The Royer Team: Polly, April and Darrel

Cinco Ranch Girls Soccer clinches district championship

The Royer Team: Polly, April and Darrel — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:30:00 GMT

Cinco Ranch clinched the Dist. 17-5A girls soccer title Tuesday night as the Cougars rallied in the second half for a 2-1 win over Seven Lakes on the Spartans’ home field.

Down 1-0 with less than 15 minutes left, Amy Brodueur tied the game with a goal and with five minutes to go Maddie Nichols hit the game-winner. Hayley Tiernay and Lauren Piritz each had assists.

Cinco Ranch, which tied Mayde Creek 0-0 last Friday, improved to 8-0-1 in district and 16-4-2 overall. The Cougars haven’t lost a game since a Jan. 29 non-district match with The Woodlands. Seven Lakes fell to 4-5 in district and 12-6-2 for the year.

The Cougars close out their regular season Friday with a home game against Katy.

By R. Dana Roark
Special to the Times

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Wednesday, March 10, 2010 10:19 AM CST

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Seven Lakes High School wins Academic Decathlon State Championship

The Royer Team: Polly, April and Darrel — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:08:00 GMT

Katy ISD school exceeds in Academic Decathlon. This is an example of one of the many reasons we moved to the Katy-Fulshear Area. The Katy ISD was and still is one of the best ISDs in the nation, Read article from the Katy Times below.

Published:

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 10:42 PM CST

Students from Katy Independent School District's Seven Lakes High School took home the Academic Decathlon 5A State Championship, capturing two gold medals and one silver medal at last weekend’s tournament at San Jacinto North College.

The phenomenal win marks the highest score in Seven Lakes’ history, making the team a favorite for the National Championship. The team will represent the state of Texas at the United States Academic Decathlon tournament, April 21-25, in Omaha, NE.

Cross Creek Ranch News: Kickerillo

The Royer Team: Polly, April and Darrel — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:48:00 GMT

Polly and I drove around the new section in Cross Creek Ranch; Fulshear and Kickerillo now has 5 homes under construction. Also they are putting the gates to the new section. Cross Creek Ranch is being herald as the next Cinco Ranch. Cinco Ranch of Katy has been THE community to live in. Polly and I moved to Cross Creek Ranch last year and it is remarkable how much and how fast it has grown. We love the small town country living feel of Cross Creek Ranch. We moved in the Katy-Fulshear area over 20 years due to the acclaimed Katy Independent School District. Katy ISD services most of Cross Creek Ranch adn we feel it is the best place to live. Check out the links below to find out more about real estae in the Katy-Fulshear area and to find out more about Katy and Katy ISD.

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Bombers to appear at air show

The Royer Team: Polly, April and Darrel — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:59:00 GMT

Participating in the Collings Foundation’s WINGS OF FREEDOM TOUR, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress “Nine O Nine” WWII Heavy Bomber, Consolidated B-24 Liberator “Witchcraft” WWI Heavy Bomber and P-51 Mustang “Betty Jane” will fly into Houston Executive Airport for a visit March 17-19. To read more click the link below.

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New Baby Thursday

The Royer Team: Polly, April and Darrel — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:39:00 GMT

Our youngest daughter Amanda Hill and her husband Travis Hill, who live in Cinco Ranch Katy TX., is due today, but so far nothing. Dr. will induce on Thursday if she does not have it before then. We are on pins and needles waiting. They did not want to know the sex, so we are all waiting. I don't care about the sex as long as it is healthy and both mother and baby are fine.

Holland Elementary Hosting ‘Alex’s Lemonade Stand’ To Fight Childhood Cancer

The Royer Team: Polly, April and Darrel — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:56:00 GMT

Life in the Katy-Fulshear area has so much to offer and has such a giving spirit. This evening, students at Katy ISD’s Bonnie Holland Elementary will host “Alex’s Lemonade Stand” to join in the battle against childhood cancer. This shows how the Katy ISD helps our children get involved and aware of the needs of others. To read more about this event, published by Ultimate Katy, click the link below.

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Check out the Teen Room at Katy Library

The Royer Team: Polly, April and Darrel — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:09:00 GMT

As posted in Ultimate Katy

March 8, 2010 6:03 am

Kimberly Pina wrote:

Looking for a good place for your teen to hang out after school? Somewhere free and safe?

