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Davis Falcons defeatMacArthur 42-13

Last Saturday afternoon, Nov. 21the MacArthur Generals faced offagainst the Davis Falcons, who defeat-ed them 42-13.

Coach Wayne Crawford’s Generalstook on coach Scott Joseph’s Falconsat Thorne Stadium. The Generals areled by running back Terrance Frank-lin (290 yards, 4 TDs), while the Fal-cons are led by running backs AzavionKegler (113 yards) and Josh Garuba(3 TDs).

The General’s next game against

At right, Mac’s #27( Maurice Woods)muscles in for a TD, one of only twothat the Generals were able to scorein this game. (Ruben SaucedoPhoto) MORE on page 8.

Pct. 2 delivers 1400 Thanksgiving dinnersHarris County Precinct

2 — Commissioner AdrianGarcia hosted “TurkeyThursday” last Thursday,where he distributed tur-keys to families at 10 Har-ris County Precinct 2Community Centers.

Each location gave out140 turkeys to registeredfamilies. This is the firsttime in Harris County his-tory a precinct distributesa total of 1,400 turkeys inone day.

“Turkey Thursday” wasPrecinct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia, at center, poses with workers and volunteers that gave outthese food boxes and Turkeys for Thanksgiving to 1400 families that registered their need.

possible thanks to partner-s h i p w i t h n o n - p r o f i tPrecinct2Gether, HEBGrocery Stores, and Part-ners in Primary Care.

Commissioner Garciaattended multiple give-aways, His first stop wasat North East CommunityCenter (10918 Bentley St.Houston, TX 77093).

Locations of the turkeydistribution were at these

See THANKSGIVINGDINNER, page 2

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ALDINE – It was acloudy morning filled withsunny smiles on Friday,November 20 at Stehlik El-ementary in Aldine ISD.Stehlik hosted a food driveto support students, fami-lies, and community mem-b e r s . T e x a s S t a t eRepresentative ArmandoWal le and Lone StarTrustee Myriam Saldivarsurprised the campus witha $750 donation to supportthe food drive.

“I am truly speechless,”said Karen Wilkerson,

Stehlik teacher helps carry a box of food.

Aldine ISD Thanksgiving EventsAldine schools help with Food Drive,and Meal Distribution at StehlikElem., Teague MS, and others

See FOOD DRIVE, page 2

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NEWSNOTES

Message fromSuperintendent Goffney

Message From the Superintendent, Nov. 17,2020

Dear Aldine Community,

We are just a few days away from Thanks-giving break. As a reminder, district buildingsand campuses will be closed between Novem-ber 23-27. Families can pick up free meal bun-dles today and Thursday. Classes will resumeMonday, Nov. 30, with curbside meal serviceresuming on Tuesday, Dec. 1.

I’m sure our entire community is ready totake some time away from our routines to restand reflect with loved ones. However, as COV-ID-19 numbers continue increasing through-out Texas and in our community, pleaseremember to exercise safe judgment duringthis time. Check out this advice from a Hous-ton-area infectious disease physician abouthow to celebrate family gatherings safely dur-ing the holidays.

In this week’s message, I have some impor-tant updates related to the remainder of thefall semester. I ask that you read through themcarefully so that you don’t miss any crucial ac-tions required.

Preference for Next 9 WeeksFor students wanting to change their learn-

ing model selection, changes must be submit-ted between Monday, November 16, and Friday,December 4. Changes will go into effect onWednesday, January 6 — the start of the thirdnine weeks.

Our goal is to provide choices for our fami-lies while being responsive to public healthconditions.

We recognize the complexities and barriersthat have come with remote learning for someof our students and invite all of our families tocarefully evaluate the decision to change thechild’s instructional setting. For students whoare struggling academically or with atten-dance, please reach out to the teacher or cam-pus administrator to determine availablesupport and help.

Remote Learning DaysAfter hearing feedback from teachers, school

leaders, staff, and the community, about thenew ways teachers are teaching and studentsare learning, we decided to take immediateaction to provide additional planning and prep-aration time for our classroom teachers. Weheard the message loud and clear: teachers andstudents need additional time.

Remote Learning Days are set aside for allstudents to learn from home while all campus-based staff will report to school.

Teachers, please accept this gift of time eachmonth as a day for you to plan and collabo-rate. Students are encouraged to use the timeto review assignments and catch up on anymissing work.

All students should log in to Schoology andrevisit pre-recorded lessons and previouslyposted assignments. Attendance will be takenthrough the evidence of completing assign-

ments and/or logging into Schoology.Families should note that teachers will not

present any live instruction sessions and maynot be available for live feedback sessions.Parents may contact the campus directly ifthere is a need for a student to be on campusduring these designated remote learningdays.

Please update your calendars to includethese Remote Learning Days:

Friday, December 4Friday, January 29Friday, February 26Friday, March 12Friday, April 16Monday, May 17Rapid Testing for COVID-19Recognizing that social distancing is less

possible for student-athletes, Aldine ISD hasdecided to participate in a Texas EducationAgency (TEA) program being offered to dis-tricts. The fast-acting test kits allow individ-uals to take their own nasal samples andprovide results in just 15 minutes. Partici-pating in testing is optional and will be madeavailable to Nimitz High School student-ath-letes (along with coaches, band, and cheer)starting the first week in December. To learnmore about this program and see some fre-quently asked questions, please visit our dis-trict website. We will monitor the programbefore expanding to other schools and groups.

As a reminder, free testing is also avail-able through the county. One of the free test-ing sites is the M.O. Campbell EducationalCenter (MOC). Please visit this link to learnmore.

November is a month to reflect on whatwe are grateful for in our lives. I am genu-inely filled with gratitude for the energy, com-mitment, and dedication of staff, families, andstudents. Please use this time off to remem-ber what you are grateful for while findingtime to rest.

