Jan/Feb, 2006
Vol.80/Issue:4
A look inside... “No-Run Fun Run” supports Scholarship Danielle Leal and Anne Brown Creek-Speaks Editors
Name Campaign News: Page 4
Mardis Gras Spirit Rekindled Features: Page 7
Valentine’s “I Love You” Centerspread: Pages
Newest faculty member Creek Speaks: Page 12
behind the scholarship to raise enough money this year for the scholarship. For $200, businesses bought a logo on the back of the shirt to show their support for the scholarship. All of the money goes to the scholarship fund. Some sponsors include Jack W. Janoe M.D. at the South Shore Medical Center, Bay Runner and SCENE magazines, Priscilla Ennis with Re/Max Realtors, Clear
The Clear Creek HiLife newspaper staff is hosting another event for a good cause. Students continue to raise money in the name of a fallen soldier. February 9, 2006 is the date declared by Mayor Shults for the “No-Run Fun Run.” This event is a fundraiser set to raise needed money for the Ray Joseph Hutchinson Scholarship. The scholarship is dedicated to Ray Joseph Hutchinson, a 2001 Clear Creek graduate who died in Iraq on December 7, 2003 while serving his country under the 101st Airborne Division. Rayʼs death inspired Wynette Jameson, the HiLife Newspaper advisor at Creek, and her students to start something in memory of such an awesome T-shirt logo by Melissa Wiland. hero. Since Ray photos by fotki.com/mrsj his death, Photo of Hilife staff and Fox News the students of reporter Kristine Galvan by Fallan Clear Drago Creek HiLife have done all they could to help spread the word of Rayʼs life and raise money for his scholarship. The purpose of the scholarship is to give students, who are not in the top 10 percent of their class, money to attend college. This stems from a dream that Hutchinson had. He wanted every person to be able to achieve his or her goal, no matter the circumstances. In the past, the recipient of the scholar- Lake Lexus, Lyondell Chemical Company, ship, including several other qualifications, Hometown Bank in League City, and Trade had to overcome some hardship in their Show Exhibit & Company. In all, 24 logos lives, but this requirement is no longer in are to be fitted on the back. Although a large sum of money is effect. likely to be expected from the sale of the To participate in the “No-Run Fun logos, the T-shirt sale is expected to top it. Run,” all one must do is buy a T-shirt. Shirts were $15 until January 15, and are There is no running; in fact, participants $20 until the event. The company that buys never even have to break a sweat. the logo and orders the most shirts also gets This shirt displays a picture of a t-shirt with a signed by the President. Hutchinson on the front and the words Free with the purchase of the shirt “Honoring A Hero” in bold, red letters. is admittance to the “Finish Line” at the The back of the shirt features the logos of Harbour Club in the South Shore Harbour businesses that have opted to sponsor the run. Since the No-Run Fun Run has begun, Hotel and Conference Center. The finish students in the newspaper staff have gone line is the celebration of the scholarship out to several businesses and told the story and all the money that was raised, where
people can enjoy snacks and soft drinks. However, without a shirt, general admission will be $20. Dr. Fred Hayes, principal of Clear Creek High School, has also pledged that he will donate $5 for every employee or student of CCHS that wears the “No-Run Fun Run” T-shirt on February 9. The date chosen to host the “No-Run Fun Run” would have been Ray Joseph Hutchinsonʼs 23rd birthday. He was born on February 9, 1983. The event is a great way to honor and remember such a heroic figure. As Deborah Hutchinson, Ray Joseph Hutchinsonʼs mother, said, “ To contribute to the Ray Joseph Hutchinson Scholarship is to honor not only him, but all soldiers everywhere who make sacrifices of their lives to do their duty. The commitment and brave works of all our soldiers are honored when the Ray Joseph Hutchinson Scholarship is allowed to grow and do its noble work.” On January 31, the several members of the Clear Creek High School HiLife Newspaper were featured on Fox 26 News talking about the “No-Run Fun Run” and the Ray Joseph Hutchinson. Kristine Galvan reported on the generosity of the high school students and what the scholarship was about. Both Rachel Keith and Dixie Hairston, two editors on Creekʼs newspaper, told Fox 26 about why they were helping with the scholarship. The scholarship is a good cause used to help students with their future, and to allow the memory of a great hero and Creek-graduate to live on. The scholarship is meant to remember all soldiers that have fought in the war, and give students something great to look up to. All members of the community are encouraged to participate in this scholarship. If you would like to purchase a shirt in support of the Ray Joseph Hutchinson “No- Run Fun Run”, contact hutchfund@yahoo.com, or call (281) 2840020.