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HT Installs 736 Solar Panels toSupport Sustainability EffortsHT is the first private historically black university to

power usable electricity from solar panels

Pictured above are HT President Colette Pierce Burnette (center) with City ofAustin Mayor Steve Adler (center left), HT’s Green is the New Black™ students,and Karen Magid, Director of Sustainability during the solar panel unveiling.

AUSTIN, TX - ThreeHuston-Tillotson Univer-sity buildings— Allen-Frazier Residence Hall,Beard-Burrowes Resi-dence Hall, and Downs-Jones Library—will func-tion with a combined 736sunpower 327-watt solarphotovoltaic panels, turn-ing light energy into elec-tricity. The installationmakes HT the first privatehistorically black institu-

tion in the nation to cap-ture renewable energyfrom one-fourth of itscampus buildings.

“This green initiativenot only supports oursustainability efforts but isa model for the campusand broader community ofthe University’s commit-ment to reducing its car-bon footprint,” said Presi-dent and Chief ExecutiveOfficer Colette Pierce

Burnette.The research that ini-

tiated this project wasdone by our Environmen-tal Defense Fund ClimateCorps Fellow of which HTparticipates. For the lasttwo years, HT has beenawarded fellows via thisprogram and they performresearch and analysis thatprovide the Universitywith best practices and

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New Study Examines Effect of Gentrification ofThose Who Remain in East Austin Neighborhood

Dr. Eric Tang is an assistant professor in the African and African Diaspora Studies Department at theUniversity of Texas at Austin and director of the Social Justice Institute in the Division of Diversity and Commu-nity Engagement. Photo courtesy of Leslie Blair.

AUSTIN, TX - AfricanAmerican and Latino resi-dents who have stayed inEast Austin despite theneighborhood’s ongoinggentrification have facedmuch higher propertytaxes but have not seenany benefits related to ev-eryday needs according torecent findings of surveyresearch by Dr. Eric Tang.

Tang is an assistantprofessor in the Africanand African Diaspora Stud-ies Department at the Uni-versity of Texas at Austinand director of the SocialJustice Institute in the Di-vision of Diversity andCommunity Engagement.

Tang shared initialfindings from phase 1 ofhis research, On Staying:The Impact ofGentrification on Resi-dents of the Eastside, withcommunity members atthe Wesley United Meth-odist Church on Wednes-day, Sept. 23.

by Leslie BlairVillager Contributor

The hypothesis ofTang’s research was thatmajor growth cities (i.e., acity of 500,000+ that expe-rienced 10% growth in itsgeneral population 2000-2010) should also experi-ence growth in its African-American population. Butthat hypothesis proved tobe untrue for Austin.

Austin, which wasthe only major growth citynot to experience African-American growth, saw ageneral population in-crease of 20.4%, but a lossof 5.4% in its African-American population.

To further under-stand the reasons for thedecrease in the African-

American population andto better understand thefeelings of those thatstayed, Tang and his re-search team identified acensus tract block group inEast Austin and sought tosurvey everyone that hadlived in the area since1999. The survey tract isbounded Chicon St. on the

west, 11th St. on thenorth, Northwestern Ave.on the east, and E. 7thStreet and Webberville onthe south. Within thisarea, the African-Ameri-can and Latino popula-tions have declined 60%and 33%, respectively,

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OWN HasRecord-breaking

Week, BestQuarter inNetwork’s

History(TriceEdneyWire.com)

- The OWN Network is ona roll and it’s performanceon the latest Top 25 cablechart is indicative of its re-cent soaring ratings. Forthe last week of Septem-ber, it claimed two of themost watched cableshows, “Have And TheHave Nots” and “If LovingYou Is Wrong.” Both easilybeat out ESPN’s MondayNight Football.

OWN delivered itshighest-rated quarter(0.39 W25-54, up +30 per-cent vs. YAGO) and itsmost-watched quarter innetwork history (550,000total viewers, up +24 per-cent vs. YAGO) in primeand total day in Q3 2015.In prime, OWN ranked asthe #18 ad-supportedcable network for W25-54— the network’s highestquarterly rank ever (up+11 spots vs. YAGO). Ad-

ditionally, OWN continuedto rank as the No.1 cablenetwork on Tuesday nightsfor women and was theNo.1 cable network inprime for African-Ameri-can women.

OWN was also the

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Dr. Ben Carsonis coming to

town. As we have beenwatching the manycandidates of theRepublican Party who arerunning for President ofthe United States, most ofthe attention has beengoing to Donald Trump.However, during the lastfew weeks, othercandidates have beenmoving up in the polls.One of those candidates isDr. Ben Carson. Carson is now one ofthe top contenders for thenomination, although thereis a lot of time left beforethe primaries. He is a notedPediatric Neurosurgeon.He retired as the directorof that department at JohnsHopkins Hospital after agroundbreaking medicalcareer of more than 35years. But, his trip toAustin wll not be forpolitical or medicalreasons. Costco Wholesale isinviting him here as a partof his book signing tour.He will be signing copiesof his new book “A MorePerfect Union: What Wethe People Can Do toReclain Our ConstitutionalLiberties.” The event willbe for Costco membersonly. The event will beMonday, October 19, 2015at 12 p.m., 1040 ResearchBlvd. In addition to thisbook, Carson is the authorof eight others. I am sure that Carsonsupporters in the Austinarea will take advantageof this event and plansome kind of Politicalevent around it. So staytuned for moreinformation. Now that GovernorRick Perry has bowed outof the race...again, we aresure to see more of thecandidates campaigningin Texas. AlthoughSenator Ted Cruz is stillin the race, it appears thathe is not having much ofan effect on voters. I am sure that there aremany Carson supportersin Texas and especially inAustin. So, get thoseCostco cards out and gowelcome Dr. Carson to A-Town.

Texas leadersimprove academicachievement plan.

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Austin AARC opensSmithsonian historic

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Central Texas HBCUinducts new ChiefExecutive Officer.See HUSTON

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propose projectswith financial returns inthe form of energy savings.

The campus commu-nity will be able to viewenergy production througha web-based tracking ap-plication. According to in-stallation figures for simi-larly sized systems, theclean energy generatedwill prevent 262.2 tons ofcarbon dioxide (CO2) frombeing released into the at-mosphere each year thearray is in operation. Thisannual carbon offset hasa climate impact equiva-lent to 10,488 trees ab-sorbing CO2 for one year,removing 31.8 cars off theroad, or preventing theburning of 27,030 gallonsof gasoline.

In addition, for thepast two years, SecondNature, a national non-profit that works toproactively build a sus-tainable and positive glo-bal future by working withleadership networks inhigher education, an-nounced Huston-TillotsonUniversity among the fi-nalist for its annual Cli-mate Leadership Award.

HT’s student organization Green is theNew Black® promotes sustainability

through campus engagement andcommunity outreach

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Solar panels affixed on Huston-Tillotson University’s campus.

The award is a nationalcompetition among highereducation institutions thatare signatories of theAmerican College & Uni-versity Presidents’ ClimateCommitment (ACUPCC), asignature program of Sec-ond Nature. Twelve four-year institutions, includingHT, and seven two-year in-stitutions were named final-ists.

