Lake Cities Sun March 21, 2013

Lake Dallas ISD officials

have announced the Lake

Dallas High School Colle-

giate Academy, a new part-

nership with North Central

Texas College enabling

LDHS students to receive col-

lege hours up to an Associate

degree while still in high

school. LDHS the first high

school in North Texas to

make such an agreement with

NCTC.

At the March 18 LDISD

Board of Trustees meeting,

LDISD Administrators and

NCTC officials signed a

Memo of Understanding

(MOU) that set forth the

agreement between the two

schools.

The agreement marks an

landmark for high schools.

The agreement states that

NCTC and LDHS will collab-

orate to provide a four-year

program in which students

earn both a high school

diploma and up to 60-plus

hours of college credit leading

to an Associate of Arts, Asso-

ciate of Science or an Associ-

ate of Arts in Teaching

Degree.

NCTC officials in atten-

dance included Dr. Emily

Klement, Dean of Bowie-

Graham campuses and Dual

Credit Administrator; Dr.

Eddie Hadlock, President; Dr.

Billy Roessler, Vice President

of Student Services; Debbie

Sharp, Vice President of Insti-

tutional Advancement; Judi

Archer, Director of Market-

ing, Denton County; and Dr.

Larry Gilbert, Dean of In-

struction, Corinth Campus.

An informational parent

meeting will be held in the

LDHS Lecture Hall at 6 p.m.

on March 25. For more infor-

mation, contact the LDHS

Academic Advisors office at

940-497-1464.

Also discussed at the meet-

See LAKE, pg.5

Hometown newspaper of Corinth, Lake Dallas, Hickory Creek and Shady Shores.Vol. 39, No. 20

MARCH 21, 2013

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Streetlight tohelp traffic inShady Shores

BY TIM GLAZESun Managing Editor

A new streetlight will be

installed in Shady Shores at

Lakeshore Road, addressing a

traffic concern that has been

voiced in the town for several

years.

The street, which runs near

Shady Shores Town Hall, has

a notoriously dangerous turn

that residents have nicknamed

the “S-Curve,” drawing its

nickname from its “S” shape

it makes.

The road is marked with a

few signs that warn motorists

to slow down, proceed with

caution and to watch out for

children – but when night ap-

proaches, it is nearly impossi-

ble to see, according to town

officials.

The streetlight was ap-

proved at a February council

meeting and cost $124 out of

the town’s maintenance

budget. The light will be in-

stalled by Oncor, and will be

on an existing pole located on

a resident’s property.

Accidents have marred the

area around the S-Curve; a

couple walking on the road

were struck by a vehicle, and

Mayor Jerry Williams re-

ported that fire hydrants have

been destroyed by cars in-

volved in accidents on the

road.

The curve had been

brought up at other meetings,

but the council decided that

the implementation of a

streetlight would be ineffec-

tive.

Instead, it was voted on to

lower the speed limit around

the S-Curve.

“In the last couple of years

drivers have really lost con-

trol around there,” Williams

said. “About seven years ago

two people were actually run

over.

“It’s been a combination of

things that have really come

to a head.”

The town’s growth has

meant more traffic, which has

increased the amount of cars

driving the curve.

“It took us awhile to get

permission from the land

owner to sign off on putting

the light on his property,”

Williams said.

“When we got the letter of

permission we were able to

move forward.”

The council’s approval of

the streetlight as well as the

recent approval of Peach Tree

Construction to begin work-

ing on roads in the town fol-

lows the town’s emphasis on

what they called an “aggres-

sive” approach to tackling

road issues when they re-

leased their 2012-2013

Budget statement.

The budget focuses on rev-

enues and the road issues

within the town.

At an earlier council meet-

ing in 2013, the Shady Shores

council agreed on a $600,000

budget to begin a multi-year

repair of all road issues, ac-

cording to town officials,

which will secure $480, 946

from the Shady Shores fund

balance to offset the expense.

The Shady Shores Road

Committee and the council

agreed to take the advice of a

general contractor before pro-

ceeding further with any road

repairs, Williams said.

The committee also de-

cided to decline the option of

having the county handle all

road repairs for Shady Shores.

In other council news,

Williams has officially an-

nounced his intent to not run

for another term as mayor.

As well as mayor, the posi-

tions of Place 2 and Place 3

Alderman are also up for elec-

tion in Shady Shores.

SUN PHOTO/ TIM GLAZE

LDISD and NCTC Announce Collegiate AcademyHigh school students can now earn 60-plus hours of college credit

Members of the Corinth, Hickory Creek and Lake Dallas police departments took part in a four-day training seminar that testedpolice officers on their reactions to distress calls that may happen in schools or office buildings. Training took place at Lake DallasMiddle School. For more pictures, see page 2.

Officials from the LDISD and NCTC celebrate the 2013-14 launch of Collegiate Academy.


With the tragic events at

Sandy Hook Elementary in

Connecticut casting an even

darker shadow on the topic of

school shootings, the Lake

Cities police departments are

continuing to be proactive in

maintaining safety at the Lake

Dallas Independent School

District campuses.

Officers with the Corinth,

Lake Dallas and Hickory

Creek police departments re-

cently concluded an eight

hour training seminar called

“rapid response to active

shooter training,” which con-

sisted of officers being put

through distress drills at Lake

Dallas Middle School includ-

ing hostage situations, stu-

dents and intruders with guns

in the school and other active

shooter situations.

The drills are part of the

Corinth Police Department’s

basic officer training and are

usually held every two years,

but Corinth PD Captain Greg

Wilkerson said that combin-

ing all three police depart-

ments to train annually at a

local school made much more

sense given the circumstances

at Sandy Hook.

“It’s unfortunate we have

to prepare for these types of

incidents but we prepare for

the worst knowing that one

day our training could save

innocent lives,” Wilkerson

said. “We can’t just hope that

something as tragic as

Columbine, Sandy Hook, Au-

rora, Colorado, doesn’t hap-

pen here. We must train as if

it will and be prepared for the

worst. When we talk about ac-

tive shooters we typically

think about schools but we

have seen they can occur any-

where.”

“Because our police de-

partments work so closely to-

gether, it is imperative we are

all on the same page when it

comes to an active shooter re-

sponse,” added Corinth Lieu-

tenant Jimmie Gregg. “I was

pleased with all of the officers

who went through the train-

ing, everyone responded like

true professionals.”

The training, which was

split up over four days so that

every officer could partici-

pate, began with classroom

training with Gregg. Gregg

covered team formations,

entry tactics and other tactical

considerations in the first sec-

tion, followed by setting up

actual team formation prac-

tice next. Finally, the day

would end with scenario-

based training where officers

See LOCAL, pg.2

Lake Cities Police trainfor distress calls in LD

THE LAKE CITIES SUNPage 2 March 21, 2013

Continued from Page One

are actually put in the middle

of non-harmful fire from “bad

guys.”

The officers use Simuni-

tion weapons for their force

on force training. Simunitions

allow for officers to fire on

each other with real weapons

which are converted and will

not allow for a real round to

be fired through them. Simu-

nition projectiles are fired out

of the weapons. They are

filled with a detergent-based,

water-soluble colored mark-

ing compound, similar to a

paintball. The projectile

breaks upon impact, marking

the target and allowing train-

ers to assess the accuracy and

lethality of the hits. Officers

who are hit by the projectile

will feel a sting similar to that

of a bee or a paintball round.

This training would not

have been possible without

the assistance and support

from Lake Dallas ISD, said

Gregg.

“The LDISD should be

commended for affording us

the opportunity to utilize their

buildings for this type of

training,” Gregg said. “It

shows how serious they are

about keeping our youth safe.

