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21 5-A Schools 16 6-A Schools

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Atascocita 16 6-A Humble 21 5-A

Kingwood 16 6-A

2014-2016 Humble ISD Alignments

Kingwood Park 21 5-A Summer Creek 16 6-A

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USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships

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Humble ISD

Education Foundation

PRIZE POSSEComing To

A School Near You

-Since 2000, Humble ISD campuses have received over $6.74 million dollars from the Foundation.-In the 2013-14 school year to date, the Foundation has awarded $1,025,724 in grants. -$271,082 were awarded on Prize Posse Day -$754,642 were awarded in designated grants throughout the school year-149 projects on fourty-three campuses were awarded a grant from the Foundation during the 2013-14 school year (92 on Prize Posse day).

Atascocita High SchoolDebra Howsmon for Cytogenetic Sleuths in the amount of $427.35

Total for Atascocita HS: $427.35Atascocita Middle SchoolTyler Beth Pink for Beating Dyslexia with the Barton Reading & Spelling System in the amount of $4,017.30

Total for Atascocita MS: $4,017.30Atascocita Springs ElementaryBecky Mines for Picture-Perfect Science Lessons in the amount of $1,862.43

Total for Atascocita Springs Elem: $1,862.43Bear Branch ElementaryLisa Llyod-Rader for The Yesterday of Texas in the amount of $1,250.00Lisa Llyod-Rader for 3-2-1 Blast Off! RAZkids.com in the amount of $1,852.00Leah Vela for Rise & Shine in the amount of $2,631.45Shanna Troost for Who’se Who in History in the amount of $495.00

Total for Bear Branch Elem: $6,228.45Career & Technology Education Center

Kira Hassler Newsom for Criminal Justice, There’s an APP for That in the amount of $5,580.00 Total for CATE: $11,833.00

Community Learning CenterDeanne Moore for Keep Calm and Lead On in the amount of $4,560.80

Total for CLC: $4,560.80

Deerwood ElementaryCindy Barker for Out of the World RAZ Kids Readers in the amount of $1,289.25

Beth Dolan for Time Timer in the amount of $1,329.60Joleen Raney for Puzzle Palooza in the amount of $1,145.20

Total for Deerwood Elem: $9,982.02

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Eagle Springs ElementaryDarcy Petzold for A Bird’s Eye View in the amount of $3,540.10Brandy Heckman for Libraries...Not Just for Language Arts in the amount of $1,502.94Erika Mitcham for For the Love of Science in the amount of $1,201.20

Total for Eagle Springs Elem: $6,244.24Elm Grove ElementaryTonya Hinojosa-May for The Book Club Celebration Partnership in the amount of $4,986.26

Total for Elm Grove Elem: $4,986.26

Greentree ElementaryCara Rydell for Wild About Reading in the amount of $1,205.00Natalie Wilkes for 21st Century Learning in the amount of $3,999.00Becky Hunt for Love Hurts in the amount of $2,405.46Kelly Abdmoulaie for Harvesting a Habitat in the amount of $361.38

Total for Greentree Elem: $7,970.84

Hidden Hollow ElementaryJennifer McLain for Deskercise- A Desk is Not Only for Learning in the amount of $520.00Lynn Bennett for A Funky Artsy Field Trip in the amount of $856.00Theresa Nevins for Loose in the Lab Science Kits in the amount of $1,870.30

Total for Hidden Hollow Elem: $3,246.30

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Humble Elementary Desiree Moore for Cozy Carpet for Kids in the amount of $362.95

Total for Humble Elem: $362.95Humble High School Charlotte McKinney for Now You May See It...No You Can Really See It in the amount of $913.40Sandra Turner for Wildcat Reading Lounge in the amount of $8,732.89Lindsay Thorpe for Microbes for IB Biology in the amount of $12,729.00Tiffani Whitaker for Salon Ready & Ready To Serve in the amount of $2,135.87Nicholas McMurrey for Strings Rock in the amount of $2,535.00Holly Boyet for Language Tune Up in the amount of $599.00 Total for Humble HS: $27,645.16Humble Middle SchoolL’Tunya C. Bernard for Enriching Science with Hands-on/Minds-on Inquiry in the amount of $6,000.00L’Tunya C. Bernard for Science Savvy Saturday for Students and Parents in the amount $8,500.00

Total for Humble MS: $14,500.00Instructional Support CenterStacia Gower for Palette 2 Pixels: Learn, Create, Collaborate in the amount of $9,141.00Rachel Clarke for Parents and School TEAM in the amount of $9,399.57

Total for ISC: $18,540.47Jack Fields Elementary Melinda Butler for The Five E Project in the amount of $4,408.80Cathy DeWoody for Recycle, Reduce, & Robots in the amount of $3,328.00 Total for JFE: $7,736.80Kingwood High SchoolRyan Calhoun for Going Gangbusters for Grammar in the amount of $2,224.00Mark Bowman for Bonjour! Guten Tag! Hola! in the amount of $4,166.00William Tims for Going Gangbusters for Grammar in the amount of $2,224.00Diana Aston for Leveraging Great Institutions for Business Education in the amount of $1,600.00James Ripps for Every Atom in Your Body Came From A Star That Exploded in the amount of $2,589.00Rusty Odom for IMAC’s for Education in the amount of $6,570.00Cheryl Berude for Clinical Clickers in the amount of $2,224.00Joe Chadwick for To Perfect His Work, A Mechanic Must First Sharpen His Tools in the amount of $4,685.00Richard Dodgen for Integral to Discovery: Cube X Duo Personal 3D Printer in the amount of $5,286.00Joe Lemmons for Bending Metal is Easy in the amount of $7,917.00 Total for Kingwood HS: $39,485.00

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Kingwood Middle SchoolGina Daigle for LITERACY Empowerment for the English Language Learner in the amount of $3,395.00

