Dobie senior Raymond Bashinski, a student at L.P. Card, has been awarded the General Motors John Smith Memorial Scholarship. Bashinski is one of only five students in the U.S. to receive this award. 
  The John Smith Scholarship is awarded each year to the most deserving Automotive Youth Education Systems (AYES) students in the U.S. Smith, a former CEO of General Motors, was instrumental in establishing the program as an initiative to meet the demand for skilled technicians in today's industry.
  The program allows students from quality secondary automotive programs to participate in a site-based internship at a dealership and work alongside mentor technicians.
  For the last 18 months, Bashinski has worked at Monument Chevrolet. He plans to continue his education and training in San Jacinto College's automotive service program. 
  Upon completion, Bashinski will graduate with an associate degree in applied science and a full-time position at his sponsoring dealer, Monument Chevrolet.

Lindsay Bellus with history teacher Bob Daugherty, flanked (in all photos) by Chris Bezdek, president of the Pasadena ISD Education Foundation, and Dennis and Michele Lamm, MDL Enterprise, Inc.

Duyen Dinh with art teacher Amy Crowder.

Jorge Fuentes with AP Physics teacher Jeanne Parlangeli.

Samantha Gomes with health science teacher Erin Kramer.

Phuong Ly with Pre-AP Biology teacher Maureen Nweke.

Ahmad Mohamad with GEAR UP campus coordinator Stefanie McKinney.

Trang Pham with chemistry teacher Dianne Berreth.

Tony Tieu with English teacher Marissa Alexander.

Carol Tran with Latin teacher Lisa Barrett.

Eric Wilson with history teacher Jody Janis.

  Three Dobie spring sports athletes were recently honored as finalists in Athlete of the Year competition sponsored by the Houston Touchdown Club.
  Dobie Swimmer Joe Cavazos, golfer Chris Sorenson and tennis standout Tony Tieu were among 68 student athletes in different sports from around the Greater Houston area who were honored at the Touchdown Club's annual banquet.
  Below: Swimmer Joe Cavazos (second from right) with Dobie Principal Franklin Moses, swim Coach Bradley Nguyen and Dobie Assistant Principal Mike Van Essen.

  Dobie aquatic science students had the opportunity to participate in the Galveston Bay Foundation's "Get Hip to Habitat" program during the 2011-2012 school year.
  In the fall, students harvested smooth cordgrass and established a mini-salt marsh nursery on campus. Throughout the year students monitored the growth of the grass and maintained the salinity, pH and temperature of the water. The project culminated with students transplanting the matured plants to marsh restoration sites around Galveston Bay during the first week of May.
  Smooth cordgrass is the tall grass found in the Galveston Bay estuary system, which has suffered great losses due to erosion and subsidence. Wetlands and estuaries serve many valuable functions to both people and wildlife, including providing food and shelter to young fish, shellfish, and bird species; protecting shorelines from erosion; absorbing excess rain and storm surge; filtering runoff and providing a "sink" for toxins; and serving as a source of public recreation and education.
  Participating in this program allowed students to not only learn about the Galveston Bay estuary system, but students also gain a sense of ownership and responsibility to their mini-marshes and became stewards of Galveston Bay.
  Top photo: Seniors Donnesha Williams, Zach Long, Krystin Langley and Racquel Reyes plant cordgrass in the mud at Baytown Nature Center.
  Middle left: Senior Donnesha Williams uses a refractometer to determine the salinity of Galveston Bay. Middle right: Seniors Jordan Williams and Jermichael Washington pitch in with cordgrass planting.
  Bottom left: Seniors Elena Rodriguez and Miranda Gloria lay down new cordgrass. Bottom right: Junior  Katherine Perrone takes a break while planting.