With Aldine Pride,

Dr. LaTonya M. GoffneySuperintendent

10 Pct. 2 facilities:• Barrett Community

Center• Crosby Community

Center• San Jacinto Commu-

nity Center, Highlands• Grayson Community

Center, Channelview• Bay Area Community

Center, Seabrook• May Community Cen-

tr, Huffman• J.D.Walker Commu-

nity Center, Baytown• Flukinger Communi-

ty Center, Channelview• East Harris County

Activity Center, Pasadena• Northeast Communi-

ty Center, AldineSponsors of the event

included Precinct 2, Pre-cinct 2gether, and HEB.

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principal of Stehlik Elementary. “The donation is need-ed this year. We know our families and the communityhas been hit hard financially, due to the economic im-pact of the pandemic. We are a family and we take careof each other.”

Aldine FoodDrive,CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

Teague Middle School ProvidesFamilies With Food for Thanksgiving

On Friday, November 20, the Teague Middle SchoolF.A.C.E. and C.A.R.E.S. teams hosted a ThanksgivingFood Giveaway. The campus hosted the event at the Bis-canye Cityview Apartments in Greenspoint. 23 addition-al apartment complexes in the community were alsoinvited to pick up food. The food giveaway was right ontime for many families, who were preparing for Thanks-giving. The campus gave away canned goods and schoolsupplies. Teague provided 850 canned goods, ham withall of the Thanksgiving trimmings to over 50 families.

HOUSTON (Nov. 17, 2020) – This time of year can bestressful enough for families who are struggling, butduring the COVID-19 pandemic the need is even great-er. Lone Star College-Houston North is hosting a seriesof food drives to help families put food and hope on thetable this holiday season.

“One of the reasons we began Lone Star College-Hous-ton North was to be a part of an underserved area ofHouston,” said Quentin Wright, Ed.D., LSC-HoustonNorth president. “This effort to help those struggling ispart of that mission.”

The food drives will be held Nov. 19, Dec. 3 and Dec.17 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at LSC-Houston North Green-spoint.

The Houston Food Bank reports more than 1 millionpeople in southeast Texas are food insecure, meaningthey cannot afford enough nutritious food to fuel a regu-larly healthy lifestyle.

“Food insecurity often means having to make a diffi-cult decision between paying for groceries and payingfor other essentials such as rent, utilities and educa-tion,” said Wright. “We want to help people to not justget by, but to prosper.”

LSC-Houston North already provided 768 familieswith meals during a food drive held earlier this month.

This fall, LSC-Houston North welcomed more than2,400 students including 388 first time in college stu-dents. Visit LoneStar.edu/Spring2021 to learn how LSCcan help you succeed.

LSC-Houston Northhelps feed community

On Saturday, Nov. 14, Al-dine ISD’s FACE (Family AndCommunity Engagement)Department held a virtual“Be Inspired” event. Theevent provided communitymembers in Aldine to hearpersonal stories of hope, resil-ience and inspiration fromparents, grandparents, stu-dents, school principals andAldine ISD business part-ners.

Dr. Martha Escalante, Ex-ecutive Director of FACE,said she believed the eventwas uplifting to the close to100 people who participatedin the event virtually.

“Everyone has a story totell and we can learn and mo-tivate each other by hearinghow people have overcome

FACE hosts ‘Be Inspired’ eventreaching out to community

challenges in their lives,” Dr.Escalante said. “The parentswho attended this “Be In-spired” event said that all thestories were very powerful.They said that they wouldlove to attend more of theseevents that encourages themto face adversity with a posi-tive mind set.”

There was an English andSpanish session.

Panelists for the Englishversion were:

•Yvonne Lopez-Taylor –Aldine ISD and Region 4’s El-ementary Teacher of the Year

•Erik Torres – Principal ofErmel Elementary School

•Miguel Chacon – Studentat Blanson CTE High School

•Jometra Hawkins – ofBakerRipley

•Jennifer Carrington –parent and Aldine ISD busi-ness partner

•Dr. Martha Escalante –Executive Director of FACE

Panelists for the Spanishsession were:

•Luis Lucio – Dean atLone Star College

•Mirna Valentin – parent•Erik Torres – Principal of

Ermel Elementary School•Dr. Martha Escalante –

Executive Director of FACEDr. Escalante said anoth-

er “Be Inspired” event wouldbe held in the spring.

FACE advocates for fami-lies and seeks ways to in-crease student achievementand opportunities for mem-bers of the Aldine communi-ty.

Houston-area businesses EverPPE and AOK Toolingteamed up to donate 50,000 masks to Aldine ISD. Themasks will be distributed to AISD students, said Dr.Martha Escalante, the FACE Executive Director (Fam-ily and Community Engagement Department).

“We are very thankful to EverPPE and AOK Toolingfor their generosity in providing face masks to our Aldi-ne families,” Dr. Escalante said. “Their donations helpour community stay safe and prevent the spread of COV-ID-19.”

Recently, Dr. Escalante and the FACE Departmentmembers delivered 400 masks to AISD students who livein the Garden City Apartments. Students living in theapartment complex attend Reece Academy, AndersonAcademy, Houston Academy, and Carver High School.

Robin Luo, Director of Operations for EverPPE, said,and AOK Tool donated the 50,000 three-ply masks as aservice to the Aldine community.

“The story is straightforward,” Luo said. “EverPPE isa Texas company. The owner lives in Katy. We have beena solid PPE provider with millions of high-quality masksnationwide. We have a mask manufacturing facility inBrookshire. When we team up with a big player like AOKTool, we like to have our neighbors benefit first.”

EverPPE, AOK ToolingDonates 50,000 Masks

Dr. Martha Escalante poses with an Aldine ISDstudent who lives in the Garden City Apartmentsas they showoff the masks they received fromEverPPE and AOK Tooling. The two businessesdonated 50,000 masks to the district.

Aldine ISD is proud to an-nounce the launch of the Al-dine Young Women’sLeadership Academy(YWLA), targeted to launch inthe Fall of 2021. The campuswill open with girls in grades6-7. The YWLA is opening inpartnership with the nonprof-it organization, Young Wom-en’s Leadership PreparatoryNetwork, whose mission is tosupport single-gender, col-lege-preparatory public edu-cation, giving young womenthe academic and leadershipskills to achieve success incollege and in life. Our dis-trict’s newest campus will joinsister schools in Austin, Dal-las, Fort Worth, Houston,Lubbock, Midland, San Anto-nio, and Ysleta independentschool districts.

