade of C or higher in all
courses intended for transfer.
A maximum of 60 credit
hours will be accepted toward
Lamar’s bachelor of science
in industrial technology, up to
39 credits may be transferred
from an approved technology
major field of study, and up to
21 academic credits may be
applied which meet the Lamar
required academic core
sequence.
For more information, visit
www.sanjac.edu/transfers.
South Belt seeks vendors
South Belt Elementary is currently seeking vendors for
its Spring Fling planned for Saturday, May 12. Vendor
space is available for $50 per booth. For information,
contact Yvonne at yvonnemoorer@hotmail.com.
Federalis team sells enchiladas
The Federalis cooking team will sell enchilada plates
on Saturday, April 14, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Shell
parking lot on Blackhawk at Kirkville.
PW Library sets events
The following events are set for the Parker Williams
Library, April 12 through April 18.
AARP will provide free income tax preparation on
Fridays and Mondays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bring all
necessary documents.
After School Craft Time is scheduled for Thursday,
April 12, at 4 p.m. All materials will be provided. This
program is for ages 5 and up.
On Saturday, April 14, Vietnamese storytime will
include Reading Club at 9 a.m., followed by intermediate
storytime at 11 a.m. and beginner storytime at 1 p.m.
Preschool storytime is at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, and
toddler storytime is at 10:30 a.m. Thursday.
San Jac cheer, mascot tryouts set
San Jacinto College will hold cheerleading and mascot
tryouts for the 2012-2013 season on April 19 and April
23 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Anders Gymnasium on the
Central campus, 8060 Spencer Highway in Pasadena.
Tryouts are open to both men and women who are at
least high school seniors.
Partial tuition and book scholarships are available to
those who are selected for the cheerleading team. All uniforms for the year are provided, and cheerleaders receive a
one-hour PHED credit for the class.
For more information, visit www.sanjacsports.com or
contact coach Levis Francis at 281-476-1501, ext. 1426.
Area garden plots available
The Mustard Seed Garden, a local community garden
on Hughes Road (across from Stuchbery Elementary),
currently has plot space available for those who would
like to grow their own organic vegetables. Free gardening
classes are also offered. For more information, call Margie
at 281-481-1787.
Tax help at Pasadena library
AARP Tax-Aide offers free tax help at the Pasadena
Public Library, 1201 Jeff Ginn Memorial Drive, on
Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Fridays from 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Taxpayers should bring proper documents and a
photo ID. For more information, call 713-477-0276 (ask
for reference desk).
Military sock drive set
Rob Sunderland (left), a representative from the Southern Company, reviews
the resume of San Jacinto College student Rodney Ortiz (right). Sixty-four
companies looking to hire employees joined San Jacinto College for the 2012 job
expo held recently. Hundreds of jobseekers turned out from across the college
and the community to hand over their resumes and network with a variety of
employers from such industries as energy, sales, education and manufacturing.
In the past, each San Jacinto College campus hosted its own, smaller job fair.
However, a districtwide job expo allowed employers to meet and network with
more people from across all disciplines at one convenient time and location.
UH-Clear Lake student group
hosts special needs carnival
Games, food and family
fun are on tap for area families of children with developmental disabilities when
University of Houston-Clear
Lake’s Applied Behavior
Analysis Student Organization hosts a Special Needs
Family Carnival on Sunday,
April 29, from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m., in UH-Clear Lake’s
Alumni Plaza, 2700 Bay Area
Blvd.
Children of all ages and
abilities are welcome at the
event, which also includes
information for parents from
the area’s leading service
providers.
“More than 500 people
attended our previous carnival two years ago, and I cannot wait for this one to take
place,” says Mia Caccavale,
an executive board member
for the organization. “This is
a great way for us to get the
word out about Applied
Behavior Analysis and support families in the area in a
fun way.”
The carnival will feature a
variety of game booths that
are designed to accommodate
individuals of all skill levels,
as well as tasty carnival treats.
Various items will be available for auction or raffle.
Proceeds from the event will
be used to fund research and
Catholic Daughters of the Americas’ Court Mother
of Unity will sponsor a Mother’s Day Military Sock and
Wipe Drive to send to the men and women serving overseas. Socks must be tube socks that pull up over the calf in
either white, black or khaki colors. Individually wrapped
wipes are requested. The deadline to contribute is Mother’s Day, May 13. Socks and wipes may be dropped off at
St. Luke’s church office at 11011 Hall Road or placed in
designated boxes in the narthex of the church.
Triad meeting April 16
Triad will meet Monday, April 16, at 10:30 a.m. at the
Madison Jobe Senior Citizen Center. Speaker will be Sgt.
Ronnie Jordan, Pasadena Police Financial Crimes Division.
Free refreshments will be provided by Parsons House Assisted Living. For more information, call 713-477-0175.
Death
Ralph Lopez Sr.
future events.
Admission is free to the
event, but individual activities will require purchasing
tickets.
Tickets can be purchased
at a discounted price prior to
the day of the carnival or at
the carnival gate. For more
information on tickets, email
Mia Caccavale at mncacca
vale@yahoo.com.
In case of rain, the event
will be held inside the Bayou
Building.
For more information or
to donate to ABASO, email
Ralph Lopez Sr., 66, died
Jennifer Fritz, assistant professor of behavior analysis, at Monday, April 9, 2012. He
was born on Sept. 6, 1945, to
fritzj@uhcl.edu.
Paula and Guadalupe Lopez.
Lopez served in the U.S.
Army. He and Juanita Lopez
were married for 38 years.
They had four children, Sandra, Julie, Ralph Jr. and Theresa. He resided in the South
Belt area with his son, Ralph
Lopez Jr., and daughter-inlaw Rebecca Lopez.
Lopez had 14 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
The viewing will be held
Thursday, April 12, 2012,
from 3 to 9 p.m.
The funeral service will be
on Friday, April 13, at 10 a.m.
at Compean Funeral Home,
2102 Broadway in Houston.
Burial will follow at Forest
Lawn Cemetery.
Thursday, April 12, 2012, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Section A, Page 3
South Belt Elementary releases third nine-weeks awards Frazier walks for autism
South Belt Elementary recently announced its third
nine-weeks awards for 20112012. Students earning status
are:
Kindergarten
Math Whiz
Cienna Adam, Aundrea
Amescua, Julian Arredondo,
Furquan Awan, Mercedes
Borjas, Raine Boyette, Aidan
Brown, Cody Carter, Angel
Cavazos, Austin Corwin,
Amyiah Cotton, Di K. Dao,
Jacob Dunlap, Zoe Espinoza,
Torie Fox and Ariana Garza.
Devin Garza, Kameron
Gilliand, Colten Gilmore,
Lydia Golenko, Q’elle Gonzales, Diego Gonzalez, Gennesis Guerra, Ashton Hampton, Antonio Hernandez, Kara
Hungaski, Aidan Johnson,
Makayla Johnson, Avery
Jones and Quynh Ky.
Rachael Le, Kyla Lobo,
Reem Massoud, Cameron
Mathews, Hailey Mendiola,
Roselynn Molina, Michael
Montano, An Ngo, Kailee
Nguyen, Joseph Ortiz-Ramirez, Victoria Ortiz-Ramirez,
Trinity Parker, Patrick Perez,
Kevin Pino and Nathan Pinon.
Dasia Ram, Mia Ramirez,
Mandilynn Riley, Devin Rios,
Gustavo Salinas, Aliyah Sanchez, Abbie Segien, Malcolm
Sherwood, Thalia Tabarez,
Juliana Tavara, Caleb Thomas,
Mathew Vu, Hannah White,
Stephen Wiggins and Savahanna Woods.
Language Art Star
Cienna Adam, Julian Arredondo, Furquan Awan, Raine
Boyette, Aidan Brown, Angel
Cavazos, Austin Corwin,
Amyiah Cotton, Di K. Dao,
Jacob Dunlap, Zoe Espinoza,
Torie Fox, Ariana Garza and
Devin Garza.
Kameron Gilliand, Colten
Gilmore, Lydia Golenko,
Diego Gonzalez, Gennesis
Guerra, Ashton Hampton,
Antonio Hernandez, Jose
Hernandez, Kara Hungaski,
Aidan Johnson, Makayla
Johnson and Avery Jones.
Quynh Ky, Rachael Le,
Mayte Marfil, Reem Massoud,
Hailey Mendiola, Roselynn
Molina, Michael Montano,
An Ngo, Kailee Nguyen,
Layla Ochoa, Joseph Ortiz-
Ramirez, Victoria OrtizRamirez and Trinity Parker.
Jacqueline Peralta, Kevin
Pino, Mia Ramirez, Devin
Rios, Gustavo Salinas, Aliyah
Sanchez, Malcolm Sherwood,
Thalia Tabarez, Juliana Tavera, Caleb Thomas, Mathew
Vu, Hannah White, Stephen
Wiggins and Savahanna
Woods.
Perfect attendance
Cienna Adam, Mercedes
Borgas, Angel Cavazos, Austin Corwin, Di K. Dao,
Kameron Gilliand, Ashton
Hampton, Jose Hernandez,
Makayla Johnson, Avery
Jones, Kyla Lobo, Mayte
Marfil and Reem Massoud.
Hailey Mendiola, Michael
Montano, Kailee Nguyen,
Joseph Ortiz-Ramirez, Felicity Padilla, Patrick Perez,
Kevin Pino, Mandilynn Riley,
Devin Rios, Celissa Steans,
Amaris Wilridge and Savahanna Woods.
Helping Hands
Aaron Aguilar, Natalie
Espinosa, Gennesis Guerra,
Makayla Johnson, Ramion
Mack, Joseph Ortiz-Ramirez,
Mia Ramirez and Angelina
Rios.
First grade
Honor roll
Mia Alexander, Michael
Alvarez, Abdelrahman Asasfeh, Rabab Asif, Saad Bhatti,
Kaleb Campos, Alexa Cavazos, Thomas Cook, Alexander
Couchman, Victoria Couchman, Colin Dang, Adison
Galloway and Noah Garcia.
Systine Garcia, Swazi
Gurnell, Emma Hernandez,
Daisy Irwin, Ian Johnson,
Justice Johnson, Ivann Longoria, Eyanna Martinez,
Danielle Mendiola, Connor
Mohwinkel, Anthony Morin
and Demah Naser.
Joseph Nguyen, Ryan
Nguyen, Dominic Ortiz, Bella
Perez, Juliana Pruneda, Logan
Riley, Christian Schmidt,
Mable Self, Yvonne Thai,
Alisa Vargas, Christian Vega,
Lorelei Winnek and Antony
Zavala.
Merit roll
Ranyia Allen, Kaitlyn
Campos, Jenny Do, Rayyan
Khan, Tevin Massie, Melody
Nabi, Thessaly Quintana,
Jordy Rodriguez, Caden
Spiller, Alexis Stewart, Robert
Villatoro and Kiet Vo.
Perfect attendance
Michael Alvarez, Sidney
Armstrong, Abdelrahman Asasfeh, Rabab Asif, Day’lan
Boone, Chance Cadena,
Thomas Cook, Cecilia Dale,
Colin Dang, Jenny Do,
Michael Gaynor, Swazi
Gurnell, Kaiden Hills, Daisy
Irwin and Shantee Jones.
Eyanna Martinez, Tevin
Massie, Danielle Mendiola,
Alena Morin, Anthony Morin,
Melody Nabi, Demah Naser,
Joseph Nguyen, Steven
Nguyen, Janice Padilla,
Sammy Paredes, Thessaly
Quintana, Deshawn Rice and
Logan Riley.
Chase Robinson, Manuel
Rodriguez, Sadie Roessler,
Jacob Roppolo, Christian
Schmidt, Mable Self, Ava
Soza, Carrick Steans, Alexis
Stewart, Yvonne Thai, Alisa
Vargas, Ebony Velasquez,
Robert Villatoro, Kiet Vo and
Lorelei Winnek.
Good Citizen
Mia Alexander, Noah
Garcia, Systine Garcia,
Kimberly Garza, Madeline
Hernandez, Nathan Mena,
Alena Morin, Anthony Morin,
Joseph Nguyen, Steven
Nguyen, Janice Padilla and
Daniel Rice.
Principal’s Award
Mia Alexander, Ranyia
Allen, Michael Alvarez, Leanna Ancira, Sidney Armstrong, Adbelrahman Asasfeh,
Kayla Belle, Andrew Cabrales, Kaitlyn Campos, Kaleb
Campos, Alexa Cavazos and
Aidan Cedillo.
