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State of District Breakfast starts transition
PRESENTS
Dr. Wanda Bamberg, Dr. ArchieBlanson announce their retirements
During the Oct. 17Board of Trustees meeting,Aldine ISD Superinten-dent Dr. Wanda Bambergand Deputy Superinten-dent Dr. Archie Blansonannounced their retire-ments, effective at the endof the 2017-18 school year.
Dr. Bamberg is in her11th year as superinten-dent and has devoted 36 ofher 41 years in educationto Aldine ISD.
In her letter to theBoard, she thanked themfor their support during
her tenure as AISD’s su-perintendent.
“It has been my honor toserve as Aldine ISD’s su-perintendent for the last10 years. I have beenblessed with the support ofan outstanding schoolboard with a focus on stu-dents,” she said in her let-ter. “I have had the honorof working with an experi-enced administrativeteam, the cabinet, whoseexpertise and commit-ment, have allowed me todo my job well. I have also
enjoyed the incredible sup-port of great instructionaland operational leadersthroughout the district. Asa team, we have accom-plished good things for Al-dine ISD students.
“This year, 2017-18,marks for me 41 totalyears of service, 36 yearsin Aldine and 11 as super-intendent of schools. The2018-19 school year marksthe beginning of new op-
See Retirements,Page 8
SuperintendentDr. Wanda Bamberg
Deputy SuperintendentDr. Archie Blanson
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NORTHEAST – The an-nual Jensen Jubilee washeld last Saturday, and itwas more than a street fair.
Organizers David Smithof New Bethlehem Church,and Fred Russell of Great-er Jerusalem Church areplanning on rejuvenating aonce thriving neighbor-hood, and breathing lifeinto it with family friend-ly events such as this Ju-bilee. The overall theme is“Taking Jensen Back” andthe organization is theHouston Northeast CDC.
To help them in thisendeavor, they hadmany governmentleaders, civic organi-zations, and business-es participating in theJubilee. This includedC o n g r e s s p e r s o n sGene Green andSheila Jackson Lee,State RepresentativeArmando Walle, StateSenator Sylvia Gar-cia, City Councilwom-an Karla Cisneros,Sheriff Ed Gonzales,and others.
The event sponsorwas UT Physicians,
See JUBILEE, page 3
UT Physician’s Marlin Stewart, second from right, presents$1500 scholarships to Jubilee King Jose Perez, and QueenMadelaine Rojas, as Pastor David Smith, Armando Walle,Sheila Jackson Lee, and Yuroba Harris participate.
Crowds took advantage of the nniceweather to view the parade and booths.
Organizer Pastor David Smith, withCongressman Gene Green.
RETIRING ALDINE ISD SUPERINTENDENTS WANDA BAMBERG, AND ARCHIEBLANSON, pose for a final photo with school board members Patricia AnnBourgeois, Dr. Kimberley Booker, Connie Esparza, Paul Shanklin, Rose Avalos,Steve Mead, and Dr. Viola Garcia.
By Gilbert Hoffman
Aldine ISD’s annualState of the District break-fast is looked forward to bythe district staff and thepublic, to hear updates onaccomplishments andplans for the future.
But this year was a bitdifferent, as only a weekbefore, two superinten-dents has announced theirretirement plans, leavingthe school board with thejob of filling the top postswith someone with a newvision and skills.
Bamberg quipped in heropening remarks, that ithad taken her 10 years tolearn that the studentscould present the factualreport better then shecould, so they proceeded todo that.
Among the facts of in-
terest were total enroll-ment, which has decreasedfrom 69,768 to 67,374, anda budget for the years2017-2018 of $622 million.They noted that incomewill not cover the expendi-tures, and $44 million willcome from reserves.
The racial mix of thedistrict is now 73% His-panic, and the graduationrate has risen to 83%. Twocampuses have been re-moved from the state’s“Improvement Required”scholastic ratings, butthree still remain.
A major impact on thedistrict this year was Hur-ricane Harvey, with flood-ing impacting staff,students and buildings.Two shelters were estab-lished in AISD buildings,
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HOUSTON (Oct. 20,2017) – Lone Star Collegeopened its doors to a record89,413 credit students forfall 2017, representing a4.4 percent increase incredit student enrollmentover fall 2016.
“Education is even morecritical today as our areacontinues to recover fromHurricane Harvey,” saidStephen C. Head, Ph.D.,LSC chancellor. “We arehonored so many studentsselected Lone Star Collegefor their higher educationneeds.”
LSC has grown its stu-dent populat ion from49,267 to 89,413 over thepast 10 years, representinga 81 percent increase. En-rollment figures are re-corded each fall on “OfficialDay,” 10 days after thestart of fall semester class-es. This year’s official daynumbers were impacted byHurricane Harvey due toLSC-Kingwood delayingthe start of fall semesterclasses at that campus.
LSC-Montgomery andLSC-University Park re-corded the largest percent-age o f in c rease – 10percent – we l coming
Congratulations to Mendel Elementary and Greenspoint Elementary students! ZanoahGarcia and Zuri Torres from Mendel and Janeth Flores, Lucita Venegas, and MelissaGarza from Greenspoint were selected to be in the award winning 2017 – 2018 AldineChildren’s Honor Choir. Third, fourth, and fifth grade students in over forty-fiveschools in Aldine ISD auditioned for this very prestigious choir.
Felicitaciones a estudiantes de Mendel Elementary y Greenspoint Elementary! ZanoahGarcia y Zuri Torres (Mendel) y Janeth Flores, Lucita Venegas, y Melissa Garza(Greenspoint) fueron seleccionados para cantar en el premiado 2017 – 2018 AldineChildren's Honor Coro. Los estudiantes de tercer, cuarto, y quinto grado en más de 45escuelas de audición para este prestigioso coro.
The campus, set to openin fall 2018, will offer astate-of-the-art learningand trainingenvironment.
For eighth grade teensthat desire a unique learn-ing experience, BlansonCareer and Technical Ed-ucation High School’s pro-grams may be a good fit.
Students can study askill or trade, such as ani-mation, diesel technology,dental assistant, industri-al robotics and much more.They learn a trade whilecompleting academic corerequirements.
The programs at Blan-son Career and TechnicalHigh School will prepare ateen for a job directly outof high school.
This will appeal to stu-dents attracted to havinga career once they leaveschool.
Is Blanson Career andTechnical Education HighSchool an option for your teen?
Students must apply toattend Blanson CTEHS.Applicants are consideredbased on a combination offactors including atten-dance, behavior and aca-demics.
