PISD College Night Nov. 11 Pasadena ISD/Deer Park ISD College Night will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 11, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Deer Park High School South, 710 W. San Augustine St. in Deer Park. Bus transportation will be offered from Dobie to college night. Students need to sign up at the college connection table in the cafeteria during mega lunch for bus transportation.

Jessup carnival, health fair Jessup Elementary will host its annual fall carnival and health fair on Friday, Nov. 7, from 4 to 6:30 p.m. The public is invited to come out and have fun. Also, learn many ways to support good health. All proceeds will go to-ward Jessup Elementary activities funding for fi eld trips and other student events.

Morris fall carnival Nov. 8 Morris Middle School will host its second annual fall carnival Saturday, Nov. 8, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. General admission tickets are $10; tickets for children under 5 are $5. This carnival is a fundraiser benefi ting the orches-tra students at the school. Attractions include a freestanding rock wall, 65-foot obstacle course, bungee run, Velcro wall, moonwalk, pumpkin smash and a variety of carnival games for children of all ages. Last year was the inaugural carnival, and it was a huge success with more than 500 in attendance.

Lariaettes hold garage sale The families of the Dobie Lariaettes will hold a garage sale on Saturday, Nov. 8, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Stuchbery parking lot. Spaces are available for $25. The sale will raise money for the team trip. For details, contact Elizabeth Gonzalez at 281-250-5222.

Frazier carnival Nov. 8 Frazier Elementary will hold a fall carnival on Saturday, Nov. 8. Those who are interested in reserving vendors’ space, contact Maria Arriaga at mararriaga@pasadenaisd.org or at 713-740-0560. The fee for booth space is $40 with electricity, or $35 without.

Burnett seeks festival vendors Burnett Elementary will host its annual fall festival Saturday, Nov. 15, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be games, refreshments, music and a silent auction. Funds raised will enhance student and teacher programs. The festival is seeking vendors to sell crafts, etc. To reserve a booth for $25, or $30 for a booth with electrical access, call Teresa Abel at 713-740-0536.

Knights sell BBQ sandwiches The Knights of Columbus will serve barbe-cue sandwiches, chips and a drink for $6 Sat-urday, Nov. 8, and Sunday, Nov. 9, from 10 a.m. until sold out at St. Luke’s, 11011 Hall. Takeout only. Veterans will be served at no cost. Proceeds benefit the Wounded Warrior Program and priest retirement.

Kirkmont HOA to meet The Kirkmont Association Inc. Section 1 Homeowners Association will meet Wednes-day, Nov. 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the Kirkmont MUD building at 10102 Blackhawk. Meetings are the second Wednesday of each month. All Kirkmont Section 1 residents are wel-come to attend to discuss violation letters and share comments or concerns.

Kirkmont Sect. 3 & 4 meet Kirkmont Section 3 and 4 Community Association will hold its annual meeting on Thursday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. at the Kirkmont MUD Building, 10102 Blackhawk Blvd. All residents are encouraged to attend this meeting. The 2015 annual maintenance fees and deed restrictions will be discussed, and board members will be elected.

Silver Bells fundraiser set Tri-County Republican Women will hold its annual Silver Bells Luncheon & Christmas Shopping Market on Sunday, Nov. 9, at Golfcrest Country Club. Tickets are $40. For more information and tickets, contact Gayle Chapman at 281-485-9585.

Sagemont Civic Club meets The Sagemont Civic Club will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. at the Sagemont Park Community center at Hughes Road and the beltway. Sagemont residents are encouraged to attend to discuss matters of importance to the neighborhood.

Highland Meadow meets The monthly meeting of the Highland Meadow HOA will be held Wednesday, Nov. 12, at 7 p.m. at the Parker Williams Library, 10851 Scarsdale Blvd. Homeowners are en-couraged to attend. Questions prior to the meeting may be directed to Deniece Reyes with C.I.A. Services Inc. at 713-981-9000 or at deniece.reyes@ciaservices.com.

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Voice of Community-Minded People since 1976

Volunteers clean up Sagemont Multiple volunteers, city offi cials and deputies from the Precinct 2 Constable’s offi ce pitched in to beautify the community Saturday, Nov. 1, by participating in the Let’s Spark Sagemont proj-ect. A joint effort between the City of Houston and the Sagemont Civic Club, the event involved cleaning up litter and debris and making land-scape improvements throughout the area. One of the highlights of the project was clean-ing up two area residences that have been aban-doned. See related photos on Page 6A. City crews had cleaned a vacant property in the 11400 block of Sagehollow at an earlier date, while volunteers cleaned one Saturday in the 11300 block of Sageoak.

Community leaders at the event said plans are being made to foreclose on the homes and others like it to get the properties back on the tax rolls. The aforementioned Sageoak home, abandoned following the death of the owner, currently has back taxes in excess of $50,000. Residents with information about an aban-doned property in the area that might be a can-didate for foreclosure are asked to contact the Leader at 281-481-5656 or mynews@south beltleader.com. Organizers of the project are planning similar events in the near future and hope to have a larger turnout, as less than 10 volunteers (one actually from the Sagemeadow subdivision) participated, despite weeks of promotion.

• Construction of Intermediate School No. 11 (Riverstone Ranch Area) • Construction of Elementary School No. 36 (near Minnesota and Almeda Genoa Road) • Replacement campuses for: Mae Smythe, L. F. Smith and Pomeroy • New technology (expansion of 1-to-1 tech-nology initiative and network/infrastructure up-dates) • Facility management The board approved the 2014 bond pack-age based on a recommendation by the Future Facilities Committee, comprising parents and community members who engaged in conversa-tions with the board, staff and community since September 2013. The 2014 bond issue addresses needs identifi ed by the FFC in the 2011 bond that had to be removed from the earlier bond package because of cost. Lewis said the master facilities plan slated in the $175.5 million bond package was mainly

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General, special election results talliedcent of voters were in favor of the measure. Superintendent of Schools Kirk Lewis said the resounding backing of the bond refl ects com-munity support of the district’s needs. “This is an investment that will yield positive results for our students, staff and the communi-ty,” Lewis said. “We are incredibly thankful for the voters and everyone involved for being sup-portive to the very end. We look forward to the next chapter.” The schoolhouse bond will allow PISD to move forward with the facilities construction plan at no tax-rate increase. The plan includes: • Dobie High School ninth-grade campus • Rayburn High School Early College High School wing • South Houston High School Early College High School wing • Renovations to Memorial High School for an Early College High School program • Career and Technical High School expan-sion wing addition

The results are in from the Nov. 4 general and special elections, with anti-Obama sentiment leading to massive Republican gains nationwide. In the race to fi ll the state District 129 seat being vacated by longtime Rep. John Davis, Republican Dennis Paul easily defeated Democrat John Gay. Paul received 68 percent of the vote (26,384 total votes) to Gay’s 32 percent (12,519 total votes). In the contest for the U.S. House District 22 seat, incumbent Pete Olson will maintain his position, handily defeating Democrat Frank Briscoe and Libertarian candidate Rob Lapham. Olson received 67 percent of the vote (100,780 total votes), while Briscoe received 32 percent

(47,789 votes) and Lapham received 1.9 percent (2,861 votes). Despite running unopposed for the Precinct 2, Place 2 justice of the peace position, following a legal battle with the Harris County Republican Party, incumbent George Risner received 21,157 votes.

PISD bond Voters approved the Pasadena Independent School District’s $175.5 million bond issue to provide three replacement campuses, three new campuses, program-based campus additions and renovations and new technology. According to Harris County reports, 74 per-

Thousands attend Grace eventBy James Bolen

Thousands fl ocked to Grace Community Church Nov. 2, for its I Stand Sunday event to protest Mayor Annise Parker’s now-withdrawn plan to subpoena the sermons of local pastors who opposed the controversial Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO). Estimates place the crowd at between 6,000 and 7,000, with tens of thousands more watching a live stream of the event online. Guest speakers included former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, Alan and Phil Robertson of Duck Dynasty, Fox News Radio host Todd Starnes, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins and the Rev. Ed Young of Second Baptist Church Houston. Video presentations from conservative politicians such as Rick San-torum and Ted Cruz were also shown. The ordinance, aimed at curbing discrimina-tion against gay and transgender residents, was signed into law by Parker, who is openly gay, last May. Opponents of the measure, which included multiple area pastors, collected more than 50,000 signatures to force a repeal referendum on the Nov. 4 ballot, but city offi cials deemed more than

half of the petition names invalid due to legal is-sues, effectively postponing the vote. Opponents subsequently fi led a suit with the city challenging the removal of the signatures, prompting the city to initially request the related sermons, before later backing off the demand. Several speakers at the event felt the city’s ac-tions had threatened religious freedom. “By God’s great and mighty hand, our faith once again remains free,” Cruz said via satel-lite. “But these threats are ever-present. They are coming from every direction, and we must re-main vigilant. If we speak with resounding voice and if we stand for religious liberty, the truth will prevail. Out of the rubble, we will restore the faith that is the rock of this nation.” Other speakers took a somewhat lighter ap-proach. “For all you ladies in Texas ... when you’re seated in your restroom, putting on your Maybel-line – when I need to take a leak, I’m not going there,” said Phil Robertson, referring to HERO’s transgender bathroom rights component. Despite the city’s withdrawal of the subpoe-nas, the lawsuit is moving forward. The trial is scheduled to begin Jan. 19.

Garza runs in first race since attack Dog attack victim and avid runner Monica Garza recently returned to the track, participating in the Pearland Area Running Club’s annual 10K Monster Dash in Silverlake. Family and friends gathered at the fi nish line to cheer Garza on as she fi nished the race with an offi cial time of 1:03:40. “The weather was perfect, and I was greeted with a host of family and friends at the fi nish line,” Garza said. “As I crossed the fi nish line, my emotions took over, and the tears started fl owing. I am so proud of myself for making a comeback, and I am thankful for all of my loved

ones who came out to cheer me on.” Charles Jordan, whom Garza credits for sav-ing her life, and his wife Sharon were also in at-tendance. “I am so incredibly grateful they were able to be there and see me fi nish my race,” Garza said. “It is because of them that I was able to race at all.” Garza was attacked by two pit bulls on March 5 while jogging on the hike and bike trail near Blackhawk. She suffered 52 lacerations in the at-tack and has since undergone multiple surgeries and hundreds of hours of physical therapy.

Hellyer speaks on state of San Jac By James Bolen San Jacinto College Chancellor Brenda Hellyer spoke to a crowd of elected offi cials and industry leaders Friday, Oct. 31, on the current state of the school. Notable attendees included representatives from the offi ces of Sen. John Cornyn, Sen. Ted Cruz, state Sen. Larry Taylor, state Rep. Ed Thompson, state Rep. Mary Ann Perez, Harris County Judge Ed Emmett, Harris County Com-missioner El Franco Lee, Houston City Council Member Dave Martin, Harris County Precinct 8 Constable Phil Sandlin, Harris County Precinct 2 Constable Chris Diaz, Harris County Tax Asses-sor-Collector Mike Sullivan and Pearland Mayor Tom Reid. Hellyer stressed the importance of working closely with local industry. “Whether you want to call it good fortune or good location, San Jacinto College is at the hub of the industries that drive the Houston econo-my,” Hellyer said. “We partner with NASA’s spacefl ight program, the Houston medical center

– one of the world’s largest medical centers, and the Port of Houston – the nation’s busiest seaport for foreign trade.” One particular San Jac program involved re-certifying NASA engineers when talks of layoffs arose following the retirement of the shuttle pro-gram. “We have a long history of getting training grants related to NASA and its contractors,” Hellyer said. “One that I was most excited about was from the Texas Workforce Commission to help retrain NASA engineers who may have been laid off due to the discontinuation of the shuttle program. Through this grant, we were able to create the Aerospace Transition Center and offer free courses to engineers so they could retrain for oil and gas careers and fi nd employ-ment in that expanding industry.” Hellyer explained that the allied health and science building in which the meeting was held is a state-of-the-art facility aimed at preparing students to enter the medical fi eld.

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Police investigate Sagemeadow shooting Houston Police are investigating a shooting that took place Wednesday, Oct. 29, in the 10800 block of Sagemeadow that sent the victim to the hospital in critical condition. According to police, the 33-year-old male vic-tim was returning home with a friend around 11 p.m. when he was approached in his driveway by an unknown male, who shot him several times. A witness said the shooter then fl ed the scene in a vehicle driven by a second person who was

waiting on Hall Road. The vehicle was described as a four-door Mercury or Buick. There is no known motive in the case, but po-lice said narcotics were found at the scene. The victim is expected to survive. Anyone with any information about this case is urged to contact HPDs’ Major Assaults Unit at 713-308-3600 or Houston Crimestoppers at 713-222-TIPS (8477).

Motorcyclist dies in Fuqua crash A motorcyclist was killed in an accident Sat-urday, Nov. 1, in the 9000 block of Fuqua at Clearwood Crossing. Raul Aguirre, 19, was pronounced dead at the scene. According to police, Aguirre was traveling west on Fuqua at a high rate of speed around 8 p.m. when an eastbound silver Chevy HHR

turned in front of him, making a left-hand turn north near Clearwood Crossing. Aguirre struck the vehicle head on and died on impact, police said. The driver of the HHR, a 23-year-old woman, was questioned and released without charges. Police said alcohol was not a factor in the ac-cident.

Garza, back on track

Monica Garza (Back row, right) recently returned to the race track, participating in the Pearland Area Running Club’s annual 10K Monster Dash. The event marked the fi rst time Garza has raced since a March 5 pit bull attack nearly left her without the use of her legs. Shown above supporting Garza at the race are her husband, Randy Garza, her daughter Savannah, 11, and son Max, 7.

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Republican Dennis Paul handily defeated Democrat John Gay in the race to fi ll the state District 129 seat being vacated by longtime Rep. John Davis, receiving 68 percent of the vote to Gay’s 32 percent. An engineer by trade, Paul has lived in Dis-trict 129 for 26 years and has owned a small business in District 129 for 12 years. He is pictured to the left cele-brating with his wife Eliza at his campaign headquarters Tuesday night.

Photo by Marie Flickinger

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Local library events setParker Williams Branch

The following events are scheduled for the Parker Williams Branch Library, 10851 Scarsdale Blvd., Nov. 6 through Nov. 12. Movie Madness will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6. Celebrate Thanksgiving with Charlie Brown. Rated G. Preschool storytime is held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesdays, and toddler storytime is at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday. 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. For information on programs and events, call 281-484-2036.

Bracewell Branch Library Bracewell Neighborhood Library, 9002 Kingspoint, recently listed its programs for Nov. 6 through Nov. 12. Thursdays – Computer Basics at 2 p.m.; Internet Basics at 3:30 p.m.; Basic PowerPoint at 5 p.m.; and Spanish Computer Basics 1 at 6:15 p.m. On Saturday, Nov. 8, Citizenship classes are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. The free course is designed to guide particpants through the naturalization process, and preparation for the interview. The Bracewell Branch Library will be closed on Tuesday, Nov. 11, in honor of Veterans Day. Wednesdays – Baby/Toddler Storytime is at 10:30 a.m. followed by Baby/Toddler Playtime at 11 a.m.; Computer Basics at 3:15 p.m.; and Internet Basics at 4:30 p.m. For information on programs, call the Bracewell Branch Library at 832-393-2580.

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New Covenant tutorials New Covenant Christian Church, 10603 Blackhawk, offers tutorials to students in fi rst through 12th grade in the South Belt area on Wednesdays. Tutorials will be from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. For information, call 281-484-4230.

