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JUNE 2021

An Independent Publication Serving the Bridgeland® Community

Volume 15, Issue 05

Bridgeland Garden Club June Trip Visitors Welcomed Wednesday June 2 Mercer Botanical Gardens &Arboretum (“Mercer”)

Field Day Despite Pandemic Submitted by Lindsey Pickett, Ault PTO VP Membership and Social Media

Program: A Walking Tour of the East and West side of Mercer Description. The West side of Mercer is nestled in a woodland setting with pavilions, a hickory bog and boardwalk, cypress swamp, maple collection and several miles of walking trails that wind through beautifully preserved woodlands. The botanic gardens on the east side consist of over 60 acres of beautifully maintained gardens that feature bamboo, color displays, daylilies, endangered species, ferns, gingers, herbs, tropicals, and more. The East Side also has an extensive walking trail system, a Remembrance Walk for memorials and honorariums, ponds, a visitors’ center, courtyard plaza, plus much more. Details: Meet at the Lakeland Village Activity Center parking lot, 16902 Bridgeland Landing Drive @ 9:am and carpool to Mercer at 22306 Aldine Westfield Rd, Humble Tx. Liaison: Linda Brewer. If going you must RSVP to kayburkhalter@sbcglobal.net by Tuesday June 1st noon. Please advise if you can drive. Copyright © 2021 Peel, Inc.

Field day is something that kids look forward to every year. With this year’s restrictions the coaches at Ault knew that it would be difficult to have field day if they would be allowed to have it at all. With Covid restrictions becoming more relaxed the coaches at Ault were given permission to have field day. Coach Neven and Coach Smith came up with a way to make it all happen. They decide to do a field day for all grade levels in one day. They did this by using each grade levels regular large group time. This couldn’t have been done without help from several volunteers. There were about 32 total volunteers that were able to come and help during the day. They were spread out over the six grade levels in multiple shifts. The volunteers helped sanitize hands and equipment and took tons of photos to share with parents. The students rotated through eight different stations and got to spend some fun out in the sun. Students got to participate in jump roping, basketball toss, football race, and a baton relay to name a few. During their lunch time they all got a popsicle. Continued on Page 3 The Bridgeland Times - June 2021

THE TIMES IMPORTANT NUMBERS BRIDGELAND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS (HOA) 16902 Bridgeland Landing Cypress,TX 77433 281-304-1318 Community Manager Melissa Hargrove............................melissa.hargrove@inframark.com Lakeland Community Manager Valier Bir........................................... valerie.bir@inframark.com Activities Director Rachel Johnson............................rachel.johnson@inframark.com Administrative Assistant - Activities Director Iliana Zuniga.................................iliana.zuniga@inframark.com Administrative Assistant - Compliance & Architectural Suzanne Hilton...........................suzanne.hilton@inframark.com Parkland Assistant Community Manager Tiffany Polichnia Receptionist & Front Desk Fritzy Lopez......................................fritzy.lopez@inframark.com Landscape Manager Kevin Brown.................................. kevin.brown@inframark.com Maintenance Manager Robert J. Allard

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THE TIMES Continued from Cover Thanks to all the Ault administration team and staff for working to find a way to still hold field day. Ault Staff Gets Celebrated all Month Long. Instead of trying to fit all the amazing treats. meals, and thanks into one week, teacher appreciation week will become teacher appreciation month at Ault Elementary. Traditionally teacher appreciation day is the Tuesday of the first full week of May. Most schools want to celebrate their teachers all week and will often have multiple treats or gifts for each day. The admin team and the PTO Hospitality Committee asked the teachers if they wanted one week packed full of teacher appreciation or would they like it spread out over the whole month of May. The teachers responded that they wanted it spread out. This is a win win as it gives the PTO hospitality committee a lot more flexibility on when they can set up catered lunches and other special days for the teachers. For example, PTO is setting up a lunch for the teachers on May 17th which is a remote learning day. This will allow the teachers to eat in a more relaxed setting then if it had been during the traditional teacher appreciation week.

Bridgeland, Cy-Fair Win District Baseball Titles

The success of any program starts with a vision, a plan, and leadership. Without a doubt, this dedicated team creates the band program’s vision and drives its success. Despite the challenges of this year, our directors inspired the students to commit to excellence and to strive to reach their goals. The result? Superior ratings for all four bands. Four outstanding directors. Four top quality bands. Four Sweepsteaks awards. One sensational band program.