Kamilya Collins, Isair
Corona, Alexander Couchman, Victoria Couchman,
Colin Dang, Jenny Do, Adison
Galloway, Noah Garcia, Systine Garcia, Kimberly Garza,
Noah Gaytan, Jacque Giron
and Jamorion Gray.
Swazi Gurnell, Emma
Hernandez, Jacob Hernandez,
Madeline Hernandez, Justice
Johnson, Shantee Jones,
Eyanna Martinez, Natalia
Martinez, Celeste McBride,
Nathan Mena, Danielle Mendiola and Connor Mohwinkel.
Anthony Morin, Demah
Naser, Joseph Nguyen, Ryan
Nguyen, Steven Nguyen,
Dominic Ortiz, Janice Padilla,
Bella Perez, Nicholas Ponce,
Thessaly Quintana, Daniel
Rice, Alexander Rios and
Manuel Rodriguez.
Jacob Roppolo, Bryce
Russell, Mable Self, Caden
Spiller, Hanna Stevens,
Yvonne Thai, Anni Tran,
Alisa Vargas, Robert Villatoro,
Chayla Walker, Lorelei
Winnek and Antony Zavala.
Second grade
Honor roll
Abraham Amaro-Diaz,
Alana Arrington, Zaynab
Asasfeh, Keegan Ashworth,
Andre Barrientos, Makenzie
Castillo, Brandon Cates,
Matthew Collins, Di Dao,
Cameron Galloway, Elijah
Hernandez and Katelyn Hernandez.
Niklas Hernandez, Madison Hoop, Anh Ky, Katelyn
Mendoza, Marcus Momie,
Jeremiah Palma, Megan
Rodriguez, Ryan Saxton,
Kennedy Scimmons, Kal
Self, Dominic Serna, Kielee
Snook and Brianna Toro.
Merit roll
Michelle Blanchard, Leslie
Hernandez, Christian Medina
and Diego Melchor.
Perfect attendance
Cesar Aguilar, Jorge
Arredondo, Alana Arrington,
Zaynab Asasfeh, Andre Barrientos, D’aisha Bob, Brandon
Cates, Alyssa Chapman, Conlie Christmas, Di Dao and
Jaxon Efird.
Kaden Fernandez, Cameron Galloway, Katelyn Hernandez, Leslie Hernandez,
Kadin Hosein, Angelina Lam,
Cory’on Matthews, Katelyn
Mendoza, Kenneth Merritt
and Xavier Musquiz.
Kelly Nguyen, Jeremiah
Palma, Adrian Rios, Ryan
Saxton, Kennedy Scimmons,
Dominic Serna, Kendon
Smith, Derrick Turner, Fernando Villarreal, Shamori
Walker, Zaire Walker and
Abby Whitley.
Good Citizen
Dillon Barron, Izabella
Cavasos, Terrilyn Claiborne,
Vincent Gonzales, Elijah
Hernandez, Angelina Lam,
Adrian Martinez, Nevaeh
Mata, Brianna Vasquez and
Luis Villarreal.
Principal’s Award
Nadine Ahmed, Kemi Star
Alade, Abraham Amaro-Diaz,
Geovanni Anguiano, Jorge
Arredondo, Zaynab Asafeh,
Ava Ayala, Andre Barrientos,
Dillon Barron, R’Kai Benjamin, Jasmine Bethely,
Michelle Blanchard, Madison
Cai and Makenzie Castillo.
Brandon Cates, Izabella
Cavazos, Alyssa Chapman,
Conlie Christmas, Terrilyn
Claiborne, Matthew Collins,
Dia Dao, Jaxon Efird, Kaden
Fernandez, Jacob Fuentes,
Joseph Garza, Vincent Gonzales, Emily Gonzalez and
Faith Gonzalez.
Johnathan Guerrero, Alaina Hampton, Elijah Hernandez, Katelyn Hernandez,
Leslie Hernandez, Sy’mora
Holt, Akira Jack, Anh Ky,
Angelina Lam, Mandy Le,
Kevin Lewis, Jocelyn Limon,
Caidence Martin, Mazen
Massoud, Christian Medina
and Diego Melchor.
Matthew
Mendiola,
Katelyn Mendoza, Kenneth
Merritt, Avry Munoz, Xavier
Musquiz, Jeremiah Palma,
Gentry Perez, Colby Reed,
Corey Reyes, Mikael Ridley,
Adrian Rios, Megan Rodriguez, Bryce Sanchez and
Ryan Saxton.
Kennedy Scimmons, Kal
Self, Dominic Serna, Kendon
Smith, Kenzie Snook, Kielee
Snook, Brianna Toro, Diego
Torres, Brianna Vasquez,
Fernando Villarreal, Luis
Villarreal, Vincent Vo, Zaire
Walker, Abby Whitley and
Londan Wiggins.
Fourth grade
Honor roll
Yenvy Bui, Sophia Colmenares, Annette Eonne,
Xavier Hernandez, Vivian
Luu, Marissa Maxwell, Eloy
Sanchez, Alyssa Sarabia,
Samantha Schroder, Jordan
Tran and Justin Tran.
Merit roll
Brittany Aguilar, Nathan
Ancira, Rida Asif, Joshua
Collins, Nicolas Cook, Bailee
Dang, Jacob Efird, Noah
Gonzales, Alejandra Gracias
and Tyler Guth.
Laila Hernandez, Abigail
Presents
16th Annual
South Belt
Cookoff
El Franco Lee Park
Thursday, May 3 to
Saturday, May 5, 2012
$5 Admission at the gate
Free admission for ages 12 & under
Proceeds fund South Belt Fireworks
Games & Rides for Kids
Family Attractions
Great Food & Good Fun
Golf Carts, Kids Activities, Sno Cones and Banner sponsorship
opportunities available. For information call 281-481-5656
or email mynews@southbeltleader.com
www.southbeltspectacular.com
Hogan, Nathan Medina,
Alexis Mottu, Hallie Nelms,
Kobe Thompson, Angela Vu,
Mary Vu, Dylan White and
Zoe Whitley.
Perfect attendance
Abrianna Aguilar, Brittany
Aguilar, Zavier Armelin,
Colby Arnold, Ibrahaim
Awan, David Benvidez, Justin
Blogg, Yenvy Bui, Diego
Cerda, Shelby Couchman,
Deven Cypert, Araceli Dale,
Bailee Dang, Alex Dhuperoir
and Shaylyn Dunlap.
Jacob Efird, Efosa Ewansiha, Jaylen Gonzalez, Alejandra Gracias, Kianna Groves,
Kayla Guajardo, Tyler Guth,
Ja’darieon Henderson, Raymond Hung, Chance Irwin,
Elias Jaimes, Carla Lopez,
Vivian Luu, Manuel Martinez,
Marissa Maxwell and Natalia
Melchor.
Alexis Mottu, Lourdes
Munoz, Leslie Nguyen, Andy
Rios, Brianna Salazar, Eloy
Sanchez, Alyssa Sarabia, Samantha Schroder, Will Schroder, Randy Smith, Caleb
Tamez, Dominic Tamez, Tam
Tram, Justin Tran, Angela Vu,
Mary Vu, Zoe Whitley, Vorian
Wilcox and Lian Yii.
Good Citizen
Abrianna Aguilar, Briana
Andrade, Diego Cerda, Priscella Chavez, Alex Dhuperoir,
Jonathan Garcia, Kayla Guajardo, Lourdes Munoz, Eloy
Sanchez, Jordan Tran and
Oscar Velasquez.
Principal’s Award
Abrianna Aguilar, Brittany
Aguilar, Ashley Amaro, Nathan Ancira, Colby Arnold,
Jacqueline Arrington, Rida
Asif, Joshua Bickers, Yenvy
Bui, Jessica Cano, Priscella
Chavez, Olga Cisneros, Joshua Collins, Sophia Colmenares and Shelby Couchman.
Bailee Dang, Shaylyn
Dunlap, Jacob Efird, Justin
Esquivel, Efosa Ewansiha,
Noah Gonzales, Jaylen Gonzalez, Alejandra Gracias,
Kayla Guajardo, Laila Hernandez, Xavier Hernandez,
Yvette Hernandez, Shaniah
Humphrey and Faith Johnson.
Carla Lopez, Marissa
Maxwell, Nathan Medina,
Natalia Melchor, D’untre
Miller, Alexis Mottu, Lourdes
Munoz, Gracie Roessler,
Brianna Salazar, Sonya
Salinas, Eloy Sanchez, Alyssa
Sarabia, Samantha Schroder
and Caleb Tamez.
Dominic Tamez, Everett
Taylor, Tam Tram, Jordan
Tran, Justin Tran, Isaiah
Trevino, Oscar Velasquez,
Nathan Villaneuva, Angela
Vu, Mary Vu, Tahj’nique
Wade, Zoe Whitley, Vorian
Wilcox, Erin Woodard and
Lian Yii.
Frazier Elementary held its
second annual campus-wide
autism awareness walk on
Monday, April 2. Due to the
weather, the walk was moved
inside the building, but the rain
did little to dampen spirits as
students, staff and parents
walked in support of this cause.
Autism is a social, communicative and behavioral disorder
that shows symptoms in varying degrees. It affects one in
every 110 children. More children will be diagnosed with
autism this year than with
childhood cancer, juvenile diabetes and pediatric AIDS combined.
Joining in the autism awareness walk
were, left to right, students Valeria Silva,
Amy Cruz, Fernando Hernandez and
Jared Zamudio.
Left to right, students John Dunn, Isaiah Vivier, Jared Solares, Sophia Vu
and Jasmine Taturm hold a poster that was made for the walk.
Left to right, Kristena Carker (teacher), Damon Cummings, Anthony
Venturella, Treylon Spillman, Jorge Zamudio, Allisen Stewart (teacher) and
Jared Perez support autism awareness by wearing blue as they pose in front
of the bulletin board.
Photos submitted
Clear Springs hosts Culinary Extravaganza
Culinary arts students at
Clear Springs High School
will cook up quite a feast at
the fifth annual Culinary
Arts Extravaganza.
The event features eight
guest chefs who will work
with the student chefs to
present a night of food and
fun. Entertainment will be
provided by UpSwing, a
Clear Creek Independent
School District student jazz
band. Guests will have a
chance to sample the tasty
work of the Culinary Arts
program and to bid during a
silent auction.
The Culinary Arts Extravaganza will be held at Clear
Springs High, 501Palomino
Lane in League City, on
Friday, April 20, from 6:30
to 9 p.m. Tickets are $40.
Tables of eight are $320.
Tickets can be purchased at
all CCISD high schools or
the Education Support Center. They will not be sold at
the door. Tickets are required
regardless of age.
The student and guest
chefs will create gourmet
dishes from around the
world. Guests will be able
to sample everything from
Gruyere Tart with leeks and
caramelized onions to
Shrimp Dejonge, Snapper
Veronique and Pesto HerbCrusted Teak Roasted Salmon – not to mention Duck
A l’Orange, Duck Confit
and Duck Cassoulet.
Students who graduate
from the three-year Culinary
Arts program can earn certifications that will qualify
them to be accepted into
college-level culinary courses and to work professionally as a prep chef.
Page 4, Section A, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Thursday, April 12, 2012
Brook students
to attend Boys State
Two Clear Brook High
School students were recently selected to attend
Texas Boys State. Juniors
Oscar Kutch and Daniel
Hogg will represent Clear
Brook in June.
The American Legion,
Department of Texas, will
sponsor the 2012 Texas
Boys State program on the
campus of the University of
Texas at Austin from June
3-8, 2012.
Kutch is the son of
Alex Kutch and Michelle
Buckley of Houston, and
Hogg is the son of Cliff
and Sharon Hogg, also of
Houston.
The American Legion
Post 554 in League City
will sponsor Hogg. Kutch
will be sponsored by Clear
Brook High School.
At American Legion
Boys State, participants are
exposed to the rights and
privileges, the duties and
the responsibilities, of a
franchised citizen.
The training is objective and practical, with city,
county and state governments operated by the students elected to the various
offices. Activities include
legislative sessions, court
proceedings, law enforcement presentations, assemblies, bands, chorus and
recreational programs.
Over The Back Fence
HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY, SALLY
Best wishes for a wonderful birthday are sent
to South Belt-Ellington Chamber of Commerce
Executive Director Sally Mitchell, who celebrates her birthday Monday, April 16, from her
family, friends and the staff at the Leader.
