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Posted on Jul 6, 2010 | Tagged in: Fort Bend County , events , education
Lakemont is excited to announce a great opportunity for parents to take some time out for themselves later this summer—all while helping area students to spread their wings with scholarships to Texas vocational schools, colleges, and universities!
The Fort Bend County Fair Association's (FBCFA) 21st Annual Style Show and Luncheon will be held at the Safari Texas Ranch in the beautiful Magnolia Room on Aug. 28, 2010, located at 11627 FM 1464, Richmond, TX, 77407. The doors will open at 10:30am, lunch is served at noon, and the style show begins at 12.30 p.m. Some of the fashion models included in the 2010 Fort Bend County Fair will be Queen Candidates, as well as local personalities. Last year's attendance was more than 300 strong so grab your tickets and plan to be a part of this great scholarship opportunity at the Annual Style Show!
The FBCFA has awarded 460 scholarships to students since 1979, and the proceeds from last year's fund, including the style show, provided 30 Fort Bend County students with $2,000 scholarships. More information about the Fair, Scholarships, and Fair Queen requirements can be found on the FBCFA website also, www.fbcfa.org.
Posted on May 25, 2010 | Tagged in: Fort Bend County , events , education , activities
The Fort Bend County Museum is hosting two fun-filled, full-day educational weeks this summer for children 8-to-12 (under 8 may be allowed with parental participation). Each day will be split into a morning and afternoon session, 9-noon and 1-4pm, covering Archeology, Frontier Life, and what 19th Century homes were like.
The sessions costs $200 and are scheduled for the weeks of July 14-17 and August 11-14. Each sessions fee includes archeological digs, visits to historic homes, pitching frontier tents, and more—and might even include a weaving and/or a historical site and cemetery visit for the older children.
Posted on May 4, 2010 | Tagged in: Lamar C.I.S.D. , education
Three Foster High School (FHS) students have presented themselves as great academic and athletic examples for the Lakemont area!
FHS Junior Andres Vidaurre has been selected by Texas Senator Glenn Hegar to participate in the High School Aerospace Scholar (HSAS) program. The HSAS program includes online activities as well as a spot for a six-day on-site residential experience at the nearby NASA Johnson Space Center this summer.
Posted on Apr 28, 2010 | Tagged in: Lamar C.I.S.D. , education
Three of Lakemont’s Foster High School students excelled at the Texas Forensic League State Tournament in El Paso this March: Gabrielle Webster and Mary Alyson Atkins were 8th in Public Forum Debate, and Stephen Vincent was the only junior to advance to quarter finals in Lincoln-Douglas Debate. Vincent also advanced to the quarter-final round in Original Oratory and the semi-finals in Domestic Extemporaneous.
The Texas Forensic Association mission is to advance the theater and forensic arts in both education and to the public and many tournaments are hosted around the state of Texas throughout the year. Achievement in TFA tournaments marshals a profound skill set that yields insights and advantages across several career paths, from medicine to law, business to public service.
Posted on Apr 6, 2010 | Tagged in: education , community
Old-Town Charm of Richmond Lands the City In A Texas Lottery Commercial The city of Richmond served as a unique backdrop for a new Texas Lottery commercial, highlighting Richmond’s recognition for old-town charm as well as serving education needs in Texas in late March, 2010.
The commercial features a giant red ball rolling down a quaint and beautiful downtown Richmond street to the awe of passers-by, highlighting the Texas Lottery’s new participation in the high-stakes multi-state PowerBall Lottery. PowerBall jackpots have reached hundreds of millions of dollars, and, as with all Texas Lottery sales, the Texas ticket proceeds go to the Foundation School Fund to benefit education in Texas. Over the last twelve years, Texas Lottery has funded $12 billion in Texas education.
Posted on Feb 26, 2010 | Tagged in: Lamar C.I.S.D. , Foster High School , education
The Foster High School Decathlon team has advanced to state and is competing this weekend, February 25-28 after finishing second in Region VI in the Medium School division.