Leading this importantinitiative is Dr. Jericah Jack-son, who brings to the rolemore than a decade of workteaching and leading inschools. After beginning hercareer leading math and sci-ence classrooms at the mid-

Aldine ISD Announces Launch ofYoung Women’s Leadership Academy

DR. JERICAH JACKSON

dle school level, Dr. Jacksonmost recently has served asthe assistant principal at Al-dine Middle School and theassistant principal of curric-ulum and instruction at theShotwell Academy. She holdsa doctorate in education fromTexas A&M University-Com-merce, a master’s degree ineducation from Sam HoustonState University, and a bach-elor of science degree fromBaylor University.

Aldine ISD’s five-year stra-tegic plan, A New Way For-

ward, was developed to en-sure each student in the dis-trict has access tohigh-quality schools andlearning experiences that pre-pare them for the future.

“Launching the YWLA di-rectly connects to our goal ofexpanding options for collegeand career access along withthat of implementing rigorouscurriculum and instruction,”shares superintendent, Dr.LaTonya Goffney. “It is ourcollective aim to ensure thatevery child performs at thehighest level possible. A lead-ership academy focused onbuilding critical skills amongour female students is onepath to achieving this vision.”

The YWLA will focus oncollege preparatory academ-ics for girls in Grades 6-12,with an emphasis on collegepreparedness, leadership de-velopment, and STEM. Thesite location will be an-nounced in January of 2021along with details related tostudent enrollment and staffhiring.

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HOUSTON (Nov. 24,2020) – Lone Star Collegewill host two virtual careerfairs to help those lookingfor work or wanting to finda better job.

“Employers are lookingto hire even during theCOVID-19 pandemic,” saidLinda Leto Head, LSC se-nior associate vice chancel-lor, Office of External andE m p l o y e r R e l a t i o n s .“These are good payingjobs that will lead to re-warding careers.”

The Healthcare, Profes-sional Careers and Admin-istrative Service CareerFair takes place Tues.,Dec. 1 from 2:30 – 3:30p.m. Participants canspeak with employersabout nursing, emergencymedical technician, certi-fied nursing assistant and

Lone Star College to host virtualCareer Fairs Dec. 1, Dec. 3

pharmacy technician ca-reers.

The Technical Career,Skilled Trades and Cus-tomer Service Career Fairtakes place Thursday, Dec.3 from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.Representatives will beavailable to speak aboutautomotive technologies,CDL truck driving, con-struction supervision,welding and more.

You must register toparticipate and there is aVIP Veteran-Only admis-sion from 1 – 1:30 p.m. Vis-i t L o n e S t a r . e d u /Career-Fairs to sign upand find a complete list ofopportunities available.

Looking to upgrade yourskills? LSC is acceptingregistration for spring2021 classes. Discover allthe great programs LSC

has to offer to make 2021your best year yet.

Lone Star College offershigh-quality, low-cost aca-demic transfer and careertraining education to93,000+ students each se-mester. LSC is training to-morrow’s workforce todayand redefining the commu-nity college experience tosupport student success.Stephen C. Head, Ph.D.,serves as chancellor ofLSC, the largest institu-tion of higher education inthe Houston area with anannual economic impact ofalmost $3 billion. LSC con-sists of seven colleges, 10centers, two universitycenters, Lone Star Corpo-rate College and LSC-On-line. To learn more, visitLoneStar.edu

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HOUSTON – TheLone Star College Boardof Trustees will havetwo new members fol-lowing November’s elec-tion. The newly electedmembers will each servesix year terms and begintheir service at the Dec.10 , 2020 , Board o fTrustees meeting.

Representing District3 will be Iesheia Ayers-Wilson and District 9Jim Cain.

“I look forward toworking with the newlyelected members of theLone Star College Sys-tem Board of Trustees,”said Stephen C. Head,Ph.D., LSC chancellor.“I also want to expressmy appreciation to the

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returning board mem-bers for their commit-ment to our studentshelping provide the re-sources necessary to re-ceive the highest qualityof education possible.”

Trustees are electedby voters who live in theLSC district for whichthe single-member dis-trict election is beingheld. LSC trustees servestaggered terms – threeof nine trustees come upfor election every twoyears – so that there arealways experiencedmembers sitting on theboard.

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elected as Trustee forDistrict 4 on the Boardof Trustees and cancel-ing the November 2020election for District 4only during a specialmeeting held Sept. 4.

“I would personallylike to thank AltonSmith and Ken E Lloydfor their years of ser-vice,” said Head. “Theirwork and impact will befelt for years to come.”

In addition to thenewly elected Trustees,Michael Stoma, Ernes-t ine M. Pierce, ArtMurillo, David Vogt,Myriam Saldívar, LindaGood and Mike Sullivanwill continue to serve onthe board.

New support program at Aldine ISDfor Special Ed families

HC Sheriff cracks downon Package Thieves

The Harris CountySheriff ’s Office is rampingup efforts ahead of the hol-idays to combat packagethefts across the county.

Black Friday and CyberMonday kick off the holi-day shopping season, agold mine for porch pirates– or thieves who stealpackages outside resi-dent’s homes. This year,retailers are anticipatingan uptick in home deliver-ies due to the ongoing pan-demic.

As Harris County resi-dents start receiving moremail and packages, theSheriff ’s Office’s Burglaryand Theft Unit investiga-tors are leading severalporch pirate sting opera-tions in Harris Countywith support from theagency’s patrol units andU.S. Postal Inspectors.

“Beyond catching porchpirates who come into ourneighborhoods to snatchour holiday packages, ourgoal is to also deter thisactivity from taking placeby letting would-be pack-age thieves know thatwe’re out here,” said Bur-

target the most at-risk ar-eas in Harris County iden-tified from theft reportsand tips from shippingcompanies. Last week, In-vestigator Ureña led aninitiative in the Westlakecommunity in the Katyarea. Although no porchpirates took the bait, it al-lowed investigators to testtheir new equipment.