Shackleton’s dad remembered Happy Birthday Daddy! If my dad were still here he would be 100 years old today! Lt. Col. Stephen K. Paw-loski, USMC, was born Nov. 4, 1914 and passed away at the age of 81 in Houston in 1996. He was an awesome Dad and a war hero in the Marine Corps. He enlisted in 1934 and retired in 1964...wow 30 years! He was awarded a Silver Star and Purple Heart (Guadalcanal), Bronze Star (Korea), among other commendations. I have saved his sword, formal uniforms, and proudly dis-play his medals in a shadow box. I even have the faded green uniform shirt he wore in the battle of Guadalcanal when he carried a wounded Marine while my dad

was also wounded...the bullet holes are in the sleeve as the bullet went through his arm. I have lots of photos, some dated on back. His photos from Iwo Jima were in his footlocker that was stolen when he returned to the USA after that battle, so I don’t have those. I was born while he was in Korea and he got his letter about me 3 months after I arrived, along with his promotion to Major! Among his other accolades he was a wonderful single dad to his teen daughter (me)...that was unheard of in the 1960s. He became a Deputy Sheriff in San Diego, CA after the Marines, and eventually became the Best Grandpa to my sons. Thank you Dad for your love and service to our Nation, and your family! I miss you every day. And Happy Birthday to the Ma-rine Corps on Nov. 10th. Mary Lou Shackleton

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Tax-Aide volunteers sought Each year from Feb. 1 through April 15, Houston-area AARP Tax-Aide volunteers help about 50,000 low-in-come and over-60 taxpayers. For the 2015 tax season, volunteers are needed now for two four-hour shifts week-ly as a Tax-Aide tax counselor, greeter, technology coor-dinator or administrator. Training will be provided in January at Clear Lake-area churches. Speakers of Spanish and English are especially needed. Learn more and sign up at www.aarp.org/tavolun teer8 (English only).

St. Luke’s seeks donations Social Services at St. Luke’s Catholic Church is con-ducting a food drive for their Thanksgiving program. Nonperishable foods and gift cards are needed as well as toiletries and paper goods. Bring donations to the church, except the gift cards, which should be brought to the church office at 11011 Hall Road. All donations are great-ly appreciated. For additional information, call the church at 281-481-6816.

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Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital Director of Physician Resources Rebecca Lilley (left) ac-cepted the Excellence through Insight award for overall physician satisfaction from HealthStream CEO Robert A. Frist Jr. Photo submitted

Memorial Hermann South-east Hospital was recently recognized with the Excel-lence through Insight award for overall physician satis-faction by HealthStream, Inc. Memorial Hermann South-east was awarded this honor for its commitment to excel-lence in medical staff satis-faction with a physician sat-isfaction score in the 98th percentile for 2013. “Memorial Hermann Southeast is distinguished by its high caliber, talented phy-sicians and medical staff, its comprehensive and innova-tive health care services, and its long history of responding to the needs of our communi-ty,” said Memorial Hermann Southeast Chief Executive

Officer Erin S. Asprec. To qualify for an award, a hospital must have been a medical staff satisfaction cli-ent of HealthStream in 2013, scored in the 75th percentile or higher, and conducted a minimum of 50 physician surveys. Memorial Hermann Southeast was chosen for receiving the highest ratings in medical staff satisfaction from among HealthStream’s clients, as well as for exceed-ing industry standards. “We applaud Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospi-tal’s high-level commitment to excellence in health care, and are pleased to recognize their achievement through our presentation of an Ex- cellence through Insight award,” said HealthStream

CEO Robert A. Frist, Jr. HealthStream is an orga-nization dedicated to improv-ing patient outcomes through the development of health care organizations’ greatest asset: their people. Its suite of software-as-a-service solutions are used by health care employees in the U.S. for training and learning management, talent manage-ment, performance assess-ment, credentialing, and managing simulation-based training programs. More than half of the nation’s hospitals – representing approximately 3.85 million health care pro-fessionals – have chosen HealthStream’s platform of products and solutions. “With a true belief in our mission and values, 125 phy-sicians and 61 employees have worked at Memorial Hermann Southeast for at least 20 years; more than 320 employees have worked here for at least five,” said Director of Physician Resources Rebecca Lilley. “That is a solid testament to our convic-tion that if we take good care of employees and physicians, they are better equipped, involved, and willing to take that extra step to elevate patient care.” Memorial Hermann South-east has been recognized by The Joint Commission as a top performer on Key Quality Metrics in 2013, ranked by CareChex as one of the top 10 hospitals for orthopedic care in 2014, and presented the Texas Health Care Quality Improvement Gold Award for excellent, high quality care among patients with acute myocardial infarc-tion, heart failure, pneumo-nia, and surgical care.

James Loren Layne, 60, former longtime South Belt resident, died on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014, in Dimebox, Texas. He was the owner of a welding repair business. Layne is preceded in death by his father, Robert Layne, and brother David Layne. Suvivors include his wife, Debbie Ann Layne; children Jamie Robert Layne, Chris-tina Leann Karsten (Jacob Karsten), Jared Reed Layne and Heather Marie Layne; grandchildren Seth Layne, Paige Karsten, Hailee Karsten, Bailey Lane, McKayla Kar-sten and Zeric Jones; his moth-er, Maxine Layne; and siblings Cora Blankanship, Clayton Hardman, Robin Layne, Tim Layne (Josie Layne) and John Layne. Graveside services were held Monday, Nov. 3, 2014, at 1:30 p.m. at Houston Na-tional Cemetery in Houston.

Joseph Daniel Beagen, 81, died in Houston on Oct. 29, 2014. He was born on June 30, 1933, in Elizabeth, N.J. Beagen served in the U.S. Navy. He lived in the Houston area for more than 50 years, 38 of those in the South Belt area, and he retired after 42 years of service with AT&T. He was of Catholic faith. He is preceded in death by his parents, Owen and Marie Beagen, and six of his nine siblings. Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Ruth Ann Be-agen; children: Linda Hud-gens and husband Stephen, Bonnie Aronson, Debbie Lilley, Corinne Bernal, Laura Cole and husband Clint, Ruth Ann Pecot and partner Di-anna Escamilla, and Daniel Joseph Beagen and partner Raul Asoy; 10 grandchil-dren; 15 great-grandchildren; brothers Peter and Michael; and sister Kate. The funeral service was held on Monday, Nov. 3, 2014, at noon, at Crowder Funeral Home in Pearland with Bill Cole offi ciating. In-terment followed at Houston National Cemetery. Memorial donations may be sent to the Wounded War-riors project at www.wound edwarrior project.org.

Donald Lee Angle, 66, longtime South Belt resident, died Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014, under the care of Vitas Hos-pice and Vosswood Nursing Center in Houston, follow-ing a lengthy illness. He was born Dec. 1, 1947, in Nacog-

Dobie presents Grease Nov. 20-22 J. Frank Dobie Fine Arts Department will present Grease Nov. 20-22 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 23 at 2 p.m. in the school auditorium. Tickets are $10 at the door. Call 713-340-0370, ext. 04245, to purchase tickets in advance.

Gail Elizabeth Rogers

Gail Elizabeth Rogers, 73, died on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014. She was born on July 29, 1941, to James Oliver and Lucy Elizabeth Burns of Groves, Texas. She was a for-mer South Belt area resident. After graduating from school, she married and moved to Houston. She worked in retail sales at Foley’s for 21 years and retired as an assis-tant store manager to take care of her grandchildren. Rogers enjoyed many hobbies including paint-ing, calligraphy, planting fl owers, cooking, traveling, and spending time with her friends. Her strongest attri-bute was her love for her fam-ily and friends. She is survived by her husband, Victor Rogers of Pearland; son Steve Rogers and wife Yvette of Pearland; daughter Susan Ehlinger and husband Kevin of Houston;

Nominations sought for Pasadena ISD Distinguished Alumnus The Pasadena Independent School District is accepting nominations for the Pasadena ISD’s Distinguished Alumnus Award for 2015. The award recognizes a Pasadena ISD alumnus who has made significant contri-butions to society and whose accomplishments and career have brought credit to Pasa-dena and Pasadena ISD. Nominees must demon-strate a commitment to the educational, social, spiritual and personal growth of the young people of our commu-nity through volunteer efforts in Pasadena schools or any youth-related organization. They must also live or work within the boundaries of the school district. The Distinguished Alum-nus Award will be presented at a special reception in the spring. A bronze plaque will be dedicated at the reception and placed at the front entrance to the Administration Building. Those wishing to submit a nomination should return a completed form along with any supporting documenta-tion such as newspaper clip-pings or resumes by Dec. 5, 2014. A nomination form can be accessed from the home page of the Pasadena ISD website at www1.pasadenaisd.org.

Forms can also be obtained by calling 713-740-0187. Nominations may be sub-mitted to Renea Ivy, associ-ate superintendent for com-munications and community relations, Pasadena ISD, 1515 Cherrybrook Lane, Pasadena, TX 77502. For additional information, call 713-740-0247. Past recipients of the Distinguished Alumnus Award are: 2014 Calvin Powitzky, Pasadena High School – Class of 1964; 2013 – Dr. John Morgan, Pasadena High School – Class of 1959; 2012 – Dr. Frank Young, Pasadena High School – Class of 1958; 2011 – Dr. Mike McKinney, Sam Rayburn High School – Class of 1969; 2010 – Rick Schriever, Sam Rayburn High School – Class of 1973; 2009 – Dr. Byron Tapley, Pasadena High School – Class of 1951; 2008 – James R. Smith, South Houston High School – Class of 1960; 2007 – Dr. Carlton Horbelt, Pasadena High School – Class of 1973; 2006 – Dr. Mary Campbell-Fox, Dobie High School – Class of 1976; 2005 – J. Michael Solar, Sam Rayburn High School – Class of 1971; and 2004 – Dr. Paul Zanowiak, South Houston High School – Class of 1965.

Patricia Mary Belan

Patricia Mary “Tricia” Belan, 52, died peacefully in her sleep at her home in Ruckersville, Va., on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014. She was born in Perth Amboy, N.J., on June 27, 1962. She was a former South Belt area resident. Belan was preceded in death by her father, John An-drew Belan. Survivors include her mother, Levenia Mary Be-lan; four sisters: Catherine Belan (Howard Marshburn), Mary Belan Doggett (David), Andrea Mary Belan Fischer (Darrell), and Jeanette Mary Belan; her aunt, Cynthia Fitzgerald Turner (Alan) and uncle Royce Fitzgerald (Bar-bara) in Australia; many Aus-tralian and American nieces and nephews, including Mor-gan Mary, Emily Anna, Em-ily Kathryn, Mary Margaret and Paisley Rae. Belan was a band mem-ber and honor graduate of Friendswood High School. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in literature and psy-chology from the University of Houston-Clear Lake. In addition to her love of liter-ature, she loved to sing, not only with her sisters, Mary and Andrea, in the St. Ber-nadette’s choir and at home around the family piano, but with the Catholic students at UVA when she moved to Vir-ginia. During her years in Vir-ginia, Belan was active in several theater groups, in-cluding Four County Players, as an actress, crew member, lighting technician, graph-ic designer, and director. As an original member of the singing and dance group Love SPIRIT, she performed at nursing homes and liv-ing facilities from 2001 to 2014. She was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Church

throughout her time in Vir-ginia, singing with the folk group and Lifeteen Band and sharing her talents giving vo-cal lessons to several of the high school students. A vigil was held Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, at 7 p.m. and a funeral Mass was held Mon-day, Nov. 3, at 11 a.m., both in the chapel at Mary Queen Catholic Church in Friends-wood. Interment followed at Mount Olivet Catholic Cem-etery. A memorial service cel-ebrating Belan’s life will be held Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014, at 7 p.m. at Four County Players theater located in Barbours-ville, Va.

White Elephant Sale Nov. 7-8 A White Elephant Sale will be held at the Sagemont Park Townhouses, 11601 Sabo, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 7 and Nov. 8, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Coffee with State Rep. Bonnen The League City Chamber of Commerce will host Coffee with State Rep. Dr. Greg Bonnen on Wednesday, Nov. 19, from 9 to 10 a.m. at Butler’s Courtyard, 122 Michigan Ave. in League City. This event is open to all League City Chamber of Commerce and the general public. Bonnen will speak in regards to the security of U.S. borders. Reservations can be made at www.leaguecitychamber or by calling 281-338-7339.

Jean B. Jones

Jean B. Jones, 81, long-time South Belt resident, died Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014. She was born on Jan. 13, 1933, in Kurtain, Texas, and raised in Bryan, Texas. She graduated from high school with high honors and was a member of the National Honor Society. She was a civil service em-ployee for more than 30 years. Jones is preceded in death by her father, Rufus Batten; mother Jessie Lee Batten; sisters Doris Soape, Dorothy Bownds, Ruth Sokal and Ha-zel McMillon; brother Carl-ton Batten; son Mark Jones; granddaughter Kimberley Asher; and grandson Austin Jones. Survivors include her daughter, Sheryl Asher of La Porte; son Kevin and Sa-bine Jones of Sagemont; and daughter-in-law Kellie Jones of Alvin; sisters Mary and Lloyd Simpson of Locust, N.C., and Catherine and Rob-ert Alter of Bryan; brother Ronald and Jackie Batten of South Park, Fla.; and sister-in-law Jere Batten of Sugar Land, Texas; grandchildren: Alicia Asher and Aaron Gen-tile, Christy and Chris Jones, Kevin D. Jones and Jessica Jones; great-grandchildren Korah, Ethan and Andrey Jones and Xander Gentile. Services will be held at Niday Funeral Home with graveside services at Forest Park East. The Rev. Emory Gadd will offi ciate. Pall bear-ers will be Kevin D. Jones, John Allison, Avery Hoggard, Chris Jones, Aaron Gentile and Dustin Vic.

doches, Texas, to Marvin G. and Pauline Angle, who pre-ceded him in death. Angle served in the U.S. Air Force and was employed by Texas Air National Guard from which he retired. He was also a member of Harris County Beekeepers Associa-tion, serving as president for the 10 years prior to his pro-longed hospitalization. Survivors include his sister, Delphine Dodd of Houston; brother Joe Angle and wife Judy of Jackson-ville, Texas; nieces Rebecca Hixson and husband Grant of Houston, Tamara Hitt and husband Shawn of College Station, Katherine Wood and husband John of Inman, S.C., and Mary Claire Angle of Cincinnati, Ohio; nephews Don Dodd and Bobby Dodd and wife Beth of San Anto-nio, and John Harrison Angle of Seattle, Wash; and many friends and colleagues. A service celebrating An-gle’s life was held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014, at Niday Funeral Home – Beamer Chapel. Interment followed in Nacogdoches County on CR 929 off Highway 204 in Linn Flat Cemetery. The cemetery is near Angle’s favorite land on which he loved to hunt.

sister Janis Ballard and hus-band Billy of Kemah; grand-daughters Nicole Rogers and Renee Rogers of Pearland; and grandsons Ryan Ehlinger and Sean Ehlinger of Houston. The funeral service cel-ebrating Rogers’ life was held at Niday Funeral Home – Beamer Chapel. Interment followed at Galveston Me-morial Park in Hitchcock.

Church sells turkey dinners Genoa United Methodist Church is currently taking orders for its annual turkey dinner. Orders received by Monday, Nov. 17, will be delivered on Friday, Nov. 21, at a designated time. Saturday, Nov. 22, will be dine-in or pick-up at the church on 12501 Palmsprings. Each dinner includes turkey, dressing, gravy, cranberry sauce, mashed sweet potatoes, green beans, roll and cake. Plates are $8 for adults, and $5 for child.