We could use force on force

training in our police facilities

but you can’t compare that to

running these scenarios in a

real world setting such as the

Lake Dallas Middle School.”

Lake Cities Police officers train for distress calls at Lake Dallas Middle School. SUN PHOTO / TIM GLAZE

The most famous nanny of

all time is set to showcase on

Dallas’ biggest theatrical

stage this month.

Dallas Summer Musicals

and producers Thomas Schu-

macher of Disney Theatrical

Productions and Cameron

Mackintosh announced that

tickets for the long-awaited

production of MARY POP-

PINS are on sale now. Dallas’

eagerly awaited stage produc-

tion began performances at

the Music Hall at Fair Park

Wednesday, March 20 for a

limited engagement of 16 per-

formances, through Saturday,

March 30.

With seven productions

produced on three continents,

Mary Poppins is one of the

biggest stage musical suc-

cesses to emerge from Lon-

don or New York in recent

years.

Worldwide to date, the

show has grossed more than

$812 million and welcomed

more than 11 million guests.

The musical is the winner

of 44 major theater awards

around the globe, including

the prestigious Tony, Olivier,

Helpmann and Evening Stan-

dard awards.

The entire original creative

team has reunited to bring the

magical story of the world’s

most famous nanny to audi-

ences around North America.

The Mary Poppins North

American Tour began per-

formances on March 25, 2009

and has played to more than

two and a half million de-

lighted theatergoers in more

than 60 cities to date.

Mary Poppins, a co-pro-

duction of Disney and

Cameron Mackintosh, opened

on Broadway on Nov. 16,

2006.

Based on P.L. Travers'

cherished stories and the clas-

sic 1964 Walt Disney film,

Mary Poppins the stage play

features the Academy Award-

winning music and lyrics of

Richard M. Sherman and

Robert B. Sherman. The stage

production has been created,

in collaboration with

Cameron Mackintosh, by

Academy Award-winning

screenwriter Julian Fellowes,

who has written the book, and

the Olivier Award-winning

team of George Stiles and An-

thony Drewe, who have com-

posed new songs and

additional music and lyrics.

Olivier Award-winning di-

rector Richard Eyre leads the

award-winning creative team,

with co-direction and chore-

ography by Tony and Olivier

Award winner Matthew

Bourne.

Mary Poppins features set

and costume design by Tony

Award winner Bob Crowley,

co-choreography by Olivier

Award winner Stephen Mear,

lighting design by Howard

Harrison, orchestrations by

William David Brohn, and

music supervision by David

Caddick.

The tour’s creative team

includes Tour Director An-

thony Lyn, Associate Chore-

ographer Geoffrey Garrett

and Music Director Daniel

Bowling.

Mary Poppins received its

worldwide premiere at the

Prince Edward Theatre in the

West End in December 2004.

Following its successful

three-year London run, the

production launched an ac-

claimed U.K. tour.

The Broadway production

of Mary Poppins officially

opened on Nov. 16, 2006, re-

couping its initial Broadway

investment within 52 weeks

of its premiere.

Mary Poppins is the only

show from the 2006-2007 the-

atrical season still running.

The Mary Poppins North

American tour has garnered

continuous critical praise and

achieved box office success

since its launch in Chicago in

March 2009.

In Dallas, Mary Poppins

will play Wednesday through

Sunday the first week at 7:30

p.m., with Thursday, Saturday

and Sunday matinees at 1:30

p.m.

Performances the second

week will be Monday-Satur-

day at 7:30 p.m. with mati-

nees at 1:30 p.m. Thursday

and Saturday.

Ticket prices start as low as

$15.

Special Ticket Packages

are available at select per-

formances, and include pre-

mium seating and a

complimentary souvenir pro-

gram.

Tickets are available at

most Ticketmaster outlets, or

online at

www.ticketmaster.com. Lake

Cities residents can purchase

their tickets at either Ticket-

master outlet.

Local tickets for Mary Poppinsnow on sale atDallas Musicals

Police train inLake Dallas

The Lake Cities Sun and

Market Street Media have

merged with a company that

has produced newspapers for

more than one century.

Star Local Media, pub-

lisher of 14 community news-

papers in North Texas, has

acquired the Lake Cities Sun

from Market Street Media, a

sole proprietorship of J. Terry

Lantrip.

Under the new leadership

at Star Local Media, the Lake

Cities Sun will continue to be

the leading source of local

news and sports in the munic-

ipalities of Corinth, Hickory

Creek, Lake Dallas and Shady

Shores while improving con-

tent to include more informa-

tion to readers about news,

local events and entertain-

ment in their specific area of

residency or employment.

Coverage will con-

tinue to ex-

p a n d

both

in print and in digital media,

such as the newspaper’s web-

site, lakecities.com, that has

thousands of hits per month.

Mike Miller, Star Local

Media’s general manager and

publisher, said that the

staff is com-

m i t t e d

t o

ensuring that the Lake Cities

Sun continues to grow to meet

the needs of the community

that it serves.

“The acquisition provides

the readers and advertisers

with a great newspaper in a

fantastic community where

both are now poised to grow

together,” Miller said. “Our

staffs share the common goal

of producing distinct local

content paired with targeted

advertising for all of the com-

munities we are proud to

serve.”

In addition to content im-

provement, Miller plans to

grow local circulation.

“We want to ensure that

residents have better access to

stories and information on is-

sues that interest them or di-

rectly impact their lives in the

community,” Miller said.

A large hike in distribu-

tioni is expected starting in

April of 2013, according to

Star Media officials.

With a total distribution of

more than 270,000, Star Local

Media serves residents in

Allen, Argyle, Carrollton,

Celina, Coppell, Flower

Mound, Frisco, Highland Vil-

lage, Lewisville, Little Elm,

McKinney, Mesquite, Plano,

Rowlett, Sunnyvale and The

Colony.

“I’m very excited that the

Lake Cities Sun gets to be

part of the Star Local Media

family of publications,” said

Lantrip, the Sun’s previous

owner. “As part of a larger

community news organiza-

tion, there will be a lot of

great resources available to

supplement the great content

that was already being deliv-

ered to the community. Star

Local Media has a great repu-

tation and track record in the

communities they cover.”

Star Local Media has been

owned by parent company

1013 Communications since

February 2012.

1013 Communications

also owns community news-

papers in Houston and Ari-

zona.

According to Miller, sev-

eral newspapers under the

Star Media umbrella have

been in publication since the

late 1800’s. The Lake Cities

Sun was established in 1974

in Lake Dallas.

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Lake Cities Sun to join Star Local Media

Lake Dallas residential

solid waste and recycling

services from Waste Manage-

ment, Inc. invoices will no

longer be generated by the

City Hall effective March 31,

2013. Lake Dallas residents

will receive notification in the

mail from Waste Management

(WM) to their mailing address

regarding this transition in

billing.

Waste Management will

invoice Lake Dallas residents

for solid waste and recycling

services beginning April 1,

2013 for the months of April,

May and June. There will be

no increase from the current

charges as of this time – to the

contrary, residents will notice

a slight decline in the billing

amount due to the City’s ad-

ministration billing charge

being removed which covered

postage, stationery and staff

time.

Automatic-bill pay serv-

ices established by residents

from their financial institu-

tions to the City of Lake Dal-

las for solid waste services

will be cancelled effective at

5 p.m. on March 31, 2013.

Residents with a credit on

their account, possibly for

prepaid services, will receive

a check from the City of Lake

Dallas for the monies due.

Effective April 1, requests

for bulk pick-ups, new service

and/or cancellations will be

made through Waste Manage-

ment’s customer service de-

partment at 972-315-5400.

In addition, those needing

access to the DFW Landfill

located at 1600 S. Railroad St.

in Lewisville do not need to

pick up a voucher at city hall.

