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Principal Sylvia Sanchez looks at some of the pieces of ‘Trash Art' on display in the cafeteria Thursday at Austin Montessori. The magnet school is having green week that has student creating ‘Trash Art', spending a couple of hours in class without using electricity and washing their own reusable trays.
Going green
A portrait of Maria Montessori is propped on top of a bookshelf in the main hallway of Austin Montessori. Beneath the softly beaming picture, Montessori is quoted as saying, "With the child lies the fate of the future." The students of Austin have... Full story
 Irene Garcia designs a Valentine card for her daughter Nyla Latham, 6, Tuesday during Gale Pond Alamo's
I 'Heart' You
The soft snipping of child-sized scissors on construction paper sliced the relative quiet of the teacher’s lounge at Gale Pond Alamo elementary even as elevator music flowed through the room, filling the space with calm. The noise was being... Full story
 Fifth-grader Alesi Hernandez, rear, and sixth-grader Elsa Soto, left, work on their article about farmers Thursday afternoon during the online magazine class at Ireland Elementary School. Each student is required to write one article per week on any subject they choose. It is then posted to the school website by the students.
Ireland’s cub reporters
Everyday at 3:15 p.m. a corner of the Ireland Magnet School library takes on the feel of a newsroom. Students cluster around library computers, researching and discussing this week’s stories. They stare intently at blank white computer... Full story
 April Spencer, 10, looks through a lens to determine if it is concave or convex Wednesday during her Reflection and Refraction Science and Review class at the former Fannin Early Education Center.
A scientific review
Usually silent, the halls of 401 N. Kelly Ave. — the former Fannin Early Education Center — fill with noise as Cavazos Elementary fifth-graders spend the day learning about science at Ector County Independent School District’s... Full story
Jordan Elementary sixth-graders Jacob Rodriguez, 12, from left, Jacob Foster, 11, and Garren Smith, 12, gather around Tuesday to play with their Frisbees during their visit to the University of Texas of the Permian Basin. Libby Sibert, a second-grade teacher at Barbara Jordan Elementary School, created Edge: Exploring the Dream of Getting an Education in an effort to gives students a chance to tour the UTPB campus with hopes that the experience will encourage them to attend college. The program was funded by the Education Foundation.
Students on Edge
Barbara Jordan Elementary sixth-graders were enjoying their second day at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin as they nibbled on boxed lunches and waited for a tour of the university campus Tuesday. On Monday, Jordan’s class of more... Full story
Sandy DeMoss works with a student on a TAKS preparation assignment Thursday at Permian High School. DeMoss, a teacher's aide, works with children who are emotionally disturbed. Although she was stabbed in the hand and had her foot broken by one of the students before Christmas, she continues to work because she believes working with the children is her calling and because she wants to help.
Teacher's aid
Permian High School teacher’s aide Sandy DeMoss wears a sleek black zip up boot on her right foot, and a cartoon-like rounded black ankle cast on her left. "That’s the one thing I do mind. I like wearing nice shoes, and now I can only... Full story
Richard Sheldon talks to second- through sixth-grade students about the solar system Thursday afternoon. The group was using different-sized balls to represent the planets during the first meeting of the Mad Science Program at Cameron Elementary.
Mad science
The students stood, each holding onto the long yellow rope, as the white-coated Mad scientist "Radioactive" Richard Sheldon asked questions about the solar system. "Where are we?" he said. "The solar system," fourth-grader Sebastian Mancha said at... Full story
 Patricia Jaramillo volunteers almost every day at Carver Early Education Center. She often helps in the cafeteria or assists teachers with various projects as a VIPS volunteer.
Helping out
Volunteers Patricia Jaramillo and Francisco Carreon arrive at Carver Early Education Center at 11 a.m. every school day. Once there, they help out where they are needed, preparing art supplies, working in the cafeteria or helping with the students.... Full story
Topping out
The public is invited to sign a giant rigging beam that will be part of construction in the Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center building. The Topping Out Ceremony is scheduled for 4 p.m. Tuesday at the CEED Building, Highway 191 and FM 1288.... Full story
Holli Grant, 16, center, and her dance partner Sam Husband, 17, rehearse with the rest of the Odessa High show choir Wednesday at OHS. The group was preparing for their Christmas concert, which is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday at the OHS auditorium.
A gleeful holiday
It’s beginning to sound a lot like Christmas, and the show choirs at Odessa High School and Permian High are getting into the swing of things. OHS choir director Shari Riley is running her show choir, Broncho Legacy, through their dance... Full story
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