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Photo by Adam Zuvanich Students use the playground at Oak Forest Elementary, a popular area campus, after school on Tuesday.

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Campuses are cresting all over the area, with public schools in the Heights, Garden Oaks and Oak Forest serving more students than they were built to accommodate.

An even bigger wave of kids is coming.

The last decade has seen an explosion of expansion in near northwest Houston, where the population is increasing and becoming increasingly younger. The area is a hotspot for young professionals and growing families, whose kids fill the classrooms at schools such as Oak Forest Elementary, Garden Oaks Montessori Magnet, Hamilton Middle School and Heights High School.

Candlelight Oaks resident Tim Weltin, a Houston ISD employee who has two children attending area schools, wonders how the

district will handle all the area kids who have yet to reach school age.

“There’s been a very large boom in children who are 6 and under,” Weltin said. “The big question is, ‘How do all these campuses and principals use their space in the coming school years?’ At some point, they’ll just run out of space. … What do you do?”

According to two HISD administrators and a school board member who serves part of the area, the answer is – nothing yet. The largest public school district in Texas is more concerned with funding shortfalls, its superintendent search, an ongoing investigation into the district by the Texas Education Agency and the threat of a TEA takeover of its school board if four underperforming campuses do not meet state academic requirements this year.

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By Betsy Denson betsy@theleadernews.com About one in four Houston ISD students are in a magnet program. So when HISD proposed sweeping changes to the district’s magnet and school choice systems in January 2018, they were met with parent and community opposition and ultimately tabled.

Now, a new magnet review committee of parents and teachers from HISD schools has presented its own set of proposals, which will be voted on by the HISD Board of Education by the end of the school year. The plan suggests eliminating magnet funding and transportation at elementary schools for all except the following magnet themes: Language Immersion, Fine Arts and Montessori elementary.

That means themes including International Baccalaureate, STEM, STEAM and

Vanguard would lose magnet status.

The potentially affected schools include Oak Forest Elementary and Travis Elementary, which are Vanguard magnets; Durham Elementary School, which is an IB school; Harvard Elementary, Sinclair Elementary and Wainwright Elementary, which are STEM magnets; and Stevens Elementary, which is a STEAM magnet.

“It doesn’t mean that the school can’t keep that program,” said Justin Fuentes, an assistant superintendent who works in HISD’s Office of School Choice. “They may not get magnet funding. They may not have kids coming in on transfers anymore, but they can still have that program.”

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Some local park space in the Heights has fallen victim to weather hazards, and preliminary plans are set for a project aimed at restoring the area’s beauty while creating a safer outdoor experience.

Nestled near the intersection of Ella Boulevard and White Oak Bayou, Little Thicket Park has been a place where visitors can enjoy the walking trail or have a picnic at one of its shady table since 1957. But over time, its border slope along neighboring Little Thicket Bayou has eroded and begun eating into the park space. Residents have previously raised concerns over littering and other quality-of-life issues, which is prompting action on their behalf.

“In some places, we have lost enough stability that some of the trees have begun falling over since they no longer have anything to hold onto, and in some cases a sheer drop of at least 20 feet,” said Kristen Hennings, senior project manager with Jones Carter Engineering. “We simply need to do something about this.”

The Little Thicket Park Slope Stabilization Project is a joint undertaking by the Houston Parks and Recreation Department and the Memorial Heights Redevelopment Authority (TIRZ 5), with each entity kicking in half of the $810,000 necessary to proceed. Jones Carter will oversee construction management on the endeavor.

“What’s happening right now is destroying the park,” TIRZ 5 President Sherry Weesner said. “This just needs to happen, so we leveraged our funds to make it work.”

District C council member and Mayor Pro Tem Ellen Cohen has been a proponent of the park’s improvement since it came to her attention during her first term in 2012, when her office began working with the Shady Acres Civic Club to find potential solutions. She also contributed $45,000 from her Council District Service Funds for the park design costs in 2015.

“I think it’s important that we have a safe park where residents, especially the children, can go and do as they please,” she said. “Over time, erosion becomes a major safety issue – and I want safe parks.”

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Garden Oaks Post 560 prepares for American Legion centennial celebration From Staff Reports The American Legion is turning 100 and Post 560 in Garden Oaks is planning to celebrate, with Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner set to attend.

“The American Legion Family of Houston is excited to share both the legacy and the vision of our organization,” Post 560 Commander Tony Moreno said. “We’ve done a lot of good, and intend to keep doing it for a second

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Veterans, family, friends and the community are invited to an anniversary reception March 15 from 5-6 p.m. at the Garden Oaks American Legion Post 560 at 3720 Alba Rd. The Sons of the American

Legion will host its regularly scheduled steak night immediately following the reception.

Turner will then proceed to present Moreno a proclamation officiallt declaring March 15, 2019, as American Legion Centennial Day in Houston.

Garden Oaks burglary suspect still at large From Staff Reports Police are searching for a man suspected of buglarizing a Garden Oaks home last weekend.

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Community revives Redcoats’ dream trip

By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews. com The Heights High School dance team is in high spirits once again after a tumultuous week in which missing money threatened to cancel its trip to Disney World.

Earlier this year, the Heights Redcoats accepted an invitation to travel to Orlando over Spring Break for a weeklong master dance class. They held fundraising events throughout the school year and made payments totaling $90,000.

Then, last week, the $15,000 earmarked for their final payment reportedly went missing. But the community came together, raising more than that amount through a GoFundMe account set up by a Redcoat parent, to allow the team’s 62 dancers to make their trip.

“I feel so grateful, and I was just so surprised that so many people came out to help these girls,” said Ma-

ria Barron, president of the Redcoats Booster Club. “It was people who graduated from here, some who used to be Redcoats themselves, and so many others. The girls’ parents are so grateful they helped out.”

