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Page 2B — The Allen American — Wednesday, October 13, 1993
Apartment
in newly occupied apartment units.
In Plano, 1,270 more apartment
From 1B units were occupied this year than
had been through the same period in
level rate is typically an indicator that
the underlying economy is good,” he
said.
Hockens also said new retail con-
struction is likely to come in conjunc-
tion with increasing occupancy
levels.
“Once retailers get an increased
headcount they want to locate in
those areas where the people are,”
Hockens said.
West Plano was the hottest site in
the Metroplex for new apartment
development during the third
quarter.
West Plano’s occupancy rate was
96 percent in the third quarter and
the average level of monthly rents
oh the city’s west side was also at a
peak rate, 71.5 cents per square
foot.
“The rents have been climbing
pretty strongly as well, showing that
most of the apartment builders are
catering to the high end of the apart-
ment market,” Hockens said.
Many of the apartment construc-
tion projects ongoing in Plano are
located near the Dallas North
Tollway.
Those projects have helped Plano
lead all other cities in the Dallas area
1992.
Most of those units, 1,080, are in
West Plano, while the remainder,
190, are in East Plano.
The city of Dallas has had the next
biggest change in the number of
occupied units this year, reporting
an increase from 1992 of 1,180 units.
Far North Dallas also reported a
strong third quarter, with an occu-
pancy level of 97 percent and aver-
age rents at 72.3 cents per square
foot, higher than that of West Plano.
Hockens said much of the demand
in far North Dallas is for apartments
near the Dallas North Tollway.
Most of the newly occupied apart-
ment units in Dallas for the year, a
total of 770, were in the city’s far
north sector.
Also benefitting from the demand
along the Tollway were the Metroc-
rest cities of Addison, Carrollton,
Coppell and Farmers Branch, which
reported a 96 percent occupancy
rate and average monthly rents of
58.8 cents per square foot.
Lewisville’s apartment market
also continued to be strong with an
occupancy level of 96 percent and
average rents of 61.9 cents per.
square foot per month.
Economy
___From 1B
will be the strongest communities in
the area for job retention and expan-
sion in expanding businesses.
“The Dallas/Fort Worth area, par-
ticularly places like Plano, is well-
endowed with manufacturing and
non-manufacturing industries that
are continuing to grow, such as tele-
communications, electronics and
data processing,” Weinstein said.
The Perspectives newsletter also
predicts that uncertainty about the
impact of the North American Free
Trade Agreement will keep some
companies from expanding in the
next few months.
Weinstein said that if the trade
agreement betweeen Mexico, Cana-
da and the United States is ratified
by the U.S. Congress it will likely
lead to local job growth in the trans-
portation and manufacturing indus-
tries.
Weinstein said the Dallas/Fort
Worth area has fared better than
Flutist
interest in music, and started playing
the flute in elementary school.
“At first it wasn’t something I en-
joyed totally,” she said. “About my
eighth-grade year, I really started
enjoying it. My flute teacher, Linda
Smith, entered me in a contest, and I
won. It was like, ‘Wow, I can really
do this.’ ”
Briggs said it was Smith who be-
lieved in her abilities and pushed her
to work hard on her music.
“I, at that time, didn’t think I was
any good,” she said. “I actually
wanted to quit for awhile, and she
would never let me. She always kept
pushing me harder and harder.”
Briggs said she wanted to quit
when she was at Ford Middle
School. Most of her peers weren’t in
band and being there was not a popu-
lar thing to do.
“But I realized that I was gifted
and I could do it,” she said. “And I
think Linda is the one who actually
gave me that confidence.”
A typical day for Briggs begins
with class at 7:15 a.m. After school,
she has marching band practice for
two hours. She returns home at 6
Town Forum addresses
community’s questions
From 1B
Briggs smiles, and her light blue
eyes dance with amusement as she
laughs at the memory.
She said the Dallas Youth Orches-
tra, which performs a concert series
at the Meyerson Symphony Center,
was challenging and pushed her to
work hard, but she met the chal-
lenge and learned a lot from the ex-
perience.