Total for Kingwood MS: $3,395.00

Kingwood Park High School Kevin McCarty for Metal Fabrication- Punch, Press, Notch, Bend & Sheer in the amount of $12,745.00

Total amount for Kingwood Park HS: $12,745.00Lakeland ElementarySusan Stessel for Welcome to the Chill Out Zone in the amount of $907.09Aaryn Rickert for Hush Buddies in the amount of $350.96Kellye Hanna for Powerful Pair in the amount $3,525.75Glenda Holder for Lego Education StoryStarter in the amount of $3,179.07

Total amount for Lakeland Elem: $7,962.87

Maplebrook ElementaryKathleen Fillingim for Love Purple, Love Gold in the amount of $500.00Lisa Sonnier for Wishing Upon More Starfall.com in the amount of $270.00Amanda Saul for iCommunicate with iPads in the amount of $3,583.90Erin Rodriguez for Extra, Extra, Read, Write and Hear All About It in the amount of $1,311.00Twana Willburn for Reading Pizzazz with RAZ in the amount of $845.00

Total for Maplebook Elem: $6,509.90

North Belt ElementarySeana Moss for Genre Reading Adventures in the amount of $1,252.36Christina Morris for PAWsticks in the amount of $654.83Meghan Sankowsky for Bridging the Summer Reading Gap in the amount of $3,633.70Judi Elliott for 1001 Ways to be Hooked on Books in the amount of $799.00Alicia Chavez for SOS: Supporting Our Science Readers in the amount of $2,638.92

Frank Gerga for Kids Teach Kids in the amount of $4,458.80Arlene Jones for Second Graders Are All Ears For The Listening Center Club in the amount of $2, 452.97

Total for Northbelt Elem: $18,066.15

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Oak Forest ElementaryJennifer Olges for Wold Music Jam in the amount of $2,070.55Mary Canavan for Camp Learn-A-Lot in the amount of $1,000.00Jennifer Olges for Noteworthy Technology in the amount of $2,367.03 Total for Oak Forest Elem: $5,437.58

Park Lakes ElementaryKaren Maciejewski for Using Literature to Deal with Feelings & Emotions in the amount of $1,581.00Karen Maciekewski for Fingerprint the Future with Literature in the amount of $1,731.00 Total for Park Lakes Elem: $3,312.00Pine Forest ElementaryJannelle Wiggin for Marking Learning POP in the amount of $1,200.00Jennifer Vandenbrook for Mission Possible: I Can Succeed With Tech-Savvy Counseling in the amount of $2,887.18Jeanne Rudd for There’s Nothing to Read at Home in the amount of $532.75Tiffany Halvorsen for Visual Miracle in the amount of $4,500.00 Total for Pine Forest Elem: $9,119.93

Quest Early College High SchoolKimberly Mouser for MathXL in the amount of $4,900.00Kimberly Mouser for Bridge to the Future in the amount of $5,196.80

Total for Quest Early College HS: $10,096.80

Riverwood Middle SchoolEileen Bell for BrainPOP in the amount of $1,495.00 Total for Riverwood MS: $1,495.00

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Timbers Elemetary SchoolKate Peters for Read All About Math in the amount of $1,004.34Stephanie Coronado for I’d Razzle Be Reading in the amount of $1,868.90Kate Peters for Connecting Math To The Real World in the amount of $873.75Brenda Kleinhans for Do We Have Any Novels Written AFTER I Was Born in the amount of $1,578.66Kari Schellinger for Making Knowledge POP in the amount of $2,695.00 Total for Timbers Elem: $8,020.65

Whispering Pines ElementarySarah Holmes for Sliding Into Summer, Sliding Into Language in the amount of $3,366.00

Total for Whispering Pines Elem: $3,366.00

Summerwood ElementaryBrian Peters for Together We Read in the amount of $3,113.50Susan Ellington for Fun With Facts in the amount of $786.93

Total for Summerwood Elem: $3,900.43

Summer Creek High School Michael Bienenstock for Parent Continuing and Developmental Education in the amount of $1,000.00 Total for Summer Creek HS: $1,000.00

Shadow Forest ElementaryDedra Buddecke for The Write to Right in the amount of $450.00Debbie Hunt for Read-Anytime, Anywhere with Raz Kids in the amount of $399.80

Rhydonna Anthony for Practice Makes Perfect in the amount of $4,284.00 Total for Shadow Forest Elem: $7,026.04

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James Alan Grotenhuis‘Coach Jimbo’

February 25, 1969 - July 14, 2014

-ting Atascocita Eagle Softball. Then, on September 5-7 there will be a softball tournament at Lindsay Lyons Sports Complex. Be sure to check TexanLive.com for more information leading up to the events.

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“Nothing you love is lost. Not really. Things, people–they always go away sooner or later. You can’t hold them anymore than you can hold moon-light. But if they’ve touched you, if they’re inside you, then they’re still yours. The only things you ever real-ly have are the ones you hold inside your heart.” -Bruce Coville

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Coach StumpAtascocita High School Football

-vanced to the second round of the consolation bracket, and recently wrapped up strength and conditioning camp. Now, with the regu-lar season right around the corner, Coach Craig Stump, his staff, and the players turn their focus to the season ahead.

The Eagles, like a lot of the teams in their district, will have a relatively young roster. “We’re going to be a very young team. There

and four on the defensive side. “Those guys need to continue to build on what they did last year. They need to take leadership roles

individuals doing their part for the team. He went on to say “nobody has to do more than what’s asked of him.”