City officials say to present a

valid Texas Driver’s License

and a current water bill at the

landfill’s gate office with your

covered load.

Solid waste information

for the City of Lake Dallas in-

cluding details on the current

contracted rates is available at

www.lakedallas.com.

If you have questions con-

cerning this transition, contact

Julie Chapman at Lake Dallas

City Hall, 940-497-2226

x 1 3 2 ,

[email protected].

Waste management changes in Lake Dallas

THE LAKE CITIES SUNPage 4 March 21, 2013

News BriefsDate set for Texas Trash Off

Lake Cities communities

will be active in the 2013

Texas Trash-Off scheduled

for Saturday, April 6, 2013.

The Texas Trash-Off is the

single largest one-day cleanup

event in the state and serves

as Texas’ signature event for

the Great American Cleanup,

the nation’s largest commu-

nity improvement program.

Lake Dallas, Hickory

Creek, Shady Shores and

Corinth will partner to organ-

ize cleanups in their respec-

tive communities.

“All the Lake Cities are

now affiliates of Keep Texas

Beautiful program,” said Julie

Chapman with the City of

Lake Dallas. “As affiliate

communities, we share KTB’s

mission of beautifying and

improving our respective en-

vironments including litter

prevention and waste reduc-

tion.”

Interested volunteers for

Hickory Creek, Lake Dallas

and Shady Shores will meet at

the Sonic Drive-In of Lake

Dallas on Main Street for vol-

unteer registration and break-

fast at 9 am. Volunteers for

the City of Corinth will con-

vene at the Corinth City Hall

on Corinth Parkway for their

kick-off rally complete with

breakfast treats.

Volunteers will be dis-

patched to park locations at

9:30 am. At the 11 am conclu-

sion of the cleanup, each of

the communities will award a

prize for the ‘Weirdest Trash’

at each respective site.

Community volunteers are

needed. Contact at

940.497.2226 x132, or jchap-

[email protected] for

more information on your

community’s cleanup. To

learn more about the Texas

Trash-Off and Keep Texas

Beautiful, visit their website

at www.ktb.org.

Oakmont Women’s Club

holding Spring Tea

The Oakmont Women’s

Club will be celebrating

spring with the Annual Spring

Tea. The tea will be held from

1 to 3 p.m. on April 20, 2013

in the main dining room at

Oakmont Country Club. The

cost will be $20 per person

which includes four courses

provided by the club chef.

One hundred tickets will

be sold to the event. Tickets

will be available on March

12, 2013. Contact Tina Hen-

derson at 940-326-9797 or

Carolyn Moore at 940-321-

4474 to purchase tickets.

Everyone is invited to join,

including members, non-

members and the public. So

plan to attend and invite your

friends for a lovely afternoon

tea. There will also be a hat

contest for most elegant and

most creative. All proceeds

will go to local charities.

Town Hall meeting

scheduled for March 28

A non-partisan town hall

meeting will be held at 6:30

p.m. on Thursday, March 28

in the Lake Dallas City Hall

Community Room. The meet-

ing will include a discussion

on School Choice Vouchers.

Sign in starts at 6:30, and

the program begins at 7 p.m.

The public is invited; RSVPs

are encouraged.

Scholarship available

from press association

The North & East Texas

Press Association, in conjunc-

tion with the Texas Press As-

sociation will award two

$1,500 scholarships, one to a

graduating high school senior

and one to a currently en-

rolled college student.

The scholarships are

payable at $750 per semester

to the registrar of the college

of the recipient's choice. Ap-

plications must be post-

marked by Monday, March 25

to be considered. Winners

will be notified by April 12.

Applicants must be from

the area served by NETPA

and have a declared major in

journalism/communica-

tions/photojournalism. Since

The Lake Cities Sun is a

member of the North & East

Texas Press Association, stu-

dents from Corinth, Hickory

Creek, Lake Dallas and Shady

Shores are eligible. Prefer-

ence is given to print majors.

High School applications

must: fill out an official appli-

cation and include a resume

that includes scholastic, ath-

letic and community activi-

ties; provide a current official

transcript certified by school

or college registrar; submit

three letters of recommenda-

tion from senior, junior or

dual-credit college English in-

structor, publication adviser

or local newspaper supervisor

that the student has been em-

ployed with and from a per-

son of the applicant's choice.

College applications must

submit letters of recommen-

dation from publication ad-

viser or local newspaper

supervisor that the student has

been employed with and from

a person of the applicant's

choice.

All applicants should sub-

mit clips of published work

and include publication dates.

Applicants may send photo-

copies of work as published in

yearbook or magazine. Appli-

cants should mount all photo-

copies and newspaper

clippings on paper and place

in folder or binder.

A cover sheet should in-

clude the following informa-

tion:

Student's Name

Indicate which scholarship

you are applying for (scholas-

tic-HS or collegiate)

Address

Phone number

Email address

Send the completed appli-

cation to:

Suzanne Bardwell

Gladewater Mirror

211 North Main Street

Gladewater, Texas 75647

The NETPA Scholarship

Application may be accessed

on the NETPA website and at

the Sun Newspapers office at

275 Market Street in Lake

Dallas.

For more information or to

receive a current application

by email: SuzanneBard-

[email protected] or call 903-

291-2029.

Fulwiler to discuss

Denton 1913 film

Lavon Fulwiler will dis-

cuss her film Denton 1913 at

12:15 p.m. Thursday, March

21 at the Courthouse-on-the-

Square Commissioners

Courtroom in Denton.

Fulwiler has long been in-

terested in the history of Den-

ton and Denton County. In

1853 her paternal ancestors

migrated from Kentucky to

southeastern Denton County,

before the City of Denton was

founded. As a fifth-generation

resident of the County and a

resident of Denton since early

1936, she has been fascinated

by stories passed down in the

family by word of mouth over

the various generations. These

stories encompass informa-

tion about travels by covered

wagon, the perils of crossing

the Red River, establishing

new homes in North Texas

and participating in the build-

ing and growth of new towns

and cities.

The film depicts the activi-

ties of people living in Denton

in 1913 with a parade of stu-

dents from both the public

schools and the two colleges

in the city at that time. Fur-

ther, it regards materials about

the businesses and industries

of Denton.

Fulwiler holds a Bachelor

of Arts and Master of Arts de-

gree from University of North

Texas and the Doctor of Phi-

losophy degree from Michi-

gan State University. Her

early professional affiliations

were as a teacher at Denton

Junior High School, Freer

High School and Arlington

State College, now the Uni-

versity of Texas at Arlington,

for 10 years. In 1961, she

joined the English faculty of

the Texas Woman’s Univer-

sity, where she taught for 31

years, including 11 years as

Chairman of the Department

of English before her retire-

ment in 1992. In 1985, she

was granted the Cornaro Out-

standing Professor Award by

the University.

All Courthouse Museum

exhibits and lectures are free

and open to the public. The

courthouse has handicapped

parking and accessibility

through the north entrance.

The Courthouse-on-the-

Square Museum is located in

the historic Denton County

Courthouse at 110 W. Hickory

in Denton.

Burgess announces

2013 art contest

Congressman Michael C.

Burgess, M.D. (TX-26) has

announced the opening of

"An Artistic Discovery," the

annual Congressional High

School Art Competition.

Since the U.S. House of Rep-

resentatives created the com-

petition in 1982, hundreds of

thousands of talented high

school students have served

as artistic ambassadors of

their communities.

The contest is open to pub-

lic, private and home-

schooled high school students

residing and/or attending

schools located in the 26th

Congressional District. The

Greater Denton Arts Council

(GDAC) selects an art educa-

tor to judge the annual com-

petition.

