Teen charged with strangling, sexually assaulting 11-year-old Pasadena girl

Plus: High school football returns. League City teams takes American Legion World Series. 

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Help us find a Houston area Student of the Month.

Remember all the different groups of students in middle and high school? 

The cool kids, the jocks, the A students, etc. 

Were you the outgoing student in the front of the classroom, or maybe the outstanding student athlete roaming the halls wearing a letter jacket?

None of the above? 

The Houston Chronicle is launching a regular feature where we ask readers to nominate a Student of the Month. 

In May, we asked readers to submit their nominees for Student of the Year, and the entrees I received spanned different categories: from a student who helped develop an environmental project at his school and another who led her cheer squad to back-to-back championships, to a student who volunteered at a local center for the deaf, and another who devoted her off-school hours to a local homeless pet non-profit. 

The nominees don't have to be the top athlete or a straight A student, or the most popular students.

Help us put a spotlight on a student in your community who you believe deserves some recognition. 

 

Yvette Orozco, Suburban reporter producer yvette.orozco@houstonchronicle.com

 

 

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Education

Photo by: Jason Fochtman, Staff Photographer

La Porte mom wants accountability after 11-year-old son left at wrong bus stop.

A La Porte mother says her son was told by a school bus driver to get off at the wrong stop and cross a busy roadway and walk half a mile home.

 

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Need to Know

Photo by: Elizabeth Conley, Staff Photographer

Teen arrested in Louisiana, charged with strangling, sexually assaulting 11-year-old Pasadena girl

Police found Juan Carlos Garcia-Rodriguez, 18, in Louisiana and charged him with strangling and assaulting Maria Gonzalez, 11, in Pasadena earlier this week.

 

Photo by: Melissa Phillip, Staff Photographer / Houston Chronicle 10 fall festivals coming soon to Houston suburbs, from Katy to Pasadena Mark your calendars for these fall festivals coming soon to the suburbs.

 

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Trending

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League City team wins American Legion World Series

The League City team featured several local products and brought home the first ever American Legion World Series title for a Texas team. 

 

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Openings and Closings

Crust Pizza will open Aug. 26 at 1921 W. League City Parkway. Look for more info in the next Bay Area Insider newsletter.

 

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Shout out

Read how Clear Springs standout Blake Ivy has been a leader on the Chargers offense throughout his successful three-year run in varsity football.

 

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One last thing …

Got ants? The hot weather seems to bring out these intruders like small armies. Read here how to manage the ant population on your property and home.

 

 

        

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