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Former coach Sam Sailer
dies on May 30
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Alicia Mills tries
for world team
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Dobie Class of 1983
plans reunion Aug. 28-29
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June 10, 1993
“The Voice of Community-Minded People
Vol 18 Number 18
Bear council tops in state
Beverly Hills Intermediate’s BearCo student council organization was
awarded sweepstakes, the highest honor given by the state. The group won awards
for Outstanding Student Council, Outstanding Safety, Outstanding S.M.I.L.E. and
Outstanding Energy.
BearCo was one of two middle schools in the Houston area and one of six
middle schools in the state to receive this award. BearCo officers are Christina
Buensuceso, Amanda Zamora, Sarah Thompson, Erica Garcia, Jeff Dorough, Katie
Laas, Michele Bryant, Jennifer Bowman, Christa Roach, Naila Ahmed and Sara
Clark. Denise Birkholz and Mary Horn sponsor the group.
Beverly Hills trash pickup set
Heavy trash pickup for residents of Beverly Hills is scheduled for Monday,
June 14. City crews sometimes run a few days behind schedule.
Kids, teens college sign-up extended
The deadline to register for Kids and Teen College classes at San Jacinto Col-
lege South has been pushed back a week. June 18 will be the last day to register
for the classes, many of which begin June 22.
For further information, call 922-3440.
Vaughn pushing computers again
Former Pasadena school superintendent Larry Vaughn, now heading the
Wichita, Kan., school district, has taken the first step toward installing up to a
$2 million computer project in three elementary schools in the Wichita district.
The first step—which was never formally approved by the board—was the
expenditure of $26,000 for computer wiring. The expense was part of the consent
section of the board’s agenda included with routine matters that the board approves
all at once, according to an article in the Wichita Eagle.
Ever the innovator, Vaughn plans to put 25 IBM-compatible computers in each
class at one of the elementaries—but will increase class size to 50 and give each
teacher an aide. The move has met with resistance from teachers at the school.
The other two elementaries in the pilot program will get about 10 computers
in each class, where the current class load of 22 students will be maintained, ac-
cording to the Eagle.
Jostens, the same company which provided software for Pasadena’s massive
elementary computer project, will donate software for the three pilot elementaries,
apparently in hopes of outfitting the metropolitan district for a full-scale computer
program at a later date.
The Wichita district is 25 percent larger than the 49-campus Pasadena district.
Car wash Saturday
The 1993-94 Thompson Intermediate School cheerleaders will hold a car wash
and snow cone sale Saturday, June 12, at the Burger King on Scarsdale Boulevard.
AARP meeting June 11
The monthly meeting of the South Belt chapter of the American Association
of Retired Persons will be held Friday, June 11, at 10 a.m. at Kirkwood South
Christian Church, 10811 Kirkfair near Beamer.
The June program will be fun with music, provided by Holcombe Music Co.
Dues are $3 a year. Current membership is 198.
SJC regents meet
Regents of San Jacinto College at their monthly meeting Monday approved
renewal of the district insurance pool contract with Barmore Insurance. Also ap-
proved was $510,000 for baseball fields at the North campus.
Hiring personnel at the district’s three campuses was also approved. Dean
of Library Services Dr. Mary Nieball retired, as did South campus PE teacher
Barbara Sneary. Those hired for the South campus were Dr. Andrea Norfleet,
biology; and Dr. Roy Stephenson, government.
Cowboy meeting Monday
The Sagemont Cowboys and Cowgirls will meet Monday, June 14, at 7:30
p.m. at the Kirkmont utility building at the corner of Blackhawk and Southbluff.
Environmental controversies to air
An all-day “Competing Messages on Environmental Controversies” will be
presented at the University of Houston-Clear Lake Thursday, June 10, from 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Registration begins at 8 a.m. at the second-floor large lecture
room of the main building.
