Memories of Goose Creek school days in the YMCA era
Virgie King recalls moving to Pelly in 1921, crossing the San Jacinto on a hand‑pulled ferry, and attending Goose Creek schools housed in the YMCA building. She describes makeshift classrooms, carry‑your‑own chairs routines, and a lively early sports program with notable peers and future local leaders.
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Baytown Area
Retired Teachers Association
Baytown Sun
Virgie King
Pelly
Gonzales
San Jacinto
Lynchburg
Virgie
YMCA
Pearce and
Jones
Goose Creek
Beatrice Badgley
Ben Horton
Citizens Bank
Ervin Flowers
Tri-Cities
Bert Black
Texas Avenue
Hazel Cape
Hugh Echols
John C. Echols
Pearce
Talley
Maggie Talley
Coady
Louisiana Street
Maryland Street
Lara Talley
Hebel
Ohio
Louisiana
Bill
Shewell
Texas and
Herbert H. Duke
G.A. Lillie
Lillie-Duke Hospital
Ashbel and
Buddy
Robert E. Lee
H.H. Duke Jr
Baytown
Goose Creek High School
Goose Creek Rodeo Art Show Honors World of Young Artists
Goose Creek students earned top honors at the Rodeo Art Show with multiple Best of Show and Gold Medal winners across elementary to high school levels. Tannya Singh of Ross S. Sterling High, Reynaldo Salazar of Robert E. Lee High, and Andrea Martinez of Sterling led high school honors under Roberta Sturges and Emrie Werth.
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Goose Creek
Tannya Singh
Sterling High School
Andrea Martinez
Sterling
Mayra Torquemada
Cristian Torquemada
Highlands
Roberta Sturges
Carla Griffin
Jenna Jackson
Reynaldo Salazar
Lee High School
Ross S. Sterling High School
Robert E. Lee High School
Reynaldo
Emrie Werth
Andrea
Sturges
Serdalia Ga
Annette Brownfield
Rose Creek
Houston Livestock
Reagan Kimble
Louis Pratt
Kimble
Pratt
Bowie
Bret Boyd named athletic coordinator and coach at Goose Creek Memorial
Bret Boyd announces his appointment as Athletic Coordinator and Head Football Coach at Goose Creek Memorial High School with 25 years coaching experience in Texas. He is married to Brenda Boyd and has two children, Brandi and Beau, and aims to win a state championship while inspiring students to become successful adults. He emphasizes hard work, community involvement, and preserving Texas athletics.
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Bret Boyd
Goose Creek Memorial High School
Baytown
State of
Texas
Baytown Symphony Gala Around the World in Music
The Baytown Symphony Orchestra hosts a Gala on February 23 at the Goose Creek Country Club transforming the Crystal Ballroom into a worldwide vacation. GALA Chairman John McGill and Invitation Chairwoman Nancy Hanson organize invites for donors. attendance is open to all. Social mixer starts at six with Jerry Vann and his Consort performing, followed by dinner, dancing, and humorous entertainment. Jerry, a Houston performer since the 1960s, leads as pianist with a septet including violin, bass, tuba, vibraphone, and two guitarists. During dinner he swaps to accordion with Alan Johnson and Ken Cluck visiting tables.
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Goose Creek Country Club
John McGill
Nancy Hanson
BSO
Houston
Jerry Vann
Jerry
Houston Area
Alan Johnson
Ken Cluck
Baytown duo competes in state Dream Girls pageant
Caeleigha McGee, seven, and her mom debut as a Baytown team in the Dream Girls U.S.A. circuit. McGee enjoys the talent segment dancing and singing for cheering crowds as she advances in the pageant world.
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Baytown
Caeleigha McGee
Dream Girls
U.S.A
McGee
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Wanda Orton
Photos By
Terri Cook
Highlands Junior School
Brittany Polnisch
Arpit
Tannya
Bie
John Wayne
Clint Eastwood
Chevy Chase
NFL
President Bush
BOYD
Baytown Symphony Orchestra
Karl.grun
Ken
Ayu
Caeleigha
Mary
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