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GRANBURY, TX — Janel Morris has a reputation of going above and beyond for her physics students at Granbury High School. Physics is the study of interactions between matter and energy in the universe. The subject can be intimidating, but Janel does more than what is expected to help students achieve a higher level of […]
WAXAHACHIE, TX — Brian and Heather Rose knew early on in the pregnancy that their little boy would come into the world with a birth defect. “At 14 weeks, I had my first sonogram,” Heather remembered. “They found fluid on his brain. I was sent to a specialist where I had a more detailed sonogram.” […]
RED OAK, TX — Colbe “CJ” Noland is 12 years old, and his favorite subject at Red Oak Intermediate School is math. In his free time, he enjoys his Playstation 3 or going outside to play sports. Games are one of his main focuses in life, yet one game rises above all others. “The […]
MIDLOTHIAN, TX — A cool breeze drifted through the craggy slabs of granite as father and son, Cliff and Matthew Hackler, stood where only a few have dared. The 32 F temperature hardly made a difference as they looked around at the gray-plated ground they had just hiked, jutting mountain peaks and lakes that looked […]
CORSICANA, TX — Growing up in the state of the famed Friday Night Lights, most high school students, especially those attending small Texas schools, play the team sports of football, basketball, volleyball, track, softball or baseball. And then there are the cheerleaders — athletes who cheer on other athletes. Some individual sports, such as […]
WEATHERFORD, TX — For Don Huddleston, building models began with a dare. At the time, he was working at Greene’s Florist. In 1992, the owner, Bobby Greene, challenged him to build something for the Peach Festival craft contest. Don accepted the challenge and built a bird cage. Using pine wood, coat hangers and garage […]
BURLESON, TX — Will and Mary Smith love to play, whether with trains or words or both. This couple’s hobby — railroading — allows them to bounce their ideas off others who visit and enjoy their trains. They play with trains together, just as they do with words. With Will’s help, Mary has written a […]
CORSICANA, TX — Corsicana High School became an even better place for senior Kayza Mallet and junior Irvin Horn last year when “Ms. Mac,” otherwise known as Gloria McLuckie, became the school’s theater director/teacher. Now in her second year at CHS, Ms. Mac, who is also director of fine arts for CISD, is still bringing […]
MANSFIELD, TX — Even though Gail Baker is a retired teacher, she is far from finished teaching. Most Tuesday nights, you’ll find her surrounded by 30 or more children, faces lit, eyes reading music, mouths singing loudly. With the help of Tiffany Williamson, the musical duo put together the Jubilate Choir, a children’s choir […]
MIDLOTHIAN, TX — Some people singing at Carnegie Hall may find themselves nervous and trembling at the enormity of it all. But for one little girl, she saw her future. “I remember standing on the stage at Carnegie Hall,” remembered Nyadia Thorpe, teacher and choir coach at Frank Seale Middle School. “Watching the women […]
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