Riverstone HOA meets Riverstone Ranch Homeowners Association will hold its annual meeting of members on Monday, July 28, at 6:30 p.m. at El Franco Lee Community Center on Hall Road. Included will be the fi nancial report and election of one board member.

Girl Scouts hold drive Girl Scout Troop 8801 will hold a school clothing and school supply drive Saturday, July 26, in the Leader parking lot, 11555 Beamer, from 9 a.m. to noon. For information, call Ja-mie Owens at 281-687-1074 or Leia Meade at 832-489-0814.

Lariaettes host dance clinic The Dobie Lariaettes will host their an-nual Summer Dance Explosion dance clinic on Thursday and Friday, July 31 and Aug. 1. The clinic will include dancing, games, crafts and lunch. The clinic will be held at J. Frank Dobie High School from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for children in Pre-K through 8th grade. Preregis-tration is $40, registration at the door will be $50, cash or money order only. There will be a show on Friday, Aug.1, at 3 p.m. in the Dobie auditorium to demonstrate what participants have learned while at the clinic. For more in-formation, contact Maria Zuniga by email at Mariadg31@yahoo.com.

CBHS cheerleaders set clinic Clear Brook cheerleaders will host a summer clinic from July 31 to Aug. 2, 8 a.m. to noon in the CBHS gym. Cost is $100 and includes 12 instruction hours, T-shirt, a craft for the little ones, snacks and drinks. Age groups are: Cubs: ages 4-5, Wolf Den: ages 6-8, Lone Wolves: ages 9-12 and Wolverines: ages 13-17. To receive a registration form, contact dclay721@msn.com or download at www.brookcheer.wee bly.com. Participants should come in shorts, T-shirt and tennis shoes with hair up.

Delgado at luncheon The South Belt Chamber of Commerce will host a luncheon Wednesday, July 30, at Golf-crest Country Club, 2509 Country Club Drive in Pearland. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m. Jo Ann Delgado, justice of the peace, Pct. 2 Pos. 1, will lead a panel of law enforcement agencies on ways to protect a business. The courts and law enforcement help small busi-nesses with check fraud, civil lawsuits and debt claims. Burglaries, protecting a business network, and trending areas of crime will be covered. The luncheon is $20. Registration re-quired by July 25. For information, call 281-481-5516 or at info@southbeltchamber.com.

Dobie JROTC holds camp Dobie’s Air Force JROTC will host its fourth annual summer day camp Aug. 11-14. Camp times will run from 8 to 11:30 a.m., and the cost is $10. The camp will include basic drill, physical training, a three-mile hike and a fi eld day on the last day. The fi eld day will include competitive team building events and a pizza lunch. All participants will get a camp T-shirt. Sign up in advance by fi lling out the entry/medical release form found on the Dobie High website and mailing it in, or dropping it off at the front desk. Parents can also sign up their child on the morning of Aug. 11 in classroom P1 (portable in the back of the school). Students do not have to be registered for JROTC to par-ticipate in the camp. Camp uniform will be P.E.-type clothes (workout T-shirt, shorts and tennis shoes). Bring water and sunblock each day. For more information, email Maj. Alfonso Viera at aviera@pasadenaisd.org or Sgt. Ev-erett Valdez at ebvaldez@pasadenaisd.org or call the offi ce at 713-740-0370 ext. 04385.

Meador early registration set Early registration will be held at Meador El-ementary on Tuesday, Aug. 12, for pre-kinder-garten from 7:30 a.m. to noon. Students must be 4 years of age as of Sept. 1, 2014, and stu-dents must qualify to attend pre-K. To qualify, students must be low income students or ESL/non English speaking students. For pre-K, the following documents will be required for early registration: proof of residency, birth certifi -cate, shot records, Social Security card, parent/guardian identifi cation and proof of income for those qualifying as low income. Early registra-tion for grades K-4 will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 13 and 14, from 7:30 a.m. to noon. Required documents to enroll are: proof of residency, birth certifi cate, shot records, So-cial Security card, parent/guardian identifi ca-tion, and any previous school documents from the last school attended. The window opens for required online registration for all returning stu-dents to Meador Aug. 5-19. An individual ac-cess code was provided in each child’s report card in May.

South Belt school information South Belt Elementary is currently taking online orders for school supplies. The deadline is Friday, Aug. 1. To place an order, visit www.epipacks.com ID # SOU525. Preregistration dates for 2014-2015 are Tuesday, Aug. 12, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Wednesday, Aug. 13, from 1 to 7 p.m.; and Thursday, Aug. 14, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Meet The Teacher Night is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 21, from 6 to 7 p.m.

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New PISD career center set to openassistant, dental assistant, emergency medical technician or pharmacy technician. The agriculture academy will offer training in fl oral design and presentation, turf management, horticulture and how to become a veterinary technician. The transportation and shipping academy will offer training in automotive technology, trans-portation/distribution/logistics, automotive colli-sion repair and maritime. The manufacturing and construction academy will offer training in engineering, robotics, weld-ing, construction technology, HVAC and electri-cal. The technology and engineering academy will offer training in information technology, com-puter maintenance, computer networking, audio/video production, arts/audio video technology and animation and graphics. Former Pasadena Memorial High School As-sistant Principal Steven Fleming will serve as principal of the new school. “We are very excited to see the new career

and technical high school come to life,” Flem-ing said. “The opportunities and experiences this new campus will provide for our students, par-ents, district and community are unlimited.” This sentiment is echoed by PISD Superinten-dent Kirk Lewis. “We are very excited about the career and technical high school opening,” Lewis said. “We know that the 21st century workforce must have education or training beyond a traditional high school diploma. The students served by the ca-reer and technical high school have a unique opportunity right here in Pasadena to explore and prepare for career pathways and individual programs of study unique to this generation. De-pending on the goals of the individual student, graduates of the career and technical school will be fully equipped on graduation day to success-fully enter a career or college campus. This is truly a great opportunity for our kids and our community.” For additional information on the new cam-pus, visit careerandtechnical.pasadenaisd.org.

By James Bolen Construction of the Pasadena Independent School District’s new career and technical high school is nearing completion, with the campus scheduled to open next month. To be located on a 32-acre plot of land at the corner of Beltway 8 and Genoa Red Bluff, the school is designed to provide students with the skills necessary to enter the workforce immedi-ately following graduation. “It’s an exciting adventure for us,” said PISD spokeswoman Renea Ivy-Sims. “Not everyone will go on to college, but everyone who’s going to work will need some kind of special training.” Funding for the new campus was approved by voters in November 2011 as part of a $270 million bond. The school will be approximately 246,000 square feet in size. Construction cost is estimated at $37 million. All PISD students between ninth and 12th grade are eligible to attend the school. The cam-

pus will provide a full-day learning program, with students returning to their home campus for athletics and fi ne arts. Between 1,500 and 1,700 students are expected to attend the new facility. A joint venture with San Jacinto College, the campus will allow participating students to grad-uate with a high school diploma, receive a profes-sional certifi cate or license and earn college hours by taking dual credit courses, advanced place-ment courses or by gaining articulated credits. The campus will be divided into six separate academies: business and human services, health services, agriculture, transportation and ship-ping, manufacturing and construction and tech-nology and engineering. The business and human services academy will offer training in hospitality, culinary arts, cosmetology, child guidance and management and criminal justice. The health services academy will offer train-ing to help students become a certifi ed nursing

New campus nears completion

The Pasadena Independent School District’s new career and technical high school is nearing completion. To be located on Beltway 8 at Genoa Red Bluff, the new 246,000-square-foot campus is set to open next month. Approved by voters in a 2011 bond election, the $37 million facility will offer students career and technical training. See related photo on Page 2A. Photo submitted

Man murdered at area apartment Houston police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man that took place early Monday, July 21, at an apartment complex in the 9400 block of Clearwood. According to police, the incident occurred around midnight at the Clearwood Villas Apart-ments, located just west of the Gulf Freeway. James Taylor, 32, a resident at the complex, was pronounced dead at the scene. Witnesses said Taylor arrived home at his apartment and then returned to his vehicle to get

something. As he was walking back to his apart-ment, he was shot several times by an unknown suspect. Taylor made it back to his apartment but then collapsed. Neighbors reportedly tried to save him, but it was too late. At press time, there was no known motive. Anyone with information in this case is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS (8477).

Guthrie begins as St. Luke’s pastor The Rev. Douglas Guthrie recently as-sumed the position of head pastor at the Cath-olic Community of St. Luke the Evangelist. A native Houstonian, Guthrie has spent most of his life in the church, being born, baptized and raised in St. Christopher Parish in the Park Place area. In fact, Guthrie said his decision to go into the priesthood was solidifi ed one morning while attending St. Christopher when he heard God speak to him. “God said ‘I want you to be a priest,’” Guthrie said. “At fi rst, I thought it was someone behind me from the choir messing with me, but I turned around, and no one was there. It was the only time God has spoken directly to me.” In 1977, Guthrie was ordained a priest for the then-Diocese of Galveston-Houston at St. Chris-topher. Guthrie’s fi rst priestly assignment was at St. Frances Cabrini Parish. “While I was stationed there I used to occa-sionally come over to inspect the buildings of

St. Luke parish, which were under construction, never imagining that one day I might be pastor,” Guthrie said. The pastor said there was a friendly rivalry between the two churches during St. Luke’s in-fancy. “St. Luke’s was new and exciting. It had a reputation of being in the forefront and pushing hard,” Guthrie said. “That’s still alive today. We take our faith very seriously. We have passion.” After two years as assistant pastor at St. Fran-cis, Guthrie served as pastor of Queen of Peace Parish in La Marque and then at St. Joseph Par-ish in Baytown. In 1988, Guthrie received leave from the bish-op and spent the next 22 years as a registered nurse caring for patients at M.D. Anderson Can-cer Center. Guthrie returned to the church in 2010, serv-ing as parochial vicar at St. Michael Parish in the Galleria area. While the pastor enjoyed his time spent at St. Michael, he is happy to return to the South Belt. “The two areas are very different,” Guthrie said. “It feels like I’m coming home. There’s a certain comfort level.” Guthrie replaced outgoing James Burkart, who took a new position at Christ the Good Shepherd Catholic Community in Spring.

Douglas Guthrie

Woman dies in Pearland Parkway crash A woman was killed early Friday, July 11, in a single-vehicle accident in the 2200 block of Pearland Parkway near Hughes Road/Barry Rose. Taylor Montgomery, 20, was pronounced dead at the scene. According to Pearland police, Montgomery was traveling north on the street in her Toyota

Corolla around 2:30 a.m. when she failed to ma-neuver a curve and veered off the road, striking a light pole and then a cement wall, causing her car to fl ip over. Police said speed likely played a role in the crash. At press time, it remained unclear whether al-cohol or drugs were a factor.

Multiple Scarsdale stores robbed Deputies from the Harris County Precinct 2 Constable’s offi ce are searching for several sus-pects, accused of robbing multiple stores along Scarsdale near Beamer. On Sunday, July 20, an armed gunman robbed the Jack in the Box in the 11000 block of Scars-dale at approximately 9:50 p.m. See related pho-tos on this page. The suspect is described as a Hispanic male between 25 and 30 years of age with a medium build, a shaved head and a tattoo of a tear drop next to his right eye and a tattoo of the Virgin Mary on his right forearm. Deputies believe he may also be responsible for other recent robberies in the area. Later that evening, deputies responded to a robbery just one block down at the Shell station in the 10900 block of Scarsdale at Beamer. In that incident, three suspects entered the store during late business hours and physically assaulted the clerk and demanded cash from the

register. The suspects are merely described as being black males. They reportedly fl ed the scene in a silver Chevy Impala. The following evening on Monday, July 21, another incident took place in the same strip center, as the Burger King in the 10900 block of Scarsdale was also robbed around 8:55 p.m. Deputies said a woman stole food and cash from the restaurant and ran outside to a wait-ing car. The manager of the store reportedly ran outside after the woman but was struck by the getaway vehicle, sending her to the hospital with leg and head injuries. The female suspect is described as being white, wearing spandex shorts and a light blue shirt. The getaway driver is described as being a white male in a black Chevy Silverado. Anyone with any information on these cases is urged to contact the constable’s offi ce at 281-481-9189.

Deputies seek robbery suspect

Precinct 2 deputies are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect pictured above holding up the Jack in the Box in the 11000 block of Scarsdale on Sunday, July 20. Authorities have reason to believe the suspect may also be responsible for other recent robberies in the area. Anyone with information is urged to contact the constable’s offi ce at 281-481-9189. Photos submitted

Perry deploys Guard to border By James Bolen Gov. Rick Perry announced Monday, July 21, he will send up to 1,000 Texas National Guard troops to the Mexico border to help bolster secu-rity efforts that are currently overburdened with an infl ux of undocumented immigrants. “There can be no national security without border security, and Texans have paid too high a price for the federal government’s failure to se-cure our border,” Perry said. “The action I am ordering today will tackle this crisis head-on by multiplying our efforts to combat the cartel ac-tivity, human traffi ckers and individual criminals who threaten the safety of people across Texas and America.” At press time, it was unclear how many, if any, members of the Texas Air National Guard’s 147th Reconnaissance Wing, located at Elling-ton Field, would be deployed to assist in the mis-sion. The move comes in response to reports of an unprecedented number of unaccompanied minors crossing the southern border – roughly 57,000 since October 2013. Most are from Cen-tral America, fl eeing from gang violence and ex-treme poverty. The situation has made national headlines in recent weeks, as the detained children are shown

to be living in squalor, and talks of relocating them elsewhere have drawn the ire of local com-munities that do not desire to house them. Simply deporting the youths, whom many view as refugees, is complicated by the fact that a 2008 law aimed at curbing child sex traffi ck-ing (the William Wilberforce Traffi cking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act) signed by Presi-dent George W. Bush prohibits doing so with children from noncontiguous countries without due legal process, essentially tying the Obama administration’s hands. The troop deployment, which is expected to cost Texans around $12 million a month, is not without its critics. “While I agree that the border should be se-cure, today’s actions by the governor are not only misguided, but also a red herring,” said state Sen. Sylvia Garcia. “We know that resources for border patrol agents are stretched due to unac-companied children and families surrendering to border patrol agents in an attempt to seek asy-lum in the United States. This is not an example of a weak border needing military support. This is a humanitarian crisis. Our resources should be going toward addressing the current problem at hand. What we need are more blankets, not bul-lets.”

