The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 4, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 9, 2022 Page: 2 of 16
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Health and PE textbook adoption
The instructional materials that are eligible for the
2022 Health and PE Textbook Adoption are available
for public viewing Jan. 10-14, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30
p.m. at the Goose Creek Administration building. For
those interested in viewing the materials, call Adriana
Cantu at 281-707-3660 to schedule an appointment.
The Baytown Chapter of JDRF re-
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Hunter Vinson is a senior at Goose Creek Memorial
High School. He is the son of Heather Vinson and Gary
Vinson.
Hunter is in the top 5.6% of his class and ranks 29th
out of 515 students. His favorite subject is British
Literature.
Upon graduation, Hunter plans to attend Lamar
University and major in History. He then wants to
teach History and be a color guard director at a high
school.
Among his academic achievements, Hunter will
graduate in May from Lee College with an Associates
degree. He has been nominated as classroom speaker
for AVID National Demo School. He placed 2nd and
3rd places for a winter guard competition and won
1st place ata MA Color Guard competition.
Hunter is the Color Guard Captain at GCM, ASL
President, participates in AVID and is a Senior
Committee Member. He is also in the National Honor
Society.
Hunter's favorite quote is: " Time and tide will wait
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Days before kicking off the start of a celebration to mark its 90th year as a place of
worship, Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in Baytown collapsed, leaving a caved roof and
gaping hole in the sanctuary. The building eventually will be demolished.
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ExxonMobil Baytown Olefins Plant Mechanical Depart-
ment Head Patti O’Neill presents a $20,000 check to
Love Network of Baytown Executive Director Gladys
Pryor for Love Network’s new Women Work Program.
ExxonMobil Baytown
Area donates $20K to
Women Work program
Almost 3 million women in the U.S. have left the
workforce since the start of the pandemic, according to
recent data. The virus has undoubtedly played a role in
this mass departure, but many women in the Baytown
area are now looking to re-enter the workforce and may
need assistance doing so. ExxonMobil is partnering
with the Love Network of Baytown to close this gap
with the start of the Women Work program.
To kick off this effort, ExxonMobil Baytown Area
donated $20,000 to the Women Work program. The ini-
tiative will help underserved and underemployed wom-
en in the Baytown and Mont Belvieu area get back into
the workforce, supplying work-readiness training and
clothing for the first week of work. Once the program
begins, ExxonMobil employees will volunteer with re-
sume building and interview skill workshops in addi-
tion to holding clothing drives throughout the year to
support the initiative.
“The donation to our Women Work program from
ExxonMobil will help support local women in the
workforce. Whether they are just joining, making a
beneficial move or rejoining the workforce after time
away, Women Work is here to support women looking
to become financially independent,” said Love Net-
work of Baytown Executive Director Gladys Pryor.
“ExxonMobil’s donation will ensure that women get
the support they need to reach their goals and become
financially stable.”
Baytown Olefins Plant Mechanical Department Head
Patti O’Neill presented the check to Pryor on behalf
of ExxonMobil as she is a member of Love Network’s
board of directors.
Past ExxonMobil efforts to support the program in-
clude a $5,000 donation to support four resume-build-
ing and interview workshops in 2022. ExxonMobil
Baytown Area employees donated clothing, including
plant garments and professional clothing and many
have volunteered to work on building improvements
for the new location as part of the 2021 Day of Caring
activities.
hope
Yet another year has
passed. What a year it has
been.
For me, 2021 was the
year of cryptocurrency, the
Dogecoin Twitter commu-
nity and the year I finally
returned to San Antonio
for Christmas and visited
Tesla’s Giga Texas site in
Austin. It was the year my
dog departed this world
and my daughter entered
adulthood. It was a year of
transition and change.
It was a year of discov-
eryjoy and grief. My life
will never be the same -
and for that, I am grateful.
For years, I could not see
past these four walls.
As Ecclesiastes 1:9 says,
"What has been will be
again, what has been done
will be done again; there
is nothing new under the
sun.”
That is how I felt about
my life.
I have long known that
this is why my favorite
shows are about new
beginnings: “Lost,” “Out-
lander,” “Doctor Who" and
“Titanic.”
