Posted in Family on Dec 3rd, 2005
Congratulations to Kathryn on her All Region tryout. She not only made the Honors (Top) Band, she was the number ONE piccolo in the competition and moves to the pre-area competition on Monday.
Even thought there was a mix-up with her registration, she stayed focused and played wonderfully. She did not let the problems rattle [...]
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Posted in Family on Dec 2nd, 2005
Alex competed in the District level Geography Bee - and came away with second place!
What I did not realize was that at the District level, the students of all grade levels compete against each other. So he was a 5th grader competing against 4th through 8th graders.
He received a nice trophy and certificate, but [...]
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Posted in Family on Nov 27th, 2005
Alex won the school Geography Bee for Daniel the week before Thanksgiving. He was awarded a medal and the chance to continue on to the District - and possibly the State - level of competition.
The National Geography Bee is sponsored by JPMorganChase to promote the National Geographic Society.
Alex has always loved maps and geography. [...]
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Posted in Family, Rita on Oct 20th, 2005
Alex was asked by his teacher to make a presentation at the PTA meeting on October 27th.
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Posted in Rita on Oct 12th, 2005
These photos of my parents house after they returned to Beaumont following Rita were taken by Paulette, the neighbor across the street. They show the damage to the roof, and the large pile of limbs cleaned up from the damaged trees.
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