HT enhanced itssustainability efforts byrenovating the Dickey-Lawless (D-L) ScienceBuilding and other campusbuildings. Improvementsto D-L included retrofittingand upgrading the labora-tories, incorporating en-ergy efficient lighting withsensors, replacing age-oldinfrastructures, and up-grading entire heating,ventilating, and air condi-tioning (HVAC) systemsthroughout the campus tosupport carbon footprintreduction.

HT’s student organi-zation Green is the NewBlack® (GITNB), formed in2013, continues to pro-mote sustainabilitythrough campus engage-

ment and community out-reach. In addition to localhonors, such as beingnamed among the 2014“Best of Austin” by theAustin Chronicle, studentdelegates will be attend-ing the United Nations’Conference of Parties(COP) 21 Climate Conven-tion in Paris, France, thisDecember 2015. TheGITNB delegation is partof a 19-Historically BlackColleges and Universities(HBCU) Climate Consor-tium organized throughthe Deep South Center forEnvironmental Justice atDillard University.

GITNB students havealso participated in effortsto win two Home DepotRetool Your School grantsfor green campus improve-ments. In 2014, GITNBused the award to convertthe Jackson-Moody patiointo an outdoor studylounge with sustainablefurnishings. As a 2015grand prize winner, thecampus will add additionalenergy-efficiency up-grades to buildings includ-ing occupancy sensors,low-power exit signs, and

efficient outdoor securitylighting.

The DumpsterProject, an environmentaleducation initiative basedat HT, teaches sustainabilitythrough the challenge oftransforming a 33-squarefoot dumpster into an envi-ronmentally healthy home.As the dumpster is gradu-ally equipped with more andmore of the amenities ofhome, students and com-munity members are invitedto investigate new perspec-tives on sustainability.Dumpster Project K-12 edu-cational programs, campus

engagement activities, andcommunity-based outreachare designed to promotecreative solutions tosustainability challenges.

HT added the Environ-mental Studies major in2012 for students interestedin sustainability issues suchas environmental justice,global warming, conserva-tion biology, renewable en-ergy, air and water pollution,environmental law, andmany other related topics.A primary focus of this fieldof study is how to reduce theeffects of human activitieson our planet through devel-

opment of more sustainablelifestyles.

The newly createdCenter for Sustainability andEnvironmental Justicehosted the second annualBuilding Green Justice Fo-rum at HT. The theme forthe day-long environmentaljustice conference was“Cultivating Food Justice.”The forum brings togethera diverse array of speakersand facilitators for presen-tations, critical discussion,and workshops investigat-ing the causes, impacts, andsolutions to issues of foodinequality.

Same-sexSchools

By William Purcell | Villager Newspaper

Same-sex schools are becoming more of an inte-gral mainstay in local schools, particularly the AustinIndependent School District. Pearce Middle School (nowBertha Sadler Means Young Women’s Leadership Acad-emy) and Gus Garcia Middle School (now Gus GarciaYoung Men’s Leadership Academy) are the primarysame-sex schools within the district. The first same-sex school in AISD however, is Ann Richards School forYoung Women Leaders which was founded in 2007. Itis currently grades 6-12. This change in these schoolshas become a big opportunity for low-income minoritystudents in the school area as it brings them closer inthe environment.

Same-sex schools are seen as a big learning posi-

tive for students. Research shows that same-sex schoolsprovide increased academic achievement, particularlyamong “at-risk” students, greater staff sensitivity toand awareness of gender differences in learning andmaturation; better peer interactions; greater leadershipopportunities, and increased opportunities for studentsto pursue academic, extracurricular, and career-orientedactivities without regard to gender stereotypes.

Though there is substantial evidence to support

the need for same-sex schools, there are still those whoare either skeptical or they feel that same-sex schoolsviolate the students’ civil rights. Last year, the Ameri-can Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) requested the U.S.Department of Education Office for Civil Rights inves-tigate AISD on the grounds of “unlawful sex and racialdiscrimination against students in two of the city’s low-est-income middle schools.” Other media outlets havecome up with research results saying the exact oppo-site about single-sex school’s effects on learning.

As of now, same-sex schools continue to have acontroversial but that has not stopped them from ceas-ing to exist. Students continue to benefit from same-sex schools in the community, as well as the rest of thecountry so it should be safe to assume that same-sexschools will still be here for years to come.

The talented Drum Line of Gus Garcia YoungMen's Leadership Academy opened the Austin AreaUrban League Gala. Villager file photo

AGE of Central Texas Offering Free CaregiverWorkshop on “Medicare/Medicaid Updates –Insurance Options for Seniors” in Austin on

November 14th

AGE of Central Texaswill host the free caregiversupport seminar “Medi-care/Medicaid Updates –Insurance Options for Se-niors” on Saturday, No-vember 14th. Part of theon-going workshop seriesto help family memberseffectively care for anolder loved one, the freeseminar will be held from10:00 a.m. to Noon in theSt. David’s FoundationConference Room of theAGE Building, located at3710 Cedar Street, Austin,TX 78705.

The seminar willdiscuss the latest updateson Medicare and Medicaidwith experts from theTexas Legal Services Cen-

ter. The annual Fall OpenEnrollment period runsfrom October 15 throughDecember 7 in 2015 fornew coverage that takeseffect on January 1, 2016.

Participants canregister by calling (512)600-9275 or registeringonline at http://t i n y u r l . c o m /AgeNovember2015. A lim-ited amount of free respitecare for older family mem-bers will also be availableduring the seminar atAGE’s Austin Adult DayHealth Center by RSVPonly. To RSVP for respite,please request the servicewith online registration orcall Gailyn Trammell at(512) 600-9275 no laterthan November 11th.

For more informa-tion on AGE of CentralTexas, visitwww.AGEofCentralTX.orgor call (512) 451-4611.

CHURCH & TOWN BULLETIN

St. Peter’s United Methodist Church 4509 Springdale Road Austin, Tx 78723Office 512- 926-1686 Fax 512-929-7281

Christian Web Site-stpetersaustintx.ning.com

stpetersaustintx@att.netTHE PLACE WHERE WE STEP OUT ON FAITH.

COME AND STEP OUT ON FAITH WITH USSunday School 8:45 a.m.

Praise and Worship 10:15 a.m.Wednesday Bible Study 12:00 p.m.

and Praise /Bible Study 6:30 p.m.(to include Children’s Choir Rehersaland

Bible Study with age appropiate Activities)Rev. Jack C. Gause Pastor

Agape Baptist ChurchIn “The Centre” Bldg. F-15 7801 N. Lamar Blvd. (SE Corner of N Lamar and 183)

AGAPE is a chuch for all people. “Where Jesus Christ is Magnified and the love Heexhibited is Exemplified.” Come, receive God’s unconditional lovefor you.

For there is no greater love!

