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8 CLICKWORTHY All the web news 14 EAST DALLAS EDUCATORS Who deserve an A+ 20 REBUILD OR REMODEL? The fate of three elementary schools 24 ASH CREEK When construction and conservation collide 28 DINING BarNone 32 CLASS OF 2021 How they survived senior year
Get a taste of chicken tinga, short rib and shredded pork with a trio of BarNone’s empanadas. Photography by Kathy Tran.
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SWEET REWARD Anyone who shows their COVID-19 vaccination record card can get a free original glazed doughnut at Krispy Kreme. The offer is valid until Dec. 31 at U.S. locations, including the one at 5118 Greenville Ave.
coming & going [-] Ruby’s Sno-Balls will not reopen for the 2021 summer season.
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RAFFIC. More than 300 Lakewood Hills residents signed a petition asking the City of Dallas for traffic-calming measures in the neighborhood. Neighbors want the City to reduce the speed limit from 30 mph to 20 mph and to replace flat speed bumps on La Vista Drive. They would also like additional stop signs for four-way stops. The petition comes as development in the neighborhood has resulted in increased cut-through traffic, speeding, accidents and noise, neighbors say.
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Marc Cassel says it will not reopen. [+] Green Austin
patio
Light bar
Social, an known
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innovative cocktails and dancing on Sixth Street, plans to open a location at 2625 Floyd St. in late summer or early fall. [+] The
Houston-based
Tex-
Mex chain called Fajita Pete’s will
Top Stories n Police arrest man accused of killing 21-year-old woman in Old East
Dallas n City takes action against OT Tavern n They’re fast, we’re furious: How street racing, intersection takeovers became a neighborhood problem n 20 Feet Seafood Joint permanently closes
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open at 1920 Abrams Road early this summer. [+] Fiction Coffee has two new locations inside the Bogart at 4621 Ross Ave. and the Continental Gin Building at 3309 Elm St.
NATIONALLY HONORED NEIGHBORHOOD FOCUSED A national remodeling award for a neighborhood remodeler owned and operated by women? That’s right: Kitchen Design Concepts, East Dallas’ most buzzed-about remodelers, won a national remodeler of the year award from the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI). KDC’s staff guides clients through every step of the process, from design to financing to construction. Ask about remodeling any room, or your entire home. Clients say “on time and on budget” best-describes Kitchen Design Concepts’ work.
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A STINKY SITUATION Neighbors who live near The Wilshire apartment complex on Skillman Street regularly pick up trash that the waste management company spills when emptying the dumpster. If residents don’t pick up trash and push the dumpster back into its cage, the gate blocks the sidewalk, and students walking to Lipscomb Elementary have to enter the street to dodge it. The gate also blocks vehicular access to the alley, and neighbors can’t get home unless they get out and move it. “I’m not going to let it go,” neighbor Mimi SiebertBowen says. “Have some respect for your neighbors.”
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Super students
The family of Deep Ellum’s
The East Dallas chapter of the Young Men’s Service League completed 3,700 hours of service in 2020. The group of teenage boys and their moms wrote letters to residents at senior care facilities, mulched and tilled the garden at Mockingbird Elementary and picked up trash at For the Love of the Lake’s monthly shoreline spruce-up.
who died during February’s
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“cotton
candy
man,”
winter storm, filed a $1 million lawsuit against the Electric Reliability Council of Texas and Oncor for negligence.
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GOOD NEWS
Dallas Arboretum hortic ulturist Jenny Wegley was featured on the CBS series Mission Unstoppable, which spotlights female scientists to inspire girls to pursue STEM careers. In the show, hosted by Miranda Cosgrove, Wegley taught viewers how she studies plants and uses a trial garden to collec t data on each species to ensure they thrive in the Texas summer heat.
M Streets neighbor and U.S.
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Rep. Colin Allred welcomed his second child, Cameron Eber Allred. Allred took a shor t paternity leave to suppor t his wife Aly Eber take care of their newborn. couple
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THE WORD Whataburger plans to open a location at Gaston Avenue and Tucker Street in spring 2022. Some neighbors have been hungrily waiting for years. Others are downright hangry about traffic congestion. Here’s what they say on social media.