Once at the school, theycan choose from more thana dozen vocational pro-grams, including audio/video production, collisionrepair, computer program-ming and game design,dental assisting, hospital-ity services, HVAC and re-f r i g e r a t i o n ,instrumentation and pro-cess control technology,machining, personal caretechnician, physical thera-py and welding.
There is demand in in-dustry for skilled workersin these fields.
Blanson CTEHS repre-sentatives will be availableto talk with parents andstudents at middle school
campuses on Open HouseNight.
Current Aldine ISDeighth grade students canapply to attend in fall2018.
The deadline to applyfor the 2018-2019 schoolyear is December 15, 2017.
Parents should considera career and tech pathwayfor their child if the childhas a particular interest ina career field. This willgive them an advantageupon graduation.
“They not only get thework–based experience,they get the soft skillstraining for employabili-ty,” said Ben Ibarra, prin-cipal of Blanson CTEHS.
The campus may be anideal option for kids whodon’t like a traditionalschool environment. Blan-son CTEHS programs canprovide them with the mo-tivation to succeed.
Blanson Career and Technical Education High School
Students selected to sing at AldineChildren’s Honor Choir
Lone Star College welcomesrecord number of students
15,914 and 13,273 stu-dents respectively. LSC-CyFair continues to be thelargest LSC with 22,125students enrolled for fall2017 classes.
LSC-Kingwood, whichhad six of its nine build-ings destroyed by Hurri-cane Harvey, registered a5 percent increase year toyear, helping 12,950 stu-dents start close and gofar.
“I want to personallythank everyone at LoneStar College-Kingwood forthe tremendous work theydid helping their studentsadjust to attending class-es at alternative locations,including sister Lone Starcolleges, taking late startclasses or moving to onlineclasses,” said Head. “Ourfocus this semester was tohelp make sure our stu-dents were able to contin-ue their education and stayenrolled.”
Other official day enroll-ment figures at LSC were;L S C - N o r t h H a r r i s –15,845; and LSC-Tomball– 9,306 students.
The LSC student popu-lation mirrors the commu-
nity it serves. This fall,Hispanics represented thelargest demographic groupwith 38.7 percent of creditstudents or 34,609 stu-dents. In addition, 27,983students (31.3 percent) arewhite; 14,014 (15.7 per-cent) are black; and 6,729(7.5 percent) are Asian.The remaining studentsare identified as AmericanIndian, multi-ethic or didnot specify their ethnicity.
In fall 2017, nearly8,000 area high school se-niors selected LSC as theirfirst choice the fall afterthey graduated from highschool. LSC also has manynon-typical college stu-dents – 29.7 percent areage 25 and older and 68.5percent attend part-time.LSC also welcomed 3,229international students infall 2017 from more than100 countries.
LSC now has a total stu-dent population of nearly99,000 students, when in-cluding non-credit work-force and communityeducation students, mak-ing it the second largestcommunity college in thenation
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providing scholarships of $1500 eachfor two students crowned King andQueen.
The Jubilee started with a paradedown Jensen from Trout Street, end-ing at the parking log next to GreaterJerusalem church. There about 20booths were set up, plus a stage withsound equipment courtesy of RobinsonEntertainment.
Pct. 1 County Commissioner provid-ed free hot dogs, and a kid zone had abounce house, games, and a train ride.
A photo booth to commemorate theday was set up in the church.
The mistress of ceremonies wasYuroba Harris from Gene Green’s of-fice. Also present were Rebecca Reynaof the Greater Northside ManagementDistric and Myriam Saldivar of Ar-mando Walle’s office.
Yuroba Harris announced that theKing and Queen of the Jubilee hadbeen chosen, and would receive $1500scholarships, courtesy of UT Physi-cians. They are King Jose Perez, andQueen Madelaine Rojas.
Organizatiions or businesses thathad information booths included LoneStar College, UT Physicians, RedCross, FEMA, St. Hope, Harris Coun-ty Sheriff ’s office, HCC Northeast,United Healthcare, METRO, and sev-eral others.
serving about 1900 for several weeks withsleeping quarters and food. Bill Ginder, pres-ident of the Aldine Education Foundation,said that they had raised over $300,000 tohelp with relief to affected individuals.
The students also reported on the statusof funds from the 2015 $798 million bond ref-erendum. Construction was started on eightnew schools, construction of a NorthsideTransportation Center, and renovations andconversion of nine intermediate schools intoelementary. This change will facilitate a “re-configuaration” plan to go into affect in 2018.
Other noteworthy building plans includethe opening of an Early College High Schoolnamed for Rose Avalos, as part of the newLone Star College in East Aldine. Also, a newCareer and Technical High School, to serve1500 students, is under construction on WestRoad, and will be named for Dr. Archie Blan-son.
Two new trustees joined the board thisyear, Connie Esparza to replace the retiringRick Ogden, and Dr. Kimberly Booker to fillthe seat of deceased Merlin Griggs.
Superintendent Bamberg reported thatAldine had become a District of Innovation,providing flexibilities in curriculum and pro-grams similar to state charter schools.
The breakfast included music from theEisenhower jaza band, presentation of colorsby the MacArthur JROTC, and factual pre-sentations from eleven students from all thevarious high schools.
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U.S. Congressman Gene Green held his 16th annual Northside Job Fair on Monday,October 16 at the M.O. Campbell Educational Center. More than 40 businesses andorganizations were represented at the event, including Aldine ISD’s Human ResourcesDepartment. Aldine ISD, Congressman Green’s office and Workforce Solutionssponsored the event. Pictured with Congressman Green, are, (l-r): Aldine ISD TrusteeConnie Esparza, Aldine ISD Superintendent Dr. Wanda Bamberg, and Russell Tomlinwith Workforce Solutions.
Washington, D.C. –Congresswoman SheilaJackson Lee released thefollowing statement aboutthe new deadline for apply-ing for disaster assistance:
“The announcementthat FEMA has extendedthe deadline for filing di-saster claims is welcomenews to Houstoniansstruggling to get back ontheir feet. Houston wasthe epicenter of HurricaneHarvey and sustained thebrunt of its destructive im-pact, with more than 100thousand homes sufferingsevere damage and at least40 thousand completely
Houston (Oct. 16, 2017)–The Lone Star CollegeBoard of Trustees voted tokeep the tax rate at 10.78cents per $100 propertyevaluation for the 2017-18tax year during a specialmeeting held Oct. 12.