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In My Opinion DeathsMuecke complimentsretiring CoH director NOTE: The following is a letter written by James E. Muecke to the mayor’s offi ce about the resignation of Daniel Krueger.Mayor Parker and City Council. Friday’s Chronicle reported that Mr. Daniel Krueger resigned as the Director of the Public Works & Engineering Dept. I know Mr. Krueger and he was very help-ful to the Edgebrook corridor. I really hate to see this talent leave the city, but I can understand his frustration. Now a recommendation, the Public Works dept is a very large organization, many employees and many issues to deal with. It is really too big for one man, no matter what his talents are. I recom-mend that at this time you and city coun-cil consider breaking this department up in two or more departments, which would be more manageable and would benefi t the city more. James E. Muecke

Billie seeks information about area hit and run Looking for person who hit & run (Beamer Rd & Hughs Rd) On the 4 of July of 2014, My husband, Son & I was traveling down Beamer Rd when a motorist ran the red light at Hughs Rd. They took off before we could get there whole plate numbers. They was driving a Siler Lexus Plate number BDB. We are offering a REWARD of $100.00 bucks to the person whom can locate this vechile & tell us the rest of the plate num-bers & its location. You will see the money when we see the vechile fi rst. That way we don’t get scammed. Thank you! Call H.P.D 281-739-4731 my cell phone number. Magness Billie

We are the world…we are the children… Does anybody remember that song? If a child cries and nobody hears, does it make a sound? We live in the greatest country in the world, yet we cannot make up our minds about taking care of refu-gee children. This is not rocket science people! If you don’t know what I’m alluding to, it’s

about the immigrant children that have fl ooded our border. Thirty years ago we all got together to help children halfway around the world. It was a big thing back then. There were food drives, clothing drives, Hollywood and music icons got together in a great humanitarian effort that made me proud to be an American. Today I see only hate. What has happened to Amer-ica? The situation with these children is too desperate to be swept under a rug or to be given back to someone else to solve this ‘problem’. What we do with these children will ultimately be embedded in our history revealing the true character of today’s United States of America. So far we have left our children a legacy of pride when they look back at our history. Are we now going to leave them a legacy of shame? Let us stand together again for what is right and not think about how much money it will cost. If that was the case, all parents out there would never have had their own children…or are all children just ‘accidents’. Let us stand together, start clothing drives, start food drives, start fund raisers, contact your congressmen and representatives. We can do it! To the Vietnam Veterans, do you re-member how you felt when you were treated like criminals when you came back from Vietnam. What did that do to you psychologically? How do you think these children feel when we make them feel like vermin infesting our great country? To all veterans, you sacrifi ce your lives every day for the children. Let America know what you have fought for! Are you going to let the politicians put a shameful blot on America? In 1975 after the fall of Saigon, Ameri-ca opened its arms to thousands of Viet-nam children welcoming them into our country. Where is that America today? If we could set up adoption centers then, why can’t we set up adoption centers now for these refugee children? Is send-ing them back to a life of hell the Christ- ian answer? I don’t know about you, but my con-science will not allow me to remain silent, but my single voice will not be heard. To the ‘Tweeters’ out there, could you help me…pleeease! Does a ‘tweet’ make a sound? Then ‘tweet’ Washington, tweet the news stations, and let them know that still today, “We are the world…we are the children.” Joe Pavlicek

Adrian Mares, 35, of South Belt, died on July 8, 2014. He was born on Sept. 4, 1978. He is survived by his mother, Silvia Luna; his fa-ther, Christopher John So-rensen; his sister, Elizabeth Raye Sorensen; his brother, Christopher Ray Sorensen; his nephew, Logan Matthew Benitez; his cat, Monkey; his dog, Baby; and his biological father, Noe Mares. Mares was known as be-ing a simple person with a nurturing nature that caused children and animals to be drawn to him and his inno-cence enabled him to connect with them. He was a fan of mixed martial arts, a movie afi ciona-do, and an avid reader. On his Facebook page, Mares wrote numerous predictions for up-coming UFC fi ghts as well as letters to Marvel entertain-ment giving them his opinion about what they should do next. The last books Mares was reading were from the Mortal Instruments series in which there was a character named Simon that he identifi ed with. He was an expert in all areas of life so when you talked to him you never knew what piece of expertise he was go-ing to give. In his new life, his loved ones imagine him as the guardian of the inno-cent children and animals that have gone before him. The items found in his casket provide a small insight into who he was. There is a dog collar that belonged to his dog, Angel, who died in December 2013. His CD player depicts his love for music. Nobody could convince him that technology had advanced to the digital phase. He loved his music. There is a pocket watch he had for many years that he wore on occasion. It was one of the few concessions he made to structure and confor-mity. The service celebrating Mares’ life was held at 6 p.m. Saturday, July 12, 2014, at Niday Funeral Home – Beamer Chapel.

Adrian Mares

Local library events setParker Williams Branch

The following events are scheduled for the Parker Williams Branch Library, 10851 Scarsdale Blvd., July 24 through July 30. Craft time is set for Thursday, July 24, at 2:30 p.m. Call the library for information. Happy the Clown will be at the library at 1 p.m. on Monday, July 28. At 3 p.m. on Wednesday, July 30, a bracelet-making craft for teens is scheduled. Vietnamese storytime is every Saturday - Level 2 at 10 a.m., Level 1 at 11:15 a.m. and Level 3 at 2:30 p.m. For more information on Vietnamese programs, speak with Loc Bui. Preschool storytime is held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesdays, and toddler storytime is at 10:30 a.m. on Thursdays. For more information on events, call the Parker Williams Library at 281-484-2036.

Bracewell Branch Library The Bracewell Neighborhood Library, 9002 Kingspoint Drive, recently listed its programs for July 24 through July 30. On Thursday, July 24, Music and Movement begins at 3 p.m. Join in singing, danc-ing and playing. Dress up in a favorite tutu or superhero gear. Also on July 24, Computer Basics will be at 2 p.m., Internet Basics at 3:30 p.m., and Intro to MS PowerPoint at 5 p.m. The Nature Discovery Center will present Scales and Tails on Tuesday, July 29, at 10:30 a.m. Learn about reptiles and touch live animals like snakes, lizards, turtles, etc. Children under age 7 must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver. A kid’s craft is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 30. Children ages 3 and up (with help from a parent or caregiver) will make crafts to take home. Supplies may be limited. Large groups should make reservations. Limit 30 children. Also, on July 30, Computer Basics will be presented at 3:15 p.m. and Internet Basics will be at 4:30 p.m. For information on events, call the Bracewell Library at 832-393-2580.

Back-to-school health fairs at CT Church

Back-to-school health fairs are scheduled at the following CT Church locations on Aug. 2 and 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The events are free. Some of the services available include: Immunizations – bring all shot records, Convoy of Hope will deliver 35,000 pounds of groceries, school supplies, dental and eye exams, haircuts, and hamburg-ers and hot dogs. Transportation will be provided. • Aug. 2 – CT Houston location, 9701 Almeda Genoa Road in Houston. • Aug. 16 – CT Gulf location, 7805 Kimble Street in Houston. For more information, call 713-944-4815 or visit www.ctchurch.tv.

Riders needed for vanpool Riders are needed for a vanpool that picks up from Fuqua Park & Ride and Mon-roe Park & Ride then goes to the Texas Medical Center for people who work Mon-day through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Email vondy_b@yahoo.com.

Genealogy group meets The Parker Williams Genealogy Group will meet Aug. 4, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the library at Scarsdale and Beamer. This group meets the fi rst and third Mondays to dis-cuss genealogy research. Meetings are free and open to anyone interested in tracing family history.

Aryiana Lidia and Sophia Mila Burns, twin daughters of Daniel and Denise Alva-rez-Burns of Sagemont, were born and died on Saturday, July 12, 2014.

Aryiana Lidia and Sophia Mila Burns

Theresa Lynn McDonald Walker, 55, of South Belt, died Thursday, July 17, 2014. She was born on Dec. 7, 1958. She was a 1976 Dobie High School graduate. Walker was preceded in death by her son, Marcus Walker, and father-in-law Glen Walker. Survivors include her husband, Norman Walker; children Cori Walker, Jeff Walker and Kelli Dawn Cho-ates; grandchildren Coulton Parham, Cade Parham, Shane Walker, Cadeon Walker,

Theresa Lynn McDonald Walker

Kowalik challenged Yeni Perez to do her best One of South Houston High School’s Shining Stars, Yeni Perez, is recognized with Karen Kowalik, who teaches HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America). Perez and Kowalik were honored at the annual Pasadena Independent School District Shining Stars Gala which recognizes the top students from each high school and their favorite teachers. Perez is the daughter of Tania and Joel Perez. She has done volunteer work in American Heart Association Heart walk, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk, Emergency Mock drill, beach clean-up, nursing homes, South Houston Parade of Lights, Clinic Mi Doctor, Trunk or Treat, Freshman First, church clean-up, South Houston

High School debate tournament, HOSA activities, South Houston High School blood drive, and EMT field day. “I have always liked all my teachers; most of them have had an impact in my life. But Mrs. Kowalik has been much more than just a teacher. She’s become a very important per-son in my life. I have known her for three years, and I still enjoy going to her classroom every day,” said Perez. The extracurricular activities Perez has been involved in include HOSA, National Honor Society, National Hispanic Honor Society, Saturday Morning Science at Baylor College of Medicine, Lambda Alpha Sigma Jr. sorority, student coun-cil and Evening with Genetics. Perez has shown leadership skills as president of HOSA and historian of Lambda Alpha Sigma Jr. sorority. She won first place in CPR/First Aid HOSA competition and was an Academic Excellence recipient. Perez stated, “Mrs. Kowalik is the type of teacher that challenges me to do my best, and supports me on anything I want to accomplish. She’s understanding, caring, and even helps me release stress through therapy sessions where we share personal stuff that help us guide each other.” Mrs. Kowalik goes out of her way to help her students, and that is something I cherish. Mrs. Kowalik has faith in me even when I doubt myself, and that challenges me to reach beyond my comfort zone, which gives me more courage to achieve my dreams. Mrs. Kowalik will always be very special to me.” Concerning future plans, Perez said, “I plan to take the Emergency Medical Technician-Basic Certification exam in order to work this summer to become more involved in the medical field. My top university choices are: Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Houston Baptist University, and University of Houston. I plan to obtain a bachelor’s degree in science, possibly biology or psychology. Then I will attend a medical school and one day become a physician.” The South Belt Shining Stars will be presented in a series of 10 students being honored along with their favorite men-tor. This is the sixth in the series of 10. The 10 Shining Stars represent the Top 10 South Houston High School students. The information and photos were supplied by the Pasadena Independent School District. The Leader is also running the Top 10 Shining Stars from Dobie High School. (See Page 3A.)

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Lariaettes hold car wash The Dobie Lariaettes will hold a car wash at Sagemont Center’s parking lot on Hughes on July 26. Tickets are $5 presale, and can be purchased from any current Lariaette. Drive-ups are welcome and donations accepted.

Bobbylene Louise Bur-roughs, 86, of South Belt, died on Friday, July 18, 2014. Burroughs was preceded in death by her two children, Michael David Burroughs and Nancy Louise Burroughs. She is survived by her daughter, Sherry Dewees, and husband Norman, and one grandson, David Andrew Dewees. The funeral service was held Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at Niday Funeral Home. In-terment followed at Forest Park East Cemetery. Memorial contributions in Burroughs’ name may be made to the Living Proof Project at Sagemont Church.

Bobbylene L. Burroughs

Beverly Hills named“Texas School to Watch”

Beverly Hills Intermediate was recently named one of nine “Texas Schools to Watch” by the Texas Middle School Association and the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform. BHI staff members shown above accept-ing the honor were incorrectly identifi ed in the July 17 edition of the Leader. The correct names are, left to right, Barbara Krohn, peer facilitator; Jamy Smith, counselor; Stacey Barber, principal; and Christina Serna, assistant principal. The group is pictured receiving the “Effective School Structure: Systems Designed for Student Success” award on behalf of the area school at the annual National Schools to Watch Conference in Washington, D.C., last month. The Leader staff apologizes for any confusion. See the July 10 edition of the Leader for additional information. Photo submitted

JoLynn McCoy Lewis, 71, died Sunday, July 20, 2014, in Sugar Land, Texas. She was born on Oct. 16, 1942, to Allen R. and MaryJo McCoy in El Paso, Texas. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward A. Lewis; sister Etah McCoy Ocker; and parents Allen R. and MaryJo McCoy. Lewis is survived by her children, Cynthia Lewis Sumner, Chris Lewis and Cathy Lewis Peterson; grand-children Sophia and River Sumner, Kyle and Bayley Lewis, and William, Kari and Cody Peterson; sisters Mary Martha McCoy and Eugenia Murray; and numerous nieces and nephews. Lewis was a lifelong res-ident of the South Belt area. She graduated from the University of Houston and worked for the Pasadena In-dependent School District for 18 years. She was an avid reader and participated in

JoLynn McCoy Lewis

many activities at the El Fran-co Lee Community Center. A memorial service and celebration of life will be held Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014, at 4 p.m. in Sugar Land, Tex-as. For location, call 281-300-5771 or email jolynn lewis71@gmail.com. In lieu of fl owers, dona-tions may be made to the American Lung Association at www.lung.org/donate.

Fred M. Dry, 86, longtime South Belt resident, died Friday, June 27, 2014, after a brief illness at home. He was born on Feb. 3, 1928, in Houston. Dry is preceded in death by his father, Ernest A. Dry, and mother Mamie May Mint-er-Dry, brother Merle G. Dry, and sisters Virginia Wheeler and Pasty McMahan. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Ruth Ann Dry, whom he married on Sept 9, 1949. He is also survived by his only son, Fred L. Dry and wife Michelle Dry; grand-daughter Jessica Madden and husband Charles Mad-den; grandson Russell D. Dry; granddaughter Danica Cantrell; great-grandchildren Tryvor Dry, Caitlyn Mad-den, Jacob Lomax, Bryan Lomax, Charles Madden Jr., Mason Madden, Landon Dry and Danielle Bennett; nieces Yvonne Lyons, husband Bud-dy, and their daughters, Ker-ri and Karen; sister-in-law Judy Jackson; niece Doralene Salas, husband Jessie, and their children, Brittany Swan-son, Chandler and Matt Salas; and nephew Lee Jackson, wife Rosie, and their children, Dillon, Crystella and Joseph. Dry enjoyed his family and friends. He also enjoyed umpiring for a number of years at many Little League baseball games in the Hous-ton area. He was a World War II veteran, and a member of the Anson Jones Masonic Lodge #1416 and American Legion League City Post 554. In lieu of fl owers, memo-rial contributions in Dry’s name may be made to the League City American Le-gion Post 554, 1650 Hwy. 3 So.; League City, TX 77573. The service celebrating Dry’s life will be held Sat-urday, July 26, 2014, at 11 a.m. at Niday Funeral Home – Beamer Chapel.

Fred M. Dry

Quilt guild meets Aug. 5

The Bay Area Quilt Guild meets the fi rst Tuesday of each month at Mount Olive Lutheran Church, 10310 Scarsdale Blvd. Fellowship begins at 6:30 p.m. and the general meeting and program begins at 7 p.m. The August speaker will be Mary Massey, a charter member of the Dallas Quilt Guild who has been quilting since the ’70s. Her presenta-tion is titled, Blended Quilts. Join the group for a good time and a chance to see some awesome quilts. Guests are always welcome.

