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Page 2AJanuary 24 - 30, 2013The Dallas Post TribuneWe are Here to Serve you!Ms. ChloeBuckleyYOUTH TODAYMs. JoanFowlerdALLASisdpROUDName: Jesus HernandezSchool: H. Grady SpruceHigh SchoolClass of: 2013Activities:Dallas ISDTeen Board, studentcouncil, rifle team, WolfPack mentoring teamRole Model(s): TheodoreRoosevelt, my teachersMr. Hutch and Mr. ElliotFavorite movie or book:"Pleasantville" by GaryRossPlans after high school:To attend college andstudy historyWhy I am proud of myschool: Some of the bestteachers I've ever had, Imet at H. Grady SpruceHigh School. Teachers atSpruce really connectwith students and encourage us to be successful inour life. I'm also proud ofhow our school has cometogether as a studentbody.Ten Educators to Be Inducted into theAfrican American Education Archivesand History Program 2013 Hall of FameEach year efforts of theAfrican American EducationArchivesandHistoryProgram remind the publicthat African American education in Dallas Countycame at a high price overmore than a century and ahalf of Dallas County history,and that many heroic anddedicated African Americaneducators willingly paid thatprice for past, present andfuture generations.The Hall of Fame is one offive components that comprise the African AmericanEducation Archives andHistory Program that wasinitiated in 2002. The Hall ofFame honors both educators and other individualswho have significantly promotedandenhancedAfrican American Educationthroughout Dallas Countyhistory.The African AmericanMuseum at Fair Park cosponsors the Program's fivecomponents and houses theHall of Fame. The other fourcomponents are: Oral History Project Archives and History Exhibits and Media CurriculumDevelopmentProgram officials areproud to announce nine2013 Hall of Fame living anddeceased inductees andthree Special Awards recipients. All 2013 honorees willbe saluted at an inductionceremony banquet at 12Noon, Saturday, April 13,2013 at Oak Cliff BibleFellowship Activity Center,1821 W. Camp Wisdom Rd.,Dallas, Texas 75232. Ticketsare 50 and include Lunch.A table for 8 is 400.Deadline for dinner reservations is April 2.Deceased inductees areDr. Thelma ThompsonDaniels, Estella Hill Doty,and Joseph L. Honore.Living inductees are Dr.Ronald L. Hay, Dr. GeorgettaHarding Johnson, Dr. JamesS. Reed, Bobby J. Simmons,Dr. Robert L. Watkins, Jr.,and Wilber A. Williams, Sr.Dr. Harry S. Wright, Sr.(Class of 2012, in absentia)will be inducted.Special awards recipientsare Dr. Marvin Dulaney(AAEAHP Special Award),CharlieKirkpatrick(Trailblazer) and PriscillaTyler (Pioneer).The public may make taxexempt contributions "inhonor of" or "in memory of"any person you choose for aminimum of 25. The deadline is March 12. Make contributionspayabletoAAEAHP and mail toAAEAHP, P.O. Box 411091,Dallas, TX 75241.Award winners, upcoming eventsand community involvementPARENT ENGAGEMENT PARENTSSTEPAHEADWORKSHOPAll DeSoto ISD parents areinvited to attend the ParentStep Ahead workshop onSaturday, February 9 from 9a.m. to noon. The workshop,held at McCowan MiddleSchool - 1500 MajesticMeadows Dr. in Glen Heights- will help parents be a stepahead in the education ofyour children. The workshopwill include sessions on TheAdvantage of Taking Mathand Science: STEM Careersand Test-taking Skills. Theevent includes free food andchildcare (age 3 and pottytrained) as well as a community resource fair. All participants that attend the entireworkshop will be eligible fora drawing to win a new computer. Contact the ParentEngagement Office for moreinformation, 972-223-6666.DESOTO ISD ACE HOSTSIPARENT ACADEMY - Session2On Monday, February 4,DeSoto ISD AfterschoolCenters on Education (ACE)will host the second of a fourpart class called the iParentAcademy for Technology. Theprogram will help parentsgain confidence in using newtechnology,applications,websites and much more.The program is coordinatedby Strong Fathers StrongFamilies and will includethreemoresessions.Participants who attend allfour sessions will be in a raffle to win one of five iPads.Contact the ACE office formore information, 972-2236666.DALLAS TWIRLING FESTIVAL AT DHSDeSoto High School will bethe host school for the y 2 in the varsity gym.Coordinated by DiamondProductions, the contest categories include pageant, individual and