Harris County residentsare urged to take stepsthat will help avoid pack-ages being stolen fromtheir doorstep, such assigning up for tracking no-tifications, retrieving pack-ages as soon as they arrive,or requiring a signature fordelivery. Instead of havinga package delivered to yourhome, investigators areasking residents to consid-er other delivery locationsto pick up and return pack-ages, including AmazonHub Locker locations andpostal boxes.

Mail theft is a federaloffense punishable with upto five years in prison andfines. Call the Sheriff ’s Of-fice at 713-221-6000 to re-port stolen packages.

glary and Theft Investiga-tor Javier Ureña. “This isone example of many pro-active policing effortsaimed at reducing crime inour communities.”

Burglary and Theft Unitinvestigators will be plac-ing multiple decoy packag-es with a tracking deviceon residential porches tohelp investigators identifyand locate the perpetra-tors. If a porch pirate takesone of the GPS-trackedpackages, investigators re-ceive an alert and can fol-low it in real-time. And,when the porch pirateopens the package, thecamera in the tablet willstart taking photos of thesuspect, giving investiga-tors a description of them.

The sting operations

In October, Texas Gov.Greg Abbott and the TexasEducation Agency (TEA)announced the establish-ment of the SupplementarySpecial Education Services(SSES) program.

SSES are on-line ac-counts that will be madeavailable to eligible parentsof students with disabilitiesthat have been impacted byCOVID-19 school closures.Families of students witheligible disabilities can usethe on-line accounts to ob-tain goods and services upto a specific dollar amountthat supplement what oth-erwise happens in school tohelp their child make moreeducational progress.

Tracy Bailey, AldineISD’s Executive Director ofSpecial Education, said thisis a win-win for Aldine ISDSpecial Education studentsand their families.

“This is a great opportu-nity for students with dis-abilities,” Bailey said. “This

program will supplementthe services our Aldine spe-cial educators provide andhelp mitigate some of theeducational gaps that werecaused due to COVID-19school closures.

Highlights of the SSESprogram include:

•Up to 20,000 accountswill be available for familiesacross Texas whose childrenhave eligible disabilities.

•$1,500 per eligible stu-dent for reimbursement ofqualified services, whichwill be increased in theevent there are fewer appli-cations than available ac-counts or proportionallyreduced for non low-incomefamilies in the event thereare more applicants thanavailable accounts.

•Families and studentswho are enrolled in a Texaspublic school this year(2020-21), were enrolledduring the initial COVID-19school closures during the2019-20 school year and

were identified as havinglow incidence disability (e.g.,an intellectual disability, adevelopmental disability, avisual impairment, hearingloss, a significant physicaldisability, multiple disabili-ties, or are on the autisticspectrum).

•Only students with anIndividual Education Pro-gram (IEP) will be eligible,and the students’ IEP mustindicate eligibility for IDEAstemming from a lowinci-dence disability.

•The family applicationwill be made available inlate 2020. The applicationwindow will remain open for4 months, with two 2-monthwindows to facilitatebatched application approv-al.

For more information, goto the link https://tea.texas.gov/academics/special-student-popula-tions/special-education/sup-plemental-special-education-services-sses

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Old Jasper Blankenship went out to hunt deerthe other day, the same way he’s done for decadesnow. Deer season has changed a lot for Jasperover the many years he’s been at it. As a kid, hecouldn’t wait until he was old enough to get alicense, because he wanted to bring a buck hometo show his family. Not just any buck, either, buta big one.

As a young man, he wanted to see how manyhunting seasons he could have in one year: duck,goose, quail, pheasant, deer, about anything thatmoved. As a middle-aged man, he turned to thetechnology of hunting and wanted to learn aboutthe newest gizmo that would make you quiet,make you invisible, make you irresistible to deer.

But things are different these days. Oh, Jasperstill enjoys going through all the outdoor maga-zines and orders catalogs, and each year he buyssome new gizmo that guarantees to bring homethe meat. But he just chuckles at them, even ashe orders them. Hunting, to him, means a reat-tachment to nature, a return to his roots. It is atime to see if his personal skills are still ade-quate.

It is also a time to sit on a ridge and lookaround and appreciate what is there. And if whatisn’t there happens to be a deer, well, that’s allright, too. Venison isn’t getting any easier topack back to camp after all these many seasons,either. But there is something in the hunt,something in being allowed to silently stalk thenameless essence of fall, something in moving innear invisibility. There is something.

Sometimes it’s just nice to go out there and seewhat happens.

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Mickey Baker has owned The Strand – ourlocal movie theater – since the new releasesstarred Virginia Mayo. The Strand, naturally, isan icon here. More than a few of our long-lastingmarriages in the area began with a first datethere. Most of us have consumed more than ourshare of Raisinettes and Jujubes while watchingDuke Wayne whip the bad guys. We know everyinch of The Strand. We know where the rips arein the used-to-be blood-red carpet, which of theseats don’t fold all the way down, which seats aremost secluded in case it’s a smooching date.

It was ol’ Dud, back when he was about fourfeet tall, who discovered how to combine chewinggum and the lock on the back door to provide five-finger discounts for friends wanting to watchVictor Mature run around in a loincloth.

The Strand, in other words, is a vital part ofour past, if not of our lives today. We seem to justgo rent those tapes and disks now and stay homeand watch the newer films when we feel like it,and that might be because we now appreciatebeing able to stop the action for an occasionalbathroom break now and then.

Attendance at The Strand dropped dramatical-ly when home entertainment really hit a lick. ButMickey fought back. He tried the free popcornroute for a while. All he charged for was thebutter. Attendance didn’t really pick up, and thepopcorn bill was … well, appreciable if notstaggering.

