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Issue #125 of the STAR Shop in the Community,Page 2
COMMUNITY PROFILEChannelview ISD honorsTeachers of the Year
VOLUME 4, NO. 22(#125) www.northchannelstar.comWEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2016YOUR NEWS, YOUR NEWSPAPER --Serving all of the North Shore -- Channelview, Sheldon, Galena Park, Jacinto City
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GALENA PARK ISDGalena Park HSgraduation, June 5
Sunday, June 5, 2:00 pmat Reliant (NRG) Stadium.
North Shore HSgraduation, June 5
Sunday, June 5, 10:00am, at Reliant (NRG) Stadi-um. Graduates should re-port to the Amegy BankGate Entrance no later than8:45 a.m.
Over 50 rescued from San Jac River floods
See WATER RESCUES,page 6
Channelview Fire Department was busy with an airboat andjet-skis helping families flee from the fast rising waters aroundMonmouth Drive and Riverside Inn.
Highlands Shores Road was closed, with water damagevisible beyond. Also closed were Grace Lane, and ClearLake Road leading to the Baytown Boat Club, which wasunder water.
Emergency First Re-sponders were busy evac-uat ing res idents lastweekend, as flood watersfrom a week of heavy rainsnorth of Houston rosequickly in low lying areasaround the San JacintoRiver and the I-10 bridge.
The Channelview FireDepartment reported thatthey rescued 35 persons, ina borrowed airboat. High-lands Fire Department re-sponded to multiple calls,working on both sides ofthe river because some de-partments were short ofrescue boats. Highlandsrecently upgraded theirboat with a 50 HP motor,necessary in the rapid flowof water in the San Jacin-
to River.Highlands FD worked
on rescues in BananaBend, Highlands Shores,
and even Rio Villa on thewest bank. As of Tuesday,waters had crested and thecalls were subsiding, chief
Harvey Little reported.Other flood damages in-
cluded closing part of theHouston Ship Channel on
Photo courtesy Richard Austin/Channelview FD
COMMUNITY SUCCESSSan Jacinto Pilot Clubawards Scholarships
More than 500 Channelview High School graduates received their diplomas during graduation ceremonies on May 29 at the M.O. Campbell Center in Aldine. Pictured are the top 10students in the senior class, from left and in rank order, Valedictorian Elizabeth Tenorio, Salutatorian Jessica Telles, Andrea Tellez, Cesar Perez, Lesly Cruz, Christan Meza, Lauren Easton,Michael Gonzales, Blanca Vazquez and Rosario Armenta.
Channelview High School’s “Top 10” graduates
Joe Frank Campbell Learning Center’s Randy Mau and BrownElementary’s Silvina Salazar were named Channelview ISD’sTeachers of the Year. They now are in the running to becomeRegion 4 Teacher of the Year.
See TEACHER OF THEYEAR, Page. 8
San Jacinto Pilot Club awarded $10,000 in college scholarships to local students.Recipients are pictured: Brennen Baird, Madeline Colonga, Maria Corea, CiaraEspinoza, Jahzeel Galvan Armando Garcia, Valeria Mercado, Kasi Schultz, TarynSurratt, Oscar Teran, and Jocelyn Yanez.Full list of Recipients: Adriena Aguirre-Hernandez, Brennen Baird, Jayair Chatman,Madeline Colonga, Maria Corea, Ciara Espinoza, Jahzeel Galvan, Armando Garcia,Valerie Mercado, Kasi Schultz, Maria Sorto, Taryn Surratt, Oscar Teran, and JocelynYanez.The event was held at Woodforest Presbyterian Church Thursday evening May 19,2016.
The achievements ofChannelview ISD’s top ed-ucators were in the spot-light at the Teachers of theYear and Rising Stars Ban-quet at Landry’s Restau-rant in Kemah on May 20.
Silvina Salazar fromBrown Elementary Schoolwas named the district’sElementary Teacher of theYear, while Randy Maufrom Joe Frank CampbellLearning Center was hon-ored as Secondary Teach-er of the Year. Bothteachers now are in therunning to become Region4 Teacher of the Year andwill be recognized at a re-ception later this summer.
“This group of teachersis something special,”Channelview ISD Superin-tendent Greg Ollis told theaudience. “These educatorsgo above and beyond thecall when it comes to serv-ing their kids. Their cre-ativity and innovation inthe classroom inspires chil-dren to embrace learning.”
The event was spon-sored by the ChannelviewISD Education Founda-tion, Gulf Coast EducatorsFederal Credit Union and
Woodforest National Bank.The Education Founda-
tion presented all honoreeswith monetary awards,with the district providingspecial gifts. Salazar andMau both received $1,200
and a large inscribedplaque for being the dis-trict’s Teacher of the Year.