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THAO LE
brave new world Lessons learned from teaching during the pandemic ›
Education is an unrelenting field under normal circumstances, but this year was certainly a challenge. Teachers had to build virtual classrooms while managing those opting for in-person instruction. If that wasn’t hard enough, they had to weather a winter storm that left students without power and internet access, sometimes for weeks. Here are just a few teachers in our neighborhood we admire. Story by JAIME DUNAWAY-SEALE Photography by OWEN JONES
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Many students have sat in math class questioning whether they’ ll ever use a certain formula in their everyday lives. But statistics can be applied in any real-world situation. Just ask Woodrow Wilson instructor Thao Le. She tasked her students with calculating the success rate of getting a second date on the local radio program Second Date Update. The segment, which airs every morning on New Country 96.3, features callers who have gone on a date but never received a second one. The show host connects the two parties to find out what went wrong and set them up on a second meeting if they choose. Students listened to the show and categorized the data into qualitative and quantitative variables. Reasons for not going on a second date included being forced to eat spicy food and being catfished. Out of 255 episodes, they found that the chance of getting a second date was just 13.7 percent. Le asked her students to reflect on what they learned, and responses ranged from “I learned that people are crazy and weird” to “There’s a lot of statistics in the real world.” Making math interesting and relatable to students’ lives is something Le strives to do in all her classes through project-based learning. Although she transferred from the math department to the engineering department over the summer, she continues to assign practical projects, like making 3D-printed snack boxes in different shapes. “Grading is never boring,” Le says. “Students have real problems they have to solve, and you can really assess whether they have learned the concepts.” Last year, Le was named Woodrow Wilson Teacher of the Year for her commitment to students and leadership among faculty. She was the campus IT expert and organized
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Thao Le is Woodrow Wilson’s Teacher of the Year.
Jairus Mitchell led Lakehill to its first football state championship.
trainings to help teachers prepare for their evaluations. She also led new teacher orientation and helped educators use the school’s 3D printers for classes. “We’re not lowering the standard,” Le says. “We’re making sure [students] are well prepared for the future.” But this year has been hard, even for the teacher of the year. “A really big challenge is managing two spaces at once,” Le says. “When I have students who are here and need attention and students on the computer who need help, it’s impossible. I’m like, ‘Who’s here? Who’s calling? Is it a ghost?’” Le splits the class into groups so they can help each other when she’s working with other students. Most of the design work can be completed virtually or in person on the computer. In a normal year, students would help operate the 3D printers, but she does all the printing now. “I learned that you have to have a lot of patience — for students and for yourself,” Le says. “Maybe there’s a concept you can’t get to, and that’s OK. You can incorporate it later into something else. Some things you just have to let go. This year, I just want to make learning fun because it’s been really tough for everyone.”
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If there was ever a perfect time to launch a state championship bid, 2020 wasn’t it. While other private schools were scrimmaging on the gridiron, the Lakehill Preparatory School Warriors were running drills in a park under the supervision of team captains. The team didn’t have its first official practice until six weeks into the season. Then four of its regular-season games were canceled. The Warriors entered the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools playoff having competed in only two games. Yet in just his second year as head coach, Jairus Mitchell led Lakehill to its first football state championship in the school’s 49-year history. “It almos t felt like it was an impossible task,” Mitchell says. “Playing only two games, we didn’t have an opportunity to learn from our mistakes. I think it’s a testament to those boys’ character and willingness to do whatever they had to do to win the game. They stayed ready.” Mitchell has made an immediate impac t since arriving at Lakehill two years ago. In 2019, he led
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the team to the Division II six-man championship game, and the team ended the season as runner-up. “Doing it a second time is harder because you’ve got people looking at you,” Mitchell says. “My call to them was to do it for the community. A lot of kids are from Lakewood. They gre w up toge ther. Other private schools don’t have that. We’re from here, and we’re working hard. They bought into that.” He also coached the middle school boys and girls basketball teams to district championships and is preparing to lead the softball team this spring. Coaches and athletes are required to wear masks at all times, whether they’re competing or on t h e s i d e l i n e . Fa n a tt e n dance is limited to allow for social distancing. Coaching multiple teams — and teaching physical education — during COVID was a whole new ball game for Mitchell. He says he couldn’t have done it without the support of his wife, Stephanie Ann. If he’s head coach of Team Mi t c h e l l , t h e n s h e ’s t h e general manager in charge of wrangling the couple’s 5-year-old, 2-year-old and 7- m o n t h - o l d . He r h a r d work makes the long hours of practice and late-night games possible, he says. “It ’s a matter of working hard so the [kids] can be happy,” Mitchell says. “ They really want to play. The next three, four, five years, it’s winning time.”