The panel will pit Brio activist Marie Flickinger against chemical polluters’
spokesperson J.J. Goldman of the Brio Site Task Force. Other panelists include
Cindy Wood of the Corps of Engineers on wetlands loss and Bill Stransky of the
Sierra Club, who is skeptical of the federal government's approach to wetlands
mitigation. Other participants are Irene Pickhardt of the Texas Education Agen-
cy, Robert Jones of the energy institute of UH-CL, Keith Young of NUS raining
(hazardous waste courses), Ilo Hiller of the Texas Parks and Wildlife, Doug Meyers
of the General Land Office, Ephraim Dickson of the Houston Museum of Natural
Science, Tom Linton and Sam Ray of Texas A&M, Steve Klineberg of Rice Univer-
sity, Monte Janssen of Texas Chemical Council, reporter B.C. Robinson
of ERM Southwest and John McPherson of Channel 2 news.
Phone number was wrong
The staff of the South Belt-Ellington Leader regrets that an incorrect phone
number for the Sagemont Recreation Center was published. The phone number
at the Hughes Road center is 481-9426.
Dobie receives donation
Johnny Carmona, left, membership associate and associates’ donation com-
mittee member representing Sam’s Club, presents a $350 check to be used
for the study of the environment to Sandra Hall, Dobie High environmental
science teacher, and Jerry Speer, Dobie principal. Each Wal-Mart and Sam’s
Club across the country’s 44-state territory is making this donation to local
organizations to benefit the environment. The money is used for field trips
for Hall’s students.
Texas Assessment of Academic Skills
1993
District
4th Grade
Sth Grade
10th Grade
Clear Creek I.S.D.
Pasadena I.S.D.
Texas Average
Reading
78
Writing
94
Math
80
Reading
77
Writing
81
Math
66
Reading
82
Writing
88
Math
66
45
76
51
53
65
34
69
78
56
56
81
59
60
71
43
70
80
55
District scores are the percentage of students passing the tests
CCISD students above state averages
PISD TAAS scores below state
Clear Creek and Pasadena students reading, writing and math skills.
scored much the same on this year's Texas At the fourth-grade level, only 38 per-
Assessment of Academic Skills tests as they cent of the Pasadena students passed all
did last year, results released in late May
indicate.
Clear Creek ISD students were above the
state averages on each test at each grade
. level while Pasadena students continued to
lag behind the state on every test except the
one for 10th grade math.
The test giving students the most grief
must be the eighth-grade math test which
Police seek
17-year-old
for murder
Houston police have a warrant out for the
arrest of a 17-year-old male for the murder
of Luis Morales, 18. May 14.
Police have not yet apprehended Catarino
Villareal, 17, who fled after the question-
ing of several of his companions in the two
Camaros the night of the murder.
Homicide officer Bob King said several
people called him with leads after reading
about the murder in the South Belt-
Ellington Leader.
Villareal resided in the El Dorado sub-
division near the East Loop at Wallisville
Road.
He and his companions came to the South
Belt area the Friday night of the murder to
only one in three in the Pasadena district go the Metronome teen club on the Gulf
three tests. In reading, just 45 percent passed. In Clear Creek, just two of three Freeway at Kingspoint, but they did not go
passed while only 51 percent passed the passed it, for the lowest showing in that
math portion.
In writing, 76 percent passed. Though
that figure is below the state passing
district.
in the club.
Instead, they went to the Taco Bell on
Most educators agree there is a correla- Fuqua.
tion between low test scores and
average of 81 percent, it is 29 points higher economically disadvantaged students,
than those students did as third-graders last Clear Creek (in the 1991-92 school year)
Statements from the teens in the Camaros
said the boys in the pickup truck (where
Morales rode in the back with two others)
year.
had just 8.6 percent of its students identified started the verbal altercation.
Even, worse for Pasadena is the fact that Statewide, fourth-grade reading and math as economically disadvantaged while Pasa-
elementary students scored more dismally scores lagged significantly behind last
than they did last year. year’s scores.
Last year, the tests were administered to
students in third, fifth, seventh and ninth
grades. This year, fourth-, eighth- and
lOth-graders took the tests which measure
dena had 42 percent of its students qualified
during the same period.
Along a similar vein, Pasadena also has fight.
