Shobha Dasari claimed the Pearland ISD spelling bee championship

Superintendent Dr. John Kelly presents the grand champion trophy to Shobha Dasari.

Dasari spells way to victory for third year in district bee

Spelling "bryophyte," Sablatura Middle School's Shobha Dasari claimed the Pearland ISD spelling bee championship for the third year in a row Feb. 5.

Dasari will represent Pearland ISD March 23 at the Houston PBS Spelling Bee, the qualifying competition for the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Dasari's younger brother, Lawhon Elementary's Shourav Dasari, won second place in the district bee for the second year in a row, while Silvercrest Elementary's Jacqueline Chin won third.
Other campus spelling champions who competed at the district bee include. . . .

Macy Pham (Alexander Middle School)
Rohan Joshi (Cockrell Elementary)
Moses Sathuluri (Berry Miller Junior High)
Peyton Coate (C.J. Harris Elementary)
Aileen Marzan (Challenger Elementary)
Amber Vaughn (Carleston Elementary)
Siddharth Krishnakumar (Sablatura Middle School)
Jayline Garza (Magnolia Elementary)
Justin Lenderman (Massey Ranch Elementary)
Andrew Doud (Pearland Junior High East)
Leslie Mendiola (Pearland Junior High South)
Sachin Abraham (Pearland Junior High West)
Jacob Cummings (Rogers Middle School)
Mahum Ahmed (Rustic Oak Elementary)
Divyaa Cherian (Sam Jamison Middle School)
Zoe Norwood (Shadycrest Elementary)
Meghan Sood (Silverlake Elementary)

(2/5/2013)

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Congrats! Job well done- John Rogers

A BIG CONGRATS TO DAWSON AS THEY CLAIM 11 NATIONAL MERIT FINALISTS

DHS claims 11 National Merit finalists

All 11 Dawson High School semifinalists have advanced to the finalist stage of the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program:

Bofeng Chen
Augustus Ellis
Thomas Laroche
Grace Li
Jason Liu
Christopher Nguyen
Kevin Shao
Janie Vo
Shannon Wu
Steven Xu
Annie Zhang

These students number among approximately 15,000 finalists nationwide who are competing for Merit Scholarship awards -- worth more than $32 million:
• 2,500 National Merit scholarships (worth $2,500 each) awarded on a state-representational basis
• 1,000 corporate-sponsored National Merit scholarships provided by approximately 240 corporations/business organizations
• 4,800 college-sponsored National Merit scholarships from 200 colleges and universities for finalists who will attend the sponsor institution

In March, finalists will begin receiving scholarship offers.
Students qualified for the 58th annual National Merit Scholarship Program based on high Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test scores.

More than 1.5 million juniors in about 22,000 high schools entered the program by taking the 2011 PSAT. Semifinalists, who ranked among the highest-scoring test-takers in each state, represented less than 1 percent of U.S. high school seniors.

To become National Merit finalists, semifinalists had to show an outstanding academic record throughout high school, be endorsed by their principal and earn high SAT scores.

(2/6/2013)

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PEARLAND THEATRE GUILD PRESENT- A RAISIN IN THE SUN

A Raisin in the Sun

Written by Lorraine Hansberry
Directed by Cheryl D. Loudd

Performances:
February 1 - 17, 2013

All Performances:
14803 Park Almeda Dr.
Houston, TX 77047

Friday & Saturday at 8:00pm
Buy One Get One Free Thursday Feb. 14 at 7:30pm

Sunday Matinees Feb.3, 10, 17 at 3:00pm

Parental Guidance Suggested: This play contains strong language.

This groundbreaking play starred Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeill, Ruby Dee and Diana Sands in the Broadway production which opened in 1959 and has since been revived. Set on Chicago's South Side, the plot revolves around the divergent dreams and conflicts within three generations of the Younger family: son Walter Lee, his wife Ruth, his sister Beneatha, his son Travis and matriarch Lena. When her deceased husband's insurance money comes through, Mama Lena dreams of moving to a new home and a better neighborhood in Chicago. Walter Lee, a chauffeur, has other plans, however: buying a liquor store and being his own man. Beneatha dreams of medical school. The tensions and prejudice they face form this seminal American drama. Sacrifice, trust and love among the Younger family and their heroic struggle to retain dignity in a harsh and changing world is a searing and timeless document of hope and inspiration.

When it was first produced in 1959, A Raisin in the Sun was awarded the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for that season and hailed as a watershed in American drama. A pioneering work by an African-American playwright, the play was a radically new representation of black life.

"A play that changed American theater forever."--The New York Times.

"Pivotal play in the history of the American Black theatre." - Newsweek

"A milestone in the American Theatre." - Ebony

 Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.

More Texas Medical Center Employees call Pearland Home

More Texas Medical Center Employees call Pearland Home than in any other zip code

Pearland is an innovative, fast growing, business-friendly community that prioritizes your business success. Located just south of Houston, Pearland is perfectly positioned to provide companies with access to the entire Houston region and beyond.