If the funds were not paid by the end of this week, the group would have lost out on the opportunity as well as the money it already paid for the trip. But the Heights community did not let the team’s hard work go to waste.

After finding out about the missing money, community member and Redcoat parent Matt Jozwiak set up the GoFundMe page that was shared more than 1,000 times on Facebook. In just two days, 172 people combined to donate $16,145 toward the trip.

“They were devastated when they found out the money was missing, but now they’re so grateful to everyone for helping them out so they can go,” Barron said.

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Sleep supremacy is a real problem for parents

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ver heard of Sleep Deprivation Supremacy Syndrome? Of course you haven’t, because it doesn’t exist and I just made it up.

Actually, it does exist. Only problem is no scientist has been smart enough to sample a diverse group of 537 couples to get a margin of error that deserves publication in the esteemed Journal of Parental Malpractice. That’s why you can’t find out anything about SDSS on Google. And yes, I just made up SDSS because I’m ahead of my time in the world of modern medicine. I also understand the tenants of the vaunted acronym.

Because I believe every edition of our newspaper should help our readers learn something new, let me give you the basics of this Sleep Deprivation Supremacy Syndrome.

It starts with a husband and wife right about the time they welcome their first child into the world. As nearly every parent knows, the constant battle for sleep with a newborn (of which we currently have one in our home), begins the moment the hospital forces you to leave with your baby.

Once that happens, parents will go into any sort of routine to ensure all parties keep their sanity, while the newborn is technically nurtured

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according to Department of Child Protective Services requirements.

In our home, my wife Meghan works for a company that offers a gracious maternity leave. Because she is home with the baby during the day, we have an agreement that I sleep during the night and she sleeps whenever our daughter allows her. I go to work during the day; she works much harder.

This has been the arrangement with all three of our children, and for the most part, it has worked out swimmingly.

It all sounds so perfect, doesn’t it?

The only problem is that the introduction of children into our home – and this has been going on for more than five years now – brings on early Sleep Deprivation Supremacy Syndrome. And now on our third child, the symptoms are getting a

little out of hand.

Here are some of the symptoms of SDSS: First, you begin shaving minutes off the clock.

Next, you start keeping closer track of those minutes as they pertain, specifically, to your spouse.

Then you start questioning whether things really even happened because you have no recollection of them at all.

For all you real medical professionals out there, I know this sounds like a combination of chronophobia, schizophrenia and amnesia, but you would be wrong. This has nothing to do with a fear of time, an inability to think or forgetfulness of anything.

No, this SDSS stuff all comes with a very keen mind.

If this syndrome hasn’t become clear to all the parents with children, let me give you some specific examples.

A couple of days ago, I had to wake up early because one of my sons came in the room smelling like he had cleaned the walls of a Porto-let with his pajamas. We are trying our best to reduce the number of diapers we purchase in our home because we’d like enough money to eat again, so we’re trying to get our oldest to start relieving himself in

the actual toilet.

Hank, our oldest, walked in the room the other morning because he once again slept through his appointment with said toilet, and the coolness of his sheets drove him downstairs at 5:45 a.m. ready for the day’s activities.

As the good husband who realizes his wife needs sleep, I got up with Hank, grabbed the sheets off his bed, threw them by the washer (because there were already wet clothes in the washer), and started my day a little earlier than planned.

An hour later, when Meghan walked into the den, she asked how long Hank had been awake. I easily could have said 5:45, but I didn’t.

I chopped off 15 minutes just for sympathy’s sake and made it a cool 5:30.

“I’m sorry,” my loving wife will say. “I didn’t even hear him come in the room.”

At that point, I don’t gloat. I just realize I could have told her 4:30, and she would have been none the wiser.

This sort of thing goes on all the time in our home. I know for a fact when my wife wakes up with one of our children because it usually awakens me, and she’ll lop off 10 minutes here and there because

Crossing the line part of our heritage This is the season for Texas history, the high holy days marking the Battle of the Alamo, the Runaway Scrape, the Battle of San Jacinto, preparing for hurricanes, the Astros’ spring training. So for all you newcomers – Texas has more than any other state – we shall briefly tell a story or a mystery. (One thing about Texas history is that it’s fun, with creeps and heroes and rarely a dull moment.) The mystery: Did Travis really draw a line in the sand? And who cares?

The standard version of the believers goes like this: As hope for help dwindled, the commander of the Alamo, a 26-year-old lawyer named William Barret Travis, called all his men together and gave a short speech. As it comes down to us, it’s one of the most poignant, courageous addresses ever given.

In his speech, Lt. Col. Travis pointed out that help had been promised, but had never come, would never come.

If they stayed, they would all die. But they had a chance to save themselves. They could try to escape and if they did so, he would still be proud of them for what they had done to delay Santa Anna. “My own choice is to stay in this fort, and die for my country.

Fight as long as breath shall remain in my body. This I will do, even if you leave me alone.” Colonel Travis then drew his sword and with its point, traced a line upon the ground extending from the right to the left of the file. Then, resuming his position in front of the center he said, “I now want every man who is determined to stay here and die with me to come across this line. Who will be first?” It was Tapley Holland, of Grimes County.

Others followed, including the ill Jim Bowie who asked his companions to lift his cot across the line. Only one man stayed. It was Moses Rose, who escaped that night.

A nice story. If it happened. You see, no one knew anything about it for 37 years. Then, in the 1873 Texas Almanac there appeared an article by one William Zuber, “An Escape from the Alamo.” (The above quotes and descriptions are from that article.) In it, Zuber recalled that when he had returned to the family farm after the San Jacinto campaign, his parents told

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him that an old friend, Moses Rose, had shown up at the Zuber farm a few days after escaping from the Alamo. Rose was in bad shape.

As he was nursed back to health, he told about the last days of the battle, and related Travis’s final speech, complete with the line-inthe-sand part. Young Zuber asked his mother for all the details (he had kept a diary since he was 15), and questioned her again and again about Rose’s story.

