Thursday November 21, 2013 - South Belt

Voice of Community-Minded People since 1976
November 21, 2013
Holiday closings set
The Leader office will close at noon
Wednesday, Nov. 27, and remain closed until
Dec. 2. The deadline for copy will be Thursday,
Nov. 21, at noon, and the deadline for paid
advertisements and classified word ads will be
Monday, Nov. 25, at noon. The Thursday edition of the Leader will be available Wednesday, Nov. 27.
Clear Brook City M.U.D.
The Clear Brook City Municipal Utility
District office will be closed Nov. 28 and 29
for Thanksgiving. The office will reopen on
Monday, Dec. 2, at 8 a.m. Payments may be
left in the drop box located on the drivethrough window side of the building.
Parker Williams Branch Library
The library will close at 5 p.m. Wednesday,
Nov. 27, for Thanksgiving and will reopen
Monday, Dec. 2.
Email: [email protected]
More than 100 Dobie students either didn’t
show up to school or checked out early Monday,
Nov. 18, after a Facebook post sparked rumors of
a possible shooting at the area campus.
The rumors began to circulate the previous
evening when an online comment of a former
Dobie student on the social networking site mentioned his school getting shot up.
According to Pasadena Independent School
District spokeswoman Renea Ivy-Sims, the
threat was discovered by school officials early
Monday after a current Dobie student showed his
parents the message and said he was too scared
to attend school.
The student’s parents reportedly contacted the
media before law enforcement – a practice IvySims highly discourages.
“I can’t emphasize enough that if something
like this happens, immediately contact law enforcement,” the spokeswoman said.
Veterans lend helping hand
Christmas Light Parade set
The Highland Meadow Christmas Light
Parade is set for Sunday, Dec. 8, at 6 p.m. First-,
second- and third-place prizes will be given for
the best decorated entry in adult and child categories. Parade lineup will be at 5 p.m. For registration form or route, contact Rudy Alafa at
281-415-8003.
Kirkwood South meets
The Kirkwood South Committee will hold
its last HOA meeting of the year on Nov. 21,
at 7:30 p.m. in the courtroom of Judge Jo Ann
Delgado, 10851 Scarsdale at Beamer Road,
Ste. 500. All residents are encouraged to attend.
Blood drive scheduled
The Alpha Chapter of Eta Sigma Alpha
National Home School Honor Society will host
a blood drive on Friday, Nov. 22, at HEP
Bookstore from 1 to 6 p.m. The Gulf Coast
Regional Blood Center will conduct the blood
drive. HEP Bookstore is located at 11665
Fuqua Street, Suite A-100 in Houston.
Riverstone garage sale set
Riverstone Ranch community will hold its
fall garage sale on Friday and Saturday, Nov.
22 and 23, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Residents
will hold each sale in their own garage.
Knights sell BBQ
The Knights of Columbus invite the public
to its BBQ Brisket Weekend Nov. 23 and Nov.
24 at St. Luke’s Catholic Church, 11011 Hall
Road. A brisket barbecue sandwich, chips and
a drink will be available for $5, both days
from 10 a.m. until sold out. Proceeds benefit
the purchase of a defibrillator for the church.
Thompson collects food
Seventh- and eighth-grade students at
Thompson will donate nonperishable goods to
the Bridge Women’s Shelter in Pasadena
through Friday, Nov. 22. The food fight is a
competition between the two grades to see
which can collect the most canned food items.
Students should bring the collected items to
their science teacher. Students who participate
will receive a Societal Contributor certificate
to use in their Rites of Passage presentation.
St. Luke’s hosts food drive
St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church
is holding a Thanksgiving food drive to assist area families. Donations of nonperishable food can be brought to the church office
at 11011 Hall Road Monday through Friday
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Donations can also be
dropped off at the church entrance before
Mass on Saturday or Sunday. The food drive
will continue until Friday, Nov. 22. For information, call 281-481-6816.
Yard sale for typhoon victims
A yard sale will be held by several local
families near Red Bluff and Kirby in the Kirby
Place subdivision on Saturday, Nov. 23, starting at 8 a.m. Funds raised from the sale will be
sent directly to families affected by Typhoon
Haiyan/Yolanda in Leyte, Philippines, who are
in need of basic relief supplies. The address for
the sale is 1403 Ivory Crossing Court in Seabrook. For more information, call 281-291-7701.
The targeted student was later determined to
have recently transferred to a Houston Independent School District campus.
Nevertheless, school officials beefed up security at the local high school and instructed staff
and students to be on alert for any unusual activity.
PISD sent out automated phone calls to all
Dobie parents notifying them of the event and
also posted a statement on its own Facebook
page, as well as Dobie’s home page.
The statement read as follows:
“Just like you, the safety of our students and
staff is a primary concern to us. Law enforce-
ment, including the FBI, have positively determined that a recent Facebook threat is not directed toward any students who currently attend
Pasadena Dobie HS. Instead the student targeted
in the post is a former Dobie student who attends
a Houston ISD school.
“As a precaution, Dobie HS has extra security
in and around campus today, with staff and administrators being vigilant to report any unusual
activity. We will continue to do everything in our
power to keep everyone at Dobie HS safe today
and every day.”
At press time, no arrests had been made, as no
specific threat was made.
Dobie leads PISD in homelessness
Clear Brook City M.U.D.
Residents living in the Clear Brook City
MUD will not have trash pickup on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 28. Regular services will resume on Monday, Dec. 2.
City of Houston
Residents living in the City of Houston will
not have trash pickup on Thanksgiving Day,
Thursday, Nov. 28. Residences scheduled for
that day will have their service moved to
Friday, Nov. 29. Residences normally scheduled for Friday, Nov. 29, will have their service moved to Saturday, Nov. 30.
The Leader is seeking 2013 Thanksgiving
photos for publication. Indoor Schlitterbahn
tickets will be awarded to the first- (10 tickets)
and second-place (8 tickets) winners. Submissions should be emailed by Nov. 30 and include
when and where the photo was taken and identify each person in the picture.
Vol. 38, No. 42
Rumors cause 100+ students to flee Dobie
Holiday trash pickup
Leader seeks photos
www.southbeltleader.com
American Legion Post 490 and VFW Post 5619 are partnering to help provide holiday
meals for needy families in the South Belt community. Shown above presenting the meal
tickets to Leader co-owner David Flickinger (center) are, left to right, Rene Guerrero,
VFW Post 5619, and Daniel Rodriguez Jr., American Legion Post 490.
Photo by James Bolen
American Legion, VFW help needy
American Legion Post 490 and VFW Post
5619 are coming together to help feed area needy
for the holidays.
The pair of veteran organizations has teamed
up with the Leader and the Fuqua Luby’s to provide a limited number of Thanksgiving dinners
to local families in need.
Interested families in need should email the
Leader at [email protected] ex-
plaining their circumstances. Families must be
from the immediate South Belt area, and need
will be verified.
The two veterans groups will also be participating in the Leader’s 31st annual Christmas
program. See future editions of the Leader for
additional information.
The Christmas drive will begin after Thanksgiving.
Final state school ratings released
This past week, the Texas Education Agency
released its final 2013 state accountability system ratings, with both the Pasadena Independent
School District and the Clear Creek Independent
School District earning a “Met Standard” designation.
The final ratings are issued following an appeals process provided to districts and charters
who contested district or campus ratings originally announced in August. Both PISD and
CCISD’s ratings went unchanged.
Districts, campuses and charters received one
of three ratings under the new accountability system: Met Standard; Met Alternative Standard; or
Improvement Required.
The accountability ratings were based on four
indices.
Index 1 is student performance. This is based
on the percentage of students passing all required
STAAR/End of Course (EOC) exams. The standard in 2012-13 required campuses and districts
to earn at least an average of 50 points. PISD’s
score on Index 1 was 75 points, 25 points higher
than the state standard. All PISD campuses surpassed the standard.
Index 2 is student progress. This index evaluates if students gained sufficient progress compared to all other students tested. The state standard for districts was an average of 21 points.
PISD’s score on Index 2 was 35 points, 14 points
higher than the state standard.
In all, 90 percent of the district’s campuses
surpassed the grade specific standard on Index
2. Six campuses did not make the standard on
this index, including South Belt and Burnett elementaries. The remaining four campuses that
failed to make the standard are Teague, Gardens,
Golden Acres and Parks elementaries. These six
campuses received an Improvement Required
designation.
Index 3 is closing performance gaps. This index looks at the two lowest performing groups
from the previous year, as well as economically
disadvantaged students, to see if they now exceed the state standard.
The state standard in this index is 55 points.
PISD’s score on Index 3 was 73 points, 18 points
higher than the state standard. All PISD schools
exceeded the state standard.
Index 4 is post-secondary readiness. This index looks at high school graduation rates and
the percentage of students earning a recognized
or distinguished diploma. The state standard required an average of 75 points. PISD’s score on
Index 4 was 81 points, six points higher than the
state standard.
Four out of the five PISD high schools exceeded the state standard, with Pasadena High
School narrowly missing the set standard.
While school districts as a whole were ineligible from earning specific achievements,
individual campuses were able to earn up to
three performance distinctions. The three areas
are achievement in reading/ English language
arts (ELA), achievement in mathematics and
achievement in student progress.
To earn a distinction, the campus must be in
the top 25 percent of all schools with similar demographics. In all, 32 PISD campuses (55 percent of schools) earned at least one distinction
rating, with several earning multiple distinctions.
Continued on Page 6A
By James Bolen
Dobie High School leads the Pasadena Independent School District for having the largest
number of homeless students, according to recent statistics released from the district.
With 113 students officially listed as being
without a permanent residence, Dobie’s number
of homeless easily exceeds that of Sam Rayburn
High School, which with 96 is the second highest in the district. Pasadena Memorial has 91
homeless students, South Houston has 60 and
Pasadena has 59.
As a district, PISD has a total of 2,099 students listed as being homeless – 1,117 in elementary school, 221 in middle school, 322 in
intermediate school and 439 in high school and
technical campuses.
Locally, Burnett Elementary has 39 homeless
students, Stuchbery has 24, Atkinson and Frazier each have 20 and South Belt has 17. Melillo
Middle School has 27 homeless students, and
Morris has 11. Thompson Intermediate has 43
homeless students, and Beverly Hills has 40.
By comparison, the Houston Independent
School District had a total of 6,480 students listed as homeless last school year, or about 5,000
on any given day.
Nationwide the number is approximately 1.1
million, with roughly 85,000 being from Texas,
according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Many of the affected students remain in
school despite their circumstances due to the
McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Improvements Act. Enacted in 2002, the
law requires school districts to identify homeless
children and help them stay in school by providing free transportation, lunches, supplies and
school uniforms.
For their part, school districts receive federal
funding to assist with associated costs.
The law also requires the school district to immediately accept homeless children rather than
wait until paperwork is completed.
The McKinney-Vento Homeless Education
Assistance Improvements Act defines homelessness as not having a permanent place to live.
“Most people immediately think of someone
living under a bridge or in their car,” said PISD
spokeswoman Rena Ivy-Sims. “But in reality,
there are several other scenarios in which a student would be classified as being homeless.”
Other examples include living with a friend
or family member (when not by choice but in
cases of emergency, such as flood, fire, divorce,
lost job, domestic violence, student kicked out
by parents, parent in military, parent incarcerated, etc.), in a shelter, a hotel or motel or even in
one’s own home if the residence has no electricity and/or running water.
Ivy-Sims said student residency is verified
through phone calls and sometimes through
“home” visits, where staff will go to the location
listed on the pupil’s registration.
“It’s not a ‘gotcha’ type thing,” the spokeswoman said. “We go there to make sure they
have the necessary resources, such as food and
shelter, and to make sure they know how to apply
for assistance like food stamps.”
FEMA seeks help with flood maps
Leaders from Harris County and the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are
asking the public to participate in a 90-day appeal/comment period for preliminary flood maps
that have been issued for the coastal areas of the
county.
Homeowners, renters and business owners in
coastal Harris County are encouraged to view
the preliminary flood maps to better understand
where flood risks have been identified. Those
with comments or who would like to file an appeal have until Jan 28, 2014, to do so.
An appeal is a formal objection to proposed
base flood elevations or flood depths, Special
Flood Hazard Areas (SFHA) boundaries and
zones, or floodways. Appeals must be based on
technical data that show proposed maps to be
scientifically incorrect.
Anyone who makes an appeal must include
the method, data and analysis used to support the
claim. A comment is an objection to a base map
feature change such as labels, incorrect roads, ju-
risdictional boundaries or any other non-appealable change.
Comments and appeals should be sent to
FEMA through the local floodplain administrator.
Anyone who hasn’t had a chance to participate
in local flood insurance meetings or to review the
new flood maps is encouraged to contact their
county or community floodplain administrator.
Other resources include:
Viewing the maps online at http://maps.riskmap6.com/TX/Harris/.
Chatting with a FEMA map specialist online at http://go.usa.gov/r6C. Click on the “Live
Chat” icon.
Speaking with or sending an email to a FEMA
map specialist at 1-877-FEMA MAP (1-877336-2627); email: [email protected].
Once all comments and appeals are resolved,
FEMA will notify communities of the effective
date of the final maps.
New recycling program begins
Mayor’s office tours Sagemont
A liaison from Houston Mayor Annise Parker’s office went on a tour of the Sagemont community Friday, Nov. 15, in response to complaints regarding city code violations.
Maria Balones was joined on her visit by
Leader publisher Marie Flickinger and Sagemont Civic Club Vice President Sandy Robb.
Of particular concern to the group is heavy
trash pickup. Even though the tour of the neighborhood took place just one day after the designated tree-waste pickup date, several residents
had already put their junk waste out for the following month – roughly four weeks too early.
City of Houston regulations require that tree/
junk waste be placed outside a residence be-
tween the hours of 6 p.m. the Friday before, and
7 a.m. on the scheduled collection day. Violators will soon be issued citations, officials said.
Fines can range from $50 to $2,000 for first-time
violators and from $250 to $2,000 for repeat offenders. Each day a violation continues may be
punishable as a separate offense.
Mayra Hypolite, chief inspector for the City
of Houston’s Department of Neighborhoods,
urges area residents to formally register any
complaints directly with the city’s 3-1-1 Service
Helpline. Of the 135 problem sites noted during
last week’s tour, only two had been reported to
the city.
See related photos on Page 6A.
Many South Belt residents of the city of Houston recently made the switch from the
18-gallon green bin recycling collection program to the 96-gallon green automated cart
program. The automated curbside recycling will take place on residents’ regular garbage
pickup day, but it will only take place every other week. Shown above with a collection of
the old bins to be picked up at the intersection of Sageriver and Hughes Road in the Sagemont subdivision are South Belt resident Sheila Cheatwood (left) and Sandy Robb, vice
president of the Sagemont Civic Club. Other affected neighborhoods include Kirkwood,
Arlington Heights and Freeway Manor.
Photo by Marie Flickinger
Page 2 Section A, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Thursday, November 21, 2013
Traveling Naturalist visits Moore
In My Opinion
Jo Carnabuci thanks
military veterans
As we are concentrating on our veterans of all wars, let us not forget our
own family vets. Sometimes I forget to
say, “Thanks for your service and sacrifices.”
I have lived through six (6) wars in
my lifetime and many from my family
have served honorably in Service to
our country. My husband, brother and
son served in the Navy, my brotherin-law in the Army, and a daughter in
the Air Force. (This does not include
nephews, cousins, and extended family members.)
I want to say (by way of your wonderful newspaper) publicly to all my
family vets and all brave vets of all
wars, “Thanks for your service and
sacrifices to our wonderful country
and God Bless you and yours and our
homes and these great United States
of America.”
Jo Carnabuci
Aguilar supports
Dobie’s JROTC
In the October 17th issue of this local newspaper was a letter written by
Ms. Christy Hernandez where she is
asking for monetary support for South
Houston High School’s NROTC. I am
military retired, and like Ms. Hernandez feel that parents and community
members must support our JROTC
programs. I read the article with great
interest for I too, am involved at our local high school. I live in the Sagemont
Area and volunteer at Dobie High
School as tutor/mentor/sponsor of our
AFROTC program.
