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.
A few minutes with Tim Culp
Thursday, September 02 2010 9:41 am
Bobby Vasquez
This week, we spend a few minutes with Tim Culp, CEO of the Deer Park Chamber of Commerce.
 InsideDP.com: Where are you from originally?
Tim Culp: I lived in Mineola for 15 years and then went to Crockett. I was there from 1980 until I moved here to Deer Park.
What was it like growing up in East Texas?
It was truly small town. Everybody knew everybody and everybody knew everybody in the county. There were a lot of good traditional, hometown values. I think it is important that I learned good, true hometown values from where I grew up. We didn't have a lot of the amenities that you had in bigger towns, but that was OK. We made our own fun.
What did you do after you graduated?
After I graduated, I went to Sam Houston State for a short period of time. After that, I decided that I wanted to work. I found work with a furniture company, what I ended up doing was going into business for myself. I ended up in a partnership with a company that sold medical equipment. I became the sole owner of that business and owned it until about two years before we came to Deer Park. We served about a 200-mile radius around Crockett.
Last Updated on Thursday, September 02 2010 1:42 pm
Join NBDC at Casa Ole today!
Tuesday, August 31 2010 8:44 am
InsideDP.com staff
Print this flyer and take it to Casa Ole by San Jacinto College and 15 percent of your bill will be donated to the No Boundaries Dance Company. You must have this flyer to participate.
Last Updated on Thursday, September 02 2010 9:24 am
iLife updates Mad City Money for new school year
Friday, August 27 2010 5:17 pm
InsideDP.com staff
 iLife, powered by Shell Federal Credit Union, updated and added a fresh look to Mad City Money for the 2010-2011 school year. The renovation included updated storefronts in a uniform look and adding the use of debit cards to teach the students responsible card usage and the risks of identity theft if their debit card is lost or stolen.
Mad City Money is a hands-on financial education seminar developed by the Credit Union National Association and customized by credit unions that provides students with an occupation, salary, spouse, student loan debt, credit card debt and medical insurance. High school students take on the role of an adult by visiting merchants to select housing, transportation, food, household necessities, clothing and other wants and needs while building a budget.
For two years, iLife, powered by Shell Federal Credit Union, has helped educate and assist young adults with their financial and volunteerism needs. iLife encourages high school students to discover the value of saving, building credit, and financial basics. iLife’s website includes videos, blogs, volunteer events and details on programs customized for the 14 to 24 age group.
Last Updated on Friday, August 27 2010 5:17 pm
Massey talks football, character building to Rotary
Thursday, August 26 2010 12:38 pm
Bobby Vasquez
 With the first kick-off just two days away Deer Park football head coach Christ Massey visited the Deer Park Rotary Club on Wednesday.
Massey, who was hired in 2004, talked about the challenges of playing in a six-team district.
"Finding non-district opponents wasn't easy because when everyone else is in an eight-team district," he said. Unlike other teams in this predicament, the Deer did not have to schedule games with schools in Dallas or San Antonio like other schools have.
The Deer start the season Friday night at Abshier Stadium against the Dickinson Gators.
"We were born ready," Massey said. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m.
Returning five starters on offense and three on defense, the Deer will be a younger athletic team during the 2010 campaign, he said.
"Darian Banks (a senior) is our 6-6 wide receiver. He just needs to tell the quarterback 'Put it up there, I'll go get it,'" Massey said.
Massey is also leaning on senior tight end Payden McVey for leadership and big plays. "Keep your eyes on No. 88. He's big and powerful and fun to watch."
Last Updated on Friday, August 27 2010 7:45 pm
SJC's Pearson named Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year
Wednesday, August 25 2010 5:48 pm
InsideDP.com staff
 English professor Dr. Ann Pearson of San Jacinto College is this year's Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year.
Pearson was presented with her award by SJC Central campus President Dr. Neil Matkin at a recent Deer Park Chamber of Commerce Salute to Education luncheon.
"I feel very honored by this," said Pearson. "It means a lot, to be recognized along with other educators who do so much in the classroom each day."
Pearson joined SJC Central in 2006 and serves as a Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning faculty fellow. She is also the lead editor and president of Editorial Resources, Inc., and author of numerous publications, including "The Art of Re-View: Revision in the Adult Composition Classroom" for the Arizona English Bulletin, "Charles Reade's Hard Cash: Lunacy Reform through Sensationalism" for the Dickens Studies Annual, and the "The Madman Under the Gables: Insanity Reconsidered in The House of the Seven Gables" for La Ventana: The Journal of the Southwest Symposium.
Nursing students take part in Nightingale graduating ceremony
Wednesday, August 25 2010 5:37 pm
InsideDP.com staff
 Students of San Jacinto College North's vocational nursing program recently participated in a special Nightingale graduation ceremony, named after the "Mother of Nursing," Florence Nightingale.
Keynote speaker Jeffery Lockett, a nursing instructor at the College, commended the students for their dedication, and encouraged them to be sincere and genuine. "Be a nurse for the right reasons," Lockett commented. "Don't make it about the money, but about providing quality medical care with compassion to people in need. You are not called to get a red carpet treatment, but rather to roll up your sleeves and serve others with care and mercy. Follow the example of Mother Theresa, who treated each patient as though he or she were Christ."
The Nightingale ceremony is the equivalent to a commencement exercise for nursing students at the North campus, during which graduating students bear lighted lamps and recite the Nightingale Pledge.
Shell marks National 8-1-1 Day by dedicating tank inscribed with 8-1-1 logo
Tuesday, August 24 2010 11:43 am
InsideDP.com staff
 Colex Facility dedicated Tank Number TP-205 and presented a plaque to Common Ground Alliance on National 8-1-1 Day (Aug. 11) to recognize the organization's efforts in promoting damage prevention and safe-digging practices.
CGA provides strategic direction and public education to protect underground utility lines and the safety of people who dig near them. National 8-1-1 Day reminds people to dial 8-1-1before they dig to learn what's below the ground. One call to the national number designated by the Federal Communications Commission, and the 8-1-1 call center will arrange to send a professional locator to a property to mark the location of underground utilities and infrastructure. The service is free.
Last Updated on Tuesday, August 24 2010 11:51 am
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