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For the second straightyear, Channelview HighSchool’s Business Profes-sionals of America (BPA)students earned medals atthe National Competitionin Boston.
The Video ProductionTeam of Jose Garcia, JuanSalmeron and A.J. Zamoratook second place honors,while Adriel Arias cap-tured third place in theComputer Modeling cate-gory.
Channelview’s BPAsponsors are Career andTechnical Education teach-ers Erin Bowman and Ka-reen Neal.
“The success of our BPAprograms continues togrow every year,” said Cin-di Ollis, CHS principal.“We are very proud of theaccomplishments of thesestudents.”
The four students ad-vanced to the national lev-el after taking top honorsat the area and regionalcompetitions.
“This group of studentsis extremely talented,”BPA sponsor Kareen Neal
BPA students earn medals at national competition
The Channelview ISD Board of Trustees recognized Channelview High School’s BusinessProfessionals of America national medalists at their May regular meeting. BPA studentsAdriel Arias, left, A.J. Zamora, Juan Salmeron and Jose Garcia were presented certificatesby Board President Kyle Campbell.
said. “They will continue tobecome more advanced intheir skills, which willserve them well in theirchosen career paths.”
For the first timein Sheldon ISDhistory, the Ad-vanced AcademicsDepartment, inconjunction with theC. E. King HighSchool and EarlyCollege High Schoolprincipals, awardedletterman jackets toAdvanced Place-ment students whoachieved a qualify-ing score for collegecredit on their APexams. The APstudents had theopportunity to earnone of two patches:a Qualifying Scorepatch for earningcollege credit in one course or an AP Scholar patch forearning college credit on three or more AP exams.
SHELDON ISD:Placement studentsawarded Letterman Jacket
Marie Fansi received a letterman jacketfor having an AP Qualifying Score
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Teachers from Galena ParkISD were recently named aswinners of the Goldin Founda-tion for Excellence in Educa-tion award. The GoldinFoundation for Excellence inEducation recognizes and re-wards educators who havemade outstanding contribu-tions in their classrooms,schools and communities. The
pictured from left to right: Minnie Rivera, GPISD Trustee; Diane Towner, Gregory Culpepper,Krystle Breden and Dr. Angi Williams, GPISD Superintendent (Kouida Putman not pictured)
GPISD teachers win Goldin Awards
Foundation seeks to foster therespect for and appreciation ofeducators. It also seeks to re-tain quality educators and at-tract others to the profession.
Congratulations to •KrystleBreden, Social Studies Teach-er, North Shore Senior HighSchool; Gregory Culpepper, Fa-therhood & Partnership Spe-cialist, Becker Early Childhood
Center; Kouida Putman, ArtTeacher & Department Chair,North Shore Senior HighSchool; and Diana Towner, ArtSpecialist, Purple Sage Ele-mentary.
The outstanding educatorswere recognized at the Maymeeting of the GPISD Board ofTrustees on Monday, May 9,2016. rby the GPISD
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OPINION PAGE
STATE CAPITALHIGHLIGHTS
By Ed Sterling
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(NAPSI)—As a parent,life is chaotic. Some dayscan feel like a race to getthrough, but when weslow down and savor ajoyful moment of simplici-ty, we never regret it.Positive memories thatinvolve lively activitiesand healthful foods, likeblueberries, can set kidson a positive path,instilling shared memo-ries and good choices tolast a lifetime.
To make this summerunforgettable, theBlueberry Council issharing 100 Bite-SizeSummer Moments—simple, enjoyable,wholesome and deliciousthings to do as a family.Here are 25 “bites,” orideas for things to dotogether to kick off thesummer. You can finddetailed recipes andblueberry farm locations,plus new Bite-Size ideasevery two weeks now-August, at littlebluedynamos.com:
• Slow it down on yournature walk—take pics ofthe coolest and weirdestthings you see, then lookthem up when you gethome.
• Pick your ownblueberries at a nearbyfarm—make somethingfun or eat ‘em fresh!
• Pack up paper andart supplies for a trip tothe local zoo and draw theanimals you like best.Can you say arts andgiraffes?
• Punch up your lunchwith a family picnic!Everyone gets to chooseor make one thing he orshe likes the most.
• Stir up an adults-only beverage withBlueberry Moscow Mules.The occasion? Life.
• Establish a “no-phone zone” at meals.Replace texting withtalking! What did YOUlearn/do today?
• Host a recipe swapparty with friends.Discover healthy, funsnacks for kids AND thelatest gossip. #WinWin.
• Try your hand at fun-shaped pancakes. Notartistically inclined?Everyone can make adelicious smiley face outof blueberries!
• Challenge kids tomake their own recipesusing only ingredientsalready at home. (It’s notlazy, it’s resourceful!)
• Shop together forexotic new fruits orveggies to try—like starfruit or artichokes—andfind recipes to use them.