Church ServicesSunday School 9:30 AMSunday Worship 11:00 AM

Mid-Week Service Thursday: Praise,Prayer and Bible Study 7:00 PMCall 454-1547 for Transporation

Website www.agapebcaustintx.comRev. H. Ed Calahan

Pastor

Imani Community ChurchDavis Elementray Auditorium 5214 West Duval Road

Sunday School 9:00 A.M.Worship Service 10:00 A.M.•Power Hour Bible Life Group 6:00 P.M.

Imani Complex & Office,11800 Mustang at Duval Austin, Texas 78727

Visit:imanichurch.comOffice: 512-343-9300Rev. Dr. Jacquelyn Donald-Mims

7801 N. Lamar Blvd,Suite D 102,

Austin, Texas 78752

Worship: Sunday--10:00 am - 12:30 pm

Tuesday Bible Studies--7:30pm - 9:00 pmFriday Prayers--7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

The Church of Pentecost, USA Inc,Austin offers a wide variety of opportuni-ties for children, youth, adults, and olderadults to be involved in worship, spiritualgrowth, education, community outreach,and making a tangible difference to thosein need in our community. You too, canmake a positive difference in our commu-nity through your prayers, your presence,your gifts, your service, and your witness.Tel: 512 302-1270

Leading People to Experience God’s Love, Know Jesus Christ & Grow in His ImageThe Church of Pentecost

Olive Branch Fellowship of Austin / All Faith Chapel4110 Guadalupe St Bldg #639 Austin, TX 78751

Sunday MorningWorship @ 11: am

Romans 5:1 Therefore,having beenjustified by faith, we have peace

with God through our Lord Jesus Christ

This life, therefore, is not righteous-ness, but growth in righteousness; not health,but healing; not being, but becoming; not rest,but exercise. We are not yet what we shall be,but we are growing toward it. The process isnot yet finished, but it is going on. This is notthe end, but it is the road. All does not yetgleam in glory, but all is being purified.

--- Martin Luther

Kenneth Hill, Pastor

1179 San Bernard Street,Austin, TX 78702, 512-478-7023

Sunday Morning Bible Study, 9:00 A.M.Sunday Morning Worship, 10:15 A.M.Visit our website @ www.obcaus.org

Globalizing the Gospel

A Ministry That Ministers

Edward M. Fleming,Sr. Pastor

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Felix Bamirin, PastorGRACEWAY CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Experience Grace For Life

(By Parmer Lane Baptist Church building, behind Wells Fargo)

Call: 682.472.9073 l Email: gracewayaustin@aol.com lVisit: www.gracewaycca.org

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WORSHIP SERVICESSunday Worship - 7:45 a.m. & 11 a.m.Church School - 9:45 a.m.Bible Studies - Mon, 6:30 p.m. & Wed., 12 noonWednesday Night Worship - 7 p.m.

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Ebenezer Baptist Church1010 East 10th Street 512-478-1875 Fax 512-478-1892

WednesdayMidweek Prayer Service 7:00 P.M.Child Development CenterAges 0-5 years (Daily) 512-478-6709

Bus Ministry Call 512-478-1875

Worship Service 8:00 A.M.Sunday School 9:00 A.M.Discipleship Training 10:00 A.M.Worship Service 11:00 A.M.

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Tuesday - Friday: 3pm -10pmWalking and Appointment

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Villager Youth Brigade will be taking sponsorshipsstarting summer of 2015.Your support has beenmuch appreciated over the years. Please continueto invest in Austin’s youth. We look forward toanother successful year with some promisingstudents. FMI Call 512-476-0082

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Huston-Tillotson UniversityPresident to Speak at the

Wesley United Methodist ChurchDr. Colette Pierce

Burnette, the new presi-dent and C.E.O. Of Huston-Tillotson University will bethe guest speaker atWesley United MethodistChurch on Sunday, Octo-ber 18, 2015, at the 10:00a.m. Worship Service.

All students, alumni,former students, friendsand the community atlarge are invited to attend.

Wesley Church willbe observing their annualUniversity Day in conjunc-tion with their 150 yearanniversary.

Wesley United Meth-odist Church is located at

Dr. Colette PierceBurnette

1164 San Bernard Street,Austin, Texas.

Rev. Sylvester E.Chase, Jr. is the pastor.

whereas the whitepopulation has increased442%.

In total the team con-ducted 54 surveys whichrepresented more thanthree-quarters of all thosewho had lived in the areasince 1999. “We asked ifthey were the beneficia-ries of lower crime rates,improved infrastructure,new business, fewer aban-doned properties, bikelanes, etcetera,” Tang said.“We wanted to know, ifyou stayed are you reapingthe benefits?”

Generally speakingthe residents reportedthat while they faced bigincreases in their propertytaxes and weekly requeststo sell their property(which some described asborderline harassment),they found no improve-ment in their access to ev-eryday needs or in theirrelationships with neigh-bors or the police.

So why have theseresidents stayed? Tangsaid it was because of theirsense of belonging to thecommunity that can’t be

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calculated. “Rootednessdoesn’t conform to whateconomists would call ra-tionality,” he said. “Fewresidents said that theirquality of life had im-proved. All said that theywere taking a hit on prop-erty taxes, and yet thereare these other elementsthat keep people rooted inneighborhoods.”

Following a livelyQ&A session, Tang an-nounced that he had be-gun collecting data forphase 2 of his study whichtracks the people thathave moved from thearea.

In closing he said thatone thing he hopes thecommunity takes awayfrom his research is thatthey need to supportthose that want to stay.“We can’t stop the marketfrom doing what it’s do-ing,” Tang said. “But thosewho stay are alone to fig-ure out how to survivetheir situation and no oneelse is thinking about itwith them and I find thisto be the tragic elementrevealed by the research.”

NCNW AUSTIN SECTION TO HOSTHARAMBEE BREAKFAST AT

ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCHBy Arlene L. Youngblood, Publicity Committee

Austin, TX - The Aus-tin Section – National Coun-cil of Negro Women(NCNW) cordially invites thepublic to attend its semi-annual Harambee Breakfastslated for Saturday, October24, 2015 from 10 a.m. – 12noon at St. James EpiscopalChurch (Founders’ Hall) at1941 Webberville Road.The word Harambee means“working or pulling to-gether for a common pur-pose.” The breakfast pro-vides an opportunity for af-filiate organizations andsection members to net-work, and work towardsimproving the lives of Aus-tin residents.

This year, the NCNWAustin Section will be hostto the event entitled Na-tional Make a DifferenceDay. The theme for thisyear’s Harambee Break-fast is “Every Woman, Ev-ery Child.” Featured guestspeaker will be Mr.Lorenzo Fitzpatrick, re-tired Social Worker, educa-tor, and noted author fromthe Greater Austin area.Feel free to wear your Af-rican attire for this event.

Tickets may be pur-

chased from a local sec-tion member, at our gen-eral monthly meetings orby contacting CommitteeChairperson AnnetteBooker at emailAnnette.booker@gmail.comand President Dr. ShirleySprinkles at emailshirleysprinkles@sbcglobal.net.You may also call 512/560-5619 or go towww.ncnwaustin.org/.

