School Features

Going green

BY DIANNA WRAY

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

I 'Heart' You

PHOTO BY CINDEKA NEALY

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

Ireland’s cub reporters

BY DIANNA WRAY

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

A scientific review

BY DIANNA WRAY

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

Students on Edge

BY DIANNA WRAY

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

Teacher's aid

BY DIANNA WRAY

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

Mad science

BY DIANNA WRAY

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

Helping out

BY DIANNA WRAY

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

ODESSA AMERICAN

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

A gleeful holiday

BY DIANNA WRAY

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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