FOSTER HS ARTIST NAMED GRAND RESERVE CHAMP - Foster High School student Rachael Faye Becker is the Reserve Grand Champion at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo School Art Show. Her piece, “Peek-a-Boot,” was the …

Volunteering seed planted at an early age
By Cindy Ziervogel
Trevor Schnupp never thought he’d be recognized for having fun. And fun is how the 18-year-old Dulles High School senior described all his years of volunteer work. …

The Sugar Plum Market features more than 100 vendors from across Texas with unique items perfect for gift-giving.
The Fort Bend Junior Service League announced that Methodist Sugar Land Hospital is the title sponsor of …

 
LAMAR CONSOLIDATED HS SPEECH STUDENTS COMPETE - Four Lamar Consolidated High School students competed with more than 1,000 students from all over the state at the Texas Forensic Association State Tournament in March. Drew Heugel …

Best friends strike oil with Foster’s EnergyQuest Team
By Cindy Ziervogel
Diem Tran and her best friend Elizabeth Nguyen think one of the funniest things about being on the award-winning Foster High School EnergyQuest team, besides the …

Stone Garrett
STONE GARRETT SELECTED FOR UNDER ARMOUR ALL AMERICAN BASEBALL GAME - Stone Garrett, who plays outfield for George Ranch High School, has been selected early by Baseball Factory and has committed to participate in …

Recycling old computer monitors into custom-designed cat beds

FIRST COLONY SWIM TEAM MAKES A SPLASH AT WINTER JUNIOR NATIONALS. Simone Manuel, Brett Pinfold and Kaitlyn Swinney had outstanding performances at the 2012 USA Swimming Winter National Championships. The group came away with numerous best …

By Cindy Ziervogel

Aakash Jacob has his mind set on the brain. He loves learning about, talking about and for the past three years, doing research all about the brain. Ever since Aakash was 13, he’s …

STUDENTS AT SUGAR MILL MONTESSORI COLLECT FOOD ITEMS - Students at Sugar Mill Montessori School collected non-perishable food items for the Fort Bend County Women’s Center. This year, SMMS not only met, but exceeded its …

By Cindy Ziervogel
Victor Taylor’s job is child’s play. Victor is 9. Just a kid, acting like a kid, in a place where kids hang out. Yet once a month he shows up for work where …

HARRISON TWINS ANNOUNCE COLLEGE CHOICE ON ESPN - Travis High School basketball standouts Andrew and Aaron Harrison announced their college of choice during a live ESPN broadcast, which took place in the school’s gymnasium in …

Language academy student Edbony Colemon wins grant trip to Japan
By Cindy Ziervogel
L ittle did Edbony Colemon know back in the summer after seventh grade that hearing a beautiful song on the radio would change the …

JUNIOR ROYALTY NAMED AT FORT BEND COUNTY FAIR - New royalty was crowned at the Fort Bend County Fair in September. Fair Princess Lizzie Rule was surrounded by her court — Ava Lucas, first runner …

Twelve-year-old writer Alice Harvey transforms her assignment into Kindle eBook
By Cindy Ziervogel
A lice Harvey, always the dutiful student, took her sixth grade English Language Arts (ELA) assignment very seriously last year. She journeyed through the writing …

TRAVIS HS MARINE CORPS JROTC NAMED NATIONAL NAVAL HONOR SCHOOL - Travis High School’s Marine Corps JROTC has been named a National Naval Honor School by the U.S. Marine Corps. The Travis unit is only …

Assignment: Connect With Global Visionaries, Bring Great Ideas Back Home
By Cindy Ziervogel
It wasn’t a typical field trip for Chris Sabbagh, a senior at Kempner High School, or FBISD educator Naomi Brown. There weren’t any trinket …

LOCAL GIRL SCOUTS EARN SILVER AWARD - Girl Scouts from Troop 724 in Sugar Land received the Girl Scout Silver Award at a ceremony.
This award symbolizes a Cadette Girl Scout’s accomplishments in Girl Scouting and …

To this Travis student, history never gets old
By Cindy Ziervogel
History Day programs awaken us from historical slumber. In a world characterized by accelerating change, there is no better way to get a sense for time, …

JILLIAN ROSS NAMED COCA-COLA REGIONAL SCHOLAR - Jillian Ross, a 2012 graduate of Clements High School, was selected as one of 250 Finalists in the 2011-12 Coca-Cola Scholars Program, presented by the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation. …

A preview of the new season’s schools and players to watch
By Melanie Saxton
With a new school year upon us, fans are already wondering, “Will Fort Bend head back to state?”
Fans are still buzzing about last …

Aviation program puts her on cloud nine
By Cindy Ziervogel
The sky’s no limit for Dimple Joseph, who had an unusually easy time coming up with a career objective, most likely making her the envy of anyone …

SARTARTIA MS BRINGS HOME THE GOLD - The Lamar Consolidated High School speech and debate team hosted the fifth annual Mustang Middle School Festival. Sartartia Middle School came home with one of the three major …

By Cindy Ziervogel
Three Fort Bend ISD teams brain battled against some of the world’s most innovative minds at the Destination Imagination (DI) finals held at the University of Tennessee.
About 8,000 students representing 1,200 teams also …

HIGHTOWER HS STUDENT TAKES FLIGHT WITH HISTORIC AVIATION GROUP - Dimple Joseph, a junior at Hightower High School, has always dreamt of flying, but never imagined she would fly with the Bronze Eagles Flying Club …

TRAVIS HS STUDENT WINS SHAKESPEARE COMPETITION - Travis High School theater student Robert Jamerson won first place in the English-Speaking Union’s regional Shakespeare Competition held at Main Street Theater in February. Robert represented the Houston …

Terry High artist wins First Place in national Art of Dairy contest­
 
By Cindy Ziervogel
It’s not that Fariha Rashid, a senior at B. F. Terry High School, took herself too seriously; it’s just that of all …