Vol. XIV No. 139

As our search continues for winners in this contest, please allow me

to remind you all to give us a good phone number. Let’s go over it

again; give us a call at (281) 999-4244 take your guess of the year,

make and model of the automobile in the photo. Then leave us a

name and phone number so if you are the first to give the correct

answer you win! We have winners in each of the last two editions

but we had trouble reaching them at the numbers they gave us.

This month’s winner will get $125.00 in cash as well as $50.00 in

gift cards to shop at Fiesta.

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Inside This Edition...

2012 Kia Optima Hybrid (Page 2)

ATHLETES OF THE WEEKSKYLAR ROSS RANSOM - LANGHAM CREEKTERRELL CLEMENT - FORT BEND KEMPNER

(Page 11)

Mover and Shaker(Page 4)

STUDENTS OF THE WEEKKIRK WARD II-CARVER HIGH SCHOOL

TARAN POWERS-WESLEY ELEMENTARY(Page 14)

DeSoto takes Boys and Girls 5A State Track Titles (Pages 9-13)

Alfred “Fats” Thomas(Page 16)

Every once in a while we see a

kid we know is going to be great

and that’s the case with Anthony

“Pac Man” Jones. He just com-

pleted his run with the

Studewood Cobras and let me

tell you this kid got it. Playing

both quarterback and linebacker

on defense he once asked the

coaches to let him go in at run-

ning back and went on rushed

for big yards to help his team

win a game. That’s the kind of

leadership you just don’t find

every day. Word is he plans to

attend Huffman Middle school

in the Aldine school district.

Again let me tell the coach you

had better take a look at this kid.

By the way he has a brother

Warren Robinson who wears

Jersey number 45 and this kid

can block with the best I’ve seen

on this level and he too is going

to command some attention very

soon. As you know they started

out with the Studewood Cobras

and lord knows I will be follow-

ing them!

We finally got behind the wheel

of the all-new KIA Optima

hybrid and found it to be simply

exciting. To begin with the

vehicle is powered by a 4.2 Liter

4-cylinder Hybrid engine and

mated to a 6-speed automatic

transmission and is equipped

with motor driven power steer-

ing. All this rolls to the pave-

ment on 17 inch performance

tires circulating around a

smoked alloy wheel.

This is a wonderful combination

that leads to smooth shifting and

outstanding handling. Let’s not

forget this vehicle delivers 35

miles per gallon in the city and

40 miles per gallon on the high-

way.

On the surface the new KIA

Optima Hybrid has some sharp

lines and the lower crawl with

built in air dams to help stabilize

the vehicle in heavy handling

moves. The rear has a deeper

slant than the original one and

certainly is simply a lot sportier

looking to say the least.

When it comes time to listen to

your favorite jams the KIA

Optima has an Infinity Audio

System with huge speakers right

inside the front doors bringing

back the way auto sounds use to

be. AM/FM/CD/MP3 complete

with Sirius satellite radio with

free 3-month subscription and

USB and auxiliary input jacks,

throw in a navigation system

with a backup camera to round

out the technical advantages.

Still on the interior the new

Optima has a panoramic

Sunroof, leather trimmed seats

with driver memory, plus heated

and cooled front seats and heat-

ed and cooled outboard rear

seats. Yes the steering wheel is

leather wrapped and it too is

heated and has audio and climate

controls.

Along the safety lines the

Optima has scored big from the

NHTSA with 5-star rating for

frontal crash for both driver and

front passenger. It also comes

with a 5-star rating on rollover

even the side impact crash num-

bers are 5-star rating for the rear

seat but the front seat side rating

is 3-star. All of the other stan-

dards are met by the Optima as

it relates to airbags and side cur-

tain along with seat mounted

side airbags.

Warranties are another strong

point for the new KIA Optima

Hybrid with a 10-year/100,000

mile Limited power train war-

ranty and a 5-year/60,000 mile

Limited basic warranty and a 5-

year/60,000 mile roadside assis-

tance.

This baby is all Korean with 96

per cent of its parts coming from

Korea with both the engine and

transmission being built there as

well as the final assembly point

in Korea.

Priced to move our test vehicle

came in at 32,500 for a well-

equipped model and let me say

this is a solid mid-size vehicle.

In closing allow me to add the

new KIA Optima has fog lamps

and outside mirrors with turn

signal indicators. It also comes

with Bluetooth and wireless

technology and push button start

with smart key.

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ANTHONY “PAC MAN” JONES DESTINED TO BE A STAR

It’s been several years since

Korean International Auto-man-

ufacturer (KIA) started market-

ing automobiles in the United

States. We will be the first to

say they have come a very long

ways. Fact is the new KIA Rio

EX 5-door we tested the other

day has some pretty good quali-

ty and priced at just over

$18,000. To start with its pow-

ered by a 1.6 Liter gas direct

injection four-cylinder engine

and a six-speed automatic trans-

mission with active eco system,

A electric power steering

provides quality handling and

15-inch steel wheels with wheel

covers gives it a pretty good

look.

Our test vehicle came in a bright

signal Red/Beige and a good

color scheme to say the least.

But back to the economic value

of the product 30 miles per gal-

lon in the city and 40 miles per

gallon on the highway is what

people want to hear about.

Let us not forget that 90% of

this vehicle parts come from

Korea and the final assembly

point is Korea so is the engine

and transmission.

In days where buyers are look-

ing to save every cent on their

automobile purchase, the KIA

Rio easily fits most budgets.

Safety is a quality also found in

the new KIA Rio with dual front

advanced air bags and font seat

mounted side air bags and a

full-length side curtain air bags

to name a couple. Anti-locking

brakes and traction control with

electronic stability control, Hill

assist control and vehicle stabili-

ty management helps to round

out the safety features for the

Rio.

Sounds come from a standard

AM/FM/CD/MP3 audio system

with Sirius satellite radio with

three-month subscription. There

is a USB port and auxiliary

input jacks. Bluetooth wireless

technology also is an available

standard.

When it comes to warranties the

KIA Rio is in the head of the

class with a 10-year/100,000

miles limited power train war-

ranty and five-year/60,000

miles, plus five-year/60,000 mile

roadside assistance please ask

your local dealer for details.

Some of the options for the new

KIA Rio EX are outside mirrors

with turn signal indicators and

they actually are heated-power

fold down mirror. The vehicle

also comes with a soft touch

dash and rear camera display to

name just a couple.

In closing we feel this product is

well put together and those who

are in the market should give it a

good look.

With the energy crunch and dol-

lar saving mentality of today’s

auto buyers, its comforting to

know the Suzuki Grand Vitara-

Ultima adventure 4WD is still

priced below $25,000. Let us

take a look at the vehicle that’s

still 88% Japanese with the final

assembly point in Iwata, Japan

and both the engine and trans-

mission are built in Japan.

Power is provided by a 2.4 Liter

DOHC four cylinder engine that

produces 166 horse power at

6000 RPM and 162 lbs-ft at

4000 RPM. Economically speak-

ing we are talking about 19


23 miles per gallon on the high-

way.

This all comes with a zero main-

tenance timing chain and auto-

matic transmission and full

down four wheel drive. A four-

wheel independent suspension

smoothen the ride and Unibody

Construction makes for a solid

overall fit. Power meets the

road on P225/60R 18 tires

wrapped around smoked alloy

wheels and 4-wheel disc brakes

brings all this to a safe and swift

stop.

Safety features are headed up by

electronic stability control and

traction control system, ABS

brakes with EBD and brake

assist. Dual stage front airbags

with supplemental airbags and

side curtain airbags and rollover

sensor and tire monitoring sys-

tem helps keep riders safe

When it comes to warranties the

Suzuki Grand Vitara also has the

open road promise of 100,000

miles/seven-year transferrable

warranty and 24/7/365 roadside

assistance but this does not

include fleet vehicles.

Some of the features includes

leather wrapped steering wheel

with a driver seat height

adjustable control. There are

turn signals indicators in the side

mirrors.

The Ultimate Adventure Edition

also has water resistant two-tone

seats and heated front seats to

round out some of special touch-

es.

A voice activated navigation

system complete with touch

screen display, traffic info and

weather plus Google Search

(gas, ATM, food) and one year

Garmin Nulink access. The

sounds are provided by a

CD/AM/FM audio and MP3

with auxiliary jacks.

Let us not forget the normal lux-

ury items such as power win-

dows and door locks with key-

less entry and panic alarm.

In closing the Grand Vitara

Ultimate Adventure is just that

and when you think of this

amount of value and quality for

less than $25,000 you have to

give it a shot if you are in the

market!


KIA RIO EX 5-DOOR PROVIDES QUALITY AT 18 GRAND

SUZUKI GRAND VITARA - ULTIMATE ADVENTURE - STILL UNDER 25 GRANDThe 2012 KIA Rio EX making a name for itself in the entry level


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2012 Suzuki Grand Vitara Ultimate Adventure Editionwith four-wheel drive

Our King-Size Mover and

Shaker for the month of May is

Brandon K. Reed. Currently,

Brandon is a senior at George

Washington Carver Magnet High

School. He ranks in the top 25%

of his class and has an overall

GPA of 3.0 in the Engineering

program at Carver High School.

Brandon has also been the

Captain of the Eisenhower High

School Boy’s Varsity Golf Team

for the past four years. As a four

year letterman in Golf, he has

won the District 18 5A title for

the past two years. Additionally,

as a Medalist in Golf, he went

on to Regional play this year

and for the 2010-2011 school

year. Brandon is great golfer

and he loves the sport. During

his high school years, he over-

came many obstacles to become

the student/athlete that he is

now. He had major surgery,

while at the same time keeping

up with the rigor of the studies,

and maintaining one of the

smoothest golf swings in the

sport.

Brandon is a fierce competitor

when it comes to golf. During

this year’s district competition,

Brandon was down a few

strokes on the first day.

However, when the ball finally,

rolled into the 18th hole; it was

Brandon who won the tourna-

ment and made history at Aldine

ISD’s Eisenhower High School.

He and Mariesha Keys, who also

plays golf, became the first two

golfers in the history of

Eisenhower High School to earn

medalist honors in their respec-

tive divisions. To close out his

high school career, Brandon was

selected as a finalist for the 2012

Touchdown Club Scholar-

Athlete Award.

Brandon will attend Hampton

University in the fall and major

in Political Science. Who knows

we may even see him on the

PGA tour as a professional

golfer in the future!!!

As part of Mitsubishi Motors

revamping, the Outlander gets a

new bold look for 2012. The

front chrome grille reminds you

of the bold fronts of the Dodges

from the late 40s and it certainly

meets the eye. The rest of the

styling kind of blends in with

the modern day trend, but it

working for Mitsubishi as the

company continues to see

increase in sales.

Our test vehicle came in a mer-

cury gray with black interior and

we found it to be a pretty good

looking match.

Power comes from a 2.0 Liter

DOHC In-line four cylinder

engine and it’s mated to a con-

tinuously variable transmission

and meets the 50-state emission

standards. This produces good

scores on environmental per-

formances including a four when

it comes to smog score and a

seven on global warming score.

Economically speaking the

Outlander we tested was the

two-wheel drive version and it

still managed 25 MPG in the

city and 31 MPG on the high-

way. Those are good numbers

for a vehicle in this class with

the power the engine provided.

Also important is the Mitsubishi

10-year/100,000 miles warranty

for this power train and five-

year/60,000 miles bumper to

bumper along with five-

year/unlimited roadside assis-

tance warranty. The old saying

goes you can tell how good the

product is by the amount and the

length of the warranties that are

being offered. If the saying is

truth this product is darn good.

With a final assembly point in

Okazaki, Japan and both the

engine and transmission are built

in Japan and fact is 94% of the

parts for this vehicle come from

Japan. Rated with a four-star for

roll over but at the time of our

test it was not rated for frontal

and side crashes.

Inside the driver is greeted with

a leather wrapped steering wheel

and gear shift knob and steering

wheel controls. The rear seats

are 60/40 split fold-down.

Plenty of cargo space in the new

Outlander adds to the quality of

the vehicle that priced just fewer

than $27,000.

Along the safety lines the new

Outlander comes with perform-

ance handling four wheel disc

anti-locking brakes electronic

brakeforce distribution and four

wheel independent suspension.

Advanced dual front air bags

with front seat side mounted

bags, driver knee bags and side

curtain air bags as well as active

stability control. If you’ve heard

these features before you would

know they are commonly found

on more expensive luxury sport

sedans.

Quality sounds come from a

710-watt Max Rockford Fosgate

Punch premium sound system

with nine-speakers including a

10 inch subwoofer. This system

offers CD/MP3 in-dash head

unit that includes Sirius satellite

radio with three-month free

service from the date of the sale.

The navigational system

includes a rear camera and a

music server to name a couple.