Bridgeland in the Top 20 6A One Acts in the State Adam Windsor Delka

The District 16-6A and District 17-6A baseball seasons ended on May 3 with seven CFISD teams qualifying for the UIL playoffs. Bridgeland High School won the District 16-6A championship with a 12-2 record in district play. Cypress Falls High School and Cypress Ranch High School tied for second place with 11-3 records, with Cypress Falls taking the second seed based on the districtapproved tiebreaker. : Bridgeland High School seniors Tripp Cromer, left, and Zach Griffin helped lead the Bears to the District 16-6A Championship with a 12-2 record in league play and top seed going into the playoffs. They will face Klein Cain in a best-of-three series beginning May 7 at Cypress Woods High School. Copyright © 2021 Peel, Inc.

Super proud of this group right here. We were in the top 20 6A one acts in the state of Texas. Not too shabby. Sad that we are not advancing to the big dance, but we stand by our show and performance and know that we told a beautiful story. I couldn’t ask for more with this being my first year at Bridgeland, and this only being the school’s 4th year in existence. Lots of amazing things are ahead for this program. We are successful for making it this far, and for battling through the hardest year of teaching/school in my career. So many challenges and stressors. But SO many victories. We are not bitter. We are grateful. We are proud. We are learning and growing stronger with each experience. We will not take our accomplishments this year for granted. The Bridgeland Times - June 2021

THE TIMES The Bridgeland High School yearbook staff won a National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) Pacemaker Award for their 2020 yearbook, titled All Caught Up. The award was announced virtually on April 10 during the JEA/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention. The NSPA Pacemaker Award is scholastic journalism’s top award and is only given to fewer than 30 high school yearbooks across the country each year. Entries are judged by teams of professionals based on coverage and content, quality of writing and reporting, leadership, design, photography and graphics. “This award is our national championship, and it’s for a book we finished sitting in the school parking lots during a pandemic,” said Samantha Berry, Bridgeland yearbook adviser. “From the day Bridgeland opened, we were focused on what we could achieve in scholastic journalism and the kids were hungry for it. But even more, they were hungry to produce a product their community would love and be proud of. So much goes into a high school publication. The planning takes months and then it takes time to make it happen. Students balance their academic, work and social schedules with a publication schedule that can change in seconds because of a snowstorm, hurricane, rained-out tournament or pandemic. They can’t stop because memories are on the line—we must keep reporting and going. “That’s what Bridgeland Student Media staffers did. They pushed through unprecedented times to create a publication that has been recognized as one of the best in the world. Their success is a quiet one. There are no parades, sendoffs or ceremonies for this win, but there is an adviser who thinks the world of them. I am eternally grateful for all these young journalists’ sacrifice to make great publications.” This year’s Pacemaker contest featured approximately 380 yearbooks competing for the prestigious title. Only 22 yearbooks received the award representing the top seven percent of high school yearbooks. “Winning this award means all of our work was worth it,” said Madison Gunn, Bridgeland senior and co-editor-in-chief. “The long hours in the journalism room before we got sent home for the year and the blazing heat we endured as we sat in the school parking lots so we could connect to the Wi-Fi was worth it. Winning a Pacemaker means that we created one of the best books in the entire nation as

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only a third-year school at the time. It validates what I already knew; that I work with an amazing staff and adviser that are willing to do whatever it takes to make something spectacular.” In addition to the Pacemaker Award, Bridgeland’s 2020 yearbook placed third in the country for theme development in the NSPA Individual Awards contest. Bridgeland’s 2019 yearbook, What’s Next?, was a Pacemaker finalist in last year’s competition. “Winning a Pacemaker is so motivating,” said Cara Hudson, Bridgeland senior and co-editor-in-chief. “Quarantine was a genuine struggle for me and despite everything that was going on last year, I felt like a yearbook was the one constant that we had the power to give. From Hurricane Harvey to a global lockdown, we have made it out thriving and there’s something undeniably special about our program.”

Bridgeland Pacemaker: Bridgeland High School seniors and CoEitors-in-Chief Cara Hudson, left, and Madison Gunn pose with the 2020 yearbook, titled All Caught Up. The book won a 2020 National Scholastic Press Association Pacemaker Award, scholastic journalism’s top award.