Zuber’s story in 1873 was immediately attacked. Historians wanted to know why he had taken so long to tell the tale. What proof was there?

Mrs. Almaron Dickinson, who had survived the battle, had never mentioned it.

Zuber said Travis made his speech on March 2, the same time all his other dispatches were upbeat -- victory was near. And who is this Rose fellow? Back and forth over the years the argument went.

Zuber felt compelled to defend his story, but always admitted that he had basically reconstructed Travis’s speech from his mother’s recollections.

School books had a problem with this, but some questions eventually got answered. Zuber said he had not written about Travis’s speech earlier because he had not heard it directly from Rose. Rose had told Zuber’s parents, who then told him.

“Prior to 1871,” he wrote, “I did not believe that the substance of Colonel Travis’s last speech could be rescued from oblivion.” That doesn’t really answer the question, but Zuber stuck to his story.

Later -- in 1903 – he flatly stated in another article, “Travis drew a line. Tapley Holland was the first man to cross it.” As for Rose, he remained a mystery until 1939 when an amateur researcher named R.B. Blake found aging records in the Nacogdoches County Courthouse. They confirmed that Rose was the one man who fled the Alamo. Then new

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evidence. It turns out that Mrs. Dickinson had, indeed, testified that Travis had made such a speech and that only one man, whom she remembered as “Ross,” had left. Mrs. Dickinson testified that Travis had addressed his troops, not on March 2 as Rose had remembered, but on March 5, when the situation was, indeed, much bleaker. That might explain the change in mood.

As the years rolled on, the debate continued. In 1930 Ruby Mixon wrote a lengthy biography of Travis and determined that his last 72 hours were impossible to sort out. J. Frank Dobie took on the question. On March 31, 1940, he wrote: “The old story, the cherished story, the heroic story of the line that Travis drew seems to me vindicated sufficiently for credence. The mere absence of documentary proof never repudiated it anyhow.”

Today, one can only wonder

who is right. Maybe eventually an old chest in a dusty attic will reveal more of the truth.

But notice how that phrase has been used. In 1990, President George H. W. Bush described the initiation of the Gulf War as drawing “a line in the sand.”

President Barack Obama declared that the use of chemical weapons by Syrian President Bashar Assad would cross a “red line for us.” A metal band, Dream Theater, released a song, “Lines in the Sand.” And this: “The Republican Party of Texas is calling on YOU to help us draw A LINE IN THE SAND this Special Session!” The phrase has become part of our heritage. You newcomers to Texas may think the line-in-the-sand tale doesn’t really matter. Well, Pilgrim, maybe not, but if it didn’t happen, it should have.

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we’re parents and we’re on a race to sacrificing more than the other.

We all know how these white lies work. We get away with them once, and we start doing it again. It’s not like we need the extra brownie points at home, it’s just that we like piling them up.

This is the beginning of Sleep Deprivation Supremacy Syndrome.

Last night, my wife said she got up with one of our sons at 2 a.m. I should believe her, but I have SDSS. I have no recollection of that event.

I even wondered aloud to a colleague about this syndrome, and he said it’s real. He and his wife sent their children to college years ago, and they’re still measuring each other’s sleep.

I don’t know why parents suffer from SDSS. But what I’d really like is for some doctors to start taking the syndrome seriously.

What’s going to happen – and I know it – is my kids are going to grow up too fast, and I’m going to start banging on their doors wanting to spend time with them. The siblings – our children all grown up with toilet functionality fully perfected – are going to tell mom and dad that we should get more sleep.

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Whole Foods Market set to drop ‘365’ name from stores

By Betsy Denson betsy@theleadernews.com Whole Foods Market 365 opened its first store in Houston – and 10th store nationwide – to great fanfare on Aug. 22 at 101 North Loop West in Independence Heights.

Now, national media outlets have reported the company is dropping the “365” name off its smaller-format stores after announcing plans to discontinue expansion of the concept.

What this means for the area’s 30,000-square foot store is uncertain.

In response to a query, the Whole Foods communications department said “all 12 Whole Foods Market 365 stores are open and serving their communities” and offered no comment for a timetable on the rebranding.

However, a report by Yahoo Finance said all 365 stores would be converted into traditional Whole Foods stores by the year’s end.

The report also said there would be changes in signage, product assortments and back-end distribution.

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Photo courtesy of Whole Foods The Whole Foods Market 365 in Independence Heights opened in August.

10,000 square feet smaller than a regular Whole Foods, the reconfigured stores may lack meat counters.

Local management said there are still decisions to be made, but the change will offer them more flexibility in the products they offer.

Progressive Grocer said the 365 concept debuted almost four years ago and was meant to serve as “fewer-frills, value-focused chain that emphasized private label products.” The Whole Foods’ flagship store brand

was named 365 Everyday Value.

Business Insider quoted Whole Foods CEO John Mackey as saying the grocer has been lowering prices at its core Whole Foods stores after they were acquired by Amazon, and that the price differences have “become less relevant” between the two stores.

To add to the mix, The Wall Street Journal reported that Amazon recently announced it is planning to launch its own line of grocery stores, independent of Whole Foods. The plan calls for dozens of stores across major cities, starting in Los Angeles.

Local shoppers who have become fans of the 365 store plan to continue shopping there.

“I shop at 365 regularly,” Alison Groth said. “I love the fresh produce and the healthier selections. The salad bar is outstanding as well. I like the smaller size - it makes it easy to navigate and saves me time.”

Alexis Eaton said she will probably shop there more after the change – assuming the options increase – because she can’t get everything she needs there now.

Raising glass to happy hours

By Zarah Parker zarah@theleadernews.com It may not be surprising to know that Americans love to visit bars and restaurants during happy hour, but it is unexpected to find out that more than 60 of weekly sales for such establishments come from that threehour time frame.