Dobie’s JROTC program like SOHO’s is also in need of funds. The program has received less federal funds
in the past two years due to the budget sequester and has had to do more
fundraising than in the past. Even with
the added fundraisers (selling discount
cards and car washes) the Dobie’s Air
Force ROTC program could use some
help.
It is our duty as South Belt residents
to support our local school’s programs
and the students for they are our future
community leaders.
As I mentioned above I have been
involved with our AFROTC program
and have seen how the curriculum
taught has made a difference in our
participating students (cadets).
They are taught pride in dress, comradeship, unity, good moral conduct,
respect, good citizenship, and leadership. These personal attributes are
essential and necessary in their future years. Our program also includes
sending our cadets to summer camp,
participation in marksmanship, drill
team competition, music corps, saber
team, and operations. And all this takes
money. So if any persons out there who
are reading this are veterans I appeal
to you to help out, for if you are an exROTC cadet remember how it must
have helped you during your military
years.
I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the various area merchants who have provided space and
equipment to our cadets, and our other Dobie organizations: cheerleaders,
band, athletic teams, etc. for car washes and other fund raising activities.
Also many thanks to our supporters for
their past monetary contributions (you
know who you are) to Dobie’s organi-
Dave Matthews, educational program director
at Challenger Seven Park,
and Christina Hartman
presented Moore Elementary students and parents with the Traveling
Naturalist Exhibit. Students and parents learned
about several species
found throughout Texas.
They also got the chance
to touch a large python
and several other species.
Left: Hartman lets student Ashton Davis feel a
snake.
Below: Hartman, Matthews, and students Grace
Nguyen and Kaydence
Huebner
zations.
Remember that old saying, “It takes
a village to raise a child,” well, we have
a whole school to raise. So, please consider sending a donation in the form of
a check made out to: Dobie JROTC.
Please mail to: Dobie Air Force, 10220
Blackhawk Blvd, Houston, TX, 77089.
Your donation is tax deductible- documentation provided upon request.
Thank you again,
LCDR, Gilbert. Aguilar
U. S. Coast Guard, (Ret.)
Zetzl on students
tackle bullying
Bullying – it’s a sad but very real
problem in America today, and one that
affects children across the country in
every demographic. In fact, more than
3.2 million students are victims of bullying each year, according to DoSomething.org.
Inspired by this growing issue, lifelong teacher, educational administrator
and Houston resident Dr. Debbie Dunlap brings young readers a message of
hope and empathy in her debut book
about school bullying, What on Earth
Can I Do?
This book provides elementary
aged-children and their teachers with
a guide of positive, concrete steps to
recognize and stand up against the
growing problem of school bullies.
With an intimate knowledge of
classroom dynamics and the issues of
today’s children in regards to bullying,
Dunlap infuses this kid-friendly story
with an anti-bullying message relevant
to all levels of modern society.
“Bullying is a serious issue and in
the majority of cases, it takes place in
front of an audience,” says Dunlap. “As
a career educator, I feel that it is important for kids to know that bullying is
not the norm. We must teach our kids
to be upstanders and not bystanders.”
Matt Zetzl
Daniell: Can Obama
fulfill promise?
Logistically, can President Obama
implement his new promise to let individuals who had lost/were losing their
health plans keep them?
At this point, it would be all but impossible to force insurers to restore the
plans that they were already forced to
cancel to comply with the Affordable
Care Act, according to National Center
for Policy Analysis Senior Fellow Devon Herrick.
“This is not a feasible solution to resolving the problems of ObamaCare,”
says Herrick. “If Congress and the
President are intent on making good
on the President’s promise, they must
repeal the provisions of the ACA that
regulate benefits and mandate coverage levels.
Repealing those strict limits is the
only way that insurers could legally
continue to provide current coverage
and allow individuals to keep the plans
that they have.”
Devon is available to discuss the
latest changes in the President’s plan
and explain why forcing insurers to restore those health plans is completely
unworkable. If you would like to speak
with Dr. Herrick, please contact me and
I would be happy to set something up.
Regards,
Catherine Daniell
National Center for Policy Analysis
Photos submitted
Gala to benefit San Jac music,
audio scholarship funds
San Jacinto College Central’s music and audio engineering department will host
the Candlelight & Carols
Gala to raise scholarship
funds for qualifying music
and audio engineering students. The gala will be held
on Saturday, Dec. 7, from
6:30 to 9 p.m. in the Central
campus student center ballroom, 8060 Spencer Highway
in Pasadena.
The gala will feature hor
d’oeuvres, dinner and an evening of live music performed
by music professors, as well
as current and former San
Jacinto College music students.
The concert repertoire
will be holiday music, under
the direction of Dr. Paul
Busselberg, director of the
Central campus choral program. Featured groups will
include choirs, brass band,
steel band, strings and a faculty jazz combo.
San Jacinto College music
student Diana Gulski, founder
of the recently created Gulski
scholarship, says the gala will
fund scholarships, which will
help students reach their
goals. “As a currently enrolled
Bears of the Month for October
student, I am a firsthand witness of the hard work and
effort put forth by the students
and faculty of the college’s
music department,” she commented. “Investing financially
into the lives of fine music
students is a special way of
giving back. San Jacinto
College provided me with a
music scholarship, and I will
always remember those who
invested time and money to
further my music education.”
Music professor Dr. Martha Braswell, a gala coordinator, says money donated to
scholarships will be put to
good use. “Professors have
identified students who
demonstrate excellent study
skills, are seriously pursuing
university transfer paths, and
who work well with their
peers,” she said. To qualify for
a Gulski scholarship, a student must complete at least
two semesters, and be recom-
mended by music professors
and private music instructors.
Other scholarships will be
offered to entering freshmen
music students who qualify
through an audition process.
“People attending the gala
will enjoy fine dining, an
entertaining concert that
showcases the college’s versatile audio and musical talent while also contributing to
a worthy cause,” Braswell
added. “It is truly a win-win
situation.”
Jerry Mouton, mayor of
Deer Park, will serve as master of ceremonies. Tickets to
attend the Candlelight &
Carols Gala fundraiser are
$75 per person, or $550 for a
table of eight.
San Jacinto College offers
music degrees and courses,
as well as private music lessons at all three campuses.
For more information, visit
www.sanjac.edu.
SoHo compiles memory log
of Kennedy assassination
The South Houston High
School Alumni Association
has compiled a memory log
based on recollections of the
assassination of President
John F. Kennedy, 50 years
ago.
The log, at present, contains entries from 62 alumni
who graduated from South
Houston in classes ranging
from 1959 (the school’s first
graduating class) to 1980.
The list will be extended as
additional entries are submitted this week.
The final log will be printed and presented to the
school as a reference tool for
history students.
Several contributors to the
log had graduated at the time
of Kennedy’s death, but most
were in school. Those alumni
recall such things as principals’ announcements, dis-
traught students and teachers,
and early dismissals.
Kennedy was shot to death
in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963,
one day after visiting Houston. Several contributors
recall going with their parents to see the president on
his motorcade trip from
Hobby Airport to a downtown speaking engagement.
South Houston High
School graduates, or anyone
who attended SoHo, can submit to the memory log by
visiting the Facebook page,
South Houston HS Alumni
Association, and posting
there, or they can send an
email to [email protected] or
at [email protected].
To view the memory log
online, visit http://www1.pas
adenaisd.org/cms/One.aspx?
portalId=80772&pageId=
2774984.
PW Library events set
The following events are scheduled for the Parker Williams Library, 10851 Scarsdale Blvd. Nov. 21 through
Nov. 27.
The library will close at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27, for
Thanksgiving and will reopen Monday, Dec. 2.
Preschool storytime is at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, and
toddler storytime is at 10:30 a.m. Thursday.
Vietnamese storytime is held every Saturday and includes
elementary storytime at 10:30 a.m., followed by preschool
storytime at 1 p.m., and Reading Club at 2:30 p.m.
For more information, call the library at 281-484-2036.
Deaths
Robert Lee
Atkinson
at Niday Funeral Home –
Beamer Chapel. Interment
followed at SouthPark Cemetery in Pearland.
In lieu of usual remembrances, contributions in
Atkinson’s name may be
made to the The Boy Scouts
of America, Sam Houston
Council.
Samuel H.
Peak Jr.
Robert Lee “Robbie” Atkinson, 52, of Houston, died
Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013.
He was born on April 25,
1961, in Houston, and grew
up in the Sagemont area. He
graduated from Dobie High
School in 1979. He graduated
from the University of Houston-Clear Lake with a bachelor of computer science on
May 19, 2013.
Atkinson was preceded in
death by his father, John Atkinson.
He is survived by his wife,
Ann Atkinson; daughters
Anna Atkinson and Ashley
Blackwell; son Michael Roberts; mother Jerrie Atkinson;
brother John “Scooter” Atkinson Jr.; sisters Betty Carol
Mayfield, Brenda Pounds and
Cindy Atkinson; as well as
numerous nieces, great-nieces and great-nephews.
Atkinson worked as a program tester at Flow Cal. His
hobbies included ham radios,
volunteering with the Boy
Scouts and woodworking.
A funeral service celebrating Atkinson’s life was held
Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013,
Samuel H. Peak Jr., 91,
died Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013.
He was born July 2, 1922,
to Samuel H. Peak and Linda Ward Peak in Greenville,
Texas.
Peak is preceded in death
by his wife of 62 years, Evelyn Whatley Peak.
He is survived by his three
children and their spouses:
Dr. Dan Peak and wife Jan,
Sallye Swedberg and husband Jim, Samuel H. Peak
III “Bodie” and wife Tamara;
and grandchildren Nikolas
and Dennis Tatsch and Carlin
and Blake Peak.
Peak graduated as a Corps
of Cadets member from Texas A&M University, completing a degree in chemical engineering, with post graduate
Rep. Pete Olson introduces articles
of impeachment against Eric Holder
Rep. Pete Olson, Texas22, recently introduced articles of impeachment against
Attorney General Eric Holder
for high crimes and misdemeanors. H.Res. 411 outlines
the offenses of lying to
Congress, refusing to comply
with a subpoena, and failing
to fulfill his oath of office as
crimes committed by Holder
that rise to the level of impeachment.
Olson was joined by Reps.
Larry Buschon, R-Ind.; Blake
Farenthold, R-Texas; David
Roe, R-Tenn.; Randy Weber,
R-Texas; Lynn Westmoreland, R-Ga.; Roger Williams,
R-Texas; Ted Yoho, R-Fla.;
Louie Gohmert, R-Texas;
Michele Bachmann, R-Minn.;
Bill Flores, R-Texas; Mark
Amodei, R-Nev.; Jim Bridenstine, R-Okla.; Scott DesJarlais, R-Tenn.; Jeff Duncan,
R-S.C.; Duncan Hunter,
R-Calif.; Sam Johnson,
R-Texas; Steve Stockman,
R-Texas; Mike Conaway,
R-Texas; and Thomas Massie,
R-Ky.; as original co-sponsors. The resolution number
is H.Res. 411.
“For nearly five years,
Attorney General Holder has
systematically deceived Congress and destroyed the credibility of the Justice Department in the eyes of the
American people. During his
tenure, Mr. Holder refused to
cooperate with a congressional investigation into Operation Fast and Furious and
the resulting death of a
Border Patrol agent, refused
to prosecute IRS officials
who unlawfully disclosed
private tax records to third
party groups, and misled
Congress about his involvement in the investigation of a
journalist,” Olson said.
“Last year, the House
voted to hold Mr. Holder in
contempt of Congress, making him the first sitting cabinet member to ever hold this
dubious distinction. Still, he
continued, mislead and thwart
congressional efforts to bring
the truth to the American people. Mr. Holder has failed to
ensure that the laws are faithfully executed and continues
to act in a manner unbefitting
of a cabinet official. I urge
my colleagues to join me in
beginning this process by
co-sponsoring this measure
now. The American people
deserve answers and accountability,” Olson concluded.
The articles of impeachment lay out four charges
against Holder:
1. Refusal to comply with
a subpoena issued by the
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Oct. 12, 2011, seeking information and documents regarding Operation
Fast and Furious. This is a
violation of 2 U.S.C. 192.
2. Failure to enforce mul-
tic. October Bears of the Month are, left to right,
(front row) Alyssa Carrico, Khanh Nguyen, Vivian Shelton, Jack Yu, (back row) Ana Rodriguez,
Katherinne Saravia-Colin, Mark Bundage, Kevin
Morrison, She-Marion Jones, Jakara Henry and
Patricia Rocha. Students received a special Bear
paw-print pin and a Bear of the Month T-shirt to
wear.
Photo submitted
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Park Manor of South Belt
Park Manor
celebrates its
residents!
Meador Elementary is planning a celebration for its
50th birthday (1963-2013). All former students, parents,
employees and community members are invited to attend
a reception in the school library on Tuesday, Dec. 3, from
4 to 6 p.m.
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BHI collects box tops
The Beverly Hills Intermediate SUCCESS class collects
box tops all year long. Last year, the school earned approximately $360 from box tops.
SUCCESS students love to collect, cut and count out the
box tops. Also, those who shop online can go through the
market place to purchase popular items from clothes and
shoes to travel and rental cars and more, and BHI can earn
eBoxtops. Visit www.btfe.com to register and print coupons
for box tops items. Donations can be submitted to the front
office of the school.
tiple laws, including the
Defense of Marriage Act, the
Controlled Substances Act,
and the Anti-Drug Abuse Act
of 1986. This is a violation of
the oath Holder swore to
“well and faithfully discharge
the duties of the office” of
attorney general.
3. Refusal to prosecute
the IRS officials involved in
the targeting and disclosure
of tax records belonging to
political donors. This is a
violation of the oath Holder
swore to “well and faithfully discharge the duties of
the office” of attorney general.
4. False testimony under
oath before Congress on May
15, 2013, about the Justice
Department investigation of
journalist James Rosen. This
is a violation of 18 U.S.C.
1621.
South Belt Graphics & Printing
Meador celebrates 50 years
Students at Beverly Hills Intermediate strive to
achieve positive characteristics to guide them
throughout their lives. The characteristic for October was honesty, truthfulness in word and deed;
the act or condition of never deceiving, stealing, or
taking advantage of the trust of others. The October Bears of the Month were selected by the science
department as best representing this characteris-
studies at “that other Texas”
university. He was also a volunteer World War II veteran,
having served in the Army
Airborne as glider crew and
a demolition engineer.
Peak’s career as a petroleum engineer took him and
his family around the world,
serving in Iraq, Puerto Rico
and Saudi Arabia. In 1954,
while at Southwestern Oil
& Refining Co. in Corpus
Christi, he was severely
burned in an explosive refinery fire while turning off
valves to save others. After
many reconstructive surgeries, he recovered and took a
job in Baghdad, Iraq, with the
Iraqi National Oil Co. The
family fled Baghdad during
the 1958 revolution, but Peak
remained as a “guest” of Iraq
and the oil company for the
next nine months before rejoining the family in Dallas.
In 1960, Peak took a job
with Commonwealth Oil &
Refining Co. in Puerto Rico
until 1976, finally moving to
Houston with Fluor Western
Co.
Peak was a passionate gardener. He was a do-it-yourselfer, although many of the
‘fixes’ were considered dubious at best. However, he and a
small team labored over a year
to build “The Lodge” at Danbury, a facility for Sagemont
Baptist Church, where he also
served as a deacon for many
years. He was also involved in
the Helping Hands Ministry.
A celebration of Peak’s
life will be held on Thursday,
Nov. 21, 2013, at 11 a.m. at
Niday Funeral Home, 12440
Beamer Road, Houston, preceded by visitation at 10 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, the
family requests donations be
made to Helping Hands of
Sagemont Church in Houston.
11902 Resource Pkwy.
(near Memorial Hermann SE Hospital)
281-922-6802
We love our residents at Park Manor!
