Project Graduation plans in the works, donations needed
Prizes, games and scholarships will be the featured attractions at Project Graduation celebrations later this month for Odessa and Permian high schools.Both alcohol-free events...
OC an Aspen Prize finalist again
Odessa College has been named among the 10 finalists for the 2019 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence.The announcement was made to members of...
Event celebrates longtime director
More than 100 middle and high school students, plus guest artists of note, will perform as part of the “Evening of Percussion” set for...
Longtime UTPB lecturer wears many hats
When Narita Holmes goes to work at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin, she fills many roles.She’s a lecturer in accountancy in...
Falcon students to present TED talks
Members of Falcon Early College High School’s TED-Ed Club will be presenting short talks on a variety of topics at 6 p.m. May 15...
Motivational Mondays give kids a boost
To start each week off right, Ector Middle School Principal Charles Quintela offers “Motivational Monday” with speakers from within the school and Ector County...
Grads ready to celebrate the big day
When some ECISD seniors walk across the stage and graduate later this month, they will be the first in their families to do so.Their...
Mission patch winners ready for launch into space
Two Ector County Independent School District students will have their artwork launched into space in the form of mission patches. The patches will accompany...
Texas Tech gets NIH grant to develop device
The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in Odessa has received a National Institutes of Health grant to develop a device...
Uniforms take effect next fall at Gale Pond Alamo
Gale Pond Alamo STEAM Academy students will be donning uniforms next fall after a poll of parents and staff.Students weren’t surveyed, but a majority...