• Preserve the taste ofsummer with homemadeblueberry jam. Yourfuture self will be grate-ful!
• Go for gold with yourown Summer Olympics atthe pool with races, relaysand other games.
• Make each memberof the family a “WellnessWednesday” jar to drop inactivity and healthy food
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(NAPSI)—One of thelast things most home-owners think about whenbuying the vacation homeof their dreams is work.They're envisioning moregetaways and time withfamily and friends.However, if and whenthey decide to rent outtheir property to bring insome extra revenue, thatcan be a different story.
While peer-to-peersharing sites have gottenowners thinking it's easyto become a do-it-yourselfhost, a new Kelton surveyfound that nearly nine in10 homeowners whorented out their homethemselves "dread"something about doing iton their own, includingthe very things travelersfind most important.
"It's not uncommon tohear the same story fromowners who switch frommanaging their homethemselves to workingwith a professionalmanager," said MaryLynn Clark, president,Wyndham VacationRentals North America."They initially thinkrenting on their own,without any commissioncharges, is the best route.But they quickly realizethe work involved. Thestudy showed that notonly does working with aprofessional manager getyou more bookings, itsaves you time, which isinvaluable to most."
For owners without theexpertise or bandwidth togo it alone, a professionalmanager might help. Infact, among owners whohave rented on their ownand through a profession-al management company,more than seven in 10prefer the managedoption. Here are fourcommon headaches aprofessional manager canhelp you avoid:
• Regular mainte-nance: When yourvacation home is yourescape, it's draining tofind it comes with a to-dolist. According to thesurvey, chief complaintsamong homeowners whohave rented their homethemselves includehandling inspections (48percent) and cleaning thehouse (48 percent).
• Service issues:Dealing with guest issuesis the top-cited complaintamong homeowners whorent their home them-selves. If the air-condi-tioning breaks, you'reresponsible for gettingthat issue fixed quickly orexplaining to your rentersthey'll no longer havethat amenity during theirstay. Most professionalmanagers can ensureyour guests have 24/7assistance.
• Time commitments:Owners who work with aprofessional managersave an average of fourhours with every booking,which can add up tonearly 130 hours eachyear. If you have the timeand a knack for hospitali-ty, renting can be afulfilling job. If you're justlooking to reap therevenue benefits, considerenlisting a manager tohandle your home's rentalneeds.
• Marketing pressures:It takes marketing savvyand dedication to get yourproperty booked. Home-owners who have rentedboth on their own andthrough a professionalmanager feel a manageris more effective atattracting renters,marketing their homeacross the appropriatechannels and filling theirhome during slowseasons. Close to seven in10 even feel they wouldget more bookings with aprofessional manager.
AUSTIN — Texas At-torney General Ken Pax-ton on May 25 filed alawsuit against the headsof the federal Departmentof Education, Departmentof Justice, Department ofLabor, Equal OpportunityCommission and other en-tities for issuing directivesthat would require publicschools to open up re-strooms and locker roomsto both sexes.
Joining Texas in thelawsuit are the states ofAlabama, Arizona, Geor-gia, Louisiana, Maine,Oklahoma, Tennessee,Utah, West Virginia andWisconsin. Plaintiffs alsoinclude a diverse coalitionof top state officials and lo-cal school districts, includ-ing the Harrold (Texas)Independent School Dis-trict.
“Defendants have con-spired to turn workplacesand educational settingsacross the country into lab-oratories for a massive so-cial experiment, floutingthe democratic process andrunning roughshod overcommonsense policies pro-tecting children and basicprivacy rights,” Paxtonsaid in the complaint.
In a long list of reliefssought, the plaintiffs areasking the court for “a dec-laration that the defen-d a n t s ’ n e w r u l e s ,regulations, guidance andinterpretations are unlaw-ful and must be set asideas actions taken ‘withoutobservance of procedurerequired by law’ under thefederal AdministrativeProcedure Act.”
The lawsuit was filed inthe U.S. District Court,Northern District of Texas,Wichita Falls Division.
Court hears voter IDcase
The Texas AttorneyGeneral’s Office on May 24defended the state’s VoterID law before the U.S.Court of Appeals for theFifth Circuit in New Or-leans. The case was hearden banc, that is, all 15 ofthe court’s judges.
Texas’ voter ID law waspassed by the Legislaturein 2011. It requires votersto present a valid driver li-cense or one of several oth-er accepted forms of officialphoto identification, in ad-dition to their voter regis-tration. Plaintiffs say thelaw has discriminatory ef-fects that violate the U.S.Voting Rights Act.
At a previous hearing,the U.S. Supreme Courtordered the Fifth Circuit todecide the case by July 20.