In closing please allow me to

add the new Outlander also has

steering wheel paddle shifter and

super wide range HID head-

lamps.


A NEW-LOOK MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT SEBy King Arthur Prayther

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The 2012 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport SE

A KING-SIZE MOVER AND SHAKER: BRANDON K. REEDBy Dr. Victor Keys

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When you are ready for the big

time, you think Cadillac and the

Escalade ESV AWD Platinum is

top of the line. The model we

tested the other week came with

a price tag of just over $85,000.

But let me tell you why and you

can clearly see its well worth it.

This baby would make the late

Roy Rogers trade in ‘Trigger’

for this model. Man we are

speaking of the true Cowboy

Cadillac and the Escalade has

taken the SUV luxury buyers by

storm.

Under the hood is proven 6.2

Liter V8 engine SFI with active

fuel management and flex fuel

capability. It’s mated to a power-

ful six-speed automatic trans-

mission with transfer case AWD.

Power hits the ground on All-

season 22 inch tires circulating

around chromed aluminum

wheels.

This translates into 403 horse-

power at 5700 RPM and 417 lb-

Ft of torque at 4300 RPM. As

expected this models gets 13


18 on the highway.

It comes with a five-star rating

for frontal crash and that’s for

driver and front passenger, plus

a five-star rating for side crashes

both front and rear seat passen-

gers. However the rollover rat-

ing of three-star is a bit low.

Coming equipped with 60% of

its parts from the good old’ USA

and 33% coming from neighbor-

ing Mexico. Final assemble took

place right here in Arlington,

Texas. That’s where I get the

name Cowboy Cadillac.

Escalade comes with a four-

year/50,000 mile bumper to

bumper warranty and a five-

year/100,000 mile power train

warranty and a premium care

maintenance five-year/100,000

courtesy transportation as well

as roadside assistance. Throw in

a 12-month On star direction

and connections with automatic

crash response, turn by turn nav-

igation and onstar remote link.

From the outside you see those

fancy looking headlamps with a

slight bevel and the world

famous Cadillac grille with the

signature badge that dates back

to the 40s. Even the starting

price for this model is over

$64,000.

Solidly built the Escalade

Platinum ESV comes in at near-

ly 6,000 pounds so you get that

true safety weight feel.

Driver and passengers are treat-

ed to outstanding room and

comfort. It starts with a multi-

function gauge setup with wide

readable numbers and plenty of

options. The rear seat rides each

have their own entertainment

systems on the back of the front

seat making for long time allow

each to watch their favorite

DVD and listen to their favorite

music. Headphones are provided

so that one person does not

interfere with the other. The

Captain chairs with heated and

cooled features add to the com-

fort of this extraordinary vehicle.

Back to the Cowboy look the

new Escalade comes with hand-

stitched accent covering instru-

ment panels and door trim and

center console. We are talking

about a special approach to the

industry that we haven’t seen in

years. We applaud GM for tak-

ing in every little detail and

working with us to provide the

very best. Even the cup holders

are both heated and cooled.

There is a power release fold

and tumble second row seats

making it easier for you to have

more cargo space when needed.

Sounds are provided by a Bose

5.1 Cabin Surround Sound

System Audio Pilot noise com-

pensation technology and 10-

speakers equalized Escalade’s

interior. This comes with blue

tooth connectively and a power

rear lift gate.

Other features such as remote

vehicle start, universal home

remote and adjustable pedals to

name a few.

Along the safety and security

lines the Escalade has side bags,

frontal driver and front passen-

ger with seat mounted side

impact airbags for both driver

and front passengers. A head

curtain side airbags with rollover

protection is placed on all rows

of seats. A rear vision camera

system is also added as well as

side blind zone alert. Then

there’s stabilitrak stability con-

trol with traction control and

rollover mitigation.

Don’t let the smooth sailing of

the Escalade fool you; remember

this is still a truck and it tows up

to 7800 pounds safely and has

108.9 cubic feet of interior space

and the best in class behind the

front row seats and remember

you can fold them forward and

add more room.


add the new Escalade also has

Ultrasonic Rear Park assist, now

that’s a switch for an SUV. But

there is so much more!


2012 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV AWD-A TRUE CLASSIC SUV

The 2012 Cadillac Escalade ESV Platinum AWD


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Hey Lovers have you ever

thought about giving a past rela-

tionship a second chance? I've

seen people who were married

and divorced get married again.

Would you be willing to give

someone you once loved and

might still love a second go

round? What are some of the

factors that would even make

the second time any better? 1.

Maturity: the person has had

time to grow up (yeah right

some people never...you know

the rest) 2. Interference: some-

times we tend to let our friends

and family get in the way 3.

Finances: which could be better

the second time, it doesn't help

to have a little in the bank

account (you know the old say-

ing, no romance without no

finance) 4. Compatibility: this

helps more than you think, just

because you hit it off in the

beginning doesn't mean that you

are compatible and can sustain

an everyday relationship 5. The

Cause: was the reason you broke

up forgivable. Almost the most

important factor number 6.

Love: do you still love them, did

you ever love them and can your

love evolve into an uncondition-

al love? A love that looks

beyond the every day imperfec-

tions and you become one

against the world. Which factor

is the one that fits your situation,

and bottom line, it should

depend on what you think is best

for you, for your children. No

one said it was going to be easy,

no one said it would be fair.

The old people say the second

time around is better, but the

third time's a charm. Me, I say

follow your heart unless it's

down a one way or a dead end

street. Make sure you are tuned

in on Wednesday nights for In

The Love Corner with Ez and a

special guest. Recently I had

Tonyay Palmer who is an actress

and Christian counselor on the

show and we discussed "Is the

church the best place to find true

love or meaningful relationship".

The audience was split so there

will be a second show coming

soon. Also Miss Palmer who

recently starred in the stage play

‘Finding First Lady’ with an

awesome cast and that made for

an awesome show. She also will

have a roll in an upcoming

movie titled ‘Because I Love’ in

theaters real soon, so keep lis-

tening for details and your

chance to win tickets to the pre-

miere.

The top five love songs for this

month are 1) Love me in a

Special Way, El DeBarge 2)

Superstar, Luther Vandross 3)

Catching Hell, Natalie Cole 4)

One in a Million, Larry

Gramham 5) Ribbon in the

Sky, Stevie Wonder.

School is almost over, so spend

some extra time with the family,

take a vacation, if you have

never taken a vacation with the

family do so and give them

something no one can take from

them; that’s time and memories.

So until next time put a little

love in your heart, the look of

love in your eyes and don't let a

day go by without telling some-

one you love them even if that

someone is you.

In these days of economic

crunch we are pleased to report

on the new 2012 Honda Civic

Hybrid with navigation system.

We are talking about a vehicle

that’s powered by a 1.5 Liter

SOHC eight valve I-VTEC in-

line four cylinder engine. This

110 horse powered motor cranks

out 44 miles per gallon no mat-

ter if it’s in the city or on the

highway. The integrated motor

assist has idle stop feature. A

continuously variable transmis-

sion provides for smooth shift-

ing and the front Macpherson

struts suspension with rear

multi-link suspension makes a

full overall smooth ride. More

on the Hybrid the new Civic is

also electric Motor assisted and

comes with rack and pinion

steering. Through all of this the

engine is still certified as

(ULEV) an ultra-low emission

vehicle.

Having a bigger shell the new

Civic is roomier that the original

one and that’s special when you

consider the value you are get-

ting. Our test vehicle came in at

$27,500 fully equipped.

Civic is powered by a Japan

built engine and a Japan built

transmission yet 65% of its parts

comes from the United States

and Canada and the finals

assembly point is Suzuka, Mie

Japan and 20% of its parts come

from Japan.

Inside the new Civic you know

you are in a Honda with big face

easy to read gauges and a

smooth instrument cluster lay-

out. The driver is treated to a tilt

and telescopic steering column

and auto-up-down window.

There are front map lights and

cargo area lights along with an

outside temperature gauge. To

prove just how thoughtful

Honda is the Civic has mainte-

nance Minder System.

On the outside the Civic is still

fashionable with P195/65R All-

season tires circulation around a

light alloy wheel and a rear deck

spoiler to name a couple.


add the Navigation system

includes a 160-watt AM/FM/CD

audio system with six speakers

including MP3/WMA playback.

A blue tooth hands free link as

well as blue tooth audio and

MP3 auxiliary input jack.


HONDA CIVIC HYBRID OFFERING 44 M.P.G.

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THE DISORDER:

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

(PTSD) is a mental health prob-

lem that can occur after some-

one goes through a traumatic

event like war, assault, or disas-

ter.

THE FACTS: One in three

returning troops are diagnosed

with serious PTSD symptoms.

Less than 40% will seek help!

In 2009, 245 soldiers killed

themselves. On average, five

active-duty troops attempt sui-

cide each day. Since 2006 1100

troops have taken their own

lives.

For our troops returning from

combat, two out of three mar-

riages are failing. This is more

than 27,000 in 2009 alone.

Houston, Texas is the third

largest military community in

the country (behind San Antonio

and San Diego) and the second

largest veterans’ community in

the nation. In addition Houston

is the second highest recruiting

district in the nation.

23% of Houston’s adult home-

less are veterans. (Source: PTSD

Foundation of America).

WHAT IS BEI�G DO�E: To

assist the victims of PTSD, the

PTSD Foundation of America, a

faith based charity based in

Houston, is building group

homes designed to provide tran-

sitional living for patients. While

living in these facilities, the vet-

erans will receive intense men-

toring and counseling. There

will also be interaction with

Alcoholics Anonymous and

Celebrate Recovery. Job training

and relationship counseling will

also be available. The Texas

Veterans’ Commission will also

come in to assist the residents as

needed.

The founder of the PTSD

Foundation of America, Gene

Birdwell, raised the funds then

purchased and donated the land

just west of the Sam Houston

Race Park. In addition to chair-

ing the Foundation, Birdwell is

president of Birdwell

Construction a Houston based

company that employs over 150

people and specializes in waste-

water and petrochemical con-

struction projects.

I recently attended the opening

of the first unit of Camp Hope

Houston. Director of Operations

and Pastor of the CrossBridge

Church in Hockley, Texas,

David Maulsby sat down and

gave me an overview of the

operation then led me on a quick

tour. Built on five acres in

Northwest Houston, this is the

first of what they hope will be

20 units. This first house will be

for individuals but the next

house will be designed to house

families. Each unit will be divid-

ed into four, two person bed-

rooms. With two bedrooms on

each end of the house every bed-

room will have its own bath-

room and two bedrooms will

share a kitchen.

These homes are beautiful. If

you were not aware of their pur-

pose you would think that they

were ordinary residential units.

The purpose of this is to provide

as normal a living environment

as possible while residents work

to overcome the problems that

led them here. The floors are

tiled and carpeted. The counter-

tops are the finest available and

all areas are fully equipped to

make the stay as normal as pos-

sible. In fact, for the grand open-

ing celebration one of the

kitchens was used for food

preparation.

Through the efforts of generous

individuals and corporate spon-

sors, the home was built without

any government assistance. In

addition, several sponsors are

staying on board to provide con-

tinuing support. For example,

Lone Star Chevrolet is initiating

a program to assist residents

with the purchase of a vehicle.

This will make returning to the

workforce much easier.

WHAT YOU CA� DO:

According to Pastor Maulsby,

first you need to become educat-

ed. Learn what is happening to

our military and their families

with PTSD. If you wish to

donate to the PTSD Foundation

of America you can through

their web site:

http://ptsdusa.net/. There you

will find a PayPal link. There

you can also locate a self-assess-

ment to see if you have a PTSD

issue or fill out a volunteer

information form.

IF YOU �EED HELP: You can

contact the PTSD Foundation of

America at 1-877-717-PTSD

(7873). The VA Crisis Hotline is

1-800-273-TALK (8255). Both

of these numbers are toll free

and available 24 hours a day.


CAMP HOPE HOUSTON

Out and About

with John Engel


Austin, Texas-The track was onfire as records were broken atthe 2012 state championshiptrack and field meet. On a per-fect day for the meet the finalsof the Class 5A were held beforemore than 14 thousand fans atthe Mike Myers Stadium on thecampus of University of Texas-Austin and we were there. SouthGrand Prairie Abraham Halllived up to his billing as one ofthe fastest guys in the country.He exploded out the blocks totake the boys 100 meters dash in

a time of 10.19 beating Katy’sKyle Fulks who ran a 10.38 andTremayne Acy of De Soto whoran a 10.41. It was Deante Grayof Houston Westside who gotfourth and Ridge Jones of DeSoto claimed fifth. Hall, boundfor West Point, took commandof the race and never let up.Acy was one of the favoritessuddenly became ill just beforethe race and still went on to getthird.