team competitions for twirl, dance, cheerand flag. Age levels rangefrom infant to collegiate.CDC HOSTS COLLEGE PRESIDENTSConcerned DeSoto Citizensis hosting their first CollegePresident's Roundtable onSaturday, February 9 from9:30-11 a.m. in DeSoto CityCouncil Chambers. Programparticipants will include thefollowing area college presidents: Dr. Jennifer Wimbish,President Cedar ValleyCollege Dr. Gary Cook, PresidentDallas Baptist University Dr. Kevin Fegan, PresidentNorthwood University Dr. Michael Sorrell,PresidentPaulQuinnUniversity Dr. John E. Price,President UNT-DallasDeSotoISDSuperintendent David Harriswill be the event moderator.Dallas ISD NewsFriday, January 25Voices for Justice assembly planned to educate students about animal crueltyStudents and staff atJulius Dorsey Elementary,133 N. St. Augustine, willparticipate in assembliesfocusing on preventing animal cruelty on Friday, Jan.25, at 8:30 a.m., 9 a.m., and10 a.m.Theassembliesarenamed in memory ofJustice, a four-month oldpuppy that was abused inthe Pleasant Grove area lastspring. The program willprovide educational materials to help students learnabout proper pet care andhow to prevent violencetoward pets and strays.Saturday, January 26InvitationalScholasticChess Tournament held atH.B. Gonzalez ElementaryH.B. Gonzalez ElementarySchool will hold theInvitational Scholastic ChessTournament from 8:30 a.m.– 4 p.m., Saturday, January26.The tournament is opento any interested chess students from public and private schools, in grades K-3,4-5, and 6-12. Individual andteam trophies will be awarded to the top players.Participation medals willalso be awarded.The school is located at6610 Lake June Rd. For moreinformation, call JulieBlasingame at (972) 5023300.Chief on the Beat goes tohigh schoolThe Wilmer-HutchinsHigh School students, staffand community will join theCity of Dallas Police ChiefDavid O. Brown for the Chiefon the Beat safety andhealth fair from 10 a.m. – 2p.m., Saturday, January 26,at the school located at5520 Langdon Rd.The event is designed toengage the police department with the community.Various police units fromthe city will be on handincluding SWAT and theGang Unit. The Park andRecreation Department willalso be on hand along withhealth service providerswho will address quality oflife issues and provide freeservices which include diabetic testing, blood pressurechecks, dental and eyeexaminations, and more.There will also be children’sactivities and entertainmentfor everyone.AWARDS AND HONORSDistrict counselors to behonored for excellenceTheTexasSchoolCounseling Association isrecognizing 39 Dallas ISDcounselors for their outstanding work supportingstudents’ academic, personal, social and career development. The counselorsrepresent 11 schools thatare among only 43 in thestate selected to receive theCREST award, which honorsoutstanding school counseling programs and underscores the impact of thecounselors’ role on studentsuccess.We are Here to Serve you!Mrs. MillieFergusonCirculationMr. Jermain ClemonCirculation ManagerMr. Elester ColemanStrength in DiversityBy CongresswomanEddie Bernice JohnsonAnyone who witnessedthe most recent PresidentialInauguration knows thatAmerica's greatness isenhanced by the diversity ofour communities, our workforces and our educationalinstitutions. There are fewnations in the world wherepeople of different backgrounds, ethnic origins, religious beliefs and politicalpersuasions have cometogether to build a greatDemocracy, one that isenvied across the globe.When I first went toCongress there were fiftyfive women in the House ofRepresentatives and sevenwomen in the United StatesSenate. Today, there areseventy-eight women in theHouse and twenty in theSenate. Most politicalobservers agree that ourgovernanceisbetterbecause of the new realitiesin Washington.Of course, there are thoseamong us who are weary ofdiversity. They must understand that it is not a burden,but a privilege.Ourstrength as a people isdirectly related to the tapestry of our culture. Historyhas taught us that thosewho stand in the way ofchange are swept away bythe gigantic wave thataccompanies progress.If you look at the professions and industries that areat the heart of our progressyou will find people whospeak various languages,who pray to different Godsand who hold numerouspolitical beliefs. We