Mickey now thinks he has the answer. Hebought a disk player thingie that works on a bigscreen. Then he bought some old movies andlowered the price. The first night he did this wasa triple header, and we all turned out to see ourold heroes vanquish Nazis, solve the bank rob-bery in Cactus Gulch, and find out who reallykilled the big-city mayor. We paid too much forpopcorn, but who cares?

The Strand lives on, even if there is more grayhair there than at a Percheron horse show.Besides, when was the last time you saw TheDuke standing 15-feet tall?

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Rural Texans have alot to say about the lackof broadband service intheir communities. Sincewe covered the topicearlier this month, manyreaders have emailed toshare their stories andpleas for help.

An example is theemail from readerKathryn Steuart ofFreestone County, whoreads the column in theFairfield Recorder. In hereast central Texascounty of 20,000, shereports that cell phonesdon’t even work well.She and her husbandpay for internet via ahigh-priced satelliteservice, which isn’tsufficient to allow her towork from home.An IBMAIX and Linux systemadministrator, Steuartsaid she has explored avariety of solutions, butfound nothing.“

We were willing/desperate to pay to havewire strung and presentourselves as a businessto get decent speedinternet,” she wrote.“The rural phonecompanies are notincentivised to providethis service and quitanswering calls. They gobroke too often, as well.”

She said she has somehope for Elon Musk’sStarlink company, whichis launching thousandsof satellites promisingaccessible and affordablehigh-speed internet.Initial pricing is $99 amonth with an upfronthardware purchase of$500. However, thisproject is in a testingphase dubbed “BetterThan Nothing Beta,” andthe company warnscustomers of varyingconnectivity speeds andoccasional outagesduring the startupperiod.

Most employers won’thire remote workerswith only satelliteconnections, Steuartsaid.For more on thesubject, watch a replayof the panel discussion“Broadband is a Lifeline”at TexasTribune.org.“Capital Highlights” willmonitor how statelawmakers address the

issue when they convenein January. For resourceson advocating forsolutions,contact ConnectedNation Texas.

COVID battle rageson

Gov. Greg Abbotttouted some good newsin Texas’ fight againstCOVID-19.“Medicinesare delivered this week –and every week goingforward – to heal thosewho get COVID,”the governortweeted. “Vaccines toprevent COVID areexpected soon. Medicalteams are being surgedto areas that need itmost.”

Earlier in the day,Abbott visited Lubbock,which is confronting asurge in cases. There, heprovided an update onthe distribution ofbamlanivimab, anantibody therapy forCOVID-19. The state issending first shipmentsof the drug to hospitalsin regions with thehighest number of newcase counts, new COVID-19 hospital admissionsand total COVID-19hospital patients.

Abbott emphasized hewould not be orderingany new statewidebusiness restrictions andencouraged people tofollow the same healthpractices, includingwearing a mask andsocially distancing, thathelped during the state’sspike in cases inJuly.Texas has reportedover 20,000 COVIDdeaths since the pan-demic began, the Texas

Tribune reported, basedon data from the TexasDepartment of StateHealth Services.

A Thanksgiving giftTexas A&M Chancel-

lor John Sharp isencouraging all studentsto get a COVID-19 testbefore leaving campusfor the Thanksgivingbreak. Sharp has askedthe Texas Division ofEmergency Manage-ment, which is part ofthe Texas A&M System,to help the system gettesting vans and tents toall campuses before theholiday.“

The greatest gift astudent can give his orher family – includingparents and grandpar-ents – during thisholiday season is the giftof a negative COVIDtest,” Chancellor Sharpsaid. “Let’s do all we canto stop this pandemicand get back to life as weknew it. Thanks toeveryone who chooses totake a test beforeheading home.”

Thankful andcareful

The safest way tocelebrate Thanksgivingthis year is with onlythose already living inyour household,the Texas Department ofFamily and ProtectiveServices advises. Ifyou’re planning tocelebrate with others,the agency suggests thatyou take steps to makeyour celebration safer byfollowing guidelinesfrom the Centers forDisease Control andPrevention. Theyinclude:

Wear a mask that fitssecurely over yourmouth and nose andaround your face.

Stay at least 6 feetaway from those whodon’t live in your house-hold.

If inviting others over,have a small outdoorgathering rather than aninside meal.

The CDC also encour-ages people to considerother activities ratherthan a traditional mealwith people outside theirhousehold. The agency’ssuggestions include:

• Safely preparetraditional dishes anddeliver them to familyand neighbors in a waythat does not involvecontact with others. Forexample, leave them onthe porch.

• Participate in agratitude activity, likewriting down things youare grateful for andsharing with yourfriends and family.

Chris Cobler is aboard member and pastpresident of the Freedomof Information Founda-tion of Texas. He wel-comes emailat ccobler@texaspress.com.

I have always lovedThanksgiving. I love that itis a holiday built around afull table and homemadetreats. I love the recipeshanded down on index cardsthat only get made once ayear and traditions thatbring back childhoodmemories and the chance touse linen napkins and theidea that sitting around atable—just sitting around atable—is reason enoughcelebrate.

I think it might be myfavorite holiday. I like thatexpectations are reasonablylow and yet the holidayprovides an opportunity forpeople who care about oneanother to get together.

Of course, things aredifferent this year.

I’m told my extendedfamily will have a “ZoomThanksgiving,” and I’mtrying to be more excitedabout that than I am.Thanksgiving will be, bynecessity, a significantlypared-down affair this year.But I am still lookingforward to it. My husband,Peter, and I will celebratewith his sister, Lori, and herhusband, Robert. Lori hasbeen fighting cancer all thisyear and last. We’ll be evenmore careful than usual sowe can share this meal atopposite sides of a roomwith her. And, yes, we willbe grateful.

Because we didn’t know ifLori would be alive tocelebrate this holiday. Butshe will be there, eatingturkey and breaking herdietary restrictions to havea piece of pie and a glass ofwine and I know there willbe laughter and someone(probably Lori) will tell atleast one rude joke and all ofus, at our little gathering offour, will be more thanusually grateful.