The National Councilof Negro Women is a non-profit membership organi-zation of organizationsfounded in 1935 by MaryMcLeod Bethune, with amission to lead and de-velop women of Africandescent. NCNW reachesnearly 4 million womenthrough 39 national affili-ate organizations andmore than 240 sectionsthroughout the nation. Onbehalf of NCNW-Austin,thank you in advance foryour participation andsupport. We look forwardto your attendance.

Every BedroomNeeds A Working

Smoke AlarmDuring this year’s National Fire Prevention Week,

October 4-10, the Travis County Fire Marshal’s Office isencouraging the public to “Hear the beep where yousleep. Every bedroom needs a working smoke alarm!”

The Fire Marshal’s Office also recommends install-ing smoke alarms in the common area outside eachseparate sleeping area and on every level of the home.(Alarms are available for people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.) Developing and practicing a home fire es-cape plan with all members of the family or residencealso helps to increase fire survival chances.

In 2013, home fires killed more than 2,700 peoplein the United States, according to the National Fire Pro-tection Association, and fire departments respondedto 369,500 home fires. Unfortunately, three out of fivehome fire deaths result from fires in properties with-out working smoke alarms. When smoke alarms shouldhave operated but did not, the cause was usually be-cause batteries were missing, disconnected or dead.

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YOUTH BRIGADE

Youth ofToday

Hope ofTomorrow

Zachariah WashingtonCrockett High School

CHS Home Coming

Crockett High Schoolhad it’s HomeComing lastweek. For my firstHomecominig it was agreat experience. For thepeople who don’t knowwhat Homecoming is,Homecoming is when aHigh School, College orUniversity chosses a weekto appreciate the schooland all of it’s greatness.The school is celebrated bya HomeComing game,dance and Parade and theAlumni is invited to all ofthe festivites.

On the First day ofHomeComing weekwhich was Monday wehad a pep rally at the be-ginning of school and itwas awesome. OnWednesday we had ahomecoming parade withthe Tex Anns, TheCrockett Band and all theclubs and organizations,they walked in the paradeand passed out candy and

I personally enjoyed ev-ery minute of it. DuringHomeComing the StudentCouncil came up withthings to do to showschool spirit. Mondaywas Tie Dye day whichwas you could wear any-thing that had the tie dyedesign in it to showschool spirit. Tuesdaywas twin day. So you anda friend get together tofind what clothes youhave in common and andyou come the next dayand take pictures andwalk in the twin parade.Wedneday was ClassClash Day. The studentcouncil pick out colors foreach class to wear so thatclass can show schoolspirit. Freshmen = Or-ange; Sophmore = Yellow;Junior = Green; Senior =Purple and Thurday wasThrow Back Thursday andFriday was school spiritday.

I loved theHomeComing Festivities.I loved seeing peoplewho have already gradu-ated take time out of theirbusy schedules to appre-ciate the school that theygraduated from. On thatFriday we had a footballgame which was Crockettvs. Cedar Creek. Althoughwe lost the footballgame, as our moto sayswe are ALWAYS VICTORI-OUS!!

Animal Enrichment

SaNaya WhiteAnn Richards

Animal enrichmentis very important. Youranimal deserves to betreated with respect, de-serves attention, andmost importantly de-serves to be loved! If yousee that your animal isn'texcited to do anythingand is always depressedit is mostly because it'snot feeling too cared for

and needs more atten-tion. And if you can't pro-vide that animal withmore attention, give itsomething that will oc-cupy it for enough time.Animals should be ableto make their own deci-sions and not alwayshave to do what it's toldto do. At my school in sci-ence and stem we havegotten into groups of 2and started working on aproject to keep the ani-mals at one of the zoos'busy so they won't be de-pressed.

My partner and I arealmost done. We made aforaging device using aplastic bin and we drilledholes in it. It's way harderthan it sounds! But we aretrying to better the ani-mals. Just remember onething: Animals need Love!

De’Ja Hill McCallum H. S.

Fun in Art

Hello readers,This week in my

art class we had a profes-sional artist come to ourclassroom to speak to ourclass about her life andgive us tips on drawing.The professional artisttook a look at our drawingsand told each of us how wecan improve our drawings.She also showed me howto keep my pencil steadywhen I am drawing. I en-

joyed having her there tohelp guide our class, it waspretty cool. I will make sureto use the tips that she toldme about to draw even bet-ter pictures.

In my history classwe have a major quiz onworld maps. Basically, wehave to memorize 45 placeson the map so needless tosay I have been studyinghard because I am not thebest when it comes tomaps.

I just found out thatsome of my new friends willnot be able to graduate fromMcCallum high and thatidea had me feeling a littlesad. My mom told me notto let it bother me becausesome people have to movefor different reasons andthat I can stay in touch withthe people that move andalso make new friends.

Until next time, De’ja’

Congratulation Caridinals

Jaylon KnightenDel Valle High School

The Del Valle Cardi-nals football team had a byeweek this past week. So wehave been getting preparedto play this Friday againstLehman Lobo hoping foranother win this season tokeep playoffs hope alive.Even though we were had a

bye week in football theCardinal band participatedin the Capital City March-ing Festival held on Satur-day Oct 3rd at Burger Sta-dium. We took first place inPercussion and secondplace in Color Guard andClass AAA we were only 3points always from takingfirst place overall.

Our next competitionis coming up Saturday Oct10th where we go toBastrop and Westlake toMarch in there Contest.Last week ended our first 6weeks hope everyone wasable to maintain and makegood grades. I was a littlenervous because I was hav-ing trouble in my Calculusclass but at the end I wasable to get it together andbrought my grade up topass.

Austin Free MuseumDay was September 20,2015. There was free ad-mission to over 40 muse-ums. I went to the Thinkery.

The Thinkery has

eight exhibits that arebased on science, technol-ogy, engineering, arts andmath (STEAM). The exhib-its have hands-on learn-ing, activities. My favor-ite exhibit was the Cur-rents. I called it the waterroom because you cansee, hear and feel the wa-ter.

I have gone to theThinkery many times buteach visit feels like myfirst one. I always learnsomething new when I amthere. If you have not goneto the Thinkery, you shouldgo.

The Thinkery

Ava RobertsSpring Hill Elementary

Godparents

Malakhi WashingtonCunningham Elementary

A godparent is a per-son who presents a childat baptism and respondson the child’s behalf,promising to take re-sponsibility for thechild’s religious educa-tion. My definition of agodparent is someonethat I spend time with,someone who helps takecare of me, and someonethat will be there if any-thing was to ever happento my biological parent or

guardian. Having a god-parents isn’t somethingthat is required but moreof a blessing in my opin-ion. My godmother hasbeen there since the dayI was born. From whatI’ve been told she also dida lot for my mother whileshe was pregnant withme. I call my godmotherMeMe. We spend a lot oftime together whether itis spending the night ather house, going bowling,or just doing activitiesaround the house. MyMeMe makes sure that Iam taken care of by call-ing to check on me, andhelping my mom when Ineed something she’s al-ways there. I also have a3 year old god sisternames Layla, and we getalong very well. I feel veryblessed to have myMeMe because a god-parent is not requirementbut more of a blessing.