Continued from Page 1Afueled by rapid growth in Pasadena in recent years and will provide facilities and programs for future growth. “The bond will ensure en-rollment relief at existing high schools to address crowding due to new housing develop-ments in the district,” Lewis said. “Now, we can replace some of our oldest campuses so we can make sure our stu-dents are learning in the best environment we can provide.” The largest part of the bond called for $60.5 million to build replacement cam-puses for Mae Smythe, L. F. Smith and Pomeroy elemen-tary schools to address roof-

ing and infrastructure limita-tions and classroom space. The $54.45 million seg-ment of the bond will fund renovations and additions to each high school campus. This includes the addition of a Dobie ninth-grade cam-pus, additional classroom space to accommodate an additional 200 students at the Career and Technical High School, and renovations to the remaining high schools providing extra space for an Early College High School program. An estimated $46.1 mil-lion will be used for con-struction on the new campus-es, Elementary No. 36, which

will serve the Almeda-Genoa area of Houston and Inter-mediate No. 11, which will serve the Riverstone Ranch subdivision. Another $12 million will go toward expanding the dis-trict’s 1-to-1 laptop technol-ogy initiative and equipment across the district. The remaining $2.5 mil-lion is planned for a facilities management team to assist in the construction of the bond projects. Now that the bond has passed, construction planning and scheduling are in the be-ginning phase. Look for more information in the following weeks.

SJC meeting . . .Continued from Page 1A “Facilities like this allow our faculty to combine tech-nology, lab simulations and classroom instruction into an amazing teaching and learn-ing experience,” Hellyer said. “On each of our three cam-puses, we have built similar science buildings where the labs and work spaces repli-cate the kinds of facilities that our students will see when they enter the workforce. Our challenge is making sure that our facilities are up to date as technology changes and there are advances in the sciences, medical treatment and diag-nosis.” The chancellor noted the average student age has now dropped to 23.5 years. “We continue to see our average age getting lower, which is due to increases in

dual credit and early college high school enrollments,” Hellyer said. “This fall, we are up approximately 900 un-der-the-age-of-17 students. Also for this fall, we saw reductions in our non-tradi-tional enrollment (those over 22), which may link with the low unemployment in this re-gion.” Hellyer closed by say-ing the state of the college, as well as its future, could be summed up by the word “success.” “We are meeting the needs of today and preparing to meet the challenges of the fu-ture,” Hellyer said. “I hope it is now very clear to you that the state of San Jacinto Col-lege is all about success. That is student success, communi-ty success and business and industry partner success.”

Fire safety at Atkinson

Houston Fire Department Senior Capt. Charles Sala-zar (left) and kindergartener Kevin Umana are shown during Atkinson Elementary’s Fire Safety Month. Salazar was at the school to speak to the kindergarten and fi rst-grade classes about fi re safety. He often comes to volunteer at the school in one capacity or another.

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Stuchbery students win bicycles

Stuchbery Elementary students recently par-ticipated in the Pasadena Lions Club Walk for Sight. All students raising money were entered in a drawing for two brand-new bikes. Pictured,

from Shirley Young’s second-grade class, are the winning students: Joelle Jagdeo (left) and Jaylon Lasker (right) with their bikes, and Stuchbery PE coach Kevin Albert. Photo submitted

Dobie High School students pictured were recog-nized at the Pasadena Independent School Dis-trict board meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 28, for being awarded AP Scholar with Distinction. The award is based upon students passing multiple AP exams

Dobie students earn AP Scholar awards

with a score of 3 or higher. Pictured are, left to right, Juan Reyes, Adolfo Gracia, Vincent Gonza-lez, Jacob Little, Mohammad Shobaki and Princi-pal Franklin Moses. Photo submitted

PISD students named AP National Scholars At Pasadena Independent School District’s October board meeting, more than 20 students were honored for their academic excellence and exceptional achievement on college-level Advanced Placement Program Exams.

Districtwide, 230 students have earned the designation of AP Scholar, AP Scholar with Honor, AP Scholar with Distinction and AP National Scholar by the College Board. Five Pasadena ISD stu-

dents were named AP National Scholars. These stu-dents took a combined total of 61 AP exams over two years and earned qualifying scores on each of them. The AP National Scholars are Eduardo Montero of Sam

Rayburn High School, Roberto Rosas of Pasadena Memorial High School, Pedro Reyes of Pasadena High School, and Tony Ly and Tuan Phan of J. Frank Dobie High School. Students from each of

Pasadena ISD’s five high schools were also named AP Scholars of Distinction and Honor. AP Scholars of Honor must take a minimum of three AP exams and score three or higher on a five-point scale. The AP Scholars of Honor present at the meeting were: Jaime Garcia and David Escalera of Pasadena High School; Jonlee Alvaro of Pasadena Memorial High School; Steven Moncrief and Dillon Nassour of Sam Rayburn High School; and Diego Medina and Karen Perez of South Houston High School. AP Scholars of Distinction must take a minimum of five AP exams earning a score of 3.5 or higher on a five-point scale. The AP Scholars of Dis-tinction present at the meet-ing were: Juan Reyes, Adolfo Gracia, Vincent Gonzales, William Little and Moham-mad Shobaki of J. Frank Dobie High School; Alicia Olivo of Sam Rayburn High School; and Arlen Suarez of South Houston High School. “We are very proud of these students and the suc-cess they have already achieved as seniors in high school,” Kirk Lewis, superin-tendent of schools, said. “It’s important to celebrate their academic excellence and show others what comes from hard work.”

Melillo Middle School lists first 9-weeks rolls Melillo Middle School recently named its first nine-weeks honor roll students for the 2014-15 school year.

Fifth gradeHonor roll

Nadine Ahmed, Montserrat Alba, Keegan Ashworth, Andre Barrientos, Morgan Bishop, Kendall Brown, Amy Cao, Ricky Cao, Alainna Car-denas, Joshua Carter, Colton Chahayed, Alani Chapa, Lydia Chicas, Thomas Cypert, Di Dao, William Dao, Lucinda Davis and Nayely Faz. Kaden Fernandez, Jessica Flores, Sierra Frost, Giovanna Garza, Timothy Giang, Emily Gonzalez, Shawn Green, Dahira Gutierrez, Hassan Gutierrez, Hailey Henderson, David Hernandez, Katelyn Hernandez, Annie Herrera-Welchez, Vinh Hoang, Hailey Jolivette and Alexis Kamal. Jaidyn Kelley, Rosa Lare-

do, Deven Lendsey, Kevin Lewis, Larry Lopez, Mircea Marinescu, Lexi Martinez, Alex Mateo, Crystal Mejia, Matthew Mendiola, Avry Munoz, Xavier Musquiz, Brian Nguyen, Grace Nguyen, Kelly Nguyen, Kim Nguyen and Aram Nichols. Abigail Ortiz, Isabella Padilla, Jeremiah Palma, Jan Perlera, Jason Pham, Alejan-dro Ramos, Alexandra Ramos, Asher Ridge, Adrian Rios, Joseph Rios, Vanessa Rocha, Lisette Rodriguez, Megan Rodriguez, Micah Ruth, Christopher Salinas, Haley Salinas and Ryan Saxton. Rickey Schreier, Noah Scott, Kal Self, Metzli Silva, Sam Simmons, Kielee Snook, Kyle Stokes, Brooklyn Thomp-son, Brianna Toro, Trinity Tucker, Genessis Valtierra, Melanie Velazquez, Karina Del Villar, Emilio Villarreal

and Paul Vu.Sixth gradeHonor roll

Gail Aflalo, Maliah Akhter, Anna Allen, Anabella Amaro, Anthonie Amboree, Maryam Badr, Aliyah Barreiro, Joseph Batres, Annaya Belton, Kait-lyn Bess, Jason Betancourt, Seth Braddick, Maxine Brown, Laura Bustamante, Jose Cabrera, Renata Cadena and Matthew Campos. Grace Castaneda, Carson Cervantes, Sarah Charles, Ian Cisneros, David Corte, Emily Cortez, Kiana Cosco, Jacob Cruz, Danny Dang, Marshall Dang, Zachary Dehoyos, Desirey Delara, Jacob Dela-rosa, Isabella Delgado, Laura Diaz, Vinh Diep and Jared Dorantes-Adame. Abby Duron, Drake Esco-bedo, Christian Flores, Jacob Flores, Krystal Flores, Joshua Gamez, Braden Gant, Alex-

ander Garcia, Joseph Garcia, Alonso Garza, Brissa Garza, Madison Gates, Megan Godeke, David Gomez, Roy Gomez, Enrique Gonzales and Alayna Gonzalez. Anthony Gracias, Gabriel Granados, Aixa Guerra, Ericka Hay, Christopher Her-nandez, Francisco Hernandez, Douglas Hill, Christina Hoang, Ethan Hughes, Chloe Jackson, Jonathan Jackson, Johana Jasso, Casey Junkin, Makayla Karkosky, Mikayla Lagos and Thao Lam. Vanessa Lam, Jonathan Landers, Brooklynn Lathan, Tony Le, Evelyn Lien, Nathan Lopez, Sandy Lu, Kenny Ly, Adrian Martinez, Gerardo Martinez, Joscelin Martinez, Jose Martinez, Erin Maslonka, Kyle McDonald, Nathaly Me- jia, Alejandro Melendez, Des-iree Miller and Janah Naser. Jonathan Neira, Lucas

Ngueyn, Trishta Ngueyn, Alan Nguyen, Albert Nguyen, Bruce Nguyen, Duy Nguyen, Harrison Nguyen, Henry Nguyen, Nhi Nguyen, Celeste Ortiz, Corban Parker, Nallely Pena, Hailey Perez, Jacob Perez, Kevin Pham, Mary Pham and Jordan Promise. Morgan Pytka, Abigail Ramirez, Jordan Reed, Austin Rhoden, Mia Ridge, Denise Rodriguez, Evan Rodriguez, Jacob Rodriguez, Fidel Rueda, Celeste Salazar, Jada Sawyer, Madeline Schwausch, Marisa Soto, Arianna Soza and Kendall Spafford. Gillyanne Spencer, Madelyn Spray, Christina Suarez, Eric To, Alyssa Toro, Jose Torres, Lili Tran, Julie Trinh, Jaeden Tyler, Michael Vega, Madylin Vela, Joseph Vu, Zachary Wallace, Alise Williams, Razzmon Williams and Emma Zapata.

San Jacinto College offers new certification course for pharmacists, pharmacy techs The San Jacinto College Continuing and Professional Development division will offer a new course to train pharmacists and pharmacy technicians on the topic of sterile product preparation and aseptic technique. The sterile compounding and IV certification course will take place on Nov. 7, 8, and 15 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the college’s South campus. Students will learn to apply pharmaceutical and medical terminology and abbreviations used in pro-cessing medication orders and sterile product labels. They will demonstrate proce-

dures and techniques consis-tent with United States Pharmacopeia standards, which include the dosage cal-culations required for sterile product preparation and safe handling and preparation of hazardous drugs. Most health system phar-macy settings require IV-cer-tification or prior experience for employment consider-ation. This State Board of Pharmacy training meets the requirements for IV-certified pharmacy technicians and pharmacists. Cost of the sterile com-pounding and IV certification course is $475. The testing

fee for the certification exam is included in the cost of the course. The San Jacinto Col-lege South campus is located

at 13735 Beamer Road. To register, call 281-669-4702 or 281-998-6150, ext. 3597.

San Jacinto College leads statewide committees on WECM review and POS development San Jacinto College re- cently received two Carl D. Perkins grants from the U.S. Department of Education and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, focus-ing on Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) maintenance and Programs of Study (POS) development. The WECM maintenance grant will fund two work-shops in 2014 and 2015 that will review the currency of the business management and administration, finance, marketing, and sales and ser-vices career clusters. San Jacinto College will lead this year’s WECM maintenance workshops as part of a com-mittee of career and technical administrators from commu-nity colleges across Texas. Since 1998, WECM has not only reshaped the way career and technology cours-es are written and approved in Texas, but also served as the database to link all com-

munity and technical college programs to all secondary career and technical educa-tion (CTE) programs, as well as courses offered by Work Force Solutions, which are funded by the Federal Work-force Investment Act. The WECM database of courses must be reviewed and revised by updating the content of the courses, add-ing new courses, and archiving courses to assure currency to all stakeholders. All WECM courses are sub-ject to review by career clus-ter every four years. These workshops ensure that all the common learning outcomes of the selected CTE programs align with the current require-ments set forth by the Texas Higher Education Coordi-nating Board. By delving into the fine details of the courses’ learn-ing outcomes, along with feedback from individual program advisory commit-

tees, the WECM review instructional specialists (fac-ulty) can make changes to the curriculum where necessary; in some cases, even sooner than the four-year cycle. “Certain programs that are heavily based on technology may have ‘triggers’ we’ll need to convene about prior to the four-year mark,” said Jeffrey Parks, San Jacinto College dean of business and technology. “These triggers are emerging trends in that particular industry that re- quire immediate assessment so that the instructional spe-cialists can revise the state-wide courses in the WECM database to reflect the current trends in that field.” Together with other state-wide leaders in workforce education, the college will also lead the steering com-mittee for the Programs of Study: Strategic Alignment grant. The committee will develop a statewide common

curriculum for technical dis-ciplines that will align and sustain the previous work completed as part of the AchieveTexas project and other programs of study cur-riculum alignment projects. AchieveTexas was designed to prepare secondary students for a lifetime of success by preparing them for postsec-ondary opportunities, career preparation and advance-ment, meaningful work, and active citizenship. The goal of the Programs of Study: Strategic Alignment project is to have well-de-fined career pathways that will shorten the time to degree completion for Texas community college students. The committee will devel-op a strategic plan with five key points: to promote pro-gram of study curriculum pathway projects; maintain and sustain alignment with Texas Education Agency’s AchieveTexas project; inte-

grate programs of studies into CTE programs and aca-demics; align the program of study development process with the efforts of other state agencies – such as the Texas Skills Standards Board; and coordinate future work with the P-16 initiative. “The Programs of Study: Strategic Alignment project depicts a shift in how we define a career pathway,” said Parks. “Ultimately, it will benefit students by having easier transfer pathways within the state of Texas. If they start their program here and have to transfer to anoth-er two-year college, they can pick up where they left off. Employers will benefit from these common pathways because when they hire their employees, they will have the same learning outcomes and skillsets across the board, rather than having applicants proficient in only certain areas. Employers have stated in our advisory committees that training beyond second-ary education is vital, and these post-secondary pro-grams of study pathways really show that pendulum shift of the success that’s out there when it comes to an associate degree versus a four-year degree.”

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Beverly Hills Intermediate Bears of the Month for September are, left to right, (front row) Darianna Glenn, Marcela Arango, Destiny Alvarez, Tanner Vega, (back row) Ashley Tsikis, Donna Nguyen,

Karen Arguelles, Lidarian Carter, Jorge Zamu-dio and Victor Deleon Jr. Not pictured are Tiffani Nedd and Lilvy Dao. Photo submitted

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35 years ago ( 1979) Hundreds of local resi-dents, politicians and other dignitaries turned out for rib-bon-cutting ceremonies at the Texas Commerce Bank-South Belt. Lisa Lybarger, Jeff Bran-nen, Teri McKown, Erin Kennedy and Kaye Miller were chosen citizens of the week at Stuchbery Elementary.

30 years ago (1984) Longtime Thompson Inter-mediate band director Jimmy Foster returned to Pasadena after a brief teaching stint at Grapeland High School. The Sagemont Civic Club members decided to draft a

honor in the UIL competition. PISD Principal Nancy Te-ichelman was named District 4 TEPSAN of the year by the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association. The Southeast Volunteer Fire Department received a $100,102 grant through the Assistance to Firefi ghters Grant Program. The money was used to upgrade the department’s communication system.

