Dear CIS,

I AM so proud!!!!! And I can’t thank you enough for all the help and encouragement you gave Jacob. He is a very blessed child to have had so many people behind him cheering and channeling him on toward this goal. I truly, in the depths of my heart, do not believe he would have stayed in school if he hadn’t gotten in trouble in March and sent to you. CIS was probably his sav-ing grace this semester. Back in January and February I had deep fears that by graduation time he would be long gone from home and school (as I’m sure you remember from some of my desperate emails LOL).

Thanks again for all you have done. Thanks for caring and putting Jacob in your heart. I know y’all come across so many kids, and I know it must be hard to really care. But I know Jacob KNEW you cared about him and believed in him, and I know that too.

I hope your summer is relaxing and enjoyable. You do a great work. You save lives. I have no doubt of that.

The work you do is so important. Now that I can redirect my energy from Jacob graduating, maybe I can work toward getting into the counseling field. After I got my Masters in 2003, with a full-time job, I just didn’t want to take more time away from being home for Jacob to pouring that much energy into an internship or job in the field. Now maybe I can do that. If you ever hear of any opportunities, let me know if you think about it. You’ve inspired me!!!!

Thanks again for everything. I’ll let you know how things continue. Talk to you soon. --Janet, Proud Parent

CIS Appoints New Lifetime Board Members

Bob and Bill have served on the CIS Board since 2002 and 1995, respectively. Because of their outstanding contributions to the growth and development of CIS and advice concerning strategic issues facing the organization, Bob and Bill’s Board peers have deemed their ongoing counsel and leadership essential to the furtherance of the CIS mission.

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2012 GRADUATION EDITION

BJ (Bill) White

Dr. W. Robert (Bob) Houston

Empowering kids to stay in school and achieve in life. Summer 2012

Thank you Bob and Bill for your commitment to service to the children of Houston!Cynthia Clay Briggs

CONGRATULATIONS Bob Houston and Bill White!The Communities In Schools of Houston Board of Directors hasapproved the nominations of longtime Board Members Dr. W. Robert (Bob) Houston and BJ (Bill) White as Lifetime Board Members.

From the Executive DirectorAs an organization, we are constantly struggling to explain “what we do”. From “supportive guidance” to “dropout prevention”, “direct service provider” to “social service broker”, we spend countless hours trying to accurately and succinctly illustrate to our stakeholders the breadth of the work CIS accomplishes on nearly 100 campuses throughout Houston. Ask any one of our Project Managers on any one of our sites, what CIS does and you will more than likely get a different answer each time. This is not because of a lack of consistency or focus of mission. But it is precisely the deliberate action of CIS to adapt to the specific needs of each campus and community where we partner.

Whether CIS is providing career and college readiness programs to high schoolers in Aldine, grief and loss counseling in HISD, domestic violence support groups to girls in Spring Branch, or food and uniforms to students in Alief, CIS removes the barriers to education faced by students in each community. Quite simply, CIS does whatever it takes to ensure each of its students makes it to graduation.

And as we bring to close another year, what better way to show what CIS does than to invite you, our friends and supporters, to celebrate with us the accomplishments of our kids. As you read the roster of the CIS Class of 2012, know that you have had a part in each of their lives. Because of you, a child stayed in school. Because of you, a child has been given an op-portunity to achieve in life!

Warmest thanks,

Abilene Christian UniversityAmerican Musical Dramatic AcademyAngelo State UniversityApex Flight SchoolBlinn CollegeColumbia UniversityHouston Baptist UniversityHouston Community CollegeHoward UniversityJarvis Christian CollegeLamar UniversityLone Star CollegeMorehouse College

Prairie View A&M UniversityRemington Cosmetology SchoolSam Houston State UniversitySan Jacinto CollegeSt. John’s UniversityTexas A&M UniversityTexas A&M University - Corpus ChristiTexas Barber CollegeTexas Southern UniversityTexas State UniversityTexas Tech UniversityU.S. Army

U.S. Marine CorpsU.S. NavyUniversity of HoustonUniversity of Houston - DowntownUniversity of Houston - VictoriaUniversity of North TexasUniversity of San AntonioUniversity of TexasUniversity of Texas - San AntonioWiley College

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CIS is proud to send its 2012 graduates to the following Universities, Trade Schools, and Armed Forces:

Congratulations CIS Class of 2012Jessica Abello-Lopez Elsik HSMonica Acero Milby HSDestiny Acevedo Sharpstown HSRobyn Adams Lamar HSEdwar Aguilar Sharpstown HSAdekola Alabi Hastings HSFatima Alas Madison HSCrystal Alvarran Southwest HSFrancisco Amaya Southwest HSBryant Anderson Madison HSKarla Angulo Madison HSAndrew Aragon Hastings HSEvelin Aria Madison HSBlanca Arredondo Madison HSErvin Avila Lamar HSAlexis Ayala Milby HSKarla Ayala Milby HSMaria Balderas-Zuniga Southwest HSCecilia Banda Milby HSIvette Bazan Davis HSYanely Belmares Davis HSMarlon Benavides Southwest HSLuis Benitez Southwest HSTinia Bernardez Sharpstown HS

