Travis High School’s (THS) theatre department will perform its UIL one-act play, Unexpected Tenderness, for the community on Friday, May 17, at 7:00 p.m. in the THS auditorium (11111 Harlem Rd., Richmond, 77406). The performance is free to the public, but donations to the theatre department will be accepted. The play has advanced at each [...]
Trudy Rogers, Victoria Pride, Julia Shepstone, Bailey Northington and Gustaline Samba from Girl Scout Troop 28103 -Rainbow Stars Service Unit recently marked a major milestone with the successful completion of their Girl Scout Silver Award—the highest achievement a Girl Scout Cadette can receive. To earn this award, a girl must dedicate herself to completing a [...]
Wharton County Junior College drama students recently garnered 12 awards when they competed at the Texas Community College Speech and Theatre Association’s Theatre Festival at Lone Star College in Tomball. The awards were presented for the students’ production of Anatomy of Gray. WCJC students received the following awards: Play Production: Superior award Respondent’s Choice: Victoria [...]
1st Victoria Bank of Texas donated $500 to the Edmunds Foundation as a scholarship grant for Nanci Macias for completing the 1st annual Leadership Skills for Young Adults. Nanci is a senior at Lamar Consolidated High School and opted to take this 7 week workshop to enhance her business and leadership skills. Nanci is majoring [...]
Gulf Coast Medical Foundation (GCMF) recently provided Wharton County Junior College (WCJC) with a grant in the amount of $162,000 for its allied health division equipment project. Pictured presenting the grant are, left to right, are GCMF Board Member Robert Taylor and GCMF President Mike Farrell. Pictured receiving the grant are WCJC President Betty McCrohan, [...]
You literally have to be “one in a thousand” to receive a Gates Millennium Scholarship. For Lamar CISD, it was three in a thousand. Terry High School’s Shelby Rae Guel, Foster High School’s Cyrus Montanya and Lamar Consolidated High School’s Chimsom Faith Orakwue are the District’s fourth, fifth and sixth Gates Scholars – the first [...]
Glover Elementary School has embraced a unique, parent-driven program that builds self esteem in young girls. Through “The I C Beauty Project,” founded by Glover parent Abigail Dillon, first and second-grade girls are learning to find value in themselves and their fellow schoolmates while learning about art. Now in its second year of implementation at [...]
Representatives from East Wharton County Habitat for Humanity (EWCHH) recently visited Wharton County Junior College to thank Philip Hamlin, WCJC instructor of electrical technology and Robert Sanchez, WCJC program director for Air Conditioning, Heating, Refrigeration and Electrical Technology for their efforts in overseeing students from their program who assisted with the completion of three Habitat [...]
Lamar CISD honored almost 200 employees, representing a total of more than 5,000 years of service to the children of our community, at the annual Employee Recognition Banquet, held April 30 at Safari Texas Ranch. Among those honored were employees that have served 20-, 25-, 30- and 35-year-veterans. 20-year veterans Pamela Clayton, Diana Martinez, Sandra [...]
Wharton County Junior College (WCJC) recently sponsored its first WCJC STEM (science technology engineer and math) Essay Contest celebration. The event was held on the WCJC Wharton campus in the Pioneer Student Center. Invited guests included all the middle school students; who had participated in the WCJC STEM Essay Contest; their parents, families and the [...]