This information comes from Nielsen CGA’s Check-Level Insights Pool data, which also shows that weekends are the most popular time to visit a happy hour, categorized in the study as 5-8 p.m. But higher sales come from weekday happy hours.

With a culture that loves a good deal, discounted drinks and sometimes food is an automatic incentive for people to try a place. What keeps people going back to the same happy hour is the quality of the products served.

There are local bars and restaurants, as recommended by our readers on

Facebook, that hit the mark for both a good discount and good food and drinks.

“Harold’s in the Heights is my go-to for happy hour, especially because of the amazing chef at the helm,” Carey Pauly said.

Harold’s Restaurant & Tap Room, 350 W. 19th St., celebrates happy hour with drink specials from 11 a.m.–6:30 p.m. Tuesday–Friday, and food specials from 4–6:30 p.m. Tuesday–Friday. You can hang out at Harold’s upstairs bar or on its rooftop terrace to enjoy discounts on food and drinks.

Another favorite for happy hour was Liberty Kitchen, 1050 Studewood St., because of its great pricing.

“We went to Liberty Kitchen’s happy hour and ate plenty to be full and had three cocktails,” Laura Collins said. “The bill was around $20. I would say that’s a great deal.”

Liberty Kitchen’s happy hour is from 3-6 p.m. Monday–Friday and 5–9

p.m. Sunday.

Mary Lopera suggested Postino WineCafe, 642 Yale St., for its scrumptious menu, but the discount during happy hour is only on the drinks.

Another area resident recommended Poitin Bar & Kitchen, 2313 Edwards St., because he enjoyed viewing the downtown skyline as he sipped on a beverage. Happy hour is 3–6 p.m. daily, plus 9 p.m.–close Sunday–Wednesday.

La Lucha, 1801 N. Shepherd Dr., provides $1 oysters and $2 Lone Star cans during happy hour. There are two selections of happy hour-priced oysters, which vary daily. Its happy hour is 5–6 p.m. Monday–Friday and noon–6 p.m. Saturday–Sunday.

The sister restaurant and next-door neighbor to La Lucha, Superica, celebrates “Siesta Hour,” which offers a limited menu of chile con queso, guacamole, flautas, hard tacos and hot tamales from 3–5 p.m. Monday–Friday.

HISD, from P. 1A And while HISD enrollment figures, obtained through an open-records request, show that nine area schools are operating above or near capacity, there are more campuses with plenty of classroom space (see the accompanying graphics for breakdowns of enrollment and capacities at area schools within HISD, which offers out-of-zone transfer options to its 200,000-plus students).

District leaders said there are no plans to build more schools in the area, where 19 campuses saw dips in enrollment between October and February. They are more worried about balancing enrollment at existing schools and making campus-to-campus offerings more equitable, with a proposal to overhaul the district’s longstanding magnet program set to go before the board later this school year. HISD has seen a decline in overall enrollment in recent years, so attracting and retaining students is another priority.

School board member Rhonda Skillern-Jones, who represents an area that includes Oak Forest, said crowded campuses are welcomed, not problematic.

“It’s not a major concern for anyone,” she said. “We have a budget crisis that takes precedence right now.”

Priorities differ for area families with young children, who want their kids to receive the best possible education at the lowest possible cost. And if their preferred HISD campus does not have room to accommodate them – which would force them to another school in the district – they could opt for another school district, a charter school or private school.

St. Rose of Lima Catholic School principal Bernadette Drabek, whose Garden Oaks campus has seen a steady increase in enrollment in the last decade, said its top competitor is not another private school but Oak Forest Elementary. She said many families zoned to Oak Forest over the years have gone to St. Rose of Lima for preschool and then transferred to their neighborhood HISD campus.

Oak Forest is among the most sought-after, and most overcrowded, schools in the area. Its February enrollment of 860 students was 120 above capacity, with the campus maximizing its space and staff in order to serve them.

Jorge Arredondo, HISD’s area superintendent for the northwest part of the district, said incoming families in Oak Forest’s attendance zone would still be able to go there. But space is increasingly limited for transfers, even those seeking to join the school’s Vanguard program for gifted and talented students.

Justin Fuentes, an assistant superintendent who works in HISD’s Office of School Choice, said that’s the result of an increasing population of zoned students, who have priority. Last year, Fuentes said Oak Forest accepted fewer than 20 new students for its Vanguard program.

“If they leave here because they can’t afford it, they want to go to Oak Forest,” Drabek said. “They don’t want to go to a different school. They don’t want to go to Durham. They don’t want to go to Stevens. They said it’s a better school.”

Perception prevails Oak Forest Elementary is popular in part because it’s in a heavily populated, affluent area that is considered safe and conducive for learning. It also has a reputation for giving kids a solid foundation.

The TEA gave the school an overall scaled score of 93 for the 2017-18 school year, making Oak Forest one of the highest-rated elementaries in the area. Only Field (95) and Harvard (94) in the Heights received better scores.

“We’re a really good school, and we’re proud of what we have,” Oak Forest principal Andrew Casler said.

Stevens Elementary, situated a few blocks to the west, feels much the same way about itself. It received an overall score of 81 from the TEA and measured especially well in student progress.

But its enrollment status and demographics are markedly different, with Stevens having room for nearly 250 more students.

Whereas less than 24 percent of Oak Forest’s students are categorized as economically disadvantaged, nearly 93 percent of Stevens’ students fit that description. Stevens also is predominantly Hispanic, while white students outnumber any other ethnic group at Oak Forest.

Weltin is an Oak Forest parent and Stevens’ wraparound resource specialist, a non-academic position he described as a “so-

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Magnet, from P. 1A dent, assuming there is room and that transportation would be provided by parents.

If the proposal passes, current magnet students would be grandfathered in through fifth grade and still get provided transportation. All elementary schools without magnet designations could offer programmatic themes or specializations.

