Fort Bend Lifestyles and Homes Magazine Apr 2009: Fort Bend Campus News 1

Expanding Girls Horizons in Science and Mathematics - Expanding Your Horizons, a day-long conference sponsored by the West Harris County chapter of the American Association of University Women, provided career information and role models for several Girl Scouts from Rainbow Stars Service Unit.

EYH was designed to nurture young women's interest in mathematics, science and technology careers, and to expand their career vision in these areas.

The event started with keynote speaker Tina V. Faraca, president of Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, who inspired the audience with stories about how she has made a successful career for herself in a field that is usually exclusively populated by men.

(Front row) Patrick Eng, Trenton Roy, Chelsea Wu, Raina Wang; (back row) Ishani Sahu and Hina Khan. Not pictured Armon Arasto, Raphael Chaumette, Annika Gandhi, Suha Kirani and Beryl Wang.

Commonwealth Elementary Students Participate in The Village School Math and Science Meet - Commonwealth Elementary students rose to the challenge at The Village School Math and Science Meet. Eleven fifth-grade students in CWE Math Masters (an after school math enrichment program) competed against students from seven other elementary schools.

Although this is the first time that most of the students have competed in TMSCA contests, they placed in the top four in each of the four categories: Number Sense, Calculator, General Mathematics and General Science.

Brownie Medieval Fair Event - Monarch Colony Service Unit 38 Cadettes and one senior Girl Scout sponsored a Medieval Fair for Monarch Colony and Serenity Creek with 60 Brownies and 25 adults who were princesses and ladies in waiting for the evening.

Entertainment for the court included activities to help rid the land of a dastardly dragon with games like Pin the Scale on the Dragon and Bean Bag the Dragon. Ladies of the Land crafted wands and princess circlets with sequins, stars and flowing ribbons, and decorated shields with a coat of arms. Everyone joined together for songs, music, crafts and games.

Stafford Spartans Basketball Win Regional Quarterfinals - The Stafford High School Spartans boys basketball team played against the Bellville Brahmas at Katy Taylor High School to become the Regional Quarterfinals Champs with a score of 58-52. This win puts the Spartans in the Regional Tournament that will lead to the State 3AAA tournament. Stafford ended its regular season as District Champions with a 28-5 record.

Snow at Southminster School - The preschool students at Southminster School experienced a Houston snowstorm. Karen Rombach, director of the preschool, ordered snow to be placed in the courtyard of the school for a special snow day.

Throughout the month of January, teachers shared many stories and activities about snow. But, nothing was more fun for the students than experiencing it for themselves. Many students have never experienced snow. They rolled in it, tossed it in the sky and shared their cold fingers with their teachers.

Rombach says, “One of the important aspects of working with preschoolers is to provide learning opportunities that are active, hands-on and fun. Memories like these and the conversations that are built around these experiences are important foundational learning for the early childhood years. ”