5 years ago (2009) The results from the Nov. 3 City of Houston and state elec-tions were tallied. The mayoral race to replace term-limited Bill White headed to a Dec. 12 runoff between Houston City Controller Annise Parker and former City Attorney Gene Locke. Incumbent Mike Sullivan maintained his District E City Council seat, handily defeating challenger Phillip “Wayne” Garrison II. A joint task force raided a home in the 9200 block of Majave Cove Court in Riverstone Ranch after Colo-rado authorities alleged the homeowner had attempted to solicit a minor online. Kent Thomas Johnson, 53, was arrested on charges of online child solicitation and posses-sion of child pornography. A search of Johnson’s home yielded a hard drive with sev-eral pornographic images of children. Harris County Judge Ed Emmett spoke at a lunch-eon sponsored by the South Belt-Ellington Chamber of Commerce. The one-time state representative spoke on a num-ber of items but focused pri-marily on transportation and infrastructure issues affecting the county’s future. Dobie celebrated its annu-al homecoming football game at Newcomb Field playing against the Sam Rayburn Texans. Yancy Moreno was crowned queen and Irving Garza was king. Dobie won the game 34-14.

1 year ago (2013) Votes from the Nov. 5 gen-eral election were tallied, with few surprises. In the race for

letter to the city of Houston opposing the extension of any road in Sagemont through to Scarsdale Boulevard.

25 years ago (1989) Beverly Hills Intermediate celebrated its 25th anniversary. South Belt area voters ap-proved a $45 million Clear Creek ISD bond.

20 years ago (1994) A record number of voters resoundingly defeated all fi ve bond propositions by nearly a two-to-one margin in the Clear Creek Independent School District referendum. Nearly a quarter of a mil-lion dollars’ worth of new parking lot lighting was being installed at Almeda Mall. Area resident Elida Perez, a bilingual teacher at Bonner Elementary, was named one of six Guiding Stars elementary teachers in the Houston/Gal-veston area.

15 years ago (1999) Police charged Leonard Sutton II with murder in the death of Patric Thomas, 21. Mika and Dusty Rogers were grand champion win-ners in the Pasadena Livestock Show and Rodeo.

10 years ago (2004) Voters approved the $299.86 million bond with about 64.5 percent of the vote. Rep. Tom DeLay won re-elec-tion to his 11th term. Local elected offi cials Sen. Mario Gallegos, Constable Gary Freeman, Sen. Mike Jackson, Rep. Robert Talton, Judge Jo Ann Delgado and Commis-sioner El Franco Lee also won re-election. A Weber Elementary School bus driver was assault-ed by a parent after she would not release the parent’s chil-dren to him. After the bus driv-er explained that she must de-posit children at their assigned stops, the parent physically attacked her by hitting her in the chest. The Dobie High School band took Sweepstakes honors at the Region 19 University Interscholastic League march-ing contest. The Sweepstakes honor is the highest possible

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BARTONS CELEBRATE BIRTH David and Debra Barton of Pearland are the proud parents of a beautiful baby boy, Blake James Barton, born Oct. 14 at 7:55 a.m., weighing 6 pounds, 3 ounces, and 19 inches long. Grandparents Mike and Karen Barton of Sagemont Park and Jimmy and Janis Wright of Kirkmont are proud as peacocks. Also sharing the joy are uncle and aunt Scott and Kesha Wright of Pearland. Blake shares the same birthday as big brother Jackson Barton, who turned 3 on Oct. 14.

SWEET 16TH BIRTHDAY FOR REBECCA Rebecca Paredes celebrated her sweet 16th birthday Oct. 30. Best wishes are sent to Rebecca from dad and mom, Sam and Cynthia Paredes, and siblings Samantha, Sammy Jr. Paredes and Rigoberto Vargas Melgoza.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RIGOBERTO Wishes for a wonderful birthday are sent to Rigoberto Vargas Melgoza who celebrates his 20th birthday Nov. 6, from the Paredes family, Sam, Cynthia, Sammy Jr. and Rebecca Paredes.

CALLING ALL AVENGERS! Happy 6th birthday to Armando Leandro Garcia on Nov. 11 from parents Toni and Ar- mando Garcia. Also helping celebrate his birth-day are maternal grandparents Sandra and Enrique Mendoza, paternal grandparents Silvia and Juan Garcia, great-grandparents Antonia Calbillo and Raul and Petra Moreno, and aunts, uncles and cousins.

SCHOOL DAZE

The following personnel and staff members of the Pasadena Independent School District cele-brate birthdays Nov. 6 through Nov. 12.

Burnett Elementary Gloria Solis is wished a happy birthday Nov. 8.

Bush Elementary Wishes for a happy birthday are sent to Aimee Ingalls Nov. 8.

Frazier Elementary Greetings for a wonderful birthday are sent to Natalie Ladanyi Nov. 8.

Meador Elementary Nov. 8 is the day for a double-layer cake for Kari Keown and Tina Caudill. Enjoying a birth-day Nov. 10 is Janet Flores. Moore Elementary Cindy Gunter celebrates a birthday Nov. 6.

South Belt Elementary Blow out the birthday candles for Chelsey Law Nov. 9.

Melillo Middle School Birthday greetings are sent to Kayne Schafroth Nov. 10.

Beverly Hills Intermediate A birthday wish is sent to Marsha Fuller Nov. 7. Greetings for a wonderful birthday are sent to Janet Hatch Nov. 11. Marking a birthday Nov. 12 is Catherine Smith.

Thompson Intermediate On Nov. 7, blow out the birthday candles for VeAnn Richards and Emily Cruz. Celebrating a birthday Nov. 8 is Gina Gibson.

Dobie High Miguel Serna marks a birthday Nov. 6. Wishes for a happy birthday are sent to Rhonda Dover, Monique Jackson, Michael Johnson, Tonie Noise and Charles Washington Nov. 7. A dou-ble birthday is celebrated by Jasmine Hooker and Stephen Sutton Nov. 8. Lori Alexander is wished a happy birthday Nov. 9. The day for a party for Eula Comfort is Nov. 10. Blow out the candles on a double layer cake for Norma Gamino and Schuyler Morris Nov. 11.

FACEBOOK FRIENDS CELEBRATE BIRTHDAYS

The Leader sends happy birthday wishes to its Facebook friends who celebrate a birthday this week: Saturday Nov. 8: Karen Swearengin, Matt Laas, Gina Ramirez-Salinas and Chris Lee; Sunday, Nov. 9: Shea Bookout, Tom Halata, Frank Sandoval, Raul-Lisa Rodriguez and Patricia Overby; Monday, Nov. 10: Ernie Hinesley, Kevin Aguilar and John Gentry; Tuesday, Nov. 11: Kristi Donaho, Eleetra Meierhoff, Sandy Nichols, Charles Griffi ths, Oliver Meili and Rodney Gersteman; and Wednesday, Nov. 12: Mark DeVries, Janie Clark and Robin Zacks Grosso.

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Escort of the Week

The Dobie High School Lariaette Escort of the Week for Sept. 29 through Oct. 3 is junior Kevin Willis. He is the son of Barry Willis and Yamillette Vargas.

Houston mayor, incumbent Annise Parker maintained her position. The contest to fi ll the City of Houston District D City Council seat held by term-limited Wanda Adams headed to a Dec. 14 runoff between Dwight Boykins and Georgia D. Provost. At-Large Position 1 incumbent Stephen C. Costello maintained his seat, easily defeating chal-lenger Mike “Griff” Griffi n. The At-Large Position 2 race headed to a runoff, with in-cumbent Andrew C. Burks Jr. being challenged by David Robinson. In the At-Large Position 3 race to fi ll the seat vacated by the term-limited Melissa Noriega, the fi eld of six candidates was narrowed to two, with Michael Kubosh and Roy Morales headed to a runoff. In the At-Large Posi-tion 4 race, incumbent C.O. “Brad” Bradford easily won. At-Large Position 5 incum-bent Jack Christie maintained his seat. Houston District E City Council Member Dave Martin maintained his seat, as he ran unchallenged. According to police, a 14-year-old Dobie freshman was walking on Hall Road at Sagebluff to the bus stop fi ve blocks away from her house with her 17-year-old sister at roughly 6:20 a.m. when she was hit by a silver Nis-san Murano. Conditions were dark and rainy, and the driver reportedly didn’t see the girl, who was wearing dark cloth-ing. The student suffered lac-erations to her kidney and liver and also a concussion. She was transported to Memorial Her-mann Southeast Hospital, then transferred to Children’s Me-morial Hermann Hospital. She was released Saturday. The 17-year-old was not injured. The child’s mother said the lack of sidewalks along Hall Road was partially to blame for the accident, as the child was forced to walk in the road-way, as the side of the street was puddled with rainwater. The driver was not ticketed. The Harris County Precinct 2 Constable’s offi ce described

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Lions Club meeting set The Houston Space City Lions Club will meet Tuesday, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m. at the Golden Corral, 12500 Gulf Freeway. For more information, call George Malone at 281-438-7243.

South Belt Elementary lists 1st 9-weeks rolls South Belt Elementary recently released its first nine-weeks rolls for the 2014-2015 school year. Students earning status are:

KindergartenMath Whiz

Andy Aceves, Aaida Akhtar, Gabriella Aleman, Ayan Alijafri, Olivia Antoine, Ibrahim Asif, Hayden Austin, Jordan Bernard, Kaci-Lynn Bernard, Connor Braden, Kolton Brod, Lyiah Campbell, Savannah Castillo, Mariya Colbert, Anthony Col-lazo and Caden Corwin. Rhiley Craig, Jeremiah DeBoise, Donald Edwards, Delilah Evans, Macy Figueroa, Aniyah Fulton, Kareli Garza, Matthew Gaynor, Nathan Gay-tan, Vivian Hang, Aven Hilario-Ruiz, Nolan Hua, Anthony Jennings, Hayden Limas and Aidan Limbeck. Audrey Lopez, Armando Martinez, Daniel Martinez, Morgan Momie, Katelinh Moore, Evan Mora, Dylan Mo- winkel, Derrick Myers, Zainab Naveed, Andrew Nguyen, Hayly Nguyen, Justin Nguyen, Nicho-las Nguyen, Courtlyn Nicole, Sujina Pandit and Jaelynn Perez. Matthew Perez, Jonny Pham, Vihaan Prakash, Aubree Rod-riguez, Nolan Rogers, Kateline Salinas, Christiane Simpson, Persephone Soria, Evan Taylor, Krystal Thomas, Jadyn Vallado-Cantu, Faith Vazquez, Jetziel Velasquez, Angelina Vu and Jyles Washington.

Language Art Star Andy Aceves, Aaida Akhtar, Gabriella Aleman, Ayan Alijafri, Olivia Antoine, Ibrahim Asif, Hayden Austin, Jordan Bernard, Kaci-Lynn Bernard, Kolton Brod, Lyiah Campbell, Savan-nah Castillo, Mariya Colbert, Anthony Collazo, Caden Cor-

win, Rhiley Craig and Jeremiah DeBoise andAnahi Echeverria. Donald Edwards, Delilah Evans, Macy Figueroa, Aniyah Fulton, Ayden Garza, Matthew Gaynor, Nathan Gaytan, Marcos Gonzalez, Vivian Hang, Lea Herrera, Aven Hilario-Ruiz, Alexia Hoang, La’Riah Hous-ton, Nolan Hua, Anthony Jennings, Sheyla Le, Hayden Limas and Aidan Limbeck. Audrey Lopez, Armando Martinez, Dylan Mohwinkel, Morgan Momie, Katelinh Moore, Evan Mora, Zamira Mosley, Derrick Myers, Zainab Naveed, Andrew Nguyen, Justin Nguyen, Nicholas Nguyen, Courtlyn Nicole, Sujina Pandit, Jaelynn Perez, Matthew Perez, Jonny Pham, Vihaan Prakash and Damien Ram. Aubree Rodriguez, Nolan Rogers, Sofia Rosales, Kateline Salinas, Abby Sanchez, Carlos Sanchez, Christiane Simpson, Persephone Soria, Marissa Tavera, Evan Taylor, Kayla Thomas, Krystal Thomas, Jadyn Vallado-Cantu, Faith Vazquez, Jetziel Velasquez, Angelina Vu and Jyles Washington.

Perfect attendance Aaida Akhtar, Lyiah Camp-bell, Mariya Colbert, Cadin Corwin, Donald Edwards, Deli-lah Evans, Macy Figueroa, Nathan Gaytan, Lea Herrera, Anthony Jennings, Hayden Limas, Aidan Limbeck, Audrey Lopez, Armando Martinez, Dylan Mohwinkel, Morgan Momie and Evan Mora. Zainab Naveed, Andrew Nguyen, Justin Nguyen, Nich-olas Nguyen, Matthew Perez, Jonny Pham, Aubree Rodriguez, Nolan Rogers, Carlos Sanchez, Christiane Simpson, Persephone Soria, Marissa Tavera, Evan Taylor, Krystal Thomas, Jadyn

Vallado-Cantu, Faith Vazquez and Angelina Vu.

Good Citizen Ibrahim Asif, Jordan Ber-nard, Vivian Hang, Anthony Jennings, Audrey Lopez, Daniel Martinez, Morgan Momie, Andrew Nguyen, Jaelynn Perez and Jetziel Velasquez.

First gradeAll Star Readers

Shawn Armstrong, Joshua Arredondo, Kendall Ashworth, Ivan Ayala, Kaila Baltzell, Haris Bhatti, Cadence Braden, Akira Brual, Kylie Campos, Andres Cavazos, Jakeida Cervantes, Alonzo Chapman, Macy Coop-er, Kenzie Fernandez, Bianca Flores-Pineda and Andre Foster. Arath Garcia, Jocelyn Gar-cia, Alexandria Garza, Mia Bella Garza, Cedric Gillespie, Evalyna Gonzales, Ryleigh Gonzalez, Michael Granger, Austin Harless, Brandon Heintschel, Audrina Hernandez, Vi Huynh, Layla Jack, Carolyn Jaramillo and Michael Knight. Michael Komi, Alex Le, Jason Leahman, Gilbert Loehr, Sarah Massey, Auriana Mata, Jessica Moise, Madison Moore, Lauren Moorer, Jawad Naser, Bao Ngo, Daniel Nguyen, Haley Nguyen, Jennifer Nguyen and Michelle Nguyen. Minh Nguyen, Brendan Parrish, Ethan Perez, Kinotsu Ploucha, Krystal Pryor, Tai Robinson, Zion Rojas, Jaiden Schneider, Joycelyn Sims, An- thony Taylor, Jalen Tran, Andrea Valdez, Asha Varghese, Kyle Vo and Thu Vo.

Math Wizards Avri Akin, Shawn Arm-strong, Kendall Ashworth, Ivan Ayala, Kaila Baltzell, Haris Bhatti, Cadence Braden, Akira Brual, Kylie Campos, Jakeida Cervantes, Alonzo Chapman,

Ja’Niya Coleman, Macy Coop-er, Nathan Doyal, Arath Garcia and Joycelyn Garcia. Mia Bella Garza, Evalyna Gonzales, Michael Granger, Austin Harless, Brandon Heint-schel, Vi Huynh, Layla Jack, Michael Knight, Michael Komi, Alex Le, Gilbert Loehr, Sarah Massey, Morgan McGee, Jes-sica Moise, Bao Ngo and Daniel Nguyen. Haley Nguyen, Jennifer Nguyen, Minh Nguyen, Bren-dan Parrish, Ethan Perez, Max Perez, Quanel Pouncy, Gia Rodriguez, Zion Rojas, Joyce-lyn Sims, Camryn Smith, Jalen Tran, Andrea Valdez, Asha Varghese, Kyle Vo and Thu Vo.