The argument heated up at the Stop &
Go on Fuqua at Beamer. Police say
Villareal suggested they move elsewhere to
Conversely, the lOth-grade scores saw a a majority minority population. Tradi-
significant boost over last year’s, both in tionally. minority students post lower test
Pasadena and statewide.
scores.
Beauty pageant, July 3 parade scheduled
A variety of July 4 Spectacular an- Chamber of Commerce, sponsors of the Ju- and food will be there.
nouncements were made this week, in-
cluding details on the annual beauty
pageant. The parade will be held on Satur-
day, July 3, and the beauty pageant will be
held at Frazier Elementary School Satur-
day, June 26.
ly 4 activities.
Dianna Benavides, who has headed up
Additional parade marshals have been the beauty pageant since its inception in
announced by parade chairman Neil West, 1988, will once again direct the beauty
who said the community wants to honor the competition.
As they drove off, a teen in the back of
the pickup in which Morales was riding
hurled a beer bottle at one of the Camaros,
prompting the suspect to fire a gun at the
pickup, killing Morales.
King said statements from Morales' com-
panions said the teens in the Camaros
started the argument.
Morales’ companions never told police
about the beer bottle throwing, although
students from Dobie High School reported
it to the Leader the following Monday.
King said at first he worked with Pasa-
dena schools and Pasadena and South
achievements of its local youth.
For a short time it looked like the pageant Houston police on the case.
n addition to the state Little League would be cancelled for lack of a director He also worked with HPD's Steve Wil-
champs, other parade marshals named are after Benavides moved, but she stepped for- liamson who coordinates the gang division
Entry forms for the Miss South Belt the state softball champs from Dobie High ward and volunteered. for Clear Lake and the South Belt area,
pageant will be available Monday, and School and the Thompson Intermediate Competition will be for the following age Williamson said the shooting was not
forms for entries in the parade are available School national championship Academic groups: 6 to 18 months, 19 to 35 months, gang related, and he saw no connection be-
now. Forms can be picked up at the office Games team. 3 to 4 years, 5 to 7 years, 8 to 12 years, tween Morales' death and the shooting May
of the South Belt-Ellington Leader or at Following the parade, there will be a pic- 13 to 15 years, and Miss South Belt will 27 of an 18-year-old South Houston male
the office of the South Belt-Ellington nic at El Franco Lee Park. Games, music be a young lady age 16 or over. in the South Belt area.
Sagemont Church collects $54,000 for mission
Son Light church for homeless to benefit
By Cheryl Bolen. a $95 a day room at South Shore Harbor. The mission desperately needs to com- only fitting that Sagemont help the Friends-
Sagemont Church raised $54,000 in cash Morgan explained that Logan paid for the piete its dormitory, Morgan said. wood church.
Sunday to help the financially strapped Son hotel from his accrued salary. Logan’s wife After hearing about Son Light’s troubles. Ironically, Morgan said the gift of a
Light Mission in Friendswood. was hospitalized five days last week for Morgan on Wednesday asked his congrega- $50,000 piece of land to Sagemont Church
Sagemont’s pastor, the Rev. John Mor- dangerously high blood pressure, tion if they wanted to help the mission. in 1966 was approximately the same value
gan, met with officials of the beleaguered Morgan said the woman’s stress was un- Then, on Sunday they had the opportuni- as the Sagemont congregation is giving to
church Monday morning and wrote a check derstandable, given the fact she was shar- ty to hear from Logan and some of the peo- Son Light.
to the landlord to cover mortgage payments ing her 2,000-square foot home with so p]e helped by the mission. “Knowing of their (Son Light’s) good
through July. many homeless, and he said she deserved Logan said most of the homeless at Son work in trying to help the homeless in this
In addition, Morgan said the rest of the a vacation. Light are able to leave with a job, with no part of the county" is what prompted
money would be used to help Son Light pay Logan, 42, said the family doctor government funds accepted. Morgan to encourage his congregation to
utility bills and operating expenses, to help ordered Frances Logan to get away and The generosity of Sagemont Church was help Son Light.