Grayson Walker, Avia Walk-er, Austin Choates and Au-bri Choates, Caimyn Mabry; mother Jan McDonald; father Charles McDonald; sister Jamie Dillard; brothers Cary McDonald, Kevin McDon-ald and Kelly McDonald; mother-in-law Barbara Walk-er; brother-in-law Dwyane Walker; sister-in-law Glenda Holmes; seven nieces and eight nephews. A memorial service was held at Sagemont Church on Wednesday, July 23, 2014.

The Pasadena Independent School District’s new career and technical high school is scheduled to open for class next month. Designed by Bay-IBI Group Architects and constructed by Dyad Construction, the campus will provide students an op-portunity to graduate with a diploma, earn free college credits and gain profes-sional certifi cation or a license in high-demand areas including pre-engineering/robotics, nursing, veterinary medicine, automotive collision, welding, cosmetolo-gy, culinary arts and more. See related story on Page 1A. Photo submitted

New career center to open

The Pasadena Indepen-dent School District is accepting nominations for its Distinguished Citizen Award for 2014. The award is given annually to a local resi-dent or business person who has demonstrated a strong commitment to the causes of education and youth-related activities in communities served by PISD. Nominees must demon-strate a commitment to the educational, social, spiri-tual and personal growth of the young people of the community through vol-unteer efforts in Pasadena schools or any youth-re-lated organization. They must also live or work within the boundaries of the school district. The Distinguished Citi-zen Award will be present-ed at a special reception in the fall.

A bronze plaque will be dedicated at the reception and placed at the front en-trance to the Administra-tion Building. Those wishing to sub-mit a nomination should return a completed form along with any support-ing documentation such as newspaper clippings or resumes, by August 11. A nomination form can be accessed from the home page of the PISD website: www1.pasadena isd.org. Forms can also be ob-tained by calling 713-740-0186. Nominations may be submitted to Renea Ivy, associate superintendent for communications and community relations, Pas-adena ISD, 1515 Cher-rybrook, Pasadena, TX 77502. For additional informa-tion, call 713-740-0247.

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San Jacinto College helping to fill ‘skills gap’

Welding is one of several middle-skills jobs in high demand in the Gulf Coast Region. San Jacinto College is stepping up to meet the demand by offering fl ex-ible class schedules, including a late-night welding class. Photo by Rob Vanya

Houston is growing, and with that growth come jobs. More jobs mean a stronger economy. But as employers have a diffi cult time fi nding qualifi ed, skilled workers, San Jacinto College steps in offering affordable train-ing for the hard-to-fi ll mid-dle-skills jobs. San Jacinto College is working with UpSkill Hous-ton, an industry-led work-force development program launched earlier this month

by the Greater Houston Partnership (GHP) aimed at fi lling the need for skilled workers in the Gulf Coast region. It is a blueprint for leaders across the board – in the business community, at educational institutions, and within social service organi-zations – to build a quality workforce that meets em-ployers’ needs. The initiative is supported by a $250,000 grant from JP Morgan Chase, the largest ever private-sector

effort aimed at addressing the skills gap. “Forbes magazine re-cently named Houston as the top city in America for manufacturing jobs, proving how critical it is that industry have the skilled workforce it needs,” said San Jacinto Col-lege Chancellor Dr. Brenda Hellyer, who is a member of the Greater Houston Part-nership Regional Workforce Development Task Force (RWDTF), the group respon-

sible for the development of the UpSkill Houston pro-gram. “However, the need is not just in manufacturing. There is a need for skilled workers in other industries as well, including health care, maritime, and construction. At San Jacinto College we work closely with all of our industry partners to provide the programs and training they need to fi ll hundreds of available positions.” Middle skills jobs – skilled trade, drivers, mechanics, and technicians – require more than a high school diploma, but less than a four-year de-gree, according to the Greater Houston Partnership’s “Ad-dressing Houston’s Mid-dle-Skills Job Challenge” report, developed by the RWDTF. Of Houston’s 3.6 million total jobs, 1.4 million are considered middle skills, representing 41 percent of all jobs in the Houston region. Those middle skills jobs are spread out across 348 occu-pations.

Collaboration is key Part of the UpSkill Hous-ton approach includes data sharing between employers and educational institutions such as San Jacinto College, so that program and course design and implementation can match hiring needs. The program also calls for stron-ger networks between educa-tion and training providers to provide a region-wide, com-prehensive, and collaborative network to interface with in-dustry partners. As a direct result of train-ing needs from the maritime industry, San Jacinto Col-lege was quick to respond in launching a maritime training program nearly four years ago. The college worked di-rectly with maritime industry leaders to develop the pro-gram, in conjunction with training for incumbent work-ers. To date, San Jacinto Col-lege has trained nearly 2,500 workers, resulting in United States Coast Guard profes-sional certifi cation, and in-troduced a maritime technol-ogy degree program with 17 students currently working as interns aboard vessels for companies in Houston. “Houston has a large port, yet before now, we didn’t have a lot of educational op-portunities for people who wanted to enter the business or for professional certifi -cate upgrades,” said Gordie Keenan, vice president of training and credentialing at Higman Marine Services. “We had been sending our employees to Alabama, but since the opening of the San Jacinto College maritime program, we have probably easily saved $80,000 a year by training here locally.” The Houston region is expected to have 297,000 openings in middle-skills oc-cupations between 2014 and 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Nationally, that number is much higher, nearly 600,000 in the manufacturing sector alone. Middle-skills are gen-erally the most diffi cult jobs to fi ll due to the lack of tech-nical and workplace com-petencies. Hence, the skills gap. Earlier this year, JP Mor-gan Chase donated $100,000 to San Jacinto College for the Great Jobs = Great Ca-reers = Your Future grant, to fund a pilot program at four local high schools that educates students, families,

and school counselors about the high-wage/high-demand jobs in the manufacturing industry. With the goal of en-rolling 150 students this fall, this program is the fi rst of its kind that is both “practical and game-changing,” accord-ing to Carolyn Watson, rela-tionship manager for Global Philanthropy with Chase Bank. Partnerships such as the one between San Jacinto Col-lege and JP Morgan Chase further support the need for collaboration among in-dustry and education. “The middle-skills challenge is in-credibly complex, involving many moving parts and play-ers throughout the system,” said Bob Harvey, president and CEO of Greater Houston Partnership. “The UpSkill Houston program demands a collaborative effort involving stakeholders from across our region to succeed.” The GHP Regional Work-force Development Taskforce consists of 79 members, representing industry, edu-cation, and social services. Each plays an important role in closing the skills gap. In a July 2013 survey of the GHP Regional Workforce Devel-opment Task Force members, 77 percent cited alignment of industry needs and training resources as one of Houston’s greatest workforce challeng-es, and 81 percent said grad-uating a suffi cient supply of skilled workers locally was also a challenge. These chal-lenges make collaboration across the region and within the sectors even more import-ant.More than manufacturing

The UpSkill Houston ini-tiative is about more than training middle-skills work-ers in the manufacturing, en-ergy, and oil and gas fi elds. Because the training and hiring needs vary greatly by industry, the RWDTF recom-mended the sector councils address the gaps in seven different areas – advanced manufacturing, construction, health care, oil and gas (up-stream and midstream) petro-chemical, ports and maritime, and utilities. These sector councils will bring together experts and primary decision makers in each of these areas to identify each industry’s critical occu-pations and ensure that the region’s training programs and capacity can meet the de-mand for workers. One of the challenges fac-ing the Houston region is an oversupply of graduates for some occupations, and an undersupply for others. This is evident in the health care industry, where graduates are more likely to be in fi elds re-lated to health information management, medical billing, and medical assistants. Yet, the fi elds of licensed vocation-al nursing (LVN), pharmacy technicians, dental hygienist, and nursing aids are in high demand. “UpSkill Houston is di-rectly aligned with the work-force education priorities that are at the heart of the work that we, at San Jacinto Col-lege, are committed to every day,” added Hellyer. “UpSkill Houston will change the lives of people in our region. It will target skilled workers needed for critical jobs and success-ful careers in our region and will ensure a skilled work-force so that business and in-dustry will continue to create jobs and grow our regional economy.”

Nguyen motivated by Higginbotham Anh “Cindy” Nguyen, one of J. Frank Dobie High School’s Shining Stars is shown with Steven Higgin-botham, distinguished educator of psychology and aca-demic decathalon. Nguyen and Higginbotham were honored at the annual Pasadena Independent School District Shining Stars Gala which recognizes the top students from each high school and their favorite teachers. Nguyen is the daughter of Tony and Tina Nguyen. She volunteered at the Houston

Humane Society, National Honor Society activities and has offered violin lessons at Beverly Hills Intermediate. Nguyen has been a violinist for school musical, region orchestra, church and various ceremonies. Her extracur-ricular activities included Academic Decathlon, Chamber I Orchestra, Region Orchestra, National Honor Society and Envirothon. Nguyen has demonstrated leadership skills as an orchestra section leader. In reference to Higginbotham, Nguyen said, “Mr. H. has been the teacher to make my high school educational experience worthwhile. His devotion as a coach for the Academic Decathlon team motivated me to study not only for the team, but for the sake of knowledge. “His active seeking of knowledge in world issues and desire for his students to gain valuable information and skills has changed the way I view my potential as an individual to go beyond the norm. From the nerdy jokes to random talks about being vegan to serious opinions on current events, Mr. H. has truly had a significant impact on my educational career.” Nguyen said, “I plan to attend Rice University and major in psychology. I want to continue with music and join the orchestra at university. “Eventually, I would explore the different subfields of my major and someday be a psychologist. My goal is to be successful and pursue my dream of traveling, while educating others and motivating people to pursue their passion. Most importantly, I want to be able to make a difference in the community and wherever I go.” The South Belt Shining Stars will be presented in a series of 10 students being honored along with their fa-vorite mentor. This is the sixth in the series of 10. The 10 Shining Stars represent the Top 10 Dobie High School students. The information and photos were supplied by the Pasadena Independent School District. The Leader is also running the Top 10 Shining Stars from South Hous-ton High School. (See Page 2A.)

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San Jacinto College District will hold a public budget hearing meeting on Monday, August 4, 2014, at 7 p.m. in the Board Room, Suite 104, of the Thomas S. Sewell District Admin-istration Building, located at 4624 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena, Texas. The purpose of this meeting is to dis-cuss the college district’s budget that will determine the tax rate that will be adopted. Public participation in the discussion is invited. A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees will be held immediately after at which time adoption of the 2014-2015 bud-get will be considered. The proposed budget will be available for inspec-tion beginning on August 1, 2014, at the District Business Offi ce, Suite 115, 4624 Fairmont Parkway, Pasa-dena, Texas.

Mata crowned

at Big Tex Pageant

South Belt resident Jillena Mata com-peted in the Big Tex Pageant held at the Pasadena Fairgrounds July 11-12. She won in the women age 26-and-up cate-gory and received a sash, trophy, crown and $500 cash. Mata also made appear-ances at the Big Tex Cookoff that same weekend and will be in a commercial and will also make other appearances throughout the year. Her parents are Debbie and Willie Mata of South Belt. She has a 4-year-old daughter, Gianna Mata.

Photo submitted

Skin cancer facts to know this summer Skin cancer is by far the most common type of cancer occurring in the United States. It is also the most rapidly increasing cancer. For the past 30 years, skin cancers have been increasing by about 3 percent each year. One out of every five people in the U.S. will develop skin cancer sometime during his or her life. It is estimated that about 50 percent of all people who live to age 65 will devel-op at least one form of skin cancer. “The good news is that skin cancer can be prevented, or if caught early, is highly curable,” said T. Minsue Chen, M.D., a dermatologist affiliated with Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital. “In fact, if detected early, skin cancer is almost 100 percent curable.” Skin cancer can be divid-ed into two major types: non-melanoma and melano-ma. Malignant melanoma is the more deadly of the two. The American Cancer Society estimates that there will be more than 3 million people diagnosed with non-melanoma skin cancers in 2014. Approximately 76,100 people will be diagnosed with malignant melanoma. Even though malignant melanoma is diagnosed far less often, malignant melano-ma takes more lives than any other type of skin cancer, causing about 9,710 deaths per year. That represents about one malignant melano-ma death every hour. The primary cause of all types of skin cancer is expo-sure to ultraviolet radiation (UV) – the sun. It is easy to get a sunburn in Texas because of the state’s geo-graphic location, mild cli-mate, and the many opportu-nities to work and play out of

doors. Reflections of the sun’s rays off water or sand can double the ultraviolet radiation exposure. Clouds don’t block out UV rays. When the weather is cloudy, cool, and breezy, people may not become hot or realize the amount of UV exposure until after they have developed a sunburn. Studies suggest that heavy sunlight exposure in the first few decades of life may be of the greatest importance in determining a person’s risk for skin cancer. A blistering sunburn in childhood or ado-lescence doubles the risk of developing a skin cancer. It is estimated that by the time someone reaches the age of 18 he or she has already obtained 80 percent of his or her lifetime UV light exposure. Besides avoiding the sun, early diagnosis and treatment are the next best prevention options, says Chen, who is board certified by the American Board of Derma-tology. Make it a habit to check the skin for abnormalities and changes. Look at every mole and evaluate them using the following ABCD test rec-ommended by the American Melanoma Foundation: • Asymmetry – When the lesion is divided into halves, if the right half does NOT look like the left half, it is asymmetrical in shape. • Border – Moles that have irregular or poorly defined borders should be reported. The borders appear notched or seem to fade or “stream out” onto the sur-rounding skin. • Color – Is the color of the mole varied? Does the mole have tan, brown, black, blue, red or white areas? • Diameter – Is the mole

larger than six millimeters in diameter (the size of a pencil eraser)? Although six milli-meters is used as a general guideline for evaluating growth of a mole, any mole that is asymmetrical, has an irregular border, has color variations, and is changing should be evaluated by a health care provider – even if it is less than six millimeters in diameter. A positive find-ing of any of the ABCDs may indicate the mole is a malig-nant melanoma. Malignant melanoma can develop anywhere on the skin, so wear appropriate protective attire including long sleeves and hats, avoid working in the sun if possi-ble, use sunscreens, and do regular self-examinations. Protect eyes from the harmful ultraviolet rays by using gray or brown lenses that offer both UVA and UVB protec-tion. Chen recommends every-one between 20 and 40 years old get a cancer-related checkup including skin exam every three years, and every year for people 40 or older. Take charge of the skin. Get regular checkups and take precautions when out in the sun. As the slogan from the Cancer Council Victoria in Australia says, remember to “Slip, Slap, and Slop.” • Slip on a long sleeve shirt. • Slap on a hat. • Slop on some sunscreen to protect skin from the sun’s damaging rays! Chen wants everyone to remember that skin cancer is the most common type of cancer occurring in the United States For more information on skin cancer, visit the Amer-ican Academy of Dermato-logy’s website.

