Pearland - Friendswood Edition | January 2025

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• Full Day PK3 and PK4 • Google Platform with 1:1 Chromebooks, grades 4-8 • STREAM (STEM) LAB and classes, K-8 • NJHS Honors and CTE Courses • Numerous enrichment activities after school • Counselor on campus • Intervention Specialist to assist struggling learners Accredited by the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, TCCB-ED and recently named a 2024 National Blue Ribbon School, we are mission driven to promote high academic standards within a Christ-centered, spiritual environment. Growing Children in “Wisdom, Age, and Grace” • Before and After School Care • Weekly School Mass PK3-8th grade For more than 25 years, St. Helen Catholic School has proudly served our parish and our communitites by educating the mind, heart and spirit. Accredited by the Archdiocese of Growing Children in "Wisdom, Age, and Grace" An Accredited School in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston Knodel said WLS invests in the area in many ways, including their Adopt-ASpot on Yoakum Street and participation cleanup events. “We have a very service-minded perspective, and we’re very community-minded,” Knodel said. “So anytime you meet some of the members of WLS, you’re going to discover that they desire to ... make [Brazoria County] a better place to live.” Women Leading Success oers support to help empower single parents Women Leading Success, a volunteer-led non- prot, oers nancial assistance to single parents in Pearland—aiming to empower them to achieve independent living, organization leadership said. WLS is gearing up for its annual fundraiser at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Feb. 16, incoming President Janice Eisen said. She said she’s focused on increasing the group’s membership in 2025 and growing their network of nonprots in Brazoria County. “It’s the year of reconnecting,” Eisen said. “I want to attract new and younger members.” What they oer WLS’s outreach fund provides emergency nan- cial help for single parents who need temporary assistance to pay for utilities, rent or child care. The organization also provides scholarships and, during the summer, collects clothing and school supplies for their “single moms closet” for back-to- school essentials. Why it matters In 2024, WLS raised $19,000 to help 15 families, outgoing President JoAnne Knodel said.

Pearland-based nonprot Women Leading Success oers nancial assistance and more to single parents and their families.

PHOTOS COURTESY WOMEN LEADING SUCCESS

The nonprot gives back to the Pearland community in multiple ways, including through cleanup events.

P.O. Box 683, Pearland www.wlspearland.org

Women Leading Success hosts a “single moms closet” where parents can get back-to-school essentials.

• Dance and Cheer Squad • Athletics Programs • Big/Lil Buddies Program • Spanish 6th-8th • Fine Arts Programs • Religion is infused into every class • Before and After School Care • Weekly School Mass

Open House Jan. 26, 2025 • Full Day PK3 and PK4 • Google Platform with 1:1 Chromebooks, grades 4-8 • STREAM (STEM) LAB and classes, K-8 • NJHS Honors and CTE Courses • Counselor on campus • Intervention Specialist to assist struggling learners • Dance and Cheer Squad

• Athletics Programs • Spanish 6th-8th • Fine Arts Programs • Religion is infused into every class • Before and After School Care • Weekly School Mass

Where INTENTIONAL care matters All-inclusive Rates Fully Furnished Rooms

Founded in 1997 Galveston-Houston, TCCB-ED and recently named a 2024 National Blue Ribbon School, we are mission driven to promote high academic standards within a Christ-centered, spiritual environment. • Full Day PK3 and PK4 • Google Platform with 1:1 Chromebooks, grades 4-8 • STREAM (STEM) LAB and classes, K-8 • NJHS Honors and CTE Courses • Numerous enrichment activities after school • Counselor on campus • Intervention Specialist to assist struggling learners

Open House Jan. 26, 2025

PK3-8th grade

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