Driving Anyone?

Hello readers,This week at

McCallum high school anannouncement was madeconcerning a driver’s edu-cation class. The school willoffer free driver’s educationclasses for free after schoolfrom Monday throughThursday. All that needs to

Zyon HillMcCallum H. S.

be done is fill out a formand let the person in chargeknow if you would like totake the course in Octoberor November. This is a greatopportunity because mymom and I have been talk-ing about me getting driv-ing experience so I can geta driver’s license. Although,I have not completed thenecessary form yet I defi-nitely plan to do so soon.

The first six weeksof school has officiallyended so report cardsshould be mailed out soon.I am waiting patiently tosee what my mother’s reac-tion will be to my grades. Iwould like to wish all of myfellow students’ good luckon your grades.

Until next time, Zyon

College Weekend

This past weekendhas been filled with col-legiate decisions and ac-tivities. Since the counse-lor visited one of myclasses and informed uswith all we would have todo to prepare for senioryear and graduation, myparents, sister, and I tookthe initiative to build onthe future.

My parents havebeen consistently askingme which universitieshave impressed meenough to deserve aplace on my “list”. Myanswer has always been

“I don’t know” or “Ihaven’t looked yet ”;needless to say, my par-ents were not satisfiedwith that response. Sat-urday was when we allbui lt the “list ”. Wesearched, researched,and became excitedabout the endless possi-bilities in front of us. The“list” existed.

On the other hand,my mom and sister aretaking onl ine col legecourses and are feelingthe struggle that I havefelt since middle school(kidding, but that workseems coincidental lyfami l iar ) . Sunday, Ispent a big chunk of theday helping them under-stand and completetheir assignments. Hon-estly, it was preparingme for how I wouldneed to think when Ieventually take thosesimilar courses.

It’s been a great ex-perience, but I’ll continueto focus on high school.College, I will see yousoon.

Jarian GallowayHarmony Academy

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YOUTH BRIGADE

Visiting Chicago

On Saturday, October3rd, my parents and I flewout to Chicago, IL for mydad’s high school reunion.My father graduated fromthe Latin School of Chicagoin 1985. This year theyheld his 30th-year reunionand he wanted to bring mymom and me on the tripfor the weekend.

We arrived in the“Windy City” on Saturdaymorning. The weather wasabout 30 degrees colderthan Texas and the cloudswere blocking out the sun.My parents and I got a rideto the hotel from an Uberdriver. From the highway,we could see the Chicagoskyline, especially theWillis Tower high in theclouds. The driverdropped us off in front ofthe hotel, and when wegot up to the room, wetook about 20 minutes torelax before we went tolunch.

That night, my par-ents got ready for the re-union while I was doing myhomework and eating aturkey sandwich. I stayedin the room doing myhomework until theycame back later that night.Several ambulance sirens

Ira “T.J.” WilliamsCedar Ridge H. S.

were blaring outside thehotel. It seemed there wasan emergency every twominutes based on how fre-quently an ambulancewould drive by. After I fin-ished my homework, Iturned on the TV andwatched my favorite show,The Big Bang Theory, untilmy parents came back acouple hours later.

The next day, wewere trying to see as manysights as we could beforeour flight later that night.Our first stop was Millen-nium Park’s “The Bean,”which is a giant metalsculpture reflects every-thing around it like a mir-ror. Because of this fea-ture, several people weretaking mirror selfies infront of the sculpture. Ournext stop was the UnitedCenter.

The United Center isthe arena where the basket-ball team, the Chicago Bulls,and the hockey team, theChicago Blackhawks, playtheir home games. TheBlackhawks and Bulls aretwo of my favorite sportsteams so seeing wherethey play was special. Af-ter taking pictures withthe iconic Michael Jordanstatue and the in front ofthe arena, it was abouttime to head to the air-port.

Visiting Chicago wasa great experience. Al-though, the city has its“quirks” – like the non-stop ambulance sirens - itmakes up for those with itsupbeat vibe and interest-ing architecture. I can defi-nitely see myself living inChicago some day. “TheWindy City” is full of op-portunity. I can’t wait tovisit again.

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Hey readers!!! Thisweek is middle schoolhomecoming. I don'tknow about high school,but it's ours. So this Tues-day is our homecominggame but I might not beable to go I have a verybusy week, but I do knowthat I'm going to thedance that is TODAY (Fri-day) speaking of a danceat YWLA in order for youto go to a dance or partyfor free is by being thewinning house and that'snot easy. The only way

Winning House

Destiney RobinsonBertha Means YWLA

for you to win is by byhaving the winningpoints in your house butthey can also be taken byhaving bad behavior orbeing disrespectful anddifferent ways. It maysound easy but its notteachers forget to givepoint some times rightnow from 3rd to 1st placeis INTEGRITAS,SALUBRITAS, and thenCOLLEGUMI and in thehouse of SALUBRITAS. Myhouse is almost in firstplace like OMG!!!

When the winninghouse wins you get a freepass for everything.That's a good thing be-cause the homecomingdance is $5 and ThankGod i'ma house later be-cause we get into everydance or party for freebut still that's a lot ofmoney. I will find out thisMonday who is the win-ning house. Hopefully wewill be the winners, wishme luck.

The Stye in My Eye

Kevin ParishPark Crest M.S.

When I was asleepFriday night I woke up at2:24 a.m., and for somereason I couldn’t open myleft eye so I went back tosleep hoping when I wakeup again, it would open. Iwoke up again and stillcouldn’t open my eye, so Iwent back to sleep untilmorning came so I couldtell my mom. Right when Igot up I went straight tomy mom so she could seewhat it is. At first, my momand I thought it was apiece of lint, so we tried to

get it out with a cottonswab but it just wouldn’tmove. My eye was reallyirritating me. We went toKilleen to go to see mycousin who happens to bea nurse. She told me thereis a stye in my eye and I’dhave to rest it so it wouldnot continue irritate me. Idid not know what a styewas until I looked it up onGoogle. This is what Ifound out. Stye orhordeolum is a small, pain-ful lump on the inside oroutside of the eyelid. It isactually an abscess filledwith pus and is usuallycaused by a staphylococ-cus bacteria eye infection.So now I have to wait untilit goes away, but I think itwill be gone byMonday…hopefully!

We recently won ourfootball game againstForbes Middle School andwe play Benold MiddleSchool next. I really hopewe can win. Go Pumas!

Festival of Praise

Pictured left to right: Sarah Robertson,Jessica Reedy and Sharon Robertson.

Photo by Sarah Robertson

Sarah RobertsonAthlos Leadership

Acad.

This past Saturday, Iwent to a gospel musicconcert at the Frank ErwinCenter. The concert wasnamed the Festival ofPraise, featuring FredHammond, DonnieMcClurkin, Kim Burrell,Jessica Reedy, IsaacCarree, and other greatgospel stars. I was reallyhappy that I had the op-portunity to go and I reallyenjoyed the experience.