SANDRA HAS A BIRTHDAY
Sandra Williams enjoys a birthday
Wednesday, April 18. Best wishes for a wonderful birthday are sent to Sandra from her
co-workers at Central Ace Hardware, family,
friends and the Leader staff.
HEGARS HAVE A NEW SON!
Hudson McKinney Hegar was born to the
Revs. Sarah and Trey Hegar in Columbia, S.C.,
on Monday, April 9, 2012. Hudson weighed 7
pounds, 12 ounces, and stretched 19½ inches
in length. Trey grew up in the South Belt area
and attended Frazier Elementary, Thompson
Intermediate and Dobie High School. He also
attended Sagemont Presbyterian Church. He
and Sarah are now both Presbyterian pastors
in South Carolina. Proud grandparents are the
Rev. Dave and Sue Feltman of Waterloo, Iowa,
Linda and Dan DuChemin of Conroe, and
Eileen and Marvin Hegar of Leander, Texas.
SCHOOL DAZE
The following personnel and staff members
of the Pasadena Independent School District
celebrate birthdays April 12 through April 18.
Atkinson Elementary
Wishes for a wonderful birthday are sent to
Makeda Winfield April 16.
Bush Elementary
Greetings for a happy birthday are sent to
Trang Nguyen April 16. Blow out the candles
for David Herrera April 17.
Frazier Elementary
On April 17, Kevin McDonald celebrates a
birthday.
Meador Elementary
A special birthday greeting is sent to Maria
Hernandez April 13.
South Belt Elementary
The day for a party for Anita Francis is
April 13. Marking a birthday April 17 is Allison
Sutton.
Stuchbery Elementary
April 15 is the day for a cake for Marsha
Fischer. Birthday greetings are sent to Silvia
Ramirez April 17.
Melillo Middle School
Sharing a birthday April 15 are Stephani
Herring and Brandie Smith. On April 17,
Betty Haley is wished a happy birthday.
Morris Middle School
April 14 is the day for a party for Rachel
Maysey. Blow out the birthday candles on
April 16 for Kyle Burns. Demetrius Scott celebrates a birthday April 18.
Beverly Hills Intermediate
Birthday wishes are sent to Darcy Heard
and Larhonda Lewis April 17.
Dobie High
April 12 is the day for a double birthday party
for Connie Hobbs and Bryan McDonald. A
birthday greeting is sent to Erin Bransford
April 15. On April 17, Jodi Janis enjoys a birthday. Christine Kerr celebrates a birthday April
18.
DOBIE TRAILMIXERS MEET
The Dobie Trailmixers recently held their
monthly meeting. Topics included:
Judy Kemler, former Dobie math teacher, will be retiring at the end of the school
year with 38 years of combat. She has been
teaching and coaching Academic Decathlon in
Flower Mound in recent years.
Free beginning
beading workshop set
by Jan
Glenda Jones Bludworth, former Dobie
teacher and cheerleader sponsor, retired from
Texas City High School in 2004 after 24 years.
Since that time, she has continued to teach at
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School in Texas
City.
Carol Barber hates to miss the Trailmixers’
gatherings, but she is a leader in the Rotary
Ann organization, which meets at the same
time.
James Hulme is also otherwise occupied
on Tuesdays, working at his church.
Jon Rascoe, resident retiree/fisherman, is
off to Belize again for some more fly fishing.
Jean Boudreaux, with the help of son
Steve, has built a 13-by-26-foot garden at her
new forest home in Montgomery County. They
did it the hard way, even renting a tiller to do a
professional job.
Current PISD students have entered a new
era recently: THE STAAR TESTING AREA. Will
it never end? From one test to the next, with
each one requiring more of teachers’ valuable
teaching time…only wish that teachers had
some “say-so” in this quagmire.
PISD is participating in a Dropout Recovery
Program this year, looking for students who
did not finish their education. Those who know
anyone who qualifies, contact Jennifer Berry
at the Community School at 713-740-0303.
The Dobie Trailmixers meet the second
Tuesday of every month at 1 p.m. at Luby’s
Cafeteria on Fuqua.
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Karate class black belters celebrate 22 years
Clear Brook juniors Oscar Kutch (left) and
Daniel Hogg (right) will represent the school in
June at the 2012 Texas Boys State program on
the campus of the University of Texas at Austin.
Photo submitted
Breakfast at ‘Small
Talk, Big Ideas’
Meet an expert for breakfast and start your day with
sustenance for body and mind
at University of HoustonClear Lake’s “Small Talk,
Big Ideas,” a one-of-a-kind
event that gathers one expert
and eight guests per table to
enjoy informal discussion on
selected topics on Tuesday,
April 17, from 7:30 to 9 a.m.
in the Bayou Building, Forest
Room, 2700 Bay Area Blvd.
Participants can choose
from 12 experts on topics
ranging from parenting,
women in the workplace,
building a business, publishing, health and wellness, collaboration, media, space tourism, religion, finding balance,
working for justice and living
in space.
The wide range of topics
offers participants the opportunity to learn, share and network with experts in each
field. Eight out of 12 experts
are UH-Clear Lake alumni.
Senior media relations
representative for University
of Houston’s Office of Communication Mike Emery
offers, Brand New You: The
Role of Public Image in
Today’s Media, a discussion
on how today’s media recognizes branding. Emery is also
a UHCL alumnus.
“Brands impact choices,”
says Emery, “From the computers we buy to the individuals we elect to lead our cities and country, brands drive
decisions big and small. With
that, I’d like to discuss what
brands are and why they are
important in today’s marketplace. Also we can touch on
how we cultivate our own
personal brands to achieve
professional and personal
success.”
Other experts include
Michael E. Fossum, a NASA
astronaut, and Diane Vest, a
UHCL alumna and certified
travel consultant and accredited space agent.
“This unique format encourages and facilitates
meaningful connections and
these connections last long
after the breakfast table is
cleared,” said Charity Ellis,
director of Alumni and Community Relations.
Space is limited so reserve
a seat at the table now. Tickets
are $12 for students, staff and
alumni, and $15 for community members. Pre-registration
is recommended.
For event and registration
information, visit http://www.
uhcl.edu/smalltalkbigideas.
Join the conversation on
Facebook at http://www.face
book.com/UHCLAlumniAs
sociation.
Film, Speaker Series
presents Coriolanus
See the dramatic film,
Coriolanus,
based
on
Shakespeare’s play and set in
modern times yet true to the
language of the times, at
University of Houston-Clear
Lake’s Film & Speaker Series
screening scheduled for
Saturday, April 21, at 7 p.m.
in the university’s Student
Services and Classroom
Building, Lecture Hall.
This rated-R film, released
in 2011, tells the tragic tale of
a banished Roman soldier
and hero whose extreme
views lead him to offer his
services to his sworn enemy.
Directed by Ralph Fiennes,
the film stars Fiennes, Gerard
Butler and Brian Cox.
Presented by the university’s Film & Speaker Series,
admission is $3.75 per person
and free for those with
UH-Clear Lake identification.
For more information,
visit http://www.uhcl.edu/
movies or contact Sonia Hernandez, cultural arts assistant, by emailing movies@
uhcl.edu or calling 281-2832560.
‘Take Back the Night’
event offered by PAVE
The public is invited to
Take Back the Night, a free
event hosted by University of
Houston-Clear Lake’s People
AgainstViolence Everywhere.
This UH-Clear Lake student
programming board creates
educational programs that are
anti-violence related. The
awareness-raising event is
scheduled for Monday, April
23, from 5 to 8 p.m. in the
Bayou Building, Garden
Room and Atrium I, 2700
Bay Area Blvd.
PAVE offers Take Back the
Night as part of April’s national Sexual Assault Awareness
Month, established to raise
awareness about sexual violence while educating communities and individuals on
how to prevent it.
For more information contact Julie Smith, coordinator
for Women’s and LGBT
Services, at 281-283-2578 or
e-mail smithj@uhcl.edu.
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began. During that time, 180 have earned their black belt, and
approximately 70 were in attendance at the reunion. Attendees
pictured at the event are, left to right, (front row) Kevin Pham,
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Mike Tucker, Seth La, Jared Fuson, John LaLonde, (second row)
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30 years ago (1982)
The San Jacinto College
Board of Regents gave permission to the South campus
administration to advertise for
nine department chairmen, a
director for the Weekend College, an academic counselor,
and 18 full-time teaching positions.
A 16-year-old female who
was learning to drive inadvertently ended up in the Beamer
Road ditch. She was driving
northwest on Beamer and hit
a stop sign, spun westbound
on the eastbound lane of
Hughes, then plunged into
the ditch. Neither the girl nor
her mother, who was accompanying her, was hurt.
25 years ago (1987)
The reduction of Pasadena Independent School District agriculture teachers by
half was no longer being
considered part of a 3 percent
across-the-board reduction of
the school district’s budget,
following budget committee
action.
The Dobie’s girls’ soccer
team took a 3-1 win over
the Spring Woods Tigers in
the area-round playoffs. The
Lady Longhorns advanced to
meet Round Rock Westwood
in the regional tournament.
20 years ago (1992)
Dobie academic decath-
loners departed for the national championships held in
Boise, Idaho. Dobie earlier
had won its first state championship in Bryan-College
Station.
Houston Astros first baseman Jeff Bagwell was the
special guest at the opening
ceremonies of the SagemontBeverly Hills Little League.
He gave a speech and then
threw out the ceremonial first
pitch.
15 years ago (1997)
The San Jacinto College
Board of Regents approved
authorizing architects to prepare bid specifications for the
South campus softball fields.
Clear Brook High School
senior Monica Wahid won
two awards in an international modeling competition
in New York, winning first
in legs and third runner-up in
professional runway modeling.
10 years ago (2002)
South Belt-Ellington Chamber of Commerce Director
Debbie Thomas resigned her
position and accepted a position with the newly formed
League City Chamber of
Commerce.
While Dobie students
were airborne toward Phoenix, Lubbock attorneys went
to the Supreme Court and got
a ruling in their favor disal-
lowing Judge Tracy Christopher’s ruling requiring a
retest by both schools.
5 years ago (2007)
The Pasadena Independent School District announced that its proposed
2007-2008 annual budget
was $30 million in the red.
PISD Superintendent Kirk
Lewis attributed much of this
to House Bill 1 that capped
school funding at its 20052006 level. Lewis further
said that a local tax increase
would likely occur. Such an
increase, however, would require an election.
C. David Huffstutler, the
chief executive officer of
Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital, announced his
resignation. He was leaving
his post to become the CEO
for St. David’s Medical Center in Austin. Huffstutler had
served as CEO at Memorial
since July 2004.
1 year ago (2011)
City Council voted 12-3 to
exempt area churches and
schools from paying the
Rebuild Houston drainage
fees that voters approved the
previous November. The
exemptions would apply only
to existing structures, as the
fees would be required on all
future expansions and new
facilities.
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Frazier award recipients Melillo MS names third
9-weeks honor, merit rolls
Melillo Middle School recently announced its third
nine-weeks honor rolls.
Students earning status are:
Honor roll
Fifth grade
Alejandro Aguirre, David
Amaya, Arismendy Aristy,
Elyssa Armenta, Meloni
Camacho, Connor Caughlin,
Omar Chapa, Diocelina
Chavez-Sanchez, Danny Chu,
Preston Chung, Sara Cortez,
Angela Cruz, Celestina
Deluna and Tiffany Duong.
Elizabeth Early, Osasere
Edo-Ewansiha, Ostin Elmore,
Osvaldo Escamilla, Rubin
Flores, Alexandra Garcia,
Yareli Garcia, Lucio Garza,
Nicholas Gaytan, Adam Gil,
Megan Glass, Eduardo
Gomez, Stephanie Gonzalez
and Daija Green.
Max Guerra, Jayden
Hayes, Daniel Hernandez,
Julyssa Herrera, Brian Hoang,
Evelyn Holder, Trevor
Hondros, Kimberly Huynh,
Rocio Jimenez Rebollar, Alec
Johnson, Laila Leija, Briana
Loredo, Katherine Martinez
and Stephanie Martinez.
Xochilt Martinez, Esteven
Mata, Lexus Mcmahan,
Madison Mendiola, Marco
Mendoza, Jose Montiel,
Jonathan Moreno, Eliana
Munoz, Renita Navy, Luis
Neira, Jeany Ngo, Aaron
Nguyen, Alan Nguyen, Andy
Nguyen and Dalila Nguyen.