All middle schools and high schools would be magnets of some kind and would be part of a feeder pattern with magnet alignment.

“It’s the first time in a decade (a proposal) hasn’t been DOA,” said Jay Aiyer, a member of the magnet evaluation committee who also is an assistant professor of public policy at the Jordan-Leland School of Public Affairs at Texas Southern University.

HISD board member Rhonda Skillern-Jones said the original intent of the magnet program, implemented in the 1970s to help integrate schools, was no longer being served.

“You can’t do that any longer, because the population of the entire district is majority minority,” Skillern-Jones said. “There’s no way to achieve that any longer. The demographics are very, very different.”

Funds would be shifted from existing magnets to new magnets proposed for underserved parts of the district. The elementary magnets that would still exist include Helms Elementary, the Arabic Immersion School and Garden Oaks Montessori.

“Not all neighborhoods have certain programs in the geographic area for access,” Skillern-Jones said. “Not all schools have programming. And the programs are concentrated in certain areas of town and not others.”

Shift away from elementary magnets Aiyer said the committee views elementary schools as the place for a “taste” of magnet programs and that the bulk of instructional time is best spent on a diverse curriculum, teaching reading, writing and numeracy.

“We felt that magnet funds were going to supplement what was already happening there,” Aiyer said. “The thought is that there would be more resources for elementary as a whole, to get everyone on a level playing field.”

The elementary exceptions were Language Immersion and Fine Arts, with an emphasis in instrumentation. Montessori would be retained as a funded magnet because it is “pedagogically unique,” Aiyer said.

The committee wanted to focus most of the magnets in middle school, where kids are able to specialize more, and high school, where Aiyer said there is “real interest and real appetite.”

With regard to popular IB elementary schools, which would not be magnets, Aiyer said the hope is that IB will continue to expand and become centrally funded in HISD. Middle school magnet admissions criteria would be removed entirely except for the following: previous experience in language of instruction for Language Immersion; audition for Fine Arts; previous experience in Montessori for Montessori and Vanguard.

“It is just treating a middle school magnet transfer child like a neighborhood school child,” Aiyer said. “In some magnets there are moderately high attrition rates, and we want to avoid that in new magnets.”

For high schools, every school would have a magnet feeder pattern alignment. There would be admission criteria for students, but higher weights would be given to the economically disadvantaged, English language learners and special education students.

Individual magnet schools at the elementary or middle school level would not have their own magnet coordinator. Instead, district magnet coordinators would support a group of elementary or middle school magnet programs based on theme, similar to the Teacher Development Specialist model. There would, however, be school-based magnet coordinators at high school magnet programs.

For 2019-20, the committee recommends continuing to use the existing 2018-19 funding allocation model while also getting a magnet theme cost-analysis for future allocations.

“It’s a fundamental change and a lot to process for students and parents,” Aiyer said.

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cial worker on steroids.” He said the biggest differences between the two campuses are parental involvement and perception.

“What’s happened is the neighborhood has become very invested in one of the schools, far less so in the other, to the detriment of the neighborhood,” he said. “The good news for the neighborhood is Stevens has been very, very successful in recent times, even without the neighborhood buy-in.”

Arredondo and Fuentes, both former HISD principals, acknowledged that perception could contribute to the enrollment disparity among area schools. In some cases, there are no correlations between academic performance, socioeconomics, ethnicity and classroom capacity.

Field, for example, is the area’s highest-rated elementary by the TEA and has been nominated for a national Blue Ribbon award for exemplary performance. The school is 85 percent Hispanic, 82.2 percent of its students are economically disadvantaged, and it is 270 students shy of capacity.

Garden Oaks Montessori Magnet, which is 93 students above capacity, is 56 percent Hispanic and 33 percent white. Less than half of its students are economically disadvantaged, and its overall scaled score last year was 77.

Wainwright, which got a score of 70, is one of the area’s leastutilized elementary schools at nearly 400 students below capacity. It also has one of the poorest populations, with nearly 94 percent of its students categorized as economically disadvantaged, and more than 90 percent of its students are Hispanic or African-American.

“If I’m being honest, I think that scares a lot of people,” said Jessi Heiner, a vice president in Wainwright’s parent-teacher association. “I don’t agree with the fear. I don’t think it should scare people, but I think it does. I think there’s a big misconception that the school is only trying to serve the underserved. They’re there to serve everyone. It doesn’t matter.”

Shuffling students HISD employs several strategies for coping with overcrowding, both campuswide and by grade level. Principals project their zoned and transfer populations for upcoming school years, which the district uses to allocate resources for staff and space.

But the projections, made during previous school years, don’t always hold up through the summer.

“There’s no predicting from year to year,” Wainwright principal Christina Oliva said.

Schools can operate above their established capacity by rotating teachers through classrooms, reallocating space and utilizing temporary buildings, among other measures.

At the elementary level, at which Texas law requires schools to have no more than 22 students per teacher in kindergarten through fourth grade, schools can apply for class-size exemptions from the TEA. Among HISD’s 15 elementary schools in the

area, nine were granted those waivers this year.

The reason in most cases was “unanticipated growth,” and two of those schools do not have capacity issues on a campuswide level. Wainwright, which is operating at less than 60 percent capacity, received an exemption for its second-grade class.

Sinclair, which has room for 160 more students overall, got a waiver for its first-grade class.

When an elementary classroom or campus becomes capped after the start of a school year, overflow students are sent to nearby “hub” campuses. According to HISD, it’s a fluid, case-bycase process that varies from year to year and throughout a given school year.

Wainwright and Memorial are hubs for a group of schools that includes Smith and Stevens. Field is a hub for fellow Heights schools Browning, Harvard, Helms and Travis, while overflow from Oak Forest and Sinclair are sent to Love.

