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Sharpstown Community Events: August 1-5, 2023

Sharpstown Community Events: August 1-5, 2023

Courtesy of the Sharpener, Sharpstown's local news, here's a preview of community events happening this week. Tuesday, August 1 Bayland Community Center Closed Due to Water Main Repairs Wednesday, August 2 Houston Basics at BakerRipley Gulfton Sharpstown Campus 10:00 – 11:00 AM 6500 Rookin St,

What Gets Sprayed in Sharpstown’s Weekly Mosquito Treatment?

What Gets Sprayed in Sharpstown’s Weekly Mosquito Treatment?

Ever take a walk on a Sharpstown evening and notice that something was missing? Something like cool air, non-sweaty skin, or maybe…mosquitoes? If you’ve noticed a strange absence of the biting critters, it may be thanks to the weekly mosquito spraying paid for by the Sharpstown Civic Association.

Southwest Houstonians Display Little Hostility to Superintendent Miles at Sugar Grove Family Meeting

Southwest Houstonians Display Little Hostility to Superintendent Miles at Sugar Grove Family Meeting

It wasn’t the southwest that made the meeting spicy. Many recent HISD family meetings have been tense, but Superintendent Mike Miles received quite a bit of applause when Noe Ortega, the new principal of Sugar Grove Academy, introduced him to the parents and students filling the school’s cafeteria

Being Carless in Sharpstown

Being Carless in Sharpstown

I didn’t pay much attention to public transportation—until somebody hit my car and messed up my transmission. I didn’t have the time (or budget) to go car shopping right away. I was wrapping up a semester of teaching five college classes, preparing to teach a summer class

A Jaunt on the 309: Gulfton’s Limited Public Transit System

A Jaunt on the 309: Gulfton’s Limited Public Transit System

Half an hour after sunset, I trekked the shadowed sidewalks of Gulfton. My adventure began on July 18 with an experimental trip on the Silver Line, which METRO plans to extend from the Galleria, through Gulfton, to the east side of Sharpstown. I was a bit disappointed by the mostly

Thomas J. Cotter Named New Principal of Sharpstown High

Thomas J. Cotter Named New Principal of Sharpstown High

HISD confirmed on Wednesday that Superintendent Mike Miles has replaced Dan De Leon, former principal of Sharpstown High School, with Thomas J. Cotter. After teaching reading and social studies at HISD’s Gregory-Lincoln Education Center, he served in administration at five different public schools of all grade levels. First, he

Doce cosas que HISD ( Distrito Escolar de Houston) planea cambiar en cuatro escuelas de Sharpstown: Explicación del Nuevo Sistema Educativo

Doce cosas que HISD ( Distrito Escolar de Houston) planea cambiar en cuatro escuelas de Sharpstown: Explicación del Nuevo Sistema Educativo

Read in English El 27 de Julio, el superintendente de HISD, Mike Miles, visitará la Sugar Grove Academy (La Academia de Sugar Grove) en Sharpstown para explicar su "Nuevo Sistema Educativo", NES (por sus siglas en Inglés) a las familias y responder sus preguntas. Los padres de todas