Shown here are Jessica Hernandez,
C.N.A., Bella Vita resident Sharon
Macha, and Jason Shi, P.T.
Fax: 281-922-6804
Thursday, November 21, 2013, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Section A, Page 3
Beverly Hills Intermediate releases 2nd 6-weeks rolls
Beverly Hills Intermediate
School recently announced its
second six-weeks honor roll.
Students earning status are:
Honor roll
Seventh grade
Erik Aguirre, Noemi Alba,
Hector Ulises Anaya, Itzel
Sarai Arango, Josiah Elias
Constante Arenas, Arismendy
Aristy, Javier Armenta, Natalie Armenta, Monica Raquel
Borri, Alexandra Elva Brookland, Ramiro Buentello, Tajah
Nicole Cage, Roberto Elias
Campa and Gabriel Campos.
Ricardo Garza Canales,
Sergio Garcia Cano, Alyssa
Lauren Carrico, Iasis Lachelle
Carrington, Gerrard Walter
Carson, Mark Anthony Castillo, Brenda Mallely Cavazos,
Cinthia Jazmin Cervantes,
Preston Van Chung, Jovaan
Xavier Cisneros and Patrick
Joseph Collins.
Cynthia Angel Cotton,
Joanna Cruz, Giselle Andrea
Cuellar, Raul Delgado, Yousef
Arsan Diab, Lauren Quynh
Dinh, Dang Hai Doan, Katelynn Nguyen Duong, Maritza
Elizalde, Leah Graciela Escobar, Eric Escobedo, Destiny
Ciara Estes, Hiram Isaias
Flores and Katherine Flores.
Richard Adrian Fructus
Castro, Ana Isabel Gallardo,
Kevin Emilio Galvan, Omar
Galvan, Natasha Rae Gangestad, Jeimmy Estephania
Garcia Salinas, Bryan Joel
Garcia, Jael Anahi Garcia,
Krystalyn Rae Garcia, Paulina
Garza, Gabriel Gonzalez and
Jocelyn Amalia Granados.
Daija Danielle Green,
Karen Anh Green, Megan
Best-selling author visits Melillo
The Melillo Middle
School
library
welcomed best-selling middle grades author Geoff
Rodkey to the school
on Wednesday, Nov. 6.
Rodkey (shown at right)
spoke to a crowd of more
than 750 students at the
school.
Pictured below, left to
right, Melillo librarian
Debra Yocum and Geoff
Rodkey, author of The
Chronicles of Egg series,
display two of the author’s books.
Photos submitted
Tien Harris, Sofia Raquel
Hernandez, Brian Khang
Hoang, John Hoang, Bao
Thanh Huynh, Trina Huynh,
She’myra Porshay Jones,
Joshua Elmer Kay, Nhicatherine Tudoan Le, Thompson
Le and Humberto Leal.
Angela Jasmin Lechado,
Ricardo Ivan Lima, Lauryn
Michelle Locksey, Erick Mauricio Lopez, Sierra Michelle
Love, Nicolas Miguel Luna,
Austin Luu, Nairda Nico Macedo, Kathy Mai, Alejandro
Marquez, Jorge Luis Marquez,
Kayla Nicole Martinez and
Jesse Adam Mendoza.
Adrian Cristobal Montez,
Steven Alexander Moreno,
Jade Janae Nanez, Anh Thu
Ngoc Ngo, Judy Ngo, Bao
Tran Nguyen, Elena Tran
Nguyen, Jennifer Ngoc Nguyen, Khanh Mai Nguyen,
Michelle Kim Nguyen, Brandon Lee Norman, Gabriela
Olvera and Katherine V. Orta.
Fernando Ortega, Rolando
Ramon Palacios, Wendy M.
Pantoja, Rachel Pham, Khoi
Kevin Phan, Hugo Alexis
Posadas, Darin Manny Pulido,
Lindzey Marie Rapalo, Gabriela F. Rodriguez, Natalie
Rodriguez, Dayzia Lachelle
Ross, Jaime Rubio and Daniel
Ladon Alexzander Saiz.
Valeria Berenice Salazar,
Kareem Andres Salomon, Michael Anthony Sartor, Heidi
Sabrina Sauceda, Neema
Mohamad Shafaei, Kyana
Raegan Shannon, Kalista
Lanae Smith, Jocelyn Solis,
Michaela Cora Taylor, Christian Andres Tijerina and Fernanda Torres.
Thomas Edward Torres,
Dinh Phu Tran, Lily Ann Tran,
Taylor Tran, Dominic Nguyen
Trinh, Yesenia Valdez, Clare
Aine Vanpelt, Tanner DavidMichael Vega, Melissa Vidal,
Alyssa Walker, Johnny White,
Jack Henry Yu, Unity Anastasia Yvanez, Jaime Yzaguirre
and Marcus Ray Zepeda.
Honor roll
Eighth grade
Abraham Alanis, Pedro
Alba, Bailie McKenna Ankenbruck, Luis Omar Arellano,
Denise Rose Avalos, Garrett
Raul Barrientos, Cynthia
Alexandra Bautista, Daniel
Ivan Benavides, Reena Leticia
Benitez, Daniel Giovanni
Botello, Kimberly Nhu Bui
and Ramon Cahue.
Caleb Chandler Campbell,
Alexis Campos, Dominique
Giana Cantu, Javier Fernando
Castillo, Robert Joseph Castillo, Tatiana Jesse Chacon,
Kimberly Ruby Chew, Woo
Young Choi, Fernando Javier
Choto, Christian Ruben Cirlos, Lizett Contreras and
Cuauhtemoc Cornejo.
David Fernando Cortes,
Zachary Paul Couchman,
Celeste Marie Covarrubias,
Jason Anthony Cruz, Alexander Gabriel Cuaping, Maia
Chardae Davenport, Deishawn
Davis, Kyra Bernae Davis,
Daniel Michael Delarosa,
Allyson Adriana Diaz and
Clarissa Diaz.
Natalee Dezarey Diaz,
Thuy Thi Dinh, Natalie
Michelle Diosdado, Rodrigo
Diosdado, Miguel Anjel Elizarraras, Joel Alfredo Erazo,
Christopher Alessandro Espinoza, Zachary Taylor Fernandez, Maria Jose Figueroa,
Eduardo Francisco Flores and
Melina Lesette Flores.
Robert Garcia Flores, Karina Frias, Michelle Fuentes,
Yackeline Galvan, Francisco
Garcia, Gisselle Garcia, Gustavo Arturo Garcia, Klarissa
Heidy Garza, Jasslyn Gomez
Portillo, Jasmin Sarai Gomez
Velasquez, Gloria Marian
Gomez, Ana Sofia Gracia and
Diana Carolina Guerrero.
Jazmin Alanna Guerrero,
Cassandra America Guevara,
Tina Kim-Thanh Ha, Victoria
Jenae Harris, Amanda Nicole
Hernandez, Michael Ismael
Hernandez, Ysabela Nicole
Hinojosa, Alice Gia Ho, Lynn
Tuyet Ho, Travis Thien Ho,
Carolyn Huerta and Ja’lon
Duval Hunt.
Kamsiyochukwu Canice
Ik-Ejiofor, Kimberli Izaguirre,
Elizabeth Brittney Jasso,
Javier Jimenez, Douglas
Joseph Jones, Jakob Brandon
Jones, Lily Lan Kieu, Josiah
Michael Knight, Giselle Lara,
Kevin Wayats Lara, Britney
Taylor Lariviere and Natalie
Rebecca Longoria.
Alexis Liselda Lopez,
Mikayla Renee Lovejoy,
Lauren Thi Ly, Lillian Ngoc
Ly, Sophia Victoria Marin,
Jorge Cristian Martin, Hugo
Ulises Martinez Garcia, Jesse
Dobie names 2nd 6-weeks honor rolls
J. Frank Dobie High
School recently listed its second six-weeks honor rolls.
Students earning status are:
Honor roll
Ninth grade
Robin Emmanuel Acac,
Adeana Nathalie Aguilar,
Denisse Elena Alanis, Jennifer
Adali Amaya Argueta, Ciriah
Lashell Amerson, Antonio
Armenta, Lizbet Armenta,
Oscar Armenta, Jacob Tyler
Arnesen, Carlos Daniel Azahar, Natalie Celline Balle and
Kianna Rochelle Banks.
Kierra Roshun Banks,
Kevin M. Bariya, Valencia Rae
Barrientos, Summer Rayne
Basham, Shawn Reneill Bennett, Austin Joseph Biondo,
Chance Dennis Bittle, Kiara
Lynn Blandon, Tamara Socorro Boero Mansilla, Allison
Marie Bravo and Joseph
Dayliion Broussard.
Gissel Buenrostro, Derek
Bui, Tierney Lashay Bullock,
Joseph Gabriel Bustamante,
Ashley Monet Butler, Marissa
Chanel Butler, Alayna Noelle
Cano, Jennifer Noemi Cantarero, Patricia Ann Capelo,
Braden Elissa Carker, Nanci
Carrera, Anthony L. Carrico
and Delana Nicole Carrillo.
Nyomi Marie Carrington,
Ashali Rena Carter, Zachery
Hunter Carter, Kristy Giselle
Castellon, Michael Lee Castillo, Tania Abigail Castro, Andrea Guerra Cavazos, Jordan
Emmanuel Cervantes, Andrea
Chapa, Juan Chapa and Lizbeth Daniela Chavez-Garcia.
Toneschara M.L. Clarke,
Jarely Floreli Claros, Breanna
Ja’sanay Coleman, Naya Jamirra Cooper, Alexander
Cornejo, Alyssa Victoria Corpus, Erick Omar Covarrubias,
Nathan Andrew Covarrubias,
Renee Elyse Coy, Alia
Nichelle Crawford and Alyssa
Arianna Cruz.
Belen Areli Cruz, Elissa
Garza Cruz, John Leonard
Cruz, Chealse Allison Cubos,
Trinity Alexus Curry, Teresa
Sindy Chobi D’costa, Jimmy
Tuan Dang, Lananh Thi Dang,
Courtney Hang-Nga Dao,
Amanda Maria Davila, Ajah
Desiree Davis and Dominick
Leavie Davis.
Jacoby Gerard Davis,
Parker Jamison Deem, Miranda Nicole Dehoyos, Felix Delacerda, Samantha Delgado,
Brynn Erin Dempsey, Gabriel
Anthony Diaz, Ivan Mauricio
Diaz, Josue A. Diaz, Vu Huy
Dinh, Jay Do, Mary Mytam
Doan, Joshua Israel Dolmos,
Jazmyn Arisa Drumgo and
Katrina Danielle Dukes.
An Gia Duong, Aspen
Shelby Earle, Madison Monique Echavarria, Jordan
Matthew Efird, Yovanna Verenise Elizondo, Lauren Taylor
Escobar, Allen Escobedo,
Ramiro Javier Esparza, Ethan
Connor Preston Feeley, Ale-
jandro Flores Parra, Joe Manuel Flores and Karen Flores.
Randy Alexander Fuentes,
Emily Gamino, Katherine
Anne Gangestad, April Skye
Garcia, Hayley Renee Garcia,
Leanna Sarai Garcia, Miguel
Ray Garcia, Nadia Lynn
Garcia, Jesus Antonio Garibay, Kevin Michael Gartner,
Raquel Alicia Garza and
Crystal Renee Glover.
Brittany Amber Gonzales,
Leandra Gabriela Gonzales,
David Alexander Gonzalez,
Michael Rene Gonzalez, Shelby Nicole Gonzalez, Madison
Evelyn Graham, Emily Vanessa Granadoscarranza, Jeremy Wayne Green, Brittany
Alicia Guerra and Liliana
Renee Guevara.
Christopher A. Gutierrez,
Karina Lyzette Gutierrez,
Idania Guzman, Zane Alexander Hamilton, Nia Marcia
Herman, Beatriz Hernandez,
Emily Ann Hernandez,
Gidaldhy Juleisy Hernandez,
Edna Fernanda Herrera,
Michael Anthony Hinojosa
and Eric Vie Hoang.
Jazmine Marie Howard,
Joe Angel Huerta, Nicole
Thuy Duong Ngoc Huynh,
Thanh Cong Huynh, Rebekah
Rochelle Rane Jagdeo, Jasmine Monae James, Jeantrel
Dsean Jolivette, Sharun Markel Jones, Amyn Tresa Joseph,
Alyssa Jenai Keim and Esther
Yoomi Kim.
Stanley Richard Krivik,
Marissa Nichole Krustchinsky,
Danny Lam, Robert Anthony
Lazo, Sean Dang Le, Steven
Le, Tai Thai Le, Jacob
Alexander Leal, Diana Laura
Lerma, Mauro Lerma, Valeria
Lomas, Amanda Marie Lopas,
Kimberly Lopez Valentin and
Nicole Rachel Lopez.
Samantha Rachelle Lopez,
Lisa Makenna Luna, Steven
Khang Ly, Jesus Alexandro
Macedo, Alanis Lindsay
Macias, Isaiah Ricky Maciel,
Nikolas Vincent Maffei, Patrick Jonathan Marsh, Marissa
Martinez, Sebastian Martinez,
Katherine Joyce Maslonka
and Hailey Michelle McBride.
Shamira Shanae McCruse,
Brooke E. McGrath, Christa
Aliza Melchor, Adriana Melissa Melendez, Shelby Nicole
Melendez, Amy Miranda
Montelongo, Deandre Maurice Moore, Jesus Alberto
Morales Esquivel, Oren Frank
Moreno, Gabriela Nichole
Munoz and Denise Narvaez.
Aimy Nguyen, Antony
Anhkhoa Nguyen, Bao Triet
Nguyen, Catherine Ngoc
Nguyen, Dat Tien Nguyen,
Derek Nguyen, Dorothy
Tu-Uyen Nguyen, Jaclynn
Tuyet Nhi Nguyen, Johnathan
Long Viet Nguyen, Nathan
Truong Nguyen and Phuong
Quynh Diep Nguyen.
Quyen Tranthuy Nguyen,
Steven Nguyen, Taylor Quang
Nguyen, Thao Thi-Phuong
Nguyen, Christiana Chikaodinaka Nnabuife, Erinn Sidney
Obrien, Donatus Chukwuka
Oguamanam, Adam Antonio
Padilla, Saugat Pandit, Tirth
Patel, Ashley Elizabeth Patterson and Alexus Ophelia Perea.
Maria Guadalupe Perez,
Natali Elisse Perez, Natalie
Elissa Perez, Ruben Robert
Perez, Elena Tien Pham, Rich
Pham, Thanh-Nguyet Trinh
Pham, Tin Nhan Pham, Vy Le
Nhat Pham, Alice Hong Phan,
Evelyn Quynh Nhu Phan,
Kevin Bui Phan, Steven Phi
Phan and Jaysha O. Ploucha.
Brandon Anthony Ponce,
Rebekah Gail Ragain, Erika
Ogoy Ragasa, Edwing Yohalmo Reyes, Jerson Manuel
Rodriguez, Joshua Christian
Rodriguez, Xena Aylene Rodriguez, Cassandra Rojas,
Hector Daniel Rojas, Yahby
Gabriel Romero and Yasmine
Maria Saenz-Myers.
Edwin Alan Saldivar,
Devin Nicholas Sanchez,
Vianney Hope Sanchez, Luis
Felipe Santa, Alfredo Santoscoy, Sean Michael Saperstein,
Emely Abigail Saravia,
Savanna Rae Schmidt, Steven
Serrano, Yenifer Serrano,
Rebecca Lynn Shaffer and
Brian William Dewolf Sharpe.
Kailah Kaia Shaw, Jordan
Greggory Shea, Mireya Renae
Sifuentes, Astrid Ayana Silva,
Camille Deon Singleton,
Michael Lawrence Slaten,
Areli Soto, Estephanie Karina
Soto, Lillian Morgan Spigner,
David Richard Strout, Emily
Rose Symeonidis, Leanna
Loan Ta and Debora Tabarez.
