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Sugar Land, TX News (March 27, 2014) - Aniyah King, a third-grade student from Richmond, TX has been awarded a Disney Friends for Change Youth Grant through Youth Service America. The grant will support King in leading a community service project for Global Youth Service Day.
Sugar Land, TX News (March 24, 2014) - March for Meals is a national campaign held during the month of March, initiated and sponsored by the Meals On Wheels Association of America to raise awareness of senior hunger and to encourage action on the part of local communities. Hundreds of Senior Nutrition Programs across the United States like Fort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels are participating.
Sugar Land, TX News (March 19, 2014) - For the third consecutive year, Fort Bend ISD received the Texas Association of School Business Officials (TASBO) Purchasing Award of Merit recognizing excellence in school purchasing operations.
During its Annual Conference, TASBO recognized 24 organizations that demonstrate excellence in adhering to professional standards in the acquisition of goods and services. Many of these school districts and organizations, including FBISD, have been recognized multiple times since the inception of the award six years ago. (more…)
Sugar Land, TX News (March 12, 2014) - The Texas Public Works Association (TPWA) awarded Sugar Land an Operations Excellence Award for increased recycling efforts during 2013 that reduced garbage sent to landfills by 34 percent.
Sugar Land’s diversion rate - the amount of material kept out of landfills - has increased each year since the City launched an expanded solid waste program in 2011 that included automated curbside collection and expanded recycling. The City’s goal for 2014 is to achieve a 40 percent diversion rate. (more…)
Sugar Land, TX News (March 10, 2014) - Leah Marut and Lanz Reyes, students at Cornerstone Christian Academy, have received state recognition as part of the Duke TIP seventh-grade talent search. Leah scored a 1590 on the SAT and has been invited to participate in the Center for Summer Studies. Lanz scored a 19 on the ACT and has been invited to participate in the Academy for Summer Studies. Both students will be invited to a special awards ceremony where they will receive medals for their accomplishments.
The Duke University Talent Identification Program (TIP) is a global leader in identifying academically gifted students and providing them with opportunities to support their development.
Sugar Land, TX News (March 5, 2014) - Part 1 crimes in Sugar Land increased 3.6 percent last year while the City’s five-year trend shows an overall decrease of more than 18.5 percent. The results were included in the Sugar Land Police Department’s 2013 Annual Report.
Part 1 crimes include assault, auto theft, burglary, homicide, theft, robbery and auto burglary.
The most recent Part 1 data shows Sugar Land’s overall crime rate is 40 percent below the state and national averages. The City’s violent crime rate compares even better at more than 205 percent below the state and national averages. (more…)
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