Recalling first grade teachers and lasting impressions
Sun columnist Jim Finley sparked reader memories of first grade teachers, recalling Alma Miller at San Jacinto Elementary and Jackie Busch Jenson at Travis Elementary. The piece notes their discipline, care, and parental rapport, highlighting how these educators shaped the author and his family. Wanda Orton, former Sun editor, signs off.
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Sun
Jim Finley
Jim
Goose Creek
Gwen Disbrow
Old Goose Creek
Alamo Elementary School
Alma Miller
San Jacinto Elementary School
Ruth O’grady
O’grady
San Jacinto Elementary
A.N. Foster
Miller Land
Nebraska Street
Miller
Travis Elementary
Jan Kay
Jackie Busch Jenson
Gentry Junior High launches bike drive for Blue Santa
Gentry Junior High students will collect bicycles and safety gear from Dec 11 to 15 to aid Baytown's Blue Santa program. They aim for 20 inch bikes, refurbish used ones, and will assemble, then deliver Dec 22 with Baytown Police Department and D.A.R.E. Officer Maggie Hinojosa coordinating.
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Gentry Junior High School
Ben Newton
Baytown
Gentry
Newton
Maggie Hinojosa
D.A.R.E
Baytown Police Department
Baytown Police Association
Tammy Edwards
Houston
Nutcracker Collector Lights Up Baytown Dentist Office
Suzan Milner of Baytown grew a Christmas nutcracker collection after buying one in 1982 from Foley's. Now about 200 statues fill her dentist office, a festive display encouraged by Dr Gwen Tunstall and noted in local pages.
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Suzan Milner
Baytown
Foley’s
Milner
Gwen Tunstall
Gwen
Polar Express comes to Lamar Elementary School stage
Lamar Elementary students present a Polar Express musical on Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Lamar cafeteria. Rebecca Butler and Debbie Crow direct a production closely following the Tom Hanks film plot with fourth graders as characters and a choir of over 80 second graders performing songs like Believe and Hot Chocolate.
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Polar Express
Lamar Elementary
Lamar
Rebecca Butler
Warner Bros
Debbie Crow
Tom Hank
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Morgan Dehoven
Harris County
Ashtyn Sattelmaier
Kylee Hart
Charissa Otto
Misty
Victoria Talavera
Caleb Moreno
Lee High School Marching Band
Blue Santa
BY Kari Griffin
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Baytownsun.com
Kari Griffin
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