  Dobie history teacher Craig Sanders has been invited to participate in a pair of prestigious seminars this summer.
  Sanders will be attending a three-day seminar entitled "The Making of Modern America," conducted by Humanities Texas at the University of Houston June 11-14. This event, will feature a keynote address by Pulitzer Prize-nominated historian H.W. Brands and lectures from distinguished history professors from Boston University, Ohio State University, UCLA, Rice University, the University of Houston, the National Archives, TCU and Southwestern University.
  In July, Sanders Sanders will attend a week-long landmarks of American history and culture workshop in New York City co-sponsored by the National Endowment of the Humanities and Gilder Lehrman Institute.
  Focusing on the history of New York City, the workshop will be hosted by Columbia University and feature daily tours of New York City historical regions such as Harlem, Five Points, Lower Manhattan, Wall Street, Bronx and Brooklyn, as well as several New York City museums and historical buildings.

  For the second year in a row, the J. Frank Dobie Lariaettes have been named National Grand Champion Team at Showtime Nationals. Recently competing for two days in Galveston at Moody Gardens, the girls swept the competition and came out on top. Not only did the Lariaettes defend their team and officer titles, they also gained a new and third title- National Grand Champion Elite Team.
  The breakdown of awards follows:

Grand Championship Awards:
Grand Championship Team
Grand Championship Elite Team
Grand Championship Officer Team 

First Place:
Team Pom
Team Jazz
Team Kick
Team Modern
Elite Team Jazz
Elite Team Hip Hop
Elite Team Contemporary
Military Team Jazz
Military Team Lyrical

Second Place:
Military Team Hip Hop 

Applause Awards:
Team Modern Choreography

Pictured are former UH quarterback and Heisman trophy candidate Case Keenum, Joseph Horton, Ruth Horton, KHOU 11 Sports Reporter Matt Musil and the Greater Houston area FCA director Eric Anderson. 

  At the Bruce Matthews Celebrity Golf Classic benefiting the  Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Joseph and Ruth Horton, pictured above center, were honored as the  Houston area "Bill Yeomen Coach of Influence" FCA sponsors of the year. 
 Earlier that week, the Hortons  were treated to a dinner hosted by Hall of Fame  recipient, Bruce Matthews, who was joined by fellow Hall of Fame recipient, Anthony  Munoz.  Munoz spoke to the audience about the positive influence of a coach and the difference a coach made his life. 
  Following the golf classic, the Hortons were given a commemorative trophy for their positive influence on student athletes . 

Continuing the tradition of Dobie Lariaettes in college, Alaina Burns, pictured below, was selected as one of the 15 new team members dancing for the Texas State Strutters.  Three-year line member and senior Dobie Lariaette Feliss Goree will be joining the Trinity Valley Community College dance team, the Cardettes, for her freshman year in college.

Twenty-two students from Dobie and South Houston high schools participated in Sea World's Career Camp over spring break. They gained hands-on experience, learned what it takes to work at Sea World and how to become marine mammal trainers. The students were accompanied by teachers Cindy Wilems, from Dobie, and Laurie Aubin, from South Houston. Below left: Students and teachers at Sea World. Below right: Dobie's Jesika Ramirez makes friends with a dolphin. Bottom: dobie's Cat Johnson, Angela Mills and Paloma Tapia hang out with the penguins.

  Five Dobie students took home awards at the State DECA Conference in Corpus Christi last weekend. Students competed in occupational areas related to their job training. Students are judged on their knowledge of marketing, economics, and management skills as well as their social and selling skills. Business owners, managers, and other community leaders were involved with the judging at the conference.
  Dobie winners, pictured below, were Sandra Gonzalez, Business Services Marketing; Yvonne Ramirez, DECA Scholarship; Celeste Carmona Restaurant and Food Service Management; Radherson Rijo Automotive Services Marketing; and Berenice Martinez, Food Marketing.
  "I am very proud of these DECA students for representing Dobie High School and Pasadena ISD at this state Conference," said Karen Daigle, Dobie's DECA advisor.