The UIL format has introduced a new 6A class that Atascocita will enter into. They also enter a new district (16-6A) in which they will stay with Kingwood and add fellow Humble ISD program, Summer Creek. Along with these schools Conroe ISD joins as well. These schools consist of The Woodlands, College Park, Oak Ridge, and Conroe. Coach Stump appears fully prepared for the chal-lenges of the new district, though it will not be easy, as The Woodlands have a strong reputation and are predicted to win the district, according to Texas Football. Though, Atascocita is not far behind as they are predicted to come in second, which is a great improve-

picked us last again,” Coach Stump confessed,based on the outcome of last year’s predictions. When asked if it was farfetched to think they could win state Coach Stump stated: “No, that’s always a goal of ours. That’s why we do it, to win it all. Whether it happens this year or not, I think it can be done here.” The boys have been working a lot this summer between the 7 on 7 tournament, strength camp, and other summer activities. Coach Stump believes that the conditioning they’ve been doing all summer will pay off when the season comes around. “If you don’t lift weights and you don’t run, you’re prone to injury.”

Coach Stump hasn’t really had a problem with discipline on his team but he knows it’s inevitable. If a player is somewhere he doesn’t need to be or is consistently late, he then applies methods of discipline that he hopes they won’t forget, like running or pushing a tire. The strongest method to get to the players that he has noticed is when he was coaching in college. He said when those methods didn’t work he’d start taking away football (playing time). The players responded well to that because they didn’t want to miss any action on

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ATASCOCITA HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Date Opponent Location Time

Friday, August 22 PA Memorial (scrimmage) PA ISD TBA

Thursday, August 28 Clear Falls CC ISD 7:00 pm

Saturday, September 6 Klein Forest Turner 7:00 pm

Saturday, September 13 Klein Turner 7:00 pm

Friday, September 19 Aldine Nimitz**** Turner 7:00 pm

Friday, September 26 College Park* Woodforest 7:30 pm

Saturday, October 4 Woodlands* Woodforest 6:00 pm

Friday, October 10 Oak Ridge** Turner 7:30 pm

Friday, October 17 Summer Creek* Turner 7:30 pm

Friday, October 24 Kingwood*** Turner 7:30 pm

Friday, October 31 Conroe* Morehead 7:30 pm

*District **Homecoming ***Parents Night ****Faculty Appreciation Night

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by woods so it really did seem that way.” They started scrimmaging teams like Memorial and Kingwood right out of the gates, and even though they were unable to come up victorious, Coach Sommers saw improvement in every

progress going on,” Coach Sommers said of the progression of the team. It wasn’t just scrimmages though. The lacrosse team got into round robin tournaments in which teams like Sienna Plantation and Pearland were opponents. At the end of the season they had what they hope will be an annual event called “LAX FEST” in which they split up the boys into a Reds vs Whites in house game. “It was a good event for kids to come out and invite family and friends. We hung out for about an hour after the game. It was a good fundraiser for the program,” Coach Sommers stated.

to come play for the team. A lot of players get cut from other teams and Jakob feels that they shouldn’t just give up on sports, so he asks if they’d be willing to give lacrosse a shot. Even though lacrosse is not the easiest sport to just jump right into, Coach Sommers believes that it is very teachable at the right pace. “In certain situations it’s hard to coach a kid who may think they know how to do things. Here, they’re like sponges. They want to learn. And here we are very welcoming.” Jakob has even inspired his brother to play, who will be a freshman this upcoming season.

Coach Sommers is a graduate of Kingwood High School where he played lacrosse. He also played on the Marine Core team and in college at the University of Texas San Antonio (UTSA) a team that he and his buddy organized. Coach Clark was a big inspiration for him as he saw him start programs himself with just a trashcan full of sticks and lacrosse balls.

by the Detroit Lions and he credited playing lacrosse for his quick footwork. Coach Sommers believes football and lacrosse go hand in hand in terms of the player being “simply an athlete,” as he puts it, not just a football or lacrosse player. He also sees the camaraderie that lacrosse has, not just as a team, but also as a sport. “It’s a very close nit

says of his opponents over the years. The boys will start back up in September to prepare for the new season. Next

The Hopeful Future Of Atascocita Lacrosse

Jakob Doxey was your typical high school freshman competing for a spot on Kingwood High School’s lacrosse team. There’s only one problem: he didn’t go to Kingwood High School…he went to Atascocita High School. One day he decided that he didn’t want to play for a school he didn’t attend, but he didn’t quit. He did something better: he started a lacrosse team for Atascocita HS. Texan Live had a chance to get the story straight from the source as we talked to Jakob, Coach Justin Sommers, and members of the board about the beginning and hopeful fu-ture of Atascocita’s Lacrosse.

The journey has just started for Atascocita Lacrosse and they are embarking on a quest to create a well-established program for the school. In December of 2013, Jakob gathered a group of guys to

like eight kids, we didn’t even have enough to put a team togeth-er,” Jakob admitted. “One day we jumped from eight to around thirty. It was like kids were just walking out of the woods.” Ja-

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After placing 6th in district last year, the Atascocita High School volleyball program needed a change. One of many changes, a new head coach: Coach Blair Greenwood. Coach Greenwood arrives at Atascocita High School from his assistant coaching position at Lamar University in Beaumont under Coach Justin Gibert. Greenwood is a Baylor graduate, where he played men’s club volleyball. Coach Greenwood has the experience and motivation Atascocita needs to revamp their program.

-day, Greenwood knew little of what the girls are capable of, but that was okay, because he wants this season to be a ‘clean sheet’. He has informed the girls “there’s not anything going to be held against you for a prior performance or held in your favor for a prior performance. You’ve got to come out and show us right now what you can do so we can put the best team out there.” This state-ment says it all—the girls have to work for it; they’ve got to earn it. Right now,

position for each player on the team, and they will use these next few weeks for observation.

