School Notebook updates and weekly events across ECISD
Weekly notes for ECISD families list parent conferences, tutorials, field trips, and themed activities at Carver, Family Education Center, Austin, Blackshear, Blanton, Burleson, Burnet, and Cameron Elementarys. Highlights include CIT retreats, book fairs, PTA events, Family Night, and March of Dimes fundraisers.
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Carver Early Education Center
CIT
Progressive Park
Family Education Center
Parent Advisory Council
PAC
Austin
Blackshear Elementary
March of Dimes
Dodd
Magnet Plant
Bobcats
Midland Angels Family
Odessa College
America
Comanche Trails Park
Blanton Elementary
Permian Playhouse
Sherwood Acres
Burleson
Confederate Air Force Museum
Burleson Buddies
Burnet
Gattiland
PTA
Fire Department
Comanche Trail Park
Cameron Elementary
Fraternity Hazing Persists Despite Offical Stances
In Manhattan Kansas Ernest L Harris Jr was hazed during a Kappa Alpha Psi initiation. He endured peppering caning paddling and forceful drinking, later coughing blood and needing ICU care and dialysis. National experts say secrecy sustains hazing and push underground. Kansas State Greek leaders call it isolated and vow action. Harris remains in fair condition with his fiancée declining to comment.
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Manhattan
Kan
Ernest L. Harris Jr
Kappa Alpha Psi
Stevens
Michael Gordon
National Panhellenic Council
Gordon
Kansas State University
Harris
Omar Davis
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
University of Kansas Medical Center
San Jacinto School Turns Golden 50 amid Change
San Jacinto Elementary marks 50 years since opening in 1948 with memories of early dress code bans on pants for women teachers and a coffee can petty cash fund. Former staff recall West Odessa growth, 560 current students, and a shift to high tech and standardized tests.
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San Jacinto
West Odessa
J.R. Collgin
Collgin
Odessa
Kathleen Seaton
al Squire
Bonnie Stubbs
Stubbs
Pat Whitley
Whitley
Linda Robinson
Financial strain blamed for few blacks in science
Ashley Scott, 25, is among a few hundred blacks pursuing doctorates in the sciences in the United States, facing bias and financial hurdles. The piece notes minority underrepresentation in graduate programs, ongoing affirmative action backlash, and declines in enrollment for blacks and Hispanics, contrasted with rising Asian and noncitizen enrollment. It cites barriers from early advising to hostile study groups and limited preparation, plus state actions affecting admissions and funding.
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Dallas
Ashley Scott
United States
Scott
University of Texas At Dallas
Arthur Walker
Stanford University
School of Humanities and Science
College of Charleston
Charleston
S.C
California
Texas
Forest Master Finds Power in the Ancient Forest
Cynon, a bold young man, seeks adventure and follows a path into a silent, sunlit forest. There he meets Cerunnos, a one-eyed giant, who commands a chorus of animals with a single gesture. The giant warns Cynon to depart, proving his power before the rider rides away back to his homeland.
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Cynon
Cynan
Cerunnos
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Midland Angels
Juice the Moose
Dodd’s
Eileen Stevens
Coalition
Belis
Mark Sterkel
San Jacinto Elementary
Gus Pancho
Robinson
San Jacinto School
Amy Friedman
Jillian Gilliland
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