It was more of the same in the200 meters dash as Hall explod-ed again and ran a 20.58 clearlyahead of Eric Hawkins of

Longview and JermaineAuthorlee the defending statechamp from Galena Park NorthShore; he got third in a time of20.86. Katy’s junior Kyle Fulksplaced fourth and Ahmed Alifrom Alief Hastings whom hadbeaten Authorlee earlier thisyear got fifth place. This wasnot a race for the faint of heartbecause with this much speed onthe track someone was bound tobe disappointed.

In the 300 hurdles it was RandyBermea of Harlingen who won itwith a time of 36.87 and he beatTerrell Clement of Fort BendKempner for the title. “I knewthis kid Clement is great becauseI had just watched him win the100 hurdles so I knew he wasgreat”. Bermea, who had a bigfollowing all the way from downin the valley at Harlingen, livedup to his billings. “I try to con-centrate on the first two hurdlesand not look at the finish line”.With plans of attending theUniversity of California atBerkley this fall, Bremea feelsgood about the coaching staffthere and they have the numberone academic university in thenation.

We moved on to chat withBermea about the fact drugusage has hurt track and field.“It’s an honor to represent yourcity and state in a meet like thisand I can’t image anyone mess-ing that up by using a perform-ance enhancing drugs”. In clos-ing Bermea says the crowd of 14plus really got him going and heis honored to be state champion.

Boy’s Class 5A high jumpingtitle went to Allex Austin of SanMarcus with a 7 foot leap whileKaleb Moore of CypressFairbanks took second with abounce of 6 feet 11 inches.

For the second straight yearReese Watson of Spring won thepole vault with a jump of 17 feetand it came in handy because heplans to attend UT-Austin nextseason. “It’s an honor to winagain and to talk with you again;

the fact I’m going to UT is aplus for me”. We asked Watsonwhat its like to get ready forstate again after winning the titleas a junior. “The key was toremain focused and work hardjust like before”

The 5A discus throws went toZac Weatherly of AmarilloTascosa with a toss of 189-05beating Levi Jordan of Beltonwho tossed the saucer some 171-01 to claim second place.

Weatherly came back and tookthe shot put tossing the big ball57 feet 7 inches just ahead ofFelipe Valencia of La JoyaPalmview who tossed it 57 feet2.75 inches for second place.

Galena Park North Shore tookthe 4 by 200 meter relay in atime of 1.24.26 just ahead of DeSoto who ran a 1.24.62 for sec-ond place. North Shore hadKevin Alexander, LarryMcDuffey, Jermaine Authorleeand Derrick Gillis doing theirthing. De Soto had the servicesof Bryson Echols, Don’treWilson, Tremayne Acy andRidge Jones on their team. DeSoto went on to win the teamtitle with 58 points.

The 4 by 100 meters relay wentto De Soto as Bryson Echols,Don’tre Wilson, Tremayne Actand Ridge Jones did so in a timeof 40.09 just head of North

Shore who ran a 40.58 for sec-ond place and MansfieldTimberview took third place.

Hector Hernandez of KilleenEllison won the boys 800 meterswith a time of 1.49.33 just aheadof Xavier Moss of HoustonWestside who came in at1.49.99.

In the mile relay it wasDuncanville taking the top prizein a time of 3.14.38 with TrayThompson, Julian Walker, DelonBobb and Richard Gary doingtheir thing. Second place wentto Converse Judson andMansfield Timberview tookthird.

Tyler Lee’s Tyris Jefferson wonthe long jump with a leap of 23-06.25 while Justin Jenkins ofDickinson took second place.

Craig Nowak of Cypress Woodstook the 3200 meters in a timeof 8.59.72 while Troy Taylor ofJustin Northwest took second.

The boy’s 400 meter dash wentto Aldrich Bailey of MansfieldTimberview in a time of 45.92and Drevian Young of AldineNimitz got second in a time of46.97

Lancaster won the boys Class4A title with a total of 63 pointsbeating out Fort WorthSouthwest who tallied 46 points.

A KING-SIZE VIEW OF TRACK AND FIELDBy King Arthur Prayther

A King-Size View

De Soto Boys class 5A state championship team - All photos by Dr. Victor KeysAbraham Hall wins both the

100 and 200 dashesDre’vian Young of �imitz 2nd

in the 400 meters

Hector Hernandez ofKillen Ellison takes 800

Kyle Fulks a junior from Katytakes 2nd in 100& 200

Reese Watson of Springwins pole vault again

Galena Park �orth Shore second place state championship team

�orth shore’sJermaine Authorlee

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De Soto Girls and Boys 2012 State championship teams share in group photo

Fort Bend Bush 4 by 200 meter relay team of Chad Davis,Wayne Grice, OShea Wilson and Henry Offiah 3rd

Mansfield Timberview relay team of Tarian Hicks, Jacques Lewis,A.T. Bailey and Anthony Todd

Duncanville Boys mile relay team of Tracy Thompson,Julian Walker, Deleon Bobb and Richard Gary

with the alternate Torry Williams

Randy Bermea of Harlingenwins the 300 hurdles

4A girls 200m runBeloved Brown

Reese Watson 17' 2 5A Pole VaultSpring High School

Action photo by Andre Odums

Randy Bermea (Harlingen) 300 IM Hurdles - Photo by Andre Odums

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SKYLAR ROSS RA�SOM

LA�GHAM CREEK

Austin, Texas-It’s been years

since Bert Emmanuel made

Langham creek High School

famous when he won both the

100 and 300 hurdles champion

at the state tournament. Well a

junior named Skylar Ross

Ransom, the daughter of Texas

Southern University track star

Stephanie Ross, is the state’s

100 meter hurdles state Class 5A

champion. She ran a time of

13.74 just head of the up and

coming sophomore Alaysha

Johnson of Spring Westfield

who ran a 13.84. Skylar is look-

ing at Texas A & M as a possible

choice of universities among

other schools.

We spoke with the charming and

talented junior about this meet

and life in general. “I was

injured as a freshman and did

not run the hurdles but last year

as a sophomore I placed fourth

and it gave me the strength to

get ready for this year”.

There is a great difference

between the 100 hurdles and the

300 hurdles and Skylar

explained some of the differ-

ences. “In the 100 hurdles you

have to have great speed

between the hurdles and great

technique to keep the pace

where is the 300 hurdles you

must be stronger because it’s a

longer race and yes technique

plays a bigger role”. Skylar went

on to add they are more differ-

ence than most people think they

are.

The junior went on to say win-

ning the state title is one thing

but the coaches look for

improvements on your time as

you get more into the sport. “It

doesn’t do any good to run the

best time as a junior and not bet-

ter that time as a senior”.

Getting her name out there is the

key and watching the big boards

after the race tells her things are

going well. “It’s great that you

media guys are talking with me

but to be honest with you all I

just want is to get better race

after race and make the best of

my opportunity, plus I’m kind of

shy”.

Leaning toward Texas A & M

the math and science great stu-

dent wants to go into engineer-

ing and A & M has one of the

nation’s top mechanical engi-

neering schools in the country.

“Sure I would like to leave

Texas but right now it looks like

A & M is tops on my list”. She

closed by saying she doesn’t

plan on going anywhere it

snows. “No snow for this girl”.

TERRELL CLEME�T

FORT BE�D KEMP�ER

Austin, Texas-following in the

footsteps of his world famous

cousin, Terrell Clement of Fort

Bend Kempner rolled to the

state title in the boys 110 hurdles

in a time of 13.90. That beat out

Adrian Austin of Tomball who

placed second in a time of 13.99

and Randy Bermea of Harlingen

who ran a 14.00 flat for third

place. Clement came back and

won second in the 300 hurdles

just behind Randy Bermea who

got first in a time of 36.87. We

spoke with Clement and the first

question is what it like is to have

a cousin like Kerron Clement of

La Porte High school the state

record holder in several hurdling

events. “It’s great because

Kerron put the name out here

and I just have to work hard to

keep the family name going

strong and I hope to be in the

Olympics like he was some day.

In the 110 hurdles Clement

rolled to the title and he talked

about getting out the blocks. “I

was kind of nervous because it

was my first race of the day and

I was a little tired when the 300

race came around so I still man-

aged to place second in that

event. The difference in the two

races according to Clement is

the 110 is more like a sprint and

it’s over fast whereas the 300

calls for more conditioning.

As we talked further with

Clement he made it clear he

wanted to thank God and his

mom for having faith in him to

bring one title back to Fort Bend

County. “It’s an honor to have a

state title and it means a lot to

me and my family”.

The senior has yet to decide

what college he is going to

attend but he knows he wants to

major in Kinesiology.


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Austin, Texas-Tia’ Gambleplaced third in the 300 hurdlesas her six points helped De Sotorepeat as girls Class 5A champs.Barely beating Garland out byfour points, De Soto piecedtogether enough points to winthe title for the second straighttime under Coach June Villers.A couple of field events pointswas all it took to win with theirsecond place finish in the milerelay. Camry Grigsby, ShaporrisMontgomery, Jade Richardsonand Tia’ Gamble ran a 3.44.23 abit behind MansfieldTimberview girls that won itwith a 3.40.51 as JasmineWarden, Briana Adams, KaitlynWilliams and Kristyn Williamsdoing their thing.

The big story on the girls’ sidewas the outstanding performanc-es of senior Jennefer Madu ofPlano East. She rolled to thegirls 200 title with a time of24.03 and Dephanie Adeyemi ofLewisville Flower Mound gotsecond with a 24.12 and up andcoming star Rushell Harvey ofHouston Westside took thirdwith a 24.30 in the hotly contest-ed race. In the girls 100 meters itwas Madu again as she ran an11.53 for first place while Mia

Pollard of Keller Fossil Ridgegot second with a time of 11.66and yes Dephanie Adeyemi ofLewisville Flower Mound tookthird place and Harvey gotfourth this time. Before all thistook place Madu had jumped41.07 to win the triple jump forher first state title. We spokewith Madu about her record set-ting day. “I’d have to say it bit-ter-sweet because this is my lasthigh school meet and I’m goingto miss the girls and the compe-tition and I’m honored to be ableto showcase what I’ve beendoing in practice on the trackbefore this audience”. She planson attending Texas A & M tostudy bio science and go on tobecome a sport medicine expertand have the opportunity towork with great coaches andathletes. She added ‘it’s anhonor to be in the company withthe greats like Carlette Guidry ofRoss Sterling and JoLanderJones of Alief Elsik as four goldmedal winners at one statemeet’. “Wow I had no idea. Iwas just working hard the waymy coaches taught me to do inpractice”. She said the 200meters was the toughest one andher legs were a bit heavy andduring the long jump she hadbeen up and down. “When youconsider all things, I feel prettywell about my performances

today and I thank God for thisday”. When asked if she knewhow close she came to breakingthe mark set by Jones in 1984,Jennefer said “well my coachestalked about that last night butwith my four gold medals thereare too many good teams herelike De Soto and MansfieldTimberview that are going to getso many points I think I’m goingto be in the top five or so but notsecond or third.”. She actuallyfinished fourth with her 40points which is two more thanJones scored in 1984 to tieDallas Kimball for the team title.Due to the disqualification in therelays, Plano East chances towin the title went out the win-dow.

In the girls Class 5A 4 by 200meter relay it was Garland win-ning with a time of 1.36.57.Chastity Clark, Bianca Jackson,Candance Coleman and QuettaMapps did their thing. Secondwent to Dallas Skyline withTakia Taylor, Tambrisha Banks,Cameisha Young and Bre’YanaWashn which ran a 1.37.49.

Third place went to Fort BendHightower Lady Hurricanes withAlexander Wright-Foley,Jasmine Grace, Summon Fields

and Sandra Moran doing thehonors.

Tiara Carter of San AntonioWagner won the girls 400 metersdash in a time of 53.81 justahead of Kristlyn Williams ofMansfield Timberview at 53.91and Travia Jones of GarlandRowlett took third with a 54.53.

The 1600 meters run went toCourtney Kriegshauser ofSouthlake Carroll in a time4.53.43 while Madi McLelian ofThe Woodland took second witha 4.53.50 and third went to KatieJensen of College Park for a runof 4.54.04

The girls’ high jump with theMaureen Redmond ofChannelview who went 5 feet 6inches as she tied SpringDekaney Zarriea Willis andSedalia Ellis of Cypress Fallsgot third with a 5 feet 4 inchjump. Redmond has yet todecide where she will attendschool but she certainly hasenough talent to get a goodscholarship.

The girls’ pole vault went toDesiree Freier of JustinNorthwest for a jump of 12-09.00 as Brittany Wooten took

second place with a bounce of12-06.00.

Mansfield Legacy’s ShelbiVaughn tossed the big ball 50-01.25 to win the shot put compe-tition and Cion Hicks of KilleenShoemaker took a distance sec-ond place. It was Vaughn againwith the discus with a 187-10well ahead of Hicks who gotsecond again.