Andrew Balettie knows instruments need masks too.
ANDREW BALETTIE The lights may have dimmed on live entertainment last year, but Bishop Lynch band director Andrew Balettie won’t let the music die. Balettie marched on when Bishop Lynch prohibited unmasked activities by special ordering music masks that students wear over mouthpieces to reduce aerosol particle emissions. Next, the instruments needed masks too. He put bell covers around the brass instruments, and for the woodwinds, covered them in special bags designed to trap air that escapes when keys are pressed and released. This is music education during the pandemic. Early on, health experts feared that playing an instrument could increase the spread of COVID-19. Given what we know about how singing can enhance transmission, blowing air forcefully through an instrument seems risky. However, new studies show that aerosols released from instruments typically don’t travel farther than the 6 feet recommended for social distancing. “It’s not more dangerous than sitting in any other class,” Balettie says. “If you’re keeping distance, for the most part, you’re good. Having masks and instrument covers make it that much safer.” The band’s small size, 42 people, makes it easier to spread out and rehearse indoors. A hybrid model where
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students can choose virtual or in-person instruction every quarter also reduces the number of students in the classroom — although more students are choosing to attend class on campus. Online students log in to rehearsal and learn what they can from the group setting. Then they schedule time to work with Balettie individually on music skills. “Zoom can lag and glitch and change tempo, so that’s been a struggle,” he says. “The reason band exists on campus is to critically think and find solutions to what you’re hearing. That’s impossible to do over Zoom. We really shifted away from band class to developing individual music fundamentals.” Instead of competing in marching competitions this fall, the band stayed put and performed at home football games. Around Christmas, students played a concert livestreamed to family and friends. “ The thing that has impacted us the most negatively is the limited performance opportunities,” Balettie says. “That’s the nature of live music in general. Livestreams are not the same.” But the return of live music is imminent. In March, students performed a live concert in front of a limited audience, and marching band competitions are expected to resume this fall. “One of the things we’ve learned to do is live with this,” he says. “It’s helped me not take myself so seriously. I was able to step back and reassess what I find to be most important in what I teach.”
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A 1950s-era photo of Hexter Elementary, designed by architect William H. Hidell Jr. Photography courtesy of the University of North Texas Libraries.
FAC I L I T I ES FAC E L I F T Many older schools need upgrades, but deciding to renovate or replace is a critical issue GENEVA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY is one of the oldest schools in Dallas ISD. Built as Robert E. Lee Elementary in 1931 by noted local architect Mark Lemmon, it replaced a portable that lacked a lunchroom and lounge for the four teachers and principal. A group of determined parents led by A.C. Fair formed a PTA and pushed for a proper school. Eighty-seven years later, parents are still advocating for an adequate facility. The aging building is third worst in the district, according to DISD’s facility condition index. District officials say they would need to invest 91 percent of the building’s total cost to keep the school in working order. In last year’s general election, voters approved a $3.5 million bond that calls for the demolition and replacement
of 13 DISD schools, including Geneva Heights, Hexter and Reilly elementary schools. “We have schools that just cannot wait for a major renovation,” says David Bates, assistant superintendent of maintenance and facility services. “We’ve got schools that cannot wait to get their roof replaced, their HVAC or their plumbing. These are things that we want to attack right now.” Yet some neighbors don’t want to lose a community school. Historic schools are landmarks that contribute to a sense of place in the neighborhood, says Dave Preziosi, executive director of Preservation Dallas. Without a historic designation, there’s nothing to protect schools from demolition except a contingent of neighbors who
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A photo from the groundbreaking of Geneva Heights Elementary in 1931. Photography courtesy of the Dallas Morning News Archives.