Throughout the course
of the year, my horizons
expanded and I realized
I did not have to remain
in one place forever - in
every sense of the word.
The dam in my life broke
and the water of life began
to flow freely.
Over the last few
months, my perspective
has changed as I have
learned to believe that
much is possible. If we do
not believe so, we shall
never move forward and
seize our dreams and the
days that lie before us.
As a dear friend of
mine has told me time and
again, “It is inevitable.” It
is he who has taught me
to believe, and for that I
will always be grateful.
Words are powerful and
life-changing, and his have
been imprinted onto my
heart.
Many paths lie before
me. I must choose those
I will take. No path is
without obstacles, but I
now have faith that there
is always a way forward.
Always.
As Elon Musk said in an
interview with Lex Frid-
man, “For me it’s simply
something important to get
done, and we should just
keep doing it or die trying.
I don’t need a source of
strength. Quitting is not
in my nature. I don’t care
about optimism or pessi-
mism. We’re going to get
it done.”
Elon Musk is a testament
to the power of perspec-
tive. He has inspired me
and countless others to
reach for the stars; for they
truly are within reach.
A new year has dawned,
not only as it pertains to
time; but to my very life. I
have been transformed by
a metamorphosis of sorts;
and as the butterfly spreads
its wings and leaves the
earth it once knew, so am I.
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Leadership from Patients ER presents a $5,000 donation to JDRF as a gala sponsor and
the check is presented by, from left, Carolyn LeJeune, Whitley Dorsett, Ashley Shipley
and Elbert De La Cruz to JDRF board members for the Baytown Chapter, Kathi Krisher
Clausen and Janet Brazzil.
Patients ER a longtime supporter
of Baytown’s annual diabetes gala
Patients ER has been a prominent JDRF reports that some 1.6 million
sponsor of the Baytown Chapter’s di- Americans are living with TID, includ-
abetes gala since 2017. Over the years, ing about 200,000 youth (less than 20
Patients ER has donated and remained years old) and 1.4 million adults (20
committed to raising money for research years old and older). Over 64,000 people
and education with the goal of one day are diagnosed each year in the U.S. and
finding a cure for those impacted by di- 5 million people in the U.S. are expected
abetes. to have TID by 2050, including nearly
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Church plans to rebuild after
devastation of sanctuary collapse
Only days before kicking off the start lives have been enriched. While our light
of a celebration to mark its 90th year as a is now dimmer it will continue to bum
place of worship, Baytown’s Mt. Calvary and we will rebuild, by God’s grace.”
Baptist Church collapsed, leaving a caved City officials have condemned the
roof and gaping hole in the sanctuary and building, which eventually will be de-
scattered bricks and boards alongside the molished.
church exterior. Church leaders say the “Although we are deeply saddened by
collapse mimicked a bomb site. Yet, they this turn of events, we are grateful that no
also found a ray of hope. lives were lost,” Montgomery said.
“The beautiful steeple of the church is “As such, we face a major uphill climb
still intact, and this leads us to believe of rebuilding our church edifice from the
that God is saying, ‘I’m still here’,” Mt. ground up. While we know that this en-
Calvary Pastor Raphael Montgomery deavor will not be easy, we are excited,
said. because we know that God is faithful,
The collapse occurred Dec. 28. The and God will help us accomplish this
City of Baytown and the Fire Department lofty goal.”
responded immediately to assess the cat- Mt. Calvary has launched a capital
astrophic incident as Rev. Montgomery, campaign for anyone desiring to support
church deacons and members looked on their efforts to rebuild the church.
with broken hearts and disappointment. To make a donation, visit the church
“For decadesnow, since I was a young website at www.mcbctheplace.com
boy growing up in this church and many (click on donate tab) or send charita-
years before, Mt. Calvary Missionary ble gifts to Cash App at mcbctheplace.
Baptist Church has been a beacon of light Donations may also be mailed to Mt.
in the Baytown community,” Montgom- Calvary Missionary Church, P.O. 2672,
ery said. “Through serving our neigh- Baytown, TX 77522. Questions may
bors, friends and local organizations, be emailed to rmontgomery@mcbcthe-
countless souls have been saved and place.com
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