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  School / Sports Section

The Catalyst for
community success -
State of the Schools

The Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce announced the 3rd Annual State of the Schools luncheon will be held Friday, September 10, from 11:00AM to 1:00PM at the Marriott Town Square Hotel in Sugar Land. >FULL STORY


Crockett Middle School leading recipient of
Fort Bend Education Foundation Grant Funding
Lynn Halford president-elect of the Fort Bend Education Foundation proudly presents a check for $14,801.98 to Crockett Middle School.
>FULL STORY

Local Girl Scouts earn Double Silver Award
Ten Girl Scouts from Sugar Land have received the Girl Scout Silver Award.
>FULL STORY

Local teens attend Microsoft DigiGirlz Camp
According to the latest national studies, women represent the largest underutilized national resource of great potential in science and technology.
>FULL STORY

Tobacco and Obesity Prevention
Summit held in Stafford
Over 150 youths ages 7-16 enjoyed a day of fun and education at the 7th Annual Youth Tobacco and Obesity Prevention Summit held at Stafford Primary School on Saturday, July 17.
>FULL STORY


6 and 7 Year Old Boys Make Music Magic!
Six and seven year olds can take a magical journey through music!
>FULL STORY

American Red Cross’ Super Ball X
hosts Volunteer Kick Off event
Get ready to join the American Red Cross’ Super Ball X committee as they kick off the best game in town and celebrate their 10th anniversary!
>FULL STORY

Annual Walk on September 11
encourages students to graduate
For the fourth consecutive year, teams comprised of community volunteers, elected officials and school district employees will visit the homes of students...
>FULL STORY

Back-To-School Launch Party
energizes Stafford students
Excited students ate ice cream, played with balloon swords and animals, jumped in a moon-walk, and splatter painted new back-packs at the Stafford MSD Back-To-School Launch Party...
>FULL STORY

Celebrating excellence in education
This simple yet powerful equation for success is a banner message of the Missouri City Juneteenth Celebration Foundation.
>FULL STORY

Dulles’ Mbamalu signs with UL-Lafayette
Bryant Mbamalu, Dulles HS ’10 signed a basketball scholarship with the University of Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’Cajuns.
>FULL STORY

FCST Senior Swimmers compete at Sectionals
Congratulations to FCST Swimmers who
competed at Sectionals at The Woodlands.
>FULL STORY

First Colony Swim Team swimmers
compete at Southern Zones meet
Congratulations to the 11 swimmers who traveled to Atlanta, Georgia to compete for the GULF in the Southern Zones Meet.
>FULL STORY

Literacy Council sets tutor training dates
Tutor training dates for the Literacy Council of Fort Bend County have been scheduled for Saturday, September 11 from 9:00am-4:00pm and Saturday, September 18 from 9:00-4:00pm.
>FULL STORY

Mothers of Preschoolers ready for Fall
Members of the Sugar Land Methodist Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) recently completed a 6-week summer course on "Raising Great Kids" by Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend.
>FULL STORY

Students reap rewards of saying
“No Way” to gangs, drugs and bullying
Some Missouri City students will soon reap the rewards of choosing to follow the rules and say “no way” to gangs, drugs, violence and bullying.
>FULL STORY

Sugar Land Baseball Stadium
Project Speakers Bureau available
Plans for the City of Sugar Land’s new minor league baseball team and stadium are well underway and generating a great deal of community interest.
>FULL STORY

Trip of a lifetime for Girl Scout Troop 608
Girl Scout Troop 608 from Rainbow Stars Service Unit traveled to Europe with EF Educational Tours during the summer of 2010.
>FULL STORY


Girl Scouts visit the
Houston Holocaust Museum

Night is Elie Wiesel’s masterpiece. It is a straightforward and deeply disturbing autobiographical account of how he survived the Nazi death camps as a teenager.
>FULL STORY

Grab your golf clubs - it’s finally here
Mark your calendars and grab your golf clubs because it is finally time for the Second Annual Duck Golf Classic, hosted by the Exchange Club of Fort Bend, October 25, at Pecan Grove Country Club, Richmond.
>FULL STORY

Honoring our best with scholarship
Justin Paul is a Sophomore International Business major and Corresponding Secretary for Zeta Texas Chapter of Phi Kappa Psi.
>FULL STORY

Literacy Council offering free
ESL classes in New Territory

Registration for free English as a Second Language
classes for adults 18 and older will be held on Tuesday
>FULL STORY

Marshall High School hosts annual Poetry Slam
Marshall High School hosted its annual Poetry Slam to give students the opportunity to showcase their creative literary skills.
>FULL STORY

Missouri City Middle School
welcomes NASA Astronaut to campus

Students and staff at Missouri City Middle School (MCMS) recently welcomed NASA astronaut, Stephanie Wilson, to the campus..
>FULL STORY

Missouri City student receives two scholarships
The School of Media and Strategic Communications at Oklahoma State University recently announced its 2010-2011 scholarship recipients.
>FULL STORY

New Teacher Roundup set for August 19
Join the Lamar Educational Awards Foundation (L.E.A.F.), the Central Fort Bend Chamber Alliance and Safari Texas Ranch as they say “Howdy!” to a Lamar CISD’s newest crop of teachers.
>FULL STORY

Stafford resident receives award
for community service efforts

Over the years, lifelong Fort Bend county resident
JoAnn “Jo Jo” Garcia has come to the aid of local families,
ill and abused children, and cancer patients.
>FULL STORY

Surfers win first place for Division ll
The Sweetwater Surfers sent 24 swimmers to the Southwest Houston Recreational Swim League All Stars, held on July 19, at the Don Cook Natatorium in Sugar Land.
>FULL STORY

Surfers Swim Team wins
Division II finals championship

Sweetwater Country Club Swim Team participated
in the Southwest Houston Recreational Swim League
winning Division II Finals Championship on July 16.

>FULL STORY

8U Lamar Legends earn
2nd place in Madness Tournament

The 8U Lamar Legends select baseball team earned second place in the First Colony Memorial Day Madness Tournament on May 30...
>FULL STORY

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