“We take our financialresponsibility very serious-ly and are committed tobeing good stewards of thetaxpayers’ money,” saidStephen C. Head, Ph.D.,LSC chancellor.
LSC had the fifth lowesttax rate of the 50 commu-nity colleges in Texas forfiscal year 2017.
A LSC homeowner witha house valued at $100,000would pay $108 annuallyin taxes based on the 2017-2018 tax rate (not includ-ing potential additionalexemptions which couldlower the taxes further).
Homeowners are eligi-
Congressman Gene Green holds16th annual Northside Job Fair
Lone Star College Boardsets tax rate for 2017-18
ble for a Homestead Ex-emption of $5,000 or 1 per-cent of the value of thehome (whichever is great-er). Taxes are frozen fordisabled residents andthose over 65 years of ageresiding in the LSC servicearea as part of the college’s$75,000 property tax ex-emption and tax freeze,where the actual dollaramount owed is frozen asof the date the taxpayerqualifies for the exemption– even if the property val-ue increases.
“We are grateful for thesupport we receive fromthe community,” Headadded. “In addition to ourstrong academic transferoption, Lone Star Collegehas several new workforcecenters of excellence open-ing. We are very excitedabout the future.”
Harris County accounts
for more than 75 percent ofthe LSC tax base. Mont-gomery County makes upthe nearly 25 percent.Property taxes provide 40percent of the fundingsources for the 2017-18LSC budget. Student tu-ition and fees account for34 percent, the state ofTexas contributes 21 per-cent, and 5 percent comesfrom other sources.
“The average taxablevalue of residence home-stead in the LSC districtrose 2.9 percent from lastyear,” said Jennifer Olen-ick, LSC chief financial of-ficer and executive vicechancellor Finance & Op-erations. “The strong econ-omy within our servicearea also resulted in a sig-nificant increase in thenumber of new propertiesadded to the tax rolls.”
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Houston, TX - HoustonCity Council Member DaveMartin would like to inviteresidents to attend an in-formational open house onWednesday, October 25 orWednesday, November 15to learn about the expan-sion of the Northeast Wa-ter Purif ication Plant(NEWPP).
The meetings will beheld at Woodcreek MiddleSchool located at 14600Woodson Park Drive, Hous-ton, TX 77044. Both meet-ings will cover the samematerial, doors will open at6:30 p.m. followed by theprogram at 7:00 p.m. andthe meeting will concludeat 8:00 p.m.
The NEWPP is expand-ing their existing 80 mil-lion-gallons-per-day (MGD)plant by 320 MGD through
Extension of FEMA deadline forfilling claims announced
destroyed. The stormdumped record amountsof rainfall that could fill24,000 Astrodomes andsupply the water for theraging Niagara Falls for15 days.
“That is why I askedthe President to extendthe deadline for filing di-saster claims. Fortunate-ly, that extension has nowbeen granted. HarrisCounty residents who suf-fered damage and lossesfrom Hurricane Harveynow have until Friday,Nov. 24, 2017, to registerfor disaster assistance.”
Survivors may register
for assistance the followingways:
· O n l i n e a twww.DisasterAssistance.gov.
· Via the FEMA mobileapp, available at fema.gov/mobile-app
Phone (800) 621-3362(711 or Video Relay Ser-vice) 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.daily,TTY (800) 462-7585.
· Or at a Disaster Recov-ery Center (DRC). Findyour nearest DRC atfema.gov/drc.
Survivors may also ap-ply for low-interest disas-ter loans from the U.S.Small Business Adminis-tration (SBA).
Open House set for NortheastWater Purification PlantExpansion Project
the construction of a newplant adjacent to the ex-isting facilities. The newplant, Plant 2, will be con-structed within the prop-erty boundaries of theexisting 152-acre treat-ment plant site.
This expansion is a col-laborative effort under-taken by the City o fHouston in order to pro-vide additional treatedwater capacity for the Cityand the four Authoritiesthat will participate in theproject in accordance withthe second supplement tothe water supply contractswater demands and therequirements of the Har-ris-Galveston SubsidenceDistrict as well as the FortBend Subsidence Districtthat restrict groundwaterusage. The expansion is
expected to be completedin 2024.
City of Houston PublicWorks and EngineeringStaff will be on hand dur-ing the open house to ex-plain the expansion projectas well as answer anyquestions that you mayhave. The District E Officeencourages you to attendone of these meetings aswell as to visitwww.GreaterHoustonWater.com.If you are unable to attendthe meetings or would liketo learn more please con-tact representatives fromt h e w a t e r p r o j e c t a [email protected] call (281) 520-3777.
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People receiving SNAPand D-SNAP benefits cannow buy double the amountof fresh fruits and vegeta-bles at farmers’ marketsorganized at five HoustonHealth Department multi-service centers.
The Houston HealthFoundation is funding theHealthy Houston Bucks in-centive program to doubleSNAP and D-SNAP bene-fits at the Get MovingHouston Farmers’ Markets
SNAP, D-SNAP benefits to double atfarmers' markets sponsored at fivemulti-service centers
in the wake of HurricaneHarvey. The funding al-lows the farmers’ marketsto continue through No-vember, extending a regu-lar market season thatruns April through Sep-tember.
Customers using SNAPand D-SNAP benefits tobuy items at the marketswill receive the dollarequivalent of their pur-chases in Healthy Hous-ton Bucks to spend on
fruits and vegetables. Acustomer that spends $10in SNAP or D-SNAP bene-fits will receive an extra$10 in Healthy HoustonBucks to spend at the mar-kets.
All farmers’ markets areset for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.Their locations and datesare:
• Denver Harbor Multi-Service Center, 6402 Mar-ket Street, Oct. 26 and Nov.9,
• Hiram Clarke Multi-Service Center, 3810 W.Fuqua Street, Oct. 19 andNov. 2,
• Northeast Multi-Ser-vice Center, 9720 Spauld-ing Street, Oct. 24 and Nov.7,
• Southwest Multi-Ser-vice Center, 6400 HighStar Drive, Oct. 31 andNov. 14 and
• Acres Home Multi-Service Center, 6719 W.Montgomery, Nov. 16.
SNAP, short for the Sup-plemental Nutrition Assis-tance Program, helpspeople buy food for goodhealth. D-SNAP providesshort-term food benefitsfor eligible families recov-ering from a disaster.