Danny Nguyen, Emmy
Nguyen, Natalie Nguyen,
Randy Nguyen, Ronald
Nguyen, Tiffany Nguyen,
Precious Oguamanam, Sara
Otwell, Angelica Parrish,
Cayla Pena, Dominique
Peralta and William Pettis.
Minh-Triet Pham, Amy
Phan, Eduardo Pineda, Rijja
Rasool, Alexa Rivas, Ashley
Rivera, Edgar Robles, Javier
The Pasadena Noon Optimist Citizenship Awards Ceremony was held
recently at Pasadena Memorial High School. One third-grade student,
one fourth-grade student and one faculty member from each Pasadena
Independent School District school who stood out for being helpful, kind
and setting a great example for others were selected. Frazier fourth-grader
Samantha Carter (left), third-grader Emily Santos (right) and teacher
Kevin McDonald received the award.
Photo submitted
Robles, Gustavo Rodriguez,
Christian Saldivar, Kaitlyn
Sanchez, Adrian Saracho,
Lauren Schwausch, Emily
Solis and Giovani Solis.
Victoria Solis, Haley
Spencer, John Sumrall,
Auttamika Tamboli, Joshua
Thomas, Ariana Toran,
Adriana Toro, Mary Tran,
Chelsey Urdiales, Nicholas
Vega, Zoe Vela, John Velarde,
Marco Velazquez and Kayla
Wilson.
Honor roll
Sixth grade
Jonathan Acosta, Diana
Adame, Tyra Adams, AdelaMarie Alanis, Raymundo
Alba, Azalie Amaro, Ga
Anderson, Rogelio Armenta,
Clarissa Arredondo, Natalie
Aviles, Nicholas Barrientes,
Pedro Barrientos, Hillary Bazaldua and Sydney Bonner.
Ka Brown, Madison Caballero, Miranda Calderon,
Daniel Camacho, Alyssa
Chapa, Karissa Cook, Rafael
Coreas, Jasiel Cruz, Julissa
Davila, Camryn Davis,
Andrea Del Villar Martinez,
Graciella Delgado, Vi Diep
and Emily Duren.
Fred Escobedo, April Estrada, Bryce Feagin, Jacquelyne Garcia, Noor Ghneim,
Cyrus Gonzales, Alejandro
Gonzalez, Elezar Gonzalez,
Monica Gonzalez, Mahogany
Green, Alena Hay, Maritza
Hernandez, Ramon Hernandez
and Brendan Hoang.
David Hoang, Chelsey
Holman, Nikki Howell, Sam-
eria Jackson, Cheyenne Jewell, Jasmine Jimenez, Jakob
Jones, Hannah Klugh, Alexis
Law, Donisha Lawson, Diemtuyen Le, Jason Le, Vina Le,
Sebastian Leal Rodriguez and
Edgar Lerma.
Sarah Lewis, Andrew
Logan, Katelyn Loxterman,
Marcus Loya, Kevin Ly,
Jacqueline Mendoza, Michael
Mendoza, Madisen Mills,
Katherine Montes, Brooke
Nabi, Reyna Nering, Dominic
Nguyen, Kirsten Nguyen and
Sean Nguyen.
Tommy Nguyen, Andrea
Orrego Restrepo, Daniel
Ortega, Victoria Palos, Jada
Parada, Maria Pedroza Rodriguez, Jordan Perez, Melody
Perry, Lan Phan, Ngoc Phan,
Rosa Phan, Melanie Pineda,
Christian Ponce, Andrew
Quiroz and Ricardo Ramos.
Reagan Razo, Jackelyn
Rendon, German Reyes,
Jenna Rodriguez, Leslie Rodriguez, Brianna RodriguezHernandez, Dominique Sanchez, Harrison Sauter, Bryon
Schwausch, Daniel Shaffer,
Zackary Smallwood, Emmerson Snyder, Andy Ta and
Jazmin Tabarez.
Jeremy Tajonera, Jocelyn
Thompson, Madison Tobias,
Hy Tran, Patrick Tran, Vivian
Tran, Vnam Tran, Ann
Truong, Luis Tufino Berber,
Jason Valdez, Gavin Valvaneda, Jose Varela, Marvin
Villatoro, Andrew Vu, Peter
Vu, Cindy Vuong, Dien-Loong
Wang and Jacob Young.
Pendergrass president
at San Juan College
After nearly four years as
vice president for learning at
San Jacinto College South,
Dr. Toni Pendergrass is leaving the position to return to
her hometown and become
president of San Juan College in Farmington, N.M.
“I have thoroughly enjoyed my work here at San
Jacinto College,” said Pendergrass. “However, this is a
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me to return home to
raise my family in the town
where I grew up.”
Pendergrass has been
intimately involved in many
activities and initiatives not
only at the South campus,
but throughout the college
district as well. She led the
Achieving the Dream team
that originally designed the
mandatory new student orientation, pulling together
student development personnel from all three campuses,
determining outcomes, and
creating the budget. Pendergrass was also instrumental
in implementing the new
student success course,
which includes such topics
as setting goals, commitment, motivation, career
planning, networking, utilizing campus resources, and
NARFE meets April 17
The National Active and Retired Federal Employees, Gulf
Freeway Chapter 941, meets the third Tuesday of each month
at 2 p.m. at the El Franco Lee Senior Community Center,
9500 Hall Road. The next meeting will be April 17 at 2 p.m.
Refreshments will be served. Visitors are welcome. For information, call Roy at 713-734-1461.
Houston Spanish and Flamenco Festival receives grant
San Jacinto College South
and Houston-based flamenco
performing company, Solero
Flamenco, have been awarded
a grant from Humanities
Texas, the state affiliate for
the National Endowment for
the Humanities, for their
efforts in bringing Spanish
and flamenco arts to the community with their presentation of the Houston Spanish
and Flamenco Festival.
In collaboration with SJC
South and the consulate general of Spain, Solero Flamenco
continues to build on the success of last year’s inaugural
festival. The workshops and
performances offered the
opportunity to learn song,
guitar, dance, percussion, and
castanets under the guidance
of expert instructors and artists. Houston Mayor Annise
Parker, the Texas Senate, and
the Texas House of Representatives also recognized the
festival’s success in bringing
the arts to the community.
“We have an amazing
group of highly educated,
highly motivated music educators who are putting together exemplary programs that
are competitive on a regional
and state level and would be
celebrated at any college or
university,” said Kelly Chapman Simons, SJC assistant
vice president of resource
development. “The funding
we are receiving from the
Humanities Texas grant is testimony to their motivation,
their personal efforts, and
AARP Chapter 199 to meet
Webster AARP Chapter 199 will meet Friday, April 20, at
10 a.m. at the Bay Area Community Center at 5002 NASA
Parkway. New speakers are invited each month. The public is
invited to join the group for coffee/cookies and social hour
prior to the meeting. Speaker for April is Jim Johnson of
Texas Senior Medicare Patrol. He will speak about how to
protect oneself against Medicare/health care fraud. A potluck
lunch will be held after the meeting, and new members and
visitors are welcome. The group takes day trips around
Houston every other month. For more information, contact
V.J. Thakkar at 281-461-4524 or vthakkar@comcast.net.
most importantly, the powerful impact these programs are
having on student success.”
The 2012 festival has expanded to four days of events,
including new youth programs and pre-performance
humanities presentations.
Along with workshops for
all levels in flamenco song,
guitar, and dance, an entire
day will be dedicated as
“Flamenco for Kids/Teens,”
featuring two gratuitous interactive performances and demonstrations for local elementary, junior high, and high
school students.
“We firmly believe in the
worth and relevance of this
nonprofit effort,” said Irma La
Paloma, co-founder of Solero
Flamenco and the Houston
Spanish and Flamenco Festival. “Through exposure,
interaction, and cultural exchange, we can responsibly
educate and celebrate these
arts which are a part of our
Texas heritage.”
This year’s opening concert features acclaimed flamenco singer and guitarist
from Spain, Salvadora Galán,
on Thursday, May 24.
Solero Flamenco will present a vibrant performance
featuring renowned flamenco
dancer, choreographer, and
workshop instructor, Maestro
Teo Morca, on Friday, May
25.
The culminating festival
event on Saturday, May 26,
will feature the internationally
acclaimed flamenco artists of
the Omayra Amaya Flamenco
Company. Amaya, the greatniece of the legendary Carmen
Amaya, known as one of the
greatest flamenco performers
of all time, will captivate audiences with her commanding
dance and artistry, echoing the
historical art of her Spanish
Gypsy heritage.
“Thanks to the vision of
Dr. Maureen Murphy, presi-
dent of South campus, the
support of the SJC Foundation, Humanities Texas, sponsors, educators, artists and
volunteers, this festival is
made possible,” said South
campus music professor
Jeremy García, co-founder of
Solero Flamenco and the festival. “The college is making
this exciting, historical discipline available to its students
and surrounding communities, creating an artistic means
to learn and grow for years to
come.”
The second annual Houston Spanish and Flamenco
Festival will take place May
23 through May 26 in the
Marie Spence Flickinger Fine
Arts Center at the San Jacinto
College South campus, located at 13735 Beamer Road.
All workshops and festival
performances will be held in
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the community, and our students,” said Chancellor Dr.
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and students on the South
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role in implementing our
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economics from New Mexico State University, where
she also earned her bachelor’s degree in agricultural
economics. Together with
her husband, Doug, the couple has three children.
Pendergrass came to San
Jacinto College from El
Centro College in the Dallas
County Community College
District, where she served as
the executive dean of communications, mathematics,
developmental studies, and
teacher preparation. Prior to
that, she was the interim
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the assistant to the president
at ECC, where she had the
opportunity to teach as a
part-time faculty member.
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in her current role of vice
president of learning at the
San Jacinto College South
campus through mid-June.
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Astronaut Capt. Mark Kelly visits San Jacinto College South
Astronaut Capt. Mark
Kelly visited the San Jacinto
College South campus April
3 for a special lecture event
for students, faculty, and staff
sponsored by the campus
Lyceum Committee.
As commander of the
space shuttle Endeavour’s
final mission, Kelly talked
about his experiences in
space and recalled some of
his first missions among his
total of 50 days in space. A
retired U.S. Navy captain and
aviator, he engaged the audience recounting several of
the 39 combat missions he
flew during the Gulf War.
However, his story about the
day his wife, former U.S.
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, was
shot in January of 2011, and
experiences they’ve shared
on her road to recovery, sent
a message of hope and inspiration to everyone.
“As Gabby entered Congress in 2007, I thought I had
the risky job,” said Kelly. “I’d
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flown two flights into space
and 39 combat missions by
that point, but she was the
one that would nearly lose
her life serving her country.”
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take on his new role as caregiver and the immediate challenges it presented. Relying
on his background in decision-making in the Navy and
at NASA, he began making
the best decisions he could
when it came to Giffords’
care.
Unexpectedly, he noted,
even though she was the one
in recovery, she was still
teaching him valuable lessons in patience and perseverance.
“The power of the human
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watching the woman that I
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goals as a naval aviator, but
even then, he was still not
considered the very best in
the beginning. Kelly encouraged the students in the audience to keep trying to reach
their goals, despite everyone
else’s pace.
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how good you are at the
beginning of anything you
try, is not a good indicator of
how good you can become.
I’m a prime example of
somebody that was able to
overcome a lack of aptitude
with practice, persistence,
and the drive to never ever
give up.”
Closing his presentation,
Kelly remarked that he was
given a message to deliver to
the audience from Giffords,
who now suffers from aphasia
due to her injuries after the
shooting. The message read:
Be patient. Be courageous.
Be strong. Be your best.
Honors student Leslie
Eaton was inspired and
touched by Kelly’s presentation. “I am just amazed at
how strong they both have
been through everything,”
said Eaton. “It’s very touching that he shared their story
with all of us. It’s also a little
comforting to know that he
wasn’t always the best at
everything when he first
started his career. It lets students know that if you keep
trying, you’ll get there. I’m
very proud of the caliber of
speakers San Jacinto College
is able to present to its students; it shows that we’re on
a level well beyond the average community college.”
Kelly and Giffords’ inspiring story is detailed in their
best-selling book, “Gabby: A
Story of Courage and Hope.”
Now retired, Kelly remains
by Giffords’ side as she continues her recovery. Kelly,
Giffords, and his daughters
reside in League City.
