Baytown Volunteers Rally to Give Christmas to Local Kids
GIFTS member Steve Daniele praises Baytown spirit as volunteers from the Baytown Family YMCA and Sterling High School organize a holiday outreach. Bermudez, a Hurricane Ike survivor, thanks helpers after moving to Texas and missing a proper Christmas for her two boys. PODS donated by Portable on Demand Storage aid toy tracking while staff emphasize parental dignity by handing out unwrapped gifts for parents to give their children.
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Transition at Lee College Amid Storm and Change
The article details Lee College preparing for a new president after a period marked by a Gulf Coast storm and multiple retirements. Interim president Topper will aid the transition to March, while policy updates address sexual harassment procedures and coordinator roles. Major PAC completion efforts, energy updates by Johnson Controls, gateway class improvements, and bids for a senior travel program and computer software contracts are noted.
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Baytown
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Becki Griffith
Rosemary Coffman
Durotech
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Tim Garison
Don Coffey
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Johnson Controls
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Johnette Hodgin
Hodgin
Collette Travel
California
New England
Goose Creek students earn AP Scholar honors across campuses
Fifty-seven Goose Creek CISD students and recent graduates are recognized as Advanced Placement Scholars. Rebecca Cutting of Robert E. Lee High School is named National AP Scholar. Lee and Sterling High Schools list multiple Scholars with Distinction and Honors, with about 18 percent of AP takers earning such distinctions.
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Robert E. Lee High School
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Christopher Woolford
Christopher Wurzbach
Ross S. Sterling High School
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Francisco Moreno
Lee
Mary Espinoza
William Alsdorf
Anna Cox
Meredith
Interim GCCISD leader eyed as possible superintendent
York will receive a stipend of 125 per day as GCCISD searches for a permanent replacement. The board may hire an outside firm or conduct its own search after defining requirements for the next superintendent. York, neutral on the job, will lead the district in an interim capacity while the process unfolds. He joined GCCISD in 2001, rising to deputy superintendent in 2005 after earlier roles in New Caney ISD and other districts.
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Perry appeals FEMA decision on Ike disaster aid
Gov. Rick Perry asks FEMA to reimburse Texas for six months of debris removal after Hurricane Ike, a reversal from his initial push for 18 months of recovery funding. The appeal seeks continued federal support as the state handles cleanup costs.
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