The sensational Katie Willard ofthe Woodlands rolled to the 800meters title in a time of 2.10.31as Kristyn Williams ofMansfield Timberview was rightbehind her with a 2.10.99. LaTricia Brooks of Dallas Skylinetook third place.

Katie Jensen of College Parkwon the 3200 meters in a timeof 10.24.and Madi McLelian ofthe Woodlands took secondplace.

Lancaster took the girls Class4A state title with 73 points asBeaumont Ozen took secondplace with 58 points. BelovedBrown won the girls 100 metersagain for Ozen in a time of11.83 and she placed second inthe 200 meters as well.

GIRLS TRACK REPORT-DE SOTO WINS AGAINBy King Arthur Prayther

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De Soto Girls state championship team photo - All photos by Dr. Victor KeysRushell Harvey of Westside

gets 3rd in 200 metersSedalia Ellis of Cypress Falls

3rd in high jump

Daphanie Adeyemi ofFlower Mound 2rd in 200

Jennefer Madu of Plano-Eastwins four gold medals

Qiana Canete Copperas Cove Zarria Willis of Spring DekaneyKatie Willard of The Woodlands

wins 800 run


GIRLS TRACK REPORT-DE SOTO WINS AGAIN

Mansfield Timberview girls mile relay squad of Jasmine Warden,Kristyn Williams, Kaitlyn Williams and Briana Adams

Travia Jones of Rowlett

Latrice Brook of Dallas Skyline

Tiara Carter of S.A. Wagner

De Soto Girls 4 by 100 meters relay team

FB Hightower girls’ 4 by 100 meter relay team

Garland 4 by 200 relay team of Chastity Clark Marquetta Mapps,Briana Jackson and Candance Coleman

FB Hightower 4 by 200 meter relay team of Alex-Wright Foley,Jasmine Grace, Summon Fields and Sandra Moran

Dallas Skyline 4 by 200 meters 2nd place team of Takia Taylor,Bre’Yana Wash, Cameisha Young and Tambrisha Banks

Garland girls track and field state team

Duncanville 3rd mile relay team of Shannon Moore,Keshiro McKnight, Mikayla Hightower and Paulsley Brown

Maureen Redmond ofChannelview

KIRK WARD II

CARVER HIGH SCHOOL

While covering the Good Gang

USA celebration at Community

of Faith Church, we had the

pleasure of talking with Kirk

Ward II. The graduating senior

from George Washington Carver

High School is headed to

Howard University where he

plans to study Prep Med and

Mechanical Engineering. His

3.8-9 G P A ranks him very high

and he credits the work of

Bishop James Dixon II for his

success. “Were it not for the

program here at Community of

Faith Church I’m certain I

would not have been standing

here talking with you today”.

Ward went on to say he feels

real good about someday

becoming an Orthopedic

Surgeon. “Yes sir, Doctors make

good pay but more importantly I

feel they make a big impact on

people lives and that’s very

important to me as well”.

As we talked more with Ward

we learned he is very proud of

the fact Barack Obama became

the first African American

President. “There are no excuses

for blacks anymore because it’s

clear if we work hard we can be

do anything through Christ who

strengthen us”. Still on the sub-

ject, Ward said Americans must

be away of the move to keep

Obama from being re-elected for

a second term. “What they are

trying to do is blame the

President for our slow economy

but we have to give former

President George W. Bush some

of the blame for that”. All

things considered, Ward feels the

President has done a pretty fair

job during his three plus years in

the White House. “Some people

are expecting a big change

overnight but it just doesn’t hap-

pen that way, as you know it

takes time to bring about real

changes.

If he had it to do over again

Kirk said he probably would

have taken the S.A.T. sooner

because he was simply misin-

formed going into the test and

says he would definitely correct

that if given an opportunity to

do so.

In his spare time Kirk likes

going to the mall, the movies

and considers himself a person

who truly looks forward to col-

lege and adulthood with a full

head of steam.

He credits his mother (LaDon

Ward and father Kirk Ward

Senior) with keeping him on the

straight and narrow path all his

life and he thanks them for that.

“You know with my Mom being

as administrator, she kept me in

check all along and my father

was always there to assist her”.

In closing Ward said he would

like to see just a little easing up

on the dress codes at Carver and

the name badges must be worn

at all times. But he is looking

forward to putting those three

Ds of Bishop Dixon program

Discipline, stay away from

Distraction and stay determined

to reach your Destination. We

know he will do well and make

a positive impact in the lives of

all of those he comes in contact

with!

TARA� POWERS

WESLEY ELEME�TARY

We had the pleasure of talking

with a member of the

Studewood Cobras Junior

Varsity squad while they were

being honored as a member of

the Good Gangs USA program

for 2012. The Program was

started in 1994 by the legendary

Bishop James Dixon II and has

grown into one of the Nation’s

biggest and most outstanding

programs. Our student is Taran

Powers who is a B student at

Wesley Elementary school with

Math as his 3rd grade favorite

subject. The handsome lad is

the son of Tinisha Johnson and

Traurean Powers, who are also

members of the Studewood

Cobras organization. Nearly

some 200 members of the

Studewood Cobras showed up

for the award presentation that

good place at the Community of

Faith Church on Pinemont.

In his spare time Taran likes to

watch ESPN and says someday

he would like very much to be

playing in the NFL. But he

understands how low the odds

are of that happening says he is

certainly would love to become

a police officer.

When asked about Obama

becoming the first African

American President of the

United States of America,

Powers said he was surprised to

see him win but is glad for him.

He went onto say if he could he

would vote for him to win a sec-

ond term.

The easy going 3rd graders went

on to say he feels pretty good

about the way things have gone

in his life and would not change

anything if he could do it over

again.

On the subject of Wesley

Elementary Powers said he feels

the school is run rather well and

he would not change anything at

all if he was given the opportu-

nity to serve as Principal.

On Sundays you will normally

find the Powers family down at

New Community Fellowship

Church and Taran or Jun Jun as

his friend calls him says he

enjoys the services.

One of the smaller guys on the J

V squad that won the Super

Bowl Title Taran plays corner-

back and linebacker on defense

and he also spent some time at

running back as well.

He closed by saying he truly

loves playing for the Studewood

Cobras and has another year on

the J V squad and added he feels

they can win the title again next

year!


KIRK WARD II-CARVER HIGH SCHOOLTARAN POWERS-WESLEY ELEMENTARY

Taran Powers of WesleyElementary school loves Math

-photos by Dr. Victor Keys

STUDENTS OF THE WEEK

Kirk Ward II Carver graduate headed to Howard this fall

The Ward Family share in Kirk Ward II honor

JU�E VILLERS - DE SOTO

Austin, Texas- On a perfect day

for track and field, the

University Interscholastic

League held their 2012 track and

field state championship at the

Mike A. Myers Stadium on the

campus of University of Texas-

Austin. The girls from De Soto

won their second straight cham-

pionship under Coach June

Villers. The former track star in

her high school days rallied

behind only five returning girls

from the state championship

team from 2011. But losing six

girls seems to have made June

and her staff work just that much

harder. “Our girls ran a school

record and our girls did just

what they did a year ago in the

mile relay to give us to edge

over Garland who had 46 points

and Plano East Mansfield

Timberview that had 41 points

for third place”. The excited

coach told the media following

their title win one of her assis-

tants kept the point total for her

and they needed the mile relay

to win it again this year. The

second place was good enough

for the points they needed to

take the title for the second

straight season. “We just kept

going after it until we got it

done again this year”. With all

the pressure on the team to get

back even with three new legs

on the 4 by 100 meter relay and

three new legs on the 4 by 400

meter relay and a good freshman

and sophomore worked hard to

get here and triple jumper got

here to help us out”.

With a good policy in place with

no free days, she has instilled it

in her girls that they have to

work hard each and every day in

order for this to happen. “We

always work and it’s going our

way the past two years”. June

started out coaching ten years

ago with her high school coach

and they gave her the job five

years ago. “They pay me to go

to track meets and that’s the best

thing that could have happened

in my life”. Again De Soto has

a lot of seniors graduating but

coach Villers says their junior

varsity won the district by more

than 100 points and they have

some girls who will be ready to

step up and compete.

“We’ll get to work come

September and we hope to come

here (State Track Meet) again

next year”.

MARK BRADY-DE SOTO

The De Soto boys claimed the

class 5A title and they will have

twin trophies in their case now.

Coach Mark Brady boys scored

56 points just 12 ahead of

defending state champs Galena

Park North Shore who had 44.

But Coach Brady gives all the

credit to his staff and bunch of

hard working guys. “Hey fel-

lows everybody had a role in

this thing and we just work at it

and worked at it until we got it

done”. He went onto credit De

Soto head football coach for

helping and supporting the track

and field program at De Soto. “I

gotta throw him the Props

because he is a huge part of our

program and all our coaches put

in the time”. As we talked more

with Brady we learned he had

several guys ill on the track and

they still got it done. “Our run-

ner in the 100 was vomiting and

so was our 4 by 200 relay mem-

bers but through it all they got it

together”. Mark was so excited

he went to say that’s the kind of

stuff legends are made of. “Can

you believe that a guy vomits

and his teammates said; hey man

you alright and he said yeh let’s

go and they go out and run?

“We needed all the points we

could get down the stretch

Tremayne Acy wasn’t feeling

well but he gave it his all and

we got the 4 by 100 meter

relay”. This was amazing to

coach Brady who has spent a

number of years at De Soto and

he’s happy to get the title. “We

told our guys back when school

started they would have to

stayed focus in order to get here

and win the state title”. The

weather was great for the meet

as well. “Hey I’m an old guy

and when you have to win the

100 meters against the fastest

guy in the nation like Abraham

Hall you have to put it all out,

then come back and run a relay

man that tough”. Part of De

Soto training include short rest

period to help build their

endurance. It certainly paid off

for his guys and they are state

champions.


COACHES OF THE WEEK - JUNE VILLERS-MARK BRANDY - DE SOTO

De Soto Boys head track coachMark Brady

- Photos by Dr. Victor KeysDe Soto girls head track & field

coach June Villers


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ALLEX AUSTI�

SA� MARCUS

Austin, Texas-When it comes to

high places, Allex Austin is right

at home. The 6 feet 8 inch senior

from San Marcus High School is

the son of Olympic Gold Medal

winner Charles Austin and he

lived up the family name as he

won the state Class 5A high

jumping championship. His leap

of 7 feet was just one inch over

Kaleb Moore of Cypress

Fairbanks High School to the

take the title. Austin is ready to

set sights on Baylor University

this fall. Not only is he going to

compete in track and field but

on the basketball court as well.

“I had gone for a visit to Texas

A & M and Baylor was waiting

at the gym when I got back and

they assured me I could partici-

pate in both sports that I love;

that made it an easy choice”.

As far as the state meet goes,

Austin was hoping for some

stiffer competition to get him

going. “I was looking for some

comp and Moore provided it

when he cleared 6 feet 11 inch-

es”. Normally Austin says he

loves the competition and going

to Baylor is going to allow him

to do even greater things. “The

track coach and basketball coach

came to our gym and offered me

the full scholarship to attend

Baylor University, so once I vis-

ited the campus it was clear

that’s where I was going”.

Feeling part of a growing trend

back to private schools, Allex

says Baylor has a lot going for

itself now. “It’s a great feeling

knowing this is probably one of

the best recruiting seasons for

Baylor in a long time, both in

men’s basketball and track and

field”. We couldn’t help but

mention the Lady Bears who

won the NCAA title led by for-

mer Nimitz standout Brittany

Kriner with a 40-0 mark. “Yes

sir I was actually in the academ-

ic building and Brittany walked

by and someone told me to turn

around to see her and all I could

see was those long dreadlocks,

then I thought I missed a chance

to meet her”. But I’m sure he

will get to meet the single most

talked about basketball player

since Wilt Chamberlain.

In closing Allex praised his par-

ents for getting the most out of

him in competition? “Yes sir

my father (Charles Austin) told

me he was going to put the dog

in me and my mom who was a

sprinter at Texas State helped

mold me into the person I am

today and I’m very grateful to

them both”.

ALAYSHA JOH�SO�

SPRI�G-WESTFIELD

Austin, Texas-Year after year

someone goes to Austin and

makes a name for them self.

That’s certainly the case with

sophomore Alaysha Johnson of

Spring-Westfield. The lovely

and talented star rose to the

occasion and won the girls Class

5A 300 hurdles in a time of

41.83 well ahead of Jourdan

Doffeny of SA Highlands who

placed second in a time of

42.22. The soft spoken young

lady told the media she felt good

to win the title and looks for-

ward to coming back for two

more years. She also placed

second in the Girls Class 5A 100

hurdles with a time of 13.84 just

behind Skylar Ross Ransom of

Langham Creek who ran a

13.74. Johnson’s 18 points kept

Spring-Westfield in the running

earlier on.

