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Major changes to highway By Jackie Lieuwen Houston Today
MUSIC Makers
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Victoria, Karsyn and Lia rock out on the piano in music class last week Wednesday.
Council is looking at making a mini-park or band stand in front of Remax, and closing the Highway 16 entrances to 9th Street and Poulton Avenue. Council presented some ideas to over 30 people at a recent public meeting, and met with a group from the business community last Thursday. The ideas include turning the 9th Street highway entrance into a one-way out-road, closing the highway entrance to Poulton Avenue, creating a band stand in front of Remax, and adding two highway crosswalks from Steelhead Park - one to Poulton Avenue and another to Copeland Avenue. The design plan includes adding a gateway feature, such as an arched sign, over the highway at the bottom of the east highway
“ See page 10 for map of proposed changes.
overpass. It also proposes a sidewalk along the south side of Highway 16 from Benson Avenue to Butler Avenue, and adding a highway median with trees, separating the two lanes of the highway from Butler to Copeland Avenue, and another one from Copeland to Benson Avenue. Council is also looking at adding truck parking behind the Chamber of Commerce. See ROAD on Page 2
Houston schools report increased enrolment By Jackie Lieuwen Houston Today
Houston Secondary School has 227 students this year, five less than last year, said Principal Scott Jackson. Jackson says school startup was good but it’s been challenging with no access to the gym.
They’ve had to push back a few events because of gym renovations, which are scheduled to be complete Sept. 15, Jackson said. HSS has a new Vice Principal Julie Krall and two new Education Assistants, Penny Chorney and Tatyana Morand. Jackson says
the school has new specialty programs for the afternoons, building upon last year’s system with academics in the morning and handson courses in the afternoons. They’ve added courses including textiles, calculus, environmental ad lab science, and some
specialty physical education courses like basketball, volleyball, fitness, weights and soccer. “We’ve taken our PE and made it a little more specialized so that kids can choose activities they are particularly interested in for their PE credit,” said Jackson. Jackson says they’ve
also started a grade 8 Inquiry course, where students pursue an area of interest and at the same time learn the new core competency skills including communication, critical thinking, creative thinking and innovation, personal responsibility and social responsibility. “Their assessment
will be based on performance in those core competencies,” said Jackson, adding that the course will be explained to parents at Meet the Staff night. HSS also added a junior music program and they have a cross country team this year coached by Vice Principal Julie Krall. “It’s a culture shock
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to be so busy after a relaxing summer, but it’s good to be back and see all the staff and students,” said Jackson. With 190 students, Twain Sullivan Elementary School has about the same enrolment as the 192 they had last year. See OPEN on Page 2
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