Page 4, Section A, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Thursday, July 24, 2014

35 years ago ( 1979) The Southeast Volunteer Fire Department awarded a bid for the purchase of a new fi re truck to the Pierce Co. Plans were underway to improve the kitchen at Beverly Hills Intermediate School. Due to requests from South Belt area residents, members of the Harris County Sheriff’s Department began heavily patrolling the area. The sheriff’s offi ce reported that residents had

gion tournament.15 years ago (1999)

South Belt resident Mar-cus Dykstra was found guilty of intoxication man-slaughter in the death of Clay Matthew Karp, 22. Texas Department of Transportation area engi-neer Maureen Wakeland announced a short-term plan to relieve the bottle-neck on the segment of I-45 near FM 2351, which had become a consistent traffi c problem.

10 years ago (2004) South Belt resident Todd Krampitz received news from his doctor that he needed a transplant after a football-sized mass was found on his liver. Community leaders ex-pressed strong opposition to the new school boundaries proposed by the Pasadena Independent School Dis-trict. The opposition caused PISD offi cials to reconsider the boundaries. Inadequate drainage im-provements had to be re-moved by the Harris Coun-ty Flood Control District underneath the Sagemead-ow bridge. Sgt. Larry Petty of the Precinct 2 Constable’s Of-fi ce helped catch three Lib-erty County jail escapees after receiving an anony-mous tip.

5 years ago (2009) Houston City Council Member Mike Sullivan held a town hall meeting to discuss area fl ooding and

complained about violation of traffi c laws in the area, as well as large groups of teen-agers gathering at various locations in the evenings.

30 years ago (1984) Clear Creek Independent School District trustees awarded a contract for Ko-dak duplicators/copier ma-chines for each campus and two for high schools. Houston City Council was presented a petition signed by approximately 200 Sagemont residents who were displeased with the quality of their water.

25 years ago (1989) Expressing health con-cerns for children playing ball on the United Sports Association fi elds off Dix-ie Farm Road, a number of concerned citizens circulat-ed petitions requesting help in relocating the playing fi elds. Preliminary budgets by staffs from both Pasadena and Clear Creek indepen-dent school districts indi-cated South Belt residents could look for a tax increase for the 1989-90 fi scal year.

20 years ago (1994) A $1,000 reward was be-ing offered for information leading to the arrest of a person or persons respon-sible for setting on fi re the press box and concession facilities at Clear Brook High School. Two discouraging losses eliminated the South Belt 14-year-old Pony League all-stars from the Coast Re-

drainage issues. In addition to Sullivan, offi cials from the City of Houston Pub-lic Works and Engineer-ing Department, the Har-ris County Flood Control District and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers were on hand to fi eld questions. Also attending the meeting were representatives from the offi ces of U.S. Rep. Pete Olson, Rep. John Da-vis, Harris County Judge Ed Emmett, Harris County Precinct 1 Commissioner El Franco Lee and Harris County Precinct 2 Com-missioner Sylvia Garcia. Roughly 150 residents at-tended the function, with many waiting in line to voice their concerns. A fatal traffi c accident took place in the 10000 block of Gil Jr. Lane near Almeda Mall. A 49-year-old driver had just returned home from getting his driv-er’s license when he mis-takenly hit the accelerator and crashed into his garage, killing his wife and mother-in-law and seriously injur-ing his 6-year-old nephew. The two were pronounced dead at the scene. The boy was taken to Memorial Her-mann Hospital with a col-lapsed lung and damaged spleen. No charges were fi led on the driver.

1 year ago (2013) The Pasadena Indepen-dent School District board of trustees named Stacy Barber the new principal of Beverly Hills Intermediate

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HAPPY 6TH ANNIVERSARY! Wishes for a happy sixth anniversary on July 26 are sent to Steven and Rebecca (Heeth) Irvine from Kirkwood residents Richard and Nancy Heeth.

LYDIA CELEBRATES A BIRTHDAY Friends and the Leader staff send warm birthday greetings to Lydia Garcia July 26.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LAURA Laura Pascoe is wished a very happy birthday by the Leader staff and friends July 26.

SCHOOL DAZE The following personnel and staff mem-bers of the Pasadena Independent School District celebrate birthdays July 24 through July 30.

Atkinson Elementary Sing a happy birthday song to Cherie Cundiff July 25. Birthday greetings are sent to Maria Dsouza July 29.

Burnett Elementary Blow out the birthday candles for Virginia Light July 25. The day for a party for Celestina Morgado is July 27.

Meador Elementary Marking a birthday July 25 is Maria Gonzalez. Sharing a birthday July 30 are Maria Pena and Claudia Denoon.

Moore Elementary

July 26 is the day for a cake for Gloria Gonzales and Myra Nevarez. Blow out the candles on a double-layer cake for Martha Garcia and Cindy Walker July 29. South Belt Elementary Sara Simmons and Hortencia Armenta are sent birthday greetings July 26. A birth-day greeting is sent to Lakitha Green July 28.

Stuchbery Elementary Blow out the birthday candles July 29 for Susan Brady.

Dobie High David Chandler, Rebekka Gabino and Cam Luong celebrate a birthday July 24. The day for a cake for Mo Hickman is July 25. Birthday greetings are sent to James Freeman July 26. The day for a party for Robert Salinas is July 27. Blow out the candles for Martin Garcia July 29. Angela Badon celebrates a happy birthday July 30.

FACEBOOK FRIENDS CELEBRATE BIRTHDAYS

The Leader sends happy birthday wish-es to its Facebook friends who celebrate a birthday this week: Thursday, July 24: Richard Schreier, Montoya Wilturner, Connie Alberti, Richard Golenko and Pete Ortiz; Friday, July 25: Kelly Jones, Jose Abarca, Larry

Bennatt, Kathy Taylor, Steven Thiele, Stephanie Gutierrez, Cherie Cundiff, Mario Rodriguez and Brodie Riner Jr.; Saturday, July 26: Kenneth Sublett, Jeffrey Frugia, Jackie Maduzia, Magda Adams, Debra Patterson, Emiel Adams, Maricela Solis Crow, Kendrick Woods, Jenny Batson, Terrie Nichols, Kenny Fernandez, Eric Madsen, Gina D’Orazio and Elizabeth Bazan; Sunday, July 27: Lydia Garcia, Joanne Mata and Sean Kean; Monday, July 28: Ariana Mena, Trina Akins, Al Maldonado, Johnny Carmona, Alyssa Chambers, Tori Mask, Dana Milburn and Sandy Nelson; Tuesday, July 29: Codie Salyer, Linda Brisbay, Oscar Rodriguez, Wanda Veltman, Tracy Samford, Gina Trevino, Donielle Taverner, Albert Perez and Tiffany Barras; and Wednesday, July 30: Donald Rogers, Anne Hyma, Brenda Molina Correa, RP Wocka, Danielle Mendoza, Melanie Benney, Oren Martin, Christine Elliott and Randy Kelley.

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At the University of Houston-Clear Lake, open registration is now ongoing through Aug. 22 for new and returning stu-dents, with late registration running from Aug. 23 to Sept. 2 for the fall 2014 semester. Classes will begin Aug. 25. The University of Houston-Clear Lake is located at 2700 Bay Area Blvd. Find course schedules by visiting http://www.uhcl.edu/academics and following the “Class Schedule” tab.

Fall tutoring sessions open at UHCL

University of Houston-Clear Lake’s Center for Edu-cational Programs is now registering for the fall 2014 read-ing, writing and study skills tutoring sessions for children who are at least one grade level, but no more than three grade levels, behind their actual grade. The tutoring sessions will include diagnostic assessments to determine strengths and needs, a plan of action to increase student’s skills, student progress meetings, a final conference including a final progress report and tutoring administered by highly qualified school of education candidates and super-vised by university faculty. The cost for each session is $300 per child. Tutoring ses-sions will be held in the Arbor Central Building, Room 1300.01, 2700 Bay Area Blvd. For more information or to register, visit http://cep.uhcl.edu, call 281-283-3530 or email Joyce Young, Center for Educational Programs business assistant, at YoungJ@uhcl.edu.

Houston Bay Area Juried Exhibition set at UHCL

Stop by the University of Houston-Clear Lake Art Gallery to view the first ever Houston Bay Area Juried Exhibition. The exhibition runs through July 31, Monday through Thursday, from 9 a.m to 6 p.m., and Friday from 9 a.m. to noon, in the Bayou Building, 2700 Bay Area Blvd. The exhibition will offer a diverse selection of works by artists that have a connection to the Houston Bay Area. All of the featured artists work, live or attend school within 15 miles of the UHCL campus. The 2014 Houston Bay Area Juried Exhibition has been juried by Wade Wilson, an art critic, art space director and dedicated art enthusiast. Admission is free. For more information, contact Jeffrey Bowen, art gallery coordinator for audience development, at 281-283-3376 or visit http://www.uhcl.edu/artgallery.

UH-Clear Lake hosts Hawk Adventure

University of Houston-Clear Lake will host its Hawk Adventure on July 26 from 10 a.m. to noon in the Student Services and Classroom Building, Lobby, UHCL, 2700 Bay Area Blvd. Prospective freshman are invited to learn all about the University of Houston-Clear Lake at the Hawk Adventure. Students will be given a campus tour, learn about exciting on-campus activities, speak with admissions and financial aid counselors and more. For more information or to register, visit http://www.uhcl.edu/HawkAdventure or contact the Office of Admissions at 281-283-2500.

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KindergartenPerfect and punctual

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First gradePerfect and punctual

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Bush Elementary releases 4th nine-weeks rollsGregorio Jaimes. Melanie Jaramillo-Zamora, Chris Jones, Kloe King, Vincent Le, Camilo Lopez, Natalie Maritinez, Amanda Marler, Annette Mendez, Daniela Mendoza, Elias Merced, Miguel Mercedes and Jeshua Moreno. Jesus Moriera, Melany Morris, Gael Munoz, Jack Ngo, Bruce Nguyen, Roberto Nuñez, Isabella Peña, Michelle Pham, Timmy Pham, Khanh Phan, Rig Quinney, Monica Ramos, Crystal Rivera and Ivan Rodriguez. Aiden Sanchez, Andrew Sauceda, Emily Stephens, Elin Svensson, Daniell Velaz-quez, Brandon Vigil, Lorena Villafana, Jorge Villarreal, Beau Williams, Jo’Anna Williams and Joseph Wright.

Second gradeHonor roll

Manlio Arango, Nico Barr, Isaak Camacho, Hannah Carillo, Nickholas Diaz, Richard Diaz, Hugo Estrada, Ashley Flores, Jadyn Johnson, Kamryn Lacy, Trinity Lopez, Kaleb Luna, Jesus Montano and Joel Morales. Axel Olmedo, Vina Pham, Carolina Ponce, Gia Robinson, Itzel Romero, Karol Sanchez, Eduardo Tamez, Abigail Unica, Tyler Vo, Iveen Vu and Nkeiruka Okoro.

Merit roll Kevin Ayala, Jade Butler, Anna Dinh, Kasie Hoang, Cathy Nguyen, Justin Nguyen, Savannah Smith and Evelyn Tran.

Perfect and punctualattendance

Giancalos Alvarez, Manlio Arango, Victoria Arnsworth, Mauricio Banda, Nylah Banks, Trevor Barnes, Nico Barr, Santiago Barrachina, Ashton Bishop, Alize Burrete, Jade Butler, Isaak Camacho and Adrian Cazares. Isabella Chagoya, Naara Chapman, Daylen Crosby,

Christian Davis, Max Davis, Galilea De La Garza, Celene Diaz, Greg Diaz, Richard Diaz, Hillary Do, Olivia Duron, Emmanuel Elizondo and Andrew Fernandez. Steven Flores-Sanchez, Daniel Garza, Jose Gomez, Mia Gonzalez, Izaiah Hernan-dez, Thy Ho, Malachi Hobbs, A’Kaylah Johnson, Jadyn Johnson, Sienna Le, Xavier Lee, Angel Limachi and Emmalee Lopez. Trinity Lopez, Hector Martinez, Jordan McNeil, Trey Medlock, Matthew Merlos, Yousuf Mohamad, Travis Montgomery, Alexis Montoya, Cathy Nguyen, Elvis Nguyen, Ethan Nguyen and Justin Nguyen. Nkeiruka Okoro, Axel Olmedo, Jennifer Olvera, Vina Pham, Annie Phan, Carolina Ponce, Ty Powell, Amalia Reyes, Ariznelly Rivera, Gia Robinson, Liliana Rodriguez and Juan Salinas. Etysel Sanchez, Karol San-chez, Mason Skelton, Savan-nah Smith, Eduardo Tamez, Sean Tatum, Kenisha Tenchon, Evelyn Tran, Thoman Tran, Frederick Triplett, Aglae Vaz-quez and Jem Velazquez.

Third gradeHonor roll

Diego Contreras, Raymond Felton, Tristan Fuentes, Ash-ley Garza, Jalyssa Hernandez, William Ho, Shakty Juarez, Sandra Quiroz, Dana Rojas and Emily Zuniga.

Merit roll Evelyn Aguirre, Evelyn Cabello, Abigail Castillo, Naila Contreras, Vy Ho, Viviana Martinez, Zachary McKenzie, Jacob Montez, Carlos Nuncio, John Pozo, Abraham Rodriguez, Jahzel Samuels, Vincent Tran, Janae Tucker and Hanson Vo.

Perfect and punctualattendance

Torik Aigbedion, Shon Aviles, Zoe Banks, Evelyn

Cabello, Gisselle Castillo, Mirna Castillo, Yadira Cas-tillo, Jasmine Cazares, Jona-than Charles, Fernando Cor-dova, Diana Dang, Jenevie Devora and Celeste Diaz. Evbu Edigin, Abel Espino-za, Luis Espinoza, Ashley Garza, Natalia Garza, Iviyon Gasaway, Jeremiah Gonzales, Maya Gonzolez, Julian Guerra, Diganhi Hernandez, Melanie Hernandez, Vy Ho and William Ho. Ashley Lavergne, Angel Leon, Vincent Maldonado, Daniela Martinez, Jessica Martinez, Douglas Melendez, Marilyn Montalvo, Omar Montemayor, Jahmel Morgan, Max Munoz, Huyhoang Nguyen and Carlos Nuncio. Sergio Ochoa, Jeremy Ordonez, John Pozo, Alissa Ramirez, Marvin Rivas, Christopher Robinson, Abra-ham Rodriguez, Gabrielle Rodriguez, Luis Rodriguez, Ronaldo Rodriguez and Jahzel Samuels. Mia Sanchez, Ulises Sanchez, Brianna Solares, Monterius Thigpen, Vincent Tran, Janae Tucker, Abigail Villafana, Hanson Vo, Dillon Vu, Kimberly Vuong, Micah Williams and Emily Zuniga.