“It was outstanding to get sec-

ond in the 100 hurdles because I

actually had a chance to win it

like the 300 hurdles but I’m so

excited to place is an honor to

say the least”. Johnson went on

to say she feel good about get-

ting back to state again and

again. “Well I feel if I work hard

just like I did this year and stay

focused I can do this again”.

The talented sophomore added

she feels her family support is a

big key to her success and the

students at Spring Westfield are

behind her all the way.

The 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles

are basically two different races

and it requires a great deal of

attention on both events.

“Technique, technique, tech-

nique is the key. We work on our

technique Monday through

Sunday; every practice it’s drills

and technique before we do any

running”. Working on building

speed as they go through their

daily workouts Johnson says she

is looking forward to her return

to Austin.

THE RISING STARS-ALLEX AUSTIN-SAN MARCUS - ALAYSHA JOHNSON-SPRING-WESTFIELD

Alaysha Johnson of SpringWestfield takes the 300 hurdlesstate title and places second in

the 100 hurdles- Photos by Dr. Victor Keys

Allex Austin takes the state class5A high jumping title with a

leap of 7 feet 0 inches


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The Memorial Day weekend has

special effects on most American

due to the fact we honor those

who served in our Armed

Forces. But for Alfred “Fats”

Thomas it has even more of a

flavor these days. Fact is with a

birthday that falls so close to the

national holiday and this time

around it is number 70. The

graduate of Booker T.

Washington High School in the

class of 1960 celebrated his

birthday at the Magnolia Room

of the Sheraton Brook Hollow.

Dr. Victor Keys and I dropped in

on the celebration. Thomas who

bleeds Blue and Gold is one of

the loyalist members of BTW

Alumni and both his daughter

attended BTW as well. Shantel

Thomas-Edwards and her hubby

Wayne Edwards were on hand as

well as their children Lynton and

Logann Edwards. They put

together an outstanding poem

for their legendary grandfather.

Thomas other daughter is

Tamaiki Thomas King and is in

the United States Army and her

hubby is Lt. Terrance King and

their children Terrence King Jr.

along with Tyler King both

made the trip from Virginia

where they are stationed. It was

great to see Alfred with a big

smile on his face and all his

classmates and family as well as

friends came to share in his

honor.

Alfred Smith and Chunta Clark-

Smith their children are Ariel

Smith, Daysha Smith, Lester and

Devon Smith former Studewood

Cobra now at BTW also. Smith

rounded out the immediate fami-

ly for Thomas as he was sur-

rounded by friends, classmates

and well-wishers.

During the roast and toast Harry

Clack told of the brethrens at

Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church

wanted to come to Thomas’s

home to pray for him while he

was stricken by diabetes. Then

Thomas asked that you all went

to the home of brother so and so

and prayed for him and he died,

then when another brother

became ill you all went to his

home and prayed for him and he

died also. According to Clack,

Thomas told them he would

pray at home and return to

church as soon as he was well

and he did. He has been there

ever since.

As it turned out it was a perfect

way to celebrate the Memorial

Day Weekend.

ALFRED ‘FATS’ THOMAS CELEBRATES 70TH BIRTHDAYBy King Arthur Prayther

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Fats with both daughters and their families- All photos by Dr. Victor Keys

Tamaiki leads the dancecelebration

Mrs. Barbara Piersoncuts a rug

Fats gets a hug from the KingFats with daughter

Tamaiki Thomas-King

Sound man keeping theaudience entertained

2nd Lt. Terrance KingFats son-in-law

Alfred “Fatside” Thomas with ice sculpture

More family photos

The birthday cake

Banner hangs to honor Fats Thomas

Fats with Devon Smithhis grandson

Isaac Baker classmate atBTW class of 1960

Fats receives a hug fromLeon Flake

Arnold Hightower aclassmate of Fat


The Studewood Cobras were

among the winners for the 2012

Good Gang USA Inc. winners

from Community of Faith

Church and the organization

founded by Bishop James Dixon

II in 1994. The organization

honors community leaders each

year and the Cobras were select-

ed among the many the honored.

So Dr.Victor Keys and I went

over for the Services at

Community of Faith Church and

enjoyed the services very much.

We applaud Bishop Dixon for

his effort on this day and we felt

truly welcomed at the services.

The results were very positive

for the Studewood Cobras who

turned out in a force of more

than 200 men women in chil-

dren. It did us well to see the

Cobras Mascots who are all

under six years old standing

alongside the two Houston

Texans Cheerleaders who came

out for photos. The five

Mascots are Erin Prudhomme,

Lyric McCoy, Kahlis McCray,

Trakale Steen and Skyla Gallow.

This is a day they shall remem-

ber for many years to come.

Fact is the Texans Cheerleaders

also posed for Dr. Keys camera

with the Studewood Cobras who

joined in with Spring Dekaney’s

state championship football team

and their state finalist girls’ bas-

ketball teams were also honored.

The Center for Success, the

Guardian Angles were a couple

more who received honors for

their services to the community

as well.

The youth took over this day

and the young band did a won-

derful of performing much to the

delight of the sanctuary full of

people. It was good to see for-

mer Studewood cheerleader

JaCoya Nellum who is now the

caption of Lamar High school

cheerleaders. She came through

the program and attended the

well recognized Dominion

Academy. Tishia Bryant did a

super job of her version of “I

Believe I Can Fly and the choir

backed her up very well.

On the Education side Bishop

Dixon honored Superintendent

of Katy School Dr. Alton Frailey

and Superintendent of Spring

ISD Dr. Ralph Draper.

It was very comforting to see

our community church working

to give our youth encourage-

ment.

STUDEWOOD COBRAS HONORED BY GOOD GANG USABy King Arthur Prayther

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Ja Coya �ellum-formerCobras cheerleaders

The Cobras President and staff along withGood Gang UAA during Award ceremonies

- All photos by Dr. Victor Keys

Bishop James Dixon II

Award ceremonies

Former student, Ms. Taylor, aLamar University graduate

with Bishop Dixon

The Studewood Cobras with the Houston Texans Cheerleaders

Bishop Dixon with Dr. Ralph Draper and Dr. Alton Frailey

Brother Dixon and Dorothy Washington honor top

The Cobras Mascot poses with Houston Texans cheerleaders forHoward Calloway Photography photo The Cobras areLyric McCoy, Kahlis McCray, Trakayle Steen and Skyla Gallow

Tishia Bryant singing tothe crowd

Dominion Academic best student


PRECIOUS is Time. Therefore while you have

time, use it to learn and do Gods Commandments

for at the end of life is pay time and your pay will

be according as your work has been. You will find

in 2 Corinthians 5:10 the following: “For we must

all appear before the judgement seat of Christ,

that everyone may recive the things done in his

body according to that he hath done, whether it

be good or evil.” You will find in John 15:14. “Ye

are my friends if ye do whatsoever I command

you.” Solomon said in Proverbs 1:5 “A wise man

will hear and will increase learning, and a man of

understanding will attain unto wise counsel.”

How shall we escape if we neglect to great

Salvation: Hebrew 2:1-3 Salvation is to be worked

out. It will not work itself out; God will not work

it out for us. �o one can work it out for us. It is

the duty of man to work out his own salvation.

How! With fear and trembling. Phil. 2:12. Pray

fervently, attend the Lord’s Day Worship, Be on

time, Take active part in Singing, Teaching of God

Word, Giving as we prosper and taking the

Lord’s Supper with death.

THE CHURCH OF CHRISTWas founded by Christ Matt 16:18 he bought it.

Compliments of: Roy Murray

TO THOSE ON THE OUTSIDEDEAR SINNER HEED THIS CALL

PLAN OF SALVATIONATTENTION

There are five steps in The Divine Plan ofSalvation1. HEAR Mark 12:29, Matthews 7:21: Luke 6:4-62. BELIEVE John 20:31, Acts 16:31,

Romans 10:17, Hebrews 11:63. REPENT Luke 13:3, Acts 17:314. CONFESS Matthews 10:32 Acts 8:37,

Romans 10:9-105. BAPTISM Mark 16:15-16, Acts 2:28, 22:16

CHARITY

BROTHERLY

GODLINESS

PATIENCE

TEMPERANCE

KNOWLEDGE

VIRTURE


There are many in the religiousworld today proclaiming to be“Christ-ians”. The name itselfindicates ownership. There aremany proclaiming to belong toChrist, but they are thinking anddoing things their own way.There are lifestyles, things thatare put in place for worship, andnames that are given to men thatcannot be found in the apostles’doctrine. There are also TRADI-TIONS that has been put inplace by MAN for worship andOBSERVANCE, it is certainthese traditions are by manbecause, they cannot be found inthe APOSTLE’S doctrine. Wecannot have it our way justbecause it “SEEMETH RIGHT”(Proverbs 14:12 and 16:25;Isa.55:6-9).Those that belongs toChrist has been commandedwhat to observe; Matt 28:18And Jesus came and spake untothem, saying, All power is givenunto me in heaven and in earth.19 Go ye therefore, and teachall nations, baptizing them in thename of the Father, and of theSon, and of the Holy Ghost: 20Teaching them to observe allthings whatsoever I have com-manded you: and, lo, I am withyou alway, even unto the end ofthe world. Amen. Jesus has alsotold us how to believe on himand that is through his apostle’sWORD; John 17:18 As thouhast sent me into the world, evenso have I also sent them into theworld.19 And for their sakes Isanctify myself, that they alsomight be sanctified through thetruth. 20 Neither pray I forthese alone, but for them alsowhich shall believe on methrough their word; 21 Thatthey all may be one; as thou,Father, art in me, and I in thee,that they also may be one in us:that the world may believe thatthou hast sent me.

Then the apostles’ authorizationby Christ was verified; Acts 1:1The former treatise have I made,O Theophilus, of all that Jesusbegan both to do and teach, 2Until the day in which he wastaken up, after that he throughthe Holy Ghost had given com-mandments unto the apostleswhom he had chosen: 3 Towhom also he shewed himselfalive after his passion by manyinfallible proofs, being seen ofthem forty days, and speaking ofthe things pertaining to the king-dom of God: 4 And, beingassembled together with them,commanded them that theyshould not depart fromJerusalem, but wait for thepromise of the Father, which,saith he, ye have heard of me.Acts 2:41 Then they that gladlyreceived his word were baptized:and the same day there wereadded unto them about threethousand souls. 42 And they

continued stedfastly in the apos-tles’ doctrine and fellowship,and in breaking of bread, and inprayers. 1 Cor 11:1 Be ye fol-lowers of me, even as I also amof Christ. 2 Now I praise you,brethren, that ye remember mein all things, and keep the ordi-nances, as I delivered them toyou. 3 But I would have youknow, that the head of everyman is Christ; and the head ofthe woman is the man; and thehead of Christ is God. Eph 3:1For this cause I Paul, the prison-er of Jesus Christ for youGentiles, 2 If ye have heard ofthe dispensation of the grace ofGod which is given me to you-ward: 3 How that by revelationhe made known unto me themystery; (as I wrote afore in fewwords, 4 Whereby, when yeread, ye may understand myknowledge in the mystery ofChrist) 5 Which in other ageswas not made known unto thesons of men, as it is nowrevealed unto his holy apostlesand prophets by the Spirit; 2 Pet3:1 This second epistle,beloved, I now write unto you;in both which I stir up your pureminds by way of remembrance:2 That ye may be mindful of thewords which were spoken beforeby the holy prophets, and of thecommandment of us the apostlesof the Lord and Saviour: I Jn4:5 They are of the world:therefore speak they of theworld, and the world heareththem.6 We are of God: he thatknoweth God heareth us; he thatis not of God heareth not us.Hereby know we the spirit oftruth, and the spirit of error.Jude 1:17 But, beloved,remember ye the words whichwere spoken before of the apos-tles of our Lord Jesus Christ; 18How that they told you thereshould be mockers in the lasttime, who should walk aftertheir own ungodly lusts. 19These be they who separatethemselves, (1)sensual, havingnot the Spirit….

