School Features

Gone Fishin’

Special needs students learn casting and catching in local pond

BY DOMINIC GENETTI

Odessa isn’t really the best place when it comes to a fishing outing.    But thanks to the pond in Ronnie and Annette Parrish’s backyard, local students with special needs got a chance to learn how to cast a line and catch a... Full story

Tee off for Coach B

Golf fundraiser for OHS coach with leukemia

BY LAUREN DRINKARD

Instead of halos, Berry Borchardt’s angels come dressed in khakis and carry golf clubs. People from around the community participated in a fundraiser golf tournament Saturday at Neuva Vista Golf Club in Midland for Borchardt. Borchardt was... Full story

Filling bellies

BY MATTHEW MCGOWAN

Grumbling stomachs and low blood sugar can spell bad news for academic performance in local classrooms, so administrators at one ECISD junior high have been chewing on a solution.   And for the second semester in a row, it’s no... Full story

100 years of tradition

OHS marks centennial this weekend

BY DOMINIC GENETTI

The intersection of Lee Avenue and West Ninth Street may sound like an odd place to begin a parade marking Odessa High School’s 100th anniversary. But history shows the intersection is a perfect choice.That’s because the intersection of... Full story

See you at the pole

BY MATTHEW MCGOWAN

Jesus was there in the soft dawn sunlight Wednesday morning as students across the Ector County Independent School District gathered at their school’s flagpole.Some cited scriptures. Some sang songs of praise. Many did both.Few adults... Full story

Solving problems, having fun

BY WILLIE BANS

ANDREWS This is a competition, but the 48 members of the Future Problem Solvers Program International group at Andrews High School do not compete in a stadium or in front of fans. And their tools are pens and paper, and more importantly, their... Full story

Broncho memories

ODESSA AMERICAN

Odessa High School is turning 100 years old. For this weeks poll question we're asking a simple question to Odessa High students, teachers, faculty and alum. What's your favorite Odessa High School memory? Tell us were you classmates with... Full story

Join the fun

ODESSA AMERICAN

The UTPB Office of Student Life has scheduled its Club Day/Vendor Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday in the Mesa Courtyard.    The event is meant to acquaint students with services available both on campus and in the community.... Full story

New kitchen

PHOTO BY JOSHUA SCHEIDE

Emily Bersoza, right, head cook at Crockett Junior High, and Sylvia Montoya, assistant cook, work on pasta for the students' lunch Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009, in the new kitchen at Crockett Junior High in Odessa, Texas. A grand opening for the kitchen... Full story

Broncho thirst quencher

ODESSA AMERICAN

The Odessa High Football Watermelon Feed at Joe T. Coleman Field gave fans the opportunity to meet the 2009 Odessa High football players as they get ready for the season ahead.... Full story

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