Astronaut Capt. Mark Kelly (second from right) visited the San Jacinto College
South campus Tuesday, April 3, to give a lecture to students and faculty. Kelly, a
retired U.S. Navy captain and commander of the space shuttle Endeavour’s final
mission, is married to former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in January
of 2011. Shown with Kelly are, left to right, SJC Board Chair and Leader publisher
Marie Flickinger, SJC Chancellor Brenda Hellyer and SJC South President
Maureen Murphy.
Photo by Andrea Vasquez
Aquatic sciences students attend camp
Fourteen students from J. Frank Dobie High School and
eight from South Houston High School attended camp at Sea
World during spring break. These aquatic science students
traveled to come face-to-face with the marine animals at Sea
World San Antonio. They did not only visit Sea World, but
stayed on the grounds in summer camp dorms for three days,
attending Careers Camp. Each day, the students went behind
the scenes to meet orcas, beluga whales, bottle-nosed dolphins, sea lions, walruses, Pacific white-sided dolphins, and
King penguins, just to name a few.
With the privilege of meeting these animals came hard
work. Each morning, students were up by 6:30 to prepare
fish and vitamins for the animals. It is a wet, smelly job
(imagine finding fish scales on your legs hours after finishing). But the students agreed the work was worth it. They
talked to many animal trainers about what it is like to work
at Sea World and what it takes to become a trainer. Students
who participated in this opportunity represented Dobie well
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SPORTS & CLASSIFIED
Dobie’s Schmid downs teammate, will represent tennis program at regionals
Dobie High School foreign exchange student Claudius Schmid now has more
wonderful memories for his
scrapbook after qualifying
for the Region III varsity
tennis tournament.
The way Schmid had to
do it certainly wasn’t the
way he preferred, having
to play Longhorn teammate
Kevin Nguyen for the No. 2
seed out of District 22-5A.
But playing his trademark
style of keeping the ball in
play and waiting out his opponent worked wonders.
With Nguyen spraying
many more unforced errors
around the court than usual,
Schmid cruised to a 6-1, 6-2
victory, joining Deer Park’s
Cameron Balmer as the two
representatives from 22-5A
in the boys’ singles bracket.
The Region III tournament
will be held April 17-19, at
Deer Park High School’s
south campus.
“I’m very proud of myself for reaching this accomplishment, but it’s never
good when you have to play
your teammate. Kevin is a
friend of mine and a good
guy, so that part is hard.
But I’ve also been working
toward a goal like this over
the last eight months, and
it’s a nice feeling.”
Schmid and Nguyen
have played often this
to have a chance to win, but
if I have to lose, I’m glad
it’s against a teammate like
Claudius.”
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tournament match against teammate Kevin Nguyen (at
right). Schmid won 6-1, 6-2 to advance to the Region
III tournament April 17-19.
Lady Horns continue softball roll; Brook fourth
Dobie is continuing its
quest to run the table in
the District 22-5A varsity
softball ranks, while Clear
Brook appears to have a
steady hold on fourth place
in the 22-5A field.
Lady Longhorns’ senior
pitcher Shannon O’Connor
ran her season strikeout
total to 210, getting 13 in
an 8-1 win over Memorial
April 10, at the Pasadena
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O’Connor fired a twohitter, and her team took
advantage of five Memorial
errors while improving to
a perfect 7-0 in the 22-5A
standings.
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Deer Park is now 6-1, and
all teams within the league
have three games to play.
Dobie will finish the regular
season April 20, by playing
at Deer Park.
In 24-5A, the top three
playoff seeds seem set, with
Pearland, Alvin and Brazoswood all at 9-2. With a
big win over Clear Creek
April 10, Clear Brook improved to 7-4 and has all
but secured the fourth and
final playoff seed with three
games remaining.
All systems go at Dobie
So far, things have gone
very much according to play
for Dobie, which is trying
to unseat Deer Park as the to Deer Park but then made
22-5A champion. A season a run all the way to the
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round playoff game April
5, at Friendswood High
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Dobie, which reached the
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an end as the Rangers put
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“We’re disappointed with
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Pearland is the current
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Left-hander Nolan Trabanino carried the Wolverines to an important 6-0
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with the loss to Deer Park.
Memorial and Sam Rayburn
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The Longhorns have a
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Despite being in fourth
place currently, the Longhorns control the destiny in
an attempt to reach as high
as the No. 2 slot.
Simply put, Dobie will
need to defeat Memorial
and Sam Rayburn down the
stretch to have much of a
shot to get out of the fourth
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24-5A a jumble
With four games remaining in the District 24-5A
race, seven of the eight
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Districts 22, 24 enjoy tight baseball lineups
In the District 22-5A and
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has resembled more of a
roller coaster ride for most
teams, Dobie and Clear
Brook are very much in the
playoff mix.
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At 10-0, Deer Park needs
just one win in the third
round to claim the championship. The Deer remained
undefeated in league play
April 10, handing Dobie a
10-1 loss at Deer Park.
As for the rest of the
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Champion Bears, Lions rule Pasadena ISD track and field meets
The Beverly Hills Intermediate boys’ track and field
teams did their part in the
school’s quest to repeat at
Pasadena ISD Cup champions, sweeping the district’s
seventh- and eighth-grade
meets April 4, at Auxiliary
Stadium.
The school entered the
track and field season with
the overall lead in the PISD
Cup chase, which annually
awards a school’s athletes
and teams for performance
in each of the sports.
Midway through the
track season, which is the
final sport of the intermediate season, the Bears remain
on course.
BHI’s 8s take crown
The Bears’ eighth-grade
boys’ team had to hold off
Bondy before winning the
team title with 123 points.
Bondy was second with
107, while Thompson was
fourth with 75 points.
Wins in two of the relays
gave the Bears 40 big points
en route to the team championship.
In the 4x100-meter relay,
the Bears raced to the victory in a time of 47.03 seconds with Randy Johnson,
Juwaun Bracy, D’Vaughn
Pennamon and Jucory Shelvin taking care of the duties.
The same four athletes
guided the Bears to a win
in the 4x200-meter relay in
a time of 1 minute, 38.99
seconds for another 20 team
points.
Pennamon, who had a
hand in five overall gold
medal wins in the opening
meet of the season, landed
four overall golds this time
around.
Aside from his relay efforts, Pennamon rolled to
a victory in the 100-meter
hurdles at 15.43 and also
claimed a win in the triple
jump with his leap of 37
feet, 3 1/2 inches.
There were plenty of
other athletes responsible
for helping the Bears to the
win. Josue Villalta cruised
to the finish line first in the
800-meter run in a time of
2:15.25.
Terrance Lambert earned
a title in the shot put event,
throwing the weight 46-4
1/2 to win by more than 4
feet.
In other events, James
Washington took sixth
place in the 100-meter dash
with a quick time of 12.24,
and was also sixth in the
200-meter dash at 26.04.
The Bears scored big in
the 300-meter hurdles with
Shelvin second (43.69), Villalta third (45.06) and Johnson fifth (45.35). Villalta
was then sixth in the pole
vault as he cleared the 7-5
mark.
Rigoberto
Fuentes
placed third in the discus
throw with an effort of 1066, and teammates Manuel
Mendez and Lambert also
participated in the event. In
the shot put, a throw of 41-1
gave Fuentes third place,
and German Garcia also
took part for the Bears.
Lions’ 8s place fourth
With 75 points, the
Thompson
eighth-grade
boys’ team placed fourth in
the standings.
Tyson
Thompson
grabbed second place in
the 800-meter run, clocking in at 2:20.31. Teammate
Christian Sosa was sixth
with a time of 2:26.79.
In the pole vault, Thompson cleared the 7-5 level for
third place in that event.
In the 100-meter hurdles,
a time of 16.64 placed the
Lions’ Jonathan Ramirez
third, and Josh Dishong was
fifth at 18.13.
Michael Rose battled for
the lead in the 100-meter
dash before eventually taking second place in a time
of 11.88.
Rose went back into action in the 200-meter event,
placing third with his time
of 25.33.
The Lions scored key
points in the discus event
as Chandler Tisby placed
second with a heave of 1168, and Darius Gougis was
sixth at 94-10.
Tisby also placed second
in the shot put event, throwing the weight 42-3 for his
spot.
In the long jump, Cody
Murray went 17-6 for the
Lions’ lone first-place finish, and teammate Rose was
sixth at 15-9.
In other events, the Lions
were fourth in the 4x100meter relay as teammates
Murray, Rose, Derrick
Brown and Malik Peters
Sports Calendar
SOFTBALL
Friday, April 13
Dobie varsity vs. Rayburn, PISD, 6:30
Brook varsity hosts Clear Springs, 6:30
Dobie JV vs. Rayburn, PISD, 5:00
Brook JV hosts Clear Springs, 5:00
Tuesday, April 17
Brook varsity at Brazoswood, 6:30
Dobie varsity vs. South Houston, PISD, 6:30
Dobie JV vs. South Houston, PISD, 5:00
Brook JV at Brazoswood, 5:00
Friday, April 20
Brook varsity hosts Clear Lake, 6:30
Dobie varsity at Deer Park, 6:30
Brook JV hosts Clear Lake, 5:00
Dobie JV at Deer Park, 5:00
BASEBALL
Friday, April 13
Brook varsity hosts Brazoswood, 7:00
Dobie varsity vs. Pasadena, Maguire, 7:00
Dobie JV hosts Pasadena, Dobie, 4:00
Brook JV at Brazoswood, 4:30
Brook sophomores at Brazoswood, 7:00
Dobie vs. Pasadena, PISD complex, 7:00
Monday, April 16
Brook JV hosts Clear Lake, 4:30
Dobie JV vs. Memorial, PISD complex, 7:00
Brook sophomores host Clear Lake, 7:00
Dobie sophomores vs. Memorial, PISD complex, 4:30
Tuesday, April 17
Brook varsity at Clear Lake, 7:00
Dobie varsity hosts Memorial, Dobie, 4:00
Friday, April 20
Brook varsity hosts Pearland, 7:00
Dobie varsity vs. Rayburn, Maguire, 4:00
Dobie JV hosts Rayburn, Dobie, 4:00
Brook JV at Pearland, 4:30
Brook sophomores at Pearland, 7:00
Dobie sophomores vs. Rayburn, PISD, 7:00
Monday, April 23
Dobie varsity at South Houston, campus, 4:00
Dobie JV hosts South Houston, Dobie, 4:00
Friday, April 27
Brook varsity at Dickinson, 7:00
Dobie varsity hosts Deer Park, Dobie, 4:00
Dobie JV at Deer Park, 7:00
Brook JV hosts Dickinson, 4:30
Brook sophomores host Dickinson, 7:00
Dobie sophomores at Deer Park, 4:00
TENNIS
Tuesday-Thursday, April 17-19
Dobie varsity at Region III tourn., Deer Park, TBA
combined for a time of
49.50.
In the 4x200-meter relay,
Dishong teamed with Adam
Vasquez, Kevin Cortez and
Jeremiah Franklin to earn
sixth place at 1:48.55.
BHI 7s edge Lions
In the tightest finish
in the boys’ division, the
Bears’ seventh-grade team
tallied 146 points to edge
Thompson’s 138 total.
The Bears helped their
cause with wins in two of
the three relays, gaining
40 total points in those two
events.
Theron Reed, Kyle Saunders, Eric Nguyen and London Jenkins represented the
Bears in the 4x100-meter
event, winning in a time of
50.54.
The Bears’ 4x400-meter
relay team included Reed,
Christian Peneloza, Saunders and Diego Ortiz as the
foursome won with a clocking of 4:10.05.
Ortiz grabbed an individual title in the 800-meter
run, beating the rest of the
field to the finish line in a
time of 2:24.15.
In the same event, the
Bears’ Peneloza was fourth
at 2:31.70, and Ronnie Carrera’s time of 2:33.58 was
sixth-best.
At 17.01, Jordan Carter
was second for Beverly
Hills in the 100-meter hurdles, while teammate Jaleel
Thomas was fifth at 18.45.
The triple jump champion was Nguyen as he made
his way to the 31-10 mark
for the championship.
Nguyen gave the Bears
a third-place finish in the
100-meter dash with a time
of 12.18, and at 12.59,
Thomas was fifth.
The Bears were third in
the 4x200-meter relay with
a time of 1:48.97 as Jenkins and Saunders gathered
with Emile Porter and Dre
Dykes.