The department startedits farmers’ markets initia-
tive in 2011 to provide eas-ier access to affordablefruits and vegetables inHouston communities con-sidered food deserts be-cause they areunderserved by grocerystores and other fresh foodoutlets. Fruits and vegeta-bles help prevent and de-lay the start of chronicdiseases such as diabetes,hypertension, cardiovascu-lar disease and cancer.
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AUSTIN — TexasEducation CommissionerMike Morath on Oct. 11announced the establish-ment of the HurricaneHarvey Task Force onSchool Mental HealthSupports to deliverneeded attention toschools and highereducation institutionsimpacted by the storm.
The Texas EducationAgency, acting on ordersfrom Gov. Greg Abbott, isspearheading the effort inpartnership with theTexas Higher EducationCoordinating Board andTexas Health and HumanServices Commission, incollaboration with theMeadows Mental HealthPolicy Institute. The taskforce will develop a list oftiered supports andresources that can beused by school leaders toaddress the mentalhealth needs of affectedstaff, students andfamilies.
“As I’ve traveled thestate following HurricaneHarvey, it is evident thataddressing the mentalhealth needs of ourstudents and educators isof the utmost impor-tance,” Morath said. “Thiscoordinated mentalhealth response will allowour state agencies tocoordinate local responsesthat reflect the specificneeds of each individualcommunity,” he added.
“The invisible woundsleft behind after thisstorm are often the mostdifficult to recover from,”Abbott said.
Abbott, Sharp visitcities
Gov. Abbott on Oct. 11visited the cities of PortArthur, Mont Belvieu,Dayton, Kountze andOrange in southeastTexas during a three-day,16-city tour of hurricane-impacted areas of thestate.
Joining Abbott wasJohn Sharp, chancellor ofThe Texas A&M Univer-sity System, who servesas chair of the Governor’sCommission to RebuildTexas. Abbott hasdelegated executiveauthority to Sharp tomarshal state agencyresources to rebuild
State creates mentalhealth task force forHarvey-affected schools
hurricane-damagedinfrastructure, includingroads, bridges, schools,government buildingsand other public facilities.
Abbott and Sharpvisited with mayors,legislators, county judgesand other officials “toensure they are gettingall the help they need inthe recovery effort,”Abbott said.
Other cities hostinggubernatorial visitsincluded Sugar Land,Wharton, Bay City,Angleton, and Dickinsonon Oct. 10 and AransasPass, Port Aransas,Rockport, Refugio, PortLavaca, and Victoria onOct. 9.
Hegar distributesrevenue
Texas ComptrollerGlenn Hegar on Oct. 11announced he would sendcities, counties, transitsystems and specialpurpose taxing districts$660.4 million in localsales tax allocations forthe month of October, 1.6percent more than inOctober 2016.
Allocations are basedon sales made in Augustby businesses that reporttax monthly.
In other news, Hegaron Oct. 10 announced hisoffice’s release of theCertification RevenueEstimate for fiscalbiennium 2018-2019.
The Comptroller’sOffice expects revenue
available for generalspending in 2018-19 tototal about $107.33billion, an amount thatwould support the$107.23 billion in general-purpose spending calledfor by the 85th Legisla-ture and result in a finalbalance available forcertification of $94million.
Market turbulence,energy price fluctuations,potential changes innational economic policyand the eventual cost ofHurricane Harveycontribute uncertainty tothis estimate, Hegar said.Texas is in the earlystages of storm recovery,and full impacts to thestate’s economy andrevenues have only begunto take shape and likelywill change in the comingmonths, Hegar stressed.
Focus: school bussafety
With National SchoolBus Safety Week beingobserved Oct. 16-20, theTexas Department ofPublic Safety urgesTexans to comply withlaws prohibiting driversfrom passing schoolbuses.
It is illegal to pass anyschool bus that is stoppedand operating a visualsignal, either flashing redlights or a stop sign.Drivers who violate thelaw could face fines asmuch as $1,250.
“Motorists shouldalways be alert andpractice safe drivinghabits when travelingnear school buses oranywhere school childrengather, including busstops,” said DPS DirectorSteven McCraw. “Texasparents can rest assuredthat DPS will not toleratethose who recklesslyendanger children byignoring the law.”
More than 42,000school buses transportapproximately 1.5 millionTexas children everyschool day, according toan estimate by the TexasEducation Agency.
AG cheers EPA lawrepeal
Texas AttorneyGeneral Ken Paxton onOct. 10 praised a decisionby the U.S. Environmen-tal Protection Agency torepeal the Clean PowerPlan, an Obama-eraregulation that Texas,West Virginia and 22other states opposed.
“The Clean PowerPlan,” Paxton said,“would have subjectedAmericans to higherelectricity costs and couldhave weakened thenation’s power grid.”
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(NAPSI)—Many peoplemay shy away from thesubject of math, but it isimportant to understandmath as it plays aninstrumental role inmaking good financialdecisions. A new Universi-ty of Phoenix® surveyfound that 28 percent ofrespondents reported theywere not confident thattheir current math skillsare strong enough tosucceed in planning forretirement and 24 percentstated they are notconfident in their skills tosucceed in understandingtuition assistance and saveor pay for college. Addition-ally, 35 percent are notconfident that their mathskills were solid enough tostart a business.
Susan Hadley, Ph.D.,program dean for generaleducation at UniversityofPhoenix, says that peoplecould be taking a financialhit as a result of notunderstanding basic mathand the role it plays infinancial decision making.
“Having a foundationalknowledge of math helpspeople make informedpurchases for majorinvestments and expensesas well as everydayspending and savingdecisions,” Dr. Hadley said.“Being comfortable withmath is necessary anddeeply relevant to ourpersonal and professionallives. As a result, we’vegone to great lengths toincorporate math into ourundergraduate programsas it relates to everydayfinancial decisions.”
Dr. Hadley providesfinancial tips for areaswhere math skills areimportant:
1. Building a budget—Amonthly budget helps allotmoney for fixed expenseslike mortgage payments aswell as how to plan forexpenses that may varyfrom month to month, suchas groceries. Also knowinghow much to dedicate eachmonth for long-termsavings is helpful. Havingthis information can setthe stage for making wisespending choices.
2. Renting vs. buying ahome—There is no one-size-fits-all answer onwhether to purchase ahome or rent. Research thereal estate market in thearea where you want tolive. Determine themortgage or rent paymentand the impact bothoptions have on yourlifestyle and short- andlong-term financial goals.Review your budget tounderstand the financialimplications of each choice.
