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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 14, 2007

Page

6

Blues education grows through Dallas youth outreach

In North Dallas High School a crowd of hundreds heard 92-year-old bluesman David Honeyboy Edwards as the Blue Shoe Project brings performer based education to students. Founders Michael and Jeff Dyson fund and organize programs, expanding beyond Dallas Fort Worth as they preserve and teach traditional blues origins through school performances and community outreach.

Dallas Larry Hodge Larry North Texas North Dallas High School David Honeyboy Edwards Blue Shoe Project Mississippi Dallas-Fort Worth Texas U.S Jeff Dyson Alfred Green Irving Public Green Michael Dyson Jeff Blue Shoes Colleyville Dad Dyson Dysons Blue Shoe

North Dallas High hosts David Honeyboy Edwards jazz recital

Dines singer David Honeyboy Edwards, 92, performs for students at North Dallas High School in Dallas. Bright eyed students packed the auditorium to hear jazz, a form of music described as purely American, in a vivid campus moment reported by Dorna McWilliam.

Dines David Honeyboy Edwards North Dallas High School Dallas

New Net Initiative From The Blue Shoe Project

The Blue Shoe Project launches an online network aiming to connect artists across communities. Organizers invite participation from creators, volunteers, and supporters to share resources and showcase local work through a planned digital platform.

Project videos and personal sites listed

A snippet lists several web links including YouTube and personal pages for Edwards David Honey Boy Edwards KM Williams and related home and domain references. The entry appears as an OCR fragment with no narrative events or dates.

Choose college loans with care and research advice

The article urges seniors to prioritize federal loans before private ones, recommends filing the FAFSA via the Education Department site, and suggests PLUS loans for parents if needed. It emphasizes borrowing as little as possible and includes quotes from advisers. It references links to fafsa.ed.gov and studentaid.gov.

iTop AR reader celebration and school event calendar

Page 1B lists iTop AR reader celebration for Alejandro Quezada at the Administration Building and a dense schedule of elementary and junior high activities. Readings include TAKS retests, AR celebrations, field trips to Rockhounds Game and Odessa College, orchestra and choir concerts, Field Day, PTA meetings, and student spirit events across SOLIAD, GONZALES, SOANSOR, JORDAN, SAM HOUSTON, TAVALA, BONHAM, BOWIE, CROCKETT, ODESSA HIGH, PERMIAN, and RICHARD WILBURN academies and local schools.

Alejandro Quezada Sherwood Park Soansor Elementary Bonham Junior High School PTA Lone Star Children’s Museum and Planetarium Gattiland Odessa College Marble Falls Sandhills Bowie SAM Houston University of Texas of the

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