Reed was another individual winner for the Bears
as he claimed the top spot in
the 400-meter dash at 59.96,
the lone runner to finish in
under one minute.
At 50.09, Nguyen was
third in the 300-meter hurdles, with Carter sixth in a
time of 51.16.
The Bears also scored
well in the pole vault as
Carrera was third at 6-5 and
teammate Dykes cleared
6-0 for sixth place.
Jemarcus Smith contributed a fifth-place finish
in the 200-meter dash at
26.76, and Eduardo Trevino
came in at 5:55.42 for sixth
in the 1,600-meter run.
Brion Simmons placed
fifth for the Bears in the
high jump as he went over
the 6-8 mark for his spot.
In the discus, a throw of
89-9 1/2 was good enough
for Christopher Gutierrez to
place fourth in the event.
Saunders did well in the
shot put, getting to the 35-2
mark for second place in
the event. Peneloza entered
the long jump, taking third
place at 15-9. Carrera’s leap
of 15-0 3/4 was good for
sixth place.
Lions’ 7s in at No. 2
Thompson’s
seventhgrade team put together a
great effort to grab second
place in the team standings.
The team had many outstanding performers along
the way.
Thompson did very well
in the 100-meter hurdles as
DeJean Jollivette was an
easy winner in a time of
15.72, with teammate Jose
Martinez also medaling for
third place at 17.96.
Isaiah Allen won a championship for the Lions in
the 100-meter dash, earning
a time of 11.56 along the
way.
The Lions were first to
the finish line in the 4x200meter relay as Landen Cunningham, Martinez, Marc
Rivera and Allen came in at
1:47.76.
Josh Cooper won the
high jump crown as he went
over the 5-2 mark to earn a
big 10 points for the Lions.
Zion Walker placed second in the 2,400-meter run,
clocking in at 8:22.07 for
the honor.
In the 4x100-meter relay,
the Lions’ team was second
in a time of 50.78 as Oren
Matthews and Trey Prater
teamed with Marc Rivera
and Allen.
David Rojas got in on
the act in the 800-meter
run, finishing in a time of
four one-hundredths of a
second behind the winner.
The Lions were second
in the 400-meter relay with
a time of 4:16.19, and that
team was represented by
Prater, Matthews, Cooper
and Cunningham.
There is one more remaining regular season
meet in the PISD ranks before the intermediate district
championships are held.
Those who qualify within
the top six places at regular
season meets are considered
for the championships.
Beverly Hills Lady Bears sweep track competitions
Much like their boys’
counterparts, the Beverly
Hills Lady Bears did their
part in keeping the school
out in front of the Pasadena
ISD Cup standings, rolling
to the team titles in the seventh- and eighth-grade track
and field meets.
Beverly Hills’ eighthgrade unit was particularly
impressive, collecting 189
points for the win. Bondy
was second with 107 points,
and neighboring Thompson’s 45 points were fifthbest.
In the seventh-grade division, the Lady Bears were
the team champions at 140
points, with Thompson
earning 101 points for second place.
BHI 8s roll
Including two of the relays, the Lady Bears came
through with victories in
eight of the 17 events.
With the relay wins and
also a second-place finish
in another, the team posted
56 points to their eventual
championship total.
Jiselle Landa provided
one of Beverly Hills’ sixth
gold medals in the individual events. In the 2,400-meter run, Landa’s time of 9
minutes, 50.37 seconds was
more than 33 seconds better
than the second-place finisher. Teammate Andrea Perez
was fourth in the event with
a clocking of 10:42.00.
Justice Henderson raced
her way to the top spot in
the 100-meter dash with a
time of 12.51, and Henderson ran the first leg of the
4x200-meter relay as the
Lady Bears won in a time of
PISD Cup
Intermediate School Standings
(2011-2012 school year)
Beverly Hills
Bondy
Thompson
Southmore
Queens
South Houston
Park View
San Jacinto
Miller
Jackson
168.25
154.5
143.25
127.25
112
95.25
90.75
84.25
80
49
1:51.78. Gennivive Anagbogu, Jenae Clark and Antaria Flowers were also on
the squad.
Henderson cleared 15-2
for a win in the long jump.
In the 400-meter dash,
Melany Menjivar did her
part for the Lady Bears
as she won in a time of
1:10.16.
The Lady Bears did very
well in the 1,600-meter run
with three runners finishing
in the top five.
Brianna Garcia took the
win in a time of 6:12.47,
and the Lady Bears’ Destiny Williams was second
at 6:47.06. Francelli Monreal was fifth in a time of
6:50.53.
Flowers was a winner in
the 200-meter dash with a
time of 26.92, and Christy
Christmas placed third in
the event with a time of
29.07.
Beverly Hills grabbed
20 points with a win in the
4x400-meter relay as Flowers was joined by Macatlyn
Castro-Cardenas, Jenny Le
and Menjivar in a time of
4:40.24.
The Lady Bears were
second in the 4x100-meter
relay with a time of 54.29 as
Clark was joined by Anagbogu, Cadena and Henderson.
In the high jump, CastroCardenas (4-2) and Jones
(5-0) were second and fifth,
respectively, in the event.
Gabrielle Jones placed
second with a time of 18:10
in the 100-meter hurdles,
and Castro-Cardenas was
second in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of
1:10.16. In that same event,
Jones (57.94) was fifth, with
teammate Alexis Jimenez
(58.17) sixth in the event.
In the discus, the Lady
Bears’ Danielle Jones was
third with a throw of 62 feet,
3 inches in the event. Marina Allen was third (25-4)
in the shot put, and Sandra
Gonzalez (24-5) was fifth.
In some of the other
events, Isabella Tamayo was
sixth in the 800-meter run
with an effort of 2:56.00,
and triple jumper Ikea Taylor placed fifth as she went
to the 25-3 1/2 mark.
Lady Bear 7s win
As impressive as the
Lady Bears’ eighth-grade
team was, the school’s seventh-grade girls’ team also
stood out with a win.
There were many heroes as the team went on to
win for the second straight
meet.
It all began in the
2,400-meter run as the Lady
Bears’ Jiselle Landa ran to a
win in a time of 9:50.37, and
teammate Audrey Wandji
was next up in second place
with a time of 10:18.00.
Sixteen points came Beverly Hills’ way as the school
was second in the 4x100meter relay with a time of
55.56 as Camille Singleton,
Jaysha Ploucha, Terilyn Davis and Zaria Thomas made
up the foursome in the
event.
Ashley
Butler
was
crowned the champion of
the 800-meter run as she
clocked in at 2:52.86, and
teammate Macy Williams
was third with her great
time of 3:00.00.
In the 100-meter hurdles,
Kathrina Villanueva placed
second at 20.46, and Zaria
Thomas (13.06) and Taja
Tillman were second and
fourth, respectively, in the
100-meter dash.
Singleton, Davis, Ploucha and Thomas went back
to action in the 4x200-meter
relay, producing a victory in
a time of 1:59.51.
The Lady Bears also
stood out in the 400-meter
dash. Nia Herman’s time of
1:10.11 won the event, and
Alezaii Trevino’s time of
1:13.69 was fifth, followed
by Butler, sixth at 1:14.20.
Singleton and Wandji
went head-to-head in the
300-meter hurdles. Singleton pulled out the win in a
time of 56.54, and Wandji’s
time of 56.90 was good
enough for second place.
Herman returned to
the winner’s circle in the
200-meter dash, closing
at 29.83 for first place.
Tillman, meanwhile, was
third in the event with a
time of 31.13.
In the 1,600-meter run,
the Lady Bears’ Natalie
Zaragoza won with a time
of 6:22.29, adding a big 10
points to her team’s total.
Wandji placed fifth with a
leap of 4-0 in the high jump,
and Michelle Kristoff’s discus throw of 53-2 was fifthbest in the district.
Kristoff fared even better in the shot put event as
she cleared the 22-8 mark
for third place. Meanwhile,
Thomas placed fourth in the
long jump, soaring 12-6.
Lady Lions’ 8s are fifth
In a challenging eighthgrade meet, the Lady Lions
of Thompson finished with
45 points for fifth place.
The Lady Lions were
third in the first relay of the
meet, the 4x100-meter distance. In a time of 56.87,
the foursome of Summer
Naser, Jada Edwards, Deshunte Jackson and Destyni
Lee scored 12 team points.
Lee, Naser and Edwards
scored team points in the
100-meter dash as Lee and
Naser tied for fourth in a
time of 13.87. Edwards’
time of 14.03 was sixth.
The Lady Lions were
fourth in the 4x200-meter
relay at 2:04.91 as Eliana
Gonzalez and Reagan Saxton were joined by Sydney
Sweet and Jackson.
In the 300-meter hurdles,
Naser placed fourth at 56.99
to score four points for her
team.
Lee and Sweet scored in
the 200-meter dash. Lee’s
time of 29.03 was secondbest in the event, and Sweet
was sixth at 30.09.
Thompson placed sixth
in the 4x400-meter relay,
with Saxton, Jasmine Smith,
Ana Martinez and Esmerelda Ibarra putting together a
time of 5:07.54.
Julia Lohse made her
way over the 4-0 mark in the
high jump for sixth place.
Thompson 7s take second
With 101 points, the
Lady Lions’ seventh-grade
team was a solid second at
the meet behind Beverly
Hills.
The Lady Lions started
hot in the relays, winning
the 4x100-meter event in
a time of 55.14. That team
was made up of Kishina
Smith, Erinn O’Brien,
Jazmyn Bolden and Jade
Giron.
The team reeled in big
points in the 100-meter
San Jac softball now ranked sixth
triple jump, was also an
easy winner as she made
her way to the 26-5 mark.
In the 4x200-meter relay,
the Lady Lions were third
in a time of 2:04.30 as Jara
Edwards, Allison Bravo,
Deja Gaines and Bolden
were included.
At 22-10, the Lady Lions’ Kiara Wells was second in the shot put event.
Bolden then finished a
fine meet, placing fifth in
the 100-meter hurdles with
a time of 21.03.
Sagemont-Beverly Hills
2012 Spring Standings
As of April 11 on league website
Junior Division
Team
Tigers
Giants
Dodgers
Astros
Rangers
W
3
2
3
1
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Major Division
Team
Nationals
Rockies
Blue Jays
Astros
Cubs
Dodgers
Giants
Rangers
W
5
4
3
2
2
1
1
0
L
0
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
T
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
AAA Division
Team
Mets
Cardinals
Angels
Rangers
Astros
Reds
Cubs
Phillies
White Sox
Red Sox
W
5
5
3
2
3
2
1
2
0
0
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1
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1
3
2
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3
5
5
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Coach Pitch
Beverly Hills leads
PISD Cup chase
Pasadena ISD athletic director Rodney Chant came
up with plans for the PISD
Cup several years ago, aiming to award team and individual finishes in all team
sports at the intermediate
and high school levels.
The Bears have won the
intermediate crown for two
straight years, and now a
third championship is within reach for the school.
Beverly Hills got a big
lift with three team championships in four divisions
during the opening track
and field meet.
The track season will finish with two more regularseason meets, followed by
the PISD championships.
The Bears are hoping
Chant will be making another trophy presentation.
dash. Camryn Ridge was
the champion at 13.03, and
teammates Giron (13.12)
and Smith (14.34) were
third and fifth, respectively.
Thompson was the winner of the 4x400-meter relay
as Chelsea Cubos, Ridge,
Smith and Giron teamed to
deliver a time of 4:45.28.
Bolden bested the rest of
the field by a good margin
in the long jump, soaring to
14-8 for the win by two feet.
Cubos was sixth at 12-1.
Smith, taking part in the
Team
Rangers
A’s
Cardinals
Diamond Backs
Reds
Angels
Giants
Tigers
Dodgers
Cubs
Astros
Padres
Yankees
Sports included: football, volleyball, boys’
and girls’ basketball and cross country.
Track and field results will be the last to
be added to the respective totals.
Beverly Hills, the defending Pasadena ISD Cup
champion, is headed down
the backstretch with another
title in sight.
With only the track and
field season remaining to
affect the final results, the
Bears hold a slim lead over
second-place Bondy, and
third-place Thompson is not
far behind.
The Cup’s point value
system awards overall team
finish in the district standings for all of the sports at
the intermediate level, including football, boys’ and
girls’ basketball, boys’ and
girls’ cross country and
boys’ and girls’ track and
field. Points are also awarded for postseason football
finish and basketball tournament outcomes.
