Judge Jim Woltz swore in five Friendswood ISD School Board members at the November 13th meeting of the Board. The swearing in cerermony occurred following the canvasing of votes.
   Rebecca Hillenburg returned to the Board after defeating her opponent 974-121. Mike Shaw returns along with new board members Tony Hopkins, Matt Robinson and Robert McCabe.
   During the meeting, Dr David Hearn and John Ring were recognized for their work on the board as they are both retiring from service.

  A recent article about Windsong Intermediate's service project feeding the homeless impressed Cathryn Berger Kaye, a keynote speaker that authored The Complete Guide to Service Learning. The importance of service learning for young students is an important topic to her.
   Students in Autumn Bockart and Jermaine Sonnier's classes put together a feed the homeless project after reading children's book ...

   Friendswood High School and Target stores have partnered to help students.
   FHS Principal Mark Griffon recently received a check from Target stores for $712.53 as part of Target's Take Charge of Education Payout.
   This payout check is a direct result of the parents, teachers and school supporters who participate in the program that has earned FHS $10,637.39 since 1997.
   Through Take Charge of Education, families, teachers and members of the community have an easy way to raise money for their school. When they sign up and designate an eligible K-12 school, Target donates up to 1% of every purchase they make with their REDcard (Target Visa Credit Card, Target Credit Card or Target Check Card) to that school.
   Take Charge of Education dollars are donated to schools twice a year. Over the past 11 years, schools have used the funds for whatever they needed, whether it was books, field trips, new technology or supplies.
   Take Charge of Education is part of Target's broad commitment to education and is designed to enhance educational efforts for children in communities across the county.

   A special flag ceremony was held at FHS with students who have signed up to serve in the military following high school and a vet who is part of FHS.
   At Westwood Elementary, a morning and afternoon ceremony for Veteran's Day was held on campus. Students invited ...

   The gift of a small palm more than 50 years ago is the reason for a dedication this week at Bales Intermediate.
    Bales is named after Zue Stevenson Bales, a young girl from Kansas who moved by covered wagon to the Quaker settlement, Friendswood. She attended the Academy and later became a teacher and then principal.
   At age 57, she became a missionary to Mexico. It was on a trip ...