A mentor said the odds were against him, yet Justin Redding, Texas A&M Health Science Center (TAMHSC) Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy Class of 2013, is about to embark on life with a doctorate in pharmacy. Redding was born in Chicago and grew up in Sugar Land, Texas, with a single mom. “The first [...]
On April 30, the Fort Bend Optimist Club Sugar Land held its annual Youth Appreciation Banquet and Scholarship Dinner at the Sweetwater Country Club. This dinner honored students from Ft. Bend Independent School District High Schools for their volunteerism in our community and we also gave out $10,000 in scholarship money. One graduating senior at [...]
Carolyn Ramirez, a Gifted/Talented (GT) Mentorship student and Austin High School senior, is recipient of a 2013 Texas Association of Gifted and Talented/Laura Allard Future Vision Scholarship. The $2,500 scholarship is awarded annually to one graduating GT high school senior who has demonstrated outstanding academic achievement, possesses a strong sense of purpose and clearly defined [...]
During the recent Clements NJROTC End of Year Awards Ceremony, two of the Clements Cadets were given a special honor. The Texas Lone Star Chapter Of Korean War Veterans, Inc., presented the Sergeant Thomas J. Campion Memorial Scholarship Award to Cadet Lieutenant Commander Christopher Mann, the Unit’s Commanding Officer, and the runner-up award to Lieutenant [...]
Fort Bend ISD is proud to announce that three of its Destination Imagination (DI) teams have advanced to the DI Global Competition after earning top awards at the state tournament. The students were challenged to think on their feet, work as a team and devise original and creative solutions that met the requirements of specific [...]
Merriam-Webster’s definition of a teacher is “one that teaches,” but we all know that the role of a teacher extends far beyond instruction. Teachers take on numerous roles to ensure that our children obtain the skills and resources they need to become successful in their future endeavors. Fort Bend ISD is proud to join in [...]
Fort Bend ISD has named its 2013 Principals of the Year. Deirdre Holloway, principal of Blue Ridge Elementary (BRE), is the Elementary Principal of the Year, and Vonda Washington, principal of Christa McAuliffe Middle School (CMMS) is Secondary Principal of the Year. Each year, District principals select an elementary and secondary honoree based on their [...]
You literally have to be “one in a thousand” to receive a Gates Millennium Scholarship. For Lamar CISD, it was two in a thousand. Terry High School’s Shelby Rae Guel and Lamar Consolidated High School’s Chimsom Faith Orakwue are the District’s fourth and fifth Gates Scholars – the first for Terry, but the third consecutive [...]
Lamar CISD’s Board of Trustees approved the hiring of three administrators at the Board’s regular April meeting. Laura Haugvoll is the new principal at Beasley Elementary. She is a graduate Sam Houston State University and received her master’s degree from the University of St. Thomas. Haugvoll has 20 years of experience in education, including 13 [...]
Michael Emmons has accepted the position of Director of Business and Finance for Fort Bend Christian Academy. For the past 15 years, he has been employed by the YMCA of Greater Houston, most recently as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. As a Certified Public Accountant with a B.A. from the University of Detroit, [...]