Runoff results comein
The Office of the Secre-tary of State posted May24 election night returnsfor the 2016 Republicanand Democratic parties’primary runoffs. In state-wide contests:
— Wayne Christian ofCenter, a former state rep-resentative, won the Re-publican Party runoffagainst Gary Gates ofRosenberg for a seat on thethree-member Texas Rail-
10 states join Texas AG inlawsuit over school bathrooms
road Commission;— Grady Yarborough of
San Antonio won the Dem-o c r a t i c P a r t y r u n o f fagainst Cody Garrett ofAustin for a seat on theTexas Railroad Commis-sion;
— Mary Lou Keel ofAustin won the RepublicanParty runoff against RayWheless o f P lano forJudge, Criminal Court ofAppeals Place 2;
— Scott Walker of FortWorth won the RepublicanParty runoff against BrentWebster of Georgetown forJudge, Criminal Court ofAppeals Place 5;
— Keven M. Ellis ofLufkin won the RepublicanParty runoff against MaryLou Bruner o f SmithCounty for State Board ofEducation, District 9;
— R. Dakota Carter ofHouston won the Demo-cratic Party runoff againstJasmine L. Jenkins ofHouston for State Board ofEducation, District 6.
Other notable races:— State Rep. Bryan
Hughes, R-Mineola, beatState Rep. David Simpson,R-Longview, in the runofffor Northeast Texas Sen-ate District 1 to succeedlongtime Sen. Kevin Eltife,R-Tyler, who chose not toseek re-election.
— Dawn Buckingham ofAustin beat State Rep. Su-san King of Abilene in the
Republican Party runofffor Texas Senate District24, a Central Texas seatlong held by Sen. TroyFraser of Horseshoe Bay,who chose not to seek re-election.
Also:— Incumbent state Rep.
Ron Reynolds of MissouriCity beat challenger An-gelique Bartholomew ofMissouri City in the Dem-ocratic Party’s SouthwestHouston-area House Dis-trict 27 runoff;
— Incumbent state Rep.Doug Miller of New Braun-fels lost to Kyle Bieder-mann of Fredericksburg inthe Republican Party’sHouse District 73 runoff;and
— Incumbent state Rep.Wayne Smith of Houstonlost to Briscoe Cain of DeerPark in the RepublicanParty runoff for WestHouston-area House Dis-trict 128.
Complete party primaryrunoff results are availableonline at sos.state.tx.us.
Zika numbers reportedThe Texas Department
of State Health Services onMay 20 announced thatTexas has reported to theU.S. Centers for DiseaseControl one confirmed caseof Zika in a pregnant wom-an who traveled abroad toan area with Zika trans-mission.
There have been 12 ad-ditional pregnancies inTexas with laboratory evi-dence of Zika infectionsince tracking and testingfor Zika began, but all ofthose 12 have come backinconclusive.
The agency said that inorder to be reported as aZika pregnancy case, apregnant woman must ex-hibit a rash or fever plusat least one other symp-tom, and also have a posi-tive Zika-specified testresult.
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Myra Dena Feather,65, passed away May27, 2016 in Houston,Texas. She was bornSeptember 12, 1950 toparents Ernest Elliottand Minnie (Sorrell)Robertson in Coving-ton, Kentucky.
Dena married FloydRobert Feather October25, 1969 and theybegan their life togeth-er in Channelview,Texas. She workeduntil 6 months ago as asecretary in the SpecialEd Department ofGalena Park I.S.D. for13 years and workedfor Channelview I.S.D.several years prior tochanging school dis-tricts.
Dena enjoyed help-ing others and mademany dear friendsthrough the years. Shewas one of a kind, andwill be forever lovedand missed. Dena ispreceded in death byher parents; and son,Robert Dwayne Feath-er. Left to cherish hermemory is her lovinghusband, Floyd “Bob”Feather; children,Timothy Allen Featherand wife TammyJolene Williams,Angela Dena Burris;
Jacinto City Elementary recently held its Second Annual Health Fair. It was a great turn outwith almost 300 members in attendance. Nurse Rainer would like to thank all the faculty,staff, vendors, and volunteers for coming out to support the event.
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By Mass CommunicationSpecialist 1st Class JamesGreen, Navy Office ofCommunity OutreachPublic Affairs
SASEBO, Japan – A2015 Galena Park HighSchool graduate and Hous-ton native is serving in theU.S. Navy with the for-ward deployed unit, NavalBeach Unit 7.
Seaman Jacquelyn DeLa Cruz is an informationsystems technician serv-ing with the beach groupoperating forward in Sase-bo, Japan.
A Navy information sys-tems technician is respon-sible for maintaining allcomputer networks and
Houston Sailor serving with a Navy Forward Deployed Unittelecommunication sys-tems.