Pearland’s low business costs, access to a highly skilled and educated workforce and transportation opportunities provide a fertile environment to grow a business. We encourage you to explore Pearland Economic Developement information center to understand why many of the regions successful companies and visionary CEOs and their families chose to call Pearland home.

John Rogers with RE/MAX Top Realty stated" it does not take long to see why there is so much growth, yes location is important. Being only 8 miles from the Texas Medical Center is a huge factor.  But,  many other things, such as the quality of the school in Pearland.  Safety, Pearland was name in the top 50 safest cities in the country.  The reason that I call Pearland home, is because you have a small town charm with all the amenities of a big city just minutes away.

Pearland Named TOP 50 Safest Cities in the US

Reason 1: Why to move to Pearland: Pearland Named TOP 50 Safest Cities in the US

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Congressional Quarterly just released its annual safest cities list and two of the top 50 are right here in our area.

When you look at just large cities, meaning places with 500,000 or more people, three Texas cities made the cut. El Paso was named the safest large city in America. Austin was fourth and San Antonio was tenth.Sugar Land and Pearland both were named as two of the safest cities to live in. Allen, Frisco, and Round Rock were other Texas cities in the top 50.

Flip the table and it's bad news for Houston. The Bayou City was ranked tenth when it came to the highest crime rate in the United States. Houston led the nation in the number of burglaries in 2011.

However, Houston's still a lot safer than a few other big cities. Detroit was number one when it came to crime, followed by Baltimore, Memphis, Philly, and Washington DC. 

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Texas Childrens Pavilion for Women Ob/gyn Practice Now Open in Pearland

New Texas Childrens Pavilion for Women Ob/gyn Practice Now Open in Pearland

HOUSTON – Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women, Houston’s premier hospital for women’s, fetal and newborn health, opened its first community-based OB/GYN practice in Pearland recently. The new OB/GYN practice brings the Pavilion for Women’s leading expertise closer to home by offering outpatient services, making it more convenient for women to receive preventative care, sub-specialty gynecology services and pre-natal checkups in their community. The new practice is located at 9003 Broadway Street in Pearland, next to the new location for Texas Children’s Pediatrics Pearland, which opened on December 17.

“Texas Children’s Hospital expanded into obstetrical and gynecological care to fulfill our mission to improve long-term outcomes for babies and children by providing great care for their moms, even before they become mothers,” said Cris Daskevich, senior vice president of Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women. “By opening an OB/GYN practice next door to Texas Children’s Pediatrics Pearland, we can provide the Pearland community with a continuum of specialized care starting before pregnancy and continuing throughout the childhood and adult years.” Pearland was a natural choice for Texas Children’s to open a community-based OB/GYN practice because of the area’s dynamic growth rate and its proximity to Texas Children’s main campus in the Texas Medical Center, Daskevich added.

The new OB/GYN practice is staffed by two Baylor College of Medicine OB/GYN physicians, Drs. Beth Davis and Kelly Hodges. In addition to a full range of regular gynecological and pre-natal care, the practice will soon offer sub-specialty services as well.

“Many of the women we care for at Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women are currently driving to the medical center for their regular OB/GYN services,” said Dr. Laurie S. Swaim, chief of gynecology at Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women and division director of gynecology and obstetrics at Baylor College of Medicine. “With this new clinic, women in the Pearland area will only need to travel to the Pavilion for Women for more specialized gynecological care, surgery or delivery.”

Located in the heart of the Texas Medical Center, Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women is designed to care for a woman throughout her life and offers a full range of obstetrical and gynecological services, beginning before conception and continuing after delivery. The 15-story, $575-million state-of-the-art Pavilion for Women is one of the few hospitals worldwide to offer a full spectrum of maternal and fetal medicine services including an array of fetal diagnostic procedures and highly specialized fetal surgeries. Level II and Level III NICU care is provided in 36 private rooms, four of which are specifically designed to accommodate multiples. A two-story circular sky bridge connects the Pavilion for Women to Texas Children’s West Tower and Clinical Care facilities, enhancing patient care by providing physicians, staff and patient families with rapid access to all patient care facilities.

To schedule an appointment at the Pavilion for Women Pearland OB/GYN practice, call 281-412-4335. To learn more, visit women.texaschildrens.org/Pearland.

Come Support the Friendswood Mustang High School Baseball

Come Support the Friendswood High School Baseball Program

GO FRIENDSWOOD!

FRIENDSWOOD, Texas -- The Friendswood High School Baseball Program will hold its annual 50-Inning Game and Home Run Derby Saturday, February 9, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Friendswood High School Baseball Field (702 Greenbriar). The Home Run Derby will commence at 1:00 p.m.

The 50-Inning game is a fundraiser for the Friendswood High School baseball program. For this event, all FHS baseball players will be divided into four teams that will play games against each other for a total of 50 innings of baseball. A pitching machine is used to keep the action moving. Pledges collected by players are used to fund the baseball program and to provide college scholarships for graduating seniors.

Chopped beef sandwich plates and stuffed BBQ baked potatoes will be served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the field. Meal tickets are just $10.00 each. For information call or email Joe Hollier.

Come out and Join US as we Support our Boys on Spring.  

GOFRIENDSWOOD!