2:27.09 for second place.
The points kept coming for Thompson in the
400-meter run as Mario
Rainey was second in a time
of 1:00.29, and Matthews
was third at 1:00.77.
Jollivette made another
contribution in the 300-meter hurdles at 47.17, and
teammate Martinez placed
fourth in a time of 50.40.
Walker went all the way
to the wire in the 1,600-meter run in search of a title
before finally taking second
in a time of 5:15.47, just
W
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2
3
1
1
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T-Ball Division
San Jacinto College softball player Ashley Noak (right), shown discussing a
game situation with assistant coach Kevin Menzel, has earned two Region XIV
co-Player of the Week honors as a freshman. She led sixth-ranked San Jacinto
(34-5, 12-0 in Region XIV) into action April 11, after press time, against Galveston.
SJC marketing
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Rangers
Nationals
Rays
Red Sox
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Thursday, April 12, 2012, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Section B, Page 3
Schmid advances; several other JFD netters narrowly miss regionals
Continued from Page 1B
The match for second
place in the district was
played at Dobie after the
players were unable to complete the action days before
at Strawberry Park.
Other Dobie teammates
sat near courtside but uttered
nary a word in support of either player. The two players
also sent many more “thank
you” and “sorry about that”
comments than at any other
usual match.
Schmid and Nguyen
were the last two Region III
tournament hopefuls for the
Longhorns.
“Both of these guys
should be proud of what
they accomplished,” Moreno said.
“I know Kevin wishes he
would have played better
and given himself a better
chance to win, but Claudius
also earned this win.
“For Kevin, it’s a nice
building block for him as he
looks to return as a senior
next year as perhaps our top
player.
“Claudius is also a junior but will be going back
to Germany in June, so this
is special for him. I hope he
plays well at regionals and
keeps it going for himself.”
Moreno had expected the
Above, the Dobie mixed doubles team of Osaka Heng (at left in photo) and Phillip
Nguyen prepare to return a serve during early round play at the District 22-5A
championships at Strawberry Park April 4. The pair eventually finished third in the
tournament, missing a Region III tournament berth by one slot.
At left, Lady Longhorn girls’ singles player Ivette Alba smacks a forehand during
the 22-5A tournament. Alba finished fourth in the tournament after dropping the
third-place match to her teammate Melanie Thompson. The top two finishing teams
in each district are invited to attend the Region III tournament April 17-19.
school to qualify perhaps
a doubles team or two for
regionals, but Deer Park’s
impressive
performance
stalled those thoughts.
In the end, Deer Park
sent both the first- and
second-place finishers to
regionals in all of the divisions with the exception of
two. Dobie sent one player
to regionals, and Memorial
sent a doubles team.
“Deer Park had an outstanding
tournament,”
Moreno said. “There’s no
doubt about that. They certainly deserve to have a lot
of their players moving on
to regionals.
Deer Park’s Cameron
Balmer was the boys’
singles champion after he
claimed a 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 victory over Schmid in the final.
In the boys’ doubles, the
Longhorns’ Tony Tieu and
Ruben Vargas were seeded
first in the district tournament but wound up third,
one spot away from going
to regionals.
Tieu and Vargas took
third place by virtue of a
6-1, 6-1 victory over Dobie
teammates Shaun Bui and
Austin Tran.
Melanie Thompson of
Dobie placed third in the
girls’ singles division, and
she did so by beating teammate Ivette Alba 7-6 (86), 6-2 in the third-place
match.
Van Le and Vanessa Vu
made up one of Dobie’s
girls’ doubles teams, and
they placed fourth after slipping against a team from
Memorial in the third-place
match.
As for the mixed doubles, Dobie’s Osaka Heng
and Phillip Nguyen wound
up third in the bracket.
Deer Park was the winner of both the overall boys’
and girls’ team titles. Dobie
was second in both categories.
Schmid won’t be alone
as he plays at the Region III
tournament.
“We’ll be there to support
him,” Moreno said. “He’s
going to proudly represent
our school and this program
at regionals. He’ll do a good
job.”
At right, Dobie tennis
players Claudius Schmid
(left) and Kevin Nguyen
congratulate one another
after their 22-5A secondplace match.
4-on-4 volleyball champs honors
South Belt area sports news, notes, tryouts
Warriors 10-under select baseball tryouts upcoming
The winners of Dobie’s 4-on-4 volleyball tournament April 6 represented team
YOLO, including, left to right, Dobie graduates Katherine Finney (class of
2011), Courtney Craft (class of 2009), Quynhnhu Ngo (class of 2010) and Ashleigh Havard (class of 2011).
The Southeast Elite Warriors 10-under select baseball team will host tryouts for players wishing to compete later
this spring and summer. The tryout dates will include Friday, April 13, Monday, April 16, and Wednesday, April 18,
from 7 to 9 p.m., at CT Church, 9701 Almeda Genoa Road. Participants also have the option of scheduling private
tryouts with the coaching staff. For more information, call Israel Ramos at 832-287-1588 or Travis Watson at 832578-7602.
District 22-5A track and field finals April 12
The District 22-5A varsity, junior varsity and freshman track and field finals will be held Thursday, April 12, at
Auxiliary Stadium in Pasadena. The meet will include boys’ and girls’ races in order, and the action is set to begin
at 5 p.m. Individual competitors are bidding for a chance to qualify for the Region III meet, which will be held later
this month in Spring.
Crush 6U softball places second at La Porte
Second place in Dobie’s 4-on-4 volleyball tournament went to the Scared Hitless
team, which included (standing) Dobie sophomores Amanda Bates, Amber Nguyen and Valerie Baez, and Clear Creek High School sophomore Leela Dimperiod.
Kneeling is team manager Angel Cervantes.
The Beverly Hills Intermediate girls’ doubles team of,
from left, Angelica Dejesus and Hai Ho, placed third
at the Bay Area Tennis South Zone tournament after
winning three matches.
BHI tennis takes third
The South Belt Crush, a 6-under softball team,
placed second at the La Porte Girls Softball Association tournament, winning six games out of seven
at the event. Members of the team are, left to right,
(front row) Juliana Perez, Hannah Thompson,
Eviana Robles, Megan Johnson, Gracie Dykstra,
(middle row) Shylien Brister, Alexis Lara, Aidan
Johnson, Marissa Vargas, Ariana Perez, Kaithlynn
Flores, (back row) coaches Art Robles, Greg Vargas,
Tommy Thompson and Dale Brister.
The Beverly Hills Intermediate eighth-grade girls’
tennis team finished third at
the Bay Area Tennis South
Zone Tournament.
The Lady Bears’ Lada
Heng finished fourth in singles after defeating players
from Pearland and Dickinson before eventually dropping the playback match for
third place.
Angelica Dejesus and
Hai Ho finished third in the
girls’ doubles division after
beating teams from Pearland, Bondy and Dickinson.
The locals’ lone loss came
to Friendswood.
Other players on the team
who played well included
Rebecca Vu, Katrina Herazo, Ingrid Santos, Audra
Anderson, Vicky Nguyen,
Tiffany Nguyen and Sandra
Gonzalez.
Beverly Hills tennis
coach Ronnie Thomas came
away impressed with the
way each of the Bears’ players competed in the tournament, which featured quite
a few up-and-coming future
stars.
The Prestige Worldwide team picked up consolation honors during Dobie’s 4-on4 volleyball tournament hosted by the Lady Longhorns’ booster club. Members
of the team included, left to right, Ashlyn Smith (Clear Lake High School junior),
Selena Munoz (Dobie High School junior), Erika Willis(Clear Lake High School
junior) and Jessica Weaver (Clear Creek High School junior).
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THURSDAY, APRIL 12
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Tuesday through Friday
at 7 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062
Fairmont Parkway, in the Cornell Conference Room. Call 281-4878787 for information, or just drop in.
9:30 a.m.
NASA Aglow Community Lighthouse – meets the second
Thursday of the month at 9:30 a.m. at the Lighthouse Fellowship
of Friends, 144 Park Avenue in League City. The public is welcome
and encouraged to bring others to the interdenominational meeting.
11:30 a.m.
ABWA - Southeast Express Network – American Business
Women’s Association-South meets on the second Thursday of
each month at MiMi’s Cafe in the Pearland Town Center, 11200
Broadway Street, #1600. Lunch is from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost
is $20 and includes networking with professional business women,
lunch and guest speaker. Women of all ages and occupations are
invited. Bring plenty of business cards. Reservations are appreciated. Contact Monica Perez at mlynnperez2002@yahoo.com for
reservations, or visit the Web site at www.seen-abwa.org.
Noon
Houston Area Parkinson Society – Free water exercise from
noon to 1 p.m. at Clear Lake Rehabilitation Hospital, 655 E.
Medical Center Blvd. in Webster. Visit www.hapsonline.org for a
complete list of services offered.
6:30 p.m.
St. Luke’s Catholic Church – St. Luke the Evangelist Church,
11011 Hall Road, offers free tutoring on Tuesdays from 7 to 9 p.m.
and Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tutoring is held in Room 2 of
the Education Building. Contact Joe Pavlicek at 281-484-1397 or
by e-mail at joe_pavlicek@yahoo.com.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Sunday, Thursday and Friday at 6:30
p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 1062 Fairmont Parkway,
Pasadena, Fellowship Hall 4. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.
8:30 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Alcohol problems? AA meetings are
held Thursdays from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m., and Sundays and Tuesdays
from 8 to 9 p.m. at St. Stephen Presbyterian Church, 2217 Theta
Street. For information, call 713-204-2481.
FRIDAY, APRIL 13
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Tuesday through Friday
at 7 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062
Fairmont Parkway, in the Cornell Conference Room. Call 281-4878787 for information, or just drop in.
10 a.m.
AARP-South Belt Chapter – The American Association of Retired
Persons meets the second Friday of each month at the community
center at El Franco Lee Park on Hall Road.
Noon
Moving Forward Women’s Adult Children Anonymous – The
ACA group meets Fridays at noon at the Up The Street Club in
Webster, 508 Nasa Parkway, in room 4. ACA is a 12-step program
of hope, healing and recovery for people who grew up in alcoholic
or dysfunctional homes. For more information, call 281-286-1431.
6 p.m.
Un Dia a la Vez Alanon Group (Spanish speaking) – Provides
support for family and friends of alcoholics or addicts. Tuesday,
Wednesday and Friday at 6 p.m. at First United Methodist Church,
Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Room 232. Call 281-487-8787,
or just drop in.
6:30 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Sunday, Thursday and Friday at 6:30
p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 1062 Fairmont Parkway,
Pasadena, Fellowship Hall 4. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.
SATURDAY, APRIL 14
7:30 a.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Saturday at 7:30 a.m. at First United
Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Cornell
Conference Room. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.
9 a.m.
Un Dia a la Vez Alanon Group (Spanish speaking) – Provides
support for family and friends of alcoholics or addicts. Saturday at
9 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont
Parkway, Room 232. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.
11 a.m.
Al-Anon Meeting (Women Only, English) – For persons whose
lives are affected by someone who is addicted. Each Saturday
morning at 11 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, Pasadena,
1062 Fairmont Parkway, Cornell Conference Room. Call 281-4878787, or just drop in.
6 p.m.
Frontier Squares – Meets to square dance at the Westminster
Academy at 670 E. Medical Center Blvd. in Webster. Refreshments
provided. For more information, contact Gina Sherman at 281-5545675 or visit www.frontiersquares.com.
SUNDAY, APRIL 15
2 p.m.
Grief Support Group – For any adult who has lost a loved one.
Meets every Sunday, except Mother’s Day, Easter and Christmas
from 2 to 3:15 p.m. at First United Methodist Church Pasadena,
1062 Fairmont Parkway. For more information, call 281-487-8787.
6:30 p.m.
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) – For persons who are trying to overcome drug addition. Sunday at 6:30 p.m. at First United Methodist
Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Cornell Conference
Room. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Sunday, Thursday and Friday at 6:30
p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 1062 Fairmont Parkway,
Pasadena, Fellowship Hall 4. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.
8 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Alcohol problems? AA meetings are
held Sundays and Tuesdays from 8 to 9 p.m. and Thursdays from
8:30 to 9:30 p.m. at St. Stephen Presbyterian Church, 2217 Theta
Street. For information, call 713-204-2481.
MONDAY, APRIL 16
9 a.m.