In one song by Jes-sica Reedy, a Sunday’s BestFinalist, called Better shehad quotes and tips abouthow people look down ontheir flaws and insecuri-ties. This really got to mebecause people my agelook down on themselves

because of their looks.Even when there are prob-lems, I have to “believethat it gets better!” I alsohad a chance to go downfront and dance to thissong. I was also able totake a selfie with JessicaReedy which was reallycool.

I enjoy gospel musicand the message that it ex-presses. This concert wasfor all ages, my grand-mother was able to attendwith her sister, and mymom and I all were able toattend. Most music con-certs are only for one agegroup, but gospel music isfor all generations. I hopethat one day that I get togo to another one of thesegospel concerts and havethe same fun that I did atthis concert.

The Austin Youth Orchestras will present a FallConcert on Sunday, October 18, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. inthe Jacqueline McGee Performing Arts Center on theStephen F. Austin High School campus, 1715 West CesarChavez Street. The Fall Concert will feature theSinfonietta Orchestra, Philharmonic Orchestra, andSymphony Orchestra. The program for the concert is asfollows:

AUSTIN YOUTH SINFONIETTA ORCHESTRAElizabeth Compton, ConductorAncient Flower - Yukiko NishimuraDance Diabolique - Jared SpearsThe Curse of Tutankhamun - Michael StoryAUSTIN YOUTH PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRAAnna Macias, ConductorIt Takes Two - Chris M. BernotasCapriol Suite for String Orchestra - Peter WarlockAUSTIN YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAKay Vanlandingham, ConductorAdagio for Strings - Samuel BarberHolberg Suite for String Orchestra, Op. 40 -Edvard Grieg.Membership in the AYO program, which is open

to all interested orchestra students in the centralTexas area through an audition process, is an enrich-ing, rewarding, and enjoyable experience for partici-pants.

Students receive comprehensive and intensiveorchestral instruction, including regular perfor-mances at various venues of the highest quality ofliterature.

Admission to the Fall Concert is free and opento the public. For additional information, please visitthe AYO website at www.AustinYouthOrchestra.comor contact: Thomas H. Waggoner, Coordinator, Aus-tin Youth Orchestra, 512-825-7230 orwaggoner_thomas@yahoo.com.

City ProclaimsOctober "AUSTIN

CREATES!" Month

The arts, culture, and creative industries are im-portant in Austin.

The City of Austin’s Economic Development (EDD)and Parks and Recreation (PARD) Departments havejoined forces to recognize Austin’s thriving creative com-munity by celebrating Austin Creates! throughout Oc-tober in conjunction with the national celebration ofArts and Humanities Month.

The arts, culture, and creative industries are rec-ognized as an important economic force in Austin, ac-counting for over $4.35 billion in economic activity andalmost 49,000 jobs; and those industries continue togrow. The City’s Cultural Arts Division of the EconomicDevelopment Department supports the developmentof the creative sector through cultural funding for 260nonprofit arts organizations and artists, public art com-missions, exhibition opportunities for artists, and pro-fessional business development programs.

The Austin Parks and Recreation Department’sMuseums and Cultural Programs Division helps to givea voice to Austin's imagination and colorful past throughfive museums and four arts and cultural centers. TheDepartment is dedicated to the preservation, ceationand promotion of a variety of diverse arts and culturesthat are found in Austin and throughout the world us-ing exhibits, performances, education and classes tospread the beauty of art in its many forms.

National Arts and Humanities Month, the largestannual celebration for the arts and humanities in thenation, is designed to recognize the importance of cul-ture in America and encourage all citizens to activelyparticipate in the arts. Locally, the month of Octoberwill be host to numerous activities presented by, or inpartnership with, the EDD’s Cultural Arts Division andPARD’s Museums and Cultural Programs Division.

Planned activities during October include:

* Children’s author Don Tate’s “Freedom Tour” at theGeorge Washington Carver Museum (Oct. 10)

Temporary Art Installations around the city from theTEMPO Program

* Partners in the Arts community awardspresentation and reception (Oct. 14)

* “Building Austin’s Creative Capacity” PublicPresentation of Needs Assessment Results (Oct. 21)

* Dia de Los Muertos Celebration at Emma S.Barrientos MMAC Center (Oct. 24)

*Art After Six at the People’s Gallery (Oct. 29)* Polkapocalypse Festival at Elisabet

Ney Museum (Oct. 31)

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The Asian-Pacific Americans Celebrate Two Year Anniversary

Pictured left to right: Sonia Kotecha; District One City Council Member, Ora Houston and EstherChung. Photos courtesy of Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon

On October 3, theAsian American ResourceCenter (AARC) invited thepublic in order to cel-ebrate its two-year anni-versary as well as thegrand opening of “I Wantthe Wide American Earth”which is an Asian/PacificAmerican story. Moreover,it was a traveling exhibitfrom the Smithsonian In-stitution featuring a spe-cial guest speaker KonradNg, Director of theSmithsonian Asian/ Pa-cific American Center.Moreover, this event wasvery well attended.

Moreover, the 2ndyear anniversary and thegrand opening of exhib-its were full activities.The day kicked off with

by Tsoke(Chuch) Adjavon |Villager Columnist

an opening keynote ad-dress and special re-

marks. Then, the publichad the opportunity to

do a self-guided tour ofthe exhibition. Moreover,

this event was very wellattended. People of all ra-

cial/ethnic backgroundscame out to the event.Some of the people whoattended this event in-cluded Mayor Pro TemKathie Tovo and AustinCity Council member OraHouston of District One.

In Central Texas, theAsian/Pacific Communityhas seen dramatic growth.According to the U.S cen-sus, “Asian/Pacific Ameri-cans are now the fastestgrowing racial/ethnicgroup in America.” Conse-quently, Central Texans arebound to get more influ-ence from the Asian/Pa-cific American Commu-nity. Furthermore, this ex-hibit was meant to show-case how Asian/PacificAmericans have helped toshape this country andalso focuses on some chal-lenges facing this commu-nity.

Texas African American Communities Fight Breast Cancer

Khala Hanson

October has beenproclaimed as breast can-cer awareness month.Breast cancer affectswomen of all races andethnic backgrounds. In theAfrican American commu-nity, breast cancer hasbeen more devastating.According to the statistics,“an estimated 27,060 newcases of breast cancer areexpected to occur amongAfrican American in 2013.”In addition, statistics showthat, “It is also the secondleading cause of cancerdeath among African

American women (lungcancer is the major causeof cancer death amongthese women).”

So, on October 2, ayoung African Americanlady name Khala Hansondecided to take actionagainst breast cancer. Sheorganized a “fundraiser/awareness” event in frontof a local shopping centerin Pflugerville, Texas. Fur-thermore, she led a multi-racial and multi ethnicawareness event. Accord-ing to Ms. Hanson, shedecided to do this eventdue to the fact her ownmom experienced breastcancer. According to Ms.Hanson, “My mom had

breast cancer. Thus, hold-ing this event was per-sonal.”