are working with district officials to preserve significant parts of the building. Preservation Dallas recommends renovating the core structure and adding new spaces instead of tearing entire buildings down. In the past, DISD has shown interest in the suggestion. It’s possible that future construction would only gut the interior of the structure and leave the façade, with its decorative reliefs and floral detail work, predominately intact — except to accommodate additions. Or the designs could copy the look of the old buildings. “I’ve expressed publicly my support for maintaining the historic parts of the building,” says Dustin Marshall, the trustee for District 2, which includes Geneva Heights. “This will be a community-intensive and
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collaborative process. It will not be done behind closed doors. There will be chances to voice perspectives on key issues at each of the campuses.” Major construction at schools is still months away. This month, Bates hopes to assign architects and project management firms to each campus. Meetings with school staff and community stakeholders can then begin in June. Designing a new school typically takes about nine months, and it takes about five months to get a building permit from the City of Dallas. Construction is scheduled for 16 months, with a tentative completion date set for October 2023. “These schools are slated to be replaced with new state-of-the-art, energy-efficient buildings with plenty of natural light and space and modern technology,” says Dan Micciche, the
trustee for District 3, which includes Hexter and Reilly. “These school communities would go from having some of the worst buildings in the district to the best.” Once the new schools are complete, the district intends to use bond money for preventative maintenance. “We do a bond every five, six, seven years,” Marshall says. “Before that, they were fewer and farther between. There wasn’t money to upkeep these buildings that were built differently and, frankly, not built to last as long. This bond, even though it’s the largest in Texas history, still isn’t enough to address the entire wish list. It’s large enough to address priority one and two needs, but priority three and four will become priority one and two needs. We’re always fighting against the passage of time.”
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been installed to prevent sediment runoff into the creek. She asked construction workers to stop, but they continued. A supervisor told her that removing vegetation was necessary to raise the soil level so a teachers’ parking lot and fire lane could be installed on the site. “ They took out everything — every single little living plant,” L eonard says. “ They didn’t need to knock out ever ything all the way down to the creek bottom. They could have just
trimmed the trees.” Leonard represents neighbors who say Dallas ISD n e ve r i n f o r m e d t h e m a b o u t possible construction work on the creek bank. The group has rallied to save the water source and ensure the district follows through on its promise to replant the area. T he y’ve asked for full natural restoration in three to five years of maintenance. “Neighbors bought this property because of the creek,” Leonard says. “ We were naturally screened from the s c h o o l ’s a c t i v i t y, b u t D I S D took that all away. If we hadn’t raised our hands, they never would have been held accountable.” District officials have since offered a formal apology. “As a district, we pride ourselves on being a good neighbor, in partnership with our community, while we seek to enhance aging learning environments for students,” Brent Alfred, deputy chief of DISD Construction Services, wrote i n a l e tt e r t o r e s i d e n t s . “ In doing so, there is always room for improvement and be tter communication. We stand by ready to work with you at the comple tion of the projec t if your concerns have not been addressed. We are also willing to provide additional landsc a ping a lo ng the impa c te d area to help restore the disturbed habitat.” B r ya n A d a m s i s r e c e i v i n g a $69.28 million renovation from the 2015 bond. The renovation will include new administration offices, a fine arts addition, auditorium upgrades and a new gym that doubles a s a s t o r m s h e l t e r. L e o n a r d says her neighbors voted for
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Left: Kristi Kerr Leonard, Killian Leonard and Flo Shaffer take notes at a neighborhood meeting. Right: A hand-drawn sign promoting the Facebook group led to printed yard signs, which are now displayed at several neighborhood homes.
the 2015 bond and support the community school. However, they think the design was planned too close to the creek. School board trustee Dan Micciche connected Leonard with Alfred after learning about the creek bank’s des truc tion. He and Alfred attended neighborhood meetings on the subject and pledged to press the district to restore the water way. “ This is a tragedy and needs to be fixed,” Micciche says. “It is a beautiful creek, and DISD needs to fix the damage to it and rebuild trust with the neighborhood.” Environmental experts visited Ash Creek to evaluate the impact of construction. The heavy machiner y resulted in alterations of the bank’s structure and slope, says Fouad Jaber, professor and extension specialist in the B io lo g ica l an d A g r i c u l tu ra l E n g i n e e r i n g D e p a r t m e n t a t Te x a s A&M AgriLife Extension Service. T h e s l o p e w a s s e ve r e l y s t e e p e n e d , and natural bedrock struc tures on the bank were broken. Large rocks detached from the bank and fell into
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the stream channel. To stabilize the bank, Jaber recommends that it be regraded at the same slope as the upstream and downstream sections. The bank will also need to be replanted with native riparian vegetation that will have a higher chance of sur vival and will hold the bank together. Riparian zones are located along water sources and are characterized by unique soil and vege tation that prevent erosion, slow water flow to reduce floods and filter pollutants before they enter the water way. Restoration of the creek bank should begin as soon as possible, says North Texas Master Naturalist Ricky Lenix. W i t h D I S D ’s s u p p o r t , S e d a l c o Construction Ser vices hired Cardin a l S t r a t e g i e s t o m i t i ga t e f u r t h e r damage and perform the restoration once construction is complete. The City has agreed to expedite the project so restoration work can begin q u i c k l y, D i s t r i c t 9 C o u n c i l w o m a n Paula Blackmon says. “I live on a creek, and I understand
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The class of 2021 has experienced plenty of educational disruption and social turmoil. COVID-19 threatened their health. It altered their extracurriculars and obliterated many typical senior milestones. Then the freak Arctic blast left some without homes, power and internet. In their own words, here’s how some of our neighborhood graduates overcame this year’s obstacles.
