Around Town birthday greetings list May celebrations
May birthdays include Rachel Wright on May 7 and Steve Daniele. May 9 honors Richard Moody Sidney Faust and Opal Handley. Belated wishes to Chuck Thompson who turned 70 on May 6 and Tracy Griffin who celebrated on May. Send items for Around Town by email to sun news baytownsun.com or call 281 425 8016.
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Rachel Wright
Steve Daniele
Richard Moody
Sidney Faust
Opal Handley
Chuck Thompson
Tracy Griffin
Sun News
Baytownsun.com
Baytown Sun
David Bloom
David.bloom
St Edward's University Dean's List Honor Roll Major Named
St Edward's University released its Fall 2006 Dean's List. Jonathan D. Dougherty of Baytown, biology major, earned the honor after completing at least 12 credit hours with a 3.50 GPA. The university, founded by the Congregation of Holy Cross, is listed among America's Best Colleges for 2007 by U.S. News and was included by The Princeton Review in Colleges with a Conscience.
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St. Edward’s University
Jonathan D. Dougherty
Baytown
Congregation of Holy Cross
U.S. News & World Report
Princeton Review
St. Edward’s
Austin
Dayton HS student Derric Perez named NSHSS member
Derric L. Perez, 17, of Dayton High School, earns membership in The National Society of High School Scholars for superior academic achievement. Perez, an honor student set to graduate in May, is part of Who's Who Among American High School Students and the National Honor Society. He is the son of Dennis and Vicky Perez. Membership offers scholarships, competitions, events, resources, publications, and recognition from educational partners.
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National Society of High School Scholars
NSHSS
Dayton
Derric L. Perez
Perez
Dennis and
Vicky Perez
HSHSS
Cantu Named Mareh Youth of the Month for March
Cantu, a senior at Robert E. Lee High School, earns Youth of the Month honors for March. She leads the Robert E. Lee Celebrities and Spanish Club, serves as Student Council rep, head trainer for the National Hispanic Institute Baytown Team, and is a 4 time All American dancer. Her past honors include 2006 Homecoming Queen and invitations to Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade and the NHI World Series in Indianapolis. She has logged extensive community service through food drives, Relay for Life, and Katrina relief work at the Baytown Community Center.
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Cantu
Robert E. Lee High School
Robert E. Lee
National Hispanic Institute
Baytown
Community calendar highlights senior and library events
Highlands Community Center offers line dancing, quilting, and game days from morning to afternoon. Other activities include Basic Computer Class at Juanita Hargraves Memorial Library in Winnie and East Harris County Senior Citizen Program at J D Walker Community Center. Numerous clubs, storytimes, and senior programs span Baytown Crosby and surrounding libraries with contact numbers for details.
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Highlands Community Center
Juanita Hargraves Memorial Library
Winnie
Highland Woods Drive
East
Harris County
J.D. Walker Community Center
Wade Road
Crosby Community Center
Anne Vandagriff
Max Bowl East
Ward Road
Lee College
Market St
Sterling Municipal Library
Goose Creek
Daughters of the American Revolution
Highlands Woods Drive
East Harris County
Max Bowl East Alley
Mary Ann Cowley
Crosby Library
May 7 History Highlights Across Years
On May 7 notable events include the 1915 sinking of the Lusitania with many deaths off Ireland, the first inaugural ball in 1789, Glenn Miller recording Chattanooga Choo Choo in 1941, Germany's 1945 surrender at Rheims, and later milestones such as the 1975 Vietnam era end, 1977 Kentucky Derby winner Seattle Slew, and a 1984 Agent Orange settlement. The Baytown Sun invites photo submissions and notes corrections.
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New York
George Washington
Glenn Miller
RCA Victor
Germany
Allied
Rheims
France
Ford
Ho Chi Minh City
Saigon
Seattle
Army
Gene McKinney
McKinney
Luke J. Helder
Illinois
Iowa
Helder
Associated Press
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St. Edward’s Univ
Dean’s List
Student Makes Honor Society
Nshss.org
LEE Project
Lee High School
Regina Cunningham
Brandie Barriga
Rick Detwiler
Gabriella DeLeon
Mareh
Yoanna Cantu
Stephen DonCarlos
Brandon Capetillo
Baytown Historical Museum
Defoe Street
Janice Thompson
Baytown Area
VFW
Main St
LaPorte Ladies Group
LLG
Alcoholics Anonymous
Light of Christ Lutheran Church
Broadway
King's Table
Church of New Beginnings
Mike Catt
Chevron Phillips
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of
W. Buccaneer
Barbers Hill
Vickey Goulding
Chambers County
Anahuac
Lee Band
Paula Harman
First Baptist Church
Rollingbrook Drive
West Baytown
SUN History
Highlands
Gulf Coast Firemen’s Association
Fritz Lanham
Texas Avenue
Albert Thomas Circle
Airhart Drive
Exxon Mobil
Statesman
George Santayana
Isaiah
the Sun
David
Bloom
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