“For parents, I think that’s difficult,” Heiner said. “And so they’re not always happy that they’re at an overflow school.”

Transforming trends How can HISD better serve families’ wants and needs while leveling the playing field from campus to campus? How can it combat cases in which parents’ perception does not necessarily meet reality? How can it change the realities at some of its schools?

Proposed changes to the district’s widespread magnet program, which could be significantly streamlined and condensed, might offer a solution. Fuentes said the magnet program was implemented in 1975 with the goal of promoting diversity after desegregation, but the initiative might have run its course in a district that is now majority Hispanic and less than 9 percent white.

Within a district of school choice, demographics show that HISD campuses are racially and socioeconomically segregated in many cases.

“It’s inequitable as it exists right now,” Skillern-Jones said of the magnet program.

Skillern-Jones also is an advocate of rezoning campuses, which could address enrollment disparities among neighboring schools. Evening them out might be better accomplished by grassroots efforts among school administrators and staff, parents and community members.

Skillern-Jones and Weltin, who in addition to his role at Stevens works as a special projects coordinator at Frank Black Middle School, helped changed the latter school’s fate earlier this decade. Weltin said the campus had fewer than 500 students in 2011 and was under consideration to be sold by HISD, when parents and other campus stakeholders took a renewed interest in the school and helped improve it.

Now Frank Black has more than 1,220 students and is operating at nearly 90 percent capacity. Skillern-Jones and Weltin said a similar transformation is underway at Stevens.

“Parents are our best advocates in terms of being able to go out there and tell their neighbors that my child goes there and I’ve experienced some very positive outcomes,” Arredondo said. “When they go out and do that, I think that’s what will help change the perception.”

Oliva, the Wainwright principal, encouraged families to check out their neighborhood schools firsthand before making judgments about them. So did Heiner, who said parents should not write off a school because of numbers associated with it – test scores, ratings, demographics, etc.

Even if the numbers and face-to-face impressions are unfavorable, Weltin encouraged families to take ownership in their neighborhood schools and work to make them better. That might be the best way to flip a school’s fortune.

It also could be the best way to combat overcrowding at the school down the road.

“One of the things that’s been most frustrating is people think they’re permanent: ‘These schools are like they are. They’re not going to change. I can go to school A. I can’t go to school B,’ ” Weltin said. “That’s absurd. Classrooms are the same. It’s what you make of them. None of these buildings are on Indian burial grounds and cursed.

“It’s not rocket science,” he added. “You invest more time, talent and effort until you make a school into a good school.”

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Morgan James Saturday, Mar. 9 7 – 11 p.m.

The Heights Theater – 339 W. 19th St. Morgan James is performing at The Heights Theater.

Anything for Selena Market Sunday, Mar. 10 Noon – 9:30 p.m.

Karbach – 2032 Karbach St. Join Karbach for an art market and movie night as they celebrate the iconic Queen of Tejano.

Tunes in the Tap Room Tuesday, Mar. 12 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.

Harold’s Restaurant & Tap Room – 350 W. 19th St. Enjoy live music in Harold’s Tap Room every Tuesday night.

Little White Oak Night Market Saturday, Mar. 9 4 – 8 p.m.

Sideout Volleybar – 2623 Keene St. The Little White Oak Night Market brings together local farmers, craft merchandisers, and artists.

Novo Amor Saturday, Mar. 9 7 p.m.

White Oak Music Hall – 2915 N. Main St. Novo Amor is performing at White Oak Music Hall with Gia Margaret.

Kurt Vile and the Violators Saturday, Mar. 9 8 p.m.

White Oak Music Hall – 2915 N. Main St. Kurt Vile and the Violators is performing at White Oak Music Hall with The Sadies.

Omar Apollo Sunday, Mar. 10 7 p.m.

White Oak Music Hall – 2915 N. Main St. Omar Apollo is performing at White Oak Music Hall.

Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats Monday, Mar. 11 6 p.m.

White Oak Music Hall – 2915 N. Main St. Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats and Graveyard are performing at White Oak Music Hall with Twin Temple.

Future Thieves Monday, Mar. 11 7 p.m.

White Oak Music Hall – 2915 N. Main St. Future Thieves is performing at White Oak Music Hall.

The Last Bison Tuesday, Mar. 12 8 p.m.

White Oak Music Hall – 2915 N. Main St. The Last Bison is performing at White Oak Music Hall.

Diva Drag Sunday, Mar. 10 7 p.m.

Dan’s Electro’s – 1031 E. 24th Dive Drag will be at Dan’s Electro’s for a fundraiser in support of Pet Patrol. Tickets: $8.

XLX Monday, Mar. 11 8 p.m.

Dan’s Electro’s – 1031 E. 24th XLX is performing at Dan’s Electro’s with Z Kennedy.

Howling Giant Wednesday, Mar. 13 8 p.m.

Dan’s Electro’s – 1031 E. 24th Visionary Noise Presents: Howling Giant at Dan’s Electro’s.

The Markets International Women’s Day Market Friday, Mar. 8 5 – 10 p.m.

Karbach – 2032 Karbach St. Shop Local will be setting up an all-female entrepreneurs of Houston marker at Karbach to

Eleanora’s Market Saturday, Mar. 9 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Cavatore – 2120 Ella Blvd.

There will be local growers, makers, designers, artisans and food producers.

The Sawyer Yards Art Market Saturday, Mar. 9 Noon – 5 p.m.

Sawyer Yards – 2101 Winter St. Spend the afternoon wandering through Sawyer Yards’ six studio buildings and discover an extensive selection of painting, sculpture, jewelry, photography, clothing, mixed media and more.

Heights Morning Market Sunday, Mar. 10 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

3106 White Oak Dr. Heights Morning Market gathers local talented artisans, farmers, and entrepreneurs to bring you closer to the goods you need. Stop by to shop and stay to brunch, drink mimosas, and listen to live music at Onion Creek.