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“I started virtual because I didn’t trust the school to make it safe. Both my parents are older and have pre-existing conditions. I went back once, but it wasn’t the same. You’re sitting 6 feet apart. You’ve got glass around you. I’ve been procrastinating a lot more. Motivation is gone. It’s ‘senioritis’ on top of COVID.”
— Skylar Linker, Woodrow Wilson. Plans to attend Davidson College or the University of Texas at Arlington and major in history
“I still wanted the school experience and learning from a teacher, but I also wanted to do half online because it takes a bit of the stress off. Sometimes it’s just you and the teacher. You get to know them as a person.” — Rhett Esval, Woodrow Wilson. Plans to join the Air Force Reserve and attend basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in July. He’ll study computer science at the University of North Texas in the spring.
ON THE FIELD “I p l a ye d f o o t b a l l a t Woodrow this year. I was tight end and defensive end. The stadium wasn’t as full, so it wasn’t the same experience as a year without COVID. We made the playoffs for the first time in a couple years, so that was really fun. It was worth it.” — Jay Matney, Woodrow Wilson. Plans to attend Texas A&M and major in sports management
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“COVID was my first year competing in swim. Over the summer, I spent my whole time working. I was able to buy my car to get myself to and from practice. Swim was the only time I could really see my friends. No spectators were allowed. My senior night, my parents couldn’t come. It was a moment I wanted them to be there.” — Alexa Fitton, Bryan Adams. Plans to attend the University of Texas and major in chemistry
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“I’m captain of the FIRST Robotics Competition team. I coordinate outreach projects. Our outreach is mainly COVID related. At the start of the pandemic, we were able to print 3,500 face shields for health care workers. We gave away 3D-printed door handle keys. We also partnered with another company and trained 100 North Texas teachers how to use 3D printers that they could take with them. Past outreach was getting more women involved in STEM. I want to carry that with me as I go on. I think girls would like this and they’d have a passion for it like I do if they could see all the possibilities.” — Ruby Rodriguez, Woodrow Wilson. Plans to attend Northeastern University and major in mechanical engineering
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“I dance outside of school. I was doing classes on Zoom. I’d put up my laptop and do dances in the garage. I wanted to quit, but my mom was against it. Once we went back in person, I enjoyed it more. My friends still go, and I’m still getting to do what I love. All competitions have been canceled. We don’t even know if we are going to have a showcase. In some ways, I’m not as stressed because I don’t have a dance competition every other weekend.” — Lila Banowetz, Bishop Lynch. Plans to attend the University of Oklahoma and major in public relations and communications
“It’s hard to put service online, but the Young Men’s Service League has done a good job of adapting. One thing we did quite a bit was write letters to the folks at Juliette Fowler. That hit close to home because I have a great-grandmother in a senior care facility. A couple of my favorite opportunities got snubbed out because of the pandemic. But I didn’t miss out on nearly as many as I expected. We still did For the Love of the Lake because that’s outside.” — Andrew Volney, Townview. Plans to attend Texas A&M and major in business administration
TEST PREP “I was in three AP classes last year. AP tests still happened, but the format changed. I was in the first round of testing, and the system wasn’t fully ready. It was a whole system of kinks that hadn’t been worked out. I did my responses on paper and uploaded the images. I submitted my responses and got a page that said, “Your responses have not been submitted to the College Board.” I broke down crying. I went to my teacher, who contacted the College Board. There were time stamps [from my uploads] so they were able to accept those responses. I’m worried for this year’s exams because they’ll be the full three-hour exam.” — Alexa Fitton “The whole [college application] process was insane. I didn’t take a standardized test when I first applied because they were all canceled. They judged more on academics and what extracurricul a r s I ’d b e e n i n v o l v e d i n . N o w i t ’s M a r c h o f s e n i o r y e a r, a n d I ’ m s t u d y i n g f o r t h e A C T. Students are needing a test score for s c h o l a r s h i p s .” — Lila Banowetz