Digital image submissions

of artwork must be submitted

by teachers by 5 p.m. Mon-

day, March 25. Submissions

must be accompanied by a

School Entry Form and Stu-

dent Information Release

Form for each student. Any

artwork submitted that does

not have the required docu-

ments will not be accepted for

online judging and exhibition.

Each art teacher may submit

up to five entries with no stu-

dent allowed to submit more

than one entry. All works

must be submitted as a group

through the art teacher. For

more information visit,

http://burgess.house.gov/2013

artcompetition. The public

will have the opportunity to

vote for their favorite pieces

in a virtual gallery on Dr.

Burgess’ website; the artwork

earning the most votes will be

named the “Texas Choice”

winner. An art juror will de-

termine one “Best of School”

winner from each participat-

ing high school.

All competition finalists,

their parents, teachers and

school administrators will be

invited to attend a reception

on Monday, April 29 to view

their “Best of Schools” and

“Texas Choice” artwork on

display at the Center for the

Visual Arts in Denton. Also

that evening, finalists will be

recognized and receive a Cer-

tificate of Special Congres-

sional Recognition. Grand

Prize, First, Second, Third

Place winners will be an-

nounced as well.

Grand Prize in the compe-

tition is the display of the

winning student's artwork for

an entire year in the House

corridor to the U.S. Capitol.

The exhibit hallway is trav-

eled daily by Members of

Congress, their staff, and

thousands of visitors who are

able to view the artwork from

Congressional districts

throughout the country – each

artwork is highlighted with

the name of the work and stu-

dent artist.

The 26th District winner

and a guest will be invited to

Washington, D.C. in the sum-

mer to attend a ribbon-cutting

ceremony honoring the win-

ning artists and opening the

2013 "An Artistic Discovery"

exhibition. In addition, the

competition’s First Place win-

ner will have the opportunity

to have their artwork dis-

played in Dr. Burgess’

Lewisville district office for

the upcoming year.

If you have any questions

regarding the Congressional

High School Art Contest or a

student’s eligibility to partici-

pate, please contact Robin

Vaughan, Deputy District Di-

rector, in Congressman

Burgess’ Lewisville office by

phone at 972-434-9700 or

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Corinth seeking citizens

for volunteer positions

The City of Corinth is

seeking volunteers to serve on

the city’s numerous boards

and commissions. To be con-

sidered for appointments, cit-

izens need to complete the

Volunteer Application form

that can be downloaded from

the city’s website at

www.cityofcorinth.com.

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The 8U Falcons went undefeated during the season and won the End of Season tournament to benamed 8U champions. They played in the Denton Youth Basketball league.

Continued from Page One

-ing were several administra-

tive changes at the central and

campus levels for the 2013-

2014 school year, as familiar

faces move to new places.

Corinth Elementary

Principal Deon Quisen-

berry has announced his re-

tirement after 33 years as a

member of the LDISD fac-

ulty. He is currently Principal

of Corinth Elementary and

has held that position previ-

ously at Lake Dallas Elemen-

tary and Lake Dallas Primary

School. His education in-

cludes a bachelor degree and

a master degree in education

from North Texas State Uni-

versity. Randall Caldwell, as-

sistant principal of Corinth

Elementary, will begin serv-

ing as principal of that cam-

pus beginning in the Fall of

2013.

Caldwell has been with

LDISD for 11 years.

His education includes a

master’s degree in education

administration from Lamar

University and a bachelor’s

degree from Howard Payne

University. He and his wife,

Rise, have two small children,

Aubrey and Gage.

Kerri Blevins will join

Caldwell’s administrative

team as assistant principal at

Corinth Elementary begin-

ning in the Fall of 2013.

Blevins has been with LDISD

since 1997 in the following

positions: third grade teacher,

Reading Specialist, Math Co-

ordinator and Instructional

Coach.

She holds a master’s de-

gree in Education Administra-

tion from Lamar University

and a bachelor’s degree from

the University of North Texas.

She also holds Elementary

Self-Contained, Elementary

Reading, ESL and Principal

certifications.

She and her husband,

Brent, are parents of LDISD

students Addison and Landon.

Shady Shores Elementary

Matt Clark, currently assis-

tant principal at Lake Dallas

Middle School, will move to

Shady Shores Elementary in

the Fall as Instructional

Coach for the campus. Clark

has been with LDISD for 16

years and has Master of Edu-

cation degree in Education

Administration from Lamar

University and a Bachelor of

Business Administration from

Texas Tech University. He has

taught economics and

coached basketball for LDHS

before moving to Academic

Advisor and Dean of Instruc-

tion at the high school.

Educational Services

Department

Liesl Payne has been

named Coordinator of GT,

ESL/Bilingual, Summer

School. She has been with

LDISD since 2002. She holds

a Bachelor of Science degree

from Southeastern Oklahoma

State University and a master

degree in Education from

UNT as well as certificates in

Early Childhood/Handi-

capped education, ESL, Prin-

cipal and Elementary

Self-contained. Payne has

worked as a third grade

teacher and in 2008 became

an ESL Specialist.

Lake Dallas High School to offer college credit

The Lake Dallas ISD Board of Trustees and officials from North Central Texas College agreed ona new Collegiate Academy program at the March 18 meeting.

Wednesday, March 6

3:35 a.m. – An assault was

reported to Lake Dallas police

at the 500 block of Highgate

Court. Police responded to the

scene.

2:55 p.m. – Public intoxi-

cation was reported to Lake

Dallas police at the 400 block

of Main Street. Police re-

sponded to the call and cited

the individual.

3:45 p.m. – A vehicle acci-

dent was reported to Lake

Dallas police at the 5000

block of I-35E. Police re-

sponded to the scene.

5:59 p.m. – An accident

was reported to Lake Dallas

police at the 500 block of

Swisher. Police responded to

the scene and cleared for in-

juries.

6:43 p.m. – A theft was re-

ported to Lake Dallas police

at the 300 block of Hundley.

Police responded to the scene

and filed a theft report.

7:49 p.m. – Credit card

abuse was reported to Lake


of Kingswood Drive. Police

responded to the scene and

filed a fraud report.

Thursday, March 7

3:50 a.m. – Illegal parking



Duchess Court.

7:58 a.m. – A disturbance



Shady Shores Road. Police

responded to the scene.

1:32 p.m. – Criminal mis-

chief was reported to Lake


of Shady Shores Road. Police

responded to the scene and

cleared for damage.

8:52 p.m. – An assault was


at the 300 block of Swisher.


and cleared for violence.

Friday, March 8

12:08 a.m. – Possession of

drug paraphernalia was re-


at the 300 block of Swisher.


and confiscated the parapher-

nalia.

12:15 a.m. – Hickory

Creek police arrested two res-

idents at the 1500 block of

Turbeville Road for outstand-

ing warrants.

11 a.m. – A suspicious

adult male was reported to

Lake Dallas police at the 400

block of Hundley. The man

was riding his bicycle on the

property of the Lake Dallas

Independent School District

near Lake Dallas Middle

School. Police responded to

the scene and cleared for any

suspicious activity.

12:42 p.m. – A warrant

was issued by Lake Dallas po-

lice for the possession of drug

paraphernalia at the 100 block

of Eldorado.

6:49 p.m. – A vehicle acci-

dent was reported to Lake

Dallas police at the 5000

block of Stemmons. Police

and emergency vehicles re-


Saturday, March 9

2:46 a.m. – Driving while

intoxicated was reported to

Hickory Creek police at the

400 block of I-35E.

10:09 a.m. – A disturbance



Summers Lane. Police re-

sponded to the scene and

cleared.

4:51 p.m. – Criminal mis-

chief was reported to Lake


of Summers Lane. Police re-


5:54 p.m. – A runaway was


at the 100 block of Lake Vista

Drive. Police responded to the

scene.