  The Lariaettes opened the competition phase of their calendar last month and wasted no time in hauling home awards. In their first competition of the year, the squad was named overall first runnerup at the Crowdpleaser's Competition held at Clear Springs High School. The Lariaettes landed the following awards.
  TEAM 
  Super Sweepstakes (for scoring 90 or above on all routines from all judges)
  Best in Class Winner / Pom
  Best in Class Winner / Modern
  First Runnerup Best in Class / Jazz
  First Runnerup Best in Class / Kick
  Choreography Award for Jazz
  Crowdpleaser's Award (outstanding entertainment factor for Jazz)
  First Runnerup / Medium Ensemble (to Dobie's Contemporary Company)
  Second Runnerup / Large ensemble (to Dobie's Jazz Troupe)
  MILITARY OFFICERS
  First Runnerup / XL
  Super Sweepstakes (for scoring 90 or above on all routines from all judges)
  Best in Class Winner / Hip Hop
  Best in Class Winner / Contemporary
  First Runnerup Best in Class / Jazz

  The Lariaettes were named the outstanding team at the American Dance/Drill Competition at Moody Gardens earlier this month. The girls came in second place overall out of 39 teams -- and finished only two points behind the winning squad.
  The Lariaettes brought home the following awards: 
  Solo Finalists
  Second runnerup: Colonel Alaina Burns; Third Runnerup: Lieutenant Amanda Palacios; Fourth Runner Up: Major Samantha Green. 
  Military Officer Awards
  Sweepstakes & Gussie Nell Davis Award (Division 1 with a score of 90 or above on all routines from all judges)
  Judges Award / Jazz
  Judges Award / Lyrical
  Judges Award / Hip Hop Best
  Overall Technique
  Best Overall Presentation
  Best Overall Precision
  Best Overall Choreography
  Best in Class Super Team Officers (best officers of all the Division 1 teams) 
  Team Awards
  Second Runnerup / Best in Class Duet: Taylor Sias and Tearra Small
  Winner / Best in Class Medium Ensemble (Contemporary)
  First Runnerup / Best in Class Large Ensemble (Hip Hop)
  Winner / Best in Class Large Ensemble (Jazz Troupe)
  Sweepstakes & Gussie Nell Davis Award
  Judges Award / Jazz
  Judges Award / Pom
  Judges Award / Modern
  Judges Award / Kick
  Best Overall Technique
  Best Overall Presentation
  Best Overall Precision
  Best Overall Choreography
  First Runner Up / Best in Class Super Team

Dobie runnersup in solo finalist: Samantha Green, Alaina Burns and Amanda Palacios.

The Lariaettes show off their hardware following the competition at Moody Gardens.

  This past weekend, the Dobie High School DECA students competed at the State DECA Conference in Corpus Christi. DECA is a youth organization for students who are currently enrolled in a marketing class. These students work at local employers within the community and are receiving high school credit for their work experience.
  Students competed in certain occupational areas related to their job training and were judged on their knowledge of marketing, economics and management skills as well as their social and selling skills.  The next level of competition is the International Career Development Conference that will be held in Salt Lake City in April. 
  The following five students were named winners in their respective categories:

     Sandra Gonzalez- Business Services Marketing 
     Yvonne Ramirez- DECA Scholarship 
     Celeste Carmona- Restaurant & Food Service Management 
     Radherson Rijo- Automotive Services Marketing
     Berenice Martinez- Food Marketing

Dobie sophomore Daryl Edwards penetrates the Bush defense in the second half.

  PEARLAND - The Dobie Longhorns got a clear look at their future on Friday night even as their district championship season slipped into the past.
  The District 22-5A boys champs fell victim to the size, depth and court savvy of state-ranked Bush, an 86-67 winner in an area round state playoff game at Pearland High School.
  Cameron Ridley, the Broncos' 6-foot-11 center and a University of Texas signee, humbled the Longhorns with a dominating performance that included 25 points, 20 rebounds and seven blocked shots.
  Still, the Longhorns played even with Bush for extended stretches, and drew strong performances from the only two non-seniors on their roster - sophomores Christian Sanders and Daryl Edwards.
  Sanders, coming off a 29-point performance in Dobie's bi-district victory over La Porte, raked Bush for 24. Edwards came off the bench to score 11, including nine in the first half.
  Bush led from start to finish, opening up an 8-0 lead and stretching it to 49-37 at the half. Still, Dobie did a good job of finding shots in the open court and maintained a sharp touch through the middle two periods.
  The Longhorns closed the Broncos' lead to nine points to start the fourth quarter. But back-to-back dunks by Ridley and Kelly Oubre, a 6-6 sophomore guard, streched the Bush advantage to 13 and sent Dobie into a final tailspin. Bush pushed its lead to as much as 22 in the closing minutes.
  Senior Darnell McCall chipped in 10 points for the Longhorns in his final game.
  Ridley and junior guard ShawnDre Jones both scored 13 points in the first half. Jones finished with 21.
  The Longhorns finished the season with a 22-14 record.