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AFTER HOURS “This whole thing has been pretty hard on the band program. For marching band, we rehearsed outside, which wasn’t unusual. We lost a lot of members over the summer. We had to do a shorter and simpler show than usual. Woodwinds go in on some days and brass on the other. We haven’t had a concert yet this year, but we have plans to do one in the spring. It’s been disappointing, but I do solo competitions, and those have gone pretty well for me.” — Evelyn Pate, Woodrow Wilson. Plans to attend Oklahoma State University and major in architecture with a minor in music
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“I’m a member of the quiz bowl team. It’s like studying for another class. PreCOVID, we’d have a tournament once or twice a month. When everything moved online, it continued as usual. They just had to make sure kids weren’t cheating online. We’ve done eight online tournaments and have performed pretty well. We’ve gotten first at a few tournaments against top national teams.” — Andrew Volney
“We didn’t have homecoming or pep rallies. To not have one last one — or to not realize the last one would be my last one — to put it in simple terms, that sucks a little bit.” — Alexa Fitton
“I was looking forward to just being a senior and showing that spirit. We have homecoming week, and before, I was not going to do it. I thought it was lame. But I made a promise to my mom that senior year, I was going to go all in. Then I was like, ‘Never mind.’ I won’t go to football games.” — Ruby Rodriguez
“Everything we’ve tried to do has been canceled, and that’s been the hardest part. It sucks because you look forward to senior year and getting those privileges. We got to go to one football game. They’ve planned a prom. It’ll be just seniors. No outside dates. I’m going to go in a girls group. The whole dance will be super spread out with teachers to monitor. There’s not going to be a big mosh pit.” — Lila Banowetz
“I was voted Mr. Wildcat and Homecoming King. It meant a lot to me that people throughout the school thought highly of me. It felt good to be recognized for the activities I’ve been in.” — Jay Matney
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“FIRST Robotics Competition is doing virtual events. You take a video of your robot during certain maneuvers, and then people judge it from home. A lot of the energy is definitely gone. I haven’t participated as much because of that, but it’s nice to be with classmates and problem solve.” — Skylar Linker
CAMPUS LIFE “ T hey h ave sh o rte ne d ba s i c t rai nin g by a week. T hey ’ re goi ng to t r y to sp rea d u s al l out , bu t a l o t of ba s i c t rai nin g i s f i g u ri n g out h ow to m a rc h a n d dri l l toge t he r. T hey ’ re get t i n g ri d of t he si t-up po rt i o n of t h e test b ecau se yo u h ave some one hol d i n g yo u r fe et . I t ’s n ot easi er, bu t i t ’s n o t w ha t i t shoul d be. Gra du at i ng f rom basi c t ra i n i n g i s a b i g a c compl i sh m e n t . Yo u ’ ve gon e t hroug h t h e wo rst seve n and a h al f weeks. T he n you d on’t get to h ave fa mi l y a t grad uat i o n .
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OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
By PATTI VINSON
Kevin “Poppi” Rudy and Australian python Sheila want to help educate neighbors that most snakes will wander away from you if you stay calm and still. Photography by Jessica Turner.
Backyard snakes W h a t ’s f r i e n d l y a n d w h a t ’s ve n m o u s
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ood news: It’s spring. Iffy news, depending on your level of ophidiophobia: The numerous snakes of East Dallas are waking up. Oh, and they’re hungry and looking for love. Not to worry. Lakewood Hills neighbor and snake educator Kevin “Poppi” Rudy
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would argue that it’s no time to panic, merely time to be aware and cautious. Given that our area is in range of four types of venomous snakes and a fair number of nonvenomous ones, a little education and insight might be handy. Rudy’s just the person for the job. He earned a master’s in biology, served as past president of the North Texas Herpetological Society and has been an educator at several nature centers, including the Dallas Zoo and Audubon Center. Rudy and snakes go way back. His mom would tell you they’ve fascinated him since the age of 2. “I always liked snakes, lizards, toads,
frogs, spiders, scorpions, etc., but my favorite was always snakes,” he says. “Some people are apparently born this way, and there appears to be no cure. I have been bitten and stung many times, but I still stubbornly pursue these critters. “Snakes have a silent perfection to them. Their patterns and colors can be outrageous, or they can be so camouflaged as to be virtually impossible to see when looking right at them.” So how best to live harmoniously with them? Let’s start with the four venomous snakes: rattlers, cottonmouth/water moccasin, copperhead and coral snake.