“I really enjoy the workI do every day,” siad De LaCruz. “I've always been in-terested in computer sci-e n c e a n d m o b i l ecommunications, and I getto do that here.”
Commissioned in Au-gust of 2012, Naval BeachUnit 7 was formed to com-bine the three forward de-p l o y e d n a v a l f o r c e sdetachments in Japan.The unit functions as theforward deployed navalforce responsible for exe-cuting the manning, orga-n i z i n g , t r a i n i n g ,maintaining and equip-ping of all Naval BeachUnit 1 assets.
"The sailors of NavalBeach Unit 7 never cease
to amaze me with the effort they put intotheir daily work,” said CDR Morris Oxen-dine, Commanding Officer, Naval BeachUnit 7. “Their dedication and hard workmake me proud to be in command of thesesailors.”
According to Navy officials, NavalBeach Unit 7 operates in a high density,multi-threat environment as the NavalBeach Element of the Forward DeployedNaval Force Amphibious Ready Group.
“Being forward deployed means thatyou have to be ready to go at anytime toprotect you family back home,” said De LaCruz.
Challenging living conditions buildstrong fellowship among the crew, Navyofficials explained. The unit is highly mo-tivated, and quickly adapt to changingconditions. It is a busy life of specializedwork, watches, and drills.
“My service in the Navy has helped meto grow as a person,” said De La Cruz. "I'velearned so much, and I wouldn't trade theexperience of my service for anything.” Seaman Jacquelyn De La Cruz.
OBITUARIES✯
Myra Dena Feather
grandchildren, RhondaAlicia Feather, Bran-don Gray Feather,Brianna Nicole Feath-er, Ryan CharlesPavlu, Bryan TimothyFeather, Bradley AllenFeather, Justin TyBurris; great- grand-children, Sylas MorganThurston, Terra LynneThurston, MikaylaSkye Fulton; sisters,Jewell Thompson,Deborah Ann Smoak;as well as numerousextended familymembers and dearfriends.
A celebration ofDena’s life will be heldat a later date.
Carter Funeral Home13701 Corpus Christi St.
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LITTLEBIDDY BITSBy Danny Biddy
The Devil LostAnother One
Today was a good day, avery good day. Any day youcan make the devil sad or madis a good day. Today I had theprivilege of leading a friend toknow Christ as his personalLord and Savior. Kenneth is75 years old and I, along withothers, have been praying forhim for years. He was so hap-py when I left there today.What a difference the Saviormakes.
"For I am not ashamed ofthis Good News about Christ.It is the power of God at work,saving everyone who be-lieves." (Romans 1:16) Whatabout you?
1. Is the book of Ephesiansin the Old or New Testamentor neither?
2. In Galatians 5:1, "Standfast therefore in the ... where-with Christ hath made usfree"? Light, Liberty, Redemp-tion, Resurrection
3. From John 8:32, "And yeshall know the ..., and the ...shall make you free"? Word,Truth, Love, Forgiveness
4. How many times is theword "independence" men-tioned in the King James ver-sion of the Bible? 0, 2, 11, 17
5. From what book's 6:7does it say, "For he that isdead is freed from sin"? Isai-ah, Daniel, Mark, Romans
6. In Acts 22:28, who said,"But I was free born"? Paul,Bernice, Nicodemus, Phoebe
ANSWERS: 1) New; 2) Lib-erty; 3) Truth; 4) 0; 5) Ro-mans; 6) Paul
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Identity theft is a bigproblem. How big? Consid-er this: In 2015, about 13million Americans werevictimized, with a totalfraud amount of $15 bil-lion, according to JavelinStrategy & Research.That’s a lot of victims, anda lot of money. How can youprotect yourself from be-coming a statistic?
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• Secure your Social Se-curity number. Identitythieves eagerly seek SocialSecurity numbers — sodon’t give out yours to any-one who asks for it. In fact,as a general rule, be reluc-tant to give it out at all.Always ask whomeveryou’re dealing with if he orshe will accept anotherform of identification, or atthe very least will take justthe last four digits of yournumber. And never carryyour Social Security cardwith you.
• Shred credit card of-fers and bank statements.If you’re not going to applyfor the credit cards offeredto you, shred the offers.Identity thieves have beenknown to go through gar-bage, fill out credit cardoffers and take advantageof them. At the same time,shred your bank and bro-kerage statements – andany other statement con-taining personal or finan-cial information.
• Study your credit cardbills and checking accountstatements. Question anycredit card charge orchecking account activityyou don’t recognize as yourown.
