Student launches Red Cross club at Travis High School

CLEMENTS HS STUDENT MAKES PERFECT SAT SCORE - Lilly Shen, an 11th-grade student at Clements High School, earned a perfect score of 2400 on her SAT test. She also made a perfect score of 240 …

But playing at home with the same guys since Little League is why he loves the game

GEORGE RANCH HS RECEIVES AWARD - The Touchdown Club of Houston awarded George Ranch High School a Special Achievement Award during its annual Sportsmanship Luncheon. Terry High School was third out of 14 finalists for …

LAMAR CONSOLIDATED SENIOR EARNS EDMUNDS FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP - Lamar Consolidated High School senior Morgan Pierce received a $500 scholarship from The Edmunds Foundation.
Morgan qualified for the scholarship by writing an essay about Nanotechnology. She plans …

By Melanie Saxton
Only 12, this seventh-grader has played hundreds of gigs and is headed toward stardom
Alexis Lanea Stavinoha, known simply as Lexi, could sing better than she could talk at the age of two. “I …

By Cindy Ziervogel
National contest was “just another project” for doodler
Doodle queen Alessandra Jara holds a pretty special place in the doodle world. The Reading Junior High eighth-grader was named a state finalist in the Doodle …

GIRL SCOUTS OF RAINBOW STARS SERVICE UNIT ATTENDS NATIONAL CONVENTION - Rainbow Stars Service Unit played a vital part in the 2011 National Council Session/52nd Convention. With 100 years to celebrate and a new century …

Hunter Farber is a hunter who likes the
quiet of the country
By Cindy Ziervogel
Hunter Farber’s patience is as evident in conversation as it is in his experience with the Texas Youth Hunting Program (TYHP).Hunter is 13 …

FIRST COLONY SWIM TEAM MEMBERS COMPETE IN JAPAN - First Colony Swim Team members Kyle Yu, Jordan Hancock, Romy Landeck and Simone Manuel were all part of the NCSA All American Team that competed in …

Three UT students spent 70 days and 4,000 miles biking for cancer awareness
By Cindy Ziervogel
Shannon Kintner was only a casual bike rider and self-described nerd when she first heard a fellow student recruit for a …

PATRIOT DAY HONORS LIVES LOST ON SEPT. 11 - Eighth-grade social studies classes at Bowie Middle School created a Memory Hall to honor the 3,000-plus victims of the Sept. 11 attacks. The exhibit included posters …

Reagan Johnson looks ahead to a musical career

By Cindy Ziervogel
Reagan Johnson, who just moved back to Sugar Land from a three-year family stay in Dubai, is a study in contrasts. Everything about the talented …

BOOK CHARACTERS COME TO LIFE AT SCHIFF ELEMENTARY - Storybook characters came to life for students in the bilingual/English as a Second Language summer school program at Schiff Elementary. The school held a storybook character …

By Cindy Ziervogel
Jenni Scarmado, an 18-year-old Clements High School senior, made no bones about the fact she wanted to take on a major volunteer project. She was tired of the haphazard couple of hours here …

GIRL SCOUT HOLDS DANCE CAMP TO EARN GOLD AWARD - Girl Scout Ambassador Tiana Griffin held a dance camp at the Fort Bend Women’s Center to earn the Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council Gold …

Performing in a theatre or leading worship at church, Drew Essen is where he’s supposed to be

By Cindy Ziervogel
Drew Essen knows how to captivate a crowd. He has the talent to entertain and the gift …

STING SELECT TEAM TAKES TOP HONORS IN TOURNAMENT - The 8u Sting Select Team in the First Colony Little League took first-place honors in the Memorial Day Madness tournament. Team members are Trace Lee, Jacob …

FIRST COLONY MS STUDENT NAMED CITIZEN OF THE MONTH - A member of many First Colony activities and extracurricular programs, Bobcat Sophia Zekkour was selected as Citizen of the Month by the Sugar Land Exchange …

Teen’s achievements in complex science research and other pursuits fueled by passion
By Cindy Ziervogel
Neerja Aggarwal is an experienced research scientist in the complex world of nanotechnology. She calls research her thing.
When it comes to understanding …

SUBURBAN SUGAR LAND WOMEN ANNOUNCE SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS - The 2011 Phenomenal Scholarship Recipients announced by SSLW all hail from Thurgood Marshall High School: Olewafemi Kinfeosi Adunbarin plans to attend the University of Texas at Austin …

By Cindy Ziervogel
The Fields kids, Summor, 14, and Howard, 12, as well as older sister, Savannah, an 18-year old college freshman at Stephen F. Austin University, tried a variety of sports before they began running …

FORT BEND ISD HOSTS DIVERSITY CONFERENCE - Fort Bend ISD’s second annual High School Diversity Conference welcomed more than 500 students, representing each of the district’s high schools, for a day of learning, networking and …

For shelter volunteer Amanda Mickan, leaving her favorite dogs and cats each time is the hardest part
One of the hardest parts of an internship at an animal shelter is most likely the clean up work. …

FINALISTS NAMED IN FORT BEND ISD’S QUIZ BOWL COMPETITION - The Quiz Bowl teams from Clements High School and Dulles High School were named finalists in Fort Bend ISD’s 2011 Quiz Bowl Competition. The competition …

10 sets of twins at Dulles Middle School keep teachers busy
By Cindy Ziervogel
Fame has both its ups and downs. Just ask some of the kids that make up a very select group of students …

SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS TEAM HOSTS RESOURCE BOOTHS - Fort Bend ISD’s Safe and Drug-Free Schools team hosted a resource booth at all Fort Bend ISD high schools and specialized campuses to help inform …