havelearned that progress doesnot demand that we allbelieve the same things. Itdoes require, however, thatwe are agreeable with oneanother even if we havemajor disagreements.In my years of public service I have been able toaccomplish many goals andobjectives. Many of themhave come about with thesupport of people who didnot look like me, who didnot believe what I believedand who were members of adifferent political party.We were able to workwith one another andunderstand our differencesbecause we respected eachother, and had a concernfor the larger good. As adiverse nation we can moveforward. I have alwaysbelieved that the larger ourcollective tent, the greaterthe opportunities for allpeople.Please comment by writing to joe.greenbishop@mail.house.govDALLAS ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO SALUTEEDUCATORS OF DELTA SIGMA THETASORORITY INCORPORATEDThe Dallas ISD Board ofTrustees will salute themembers of Delta SigmaTheta Sorority Incorporatedwho are current and retirededucators for the positiveimpact they have made onthe lives of Dallas ISD students, staff, faculty, parentsand families. The salutecomes on the heels of thesorority’scentennialanniversary as women allover the world gathered onJanuary 13 to celebrate 100years of sisterhood for oneof the country’s largestAfrican-American sororities.All members (current andretired educators) are askedto attend the next boardmeeting on Thursday,January 24, at 6:15 p.m. atthe Administration Buildinglocated at 3700 RossAvenue. Members are alsoasked to wear red as a symbol of sisterhood and appreciation of this monumentalaccomplishment for thesorority.Members who haveimpacted the lives of Dallasstudents have includedFrederica Chase Dodd, oneof the sorority’s 22 foundersand a former educator.Others include: MarjorieAtkins, Charles Etta Bell,Marilyn Calhoun, KamaliaCotton, Marjorie Craft, OlaCummins, Dr. Yvonne Ewell,Shirley Fridia, CharissaGovan, Charlenta Govan,Charlotte Govan, LateeshaHardee, Cafea Harrell, EvaHunter, Brenda Jamison,KeishaJohnson,JuliaJordan, Loraine Lee, SandraMalone,Dr.ThaliaMatherson, Pat Mays,Ramona McCain, JackiMcFarland,Dr.LisaThompson McLeod, VernaMitchell, Tondolyn Mosley,Bernadette Nutall, SonyaPalmer,Dr.HazelWashington Partee, DelisaProctor, Carla Ranger, KebraRecord, Billie Kerl Roberts,LaTasha Roberts, DemetraRobertson, John ArchieSanders, Charlie Mae Smith,Rosalind Smith, DianeStansberry, Leslie Swann,Vivian Taylor, Ada Williams,and Eula Woodberry, just toname a few and many more.Roberts,sisd.orgLroberts@dalla-About Delta Sigma ThetaSorority Inc.DeltaSigmaThetaSorority, Incorporated wasfounded on January 13,1913, on the campus ofHoward University. This private non-profit organization’s goals are directedtoward the provision ofservices and programs thatpromote human welfare.The membership exceeds200,000predominatelyAfrican American, collegeeducated women in morethan 1,000 chapters, locatedin 44 states and several foreign countries. This sororityrenders public servicethrough its five point program thrust- EconomicDevelopment; EducationalDevelopment; enessandInvolvement; and Physicaland Mental Health.Media Contact: LaTashaDistrict Announces InauguralDeSoto ISD Hall of HonorIn 2012, DeSoto ISDestablished the DeSoto ISDHall of Honor. Hall of Honornominations for 2013 will beaccepted from January 30through April 4. The criterialisted below will be used tomeasure candidates for theHall for both categories DHS Alumni Hall of uralclassinducted in 2012 included:Hall of Fame - Ellis Hobbs,III and Sgt. Jason Brown(posthumously)Distinguished Service Laura Dooley, Dr. JanicePettis Ingram, and JudyMossDHS Alumni Hall of FameDeSoto High School hasgraduated thousands ofpeople with rewardingcareers, individuals whotouch the lives of others from artists, elected officialsand CEOs, to doctors,lawyers and entrepreneurs.Celebrate their contributions through nomination tothe DHS Alumni Hall ofFame.Criteria for consideration:1. Is a DeSoto High Schoolgraduate who has been outof high school at least tenyears.2. Has special achievements in the nominee's areaof specialization.3. Has received honors,awards, etc. on a local,regional, national and/orinternational level.4. Can demonstrate community service.5. Has made meritoriouscontributions to society ingeneral, or to a specific