EDUCATION
National Merit Scholars. Woodrow Wilson seniors Casey Brown, David Clore, Katharine Houpt, Jane Lilly and Benjamin Wright have been commended by the 2001 National Merit Scholarship Program. Lilly and Wright qualify as National Merit Semifinalists.
Cheers. Natalie Ridley, a graduate of Bryan Adams High School, and the daughter of Roy and Beverly Ridley, has been chosen as a 2000-2001 cheerleader for Austin College.
High School Heisman. Charles Morris and Lane Worrall, seniors at Woodrow Wilson, have been nominated for the seventh annual Wendy’s High School Heisman Award. The national awards program was created by Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers Restaurants, the National Association of Secondary School Principals and the Downtown Athletic Club of New York City. It recognizes and honors high school senior men and women who demonstrate excellence in three areas: academics, community service and athletics.
Hook ‘Em. Bishop Lynch senior quarterback, Matt Nordgren, has committed to the University of Texas Longhorns. Nordgren is rated as the top high school passing quarterback in Texas and in the top 10 nationally by numerous sports magazines.
2000 DISD Hispanic Salute Grant Recipients include Lorena Canellow, Education Through Video/Field Trip from Lakewood Elementary; Julie Blasingame, Big Up Grades Program from William Lipscomb Elementary; Kenneth Goodwin, Bilingual Literature Program from Dan D. Rogers Elementary; Debbie Guerra, Folklorico Program from Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary; and Janice Hemen, Computer Literacy Program from Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary.
Future Homecoming Queens Katie Anderson, Gresham Hodges, CeCe Looney, Alex Simpson and Emily Vecella supported the Wildcats in the annual Woodrow Wilson Homecoming Parade. Students from local elementary Schools and JL Long Middle School participated in the parade and cheered the team at a community pep rally.
Nature Study. Lakehill fourth graders, Imani Suber, Jessie Shepherd and Aaina Rich investigate the effects of acid rain on plant growth.
Student Council Officers for 2000-2001 at Lakehill Prep School are: (top to bottom) Matt Stephenson, Liz Fenton, Margaret Dillion, Heather Samuels and Cassie Ehrenberg.
GOOD CAUSES
Fire Donations. A young neighborhood family recently lost their home and belongings in a fire. Many items are needed, especially for their 8-month old. Items may be dropped off at the Vickery Towers office (located behind the swimming pool) 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily Call the VPNA Voicemail 214-967-5134 to arrange for delivery of bulk items Cash donations may be made by check to VPNA Fire Victims Fund; VPNA; POB 720192; Dallas TX 75372.
Lake Breaking News. For the Love of the Lake will have their last spruce-up of the year, Sunday, Dec. 10. Register at the Bath House Cultural Center between 8 and 9 a.m. Enjoy hot Starbucks coffee, Great Harvest Bread Company treats, orange juice and chocolate milk from Schepps Dairy, and bottled water Rain Fresh. Give a holiday present to the lake by helping to keep her clean.
New Digs. Beginning in January, For the Love of the Lake will be in a great new space in Casa Linda (under Eckerd’s, facing Buckner and Doctors’ Hospital, just north of Garland Road). Registration for The Second Saturday Shoreline Spruce-Ups will be held there, as well as monthly volunteer meetings with speakers. The walls are lined with George Boyd’s compelling photographs of wildlife and wildflowers seen at White Rock Lake.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Family Fare. Pocket Sandwich Theatre offers a variety of performances through the month. Dec. 4 and 5, the legendary Light Crust Doughboys will perform a western swing Christmas show, “A Cowboy Christmas.” Seating and food and beverage service begins at 6:30 p.m.; the show begins at 7:30. Tickets are $14. “Ebenezer Scrooge” a musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic story, “A Christmas Carol”, is returning for the 19th consecutive , running through Dec. 23. Tickets range from $6 to $14. Group rates available. The Pocket Sandwich Theatre is located at 5400 Mockingbird Lane, Suite 119. Call 214-821-1860.
Act of Passion. Kitchen Dog Theater exposes a darker side of Charles Dickens with the production of “Act Of Passion” based on the author’s unfinished novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood. The show runs through Dec. 10 in the Black Box Theater at the McKinney Avenue Contemporary, 3120 McKinney Ave. Ticket prices range from $18 to $8. Call 214-953-1055 for reservations.
Shop Stop. The Holiday Art Sale at the Lakewood Arts Academy, 1911 Abrams Parkway, will be held Sunday, Dec. 3, from 12-5 p.m. Lakewood arts instructors and friends will show their pottery, jewelry, handmade books and paintings. Call Karen Smith at 214-327-5764 for information.
Winter Solstice. An informal not-for-profit movement in Dallas, Celestial Rhythm Celebrations is committed to popularizing seasonal observances because natural holidays like solstices and equinoxes are shared by all ages, races and religions. CRC events are free: donations are appreciated. Volunteers always needed.The next scheduled event is a winter solstice celebration on Dec. 21, 7-10 p.m. and will include ceremony, ritual, music, poetry, dance, spiral dance and Yule Log burning. For information, contact Amy Martin at 214-320-3851.
EVENTS
Holiday at the Chamber. The Dallas Northeast Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Holiday Party at the Dallas Arboretum’s Camp House Dec. 7 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Invited guests include Dallas City Council and school board members and other area elected officials. The Chamber will be collecting teddy bears at the door for donation to an area hospital; cost to attend the event is $15 for Chamber members and their spouses and $20 for non-members. Call 214-828-1400 for information.
YOUTH
The Beat Goes On. The Lakewood Branch Library, 6121 Worth, presents West African Percussion, on Wednesday, Dec. 13, at 11 a.m. Discover the meaning of music, dance and ritual, and learn to play some percussion instruments with Kweku Codrington. For grades K-12. Call 214-670-1376 for information.
SPORTS
Fresh Course. The newly renovated Tenison Highlands Golf Course is now opened to the public. The course, originally the West Course at Tenison, is the City of Dallas’ first upscale public golf course. Originally opened in 1924, this grand old lady has a fresh new look. Tenison Highlands is located at 3501 Samuell Blvd and is open daily. Call 214-670-1402 for reservations.
IN THE NEWS
Advocate Alum. Gallier and Wittenberg, Inc., a Dallas based, integrated marketing communications firm, has hired Pam Harris, a former East Dallas resident and editor of Advocate Publishing.
Coloring Contest. Lakewood Orthodontics, office of Dr. Patricia Simon, held a Halloween coloring contest to celebrate National Orthodontic Health month and the 100th birthday of the American Association of Orthodontics. Prizes were awarded in three age brackets ranging from 3-12 years old. First prize winners received $50 gift certificates from FAO Schwartz. The winners were: Kayla Yarbrough (age 4), Kelly Garner (age 8), and Maddie Steiner (age 11). Movie passes were given to all other entrants.
Natural Best. For the Love of the Lake won the Texas Corporate Recycling Council’s Environmental Vision Award at their annual convention in Houston. The award, which is made out of recycled computer circuit boards, was in the Non-Profit Community Relations category for FTLOTL’s on-going recycling and litter abatement project at White Rock Lake. The project is a joint effort between FTLOTL, The Dallas Park and Recreation Department, Keep Dallas Beautiful, BFI Waste Systems in Plano, The Adopt-A-Shoreline groups, and all of the users of White Rock Lake Park who care enough to “Stash their Trash and Recycle at The Rock!”