The Katy Library, 5414 Franz Road, opens its Teen Room every Monday and Wednesday from 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. Inside the library's meeting room, teens can hang out with friends, chat, eat snacks, play games, watch a movie or use a laptop.

Called the Chill Zone, the Teen Room is open to kids ages 12 - 18. Parents don't need to stay with their teenagers but will be required to pick up kids at the appropriate time.

On Mondays, the library is open until 7 p.m. and on Wednesdays it's open until 8 p.m. so your teens could also hang out in the main library reading magazines, studying or using computers.

The Teen Room is open regularly except next week, March 15-19, due to Spring Break.

Also this week the Katy Library is hosting Teen Tech Week which features an Internet scavenger hunt. Kids ages 12-18 can answer these questions and send in your responses to kt@hcpl.net by March 14 for a chance to win a $25 Best Buy gift card.

To be eligible you'll have to be able to pick up the prize in person if you win.

Find out more about what's going on at the library by viewing the monthly calendar

Is KISD ready to start an International Baccalaureate program?

The Royer Team: Polly, April and Darrel — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:14:00 GMT

If you live in the Katy-Fulshear Area and your kids attend school in the Katy ISD you really should read this article.

As reported by the Katy Times:

March 3, 2010 1:04 pmHelen Eriksen wrote:

A district committee is hammering out the final details of what it will take to implement the rigorous International baccalaureate program in Katy ISD in terms of construction costs, transportation services and delivery of instruction.

The board approved a proposal in September authorizing the steering group to proceed with designing a plan to convert the aging Wolfe Elementary School, located at 502 Addicks-Howell Road, into an institution with the internationally-renowned curriculum.

“We are still making progress towards the April recommendation,” Marcy Canady, Assistant Superintendent for School and Community Engagement, told trustees during a Feb. 22 board meeting.

“We definitely want to bring a solid recommendation to the board that is cutting edge but doable,” she said.

Canady said the program design committee anticipates completing a final report at the end of March. The report would include data on enrollment and admission criteria, transportation services, curriculum alignment, staffing needs, timelines, facility design and cost estimates, she said.

The group has been meeting twice a week in lengthy sessions running from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. to develop a recommendation, Canady said. The committee has made progress but a lot of work remains to be done, she said.

“Transportation service has been a huge topic for this committee,” Canady said. “We are now on our third round of looking at transportation options.”

The group weighed several factors to narrow down potential options in creating a concrete transportation plan. To help determine what level of services to provide for the facility’s ridership, the committee looked at bell schedule options, equity considerations and costs.

Allowing classes to start at 9 a.m. is one alternative being considered. Another potential component of a plan would involve central pick-up and drop-off sites, similar to the Metro park-and-ride services. School officials say this would lower the number of buses transporting students to the facility.

Trustees responded enthusiastically to the plans praising Canady and the committee for their hard work. But several members of the board had questions about how the transportation glitches can be worked out.

For example, Trustee Robert Shaw said the pick-up and drop off concept causes a concern for student safety. Trustee Joe Adams wanted to find out how other institutions are solving the issue.

Canady said the committee is not if sure the central pick-up would work out and that it was only being considered at this time. She said in researching what others are doing, the district learned that some IB institutions do not provide any transportation at all.

Plans for the instructional program are also shaping up, Canady said. District officials attended an International Baccalaureate Diploma training program from Feb. 28 to Mar. 2 to learn more about the challenges.

The program would include core academic programs, fine arts as well as instruction in a choice of several foreign languages including Spanish, French, Mandarin Chinese, and German.

“Spanish is the language of choice and will be offered from kindergarten through 12th grade,” Canady said.

The other languages would only be available at the secondary level, she said. Art and music will round out the curriculum.

Staffing the program with instructors that have expertise in IB instruction is another issue the district will have to contend with. Based in Geneva, Switzerland, the IB program serves more than 2,000 schools in about 125 countries worldwide, school officials said.

At this time, the cost estimates for operation of the program are projected to be about $7.3 million per year at the secondary level. In comparison, a traditional high school costs about $10.2 million per year to operate and a junior high runs about $4.5 million, Canady said.

The price is lower because of factors such as the omission of extracurricular programs such as athletics and band, she said.

The committee has two more meetings on March 9 and March 10 before finalizing its recommendation to present during the board’s April workstudy meeting.

How do you feel about Katy ISD moving forward with implementing an IB program? If you have children, will you seek to gain admittance to the program?