Cameron Ridley (left), the Broncos' 6-11 center, drives home a dunk at the start of the fourth quarter; (right) Dobie's Taylor Holland nails a key 3-pointer in the second half.

Dobie senior Darnell McCall pulls up for a two-point jumper during the opening quarter. 

Dobie defenders Taylor Holland (12) and Christian Sanders (15) try to block out Cameron Ridley, Fort Bend Bush's 6-foot-11 center.

Sanders drives inside for two points during first-quarter action.

Dobie Coach Kevin Cross encourages his players to pick up the pace during a second-half timeout.

Jaimie Starling, a student at Frazier Elementary, hold up a poster in support of her big brother, Dobie senior Chris Mendoza.

Who let the Longhorn loose? Dobie's Christian Sanders streaks past the La Porte defense to the hoop in the second half. PHOTOS BY AL CARTER, Pasadena ISD Communications

  DEER PARK -- Dobie sophomore Christian Sanders scored a career-best 29 points, enough to rouse the Longhorns from a dismal start to an 81-70 victory over La Porte on Tuesday night in a bi-district playoff clash at Deer Park High School.
  The Longhorns, champions of District 22-5A, will take on Fort Bend Bush in second-round action on Friday. A place and time for that game will be determined on Wednesday.
  In other playoff openers on Tuesday night, Sam Rayburn lost a late lead and fell to Channelview, 56-49, in the game preceding the Dobie-La Porte contest; and South Houston fell to Port Arthur Memorial, 66-54, in a game played at Barbers Hill.
  La Porte led the Longhorns 21-11 at the end of the first quarter, and took a stunning 25-12 edge early in the second quarter after a pair of Dobie turnovers led to breakaway layups for the Bulldogs.
  But Sanders, who committed one of the turnovers, immediately took control of the game. After scoring only two points in the opening quarter, Sanders scored 11 in the second quarter and 11 more in the third.
  The Longhorns whittled La Porte's lead to 36-30 at the half, then pummeled the Bulldogs for 51 points in the second half.
  A layup by Sanders tied the game at 39-39 midway through the third quarter and added another layup to retie it at 45-45 three minutes later.
  The Longhorns look their first lead with 36 seconds left in the quarter when Devonte Banks nailed a 3-pointer from the corner. Another 3-pointer, this one by Daryl Edwards at the third-quarter buzzer, gave Dobie a 55-50 advantage.
  Edwards' shot ignited a nine-point run by the Longhorns, who raced to an 11-point lead in the opening minutes of the fourth quarter.
  La Porte made a brief run, closing to within four points, but Dobie's Geo Ramirez hit two free throws with 49 seconds left to put things to rest.
  Ramirez chipped in 16 points to the Dobie cause while Banks added 12.
  Rashad Washington led La Porte with 19 points.
  Sam Rayburn, the third-place team in 22-5A, led Channelview 45-43 going into the final quarter, but were outscored 13-4 the rest of the way.
  Sophomore Michael Cutler scored 16 points for the Texans. Senior Bryan Canales also scored 16 and contributed Sam Rayburn's only field goal of the fourth quarter.
  Marquise Johnson topped Channelview scorers with 15 points.
  Like Sam Rayburn, South Houston grabbed a lead only to give up its grip on a bi-district victory. The Trojans led by 11 points early in the second quarter.
  The Titans broke the game open with an 11-point run to end the third quarter.
  Calvin Mitchell led South Houston with 14 points.

Dobie's Geo Ramirez drives for two points early in the game.

Dobie sophomore Daryl Edwards (left) scans the middle over La Porte's Ruben Jimenez; Longhorn senior Taylor Holland works the top of the key.