Perfect attendance Julian Acevedo, Anthony Agirre, Kendall Ashworth, De- metria Benard, Anthony Cancel, Jakeida Cervantes, Ja’Niya Coleman, Carlos Delgado, Rob-ert Delgado, Daisy Evans, Kenzie Fernandez, Bianca Flores-Pineda, Arath Garcia, Mia Bella Garza, Cedric Gil-lespie, Emily Golenko and Evalyna Gonzales. Lance Heath, Audrina Her-nandez, Ava Hernandez, London Herrera, Vi Huynh, Layla Jack, Sheyanne Kellen, Michael Komi, Alex Le, Javieah Lewis, Gilbert Loehr, Santiago Lopez, Jesse Marfil, Sarah Massey, Mia Mata, Morgan McGee, Joel Mendoza, Jessica Moise, Mad-ison Moore, Ayden Munoz, Jawad Naser and Bao Ngo. Daniel Nguyen, Haley Nguyen, Jennifer Nguyen, Mi- chelle Nguyen, Minh Nguyen, Luciano Padilla, Brendan Par-rish, Chloe Perez, Ethan Perez, Juliana Perez, Max Perez, Kinotsu Ploucha, Gia Rodri-guez, Joycelyn Sims, Camryn Smith, Asha Varghese, Joseph

Vivier, Kyle Vo and Thu Vo.Good Citizen

Jakeida Cervantes, Lilliana Delara, Jocelyn Garcia, Mia Bella Garza, Austin Harless, Jesse Marfil, Sarah Massey, Ayden Munoz, Juliana Perez, Giovani Ramirez, Camryn Smith, Jalen Tran and Joseph Vivier.

Principal’s Award Julian Acevedo, Anthony Agirre, Avri Akin, Shawn Armstrong, Joshua Arredondo, Kendall Ashworth, Ivan Ayala, Kaila Baltzell, Demetria Benard, Paige Bernard, Cadence Braden, Akira Brual, Kylie Campos, Anthony Cancel, Shellby Cates, Jakeida Cervan-tes, Macy Cooper, Leslie Costa, Lilliana Delara, Nathan Doyal and Daisy Evans. Andre Foster, Ava Fuller, Arath Garcia, Jocelyn Garcia, Alexandria Garza, Mia Bella Garza, Cedric Gillespie, Emily Golenko, Evalyna Gonzales, Austin Harless, Lance Heath, Audrina Hernandez, Ava Her-nandez, London Herrera, Vi Huynh, Layla Jack, Carolyn Jaramillo, Sheyanne Kellen, Michael Komi and Zyha Lam. Alex Le, Gilbert Loehr, Santiago Lopez, Jesse Marfil, Andre Martinez, Felipe Martinez, Sarah Massey, Andrea Mata, Liliana Mata, Mia Mata, Morgan McGee, Jessica Moise, Madison Moore, Lauren Moorer, Ayden Munoz, Jawad Naser, Bao Ngo, Haley Nguyen and Jennifer Nguyen. Michelle Nguyen, Minh Nguyen, Chloe Nunez, Brendan Parrish, Juliana Perez, Kinotsu Ploucha, Gia Rodriguez, Zion Rojas, Oscar Salinas, Barbara Senegal, Donovan Serna, Cam-ryn Smith, Jalen Tran, Andrea

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Bay Area Singles Dance Nov. 8

The Bay Area Singles Club monthly dance will be held Saturday, Nov. 8, from 7 to 10:30 p.m. at the VFW Lodge, Post 6378, at 5204 Highway 3 in Dickinson. Bring party snacks to share. Cost is $7 for members and $9 for nonmembers. For more information, call 409-948-1156 or 281-484-4762.

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Lozano, Henson engaged

Trevor Henson and Alyssa Lozano announce their engagement and upcom-ing marriage. The bride and groom are both 2009 graduates of J. Frank Do-bie High School. The bride-to-be is the daughter of longtime Sagemont res-idents Lionel and Deadra Lozano. She is currently working on a bachelor’s degree in marketing at the University of Houston Downtown and is working at Texas Children’s Pediatrics. The prospective groom is the son of Melissa Ruiz, Jesse Henson and Eric Ruiz. He is working toward a bachelor’s de-gree in electrical engineering and works at Houston Communications Inc. The couple plan to reside in Sugar Land after a late-November wedding in Brookshire, Texas.

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Second gradeHonor roll

Jonathan Alexander, Nathan Borjas, Stephanie Bui, Vyvy Do, Yazmine Gonzalez, Jerry Ibarra, Maher Kothiya, Jacob Lam, Priscilla Martinez, Ken-edy Massie, Ben Mitchell, Josiah Pena, Madison Puente, Andrew Ullman, Suzeth Velas-quez and Karis Williams.

Merit roll A’nyia Beasley, Nathan Bui, Aniya Flemming, Emily Hernandez, Chaz Jenkins, Jake Joslin, Nathan Le, Natalie Martinez, Vanessa Moreno, Narayah Morris, Hope Ortiz, Caleb Padilla, Jabez Palma, Justin Salazar, Sebastian Sand-ers, Jason Ta, Nolan Tran, Ryan White and Leah Zermeno.

Perfect attendance Evangeline Adam, Lorena Adams, Jonathan Alexander, Jacob Alvarado, Aundrea Ames-cua, Owen Barr, Anyia Beasley, Mercedes Borjas, Nathan Borjas, Nathan Bui, Stepahnie Bui, Fayth Conroy, Gyzelle Delgado, Vyvy Do, Evan Fernandez and Oziel Fuentes. Michala Garcia, Yazmine Gonzalez, Emily Hernandez, Yohanni Houston, Jerry Ibarra, Chaz Jenkins, Heidy Kamh, Jacob Lam, Devaski Lane, Andy Le, Nathan Le, Ximena Leal, Keyavieah Lewis, Lianna Lumpkin, Priscilla Martinez and Kenedy Massie. Brenden Miles, Melanie Mireles, Vanessa Moreno, Zakryia Myers, Abriana Neco, Hope Ortiz, Caleb Padilla, Niko Paelez, Jabez Palma, Emily Parrish, Julianne Pham, Madison Puente, Charlotte Rairick, Lilli Ramirez and Aubrey Reynolds. Julian Salazar, Juliana Sal-azar, Justin Salazar, Ketlia Sanchez, Sebastian Sanders, Victoria Soliz, Celissa Steans, Jasmine Sunga, Jason Ta, Olivia Tamez, Nolan tran, Andrew Ullman, Isaiah Vivier, Sophia Vu, Carter Wright and Leah Zermeno.

Good Citizen Jacob Alvarado, Owen Barr, A’nyia Beasley, Tatiana Luna, Priscilla Martinez, Elijah Perez, Julian Salazar, Ketlia Sanchez, Jasmine Sunga, Jason Ta, Suzeth Velasquez and Ryan White.

Principal’s Award Evangeline Adam, Lorena Adams, Jonathan Alexander, Jacob Alvarado, Leovanni Alvarez, Rolando Ambriz, Aun-drea Amescua, A’nyia Beasley, Mercedes Borjas, Nathan Bor-jas, Nathan Bui, Stephanie Bui, Sandra Cano, Chloe Carrizal and Chase Chambers. Michael Collins, Fayth Con-roy, Ava Cosse, Gyzelle Del-gado, Vyvy Do, Natalie Espi-nosa, Evan Fernandez, Aniya Flemming, Andrew Flores, Ozzie Fuentes, Michala Garcia, Brianna Garza, Lauren Garza, Jayla Gonzalez, Yazmine Gon-zalez and Dhelayla Hernandez. Emily Hernandez, Yohanni Houston, Jerry Ibarra, Chaz Jenkins, Jake Joslin, Heidy Kamh, Maher Kothiya, Jacob

Lam, Donovon Lampkin, Devaski Lane, Joshua Lastik, Nathan Le, Keyavieah Lewis, Jaylan Lopez, Lianna Lumpkin and Tatiana Luna. Natalie Martinez, Priscilla Martinez, Kenedy Massie, Julian Melchor, Brenden Miles, Melanie Mireles, Ben Mitchell, Kayden Montez, Vamessa Moreno, Narayah Morris, Zakryia Myers, Abriana Neco, Devin Oatis, Ava Ojeda, Hope Ortiz, Caleb Padilla, Felicity Padilla and Jabez Palma. Emily Parrish, Niko Pelaez, Josiah Pena, Elijah Perez, Julianne Pham, Nathanael Pinon, Madison Punete, Char-lotte Rairick, Dominic Ram, Lilli Ramierez, Nathaniel Ramirez, Aubrey Reynolds, Julian Salazar, Juliana Salazar, Justin Salazar, Ketlia Sanchez and Vashti Sanchez. Sebastian Sanders, Khloie Snook, Victoria Soliz, Celissa Steans, Jasmine Sunga, Jason Ta, Ruby Tabarez, Olivia Ta- mez, Sadrick Sean Terrell, Andrew Ullman, Suzeth Velas-quez, Isaiah Vivier, Megan Vu, Sophia Vu, Theodore Washing-ton, Ryan White, Karis Wil-liams, Lilll Williams, Carter Wright and Leah Zermeno.

Third gradeHonor roll

Cienna Adam, Imaad Ali, Di Dao, Zoe Espinoza, Mcklaus Garcia, Antonio Hernandez, Avery Jones, Rachael Le, Natalia Marin, Ashley Martinez, Roselynn Molina, Michael Montano, Mary Grace Peleka-moyo, Gustavo Salinas, Aliyah Sanchez, Malcolm Sherwood and Mathew Vu.

Merit roll Jill Canales, Devin Garza, Lydia Golenko, Ricardo Gomez, Quynh Ky, Adrian Miles, An Ngo, Kailee Nguyen, Ayah Palomares, Isabella Ritchey, Kaylee Ruiz, Calleigh Walker and Stephen Wiggins.

Perfect attendance Cienna Adam, Imaad Ali, Aaron Aquilar, Julian Arredon-do, Furquan Awan, Trae Bernal, Raine Boyette, Omar Brigance, Kayden Campos, Jill Canales, Rocky Castillo, Angel Cavazos, Heli Contreras, Austin Corwin, Di Dao, Alaina Delcambre and Vivian Duong. Terrion Elphage, Zoe Espi-noza, Izabel Fernandez, Ariana Garza, Lydia Golenko, Angelina Gonzalez, Antonio Hernandez, Lillian Herte, Marcus Jack, Aidan Johnson, Makayla John-son, Avery Jones, Quynh Ky and Santos Magana. Ashley Martinez, Melissa Martinez, Hailey Mendiola, Adrian Miles, Roselynn Molina, Michael Montano, Aileen Munoz-Valero, Kevin Navarro, An Ngo, Kailee Nguyen, Troy Nguyen, Ayah Palomares, Patrick Perez and Kevin Pino. Haley Precella, Dasia Ram, Eduardo Reynero and Mandi-lynn Riley, Isabella Ritchey, Kaylee Ruiz, Gustavo Salinas, Aliyah Sanchez, Malcolm Sher-wood, Juliana Tavera, Mathew Vu, Hannah White and Stephen Wiggins.

Good Citizen Rocky Castillo, Austin Cor-win, Izabel Fernandez, Maddy Hernandez, Rachael Le, Mayte

Marfil, Eduardo Reynero, Favian Tamez, Juliana Tavera and Ian Thomas.

Principal’s Award Cienna Adam, Aaron Agui-lar, Jacob Aguirre, Imaad Ali, Jawad Arif, Julian Arredondo, Trae Bernal, Day’Lan Boone, Kayden Campos, Jill Canales, Rocky Castillo, Angel Cavozos, Heli Contreras, Austin Corwin, Amyaih Cotton, Di Dao, Haley DeHoyos and Vivian Duong. Terrion Elphage, Zoe Espi-noza, Izabel Fernandez, Amaris Flores, Torie Fox, McKlaus Garcia, Ariana Garza, Devin Garza, Lydia Golenko, Ricardo Gomez, Angelina Gonzalez, Jah’Jon Hawkins, Antonio Her-nandez, Maddy Hernandez, Lil-lian Herte and Tyler Hudgens. Marcus Jack, Aidan Johnson, Makayla Johnson, Megan John-son, Avery Jones, Colten Keys, Quynh Ky, Rachael Le, Kyla Lobo, Mayte Marfil, Natalia Marin, Ashley Martinez, Jorge Martinez, Melissa Martinez, Madeline Medina, Hailey Men-diola and Adrian Miles. Roselynn Molina, Michael Montano, Aileen Munoz-Valero, Kevin Navarro, An Ngo, Kailee Nguyen, Joseph Ortiz-Ramirez, Victoria Ortiz-Ramirez, Ayah Palomares,

Trinity Parker, Mary Grace Pelekamoyo, Jackie Peralta, Patrick Perez, Haley Precella and Dasia Ram. Eduardo Reynero, Mandi-lynn Riley, Isabella Ritchey, Chase Robinson, Kaylee Ruiz, Melania Salazar, Gustavo Sali-nas, Aliyah Sanchez, Malcolm Sherwood, Favian Tamez, Juli-ana Tavera, Caleb Thomas, Ian Thomas, Mai Vo, Iveen Vu, Mathew Vu, Calleigh Walker, Hannah White and Stephen Wiggins.

Fourth gradeHonor roll

Michael Alvarez, Rabab Asif, Saad Bhatti, Jeleesia Brackett, Colin Dang, Noah Garcia, Justice Johnson, Connor Mohwinkel, Dominic Ortiz, Bella Perez, Christian Schmidt, Kiet Vo, Jacob White and Antony Zavala.

Merit roll Kareemah Kothiya, Ryan Nguyen and Diego Salinas.

Perfect attendance Frankie Aleman, Mia Alex-ander, Ranyia Allen, Ranyia Allen, Michael Alvarez, Rabab Asif, Kaitlyn Campos, Kaleb Campos, Kayla Christie, Ken-trayl Coleman, Alex Couchman, Victoria Couchman, Cecilia Dale, Colin Dang, Jenny Do and

Noah Garcia. Ariana Gonzales, Eric Guyote, Chyler Harris, Daisy Irwin, Ian Johnson, Justice Johnson, Kareemah Kothiya, Ivann Longoria, Eyanna Mar-tinez, Jessica Martinez, Natalia Martinez, Tevin Massie, Yes-senia Mata, Javier McCoy and Sheila McGee. Danielle Mendiola, Melody Nabi, Demah Naser, Oscar Navarro, Ryan Nguyen, Tyler Nguyen, Steven Ngyuen, Jeru-salem Nichols, Dominic Ortiz, Brianna Padilla, Janice Padilla, Bella Perez, Nicholas Ponce, Thessaly Quintana, Ryan Richard and Fynnlan Ridge. Logan Riley, Fabian Rodri-guez, Jordy Rodriguez, Jacob Roppolo, Vianey Silva, Jace Smith, Melvin Solis, Ava Soza, Carrick Steans, Yvonne Thai, Camden Turner, Alexia Villar-real, Robert Villatoro, Kiet Vo, Chayla Walker, Kyle Wallace and Antony Zavala.

Good Citizen Andrew Cabrales, Noah Garcia, Emma Hernandez, Justice Johnson, Yessenia Mata, Danielle Mendiola, Anthony Morin, Sadie Roessler, Diego Salinas and Antony Zavala.