get the facility up to standard city codes and rest. appreciated. “It was right in time. It was Sagemont Church, along with several
to help finish the dormitory. She' has opened her home to homeless abundant, and it shows the servicemanship other area churches, will continue to help
Last week, Son Light housed 82 home- families for the past six years, with the mis- attitude of Sagemont Church," Logan said. Son Light, and Morgan said he has shared
less people. sion established 3% years ago. Morgan, too, was pleased over his his concerns about fiscal accountability
Morgan said he learned of the plight of The Logans and their seven children at church’s generosity. “I was overwhelmed with Logan and his assistant.
the church on KTRH last week. At that home live upstairs and offer the downstairs by the offering,” he said. “It was just real Morgan suggested a board be set up.
time, Son Light was in the news because to homeless women and children. Home- thrilling.” "We want to help them get out of a crisis
it was $27,000 behind on its mortgage. less men sleep in the sanctuary at the 7% In addition to the money, members of mode with good administrators.
acre church. Sagemont Church have called Son Light “The government is carrying too much
“We believed God was going to pull us The Logans have written a manual to in- with offers to help in other areas, such as of the burden,” Morgan said. “Churches
out,” said Son Light’s pastor, the Rev. struct other families how to take the building and food collection. need to do more.”
Mike Logan. “I didn’t know how it would homeless into their homes, and they have Morgan said another church helped Sage- Sagemont Church showed what one
happen.” established a hotline to help train people to mont get started 27 years ago, and it was church can do.
The mission was also in the news because take in the homeless. The number is
the pastor and his wife recently stayed in 1 1-800-700-4663.
Kirkmont mother of two
publishes her first novel
By Cheryl Bolen part of her life.
Registered nurse. Mother of two. Wife. As a child, she loved reading horse
Horse woman. Artist. stories and as a teen-ager she began taking
Now, Kirkmont’s Virginia Campbell jumping lessons.
Scott, 44, can add a new title: novelist. She did not own her first horse, however,
Scott’s first book, The Dream Horse, has until she was about 20. She now owns four
been released by Harper Paperbacks. The horses and a pony she keeps on her dad’s
teen romance (cover price $3.50) will be 20 acres in Pearland.
available locally at Paperback Trader. She has been extremely involved in
Though Harper has contracted for horses, particularly in dressage, and she has
another teen romance, Scott has trouble find- been very active in the Pony Club.
ing time to write. Neither her children, 11-year-old David
She has two part-time nursing jobs, one and 8-year-old Sheila, nor her engineer
at the El Centro Day Activity Health Ser- husband, Darrell, share her enthusiasm for
vice Center and the other at the Campbell horses.
Family Practice.
Scott said the main reason she doesn’t
The two doctors at Campbell Family spend more time writing is that her priori-
Practice just happen to be Scott’s siblings, ty is to spend her time on living things.
Another sister is a Pearland veterinarian. “I can’t come back when they’re older
Seems Virginia is the only sibling not to and say I’m going to pick up their
have doctor in front of her name, but along childhood now,” Scott said, referring to
with RN after her name, this versatile her children. “You Can’t do that."
woman also has a fine arts degree in art and Her writing career began after college
French, when she wrote stories for her family.
Although The Dream Horse is Camp- That led to publishing horse stories for
bell’s first book, she has published four a local magazine and eventually to national
short stories in Highlights for Children and magazines.
another in Cricket. She is active in writing groups, including
All of her stories are horse stories and the local chapter of Romance Writers ol
it’s no wonder. Horses have always been Continued on Page 2A
Lawmaker visits locally
State Rep. Jerry Patterson, fourth from left, chats with Sharon Waters as, from
left, Mike Kersch, Tom Morrison, the Rev. Allison Cambre and Mike Ezzell
look on. Patterson told a lunchtime meeting of the Governmental Affairs Com-
mittee of the South Belt-Ellington Chamber of Commerce he expects the rich
districts to sue the state over the Legislature’s newly passed school finance
equalization bills, which Patterson said would not solve educational fund-
ing over the long haul. He said the state should have property taxes instead
of the local property taxes in place now. He told the local group he would use
his office to support moving the waterline project from Scarsdale Boulevard
to Astoria or Dixie Farm Road.
Photo by Cheryl Bolen
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