Knitters from Westwood Elementary have partnered with Save the Children, to save babies around the world. 
  They have joined the Knit One, Save One campaign this fall and are knitting baby caps to help reduce the staggering infant mortality rate.  Keeping a newborn warm is one of the simple steps for saving lives. 
  Research shows that 60 percent of the nearly 4 million newborn deaths that occur each year could be prevented if ...

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  THIS FRIDAY, Dec 5 is the deadline for nominations for Distinguished Alumni.
  These awards are to recognize and honor alumni who have become leaders, made a difference to better their profession, their community or society as a whole, and who are representative of one or more of the Pillars of Character:  Trustworthiness, Respect, Fairness, Responsibility,Caring and Citizenship.  Candidates must have graduated from FHS between the years of 1940 - 1988.
  Anyone can nominate an alum from FHS. The application is at the alumni website under the Education Foundation.

   Not only is Westwood's Treble Makers Choir, under the direction of Laura Rachita, warming up for their Christmas Concert, they're also warming up some new friends down the road.
    "How's that?" you might ask.  Through their recent Make A Note, Bring A Coat service project ...

   It's coming! A special workshop for GIRLS ONLY in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade grade classes in Friendswood ISD, Clear Creek ISD, Dickinson ISD, Galveston ISD and LaPorte ISD.
   Super Sci-Tech Saturday seeks to introduce math, science and technology careers as viable possibilities for female students in grades 6-8.
   The event, held at UH-CL will take place Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009.
   For more information ...
   A video is also available for viewing.

   We are hosting a meeting of the Friendswood Alliance for the purpose of sharing an outstanding presentation by Sasha McLean, LMFT, LPC, formerly with the High Road Adolescent Program of the Council of Alcohol and Drugs Houston and currently the executive director of Archway Academy.
   Sasha's program is entitled Teens and the Media: What you need to know about young people and pop culture media. She will make a media presentation that is relevant to teens in Friendswood and the particular issues they face in this area.  Barbara Gruener and I have attended one of her presentations and it was very powerful and informative.
   Sasha has participated in several documentaries and been interviewed for articles in The Houston Chronicle on Teens and Substance Abuse.  As a local expert, Sasha is a sought-after presenter by many organizations such as Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine/Star of Hope and University of Houston at Clear Lake, as well as private and public schools.