Lamar HSBryan Bony Madison HSAshley Branch Elsik HSAndres Calixto Southwest HSJennifer Callejas Southwest HSMiguel Caracheo Southwest HSNoe Caracheo Southwest HSCeini Ayala Carranza Sharpstown HSMartin Castaneda Northbrook HSArely Castelan Southwest HSCari Castillo Elsik HSLuis Castillo Southwest HSRuby Castillo Milby HSSebastian Castro Southwest HSBria Charles Elsik HSJennifer Chavez Lamar HSPablo Chavez Southwest HSPedro Chavez Southwest HSRamiro Chavez Austin HSComfort Chibueze Madison HSJessicas Chicas Madison HSLaDonna Clark Lee HSChanice Cleveland Madison HSKe’Andre Cockrell Davis HSShawanna Collins Davis HSLeanna Conway Lamar HSCelica Cortez Sharpstown HSPatrick Cortez Elsik HSAlexandra Courtney Lamar HSJulianne Cruz Milby HSMario Davila Milby HSZoie De la Cerdad Lamar HSEduardo DeJesus Northbrook HSItziguary Delapaz Milby HSAngela Diaz Northbrook HSMaritza Diaz Madison HSEnayda Dominguez Southwest HSBenacier Duran Lee HSPablo Duran Milby HSRonny Ellison Sharpstown HSBrian Fernandez Milby HS

Apryl Flint Lamar HSLouise Flomo Lee HSJessica Flores Davis HSJorge Flores Southwest HSMayra Flores Spring Woods HSKarla Fortozo Lamar HSIngrid Fuentes Lamar HSNorma Funes Madison HSRoquelle Gallender Northbrook HSAlejandra Garcia Davis HSVeronica Garcia Davis HSElnetha Garrett Northbrook HSAmy Garza Northbrook HSRaul Garza Milby HSChasity Gibson Madison HSJennifer Gomez Milby HSLeonardo Gomez Sanchez Charter SchoolPerla Gomez Sharpstown HSAvigail Gonzales Davis HSIsreala Gonzales Milby HSJacqueline Gonzales Sharpstown HSWendy Gonzales Milby HSYolivet Gonzalez Madison HSShelby Gordon Davis HSJon Guillen Milby HSJovanny Gutierrez Southwest HSJose Guzman Milby HSAlbert Hatter Sharpstown HSChristopher Hernandez Northbrook HSDaisy Hernandez Davis HSEsmeralda Hernandez Davis HSOsiel Hernandez Milby HSRaul Hernandez Southwest HSYajaira Hernandez Milby HSRandy Herrera Lamar HSAdrienne Hudson Lamar HSShai-Reign Hunter Southwest HSGerson Ibarra Southwest HSKaren Ibarra Davis HSIsoken Idehen Hastings HSMaria Igbozurike Lee HSInfant Jefferson Lee HSEstefanny Jimenez Elsik HSMarissa Jimenez Milby HSLee Jocqualine Madison HSLauren Johnson Madison HSShanice Johnson Davis HSTony Johnson Southwest HSEddie Juarez Southwest HSAudrey Lane Lamar HSMarisol Lara Davis HSDuc Le Lamar HSApril Lewis Sharpstown HSAna Lopez Northbrook HSEmily Lopez Davis HSKevin Lopez Lee HSNancy Lopez Southwest HSMyriah Lowe Lamar HSJoshua Loya Davis HSNicholas Loya Milby HSKimberly Luna Sanchez Charter SchoolLydia Luna Davis HSGenesis Madrid Madison HSJulio Mancha Southwest HSAlexander Martinez Southwest HS