The Pews Women’s Bible Study Group Monday, Mar. 11 5:30 p.m.

YMCA –1234 W. 34th St. The Women’s Bible Study meets every Monday at the Harriet and Joe Foster YMCA. The study is called The Faithful, which explores crucial moments in the lives of five Old Testament figures--Queen Esther, Gideon, Hosea, Malachi, and Nehemiah.

Guests and new members are welcome to attend this nondenominational Bible study.

Email scripturesharing@earthlink. net for information.

Men’s Scripture Sharing Group Thursday, Mar. 14 7 a.m.

YMCA –1234 W. 34th St. The Men’s Scripture Sharing Group meets every Thursday at the Harriet and Joe Foster YMCA. There will be music, Bible study and fellowship. Guests and new members are welcome to attend this non-denominational Bible study. Email scripturesharing@ earthlink.net for information.

Hope Episcopal Pancake Supper Tuesday, Mar. 5 6 – 8 p.m.

Hope Episcopal Church – 1613 W. 43rd Hope Episcopal Church will have a Shrove Tuesday Pancake supper on Mar. 5. The Men’s Group will prepare breakfast for dinner with all the fixings. Plan to join us for fun, food and fellowship.

St. Stephen’s Events Sunday, Mar. 10 7 p.m.

St. Stephen’s UMC – 2003 W.

New Well Puppy & Kitten Exam 43rd St. St. Stephen’s will host a blood drive on Mar. 10, from 8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. All who donate will receive a free t-shirt. Register at www.stsumc.org/events/. For more information, call the office at 713-686-8241, or visit www. stsumc.org and the church’s Facebook page.

Lent Fish Fry Friday, Mar. 8 5 – 8 p.m.

10th Street at Cortlandt The All Saints Knights of Columbus council is hosting four Lenten Fish Fries at the Parish Hall on 10th Street at Cortlandt.

Dinners are served on Mar. 8, Mar. 22, April 5, and April 19. Plates include fish, hushpuppies, fries, slaw, green beans, sauces, and tea/lemonade. Adult plates are $10 and children under 10 are $5.

St. Matthew’s Events Wednesday, Mar. 13 8:30 – 10 a.m.

St. Matthews United Methodist Church – 4300 N. Shepherd Dr. The church is serving free Lenten meals beginning March 13, and Wednesdays thereafter.

A light meal will be served from 6 – 6:30 p.m., followed by a short Prayer and Praise service leading up to Easter. For more information, check the Facebook page or web site at www.stmatthewsmethodist.org.

Steak Night Friday, Mar. 15 6 p.m.

American Legion Post 560 – 3720 Alba Rd. Sons of the American Legion are hosting their regularly scheduled steak night on Friday, Mar. 15, immediately following the 100th Anniversary Reception, 6:00 p.m. until they run out of steaks.

Heights Kids’ Day of Music Saturday, Mar. 23 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Love Park – 1000 W. 12th St. Heights Kids’ Day of Music’s 5th anniversary is on Mar. 23 at Love Park in The Heights. This festival got started with a mission to inspire kids to have a lifelong love of music and the arts, and over the last four years we have done that by showcasing almost a hundred different non-profits and arts organizations

Garden Oaks Event Wednesday, Mar. 20 Garden Oaks Baptist Church – 3206 N. Shepherd Dr. Garden Oaks Baptist Church is pleased to present Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University on Wednesday Nights starting March 20. This course has helped many families gain financial freedom by paying down debt, saving money and re-prioritizing expenses. Garden Oaks Baptist Church is providing scholarships for all participants so your cost will be $50 per family. You may call (713) 8644447 for more information or to register. There are limited spaces for this event.

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Keeping new puppy safe from household toxins Dear Tabby, We just got a puppy and we want to make sure that we keep her safe from as much harm as possible.

What household poisons should we watch out for with our new puppy?

Puppy Love in Woodland Heights Dear Puppy Love, In 1961, Congress declared the month of March to be Poison Prevention Awareness Month, so now is as good of a time as any to discuss pet household hazards to look out for. There are several things to think about when introducing a new dog to your home, things that you might not even consider a risk. In no particular order, here are a few things to look out for in your home: Human medications and vitamins As you can probably imagine, medications not meant for your

pets can be deadly...even vitamins! So, make sure to keep any and all medications and vitamins well out of reach of your puppy.

Insecticides Now that you have a puppy, be extra mindful about any bug sprays, granules, or foams that you might use to deter or kill bugs. Even though they don’t seem particularly delicious to us, insecticides, if ingested by an animal, can make them very ill very quickly. Consider natural insecticides and/or discussing safer alternatives with your pest control company.

Human foods There are several human foods that are dangerous if eaten by animals. Among them are chocolate, Xylitol (the artificial sweetener often found in sugar-free chewing gum), raisins and grapes as well as onion and garlic.

The American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals’ website (ASPCA.org) has a comprehensive list of all known household toxins. See their website for a list of toxic foods, plants, medications and other substances. The ASPCA also has as an app that allows pet owners to search toxicities by category

for basic information. In the case of an emergency, the ASPCA also has a 24-hour poison control hotline that can be reached at (888) 426-4435.

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If you have a child in your life who loves the TV show PAW Patrol, plan to make their wildest dreams come true March 15-17 at the Hobby Center, where “PAW Patrol Live!”, Sunny 99.1 FM, and

THE OBITUARIES. Rita Marie Rekieta, 86, born Feb. 29, 1932 in Brenham, Texas died Feb. 26. Rita worked the vast majority of her life as a secretary for the District Attorney and as sales manager for Sarah Coventry and Park Lane Jewelry, she took special pride in serving others, be it as a Den mother in the scouts, working with the Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary, the 50+ club at St. Matthew’s or as an active member of the Altar Society. She is survived by her son Paul and his wife Rhonda, Sharon, and Bob and his wife Celeste.