Houston Area Parkinson Society – Free exercise and speech
therapy from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at Clear Lake Rehabilitation Hospital,
655 E. Medical Center Blvd., Webster. Visit www.hapsonline.org for
a complete list of services offered.
10:30 a.m.
Seniors and Law Enforcement Together – SALT holds monthly
meetings at 10:30 a.m. at Madison Jobe Senior Citizens Center,
1700 East Thomas St. in Pasadena, on the third Monday of each
month except December. The meetings teach seniors how to avoid
identity theft, scams, fraud, etc. Police officers and sheriffs are
normally in attendance. There is no charge to attend, and refreshments are served. Meetings start on time and last one hour or less.
For more information, call the center at 713-477-0175.
6 p.m.
Scrabble Club #511 – Meets every Monday at the IHOP on Fuqua
from 6 to 9 p.m. All who enjoy the game or want to learn to play are
invited to join. For more information, call 281-488-2923.
6:30 p.m.
New Directions Singles Club – New Directions Singles support
meetings for ages 55 and up are held each Monday at 6:30 p.m. at
Webster Presbyterian Church, 201 W. NASA Parkway in Webster.
For further information, call Linda at 409-392-6886 or Carolynn at
281-340-2354.
Civil Air Patrol Meeting – Weekly at Ellington Field in the Civil Air
Patrol Building. Call 281-484-1352 and leave a message for more
information.
7 p.m.
Grief Support Group – “Friends Helping Friends” meets every
Monday from 7 to 8:15 p.m. at Kindred Rehabilitation Hospital, 655
E. Medical Center Blvd. in Webster. Those who have lost a spouse
or other loved one are invited to participate. For information, call
Betty Flynn at 281-474-3430 or Diana Kawalec at 281-334-1033.
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MONDAY, APRIL 16
7:30 p.m.
The Clear Lake Gem and Mineral Society – Meets the third week of each month
at the Clear Lake Park Building, 5001 NASA Parkway in Seabrook. Guests are
welcome. Presenters for the educational program explore a variety of subjects
such as fossils, planetary geology, mineralogy, lapidary, jewelry making, rock, fossil
and mineral collecting, and field trips to various collecting sites throughout Texas
and surrounding states. All persons with an interest in these topics are welcome to
attend. Door prizes. Free parking. For more information, visit www.clgms.org.
TUESDAY, APRIL 17
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Tuesday through Friday at 7 a.m. at the
First United Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, in the Cornell
Conference Room. Call 281-487-8787 for information, or just drop in.
11 a.m.
The Bay Area Military Officers’ Wives – hold monthly luncheon meetings on the
third Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held at Bay Oaks Country Club from 11
a.m. to 2 p.m. Active duty or retired officers’ wives are eligible. For information, call
Patt Simon at 832-221-2696 or Wendy Peters at 281-333-3115.
1 p.m.
Pasadena Heritage Park and Museum – Exhibits include dioramas, an old-time
kitchen and a turn-of-the-century doctor’s office. Tuesday through Friday from 1 to
5 p.m. 204 S. Main, Pasadena. For information, call 713-472-0565.
1:30 p.m.
Houston Area Parkinson Society – Free exercise and speech therapy from 1:30
to 3 p.m. at Bayshore Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center, 4021 Brookhaven,
Pasadena. Visit www.hapsonline.org for a complete list of services offered.
2 p.m.
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) – TOPS #1530 meets at the Beverly Hills
Community Center, 10201 Kingspoint, from 2 to 4 p.m. For information, call
Jeanette Sumrall at 713-946-3713.
The National Active and Retired Federal Employees – NARFE Chapter 941
meets the third Tuesday of each month at 2 p.m. at the El Franco Lee Park
Community Center, 9500 Hall Road, in Houston. Visitors are welcome. For additional information, call Roy at 713-734-1461.
6 p.m.
Un Dia a la Vez Alanon Group (Spanish speaking) – Provides support for family
and friends of alcoholics or addicts. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 6 p.m. at
First United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Room 232. Call
281-487-8787, or just drop in.
6:30 p.m.
Breast Cancer Support Group – Meets the third Tuesday of every month from
6:30 to 8 p.m. in the lobby of the Clear Lake Regional Breast Diagnostic Center,
200 Medical Center Blvd., Suite 106, in Webster. For more information call 281526-6840.
Clear Lake Toastmasters Club – Meets at the Clear Lake Church of Christ, 938 El
Dorado Blvd. Call Jerry Tate at 281-481-5417 for information.
Pearland Area Republican Women’s Club – meets the third Tuesday of the month
at the Pearland Church of Christ Annex, 2217 N. Grand Blvd. in Pearland. For more
information, call 281-485-4140 or 281-485-1431.
7 p.m.
St. Luke's Catholic Church – St. Luke the Evangelist Church, 11011 Hall Road,
offers free tutoring on Tuesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:30
p.m. Tutoring is held in Room 2 of the Education Building. Contact Joe Pavlicek at
281-484-1397 or by e-mail at joe_pavlicek@yahoo.com.
Positive Interaction Program – meets the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m.
at Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital, 11800 Astoria, in the staff meeting room
1st floor. Bring a friend or neighbor and work together to make PIP the best in the
city. PIP consists of police and citizens working together to help make neighborhoods safer. For more information, call Officer Randy Derr at 281-218-3900.
Bay Area Turning Point Crisis Intervention Center – Weekly sexual assault support group offers a confidential self-help support group for victim/survivors of rape
and sexual abuse. To attend or for more information, call 281-286-2525.
8 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Alcohol problems? AA meetings are held Tuesday
and Sunday from 8 to 9 p.m. and Thursdays from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. at St. Stephen
Presbyterian Church, 2217 Theta Street. For information, call 713-204-2481.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Tuesday through Friday at 7 a.m. at the
First United Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, in the Cornell
Conference Room. Call 281-487-8787 for information, or just drop in.
10 a.m.
Un Dia a la Vez Alanon Group (Spanish speaking) – Provides support for family
and friends of alcoholics or addicts. Wednesday at 10 a.m. at First United Methodist
Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Room 232. Call 281-487-8787, or just
drop in.
Harris County Master Gardeners at Precinct 2 – Free monthly gardening educational programs meet on the third Wednesday of each month. The programs are
at 10 a.m. at Clear Lake Park in the meeting room located at 5001 Nasa Parkway,
Seabrook (on the south side of the lake). The programs are free and open to the
public. For information, call 281-991-8437 or visit the Web site at www.hcmgap2.
tamu.edu.
11:30 a.m.
Houston Hobby Airport Lions Club – meets at 11:30 a.m. on the first and third
Wednesday of the month. Meetings are held at the Golden Corral, 12500 Gulf
Freeway (Fuqua and I-45). For information, call Monica Montoya at 281-794-5531.
4 p.m.
Houston Area Parkinson Society – Free exercise held from 4 to 5 p.m. at First
Baptist Church of Pearland, 3005 Pearland Parkway, Pearland. Visit www.hapsonline.org for a complete list of services offered.
6 p.m.
Un Dia a la Vez Alanon Group (Spanish speaking) – Provides support for family
and friends of alcoholics or addicts. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 6 p.m. at
First United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Room 232. Call
281-487-8787, or just drop in.
6:30 p.m.
Bay Area Turning Point Crisis Intervention Center – Domestic violence support group for male survivors meets each Wednesday at 210 S. Walnut off
NASA Parkway. Call 281-338-7600 for information. Participants may join at any time
as this is an open group.
7 p.m.
DivorceCare Group - CT Church – DivorceCare Group meetings are held at CT
Church, 9701 Almeda Genoa Road, every Wednesday evening from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
in Room #1201. The support group is for separated and divorced individuals. Child
care is provided. For more information, call 713-944-4815, email divorcecare@
ctchurch.tv, or visit http://ctchurch.tv/ministries.html#17.
Survivors of Suicide Support Group – The Southeast Houston group meets the
first and third Wednesday of each month. The group offers support and coping skills
in a non-threatening environment to adult individuals who have lost a loved one to
suicide. For information on registration or to obtain a physical address for a location,
call 713-533-4500 or visit www.crisishotline.org.
Bay Area Turning Point Crisis Intervention Center – Confidential domestic
violence support group for women meets every week. For information, call 281338-7600 or visit www.bayareaturningpoint.com. BATP is located at 210 S. Walnut
off NASA Parkway between Interstate 45 South and Highway 3. The 24-hour crisis
hotline is 281-286-2525.
THURSDAY, APRIL 19
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Tuesday through Friday at 7 a.m. at the
First United Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, in the Cornell
Conference Room. Call 281-487-8787 for information, or just drop in.
Noon
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5:30 p.m.
Texas German Society, South Belt (Southeast) Chapter – A social group interested in the culture, music, heritage and language of the immigrants in early German
settlements in Texas. Meetings are held the third Thursday of each month at 5:30
p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of Mount Olive Lutheran Church, 10310 Scarsdale Blvd.
Visitors are welcome. Call 281-481-1238 for more information.
6:30 p.m.
St. Luke's Catholic Church – St. Luke the Evangelist Church, 11011 Hall Road,
offers free tutoring on Tuesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:30
p.m. Tutoring is held in Room 2 of the Education Building. Contact Joe Pavlicek at
281-484-1397 or by e-mail at joe_pavlicek@yahoo.com.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Sunday, Thursday and Friday at 6:30 p.m. at First United
Methodist Church, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena, Fellowship Hall 4. Call 281487-8787, or just drop in.
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Varsity softball
SBGSA scholarships open to seniors
The South Belt Girls
Softball Association is
offering two $500 scholarships to former league
players.
One each will be awarded to a current Dobie and
Clear Brook High School
senior.
Applications are now
available at the respective
schools.
Applicants must note
the following requirements: Must be a senior
at J. Frank Dobie High
School or Clear Brook
High School with a 3.5 (on
a 4.0 scale) grade point
average at the end of the
first semester of her senior
year; must have played in
the South Belt Girls Softball Association for a period of no less than three
years.
Additionally, the applicant must have played for
her respective high school
for no less than her junior
and senior years; must
be planning to enroll in a
four-year undergraduate
school or a two-year junior
college for the fall 2012
semester, which follows
high school graduation;
must submit application
and one-page, typed essay
detailing how competing
in the SBGSA made the
person more well-rounded
as a student-athlete in the
community.
Applications must be
Dobie girls top 22-5A;
Brook fourth in 24-5A
postmarked by April 16,
2012, for consideration.
For more information,
applicants are asked to
direct email to the league
at southbeltgirlssoftball@
live.com.
Applicants are asked
to mail the required documents to the league at
South Belt Girls Softball
Association, Attn: Scholarship Committee, P.O.
Box 751591, Houston,
Texas, 77275.
Continued from Page 1B
regional championship series. This time around, it appears the Lady Longhorns
are well on their way to the
crown.
Before beating Memorial, the Lady Longhorns
opened the second half of
22-5A action with a 19-0
victory over Pasadena.
Scoring all 19 runs in
the first two innings, Dobie
won by the run-rule to stay
on track within the district.
Dobie’s final three-game
stretch run includes Friday,
April 13, against Sam Rayburn and Tuesday, April
17, against South Houston,
both at the Pasadena ISD
complex, at 6:30 p.m. The
Lady Longhorns then finish
April 20, at Deer Park.
Brook will make it
In her final season as
head coach at Clear Brook,
head coach Ashley Pillow
has her team on track to
make the playoffs as the
fourth seed in 24-5A.
Starting pitcher Laura
Napoli is still the team’s
workhorse, and the offense
has scored enough runs to
win seven of the 11 games
so far.
Next up, Clear Brook
will host Clear Springs Friday, April 13, at 6:30 p.m.
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Dobie varsity softball outfielders, from left, centerfielder Emily Wolfe, left fielder Emily Espinosa and right fielder Jordan Hinojosa are all first-time starters
for the Lady Longhorns. But they’ve all played well defensively as the team has
gained the upper hand in the 22-5A standings.
Brook’s Permenter to Hill College
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Sun.
APR. 15
Clear Brook High School varsity volleyball player Anita Permenter (seated center) will continue her education and playing career at Hill College in Hillsboro,
Texas, after signing a letter of intent with the Rebels. Those with Permenter
included, left to right, (seated) Bruce Permenter (father), Jeremiah Tiffin (Hill
College volleyball coach), (standing) Kathy Supak (Brook girls’ athletics trainer), Meredith Thompson (Brook varsity head volleyball coach) and Jessica Curtis (Brook varsity assistant volleyball coach).
Submitted photo
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