Belen Martinez Davis HSGladys Martinez Sanchez Charter SchoolJesus Martinez Davis HSLiliana Martinez Southwest HSYoana Martinez Lee HSJosue Matamoros Southwest HSMarcus McCarty Elsik HSAaron McClure Milby HSEbony McCoy Sharpstown HSTondidayeshawn McKenzie Elsik HSStefanny Mejia Elsik HSRosa Melendez Northbrook HSCarolina Melgar Sharpstown HSKarla Mendez Spring Woods HSRafael Mendez Lamar HSBria Menephee Lamar HSMatthew Menn Lamar HSJacey Messenger Lamar HSBryant Meza Lee HSShun Minor Northbrook HSJordan Molina Northbrook HSViridriana Mondragon Northbrook HSJohnathan Monge Sharpstown HSTania Montufar Elsik HSSonia Moreno Southwest HSRobert Morgan Southwest HSShanice Muhammad Davis HSAmanda Murray Lamar HSNorma Navarro Sanchez Charter SchoolRudi Negrete Davis HSDanny Nguyen Southwest HSRebecca Noel Hastings HSEdgar Norales Sharpstown HSAdan Noyola Spring Woods HSEliud Xavier Obregon Davis HSWill Odom Lee HSMakobie Okolie Elsik HSCindy Onyema Elsik HSGabrielle Ortega Northbrook HSMarlen Ortiz Davis HSClaudia Paiz Southwest HSGloria Palma Davis HSCal Palmer Lamar HSAdriana Patino Milby HSEvelin Peralta Sanchez Charter SchoolHery Perez Southwest HSHomero Perez Northbrook HSTania Perez Northbrook HSThi-Nibbria Perez Davis HSAzanette Ponce Davis HSJanette Portillo Sanchez Charter SchoolKayla Portillo Northbrook HSKristina Puente Davis HSTevin Purvis Davis HSCarlos Ramirez Lamar HSGloria Ramirez Southwest HSIsabel Ramirez Davis HSMiguel Ramirez Southwest HSMiguel A Ramirez Southwest HSSusan Ramirez Madison HSGuadalupe Razo Southwest HSSheraidian Reed Elsik HSMarisela Reyes Southwest HSMartin Reyes Lamar HSEdward Rios Northbrook HS

Lizbeth Rios Davis HSCecilia Rivera Sharpstown HSGeraldo Rivera Milby HSTaylor Roach Lamar HSNijahnik Robinson Madison HSAshley Rodriguez Southwest HSCarlos Rodriguez Madison HSJamie Rodriguez Davis HSJuana Rodriguez Sharpstown HSSheldon Rodriguez Austin HSSonia Rodriguez Davis HSNina Rogers Hastings HSJose Roman Southwest HSBrenda Romero Hastings HSDelores Ruiz Lee HSJanet Ruiz Sanchez Charter SchoolMelissa Ruiz Southwest HSJessica Salazar Sanchez Charter SchoolLorena Salgado Lee HSJonathan Sampayo Southwest HSBrenda Sanchez Milby HSChristian Sanchez Sanchez Charter SchoolDarvell Sanders Elsik HSAlejandra Sandoval Madison HSSaul Santos Madison HSAlvin Sarmiento Northbrook HSStephanie Saucedo Hastings HSJessica Seals Elsik HSTaquila Sexton-Alexander Hastings HSVeronica Silva Davis HSDanielle Smith Elsik HSKirsten Sta Ana Hastings HSJatarrea Strange Milby HSJiawei Sun Lamar HSJuan Tamez Milby HSJanett Tapia Sanchez Charter SchoolAna Tavera Northbrook HSMilton Taylor Davis HSPatra Taylor Northbrook HSPatricia Thomas Hastings HSAlex Torres Sanchez Charter SchoolHenry Torres Milby HSWendy Torres Elsik HSEdom Tzegai Sharpstown HSMaritza Valdespino Milby HSBrenda Vallejo Davis HSRandy Varela Sanchez Charter SchoolLauren Vasquez Davis HSEstefany Velasquez Milby HSJoseph Viramontez Sharpstown HSDemonte Wade Madison HSVerna Walton Davis HSShaniqua Wardell Madison HSBria Washington Davis HSChristen Washington Madison HSJa’Shawn Washington Sharpstown HSCrystal Waters Elsik HSDanea Williams Davis HSMia Wright Lamar HSBreanna Young Lamar HSReyna Zapata Davis HS

This year, CIS is proud to send its graduates to the following Universities, Colleges, Trade Schools, and Armed Forces . . . .

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INDIVIDUALS

CORPORATIONS& ORGANIZATIONS

FOUNDATIONSHarry S. & Isabel C. Cameron FoundationClayton Fund, Inc.Charles Jago Elder Foundation Inc.The Links Foundation, Inc.The Peter C. Meinig Revocable TrustThe Powell FoundationVivian L. Smith FoundationTexas Bar Foundation

Ally FinancialAmegy Bank of TexasAmerigroup CorporationAssociation of Legal AdministratorsBregal Investments, Inc.Cabot Oil & Gas CorporationCARBO CeramicsCerberus Capital Management, LPChick-Fil-AComcast CableDePelchin Children’s CenterH2d Inc.Jknesek & Associates Inc.Texas Children’s HospitalUnited Way of Greater HoustonVolunteer HoustonWestlake Chemical Corporation