EDUCATION GUIDE “The chances of encountering any of these is essentially zero,” he says, adding that facing down a copperhead is the highest probability, especially in wild, wooded areas. “You are much more likely to encounter nonvenomous species: Texas rat snake, harmless water snakes, Eastern hognose [and] rough greensnake — two very small brownish snakes common in flowerbeds — and a few others.” And if you encounter a snake? “Do not try to capture a snake unless you are sure you know what it is, which is essentially never,” he says. “The best thing would be to contact me [at DFW Wildlife Colalition], and I could help you identify it and even remove it if absolutely necessary. The best thing, in the nonvenomous case, would be to learn to live with it.” How about White Rock Lake? “Copperheads are sometimes seen crossing the trails,” he says. “Otherwise, the vast majority of snakes are harmless water snakes, which people always think are cottonmouths. Cottonmouths do not like open water and running-water environments.” If you’re walking and encounter a snake, remember: “Snakes don’t get mad, and they are not aggressive,” Rudy says. “They can be afraid and defensive, especially when approached by a large potential predator. If you find yourself close to a snake, freeze. The snake will not advance or strike unless it feels further threatened and will probably move away from you. Let that happen. If the snake does not retreat, you can move very, very slowly away from the snake. Remember that most snakes can strike only about one-half of their body length.” Say you’re zenning out on the lake, enjoying your kayak or canoe or paddle board, when you see a snake close by. No need to let the reptile interrupt your communion with nature. Snakes will likely avoid you because the snake’s brain will interpret you as a large predator. “But their eyesight is fairly poor, and one might accidentally come toward you,” Rudy says. “Just move away from the snake or splash water so that it lands between you and the snake.” If you’re trying to soothe your fears with the belief that all snakes are beneficial, Rudy issues this reminder: “We should try not to evaluate critters based on what good we think they do us. The same snake that eats lots of rodents might also eat songbirds. They are a part of nature, and nature works best when it has all of its representative parts working well.”
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By GEORGE MASON
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It’s not just a feeling Fa i t h i s l i ke l ea r n i n g a l a n g u a ge, l i ve d ex p e r i e n ce
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he results are in, and the news isn’ t good for the church. Less than half of Americans, 47 percent, report that they hold membership in a religious congregation, according to a recent Gallup poll. This is down from a high of 73 percent in the immediate post-World War II era. It doesn’t matter if you break it down by race or region, gender or generation, political party or socioeconomic status, every demographic segment showed losses of formal religious commitment. For nearly six decades, the percentage of citizens who were members of a church, synagogue or mosque remained steady at about 70 percent, making America a de facto religious nation, albeit not one with any official religion. The change is most notable in the last two decades, as we have seen a dramatic loss of 20 percent because of the rise of the so-called “Nones” — those who self-identify as religiously unaffiliated. This is chilling news to congregations of all faiths as we begin to emerge from our COVID-19 interregnum. The hope of returning to normal is hardly hopeful. Talk among clergy of a “new normal” is more about how to expect less. The positive correlation between levels of participation and donations bodes negative for the future in this light. What’s the problem? Religious leaders quickly blame the spirit of the age. It’s the soulless media, godless schooling, unadulterated materialism or unprincipled politics. The real answer may be uncomfortably closer to home. It’s the young who are disproportionately leaving. They cite hypocrisy, discrimination and power politics by religious leaders and their faithful followers as reasons