segment of society.DeSoto ISD DistinguishedService AwardThousands of educators,parents, community supporters, business peopleand elected officials havemade significant contributions to the developmentand improvement of DeSotoISD. These individuals will becelebrated through theDeSoto ISD DistinguishedService Award.Criteria for consideration:1. If a district employee,they must have worked atleast ten (10) years inDeSoto ISD.2. Contributed substantialand significant support toDeSoto ISD specifically andeducation in general.3. Developed relation-ships with district and community members to foster alearning community.The Hall of HonorInduction Ceremony will beheld at the new DeSoto HighSchool cafeteria on Friday,May 3.The number of recipients each year will bedetermined by the Hall ofHonor Selection Committee.The Committee will thenmake its recommendationto the Superintendent, whowill make the final selectionof inductees for each year.Due to the nature of theaward, the nominee doesnot need to be alive toreceive the award.Nominations for the 2013class of the DeSoto ISD Hallof Honor are due no laterthan Thursday, April 4 by 5p.m. Please submit nominations by using the form provided online at www.desotoisd.org. Please contactBeth Trimble at 972-2236666, if you have questionsor comments regarding theHall on Honor program.Send completed formsto:Beth TrimbleDeSoto ISDCommunications200 E. Belt Line Road,DeSoto, Texas 75115btrimble@desotoisd.org

January 24 - 30, 2013The Dallas Post TribuneEDITORIAL PAGEDEAR EDITOR:The NAACP recentlyannounced that comedian,author, radio and talk showhost, Steve Harvey will hostthe NAACP Image Awards.Samuel L. Jackson, JamieFoxx, Queen Latifah, WandaSykes and Tony Goldwyn willbe part of an all-star line-upto present at the 44thNAACP IMAGE AWARDS. Inaddition, Dennis Haysbertwill be the in-showannouncer during the LIVEbroadcast from Los Angeles’historic Shrine Auditoriumon Friday, Feb. 1, 8-10 p.m.ET (PT tape-delayed) onNBC.“I'm honored to be hosting the 44th NAACP ImageAwards, and celebrate thevariety of film, TV, literary,music contributions, andspecial honorees this year.We're live on stage, gotgreat things in store for thenight!” commented Mr.Harvey.The NAACP Image Awardsis the premier multiculturalawards show. It celebratesthe accomplishments ofpeople of color in the fieldsof television, music, literature and film, and also honors individuals or groupswho promote social justicethrough creative endeavors.The NAACP Image Awardsare being produced byReginald Hudlin and BradLachman. Bill Bracken willserveasSupervisingProducer and Byron Phillipsas Producer. The productionteam also includes TonyMcCuin as Director andMelanie Massie as theTalent Executive.A Little Bit of Faith: PersevereBy Mrs. Colleen White"Blessed is the man whoperseveres under trial,because when he has stoodthe test, he will receive thecrown of life that God haspromised to those who lovehim" (James 1:12). Are yougoing through difficulttimes? Does it seem as if theworld is falling down aroundyou? Do you feel like you areunable to go on? Know this,my brother and sister, if youare able to continue to pressforward and onward, thelight will begin to shinethrough at the end of thatlong and dark tunnel thatyou might be in.Call out to God! He willhear your cries. He willspeak to your heart aboutyour situation. But sometimes we are so busy complaining about our circumstances that we are unableto hear His soft still voicespeaking to us. Are you thatperson? I know I have been.First, you want to stop com-plaining. Find somethingthat you can thank the Lordfor about your situation. Itdoes not matter if it is verysmall, but thank Him. As youare going through your situation, realize also that it willnot last. Your change iscoming.God says that when weare able to stand the test,we will receive the crown oflife that He has promised us.However, that promisecomes with another part.The crown will come forpeople who love God. Doyou love the Father? Thinkabout that for a moment.When you are able toanswer that, then you knowwhat else you may need todo in order to continue topersevere and still believeGod and press through yoursituation.We all have trials andtribulations. We have toknow that when we surrender our situation to God andpersevere, He is there tocatch us before we fall. Youwill