Shirin Tamanna, Jonathan
Steven Tang, Hailey Nicole
Tapia, Abigail Louise Taylor,
Justin David Taylor, Nathanael
Christopher Taylor, Zaria
Shrone Thomas, Patricia Saphire Thompson, Taja Imani
Tillman, Katherin Damari
Torres, Barbara Vy Tran and
Elizabeth Ngoc Tran.
Jacklyn Cattien Tran,
Johnny Tran, Kelly Mai-Tram
Tran, Tracy Truc-Mai Tran,
Tyler D Tran, Jennifer Truong,
Ni Thai Truong, Jocelyn
Mariah Ulloa, Gabriel Tristan
Arcalas Unica, Madison Jane
Vargas, Vanessa Vargas, Ashley Vazquez, Jorge A. Vazquez
and Julio Enrique Vela.
Diamonndlee Alexandra
Velez, Diana Laura Vidal,
Kathrina Perez Villanueva,
Abigail Villasenor, Janet
Diem Vo, Lam D. Vo, Justin
W. Vu, Tam Vu, Audreycarelle
Nkeiya Wandji, Kiara Julia
Wells, Grant A. Wilhelm,
Macy K. Williams, Jamisson
Edwin Wilson, Samaria Sasha
Wilson and Dulce A. Zavala.
Honor roll
Tenth grade
Maite Albarran, Aliana
Cristina Aleman, Daniel Alvarez, Maria Ignacia Alvarez,
Sara Ester Amaya, Gennevive
Uzoamaka Anagbogu, Edgar
Arzate, Cristian Ernesto Ascencio, Lidia Avitia, Ahmed
Maytham Badr, Keauhna
Jhonea Bailey and Lorena
Eugenia Benavides-Sanchez.
Adam Quinton Boswell,
Andrewnae Juchelle Botas,
Reality Ragine Boutte, Hannah Marie Brady, Ramon
Brena, Robert Erving Brown,
Khoa Dang Bui, Jessica
Yvette Bustamante, Takira N.
Butler, Gabriela Antonia
Caceres, Daniela Campo and
Alan Steve Campos.
Mandy Thuy Cao, Jennifer
Castillo, Gabriela Cavazos,
Angelica Cervantes Cazares,
Deandre Alexander Childs,
Kristy Jeanette Christmas,
Brandon Van Chung, Bethany
Grace Cook, Tristan Issac
Cool, David Alejandro Cruz,
Melissa Sarahi Cruz and
Alyssa Nicole Cumpian.
Caitlin Marie Real Cunanan, Allison Marie Dasilva,
Angelica Cuaping Dejesus,
Ashley Ann Deveza, Hung
Tony Dinh, Joshuah Arthur
Dobbs, Jose Narciso Duarte,
Ryan Vaughn Ehlinger, Cristobal Flores, Jennifer Flores,
Briana Nicole Foster and
Daisy Guadalupe Fuentes.
Joslyn Denae Gallien,
Alexis Gamez, Brianna Elizabeth Garcia, Hugo Garcia,
Leslie Alejandra Garcia, Sara
Reeann Garcia, Crystal Garza,
Ivonne Monsterrat Gauna
Montalvo, Justin Allen Gee,
Andrew Davendra Ghansyam,
Francesca Gomez and Sandra
Luz Gonzalez.
Vanessa Alexandra Gonzalez, Vanessa Alejandra Guerra,
Jennifer Gutierrez, Vincent
Michael Gutierrez, Christian
Matthew Hampton, Daniel
Jared Harder, Myles Avery
Harris, Samuel Dontae Hart,
Justice K. Henderson, Lada
Heng, Ariana Lenae Henry
and Joselyn Hernandez-Valle.
Howard Dewayne Hilliard,
Victor Hinojosa, David Vinh
Ho, Hainhu Ho, Michelle
Ngoc Thao Hoang, Darius
Larenz Hypolite, Aryn Danielle Ibarra, Jacob Ryan
Izaguirre, Brady H. Jacobs,
Marisol Jasso Huerta, Alexis
Celeste Jimenez and La’Claudia
Ty Kee Anna Labarrera.
Isabel Carolina LaraMartinez, Nathan Murrell
Lazenberry, Anna Nguyen Le,
Bobby Nhiyen Le, Emily
Ngoc Le, Jenny Thu Le,
Quynh Nguyen Hai Le,
Tommy Le, Kacie Lyn Little,
Sarah Ruth Loftin, Orlando
Nigel Logan, Julia Michelle
Lohse and Cecilia J. Lopez.
Denis Eusebio Lopez,
Miguel Alexis Lopez, Albert
Luu, Oscar Maldonado, Noah
Daniel Manzanales, Crishly
Veronica Marcos, Valeria
Martinez Perez, Ana Martinez,
Mariana Alejandra Martinez,
Nathalie Martinez, Sabrina
Marie Martinez and Vanessa
Alejandra Martinez.
Evan T. Mauk, Aileen
Elsbeth Mazariego, Armand
Sebastian Mendoza, Melany
Joanna Menjivar, Rebecca
Edith Monge, Francelli Galilea Monreal, Jonathon Ryan
Montalvo, Armando Montelongo, Denisse Moreno Acosta, Brianna Jasmine Mosquera
and Jade Thi Mottu.
Tyler Matthew Myers,
Yusra Naeem, Summer Kamleh Naser, Karen Neira, Albert
Trieu Nguyen, Anh Ngoc Truc
Nguyen, Diana Thanh Nguyen, Elton Duy Long Nguyen,
Linda Ngoc Nguyen, Martin
Anh Vu Nguyen, Mi Hieu
Nguyen, Ngoc Bao Nguyen
and Thuanh Vu Nguyen.
Tin Nhan Nguyen, Tina
Mongduytien Nguyen, Tinh
Thanh Nguyen, Vicky My
Nguyen, Thanh Van Nguyenvo, Vanessa Nicaragua,
Michael Anthony Noschese,
Iyesogie Stephanie Ogbonmwan, Giselle Ailyn Oviedo,
Alexis Padilla and Jesus
Manuel Paredes.
Amy Hasmukh Patel,
Michael Leroy Peavy, Yessika
Lizeth Pena, Jennifer Stephanie Penate, Ashley Christine
Perez, Julissa Perez, Jack
Pham, Thi Ngoc Quynh Phan,
Vy Hong Phan, Herberth
Alejandro Polio Argueta,
Dejanise Ty’vea Pradia and
Vivian Arlen Prado.
Gabrielle Michelle Pringle,
Austin James Pritchett, Faridhe Yamelli Puente, Anthony
Quiroz, Sara Eliza Ramirez,
Jose Maria Reyes Rivera,
Anfernee Jay Reyna, Dereck
Jay Rivera, Lesdy Iveth
Rivera, Hilda Paola Rodriguez
Garza and Bailey Renee
Rodriguez.
Crystal Alexis Rodriguez,
Jacquelyn Marie Rubio,
Lorissa Victoria Saiz, Ernesto
Salas, Ashley Nicole Salinas,
Cameron Nicole Salley,
Victoria Guadalupe Sanchez,
Ivetth Karina Santibanez,
Megan Nicole Schuetz,
Naseem Mahrokh Shafaei and
Mohammad Maher Shobaki.
Davonte Moshe Smith,
Roberto Solis, Laura Katherine Stephens, Mayalen
Suarez, Ikea Marie Taylor,
Catherine Thanh Thai, Melissa Julia Thomas, Crischelle
Ranae Thompson, Jesus M.
Tijerina, Diana Nicole Torres,
Laura Aidee Torres-Gomez
and Anna Ha-My Tran.
Daniel Hoai-Nam Tran,
Heidi Dung Tran, Joanne
Tran, Vinh Qang Tran,
Mariana Chavez Triana, Kellie
Amanda Tyer, Nancy Ezinne
Udunka, Jaqueline Vazquez,
Hugo Gilberto Velarde, Ashley
Delcarmen Veratudela and
Rachel Nhi Vu.
Rebecca Kim Anh Vu, Van
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Ramon Martinez, Kathleen
Mackenzie Masterson, Brittney Marisela Mejia and
Samantha Nicole Merrill.
Emily Marie Mesa, Juan
Manuel Miller, Hana Osama
Mohamad, Rachel Elidem
Mondragon, Mallerim Morales, Matthew Angel Morales,
Carlos Alejandro Moreno,
Krystal Moreno, Andrew
Ngoc Nguyen and Angela
Quynh Tram-Anh Nguyen.
Cinthia Nguyen, Emily
Quynh Nguyen, Jenny Ngoc
Nguyen, Justin Hoang Nguyen, Kerrington My-Lan Mackenzie Nguyen, Nam The
Nguyen, Tan Nguyen, Tina
Nguyen, Trinh Nguyen, Vincent Thanh Trung Nguyen and
Ayanna Lysette NguyenEcheverry.
Amy Elizabeth Nolen,
James Andrew Odom, Paul
Anthony Ontiveros, Natalie
Elizabeth Orta, Jasmine Irma
Jade Ortega, Alexis Rae Oses,
Relencia Neccole Owens,
Rachel Marie Pair, Jazmin
Rain Palm, Kristen Dung
Patton, Jacquelyn Pena and
Andrea Carolina Perez.
Gisselle Perez, Victor Alejandro Perez, Jasmine V.
Pham, John Tran Phan, Noelle
Ngoc Phan, Tam Thanh Phan,
Uyen Tran Khanh Phan,
Lisette Adamaris Pitty, Michelle Monique Pozo, Kyrah
Allise Prince, Brittany Janell
Puente, Fabiola Quezada and
Desiree Angelica Quijas.
Anthony Nelson Ramirez,
Maria Evelyn Rangel, Kassie
Rene Reyna, Mia Alexandra
Reyna, Gardenia Esmeralda
Rivas, Beatriz Anne Rivera,
Kevin Raul Rivera, Ana
Marissa Rodriguez, Jazmin
Nicolle Rodriguez, Jose Alejandro Rodriguez and Joshua
Jay Romero.
Xochitl Kimberly Romero,
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Matthew Napoles Sabal, Jose
Ulises Salazar, Jacqueline
Carla Saldana, Stephanie Saldivar, Monica Lizette Santana,
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La Darryl Scott and Amentanese Jashae Simien.
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Victoria Ta, Adrian Tamez,
Shalea Eyvette Taylor, Juan
Manuel Temores Paz, Amber
Nicole Terrell, Laquavious
Demar Thomas, German
Torres, Annie Ngoc Tran, Son
Hong Tran, Tony Duc Tran
and Vicente Trevino.
Donald Trinh, Marcely
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Tufino, Veronica Aubrey Arcalas Unica, Joanna Theresa
Urrutia, Roxanne Valdez, Leilani Isabel Vargas, Fernando
Vega, Annette Vela, Ayline
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Dmitri Minh Vu, Holly
Thao Vu, Natasha Miranda
Walters, Earnest Lee Webb,
Karyn Geralynn Williams,
Alberto Ysaguirre, Sami Lin
Yu, Monica Aidee Zabala,
Stephanie Zarate, David
Gregory Zermeno and Perla
Guadalupe Zuniga.
Clear Brook Debate excels
at South Houston High
While Armin Shariatmadari qualified for the TFA
State meet earlier this semester, fellow Clear Brook
High School Speech and
Debate teammates Ian Mower
and Rakesh Vijayakumar
completed their qualifications at South Houston High
School.
The most awarded team
member during the tournament was Mower who
placed third in foreign
extemporaneous speaking
and second in LincolnDouglas debate. These wins
earned Mower his qualification for the TFA State meet
in March in both events. He
also came away with a thirdplace LD Debate Speaker
Award.
Fellow teammate and
squad vice president Vijayakumar has been working
toward his qualification in
domestic extemporaneous
speaking and by placing
third at South Houston, he
became the third Wolverine
debate member to earn his
qualification. He, along with
six other Brook debaters,
are also working on additional qualifications that are
anticipated to come through
by February.
Other varsity members
also did well, including
Ruchika Bengani and
Amogh Kulkarni who
placed fourth and third,
respectively, in impromptu
speaking. They also advanced to the octofinal
round of public forum
debate, which earned them
two points toward their
needed 12-point total for
this event.
Fellow PF debate competitors Dustin Jackson and
Elizabeth Isabell also joined
them at this level, earning
two of their needed 12
points.
Also advancing to this
level, but in LincolnDouglas debate, Arian Shar-
iatmadari picked up two
additional points in this
event which puts his current
total at nine as he keeps
picking up his last few needed points.
Novice members of the
team were also very active.
The public forum team of
Hannah Alsobrook and
Christy Le advanced to the
double octofinal round.
Additional wins were
realized by Nolan Wu who
placed fifth overall in novice
extemporaneous speaking,
and Kiara Soliz who placed
eighth.
Wu was also the only
novice LD debater who
advanced to the quarterfinal
round in that event.
All total, the Clear Brook
team came away with three
additional qualifications, 28
state points and some great
memories.
The team would head to
Katy Taylor High School for
the next competition.
Clear Brook Speech and Debate Team members display the trophies earned at
tournament at South Houston High School held recently. Pictured are, left to right,
(front row) Armin Shariatmadari, Dustin Jackson, Nolan Wu, (back row) Theo
Goldner, Rakesh Vijayakumar, Connie Lee, Ian Mower, Gabe Rivera, Amogh
Kulkarni, Suketh Subramanya, Elizabeth Isabell, Hannah Alsobrook, Erica Lee
and Christy Le.
Photo submitted
Lutheran South Academy to hold
open house for prospective students
Lutheran South Academy
will welcome prospective students and their parents for an
informative preview day and
tour of the school on
Sunday, Dec. 8, from 2 to 4
p.m. This will be an opportunity for families to tour the
campus and meet teachers,
coaches and administrators
and to find out about what
LSA has to offer.
Lutheran South is a comprehensive college preparatory Christian school serving
children in Pre-K through
12th grade.
The campus is made up of
four major buildings which
house the lower school, middle school, and upper school,
as well as gymnasiums and
cafeteria.
To register for the open
house and tour of the LSA
facilities, call Aaron Schnei-
der, director of admissions, at
281-617-5626.
Lutheran South Academy
is located at 12555 Ryewater
Drive off Dixie Farm Road.
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Lariaette of the Week
Lariaette Escort
of the Week
Over The Back Fence
SAGEMONT BIRTHDAY TRIO
Happy 90th birthday is sent to longtime
South Belt resident Erla Horrigan on Nov. 16.
She was flooded with cards from many friends
and spent the day surrounded by family: sons
Sean, Neil and Brian Horrigan, daughter
Kathleen Butler, and granddaughters Katie
and Colleen Horrigan. At her request, dinner
was catered by her favorite restaurant, ChickFil-A. Erla is happy to share her birthday
with her South Belt neighbors and longtime
friends, Mary Garza and John Williams.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DONNA!
Donna Whitted celebrates her birthday
Saturday, Nov. 23. Best wishes are sent from
husband Gary; children Heather and Richard
Williams, Jacob and Amber, and Aaron;
granddaughters Riley and Kinley; parents
Carl and Frances Valigura; siblings and their
families; and the Leader staff. Donna delivers
the Leader to area businesses each week.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, BILL & ELAINE
Former Leader staffer Bill Edwards and his
wife, Elaine, celebrate their 15th wedding anniversary Wednesday, Nov. 27. Congratulations
and best wishes are sent to the couple from
their family and friends at the South BeltEllington Leader.
SCHOOL DAZE
The following personnel and staff members
of the Pasadena Independent School District
celebrate birthdays Nov. 21 through Nov. 27.
Burnett Elementary
Lekisha Jones is wished a happy birthday
Nov. 23.
Frazier Elementary
Greetings for a wonderful birthday are sent
to Pat Singletary Nov. 24. Marking a birthday
Nov. 25 is Cathy Silas. A happy birthday will
be had by Luz Chaidez on Nov. 26.
Moore Elementary
On Nov. 17, a birthday wish is sent to Lili
Sanchez. On Nov. 27, Veronica Gardner
celebrates her birthday.