Principal’s Award Mia Alexander, Sidney Arm-

strong, Gabriella Arredondo, Rabab Asif, Saad Bhatti, Jelee-sia Brackett, Andrew Cabrales, Kailyn Campos, Kaleb Campos, Alex Couchman, Victoria Couchman, Cecilia Dale, Jenny Do, Ethan Flores, Noah Garcia and Noah Gaytan. Jasmine Gutierrez, Andy Hernandez, Emma Hernandez, Kaiden Hills, Ian Johnson, Justice Johnson, Rayyan Khan, Kareemah Kothiya, Jocelyn Limon, Eyanna Martinez, Nata-lia Martinez, Natalia Martinez, Tevin Massie, Yessenia Mata and Sheila McGee. Nathan Mena, Danielle Mendiola, Connor Mohwinkel, Alena Morin, Anthony Morin, Demah Naser, Oscar Navarro, Steven Nguyen, Dominic Ortiz, Brianna Padilla, De’Angelo Panameno, Bella Perez, Nathan-iel Perez, Nicholas Ponce, Thessaly Quintana, Alexander Rios and Fabian Rodriguez. Jordy Rodriguez, Manuel Rodriguez, Jacob Roppolo, Diego Salinas, Marissa San-Miguel, Christian Schmidt, Mable Self, Vianey Silva, Jace Smith, Kendon Smith, Yvonne Thai, Alexia Villarreal, Robert Villatoro, Chayla Walker, Jacob White, Antony Zavala and Landan Zuchel.

South Belt Elementary releases first nine-weeks rolls

Brook debate excels at Lamar tournament The Clear Brook debate team came home from Lamar Consolidated recently with a multitude of successes. In Domestic Extemp, Matt Garcia and Nolan Wu advanced to semifinals, while Hanna Alsobrook, Kiara Soliz and Anish Antony placed fourth, fifth and sixth, respectively. Alsobrook earned 3 state points, Antony earned 1 state point, and Soliz added 2 state points to her total bringing

her to 8. In Foreign Extemp, Sam Farley, Keion Rasti and Arian Shariatmadari made it to semifinals. FX Captain Dhi- ren Wijesinghe placed fourth overall and earned his first 3 state points of the season. In Champion Lincoln-Douglas Debate, newcomer Auva Shariatmadari and Gabe Rivera advanced to octofinals which earned them both their first 2 state points. LD co-captain Suketh

Subramanya fought his way into the quarterfinals bracket where he gained 3 state points bringing him to 9 for the season. Subramanya needs only 3 more state points to qualify for the state meet in March. Representing Clear Brook’s Student Congress members, Soliz and Amanda Uribe both advanced to the semifinal round in this event. Along with champion members, the team’s novice

members also excelled. The Novice Public Forum Debate team of Anish Chotai and Trevor Steele advanced to quarterfinals, while novice LD debaters Vashti Singh and Chyna Gerard made it to octofinals. First-year member Lizna Lakhani endured eight rounds of competition between Friday and Saturday and eventually walked away with the first-place trophy for this event.

Clear Brook debate team members pictured are, left to right, (front row) Gabe Rivera, Hannah Al-sobrook, Kiara Soliz, (middle row) Chyna Gerard, Vashti Singh, Auva Shariatmadari, Lizna Lakhani,

Nolan Wu, Keion Rast, (back row) Dhiren Wijes-inghe, Anish Chotai, Arian Shariatmadari, Suketh Subramanya, Sam Farley, Trevor Steele, Matt Garcia and Anish Antony. Photo submitted

Panel discussion, dialogue on coastal resiliency set The AIA Houston Urban Design Committee and the Houston Galveston Area Council will host a panel dis-cussion and community dia-logue on coastal resiliency. Representatives from Texas A&M University in Galveston, the SSPEED Cen-ter at Rice University, and the Gulf Coast Community

Protection and Recovery District will discuss their research and proposed solu-tions for storm surge protec-tion in the region. Tom Colbert, AIA, and Chuck Wemple, HGAC, will moder-ate the panel in a collabora-tive conversation to include a question-and-answer session with the audience. The event will take place Monday, Nov. 10, at the George R. Brown Convention Center beginning with a reception at 6 p.m. and pro-gram at 6:30 p.m. Opening remarks will be given by Houston Mayor Annise D. Parker and Harris County Judge Ed Emmet. This event is free and open to the public. Meeting room and parking details will be posted online at www.aia houston.org the week prior to the event. The event is sponsored by the American Institute of Architects Houston Chapter, Houston Galveston Area

Clear Falls JROTC honors vets The Clear Falls JROTC will host its annual veteran’s ceremony at Clear Falls High School on Tuesday, Nov. 11, at 7 a.m. in the Performing Arts Center/Auditorium. Clear Falls is located at 4380 Village Way in League City (off Highway 96 at Lawrence Road, that’s closer to Highway 146 than Interstate 45). The group will honor all veterans in the community and invite them to attend and be honored.

Council, American Planning Association Houston Section, Center for Houston’s Future, City of Galveston, Office of Council Member Dave Mar-tin, Office of Council Member David W. Robinson, the City

of Houston and the Shell Center for Sustainability. Anyone who would like to be a partner city, organization or sponsor of the event, con-tact Rusty Bienvenue at rusty@aiahouston.org.

Wedding, engagement policies Wedding writeups must be run in the newspaper, not submit-ted, in the time outlined: From wedding date to six weeks – photo and full article; Six weeks to three months – photo and limited information; After three months from wedding date – will not be run. Engagement and wedding announcements are published free of charge on a fi rst come, fi rst served basis. Information must be submitted by noon on Friday to be considered for the next issue.

CCART to meet Nov. 11 The Clear Creek Asso-ciation of Retired Teachers (CCART) will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Meetings are held at the Bay Area Community Center, 5002 NASA Parkway in Seabrook. There will be a short business meeting, fol-lowed by featured speaker CCART member Janis Teppo Brooks, author of Postcards from Houston: Global Adventures in Your Own Backyard, which will be for sale after the meet-ing. The meeting starts at 9:30 a.m. for coffee and

cookies, with the business meeting beginning at 10 a.m., followed by the pro-gram. Members are asked to bring a board book for the book program as well

as a side dish for the after-meeting turkey din-ner. All Texas retired school employees from the area are invited.

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In honor of students reaching their box top goal, Stuchbery Principal Carolyn Waller and Assistant Principal Kris Wallis dressed as Pinkalicious and Purplicious on Tuesday, Oct. 28. Photo submitted

Stuchbery Elementa-ry students held a box tops contest from Oct. 17 through Nov. 17. Assistant Principal Kris Wallis challenged the students to bring in 10,000 box tops. She told them if they did, she would dye her hair pink and wear a tutu for the day. Principal Carolyn Waller challenged the students to bring in 10,500 box tops, and if they did, Waller said she would dye her hair pur-ple and wear a tutu for the day. The students met the challenge and turned in a total of 14,111 box tops to help raise frunds for the school. The winning class for overall numbers was Bethany Granberry’s fi rst grade. Winners for each grade level were: Kin-dergarten - Jessica Ca-sas and Cheryl Wilson; fi rst grade - Granberry’s class; second grade - James Maslonka’s class; third grade - Cristel Oli-er’s class; and fourth grade - Jamie Murray’s class.

San Jacinto College students put STEM skills to the test With little time, San Jacinto College students pulled off a big win at the recent Bayer Alka Rockets Challenge at the George R. Brown Convention Center. The college sent two teams to the Expo Inspire event, which was a part of the annual 100 Year Starship Symposium this month and was coordinated by physician and NASA astronaut, Dr. Mae Jemison. One San Jacinto team included the Three Rock-eteers and challenge winners Jared Reynolds, Ivan Ze- peda and Julio Hernandez. The college’s second team included Edward Garza, Angel Salazar, and Jaime Rodriguez. The students competed against other teams from local universities. The teams had 50 min-utes to build a rocket launch using a limited amount of materials that included 50 Alka-Seltzer tablets, paper, glue, film canisters, tape, and water. The goal was to launch 50 rockets simultane-ously as high as possible. Reynolds said several designs were considered before making the right deci-sion that won the challenge.“We decided to glue the Alka-Seltzer tablets to the lids of the film canisters,” said Reynolds. “We found that it was easier to use two poster boards to flip the can-isters over and let the water fall onto the tablets, result-ing in the activation of the tablets and rocket launch.” Nate Wiggins, San Jacinto College math professor, served as the team’s faculty sponsor. The Three Rocket-

eers will repeat their rocket launch at the San Jacinto College North campus during the STREAM event on Nov. 14, an event spon-sored by LyondellBasell that will focus on science, math, robotics, and reading educa-tion. San Jacinto College grad-uate and University of Hous-ton physics student, Gabriel Medrano, advised the col-lege’s second team. Overall, more than 20 San Jacinto College students participat-ed in the Alka Rocket Challenge and volunteered with the robotics hands-on activity booth at Expo Inspire event. “When we found out about the rocket challenge with just a couple of weeks notice, we were excited to sign on to become a part of this opportunity,” said Sharon Sledge, San Jacinto math professor. “Our two teams stepped up to the chal-lenge and ran with it. What this says about STEM edu-cation at San Jacinto is that we have students who embrace new experiences in STEM education, who can change up their strategies to complete a challenge, and who think quickly on their feet.” San Jacinto is home to a STEM council that strives to increase awareness of educa-tion and career opportunities related to the fields of sci-ence, technology, engineer-ing, and math (STEM). The council sponsors STEM activities throughout the college and the region, as Houston ranks among the top 10 cities for STEM

careers. The council works with community members to pro-mote the STEM fields, while forging strong partnerships with universities and indus-tries for further education and workforce training. For a complete list of STEM events supported by San Jacinto College, visit sanjac.edu/node/952546.

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Local volunteers, city offi cials and deputies from the Precinct 2 Constable’s offi ce came together Saturday, Nov. 1, to help clean up the Sagemont community. In addition to picking up area litter, the workers also helped clean up properties that have been abandoned. The above photo shows a vacant residence in the 11400 block of Sagemeadow before the cleanup, while the photo below shows the house after. See related story on Page 1A. See additional photos in next week’s Leader. Photos by Marie Flickinger

Chef visits Brook

Clear Brook High School’s food science students enjoyed a recent visit from Haak Vineyard Executive Chef Mary Bass. Bass highlighted the farm-to-table concept by preparing a meal with in-season vegeta-bles. Bass, who is also a culinary instructor at Alvin Community College, had students help her prepare a watermelon and cit-rus salad with a citrus vinai-grette dressing. “This was a great way to show the kids the importance of shopping at farmers mar-kets and thinking about eating more organically with food they can produce,” said Christa Nelson, food science teacher.

Haak Vineyard Chef Mary Bass (left) shows Clear Brook High School senior Meygen Smith how to cut different fruits for a watermelon and citrus salad.

Councilman working hard

Houston District D City Council Member Dwight Boy-kins is shown above participating in the Let’s Spark Sagemont project Saturday, Nov. 1, by doing yard work at an abandoned residence in the 11300 block of Sageoak. Community leaders at the function said they intend to pursue foreclosure proceedings on the home and others like it in an effort to get the properties back on the tax rolls. The back taxes of the above home are in excess of $50,000. Anyone with knowledge of an un-kempt, abandoned residence in the South Belt area is encouraged to contact the Leader with information. Photo by Marie Flickinger

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7 p.m., BrookAt right, Dobie junior Kristy Christmas (22) and her teammates are set to tip off the 2014-2015 season, taking on the Friendswood Mus-tangs at home Nov. 10. After that, both Dobie and Clear Brook will be included in the fi eld at the annual Baytown Tip-off Classic Nov. 13-15 in Baytown. For more on the start of the season, see page 3B.

Photo by John Bechtle

Dobie, Gonzalez run past Rayburn 56-21 With a fourth straight Class 6A, Division I bidistrict playoff game looming against the North

Shore Mustangs, the Do-bie Longhorns appear to be all systems go as the regular season plays out.

If Dobie is to defeat North Shore for the fi rst time in four outings, it will have to put more points on the scoreboard. Doing it against win-less Sam Rayburn Oct. 31 was no problem as starting quarterback Joe Gonzalez ran for three scores and threw for another, leading the Longhorns to an easy win. Dobie, now 5-4 this season after an 0-4 start, led 42-7 at halftime en route to an easy 56-21 win over the Texans. Sam Rayburn running back Stanley Hackett, eas-ily the most impressive freshman performer in District 22-6A, had 198 yards rushing to go with three touchdowns, but the

Longhorns played much if not all of the second half with their second-team de-fense on the fi eld. Prior to Hackett doing much of his solid work in the second half, the Long-horns had long put the game away, largely cour-tesy of Gonzalez. Responding from a rough outing against Al-vin the week prior, Gon-zalez took care of business against the Texans. A 39-yard pass from Gonzalez to Jaylon Bold-en set up the Longhorns’ fi rst score, and Rashaad Randall, now approaching 1,200 yards rushing this season, scored on a 3-yard run just 15 seconds into the game. Although kicker Alexis

Saldivar’s extra-point try banged the left upright and therefore went awry, Dobie quickly led 6-0. Hackett helped the Tex-ans briefl y take a 7-6 lead midway through the fi rst quarter with a 31-yard touchdown burst, but it was all Dobie after that. In all, the Longhorns posted 43 unanswered points. Bolden scored on a 1-yard run and later caught an 11-yard touch-down pass from Gonzalez. In between, Gonzalez ran for scores of 29 and 15 yards, while Derrick Mathews had a 19-yard run. Gonzalez wrapped up the scoring midway through the fourth quarter, breaking free for 53 yards

and a touchdown. Now it’s on to the fi -nal regular season game. What in the preseason was thought to be a meaning-ful game in terms of the playoff race will not be. Dobie, with fi ve straight wins, is headed to the playoffs for a fi fth straight time. Meanwhile, Memori-al, Dobie’s opponent, has just one win this season while undergoing a bit of a youth movement. This Thursday, Nov. 6, game will feature a spe-cial 6 p.m. start. All Dobie wants to do is win, stay healthy and keep its mo-mentum going in anticipa-tion of the bidistrict play-off game against North

Continued on Page 2B

Bucs’ late rally stuns Brook The Clear Brook var-sity football program has caught few breaks this season en route to a 1-8 record. Leading 28-21 well into the fourth quarter at Brazoswood Oct. 31, Wolverine fans watched as the lead came and went in a hurry. Brazoswood, who like Clear Brook is not in the 24-6A playoff picture, scored three touchdowns over a 7-minute span in the fi nal quarter, rallying for a 42-28 victory. Brazoswood was led by La’Wayne Ross, who

rushed for 194 yards in the game. Although Clear Brook trailed 14-0 after the fi rst quarter, the visitors played well for much of the sec-ond and third quarters while positioning them-selves for their fi rst road win of the season. Quarterback D’Andre Jackson had an early scor-ing run of 23 yards, and Brandon Taylor scored twice for the Wolverines. Taylor’s touchdowns cov-ered 16 and 8 yards, re-spectively. Stephen Rowe got in on the act in the fourth quar-

ter on a 5-yard touch-down run as the Wol-verines went up 28-21 in the game. From there, though, the Bucanneers took control. Brazoswood im-proved to 3-6 overall this season with the win. Clear Brook will now close out the regular season by hosting the Friendswood Mustangs Thursday, Nov. 6, at Veterans Memorial Sta-dium in League City. In 24-6A, Dickinson, Clear Creek, Friendswood and Clear Springs are playoff bound.

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Dobie baseball hosts bingo The Dobie Diamond Club, the offi cial booster club organization in support of the school’s baseball program, is set to host its annual bingo night Saturday, Nov. 8, in the JFD cafeteria. The bingo fee is $20 per person, which includes 10 games over the course of the evening. Players may use up to six cards per game. Cash will be awarded to game winners, including $100 for the fi rst eight games, $250 for the ninth and $500 for the fi nale. Door prizes will be awarded throughout the evening, and refreshments will be available for purchase. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m., and the fi rst game will begin at 6 p.m. Play is expected to run until 10 p.m.

Dobie baseball sets golf outing The Dobie High School baseball program is set to host its annual golf fund-raiser, coming Saturday, Nov. 15, to Country Place Golf Club in Pearland. The tournament will feature an 8 a.m. shotgun start, and includes lunch and refresh-ments. Entry fee is $80 per player. For more information, call tournament coor-dinator Henry Caballero at 832-372-0266.

