Updates and News from Lone Star State Scholars

Thanksgiving
Thursday is Thanksgiving. It is a great time for us to take a moment and give thanks for all the blessings and gifts we have received in each of our lives. We all are very lucky and Thursday is one day for us to celebrate our thankfulness surrounded by those we love. This week, take time to reflect and think about what you are thankful for. When you have the chance, remember to tell people “thank you” for reasons that they make you grateful… and thankful. Have a great Thanksgiving!

The Books have arrived!
They are here! Since our last newsletter, the hardcover 2007 Lone Star State Scholars edition book arrived in our offices and we began shipping them out immediately. All orders have been shipped out from our offices to your homes if you placed an order. If you haven’t received it – you will in the next few days. If you have any questions, please contact our office at 248.632.1825.

Haven’t ordered a book yet? We still have a limited supply available. Don’t get caught without a book. Order today. Click here to do so. Any order of $35 or more gets a Free T-shirt (while supplies last) – see left side.

Names on-line & GameDay pictures
If you forgot our reminder from the last newsletter, you can view the names of those Scholars who chose to have their names online by clicking here and view four pages of photos from our 2007 Lone Star State Scholars Night with the Texas Rangers by clicking here.

Offices Closed
The Lone Star State Scholars offices will be closed beginning at 4:30 PM Wednesday and will reopen Monday at 8:30 AM for the Thanksgiving holiday. All phone calls and emails will be returned at that time.

Send us your news
We received a lot of news into our newsroom from various Lone Star State Scholars. We want to hear from you so we can write about you in a future edition. Email us your news at info@LoneStarStateScholars.com. Makes sure to include your name, hometown, grade and school.

News from our Scholars
Fort Worth’s April McCreary, a ninth grader at Bethesda Christian School, writes: “This summer I went to North Arkansas and visited 8 different caves! Its so amazing to see what all God created. He is so amazing! Over the summer I also went to a girls basketball camp in Austin, Texas that was so much fun! My team and I all bonded and got better playing basketball, and having an awesome time! I did not win an award... but I did make the junior varsity volleyball team, and now I’m on the basketball team. I did not get all A's my first marking period, but I am working hard to get all A's this quarter.”

Lauren Preston of Richmond and a 6th grader at Navarro Middle School made student council, school choir and landed a role in theatre arts play.

Michael Westerman of Brownwood, Texas made all A's on his first report card, including his advanced classes. He is a captain for his soccer team once again. He attended Howard Payne University's soccer camp over the summer and won the Best Passer Award. He also is on the seventh grade football team and has been acknowledged for outstanding player on 6 out of 7 games. The team has only lost one game this season.

Kassie Marble, a sixth grader at Gilbert Intermediate School in Stephenville saw the Kennedy Space Center and the August launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavor this summer. She made all A's and won Teacher's Merit Award the first six weeks.

Tanner Hoffmann of Cuero attends 9th grade at Cuero High School. He made the Varsity Football Team as a freshman this year (the only freshman to make the team). He is continuing to make straight A's in all honors classes.

Lone Star State Scholar Kelsey Titus wrote us the following news: “I had an awesome summer. It began by my family and me traveling to Harlingen, Texas to visit with my dad. While there we went to South Padre Island and played in the Gulf of Mexico. I learned how to ride the waves. Back in Houston, my mom took my little brother, little sister and me to the zoo. We even visited the Children's Museum. We went to various shows at the Miller Outdoor Theater. At the theater, we saw Second Generation Dance Company perform an African folklore. My sister, brother and I got the opportunity to go on stage and dance with them. That was cool. We also saw Street Beat perform Hip Hop dance routines. Mom also took us to the Harambee African Heritage Art Festival and to see Happy Feet performed at the Miller Outdoor Theater. My summer continued to get better as we traveled to Louisiana to visit with my grandparents. I attended the Harry Potter Party at Barnes and Noble thanks to Mom who stood in the rain to get the tickets. Thanks Mom! You are Wonderful!! We attended the party that night and stayed until after 1:00 am so I could purchase "Harry Potter and the Deadly Hallows". The party was fun. There were scavenger hunts and face painting and balloons. We even got to take a picture with Professor Dumbledore and Harry. My dad came in for the weekend and we went to the Houston Astros game against the Padres. I really hated that the Astros lost. While my dad was still in town for the weekend we went to see the play "Go Diego Go--The Great Jaguar Rescue". We got the opportunity this summer to go to the movies. We saw Shrek 3, Are We Done Yet, and Surf's Up. The last part of my summer was spent in Orlando, Florida. We went to Walt Disney World. We took several pictures with the characters and got their autographs. We also rode some awesome rides. The one I loved the most was the Tower of Terror from the Twilight Zone. It took you all the way up to the 13th floor and dropped you. I was scared but that was GREAT!! With all that my family did for the summer, we were able to squeeze in swimming lessons for myself and my brother and sister for seven weeks. Now don't you think that was an awesome summer?”

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