The varsity roster has been determined and ten of the girls are returning letter-men. These girls, however, are not in the same district as year’s past. This year Atascocita, along with Kingwood and Summer Creek from Humble ISD, will compete against Conroe ISD: Conroe, Oak Ridge, College Park, and the de-fending state champions: The Woodlands. Coach Greenwood knows this district will be tough, but that’s what he wants. He wants his “girls to know how to play

This season’s goal is to make it to the playoffs. Fact is…nobody in the current Atascocita volleyball program has had any playoff experience. The senior’s freshmen year at AHS, the volleyball team placed 4th, but none of the seniors were on varsity that year: “I see this as a team that can make it to the playoffs,” Coach Greenwood admits. He knows it will take time and dedication but he says, “We are going to be aggressive. We are going to go for it. We’re going to play hard and act like champions, with the assumption that if they do that long

Best of luck Atascocita volleyball and welcome to Humble ISD Coach Green-wood! We cannot wait to see how the season unfolds for AHS volleyball.

A Fresh Start For

Atascocita Volleyball

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The Humble Wildcats coaching staff is expecting big things this sea-son from safety Kyle Floyd, quarterback Kahlil Berotte, and soph-

omore prospect Terio Brown, who is capable of playing running back or wide receiver. Also they expect certain players to step up and be the leaders they know they can be such as Johnny Bolden, Robert Broussard, and Josh Wells. “Our defense is going to be awesome. We’re excited about our defense” Coach West stated of these players. Linebacker Bolden has been playing since he was only 5-years-old watching his big brother play the same position. Although he’s proud about his accomplishment in football, he still admits: “I wish I could do more.” Fellow Linebacker, Langston Tunson, who led the team in tackles this past season, said that his parents “made me play football” but admits that he liked it and continued a successful career in the sport. Both players are shooting for defensive MVP in district but their main focus is to get their team to state, a goal neither player believes is unrealistic.

The Wildcats began the summer with strength and conditioning workouts in which they are allowed to work out the players two hours a day by UIL standards, whether it be by the coaches or an outside source, a coach’s preference. As for Coach West, he prefers that he and his coaches be around the kids.. These kids want to be a part of “something great” as Coach West puts it. Regular practice doesn’t begin until August 4th.

Coach West implies a certain philosophy on his team. Although winning is always on the top of any coach’s list, he wants these boys to

-municate, then they didn’t want to be there at all. He and the Athletic Directors, Troy Kite and Kristi Malmstrom, have an understanding that these kids are going to be held accountable for their actions whether they’re late or having academic issues. Coach West does admit, however, that he would like to see them struggle a bit while they’re attending Humble High School, so that they are more prepared for when they do enter the real world. The last place he wants to see is the kids end up in prison, on the streets, or simply somewhere they shouldn’t belong. He wants them to be successful upon leaving high school and at every level in life.

Despite a new UIL realignment, in which Humble will be competing in 5A (they competed in 4A in previous years) it will not change much how they play ball. Humble will be competing with the teams they have been playing against the past few seasons including Kingwood Park, New Caney, Porter, C.E. King, Barbers Hill, and Dayton. Humble will have one new team joining them in district this season, a team that Coach West knows oh-so-well: Galena Park. Back in 90’s Coach West coached for Galena Park. He began his tenure there as the wide receivers coach before eventually becoming the offensive coordinator. West admits, “Some emotions will be there” when the two meet up this upcoming season: “I had an opportunity to work with some great people there. In coaching, you work at a couple of schools and you

“an injustice.” He was blessed to have a lot of good people in his life to show him how to do things the right way, something that he intends to pass on to his players. “Growing up I didn’t have a lot. I had my mom, I had love, and I had discipline.” The coaches he had in his life didn’t allow him to go down the wrong paths and is a big reason why he has the vision and the drive for his kids. Although he doesn’t point out one coach, he does point out his mother and his faith that made him the man he is today. He goes on to joke about how his mother gets on him even about coaching: “she thinks she knows about football…” West stated with a smile.

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Coach WestHumble High School Football

Humble High School Varsity Football Schedule


Saturday, August 16 Wheatley/Worthing (Scrimmage) Turner 9:00 am

Friday, August 22 Caney Creek (Scrimmage) Caney Creek HS 6:30 pm

Saturday, August 30 Houston Regan Turner 6:00 pm

Saturday, Septemer 6 Katy Tompkins Rhodes Stadium 6:00 pm

Friday, September 12 Kingwood Park* Turner(visitor) 7:00 pm

Thursday, September 18 Crosby* Turner 7:00 pm

Friday, September 26 Dayton* Dayton 7:00 pm

Saturday, October 4 New Caney* Turner 6:00 pm

Saturday, October 11 Porter* New Caney ISD 4:00 pm

Thursday, October 16 C.E. King** Turner 7:00 pm

Friday, October 24 Barbers Hill* Barbers Hill HS 7:00 pm

OPEN

Friday, November 7 Galena Park*** Turner 7:00 pm

*District **Homecoming ***Senior Night

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The Kingwood Mustangs aren’t predicted to win district this season according to Texas Football, but they are pre-dicted to make it to the playoffs. Coach Barry Campbell and his football team are going to have higher expecta-tions this season than last season. Coach Campbell gave us his thoughts, expectations, and goals of what’s to come this season at Kingwood High School.