Citizens for Animal Protection (CAP) are joining forces. If you purchase tickets for performances of Nickelodeon’s PAW Patrol Live!

The Great Pirate Adventure and use the promo code “Sunny,” $1 per ticket will be donated to CAP! To learn more, go to www. pawpatrollive.com/tickets.

William Joseph Pettis Sr., 85, born Sept. 23, 1933 died on Feb. 25. William is survived by his sons and his daughters-in-law, Bill Jr. and Maria Pettis, Jeff and Judy Pettis, Craig and M’Lissa Dilley; his daughters Kimberly Johnson and Erin Dilley; and 13 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-great grandchild.

Do you have a question for Tabby? If so, email her at dear tabbyquestions@gmail.com.

Mary Katherine Pintsch, 95, born Oct. 3, 1923 died on Mar. 3. Mary is survived by; granddaughter Kristen Plemons, grandson Matthew Garrison, great granddaughter Hannah Plemons, great granddaughter Rebecca Plemons, great granddaughter Gwendolynn Garrison, great granddaughter Lilly Garrison, and great grandson Dylan Garrison.

Pet of the Week Meet Stewie Meet Stewie! This 1-year-old shepherd mix has lived his whole life outside chained to a tree. Now that he’s finally found himself in a foster home, he’s learning all of the rules of indoor living and loving his new life! Stewie is a people pleaser who loves to play and snuggle. Stewie would love an active family with maybe even a doggie friend. To learn more about Stewie, visit http://www. animaljusticeleague.org/.

Welton H. Alber Sr., 89, born Dec. 21, 1921 died on Mar. 1. He was known as “Al” to many of his friends and neighbors, church members and business associates and was “Pops” to his immediate family. He is survived by his daughter Brenda and sonin-law Kenneth and his son Welton, Jr. and daughter-in-law Darby.

Cleo Agnes Minnie Fischer, 85, born on Mar. 31, 1933

died on Mar. 3 in Houston, Texas.

Robert Jack Huston Jr., 47, born on Feb. 7, 1972, died on Feb. 26. Robert is survived by: father Robert Huston, Sr., wife Marilynn Huston, mother Rebecca Fortin, and sister Carolyn Nicole.

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Along with beautifying the area, Hennings said doing so will create firmer roots to mitigate effects of erosion. Topping it all off will be a wooden fence that will separate Little Thicket Park from its connecting bayou.

“We can use these opportunities to plant something that will help those roots to hold soil and hold that slope in place,” Hennings said. “This project lets us play on the other vegetation with the area and keep it looking like a natural bayou setting.”

Hennings said plans have already been submitted to both the city and Harris County Flood Control District for permitting approval, which Jones and Carter hopes will happen this coming spring.

If all goes according to plan, she said construction is slated to begin this summer and take 6-8 months.

“District C is quickly gentrifying and expanding, so it’s important to do what we can to ensure we do have available greenspaces, and that the ones we do have can be safe and enjoyable,” Cohen said.

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Starting from the water’s edge, Jones and Carter recommends installing a brick wrap to help stabilize the portion of the slope that would be most influenced by the water’s movement. From there, gabion baskets (wire cages filled with rocks) and gabion mattresses – which will allow dislodged sediment to spread along the water’s edge without eroding it – will follow to help stabilize.

Gabions are rectangular, compartmented baskets made of galvanized wire mesh typically used for erosion control.

“As time passes and water rises and falls in the bayou, the sediment will begin to silt out across the gabion mattress so it won’t be so stark in contrast,” Hennings said. “Then, that silt vegetation will start to grow and other vegetation will grow over it, so you’ll have a greener situation that should look nice.”

At the next wall, Jones and Carter is recommending a multi-tiered vegetated terrace filled with native grasses and trees.

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Mitch Cohen Art Columnist

In just five years he created paintings that the world now considers his masterpieces, and most of those were done in the latter part of those years. His works are valued in the tens of millions today, and many of the auctioned paintings have broken records.

His most iconic masterworks, Starry Night and Irises, are recognized the world over, and his paintings are arguably among the world’s most recognizable.

Tragically, I imagine the most common fact known about his life is, “He’s the one that cut his ear off.� The other is that Vincent van Gogh took his own life, but did you know he was only 37 years old when he did that?

Looking at any of his 43 self-portraits, I never once thought he was that young.

Van Gogh had a troubled life and was it not for his younger brother, Theo, an art dealer who sold Van Gogh’s works, I’m not sure he would have created even one masterpiece.

Few artists have left behind as complete an account of their life and work as Van Gogh. This Sunday, his story told through his art and letters comes to Houston.

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), presents Vincent van Gogh: His Life in Art, an exhibition showcasing key passages in the artist’s life, from his early sketches to his final paintings, and chronicling his pursuit of becoming an artist. The exhibit runs from March 10-June 27.

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MFAH director Gary Tinterow said. “We are grateful to the Van Gogh and KrĂśller-MĂźller museums for lending so many of these rarely traveled masterworks from their collections for this exclusive presentation here in Houston.â€?

The lecture series has an amazing lineup of speakers, including experts from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.

This is a rare opportunity to study his works and life in person with copies of Van Gogh’s letters that build out the narrative of the artist’s life. Incorporated throughout the exhibition, they trace his hopes of becoming a marketable painter in Paris, his longing to live among a community of artists, and his struggles with his personal relationships and mental health. “The popular story of Van Gogh has tended to focus on his last few years and his death,� said MFAH’s David

Vincent van Gogh’s Tarascon Stagecoach, dated 1888, from the Henry and Rose Pearlman Foundation on long-term loan to the Princeton University Art Museum.

Bomford, curator of the exhibition. “But there is a rich and complex narrative that starts much earlier, one that is defined by Van Gogh’s tremendous drive to become an artist.�

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