Fourth gradeHonor roll

Martshaidy Cuevas, Trent Daley, Analaura Elizarraras, Jocelyn Flores, Abigail Gonzalez, Sedna Juarez, Christofer Laygo, Tracey Le, Paloma Leal, Alexandra Luna, Angela Marler and Jesalynn Moreno. Johny Nguyen, Lilly Nguy-en, Vincent Nguyen, Ashley Pham, Aaliyah Reyes, Maya Scott, Roselin Serrano, Kay-lah Toyloy, Eric Tran, Julian Trevino, Hailey Vu and Kath-leen Vu.

Merit roll Naydelin Almaguer, Emily Amezcua, Alejandra Barce-nas, Trajan Davis, Michael De

La Garza, Kevin Dinh, Isa-mar Elizalde, Maureen Garcia, Sarrionna Hobbs, Cristopher Macias, Valeria Martinez, Victoria Nguyen, Tommy Pham, Ilianna Sanchez and Briana Torres.

Perfect and punctualattendance

Naydelin Almaguer, Emily Alvarez, Wesley Arias, Cam-eron Barnes, Bryana Bojas, Danny Bonilla, Donovan Chavis, Jasmine Chew, Manuel Contreras, Aleijah Crofton, Martshaidy Cuevas and Stephanie De La Cruz. Michael De La Garza, Kevin Dinh, Miguel Diosdado, Isamar Elizalde, Analaura Elizarraras, Jocelyn Flores, Celeste Gallardo, Katie Gamez, Noe Gamez, Maureen Garcia, Aleyna Garza, Isaac Gonzales and Ivan Gonzalez. Jesus Gonzalez, Daniel Grajales, Alexis Hernandez, Rodolfo Hernandez, Bryson Hicks, Peter Hoang, Kevet Iraheta, Henry Lavergne, Paloma Leal, Guadalupe Lopez, Angela Marler and Damian Mendoza. Victoria Montes, Elizabeth Mullins, Melany Munoz, Lilly Nguyen, Victoria Nguyen, Vincent Nguyen, Mariana Nunez, Alejandra Perez, Ashley Pham, Jahir Reyes, John Reyna, Kevin Salamanca and Edith Sanchez. Daniel Serrano, Terranie Stubblefield, Briana Torres, Brissa Torres, Vanessa Torres, Eric Tran, Julian Trevino, Kevin Turcios, Hailey Vu, Kathleen Vu, Drew Williams and James X.

BSS 2 / kindergartenPerfect and punctual

attendance Barrington Cox and Abel Hernandez.

BSS 3 / 4Perfect and punctual

attendance Dylan Dixson, Moses Hous-ton and Donovan Mitchell.

Fall registration underway at SJC With the second sum-mer session underway at San Jacinto College, stu-dents are reminded to reg-ister now for the fall 2014 term. The fall 2014 semester begins Monday, Aug. 25, 2014. The registration pay-ment deadline is Thursday, Aug. 14. Registration remains open for the fall 2014 semester after the payment deadline, but all financial obligations incurred after the payment deadline not covered by financial aid, installment payment plan, third party agreement, or scholarship, must be paid on the day of registration. “We encourage students, if they haven’t already, to begin the financial aid pro-cess by completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA),” said Robert Merino, director of financial aid services. “It is free to apply, and if students need assistance, they should contact a financial aid advi-sor.” Financial aid informa-tion is available online at www.sanjac.edu/financial-

aid. The San Jacinto College FAFSA Code is 003609. San Jacinto College also offers assistance with choosing a career path, an area of study, and the enrollment process. Educa-tional planners are available on all three San Jacinto College campuses to help students select courses that will easily transfer to a four-year college or univer-sity, or get them the skills they need to enter the work-force upon graduation. “Our educational plan-ners and advisors are here to help,” noted Joanna Zim-merman, interim vice presi-dent of student services. “We know that not every-one who walks through our doors knows what path they want to take. Our staff has the tools and resources available to help students find their passion. With more than 80 programs and 200 certificates and degrees, there is something for everyone at San Jacinto College.” To apply to San Jacinto College, visit www.sanjac.edu/apply.

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Mark and Diane Butcher were married on July 13, 1974, in St. Louis, Mo., and celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary this year. They have three children – Mark Jr., Sarah and Lauren and three grandchildren – Naomi, Dylan and Julia. Mark has pastored at Freeway Baptist Church for the past 25 years. His hobby is fi shing. Diane works part time at the church, and she volunteers at the Center for Pregnancy in Friendswood. She also designs and maintains websites for churches, ministries and businesses. The couple celebrat-ed their anniversary by taking their two oldest grandchildren to Disney World in June.

UHCL Math Center prepares for new and returning students Math can be a tough sub-ject for many college stu-dents, but University of Houston-Clear Lake will make it a little easier for those attending classes this fall by upgrading its math center. Preparing the center for the addition of freshman and sophomore students as well as the existing and transfer stu-dents is the center’s new director Allen Cox, who joined the university in January. Offering drop-in tutoring services, supplemental in- struction opportunities and private and group study rooms, the math center and staff will offer tutoring ser-vices in a welcoming environ-ment for all math courses offered at UHCL, as well as most of the statistics courses. “The goal of the math cen-ter is to make a student’s math or stats requirement into an achievement as opposed to a stumbling block – we want to

take the fear out of these sub-jects,” says Cox. “We will do this by continuing to maintain a friendly, inviting environ-ment that welcomes any stu-dent trying to figure out what’s going on in their math or stats course.” The center boasts highly qualified tutors who are pas-sionate about numbers and helping students appreciate them. One tutor, Paromita Banerjee, has loved mathe-matics, specifically statistics, since an early age. She will graduate with her second graduate degree – a Master of Science in statistics – follow-ing the summer semester. She hopes to use the skills she learned as a tutor in the math center as a professor one day. “It’s really nice seeing stu-dents come in again and again, gaining confidence each time. That’s the most important thing in mathemat-ics: confidence,” said Baner-jee.

Each private and group study room in the center is named after a mathematician from an underrepresented group in the mathematical sci-ences and will offer students the opportunity to study, with a tutor just feet away. Supplemental instruction sessions will be offered for courses with a high difficulty or failure rate. Coordinated with the professor’s weekly lecture, these sessions will give students a second chance to ask questions and receive extra help. The math center is located in the university’s Bayou Building, Suite 2127, 2700 Bay Area Blvd., Houston, 77058. Summer hours for the center are Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., with extended hours planned for the fall. For more information about the math center, email mathhelp@uhcl.edu or call 281-283-2460.

Mathematics evokes mixed feelings and opinions. To some, it unlocks solu-tions, a factual way to prove a theory. To many, it remains elusive and challenging, even after years of education. Whether these divided feelings stem from math pho-bia or decades of algebra-ic math curriculum remains unclear, yet the numbers paint a startling mathematical fact. Sixty-seven percent of the nation’s community col-lege students fall into devel-opmental math placement. In Texas, 44 percent now strug-gle to meet the requirements for college-level math. “This is a national prob-lem,” said Dr. Rebecca Goos-en, associate vice chancellor of college preparatory at San Jacinto College and former president of the National Association of Development Education. “We’re working to see which college prep ini-tiatives work the best. What we do know for sure is that one approach does not fit all.” Texas community colleges are battling these statistics with new math initiatives to target not one, but several learning styles, in hopes of increasing success rates in college math. The New Mathways Pro-ject by the Charles A. Dana Center at the University of Texas in Austin is designed to help students get into math courses that are relative to their area of study. “In the past, all students were on the algebra track, which prepared them for cal-culus, but studies revealed that we should have them take courses much more in line with their programs of study,” said Amy Getz, manager of community college services at the Charles A. Dana Center. “With the New Mathways Project, we’re trying to encourage colleges to open up to the concept of multiple pathways and acceleration.”

Solving a problem with two approaches

One of the more successful college prep math initiatives coming out of San Jacinto College is the Acceleration in Math (AIM) program. Devel-oped by San Jacinto College faculty, AIM gives students a five-day college math course that includes two professors, extended office hours, lec-ture videos, and collabora-tive- based learning. “Students in AIM start off with college prep math and end practicing college alge-bra,” said Goosen. “What we

San Jac offers multiple solutions to solve the math problem in community colleges

find is that students’ attitude about math tends to change over the course of the semes-ter to where they start to really enjoy the subject.” For student Kevin Rhine-hart, AIM is working, and his child’s education has been directly impacted. “I have had a lot of dif-ficulty in math, and having the resources available with a math lab and two professors with two different perspec-tives really makes a differ-ence,” said Rhinehart. “It’s a great example for my chil-dren, and I can now help my sixth-grader with her homework. I couldn’t do that before this class.” Math professors Matt Lewis and Kristen Foxley serve as Rhinehart’s profes-sors. Each day, they return his graded homework to him and work out the problems to ensure no questions go unan-swered. While one teaches a concept, the other circles the room to help students with questions as they go along with the instruction. “We give students an opportunity to see different perspectives on problems,

different ways to approach a problem,” said Foxley, lead faculty for college prep math. “It is very exciting to see how they progress throughout a semester, as many reach or surpass students in college- level algebra.” The support component of AIM is what makes this spe-cific initiative so successful that in recent semesters, stu-dent success rate has reached near 90 percent, allowing stu-dents to move into college- level math. “One thing that we find with AIM is that it seems to matter less what the student knows coming in the door and a great deal more with how much they are support-ed throughout the course,” said Lewis. “We offer a lot of in-class practice, which we call time on task; stu-dents are with us for a longer amount of time; paper home-work is collected, graded, and returned every day in class, allowing us to find out what the student knows and doesn’t know; and we host review sessions and make lecture videos of what is cov-ered in class.”

In addition to AIM, San Jacinto College offers the open entrance and open exit approach, designed for stu-dents who need a review and are self motivated to come into a course and begin at the level they last left off. Another initiative is fast track, allowing students to complete two college prep math classes in eight weeks or in 16 weeks. This partic-ular method shows a success rate 20 percent higher than some of the traditional deliv-ery methods. The emporium model is another college prep math initiative that gives stu-dents the option to complete three levels of math courses in one semester, giving the student a chance to become ready for college algebra by the following semester. “We do live in a math phobic society, where other cultures do not have this fear of math,” said Getz. “People think there are math peo-ple and non-math people, but there is no data to support this. If people start to believe that they can get better, then they will be able to learn the material.”

Laura Bush Elementary School recently announced its 2013-2014 end-of-year rolls. Students earning status are:

KindergartenAll-year

perfect and punctual attendance

Camila Arguello, Anthony Dinh, Jonathan Guerra, Mike Hernandez, Kloe King, Jandel Leon, Angel Martinez, Rig Quinney, Olivia Rodriguez, Anthony Tinajero and Fred-erick Washington.

First gradeAll-year

perfect and punctual attendance

Casey Aleman, Abril Carmona, Mark Chase, Jaden Jackson, Annette Mendez, Miguel Mercedes, Jack Ngo, Bruce Nguyen, Roberto Nunez, Michelle Pham, Timmy Pham, Ivan Rodriguez, Jo’Anna Williams and Joseph Wright.

Bush Elementary lists 2013-14 all-year rollsSecond grade

All-year honor roll Nico Barr, Hannah Carillo, Naara Chapman, Nickholas Diaz, Richard Diaz, Thy Ho, Jadyn Johnson, Kamryn Lacy, Trinity Lopez, Kaleb Luna, Nkeiruka Okoro, Gia Robin-son, Eduardo Tamez, Abigail Unica and Tyler Vo.

All-year merit roll Manuel Contreras, Anna Dinh, Hugo Estrada, Kasie Hoang, Han Ly, Jesus Mon-tano, Joel Morales, Cathy Nguyen, Justin Nguyen, Axel Olmedo, Carolina Ponce, Itzel Romero, Sean Tatum and Evelyn Tran.

All-yearperfect and punctual

attendance Manlio Arango, Victoria Arnsworth, Nico Barr, San-tiago Barrachina, Alize Berruete, Jade Butler, Daylen Crosby, Max Davis, Galilea De La Garza, Hillary Do, Steven Flores-Sanchez, Jose Gomez, Izaiah Hernandez,

Malachi Hobbs, Sienna Le and Angel Limachi. Trinity Lopez, Yousuf Mohamad, Cathy Nguyen, Elvis Nguyen, Ethan Nguyen, Justin Nguyen, Nkeiruka Okoro, Axel Olmedo, Jennifer Olvera, Annie Phan, Ariznelly Rivera, Mason Skelton, Eduardo Tamez, Kenisha Tenchon, Thomas Tran and Jem Velazquez.

Third gradeAll-year honor roll

Diego Contreras, Tristan Fuentes, Ashley Garza, Jalys-sa Hernandez, Melanie Her-nandez, William Ho, Shakty Juarez, Daniela Martinez, John Pozo, Sandra Quiroz, Joaquin Rodarte and Jahzel Samuels.