Kingwood enters a new district this upcoming year (16-6A). They will now have only seven teams in their district as opposed to the nine in the former years. Joining them in the new district and inaugural Class 6A will be Conroe ISD, which will consist of Conroe, The Woodlands, Oak Ridge, and College Park. Moving along with the Mustangs is Atascocita and Summer Creek jumps from 4A to join fellow Humble ISD schools in 16-6A this season. Texas Football, behind The Woodlands and Atascocita, slots Kingwood in at #3. “Usually you get ranked by what you’ve done lately so The Woodlands are going to get picked to win every time until someone knocks them out and deservedly so. They’ve earned that,” Coach Campbell stated of the ranking system. When asked if he thought his team could go as far as winning state this season he said, “we have to take it one step at a time. We haven’t won a playoff game in several years. We’ve got to make the playoffs and then win when we get there. It’s something we will strive to have but we have to do

Coach Campbell is returning nearly twenty players from last year’s team with nine of those being starters on offense at times during the season and three of them were starters on defense. Most of the players will consist of juniors, so Kingwood is going to have a relatively young roster, which is a good sign of things to come these next two seasons. Coach Campbell expects big things from his boys on defense. Safety DeWitt Thomas, member of the state champion 1600m team, will play a big role for

Campbell admitted. The running back position has great depth with four guys that can handle the role such as Sewo Olonilua,

of those guys may have to play some defense.” The Mustang coaching staff will have some options with a solid group of RBs and plan to use them all in pivotal roles. As far as the quarterbacks are concerned, players such as Owen Baker and Randal Graves will be competing for the job in camp.

There has not been much of a problem with punctuality on the team, which is always a good thing. The only thing Coach Campbell asks of his players on the subject of attendance is to call him or even text him if there’s a problem getting there whether it in involves other school activities or a simple illness. He doesn’t just stop at practice though, “If they’re not going to be at school I want them to call in. We’re accountable for these kids, too. We tell them to just not show up. Let us know but usually it’s not a problem.”

coaching career. Keeling served at Hardin Simmons University in Abilene, TX from 1990-2010.

Coach CampbellKingwood High School Football

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Coming Soon! Coverage from the Adidas Texas Volleyball Invitational in Pearland

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Kingwood High School Varsity Football Schedule


Friday, August 22 Clear Creek (scrimmage) Turner 7:00 pm

Friday, August 29 Katy Turner 7:30 pm

Friday, September 5 Klein Collins Klein Memorial 7:00 pm

Thursday, September 11 Friendswood*** Turner 7:00 pm

Thursday, September 18 Eisenhower Aldine Thorne 7:00 pm

Friday, September 26 Oak Ridge* Turner 7:30 pm

Friday, October 3 Summer Creek Turner (visitor) 7:30 pm

OPEN

Saturday, October 18 Conroe* Turner 6:00 pm

Friday, October 24 Atascocita* Turner (visitor) 7:30 pm

Saturday, November 1 College Park** Turner 1:00 pm

Saturday, November 8 Woodlands* Conroe Woodforest 4:00 pm

*District **Homecoming ***Senior Night

The Kingwood Mustang’s athletic program has something to be proud of: swimmer, Lexie Lupton. She won two individual state gold medals in the 50-freestyle and 100-freestyle back in February of this year. Even though Lupton stated that it was a “rough year” she saw all of her hard work pay off and in her eyes “was all worth it.”

Her experience at state was something she had looked forward to all year -

ing, but everything I did in practice just took over so it was just kind of a natural thing.”

Lupton has only been swimming for about four years and has already accomplished quite a lot. It all started in a summer league and then one of her close family friends swam for Eagle Swimming Association (ESA) and she was invited to come along. She fell in love with the competition: “I just came and tried it and I just loved it” Lupton says of her experi-ence.

Over the summer she has been training quite a lot with her swim coach

gym in which she does weights, agility, and other conditioning. Her expectations are hopeful of herself going into this season but she is well aware of the talent she sees around her. “I’m hoping to win those two events again but…nothing is ever guaranteed,” Lupton confessed. When asked if the excessive amount of training had burnt her out yet she stated: “Nope, I still love it!”

In preparation to the events she usually follows a routine by performing certain stretches. She then shakes out her arms and legs while jumping up and down to mentally prepare her for the race ahead. As far as eating hab-its, she doesn’t eat much, if anything, before the races. She’s been very careful throughout her training process of what she puts in her body. Her main concern is drinking lots of water and staying hydrated: “I’ve been real good about eating well throughout my whole training” Lupton said.

When asked about what she loves most about being on the swim team she said; “The Team. We really push each other in practice and we’ve become a family.” She got really into swimming for her club Eagles Women’s Association, which is a year-round program, as opposed to the two month long village leagues. “The coach and team make it easier to want to do it.”

Lupton has already won gold in the 50-freestyle, 100-freestyle, 200-free-style relay, and 400-freestyle relay at the Region 4-5A meet before win-ning at state. She actually set a record in the 50-freestyle of 22.8 seconds besting two-time Olympic gold medalist Dana Vollmer’s previously held

champion.

Lexie Lupton Kingwood’s Championship Swimmer

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The most popular sports in America are the top ones played in high school. The opportunity for girls to play in high school is much smaller than that for boys. In 2004, Coach Joshua Dill was a senior at Kingwood High School with a vision: he wanted his high school to have a rugby team, and since he was a senior, it was his last chance to see it become a reality. It was then he decided and started a rugby program on his own. Today, he volunteers his expertise in the game and coaches the girl’s rugby squad at Kingwood High School.

In 2013, they took the program another step forward by winning the state championship, so they had great expectations the upcoming season and were considered the ‘favorite’ to repeat. After defeating Eagle Mountain, they were in prime position to repeat as champions but there was one team left standing in their way: Plano. Kingwood had fallen early and throughout the

repeat.” Even though they had won the year before, the girls took the loss hard. “I was devastated” senior forward, Jane Walton said. “Going in and getting that high from winning last year. It was a hard loss.” The loss doesn’t come at nothing in the eyes of Coach Dill. He believes it will only drive them to compete at a higher level so they never have to feel that way again. “I live and breathe rugby…that’s all I do,” senior back/sweeper Whitney Wilson, stated.

scrum half, Ella Hurley, who will only be playing her second season but seems to have made quite an impression on the squad. Her family roots are no strangers to the game, however, as her father was quite the rugby player himself back in their home

have been incredibly happy with the accomplishments they’ve had as individuals and as a team and could not imagine what high

be so much different without it,” Walton stated. “It’d be weird without rugby,” Wilson confessed. “I’ve made my best friends in rugby and I don’t know what I did before rugby.” Coach Dill believes, “it gives them a great outlet. It’s unfortunate it’s not too popular but at the same time it’s something rare that you can play in high school.” These girls are playing a sport that isn’t too common in the States, and it’s all because Dill had a vision when he was a senior in high school.