• Don’t give out yourcredit card number unlessyou’re initiating a pur-chase. Many of us shop on-line. As long as you’redealing with a reputablemerchant who uses a se-cure site — i.e., one thathas “https” in the web ad-dress — you should be fair-ly confident that yourcredit card informationwill be protected. Nevergive out your credit cardnumber to people or busi-
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• Protect your pass-words. Do you use a pass-word to log onto yourcomputer? If so, don’tshare it with anyone, out-side perhaps your mosttrusted family members.And use a strong password– one that doesn’t containyour real name or even acomplete word that couldbe used to identify you.Also, it doesn’t hurt to pe-riodically change yourpassword, whether it’s foryour computer logon or forentry to any of your finan-cial or consumer accounts.
Even after taking thesesteps, you could still runinto identity theft. That’swhy you need to watch forcertain signs, such as thearrival of unexpected cred-it cards or account state-ments, denials of credit forno clear reason, or calls orletters regarding purchas-es you didn’t make. If anyof these things happen toyou, you may want to placea “fraud alert” on yourcredit reports and reviewthem carefully. Three na-
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You can help preserveyour good name fromthose who want to misuseit – so, stay vigilant.
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JUNE BIRTHSTONESJune counts three gems
as birthstones: pearl, Alex-andrite, and moonstone.
PearlFor centuries, pearls
have been used as anadornment., and were oneof the favorite gem materi-als of the Roman Empire.Later in Tudor England,the 1500s were known asthe pearl age.
Pearls are unique asthey are the only gemsfrom living sea creaturesand require no faceting orpolishing to reveal theirnatural beauty. In the ear-ly 1900s, the first success-ful commercial culturing ofround saltwater pearls be-gan. Since the 1920s, cul-tured pearls have almostcompletely replaced natu-ral pearls in the market.
The qualities that deter-mine the overall value of anatural or cultured pearl ora piece of pearl jewelry aresize, shape, color, luster,surface quality, nacre qual-ity, and—for jewelry withtwo or more pearls—matching.__Size: Whenother value factors areequal, larger pearls are rar-er and more valuable thansmaller pearls of the sametype.
Shape: Round is themost difficult shape to cul-ture, making it the rarestcultured pearl shape and—if all other factors areequal—also generally themost valuable. There areexceptions, though. Well-formed pear, oval, or ba-roque (irregularly shaped)cultured pearls are alsoprized by pearl lovers.
Color: Natural and cul-tured pearls occur in abroad range of hues. Thereare warm hues like yellow,orange, and pink, and coolhues like blue, green, andviolet. Pearls have a widerange of tone from light todark. Pearl colors tend tobe muted, with a soft, sub-tle quality.
AlexandriteA relatively modern
gem, Alexandrite, was firstdiscovered in Russia in1831 during the reign of itsnamesake, Czar AlexanderII, and is an extremely rarechrysoberyl with chame-
Diamond Jim: "What is thebirthstone for June?"
leon-like qualities. Its col-or is a lovely green in bothdaylight and fluorescentlight; it changes color to apurplish red in incandes-cent light.
Due to its rarity, somejewelers stock syntheticversions of this enchantinggemstone. (Synthetic gem-stones are man-made al-ternatives to the naturalmaterial, possessing thesame physical, optical, andchemical properties as thenatural gemstone.) Alex-andrite is also the gem forthe 55th wedding anniver-sary.
MoonstoneThe third birthstone for
June is the moonstone. Itwas given its name by theRoman natural historianPliny, who wrote thatmoonstone's appearancealtered with the phases ofthe moon — a belief thatheld until well after thesixteenth century.
A phenomenal gem-stone, moonstones show afloating play of light (calledadularescence) and some-times show either a multi-rayed star or a cat's eye.
Considered a sacredstone in India, moonstonesoften are displayed on abackground of yellow (asacred color) and are be-lieved to encapsulate with-in the stone a spirit whosepurpose is to bring goodfortune. Part of the familyof minerals called feldspar,moonstone occurs in manyigneous and metamorphicrocks and comes in a vari-ety of colors such as green,blue, peach, and cham-pagne.
The most prized moon-stones are from Sri Lanka;India, Australia, the Unit-ed States, Mayanmar, andMadagascar are also sourc-es.
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Water Rescues,CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
Grace Lane is good for the Herons, but the road beyond iswashed out.
Clear Lake Road is under water, and the Boat Club is inaccessable.
Channelview FD carries a small child to safety.
Using a borrowed airboat, firemen rescue a family.
TEACHER OF THE YEAR,Continued from page 1
The Campus Teachers ofthe Year and first-year Ris-ing Star Teachers of theYear received $100 and acommemorative clear-cubekeepsake for their out-standing efforts.
Salazar has taught forthe district for eight yearsat Brown, where sheserves as a third gradeEnglish Language Artsteacher. She received herBachelor’s Degree in Ur-ban Education from theUniversity of Houston-Downtown and her Mas-ter’s Degree in Readingfrom the University ofHouston-Clear Lake.