Cancer has been held atbay for another year. Yes,there have been deaths andlosses, but there has alsobeen a lot of laughter andsome learning in thisdifficult year and (while itsounds cliché) a newappreciation for howimportant our relationshipsare.

My friend Marisarecently had a dream sopowerful she felt compelledto share it on Facebook. Shedreamed she had died andcome back to life and wastrying to tell everyone howspecial and amazing thiswas, how amazing life was,and no one would listen.

“Maybe you’ll listen,” shewrote.

“Times are really rough, Iknow,” she continued, “andmore so for some of us thanfor others. But this life is agift full of little gifts. I hopeyou find some of them inyour day today.”

Another friend told me hewas suspicious of people likeMarisa who were alwayslooking for something to behappy about. If you had to“work to be happy,” it wasn’t“natural,” he said. He maybe right.

But just as we’re able toextend Lori’s life or replacea broken hip or clean ourteeth—working at gratitudemakes life a lot morepleasant, a lot morebearable, a lot more fun. Ifthat’s unnatural, I’m infavor.

This Thanksgiving, Peterwill make the stuffing hisgrandmother always made. Iwill make at least two kindsof pie, rolling pastry the waymy mother taught me. Loriwill get out her family chinaand silver—although wewon’t be using many placesettings this year. Robertwill set the table becausehe’s gotten good at that inthese months of Lori’sillness, and Lori willprobably ask us, as she hasat Thanksgiving gatheringsin the past, to sharesomething we are thankfulfor.

And, in spite of every-thing, I don’t think any of uswill have to work too hard tocome up with something tosay.

Till next time,CarrieCarrie Classon’s memoir

is called, “Blue Yarn.” Learnmore at CarrieClasson.com.

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Aggies look for big road win at Auburn:Texans look to slow down Colts in AFC South

This strange andcrazy college footballseason is winding down,while the NFL heads forthe stretch drive as 2020gets closer and closer togoing away (thankgoodness).

Jimbo Fisher’s TexasA&M Aggies weresupposed to play LSUlast Saturday and if thegame was held, it wasA&M’s first game sincethey dominated SouthCarolina on Nov. 7.Games against Tennesseeand Mississippi had to bepostponed due to playersand football stafferstesting positive forCOVID-19. The Tennes-see game has beenrescheduled for Dec. 12.No word yet on if the Agswill host Mississippi onDec. 19, the day of theSEC title game.

This Saturday, theAggies have a tough roadtest at Auburn withhopes of closing fast andimpressing members ofthe College FootballPlayoff (CFP) panel. IfA&M can win out andfinish with just one lossto No. 1-ranked Alabama,the CFP SelectionCommittee shouldconsider the Aggies forone of the four CFPberths, that’s why thisgame is so important toFisher’s team.

Tom Herman’s TexasLonghorns would alsolike to finish strong andperhaps land a Jan. 1bowl game. UT will visita Kansas State team

that was blown out byIowa State, 45-0, twoweeks ago.

In the NFL, the Texanswill be out to throw amonkey wrench in theColts’ AFC South titlehopes. Two weeks ago,Houston played perhapsits most complete game ofthe season when theTexans beat New En-gland 27-20 in NRGStadium. The loss couldhave brought an end toBill Belichick’s 2020playoff hopes and has alot of Patriots fanswondering, “is it time torebuild?”

The Cowboys travel toBaltimore for a secondstraight Thursday games(they hosted Washingtonon Thanksgiving Day)and showed signs of lifetwo weeks ago with a 31-28 win at Minnesota.While the Cowboys werewinning on the road, theRavens dropped a 30-24overtime decision athome to the Titans to fallto 6-4 on the season.

Before we take a lookat the above mentionedgames and a handful ofothers, let’s review lastweek’s record. A 7-3 week(two AISD varsity gameswere postponed) uppedthe season record to 75-36 (68%).

Now, onto this week-end’s games.

NCAAIndiana at Wiscon-

sin: This one is a battlefor survival in the Big 10as both teams enter thisgame with one loss. Twoweeks ago, Indiana lost ahard-fought, 42-35decision at Ohio State.The Hoosiers were downby double digits in thesecond half and couldhave given up, butquarterback MichaelPenix, Jr. (1,561 yards, 14TDs) and wide receiverTy Fryfogole (31 recep-tions, 642 yards, 7 TDs)made big-play after big-play to bring IU back.Wisconsin had a toughtime moving the ball inits 17-7 road loss atNorthwestern and theBadgers will need abetter outing fromquarterback GrahamMertz (375 yards, 8 TDs)if they hope to beat thehigh-scoring Hoosiers. Mypick, Indiana 33, Wiscon-sin 27

Texas A&M atAuburn: No. 5-rankedTexas A&M heads to theplains of Alabama to takeon an Auburn team thatstruggles on offense, buthas playmakers ondefense. A&M QB KellenMond (1,468 yards, 16TDs) needs to continue tobe his consistent self andlet running back IsaiahSpiller (643 yards, 5 TDs)do his thing on theground and fellowrunning back AiniasSmith (26 receptions, 312yards, 5 TDs) help out inthe passing game. I thinkthe A&M defense will getto Auburn quarterbackBo Nix (1,407 yards, 4TDs) early and force aturnover or two. TheAggies need to start fastand take the starch out ofthe War Eagles. My pick,Texas A&M 26, Auburn16

Texas at Kansas State:Texas is another teamthat has had its scheduleupended due to COVID-19 and they face a KSUteam that was humiliatedtwo weeks ago when theywere wiped out 45-0 atIowa State. Texas will goas far as quarterbackSam Ehlinger (1,874yards, 22 TDs/323rushing yards, 7 TDs) willtake them and he shouldhave a big day against aweak Wildcat defense.Ehlinger will use speedywide receiver JoshuaMoore (22 receptions, 343yards, 7 TDs) to makeplays in the passing gameand his stable of capablerunning backs to getthings done on theground. My pick, Texas34, Kansas State 18