Make no mistake, the sport has grown but the team admits it can be bigger. Rugby almost jumped to NCAA. USA Rugby made deal with NCAA, according to their knowledge, if they could get sixteen varsity teams throughout any college, they would make it

eight teams have been established, but they’re still hopeful that those teams can get funding. When Wilson and Walton began their high school careers they had only nine girls and only three teams had registered at other schools. Now the girls have around eighteen committed players and about twelve other high school programs are registered. “He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope, has everything.” – T. Carlyle

Dill’s Dream Becomes A Reality for

Kingwood Rugby

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Kingwood Park High School Band

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Texan Live some ‘scoop’ on the Panthers upcoming season.

Right now the boys are working on agility, speed, and quickness while also spending time in the weight room at their annual “Speed Camp.” The coaches are allowed, by UIL regulations, to work with the boys 2 hours a day during the week and Coach Holley says the turnout has been pretty good. Especially when you consider that eight years ago, when the school opened, they

improvement over the years! “It’s a testament to the kids and their dedication to getting better, faster, and stronger,” Coach Holley stated. “It’s going to be how we come together and gel in the preseason that’s going to be the big difference.”

Though they lost a lot of seniors this past season, over thirty players graduated, Coach Holley still believes it is not unrealistic to consider them state title contenders. “No, I think that should be your goal. I wouldn’t want to go in with a team that says we just want to go .500. We’re here to get to the state championship. We want to be at Cowboy’s Stadium. That’s every team’s goal in the state of Texas.”

Coach Holley and his staff will now have to deal with a new team in district: Galena Park. When asked about his knowledge of

reckoned with.” Even with the new addition of Galena Park he believes the district is up for grabs. It’s going to come down to which team wants it the most. “It’s a matter of who can win those football games and get to the next level.”

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to move further this year.” It’s just one of the many goals they have as a team to go farther than they did last season. “Only one team is going to be happy at the end of the season and that’s the state champions.” Personally, for Coach Holley, it’s even tougher because he loses some of the kids he just spent the last four years with. The work, the time, and the emotions the team experience together creates a family, and these players take it hard when they know it’s over. “It hits them like a brick wall.” Although their time is only four seasons spent together, Coach Holley hopes that the experience they had in high school will make them better in the next phase of their lives. “We hope they become better men, better citizens, better husbands, and better fathers one day. You want them to be successful when they leave here.”

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Friday, August 15 Black & Green (Scrimmage) KPHS 9:30 am

Friday, August 22 Magnolia West (Scrimmage) Home 10:30 am

Friday, August 29 Magnolia Magnolia HS 7:30 pm

Friday, September 5 Huntsville*** Turner 7:00 pm

Friday, September 12 Humble* Turner 7:00 pm

Thursday, September 18 Galena Park* Galena Park ISD 7:00 pm

OPEN

Thursday, October 2 Crosby* Turner 7:00 pm

Friday, October 10 Dayton* Dayton HS 7:00 pm

Friday, October 17 New Caney* New Caney ISD 7:00 pm

Saturday, October 25 Porter*** New Caney ISD 6:00 pm

Saturday, November 1 C.E. King** Turner 7:00 pm

Friday, November 7 Barbers Hill* Barbers Hill HS 7:00 pm

*District **Homecoming ***Senior Night ****Cancer Night

Kingwood Park High School Varsity Football Schedule

Kingwood Park’s volleyball team has won 2 of the last 3 district titles and is hoping that this season they can once again claim district. Coach Tammy White has been hard at work preparing her team for another run at district and hopefully more. Last season they

the district title. We sat down with Coach White and a few of her girls to discuss their thoughts and expectations about their upcoming season.

includes Humble, New Caney, Porter, Dayton, Galena Park, CE King, and last year’s district champion Barbers Hill, a lot of the schools from their old district in 4A. “We’re putting the pieces to the puzzle together nicely. I’m pleased with the start from all three of our teams,” Coach White stated about the progress of the program. There was nothing too out of the ordinary for the Lady Panthers during tryouts so they have a pretty good idea of who is going to be there and what they have to work with. “You rely on your offseason from the previous year. We tried to really get our mindset in the offseason that ways when we do come in we’re not just in fresh startup mode. We’re continuing what

with changes in the lineup and to believe in each other’s abilities in different positions should the occasion arise. De-veloping trust and building a relationship between her and her players is very important to Coach White.

Kingwood Park fell in the area playoffs this past season. The expectations are to win district for the Lady Panthers and advance further than they did last season. It’s always a goal to be the last team standing and win state for most teams, and Coach White had this to say about winning or advancing to state: “I’m a big dreamer. But I’m a realist, as well. We have to wait and see how the scrimmages go. Most of these girls have been on varsity since their sophomore year so we’re at that point where we’re tired of playing each other. We need to play someone else so we can see what they throw back at us.” Kingwood Park will compete in the New Braunfels Tournament this year. This competition is New Braunfels’ version of the Pearland Tournament, which is going to be one of the biggest tournaments in the state, so it will be a true test to how they stack up this year.

