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, RTS Memorial Day 2018 A 8 AGE P ARTIAL ORTHEAST EE N M S ✯NEWS Serving the Neighborhoods of Aldine, Greenspoint, US59 Eastex, Beltway 8 and North Forest for over 41 Years Sagemont Church in Southeast Houston laid 38,000 American flags in their lawn, in honor of VOL. 42, NO. 22 TUESDAY, MAY 29, 2018 HOUSTON, TEXAS www.nenewsroom.com those soldiers from Texas that died in war. Top 10 Aldine ISD Students set for graduation this week GRADUATIONS • Thursday, May 31 – Lane School Graduation, Hall Center for Education, 5:30 p.m. • Thursday, May 31 – MacArthur High School Graduation, M.O. Campbell Educational Center, 7 p.m. • Friday, June 1 – Hall Center for Education Graduation, M.O. Campbell Educational Center, 6 p.m. • Friday, June 1 – Davis High School Graduation, M.O. CAMERON LEE ALEJANDRA ROSALES BINH NGUYEN TRONG LE IVAN HUERTA BEATRIZ LARA Campbell Educational Center, 7:30 p.m. Aldine Valedictorian Aldine Salutatorian Davis Valedictorian Davis Salutatorian Nimitz Valedictorian Nimitz Salutatorian • Saturday, June 2 – Aldine High School Graduation, M.O. Campbell Educational Center, 8 a.m. • Saturday, June 2 – Carver High School Graduation, M.O. Campbell Educational Center, 10:30 a.m. • Saturday, June 2 – Nimitz High School Graduation, M.O. Campbell Educational Center, 1 p.m. • Saturday, June 2 – Eisenhower High School Graduation, M.O. Campbell Educational Center, 4:30 p.m. BOBBIE ALISSA AHREAILE ASHLEY DENISSE CORDOVA STEPHANIE NINO DE LINDA DUONG VALENTIN URRUTIA • Saturday, June 2 – Victory Early College High School VILLALOBOZ HOLLY CARRIZALES RIVERA Eisenhower Valedictorian Eisenhower Salutatorian Graduation, M.O. Campbell Educational Center, 7 Carver HS Valedictorian Carver HS Salutatorian MacArthur Valedictorian MacArthur Salutatorian p.m. IN FLANDERS FIELDS NEWS Memorial Day Observed John McCrae, 1872 - 1918 In Flanders fields the poppies blow NOTES Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place, and in the sky, The larks, still bravely singing, fly, Affected by Scarce heard amid the guns below. Hurricane? We are the dead; short days ago Join Harris County for an open We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, house event to discuss Loved and were loved, and now we lie recovery needs in your area affected by Hurricane Harvey. In Flanders fields. Thursday, May 31, 2018, 4:30 Take up our quarrel with the foe! pm - 7:30 pm at Northeast Community Center (James To you from failing hands we throw Driver Park), 10918 Bentley St. The torch; be yours to hold it high! 77093. If ye break faith with us who die Memorial Day was observed at the Houston National Cemetery, with speakers including Mayor We shall not sleep, though poppies grow Retirement Sylvester Turner. 80,000 flags were laid at the graves of the fallen servicemen and women. In Flanders fields. Celebration Retirement celebration in honor of Dr. Wanda Bamberg Run-off election sets and Dr. Archie Blanson, School districts deal with Thursday, June 7, 2018, 3:30 slate for November, pm - 5:30 pm. M.O. Campbell Education Center, 1865 Aldine Cantu wins position Bender, Houston, TX 77032. threats, including Aldine Program starts at 4:15 p.m. The May 22nd Run-off HARRIS COUNTY – Following the election only turned out Small Scale school shooting in Santa Fe last week, au- about 1.5% of the eligible thorities report that there has been an in- voters, but the results were Development crease in threats recorded across many significant for several rac- Workshop schools in the county. es of local interest. At least seven school districts in the area For Harris County Get the big picture view of have had to deal with threats, by search- School Trustee at Large, small scale real state ing for senders, sending additional