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| The Clear Brook varsity cheerleaders are pumped up for football season, which just started last week. Front row, from left: Brianna Hammond, Brittany Connors, Aliza Anzaldua, Captain Codi Land, Brittany Brossman and Donada Fortner. Back row: Amber Horton, Ashleigh Kent, Caithn Scott, Kristin Tope and Ashley Harrell. Not pictured are Mascot Hannah Martin and coaches Gretchen Jefferies and Liz Martin. |
CCISD getshistory grant
Social Studies and history teachers in the Clear Creek School District will soon get the opportunity to visit historical landmarks in Texas and across the country. The U.S. Department of Education awarded the District a $993,000 grant to fund a teacher training program.
The Teaching American History Grant will be used to pay for a three-year initiative that will focus on educating elementary and secondary teachers how to use museums, landmarks, historical documents and the Internet to enhance lessons.
Teachers must apply for the program. Fifty will be selected to participate in summer field trips planned for Austin, San Antonio, Washington-on-the-Brazos, Washington D.C., Philadelphia and Boston. The first year the program will focus on Texas treasures and the second year will examine early American history. Teachers accepted in the program will also be given $1,400 each to purchase technology for their classrooms.
The district will partner with San Jacinto College, University of Houston-Clear Lake, the Houston Museum of Natural History, the Galveston Historical Foundation and the San Jacinto Monument in this endeavor to raise student achievement by giving teachers this unique training opportunity.
CLASP program to feature historian
University of Houston-Clear Lake’s Clear Lake Association of Senior Programs announces the first mini-course of the 2008-2009 season Tuesday, Sept. 16, 10:30 a.m., with a presentation on the history of Ellington Field by Kathryn Morrow.
A working historian and author, Morrow wrote Defender of America’s Gulf Coast, a History of Ellington Field, Texas, 1917-2007. Her current work includes research for the Greater Houston Preservation Alliance and the Houston Metropolitan Research Center.
The Sept. 16 mini-course is presented in conjunction with The Harris County Precinct Two’s Precinct2gether program and will be held at the Bay Area Community Center, 5002 NASA Road 1, Seabrook. The mini course is free and open to all members of the public. For more information, call 281-283-2021.
Alliance offersalcopos training
On Thursday, Sept. 4, the Bay Area Alliance for Youth and Families will host a training session to inform parents and the public about the dangers of “alcopops” and energy drinks that contain alcohol. Nicole Holt, Executive Director with Texans Standing Tall, will lead the session at the Webster Civic Center, 311 Pennsylvania Ave. in Webster from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Alcopops are prepackaged, premixed malt beverages that contain fruit flavors and alcohol. Energy drinks also come with alcohol along with the caffeine and other stimulants. These drinks are very similar in packaging, branding and graphics to the non-alcoholic energy drinks that more than one third of our youth consume on a regular basis.
This informational session will explore the facts and impact of alcoholic energy drinks and alcopops that serve as a bridge from soft drinks to alcohol for youth. A variety of tools, resources, and information will be shared to equip participants to effectively address this issue.
Outreach Day set for Sept. 20
University of Houston-Clear Lake invites volunteers to participate in the semi-annual Community Outreach Day set for Saturday, Sept. 20. A popular tradition, this service-oriented program gives students, faculty, staff and members of the community the opportunity to participate in a worthy volunteer project.
Organizations that will be included for projects in Community Outreach Day this September include Habitat for Humanity, Baytown; Houston Food Bank; Houston Humane Society; Mountbatten House; and UH-Clear Lake Facility Management and Construction.
Volunteers must be at least 18 years of age and pre-register as there are a limited number of spots. Registration can be completed online by visiting www.uhcl.edu/SLI or in-person at the UHCL Bayou Building, 2700 Bay Area Blvd.
For more information on Community Outreach Day, call Jennifer Clark, 281-283-2611 or e-mail clarkjen@uhcl.edu.
COM centeroffers office class
Displaced workers or anyone wishing to acquire the entry-level skills to land a job in the modern office can enroll in a new clerical skills class at COM’s North County Learning Center in League City.
The class, which runs from Sept. 15 through Dec. 8, covers office procedures, communications skills, records management, time management, job search skills and computer skills, including Microsoft Office.
The class meets Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
For more information, call the College of the Mainland Learning Center at 281-332-1800.
ACC now hashigh-tech training
To make state-of-the-art technical training available to residents, businesses and organizations in the Gulf Coast region, Alvin Community College has partnered with the Texas State Technical College System.
TSTC is a statewide leader for advanced training in fields such as biotechnology, nanotechnology, wireless communications, fuel cell technology, gaming and more.
As the only state-supported technical college system in Texas, TSTC will offer many of its programs and base its regional offices at the ACC Pearland Center campus.
TSTC and ACC will work jointly to provide programs and courses that will meet the needs of Pearland and the surrounding area. To give people an opportunity to advance in their education, TSTC will transfer selected courses for credit that can be used toward a degree.
Currently, TSTC and ACC are developing six-to-nine month and one-to-two year goals and long-term visions and innovations. They are also looking into offering programs at the ACC main campus.
Program focuseson English skills
Foreign professionals and students wishing to strengthen their English language skills can get the help they need through University of Houston-Clear Lake’s English Enhancement program. The first fall 2008 session is scheduled for Sept. 18 – Oct. 30 with registration running from Sept. 1-17.
Classes meet one day a week for seven weeks. The course focuses on several aspects of spoken language including correction of pronunciation, intonation, common English speech patterns, vocabulary building and idiomatic usage.
