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Chemical association grants scholarships to 4 students

Wednesday, September 08 2010 10:08 am InsideDP.com staff

The Houston Chemical Association recently awarded scholarships to four San Jacinto College students who are majoring in chemistry — Roy Williams, Bruce Livingston, Sergio Ortuno and Eliazar Nava. Each student received a $500 scholarship.

Susan Arscott, San Jacinto College's vice president of resource development, expressed appreciation for the donation. "The San Jacinto College Foundation is extremely grateful to the Houston Chemical Association for thinking of our students," she commented. "Allowing our faculty to select the recipients is a great way to ensure HCA's donation goes to worthy students. I appreciate the HCA for their generosity."

The Houston Chemical Association, with offices in downtown Houston, includes people employed by firms and corporations engaged principally in the manufacturing or distribution of chemicals. Each year the HCA awards scholarships to college students who meet the association's qualifications and who are selected by faculty.

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DPUMC to host AA meetings starting Thursday

Tuesday, September 07 2010 4:45 pm Bobby Vasquez

Persons fighting their personal wars against alcoholism will have a new resource starting Thursday. Deer Park United Methodist Church at 1300 E. 13th St. will begin host Alcoholic's Anonymous meetings every Thursday at 8 p.m. Anyone who is interested may attend.

Before the founding of this AA organization, recovering alcoholics had to rely on clubs in Baytown and Pasadena for group support or be members of organizations that had meetings that were closed to outsiders.

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A few minutes with Sheri Brown

Tuesday, September 07 2010 4:43 pm Bobby Vasquez

This week we spend a few minutes with Sheri Brown, director of the Deer Park Education Foundation.

InsideDP.com: Where are you from originally?

Sheri Brown: I was born in California. My dad was in the Navy, so we were only there for a year. We moved to Highlands, where his family was from and that's where I grew up. I went to Lynchburg Elementary and graduated from Deer Park High School.

What was your experience like growing up in DPISD?

It was incredible. We were afforded every opportunity. I was a biology major in college and we had better equipment in my high school biology classes than we did at my university. It was amazing. We got to do things that other districts didn't get to do. Mr. Leroy Baty was my math teacher and I loved him. Gary Gibson was my biology teacher and he encouraged me to be a biology major. Mr. Trent was my English teacher and I loved his classes too.

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DPEF to induct 4 into Hall of Honor

Friday, September 03 2010 1:07 pm Bobby Vasquez

The Deer Park Education Foundation will honor four outstanding Deer Park High School graduates at the 2010 Hall of Honor inductions.

The Felton F. Waggoner Hall of Honor induction ceremony will be Sept. 11 at 6 p.m. at DPHS-South Campus. This year's honorees are Marla Davis Chandler, Class of 1991; Shane May, Class of 1990; Gary Walters, Class of 1962 and Ann Rich West, Class of 1975.

Since its inception in 1997, the Hall of Honor has spotlighted the individual accomplishments of more than 60 DPHS graduates. These persons must have made significant contributions through their service or accomplishments to their profession or community at large and be positive role models for youth.

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College extends 'Shaken' to raise funds to fight Parkinson's disease

Thursday, September 02 2010 6:41 pm InsideDP.com staff

San Jacinto College Central's theatre and film department will extend "Shaken" for a special fundraising performance on Sept. 3. All proceeds from the show will be donated to the Houston Area Parkinson Society. Due to numerous requests from the community, the show will also be performed on Sept. 4.The curtain time for both shows will be 7:30 p.m

The College presented the world premiere of "Shaken" on Aug. 27, with plans to run for one weekend only. The performance was so well received that Dr. Jerry Ivins, director of the show, decided to extend the show as a way to help the fight against Parkinson's disease.

"We encourage the community to come out and enjoy this humorous, entertaining, and often poignant show, while also helping to find a cure for this disorder," Ivins said.

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