Oklahoma State atTCU: Mike Gundy’sCowboys had it all infront of them until theyvisited Norman, OK twoweeks ago to take on archrival Oklahoma. TheCowboys got behind bigearly, rallied to make itclose but watched as OUpulled away in the fourthquarter en route to a 41-13 win and might haveput a huge dent in OSU’sBig 12 title chances.Quarterback SpencerSanders (766 yards, 5TDs, and running backChubba Hubbard (581yards, 5 TDs) were bothslowed with injuries inthe game, but should beback to full strength onSaturday when they visitFort Worth to take onGary Patterson’s HornedFrogs. TCU is led by dualthreat quarterback MaxDuggan (1,274 passingyards, 5 TDs/348 rushingyards, 6 TDs). OSU mustcontain Duggan if theyhope to pull off the roadwin. It says here theywill. My pick, OklahomaState 33, TCU 26

NFLDallas at Baltimore:

The Cowboys visitBaltimore for ThursdayNight Football as theRavens look to right theship and make a rundown the stretch. Twoweeks ago, Dallas playedas well as it has onoffense since startingquarterback Dak Prescott

went down with an ankleinjury. Backup QB AndyDalton (655 yards, 4 TDs)passed for two touch-downs and running backEzekiel Elliott (675 yards,5 TDs) had his first 100-yard game of the season(103 yards). Rookie widereceiver CeeDee Lambhad an amazing over-the-shoulder touchdown catchas was making plays allover the field in theMinnesota win. Dallaswill need that sort ofeffort again this week ifthey hope to beat theRavens on the road. Twoweeks ago, Baltimoreblew a second-half lead athome and fell in OT tothe Titans. QuarterbackLamar Jackson (1,945passing yards, 13 TDs/575 rushing yards, 3 TDs)is not the same QB thatwon the MVP in 2019,but he’s got enough talentto turn things around ina hurry. Look for a bettereffort from the Ravens onboth sides of the ball onThursday as they takecare of business againstDallas. My pick, Balti-more 30, Dallas 23

Indianapolis atHouston: The Colts comecalling on Sundayafternoon at NRGStadium to take on aTexans team thatappears to have foundnew life after its 27-20win over New Englandtwo weeks ago. In thatgame, quarterbackDeshaun Watson (2,893yards, 20 TDs) playedperhaps his best game ofthe season passing for344 yards, tossing two TDpasses and running foranother score. Thedefense also made playsat defensive end J.J. Watttipped four of CamNewton’s passes. TheTexans will need anothersuch effort against anIndy team that overcamea 14-point deficit at hometo defeat Green Bay, 34-31 in overtime. Indy QBPhillip Rivers (2,683yards, 14 TDs) got off to aslow start but has beenon fire lately. This onecould turn into a shootout between Watson andRivers, but the Colts getthe nod because theyhave the better runninggame. My pick, Indianap-olis 31, Houston 29

Cleveland at Tennes-see: If you like smash-mouth football, then thisis just the game for you.This game pits two teamsthat focus on the runfirst, and play toughdefense. Two weeks ago,the Browns used the legsof running back KareemHunt (644 yards, 4 TDs)

and Nick Chubb (575yards, 5 TDs) and anopportunistic defense todefeat Philadelphia 22-17in rainy Cleveland. Whilethe Browns were winningat home, the Titansovercame a second-halfdeficit at Baltimore androde Derrick Henry’s(1,079 yards, 9 TDs) 29-yard touchdown run inOT to pull off the upsetagainst the Ravens. Lookfor both teams to be runheavy in this one, whichmeans the quarterbackwho makes the leastmistakes, Baker Mayfield(1,850 yards, 15 TDs) orRyan Tannehill ()2,389yards, 22 TDs) will comeout the winner. My pick,Tennessee 23, Cleveland20

New Orleans atAtlanta: Who needsDrew Brees when youhave Taysom Hill? Justjoking. Hill (233 passingyards, two rushingtouchdowns) filled inadmirably for Brees whois on injured reverse witha number of fracturedribs. Hill stepped in andled the Saints to a 24-9win in NO over Atlantatwo weeks ago. Thisweek, they meet inAtlanta. Saints headcoach Sean Payton wantsHill to manage the gameand let his stars, runningback Alvin Kamara (531rushing yards, 8 TDs/67receptions, 648 yards, 4TDs) and wide receiverMichael Thomas (9catches for 104 yardsagainst the Falcons) takeover the offense. TheSaints defense alsoplayed well in the winover Atlanta two weeksago, as that until record-ed eight sacks and pickedoff Matt Ryan. Look foranother overall solidteam effort as the Saintslook to remain in firstplace in the NFC South.My pick, New Orleans 33,Atlanta 20

Los Angeles Rams atArizona: A big one forboth teams in the NFCWest race as the Ramsvisit the Cardinals inArizona. Two weeks ago,Kyler Murray’s (2,644yards, 19 TDs) teamdropped a tough 28-21decision at Seattle, whilethe Rams played atTampa Bay last MondayNight. Look for Murray toget back on track withwide receiver DeAndreHopkins (72 receptions,912 yards, 4 TDs) as theCardinals get a huge winas they look to remain inthe NFC playoff race. Mypick, Arizona 31, LosAngeles Rams 27

Philadelphia atGreen Bay: The Eagleshave issues all over theplace, but especially atquarterback. CarsonWentz has turned into aturnover machine, asevidenced by the 14interceptions he hasthrown thus far thisseason. Two weeks ago,Wentz threw two morepicks as the Eagles lost atCleveland, 22-17. Whilethe Eagles were losing onthe road, so too were thePackers, who blew a 14-point lead at Indy andlost 34-31 in overtime.Look for GB QB AaronRodgers (2,887 yards, 29TDs), running back AaronJones (534 yards, 8 totalTDs) and wide receiverDavante Adams (68receptions, 847 yards, 10TDS) to step up theirgames as they hand theEagles another road loss.My pick, Green Bay 34,Philadelphia 20