Moreover, this eventwas another way forwomen and men to fightback against breast cancer.According to Ms. Hanson,“Family and friends helpedmake this event success-ful.” In addition, Ms.Hanson stated, “The com-munity responded verywell to event. A lot ofpeople who were walkingin and out of the localstore did donate and sothe fundraiser went well.”Not only did theyfundraiser, but also passedout important informationabout breast cancer.

by Tsoke(Chuch) Adjavon |Villager Columnist

The Giant of Africa,Nigeria Independence Day

Although the Nige-rian Independence wason October 1 yet, here inAustin it was celebratedon October 3. As NigerianAmericans are one of thelargest African Diasporagroups in Central Texas, it

by Tsoke(Chuch) Adjavon |Villager Columnist

is unavoidable to take thetime and to embracetheir independence day.Here in Central Texas, acouple of individualscame together in orderto organize an indepen-dence celebration. More-over, this event was wellattended by the NigerianAmerican community. Inaddition, other Africans

living in Central Texascame to celebrate withthe Nigerian Americancommunity.

Nigeria is known as“the giant of Africa”. It iscalled the giant of Africafor two reasons. It hasthe biggest Africaneconomy and it is themost populated Africancountry. Since its 55th

year of being an indepen-dent country, Nigeria hashad numerous accom-plishments. For instance,in the last election cycle,there was a peacefultransfer of power fromone president to another.Despite being the giant ofAfrica, Nigeria also facessome issues such as BokoHaram and the inter-eth-nic and inter religiousconflict.

Nigeria is currentlyAfrica’s most populatednation with a variety ofethnic groups. Nigeria’spopulation stands at 152million with over 30 dif-ferent ethnic groups. Thelargest ethnic groupsfound in Nigeria includeYoruba, Hausa, and Ibo.For instance, the Hausa-Fulani group comprises29%; Yoruba makes up21%; while Ibo makes

Mr. Prince and Sam Osemene celebrating Nigeria Independence.Photo by Tsoke (Chuch)Adjavon

18% of the population.However, Nigeria is alsocomprised of smallerethnic groups, such asEdo, Ijaw, Ibibio, Nupe,Idoma, Tiv, Igala, Junkun,Pyem, and Koyar. Notonly does Nigeria havedifferent ethnic groups, italso has people of vari-ous religious groups. Attimes, Nigeria’s great di-versity has been a sourceof tension and violence.

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City of AustinPurchasing Office

EMPLOYMENT | PROPOSALSPUBLIC INFORMATIONFOR SALE | FOR RENT

BIDS | MISCELLANEOUS

The City of Austin Purchasing Office invitesyou to view current bid solicitations at https://www.c i . au s t i n . t x . u s / f i nanceon l ine /vendor_connection/solicitation/solicitations.cfm.Vendors are encouraged to register on-line in theCity’s Vendor Self Service System. Once yourcompany is registered, you will receive notifica-tions about new bid opportunities. For additionalinformation regarding current bid opportunitiesor Vendor Registration, please call the Purchas-ing Office at 512-974-2500.

For information on the City of Austin’s Mi-nority Owned and Women-Owned ProcurementProgram and the certification process, pleasecontact the Small & Minority Business ResourcesDepartment at 512-974-7600 or visit their websiteat http://www.austintexas.gov/smbr.

City of Austin Featured JobOpportunities

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Apply at HRMiddle Fiskville Rd.

6th Floor, Austin, TX 78752Job Line (512 223-5621hhtp://www./austincc.ed

EEOC/AA/M/F/D/V The City of Austin is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Please visit the City of Austin employmentwebsite at www.austincityjobs.org to view

requirements and apply for these and other jobopportunities. We encourage you to check the

employment website often as new jobopportunities are posted daily.

If you have any questions or need assistance,please call 512-974-3210 or email us atemployment.services@austintexas.gov.

The City of Austin is currently seeking qualifiedapplicants for the following positions:

The City of Austin is currently accepting applicationfor an Associate Judge and three SubstituteAssociate Judge positions in the Austin MunicipalCourt.For more information to apply, please visit thefollowing links:

1. Associate Judgehttps://www.austincityjobs.org/postings/49941

2. Substitute Associate Judgehttp://www.austincityjobs.org/postings/50233

The deadline to apply to be considered isSunday, October 25 at 11:59 p.m.

New Jobs for the Week of 10/04/2015District Police, Sergeant

Service CenterJob# 1509078

District Police, Patrol Officer IService CenterJob# 1509070

Assistant, Student ServicesNorthridge Campus

Job# 1509068Assistant, AdmissionsRound Rock Campus

Job# 1509067Assistant, Student Services

Highland CampusJob# 1509066

Specialist, Student Accessibility ServicesRound Rock Campus

Job# 1509064

Austin Travis County IntegralCare is currently solicitingproposals through a Request forProposals (RFP) process forStrategic Planning Services. RFPsmay be mailed or sentelectronically, by contacting BrodyBallard at brody.ballard@atcic.orgor (512) 440-4022 beginningOctober 5, 2015. The deadline tosubmit a proposal under the RFP is4 p.m. CST on October 26, 2015.Historically UnderutilizedBusinesses, including Minority-Owned Businesses and Women-Owned Businesses, are encouragedto apply.

Austin Travis County IntegralCare is currently solicitingproposals through a Request forProposals (RFP) process forConstruction Manager-at-RiskServices. RFPs may be mailed orsent electronically, by contactingBrody Ballard at brody.ballard@atcic.org or (512) 440-4022 beginning October 12, 2015.The deadline to submit a proposalunder the RFP is 2 p.m. CST onNovember 9, 2015. HistoricallyUnderutilized Businesses, includingMinority-Owned Businesses andWomen-Owned Businesses, areencouraged to apply.

week’s most watched cable network among theTop 25, with 10.6 million watching six of its shows. VH1was a distant second with 6.8 million across five pro-grams. There was a three-way tie for third among USA,Disney and Lifetime, each posting 2.2 million viewers.

The total number of viewers for the Top 25 cableshows in black households, according to Nielsen wasunchanged from the previous week’s 29.2 million.

Top 10 Cable TV Shows in Black HouseholdsRank Program Network %AA %AASHARE AA 2+(000)1 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OWN 16.0 23.4 3,3122 IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG OWN 12.8 19.1 2,6423 MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL ESPN 10.8 16.2 1,9994 LOVE & HIP HOP HOLLYWOOD VH1 9.7 14.5 2,0645 BLACK INK CREW VH1 8.3 12.0 1,8056 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OWN 6.5 10.0 1,3797 BASKETBALL WIVES LA 4 VH1 6.2 8.9 1,2928 BRING IT! LIFETIME 5.7 9.3 1,2769 LOVE & HIP HOP HOLLYWOOD VH1 4.9 7.4 1,02310 FOR BETTER OR WORSE OWN 4.8 7.9 1,013

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Create 2 Educate believes that all kids are created with apersonal potential for greatness By Juanda Powell-Bergquist | VILLAGER Contributor

Have you giventhought about how greatpeople become great? Itjust amazes me that all ofthe great people that weadmire started out as chil-dren and many of themdid not start out with af-fluence.

Create 2 Educate be-lieves that all kids are cre-ated with a personal poten-tial for greatness. They canrise to great heights of char-acter by their convictions.The personal greatness ismeasured against the plansthat God has for their life. Itis encoded into their spiri-tual DNA. All of the greatpeople we know and ad-mire were once children.