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Rebecca Grady (left) TASCO 1st Team All-Region Defender Kassidy Baehren TASCO 2nd Team All-State Goalkeeper Anaiyah Robinson TASCO Honorable Mention All-Region Forward JV record District 14-0 Overall 18-1 JV District Champs Varsity record District 13-0-1 Overall 17-3-3 District Champions Bi-District Finalists

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THE TIMES By Cheryl Conley If you’re like me, you’re making regular trips to the nursery to replace plants lost during the big freeze in February. I’ve decided to plant more native plants and those specifically recommended for Texas landscapes because of the benefits they offer. Certain plants, trees and shrubs are better suited to our soil and climate conditions and are more resistant to insects and diseases. Some of the plants, shrubs and trees you might want to consider are: • Turk’s cap – some nurseries refer to this shrub as a Drummond wax mallow. It gets 2 to 3 feet tall and prefers partial shade. It gets bright red flowers and got its name because the flower resembles a Turkish turban. • Dwarf Mexican petunia – this plant gets about a foot tall and spreads so make sure you give it plenty of room. If it gets out of hand, you can always dig up the plants that are spreading too far. It likes sandy soil. • Gulf coast muhly grass – this is a green, airy ornamental grass getting 2 to 3 feet tall. Its real beauty happens in the fall when the top foot or so turns a lovely purple. I love these en masse! • Texas lantana – talk about a tough plant! Lantana grows best in full sun. It flowers profusely and once established, requires very little care. • Eastern purple coneflower – This beautiful plant blooms profusely spring through summer and attracts butterflies. • Heartleaf rosemallow – this is a type of hibiscus. It produces bright red flowers all year as long as it stays above freezing. It’s very droughttolerant. • Texas sage – this is a shrub that produces purple, bell-shaped flowers year-round. It can reach 8 feet tall but it looks best if you keep it pruned back. • Nuttall Oak – this is one of the best large shade trees to plant in the Houston area. It’s a red oak that is native to Houston. It can be difficult to find, however. • Drake elm – this is a fast-growing shade tree and is also known as a Chinese elm. It’s a beautiful tree and can survive in many soil conditions. Some nurseries in the area have sections that are devoted to native plants. This makes it much easier to plan your landscaping. You can also do a search on the internet for native Texas plants. Happy gardening!

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THEAll-District TIMES 16-6A Teams

On May 4th, CFISD boys’ and girls’ soccer coaches released the following the conclusion of each team’s season. For the girls, Cypress Woods High School senior Reagan Bourgeois was named Most Valuable Player. Bridgeland High School freshman Anaiyah Robinson was named Offensive Most Valuable Player while Bridgeland junior Kassidy Baehren was named Goalkeeper of the Year. Cypress Falls High School senior Allison Avery was named Defensive Most Valuable Player. Langham Creek High School earned two honors with senior Tatayanna Guzman named Midfield Most Valuable Player and Langham Creek freshman Kayla Delany was named Newcomer of the Year. Langham Creek Head Coach Pedro Bueno was named Coach of the Year. BCFISD’s boy soccer super stars include, Cypress Springs High School senior Daniel Castro was voted Most Valuable Player. Langham Creek earned two honors with junior Gareth Shaw being named Goalkeeper of the Year and sophomore Ryan Okerayi being named Offensive Player of the Year. Bridgeland earned three honors with senior Brady Drozdowski being voted Defensive Player of the Year, senior Jacob James being voted Midfield Player of the Year and sophomore Roberto Alvarez was voted Newcomer of the Year. Langham Creek Head Coach Chad Monk was named Coach of the Year. All-District 16-6A Soccer 2: Bridgeland High School freshman Anaiyah Robinson was voted District 16-6A’s Offensive Most Valuable Player.

All-District 16-6A Soccer 3: Bridgeland High School junior Kassidy Baehren was named the District 16-6A Goalkeeper of the Year.

All-District 16-6A Soccer 10: Bridgeland High School senior Brady Drozdowski was voted the District 16-6A Defensive Player of the Year.

All-District 16-6A Soccer 11: Bridgeland High School senior Jacob James was named District 16-6A’s Midfield Player of the Year.

All-District 16-6A Soccer 12: Bridgeland High School sophomore Roberto Alvarez was voted the District 16-6A Newcomer of the Year. 8

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