7:55 p.m. – A minor vehi-

cle accident was reported to


block of Stemmons. Police re-

sponded to the scene with

emergency officials.

11:07 p.m. – Suspicious

circumstances were reported

to Lake Dallas police at the

400 block of Liberty Way. Po-

lice cleared the scene after re-

sponding.

Sunday, March 10

8:18 p.m. – Assault was re-


at the 400 block of Lake Dal-

las Drive. Police responded to

the scene.

11:21 p.m. – A theft was


at the 100 block of Oakwood.

Police responded to the scene.

Monday, March 11

1:02 a.m. – Suspicious cir-

cumstances were reported to


block of Carlisle. Police

cleared the scene after re-

sponding.

8:24 a.m. – A suspicious

vehicle was reported to Lake


of Vista Oaks Lane.

10:13 a.m. – A theft was


at the 400 block of Shady

Shores.

7:30 p.m. – Public intoxi-

cation was reported to Lake


of Hundley.

7:38 p.m. – Suspicious cir-



block of Duchess.

9:02 p.m. – A suspicious

person was reported to Lake


of Surf Street.

Tuesday, March 12

8:41 a.m. – Suspicious cir-



block of Overly.

9:54 a.m. – Harassment

and possession of marijuana



Alamo.

2:26 p.m. – A minor vehi-

cle accident was reported to


block of Carlisle.

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Thursday, March 21

Corinth City Council meets,

7 p.m. at Corinth City Hall.

Lake Cities Netweavers busi-

ness networking group meets, 8

to 9:30 a.m. at IHOP in Hickory

Creek.

Lake Dallas Planning and

Zoning Commission meets, 7

p.m. at Lake Dallas City Hall.

Tutor Time, 4:30 p.m. at Lake

Cities Library.

Publication day for The Lake

Cities Sun. Available online, at

local stores or by mailed sub-

scription.

Friday, March 22

Fifth Annual Moonlight

Easter Eggstravaganza, 8 p.m. at

Corinth Community Park.

Tutor Time, 3 to 5 p.m. at

Lake Cities Library.

Texercise! Class for senior

ladies, 10 a.m. at the Lake Dallas

City Hall Community Room.

Saturday, March 23

12th Annual Easter Egg

Hunt, 10 a.m. to noon at Corinth

Community Park.

Computer One-on-One Class,

10 to 11 a.m. at Lake Cities Li-

brary.

Sunday, March 24

Palm Sunday.

Denton ABATE meets, noon

at Lake Dallas American Legion

Post 88.

Monday, March 25

Passover.

American Heritage Girls

Troop 191 meets, 6:30 to 8 p.m.

at Lake Dallas Church of Christ.

Corinth Planning and Zoning

Commission meets, 7 p.m. at

Corinth City Hall.

Computer One-on-One Class,

10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Lake Cities

Library.

Lake Cities Library Board

meets, 7 p.m. at Lake Cities Li-

brary.

Deadline for news, classifieds

and advertising in the Thursday

edition of The Lake Cities Sun.

Tuesday, March 26

Lake Dallas Seniors Pro-

gram, 10 a.m. to noon at the

Lake Dallas City Hall Commu-

nity Room.

Wednesday, March 27


Cities Library.

Preschool Time, 11 a.m. at

Lake Cities Library.

Lake Cities Chamber of

Commerce hosts its weekly cof-

fee, 7:15 a.m. See www.lakeciti-

eschamber.com for location.

Thursday, March 28

Lake Cities Netweavers busi-

ness networking group meets, 8

to 9:30 a.m. at IHOP in Hickory

Creek.

Corinth Senior Trip to Mary

Poppins, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.


Cities Library.

Hickory Creek Economic De-

velopment Corporation meets, 7

p.m. at Hickory Creek Town

Hall.

Publication day for The Lake

Cities Sun. Available online, at

local stores or by mailed sub-

scription.

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LUNCH MENUSLDISD

Thursday, March 21Roasted chicken, honeywheat roll, mashed potatoes,green beans, broccoli withsauce, peach crisp and milk.

Friday, March 22Cheeseburger, sweet pota-toes, vegetarian beans, Sunchips, burger salad, fruits,cookie and milk.

Monday, March 25Orange chicken, brown rice,mixed veggies, egg roll, vari-ety of fruits, fortune cookieand milk.

Tuesday, March 26Pizza wedges, yellow corn,cauliflower mixed, slicedbeets, variety of fruits, fruitsherbet and milk.

Wednesday, March 27Spaghetti, garlic bread, peasand carrots, steamed spinach,garden salad, variety of fruitsand milk.

Thursday, March 28Steak fingers, honey wheatroll, mashed potatoes, greenbeans, glazed carrots, applecrisp and milk.

DENTONThursday, March 21Hamburger or cheeseburger,shoestring potatoes, greenbeans, chilled pineapple andmilk.

Friday, March 22Rotini and meat sauce,steamed spinach, steamedcarrots, chilled peaches andmilk.

Monday, March 25Submarine sandwich, tatertots, tossed romaine salad,

fresh orange wedges andmilk.

Tuesday, March 26Turkey corn dog, green beans,ranch style beans, fruit cupand milk.

Wednesday, March 27Chicken nuggets, mashed po-tatoes and gravy, baby carrotswith ranch dip, fresh appleand milk.

Thursday, March 28Pizza wedge, cherry toma-toes, whole kernal corn, fruitcup and milk.

Two Lake Cities students

Graduate from SFA

Two Lake Cities students

graduated from Stephen F.

Austin University in Nacog-

doches during December

2012 commencement exer-

cises.

Rachel Ann Willding

earned a Bachelor of Science

in Kinesiology and Diana

Rose Gonzales earned a

Bachelor of Science in Nurs-

ing from the Nacogdoches

campus.

Tarleton releases

Distinguished Students list

Tarleton State University

has released the Distinguished

Students list for the fall 2012

semester, and several Lake

Cities residents are on it.

Students on the list include

freshman and sophomore stu-

dents who have a minimum

3.25 grade point ratio (GPR)

and no grade lower than a 'C,'

and juniors and seniors who

have a minimum 3.5 GPR

with no grade lower than a 'C.'

All students must be in

good standing with the uni-

versity.

Students making the list in-

clude: Jared Daniels of

Corinth, majoring in Pre

Nursing; Morgan Miles of

Lake Dallas, majoring in In-

terdisciplinary Studies; Amy

Varghese of Shady Shores,

majoring in Interdisciplinary

Studies; Jennifer Perez of

Corinth, majoring in Social

Work; and Emily Venable of

Corinth, majoring in Business

Administration

Tjahjono Named to

President's List at

LeTourneau University

Justin Tjahjono of Corinth

was named to the Fall 2012

President's List at LeTourneau

University.

Tjahjono achieved a per-

fect 4.0 grade point average to

receive this honor.

LeTourneau University As-

sociate Provost and Dean of

Faculty Dr. Steven D. Mason

said being named to the Pres-

ident's List is a significant ac-

ademic achievement and

honor".

“The rigorous curriculum

and high academic standards

at LeTourneau University are

highly respected throughout

our country and beyond,”

Mason said. “LeTourneau

University is well known for

its quality education. To ob-

tain a perfect grade point av-

erage for academic

performance is, indeed, very

impressive.”

Amanda Bahls named

to 2012 Dean's List

Amanda Bahls from

Corinth was named to the fall

semester 2012 Dean's List at

the University of Minnesota,

Crookston. Bahls is majoring

in Natural Resources. The U

of M, Crookston is one of the

most respected career-ori-

ented, technology-based uni-

versities in the nation.