police, Richard Cantu won his development. Learn how to and hardening security features. Districts race against Josh Wallen- pick a good development with problems included Clear Creek and stein. Although it was a project. Take the firsts steps to Huffman, where students had guns, Cleve- nail-biter, with the lead Richard Cantu won his bid make it a reality. Discover land where a student had a gun replica, Alleged Threat to Aldine HS student changing all night, never- for Democrat candidate for where you need help. Meet and YES Prep West, Crosby, La Marque, Warnesha Crawford. Image courtesy KRIV theless when all the votes County School Trustee people who can help. $180 and Aldine where threats were recorded. were counted, Cantu had Early Bird, $210 regular, $240 it was imperative that these cases be The Harris County District Attorney’s 50.25% or 26,014 votes, Cantu issued a state- last minute. June 13, 2018. filed, to protect other teachers and stu- office has reported that they filed charges and Wallenstein had ment thanking his sup- The Acres Homes Chamber of dents. If a potential problem is seen, it against 24 students since last week’s shoot- 49.75% or 25,780 votes. porters, as follows: Commerce, 6112 Wheatley must be reported and investigated, he ing at Santa Fe. Most of these were against Cantu will go on to chal- “We did it!! Thanks to Street. 7:30 a.m. registration said, “because you never know who the kids whose ages were from 12 to 16, but lenge the Republican can- the voters of Harris Coun- opens, 8:00 a.m. welcome. some were as young as 10. didate in the general 12:00 lunch, 5:00 ends. See THREATS, page 2 John Jordan of the DA’s office said that election in November. See RUN-OFF, page 2 MARKETPLACE – Please Mention the NORTHEAST NEWS when you visit our Advertisers. 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How mer meals to children en- healthy meals are vital to THURSDAY MAY 31ST., do families handle the sep- sures kids have a healthy nourishing young Texans 2018. REGISTRATION aration? How do you navi- vacation and return to during the summer vaca- STARTS AT 4:00 PM gate a new language and school ready to learn. tion.” 250 N SAM HOUSTON culture without forgetting Aldine Child Nutrition Specific schools sites PARKWAY E, HOUSTON, your roots and heritage? Services will connect chil- can be found on the Child TX 77060 These are some of the dren 18-years-old and Nutrition website, •ST. BARTHOLOMEW THE questions that choreogra- younger with healthy Sum- www.aldinecafe.com. Meal APOSTLE CATHOLIC pher Elisa de la Rosa mer Food Service Program Services times are sched- CHURCH, SATURDAY JUNE asked herself and her col- (SFSP) meals at no cost to uled by each school site. 9, 2018. REGISTRATION laborators when they be- the child beginning June 5, Families are encouraged STARTS AT 9:00 AM gan to work on Tortillas y at 18 sites. to use these three tools to 5356 11TH ST, KATY, TX lágrimas (Tortillas and Students perform a scene from “Tortillas y SFSP is a U.S. Depart- find a meal site anywhere 77493 •PRINCE OF PEACE Tears). The multimedia lágrimas.” (Photo courtesy of Lynn Lane) ment of Agriculture nutri- in the state: project ran April 6 and 7 at tion program administered •Call 2-1-1 to speak to CATHOLIC COMMUNITY, Teatro Bilingüe de Hous- in the Lone Star State by a live operator SATURDAY JUNE 16, 2018 ton. the Texas Department of •Visit REGISTRATION STARTS AT De la Rosa’s family has Agriculture (TDA). For the www.SummerFood.org for 9:00 AM its own immigrant story. In be a culmination of de la the very material with children who rely on school an interactive site locator 19222 TOMBALL PARK- the 1950s, her grandpar- Rosa’s experimentations which the human race was meals during the academ- map WAY, HOUSTON, TX ents left Mexico for Texas.