Crowding at Barbara Jordan Elementary Swells as ECISD Grows
Barbara Jordan Elementary in Odessa sees more than 900 students rushing out at 3 pm with 13 buses waiting to take students home. Principal Mary Sanchez notes enrollment exceeded last year’s 855, with portable and permanent space stretched. teachers like Kary Bailey cut luxuries to fit 29 students in a fifth grade class. District officials report hiring 375 teachers this year, nearly doubling typical staffing, and adding 12 portable classrooms to handle ninth graders and rising enrollments while seeking space and possible waivers to maintain class sizes.
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Odessa
Jordan
Barbara Jordan
Mary Sanchez
Jordan Elementary
Sanchez
Kary Bailey
Bailey
Christy Tyree
Tyree
Caitlyn Tyree
Caitlyn
Texas Education Agency
Brian Rosson
ECISD
Rosson
David Finley
Nimitz
Bonham
Hood Junior High
Burnet, Pease and
Murry Fly
Finley
Fourth grade student quotes on lunchroom noise
Caitlyn Tyree from Jordan Elementary describes lunchtime as sometimes too loud. The remark highlights classroom social dynamics and student perception of noise levels during breaks.
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Caitlyn Tyree
Jordan Elementary
Activists Urge Caution Over Texas Spaceport Proposal
Environmental groups oppose Boca Chica Beach launch plans near a wildlife refuge as the FAA studies a SpaceX Cameron County spaceport license. Spokesperson Hank Price notes the inquiry is ongoing and not to bias results, while critics urge alternatives elsewhere in Texas. SpaceX has not selected a site, and Kirstin Brest Grantham stresses sensitivity to environmental demands.
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Brownsville
South Texas Gulf Coast
Federal Aviation Administration
Spacex
Cameron County
Boca Chica Beach
Padre Island
Rio Grande
FAA
Hank Price
Texas
Jim Chapman
Frontera Audubon Society
The
Herald
Space Exploration Technologies Corp
Kirstin Brest Grantham
Managing Cholesterol Through Diet And Exercise At Odessa Regional Medical Center
Odessa Regional Medical Center emphasizes two key actions to control cholesterol: regular exercise and a healthy diet rich in vegetables fruits whole grains fish beans and fresh foods. It notes risks from saturated and trans fats smoking overweight age disease and genetics and highlights LDL versus HDL roles through Dr Sayeeda Bilkis a clinical lipidologist. A yearly physical and advanced lipid profiles help assess risk with Bilkis noting her background and practice in Odessa Reeves County Pecos and Bangladesh. She invites new patients and same day appointments at 432-582-8589.
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Sayeeda Bilkis
Shanghai Medical University
China
Hong Kong
Odessa
Texas Tech University Science Center
Doctor Bilkis
Bangladesh
Reeves
Bilkis
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Betty Overturf
Barbara Jordan Elementary
Albert Cesare Odessa
Marianna Renteria
Norma Zapata
Barabara‘Jordan Elementary
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Ector Countyisd Org
Associated Press
Odessa Regional Medical Center
Pecos
Eastridge
Eastridge Rd
West Loop
W. University
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