To qualify for a place on

the Dean's List, students must

complete 12 or more letter-

graded (A-F) credits while at-

taining a 3.66 grade point

average. The Crookston cam-

pus is the online leader in the

University of Minnesota sys-

tem and the only campus pro-

viding every full-time student

with a laptop computer.

Today the University of

Minnesota, Crookston deliv-

ers 27 bachelor's degree pro-

grams, 18 minors, and 39

concentrations on campus - as

well as 10 degrees online - in

the areas of agriculture and

natural resources; business;

liberal arts and education; and

math, science and technology.

With an enrollment of 1,800

undergraduates from 25 coun-

tries and 40 states, the Crook-

ston campus offers a

supportive, close-knit atmos-

phere that leads to a presti-

gious University of

Minnesota degree.

Lake Cities students

graduate TWU

Texas Woman’s University

held winter commencement

exercises Dec. 14-15, 2012 in

Pioneer Hall on the univer-

sity’s Denton campus.

Dr. Ann Stuart, chancellor

of TWU, presided at each cer-

emony. Approximately 1,500

degrees were awarded during

the four ceremonies.

Lake Cities graduates in-

cluded:

Corinth - Jennifer Carter,

PHD in Child Development;

Kelly Fair, Master of Busi-

ness Administration; Megan

Gabriel, Master of Science in

Mathematics Teaching; Johnn

Hayse, Master of Science in

Nursing; Chloe Kemp, Bach-

elor of General Studies;

Shanda Moore, BBA in

Human Resources Manage-

ment; Elizabeth Seegers,

Master of Science in Nursing;

Cassandra Smith, Master of

Education in Administration;

Kadie Tull, Master of Occu-

pational Therapy; and, Irene

Wolf, Master of Science in

Nursing.

Lake Dallas - Misty

Brown, Bachelor of Science

in Interdisciplinary Studies;

Victor Chico, Bachelor of

Science in Computer Science;

Melissa Mullins, Master of

Science in Nutrition; Lindsay

Nixon, Bachelor of Science in

Government-Legal Studies;

and, Jennifer White, Bachelor

of Science in Nursing.

Micaela Benedetti named

to Presidents Honor Roll

Micaela Benedetti of

Corinth was named to the

President’s Honor Roll at the

University of Oklahoma for

receiving a 4.0 GPA during

the Fall Semester.

Micaela is a 2012 graduate

of Lake Dallas High School.

Mary C. Cooper named

to ASU Dean's List

Mary C. Cooper of Lake

Dallas was named to the An-

gelo State University Dean's

List for the 2012 Fall Semes-

ter

To be eligible for the

Dean's List, students must be

enrolled fulltime at ASU and

must maintain a 3.25 or better

grade point average on a 4.0

scale.

People News Briefs


LDMS Students of the WeekNicolas Olivarez, Amber Henderson, Polly O'Hair and Dakota Mc-Clure this week’s Lake Dallas Middle School Students of theWeek.


The Lake Dallas High

School varsity baseball team

has gotten consideration from

the Texas High School Base-

ball Coaches Association poll

as one of the top teams in 4A

boys baseball.

With teams from Tomball,

Corpus Christi, Canyon and

Hallsville dominating the cur-

rent Top Ten 4A rankings in

the state of Texas, Lake Dal-

las received several ranking

votes from other THSBCA of-

ficials after several years in a

row of postseason success.

The current top 4A Texas

baseball teams are, from one

to 10: Tomball High School

(13 wins, zero losses); Corpus

Christi Calallen (16 wins, 1

loss); Wilfforth Frenship (14

wins, 2 losses); Canyon High

School (13 wins, 1 loss); Bar-

bers Hill High School (15

wins, 2 losses); San Antonio

Alamo Heights (11 wins, 3

losses); McKinney North

High School (12 wins, 1 loss);

Hallsville High School (11

wins, 1 loss); Dripping

Springs High School (12

wins, 1 loss); and Mont-

gomery High School (10

wins, 2 losses).

Lake Dallas High School

was the “first team out” of the

Top Ten rankings, along with

Kingwood Park, Cleburne,

Corsicana and White House

high schools.

The Falcons are in District

5-4A for the 2013 season and

recently defeated Denton

High School 2-1 in a dazzling

display of pitching by senior

pitcher Keenan Wingfield,

who recorded 11 strikeouts.

Wingfield had a one-run

lead in the final three innings

and made it stick for the com-

plete-game victory. He closed

out the game when he got

Denton’s Ryan Duggan to

strike out.

Denton’s first and only run

came in the first inning and

was unearned. Falcon third

baseman T.J. Sullivan had

trouble fielding a one-hop

grounder off the bat of Mark

Johnson. Sullivan bobbled the

ball and his throw to first base

was off the mark, allowing

Johnson to comfortably scoot

into second base. Denton first

baseman Trevor Claytor led

the Broncos at the plate, going

2 for 3. Lake Dallas’ Michael

Cox went 1 for 2 with a walk

for the Falcons.

In another match, Wichita

Falls Rider defeated the Lake

Dallas Falcons 5-2 in a dis-

trict clash. Jordan McQuerry

picked up the win for Rider

while Riley Forson took the

loss for the Falcons.

Mason Stone and Nick

Russell led Rider with a dou-

ble each as the Raider offense

was able to offset three errors

in the field. Lake Dallas also

committed two errors in the

game while out-hitting Rider.

LD Falcon baseball begins 4Amatches against Rider Raiders


Guyer 9, Lake Dallas 1

Guyer High School scored

the first run of the game, lost

the lead, then exploded for

eight runs over four innings as

the Lady Wildcats defeated

the Lake Dallas Lady Falcons

9-1 in a District 5-4A

matchup.

With Lake Dallas’ ace on

the mound, Christa Head, the

Lady Falcons were looking

for a win to bust out of their

early-season slump. Instead,

the Lady Wildcats amassed 14

hits off of Head and the top

four in Guyer’s order com-

bined to go 10-for-14 at the

plate.

Lake Dallas scored their

lone run of the game in the

second inning, but Lady

Wildcat pitcher Suzette

Palmer was able to minimize

the damage. Lake Dallas’ first

three hitters reached base in

the inning and Calli Fauver

knocked in a run, but Palmer

battled and retired the final

two batters in the inning. Lake

Dallas left two runners on

base in the inning and failed

to score again in the game.

Total, Palmer struck out

nine Lady Falcons and

pitched four straight no-hit in-

nings.

Shane Starkey had a dou-

ble in the game for Guyer, and

Kennedy Been added a pair of

two-baggers. For Lake Dallas,

Macy Bauman was the only

hitter to record an extra-base

knock. Ninth-place hitter

Hannah Hodopp blasted a

homerun for the Lady Wild-

cats, her first of the year.

The Lady Falcons will

look to qualify for one of the

four district playoff spots in

District 5-4A in 2013.

The Lady Falcons will rely

heavily on their strong pitch-

ing staff in order to win

games.

The Lady Falcons are in

the same district as Guyer,

Fort Worth Brewer, Wichita

Falls Rider, Trophy Club

Byron Nelson, Azle, Denton

and Wichita Falls. Local

sports experts are already

calling District 5-4A one of

the top softball districts in the

area for 2013.

Lady Falcons fall big to Guyer


Despite neither team qual-

ifying for the District 5-4A

girls and boys basketball

playoffs, both Lake Dallas

High School varsity hoop

squads were well-represented

on the All-District teams re-

leased early last week.

Lake Dallas Lady Falcon

seniors Megan Dando and

McKenzie Harrison earned

first-team All-District nods

after superb individual sea-

sons. Dando, who also starred

on the Lady Falcon volleyball

team and earned a volleyball

scholarship to St. Gregory’s

University, routinely played

entire games and averaged

more than 10 points and eight

rebounds.