Mau is in his secondyear of teaching at Camp-bell. He received his Bach-elor’s Degree in Historyfrom the University ofHouston-Clear Lake. Hecurrently teaches 11thgrade U.S. History, along
with 12th grade Govern-ment, Economics and U.S.Politics.
Campus Teachers of theYear that were recognizedincluded Melanie Bates(Aguirre Junior High),Nathan Cassidy (AliceJohnson Junior High),Yvette Herrera (EarlyChildhood Center), SilvinaSalazar (Brown Elementa-ry), Randy Mau (CampbellLearning Center), ErinBowman (ChannelviewHigh School), DonelleWright (Cobb Elementa-ry), Cinthya Banta (Cren-shaw Elementary), ParisSprings (DeZavala Ele-mentary), Melondy Rober-son (HamblenElementary), IsabelitaMaranan (Kolarik NinthGrade Center), Millie Bou-dreaux (McMullan Ele-mentary) and JessicaPickrell (Schochler Ele-mentary).
As a local honor, the dis-trict and campuses recog-nize the “Rising Stars”first-year Teachers of theYear. This year’s “RisingStars” are Douglas Han-cock (Aguirre Junior High),Alexandra Flores (AliceJohnson Junior High),Candy Ramirez (EarlyChildhood Center), Kan-dace Clark (Brown Ele-mentary), EsmeraldaTapia (Campbell LearningCenter), Krista Simpson(Channelview HighSchool), Erika Gomez(Cobb Elementary), LouisAceituno (Crenshaw Ele-mentary), Yessika Barrien-tos (De ZavalaElementary), Patricia Jef-ferson (Hamblen Elemen-tary) Stephen Bowen(Kolarik Ninth Grade Cen-ter), Jennifer Collins (Mc-Mullan Elementary) andRita McKay (Schochler El-ementary).
COMMUNITY
San Jacinto Waste Pits
EPA updates public,listens to comments
Jackie Young of the San Jacinto River Coalition,questions officials about the safety to bargeworkers.
Highlands Communi-ty Center was the sceneof a meeting called by theEPA (EnvironmentalProtection Agency) tobring the public up-to-date on developmentwith the San Jacinto Riv-er Waste Pits. The meet-ing was Tuesday, May 24from 4:30 to 8:30.
They announced anew schedule, with thefinal draft report beingissued late in July, whichwas 5 months earlierthan previously planned.
The room was packedwith residents from theeast side of the river,Highlands, and the westside, Channelview andCloverleaf.
Gary Miller, EPA Re-medial Project Manager,reported that the sitehad been delineated withorange marker buoys tokeep people away, andthat 3 cameras weremonitoring the site 24hours. A dive team, anda probe team, are contin-ued to investigate thegeotextile membrane ontop of the cap, with evi-dence of some failure, butno release of toxins. Re-pairs are being made.
In July the PreferredPlan will be announced,there will be a 30 daycomment period for thepublic, and then a meet-ing to announce the finalresult.
A question and an-swer session followed, forabout an hour.
On hand at the meet-ing were many county,state, and federal offi-cials, including Carl Ed-lund, the Region 6Director of SuperfundDivision.
The next meeting willbe at the end of July, ac-cording to the EPA.
An EPA team probes the membrane with metalrebars to see if it is impervious.
Channelview resident Tom Zakes questionswhether dirt in yards is safe for children.
Over 100 were on hand to listen and discusstheir concerns, and frustrations with inaction.
The graduating classfrom Sheldon’s C. E. KingHigh School and the EarlyCollege High School tookpart in their annual SeniorWalk on Wednesday, May25, 2016.
The seniors loaded upon buses in the morningand made their way toeach campus, starting atRoyalwood Elementary.From there, they went tothe Sheldon Early Child-hood Academy, SheldonElementary, Garrett Ele-
Sheldon’s Class of 2016 participatein 3rd Annual ‘Senior Walk’
mentary, Null MiddleSchool, Carroll Elementa-ry, Monahan Elementary,Stephanie Cravens EarlyChildhood Academy, and C.E. King Middle School. TheSenior Walk finally cameto an end at C. E. KingHigh School shortly afternoon.
This tradition wasstarted three years ago.The event is a time for theseniors to get dressed up intheir cap and gown andwalk through each campus
in the district for a lookback at where it all start-ed. It’s a special momentfor the senior class, as theywalk the halls to cheeringstudents, teachers and ad-ministrators. While thewalk is a special time forthem, it is also an inspira-tion to the younger stu-dents to see the olderstudents moving forwardin their educational jour-ney.
Congratulations to theClass of 2016!
The graduating class from Sheldon’s C. E. King High School and the Early College HighSchool went to several Sheldon ISD schools to remenber their start at school.
seventeen years at Juilliard Iunderstand, in a way I nevercould have otherwise, the uniquechallenges that face teacherstoday. While I believe there is noother profession more demand-ing, rewarding, and affirmingthan that of a classroom faculty, Ialso know that there is also noother field so little appreciated.The more I teach the more Iappreciate those who taughtme.”