Aside from our focuson the talent, the mostimportant is teaching andtraining children how to

daily be plugged into theSource. How many kids doyou know read the BibleEVERY day. Let’s strive toincrease this number ten-fold! Take talent out of theequation and equal the“playing field” becauseGod has blessed each childwith something uniquethat they can give to theworld around them. Feelencouraged that withinevery child lies the DNA ofgreatness.

Plug children intotheir Source by makingsure that they daily readfrom the Bible. Even thetalented can be short-livedat the top. Life tests eachone of us through sacrificeand pain, to see what wetruly believe. It is faith (be-lief, confidence and loy-alty) in someone or some-

thing that helps us con-quer our difficulties. Wewant children to believe inthe level of greatness thatGod has planned for theirlives; we want them tobelieve in their hope anddreams; we want them toknow Christ loves themand is there to help them.

Daily we have toawaken and motivate chil-dren towards the desire tobe among the nationsleading women or men oftheir family, school, com-munity, city and nation.We must do this on an EV-ERY day basis. The great-ness of tomorrow startstoday. We believe in allchildren.

What is your insighton how some “ordinary”children became greatpeople? We want to know.

Email Create2Educate atcontactus@create2educate.com.

Because we want toget kids excited about theBible. Create 2 Educatewill be sponsoring 5 cre-ative projects that are re-

lated to the Bible in orderto enhance their relation-ship with God. Why? Be-cause we believe faithtransforms the future ofevery child. Establishing asuper strong God-connect

for your kids, the neigh-bors kids and the kids intheir peer group is thesingle most important fac-tor in their ability to rise tothe greatness that God hasplanned for their life.

HT’s Presidential InaugurationEvents Scheduled November 5-8

(AUSTIN, Texas) —The Inauguration Convo-cation for Colette PierceBurnette, Ed.D., will beheld Saturday, November7, 2015, at 10 a.m. on thecampus in King-SeabrookChapel. The Huston-Tillotson University Boardof Trustees announcedPierce Burnette as theinstitution’s sixth Presi-dent and Chief ExecutiveOfficer, effective July 1,2015. Pierce Burnette be-comes the first femalepresident of the mergedHuston-Tillotson Univer-sity and only the secondfemale president in the in-stitutions’ 140-year his-tory. The public is invitedto the four-days of inaugu-ration activities to wel-come the new presidentand share in the celebra-tion of the institution’smusic, faith, and commu-nity components.

Inaugurationevents are as follows: OnThursday, November 5 at7 p.m. the Step Afrikacompany will perform inKing-Seabrook Chapel.Step Afrika was founded in1994 as the first profes-sional company dedicatedto the tradition of step-ping. Stepping, developedby African American col-lege fraternity and soror-ity members in the early1900s, remains a popularform of expression andentertainment today. StepAfrika now ranks as one ofthe top ten African Ameri-can dance companies in

the United States. Dancersperform South Africangumboot, Zulu, as well ashigh energy step routines.

On Friday, the HTconcert choir, under thedirection of GloriaQuinlan; the Elite Combo,under the direction ofJavier Stuppard; and guestpianist Jenny Cruz, fromCentral State University,will perform exciting,thrilling notes of optimismas a musical tribute to thePresident. Cruz receivedher bachelor’s, master’sand doctoral degrees fromIndiana University-SouthBend, Manhattan Schoolof Music, and University ofCincinnati-College Conser-vatory of Music, respec-tively. Cruz has workedwith the Boys Choir ofHarlem School and taughtat the University of Cincin-nati and Xavier University.She has played on the in-ternational stage includingrecitals in Israel, the CzechRepublic, Guam, Italy,Serbia, and in many citiesin the United States.

Saturday’s in-auguration events includethe Investiture at 10 a.m.and the Inauguration Gala.Austin’s popular Blue Mist

band known for theirheart and soul and risingblues stars, the PetersonBrothers, will highlight theGala, scheduled on Satur-day, November 7 at 6 p.m.at the Sheraton Austin atthe Capitol, 701 East 11thStreet. The black-tie affairincludes dinner, dancing,and an auction.

The inauguration cel-ebration will close with aworship service on Sun-day, November 8 at 10:30a.m. at David Chapel Mis-sionary Baptist Church,2211 E Martin Luther King,Boulevard, where the Rev.Joseph C. Parker, Jr. servesas the pastor. The worshipservice will also featurethe HT concert choir andElite Combo.

All events, except theGala, are free and open tothe public. Gala admissionfor $140 per person in cel-ebration of theUniversity’s 140th anniver-sary may be secured athttp://www.cvent.com/d/mrq65w. For more infor-mation, to make hotel res-ervation, or to RSVP as aninvestiture delegate, visithtu.edu, events@htu.edu,or call 512.505.3073.

Huston-Tillotson Uni-versity is located at 900Chicon Street. Inaugurationparking is available in thelots off Chalmers Avenue.

Burnette, Ed.D.

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PROGRAMS ~ AWARENESSSTAR Flight Receives International Swift-water

Rescue AwardsOn Oct. 2, 2015, STARFlight received two inter-national 2015 Higgins &Langley Memorial awardsthat honor outstandingachievement in the tech-nical rescue discipline ofswift-water and flood res-cue. They received theawards as part of the an-nual International Associa-tion of Water Rescue Pro-fessionals conference inSouth Bend, IN.

STAR Flight ProgramDirector and Texas TaskForce 1 - Water and Heli-copter Rescue ManagerCasey Ping received theHiggins & Langley Memo-rial and Education Fund2015 Lifetime Achieve-ment Award.

Award presentersstated in their announce-ment: “Casey Ping hasbeen a true pioneer in thetechnical rescue disciplineof swift-water and floodrescue since the early1990s. Under Casey’s lead-ership, Travis County STARFlight has become one ofthe premier helicopter-based, swift-water rescueteams in the United States.Casey has dedicatedcountless hours, serving as

a subject matter expert onlocal, state and nationalcommittees, striving toimprove flood and hurri-cane disaster prepared-ness, and to develop state-of-the-art swift-water andflood rescue training pro-tocols and mission-specificequipment. Swift-waterrescue operations areamong the most danger-

ous missions for rescue per-sonnel and victims alike,due to the power of mov-ing water and the difficultyof rescuing victims who maybe free-floating, stuck in atree, or on top of a vehiclebeing swept downstream.As a swift-water rescueteam member, Casey hasperformed countless res-cues of victims who owe

him and his teammatestheir very lives.”

In addition, STARFlight Crew Members Se-nior Pilot CraigHilzendager, Senior FlightParamedic Stephen Maierand Senior RegisteredNurse Howard Polden re-ceived the Swift-WaterRescue Incident Award.This award honors STAR

Flight’s April 27, 2015, res-cue of three victims froma dangerously floodeddam near Lake Mexiawhere their boat was en-trapped. According toaward presenters, “Onlythrough training, practiceand experience could thisteam have succeeded inpulling these victims fromthe river.”

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