All-year merit roll Evelyn Aguirre, Zoe Banks, Evelyn Cabello, Abi-gail Castillo, Amanda Diaz, Raymond Felton, Brianna Garcia, Vy Ho, Cassidy Idele, Zachary McKenzie, Jacob Montez, Carlos Nuncio,

Pearland announces International Festival 2014 Travel the world again at the second Pearland Inter-national Festival, set for Saturday, Sept. 13, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Pearland’s

Independence Park, located at 3919 Liberty Drive. Tastes and sounds from around the world will in- clude; Asian, Middle Eastern,

Latin American, European, Caribbean and African cul-tures. This year, Mexico and its rich culture and tradition will be spotlighted, featuring

food, music, art and culture and of course, a jalapeño eat-ing contest and Grito contest sponsored by MyNurse Home Care, Inc. The Pearland International Festival will be filled with live music, cultural dancing performances, activities, in- ternational food and vendor booths, children’s entertain-ment, a kids zone, as well as the “Taste of Pearland” VIP tent with wine and fine art. Start the day off at the festival with live music from the mariachi band, Mariachi Calmecac. The musical jour-ney will continue with The Willy Collins Band, an eclec-tic group of accomplished jazz musicians. Cross the border to Louisiana with this Cajun connection, Zydeco Dots, which won the Houston Press Music Award as The No. 1 Zydeco Band in Hous-ton. Keep dancing the after-noon away with beats of the West Indies with Galaxy Band, recipient of the Carib-bean Achievement Award 2014 – Best Live Band in Houston, which will entertain with a wide range of music styles such as reggae, soca, rhythm and blues, dance hall. From blues to rock, leg-ends to new artists, classics to originals – Jackson Avenue brings its contemporary pop sounds to the festival. Six-time winner of Best Latin Band in the Houston Press Music Awards and pre-game Super Bowl XXXVIII entertainment, Walter Suhr and Mango Punch opens the entertainment on the main stage. Headlining the second annual Pearland International Festival is Grupo La Calma, winner of the 2013 Tejano Music Award for Best New Group of the Year. This Norteno-Tejano band will close the festival with its danceable Mex-Tex and Tex-Mex sounds. Other cultural entertain-ment includes everything from Panamanian folklorico to Bollywood, an Indian hip hop dance. The entertainment is to be as varied as the coun-tries represented. This year, the VIP tent will preview A Taste of Pearland showcasing local art and tastes from area

restaurants and is co-spon-sored by Reflection Bay at Shadow Creek and the Pearland Convention and Visitors Bureau. Guests will enjoy wines from around the globe, and local wineries will be on hand to offer samples paired with bites from local restaurants plus fine art view-ing by local artists. Admission is $10 per per-son and $5 for children 12 years and under. With admis-sion, each festival-goer will enjoy international food and sounds from around the world. Browse the cars of all types in the car show section. Children can enjoy face painting, rides, and plenty more from H-E-B Plus, YMCA, Home Depot, and Can Do Events. All proceeds go toward fine arts scholarships which will be awarded to graduating seniors planning to major or minor in cultural, visual or fine arts. This is an opportu-nity to show support and appreciation for local music and fine arts. The VIP Tent is a separate, $40 admission for adults 21 and over with tastings of international wines, lagers and ales and a chance to write down their favorites. Make it a weekend getaway in Pearland – A Perfect Pick – go to visitpearland.com for special, festival hotel rates and packages. With more than 50 acres, Independence Park provides plenty of space to spread a blanket to relax and enjoy the entertainment at two stages. Parking and shuttle service are free at the Sheryl Searcy Ninth Grade Center, First Baptist Church and Pearland High School Rig Parking lot. The Pearland International Festival is an event brought to the community by Pear-land Cultural and Fine Arts, LLC (PCFA). PCFA is an organization whose purpose is to be charitable and educa-tional and to promote public interest in the arts in Pearland and beyond. Vendor booth and sponsorship opportuni-ties are available. For more information about the Pearland Interna-tional Festival, visit http://www.Pea r l and iFes t . o rg email joshua@PearlandiFest.org, or call or text 832-496-2583.

Support group at Cokesbury Those who are the husband, wife or partner of a chronically ill/disabled person may join a support group, Sickness and Health, the last Thursday of each month from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Cokesbury United Methodist Church, 10030 Scarsdale. Free child care will be provided. This month’s meeting is set for Thursday, July 31. For more information, contact Jennifer Miller at sicknesshealthhouston@gmail.com or 713-724-2360, or visit the Well Spouse Association at http://www.wellspouse.org.le.

Open auditions set for musical melodrama dinner show at SJC The San Jacinto College Theatre and Film Depart-ment will hold open public auditions for Dirty Work at the Crossroads, a family- oriented musical melodra-ma dinner show. Auditions will be held on Wednesday, July 30, and Thursday, July 31, at 6 p.m. Auditions will be held in the Powell Arena Theatre on the San Jacinto College Cen-tral Campus, 8060 Spencer Highway in Pasadena. The auditions are open for anyone in the commu-nity, and enrollment at San Jacinto College is not re-

quired. Materials need not be prepared in advance, and anyone auditioning should dress to move. Fifteen male and female actors ages 10 to 82 are needed. “Anyone interested in acting, with little or no experience, or those who are seasoned professionals can audition for the show,” commented Dr. Jerry Ivins, Central campus theater de-partment chair. “It’s a great opportunity for the whole family to be on stage.” Rehearsals for the show begin Friday, Aug. 1, and run from 6 to 10 p.m. Mon-

day through Friday. The performance opens on Sept. 3 and runs through Sept. 6. This is the Central cam-pus’ 21st year to present a dinner show melodrama, a type of interactive, impro-visational play in which the audience is encouraged to shout their support of the hero, and show disapproval of the villain, by throwing popcorn. For more information about theater programs at San Jacinto College, visit www.sanjac.edu/campus- life/visual-performing-arts/theatre-fi lm.

Byron Robinson, Dana Rojas, Vincent Tran and Janae Tucker.

All-yearperfect and punctual

attendance Evelyn Cabello, Evbu Edi-gin, Abel Espinoza, Natalia Garza, Maya Gonzalez, Dibanhi Hernandez, William Ho, Angel Leon, Douglas Melendez and Max Munoz. Huyhoang Nguyen, Segio Ochoa, Alissa Ramirez, Abraham Rodriguez, Ronaldo Rodriguez, Abigail Villafana, Hanson Vo, Kimberly Vuong and Micah Williams.

Fourth gradeAll-year honor roll

Naydelin Almaguer, Emily Amezcua, Martshaidy Cuevas, Trent Daley, Analaura Elizar-raras, Abigail Gonzalez, Sed-na Juarez, Christofer Laygo, Tracey Le and Paloma Leal. Alexandra Luna, Angela Marler, Johny Nguyen, Lilly Nguyen, Vincent Nguyen, Ashley Pham, Maya Scott,

Roselin Serrano, Kaylah Toyloy, Eric Tran, Julian Trevino and Kathleen Vu.

All-year merit roll Trajan Davis, Michael DeLaGarza, Kevin Dinh, Jocelyn Flores, Natalie Jar-amillo, Jesalynn Moreno, Victoria Nguyen, Mariana Nunez, Sairi Oliva, Tommy Pham, Jahir Reyes, John Reyna, Jazmine Segovia and Hailey Vu.

All-yearperfect and punctual

attendance Denny Bonilla, Martshaidy Cuevas, Analaura Elizarraras, Jocelyn Flores, Isaac Gon-zales, Jesus Gonzalez, Peter Hoang, Astrid Martinez, Victoria Montes, Melany Munoz and Lilly Nguyen. Vincent Nguyen, Alan Perez, John Reyna, Daniel Serrano, Terranie Stubblefield, Brissa Torres, Vanessa Torres, Eric Tran, Vanessa Tran, Julian Trevino, Hailey Vu and Kathleen Vu.

San Jac to host annual Summer Literacy Institute The college preparatory department at San Jacinto Col-lege will host the third annual Summer Literacy Institute on Thursday, July 31, and Friday, Aug. 1. The topic of the sum-mer institute will be integrated reading and writing. A consistent leader in in-tegrated reading and writing initiatives across the state, San Jacinto College began the Summer Literacy Insti-tute in 2012 as a venue for helping the faculty under-stand how to transition from teaching stand-alone reading and writing courses to an in-tegrated reading and writing model in order to accelerate students through the develop-mental education sequence. The last two institutes brought in national experts on integrated reading and writing curriculum, Dr. Eric Paulson and Dr. Emily Payne from Texas State University, and Dr. Sugie Goen-Salter from San Francisco State University. Last year, the in-stitute was opened up to col-leges across Texas with great attendance. This year’s Summer Lit-

eracy Institute will continue to address integrated read-ing and writing across the state, and will feature added support for the House Bill 5 requirements which call for high schools to develop an English IV course that teach-es students integrated reading and writing prior to enrolling in college. Faculty from across the state and independent school district teachers who are in-terested in how to develop the integrated reading and writ-ing curriculum will also be in attendance. The institute will offer a variety of sessions on student success initiatives, technol-ogy innovations, adult basic education challenges, non-

course competency-based op- tions, diverse populations, and more. The 2014 Summer Litera-cy Institute begins Thursday, July 31, and runs through Fri-day, Aug. 1, at the San Jacin-to College Central campus in Room C11.1081 of the health science building, located at 8060 Spencer Highway in Pasadena. Local and state-wide educators and admin-istrators are encouraged to attend. Registration is $50. For more information on the institute and registration information, visit the San Ja-cinto College Marketplace at https://secure.touchnet.com/C22834_ustores/web/prod uct_detail.jsp?PRODUCT ID=61.

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cruiseJuan and Elba Olvera recently went on their fi rst cruise to Cozumel, the Bahamas and Montego Bay. During their time onboard the ship, the Olveras had the opportunity to tour the ship and meet the captain. The couple has resided in the South Belt area since 1979. Prior to her retirement, Elba was a board member on the South Belt-Ellington Cham-ber of Commerce and a branch manager of the Chase bank on Scarsdale. The couple had an amaz-ing experience and intends to go on a cruise again.

Above: Juan and Elba Olvera stand in front of their cruise ship.

Elba and Juan Olvera stand with the captain of the cruise ship.

Left: Juan Olvera proudly waves the Jamaican fl ag at Montego Bay.

Lariaettes salute fi refi ghters at parade

J. Frank Dobie High School’s Lariaettes dressed in national col-ors and rode the Fourth of July parade on a fi retruck in honor of fi refi ghters of the South Belt area. Shown above left to right are (front row) Executive Megan Schuetz, Executive Kellie Tyer, Lt. Macalyn Castro-Cardenas, Maj. Ikea Taylor, Col. Jade Mottu, Lt. Col. Amalia Perla, President Cybelle Cerda, Capt. Diana Castillo, Executive Naseem Shafaei, (second row) Savannah Oropeza, Isa-bel Tabaraz, Jackie Bischof, Desery Cabrales, Dulce Morales, So-phia Sarabia, Valerie Mendoza, Keauhna Bailey, (third row) May-

alen Suarez, Rachel Vu, Marissa Flores, Alyssa Lopez, Christina Saavedra, Francelli Monreal, Leslie Garcia, Holly Gonzales, Lau-ra Stephens, Alexis Woodruffe, Emily Le, Crystal Garza, Char-ish Williams, Aliana Aleman, Laura Torres, (back row) Brittany Gonzales, Alexis Sanchez, Marissa Krustchinsky, Alayna Cano, Astrid Silva, Zully Garza, Karina Guiterrez, Skyler Rocha, Gab-bi Munoz, Amanda Arambula, Beatriz Hernandez, Julia Dasilva, Niole Yanney, Esmeralda Ibarra, Ni Truong and Jazalyne Garza. Photo submitted

Left: Loan Peabody is shown trying to steal a kiss from a one week old camel in Morocco.

Loan Peabody, Michelle Rojas, Adriana Noyola, Audrey Hernandez, Elizabeth Hernandez and Yelena Reyes are shown above in Barcelona, Spain.

Only three days after the school year ended, Loan Peabody and her fi ve friends were en route to Por-tugal and Spain from June 9 to 21. This is Peabody’s 13th time travelling with EF Educational Tours,

Friends visit Europe on tourand the second time each for Adri-ana Noyola, Yelena Reyes and Eliza-beth Hernandez (Elizabeth made her fi rst trip while a student at Pasadena High School more than 18 years ago). Audrey Hernandez and Michelle Ro-jas were travelling in Europe for the fi rst time. The group visited Lisbon, the Chapel of the Bones in Evora, Al-garve, and Cabo San Vincente. They all agreed that best part of the journey was an excursion across the Strait of Gibraltar to Morocco. While in Spain, they stopped in Seville, Costa del Sol, Granada, the Alhambra, Valencia and Barcelona.

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Harris County Master Gardeners set August events

Harris County Master Gardeners recently released events for the month of August. Master Gardener Ginia Keen-Mattern will present Texas Super Stars on Tuesday, Aug. 12, at 6:30 p.m. in the Clear Lake Park Meeting Room, 5001 NASA Parkway in Seabrook. The event is free. For details, visit https://hcmga.tamu.edu/Public/pubP2.aspx. On Wednesday, Aug. 20, Jim Bundscho, a Mont-gomery County master gardener, will present a pro-gram on aquaponics at 10 a.m. in the Clear Lake Park meeting room, 5001 NASA Parkway in Seabrook. The event is free. For details, visit https://hcmga.tamu.edu/Public/pubP2.aspx.

Open Garden Day Aug. 18 Harris County Master Gardeners at Precinct 2 will host Open Garden Day on Monday, Aug. 18, from 8:30 to 11 a.m. at Genoa Friendship Garden, 1202 Genoa Red Bluff Road. Beginning at 9:30 a.m., education programs will include fall vegetable gardening for adults and making bird feeder/bird bath for children. A question-and-answer session will also be held. The event is free and children are welcome. Note: Gardens are open and plants are available for purchase every Monday, May through October. For more information, visit https://hcmga.tamu.edu/Public/pubP2.aspx.

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A complete rebuilding effort wasn’t necessary, but San Jacinto College men’s soccer head coach Ian Spooner was a busy man this offseason. His task? Restocking the two-year program’s talent pool after the loss of one of the nation’s best sophomore classes, in-cluding National Junior College Athletic Associ-ation leading scorer Sito Seoane. Spooner, in just his fi rst full season as permanent head coach, nearly led San Jacinto College to its fi rst-ever national crown. Instead, the team lost a hard-fought 2-0 match-up to Tyler in heavy rains in the NJCAA semifi nals, eventually fi nishing the season at 20-2, the most wins in program history.

San Jac men’s soccer reloads for 2014;players set to arrive on campus soon

Jose “‘Sito” Seoane, who ended the 2013 sea-son with 30 goals and 74 total points, both national highs, headed an impres-sive exit class. The forward was named a National Soccer Coach-es Association of America fi rst team All-American. Pablo Vasquez (NSCAA fi rst team All-American), who scored 33 points last season, has also moved on. So has NJCAA national tournament team honoree Ezequiel Amestoy (NJ-CAA postseason tourna-ment team selection) and Michael Rich, who started all but two of the team’s 22 matches in goal. Rich, who had 68 saves and fi ve shutouts over the season, was an all-Region XIV second team pick.

Yet another standout, Call Cazares, signed with Midwestern State Univer-sity in the offseason after being named SJC’s New-comer of the Year in 2013. In all, Spooner has to be proud of what became his fi rst recruiting class following the 2011 sea-

son. Of the 14 sophomores who have now moved on, 12 saw signifi cant play-ing time, and 11 went on to ink national letters of intent to play at four-year institutions. But as players arrive Aug. 1 and begin work-

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SJC Soccer – At A Glance

Head coach: Ian Spooner, 3rd season (seventh overall)Key returnees: O’Neal Moore (17 goals, 4 as-sists)Key losses: Sito Seoane (led NJCAA in scoring); four other four-year college signees. Goalkeeper Michael Rich has also moved on.2014 Outlook: San Jacinto College will once again battle Tyler for supremacy within Region XIV, and the locals expect to return to nationals.