Definition: (1)sensual 5591psuchikos-b) governed bybreath; the sensuous nature withits subjection to appetite andpassion

If we belong to Christ, “Christ-ians”(Rom.8:9-15), we must doit his way because we are notour own, we have been boughtwith a price (1Cor.6:19-20 and7:22-24). Christians must denythemselves take up the crossdaily and follow him; Luke 9:22Saying, The Son of man mustsuffer many things, and berejected of the elders and chiefpriests and scribes, and be slain,and be raised the third day. 23And he said to them all, If anyman will come after me, let himdeny himself, and take up his

cross daily, and follow me. 24For whosoever will save his lifeshall lose it: but whosoever willlose his life for my sake, thesame shall save it. 25 For whatis a man advantaged, if he gainthe whole world, and lose him-self, or be cast away? 26 Forwhosoever shall be ashamed ofme and of my words, of himshall the Son of man beashamed, when he shall come inhis own glory, and in hisFather’s, and of the holy angels.The blueprint of The One Body(Eph.4:1-6), The One Churchthat Christ is building, and is thehead of (Matt.16:13-18;Acts2:47; Col.1:9-20), is foundin The Apostles’ Doctrine, whichis in New Testament Scriptures.Now let us read in The Apostles’Doctrine as it defines those thatbelong to Christ. He that hathan ear let him hear, and thenstrive to do.

The Lesson: THEY THATARE CHRIST’S.

Gal 5:24 And they that areChrist’s have crucified the fleshwith the affections and lusts. 25If we live in the Spirit, let usalso walk in the Spirit. 26 Let usnot be desirous of vain glory,provoking one another, envyingone another.(KJV)

Gal 5:24 ... THEY THAT ARECHRIST’S

Matt 23:5 But all their worksthey do for to be seen of men:they make broad their phylacter-ies, and enlarge the borders oftheir garments, 6 And love theuppermost rooms at feasts, andthe chief seats in the syna-gogues, 7 And greetings in themarkets, and to be called ofmen, Rabbi, Rabbi. 8 But be notye called Rabbi: for one is yourMaster, even Christ; and all yeare brethren. 9 And call no manyour father upon the earth: forone is your Father, which is inheaven. 10 Neither be ye calledmasters: for one is your Master,even Christ. 11 But he that isgreatest among you shall beyour servant. 12 And whosoev-er shall (1)exalt himself shall(2)be abased; and he that shallhumble himself shall be exalt-ed.(KJV)

Definitions: (1)exalt himself-5312 hupsoo (hoop-so’-o);from5311; to elevate (literally or fig-uratively): KJV— exalt, lift up.ex·alt (¹g-zôlt“) tr.v. ex·alt·ed,ex·alt·ing, ex·alts. 1. To raise inrank, character, or status; ele-vate. 2. To glorify, praise, orhonor. 3. To increase the effector intensity of; heighten. (2)beabased-5013 tapeinoo (tap-i-no’-o);from 5011; to depress;figuratively, to humiliate (incondition or heart): KJV—

abase, bring low, humble (self).a·base (…-b³s“) tr.v. a·based,a·bas·ing, a·bas·es. To lower inrank, prestige, or esteem. —a·base“ment n.

John 1:17 For the law wasgiven by Moses, but grace andtruth came by JesusChrist.(KJV)

John 17:17 Sanctify themthrough thy truth: thy word istruth. 18 As thou hast sent meinto the world, even so have Ialso sent them into the world. 19And for their sakes I sanctifymyself, that they also might besanctified through the truth. 20Neither pray I for these alone,but for them also which shallbelieve on me through theirword; 21 That they all may beone; as thou, Father, art in me,and I in thee, that they also maybe one in us: that the world maybelieve that thou hast sent me.22 And the glory which thougavest me I have given them;that they may be one, even aswe are one: 23 I in them, andthou in me, that they may bemade perfect in one; and that theworld may know that thou hastsent me, and hast loved them, asthou hast loved me.(KJV)

Acts 2:36 Therefore let all thehouse of Israel know assuredly,that God hath made that sameJesus, whom ye have crucified,both Lord and Christ. 37 Nowwhen they heard this, they werepricked in their heart, and saidunto Peter and to the rest of theapostles, Men and brethren,what shall we do? 38 Then Petersaid unto them, Repent, and bebaptized every one of you in thename of Jesus Christ for theremission of sins, and ye shallreceive the gift of the HolyGhost. 39 For the promise isunto you, and to your children,and to all that are afar off, evenas many as the Lord our Godshall call. 40 And with manyother words did he testify andexhort, saying, Save yourselvesfrom this untoward generation.41 Then they that gladlyreceived his word were baptized:and the same day there wereadded unto them about threethousand souls. 42 And theycontinued stedfastly in the apos-tles’ doctrine and fellowship,and in breaking of bread, and inprayers.(KJV)

Rom 8:5 For they that are afterthe flesh do mind the things ofthe flesh; but they that are afterthe Spirit the things of the Spirit.6 For to be carnally minded isdeath; but to be spiritually mind-ed is life and peace. 7 Becausethe carnal mind is enmityagainst God: for it is not subjectto the law of God, neither indeedcan be. 8 So then they that are in

the flesh cannot please God. 9But ye are not in the flesh, but inthe Spirit, if so be that the Spiritof God dwell in you. Now if anyman have not the Spirit ofChrist, he is none of his.(KJV)

Rom 10:1 Brethren, my heart’sdesire and prayer to God forIsrael is, that they might besaved. 2 For I bear them recordthat they have a zeal of God, butnot according to knowledge. 3For they being ignorant of God’srighteousness, and going aboutto establish their own righteous-ness, have not submitted them-selves unto the righteousness ofGod. 4 For Christ is the end ofthe law for righteousness toevery one that believeth. 5 ForMoses describeth the righteous-ness which is of the law, Thatthe man which doeth thosethings shall live by them. 6 Butthe righteousness which is offaith speaketh on this wise, Saynot in thine heart, Who shallascend into heaven? (that is, tobring Christ down fromabove:)(KJV)

1 Cor 6:19 What? know ye notthat your body is the temple ofthe Holy Ghost which is in you,which ye have of God, and yeare not your own? 20 For ye arebought with a price: thereforeglorify God in your body, and inyour spirit, which areGod’s.(KJV)

1 Cor 7:22 For he that is calledin the Lord, being a servant, isthe Lord’s freeman: likewisealso he that is called, being free,is Christ’s servant. 23 Ye arebought with a price; be not yethe servants of men. 24Brethren, let every man, whereinhe is called, therein abide withGod. (KJV)

2 Cor 10:7 Do ye look onthings after the outward appear-ance? If any man trust to himselfthat he is Christ’s, let him ofhimself think this again, that, ashe is Christ’s, even so are weChrist’s. (KJV)

Gal 3:23 But before faith came,we were kept under the law, shutup unto the faith which shouldafterwards be revealed. 24Wherefore the law was ourschoolmaster to bring us untoChrist, that we might be justifiedby faith. 25 But after that faith iscome, we are no longer under aschoolmaster. 26 For ye are allthe children of God by faith inChrist Jesus. 27 For as many ofyou as have been baptized intoChrist have put on Christ. 28There is neither Jew nor Greek,there is neither bond nor free,there is neither male nor female:for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

WHAT IS TRUTH? THEY THAT ARE CHRIST’S


29 And if ye be Christ’s, thenare ye Abraham’s seed, and heirsaccording to the promise. (KJV)

Eph 4:3 Endeavouring to keepthe unity of the Spirit in thebond of peace. 4 There is onebody, and one Spirit, even as yeare called in one hope of yourcalling; 5 One Lord, one faith,one baptism, 6 One God andFather of all, who is above all,and through all, and in youall.(KJV)

Eph 5:22 Wives, submit your-selves unto your own husbands,as unto the Lord. 23 For thehusband is the head of the wife,even as Christ is the head of thechurch: and he is the saviour ofthe body. 24 Therefore as thechurch is subject unto Christ, solet the wives be to their ownhusbands in every thing. 25Husbands, love your wives,even as Christ also loved thechurch, and gave himself for it;26 That he might sanctify andcleanse it with the washing ofwater by the word, 27 That hemight present it to himself a glo-rious church, not having spot, orwrinkle, or any such thing; butthat it should be holy and with-out blemish. 28 So ought mento love their wives as their ownbodies. He that loveth his wifeloveth himself. 29 For no manever yet hated his own flesh;but nourisheth and cherisheth it,even as the Lord the church: 30For we are members of his body,of his flesh, and of his bones. 31For this cause shall a man leavehis father and mother, and shallbe joined unto his wife, and theytwo shall be one flesh. 32 This isa great mystery: but I speak con-cerning Christ and the church.33 Nevertheless let every one ofyou in particular so love hiswife even as himself; and thewife see that she reverence herhusband.(KJV)

Gal 5:24 ...HAVE CRUCIFIEDTHE FLESH WITH THEAFFECTIONS AND LUST.

Rom 6:5 For if we have beenplanted together in the likenessof his death, we shall be also inthe likeness of his resurrection:6 Knowing this, that our oldman is crucified with him, thatthe body of sin might bedestroyed, that henceforth weshould not serve sin.(KJV)

Rom 8:12 Therefore, brethren,we are debtors, not to the flesh,to live after the flesh. 13 For ifye live after the flesh, ye shalldie: but if ye through the Spiritdo mortify the deeds of thebody, ye shall live. 14 For asmany as are led by the Spirit ofGod, they are the sons ofGod.(KJV)

Rom 12:1 I beseech you there-fore, brethren, by the mercies ofGod, that ye present your bodiesa living sacrifice, holy, accept-able unto God, which is yourreasonable service. 2 And be notconformed to this world: but beye transformed by the renewingof your mind, that ye may provewhat is that good, and accept-able, and perfect, will of God.

Rom 13:14 But put ye on theLord Jesus Christ, and make not(1)provision for the (2)flesh, tofulfil the lusts thereof.(KJV)

Definitions: (1)provision-4307pronoia- 1) forethought, provi-dential care 2) to make provisionfor a thing(2)flesh-4561 sarx (sarx);(byextension) the body (as opposedto the soul [or spirit], or as thesymbol of what is external,KJV— carnal (-ly, + -ly mind-ed), flesh ([-ly]), secularly mind-ed.

2 Cor 5:16 Wherefore hence-forth know we no man after theflesh: yea, though we haveknown Christ after the flesh, yetnow henceforth know we him nomore. 17 Therefore if any manbe in Christ, he is a new crea-ture: old things are passed away;behold, all things are becomenew.(KJV)

Gal 5:16 This I say then, Walkin the Spirit, and ye shall notfulfil the lust of the flesh. 17 Forthe flesh lusteth against theSpirit, and the Spirit against theflesh: and these are contrary theone to the other: so that ye can-not do the things that ye would.18 But if ye be led of the Spirit,ye are not under the law. 19Now the works of the flesh aremanifest, which are these;Adultery, fornication, unclean-ness, lasciviousness, 20 Idolatry,witchcraft, hatred, variance,emulations, wrath, strife, sedi-tions, heresies, 21 Envyings,murders, drunkenness, revel-lings, and such like: of thewhich I tell you before, as I havealso told you in time past, thatthey which do such things shallnot inherit the kingdom ofGod.(KJV)

Gal 6:14 But God forbid that Ishould glory, save in the cross ofour Lord Jesus Christ, by whomthe world is crucified unto me,and I unto the world.(KJV)

Eph 4:22 That ye put off con-cerning the former conversationthe old man, which is corruptaccording to the deceitful lusts;23 And be renewed in the spiritof your mind; 24 And that ye puton the new man, which afterGod is created in righteousnessand true holiness.

1 Pet 2:11 Dearly beloved, Ibeseech you as strangers and pil-grims, abstain from fleshlylusts, which war against thesoul;(KJV)

Gal 5:24 ... ADDITIONALSCRIPTURES….THEY THATARE CHRIST’S

Matt 5:29 And if thy right eyeoffend thee, pluck it out, andcast it from thee: for it is prof-itable for thee that one of thymembers should perish, and notthat thy whole body should becast into hell. 30 And if thy righthand offend thee, cut it off, andcast it from thee: for it is prof-itable for thee that one of thymembers should perish, and notthat thy whole body should becast into hell.