Coach White is also expecting big things from a few of her girls in particular: Junior Kendall Searcy, a defensive specialist, and seniors Meredith Hadley, a middle blocker, and Haley Wilkerson, an outside hitter. Each of these girls has played since their 7th grade school year and has worked their way up to being the leaders of Kingwood Park vol-leyball. “We’re excited for the team. We’re a super close team,” the girls said. They spend a lot of time off the court together whether they all go out to eat together or have sleepovers just out of a whim. They are also very active with other activities around campus. All three are in National Honor Society. Searcy serves as class president and Wilk-erson spends time as a captain for the cheerleading squad. Hadley is a class delegate and Kat Shaw, libero, returns

season, but also as individuals.

girls in their volleyball careers. Now or never? Perhaps. The only thing Coach White and the girls know for sure is

K-Park Volleyball

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The Summer Creek Bulldogs Football Program is coming off of three straight district titles, two of which were undefeated, and -

nity to sit down with Head Football Coach Brian Ford and discuss what he expects and hopes of his squad this upcoming season.

Summer Creek is in the process of their speed and strength camp, which is the six week program in the summer that allows the coaches to work out the student athletes 2 hours per day/4 days a week during the duration of the camp. Coach Ford has seen

true workout program over the summer,” Coach Ford stated. “It helps them with not only performance, but safety issues in terms of strength and getting accustomed to the heat.”

The Bulldogs are expecting a young squad this season after they graduated quite a few players last season, roughly 18-20 lettermen. Returning players such as seniors DT Javion Honora and LT Chrys Jackson are going to have to step up and lead the young team in a tough district (16-6A): The Woodlands, College Park, Oak Ridge, and Conroe along with fellow Humble I.S.D. neighbors Kingwood and Atascocita. Summer Creek makes the big jump this season into the newly formed 6A from their previous 4A class as part of the new formatting done by UIL. Coach Ford is very familiar with the success The Woodlands has had being a perineal district champion and a playoff winning team. Oak Ridge is coming off a much-improved season, in which

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a good advantage. Even though the team will consist of a much younger squad this season, Coach Ford believes he already has a set team in place. The Bulldogs will go with a dual QB system in which Isaiah Bean and Zach Walker will share time at that position. Linebackers will consist of Jacob Jordan and Tramain Wilson while highly recruited RB De’unte Chatman will lead the offense.

With a tough season approaching, the Bulldogs will need all the preparation they can get. A couple of players have been training

not with the team he runs in the morning, swims in the afternoon, and tries to get another jog in during the evening. Chrys “C.J.”

boys were a part of the All-District team last season but are chasing something bigger than their individual accomplishments: A STATE TITLE.

Coach Ford began his high school coaching career at North Shore High School where he spent 15 seasons under Coach David Aymond before being named the inaugural Head Football Coach at Summer Creek High School. He started as the freshman coach before working his way up to the offensive coordinator position. “I learned everything there is in terms of running a foot-ball program from him,” Coach Ford admitted. “Everything we do here is patterned after everything we did at North Shore.”

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Coach FordSummer Creek HS Football

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Summer Creek High School Varsity Football ScheduleDate Opponent Location Time

Friday, August 22 Deer Park (Scrimmage) Deer Park HS TBA

Thursday, August 28 Pasadena Memorial Turner 7:00 pm

Thursday, September 4 Dickinson Turner 7:00 pm

Saturday, September 13 Beaumont Central Beaumont ISD 7:30 pm

Friday, September 19 Spring Branch Memorial Tully 7:00 pm

OPEN

Friday, October 3 Kingwood** Turner (Home) 7:30 pm

Friday, October 10 Conroe* Morehead 7:30 pm

Friday, October 17 Atascocita* Turner (visitor) 7:30 pm

Saturday, October 25 College Park* Woodforest 6:00 pm

Friday, October 31 Woodlands*** Turner 7:30 pm

Thursday, November 6 Oak Ridge* Woodforest 7:00 pm

*District **Homecoming ***Parents Night

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School has indeed made the leap to 6A this year from 4A. Head volleyball coach, Tamika Newman, whom enters her third season at Summer Creek, recently held tryouts for her squad and says they had more of a turnout than ever before. Coach Newman and a few of her girls gave us some of their thoughts on the upcoming season.

To prepare for a season that starts before school is even is session, the Lady Bulldogs participated in a summer league that involved 9 other teams right at home at Summer Creek HS. The girls also took advantage of the speed camp held for all of the athletes at Summer Creek. To go along with all of this there was also an open gym held on campus twice a

week throughout the summer and a boot camp before tryouts, so these girls have had a very busy summer, which is good, because their season is early in the year.

Summer Creek lost 5 girls to graduation and 2 current seniors that decided to focus on academics. Thus the Lady Bulldogs will have only 4 girls returning from last year’s squad. Coach Newman is looking for a set lineup and may soon have one after their scrimmages are complete. ”We’re probably going to feature 3 different lineups. We’re

Coach Newman are complex: she expects to beat teams that they weren’t supposed to beat, but she also takes into consideration that they are a young team and could very well lose to teams they’re not supposed to lose to. “I know we’ll surprise people because we’re pretty athletic. We’re loaded with athletes, but we’re a very, very young and very inexperienced for the district that we’re going in.” Coach Newman is also looking for help from a few of her girls in particular: Seniors Iyaria Walker, a middle, and utility specialist Briana Littlejohn, junior Danae Daron, a middle blocker, and sophomore Caleigh Miller a setter/right side. Most of the girls started playing volleyball in mid-dle school and a couple were intrigued to play by watching their sisters play volleyball. Daron has verbally commit-ted to play at SFA where her sister received an athletic scholarship. All four of these girls are returning letterman and will be looked to for leadership on the young team. Summer Creek also had a rare surprise as Ojuwa Osborne, a 5’11 sophomore from Maryland, moved into town to play middle for the Lady Bulldogs.