not fall, my brother andsister. You have to stand andstand firm in Christ Jesus.Can you release your anger,hurt, and pain to Him? Canyou stand in His love? Areyou ready to love Him? Iknow I am. Amen? Amen.Hands off Malia and Sasha ObamaBy George E. CurryNNPA ColumnistJust when you think leaders of the National RifleAssociation can’t stoop anylower, they keep managing toplunge even deeper. Thistime, they have strayed wayover the line of respectabilityby using Malia and Sasha’senrollment in Sidwell Friends,a private Quaker school, tomalign President Obama overhis proposal to place limits onthe sale of assault rifles andexpand background checks.“Are the president’s kidsmore important than yours?Then why is he skepticalabout putting armed securityin our schools when his kidsare protected by armedguards at their school? Mr.Obama demands the wealthypay their fair share of taxes.But he’s just another elitisthypocrite when it comes to afair share of security.Protection for their kids. Andgun-free zones for ours.”WhiteHousePressSecretary Jay Carney was correct when he said in a statement:“Most Americansagree that a president’s children should not be used aspawns in a political fight. Butto go so far as to make thesafety of the president’s children the subject of an attackad is repugnant and cowardly.”New Jersey Gov. ChrisChristie, a Republican, said:“To talk about the president’s children or any publicofficer’s children who have –not by their own choice, butby requirement – to haveprotection and use thatsomehow to make a politicalpoint I think is reprehensible.”I am tempted to call NRAExecutive Vice PresidentWayne LaPierre and his comrades scum. But I’m going toresist the temptation. Notbecause they don’t fit thatdescription. I’m restrainingmyself because to call themscum would be an insult toscum.A second NRA ad, runningfour-and-a-half-minutes,tossed in an image of NBCnewsman David Gregory –whose children also attendSidwell Friends School – forgood measure. The narratorin the ad says “Armed Guards— Good enough for theDavid Gregory’s kids’ school,not for the rest of us. [The]school Obama’s daughtersattend has 11 armed guards.”Not surprisingly, the adconveniently ignores the factthat the Secret Service isrequired to protect the president’s children. They protected Chelsea Clinton and JulieNixon when they attendedthe school, known as “theHarvard of Washington’s private schools.”Although the original NRAad leaves the impression thatit is referring to SecretService agents, the longerversion makes it clear thatNRA is referencing securityguards at the school, whichhas a lower school campus inBethesda, Md. and middleand upper schools in northwest Washington, D.C.The Washington Post’sFact Checker column awarded the NRA ad fourPinocchios, representing a“whopper” of a lie. Thenewspaper noted, “ theonline directory for SidwellFriends lists 11 people asworking in the SecurityDepartment. Five are listedas ‘special police officer,’while two are listed as ‘on callspecial police officer,’ whichpresumably means they donot work full-time. The directory also lists two weekendshift supervisors, one security officer and the chief ofsecurity.““ But we spoke to parents who said they had neverseen a guard on campus witha weapon. And Ellis Turner,associate head of SidwellFriends, told us emphatically:‘Sidwell Friends security officers do not carry guns.’”The NRA’s ad claiming thatPresident Obama is “skepticalabout putting armed securityin our schools” misrepresentshis position. The clip wastaken out of context from thisexchange between the president and David Gregory onNBC’s “Meet the Press.”GREGORY: Should we havean armed guard at everyschool in the country? That’swhat the NRA believes. Theytold me last week that thatcould work.OBAMA: I’m not going toprejudge the recommendations that are given to me. Iam skeptical that the onlyanswer is putting more gunsin schools. And I think thevast majority of the Americanpeople are skeptical that thatsomehow is going to solveour problem.Clearly, the president didnot say he was skepticalabout placing armed securityguards in schools. Instead, hesaid that is not “the onlyanswer.”Even more insane, at apress conference, WayneLaPierre of the NRA assertedthat the answer to preventing future incidents like theoneatSandyHookElementarySchoolinNewtown, Conn. is