South Belt Elementary
Blow out the birthday candles for Laurie
Weathers Nov. 21.
Stuchbery Elementary
On Nov. 26, Oralia Contreras marks a
birthday while James Maslonka enjoys a
birthday Nov. 27.
Melillo Middle School
On Nov. 22, blow out the birthday candles
for Maria Chapa.
Thompson Intermediate
The day for a party for Jane French is Nov.
21.
Dobie High
Wishes for a wonderful birthday are sent to
Crandle Carrier and Maria Chapa Nov. 22. A
birthday is celebrated by Gina Salinas Nov.
26. Frank Mora is wished a happy birthday
Nov. 27.
LEADER WANTS YOU IN THE NEWS
E-mail birthday, anniversary, vacation, congratulations, etc., to mynews@southbeltlead
er.com with OTBF in the subject line. Items
must be submitted by Friday noon for the next
week’s publication.
Moore Elementary celebrates Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving was celebrated this month at
Moore Elementary with
a family Thanksgiving
feast, first-grade Thanksgiving program, and a
Turkey Feather contest.
The Lariaette of the Week for Oct. 28 through
Nov. 1 is senior Danielle Buckholt. She is a second-year line member and is the daughter of
Daniel and Shannon Buckholt.
At left: First-graders
(left to right) Jalisa King,
Ilijah Limon, Jacob Tagle and Thomas Young
dress up for the Thanksgiving program.
SHSU alumni to collect toys
The SHSU Bay Area Alumni and Friends Club will
celebrate the holidays on the evening of Dec. 5, at
Lakewood Yacht Club where they will collect toy donations for a local Bay Area charity.
For updated information on this event and future
club news, follow on Facebook at SHSU Alumni Bay
Area ~ Texas or join the email list at SHSUbayarea@
gmail.com.
The Lariaette Escort of the Week for Oct. 28
through Nov. 1 is head escort Anthony Gomez.
He is a senior and is the son of Monica and Anthony Gomez.
Lariaette dance clinic Dec. 14
At right: Dominic and
John Moya participate in
the Turkey Feather contest.
The Dobie Lariaettes will hold their annual Winter Dance
Clinic on Saturday, Dec. 14, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Dobie,
with a parent show at 3 p.m. in the gym. This is a great opportunity to let a son or daughter spend a day dancing, playing
games and doing crafts with the Lariaettes while doing some
Christmas shopping. Lunch will be provided. Preregistration is
$40, $50 at the door, cash or money order only. Participants
will also have the opportunity to perform in the Lariaette
Spring Show May 1 through May 3. For information, contact
Maria Zuniga at [email protected] or 713-314-6086.
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35 years ago (1978)
The local subdivisions
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South and Kirkmont escaped annexation.
Three of the South Belt
area drill teams finished in
the top four of the Bay Area
Football League competition.
30 years ago (1983)
Six Dobie football players were named to the
District 23-5A Coaches
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erected a cross at the intersection of Fuqua and the
Gulf Freeway to remember
Curtis Timmons and James
Martinez who were killed
by a drunk driver.
25 years ago (1988)
Ira Hewett, a 16-year-old
Dobie High School football
player, died after he was
allegedly accidently shot in
the chest by his father as
they stuggled over a gun in
the Godfather’s Pizza parking lot in the 10000 block of
Fuqua.
Pasadena ISD police officials charged three juveniles during October with
possession of guns in a
place prohibiting weapons,
a Class 3 felony.
20 years ago (1993)
Gov. Ann Richards
agreed to try to convince the
Environmental Protection
Agency that a new investigation was needed at the
Brio Superfund site. Richards pledged her support
at a meeting with Leader
co-publisher Marie Flickinger. Richards arranged for
Flickinger to meet with the
governor’s environmental
staff and members of the
state health department in
Austin. In addition to the
governor’s support, state
Reps. Garnet Coleman, Al
Edwards and Mike Jackson
all added their support. All
three represented portions
of the South Belt area.
The Promise, the Southeast Houston Christmas
Festival pageant on the life
of Jesus Christ, was held at
Sagemont Church.
The South Belt-Ellington Leader began its annual
food and toy drive benefiting needy South Belt area
residents.
15 years ago (1998)
Former Dobie volleyball
standouts Tiffany Carrethers
and Bobbi Stewart played
against one another when
their respective colleges,
Rice and the University of
Houston,
played
at
Hofheinz Pavilion.
10 years ago (2003)
The Brio Refining Superfund Site containment
remedy completion was
celebrated with a press conference and reception.
The
groundbreaking
ceremony for the new St.
Frances Cabrini Catholic
Church was held.
5 years ago (2008)
Several Sagemont-Beverly Hills Little League
board members, including
board president Mike McCormack, abruptly resigned
their posts. Several of the
resigned members were
contacted by the Leader but
refused to comment on record regarding the incident.
One source, speaking on
the condition of anonymity,
said two divided groups had
formed, and that making decisions with the best interest
of the players had become
difficult. McCormack had
been president of the league
for three years.
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Dixie Farm Road opened to
through traffic from Beamer
Road to 1,500 feet south of
FM 518. New traffic signals
were also installed at Blackhawk,
McDonald/Willits
and McGinnis.
The FBI raided the M
Saigon Cafe in the 10900
block of Scarsdale. A lone
state trooper accompanied
the undercover agents.
While officers on the scene
refused to tell Leader staff
what prompted the raid,
Sgt. Zerick Guinn of the
Harris County Precinct 2
Constable’s Office confirmed it involved illegal
gambling. A small sign on
the cafe’s door told potential customers no food was
actually sold at the location.
1 year ago (2012)
Deputies from Harris
County Precinct 8 Constable Phil Sandlin’s office
kept busy, arresting three
felony suspects in two separate incidents. Deputy Colin
Hulsart made a traffic stop
in the 11900 block of State
Highway 3 at Dixie Farm
Road and smelled the odor
of burned marijuana within the vehicle. The driver
gave consent to search his
vehicle. Hulsart discovered
two spent 9 mm shell casings in the car. In addition,
he located several burned
cigars with marijuana residue. In the glove box, he
located a Taurus 9 mm
pistol, a stolen Rossi .38
special revolver, 2.5 grams
of methamphetamine, 1.5
grams of cocaine, 4 grams
of heroin, 51 grams of marijuana, 1.5 grams of Xanax
and 0.2 grams of Vicodin.
The driver, 22-year-old
Fedrico Cadriel, as well as
his passenger, 22-year-old
Angel Aviles, were arrested
and charged with unlawful
possession of a firearm and
possession of a controlled
substance.
Later this same shift,
Deputy
Paul
Armand
stopped a car in the 11000
block of Beltway 8 near
Blackhawk for speeding.
The driver, Jason Key, 38,
was determined to be intoxicated and was wanted by
the Harris County Sheriff’s
Office for violation of a
protective order. While Armand was questioning Key,
he suddenly became combative and attempted to flee
on foot. The deputy tackled
Key and attempted to place
him in custody. Key struggled with the deputy and
struck him in the face with
a closed fist. He managed to
free himself and ran behind
a nearby business where he
was ultimately taken into
custody. Key was charged
with assault causing bodily
injury on a public servant
and felony DWI.
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Dobie announces 2nd 6-weeks honor rolls Lajaunies celebrate 50th anniversary
Continued from Page 3A
Vu, Georgette Vanelle Nzouatchoua Wandji, Charish La Nae
Williams, Destiny L. Williams,
John Eric Williams, Skylar
Elise Williams, Raven Anjell
Wilson, Oscar Zachary Zarate
and Roberto Rafael Zavaleta.
Honor roll
Eleventh grade
Gerardo Acevedo, Guadalupe Isabel Acosta, Jackelin
Andrade, Sarah Abigail Anleu,
Garett Lee Armstrong, Janai
Nicholle Baerga, Taylor Nicole Bainter, Yenlynn Hoang
Banh, Simon Barisch, Gabriela Renee Barragan, Jose
Carlos Benavides Sanchez
and Gabriela Benavides.
Brandon Anthony Biondo,
Carli Elizabeth Blue, Zachary
Grant Blue, Celeste Marissa
Briones, Kiyah Simone
Brooks, Madeline Nichole
Buchman, Thao Thi Thanh
Bui, Trang Phuong Bui, Alexis
Rozangel Caballero, Deserey
Marie Cabrales and Katherine
Gibely Cabrera Martinez.
Genovy Lisette Cabrera,
Mayra Lucia Caisedo Bustillo,
Gilberto Hernan Campa,
Tommy N. Cao, Nely Jasmine
Carbajal, Flavio Gabriel
Castillo, Cybelle Gonzalez
Cerda, Sonia Yanira Chaires,
Valerie Jane Colunga, Julian
Valdez Coronado and Alexis
Marie Corpus.
Alejandro Cortez, Ariana
Lynn Croes, Amina Ali Davis,
Jacquimar Dejesus, John
Matthew Delarosa, Karen
Deleon, Racquel Marie Delgadillo, Cristian Delgado,
Jason Alec Diaz, Phung Bao
Dinh, Tina Duong, Michael
Anthony Duron and Telisha
Eisenhauer.
Abdon Jose Ferreira, Nathaniel Christian Flores, Jai
Taylor Unique Franklin, Keila
Noely Fuentes, Eloy Aquiles
Garcia, Jasmin Celeste Garcia,
Eric Anthony Garza, Rodrigo
Garza, Patrice E. Gilbert, Jay
Edward Gish, Rachel Taylor
Glass, Cecilia M. Gollmann
and Vincent Albert Gonzales.
Suzette Gonzalez, Anna
Mae Goodman, Adolfo Javier
Gracia, Blanca Alicia Guadiana, Valerie Elizabeth
Guerrero, Carolina Alejandra
Herrera, Kiandre Jacole
Hicks, Tanya Tho Ho, Nicholas Darrelle Houston, Jessie
Ngoc Huynh, Ryan Duc
Huynh and Prince Ikenna Ibe.
Nicholas Daniel Jagdeo,
Brittney Nicole Johnson, Desiree Shantal Johnson, Rhehana
Dnai Johnson, Vontonio Rico
Jones, Tia Jasmine Joseph,
Daniel Jungmo Kim, Krista
Lyn Kindred, Alex Sam
Kwok, Thu Anh Le, William J.
Little and Nicollette M. Lopez.
Ralph Lopez, Jessena
Innacence Luna, Linda Ly,
Rodrigo Macedo De Almeida,
Ryan Alexander Mahler,
Isaiah Benjamin Manzanales,
Annalicia Cresencia Martinez,
Carlos Martinez, Deanna
Gabrielle Martinez, Marcos
Martinez, Xena Matamoros
and Luke Allen McDonald.
Alyssa Michelle Medrano,
Maria Lidia Mejia Ortiz, Juan
Luis Melesio, Valerie Mendoza, Victoria Yamileth Mendoza, Isaac Conrad Mills,
Madisen Paige Minter, Maria
Del Pilar Mireles, Shalina
Fiona Mohammed, Damian
Francisco Molina and George
Anthony Molina.
Michael Anthony Mora,
Kylan Nichole Moss, Jimmy
Adrian Nevarez, Betram
Truong Nguyen, Catherine
Nguyen, Dona Ngoc Nguyen,
Elissa Huong Nguyen, Elizabeth Nguyen, Giaan Khuong
Nguyen, Hiep Phu Nguyen,
Hung Thai Nguyen and
Jimmy Hoan Nguyen.
Julie Nguyen, Kevin
Nguyen, Kevin Path Nguyen,
Lisa Nguyen, Lyly Thithanh
Nguyen, Michelle Huyen
Nguyen, Ngoc Mai Nguyen,
Nhubinh Liza Nguyen, Richard Nguyen, Taylor Han
Nguyen, Tram P. Nguyen,
Tran Bao Nguyen, Zaed Dac
Nguyen and Andrea Nicaragua.
Gerardo Angel Nunez,
Malyn Lassette Nunez, Orlando Daniel Ochoa, Jaclyn
Virginia Dianne Oden-Peace,
Augustine Anamelechi Oguamanam, Mercedys Nikole
Olguin, Ana Maria Ortiz, Jai
Raj Patel, Shiv Nirmal Patel,
Keion Javar Patterson and
Arthur Estrada Pedraza.
Jocelyn Pena, Amalia Paulette Perla, Caxton Santos
Petri, Amy Pham, Hoaiphuong
Tran Pham, Linh Phuong
Pham, Nhi Thuc Pham, Triet
Minh Pham, Uyen Nhat
Nguyen Pham, My Kieu Phan,
Alan Quy Phan, Kieu Tran An
Kathy Phan and Monica
Rashaad Ploucha.
Kayla Renee Posey, Christopher Daniel Powell, Celina
Staff celebrates Red Ribbon Week
Stuchbery Elementary staff recently participated in “Hat’s off to Drugs” for
Red Ribbon Week. Pictured are, left to right, Ester Vasquez (resource aide),
Tina Jo Flotten (counselor), Jackie Salisbury (principal), Carolyn Waller
(assistant principal) and Angelica M. Silva (receptionist).
Photo by Anita Guerrero
Kim Rabe, Diego Ramirez,
Francisco Rangel, Adriana
Araceli Resendez, Gladys
Reyes Rivera, Glenda Reyes
Rivera, Alexandria Renee
Reyes, Jailene Reyes, Juan
Miguel Reyes and Kayla
Marie Richard.
Sidaria Nate Robertson,
Athena Skye Robles, Alexis
Renea Rodriguez, Andres
Alejandro Rodriguez, Mauro
Alberto Rodriguez, Vanessa
Rojas, Erica Mary Romero,
Ray Angel Romero, Angela
Grace Geopano Rosales,
Higor Rosengarten and
Lauren Sophia Rothacher.
Juan Manuel Ruiz, Alejandra Salinas Salazar, Reginald Tyson Salinas, Michelle
Brenda San Miguel, Alvaro
Sanchez, Denise Saravia,
Jonathan Adam Shaw, Mikaila
Trena Singleton, Shawn
Andrew Small, Karaanne
Mackenzie Snyder and Nyla
Marie Soraiz.
Jacqueline Esmeralda Soria,
Chelsea Tajonera, Errington
Sylvester Thomas, Vanessa
Tinoco, Jonathan Martin
Torres Guerrero, Andrea Thu
Tran, Anh Nam Tran, Hieu Vo
Tran, Jenny Thi Tran, Lauren
Tuy Thao Vo Tran, Nikki
Tinhdan Tran, Theresa Tran
and Triny Ynhi Tran.
Tu Anh Nguyen Tran,
Sofia Magdalena Trevino,
Kevin Truong, Justin Anthony
Turner, Jeffrey James Tyer,
Laura Van Barneveld, Ruben
Kalani Vargas, Angelica Faith
Vasquez and Joshua Xavier
Vasquez.
Edward David Velazquez,
Rosa Alicia Velazquez, Princess O. Villanueva, Jacquelyn
Simone Villarreal, Kevin
Minhvuong Vo, Valerie Thanh
Thy Vo, Khanh Quoc Vu,
Emily Elizabeth Wolfe,
Shelby Allison Yocum and
Angelica Rosario Zuniga.
Honor roll
Twelvth grade
Bayan Marwan Abedrabbo,
Jannessa Renee Ackman,
Walid Ahmed, Faria Akhter,
Deanna M. Alanis, Kendrick
Elijah Allen, Eliza Selena
Alvarado, Laura Alejandra
Amador, Heidi Christine
Applegate, Taylor Nichol Ard,
Erika Thalia Ascencio and
Carolina Sanmiguel Avila.
Zechariah Isaac Bailey,
Amanda Catherine Bates,
Tyler Gregory Baumann,
Haitem Benachour, Alex
Enrique Benitez, Erin Nicole
Blackwell, Joseph Robert
Boutwell, Briana Yolanda
Brown, Duc Anh Bui, Peter
Dinh Bui and Kevin Ruiz
Caballero.
