Fall is for Planting

Now is the very best time to plant trees, shrubs & perennials with plenty of time to put down roots!

Plant Shade Trees Now!

“Trees: Plant Now”

Staff Favorites include Mexican Plum, Maple ‘Red Sunset’ and Chinese Pistache.

Sept. 24th 10am

Plant Fall & Winter Gardens Now!

Cool season favorites include broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, salad greens, carrots, beans, Brussels sprouts & more. Garlic arrives in October!

“Fall Veggies”

Sept. 24th 11am

Plant Spring Now!

students at heart, shuffled some papers and came up with the idea that one size fits all. Am I the only one who thinks the TEA is a political body that puts students last?

—GAY HOPKINS

Spot on. Since the TAKS ranking is an overall average of school-wide performance, it will penalize a school with a diverse population. It is interesting to note that although Woodrow does not show well on the TAKS rankings, it is consistently among the best high schools in the nation when ranked on AP participation. Also, the top graduates of Woodrow always seem to head to Ivy League schools or equivalent. The opportunity to get a great education in our Lakewood schools is already there, but ultimately it is the parents’ and the students’ responsibility to take advantage of it.

—SHERB

IdEnTIfyIng nEWSPAPEr PhoToS from 1975

“Spring Bulbs”

Sept. 17th 11am

Tulip, daffodils, crocus, hyacinth, iris and other spring blooming bulbs arrive mid-September! New to planting bulbs? Our experts will help you plan & plant a gorgeous garden.

Certainly that was our 15 minutes of fame [Advocate Back Talk blog, “do you know these Woodrow, Long, Lee protesters?”, Aug. 1]. As I remember we were at Woodrow hill the night before and the news spread like wild fire that dIS d was considering switching Woodrow and Long. my understanding at the time was Woodrow’s enrollment was small because it was losing so many students to Skyline. Long’s enrollment was much larger because the Long student body was made up of students who either went on to Skyline or Woodrow. of course we felt very strongly that Woodrow remain the high school, and in our quest for justice decided to protest the next day – Saturday morning. I remember addressing the crowd on behalf of the Student Council. We woke up Sunday morning to find ourselves on the front page of the Dallas Morning News I answered a lot of questions when I arrived at church. I’m sure we felt very important. many years later I was teaching Sunday school and one of my students also participated in a protest against dISd They were firing several of his teachers at Bryan Adams, it was fun to bring the old newspaper out and share this story with him. Alan, Julie, nancy and Carolyn, and I (those pictured) remain close friends today.

—KAREN MATNEY BROWN