Angelica AdamsBarbara and Wayne AlexanderEdward and Chinhui AllenRose AmaroKaren AmayaHarriet ArveyKarin and James AukermanJames BaileyMinnie and Raleigh BairdGrace Ann and Michael BaresichKathy BartlettRoy Anne and Don BeckhamCynthia BellBarbara BendsBenjamin BenignoAlicia BlaszakRoxanne and Scott BokSandra Bolden

Alicia BoothBlair and Daniel BourqueJack BrennanCynthia Clay BriggsJason BrooksSara and Jeffrey BrownDarlene BrownJessica and Wilson BrowningDerrick BryantJennifer CantuLisa and Bryan CareyNona and David CarmichaelElizabeth and Richard CarrellGina and Jonathan CarrollKathleen and Michael CaseyMargot and John CaterTrevia ClarkCandice and Fabian CorzoJulie and Markley CrosswellAnn CummingsBonnie DarrettLisa DescantDiana DominguezKatrina DowdellSharon Edwards

Natalie FloresCassandra FreeneyDiana GabrielAdriana GarciaNeysa GavionMable GibbsAdele and Cleve GlennRene GonzalezPamela and Doug GoodsonAnne and Donald GraubartMichael GrayWindi and David GrimesKristen and Brian GunnElizabeth and William HackensonLana HadlockKatherine and William HallSusan and A. William HamillAnn and Henry HammanNakia HansonKay and David HedgesLindsey HicksCourtney and Robert HopsonWilliam HurtLindi HuynhDelia and Eric JohnsonJulie JohnsonSuzette JonesSean JonesJoan and Marvin KaplanChantee KazeemSusan and Thomas KeefeSusan and Lawrence KellnerWendy and Mavis KelseyKathryn and James KetelsenMarissa and Duncan KlussmannClark KnickerbockerPeggie KohnertSaranne and J. Livingston KosbergJeanne La MontagneKeith LabrieNancy and Graydon LaughbaumCecilia Garcia LeeLorene LewisBarbara and Barry Lewis

Michele LieberMeghan LoeraKlinka and John LollarNilda LopezEunice and Kirk MahoneyCathy MaloneChristy ManuelThomas MaranoNirsi MaravillaJenny MartinezAnthony MartinezDiana MartinezBecky and Bret McClearyGayle McCloudHelen McCollumLaura and Andrew McCulloughSandra and Adams McHenryTheresa and Doug McLeodJami MeadorDanielle MedranoPravda MiltchevAna MonteverdiHarvin MooreSara and Bill MorganEllen and William MorrisClarice and Thomas MotterAline NahhasMonique NedSyble NedChanelle OmiwadeMayra OrtegaSophie OrtegaRoxanna PerezJesusa PerezVirginia and John PerrellJohn PerryDionne and Ross PetersLowell PlessP. Allan PortGinger PotthastBernadette and Sampat PrakashBill PyleTina and Joseph PyneLinda and Mark Quick

Kimberly and Duane RadtkeMaria RaineyAngela RandolphJan and David RedfordPorter RenfroJessica ReyesRoy ReyesKaren RobertsBarbara and Corbin RobertsonKathleen and J. Dickson RogersRegina RogersLisa and David SambrooksBlanca SanabriaLaura SanchezArmando SanchezLaura and Michael ShannonTejbir SinghLouis SkidmoreKaren SloanSydney StaleyGail StillwellJune and Robert StobaughLouise and Beeman StrongJudy and Charles TateSylvia TeagueNatasha ThomasWilliam TierneyMaureen Johnson and Todd TorczonCindy and Kenneth TrammellLorenza and George TriebenbacherJohn VargasJose VasquezBlake and Roswell VaughanJulie VicarsJue WangPhyllis WellsKaren WhippleKathie and Mike WilliamsRachel Gower and Brian WilliardChristina WoehrPenelope WolterDonna WotkynsBarbara YastineJodi and James Young

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Empowering kids to stay in school and achieve in life. SPRING 2012

Congratulations to the five CIS of Houston recipients of this year!s Gulf Coast Section of Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Scholarships. In addition to their open scholarship program, dedicated to increasing interest in thepetroleum industry among graduating high school seniors, SPE - Gulf Coast Section has supported CIS by designating a number of awards specifically for qualified CIS seniors. The scholarship awards are approximately $1,500 per semester and are renewable pending the student meets the renewal criteria; supporting their college tuition needs up to $12,000.

Since 2003, more than $130,000 has been given in scholarships to support CIS graduates. Special thanks to CIS Lifetime Board Member Bill White for first introducing SPE to the CIS mission.

Thank you Gulf Coast Section of Society of Petroleum Engineers and con-gratulations recipients!

Liliana Balboa – Reagan HS

Itziguary de la Paz – Milby HS

Margarita Reza – Milby HS

Dayanna Rodriguez – Hastings HS

Maritza Valdespino – Milby HS

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Gulf Coast Section

SPE 2012 SCHOLARSHIP

AWARDS

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