Preseason youth camps, workouts signal VB season opening Meredith Thompson of Clear Brook and Dobie’s Joe Sabatell are about to get serious as the start of the 2014 varsity volleyball preseason nears its Aug. 4 start date. Thompson, the Lady Wolverines’ head coach, will fi rst host a youth camp July 28-31 for stu-dents entering the fourth through ninth grades as of the 2014-2015 school year. Suzy Boulavsky, a star player at Clear Brook who went on to enjoy an All-American career at the University of Oklahoma, will also host an advanced skills camp for return-ing Clear Brook players during the same four-day span. Registration forms and

more details on any of the camps at Clear Brook can be found at clearbrookvol leyball.org. At Dobie, Sabatell will get things rolling by host-ing an incoming fresh-man (as of 2014-2015 school year) camp July 30 through Aug. 1, from 8 to 11 a.m. at the school. Any freshman stu-dent-athlete planning to attend Dobie High School this school year is eligible to attend. Cost is $55 per participant.

Workouts come Aug. 4 As for the upcoming high school campaign, players at all levels will begin preseason workouts Monday, Aug. 4. Thompson and her staff will welcome incoming freshman hopefuls from

8 to 10 a.m. and again from 1 to 3 p.m. the entire week. Players at all other team levels will work out from 10 a.m. to noon and again from 3 to 5 p.m. Clear Brook will par-ticipate in scrimmages Aug. 8 and Aug. 9 before

opening the regular season Tuesday, Aug. 12, at home against St. Agnes. Clear Brook is looking to make a playoff push this season after going just 2-10 in district play a sea-son ago, losing more than its share of fi ve-set mara-

thons. The biggest challenge? Brook is in the District 24-6A mix, which has added former Class 4A power Friendswood to an already-stacked line-up that includes several former Region III tourna-

ment fi nal four programs, including 2013 Region III champion Clear Falls. At Dobie, Sabatell and his staff will welcome players at all levels Aug. 4, beginning at 7 a.m. On Friday, Aug. 8, Do-bie will join the Manvel

and La Porte varsity pro-grams at Clear Brook for a scrimmage. All of the action begins at 2 p.m. Dobie will scrimmage once more Aug. 9 before the regular season starts Aug. 12 at home against Elkins and North Shore in

a tri-match. Dobie defeated North Shore in a bidistrict play-off match a season ago and went on to play in the area round. With four-year starter and all-time kills leader Bre’shaun Franklin now

gone, the Lady Longorns have some questions to answer but are nonetheless focused on getting back to the playoffs. With Pearland, Alvin and Dawson in the 22-6A fi eld, the race to the play-offs will be tough.

A barbecue benefi t for Cathy Wranich, wife of Sagemont Cowboys pres-ident and longtime South Belt community supporter Denny Wranich Sr., will be held Saturday, July 26, following the fi rst day of

Barbecue benefi t to support Cathy Wranich

Dobie netters aim at titleThe Dobie High School varsity tennis team has been involved in voluntary workouts as the start of the 2014 team tennis season nears. As sophomores, Karen Neira (below) and Ashley Deveza developed into a consistent doubles duo for the team. More is expected this season. For more JFD tennis, see Page 3B.

Bay Area Football League practice. Cathy Wranich, a di-abetic, required a lower right leg amputation after a staph infection devel-oped several months ago. The benefi t will help

The Dobie varsity foot-ball staff, led by head coach Jim Phillips, will soon host the Longhorns’ annual incoming freshman camp. Student-athletes plan-ning to attend Dobie High School during the 2014-2015 school year are eligible to attend the camp, which will be held Monday, Aug. 4, through Wednesday, Aug. 6, from 9 to 11 a.m. each day at the school. There is no charge to attend the camp.

BAFL practicesto begin July 26 Year 38 is about to be-gin. Players and coaches in the Bay Area Football League will begin offi cial preseason workouts Satur-day, July 26, at a variety of team locations. Locally, the Ellington Rams will open workouts at Wilson Park in Houston, while the Sagemont Cow-boys will start things at El Franco Lee Park from 8:30 to 10 a.m. As for the Southbelt Dolphins, the workouts will be held at Beverly Hills Park. Beginning Monday, July 28, leaguewide pro-

grams will practice from 6:15 to 7:45 p.m. at their respective sites. Saturday practices will be held in the morning hours. The Bay Area Football League regular season will kick off Saturday, Aug. 16, as the Sagemont Cow-boys take on the Elling-ton Rams at Dobie High School, home site of the Rams. The Southbelt Dolphins will begin the season by playing the Beaumont Bulls in Beaumont. Denny Wranich Jr., the Bay Area Football League’s athletic director

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Former San Jacin-to College men’s soccer star Jose “Sito” Seoane is keeping his professional soccer aspirations alive and well during a sec-ond-year stint with the Austin Aztex of the United Soccer League’s Premier Development League. Seoane, the 2013 USL/PDL postseason Most Valuable Player, is set to guide the Aztex into this year’s Southern Confer-ence Championships July 26-27 in Austin. The Aztex, who fi n-ished the regular season at

11-2-1, got four goals and three assists in 11 match-es from Seoane after he joined the team midway through the 2014 season. Now 25, Seoane en-joyed a terrifi c sophomore season at San Jacinto Col-lege in 2013 while leading the team to the national semifi nals. Seoane scored 30 goals on his way to tallying 74 total points, which led the nation in both categories. He also had 14 assists for a San Jacinto team that set a program record for wins at 20-2 overall. SJC wound

up tied for third in the fi -nal NJCAA poll, which was headed by eventual national champion Iowa Western (25-0). Shortly after San Jac’s season last November, Seoane accepted an invita-tion to compete during the Houston Dynamo’s pre-season, where he played very well before being re-leased. The Aztex, who formed in Austin in 2011, are try-ing to win their second straight USL PDL cham-pionship. Seoane hails from Coruna, Spain.

Former SJC soccer star Seoaneaiding Aztex’ championship run

Continued from Page 1Band longtime Sagemont Cowboys’ offi cial, told the Leader preparation for the start of the season very well could make this sea-son one of the most mem-orable in league history. “The excitement we’re feeling is huge,” Wranich said. “We’re 16 teams strong heading into the season, and the level of competition is going to be very high. “Thanks to the help of a lot of people across the board, BAFL is a well-oiled machine. We’re ex-cited to be able to help these young men and women enjoy a terrifi c season.” Wranich spoke of the preseason work and train-ing already being done in

The Southbelt Dol-phins of the Bay Area Football League have senior team roster open-ings for the upcoming 2014 season. The team is seeking players age 11 through 13 to play this season. Ages are registered as of Aug. 1, 2014 . Those age 11 and 12 must weigh at or below 170 pounds, while all 13 year-old players must weigh at 145 pounds or below. A number of the se-

nior team’s players from 2013 have opted to play intermediate school foot-ball, leaving openings available to other play-ers. The regular season be-gins Saturday, Aug. 16, and the entire league be-gins preseason practices July 26. For more information on how to join the Dol-phins’ senior division team, direct email to club president Kelli Gonzalez at kelli.gonzalez@south beltdolphins.com.

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Where are they now? Following the conclusion of a 2013 season that saw the San Jacinto College men’s soccer team reach the National Junior College Athletic Association’s national semifi nals while winning a program-high 20 matches, 11 of the team’s 14 sophomores signed letters of intent to continue playing at four-year institu-tions:Pablo Vazquez San Diego State (NCAA D1)

Alonso Gallegos Incarnate Word (NCAA D1)

Sito Seoane Southern New Hampshire (2013 NCAA D2 National Champions)

Call Casarez Midwestern State (NCAA D2)

Ezequiel Amestoy Wayland Baptist (NAIA)

David Perez St. Thomas (NAIA)

Michael Rich LSU-Alexandria (NAIA)

Pablo Reyes LSU-Alexandria (NAIA)

Arturo Araiza LSU-Alexandria (NAIA)

Brian Mulcahey LSU-Alexandria (NAIA)

Jesse Suarez-Castro LSU-Alexandria (NAIA)

Continued from Page 1Bouts soon thereafter, Spooner and the San Ja-cinto College program will simply move forward. Local talent O’Neal Moore of Alief Taylor leads the list of returnees after scoring 17 goals and dealing another four as-sists in 2013. Joao Monteiro (34 points, All-Region XIV second team honors), isalso on his way back. Spooner said he began recruiting for now just days after the end of the 2013 season. As he looks to 2014, Spooner is well aware that only about fi ve of his returnees saw signifi cant playing time in 2013. It’s time to get back to work. Along with Moore and Monteiro, Ian Barbosa started and played in all 22 matches last season, while Gonzalo Orozco started 20 times. Players come and go, especially at two-year stops like San Jacinto Col-lege. But Spooner’s fi rst recruiting class as head coach was a sparkler. He knows what’s possible. “Getting back to na-tionals and bringing back that championship is al-ways the goal,” Spooner said.

“It’s going to be diffi -cult. Always is. But we have some guys who got a taste of it last season and are hungry to start the journey again.” Clearly, Moore and Monteiro are going to be asked to carry the bulk of the scoring load. But op-posing teams are going to mark those two consistent-ly, and others will have to step up. Spooner will wait until the Aug. 1 report date be-fore he fi nalizes the roster, but he feels as though sev-eral freshmen are capable of stepping up. He feels equally con-fi dent about some of the players being brought in to fortify the defense. The midfi eld, where stars Pablo Vasquez and David Perez previously re-sided, will also need to be addressed. As for the nets, Spoon-er has recruited two play-ers from Cy-Falls High School and another player is tranferring in from Dar-ton College. All together, the list of incoming freshmen in-cludes Roberto Diaz Fer-nandez – Madrid, Spain, Doolin O’Toole – Dublin, Ireland, Esteban Reyes – San Marcos, Calif., Jesus Melendrez – San Marcos, Calif., Cristian

Rodriguez – San Marcos, Calif., DeMonte Dudley – Colombus, Ga., Erivaldo Vieira – Baton Rouge, La., Nathan Ariaya – Austin, Fabian Billings – Austin, Saheed Atolagbe – Hous-ton, Prince Ihenacho – Houston, Gavin Ng – Houston, Rami Najeeba – Houston, Angel Cordona – Houston, MarcAnthone Magana – Houston, Jho-nattan Garduno – Hous-ton, Derick Gonzales – Houston and Patrick Dunigan – Houston. “It’s going to have to be a team effort,” Spooner said. Getting 30 goals out of a player like Seoane every year simply isn’t going to happen often for any team. “We have such a big freshman class coming in, and we know it will take a little while for them to get used to the speed of play and style we play at San Jacinto. “But I look forward to getting started with this new group of guys on our goal of winning a national championship.” “It’s an exciting time of the year. We’re focused on getting things going and seeing where our hard work takes us.” The work begins as the calendar turns to August – stay tuned.

Though his team fi n-ished second to Pearland in the 22-5A regular sea-son standings and was subsequently defeated by Deer Park at the area (21-5A versus 22-5A) cham-pionships, Moreno fi rmly believes Dobie is the team to beat this go-around. On the boys’ side, it all starts with senior and four-year letterman Ruben

Betram Nguyen will lend both talent and experience to the top of the Dobie varsity girls’ singles ladder after fi nishing strong as a junior. During the spring season, Betram Nguyen fi nished second at the District 22-5A championships and moved on to regionals.

Triny Tran (left) and Hai Ho return to the Dobie program after excelling at the end of last season. At the spring championships in District 22-5A, the pair combined for second place in girls’ doubles, which resulted in a Region III tour-nament berth.

It’s that time again! Dobie tennis vows to capture 22-5A team championship

SJC soccer reports Aug. 1;team aims at NJCAA redo

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the drill team, cheerlead-ing, mascot and other ar-eas. The football players were allowed to take part in a special two-day con-ditioning camp July 22 and 23, aimed at helping them prepare for what promised to be a very hot start to workouts. As luck would have it, the Houston area is ex-periencing the warmest few weeks of the summer just in time for the start of BAFL action. Wranich says it’s all about being prepared and doing things to prevent heat-related issues from starting. “We’ve told all of the parents the same thing, Don’t wait until the start of practice to hydrate your

Important BAFL Dates

July 26 – First offi cial day of preseason workouts. Ellington Rams will practice from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at Wilson Park in Houston; Sagemont Cowboys will prac-tice from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at El Franco Lee Park, and the Southbelt Dophins will practice from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at Black-hawk Park.July 28 through Aug. 1 – Regular evening practices begin for each of the league’s 16 programs. The sessions will generally run from 6:15 to 7:45 p.m. on weeknights. The Dolphins will shift their weeknight prac-tices to Beverly Hills Park, as in the past.

Former JFD netters invited Aug. 9Will class of 2013 Dobie High School graduate and former No. 1 ranked JFD varsity boys’ sin-gles tennis player Phillip Nguyen show up? Nguy-en, and all former Dobie High School tennis play-ers are invited to com-pete in the Longhorns’ annual exes matches. The event will be held Saturday, Aug. 9, begin-ning at 9 a.m. at Dobie High School. It marks the offi cial start of the team tennis portion of the schedule for the current 2014 group. Do-bie head coach Manuel Moreno Jr. has sched-uled the matches early enough in the month to allow for many college students to come out and play before returning to their studies.

Vargas, the best singles’ player in 22-5A. Elsewhere on the depth chart from 2013, there’s Flavio Castillo and Mi-chael Duron. Others who came onto the scene either in the fall team tennis season or in the spring include Albert Luu, Bao Nguyen, Luis Cabreja and Tommy Le. Betram Nguyen is back

for the Lady Longhorns, and she’ll get assistance from returnees like The-resa Tran, Lada Heng, Hai Ho, Aimee Perez and Triny Tran. Ashley Deveza and Karen Neira, both juniors-to-be, also became a con-sistent doubles duo a sea-son ago, helping to ensure the Lady Longhorns will provide an early lift.

Several of his previous fall team tennis squads have already won district titles and therefore reached the regional level. With the journey to both levels now more diffi cult than ever, Dobie head coach Manuel Moreno Jr. is confi dent his 2014 unit is the one to beat in 22-5A this season.

Dobie varsity football standout Darius Sim-mons (at right) and his varsity football team-mates will begin prepa-ration for the 2014 sea-son Monday, Aug. 11. JFD head coach Jim Phillips requests that all players be on the fi eld and ready to compete by 3 p.m.

“We have such a big freshman class com-

ing in, and we know it will take a little while

for them to get used to the speed of play and

style we play at San Jacinto. But I look for-

ward to getting started with this new group

of guys on our goal of winning a national

championship.” – head coach Ian SpoonerIan Spooner

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THURSDAY, JULY 247 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 infor-mation, or just drop in.

NoonHouston Area Parkinson Society – Free water exer-cise 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.Kirkwood Civic Association meets at the Sagemont Park and Recreation Center on Hughes Road. For more information call Ericka McCrutcheon at 281-989-9990.

7 p.m.Al-Anon (English Speaking) – Provides support for family and friends of alcoholics and addicts. Thursday at 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena, Room 215. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.Alateen – Provides support for teenage children, friends and family members of alcoholics and addicts. Thursday at 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena, Room 212. 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.

