Pearland News

Alvin Independent School District has another reason to be proud. Recently one of its students earned local and national attention at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.

Aditya Chemudupaty from Pearland is a student at Nolan Ryan Junior High in the Alvin Independent School District. He was one of 41 semifinalists in the spelling bee and when eliminated, was just one of 11 spellers who remained in the competitions. Rankings indicate that he is tied for 12th in the country.  After competing against hundreds of students from around the county, Chemudupaty, Speller No. 255, got stuck on the word 'grenache' and spelled it incorrectly as 'granache'.

Chemudupaty was one of 41 semifinalists in the spelling bee. When he was eliminated, there were only 11 spellers left. Rankings indicate that he is tied for 12th in the country.

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In order to make way for evolving technologies, expanding global markets and fiscal challenges within the Texas workforce development, the Texas State Technical College, in partnership with Alvin Community College, will host the Inaugural Horizon Technologies Summer Symposium on June 4th at the Pearland Center.

The purpose of this symposium is to discuss the restructuring of Texas employment trends as they relate to hiring young employees and their educational status. “Our nation’s education dropout crisis poses a significant threat to economic growth and competitiveness,” says Michael Bettersworth, the TSTC Associate Vice Chancellor for Technology Advancement. “Employers can no longer afford to hire and train dropouts and are more likely to go where skilled labor already exists,” he continued. This can be seen by the remarkable low statistic of high school and college graduates who have recently had no luck in procuring stable employment. Of the students who do actually graduate, there is as of yet an un-ideal percentage, made up of an annual 7,000 high school dropouts and only one quarter of college students returning after their sophomore year. Bettersworth believes it is necessary to “rethink and restructure our approach to education in light of this understanding, in terms of courses, awards, and the definition of student success.”

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Alvin Community College presents: ACC Busy Bodies Kids' College on three campuses in June and July. Pearland/Lakes of Savannah parents should all look into registering their children entering 1st through 6th grades.

Registration begins May 18th, from 9:00 - 4:30, Monday - Thursday at the Alvin Community College - Main Campus.

The cost per child per week is $95, and t-shirts can be purchased for $10 while supplies last.

There will be three locations (Mary Marek Elementary, and Alvin location, and a Pearland location) as well as multiple sessions depending on the location. Early registration options are available as well.

To learn more, view the informational PDF.

Children will participate in activities such as cheerleading, writing, directing, designing, acting, kickball, basketball, dodgeball, investigations, pottery, relay races, crafts, and more.

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When the school year officially begins in August, children at all grade levels living in Lakes of Savannah will attend the newest schools in the Alvin Independent School District, including an elementary school right in their own neighborhood.

Savannah Lakes Elementary, located in the heart of the Lakes of Savannah community, will serve children in grades K-5. Like all of the Alvin ISD schools providing an outstanding education to Lakes of Savannah children, the new school will offer state of the art technology, an outstanding curriculum, experienced teachers and an appealing design.

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