TOUCHDOWN!!

We were honored to have Devard Darling on our campus. He was born on April16, 1982 in Nassau, Bahamas. He had a twin brother that also had a dream to make it in the NFL.  He went to Garcia Middle School and then Stephen f. Austin High School. Darling graduated from Florida State University. He fulfilled his dream of being a wide receiver for the Houston Texans in the NFL.  He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in 2004 NFL Draft.

Lights, Camera Action!!

How cool, 7th grade girls from Missouri City Middle School will be on the News. Flip your channel to FOX 26 at 5 pm or 9 pm and stay tuned. This became possible because of our guest speaker.

Our Motivational speaker, Melinda Spaulding, is a co-anchor of FOX 26 News. She is a member of the Houston Association of Black Journalists. Her first reporting job was in New Orleans. She stayed in Houston for 6 years. Melinda began her career working on television at KTLA WB 5 in Los Angeles. She won an award for “Best News Writing” by the regional Associated Press .Melinda wanted to encourage the girls to make good choices. She wants them to make choices and bounce back up after making a bad choice. She was giving contexts words for them to understand resilient. She taught them to be positive and careful with choices and how to encourage other people around them.

Doctor a day. . . .

Darryl Knox is a physician. He specializes in psychiatry. He worked very hard to achieve his dream. He says his work is exciting because he gets different cases on daily basis.

At this point in life, he deals with more administrative work than seeing patients.

Students were excited to hear all about his career and were asking questions.

Mechanical Engineer/Designer!

Daniel Harvey is a mechanical engineer. He designs models of objects on the computer and defines their geometry. The program he uses helps him determine the mass and the volume of the objects he needs to model. His everyday work with computers involves a lot of designing and testing. 

Emergency Room Nurse!

Marlene Petry, an Intensive Care Unit nurse was first in her family to attend college. She takes care of the sickest patients in the hospital. She went to Lamar University for her Associates degree and attended University of Texas Medical Branch to get her Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) She obtained a Masters degree from Regis University. Her husband was supportive of her throughout her nursing career. She started her career by teaching other nurses how to give shots and clean the patients.

Drumming Much?

Starlic Williams believes in pursuing dreams, not jobs. His dream was to become a part of music industry, so he went for it. Music, drumming to be precise, is his passion. He worked a few jobs but was not satisfied with them so he returned back to Music. 

Mr. Williams is currently working on his clothing line, which will be launched soon. 

To find out more about Mr. Williams, visit his blog at http://www.wearstarlic.blogspot.com/ 

 

Fashion with an Educational Twist!

Jackie Cobbin is the founder and owner of Divine Closet. She is also an education consultant. She has been recognized as the one of the most effective and result oriented consultants in America. Her goal is to inspire young entrepreneurs.

Dr. Cobbin practiced people skills with our students. She explained the importance of dressing well, introducing oneself effectively and speaking up when needed. She stressed the importance of staying in school and studying hard.