Tyundre Lavonta Caple,
Victor Manuel Castillo, Angel
Cervantes, Nicholas Dale
Cessna, Roslynn Abigail
Charles, Darien Anthony
Childs, Alexandra Guadalupe
Cirlos, Miguel Angel Con-
Varsity cheer seniors recognized
During Senior Game Day, five 2013-2014 Dobie
High School Varsity Cheerleader seniors were recognized. Senior Game Day recognizes all senior
cheerleaders, mascots, football players, band and
drill team members. Senior cheerleaders pictured
are, left to right, Sabrina Troxlar, Amy Jackson,
Kaneesha Williams, Emily Sargent and Sydney
Gutierrez.
Photo submitted
treras, Eric Daniel Cortes,
Jason Asarel Cruz, Anthony
Dang and Jeremiah R. Deleon.
Brandon Dimas, David
Dinh, Hoang Kim Dinh,
Nicholas Paul Engle, Angelica
Vanessa Enriquez, Jacquelyn
Mikayla Estrada, Imani
Simone Fernandez, Nathaniel
Jay Foster, Celia Frias, Desire
Marie Gabino, Victoria Chaise
Gagneux and Stephanie Alicia
Galaviz.
Angel Macario Garcia,
Athziri Yanely Garcia, Cassandra Marie Garcia, Efren
Garcia, Jesus Garcia, Karen
Banessa Garcia, Kamaran
Rhynae Gardner, Thomas A.
Garza, Craig Allen Gentry,
Nicholas Rohan Ghansyam,
Baylin Trae Gideon and
Anthony Joel Gomez.
Mark Anthony Gonzalez,
Hannah Celeste Graham,
Sofia Alejandra Guerrero,
Brianna Guevara, Mikaela
Guevara, Alexis Nicholle
Hicks, Dominique D. Hunter,
Diana Nelly Ibarra, Sydney
Amber Idele, Megan Jagdeo,
Greissy C. Jerezano, Marquette La’rue Dale Johnson
and Jayla Dionne Joulevette.
Matthew Alan Kahanek,
Azra Celeste Khan, Emmi
Trang Kieu, Madeline Renee
Lacamu, Amari Brianna
Lavergne, Tiffany Kim Trang
Le, Tu Anh Le, Wilson Lee,
Lauren Alexis Lozano, Ivan
Xavier Luna, Jenny Ly, Tony
Ly, Aimee Celeste Mar and
Sara Alexandra Martinez.
Claudia Lizeth Mata, Madelyn Nicole Maxwell, Ra’neisha Lashay McCruse, Steven
Andres Mendieta, Joshua
Andrew Mendiola-Garcia, Jacob Mendoza, Joslyn Lourdes
Mendoza, Riley Ann Miller,
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Laura and Ronald Lajaunie marked their 50th
wedding anniversary on Oct. 27, 2013, with a vow
renewal ceremony and reception in the Casa Mia at
the Villa Capri restaurant in Nassau Bay. Standing
with them in the ceremony were their bridesmaid,
Elaine Granger, and best man Billy Gournay who
traveled from Louisiana and Colorado, respectively. More than 80 friends and family members
attended the event which was hosted by their son,
Kelly Lajaunie, and wife Laura Gross, daughterin-law Camille Lajaunie, and grandchildren Sydney, Kylie and Andrew Lajaunie. The couple wed
in Cankton, La., on Oct. 19, 1963, and moved from
Lake Charles in 1969 after the birth of their two
sons, Kelly and Darren (1966-2011). They are both
active members of St. Luke the Evanglist Catholic
Church and have lived in the South Belt area for
45 years.
Fall into Dance concert at San Jac
The San Jacinto College
South Campus Dance Performing Arts Company (PAC)
will present its Fall into Dance
concert Nov. 21 and 22.
This year’s concert will
feature the choreography of
guest artist Dionne Noble of
NobleMotion Dance. As fastpaced techno music by
Christian Cherry and 2562
pulses away, the dancers hurdle, shake, and fling themselves through the space for
an exhilarating ride of a
dance. Other highlights include a site-specific work in
the Marie Spence Flickinger
Fine Arts atrium by adjunct
faculty Rebekah Chappell,
and additional choreography
by faculty members Jamie
Zahradnik of Rednerrus Feil
Dance Company and Stephanie Henderson.
The San Jac Dance PAC is
under the new direction of
San Jacinto College dance
professor Diane Cahill Bedford. “My goal is to continually provide our students and
audiences with an opportunity to experience the work of
dance professionals from
around Houston and beyond,”
said Bedford.
“Our students are talented
and growing in their experiences with every rehearsal,
and they cannot wait to share
their talents with the surrounding community,” she
added. The concert will also
include choreography by
Bedford and students in the
dance program.
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The Houston Space City
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Golden Corral, 12500 Gulf
Freeway. For more information, call George Malone at
281-438-7243.
Fall into Dance begins at
7:30 p.m. each night in the
Marie Spence Flickinger
Fine Arts Center on the San
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SECTION B
SPORTS & CLASSIFIED
Semis foe TBA
San Jac men’s soccer
advances at nationals
The San Jacinto College’s men’s soccer team
has advanced to the National Junior College Athletic
Association’s Division I
semifinals as of press time.
San Jac defeated Cincinnati State 3-0 Nov. 20
in Tyler, clinching the pool
C championship with two
wins.
Opening the tournament
as the No. 3 overall seed,
San Jacinto began the tournament with a 4-2 win over
Cloud County, Kan.
Iowa Western, which entered the tournament as both
the nation’s No. 1 ranked
team and the tournament’s
top overall seed, has also
advanced to the semifinals.
As of press time, pool
play action had yet to be
completed. Thus, San Jacinto’s national semifinals
opponent could not be determined.
There are no games set
for Nov. 21. In the Nov. 22
semifinals, Iowa Western,
now a perfect 23-0 this season, will take on the lowest
seed remaining after pool
play.
Iowa Western is in the
5 p.m. semifinal time slot
at the Pat Hartley Soccer
Complex in Tyler.
San Jacinto, now 20-1
this season, will play in the
7 p.m. semifinal at the same
facility.
Per the tournament format, San Jacinto will finish
no worse than tied for third
because there is no thirdplace match.
A semifinal win will
send the team to its second-ever national championship match. That is set
for Saturday, Nov. 23, at 6
p.m.
In San Jacinto’s NJCAA
tournament opener Nov. 18,
the locals came away with
a 4-2 victory over Cloud
County (Kan.).
Jose “Sito” Seoane led
San Jac to the victory in the
match with two goals and
an assist. Call Casarez and
Pablo Vasquez also found
the net.
Seoane made it 1-0 in the
eighth minute of the game
on an assist from O’Neal
Moore.
Later in the first half
(36:46), Seoane fed Casaerez for a goal as San Jacinto
led 2-0 at halftime.
Cloud County pulled
within 2-1 in the 56th minute of the match before Seoane created some space and
scored on an assist from David Perez for a 3-1 lead.
After Cloud County
scored for a 3-2 margin,
San Jacinto’s Vasquez
closed out the win with an
unassisted goal in the 78th
minute.
It was the second victory over Cloud County this
season. Early in the regular
season, SJC scored a tight
1-0 victory.
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Varsity basketball news
Dobie teams host pool play
McDonald’s hoops opens Nov. 21
By Al Carter
Pasadena ISD
A few things have
changed around Phillips
Field House since last
year’s McDonald’s Texas Invitational Basketball
Tournament.
But don’t tell it to the
Duncanville girls’ basketball team. The Pantherettes don’t intend to be
one of them.
The
Duncanville
girls bring back-to-back
championships and a 10game Texas Invitational
winning streak into this
year’s three-day, 80-team
basketball extravaganza,
which begins Thursday,
Nov. 21, at 10 venues
across the Pasadena and
Deer Park school districts.
Phillips Field House,
the site of the boys’ and
girls’ Division I Gold
championship games on
Nov. 23, is still drying
paint from an offseason
makeover.
Basketball teams, too,
undergo facelifts, almost
annually. But lately the
Duncanville girls seem to
be the exception.
Led by guard Tasia Foman and forward Ariel
Akins, both University of
Texas-bound seniors, the
Pantherettes haven’t let an
opponent come closer than
seven points in their past 10
Texas Invitational games.
The average margin of
a Duncanville victory over
that span has been 27.1
points.
Last year the Pantherettes dispatched a pair of
tournament opponents by
margins of 55 and 69 points.
Four months later coach
Cathy Self-Morgan’s team
won the Texas Class 5A
championship,
cruising
through the semifinals and
finals by margins of 24 and
23 points.
That doesn’t mean this
year’s girls’ bracket won’t
be competitive.
The girls’ side features
six teams ranked in the top
16 statewide by Texas Basketball Magazine. That list
includes Manvel, one of
the Pasadena school’s Dis-
Nov. 21 – JFD boys host Humble, 9 a.m.;
JFD girls host Cy-Falls, noon; JFD boys
host S.A. Taft, 1:30 p.m.
Nov. 22 – JFD girls host Yates, 1:30 p.m.
Nov. 23 – Host of gold, silver and bronze
bracket play third-place and final games.
Division I boys’ gold bracket championship game is set for 8 p.m. at Phillips Field
House.Visit www.texasinvitational.com
for full tournament details.
trict 22-5A rivals, and Clear
Springs, the only team to
give Duncanville an ounce
of concern at the Texas
Invitational the past two
years.
Clear Springs lost to the
Pantherettes by seven points
in the 2011 title game, the
only thing that Duncanville
can claim as a close call in
Texas Invitational play over
that span.
Still, when the two teams
met last spring in the state
semifinals,
Duncanville
won by 24.
Clear Springs is led
by senior guard Brooke
McCarty, who will join
Foman and Akins at Texas
next year.
The boys’ field promises more balance with
11 teams ranked in Texas
Basketball Magazine’s top
24.
In addition, no boys
team has repeated as
Texas Invitational champion since the field was
Continued on Page 2B
North Shore’s big plays
eliminate Dobie FB 41-6
A promising start ended
with little more than the same
old outcome as North Shore
defeated Dobie for the third
straight season in the bidistrict playoffs – this time by a
41-6 count Nov. 14 at Galena
Park ISD.
North Shore, the undefeated champion of District
21-5A, will meet Hightower
in an area-round contest Nov.
22.
Dobie, meanwhile, saw
its second straight 5-6 season end with a loss to North
Shore. Overall, the Mustangs
have downed JFD in three
straight playoff openers.
Dobie starts strong
Members of the Hightower High School coaching
staff, on hand to scout the
two teams with a possible
second-round matchup coming, were rightly impressed
with the way the Longhorns
competed early on.
Using the first 7 minutes,
9 seconds of the game, the
Longhorns both kept the
Mustangs’ offense off the
field and provided an early
spark.
Senior tailback Darobie
Stenline handled the bulk of
the work on the ground, and
quarterback Joe Gonzalez
found Jaylon Bolden hooked
up for a pair of first downs
through the air on the drive
as North Shore had few answers.
Dobie settled for a 20-yard
field goal from Chris Saldivar
for a 3-0 lead and then got a
fumble recovery from Nick
Silva on the ensuing kickoff
as more hope arose.
Another Gonzalez to
Bolden completion provided
promise, but Saldivar’s 42yard field goal try with 1:05
remaining fell way short.
Leading 3-0 after one
quarter of play, the Longhorns began to see things slip
away in the second stanza.
GAT’s Garcia
earns her way
to Texans’ PPK
Thompson
Intermediate eighth-grade student
Jacquelyne Garcia, the
Pasadena ISD Punt, Pass
& Kick champion in the
age 14-15 division, is set
to compete in the Houston
Texans PPK competition
Nov. 24 at Reliant Stadium. Garcia qualified for
the Texans’ event after
winning the PISD crown
with a punt of 73 feet, 10
inches, a pass of 69’3” and
a kick of 44’3”. Garcia is
hoping to win the Texans’
competition, which would
send her on to the National Football League’s
Punt, Pass and Kick National Championships in
January, 2014. She is the
daughter of Grace and
Rommel Garcia.
North Shore quarterback
Micah Long called his own
number on the Mustangs’
second drive, racing 59 yards
down the middle before being
wrestled to the ground.
Two plays later, Long
sneaked across the goal line
from a yard out. Although
North Shore may not have
known it at the time, Long’s
score would be all that was
needed.
Saldivar kicked his second
field goal of the game – this
one good from 30 yards out –
as Dobie got within 7-6 with
5:50 left in the half.
But North Shore’s Justin
Houston then covered all of
Continued on Page 6B
Lady Wolverine girls win again;
Brook boys, Dobie girls slip
Early season varsity basketball results are now flowing in on both the boys’ and
girls’ sides of things, and the
results have been mixed.
Brook girls now 7-1
Continuing what has
been a smooth transition
under the guidance of firstyear head coach Garrett Hilton, the Clear Brook varsity
girls’ basketball team has
won seven of eight games
to start the season.
The Lady Wolverines
built a 20-6 lead after one
quarter and exended the
edge to 42-7 at halftime
while crushing Texas City
61-21 Nov. 19 at Texas City.
Chassidy Harris, Clear
Brook’s leading scorer
this season, was back at it
against Texas City with 16
points.
Twon Mackey had 11
points as the Lady Wolverines came away with the
easy win.
On Nov. 15, Clear Brook
took on a defensive-minded
Brazosport team and won
37-28 behind 13 points
from Ryne Adams.
Clear Brook did make
the playoffs last season before a first-round loss. Hilton inherited a talented and
experienced roster. But, to
the Lady Wolverines’ credit,
a 7-1 start qualifies as one
of the top stories of the ear-
ly season.
Defending champs lose two
Clear Brook’s varsity
boys’ team, coming off a
2012-2013 season that included winning the District
24-5A crown, is 1-2 after
losses to two Pearland ISD
teams.
The Wolverines went to
overtime Nov. 15 against
Dawson before losing 8882. Chase Mason had 25
points, while Jovan Yancy
tossed in 23 more.
Julian Thomas, a newcomer this season, added 12
to go with 10 from Stephen
Wilson. The Wolverines
then had a hard time Nov.
19 at Pearland, losing 5934.
Losing a pair of games
to state-ranked teams –
Pearland and Dawson – is
no fun, but the Wolverines
still have plenty to look forward to this season.
JFD girls fall at CL
Despite taking a 15-5
lead after one quarter of
play, the Dobie varsity girls’
team took a 39-33 loss at
Clear Lake Nov. 19. Freshman Jade Giron had 11
points for Dobie.
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For Eli, winning SBL’s football contest is old hat
Eli Tanksley (seated center) was crowned the winner of the 2013 South Belt-Ellington Leader football pickers contest after posting an 87-32-1 record to defeat the rest of the field by two games
or more. Tanksley, as he has done in previous seasons, took an early lead in the contest and never
looked back. Those with Tanksley included, left to
right, (seated) former C&D Burger Shoppe staffer Debbie Vaughn, local realtor Toni Muse, (back
row) Leader sports editor John Bechtle, Sagemont
Church associate pastor Emory Gadd and Roy
Shiflett Realtors owner Troy Leland.
Tanksley’s win is third in four seasons
Eli Tanksley continued his dominance of the South
Belt-Ellington Leader’s high school football pickers
competition, winning the 2013 event with an 87-32-1
overall record.
Dobie’s bidistrict playoff loss brought an end to the
annual event. Tanksley, owner of Clear Brook Realtors,
entered the final week with a two-game lead over Troy
Leland, owner of Roy Shiflett Realtors.
Thanks in large part to come-from-behind wins by
Cinco Ranch and Elkins, Tanksley was able to maintain
his edge. Leland was second with an 83-36-1 record.
Local realtor Toni Muse tied Debbie Vaughn for third
place at 80-39-1.
Leader sports editor John Bechtle (75-44-1) managed
to stay out of the cellar, edging Sagemont Church associate pastor Emory Gadd, who was 73-46-1.
