NORD ANGLIA EDUCATION STUDENT AMBASSADORS RAISE FOCUS ONSUSTAINABILITY
In collaboration with UNICEF, secondary school students from Nord Anglia Education (NAE), the world’s leading premium schools organization, converged in New York City for seminars, debates and speaking …

Three Eighth-Grade Girls Earned The Chance To Present Their Design For A Life-Saving Electronic Device At A National Competition
An electronic device designed to save the lives of babies left in hot vehicles could someday be …

Lamar Consolidated High School JROTC Named Among Country’s Elite
Lamar Consolidated High School’s Air Force JROTC program – Unit TX-792 – has been selected as one of only 119 units in the nation to receive the 2017-2018 …

Lake Olympia Students Learn to Invest in the Stock Market and in Themselves
ByMara Soloway
The ticker of mysterious numbers and symbols that move across the bottom of the screen of the financial news programs used to mean …

Talented athlete overcomes health challenges
Darian McMillen, 14, is modest about her talents and accomplishments, both athletic and academic. But the upcoming freshman at Fort Bend Christian Academy has a competitive drive that has carried her …

Fort Bend Aggie Moms’ Club Awards Scholarships to Local Texas A&M Students
The Fort Bend County Aggie Moms’ Club recently announced the recipients of the 2018 scholarships and its graduating seniors. The organization seeks to support students …

By Mara Soloway
The Kempner High School Student Has Long Been Recognized By Iwrite Literacy Organization
Kempner High School junior Kurt Kauffman is an accomplished athlete, musician and writer. The confident and focused 16-year-old is on …

FOSTER STUDENTS SWEEP AT MONEY WEEK ESSAY CONTEST
Foster High School students swept all three podium spots at the Houston Federal Reserve Bank’s Annual Money Week essay contest.
This is also the fourth consecutive year that a …

Suburban Sugar Land Women (SSLW) and Phenomenal Partners recently held their 29th annual Service and Academic Excellence Luncheon honoring the following 2018 scholarship recipients: Oluwatobi Elizabeth Ayorinde – Travis High School, College: undecided, Major: Biology; …

DHS ACADEMIC DECATHLON TEAM WINS SECOND CONSECUTIVE STATE TITLE
The Dulles High School Academic Decathlon team earned its second consecutive state championship taking the top prize in the Large School category in February.
The team earned 27 …

Elkins Senior Finishes High School Football Career By Signing With Texas A&M
By Mara Soloway
Luke Matthews’ career as an offensive lineman for Elkins High School’s football team is ending with some significant accomplishments. The 18-year-old senior …

The basketball tournament was followed by a presentation on the importance of drug prevention.
DULLES HS STUDENT HOSTS TOURNAMENT WITH COMMUNITY PREVENTION COALITION
Sophomore Mehul Mittal, from the Math and Science Academy at Dulles High School, recently …

“CO-TEACHING” WORKS AT COLONY MEADOWS ELEMENTARY
“Co-teaching” is trending as one of the fastest growing teaching practices. With benefits of lower student-teacher ratio opportunities, stronger and more creative lessons and a modeling opportunity for peer-to-peer interaction, …

Tyler Thompson’s Musical Gift Takes Him To All-State Jazz Band
By Mara Soloway
When you meet Tyler Thompson, don’t tell him that he’s “such a good drummer for a young person.” He’s such a good drummer because …

Claude Treece to Chair Annual Gardere MLK Jr. Oratory Competition
Fort Bend resident and Gardere CEO Claude Treece will once again serve as event chair of the 22nd Annual Gardere MLK Jr. Oratory Competition to be …

Hightower senior already has acquired considerable experience and a national championship in medical terminology
Text and photo by Mara Soloway
Hightower High School and Medical Academy student Renee Yu is fluent in English, Chinese and medical terminology, …

By Mara Soloway
Noor Mohamed-Salinas was once like many students who didn’t quite get the relevance of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) topics in her own or the larger world. But the JASON Argonaut program …

Lamar Educational Awards Foundation Helps New Teachers Get Started
Lamar Educational Awards Foundation Executive Director Janice Knight recently presented a $100 bill to Lamar CISD’s newest teacher, Andrea Lopez, who is starting her teaching career at …

ELKINS HIGH SCHOOL 2017 SALUTATORIAN RECEIVES YOUTH EXCELLENCE AWARD
Each year, the Vietnamese Culture and Science Association honors outstanding high school students during its Youth Excellence Recognition Luncheon. The honorees are Houston-area, Vietnamese-American high school graduates …

Talented Sixth-Grader Charlize Lopez Is An Accomplished Student, Athletic And Artist
By Mara Soloway
When she talks, Charlize Lopez uses expressive hand gestures that seem to mimic karate moves, which makes perfect sense: this vibrant sixth-grader in …

ELKINS HIGH SCHOOL BAND NAMED FINALIST AT TMEA HONORS BAND COMPETITION
At the Texas Music Educators’ Association (TMEA) Honor Band Competition, held in July, the Elkins High School Honors Band, directed by Chad Collins, was named …

TEXAS FFA STUDENTS RECEIVE $1.4 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS FROM HLSR
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo leadership presented 70 Texas FFA students with $1.4 million in scholarships during the Texas FFA State Convention in Corpus Christi, Texas, …

Garrett Hermes Of Troop 731 Tops More Than1,100 Other Eagle Scouts For The Honor
Garrett Hermes, an Eagle Scout from Troop 731 in Sugar Land, a recent graduate of Clements High School, and son of Keith …

Dulles High Sophomore Has Mastered The Topics Through Passion And Extra Effort