Harrison had been a mem-

ber of the Lady Falcons var-

sity squad since her

sophomore season and was

Lake Dallas’ sharpshooter and

top defender.

Post player Dre Roberson

was named to the All-District

second team. With Dando and

Roberson both on the floor the

Lady Falcons were one of the

more dominant low-post

teams in District 5-4A.

For the boy’s squad, three

individuals were recognized

for their impressive 2012-

2013 seasons.

LDHS junior Reality Jack-

son was named one of two top

newcomers along with Tro-

phy Club Byron Nelson’s

Emmanuel Nzekwesi. Jack-

son’s first year on the LDHS

varsity squad showcased his

athleticism and ability to get

to the rim.

Jackson will return to the

Falcon squad for his senior

year with elevated expecta-

tions.

Senior Kaleb Wright was

named to the District 5-4A

first team.

Wright was the leader of

the Falcons during the season

on and off the court as the

team improved vastly from

2011-2012 when it won zero

district games.

Wing player Josh Jackson,

a junior who also plays for the

Falcon football team, was

named to the District 5-4A

second team.

Lake Dallas basketball recognized

LDHS Hosts Special

Olympics Basketball

Lake Dallas High School

hosted a Special Olympics

basketball tournament on Fri-

day, March 1. Students from

Shady Shores Elementary,

Lake Dallas Middle School,

Little Elm Middle School,

Lake Dallas High School and

Little Elm High School par-

ticipated in the event.

Natalie McPhail, LDISD

adaptive Physical Education

teacher, organized the event

that included basketball skills

competitions, basketball

games and a fun zone with ac-

tivities for those participating.

“It was a fantastic day for

the students volunteering and

for those competing,” High

School teacher Andrea Jones

said.

High school students from

LDHS worked as volunteers

to assist the athletes. Each

potential volunteer completed

an application that included

stating reasons they were in-

terested in volunteering for

the event.

LDHS senior Cadie Hanes

who is a member of Falcon

Friends said that she loves

spending time with the ath-

letes and it “brightens my day

to see them succeed.”

The student volunteers

helped in several ways. Some

were buddies that were paired

with an athlete to assist them

complete their challenges.

Others ran a play station in

the fun zone or a water/first

aid station.

“I love the idea of helping

someone else reach their

goals,” LDHS senior Chantal

Gonzales said. “I want them

to know that they are not

alone.”

The following Shady

Shores Elementary staff

members received the

H.E.R.O. award during the

fourth six weeks: Kristin

Adams, Robin Carroll,

Vangee Deussen, Senovia

Wells and Jennifer Bryant. A

Shady Shores Elementary

H.E.R.O. is someone who

helps others, encourages oth-

ers, reaches above and be-

yond, and is outstanding in

their field.

Open enrollment begins

April 1

Lake Dallas schools will

accept open enrollment trans-

fer applications for kinder-

garten through 12th grade for

non-resident students starting

April 1.

Open enrollment will en-

able students outside the Lake

Dallas boundaries to attend

tuition-free. This is the second

year Lake Dallas ISD has

opened its doors to transfers.

Online transfer applica-

tions for non-resident applica-

tions will be made available

from April 1 to April 30 on

the LDISD website. The num-

ber of applications accepted

will be based on campus ca-

pacity. Applications are

processed on a first-come,

first-serve basis.

The district’s webpage

contains all the information

and details regarding trans-

portation, process, approval

and denial and timelines as

well as a section to answer

frequently asked questions.

LDISD NewsBriefs

Guyer earns five Top 10

finishes at Texas State

German Contest

Guyer High School ac-

counted for five Top 10 fin-

ishes at the 31stannual Texas

State German Contest that

was held at the University of

Texas at Austin in February.

It was Guyer High’s first

time to compete at the state

level with Samantha Boie,

Shiloh Thornton, Matt

Pewterbaugh and Edgar Car-

relo representing the school

against more than 1,000 stu-

dents from 64 other high

schools from across the state

in a variety of academic and

cultural categories in the con-

test.

As a team, Guyer earned a

third-place finish in original

German Skit and a 10th-place

finish in Scavenger Hunt.

Dionne Agawu finished

fourth in Poetry Reading

Level 4 and seventh in Read-

ing Comprehension Level 4,

while Samantha Boie finished

sixth in Sight Reading Level

1.

The state competition al-

lows German Club students

and sponsors to share what

they’ve learned throughout

the year in a fun and festive

atmosphere, while providing

scholarship opportunities for

students and grant opportuni-

ties for teachers.

Tracy Levine is the Ger-

man Club sponsor at Guyer

High.

Middle schools earn 13

honors at UIL choir contest

Denton Independent

School District middle school

choirs recently competed at

the 2013 UIL Middle School

Choir Concert and Sight

Reading Contest at Denton

High.

Students from five of Den-

ton ISD’s six middle schools

accounted for 12 prestigious

sweepstakes awards and one

superior rating.

Crownover Middle

School’s varsity treble choir,

non-varsity tenor-bass choir

and non-varsity treble choir

each earned a sweepstakes

award. Stephanie Hicks is the

choir director at Crownover.

Harpool Middle School’s

mixed varsity choir, varsity

treble choir, varsity tenor-bass

choir, non-varsity tenor-bass

choir, non-varsity treble choir

and sub non-varsity treble

choir each earned a sweep-

stakes award. Nathan Dame

and Jenna Smith serve as co-

directors of the Harpool choir.

McMath Middle School’s

non-varsity treble choir

earned a superior rating in

sight reading. Elizabeth

Walker is the choir director at

McMath.

Navo Middle School’s var-

sity treble choir earned a

sweepstakes award. Mary

Mathis-Sadler is the choir di-

rector at Navo.

Strickland Middle School’s

varsity treble choir and non-

varsity treble choir each

earned a sweepstakes award.

Amy Logan and Kevin Ry-

bowicz serve as co-directors

of the Strickland choir.

DISD News Briefs

Volunteers count more than100 box-tops for local schoolsgiven by a resident.

Students create and break the banner at Lake Dallas HS. SUN PHOTO


Continuing to inch closer

to the Legislature’s most im-

portant act — the making of a

state budget for the next fiscal

biennium — the Senate Fi-

nance Committee approved

CSSB 1 on March 13.

Some 865 pages in length,

the budget tops out at $195

billion, the sum of $94 billion

in general appropriations plus

federal and dedicated funds.

The bill will be debated on the

Senate floor this week, and if

passed, the document’s next

stop will be the House Com-

mittee on Appropriations.

As explained by the Senate

news service, once the Senate

version of the budget moves

over to the House for consid-

eration, “the House will sub-

stitute its version of the

budget, House Bill 1, for SB

1, and the Senate will do the

same with its budget plan

when it receives HB 1 from

the House.

At that point, the speaker

will appoint five House mem-

bers and the lieutenant gover-

nor will appoint five senators

to meet together in a confer-

ence committee.

These members will ham-

mer out the differences be-

tween the two versions of the

budget.

Each chamber will vote on

the compromised budget bill,

and if approved that bill goes

to the governor’s desk for him

to sign into law.”

Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst,

who presides over the Senate,

said CSSB 1 "reflects our

commitment to balancing a

fiscally conservative budget

without raising taxes and giv-

ing your priorities the re-

sources they need to continue

building a better future for

Texas.

“The increase in funding

for programs, including pub-

lic education and mental

health, is within the constitu-

tional spending limit and

below the rate of population

and inflation growth. Since

the current Medicaid program

is broken,” Dewhurst said, “I

am pleased that the budget in-

cludes a rider that ensures the

Health and Human Services

Commission would have to

seek legislative approval be-

fore reforming our Medicaid

program, and ensures any

proposed changes are consis-

tent with our conservative

principles and lowering

taxes.”