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, JULY 257 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 Confer-ence Room. Call 281-487-8787 for information, or drop in.

NoonMoving Forward Women’s Adult Children Anony-mous – 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. in Room 215 at the First United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.

6:30 p.m.Bay Area Genealogical Society – Meets the last Friday of each month at University Baptist Church, 16106 Middlebrook Drive in Clear Lake. Coffee and socializing is at 6:30 and the meeting begins at 7 p.m. For more information, visit www.TxBayAreaGen.org.

7 p.m.Pasadena Little Theatre Young Actors Workshop – performances of Tom Sawyer and The Big Race. July 25 - 27 performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. 4318 Allen-Genoa Road.

SATURDAY, JULY 267:30 a.m.

Alcoholics Anonymous – “Breakfast with Bill” each 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.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 #111. Call 281-487-8787, 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 281-554-5675 or visit www.frontiersquares.com.

7 p.m.Pasadena Little Theatre Young Actors Workshop – Tom Sawyer and The Big Race. July 25 - 27 per-formances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. 4318 Allen-Genoa Road.

7:30 p.m.Pearland Overeaters Anonymous HOW Meeting – Saturdays 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Open discussion. Memorial Hermann Prevention and Recovery PARC, 2245 N. Main St., Suite 2, Pearland 77581. (Located on Hwy 35, just north of Broadway). The group’s primary purpose is to abstain from compulsive overeating and to carry the message of recovery to those who still suffer. Call 713-865-1611 for information, or just drop in.

SUNDAY, JULY 272 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.

3 p.m.Pasadena Little Theatre Young Actors Workshop – Tom Sawyer and The Big Race. July 25 - 27 per-

formances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. 4318 Allen-Genoa Road.

5:30 p.m.Celebrate Recovery – A faith-based 12-Step Program meets every Sunday evening at 5:30 p.m. in the Chapel of the Educational Building at Life Church in Houston at 9900 Almeda Genoa. Call 713-419-2635 for more information or to RSVP for child care.

6:30 p.m.Narcotics Anonymous (NA) – For persons who are try-ing to overcome drug addiction. Sunday at 6:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Fellowship Hall 4. Call 281-487-8787, or drop in.

7 p.m.Alcoholics Anonymous – Candlelight Meeting Sunday at 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena, Cornell Conference Room. 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, JULY 289 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 a.m.Al-Anon Deer Park – Mondays 10 to 11 a.m. Literature Study. In His Presence Fellowship Church, 1202 East P Street, Deer Park. Enter through Fellowship Hall in back of church. Call 409 454-5720 for information, or just drop in.

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5:30 to 7 p.m., for incoming eighth-grade students.

Report 15 minutes early Aug. 5. Bring tennis shoes. Cleats optional.

For more information, call coach Ben Portis at 713-299-0251

Thompson Intermediate Football CampJuly 28-31 (M-TH) at the school

Applicant’s Name:

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Positions: Offense: Defense:

I wish to enroll my child in the 2014 football camp. I understand that neither

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Camp to be held at Thompson Intermediate School

Cost is $25 per student. Please no checks or money orders. Cash only.

Camp hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day for all participants.

Report 15 minutes early July 28 in order to handle registration and other pre-

camp issues. Bring tennis shoes. Cleats optional.

For more information, call coach Doug Sawyer at 713-740-0510

Thompson Lions2014 8B football schedule

Date Opponent

Sept. 9 San Jacinto Tigers

Sept. 15 at Southmore Bulldogs

Sept. 22 at Bondy Patriots

Sept. 29 Jackson Wildcats

Oct. 6 at Beverly Hills Bears

Oct. 13 at Miller Falcons

Oct. 20 Queens Hornets

All games begin at 5 p.m.

Beverly Hills Bears2014 7B football schedule

Date Opponent

Sept. 10 at Bondy Patriots

Sept. 16 Queens Hornets

Sept. 23 at Southmore Bulldogs

Sept. 30 South Houston Indians

Oct. 7 Thompson Lions

Oct. 14 at San Jacinto Tigers

Oct. 21 Park View Cowboys

All games begin at 5 p.m.

Beverly Hills Bears2014 8A football schedule

Date Opponent

Sept. 9 Bondy Patriots

Sept. 15 at Queens Hornets

Sept. 22 Southmore Bulldogs

Sept. 29 at South Houston Indians

Oct. 6 at Thompson Lions

Oct. 13 San Jacinto Tigers

Oct. 20 at Park View Cowboys

All games begin at 5 p.m.

Beverly Hills Bears2014 7A football schedule

Date Opponent

Sept. 10 Bondy Patriots

Sept. 16 at Queens Hornets

Sept. 23 Southmore Bulldogs

Sept. 30 at South Houston Indians

Oct. 7 at Thompson Lions

Oct. 14 San Jacinto Tigers

Oct. 21 at Park View Cowboys

All games begin at 5 p.m.

Thompson Lions2014 7B football schedule

Date Opponent

Sept. 10 San Jacinto Tigers

Sept. 16 at Southmore Bulldogs

Sept. 23 at Bondy Patriots

Sept. 30 Jackson Wildcats

Oct. 7 at Beverly Hills Bears

Oct. 14 at Miller Falcons

Oct. 21 Queens Hornets

All games begin at 5 p.m.

Thompson Lions2014 7A football schedule

Date Opponent

Sept. 10 at San Jacinto Tigers

Sept. 16 Southmore Bulldogs

Sept. 23 Bondy Patriots

Sept. 30 at Jackson Wildcats

Oct. 7 Beverly Hills Bears

Oct. 14 Miller Falcons

Oct. 21 at Queens Hornets

All games begin at 5 p.m.

Beverly Hills Bears2014 8B football schedule

Date Opponent

Sept. 9 at Bondy Patriots

Sept. 15 Queens Hornets

Sept. 22 at Southmore Bulldogs

Sept. 29 South Houston Indians

Oct. 6 Thompson Lions

Oct. 13 at San Jacinto Tigers

Oct. 20 Park View Cowboys

All games begin at 5 p.m.

Thompson Lions2014 8A football schedule

Date Opponent

Sept. 9 at San Jacinto Tigers

Sept. 15 Southmore Bulldogs

Sept. 22 Bondy Patriots

Sept. 29 at Jackson Wildcats

Oct. 6 Beverly Hills Bears

Oct. 13 Miller Falcons

Oct. 20 at Queens Hornets

All games begin at 5 p.m.

Pasadena ISD releasesintermediate schedules Can the Thompson Lions and Beverly Hills Bears re-peat the feat again this sea-son? Will other programs from Bondy, South Houston or perhaps Southmore upset the apple cart? Time will tell, but it’s about time to start thinking about the 2014 intermediate football season in the Pasa-dena Independent School District. In 2013, Beverly Hills and Thompson controlled the action at the seventh-grade level. The seventh-grade A Bears went 6-1 overall, in-cluding 4-0 in Zone A play for fi rst place. Meanwhile, Thompson’s seventh-grade A team went 7-0 overall, obviously win-ning its Zone B crown.

In the championship game in the 7A division, the Lions romped their way to a 30-12 victory, fi nishing the season at 9-0. Beverly Hills ended its season at 7-2 over-all. As for the seventh-grade B division, Thompson won the regular season crown with a 6-0-1 record to win Zone B Beverly Hills did its part, winning Zone A with a 4-2-1 mark. In the champion-ship game, the Bears won the 7B crown with a win over Southmore. So Thompson and Bev-erly Hills should be fi ne in eighth-grade play this sea-son. In seventh-grade play, a new batch of Lions and Bears will get a chance to make their mark.

UIL selects Arlington’s AT&T Stadium as state championship football games host The University Inter-scholastic League is sharing the wealth. The offi cial governing body of extracurricular activities in Texas public schools, the UIL set the rules for almost everything when it comes to athletics. In doing so, the UIL has begun to show several state-

wide locations some love when determining host sites for state-level competitions. The latest winner? AT&T Stadium in Arlington, home of the Dallas Cowboys. At the 2014 Texas High School Coaches Associa-tion Convention and Coach-ing School, UIL offi cials announced that AT&T Sta-

dium, for a second straight season, will play host to each of the Texas high school state championship games. Last season’s Pearland versus Allen champion-ship game in the Class 5A Division I bracket drew more than 54,000 fans, a state record. Over a two-

day period at AT&T, more than 100,000 attended a variety of title games. That was more than enough to help UIL offi cials deem Ar-lington the offi cial spot for 2014 and possibly beyond. Long gone are the days of most of the state cham-pionship competitions making the trek to Austin.

Across the board, various cities are gaining exposure. For 2014-2015, the state championship vol-leyball matches will return to the Curtis Culwell Cen-ter in Garland for a second straight season, and that site will also play host to the state wrestling champion-ships.

Earlier this summer, the UIL announced that all state semifi nal and championship boys’ and girls’ basketball games will be played at the Alamodome in San Antonio for the fi rst time. The spring state ten-nis championships will be contested at Texas A&M University in College Sta-

tion, but the UIL has not yet determined a state champi-onship site for the fall team tennis season. A year ago, New Braunfels played host to those championships. The state baseball cham-pionships will remain both at Dell Diamond and Disch-falk Field in the Austin area. The same goes for the state softball champion-ships, which have for many years played at McCombs Field on the campus of the University of Texas.

Cross-country state meet qualifi ers will return to Old Settlers Park in George-town, and the state’s track and fi eld championships will remain at Mike A. My-ers Stadium on the campus of the University of Texas. UIL offi cials have not yet determined a location for the boys’ and girls’ state soccer championships. In deciding the vari-ous locations for the state championships, UIL offi -cials cited the central Texas

area as a common ground while taking into consider-ation travel constraints for regions involved. NRG Stadium in Hous-ton, home of the Texans, was one of the sites under consideration along with San Antonio’s Alamodome. In picking AT&T Sta-dium, UIL offi cials pointed to travel as a large consider-ation in the process. Most state venues are up for reconsideration each year.

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MONDAY, JULY 2811:30 a.m.

Overeaters Anonymous Deer Park – 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Literature Study. In His Presence Fellowship Church, 1202 East P Street, Deer Park. Enter through Fellowship Hall in back of church. Call 409- 454-5720 for information, or just drop in.

6 p.m.Scrabble Club #511 – Meets every Monday at IHOP at 11222 Fuqua at 6 p.m. Come and improve crossword game playing skills. Call 281-488-2923 for more information.

7 p.m.Friends Helping Friends Grief Support Group – The grief support group “Friends Helping Friends” meets every Monday at Kindred Rehabilitation Hospital, 655 E. Medical Center Blvd. in Webster. Time is 7 - 8:15 p.m. in the staff meeting room. Anyone who has lost a loved one is welcome to attend. The meetings are free. For information, call Betty Bielat at 281-474-3430 or Diana Kawalec at 281-334-1033.

TUESDAY, JULY 297 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.

NoonRotary Club of Pearland – Meets weekly on Tuesdays, noon to 1 p.m., at the Golfcrest Country Club, 2509 Country Club Drive in Pearland. Lunch is served for $15. Variety of interesting speakers. For more information, call 281-900-7257 or visit nalix@texasciti-zensbank.com.

1 p.m.Pasadena Heritage Park and Museum – Exhibits include diora-mas, 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.TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) – TOPS #1530 meets at the Sagemont Park Community Center, 11507 Hughes Road, at 1:30 p.m. For information, call Jeanette Sumrall at 713-946-3713.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.

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. in Room 215 at the First United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.

8 p.m.Alcoholics Anonymous – Alcohol problems? AA meetings are held Tuesdays and Sundays 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, JULY 307 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.

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. in Room 215 at the First United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway. 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 infor-mation. Participants may join at any time as this is an open group.

7 p.m.Bay Area Turning Point Crisis Intervention Center – Confidential domestic violence support group for women meets every week. For information, call 281-338-7600 or visit www.bayareaturning-point.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, JULY 317 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.

NoonHouston 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.

7 p.m.Al-Anon (English Speaking) – Provides support for family and friends of alcoholics and addicts. Thursday at 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena, Room 215. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.Alateen – Provides support for teenage children, friends and fam-ily members of alcoholics and addicts. Thursday at 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena, Room 212. 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.

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More South Belt vacation, parade picturesRidge family takes trip to Galveston on stay-cation

Asher Ridge is buried up to his head in sand on Galveston Beach.

Kirk, Clarissa, Noah, Asher and Fynnlan Ridge enjoying plenty of sweet treats at La King’s Confectionery on The Strand. The Ridge family are residents of Riverstone Ranch. Clarissa Ridge is a teacher in Pasadena ISD, and all three of the Ridge boys currently attend PISD schools. Noah is a sophomre at Dobie, Asher is in the fi fth grade at Melillo and Fynnlan is a fourth-grade student at South Belt. Kirk was recently di-agnosed with several medical conditions; therefore, the family decided to take things easy this year with a stay-cation. The Ridge family rented a beach house, to get out of the house while still being able to keep Kirk comfortable. The family enjoyed the attractions that Galveston has to offer, including the beach, Moody Gardens and Plea-sure Pier. Photos submitted Fynnlan Ridge is

strapped up and pre-pares to zip line at Moody Gardens.

Noah Ridge takes charge of the bumper cars at Pleasure Pier.

Dobie cheerleaders pay tribute to country

J. Frank Dobie High School’s cheerleaders proudly decorated their fl oat in a dazzling red, white and blue and joined the Fourth of July parade to pay tribute to their country. Shown left to right are (front row) Adriana Murillo, Genesis Juarez, Jazmine Howard,

Rebekah Ragain, Laura Ochoa, Adela Alanis, Tahila Nicholson, Hannah Brady, Julia Lohse, (back row) Reagan Razo, Tyra Adams, Rebecca Paredes, Brittany Puente, Trinity Curry, and Megan Cook.

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Sharks have swimming good time

The South Belt Area Swim Team Sharks enjoyed a swimmingly good time during the Fourth of July parade. Those included were, left to right, (in pool) Celeste Dammel, Sebastian Quezada, Alec Dominguez, Kelvin Nguy-en, (back row) Daniel Shaffer, Scotti Brown, Lauryn Ramirez, Felicia Bar-ton, David Cruz and team head coach Bradley Nguyen.

Judge participates in parade

Justice of the Peace Jo Ann Delgado decorated her truck and proudly wore patriotic colors to ride through the Fourth of July parade. She is shown above waving to passersby on the route of the parade.

C & D family, friends enjoy July 4 parade

Friends and family members of C & D Burger Shop set up chairs to watch the parade in front of the shop in the same place as David’s father, Joe Craddock, who founded C & D and operated it until his death last year, always did.

Left to right are Kierra Cook, Myra Rowe, Khloe Rowe, Jill Craddock, Jeff Thompson, David Craddock, Griffi n Craddock, Brent Craddock and John David Craddock (partially shown). Photo by Ellie Flickinger