Matt 5:38 Ye have heard that ithath been said, An eye for aneye, and a tooth for a tooth: 39But I say unto you, That yeresist not evil: but whosoevershall smite thee on thy rightcheek, turn to him the other also.40 And if any man will sue theeat the law, and take away thycoat, let him have thy cloke also.41 And whosoever shall compelthee to go a mile, go with himtwain. 42 Give to him thatasketh thee, and from him thatwould borrow of thee turn notthou away. 43 Ye have heard thatit hath been said, Thou shaltlove thy neighbour, and hatethine enemy. 44 But I say untoyou, Love your enemies, blessthem that curse you, do good tothem that hate you, and pray forthem which despitefully use you,and persecute you; 45 That yemay be the children of yourFather which is in heaven: for hemaketh his sun to rise on theevil and on the good, andsendeth rain on the just and onthe unjust. 46 For if ye lovethem which love you, whatreward have ye? do not even thepublicans the same? 47 And ifye salute your brethren only,what do ye more than others? donot even the publicans so? 48 Beye therefore perfect, even asyour Father which is in heavenis perfect.(KJV)

Matt 7:13 Enter ye in at thestrait gate: for wide is the gate,and broad is the way, that lead-eth to destruction, and manythere be which go in thereat: 14Because strait is the gate, andnarrow is the way, which leadethunto life, and few there be thatfind it.(KJV)

Matt 26:41 Watch and pray,that ye enter not into temptation:the spirit indeed is willing, butthe flesh is weak.(KJV)

Mark 8:34 And when he hadcalled the people unto him with

his disciples also, he said untothem, Whosoever will comeafter me, let him deny himself,and take up his cross, and followme. 35 For whosoever will savehis life shall lose it; but whoso-ever shall lose his life for mysake and the gospel’s, the sameshall save it. 36 For what shall itprofit a man, if he shall gain thewhole world, and lose his ownsoul? 37 Or what shall a mangive in exchange for hissoul?(KJV)

Luke 9:22 Saying, The Son ofman must suffer many things,and be rejected of the elders andchief priests and scribes, and beslain, and be raised the third day.23 And he said to them all, Ifany man will come after me,(1)let him deny himself, andtake up his (2)cross daily, and(3)follow me. 24 For whosoeverwill save his life shall lose it:but whosoever will lose his lifefor my sake, the same shall saveit. 25 For what is a man advan-taged, if he gain the wholeworld, and lose himself, or becast away? 26 For whosoevershall be ashamed of me and ofmy words, of him shall the Sonof man be ashamed, when heshall come in his own glory, andin his Father’s, and of the holyangels. (KJV)

Definition: (1) If any man willcome after me let him denyhimself -533 aparneomai (ap-ar-neh’-om-ahee);from 575 and720; to deny utterly, i.e. disown,abstain: KJV— deny. a) toaffirm that one has no acquain-tance or connection with some-one b) to forget oneself, losesight of oneself and one’s owninterests(2) take up his cross daily-4716stauros (stow-ros’); from thebase of 2476; a stake or post (asset upright), i.e. (specifically) apole or cross (as an instrumentof capital punishment); figura-tively, exposure to death, i.e.self-denial; by implication, theatonement of Christ: KJV—cross. (3) and follow me-190akoloutheo (ak-ol-oo-theh’-o);from 1 (as a particle of union)and keleuthos (a road); properly,to be in the same way with, i.e.to accompany (specially, as adisciple), 1) to follow one whoprecedes, join him as his atten-dant, accompany him 2) to joinone as a disciple, become or behis disciple: to side with hisparty: KJV— follow, reach.

John 3:5 Jesus answered,Verily, verily, I say unto thee,Except a man be born of waterand of the Spirit, he cannot enterinto the kingdom of God. 6That which is born of the fleshis flesh; and that which is bornof the Spirit is spirit. (KJV)

John 12:23 And Jesus answeredthem, saying, The hour is come,that the Son of man should beglorified.24 Verily, verily, I say unto you,Except a corn of wheat fall intothe ground and die, it abidethalone: but if it die, it bringethforth much fruit. 25 (1)He thatloveth his life (2)shall lose it;and (3)he that hateth his life inthis (4)world (5)shall keep itunto life eternal. 26 If any manserve me, let him follow me; andwhere I am, there shall also myservant be: if any man serve me,him will my Fatherhonour.(KJV)

Definitions: (1)He that lovethhis life-5368 phileo (fil-eh’-o);from 5384; to be a friend to(fond of [an individual or anobject]), i.e. have affection for(denoting personal attachment,as a matter of sentiment or feel-ing; to kiss (as a mark of tender-ness), a) to approve of b) to likec) to sanction 3) to be fond ofdoing; to be accustomed to, usedto doing (something): KJV—kiss, love. (2)shall lose it-622apollumi (ap-ol’-loo-mee);from575 and the base of 3639; todestroy fully (reflexively, to per-ish, or lose), literally or figura-tively: KJV— destroy, die, lose,mar, perish. (3)he that hatethhis life-3404 miseo (mis-eh’-o);from a primary misos(hatred); to detest (especially topersecute); by extension, to loveless: KJV— hate (-ful).(4)in this world -2889 kosmos(kos’-mos); probably from thebase of 2865; orderly arrange-ment, i.e. decoration; by impli-cation, the world (in a wide ornarrow sense, including itsinhabitants, literally or figura-tively [morally]), 6) the ungodlymultitude; the whole mass ofmen alienated from God, andtherefore hostile to the cause ofChrist 7) world affairs, theaggregate of things earthly thewhole circle of earthly goods,endowments riches, advantages,pleasures, etc., which althoughhollow and frail and fleeting, stirdesire, seduce from God and areobstacles to the cause of Christ :KJV— adorning, world.(5)shall keep it unto life eternal-5442 phulasso (foo-las’-so);probably from 5443 through theidea of isolation; to watch, i.e.be on guard (literally of figura-tively); by implication, to pre-serve, obey, avoid: KJV—beward, keep (self), observe,save. Compare 5083.

Rom 7:18 For I know that inme (that is, in my flesh,)dwelleth no good thing: for towill is present with me; but howto perform that which is good Ifind not.(KJV)



Rom 12:16 Be of the same mindone toward another. (1)Mindnot (2)high things, but (3)con-descend to men of (4)lowestate. Be not wise in your ownconceits. 17 Recompense to noman evil for evil. Provide thingshonest in the sight of all men. 18If it be possible, as much as liethin you, live peaceably with allmen. 19 Dearly beloved, avengenot yourselves, but rather giveplace unto wrath: for it is writ-ten, Vengeance is mine; I willrepay, saith the Lord. 20Therefore if thine enemy hunger,feed him; if he thirst, give himdrink: for in so doing thou shaltheap coals of fire on his head.21 Be not overcome of evil, butovercome evil with good. (Seealso)

Definitions:(1)Mind not-5426phroneo (fron-eh’-o);to exercisethe mind, to interest oneself in(with concern or obedience):KJV— set the affection on,regard, savour, think. (2)highthings-5308 hupselos-2)metaphorically, eminent, exalteda) in influence and honor b) toset the mind on, to seek, highthings (as honors and riches), tobe aspiring. (3)condescend-4879 sunapago-b) to yield orsubmit oneself to lowly things,conditions, employments: not toevade their power. (4)lowestate-5011 tapeinos-1) not ris-ing far from the ground a) as acondition, lowly, of low degree

Dear reader please noteRomans chapter 13, verse one;Christians are to be subject untoall higher powers, world wide;for God is not limited to any onecountry (Acts17:24-31). This isto be done as long as it doesn’tcause conflict with God, throughChrist and his apostles’ doctrine(Acts5:25-29).

Rom 13:1 Let every soul besubject unto the higher powers.For there is no power but ofGod: the powers that be areordained of God. 2 Whosoevertherefore resisteth the power,resisteth the ordinance of God:and they that resist shall receiveto themselves damnation.(KJV)

1 Cor 11:1 Be ye followers ofme, even as I also am of Christ.2 Now I praise you, brethren,that ye remember me in allthings, and keep the ordinances,as I delivered them to you. 3 ButI would have you know, that thehead of every man is Christ; andthe head of the woman is theman; and the head of Christ isGod.(KJV)

1 Cor 14:34 Let your womenkeep silence in the churches: forit is not permitted unto them tospeak; but they are commandedto be under obedience, as also

saith the law. 35 And if they willlearn any thing, let them asktheir husbands at home: for it isa shame for women to speak inthe church. 36 What? came theword of God out from you? orcame it unto you only? 37 If anyman think himself to be aprophet, or spiritual, let himacknowledge that the things thatI write unto you are the com-mandments of the Lord.(KJV)

Gal 2:20 I am crucified withChrist: nevertheless I live; yetnot I, but Christ liveth in me:and the life which I now live inthe flesh I live by the faith of theSon of God, who loved me, andgave himself for me.(KJV)

Phil 1:27 Only let your conver-sation be as it becometh thegospel of Christ: that whether Icome and see you, or else beabsent, I may hear of youraffairs, that ye stand fast in onespirit, with one mind strivingtogether for the faith of thegospel; 28 And in nothing terri-fied by your adversaries: whichis to them an evident token ofperdition, but to you of salva-tion, and that of God. 29 Forunto you it is given in the behalfof Christ, not only to believe onhim, but also to suffer for hissake; 30 Having the same con-flict which ye saw in me, andnow hear to be in me.(KJV)

Titus 2:3 The aged women like-wise, that they be in behaviouras becometh holiness, not falseaccusers, not given to muchwine, teachers of good things; 4That they may teach the youngwomen to be sober, to love theirhusbands, to love their children,5 To be discreet, chaste,(1)keepers at home, good, obe-dient to their own husbands, thatthe word of God be not blas-phemed.(KJV)

Definition: (1)keepers athome-3626 oikourgos (oy-koor-gos’) or oikouros (oy-koo-ros’);from 3624 and ouros (aguard; be “ware”); a stayer athome, i.e. domestically inclined(a “good housekeeper”), -caringfor the house, working at homea) the (watch or) keeper of thehouse b) keeping at home andtaking care of household affairsc) a domestic: KJV— keeper athome.Titus 2:12 Teaching us that,denying ungodliness and world-ly lusts, we should live soberly,righteously, and godly, in thispresent world; 13 Looking forthat blessed hope, and the glori-ous appearing of the great Godand our Saviour Jesus Christ; 14Who gave himself for us, that hemight redeem us from all iniqui-ty, and purify unto himself apeculiar people, zealous of goodworks. 15 These things speak,

and exhort, and rebuke with allauthority. Let no man despisethee.(KJV)

James 2:17 Even so faith, if ithath not works, is dead, beingalone. 18 Yea, a man may say,Thou hast faith, and I haveworks: shew me thy faith with-out thy works, and I will shewthee my faith by my works. 19Thou believest that there is oneGod; thou doest well: the devilsalso believe, and tremble. 20 Butwilt thou know, O vain man, thatfaith without works is dead?(KJV)

1 Pet 4:1 Forasmuch then asChrist hath suffered for us in theflesh, arm yourselves likewisewith the same mind: for he thathath suffered in the flesh hathceased from sin; 2 That he nolonger should live the rest of histime in the flesh to the lusts ofmen, but to the will ofGod.(KJV)

2 Pet 3:1 This second epistle,beloved, I now write unto you;in both which I stir up your pureminds by way of remembrance:2 That ye may be mindful of thewords which were spoken beforeby the holy prophets, and of thecommandment of us the apostlesof the Lord and Saviour: 3Knowing this first, that thereshall come in the last daysscoffers, walking after their ownlusts,

I Jn 2:15 Love not the world,neither the things that are in theworld. If any man love theworld, the love of the Father isnot in him. 16 For all that is inthe world, the lust of the flesh,and the lust of the eyes, and thepride of life, is not of the father,but is of the world. 17 And theworld passeth away, and the lustthereof: but he that doeth thewill of God abideth forever.(KJV)

2 Cor 13:3 Since ye seek aproof of Christ speaking in me,which to you-ward is not weak,but is mighty in you. 4 Forthough he was crucified throughweakness, yet he liveth by thepower of God. For we also areweak in him, but we shall livewith him by the power of Godtoward you. 5 (1)Examineyourselves, whether ye be in thefaith; prove your own selves.Know ye not your own selves,how that Jesus Christ is in you,except ye be(2)reprobates?(KJV)

Definitions: (1)Examine your-selves-3985 peirazo (pi-rad’-zo);from 3984; to test (objec-tively), i.e. endeavor, scrutinize,discipline: KJV— assay, exam-ine, go about, prove, tempt (-er),try. (2)reprobates-96 adoki-

mos (ad-ok’-ee-mos);from 1 (asa negative particle) and 1384;unapproved, i.e. rejected; byimplication, worthless (literallyor morally): KJV— castaway,rejected, reprobate.

Note: The Apostle Paul said“Examine yourselves, whetherye be in the faith”, he did notsay in a faith. We must concludefrom this statement that therewere other faiths, and those thatprofess to be of Christ, MUSTmake sure that they are in theone AUTHORIZED byCHRIST.

Remember, the purpose of thesearticles is to share with yousome scriptural truths, therebyexposing error, as we search for,what is Truth (John17:17).Again, we believe through thepreponderance of scripture(which is having superiorweight, force, importance, orinfluence of scripture) and defi-nitions on any topic, allowsscripture to interpret scripture.This should also allow for a bet-ter understanding on that topic.