Medicaid patch passes

House Bill 10, legislation

providing emergency supple-

mental appropriations to fund

Medicaid through Aug. 31,

took effect immediately when

signed into law by Gov. Rick

Perry on March 13.

“This bill makes good on

the 82nd Legislature’s obliga-

tion to provide additional ap-

propriations for these

agencies this session, and also

provides the funds needed to

undo the deferral of payments

to Texas school districts

through the Foundation

School Program,” Perry said.

“While this bill is necessary

to the continued operations of

these essential services, this

session gives us an opportu-

nity to hit the reset button, put

an end to budgetary tricks and

pay now what is due now.

Truth in budgeting is good fis-

cal practice and makes for

good government.”

HB 10, which appropriates

some $6.6 billion, plugs a

hole created by budget cuts

passed by the Legislature in

2011 to head off a projected

budget shortfall then esti-

mated at more than $20 bil-

lion.

Of the $6.5 billion, about

$5 billion goes to the Health

and Human Services Com-

mission for Medicaid acute

care, about $1.5 billion goes

to the Department of Aging

and Disability Services for

Medicaid long-term care and

$187 million goes to the

Health and Human Services

Commission for the CHIP

(Children’s Health Insurance

Program).

HB 10 also steers $630

million to the Texas Educa-

tion Agency to administer the

Foundation School Program

and funds a $1.75 billion in-

stallment payment to the edu-

cation agency at the end of the

fiscal year (Aug. 31) to pay

the Foundation School Fund

entitlement — the primary

source of state funding for

Texas school districts.

The program, as stated by

the education agency, is

meant to ensure that all school

districts, regardless of prop-

erty wealth, receive “substan-

tially equal access to similar

revenue per student at similar

tax effort.”

Sen. Garcia takes office

New state Sen. Sylvia Gar-

cia, D-Houston, received her

official full Senate welcome

on March 11.

Garcia won a March 2 spe-

cial runoff election to fill the

unexpired term of the late

Sen. Mario Gallegos, who

died Oct. 16. Lt. Gov. De-

whurst appointed Garcia to

the body’s Government Or-

ganization, Intergovernmental

Relations, Jurisprudence and

Nominations committees.

An attorney and a native of

South Texas, Garcia served as

presiding judge for the Hous-

ton Municipal System for an

unprecedented five terms

under two mayors. She also

has served in elective office as

city controller and as a Harris

County commissioner.

Full Senate to consider state budget

I always really liked riding

my bicycle. I don’t remember

when I learned to be able to sus-

tain myself on two wheels with-

out falling over but once I did

get the hang of it I rode my bike

everywhere.

One Christmas, Santa Claus

surprised me with a bike and

even though it was below freez-

ing weather outside I jumped on

my new shinning red bike and

rode up and down the block

dressed in my winter garb,

freezing the whole way.

As I grew older driving in a

car took the place of riding my

bike until I was bit older. That

was when professional cycling

caught my interest.

Maybe it was the movie

“American Flyers” back in

1985 that rekindled my urge to

jump on bike, only then it

wasn’t a three-speed it was 12-

speed that was the sleek mode

of transportation that I owned. I

rode my bike on many a trip in-

cluding in the mountains in Col-

orado and other local spots that

interested me.

There were two reasons I

rode my bike for miles and

miles. One - it was great exer-

cise having the wind blow in

your face coming down a hill at

45 miles an hour. The other was

the landscape that was a part of

any mode of transportation that

wasn’t confined to the inside of

train, truck, bus or car.

You see, on a bike you notice

the countryside as you ride by.

No longer whipping along in a

motorized vehicle going quickly

from place to place, riding my

bike was leisurely and enjoy-

able. Many a time I would see

houses and buildings that I

never viewed when I was driv-

ing my car and if I wanted to

take a break and relish the sur-

rounding scenery I just stopped

peddling and dismounted my

bike.

I really got into riding my

bike and I began to read maga-

zines and watch television

events about Olympic-quality

bicyclists dressed to the nines in

their fancy-colored shorts and

shirts.

Although I was a lot sleeker

in those days, dressing in tight-

fitting Spandex was never going

to happen and I only went as far

as wearing bicycling shorts that

were padded in the bottom and

somewhat tight fitting. I decked

out my outfit with padded

gloves and a logoed hat that

stated “This guy likes to ride a

bike” and it never crossed your

mind to wear a helmet back

then.

As I got older my family and

career took over my time of rid-

ing my bike but I did swear one

day I would get back on and

ride like I did when I was

decade or two younger. Al-

though I stopped riding I still

was interested in cycling, espe-

cially the crown jewel of bike

competition the “Tour de

France.”

Maybe I should state I really

didn’t care about the Tour until

one Lance Armstrong made his

mark on professional bike rid-

ing by not winning the Tour de

France once, but an unbelieve-

able seven times.

Seven!

The fact that Armstrong won

the Tour so many times was un-

believable - it was really the fact

that he recovered from testicular

cancer and came back and fight-

ing and winning the battle

against this deadly disease.

To me, Armstrong was epit-

ome of a great athlete taking the

Tour so many times and he

starting a non-profit organiza-

tion to help inspire those with

cancer by sheer inspiration and

putting the donations received

to assisting with finding a cure

for such a terrible disease.

His marketing team devel-

oped those little plastic wrist-

bands that sold millions of units

and it wasn’t long before mil-

lions of people were proud to

wear the bands signifying their

support of Armstrong and the

battle against cancer.

Almost immediately after

Armstrong won one of his Tour

titles the investigations began.

I’m convinced it was pompous

elitists Europeans that couldn’t

stand the thought of an Ameri-

can winning their precious race

that started it all.

I admit that I was very proud

of the fact that Armstrong and

his team won multiple titles but

he also stood up to almost mi-

croscopic investigations into the

theory that he was doping for

the purpose of athletic gain in

his sport.

Years went by and another

Armstrong Tour de France vic-

tory and another investigation

and allegations into whether

Armstrong was using perform-

ance-enhancing techniques to

help him win so many races.

His foundation continued to

flourish and millions of dollars

in donations poured in.

Armstrong was a winner and

he positively influenced not

only millions of bike riders

worldwide; to say that his non-

profit organization helped many

people is a huge understate-

ment.

After Armstrong retired I fig-

ured the allegations would stop

but they didn’t. Someone was

personally driven to strip Arm-

strong of all his Tour wins.

Then it happened: an interna-

tional organization stated they

had proof that Armstrong

cheated and they stripped him

of all of his Tour titles.

Over the years Armstrong

had fought the allegations every

way he could but this time he

said he had had enough and was

done fighting the war against

him.

At first I wasn’t surprised

that Armstrong had thrown in

the proverbial towel because it’s

difficult to fight wave after

wave of allegations by individ-

uals that are obsessed with their

goal of trying to prove that he

was guilty.

Quickly his foundation sep-

arated themselves from Arm-

strong so his battle wouldn’t

hurt their scope of continuing to

fight for a cure of cancer.

Armstrong wasn’t saying

anything until for reasons I’ll

never know he decided to be in-

terviewed by television person-

ality Oprah Winfrey and at this

writing only Winfrey’s com-

ments are known about the

questions answered by Arm-

strong about the allegations.

You would think I would be

bitter about a guy I admired but

I don’t feel that way at all. It will

have to be a decision made by

the public whether or not Arm-

strong cheated to win all of

those races.

To me, Armstrong is more

than that.

His inspiration to millions of

individuals and the help his

foundation has provided to fight

cancer far outweighs, at least to

me, how he won so many Tour

de France races.

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