3. Buying a car—Peopleoften assume that a vehicleis an investment. However,vehicles quickly depreciate.Be mindful of how muchyou are able to spend,financing options and, ifyou decide to take a loan tomake the purchase, whatyou will pay in interestover the life of the loan.
4. Saving for collegetuition—Start planningearly if you intend to sendyour child to college andwill assume responsibilityfor the cost or if you’replanning on going back toschool yourself. Knowingthe tuition breakdown persemester, costs for materi-als and living expenses willhelp you factor them intoyour monthly budget andsavings goals. Searchingfor scholarship and grantopportunities and re-searching student loanoptions will help withmaking sure you don’toverleverage and can repaythose loans in full and ontime.
5. Planning for retire-ment—Review your budgetregularly and determinewhat percentage of eachpaycheck you can contrib-ute to a 401(k) or individu-al retirement account (IRA)to save for retirement.When determining the beststrategy for building yourretirement savings, consulta financial adviser.
It’s Never Too LateWhether for business
decisions or everyday life,it’s never too late to learnnew things or refresh whatyou’ve already learned.Consider taking a coursethat reviews mathematicalconcepts, economics,accounting and financeapplications for everydaylife. Being comfortable withmath will help youdetermine how you canbetter allocate your moneyto make it work for youwhile making better-informed decisions.
(NAPSI)—Lots ofpeople think theirfamily yards need lessattention in the fall butautumn is no time toignore your lawn andlandscape.
“What you do nowwill determine thequality of your familyyard next spring andsummer,” explainedKris Kiser, presidentand CEO of the Out-door Power EquipmentInstitute (OPEI), theinternational tradeassociation represent-ing more than 100power equipment,engine and utilityvehicle manufacturersand suppliers.
“Every gardenerknows to plant bulbs inthe fall but autumn isalso the time to mow,aerate, mulch, trimand patch your lawn,”said Kiser. He offersfive tips to help you getyour yard into topshape this fall andready for more relaxingand fun outdoor activi-ties next year.
Keep mowing. Grassstill needs regular careto stay healthy. Grassthat’s too high mayattract lawn-damagingfield mice. Shortergrass is more resistantto diseases and trapsfewer falling leaves.Cutting the grass lowlets more sun reach thecrown of the grass, soless leaf will turnbrown in the winter.However, cutting offtoo much at one timecan be damaging, sonever trim more than athird of the grassblades off in a singlecutting. Put mowerblades on the lowestsettings for the last twocuts of the season.
Aerate your lawn.Compressed soil hurtsgrass health. Aeratingpunches holes into thesoil and lets oxygen,water and nutrientsinto a lawn. Use awalk-behind aerator orget an attachment topull behind a ridingmower.
Mulch your leaves.Many mowers canmulch leaves with an
attachment. Sincemulching with a mowercan mix grass clippingswith leaf particles,these nitrogen-richgrass particles andcarbon-rich leaf parti-cles will compost morequickly. Together, theyreturn nutrients to thesoil.
Trim and shore uptrees and bushes. Usetrimmers, chain sawsor pole pruners to cutback trees, shrubs andplants. Make surebranches are safelytrimmed back fromoverhead lines and notin danger of falling on astructure in roughweather. You may needto tie or brace limbs ofupright evergreens orplants to prevent themfrom breaking in highwinds or snow. Call aprofessional arboristfor big trees or hard-to-reach spots.
Repair bald spots.Fall is a great time topatch bald or thin spotsin a lawn. The easiestway to do this is withan all-in-one lawnrepair mixture (foundat most garden shopsand home centers). Usea garden rake ordethatcher to scratchloose the soil on thespot.
Kiser also added thatit’s important to followsafety procedureswhenever using out-door power equipment.Read your owner’smanual. It will describethe individual require-ments for your particu-lar machine andprovide directions onwhich fuels may beappropriate for yourproduct. Fuels contain-ing more than 10percent ethanol shouldnot be used unlessdirected in the owner’smanual.
He said, “You’ll alsowant to service andwinterize your lawnmower, string trimmer,leaf blower and otheroutdoor power equip-ment.” And remember,most gas-fueled out-door power equipmentis warranted anddesigned to run on E10(10 percent ethanol)fuel or less. There arefuel options availabletoday that should notbe used in your outdoorpower equipment.Remember to “lookbefore you pump” andmake sure to drain thefuel tank before storingequipment for thewinter. Safely disposeof any fuel that is morethan 30 days old.
“Winterization isimportant for outdoorpower equipment.When everything isgrowing again in thespring and you see howall your hard fall lawnwork has paid off, thelast thing you want todeal with is a malfunc-tioning mower,” saidKiser.
For information onsafe fueling, go towww.LookBeforeYouPump.com.For tips on outdoorpower equipmentsafety, go towww.opei.org.
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After having a wee off to restup and prepare for the final 10games of the season, the Texansand their high-powered offensetravel to Seattle to face theSeahawks and their stout defense.
This will be a test of theTexans’ glitz, against theSeahawks blitz.
Since head coach Bill O’Brieninserted rookie Deshaun Watsonas the team’s starting quarterback,Houston has scored 33, 57, 34 and33 points in his four starts. Thishigh-scoring offense is somethingnew for Houston fans, who havegrown accustomed to boringoffensive football for the last 15years. Not anymore with No. 4under center.
Watson will go up against oneof the league’s top defenses whenhe and his teammates visit theGreat Northwest on Sunday. He’sbeen up to every challenge thusfar, so don’t be surprised if he hasanother big day on Sunday.
In other NFL games thisweekend, the Cowboys play atWashington and should be withoutrunning back Ezekiel Elliott, whowill be serving his six-gamesuspension and it could not comeat a worse time for a strugglingDallas team. I said from the startElliott should have served thesuspension, miss the first sixgames and return for the stretchrun. Now he’s out until lateNovember and when he returns itmight be too little too late for theCowboys’ playoff chances.
The Steelers have anothertough road game at Detroit, whileDenver and Kansas City hook upon Monday Night Football in a keyAFC West contest.
It’s a huge weekend in collegefootball as No. 2-ranked PennState plays at No. 6-ranked OhioState, while Oklahoma Statehopes to remain in the Big 12 titlehunt when it travels to WestVirginia to take on the Mountain-eers. Notre Dame looks to remainin the College Football Playoff(CFP) picture when it hosts a verygood North Carolina State teamand No. 3 Georgia looks tocontinue rolling when it takes onFlorida.
Before we take a look at thisweek’s games, let’s review lastweek’s record, if we must. A 4-8week (who thought the Giantswould win at Denver?) brought theseason record to 46-36 (57%).
