Odessa American (Newspaper) - May 26, 2007, Odessa, Texas News on The draft environmental impact statements PAGE 8A Time for tune up Jazz hope to break through SPORTS MAY 2007 50 CENTS THE NET Odessa High School Odessa High principal Ron Leach looks out proudly at the class of 2007 as they ready for the graduation precession Friday evening at Ratliff i in About 630 students graduated last KEVIN BUEHLER ODESSA AMERICAN OHS seniors complete commencement Graduates aim to leave mark on the nation BY ELAINE MARSILIO Jane Ontiveros could liter ally smile at her accomplish ment Friday evening at the Odessa High After having reconstructive surgery on her face in 2005 to correct a birth defect leaving her without the 21yearold couldnt graduate that Ontiveros was one of about 630 Odessa High seniors to graduate Friday evening at Ratliff Stadium in front of about Despite facing hardships the past few Ontiveros said she was proud to be the first in her family to graduate high It means a lot because at one point I was ready to give she But I would tell Tm not a I dont Ontiveros said she plans on studying engineering at a uni versity such as Texas in the Another Freddie said the evenings ceremony opened his eyes to no more school no more he You just got to work to pay Castillo said he would con his welding job at Pemco of Odessa instead of attending Economics teacher Michael Perrin said every thing seems to come to fruition for seniors the second half of their last It starts getting a little more real at the and I think its he Its absolutely Student speaker Tori Carpenter encouraged her classmates to attend college and pursue their We will make our she We are the Class of and we will rock this nations We will make our We are the Class of and we will rock this nations TORI CARPENTER Student speaker House unrest boils over Members storm podium amid shouts of rage THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AUSTIN Tensions in the Texas House boiled over late Friday in a showdown between Republican House Speaker Tom Craddick and a group of lawmakers trying to unseat After an evening of simmering House members exploded with shouts of rage when Craddick took a break to escape pointed questions about his When the chamber resumed at 11 oppo nents took to the podium and resumed their Craddick had earlier called another recess to escape pointed questions about his handling of mentary When he emerged from his office 40 minutes he ignored further interrogating from a man who has filed his candidacy to replace Craddick and quickly called for the break to a chorus of Angry House members stormed podium as he hustled back to his office refusing to answer questions from Democrats trying to overtake the speakers podium were physically restrained by House as they tried to grab the It is clearly an abuse of power and of Republican Todd Smith of Bedford said Denise the House resigned over the according to a state ment from His spokeswoman later confirmed that assistant parliamentarian Christopher Griesel had resigned as Former state Terry a Craddick ally who stepped down to run an unsuccessful campaign for the Court of Criminal was serving as parliamentarian when the House returned from its second See CRADDICK Page 5A TOM ON THE NET Texas Legislature A TENDER HEART BURIAL SERVICES Staff Kristopher Allan Higdon will be buried in a military cemetery near Fort Funeral services have body returned Thursday evening to the United his Danny ON THE NET MySpace page AMERICAN Kacie gazes up during a memorial service for her Kris who was killed Tuesday while serving in Operation Iraqi family memorialized his life at a service Friday morning at the Sherwood Church of Tall love my daddy for everything Fallen Odessa soliders daughter shares her fathers spirit BY KRIFT A little girl lost her father in Operation Iraqi Freedom but she didnt lose his Kacie Higdon eagerly approached the Sherwood Church of Christ stage Friday and let tlie entire crowd memorializing Kristopher Allan Higdon know why they Yall love my daddy for and I love him for she shouted each syllable separately into the microphone as Kris Robert Dell cradled Kacie wore a denim colored sundress accented by white and blue She held two roses that she playfully snatched from a flower A patriotic ribbon clasped her hair into a studs adorned her white and white hoops dangled from her Her tender heart has not yet grasped the But even hi her fathers Kacie brought the comforting spirit that mourners said Kris Higdon See DAUGHTER Page 8A AMERICAN Surrounded by a large group of friends and family Danny Higdon and his wife bow their heads while the Don Wood Shortly dozens of white and blue balloons were released Friday at Sherwood Park in honor of their Kris who died Tuesday in ARMY STAFF KRIS HIGDON This is my and Im his little KACIE HIGDON Kris daughter e WEATHER FREEDOM Mostly cloudy Winds southeast at 1020 A 78 yw PAGE 109 CLOSING Posted Futures Natural Gas A spate of new refinery outages sent prices higher across the 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