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for opting out. Author G.K. Chesterton famously called America a nation with the soul of a church because of our founding creed in the Declaration of Independence that “all men are created equal.” But nowadays one wonders if the problem isn’t that the American church has the soul of a nation. That is, our congregations too often reflect the dominant values of society. Faith is a lived experience, not just a feeling you have in your heart. Faith is like learning a language: You need to be part of a culture that speaks it fluently and interprets its rituals by it if you are to master it yourself. Whatever culture you immerse yourself in, that is the language you will default to — whether secular or religious. Faithful participation — which membership implies more than guarantees — is crucial to the formation of a spiritual life. It creates a set of glasses through which to view the wider world with discernment of what is wise and foolish. Or better, it creates an alternative world within the world that offers identity, security and meaning. These things can carry you through the ups and downs of human existence. Regardless of your religious label, the words of the writer of the epistle to the Hebrews make sense: “Let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another…”
GEORGE MASON is pastor of Wilshire Baptist Church, president of Faith Commons
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Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School / 10:30 am Coffee Worship: 8:30 am & 11:00 am Traditional / 11:00 am Contemporary LAKEWOOD UMC / 2443 Abrams Rd. / 214.823.9623 Sunday Morning Worship 10:30 am / mylakewoodchurch.org Messy Church for Children and Families Sunday 5:00 pm MUNGER PLACE CHURCH / Come & See
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Dennis Cail frequently lent money to family and f r i e n d s w h o ne ver paid him back. Sometimes, he’d ruin Thanksgiving dinner reminding people that they owed him money. He wanted to take the awkwardness out of the process. In 2019, the Lakewood Hills neighbor launched the DID YOU KNOW? mobile app Zirtue to formalize the offline process of lending Americans owe more than $184 money to family and friends. billion annually to friends and The company has processed family, according to estimates more than $10 million in loans. from the Federal Reserve. Unlike PayPal or Venmo, borrowers pay back a loan through monthly installments that are auto drafted from their bank accounts. Funds are sent directly to a creditor or corporate entity, so lenders know the money is being used for its intended purpose. Zirtue sends up to three notifications to borrowers if there are insufficient funds in their account. The lender is copied on the third notification, which usually prompts the borrower to pay up, Cail says. There’s less than a 2 percent default rate among Zirtue users, he says. “The app is a reminder that this is a relationship rather than just another loan entity,” Cail says. As the platform grows, Cail plans to use the technology to drive financial inclusion and help people avoid predatory lenders. The company recently released a Zirtue debit card in which borrowed funds are instantly loaded onto the card and can be used by people who don’t have bank accounts. “In the place I grew up, when people in my neighborhood got paid, they’d go to the liquor store, which was the same as the check cashing place,” Cail says. “The check cashing place would take 30 percent of the check. Those types of places don’t do anything to help the community. We should do all we can to help communities that seem to be in this perpetual vortex.” NEW GREATER EAST DALLAS CHAMBER MEMBERS: Baldwin Associates, 3904 Elm St. Robert Baldwin’s company provides zoning, permitting and land development services. Ink and Toner Sales Specialist, 6339 McCommas Blvd. The company owned by Keith King delivers ink, toner and paper to large offices and homes. Mosquito Shield of North Dallas, P.O. Box 190616. Franchise owners Rebecca and Josh Rider can help protect your property from mosquitoes, ticks and fleas.
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5105 Swiss Avenue
6716 Lake Circle
6938 Wabash Circle
4 BEDROOMS | 6.2 BATHS | 6,262 SQ. FT. | $2,295,000
5 BEDROOMS | 5.1 BATHS | 4,828 SQ. FT. | $1,950,000
4 BEDROOMS | 3.1 BATHS | 4,610 SQ. FT. | $1,700,000
Sharon S. Quist
Gromatzky Group
Skylar Champion
214.695.9595 sharonquist@daveperrymilller.com
214.802.5025 gromatzkygroup@daveperrymiller.com
214.695.8701 skylar@daveperrymiller.com
SOLD OFF MARKET, Represented Seller
SOLD OFF MARKET, Represented Buyer
SOLD OFF MARKET, Represented Buyer
5843 Goliad Avenue
5410 Richmond Avenue
5303 Richard Avenue
4 BEDROOMS | 4.1 BATHS | 4,164 SQ. FT. | $1,450,000
4 BEDROOMS | 3.1 BATHS | 2,958 SQ. FT. | PRIVATE SALE
4 BEDROOMS | 3.1 BATHS | 3,457 SQ. FT. | PRIVATE SALE
Ryan Streiff & Jason Bates
Ryan Streiff & Jason Bates
Kaleigh Walker
469.371.3008 | ryan@daveperrymiller.com 214.673.4268 | jbates@daveperrymiller.com
469.371.3008 | ryan@daveperrymiller.com 214.673.4268 | jbates@daveperrymiller.com
310.913.8005 kaleigh@daveperrymiller.com
SOLD, Represented Seller
SOLD, Represented Buyer
PENDING, Represented Seller
6233 Town Hill Lane
506 Valencia Street
6218 Reiger Avenue
3 BEDROOMS | 2 BATHS | 2,201 SQ. FT. | $685,000
3 BEDROOMS | 2 BATHS | 1,722 SQ. FT. | $575,000
2 BEDROOMS | 2 BATHS | 1,958 SQ. FT. | $499,000
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Rhoni Golden
Skylar Champion
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