And probably the most important
thing she learned was that she
wanted to become a professional
musician.
“I had never played in an orches-
tra,” Briggs said. “And that was just
so exciting. I just loved it. And then I
thought, I want to do this.”
And from looking at Brigg’s re-
sume, it appears that this 17-year-
old AHS junior is well on her way to
achieving that dream.
Briggs has been named Outstand-
ing Flute Performer at the Texas
most of the nation during the slow Flute Festival for the past three
economic recovery from the 1990- years, won first place at the annual p.m.
91 recession mainly because the re- Hious ton. u e ompetition,, irs While most students might relax a
cession hit this area before it was felt placein the Austin Flute Club Young little before attempting any home-
in the rest of the nation, trust competition, co-principal of work, Briggs has a quick dinner and
“Our recovery started first,” the G season) member of the 1993 is off to help some beginning flute
Weinstein said. “We had our real Mird se 1 member .of the 1293 players with their music,
estate bust and banking crisis before Natic nal F ute Association High Then, from about 8 p.m. to 10
the rest of the country." School Flute Choir, and grand prize p.m., Briggs practices solo. After
winner at the Dallas Symphonic Fes- she is finished with practice, she
manages to squeeze in some home-
• These achievements come work. And on Saturdays, she has
through hours of hard work and additional flute lessons to attend.
From 1B years of dedication to her music. But even with a hectic practice
-----------Briggs said she has always had an schedule, Briggs manages to pull
Name: Genevieve Briggs
Age: 17
Hometown: Allen •
Family: parents, David and Pat
Briggs, brother Bryan.
Last book read: “When the
Legends Die.” ’
Favorite food: Chinese
Favorite entertainer: flutist James
Galway
Favorite type of music: classical
Who, besides your parents, has
had the greatest influence on
your life?: Linda Smith, her flute
teacher in middle school. “She chal-
lenged me,” she said.
Dream vacation: Europe
If you won money in the lottery,
what would you do with it?: "I'd
buy a new flute,” she said. Briggs also -
said she would save some money for.
college and give the rest to her family.
Career goal: To become a profes-
sional flutist
Hobbies: Shopping, attending con-
certs
Pets: Two cats named Callie and
Cookie and a dove named Coodles., -
Fc
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down excellent grades. In fact, she
is a member of the National Horn
Society.
She attributes a lot of her success
to her parents, who have been sup-
portive of her music career. She said
entering contests and paying for pri-
vate lessons is expensive, but her
parents have helped her in every
way possible.
For now, Briggs is looking for-
ward to the upcoming contest sea-
son. She said she hopes to further
her education in music and achiev
her ultimate goal — becoming a prin-
cipal flutist in a major symphony.
: A Town Forum wil be held 7:30
p.m. Thursday at the Fairview
Town Hall. The mayor, council
members, town employees and rep-
resentatives of all town boards,
committees and task forces will be
present to address citizens’ ques-
tions and concerns and hear their
opinions.
The public is welcome to attend.
Any questions, call Barbara Miller
548-8432.
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Music students to tour Europe with youth orchestra
Some gifted music students from
Allen High School will be performing
in a series of concerts in Europe this
summer.
The four AHS students were
selected to be part of the Greater
Dallas Youth Orchestra. These stu-
dents are: Jason Ayoub, French
horn; Sandi Breashears, clarinet;
e; and Zach Graff, principal trumpet.
Casey Marsrow, a student at
Ford Middle School, was named to
the Philharmonic Orchestra.
The Greater Dallas Youth
Orchestra is a 95-piece symphony
composed of the most talented
young musicians in the Dallas area.
The students are involved in a corn-
Genevieve Briggs, co-principal flut- prehensive training program and
perform a series of concerts in the
Meyerson Symphony Center. The
first concert is on Oct. 24.
In addition to the concerts at the
Meyerson, the students in the Grer
ter Dallas Youth Orchestra will be
performing in Europe fromJune 6-19
in 1994. The musicians will perform
seven concerts in France and Ger-
many.
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