the placement of armed guards inevery school.Among the proposals presented by President Obama isproviding federal funds toplace more officers inschools, if the schoolrequests them.After acting on a specificproposal made by NRA, thegun lobbying organizationdenounced Obama yet again.After coming under attack byeven some conservatives,NRA spokesman AndrewArulanandam said: “If anyonethinks we’re talking specifically about someone’s children, they’re missing thepoint completely ”No, that’sexactly the point. Leave thosebeautiful Obama girls out ofyour degenerate ad campaigns.George E. Curry, formereditor-in-chief of Emergemagazine, is editor-in-chiefof the National NewspaperPublishers Association NewsService (NNPA.) He is akeynote speaker, moderator,and media coach. Curry canbe reached through his Website, www.georgecurry.com.You can also follow him atwww.twitter.com/currygeorge.Are You Raising One of the Next Generation of Hoodlums: TEACHING COMMITMENT TO KIDSDr. Joyce TealI believe that much of theunhappiness in today's worldcan be attributed to people'sweaknesses in the area of commitment. It is no longer surprising that so many people areafraid to commit, have nodesire to commit and/or do noteven consider whether or notthey should commit.As we embark upon a brandNew Year, this is a good time tobegin to reflect upon your ownlevel of commitment and whatyou must do in order to teachyour son the importance ofcommitment.How many teachers and parents have stunted a boy'spotential by telling him what hecouldn't do? Commit to refusing to believe a word of it! Ihave had numerous successfulBlack men share with me negative comments from theirteachers: you aren't universitymaterial; from parents: younever were strong in math;from other influential adults:you shouldn't take the collegetract - regarding their ability tosucceed. If these men hadbelieved these negative people,they would not have achievedsuccess in life. So teach yourson to commit to not allowingsomeone else's negativity to bethe reason for his failure.Guide your son to becominga positive person; to finding thegood and praising it.Instill the idea within yourson's psyche that he canachieve anything that he is willing to committing to workinghard enough to accomplish. Lethim know that there are manynegative people in this world,and there are also many positive people, and that he gets tochoose the people with whomhe desires to spend his freetime.Following are suggestionswhich can help you achieveyour goal of encouraging yourson to believe in himself, in hisability to achieve and in committing to being a positive person: Commit to being a positiverole model. Set small goals and gradually increase the challenges asyou gain confidence. Teach your child to do thesame. Celebrate small victories. Congratulate yourself andyour son when expectationsare surpassed. Commit to seeing the positive in people and in situationsrather than the negative. Make sure that the mediayou and your child watchshares more positives than negatives. Commit to making a conscious effort not to be a negative person and to limit negativity in your son's environment. Make it clear to your sonthat you expect him to be apositive person! Commit to being positiveyourself and strive to help yourson see the positive. Teach that people who arecommitted to looking for thepositive in situations will usually find it.Page 3ABOARD OF DIRECTORSDr. Mary E. Beck, ChairpersonDr. T.R. Lee, Jr.Mrs. Dorothy LeeAtty. Theodora Lee, Co-ChairDr. Theronica BondAtty. Mr. Gary BondMrs. Mollie BeltDr. George WillisSTAFFDr. T.R. Lee, Jr,. President/PublisherMrs. Dorothy LeeVice President/FinanceMrs. Shirley GrayVice President/Operations,Billing & CollectionsMs. Chloe BuckleyDeputy Vice President/OperationsMrs. Millie Ferguson,2nd Vice President/Quality Control& ResearchAtty. Theodora Lee, Legal CounselorAtty. Gary Bond, Legal CounselorDr. William Lyons, ConsultantMs. Peggy Walker, ConsultantSTAFF WRITERSRev

program will help parents gain confidence in using new technology, applications, websites and much more. The program is coordinated by Strong Fathers Strong Families and will include three more sessions. Participants who attend all four sessions will be in a raf-fle to win one of five iPads. Contact the ACE office for more information, 972-223 .