Dobie students anxiously wait out free throws in the final seconds.

Sam Rayburn senior A.J. Espinoza rips the ball from the reach of Channelview's Robbie Miller.

Texans senior Tim DeSoto peeks inside for an open passing lane.

Sam Rayburn students erupt in cheers as the Texans make a late effort to get back in the game.  

Senior Darren Motley and herpetology instructor John Kneisler monitor the wetlands around El Franco Lee Park.

  For the past two years seniors at Dobie High have had the opportunity to make a tangible difference in their local ecosystem. Through Dobie's herpetology class, students have been able to study area populations of reptiles and amphibians.
  Students in this senior elective, led by instructor John Kneisler, make monthly trips to El Franco Lee Park, where they trek through the landscape listening for amphibious life. They collect and monitor the creatures, releasing them later in the day.
  Kneisler and his students also monitor water quality and keep track of additional species that call El Franco Lee Park home. This includes such rare species as the bald eagle, the American alligator, leopard frogs and the caracara, a predatory bird closely related to the falcon.
  Back in class, the students compile reports on their findings which are submitted to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission. These reports have been invaluable recently because of the record drought conditions.
  Herpetology is a full-year senior science elective that focuses monitoring local amphibious life in conjunction with Texas Parks and Wildlife and the Houston Zoo.

Dobie participated in Teens for Jeans, a project to collect gently used jeans for donation to Aeropostale stores. Aeropostale distributes donated jeans to homeless shelters to help homeless youth. In three days, Dobie students collected 561 pair of jeans, the most turned into the Baybrook Mall store. (Below) Dobie students Dajah Swinton and Christopher Nickelson chip in for Teens for Jeans.

A key play in the final seconds: Dobie's Geo Ramirez (21) draws a charging foul from Trojan senior Maurice Ijeh, ending South Houston's last chance to tie the game.

  Senior Vance Leonard scored 27 points as the Dobie boys held off a furious second-half South Houston rally to beat the Trojans 72-69 at the Longhorns' gym on Friday night in a showdown game for the District 22-5A basketball title.
  The Longhorns closed to within one victory of securing their first outright district basketball championship in 23 years. Now 7-2 in district play, Dobie can claim sole possession of the title with a victory over Deer Park on Tuesday night.
  A loss by the Longhorns, combined with a South Houston victory over Memorial on Tuesday night, would leave the two teams locked in a co-championship. Dobie hasn't won so much as a co-title since 2002.
  Leonard scored 14 points in the first half as Dobie raced to a 41-29 lead at intermission. A 25-point explosion by the Longhorns in the second quarter seemed to seal the fate of the Trojans, the defending district champs.
  But South Houston fought back to within a point, at 70-69, with seven seconds left. Two free throws by Taylor Holland restored a three-point Dobie lead and the Trojans couldn't counter.
  Christian Sanders scored 16 points for the Longhorns and Devonte Banks 13.
  Sanders scored 10 of his points in Dobie's key second-quarter burst.
  Lacey Mose led the Trojans with 13. Victor Andino and Maurice Ijeh added 11 each.

Dobie senior Taylor Holland sinks the second of two free throws with seven seconds left to give his team a three-point lead.

Longhorn students celebrate at the final buzzer.

South Houston's Elton Dyer (23) fights a battle above the rim with Dobie's Geo Ramirez and gets the block.  

Dobie guard Devonte Banks works the ball in the backcourt.

(Left) Dobie's Christian Sanders (15) pushes into the lane for a first-quarter layup; (right) Lacey Mose brings the ball up for South Houston.

Dobie's Sanders works the ball down low as Bradley Deanda (3) defends for the Trojans.

South Houston's Maurice Ijeh eyes the bucket on a free throw.

South Houston's Calvin Mitchell (20) whips a pass inside for Maurice Ijeh.

Dobie's Devonte Banks shovels the ball from the top of the key.

(Left) South Houston's Victor Andino (14) tried to swipe the ball from Christian Sanders; (right) a Dobie cheerleader helps stir up the crowd.

Banks directs a pass to the wing as new Dobie Principal Franklin Moses calmly scrutinizes the action.