High-powered Texans offense faces test against Seattle ‘D’:No. 6. Ohio State looks to keep rolling against No. 2 Penn State
HIGH SCHOOL
Davis vs. MacArthur – JamesShowers’ Falcons and AndyGarza’s Generals open Week 5 ofDistrict 16-6A play on Thursdaynight at Thorne Stadium Twoweeks ago, the Falcons lost atough one to Spring, 35-28, whileMacArthur had a long night in itsloss to Westfield. Davis needs thisone to remain in the playoff huntand should get it done. My pick,Davis 33, MacArthur 20
Nimitz vs. Eisenhower –Richard Slater’s Cougars will lookto continue their winning ways indistrict play when they face KerryBamburg’s Eagles on Friday nightin Thorne Stadium. Two weeksago, Nimitz defeated Aldine High49-7 as Deontae Stanley scoredthree times and teammateTobarick Kenney crossed the goalline twice. Nimitz rushed for 432yards in the game. My pick, Nimitz34, Eisenhower 28
Aldine vs. Westfield – HankSemler’s Mustangs host one of theleague’s top teams in Westfield onSaturday evening in ThorneStadium. The Mustangs had arough time two weeks ago againstNimitz and things won’t get anyeasier this weekend against ahigh-scoring Westfield team. Mypicks, Westfield 34, Aldine 18
NCAA
Oklahoma State at WestVirginia – This one may take fivehours to play as both teams haveprolific offenses and love to throwthe ball down field. The Cowboysare led by quarterback MasonRudolph (2,368 yards passing, 19TDs) and wide receiver JamesWashington (34 receptions, 882yards, 6 TDs), while theMountaineers are led byquarterback Will Grier (2,092 yardspassing, 21 TDs). Two weeks ago,OSU eased by Baylor, 59-16, whileWVU overcame an 18-pointsecond-half deficit against TexasTech en route to a 46-35 victory.Grier threw five touchdown passesagainst the Red Raiders, but willface a much better defense thisweek when he faces OSU. This isgoing to be a wild one, but theedge goes to the Cowboysbecause they have the betterdefense. My pick, Oklahoma State41, West Virginia 37
NC State at Notre Dame – Itcan’t be said that Notre Dame isplaying a soft schedule in 2017.The Irish have already played No.3-ranked Georgia, a solid MichiganState team and last week hostedUSC. This week they face a verygood NC State team and still haveMiami, Navy and Stanford left toplay. If Brian Kelly’s team can runthe table, and that’s a tall order,ND has to be in play for one of thefour CFP spots. The Wolfpack willgive them a tough test on Saturdayin South Bend. NC State has abalanced offense led byquarterback Ryan Finley (1,968yards passing, 11 TDs) andrunning back Nyheim Hines (648yards rushing, 6 TDs) and had anextra week to prepare for thisgame. NC State will enter thegame with a 6-0 record and a stoutdefense. Notre Dame will need abig day from quarterback BrandonWimbush (782 yards passing, 6TDs; 402 yards rushing, 8 TDs)and running back Josh Adams(776 yards rushing, 5 TDs) if theyhope to keep their winning waysgoing. Look for the ND defense tobe the difference maker in this oneas they come up with a keyturnover late to save the day forthe Irish. My pick, Notre Dame 27,NC State 24
Georgia vs. Florida – TheBulldogs and Gators meet onceagain in Jacksonville in what somehave dubbed as the “World’sLargest Cocktail Party.” While theirfans may be there for the party, theplayers will be concentrating onnothing but football, especially theBulldogs who have their sites seton the SEC East title and a spot inthe SEC title game on December 2in Atlanta. Georgia can get it doneon the ground with its two-headedrunning game led by Nick Chubb(688 yards rushing, 8 TDs) andSony Michel (492 yards rushing, 6TDs) or through the air behind
freshman quarterback JakeFromm (1,162 yards passing, 12TDs). The ‘Dawgs are also nastyon defense and should have littletrouble against a Florida offensethat struggles to score points.This is a rivalry game, so Floridawill be up for it, but look forGeorgia’s running game to weardown the Gator defense to pullaway late for a comfortablevictory. My pick, Georgia 34,Florida 20
Penn State at Ohio State –The Game of the Week in collegefootball pits No. 2-ranked PennState against No. 6-ranked OhioState in a nationally televisedgame on FOX at 2:30 p.m. onSaturday. Both teams haveextraordinary offensive talent.Penn State is led by running backSaquon Barkley (649 yardsrushing, 6 TDs; 29 receptions,395 yards receiving, 2 TDs), andquarterback Todd McSorley(1,597 yards passing, 13 TDs).Barkley is the current HeismanTrophy favorite and a big dayagainst the Buckeyes couldsolidify things even more. But hewill face a very good and quickOhio State defense that will befocused on slowing the speedyBarkley down. Speaking ofoffense, the Buckeyes have beenrolling on that side of the ballsince Big 10 play started. In theirfirst three league games, UrbanMyers team has scored 174points (58 points per game), whilegiving up only 28 points. OhioState knows it must win out toearn a CFP berth, so look foranother big day from theBuckeyes as they continue to rollin conference play. My pick, OhioState 33, Penn State 27
NFL
Carolina at Tampa Bay –Week 8 of the NFL season begins
on Thursday night when thePanthers visit the Buccaneers inan important NFC South contestfor both teams. Two weeks ago,Carolina lost at home toPhiladelphia, 28-23, while TB fellat Arizona, 38-26. The Bucs dugthemselves into a 31-0 hole beforerallying to get back in the game,but it was too little, too late for thisinconsistent bunch. In that game,quarterback Jameis Winstonsustained a shoulder injury to histhrowing arm, but should be OK toplay in this game. The Panthershope their QB, Cam Newton,bounces back from his threeinterception performance againstthe Eagles. Go with the team withthe better defense in this one, andthat’s the Panthers. My pick,Carolina 31, Tampa Bay 23
Houston at Seattle – TheTexans take a long road trip toSeattle after their bye week to takeon a Seattle team that is looking toget on a roll heading into the final10 games of the season. RookieQB Deshaun Watson will face atop-flight defense when he facesthe Seahawks and he will be doingit in one of the loudest stadiums inthe NFL. The Texans must provethey can run the ball againstSeattle’s talented front seven. Ifthey can, that should give Watsontime to make plays down field towide receivers DeAndre Hopkins(37 receptions, 382 yards, 6 TDs)and the speedy Will Fuller (fivetouchdown passes in his first twogames). The Houston offensiveline has been OK thus far, but itwill get tested from the Seattlepass rush. Defensively, theTexans will have their hands fullwith quarterback Russell Wilson,whose mobility could give themtrouble on Sunday. My pick,Seattle 24, Houston 21