McDonald’s Texas invite tickets sell Nov. 1 Three-day passes and daily tickets to attend the McDonald’s Texas Invitation-al Basketball Tournament are on sale at the Pasadena ISD ticket offi ce, located at 2906 Dabney in Pasadena. The annual high school basketball tournament, billed as the nation’s largest, will feature 48 boys’ teams and 32 more girls’ team from across the state. Three-day passes purchased on or before Nov. 20 are $20 each. Two-day passes purchased on or before Nov. 21 are $15 each. One-day passes purchased Nov. 22 are $10. Individual adult game tickets are $5, and student tickets are $2 each.

San Jacinto softball to host tryouts Nov. 15 The San Jacinto College softball team will hold tryouts on Saturday, Nov. 15. Tryouts will take place at the softball fi eld on the San Jacinto College South campus. Pitchers and catchers should report from noon to 2 p.m., and infi eld and outfi eld players from 2 to 4 p.m. Questions about the tryouts should be directed to assistant coach Kelsey McClain at kelsey.mcclain@sjcd.edu. San Jac fi nished second at last year’s Region XIV tournament, earning the college’s second-ever trip to the National Junior College Athletic Association national softball tourna-ment, fi nishing fi fth with an overall record of 41-24.

Sports news, notes

Now in his fi fth season, Dobie varsity football head coach Jim Phillips (center) has led his team to the postseason each time. With a current fi ve-game win-ning streak intact, the Longhorns, now 5-4 overall, will close out the regular season against Memorial

(1-8) Nov. 6, before entering the bidistrict playoffs. From left is Dobie receiver Darius Simmons and of-fensive coordinator Charles Washington with tail-back Rashaad Randall at right. Photo by John Bechtle

Troy Leland John Bechtle Eli Tanksley Toni Muse Emory Gadd Debbie Vaughn

Dobie Dobie Dobie Dobie Dobie Dobie

Alvin Alvin Alvin Alvin Alvin Alvin

Deer Park Deer Park Deer Park Deer Park Deer Park Deer Park

Channelview La Porte La Porte La Porte Channelview Channelview

Dickinson Dickinson Dickinson Dickinson Dickinson Dickinson

Crosby C.E. King Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby

North Shore North Shore North Shore North Shore North Shore North Shore

Manvel Manvel Pearland Manvel Manvel Manvel

Friendswood Friendswood Friendswood Friendswood Friendswood Friendswood

Oak Ridge Summer Creek Summer Creek Oak Ridge Oak Ridge Oak Ridge

8-0 6-2 8-0 8-0 7-1 7-1

71-27 68-30 69-29 66-32 65-33 74-24

Dobie vs. Pasadena Memorial

South Houston at Alvin

Baytown Sterlingat Deer Park

La Porte at Channelview

Clear Springs at Dickinson

Crosby at C.E. King

Port Arthur Memorialat North Shore

Manvel at Pearland

Friendswood at Clear Brook

Summer Creekat Oak Ridge

This week’s record

Season record

South Belt football

predictions

Dobie Longhorns (5-4)host Memorial Mavericks (1-8)

Thursday, Nov. 6, 6 p.m. Veterans Stadium, Pasadena

End of the regular season

District 22-6A Varsity Football Standings

Team W L T W L TPearland 9 0 0 7 0 0 Manvel 9 0 0 7 0 0Dobie 5 4 0 5 2 0Dawson 6 4 0 5 3 0Alvin 4 5 0 3 4 0 Pasadena 3 6 0 2 5 0 South Houston 2 7 0 2 5 0Memorial 1 8 0 1 6 0Sam Rayburn 0 9 0 0 7 0

Overall 22-6A play

Senior Rams now 11-0, move on to conference fi nal

Some of the players from the Ellington Rams’ senior division team were all smiles as they took the fi eld prior to their opening round Bay Area Football League playoff game against the South Houston Steelers. In the end, the Rams had plenty to celebrate after a 34-0 victory left them at 11-0 on the season. With the win comes a berth in the National Conference championship game

against the East End Eagles. That contest is set for Saturday, Nov. 8, at South Houston High School. Kickoff is at 9 a.m. Rams set to play include, left to right, Jorge Valerio (52), Daniel Ma-teen (10), Gabriel Rivas (6), Dominic Caballero (14), Nicolas Es-parza (54), Anthony Gracia Jr. (59), Orion Herrera (5), Anthony Gonzalez (33) and Carlos Garcia (34). Photos by Jaime Hickman

At right, Anthony Gracia Jr. of the El-lington Rams senior division squad drives a South Houston Steelers ball carrier to the ground during the Rams’ easy 34-0 victory Nov. 1, at Ozen High School in Beaumont. The win leaves the Rams, now 11-0 this season, as the only local Bay Area Football League program remaining in the playoffs. Set to take on the 10-0 East End Eagles in the conference fi nals, the Rams are seeking a berth in the Super Bowl round later this month.

Playoff results – BAFL quarterfi nal roundSenior Division at Beaumont Ozen High School

Rams (34) over Steelers (0)Patriots (29) over Cowboys (6)Junior Division at League City Sportsplex

Stingrays (31) over Dolphins (6)Saints (20) over Rams (14)

Sophomore Division at South Houston High School

Cougars (34) over Cowboys (14) Eagles (26) over Dolphins (18)

Freshman Division at Texas City Sports Complex

Hurricanes (39) over Rams (26)

BAFL National Conference Championship GameSenior Ellington Rams vs. East End Eagles

Saturday, Nov. 8, South Houston High School, 9 a.m.

Dobie rips Sam Rayburn behind offense; Memorial Mavs up nextContinued from Page 1B Despite winning eas-ily, Dobie’s Jim Phillips praised the play of Sam Rayburn, including Hack-ett and several defensive players. For his team’s part, Phillips said the Long-horns simply went out and did what he and his staff asked. “If you’re going to walk around and act like you’re good, you’ve got to go out and win games like this,” Phillips said, citing his team’s poor outing against Alvin before escaping late with a win. “Our guys have a lot of confi dence, but you still have to go out and prove it on the fi eld. Sam Rayburn might be winless, but they have some talented foot-ball players.” Now looking ahead to a game against Memorial

that means nothing in the playoff picture, Phillips once again pointed to tak-ing care of business. “I’ve been on our guys all week to stay focused and get this last win be-fore the playoffs,” Phillips said. “Memorial may be down this year, but this is their rivalry game and they are going to give us every-thing they have. “Memorial is well-coached, and they have some good young play-ers. “They’re going to be good next year and beyond that because they have a lot of those guys coming back. I’m sure they would love to start the process with a win over Dobie.” A victory over Me-morial will give Dobie six straight after the 0-4 slide. Of interest, each of

the four teams Dobie lost to early on – Deer Park, Clear Springs, Pearland and Manvel – are all head-ed to the playoffs. However, it may mean little unless Dobie can beat North Shore for the fi rst time in four tries. Phillips said Dobie will host North Shore Friday, Nov. 14, in the bidistrict playoffs at Veterans Me-morial Stadium in Pasade-na. Kickoff will be 7 p.m. North Shore locked up the No. 1 seed in the Division I bracket out of District 21-5A with a win over La Porte. Meanwhile, Dobie is the No. 2 seed out of Dis-trict 22-5A, with Pearland occupying the No. 1 seed. Thus, Pearland will face Deer Park in another Divi-sion I matchup. “There’s really no big secret this time of year,”

Phillips said. “There’s only so many ways the matchups can fall. We’ve pretty well known North Shore was our opponent since we made it (into the playoffs).” Phillips prefers to dis-cuss North Shore more in depth once the regular sea-son is complete. However, one could sense Phillips feels as though Dobie’s best shot at its fi rst win in four tries comes now. “It’s about staying healthy and making sure we make it through the grading period with ev-erybody in the mix,” Phil-lips said. “We know what North Shore does. They’re back to running the ball a lot (North Shore’s Tristan Houston is a verbal com-mit to the University of Texas). It’s still going to be a tough challenge. It al-

ways is once you make the playoffs. When you get to this point, you’re going

to have to beat somebody good. I fi gure I’ll either be going somewhere (out of

town) that following Sat-urday or I’ll be going to scout somebody. Hopeful-

ly, we’re going to go scout somebody. If we play like we can play and take care

of the football, I like our chances. I like this group of kids.”

Playoff outlookDobie vs.

North ShoreClass 6A, Div. I

Pearland vs. Deer Park

Class 6A, Div. I

Dawson vs. TBAClass 6A, Div. II

Manvel vs. TBAClass 6A, Div. II

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 67 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 water exercise for individuals with Parkinson’s disease from 4 to 5 p.m. at Kindred Rehabilitation Hospital Clear Lake, 655 E. Medical Center Blvd., in Webster. If interested in attending this exer-cise group, call 713-313-1652. Visit www.hapsonline.org for a complete list of all services offered.

6:30 p.m.Diabetes Support Group – A support group for young adults with Type 1 diabetes. All subjects are open for discussion: new technologies, research advances, fears, phobias, dating and other personal matters. Meets the first Thursday of each month (or the second Thursday if that day is a holiday) at various restaurants in the area. Contact Dan Steiner, CDE, at 713-922-9677 for more information.

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.The Bay Area Writers League – Meets the first Thursday of each month at Barnes and Noble at Bay Area Boulevard and the Gulf Freeway. Newcomers are welcome.

7:30 p.m.Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) – invites inquisitive adults to attend Exploring the Core: The Inside Story, a free presentation by Dr. Walter Kiefer, at 7:30 p.m., followed by a light reception. Registration required: http://www.lpi.usra.

edu/education/lectures/registration/. Seating limited to 250. LPI is located in the USRA building at 3600 Bay Area Blvd. in Clear Lake. Entrance is on Middlebrook Drive. For more information, visit http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/lectures or contact Andrew Shaner at 281-486-2163 or shaner@lpi.usra.edu.

8:30 p.m.Alcoholics Anonymous – Alcohol problems? AA meet-ings 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, NOVEMBER 77 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.

NoonMoving Forward Women’s Adult Children Anonymous – The ACA group meets Fridays at noon at the Up The Street Club in Webster, 508 Nasa Parkway, in room 4. ACA is a 12-step program of hope, healing and recovery for people who grew up in alcoholic or dysfunctional homes. For more information, call 281-286-1431.

6 p.m.Un Dia a la Vez Alanon Group (Spanish speaking) – Provides support for family and friends of alcoholics or addicts. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 6 p.m. in Room 215 at the First United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 87:30 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.fron-tiersquares.com.

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 mes-sage of recovery to those who still suffer. Call 713-865-1611 for information, or just drop in.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 911 a.m.

First Christian Church of Pasadena (Disciples of Christ) has an innovative worship service Sundays 11a.m., Sept. 7 through Nov. 23. This service will combine contemporary and traditional worship with an interactive message and experiential prayers. All are welcome to join and participate in this worship experience! 4848 Preston (between Beltway 8 and Crenshaw). Call 281-991-4585 for more information.

2 p.m.Grief Support Group – For any adult who has lost a loved one. Meets every Sunday, except Mother’s Day, Easter and Christmas from 2 to 3:15 p.m. at First United Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway. For more infor-mation, call 281-487-8787.

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 just 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 meet-ings 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, NOVEMBER 109 a.m.

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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.

11:30 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.

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The San Jacinto Col-lege men’s basketball team has been chosen by the Region XIV coaches to win the south zone con-ference this 2014-2015 season. Early on, the choice ap-pears to be a good one as San Jac opened the sched-ule with two wins at the Collin College East/West Challenge Oct. 31 through Nov. 2, including a 75-66 decision over preseason No. 18 ranked Howard. With 82 points and eight fi rst-place votes, San Jac was the clear leader in

The San Jacinto College men’s basketball team, picked by league coaches to win the Region XIV South zone title this season, has opened the season with three wins. Members of the team are, left to right, (front row) Michael Hunter, Donte Smith, Naiel Smith, Michael Carey, Dana Raysor,

Quincy Jackson, Willie Mangum, (back row) assistant coach Albert Talley Jr., Justin Hollins, Naseem Hadrab, Candido Sa, Chase Arledge, Sadiq Inuwa, Jevonleon Hedgeman, Ilker Er and head coach Scott R. Gernander.

the Region XIV South zone poll. Second was Lamar State–Port Arthur (73 points, two fi rst-place votes), followed by Lee College (71 points, two fi rst place votes), Blinn College (52 points, one fi rst place vote), Angelina College (39 points), Jacksonville Col-lege (33 points) and Coastal Bend College (14 points). In the North zone, Trin-ity Valley Community Col-lege was picked fi rst with 84 points and eight fi rst-place votes. Kilgore College was sec-

ond with 71 points and two fi rst-place votes, followed by Paris Junior College (69 points, three fi rst-place votes), Tyler Junior Col-lege (53 points), Navarro College (45 points), Panola College (27 points), and Bossier Parish Community College (15 points). San Jac returns fi ve play-ers from last season’s squad that went 23-8 overall and was the third seed at the Re-gion XIV tournament. Among those is guard Michael Hunter, who saw action in all 31 games, av-eraging 9.3 points and 4.2

rebounds per outing. San Jac also welcomed back highly touted guard Dana Raysor, who sat out last season with an injury. Jevonlean Hedgeman and Michael Carey are also back, rounding out a tal-ented cast of veterans for third-year head coach Scott R. Gernander. Gernander has also added depth and talent to the roster with the addition of four transfers and fi ve freshmen. Raysor delivered a rous-ing return to action against Cedar Valley College Nov.

2, scoring 18 points off the bench, including 5 of 6 shooting from behind the 3-point line. All San Jacinto Col-lege men’s basketball home games are played at Anders Gymnasium on the San Jacinto College Central campus, located at 8060 Spencer Highway in Pasadena. For more information about San Jacinto Col-lege men’s basketball, in-cluding a complete 2014-2015 schedule, visit the athletics website at sanjac sports.com.

San Jac men’s hoops picked to win South zone

The San Jacinto College women’s basketball team entered the 2014-2015 season with the highest Region XIV preseason ranking in school history – fi fth overall. Members of the team include, left to right, (front row) Anika Nottingham, Michelle Parker, Nekeita Bailey, Vanessa Jones, Whitney Thompson,

Miranda LeJune, Kendra Howard, (back row) Kaelynn Wilson, Chervelle Cox, Jameela McCarthy, Jazsmin Nelson, Raven Wil-son, Kristel Reed, Sarah Davis, Brittany Austin and Alex Koch-ner. Not shown is the team’s head coach, Brenita Jackson, now in her second season.

The San Jacinto Col-lege women’s basket-ball team has received its highest-ever preseason regional basketball rank-ing, thanks to the league’s respective head coaches. With 69 total points, in-cluding one fi rst-place tal-ly, the San Jacinto College women are predicted to be in great shape this season. “It feels good,” said second-year head coach Brenita Jackson. “This year, fans and op-ponents can expect to see a totally different San Jac women’s basketball team from ever before. “Our team is fast, ath-letic, smart, and full of excitement about this sea-son.” Defending national champion Trinity Valley Community College was picked to win the region with 118 points and nine fi rst-place votes. Tyler Junior College was voted to fi nish second with 109 points and one fi rst-place vote, followed by Blinn College (96 points), Angelina College (77 points), San Jacinto College (69 points, one fi rst-place vote), Paris Ju-nior College (61 points), Jacksonville College (52 points), Kilgore College (50 points), Bossier Parish

Community College (43 points), Panola College (37 points) and Coastal Bend College (14 points). As for San Jacinto, this year’s roster includes seven freshmen, fi ve re-turning players and three transfers. Included in the mix is sophomore guard Kendra Howard, a true standout. Last season, Howard led the team, and was ranked 16th in the country, in scoring. Howard was a Re-gion XIV all-region and all-conference selection, a Women’s Basketball Coaches Association All-American honorable men-tion pick Howard was the fi rst-ever San Jacinto College women’s basketball player selected to play in the Na-tional Junior College Ath-letic Association All-Star Game. Also returning is guard Nekeita Bailey, who aver-aged 11 points per game last season, and tied the single-game record for as-sists with 13 in one game. “We have a good bal-ance this season with our inside and outside pres-ence,” added Jackson. “Practice has been a lot of fun, and I’m sure our games will be as well.”