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I have only been covering highschool sports for 12 years or so,so I grant you I’m no expert.Never claimed to be one anddon’t want to be one either. I’mjust a fan as many of you are. Ienjoy the sights, sound andpageantry of youth competition.I always have and I admit it’s inmy blood. I never deny my lovefor the professional sports teamsin Boston-the Celtics, Patriots,Bruins and my heart and passionthe Red Sox. But my true love ishigh school sports. I am alwaysnotified by many fans aboutissues relating to high schoolathletics, so it was with generalinterest I looked into the ‘newAstrodome proposals’. Thedome has been vacant for 15+years since the Houston Oilersmoved to Tennessee to becomethe Titans and the Texans beganoperation in Houston in 2002.Reliant Stadium was built nextdoor to the Dome. The buildinghas deteriorated over the yearsand yet the bills are being paidby all taxpayers in HarrisCounty. No one wants it torndown but no one has come witha decent proposal for new busi-ness to keep the stadium. Forgetfor now a shopping mall, casino,amusement park and many otherbusiness plans. It won’t workand no one can propose any newtaxes that will gain any kind ofsupport from the diverse com-munities around Harris County.But one idea that made melaugh in a very angry way wasthe proposal to turn the Domeinto a business/recreation centerwith seating of 15,000 to20,000. This person stated thisplan would encourage theUniversity InterscholasticLeague to place Houston backin the rotation to host the statefootball championship games.Now I readily admit there’snothing that many of us in thelocal media along with highschool football fans would loveto see more than the state cham-pionship football games return-ing to Houston. We have thehotel space and the requiredamenities to put on a fabulousshow. The National BasketballAssociation All-Star game, theFinal Four and possible SuperBowl is returning to Houstonbecause of the great job many ofour local citizens did in the pastto support these events. I can’t

say the same regarding our statechampionship football games.They did a very poor job in myopinion. Many years we had theopportunity to request the U.I.L.to consider rotating the statechampionship basketball tourna-ment in a four city rotation ofHouston, Dallas/Ft. Worth,Austin and San Antonio yet thesupport was weak at best andlocal elected morons (aka-politi-cians) gave no support to theidea. In fact one bulletheadelected official who will remainnameless said ‘everyone wantsto come to Austin’ even thoughhe is elected to serve an innercity district in Houston. Sobelieve me no support will comefrom these lame individuals.Also 15,000 to 20,000 seatingcapacity is not any shape, fash-ion or form going to elate theU.I.L. and coaches around thestate to return to Houston Texas.This created a hearty laugh forme. I was privileged to attendfor the last two years the statetitle games in both 5A and 4A atCowboys Stadium in ArlingtonTexas. The beautifully-designedstadium that seats over 100,000Dallas Cowboy fans was a joyto behold. The support staff atthe stadium welcomed visitorswith open arms. Fans enjoyedbeing in attendance at the gamesin that building. What makesanyone with the sense of a fly(sorry for any disrespect to ourflies) that 15,000 seats will drawany attention from the U.I.L.?Last years attendance to the 4Afinal drew nearly 50,000 fans.I’m so sick and tired of themoney-scheming individualsthat look to make a fast buck onhigh school sports. To the indi-viduals that came up with this‘new dome proposal’, pleaseplace in the trash can with theother ‘good ideas’. I can nameseveral more reasons why theidea is a fraud, but I started tolaugh so hard typing this col-umn that I had to stop so I couldfinish. To our dear readers andthose who carry a passion forhigh school athletics and theathletes themselves, don’t forgetour young ladies and men playbecause they love to. We shouldsupport their efforts likewise.Stadium or not, we should sup-port them because we love to.

That’s just the way I see it!


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By BIG John ChandlerWell, that time of the year hasagain arrived when students willget to ignore their alarm devicesand reward themselves with theextra snooze time that they haveso craved; trading in the restric-tive regimen of academic life forthe easy-going routine of sum-mer with its trips, social gather-ings, and leisure activities. Inan effort to advance or catch-up,some will spend the early weeksin summer school; and a particu-larly ambitious group will taketo the streets in the time honoredtradition of looking for employ-ment. The “summer job”remains as much a part of thestudent educational experienceas proms or pledges, and it isvery serious business. PresidentObama’s summer program hasobtained commitments from theprivate sector and from govern-ment to create 90,000 payingsummer jobs and internships, upfrom the 70,000 announced inJanuary, according to LauraClawson, a writer on laboraffairs for the Daily Kos Blog.Clawson notes that the numberincreases considerably when oneconsiders“…unpaid internshipsand mentorships, whichClawson says, “must be strictlyoverseen so that kids aren’t justused as free labor without gain-ing skills or prospects; unpaidwork of any kind is poorenough…without being directlyexploitative).” Summer jobs area big deal for tens of thousandsof students who may use thefunds for clothing, car insur-ance, or college tuition. ErikaChristakis, a Harvard Collegeadministrator and blogger forTime’s website, says that “It wasonce common to see teenagersmowing lawns, waiting tables,digging ditches and bagginggroceries for modest wages inthe long summer months.Summer employment was asocial equalizer, allowing bothaffluent and financially strappedteenagers to gain a foothold onadulthood, learning the virtuesof hard work, respect and team-work in a relatively low-stakesatmosphere. But youth employ-ment has declined precipitouslyover the years, and young peo-ple are losing a chance to devel-op these important life skills inthe process.” In July 2010, (thelast year for which figures areavailable) fewer than half ofAmerican young people betweenthe ages of 16 and 24 wereemployed; so even an uptick of20,000 paying jobs means weare still in the midst of a tougheconomy and the competitionfor those jobs will be stiff.

Still, I think that it is importantfor young people of a certain

age to learn the value of work;even the act of looking for it canbe instructive in social interac-tion. Not all jobs will be glam-orous but they can teach a stu-dent about the nature of hierar-chal structures and how to bestto function productively withinthem. But not every job or taskis going to be a dream assign-ment no matter where you land.Christakis argues that detach-ment from unskilled summerjobs is making American kidsunfamiliar with work norms…on her own campus she findsthat kids augment their resuméswith unpaid internships, ratherthan earn a buck with a moretraditional — and unskilled —summer job.

Having mentored and managed16-24 year olds as interns andnew hires there are somethoughts I think every newworker should commit to memo-ry: Tardiness, absenteeism, andinsubordination in the work-place, unlike school, usuallycarry stiff economic penaltiesranging from termination andloss of paycheck to poor evalua-tion and reduced income; shod-dy work and low productivity,even if you are cleaning a yardor mowing grass is not the wayto gain repeat customers (earn-ings). Some of those studentswho remembered these simplerules also mastered the complex-ities and subtleties of marketingand eventually rose to executivepositions themselves. In thehighly charged atmosphere ofFortune 500 companies, studentsusually realized that they had toaccelerate to the speed of theirenvironment and adjustedaccordingly. When I became avolunteer for the PABA summerprogram, I supervised youngpeople whose introduction to thework force called for them toput in eight hour days meetingthe ever-changing demands ofpreteen and teenage childrenwhile attending to the light gen-eral cleaning duties thatteenagers have had a reputationfor avoiding since the inventionof the mop and pail. The oneswho saw the summer work as ameans to a higher end andfocused on doing their jobs welluntil the program ended werethe ones who proved to be suc-cessful in their chosen endeav-ors. Think of work as an oppor-tunity for character developmentand give it your best effort.Remind yourself of this bit ofwisdom from the advice colum-nist, Dear Prudence: You justmade the transition from schoolto work. You’re used to beingtold what will be on the test andwhen your papers are due, so the

open-ended nature of a job canbe disorienting. But let meassure you that if you thinkpicking up lunch is beneath you,there are plenty of young peoplewho bring back the tuna saladwith a smile, thrilled to be start-ing their climb up the totempole.

For those parents who worrythat their child’s college applica-tion might lack the presumednecessary pizzazz without someprestigious firm in the work his-tory section, take heed: MichaelSmerconish, columnist for thePhiladelphia Inquirer, and talkshow host, identifies himselfthrough the years leading to hisdegree, as a onetime mainte-nance man at McDonald’s, truckdriver, delivery man, dishwash-er, painter of street address num-bers on curbs, raker of leaves,and shoveler of snow. Afterreading Christical’s article hecontacted Bruce Bunnick in theadmissions office of LehighUniversity, one of his two for-mer alma maters to get an ideaof the weight that might beaffixed to impressive summerpositions. Bunnick said he looksforward to meeting students whocan describe the value of thatexperience — whether itoccurred on Wall Street or atWal-Mart — in a compellingway. “I honestly don’t think itmatters much whether or not thestudent saved the world or liter-ally rolled up his or her sleevesto perform a menial summerjob,…It’s a great thing for a stu-dent to engage in summer workwhere they can convey exactlywhat the experience meant tothem in their college application,whether the message is ‘Irubbed elbows with Wall Streettycoons’ or ‘I flipped burgers,but it gave my outlook on hardwork a deeper meaning.’

Quentin Jackson Mott in theadmission office fromSmerconish’s other alma mater,University of Pennsylvania, wasequally emphatic: “...Penn’sadmissions team “loves summerjobs and students who workpart-time during the schoolyear,” it meets fewer applicantswith such experiences, despitetheir clear benefits.

Working the grill, waiting tables,scooping ice cream, and foldingT-shirts “all require the employ-ee to show up on time, be ateam member, have a good workethic, be service-oriented, learnhow to take critical (and posi-tive) feedback from a manager,manage a paycheck and whatgoes into it — what it means towork for a wage,” Mott said.“All of these intangible skillswill serve a student well in col-lege.”

And, I might add, in life.

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THIS YOU NEEDTO KNOWBy Paris Eley

FINDING EDUCATION AND VALUE IN WORK


Booker T. Washington

HS/HSEP’s Athletic Director

and Head Basketball Coach

Vincent Grayson stated that “this

year’s Annual Athletic Banquet

was a big success. Mainly,

because “we not only celebrated

our current student/athletes; we

also had an opportunity to honor

one of our own. We inducted

Mercury Hayes into our Hall of

Fame”. After, graduating from


HS/HSEP, Mercury went on to

play college football for the

Michigan Wolverines and pro-

fessional football for the Atlanta

Falcons, the New Orleans

Saints, and in the Canadian

League. Former San Antonio

Spurs coach and NBA great,

John Lucas was our ‘keynote

speaker’.

Coach Grayson added that “it

was a great year in sports for


HS/HSEP. The Football Team

along with Girls’ and Boys’

Basketball Teams all made it to

the District Playoffs. The Boys’

Track Team made it to the State

Finals in Austin and the Girls’

Track Team went to the

Regional Finals. The Boys’

Cross Country Team won

District and the Girls’ Cross

Country Team were 2nd place

finishers in the District”.

THE BOOKER T. WASHINGTON HS/HSEP ANNUAL ATHLETIC BANQUET WAS A BIG SUCCESS!By Dr. Victor Keys

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From left to right> Tack Minor BTW HS/HSEP and LSU BasketballGreat, John Lucas, Keynote Speaker at the BTW HS/HSEP Annual

Athletic Banquet, and Athletic Director/Head Coach BasketballCoach Vincent Grayson

BTW HS/HSEP Student/Athletes and their parents

Coach Anderson addressingthe audience

Coach Austin Head TrackCoach of BTW HS/HSEP

The 2012 BTW HS/HSEP Track Team

from left to right BTW HS/HSEP Athletic Director and HeadBasketball Coach Vincent Grayson, Parent Volunteers,

Ms. Bilbo Principal of BTW HS/HSEP,and Mr. Bledsoe BTW HS/HSEP Booster Club President

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This year’s 18-5A District Golf

Tournament was a historic event

for Aldine Independent School

District. For the first time in the

history of Eisenhower High

School two golfers earned

medalist honors in their respec-

tive divisions. Brandon Reed

and Mariesha Keys both won

district titles in golf. Brandon

Reed, a four year letterman and

captain of the Eisenhower Boys’

Varsity Golf Team, for the past

four years has made it to the

Regional Tournament for the

past two years. This year he was

involved in a fight to the finish

with Nimitz’s Marlon Chapman.

However, when all the sand set-

tled; it was Brandon who won

the tournament. Mariesha Keys

who is also a senior and the cap-

tain of the Girls’ Varsity Golf

Team at Eisenhower on the other

hand won the girls’ division by

17 strokes and easily moved on

the Regional play. The

Eisenhower Boys’ Team finished

2nd in the district behind Nimitz

and the MacArthur Girls’ Team

won in the Girls’ Division.

Eisenhower Golf Coach Michael

Haggerty stated that “this is a

great day for Aldine ISD,

Eisenhower High School, and

Carver Magnet School. We have

been blessed to have some of the

brightest young people in the

world, attend our schools and

play golf in Aldine ISD. I am so

proud of these student/athletes

and I will truly miss them”.

ALDINE ISD‘S EISENHOWER HIGH SCHOOL AND CARVER MAGNET SCHOOL DUO MAKES GOLF HISTORYBy Dr. Victor Keys

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Mariesha Keys andBrandon Reed

2011-2012 Eisenhower Golf Teams and Coach Michael Haggerty

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