Principal Scholar Awards at Blocker Middle School
Richard A. Carter announced the Principal Scholar Awards for Blocker Middle School. Recipients earned an A in every subject for a full semester, with a group photo showing Keith Taylor Nhut Nguyen Bac Nguyen Ritchie Ellis Twyla Christie Dana Bethune in the back row and Kathleen Slagley Gregory Sasser Charlotte Ross Tessie Rose Christina in the third row.
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Texas City
Richard A. Carter
Blocker Middle School
Keith Taylor
Nhut Nguyen
Bac Nguyen
Ritchie Ellis
Twyla Christie
Dana Bethune
Kathleen Slagley
Gregory Sasser
Charlotte Ross
Tessie Rose
Christina
Blocker teachers spotlight enhanced earth science program
Teachers at Blocker Middle School highlight accelerated earth and life science tracks with hands on labs and science fairs. Students design experiments using simple at home items while astronomy and oceanography units use maps, data plotting, and math simulations to deepen understanding.
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Dyson
Galveston County
Houston
Galveston
Blocker
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Deborah Firtle
Marty Dial
Mary Scales
Simpson aims for bigger university after local success
Simpson credits English with revealing his inward nature and recently earned second place in a college essay contest for Thoughts of a Texan in a Tranquil Moment. He plans to pursue Texas A&M President's Achievement Award and two more years at a major university while carrying 15 hours at COM and tutoring in the Math Learning Center.
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Texas A&m
Simpson
A&m
Simpson reflects on future and toughest test behind him
Simpson says the two years at COM will be the most important, even if he pursues an M.D. or Ph.D. He recalls coming from high school with big dreams, urging individuals to set priorities and pursue goals, noting difficult times but belief that removing the impossible makes anything possible.
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COM
Simpson
SHPE Forms Webster-A Clear Lake Chapter
SHPE forms Webster A Clear Lake chapter to aid Hispanic students pursuing technical careers. An open house and organizational meeting will be held Friday 6 to 8 p.m. at the Village Green Clubhouse on Seahorse Lane hosted by the PEE organizers.
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Webster
Clear Lake
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
SHPE
Registered Professional Engineers
Pee’s
Village Green
Seahorse Lane
TCISD Names Textbook Panel for 1987 88 Year
Texas City Independent School District selects final textbook lists for 1987 88 with Textbook Committee members Karen Pevoto Becky Jeffers Jackie Meza Lynda Byrd Iva Lee Mitchell Pete Trippado Mary Good Margie Wheeler Bill Marshall Calvin Vincent co chairmen. The panel sits with Tess Arrington Kathy Dyson Mary Doyle Olivia Cook Dallas Guidry Sally Waters Judy Waugh Terry Ebert and is chaired by Superintendent Paul Manning.
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Texas City
Texas City Independent School District
TCISD
Karen Pevoto
Becky Jeffers
Jackie Meza
Lynda Byrd
Iva Lee Mitchell
Pete Trippado
Mary Good
Margie Wheeler
Bill Marshall
Calvin Vincent
Tess Arrington
Kathy Dyson
Mary Doyle
Olivia Cook
Dallas Guidry
Sally Waters
Judy Waugh
Terry Ebert
Paul Manning
Isaacson speaks to Texas City students on drugs and alcohol
Tim Isaacson, a drug and alcohol specialist with Bay Area Council on Drugs and Alcohol Inc, spoke to second through fourth graders at Northside and Roosevelt Wilson Elementary Schools. His program targets kindergarten through 12th grade prevention of chemical dependence, funded in part by a $1,000 contribution from the Junior League of Galveston County through their Community Assistance Fund.
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Texas City
Tim Isaacson
Bay Area Council On Drugs and Alcohol Inc
Northside
Roosevelt Wilson
Isaacson
Junior League of
Galveston County
Bacoda
Preschool screening set by TCISD for 3 and 4 year olds
Texas City Independent School District announces free pre school screening for children who will be 3 or 4 by September 1987. Parents should call their area school to schedule. Educational diagnostician Marilyn Hershman urges testing for any suspected problems in hearing vision language fine and gross motor skills and speech. Screenings run April 9 10 13 at Kohlfeldt Elementary April 14 16 at Heights Elementary April 21 23 at Northside Elementary and April 24 28 at Roosevelt Wilson Elementary with dates for each site.
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Texas City
Texas City Independent
Marilyn Hershman
Kohlfeldt
Heights
Northside
Roosevelt-Wilson
Texas City Offers Summer Homemaking Class for All
Texas City Independent School District opens registration in April for a summer fall homemaking program at the TCHS homemaking department. Open to high school homemaking students and adults who have completed two semesters of home economics. Class runs June 4 to June 30 daily 7 a.m. to 2 30 p.m with no charge.
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Texas City
Texas City Independent School District
TCHS
Texas City TCHS Teams Advance to State Future Problem Solving Bowl
Two Texas City High School teams were selected from 850 groups statewide at the Texas Future Problem Solving Bowl. Coach Kay Gilbert led the winning freshmen team, with members Katherine Ettredge Vickie Hayslip Michele Waler Kenn Payne Timmy Lin Chris Holm Jason Decker Christine Sopchak. On April 24 they and 85 other teams will gather in Austin for the State Bowl opening ceremony and a two hour written problem solving session addressing illiteracy in America.
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Texas City
TCHS
Kay Gilbert
Katherine Ettredge
Vickie Hayslip
Michele Waler
Kenn Payne
Timmy Lin
Chris Holm
Jason Decker
Christine Sopchak
Austin
America
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