Junior Rams prepare as Super Bowl nears
Intermediate girls’ cross-country season begins;
Lady Lions, Beverly Hills get out of gate well
The Pasadena Independent School District’s intermediate girls’ cross-country
season began Nov. 13 as the
Bondy Patriots set the bar
rather high.
Bondy simply dominated the competition, winning both the seventh- and
eighth-grade divisions easily.
In the eighth-grade race,
each of the Patriot’s top five
scorers finished in the top
eight places for a meet-low
22 points.
Queens was a distant
second with 80 points, and
South Houston was third.
Beverly Hills was sixth at
201, and Thompson was at
298.
Bondy made an impressive debut at the seventh-grade level, winning
with 24 points. Queens finished second with 63, and
South Houston was at 102.
Beverly Hills’ 167 points
was good for fourth place,
and Thompson’s 179 points
was sixth.
BHI’s 8s are sixth
In the eighth-grade race,
the Lady Bears’ Natalie Diosdado and Alondra Rios
led the way.
Esmerelda Lozano of
Bondy was the individual
race winner with a time of
13 minutes, 41 seconds.
Diosdado wound up fifth
with a solid time of 14:23,
and Rios’ time of 15:06 was
12th overall.
The Lady Bears’ other
three official scorers included Darianne Monreal (56th
at 16:49.68), Kataria Lewis
(58th at 16:57) and Jackie
Pena (78th at 17:44).
Beverly Hills’ other
competitors included Tiara
Johnson (17:56.22), Jackie
Davila (17:56.60), Destinee
Garza (17:57), Elizabeth
Jasso (18:07), Monica Zabala (18:30), Cynthia Bautista (20:30.29), Amber Terrell (20:30.69) and Victoria
Rangel (20:38).
Shanklin leads GAT
Janae Shanklin was the
leader among Thompson’s
eighth-grade runners, taking the 41st overall slot with
a time of 16:17.87.
Emmerson Snyder had
a time of 16:36 for 47th
place, and Katherine Montes came in at 16:49.06 for
55th place.
The Lady Lions’ Jocelyn
Thompson placed 69th with
a time of 17:18, and Dominique Sanchez (86th at
18:00) was the team’s final
scorer.
Paige Darden (18:19),
Ann Truong (18:48), Miranda Calderon (19:35), Clarissa Arrendondo (19:50),
Andrea Diaz (21:05) and
Dulce Santos (21:12) were
the Lady Lions’ other runners.
Lady Bear 7s are fourth
Teammates Julissa Rodriguez and Karisma Martinez waged a 1-2 battle for
the invidiual win in the seventh-grade race, with Rodriguez (14:02.56) edging
Martinez (14:02.85) for the
win.
Locally, the Beverly Hills
Lady Bears were fourth as a
team with Alana Ortega out
in front for her team. Ortega
eventually was 21st with a
time of 15:53.
Mayte Zuniga placed
36th at 16:46, with teammates Natalie Armenta
(39th at 16:55) and Alondra
Acevedo (40th at 17:03.21)
not far behind.
Beverly Hills’ fifth and
final scorer was Alyssa Carrico, whose time of 17:19
was good for 52nd place.
The Lady Bears’ other racers included Monica Burri (18:27.80), Jalyn
Martinez (18:36.92), Bianca Ortega (18:56), Krystalyn Garcia (19:03) and Alyssa Walker (19:07).
Lions’ 7s run well
Thompson
Intermedi-
ate’s seventh-grade team
had a solid debut, taking
sixth place overall. Individually, the Lady Lions’ Olivia Garza was fourth overall
with a time of 14:12.
At 16:19, Megan Glass
was 30th, with teammate
Lily Vitrella (16:31) in the
No. 34 spot.
Michaela Munoz was
51st in a time of 17:18, and
Miah Muniz clocked in at
17:29 for 60th overall.
Thompson’s other competitors were Isabella De La
Garza (17:47), Celine Espinoza (18:23.30), Briana
Loredo (18:45.96), Stephanie Martinez (18:57), Alivia
Gonzalez (19:01), Natalie
Nguyen (21:20), Alexis Alvarez (21:22), Roxy
Hernandez (21:43), Aliza
Alfero (22:39) and Madison
Mendiola (25:10).
There are two more regular-season meets scheduled
prior to the Pasadena ISD
championships.
Pasadena ISD boys’ X-country gets under way;
Thompson, Beverly Hills teams open strong
San Jacinto sprinted to
the head of the class as the
the Pasadena Independent
School District’s intermediate boys’ cross-country
season began Nov. 13.
The eighth-grade Tigers held off Bondy in the
end, scoring a meet low 53
points for the team win.
Bondy was second with 58,
followed by South Houston’s 84 points for third
place.
Elsewhere in the eighthgrade division, Thompson’s
score of 107 was fifth, followed by Beverly Hills,
sixth at 154.
The seventh-grade race
was also close. San Jacinto
came in at 62 points for the
top spot, with Beverly Hills’
73 points good for second.
Thompson was eighth with
188.
GAT 8s are fifth
A time of 12 minutes,
15 seconds gave Abraham
Lara the individual championship in the eighth-grade
race.
Locally,
Thompson’s
Jeremy Hernandez was
fourth at 12:20, with teammate Josh Woernerley ninth
at 12:46.
Louis Perez and Nicholas Barrientes were the
Lions’ next two finishers.
Perez’s time of 13:28 was
26th, and Barrientes was
27th with a time of 13:29.
Jasiel Cruz closed out
the scoring for the Lions as
his time of 13:50 was 41st
overall.
Other Lions performing well at the meet included Marcos Rodriguez
(13:51), Nathaniel Dominguez (15:18), Eric Sanchez
(15:21), Owen Castillo
(15:26), Steven Plummer
(15:40), Cyrus Gonzalez
(15:59), Mario Rodriguez
(16:02), Zachary Smallwood (16:24) and Anthony
Gay (16:42).
8th Bears take 6th
Raul Sanchez topped the
Bears’ finishers as his time
of 13:18 was 20th overall.
Luis Arellano, at 13:31,
was at No. 29.
Carlos Anaya ran his
way to the 30th overall slot
with a time of 13:32, and
Paul Ontiveros was 37th at
13:46. The Bears’ fifth and
final scorer was Alex Cuaping, who was 38th with a
time of 13:47.
Beverly Hills’ other
competitors were Kevin
Morrison (13:04), Daniel
Sepulveda (14:06), Jacob
Negrete (14:41), Vincente Trevino (14:59), Luis
Figueroa (15:02), Dwayne
Robinson (15:23), Jason
Cruz (15:33) and Abraham
Alanis (16:55).
BHI 7s push envelope
San Jacinto’s Christian
Aguilar won the individual
crown in the seventh-geade
race at 12:54 as the Tigers
held off Beverly Hills.
Humberto Leal did his
finest to help the Bears
along the way. His time of
13:32 was sixth-best, and
Jordy Reyes wound up
ninth after posting an impressive time of 13:46.
Joseph
Hernandez
(16th at 14:12), DeAngelo
Ramirez (20th at 14:21) and
Jerry Benavides (22nd at
14:30) were the Bears’ other scorers.
Beverly Hills also received a great effort from
Illsen Urrutia (14:54),
Karim Solomon (15:28),
Deanglo Nam (15:32), Isaiah House (17:16) and Josh
Villareal (17:33).
GATs 7s place 8th
Thompson’s squad totaled 188 points for eighth-
place in the 10-team event.
The Lions’ were paced
by Giovanni Solis, whose
time of 14:39 was 27thbest.
Trevor Hondros was next
up with a time of 14:41,
which was 28th. Deveante
Lopez came to the finish line at 14:52 for 33rd
place, and Alex Hernandez
clocked in at 15:18 for 48th
place. The Lions’ fifth and
final scorer was David Chicas, 52nd at 15:22.
The team’s other runners who ran their first-ever
meet for the Lions included
Christian Saldivar (16:04),
Trey Pettis (16:33), Brandon Julks (16:41), Angel
Gonzalez (16:48), Robin
Gergis (16:51), Ezequiel
Guerrero (16:56), Kris
Morris (17:46), Lunzell
Houston (17:47), Anthony
Haynes (19:27) and Justin
Lavinier (21:11).
McDonald’s invitational again hosts best of best
The Ellington Rams junior division team will be
well-rested and ready to go after a week off to prepare for the Bay Area Football League’s Super Bowl
round. The Rams, 10-2 this season, are set to take on
the Pearland Texans Saturday, Nov. 23, at Stingaree
Stadium in Texas City. Kickoff is set for 10:45 a.m.
The Rams qualified for the big game by downing the
Pearland Hurricanes 31-14 Nov. 9. On this play, Leroy Rios (24) intercepted a pass as teammate Christian Cleckley (28) celebrated) Photo by Jaime Hickman
Continued from Page 1B
expanded to 48 teams in
2007.
The Duncanville boys
are back to defend their
2012 crown, but the favorite
this time may be the 2010
tournament
champion,
DeSoto.
The Eagles feature a veteran lineup that includes
Julian Green, Terry Matson
and Devin Wyatt.
Matson has agreed to
play for Baylor next year
and Wyatt for Loyola-Marymount.
Although former Fort
Bend Bush star Kelly Oubre, a 6-foot-7 guard, is
playing his senior year at
Henderson Finday Prep in
Nevada, Bush enters the
season as one of the Region
III boys’ favorites.
As part of a loaded Division I boys’ field Nov. 21,
DeSoto opens against Mansfield Summit at the Memorial High School gym at 3
p.m.
Fort Bend Bush opens
against Langham Creek at
the South Houston High
gym at 10:30 a.m.
The Duncanville girls
set sail on Nov. 21 at 10:30
a.m. against San Antonio Madison at Deer Park
High’s Auxiliary Gym.
The girls’ Division I
Gold championship game is
set for Saturday at 4:30 p.m.
at Phillips.
The boys’ Division 1
Gold title game will be
played at 8 p.m. at Phillips.
In between, at 6 p.m.,
an Alumni Challenge game
will be held featuring alumni squads from Pasadena
ISD schools and Deer Park
High School.
Former Deer Park coach
Ray Landers and former Pasadena High coach
Phil Eaton will coach the
squads, which consist of 22
players each and covers a
graduation span from 1958
to 2010.
Championship Saturday Highlights
Division I boys gold bracket final, Phillips F.H., 8 p.m.
Pasadena ISD vs. Deer Park ISD alumni challenge,
Phillips F.H., 6 p.m.
Division I girls’ gold bracket final, Phillips F.H, 4:30 p.m.
Division I boys’ silver bracket final, Dobie, 6 p.m.; Division
I girls’ Silver bracket final, Pasadena Memorial, 4:30 p.m.
Legacy Sports Network to live video stream games from
Phillips F.H. Nov. 23 beginning at noon.
Local youth football stars headed to Fla.
14-under Elite Jokers place second at Katy Turkey Classic
The South Belt-based 14-under Elite Houston Jokers select
baseball team won second at the Turkey Classic in Katy. The
Jokers beat out more than 20 other teams for the runner-up
spot. Members of the team are, left to right, (front row) Mat-
tias Gallo, Hector Martinez, Hunter Guerrero, Jonathan Acosta,
Damian Ceniceros, (back row) coach Ricky Gonzales, coach Mario Guerrero, Matthew Hawileh, Ricky Gonzales, Austin Leon,
Andres Padilla, Arthur Galvan and coach Lupe Galvan.
South Belt residents Kelby Williams (left) and Dylan
Dixson, teammates on the Southside Cowboys youth
football team, will join their teammates in Kissimmee, Fla., as the Cowboys vie for the American Youth
Football Cadet (age 9-10) National Championship.
Williams, the son of Latorya Credit and Gregory
Williams is a straight-A, fourth-grade student at Rice
School. Dixson, the son of LaKechia and Damon Dixson, is a fourth-grade student at Bush Elementary.
Thursday, November 21, 2013, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Section B, Page 3
Dobie netters earn all-22-5A team tennis honors
First Team Selections
Boys’ singles by 1-6 slots:
1) Ruben Vargas, Dobie (unanimous); 2) John Le, Dobie (unanimous); 3)
Adam Elledge, Pearland (unanimous); 4) Flavio Castillo, Dobie; 5) Charlie Maldonado, Pearland (unanimous); 6) Michael Rabbit, Alvin; Michael Duron, Dobie; Shivam Dave, Pearland.
Girls’ singles by 1-6 slots:
1) Jenna Pyland, Pearland (unanimous); 2) Tyla Tilson, Pearland (unanimous); 3) Nicole Russo, Pearland; 4) Betram Nguyen, Dobie; Savannah Opre, Memorial; Kayla Rogers, Pearland; 5) Brie Perry, Pearland (unanimous); 6) Karen Neira, Dobie; Lisa Hoang, Memorial; Leandra DeBono,
Pearland.
Boys’ doubles by 1-3 slots: 1) John Le/Ruben Vargas, Dobie (unanimous); 2) Tony Ly/Brian Williams,
Dobie (unanimous); 3) Flavio Castillo/Albert Luu, Dobie.
Girls’ doubles by 1-3 slots: 1) Jenna Pyland/Nicole Russo (unanimous); 2) Kayla Rogers/Tyla Tilson,
Pearland (unanimous); 3) Leandra DeBono/Brie Perry, Pearland.
Girls’ doubles: 1) Lilliana Ramirez/Hao Vu, South Houston.
As Dobie’s top-ranked
boys’ singles player and
the team’s No. 1 doubles
player with John Le,
junior Ruben Vargas
spent much of the season under the watch
of Dobie head coach
Manuel Moreno Jr. (in
background). For his
part, Vargas thrived in
his role as one of the
team’s key players.
Chosen
unanimously
by the league’s coaches,
Vargas was District 225A’s first-team performer in the No. 1 boys’
singles slot after the fall
team tennis season. He
and Le were also the
first-team choices, also
unanimously by the
league’s coaches, in No.
1 boys’ doubles. Moreno
was chosen as co-Coach
of the Year along with
Pearland’s Ben Stiles.
Photos by John Bechtle
At left, Dobie varsity
tennis player John Le
enjoyed a terrific fall
season as a senior. Playing No. 2 boys’ singles
for the Longhorns, Le
earned the District 225A coaches’ unanimous
pick as the first-team
player in No. 2 boys’
singles. In doubles, Le
teamed with Ruben Vargas, where the pair was
unanimously elected as
the top No. 1 playing
combination.
Second Team Selections
Dobie Players Only
Brian Williams, No. 3 boys’ doubles
Tony Ly, No. 5 boys’ singles
Lada Heng, No. 2 girls’ singles
Hai Ho, No. 3 girls’ singles
Trang Bui, No. 5 girls’ singles
Lada Heng/Theresa Tran,
At right, Brian Williams (left) and Tony
Ly formed a solid combination this season for
Dobie in the No. 2 boys’
singles slot. At the end
of the fall team tennis season, the duo was
unanimously voted as
the first-team group in
the No. 2 doubles category. Williams was a
second-team pick in the
No. 3 boys’ singles slot,
while Ly was a secondteam pick in the No. 5
position.
No. 1 girls’ doubles
Trang Bui/Hai Ho,
No. 2 girls’ doubles
Ashley Deveza/Karen Neira
No. 3 girls’ doubles
Triny Tran/Michael Duron
mixed doubles
Co-Coaches of the Year
Manuel Moreno, Jr./Dobie
Benjamin Stiles, Pearland
Dobie principal Moses honors school’s District 22-5A team tennis champions
At right, Dobie tennis coach Manuel Moreno Jr.
invited school principal Franklin Moses out to the
team’s courts Nov. 19 to help celebrate the team’s
third-place finish at the District 21/District 22 area
championships during the fall team tennis season.