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KISD Rezoning plan approved with volunteer enrollment

The Royer Team: Polly, April and Darrel — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:44:00 GMT

As reported by the Katy Times if you live in the Katy-Fulshear area and have kids in school this will impact you. In a 6-1 vote the Katy Independent School District board of trustees decided to allow currently enrolled high school students affected by the attendance boundary modification to choose staying at their current school or attending the newly zoned school. To read more click on the link below.

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KISD Campuses recognized as higher performing schools

The Royer Team: Polly, April and Darrel — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:27:00 GMT

The National Center for Educational Achievement recently released the 2009 Just For the Kids Higher Performing Schools list with 22 Katy Independent School District campuses being named this year. To see which schools did well click the link below.

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KISD wrestles away state crown

The Royer Team: Polly, April and Darrel — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:16:00 GMT

The mats were filled with joy and tears at the Class 5A State Wrestling Championships.

Over 20 wrestlers from five different Katy ISD schools had the privilege to step on a state mat, with three grapplers coming away with gold medals and three more taking home the silver.
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Stop Signs in Cross Creek Ranch

The Royer Team: Polly, April and Darrel — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:21:00 GMT

We have lived in Cross Creek Ranch for over a year now and it is growing fast. As with any new community you move into when there are very few homes you tend to roll through the stops signs because there is no traffic and the police are seldom seen. As more and more homes are built the police tend to patrol more often. The other night my daughter came to visit and (you guessed it) she was pulled over for not stopping at the stop sign. I could not tell her anything because I have done it also. So when you come to Cross Creek Ranch you need to be aware that if you roll through a stop sign you risk getting a ticket.

Cross Creek Ranch, which is often referred to as the next Cinco Ranch, is serviced primarily by the Katy Independent School District. Katy and Fulshear are some of the hottest markets in the Houston area. So if you are looking at moving into an area with great schools and is growing fast the you should look, and research the Katy-Fulshear area. Below are some links to help you with your research.

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Went To a Katy Chiropractor after my fall

The Royer Team: Polly, April and Darrel — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:03:00 GMT

Last Thursday while cleaning the garage and moving some ladders I tripped over one and then fell on top of it landing on my right hip. I went to Dr. Scott Balin in Katy on Friday and he is just fantastic. Friday night I finally got some sleep. My family and friends all go to Dr. Balin when they need a good Chiropractor. To check out his website click on the link below.

The Wellness Center

Katy BBQ Restaurant Expands

The Royer Team: Polly, April and Darrel — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:52:00 GMT

Meyer's BBQ has expanded. I eat at Meyer's BBQ when ever I get the chance. They have what I consider to be the best BBQ in the area. They have a link sandwich that is just awesome. To find out more about the history and about the Wooly Mammoth Head hanging on the wall click the link below to the Houston Chronicle article.

Katy has so much to offer for everyone, from the small town feel of what is lovingly called Old Town Katy to the modern feel of the Katy Mills Mall to al the Master Planned Communities such as; Cinco Ranch, Seven Meadows, Firethorne, and Cross Creek Ranch to name a few in the Katy/Fulshear area. To find our more about the Katy/Fulshear area see the link below.

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KISD swim coaches confident.

The Royer Team: Polly, April and Darrel — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:02:00 GMT

As reported by the Katy Times:

The numbers are impressive.

As the State Class 5A Swimming and Diving Championships draw near, Katy ISD is sending 12 individuals and seven relay teams to Austin.

During this week’s preparations for state, the KISD swim coaches are excited about the prospects of returning home with a number of medals.

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The Royer Team: Polly, April and Darrel

Cinco Ranch Girls Soccer clinches district championship

By R. Dana RoarkSpecial to the Times

Seven Lakes High School wins Academic Decathlon State Championship

Cross Creek Ranch News: Kickerillo

Bombers to appear at air show

New Baby Thursday

Holland Elementary Hosting ‘Alex’s Lemonade Stand’ To Fight Childhood Cancer

Check out the Teen Room at Katy Library

Is KISD ready to start an International Baccalaureate program?

KISD Rezoning plan approved with volunteer enrollment

KISD Campuses recognized as higher performing schools

KISD wrestles away state crown

Stop Signs in Cross Creek Ranch

Went To a Katy Chiropractor after my fall

Katy BBQ Restaurant Expands

KISD swim coaches confident.

By R. Dana Roark
Special to the Times