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  1. They dont even have a Dairy Queen! :shock:
  2. The sad thing is that i married a Deweyvillin I was smoking somthing good that day
  3. I couldnt either if I lived in deweyville
  4. I thought the friendswood game was sunny. Well atleast it wasnt raining!
  5. BEAUMONT - Brad Brown will never know if his daughter would have earned a scholarship to play soccer at Lamar University. Advertisement Go to Dupont/Goodrich FCU He at least knows now that someone will always play there for her. The Lamar University Foundation, a tax-exempt corporation that maintains endowments and other assets on behalf of the university, has all but completed arrangements for a soccer scholarship in the name of Ashley Brown, one of two West Brook students who died in a bus accident March 29. "We have not worked out all the details yet," said Janice Trammell, executive director of the LU Foundation. "We're waiting to get with (the) athletics (department) to tie things up. But basically, it's a done deal." The unfinished details lie in exactly how the scholarship is assessed, Trammell said. The school will first award the scholarship in the 2007 fall semester, which will coincide with the first season of women's soccer at Lamar University. Lamar still must figure out if it will hand the scholarship to a walk-on, who plays but receives no help with tuition, or another student who would already play soccer on an athletic scholarship. Or the beneficiary could wind up somewhere in the middle. Some athletes in the so-called smaller sports (in other words, not football or basketball) receive partial athletic scholarships and must find other ways to cover the rest of their bill. That's where the Ashley Brown scholarship, backed by the Alicia Bonura and Ashley Brown Memorial Scholarship Fund, could come in. This much, Trammell said, is certain: The Ashley Brown Memorial Scholarship will not be year-to-year. It is permanent. "The purpose of an endowment is that it doesn't spend off the principal," Trammell said. "The money continues to be invested, so it'll be here forever." The same is true of another scholarship in the name of Alicia Bonura - the second girl lost in the West Brook bus accident. It will go to a student in Lamar's mechanical engineering program since Bonura, a senior at West Brook, had planned to major in mechanical engineering at Texas A&M. "There's been a huge outpouring for this," Trammell said of the fund which underwrites the two scholarships. "We get donations every day. ... we're definitely not going to put a cap on it." The fund began shortly after the accident, when some of Mike Bonura's co-workers got together to discuss how they could do something for the family. Eventually, hordes of other donors surfaced. An administrator at West Brook helped organize a memorial golf tournament that will take place this fall. The proceeds will go toward the fund. Other high school soccer teams and clubs contributed, as well as friends and relatives of the two families. About $30,000 sits in the fund today. "Ashley's family and friends look forward to providing a scholarship opportunity for a deserving student-athlete, beginning in 2007," Brad Brown said in an e-mail to The Enterprise. "Because the community responded so generously to the tragic accident that claimed our precious Ashley, hers is a legacy of hope." This is great! I am so sorry to the parents of the girls. If you have children, let them know how much you love them every day!!! Cherish the time you have with them also.
  6. Yeah, when I played College ball in Kansas, I watched a HS game one night and there were like 500 people there for a 4A school. I asked the guy what was going on and he told me BBall hasnt started yet.
  7. West Orange Stark High School seniors who do not have enough credits earned to graduate could be walking across the stage at the Dan R. Hooks stadium next May — or perhaps not. Discussions were heated Monday night when West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District board members debated two issues, the stadium’s new name and whether non-graduating students can walk with their class during commencement ceremonies. Last May when other districts grappled with the sensitive issue of graduating students’ walking requirements, board member Pete Amy asked the district to examine its own policy before the start of the new school year. The board discussed the current policy, which states that a student must meet all-district and state requirements (this includes passing the TAKS test) to be eligible to walk at graduation. Trustees discussed allowing students to walk if they were missing one credit or less or had not passed the TAKS test. The students would be recognized differently at the commencement ceremony and would still not receive their diploma until the missing requirements were fulfilled. No action was taken on the issue. A new name for Mustang Stadium was also discussed at Monday’s meeting. In earlier months, board member Eric Mitchell asked for the item to remain on the agenda for discussion and action. The item calls for the stadium to be renamed Dan R. Hooks Stadium, honoring current athletic director and head football coach Dan Hooks. “This is an honor that is well-deserved,†Harry Barclay, school board president, said. “We are in the process of remodeling the stadium and it’s an opportune time to rename it.†Board member Shirley Martin voiced opposition to the proposal, saying that other community figures deserve the recognition and should be considered as well —especially since Hooks does not reside in the district. Hooks is a resident of Bridge City and his children all attended school there. Board member Nancy Byers argued that Hooks’ winning record and accolades are more than deserving of the honor. “His accomplishments speak for themselves,†Byers said. “He is very much a part of this community and he has built this program into one of the best in the state. You can’t say high school football in Texas without the name Dan Hooks. “He is known for winning and it doesn’t matter where he pitches his tent — this is an honor he deserves.†A vote on the stadium’s new moniker is expected to be held during an upcoming meeting. The district also discussed the amount of money to take out in Tax Anticipation Notes. Lewis A. Wilks, a financial advisor with Coastal Securities in Houston, was present at the meeting to answer questions about the amount of money the district will be able to use in a Tax Anticipation Note and when that note will be paid off. After discussion, board members will most likely approve a $4 million dollar Tax Anticipation Note that will be paid off on Feb. 15, 2007. No action was taken on the issue, and Wilks will be present at next week’s meeting with the proper paperwork if the action is approved. Superintendent Dr. O. Taylor Collins also announced that the district is sitting securely on a $9.5 million dollar surplus — a great improvement considering the district’s financial struggles in the past few years. The next meeting of the WO-CCISD school board is scheduled for 6 p.m. July 31.
  8. He cant retire, its too much in his blood. Hell be thinking twice after the 3A state ring he's gonna have! 8)
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