Katy Lifestyles & Homes November 2009
Katy TaeKwonDo Academy’s August 2009 First Degree “Decided” Black Belt Juniors are: Brandon Komplin, Nathan Furman, Jacob Cummings, Laura
Cusguen and Christine Thomas
with Staff Instructor Michael Reade and Chief Instructor Angus Pollard.
The Newest Katy TKD Academy Black Belts and Instructors - Members of the newest black belt class from The Katy TaeKwonDo & Jiu-Jitsu Academy have dedicated at least two years of hard work learning
artistic Korean forms and safe sparring techniques to become a First Degree
Black Belt in the Ho-Am taekwondo discipline. Some see becoming a black belt as
a final goal, but these students view this milestone as a launching pad to
further greatness in their taekwondo careers. Students who earned their First
Degree Level 2
“Decided” Black Belt are: Travis Atchley, Jacob Cummins, Laura Cusguen, Nathan Furman, Brandon Komplin and Christine Thomas.
Some taekwondo students engrain themselves even further into martial arts by
training to become an instructor. The Katy TaeKwonDo Academy trains and equips
its instructors in varying degrees of intensity to become Internationally
Certified Instructors. The Katy TaeKwonDo Academy
’s dedicated students who are now also instructors are: Ryan Brost (Level 1 Instructor), Emily Dudek (Level 1 Instructor) and Norma Komplin (Level 2 Instructor).
Winners-Teachers Choice are: (l-r) Samantha Smith, Alex Rivera and Stacie
Nguyen.
Cinco Ranch Conservatory of Music Holds Fall Recital - The Cinco Ranch Conservatory of Music held its fall recital at The Golf Club
of Cinco Ranch. The fall recital is for students other than piano, guitar and
orchestral strings. The CRCM Bluegrass Band, all students of
Mark Everson, provided a memorable performance.
National Merit Semifinalists at Mayde Creek HS - Mayde Creek high school principal Dr. Cazilda Steele and senior class assistant principal Sandra Wilson announced that seniors Sarang Joshi and Andrew Mowrey were named 2009-10 National Merit semifinalists.
Mrs. Attaway’s science students: Amanda Coffey, Kirsten Rockey and Rimsha Khan.
West Memorial Junior High Students Crash Test Dummies in Science Lab - Seventh-graders at West Memorial Junior High participated in a science lab in
which they demonstrated and investigated the law of inertia.
The students worked in groups of at least three children. The crash test dummy
operator would release the car at the starting line. The timer would start the
stopwatch when the car and dummy were released by the operator, and stop the
watch when the car hit the barrier at the end of the line. The measurer would
measure the distance from the barrier that the dummy was thrown, and the
recorder would record the time it took for the car to reach the barrier and the
distance the dummy flew from the car. Using a special formula, they would
calculate the car
’s speed in each trial. The end of lab graph showed the speed of the car versus
the distance the dummy was thrown.
Stanley Elementary student Sarah Pergande and school namesake Stan Stanley are
all smiles at the dedication ceremony event held in his honor.
Stanley Elementary Holds Dedication Ceremony - Stan C. Stanley, the namesake of Stanley Elementary, was honored at a dedication ceremony held
at the school. Katy ISD administrators, school board members, local politicians
along with Stanley Elementary staff and students paid tribute to this man.
Stanley has distinguished himself as a tireless supporter of Katy ISD and the
Katy community, and has been relentless in his continuous efforts to make the
Katy area a better place to live, work and learn.
The event was highlighted by musical medleys performed by Stanley students,
special presentations and introductions by Principal
Kerri Finnesand, followed by a reception and tours of the new school. Stanley Elementary opened
in August to more than 800 students and is the 32nd elementary school in Katy
ISD.
AP Scholar Award Winners From Seven Lakes HS - One hundred seventy-nine students at Seven Lakes High School have earned AP
Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP Exams.
Sixty-seven Seven Lakes students qualified for the AP Scholars award by
completing three or more AP exams with grades of 3 or higher. Twenty six
students qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average
grade of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on four
or more of these exams. Sixty-nine students qualified for AP Scholar with
Distinction, earning an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken.
Seventeen students qualified for the National AP Scholar Award by earning an
average grade of 4 or higher on a 5-point scale on all AP exams taken, and
grades of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams.
These students, including many 2009 graduates are: Ethan Ahmad, Toni Alimi, Kareem Ayoub, Megan Brown, Kevin Cheng, Erin Flattery, Lauren Hendrickson, Sydney Henry, Melanie Kong, Sunny Lai, AO Meng, Eileen Quinn, Jeffrey Stevens, Rose Thomas, Steven Wan, James Welin and David Xu.
Cinco Ranch Junior High Choir members kicked off the year with a Back to School
Bash.
Cinco Ranch Junior High Choir - Cinco Ranch Junior High Choir held its annual Back to School Bash at Times Square. Choir members bowled, played video games and laser
tag. This party kicks off the year and is a way for new members to get to know
everyone.
Judy Bou Kher is Cinco Ranch Junior High’s choir director.
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