The 2014-2015 season opened Nov. 1, at the San Jac Classic. San Jacinto College came away with a big 133-74 victory over LSU-Eunice as Howard had 27

points to lead fi ve scorers in double fugures. Vanessa Jones, also in the starting lineup, pocketed 19 points. Ja-meela McCarthy added 15 points.

Off the bench, San Jac got 17 points from Anika Nothington and 14 more from Sarah Davis. All San Jacinto College women’s basketball home games are played at Nich-

ols Gymnasium on the San Jacinto College North campus, located at 5800 Uvalde Road in Houston. For more information about San Jacinto College women’s basketball, in-

cluding a complete 2014-2015 schedule, visit san jacsports.com. Region XIV teams can also be followed courtesy of www.region14athlet ics.com.

SJC women chosen fi fth among Region 14 squads

The Clear Lake High School versus Clear Creek varsity football game is a long held tradition in Clear Creek ISD. This heated rivalry takes on even more mean-ing this year, as CCISD will host a special Salute to Military Service during halftime. The tribute game, scheduled for Friday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m. at Veter-ans Memorial Stadium in League City, will honor approximately 30 wound-ed soldiers and their fami-lies with help from the Texas chapter of the Chil-dren of Fallen Soldiers Relief Fund. The halftime show will also feature patri-otic music performed by both high school march-ing bands and a good sportsmanship combined performance by the Clear Lake High School Flairs and the Clear Creek High School Cavaliers. The halftime tribute will culminate when the All Veteran Parachute Team lights up the sky with a special skydiving

demonstration, assisted by the school district’s JROTC cadets. All active duty, guard, reserves and retired mili-tary – and one guest – will be admitted free. Verifi cation of affi li-ation, such as badge/ID, offi cial uniform, etc., are required for free admit-tance. In anticipation of up-coming Veterans Day cel-ebrations planned around the school district, the Salute to Military Service game gives CCISD stu-dents and staff a chance to honor these outstanding men and women for their service and tremendous sacrifi ce. CCISD believes in character education, a program that instills ethi-cal values, respect for self and for others, responsi-bility, integrity and self-discipline. The Salute to Military Service game gives both students and staff the op-portunity to recognize the character and selfl ess dedication shown by com-munity heroes.

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Dobie cheer meets Chick-fi l-A cowas Longhorns down Sam Rayburn

The famous Chick-fi l-A cow made an appearance at Dobie’s varsity football game versus the Sam Rayburn Texans on Halloween night, and the Do-bie cheerleading squad had a chance to share some game time with the cow. The cow must’ve brought the Longhorns some good luck, courtesy of a 56-

21 win over Sam Rayburn in the game. Members of the Dobie squad are, left to right, (front row) Johnea Blevins, Hannah Brady, Alyssa Murillo, (back row) Megan Cook, Adriana Resendez, Tia Joseph, Alexis Corpus, Samantha De La Cruz and Julia Lohse.

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 106:30 p.m.

Mended Hearts Cardiac Support Group – A national organization dedicated to inspiring hope in heart disease patients and their fami-lies, meets the second Monday of each month at the Clear Lake Heart Towers auditorium, 495 Medical Center Blvd. in Webster. A free meal begins at 6:30 p.m., followed by a speaker. For more information, call 281-538-4648.

7 p.m.Sagemont Civic Club – Meetings are held the second Monday of every month at 7 p.m. at Sagemont Park Recreation Center, 11507 Hughes Road.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, NOVEMBER 117 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.

9:30 a.m.CCART – The Clear Creek Association of Retired Teachers meets the second Tuesday of each month, September through May. They are held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Bay Area Community Center, 5002 Nasa Parkway in Seabrook near the Landolt Pavilion. All Texas retired school employees from all surrounding school districts are welcome to attend and join this organization. Annual dues are $35.

10:30 a.m.Tri-County Republican Women – General meetings are held the second Tuesday of every month except June and July at Golfcrest Country Club, 2509 Country Club Drive in Pearland. A luncheon is available. To make reservations, call Laura Morgan at 281-484-8083.

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

1 p.m.Pasadena Heritage Park and Museum – Exhibits include dioramas, an old-time kitchen and a turn-of-the-century doctor’s office. Tuesday through Friday from 1 to 5 p.m. 204 S. Main, Pasadena. For informa-tion, call 713-472-0565.

1:30 p.m.Ballroom Dance Practice – held every Tuesday afternoon at Home-town Heroes Park in League City. Come and enjoy free ballroom dancing from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on this beautiful 3,630 sq. ft. fl oating hardwood fl oor. Dancers practice to a large variety of ballroom music played by Neva Schroder. Eileen Bauerlein, instructor, is available to assist people with new moves. Everyone is welcome! For questions, call 281-554-1180. 1001 East League City Parkway.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 thera-py 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.

6:30 p.m.Harris County Master Gardeners – The Harris County Master Gardeners at Precinct 2 offers free evening gardening lectures the second Tuesday of each month at the Clear Lake Meeting Room (lakeside) at 5001 Nasa Parkway. Programs will be held at 6:30 p.m. Visit the Web site for a list of topics and location at https://hcmga.tamu.edu or call 281-855-5600.

7 p.m.Houston Space City Lions Club – Meets the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Golden Corral, 12500 Gulf Freeway. For more information, call George Malone at 281-438-7243.

8 p.m.Alcoholics Anonymous – Alcohol problems? AA meetings are held Tuesday and Sunday from 8 to 9 p.m. and Thursdays from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. at St. Stephen Presbyterian Church, 2217 Theta Street. For information, call 713-204-2481.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 127 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.

9:30 a.m.Young at Heart Club – Meets the second Wednesday of November and December for a potluck meal at Covenant United Methodist Church, 7900 Fuqua. Call Nellie Galney at 713-991-3517 for more information. There is no meeting on the fourth Wednesday in November or December.

11:30 a.m.American Business Women’s Association Bay Area Vision Chapter – Now meets at Perry’s Italian Grill, 1001 Pineloch in Houston on the second Wednesday of every month. For more infor-mation or to R.S.V.P., call Lorilyn Wynn at 281-388-5202.

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.Alzheimer’s Support Group – The free group meets the second Wednesday of each month at Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital. For more information, call Steven Williams at 281-929-4199 or 713-266-6400.

6:30 p.m.Bay Area Turning Point Crisis Intervention Center – Domestic violence support group for male survivors meets each Wednesday at 210 S. Walnut off NASA Parkway. Call 281-338-7600 for information. Participants may join at any time as this is an open group.

7 p.m.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.bayareaturn ing 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.Bay Area New Democrats – Meet at the Clear Lake Court House at 16603 Buccaneer Drive, across from the new Clear Lake Library. For more information, contact John Cobarruvias at john.cobarruvias@bayareanewdemocrats.org or visit www.bayareanewdemocrats.org.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 137 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.

9:30 a.m.NASA Aglow Community Lighthouse – meets the second Thursday of the month at 9:30 a.m. at Praise Chapel, 18516 Highway 3 in Webster. The public is welcome and encouraged to bring others. For more information, call 281-910-1971.

11:30 a.m.ABWA - Southeast Express Network – American Business Women’s Association-South meets on the second Thursday of each month at MiMi’s Cafe in the Pearland Town Center, 11200 Broadway Street, #1600. Lunch is from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost is $20 and includes networking with professional business women, lunch and guest speaker. Women of all ages and occupations are invited. Bring plenty of business cards. Reservations are appreciated. Contact Monica Perez at mlynnperez2002@yahoo.com for reservations, or visit the Web site at www.seen-abwa.org.

4 p.m.Houston Area Parkinson Society – Free water exercise for individu-als with Parkinson’s disease from 4 to 5 p.m. at Kindred Rehabilitation Hospital Clear Lake, 655 E. Medical Center Blvd., in Webster. If inter-ested in attending this exercise group, call 713-313-1652. Visit www.hapsonline.org for a complete list of all 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 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.

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Page 6, Section B, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Thursday, November 6, 2014

About 60 Atkinson Elementary students raised money for Walk for Sight, and 44 of those were able to participate in the event last month. In all, the students raised $1,400, which goes to help Pasadena ISD students who need eyeglasses but cannot afford them. Kindergarten student Miranda Ramirez raised $130, the highest total among the participants. The students in-cluded, left to right, (front row) Jayden Joyce, Joshua Negron, Miranda Ramirez, Jaedon Sinclair, Emiliano Rivera, (second row) Jaclyn Vandiver, Diego Orta, Diana Armenta, Cynthia Pineda, Andres Valdez, Zarrean Barrientez, Juliana Harrison,

Kaily Chavira, Valerie Hinojosa, (third row) Jordan Peralez, Simon Sepulveda, Anya Parker, Kierah Hightower, Thomas Castelan, Elisa Myles, Jessica Rubio, Diana Armenta, Bridget Peralta, Jazmine Arriaga, (fourth row) Jordan Coscarelli, Valer-ie Huynh, Sebastian Ybanez, James Gordon, Anya Botello, Hai-ley Rojas, Ruby Arriaga, Stephanie Gonzalez, Linda Castelan, Janet Armenta, (back row) Olivia Batres, Ruby Rojas, Jelani Sinclair, Leila Henry, Jovanni Avila, Isabella Lara and Vanessa Hinojosa. Not pictured are Alexis Taylor, Jeremiah Shivers and Hayden Marshall.

Atkinson students raise Walk for Sight funds

Gander Tip-Off ClassicNov. 13-15, Lee High School

Nov. 13 – Brook girls vs. Galena Park, 8 a.m.

Nov. 13 – Dobie girls vs. Galveston Ball, 11 a.m.

The Clear Brook and Dobie varsity girls’ bas-ketball teams are wasting little time getting involved in tournament play early this season. After Clear Brook takes on Aldine Nimitz and Do-bie faces Friendswood to open the regular season, both teams will then pre-pare for a trip to the annual Gander Tip-Off Classic in Baytown. First-round action on Thursday, Nov. 13, in-cludes Dobie taking on Galveston Ball and Brook set to face Galena Park. Action continues through Saturday, Nov. 15. In all, 25 teams will vie for the championship in Baytown, including Bar-bers Hill, Baytown Lee, Baytown Sterling, Clear Falls, Clear Lake, Con-cordia Lutheran, Cypress Lakes, Cypress Woods, Clear Brook, Dawson, Denton Guyer, Dobie, Ga-lena Park, Galveston Ball,

George Ranch, Goose Creek Memorial, Katy, Kingwood, North Shore, Pasadena, Pearland, Sam Rayburn, South Houston, Terry and Texas City. Dobie could face a tough challenge in a fi rst-round game against Galveston Ball. The Tors are ranked 24th in the Class 5A pre-season poll, as per the Texas Association of Bas-

ketball Coaches. Other teams likely in the running for trophies in Baytown include North Shore and Cypress Woods, ranked fi fth and seventh, respectively, in Class 6A. Barbers Hill, fi fth in the Class 5A poll, and Con-cordia Lutheran, third in the large private schools rankings, are also in the mix. All games are at Lee High School.

Baytown Gander Tip-Off Classic welcomes JFD, Clear Brook girls

Lady Longhorns welcome back veteran talent aplenty; Clear Brook not so much Getting back to the post-season will certainly be on the minds of players from Dobie and Clear Brook as the varsity girls’ basketball season opens Nov. 10-11. That journey may be made easier at Dobie by the return of the majority of the roster from a season ago. Sophomore point guard Jade Giron and junior for-ward Christy Christmas will play big roles, but other returnees will have ample chances to contribute. Shane Brown, who led the way for the Lady Long-horns last season as their head coach, hopes things come together quickly af-ter a relatively short time to prepare. “It seems as if this has been a very quick pre-season,” Brown said. “I know the players are anx-ious to get the season start-ed, but as coaches, we’re anxious as we want to make sure we are as prepared as possible to start the season.” Dobie has tangled with Friendswood for quite a few years now to open the regu-lar season. Both teams have won their share of games.

Friendswood is making the jump to Class 6A from Class 4A, but that will have little bearing this early in the season. “Friendswood is a tre-mendous challenge for us out of the gate,” Brown said, drawing on past expe-rience. “They play so hard, so it’s a great test for us to see if we’re ready to truly com-pete.” As for the rest of the sea-son as a whole, Brown and his team have high hopes. It’s merely about maximiz-ing potential. “We have a roster, that on paper, has a lot of prom-ise,” Brown said. “We’ve played together for a year. The bulk of our offense is back. While there is reason to be excited about that, we have to understand that we will have to go out and compete; we can’t do that if we just rely on the fact that a lot of players are back and don’t practice and prepare with a sense of ur-gency.” If nothing else, Dobie will be tested often early. After competing in the

Baytown Gander Tip-Off Classic Nov. 13-15, Dobie will also play in the Mc-Donald’s Texas Invitational Nov. 20-22. “We play a ton of games in a short period of time (three nondistrict games and two tournaments be-fore Thanksgiving). That doesn’t give us a lot of time to prepare, so our practices have to be about quality, be-cause it sure won’t be about quantity.” Again, Brown wants his team to understand that tal-ent isn’t always enough. And when the District 22-6A race comes around, state-ranked No. 1 Man-vel looms along with solid Pearland and Dawson pro-grams. “We have some talent. We have athleticism and we have the potential to be a good team and have a good season,” Brown said. “We need everyone, top to bottom on the roster, to bring their absolute best. If we do that, we have a chance to be successful.” As for Clear Brook, that simply isn’t the case. Dobie, which made the

playoffs in 2013-2014 after a one-year layoff, used the youth movement with great success. Head coach Shane Brown began last season with a largely unproven varsity group, yet the Lady Longhorns responded just as Brown had hoped. Steadily improving as the season progressed, Do-bie fought its way to third place in District 22-5A be-fore a bidistrict playoff loss to Channelview. Looking ahead to this season, as many as 11 play-ers were due to return from that roster, including start-ing point guard Jade Giron and guard/forward Kristy Christmas. Several others saw sig-nifi cant playing time a sea-son ago and fi gure to see more this time around. That all sounds good for Dobie, but Clear Brook sim-ply isn’t in that same boat. The Lady Wolverines, who have now advanced to the playoffs four straight seasons, may face a diffi cult road this season. The majority of the team’s scoring punch exited via graduation. Two other potential returnees elected to focus their attention else-where within the athletic department. However, Garrett Hilton, now in his second season, as head coach, is confi dent the team can eventually be very good. Some of the team’s re-turning players include Cheron Galloway, Katie Lemons, Cassandra Peo-ples, Leanne Riman and Shakiaya Strong. “We are going to be in-credibly young, with only two seniors, Katie Lemons and Hannah Gallegos, in the mix,” Hilton said.

“Overall, we don’t have very much varsity experi-ence, so there is a huge

learning curve. But I think we have a huge upside with us being so young, because

we will only get better as the year progresses. “With the seniors we lost

we have some huge holes to fi ll, but as long as we keep working hard and getting

better, I think we can really surprise some people this year.”

Dobie varsity girls’ basketball coach Shane Brown guided an inexperienced Lady Longhorn team to the postseason in 2013-2014 before a bidistrict loss to Channelview. This time around, Brown knows many of the returnees have the experience necessary to get Dobie to new heights.