Dallas at Washington –Cowboy fans are going to seewhat life is like without EzekielElliott, which means a lot ofpressure will be placed on theshoulders of second-yearquarterback Dak Prescott (1,192yards passing, 11 TDs). Prescotthas had a solid season thus far,but without Elliott in the backfield,defenses will begin to focus in onhim. That will mean backuprunning back Alfred Morris andDarren McFadden must step upand provide help in the runninggame. Both are proven pros and itwill help running behind one of the
best offensive lines in the NFL.The defense also needs to stepup, but that might be asking toomuch. The Dallas secondary hasbeen getting torched this year andcould be in for another long day asWashington QB Kirk Cousins(1,334 yards passing, 9 TDs) willlook to pick them apart. My pick,Washington, 27, Dallas 21
Pittsburgh at Detroit – Twoweeks ago, the Steelers picked upa huge road win at Kansas City asthe defense rose to the occasion,while the offense road the hothand of running back Le’Von Bell(179 yards rushing, 1 TD; 550yards rushing for season, 5 TDs)to hand the Chiefs their first loss ofthe season. This week, theSteelers travel to Detroit to take onthe up and down Lions. Twoweeks ago, Detroit gave up threedefensive touchdowns in its 52-38loss at New Orleans. QuarterbackMatthew Stafford (1,428 yardspassing, 12 TDs) did throw threetouchdown passes in that game,but they were nothing more thanstat padders. Look for thePittsburgh defense to deliver moremisery to the Lions on SundayNight Football as the Steelers lookto get on a roll heading into theback half of the 2017 season. Mypick, Pittsburgh 30, Detroit 20
Denver at Kansas City –Week 8 concludes on MondayNight Football as the Broncos andChiefs renew their heated AFCSouth rivalry. Two weeks ago, bothteams suffered disappointinglosses at home as the Chiefs sawtheir undefeated season spoiled bythe Steelers, while the Broncos fellto the winless Giants in the MileHigh City. The loss to the Giantsexposed quarterback TrevorSiemian (1,264 yards passing 8TDs/6 interceptions) as anaverage quarterback. Look for theKC defense to harass Siemian allnight long and force a turnover ortwo that should turn the game inthe Chiefs favor. Kansas Cityquarterback Alex Smith (1,637yards passing, 12 TDs) andrunning back Kareem Hunt (630yards rushing, 4 TDs) will look torebound after their subparperformances against the Steelers.Smith was held to 246 yardspassing and one TD pass, whileHunt was limited to 21 rushingyards in the Pittsburgh loss.Expect much better efforts fromthat duo on Monday night. My pick,Kansas City 24, Denver 20
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The MacArthur High School tennis team won its second straight District 16-6A team tennis title. Pictured are members ofthe team. Front row (l-r): Daisy Lara, Diana Castro Rodriguez, Ebony Lopez, Makayla Preston, Tatiana Hernandez, JuanaEspinoza, Jennifer Salazar and Alyssa Davila. Back row, (l-r): AISD’s Director of Athletic Services Sandra Mader, AISD’sDirector of Athletics Richard Delgado, Jacob Hands, Carlos Bonilla, Jose Rosette, Mark Cervantes, MacArthur HighSchool Principal Heather Peterson, MacArthur Ninth Grade Principal D’Ann Delgado, Rey Ontiveros, Eduardo Daurte,Christian Cortez, Horacio Vences, Fabian Martinez, Head Coach Brandon Blake, Assistant Coach David Quintanilla, andAthletic Coordinator and Head Football Coach Andy Garza.
The West Side of Mercer Botanic Gardens with a pic-nic and playground area opens Saturday, Oct. 21 at 8a.m. The East Side gardens will remain closed until fur-ther notice.
Operating hours will be typical autumn and winterhours of 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Some trails on the West Sidewill remain temporarily closed until repairs can be made.Visitors are advised not to go around barricades.
With leadership from Commissioner R. Jack Cagle,Mercer Botanic Gardens is a Harris County Precinct 4Parks facility located one mile north of FM 1960 at 22306Aldine Westfield Road in Humble, 77338. Harris Coun-ty Precinct 4 programs serve people of all ages regard-less of socioeconomic level, race, sex, religion, nationalorigin, or physical ability. Anyone seeking additionalinformation or requiring special assistance to partici-pate in any program should contact Mercer at 713-274-4160 or online atwww.hcp4.net/community/parks/mercer.
MacArthur wins second straightDistrict 16-6A team tennis title
Mercer Botanic Gardensopens picnic area
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portunities for Aldine ISD,so with a grateful heart, Iam submitting my letterof retirement from the dis-trict at the end of thisschool year. I am commit-ted to ensuring that allour plans are in place toensure the bright futurewe envision for each andevery Aldine student andstaff member.”
Board President Dr. Vi-ola M. Garcia thanked Dr.Bamberg for her years ofdedicated service to Aldi-ne ISD.
“Forty-one years in ed-ucation is a remarkableaccomplishment,” Dr. Gar-cia said. “You served ourdistrict many years in aleadership role and youhave taken our district toa new level. I want to sin-cerely thank you for youryears of service.”
Board Vice-PresidentRose Avalos, who servedas an educator in Aldinefor 33 years, said Dr. Bam-berg’s retirement willleave a void in the district.
“It’s going to be hard forme to let you go,” she said.“We’ve worked togetherfor so many years. Youhave steered us in theright direction. I’velearned a lot from you andI will really miss you.”
Board Secretary SteveMead lauded Dr. Bambergfor her reputation as aleader in curriculum andinstruction across thestate.
“It has been my plea-sure to serve with our su-perintendent over theselast 10 years,” he said.“You are so well respectedacross the state and wehave been fortunate tohave you as our superin-tendent.”
Assistant Board Secre-tary Paul Shanklinthanked Dr. Bamberg forher vision and leadership.“The state of the districtis strong because of yourleadership,” he said.
The two newest boardmembers, Dr. KimberleyBooker and Connie Espar-za, said they both learnedmuch about leadershipduring their time with Dr.Bamberg.
“I’ve been blessed to seeup close and personnelwhat leadership truly is,”Ms. Esparza said. “We’veonly been together a shorttime (since February2017), but I’ve learned somuch from you.”