The fee for the English Enhancement Program is $135 for new students and $115 for returning students. Register online at www.uhcl.edu/fl, by phone at 281-283-3033 or in person at room B1618 of the Bayou Building. For more information, e-mail paul@uhcl.edu.
Social Studies and history teachers in the Clear Creek School District will soon get the opportunity to visit historical landmarks in Texas and across the country. The U.S. Department of Education awarded the District a $993,000 grant to fund a teacher training program.
The Teaching American History Grant will be used to pay for a three-year initiative that will focus on educating elementary and secondary teachers how to use museums, landmarks, historical documents and the Internet to enhance lessons.
Teachers must apply for the program. Fifty will be selected to participate in summer field trips planned for Austin, San Antonio, Washington-on-the-Brazos, Washington D.C., Philadelphia and Boston. The first year the program will focus on Texas treasures and the second year will examine early American history. Teachers accepted in the program will also be given $1,400 each to purchase technology for their classrooms.
The district will partner with San Jacinto College, University of Houston-Clear Lake, the Houston Museum of Natural History, the Galveston Historical Foundation and the San Jacinto Monument in this endeavor to raise student achievement by giving teachers this unique training opportunity.
CLASP program to feature historian
University of Houston-Clear Lake’s Clear Lake Association of Senior Programs announces the first mini-course of the 2008-2009 season Tuesday, Sept. 16, 10:30 a.m., with a presentation on the history of Ellington Field by Kathryn Morrow.
A working historian and author, Morrow wrote Defender of America’s Gulf Coast, a History of Ellington Field, Texas, 1917-2007. Her current work includes research for the Greater Houston Preservation Alliance and the Houston Metropolitan Research Center.
The Sept. 16 mini-course is presented in conjunction with The Harris County Precinct Two’s Precinct2gether program and will be held at the Bay Area Community Center, 5002 NASA Road 1, Seabrook. The mini course is free and open to all members of the public. For more information, call 281-283-2021.
Alliance offersalcopos training
On Thursday, Sept. 4, the Bay Area Alliance for Youth and Families will host a training session to inform parents and the public about the dangers of “alcopops” and energy drinks that contain alcohol. Nicole Holt, Executive Director with Texans Standing Tall, will lead the session at the Webster Civic Center, 311 Pennsylvania Ave. in Webster from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Alcopops are prepackaged, premixed malt beverages that contain fruit flavors and alcohol. Energy drinks also come with alcohol along with the caffeine and other stimulants. These drinks are very similar in packaging, branding and graphics to the non-alcoholic energy drinks that more than one third of our youth consume on a regular basis.
This informational session will explore the facts and impact of alcoholic energy drinks and alcopops that serve as a bridge from soft drinks to alcohol for youth. A variety of tools, resources, and information will be shared to equip participants to effectively address this issue.
Outreach Day set for Sept. 20
University of Houston-Clear Lake invites volunteers to participate in the semi-annual Community Outreach Day set for Saturday, Sept. 20. A popular tradition, this service-oriented program gives students, faculty, staff and members of the community the opportunity to participate in a worthy volunteer project.
Organizations that will be included for projects in Community Outreach Day this September include Habitat for Humanity, Baytown; Houston Food Bank; Houston Humane Society; Mountbatten House; and UH-Clear Lake Facility Management and Construction.
Volunteers must be at least 18 years of age and pre-register as there are a limited number of spots. Registration can be completed online by visiting www.uhcl.edu/SLI or in-person at the UHCL Bayou Building, 2700 Bay Area Blvd.
For more information on Community Outreach Day, call Jennifer Clark, 281-283-2611 or e-mail clarkjen@uhcl.edu.
COM centeroffers office class
Displaced workers or anyone wishing to acquire the entry-level skills to land a job in the modern office can enroll in a new clerical skills class at COM’s North County Learning Center in League City.
The class, which runs from Sept. 15 through Dec. 8, covers office procedures, communications skills, records management, time management, job search skills and computer skills, including Microsoft Office.
The class meets Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
For more information, call the College of the Mainland Learning Center at 281-332-1800.
ACC now hashigh-tech training
To make state-of-the-art technical training available to residents, businesses and organizations in the Gulf Coast region, Alvin Community College has partnered with the Texas State Technical College System.
TSTC is a statewide leader for advanced training in fields such as biotechnology, nanotechnology, wireless communications, fuel cell technology, gaming and more.
As the only state-supported technical college system in Texas, TSTC will offer many of its programs and base its regional offices at the ACC Pearland Center campus.
TSTC and ACC will work jointly to provide programs and courses that will meet the needs of Pearland and the surrounding area. To give people an opportunity to advance in their education, TSTC will transfer selected courses for credit that can be used toward a degree.
Currently, TSTC and ACC are developing six-to-nine month and one-to-two year goals and long-term visions and innovations. They are also looking into offering programs at the ACC main campus.
Program focuseson English skills
Foreign professionals and students wishing to strengthen their English language skills can get the help they need through University of Houston-Clear Lake’s English Enhancement program. The first fall 2008 session is scheduled for Sept. 18 – Oct. 30 with registration running from Sept. 1-17.
Classes meet one day a week for seven weeks. The course focuses on several aspects of spoken language including correction of pronunciation, intonation, common English speech patterns, vocabulary building and idiomatic usage.
The fee for the English Enhancement Program is $135 for new students and $115 for returning students. Register online at www.uhcl.edu/fl, by phone at 281-283-3033 or in person at room B1618 of the Bayou Building. For more information, e-mail paul@uhcl.edu.
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