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Talyn Hayman, 3, plays with Buster the goat before showing in the Pee
Wee division of the goat show at the Baytown Youth Fair Tuesday.
SEE MORE BAYTOWN
YOUTH FAIR COVERAGE
ON PAGE 5A.
Baytown Sun photo/Nicki Evans
Gabriel Rodriguez and Manuel Rodriguez of Aaron Iron
Works get the cross set in place atop the sanctuary of the
new Second Baptist Church building on North Main Tuesday.
“We got a lot of calls
about it after that so I’m
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LADY PATS FALL TO NEDERLAND
The Goose Creek Memorial softball players took.
the No. 9-ranked Class 4A team in the state, Nederland,
to extra innings before losing the one-game bidistrict play-
off 4-3 in eight innings. See story in Sports on Page 1B.
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Dr. Toby York, the lone finalist
for the position of Goose Creek
CISD superintendent, gave a
“State of the District” presen-
tation Tuesday at the Hispanic
Chamber of Commerce meet-
ing. His message was clear:
to hit the gears
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Bay town Youth Fair gives local
kids a lesson in responsibility
good citizens in the outside
world, and academics is where
York said. “I’ve made that part of that begins.”
Commerce, gave Dr. York a my views on the superintendent’s my creed throughout my years in
York started off by talking
about academics: “We don’t start
a day at the Administration
Building where academics aren’t
York began his presentation the top priority,” York said. “Our
with another slice of wisdom. “A j°b is to make our students into
wise man told me years ago to
never pass up a chance to teach,”
“During the Ike recovery
we had emergency funds
for a hurricane relief fund
to help folks get to their
doctors, to the stores, to
easier for residents on the
southeast side of the city.
That’s because an
$800,000 chunk of the fed-
had a great con-
versation with
Mr. de Hoyos,
and he told me
he served in the
Pacific Fleet
things could be better, but during World War II,” York said,
things could be a lot worse too. “I think it’s fitting that he’s sitting
Ruben de Hoyos, president under the United States Flag.
of the Hispanic Chamber of
“I started out getting involved by
having a friend in FFA,” said Lee
junior Ashley Montgomery. “I then
took an Ag class and have been
showing animals for three years.
“This leads to me to tell ybu
have increased steadily. Since
“It really gives me a way to apply
myself to something and keeps me
out of trouble. It helps me to not be
lazy and just sit at home playing
video games.”
Montgomery is showing a goat,
named Deuteronomy.
overall average on the reading
test has jumped up nine points,
with the writing average moving
up five points and the mathemat-
ics average sliding up eight
points.
Also, in 2008 12 Goose Creek
campuses were recognized by
the Texas Education agency, with
the Baytown Youth Fair, the annual
event gives them an opportunity to
be involved in something. More
than that, it gives them something
to look forward to throughout the
year.
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Sometime this summer
or in the early fall, a new
bus route will make getting Lee College and wherever
around^ Baytown by bus else they needed to go,” he
explained. “This route tied
into Route 1 and Route 2.”
That temporary route
stayed in service until mid-
eral government’s econorn- January when the enter-
ic stimulus money has gency funds ran out, he
The 100 Club will honor
Baytown Police Officers Brian
Naismith and N. Javier Galindo,
Jr. at its 55th Annual Heroes
Awards Banquet Thursday.
The men were nominated by
their colleagues for the appre-
hension and arrest of a sexual
assault suspect shortly after
Hurricane Ike last September.
Upon investigation of a suspi-
cious vehicle parked in the
roadway, the officers interrupt-
ed a sexual assault and saved
the life of the victim, whom the
suspect had threatened to kill.
“We are very proud,” said
Capt. Mike Holden of the
Baytown Police Department.
“They went above and beyond
and were able to stop a heinous
crime.”
Naismith was hired by the
Bay town Police Department in
September of 1997. He current-
ly serves as Galindo’s Field
Training Officer.
Galindo was hired by the
Baytown Police Department in
December of 2007.
The 100 Club’s
Spring/Summer 2009 newsletter
says the club will award the dis-
tinction of “Super Cops” to
these brave men who performed
above and beyond the call of
duty after Hurricane Ike. The
officers will receive a Sig Sauer
Model 229, ,40-caliber semi-
automatic commemorative pis-
tol and an award.
Lee College will honor gradu-
ates at its commencement cere-
mony at 7 p.m., Friday, May 15
in the Sports Arena located on
Lee drive in Baytown. Grand
Marshall for commencement is
John Britt, who is celebrating
50 years in education.
Commencement guest speakers
are Julie Chambers-Bishop and Service Learning.
Nola Rene. Lee College will also In addition to honoring gradu-
LC cap-tossing set for Friday
recognize ates, Lee College will recognize
scholarship two faculty members with an
recipients, top Excellence in Education award,
ranking gradu- Following the commencement,
ates and out- family and friends are invited to a
Standing stu- dessert reception in the Student
dents with Center to honor the graduates. For
more than 80 more information about com-
hours of mencement, contact the
Admissions office at 281 -425-6393
or email admissions@Iee.edu.
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ic stimulus money has g“"-"
been earmarked to provide said,
three years worth of fund-
ing for what the Harris
County Transit Services excited to be able to say it
Division officially calls the will be coming back,” said
Baytown Third Route Jones.
Extension. Th'e new route will fol-
The extension got a tern- low a circuit that runs from
porary try-out after Park Street to Pruett to
Hurricane Ike came to call, Defee Street and down to
according to David Jones, Alexander Drive. From
who handles planning and
transit operations in this
area for the H.C. Transit
Services Division.
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York: Overall, GCCISD in good shape
position; Admiral William ‘Bull’ this profession. There’s a reason omens in the district; since 2005,
Halsey (Commander-In-Chief of they call it public education; most scores on the TAKS test
related a story: “I the United States Navy’s Third don’t hesitate to call me, because ' ' •••—
Fleet) gave his leaders one deter- we like to tell you about our kids 2005, for example, the district s
mined order: when in command, and our programs.”
command. That is my intention
when serving the students and
staff" of Goose Creek, and the
public as well.”
began his presentation
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