Wayne is proud to havebeen recognized as a Distin-guished Alum from Galena ParkISD. “When I was recognized bythe District, I thanked by name,every teacher of every course Ihad taken from first throughtwelfth grade, in and order, and Ican still recite this list frommemory. Above my desk on thecenter shelf of my Juilliard officeI have proudly displayed thisgiant marble trophy given to meby my home school district.Sometimes when I’m workingvery late—composing, gradingpapers, or writing what seems tobe an endless sea of studentletters of recommendation, allunder tight deadlines—I look upat this award, which means somuch to me, and from the fifthfloor of Lincoln Center I think ofSam Harris, Ellie Cleveland, andso many others who opened thedoors to my career. ”
Dr. Oquin currently servesas Chair of Juilliard’s long-standing Ear Training Depart-ment and also serves a memberof the Theory and GraduateStudies faculties. He is known forhis rigorous standards andunwavering precision. To learnmore about Dr. Wayne Oquin orto listen to audio recording of hiscompositions, please go towayneoquin.com.
COMMUNITY PROFILEGPISD Spotlights Alumnus Dr. Oquin
Galena Park ISD is proud torecognize Wayne Oquin, a 1996graduate of North Shore HighSchool. While in GPISD, Oquinreceived top honors as a bandand choir student which includedTexas All-State Band and TexasAll-State Choir. Upon graduationfrom high school, he attendedSouthwest Texas StateUniversity where he was nameda Lyndon Baines JohnsonOutstanding Senior and isrecognized as a DistinguishedAlum.
In 2008, upon completion ofhis Doctor of Musical Arts degreeat The Juilliard School, Dr. Oquinreceived the Richard F. FrenchPrize for best dissertation. As aJuilliard student, he alsoreceived the Arthur FriedmanAward for best orchestralcomposing and the Palmer DixonComposition Prize. In 2009, hewas appointed to the JuilliardGraduate Studies faculty wherehe specializes in Beethoven andthe American Symphony. He iswidely known for his contribu-tions to the symphonic windliterature. His Tower Ascending,a tribute to the rebuilding ofground zero, has received morethan one hundred performancesthroughout the U.S. and abroad.Affirmation, commissioned bythe American Bandmaster’sAssociation and the University ofFlorida, was named winner of the2014 National Band Associa-tion’s William D. Revelli Award.Both works have been recordedby The United States Air ForceBand. This year, in recognition ofits extensive collaboration withDr. Oquin, the Air Force Bandhonored him as a composer withthe prestigious Commander’sMedal of Excellence.
When asked if there were
Dr. Wayne Oquin.
any influential educators whoplayed a role in shaping him, Dr.Oquin stated, “It is no exaggera-tion to say that the basicmusicianship skills I learned fromGPISD I am still using to thisvery day. Many of these samefundamental building blocks Ilearned from Sam Harris (highschool choir) and Ellie Cleveland(high school band) I am nowimparting to my own students ona daily basis at The JuilliardSchool.
Never in my twelve years atGPISD did I have a bad teacher.Even my non-music instructorsplayed such an important role inwho I am today. I cannot imaginebetter teachers than BeverlyCooksey (third grade), MollyMidkiff (sixth grade socialstudies), Jerry Jones (sixthgrade science), DarleneBeauvais (seventh gradeEnglish), Allison Burnett (tenthgrade English), Mary HelenAnderson (middle schoollibrarian), or Shirley Neeley(second grade principal). Manyof these teachers worked toenrich my talents by seeingsomething in me at an age whenmy own academic ability was notso readily apparent.
Having taught for the past
Sunday. The LynchburgFerry has not run forthree days, and may notresume for severa lmore. About 12 bargesin the area around theI-10 bridge were floatingloose, and Kirby InlandMarine worked to rese-cure them.
Portions of MarketStreet that run to theSouthwest Shipyardwere washed away, andemergency repairs bythe county were under-way on Tuesday.
Richard Austin, Dis-trict chief of the Chan-n e l v i e w F i r eDepartment issued thefollowing statement:
“The 3 photos arefrom a high water res-cue CFD made today 5/30/2016. We were ableto evacuate 35 peoplefrom the San Jacintoriver bottom near I-10thanks to the volunteerhelp of a Non-Profit or-ganization called Hous-t o n A r e a O f f - R o a drecovery. They provid-ed an Airboat and 2 JetSkis to assist us in ourefforts. No one requiredAmbulance transportand all residents wereremoved from harm’sway without any inci-dent.
The City of Houstonwarned boaters that de-bris floating in LakeHouston made that wa-ter unsafe for now.