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Typhoon Texas has embarked on its most significant addition in its six-year history, an inter-connected water experience exclusively for children featuring junior-sized versions of the west Houston waterpark’s signature attractions.
Scheduled to open for the upcoming summer season, Typhoon Junior will...
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The Paetow High School Football Team has a new head coach. Today, David Hicks was formally announced as the new campus athletic coordinator and head football coach for the Paetow Panthers. Hicks has served as the interim football coach since October 2022 and previously as an assistant football...
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Houston Methodist West Hospital successfully performed its 100th transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) procedure. This minimally invasive procedure is an alternative to open-heart surgery for patients diagnosed with aortic stenosis, a narrowing of the valve that obstructs blood flow and can lead to...
Posted on Nov 19, 2022 in
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The Annual Commissioner Vincent Morales 12-Hole Golf Tournament was held on November 7th at Greatwood Golf Club. A good time was had by all at the sold out event.
Wayne Holcombe, Stephanie Anderson and Commissioner Vincent Morales.
Patti...
Posted on Nov 3, 2022 in
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The Katy ISD Education Foundation salutes American Furniture Warehouse (AFW) for their extraordinary $58,000 contribution through their $chool Rewards program. The Katy ISD Education Foundation’s sole purpose is to provide resources to Katy ISD teachers through its Inspiring Imagination teacher grants....
Posted on Nov 3, 2022 in
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Katy ISD has received a rating of “A” for “Superior Achievement” under the Texas Schools FIRST (Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas) for the 20th consecutive year. This is the highest rating possible as established under guidelines and rules created by the Texas Education Agency...
Posted on Oct 31, 2022 in
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Eleven Katy ISD music ensembles were recently recognized as national winners in the Foundation for Music Education Mark of Excellence Competition. This year, the national event received 376 entries from 39 states. The Mark of Excellence project seeks to recognize and award outstanding achievements in...
Posted on Oct 31, 2022 in
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Hailey-Ann Booth, an educator at Katy ISD’s Jordan High School in Fulshear, Texas, was recently selected as a Claes Nobel Educator of Distinction by The National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS). Booth, who is also the school’s Career Technology Education (CTE) Department Chair and the Jordan High...
Posted on Oct 31, 2022 in
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In recognition of National Novel-Writing Month in November, Fort Bend County Libraries (FBCL) encourages fledgling writers or anyone who has ever wanted to write a novel to join in this coast-to-coast annual writing challenge.
Established in 1999, National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is a...
Posted on Oct 31, 2022 in
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The Katy Independent School District Board of Trustees voted to approve an Attendance Boundary Modification (ABM) for two of the District’s future elementary schools, Elementary #45 and #46, as well as areas served by Bethke, Campbell, Golbow, Hutsell, Leonard, McElwain and McRoberts elementary schools. ...