The girls will be competing in the Cy Fair/Katy tournament this year which is sponsored by Nike and according to Coach Newman is the biggest volleyball tournament for high school next to the Pearland tournament. Teams from Klein, Spring, Cy Fair, and Katy will compete against Summer Creek. The girls are looking forward to competing against new district rival Kingwood, as well as the defending state and national champions, The Woodlands. The Lady Bulldogs gave both of these volleyball powerhouses a run for their money last season but came up short and are determined to make another run at them this upcoming season.

Coach Newman is no stranger to hard work and dedication. A graduate of MacArthur High School in the Aldine ISD, she went on to play basketball and volleyball at Prairie View A&M on an athletic scholarship. She credits her high school coach Jenny Richardson, currently at Georgetown HS, as a great mentor and admired her patience and competitive spirit.

Summer Creek begins district play against Kingwood at home on September 16th.

Lady Bulldogs Are Determined

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New Caney High School Varsity Football Schedule

Date Opponent Location TimeFriday, August 15 Tomball Memorial (scrimmage) Don Ford Stadium 7:00 pmThursday, August 21 Splendora Splendora HS 7:00 pmFriday, August 29 Diboll Diboll HS 7:30 pmFriday, September 5 Huffman Don Ford Stadium 7:00 pmFriday, September 12 Porter New Caney ISD 7:00 pmFriday, September 19 C.E. King C.E. King HS 7:00 pmFriday, September 26 Barbers Hill New Caney ISD 7:00 pmSaturday, October 4 Humble Turner Stadium 6:00 pmFriday, October 10 Galena Park New Caney ISD 7:00 pmFriday, October 17 Kingwood Park New Caney ISD 7:00 pmFriday, October 24 Crosby New Caney ISD 7:00 pmFriday, October 31 Dayton Dayton HS 7:00 pm

Porter High School Varsity Football Schedule

Date Opponent Location TimeFriday, August 22 Huffman Huffman HS 7:00 pmFriday, August 29 Caney Creek Morehead Stadium 7:00 pmThursday, September 4 North Forest North Forest HS 7:00 pmFriday, September 12 New Caney* New Caney ISD 7:00 pm

OPENThursday, September 25 C.E. King** New Caney ISD 7:00 pmFriday, October 3 Barbers Hill* Barbers Hill HS 7:00 pmSaturday, October 11 Humble* New Caney ISD 4:00 pmFriday, October 17 Galena Park* Galena Park HS 7:00 pmSaturday, October 25 Kingwood Park* Turner Stadium 6:00 pmFriday, October 31 Crosby* Crosby HS 7:00 pmFriday, November 7 Dayton *** New Caney ISD 7:00 pm

*District **Homecoming **Senior Night

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And Pearland High School!

Pearland High School Varsity Football Schedule

Date Opponent Location TimeFriday, August 29 College Park Woodforest Stadium 7:30 pmFriday, September 5 Memorial Pearsall 7:00 pmThursday, September 11 Dobie* Dobie High School 6:00 pmFriday, September 19 Pasadena*** The Rig 7:00 pmSaturday, September 27 South Houston* Pasadena Memorial HS 6:00 pmFriday, October 3 Dawson**** The Rig 7:00 pmFriday, October 10 Alvin* Alvin High School 7:00 pmFriday, October 17 Sam Rayburn** The Rig 7:00 pmSaturday, October 25 Pasadena Memorial* Pasadena Memorial HS 1:00 pm

OPENFriday, November 7 Manvel* The Rig 7:00 pm

*District **Homecoming ***Senior Night ****Pink Out

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have the ideal equipment for the event. Her strongest portion of a triathlon is the running, even though her fellow teammate and coach, Dave, said she was being modest about swimming being her strongest, and her weakness is biking. Dave has been coaching Katy for the last two years, and through his instruction, Katy has seen vast improvements in her competition sculpting her into the triathlete she is today.

Dave, an Army Veteran, is no stranger to running, and he admits that it “got to a point where I wanted to try something differ-

competed in was for Memorial Hermann in Sugarland. Leading up to the race he thought he was in shape, but he confesses, “I quickly realized I wasn’t even close to being in shape…it was like I had concrete anchors attached to my feet when I started running!” It was at that point he realized how challenging this race truly is and how much fun it can be. Since then Dave has competed in 10ks, half marathons, and two Ironmans (Florida and Mont-Tremblant, Canada). His strongest split of the race is biking and his weakest is swimming. Luckily, the order of the triathlon splits are swimming, biking, and running, so ultimately he can make up the lost time almost immediately by pedaling as fast as he can.

As you can imagine, a competition like this takes great discipline and can easily become a family lifestyle. Both, Katy and Dave’s spouses and children compete in races and actively live a healthy lifestyle. Diet is an important factor in their lifestyle; empty calories are not ideal in this stage of their training. Currently they are training on a 12-week cycle that consists of a base

race conditions). They wake up at sometimes at 4:00 am to complete their 15-25 hours per week of training individually and

that clip in perfectly to the pedals, will ensure that they will perform optimally.

*The top 18 runners in each age group from the Age Group National Championship will be selected for Team USA to compete in the 2015 ITU World Championships in Chicago, Illinois.

Humble Area Triathletes Compete in 2014 Age

Group Nationals

Race Results: Dave Heckman - 26:04 swim, 1:01 bike, 43:14 run. PR of 2:14.34

Katy Stibrich - 21:29 swim, 1:06.27 bike, 41:51 run. PR of 2:15.24. 12th in age group &

Katy and Dave are with Team Striv based out of the Humble/Kingwood area. Both have been competing in triathlons for about four years, with Katy having participated in over twenty events and Dave around thirty. Katy began competing in triathlons thanks to her husband, Josh, who encour-

she had run marathons before, and was even a childhood competition swimmer, so the only new aspect to her was the biking

triathlon despite the fact that she did not

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