Each team is composed of three levels of competitors: Honors students (“A” GPA), Scholastic students (“B” GPA), and Varsity students (“C” GPA). The students compete in 10 events: Essay, Speech, Interview, Math, Language and Literature, Music, Art, Science, Economics, and Super Quiz (History). In addition, each year has a theme, this year’s being “The French Revolution.”
Foster High’s Armando Ghinaglia had the highest individual score in the Honors Division and had the highest individual score in the entire competition. Ghinaglia claimed first in Art, Economics and Math, second in Language and Literature, Music and Science, and third in Essay, Interview and Super Quiz.
Posted on Jan 19, 2010 | Tagged in: education
Soon, high-school age students in master-planned Lakemont will have the opportunity to explore engineering and engineering technology as a potential career.
The Lamar Consolidated Independent School District recently announced that its Board of Trustees approved a new series of elective courses for students in its four high schools for the 2010-11 school year which includes Foster High School which serves students in Lakemont.
Beginning in August 2010, students in grades 9 and 10 will have an opportunity to join students from across the nation to explore engineering and engineering technology as a potential career.
The district reports that it has joined the national pre-engineering program titled Project Lead the Way (PLTW). Currently offered in more than 3,000 school districts in all 50 states, PLTW curriculum was developed with the help of engineers and engineering universities and allows students to use science, technology, math and engineering to solve real world problems.
Posted on Dec 8, 2009 | Tagged in: education , community
Lakemont residents can get involved in their community during the New Year by taking time to cultivate the excellent education the area provides. The highly-acclaimed Lamar Consolidated Independent School District is seeking judges from the community for the District’s annual Academic UIL competition. The UIL is the University Interscholastic League, a governing organization residing over Texas schools for competitions ranging from academic, speech and debate, to athletics.
Students from elementary to high school take part in these competitions throughout the year, demonstrating their excellent aptitude from academics to athletics. Any interested student can participate in the competitions as long as they are passing all their classes. Teachers will also select students from across the academic line whom they feel will be successful. Students are then encouraged by teachers who have volunteered their time to coaching them for competition. In addition to coaching students take practice tests from previous year’s to build their skills.
On January 30, 2010 the Lamar CISD will host its annual Academic UIL competition at George Junior High from 9am-1pm. The competition will be for students from 6th, 7th, and 8th grades and will include Lamar CISD, Victoria ISD, Calhoun County ISD and El Campo ISD. The LCISD is seeking judges from the community to judge various speaking events covering art, dictionary skills, listening skills, mathematics, number sense, science, social studies and more. No experience is necessary to participate in judging.
Posted on Oct 20, 2009 | Tagged in: Lamar C.I.S.D. , education
The Lamar Consolidated Independent School District, which serves children living in Lakemont, is celebrating Red Ribbon Week from now until October 30.
Promoting the drug free message to children at all levels, the district is featuring a food drive highlighted by the theme “Being Drug Free Comes in CANS – I Can, You Can, We Can”.
The district is encouraging everyone to donate a can and help fight hunger in our community. Donation barrels are located on every school campus in the district. Non-perishable donations collected will help fill the shelves at Helping Hands, the area’s local food pantry. For more information, contact Melinda Morgan, Safe and Drug Free Schools Coordinator at 832-223-0355.
Posted on Oct 20, 2009 | Tagged in: Lakemont , education , community , activities
The Lakemont Astronomy Club is the newest group in the west Houston area community. Known for its strong resident involvement and outreach, the Lakemont Astronomy Club is just one more example of how residents find common interests and common bonds with their neighbors.
The group celebrated its first “Star Party” on October 16, and enjoyed the scenic surrounds of the beautiful community as well as the outstanding fall weather. Open to all Lakemont residents the club welcome guests and members to its Star Party with a 10" Newtonian Reflector telescope, enabling everyone to enjoy wonderful views of Jupiter and it's moons, The Ring Nebula - M57, Hercules Cluster - Globular Star Cluster M13, Globular Star Cluster M22 in Sagittarius, Open Star Cluster M39 in Cygnus and Constellation Tours.
The event was enjoyed by residents of all ages who brought lawn chairs, blankets, binoculars and telescopes to the Lakehouse, one of the many amenities enjoyed by Lakemont residents.