Denver at KansasCity: Patrick Mahomes(3,035 yards, 27 TDs, just2 interceptions) is surefun to watch, isn’t he?Two weeks ago he ralliedthe Chiefs from a 31-28deficit with less than twominutes to go as hemarched his team downthe field and provided thewinning touchdownstrike to tight end TravisKelce (66 receptions, 896yards, 7 TDs). Mahomesshould have another bignight on Sunday NightFootball against a gameDenver team that endedMiami’s five-gamewinning streak twoweeks ago. The Chiefshave too much firepowerfor the Broncos. Look forthem to continue theirroll and look for Maho-mes to stake his case fora second MVP award inthe last three years. Mypick, Kansas City 36,Denver 20

Buffalo at SanFrancisco: The Billstravel across country totake on a 49ers team thathas been decimated byinjuries and is simplyplaying out the string in2020. The Bills are led byquarterback Josh Allen(2,871 yards, 21 TDs/5rushing TDs) and widereceiver Stefon Diggs (73receptions, 906 yards, 4TDs). Look for those twoto attack a beat-up SFsecondary early and oftenas the Bills look to putsome distance betweenthem and the Dolphins inthe AFC East race. Mypick, Buffalo 26, SanFrancisco 16

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Wilson Jose Ventura-Mejia, 24, Jimmy Villalo-bos-Gomez, 23, Angel Miguel Aguilar-Ochoa, 35,Walter Antonio Chicas-Garcia, 23, and MarlonMiranda-Moran, 21, will appear for their arraign-ments and detention hearings via video before U.S.Magistrate Judge Sam S. Sheldon at 10 a.m. Allare El Salvadorian nationals who illegally residedin Houston. Also charged is Franklin Trejo-Cha-varria, 23, who is currently in custody in El Salva-dor.

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Davis Falcons defeatMacArthur 42-13

Mac’s QB#12(RaShaun Jackson) hands off to RB#11(Armando Desilios)

Davis’s #34 ( Nathaniel Dorceus) get 1st downas Mac’s #2(Justin Williams) holds on to him

Spring on Thanksgiving Day was cancelled. This willmark the final weekend of play of the District 14-6A sea-son for AISD’s five varsity squads, and it appears Eisen-hower, Nimitz and MacArthur remain alive for theleague’s fourth and final playoff spot.

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Acela González is a proud University of Houston-Down-town graduate with a passion for family, bilingual educa-tion, and her first-grade students. This first-year teacherhails from a small town called Arcelia in Guerrero, Mexico.Moving to the states, her freshman year of high school wasnot easy, but she did not let that stop her from succeeding.Her struggle to quickly master a new language would onlymotivate her to inspire and teach other young English learn-ers years later. In this edition of Looking Forward, we willget to know how this novice bilingual educator is makingthe most of an unprecedented first year on the job.

Who are You?How Did You Find Your Way to Aldine ISD?

I completed my student teaching experience in AldineISD at Bussey ElementarySchool. I immediately felt verycomfortable with the directionthe district was heading. Allof the teachers, principals, andstaff members I came in con-tact with were amazing, andthat is how I knew Aldine ISDwas for me!

What have you learned inyour first few months of teach-ing?

One of the most prominentthings I’ve learned is beingflexible and the importance ofkeeping up with technology. Iam currently teaching in aclassroom, but I might also need to teach from home, so Ihave learned to do both. Teaching during the pandemic hasmade me realize that I can adjust and adapt better than Ithought I could.

Was teaching always your dream?

Teaching was not my dream job until I got to high school.That is when my aspirations of becoming an educator be-gan. I was fortunate to have an amazing high school alge-bra teacher named Ms. Walker. She was very supportive ofme, taking me under her wing. I realized that I wanted tobecome a teacher to one day inspire and support students,as Ms. Walker did for me. It meant a lot that she took thetime to help me. Teaching is my way of paying it forward.

Teaching During Covid

What is it like to be a first-year teacher during a pan-demic?

It is definitely an experience I will never forget! Some-times it is not easy because I don’t get to interact with mystudents the way I imagined I was going to. My studentsmiss being able to play and interact as they did before thepandemic. Overall, I’m hopeful that this pandemic willmake me a better teacher and prepare me for future cri-ses.

During the pandemic, I have learned new ways to teachand interact with my students. Technology has been anenormous help, especially when we are apart. It has beenan excellent opportunity to utilize more technology to teachor enhance learning. Although this year has been challeng-ing at times, I appreciate of all the extra measures to keepboth students and staff safe.

How have you felt supported during this time?

Unfortunately, my entire family is in Mexico. However,they always give me words of encouragement. They willalways be my biggest motivation to be the best at whatev-er I do. Several of my family members are teachers or workin education, so they were very excited and supportive whenI told them I wanted to be a teacher.

Looking Forward

What have your student’s taught you this year?

My students are amazing! They are resilient andbrilliant. They have really surprised me with their knowl-edge of the pandemic and with what is going on in the worldat the moment. They are very aware of the measures theyneed to take to stay safe and have been great at social dis-tancing and wear their masks as they should.

Why should others pursue a career in education andteaching?

Kids are the future. It really does take a village to raiseeach one. The more teachers, parents, and community mem-bers we have involved, the better.

What is your favorite thing about being a teacher?

My favorite thing is the feeling I get when my studentsunderstand what I am teaching and their excitement fromdifferent learning activities.

What do you want people to know about bilingual edu-cation?

Meet First Year Aldine ISDTeacher Acela Gonzalez

Being a bilingual studentmyself, I understand the im-portance of mastering yourfirst language and thenlearning a second language,in this case, English. It helpsstudents successfullymaster both languages. Italso opens many opportuni-ties in the future. Most im-portantly, it keeps thestudents rooted in their cul-ture and language.

How do you get your firstgraders excited about learn-ing?

At the beginning of theyear, I gave my students abig incentive. I promisedthem that if they did well ontheir tests and assignments,we could have a pizza partyat the end of the nine weeks.It encouraged them to workharder, complete all of theirassignments, and be morepresent each day in class.They have done well with allof the changes this year, soI’m proud to say we will behaving a Nine Week PizzaParty!

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