“You’ve done a remark-able job as superinten-dent,” Dr. Booker said. “Ionly wish we had moretime to work together.”
Dr. Bamberg receivedher bachelor’s degree inEnglish from the Univer-sity of Alabama in 1977,and her master’s degree insecondary education fromthat same university in1979. She earned her doc-torate in educational lead-ership from Sam HoustonState University in 2004.
She began her teachingcareer in the TuscaloosaCounty School District in1977 where she taughtjunior high and highschool English. In 1982,Dr. Bamberg moved to theHouston area and joinedAldine ISD. She was as-signed to teach Englishand reading at HoffmanMiddle School. In 1987,she moved to the curricu-lum department to workwith middle school and in-termediate school lan-guage arts. In January1997, she was promoted tothe position of Director ofCurriculum and Instruc-tion and became the Exec-utive Director ofCurriculum and Instruc-tion in 1998. In July 2001,she was promoted to As-sistant Superintendent ofCurriculum and Instruc-tion, and she became Su-perintendent of Schools inJune 2007.
Under her leadership,Aldine ISD was awardedthe Broad Prize for UrbanEducation in 2009.
Dr. Bamberg has pre-sented sessions andserved as a panelist atnumerous conferencesand meetings includingthe National School BoardAssociation (NASB), theTexas School Board Asso-ciation (TASB), the Amer-ican Productivity &Quality Center (APQC),the Quality Texas Founda-tion, NBC’s Education Na-tion, the Association forSupervision and Curricu-
lum and Development(ASCD), Education Trust,the Institute of EducationServices (IES) and variousBroad Academies.
Dr. Bamberg serves onthe board of the AldineGreenspoint YMCA, theQuality Texas Foundation,the Equity Center, and AllKids Alliance.
Recent awards includethe Dr. John Hoyle Educa-tional Leadership Awardfrom Texas A&M Universi-ty and the Texas Associa-tion of SchoolAdministrators. Dr. Bam-berg has also received theOutstanding EducatorAward by the North Har-ris County American Asso-ciation of UniversityWomen in the spring of2011 and was named theRegion 4 Superintendentof the Year in 2011. In thespring of 2017, Dr. Bam-berg was awarded the An-gel Award from the Be AnAngel Foundation. The dis-trict’s Resource and StaffDevelopment Center willbe renamed the Dr. WandaBamberg Resource andStaff Development Center.
Dr. Blanson devoted allof his 39 years in educationto Aldine ISD. In his letterto the board, he alsothanked them for theirsupport.
“I have been honored tohave served four superin-tendents over the course ofmy career,” he said. “But Iwould like to extend a veryspecial thanks to Dr. Wan-da Bamberg for allowingme to serve as her DeputySuperintendent for the last10 years. I also would liketo thank the Board ofTrustees for all of the op-portunities given to me toserve the Aldine family. Ihave enjoyed working withthe staff over the years invarious capacities, and Iwill always have a specialplace in my heart for Aldi-ne ISD. I will miss my co-workers and our workplacea great deal. I wish noth-ing but the best for thisschool district in the fu-ture.”
Board members alsothanked Dr. Blanson forhis 39 years of dedicatedservice to Aldine ISD.
“You have been quite aleader in Aldine in manycapacities,” Dr. Garcia said.“You served in so manyroles. You have been at theforefront of overseeing ourgrowth and the construc-tion of so many newschools and facilities.”
“You are an honorableman,” Ms. Avalos said. “Youhave been a problem solv-er and have always beenthere for us.”
Mr. Shanklin thankedDr. Blanson for his leader-ship in overseeing bondprojects for a number ofyears.
“It has been a joy work-ing with you on the vari-ous bond projects we havepassed,” he said. “You arewell respected and haveserved this district in somany roles.”
Trustee Patricia Bour-geois thanked Dr. Blansonfor being a role model forstudents.
“I want to thank you forbeing a role model to youngAfrican-American menand students. You aresomeone people can lookup to,” she said.
“I never met a man I re-spected more than ArchieBlanson,” said Mr. Mead. “Iam proud to call you myfriend.”
During his 39 years inAldine, Dr. Blanson servedas a teacher, assistant di-rector of buildings andproperties, director ofbuildings and properties,executive director of build-ings and properties, direc-tor of human resources,assistant superintendentof human resources anddeputy superintendent.
For the last 10 years, hehas overseen the opera-tions department and hasbeen at the forefront inleading the districtthrough growth, changeand improvements. He hasserved on the bond com-mittee for the last five suc-cessful bond referendumsand has been responsiblefor the implementations ofbond referendums.
In addition to his workin Aldine, Dr. Blanson hassupported the communitythrough leadership roles
with the Aldine Pathfind-ers and Gulf Coast AreaBoy Scout troops. Heserved as president of theGulf Coast Personnel Asso-ciation and Gulf CoastM&O Association. He is anexaminer for the MalcolmBaldrige National QualityAward and serves on theboard of the Quality TexasAward. He served as anadjunct professor for SamHouston State University,Prairie View A&M Univer-sity and Texas A&M Uni-versity. He has wonnumerous awards includ-ing the 2005 TrailblazerAward from the Houston
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Livestock Show and Ro-deo’s Black Heritage Com-mittee, the 2005Outstanding EducatorAward from the Dean’sRoundtable at Texas A&MUniversity College of Edu-cation and Human Devel-opment and he was the2003 Boss of the Year inAldine ISD.
The district’s new careerand technical educationalhigh school will be namedthe Dr. Archie L. BlansonCareer and Technical Ed-ucational High School.
Houston police are in-vestigating a fatal hit-and-run crash at 10100 JensenDrive about 7 a.m. on Oc-tober 20.
Accoridng to HPD Ve-hicular Crimes DivisionSergeant G. Lopez and Of-ficer M. Tamez, witnessesstated a green Dodge Ram1500 pickup truck and agray Chevrolet Suburbanwere traveling south-bound. The victim, a pe-destrian, failed to yield theright of way as he crossedJensen Drive, not at acrosswalk. Both vehicles
Man killed in a hit-and-run accident on Jensen
struck the pedestrian andthe drivers then fled thescene without stopping torender aid. Paramedicspronounced the pedestriandead at the scene.
The identity of the de-ceased male victim is pend-ing verification by theHarris County Institute ofForensic Sciences.
Anyone with informa-tion on the wanted vehiclesor drivers is urged to con-tact the HPD Hit and RunUnit at 713-247-4065 orCrime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