The Longhorns finished second to Pearland in the
22-5A regular season standings but then came back
to defeat Pearland 10-4 for third place at the area
championships. Deer Park and Baytown Sterling,
the top two teams from District 21-5A, advanced
to the regional tournament. Members of the varsity
team are, left to right, (front row) Trang Bui, Betram
Nguyen, Jenny Le, Hai Ho, Ashley Deveza, (second
row) Garrett Armstrong, Kyle Gee (third row) Lada
Heng, Albert Luu, Bao Nguyen, Brian Williams, John
Le, Alan Phan, Julie Nguyen, Justin Gee, (back row)
Moses, Brandon Chung, David Ho, Tommy Le, Luis
Cabreja, Michael Duron, Ruben Vargas, Flavio Castillo, Theresa Tran, Juan Melesio, Richard Nguyen,
Tony Ly, Karen Neira, Elizabeth Tran, Triny Tran
and Moreno.
Photo by John Bechtle
CALENDAR
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Tuesday through
Friday at 7 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church
Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, in the Cornell
Conference Room. Call 281-487-8787 for information, or
just drop in.
Noon
Houston Area Parkinson Society – Free water exercise
from noon to 1 p.m. at Clear Lake Rehabilitation Hospital,
655 E. Medical Center Blvd. in Webster. Visit www.hapsonline.org for a complete list of services offered.
5:30 p.m.
Texas German Society, South Belt (Southeast) Chapter
– A social group interested in the culture, music, heritage
and language of the immigrants in early German settlements in Texas. Meetings are held the third Thursday of
each month at 5:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of Mount
Olive Lutheran Church, 10310 Scarsdale Blvd. Visitors are
welcome. Call 281-481-1238 for more information.
6:30 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Sunday, Thursday and Friday
at 6:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 1062
Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena, Fellowship Hall 4. Call 281487-8787, or just drop in.
8:30 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Alcohol problems? AA meetings are held Thursdays from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m., and
Sundays and Tuesdays from 8 to 9 p.m. at St. Stephen
Presbyterian Church, 2217 Theta Street. For information,
call 713-204-2481.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Tuesday through
Friday at 7 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church
Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, in the Cornell
Conference Room. Call 281-487-8787 for information, or
just drop in.
Noon
Moving Forward Women’s Adult Children Anonymous
– The ACA group meets Fridays at noon at the Up The
Street Club in Webster, 508 Nasa Parkway, in room 4. ACA
is a 12-step program of hope, healing and recovery for
people who grew up in alcoholic or dysfunctional homes.
For more information, call 281-286-1431.
6 p.m.
Un Dia a la Vez Alanon Group (Spanish speaking)
– Provides support for family and friends of alcoholics
or addicts. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 6 p.m. at
First United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont
Parkway, Room 232. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.
6:30 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Sunday, Thursday and Friday
at 6:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 1062
Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena, Fellowship Hall 4. Call 281487-8787, or just drop in.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23
7:30 a.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Saturday at 7:30 a.m. at
First United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont
Parkway, Cornell Conference Room. Call 281-487-8787,
or just drop in.
9 a.m.
Un Dia a la Vez Alanon Group (Spanish speaking)
– Provides support for family and friends of alcoholics
or addicts. Saturday at 9 a.m. at First United Methodist
Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Room 232.
Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.
11 a.m.
Al-Anon Meeting (Women Only, English) – For persons
whose lives are affected by someone who is addicted.
Each Saturday morning at 11 a.m. at First United Methodist
Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Cornell
Conference Room. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.
6 p.m.
Frontier Squares – Meets to square dance at the
Westminster Academy at 670 E. Medical Center Blvd. in
Webster. Refreshments provided. For more information,
contact Gina Sherman at 281-554-5675 or visit www.frontiersquares.com.
7:30 p.m.
Pearland Overeaters Anonymous HOW Meeting –
Saturdays 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Open discussion. Memorial
Hermann Prevention and Recovery PARC, 2245 N. Main
St., Suite 2, Pearland 77581. (Located on Hwy 35, just
north of Broadway). The group’s primary purpose is to
abstain from compulsive overeating and to carry the message of recovery to those who still suffer. Call 713 8651611 for information, or just drop in.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24
2 p.m.
Grief Support Group – For any adult who has lost a loved
one. Meets every Sunday, except Mother’s Day, Easter and
Christmas from 2 to 3:15 p.m. at First United Methodist
Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway. For more information, call 281-487-8787.
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 trying to overcome drug addiction. Sunday at 6:30 p.m. at
First United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont
Parkway, Cornell Conference Room. Call 281-487-8787,
or just drop in.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Sunday, Thursday and Friday
at 6:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 1062
Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena, Fellowship Hall 4. Call 281487-8787, or just drop in.
8 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Alcohol problems? AA meetings are held Sundays and Tuesdays from 8 to 9 p.m.
and Thursdays from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. at St. Stephen
Presbyterian Church, 2217 Theta Street. For information,
call 713-204-2481.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25
9 a.m.
Houston Area Parkinson Society – Free exercise and
speech therapy from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at Clear Lake
Rehabilitation Hospital, 655 E. Medical Center Blvd.,
Webster. Visit www.hapsonline.org for a complete list of
services offered.
10 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
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25 (continued)
11:30 a.m.
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Study. In His Presence Fellowship Church, 1202 East P Street, Deer Park.
Enter through Fellowship Hall in back of church. Call 409 454-5720 for
information, or just drop in.
6 p.m.
Scrabble Club #511 – Meets every Monday at IHOP at 11222 Fuqua at 6
p.m. Come and improve crossword game playing skills. Call 281-488-2923
for more information.
7 p.m.
Grief Support Group – “Friends Helping Friends” meets every Monday
from 7 to 8:15 p.m. at Kindred Rehabilitation Hospital, 655 E. Medical
Center Blvd. in Webster. Those who have lost a spouse or other loved one
are invited to participate. For information, call Betty Flynn at 281-474-3430
or Diana Kawalec at 281-334-1033.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Tuesday through Friday at 7 a.m.
at the First United Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway,
in the Cornell Conference Room. Call 281-487-8787 for information, or
just drop in.
10 a.m.
American Begonia Society – Meets the fourth Tuesday of each month
at Maxum Bank in League City. For more information, call 281-946-4237
or 281-471-5048.
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. For information, call 713-472-0565.
1:30 p.m.
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) – TOPS #1530 meets at the
Sagemont Park Community Center, 11507 Hughes Road, at 1:30 p.m. For
information, call Jeanette Sumrall at 713-946-3713.
Houston Area Parkinson Society – Free exercise and speech therapy
from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at Bayshore Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
Center, 4021 Brookhaven, Pasadena. Visit www.hapsonline.org for a complete list of services offered.
6 p.m.
Un Dia a la Vez Alanon Group (Spanish speaking) – Provides support for family and friends of alcoholics or addicts. Tuesday, Wednesday
and Friday at 6 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062
Fairmont Parkway, Room 232. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.
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 27
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Tuesday through Friday at 7 a.m.
at the First United Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway,
in the Cornell Conference Room. Call 281-487-8787 for information, or
just drop in.
9:30 a.m.
Young at Heart Club – Meets the second and fourth week of each month
at Covenant United Methodist Church, 7900 Fuqua. Lots of activities, trips,
etc. Call Nellie Galney at 713-991-3517 for more information.
10 a.m.
Un Dia a la Vez Alanon Group (Spanish speaking) – Provides support
for family and friends of alcoholics or addicts. Wednesday at 10 a.m. at
First United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Room
232. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.
4 p.m.
Houston Area Parkinson Society – Free exercise held from 4 to 5 p.m. at
First Baptist Church of Pearland, 3005 Pearland Parkway, Pearland. Visit
www.hapsonline.org for a complete list of services offered.
6 p.m.
Un Dia a la Vez Alanon Group (Spanish speaking) – Provides support for family and friends of alcoholics or addicts. Tuesday, Wednesday
and Friday at 6 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062
Fairmont Parkway, Room 232. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.
6:30 p.m.
Bay Area Turning Point Crisis Intervention Center – Domestic violence
support group for male survivors meets each Wednesday at 210 S. Walnut
off NASA Parkway. Call 281-338-7600 for information. Participants may
join at any time as this is an open group.
7 p.m.
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.bayareaturningpoint.com. BATP is
located at 210 S. Walnut off NASA Parkway between Interstate 45 South
and Highway 3. The 24-hour crisis hotline is 281-286-2525.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28
THANKSGIVING DAY
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Tuesday through Friday at 7 a.m.
at the First United Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway,
in the Cornell Conference Room. Call 281-487-8787 for information, or
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6:30 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Sunday, Thursday and Friday at 6:30 p.m.
at First United Methodist Church, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena,
Fellowship Hall 4. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.
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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Dobie’s Arnett to join UH men’s golf program North Shore fells Dobie a third time
Continued from Page 1B
his team’s 65 yards on the
Mustangs’ ensuing fourplay drive, including a 54yard touchdown dash to put
North Shore up 14-6.
Dobie fumbled on its
next drive, with North
Shore’s Eric Quezada recovering the ball at the JFD
32-yard line.
Long ran for 11 yards on
first down and then found
Kevian Deleon on a 25-yard
catch-and-run for a score.
Suddenly, North Shore led
21-6.
Dobie High School varsity golfer Ben Arnett (seated center)
will join the University of Houston’s men’s team next fall after signing a letter of intent with the Cougars. Those with
Arnett at the signing included, left to right, (seated) Neil Arnett (father), Melanie Arnett (mother), (middle row) Leisha
Lewis (Dobie assistant golf coach), Tamara Williams (Dobie counselor), (back row) Neil Wilkins (Sienna Plantation
North Shore simply
controlled the second half.
Long found Chukueemeke
for a 25-yard touchdown
pass at 8:59 of the third
quarter for a 27-6 lead.
The next Dobie drive
ended with North Shore’s
John Joseph sacking Gonzalez for a 14-yard loss.
The Longhorns had
a promising drive going
midway through the third
quarter. Thomas ran for a
13-yard gain, and Gonzalez
first passed to Bolden for
15 yards and then to Sten-
line for 15 more as Dobie
advanced to the Mustangs’
end of the field.
Then came another
sack of Gonzalez, this one
by North Shore’s Zack
Whitely, who has verbally
committed to attend Texas
A&M University.
A minute into the fourth
quarter,
North
Shore
blocked a Dobie punt,
which was then returned 2
yards for a touchdown by
Darius Mouton.
At that point, North
Shore led 34-6 and was
ready to move on to the area
round.
Stenline, a transfer student who played his senior
season at Dobie, finished
with 87 yards rushing
to give him 993 over 11
games.
Bolden, a sophomore
who developed into a receiving threat after moving
into the slot, had four catches for 63 yards and heads
into 2014 as a big key for
Dobie. 2013 might be over,
but preparation for 2014 has
already begun.
Golf Club staff member and Arnett’s swing instructor for 10
years), Chris Ferguson (Dobie golf coach), Shawn Mulligan
(family friend and Arnett’s trusted caddie) and Franklin
Moses (Dobie principal). Ben Arnett is coming off a spring
2013 season in which he won the District 22-5A crown before
claiming the Region III boys’ title. He later advanced to stae,
placing eighth.
Photo by Debbie Scheffer
11-under baseballers sought
A South Belt-based 11-under select baseball program is forming for the upcoming fall and spring seasons. The team will play in both
Nations Baseball and United States Specialty Sports Association tournaments. For tryout information or more team details, call Craig
Redmon at 281-236-5112.
Dobie baseball to meet
The Dobie Diamond Club, the school’s official baseball booster club, will host its monthly meeting Wednesday, Dec. 4, in the school
annex located near the athletics field house. Meeting time is 7 p.m. Parents of current and incoming players are invited to attend, as are the
players. Officials will continue to discuss plans for the 2014 spring season at the school. Direct email to [email protected] for
more information.
District 22-5A Varsity Football
Final Regular Season Statistics
Total Offensive Yardage/Team – Manvel 447.0 – Pearland 378.6 –
Dobie 337.7 – Memorial 317.5 – Alvin 287.9 – South Houston 274.0
– Pasadena 258.0 – Sam Rayburn 244.9
Points Scored – Pearland 321 – Manvel 317 – Dobie 210 – South
Houston 178 – Alvin 152 – Pasadena 138 – Memorial 126 – Sam
Rayburn 73.
Points Allowed – Manvel 63 – Pearland 73 – Dobie 130 – Alvin
165 – Memorial 176 – South Houston 226 – Pasadena 327 – Sam
Rayburn 355.
Team Defense Average/Game – Pearland 130.1 – Manvel 215.6 –
Memorial 269.9 – Dobie 281.8 – Alvin 353.5 – Pasadena 359.2 –
South Houston 408.9 – Sam Rayburn 457.0.
Team Interceptions – Pearland 20 – Manvel 13 – Memorial 9 – Alvin 5 – Dobie 5 – Sam Rayburn 5 – South Houston 3 – Pasadena 1.
Individual Interceptions – Zach Kanipes, Pearland 6 – Caleb Farris,
Pearland 4 – Anthony Carmouche, Manvel 3 – Conner Chidester,
Pearland 3 – Justice Reese, Pearland 3. (11 tied with 2).
Rushing Leaders – JaColbie Butler, Pearland 1004 – Darobie Stenline, Dobie 906 – E.J. Olszewski, Alvin 819 – Darius Durall, South
Houston 686 – Deriq King, Manvel 648 – Logan Ramirez, Sam Rayburn 631 – Reggie Turner, Memorial 568 – Adoniz Turner, Dobie
567 – Carlos Garcia, Alvin 552 – James Davis, South Houston 512
– Nick Hernandez, Memorial 450 – Izrael Trevino, Memorial 443 –
Victor Gonzalez, Memorial 381.
Passing Leaders – Deriq King, Manvel 1849 – Kalen Johnson, Pearland 1618 – Daniel Delgado, Pasadena 1107 – E.J. Olszewski, Alvin 981 – James Davis, South Houston 908 – Logan Ramirez, Sam
Rayburn 704 – Joe Gonzalez, Dobie 529 – Izrael Trevino, Memorial
525.
Receiving Leaders/Receptions – Metrelle Taylor, Pasadena 42
– Gary Haynes, Manvel 32- Ray Ramirez, Memorial 32 – Carter
Jefferson, Pearland 30 – Andrew Silqueno, Alvin 30 – Elton Dyer,
South Houston 29 – Uriel Hill, Pasadena 27.
Punting (Minimum 4 attempts) – Luis Garcia, Alvin 40.40 – Connor
Lenamond, Pearland 36.40 – Alexis Manjarrez, Sam Rayburn 34.35
– Stefan Kahn, Manvel 34.05 – Uriel Cardenas, South Houston
33.11 – Corey Scott, Memorial 32.21 – Josue Villalta, Dobie 32.17.
Kickoff Returns (minimum 1 return) – Jermaine Stevens, South
Houston 29.17 – Jesse Cedeno, Dobie 27.63 – Jonathan Murillo,
Sam Rayburn 25.71 – Reggie Hemphill, Manvel 24.80 – E.J. Olszewski, Alvin 24.06.
Scoring – JaColbie Butler, Pearland 114 – Darius Durall, South
Houston 78 – Gary Haynes, Manvel, 74 – Nicholas Keller, Pearland
72 – Reggie Hemphill, Manvel 62 – Uriel Hill, Pasadena 58.
Scoring by Kicking – Nicholas Keller, Pearland 72 – Luis Garcia,
Alvin 44 – Chris Saldivar, Dobie 40 – Julius Montano, Manvel 39
– Alfredo Garibay, Pasadena 22 – Samson Tamijani, Sam Rayburn
21 – Corey Scott, Memorial 20.
Punt Returns – Conner Chidester, Pearland 22.64 – Jesse Cedeno,
Dobie 13.29. Gary Haynes, Manvel 12.29.
With North Shore defensive lineman Dorance Armstrong (46) in pursuit, Dobie quarterback Joe Gonzalez angles to the sideline after a nice gain in the
bidistrict football playoff game between the two
teams Nov. 14 at Galena Park ISD Stadium. North
Shore went on to defeat the Longhorns 41-6 in the
game to advance to an area-round matchup against
Hightower. Gonzalez, a junior, will be back to lead
the Longhorns’ offense in 2014.
Photo by David Flickinger