Kingwood teen offers virtual ACT tutoring ESL, first generation students
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Kathleen Ortiz, a 17-year-old Kingwood Park High School junior, is working to tutor first-generation and English as a second language students over Zoom.Courtesy of Kathleen OrtizShow MoreShow Less
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Kathleen Ortiz, a 17-year-old Kingwood Park High School junior and eldest of three daughters, is working to help close the gap in access to tutoring services for the college placement ACT test for first in family and English as a second language (ESL) students through a virtual Zoom class she created.Courtesy of Kathleen OrtizShow MoreShow Less
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Facebook group connects Kingwood residents with resources amid winter storm, hurricanes
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The sheetrock underneath a bust pipe in Nick Conway s attic comes down due to the leak Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Houston. Conway called his plumber but was told he was the 10th person on the line so he purchased a repair tape to fix the pipe himself.Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Two women walk along Allen Parkway as a winter storm hits Houston on Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, at Buffalo Bayou Park in Houston.Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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A car drives down Allen Parkway as a winter storm hits Houston on Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in Houston.Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
New Caney home burns as man seeks supplies during winter freeze
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Amid the snow storm that plagued Texas, Andrew Purdue came back home to smoke at the site where his camper once stood on Tuesday, Feb. 16.Courtesy of Andrew PurdueShow MoreShow Less
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Amid the snow storm that plagued Texas, Andrew Purdue came back home to smoke at the site where his camper once stood on Tuesday, Feb. 16.Courtesy of Andrew PurdueShow MoreShow Less
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Andrew Purdue left his New Caney home in search of propane and food with his girlfriend Kathleen DeLeon on Tuesday.
However, it took much longer than usual because unprecedented power outages after snowstorms this week drove Tuesday and Wednesday’s rush for resources like water, food and propane in addition to roads that were slippery and tough to navigate.
Humble ISD superintendent elevated to executive board of Partnership Lake Houston
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Humble ISD Superintendent Elizabeth Fagen and Justin Kendrick, Senior Vice President and CEO of Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center and Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital, are the two new executive board members of Partnership Lake Houston.Courtesy of Partnership Lake HoustonShow MoreShow Less
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Partnership Lake Houston Humble BizCom was held virtually on Jan. 21, 2021.Screenshot by Savannah MehrtensShow MoreShow Less
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The Lake Houston Area Chamber of Commerce and the Lake Houston Economic Development Partnership announced they will be merging as “Partnership Lake Houston” at the Party on the Screen on Oct. 29.Courtesy of Partnership Lake HoustonShow MoreShow Less
Humble ISD announces next CFO as Seale preps for retirement
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The Chief Financial Officer for Humble ISD, Robert “Mike” Seale, will be retiring on Jan. 29.
Humble ISD has selected Billy Beattie as the new CFO who will work as an advisor, director of financial matters and oversee the district’s financial services office, according to a press release from the district. Beattie was previously the Director of Business Systems, Payroll, Benefits, and Risk Management for the district. He also serves as the board treasurer for the Humble High School Alumni Association.
Before joining Humble ISD, Beattie was in the oil and gas industry with Gulf Interstate Engineering. Beattie grew up in Humble where he attended Pine Forest Elementary, Atascocita Middle School, and graduated from Humble High School. He is a graduate of Texas A&M University and lives in Humble with his wife Ashley and son, Blake, who attends Fall Creek Elementary.