South Houston's Elton Dyer and Dobie's Taylor Holland vie for a critical loose ball in the closing minutes.

(Left) Dobie's Christian Sanders goes high to defend a shot; (right) Longhorns Coach Kevin Cross monitors the action on the court.

Franklin Moses, Dobie's new principal, soaks up the excitement.

Ariel Hebert, a Dobie senior, sings the national anthem before the game.

Senior night celebrants: Marcus Varron with his parents, Angelique and Marcus.

Taylor Holland, who later supplied the insurance points, poses with his mother, Michelle Holland and his brother, Reggie Wilson.

  For the past 10 years Dobie's Fellowship of Christian Athletes chapter has adopted families at Christmas. On the list of over 75 families and individuals adopted by the Dobie FCA this year was Juan Garcia, a former Dobie custodian who is on disability retirement.
  With the assistance of Jim McIngvale of Gallery Furniture, Garcia received new furniture for his home over the holidays. A group of students and teachers (pictured below) caravanned to Garcia's home and helped with removing old furniture and replacing it with new.
  When the FCA's "Random Acts of Christmas" program began 10 years ago, resources were available to assist only two families. That list grew to 17 in 2010 and to more than 75 in 2011, including the entire Destiny Village women's shelter complex.
  The programs also expanded internationally for the first time. Several boxes of toiletries were sent to an orphanage in a small village in Mexico.

Dobie sophomore Kevin Padilla (8) works the ball against Southlake Carroll as junior Edwin Padilla moves in to help. 

  Dobie's boys soccer team is No. 4 in the latest ESPN national rankings. The Longhorns stand 11-0-1 for the season after going 3-0-1 at the recent Round Rock Tournament.
  At the tournament, Dobie beat Round rock McNeil 2-0, which was ranked No. 10 in the state, and played defending state champ Southlake Carroll to a scoreless tie.
  Jonathan Palma scored three of the Longhorns' five goals at the event and assisted on another. Dobie has nine shutouts this season and sports a goals-against average of 0.36.

Senior Douglas Leighton presses Southlake Carroll's defense.

Dobie microbiology students last week took a field trip to the Blue Bell Creamery in Brenham -- for a tour, a presentation on product safety and, of course, some ice cream. The students (pictured below) visited with staff microbiologist Andy Coleman, who explained the day-to-day lab processes the he and his team of technicians perform to ensure the safety of Blue Bell ice cream. The students were able to take their knowledge of microbiological techniques learned in the classroom and apply it to the real world in the food industry.

Dobie students collected over 8,000 items during the recent Great Dobie Food Drive. The items collected were donated to the Pasadena Salvation Army and the South Belt Leader's Good Samaritan program. Below: Dobie assistant principal Franklin Moses and Dobie Principal Steve Jamail look over the mountain of donated items in the school lobby.

Dobie teamed up with Bayway Lincoln in last fall's Drive Smart for Your School. For every adult who came to Dobie and drove a car, Dobie earned $20 from the dealership. The school earned over $2,700 during that event. Below: Franklin Moses, Dobie assistant principal; Dobie Principal Steve Jamail; Linda Wischnewsky, vice president for Bayway Lincoln Volvo; and Stefanie McKinney, Dobie's GEAR UP coordinator.

The Dobie High Drama Department will stage "Godspell" Jan. 25 through Jan 29. Tickets are $10 for both students and adults. Groups of 20 or more are eligible for $7 tickets. To purchase tickets or for additional information, call Stephanie Patrisso at 713-740-0370, Ext. 04348. Tickets will also be sold at the school during lunch.

Dobie thespians journeyed to the state convention recently and earned a trip to nationals in Group Acting. Advancing to nationals are Paris Nichols, Lauren Dryden and Amber Cardenas (pictured below). The Longhorns earned either superior or excellent ratings in all three performance categories. A fourth Dobie student, senior Laura Gutierrez, auditioned for colleges to study technical theater. She received one acceptance notification and several other scholarship offers.

Surrounded by students, mini-grant recipient Chris Ferguson accepts congratulations from Pasadena ISD Education Foundation members Jay Bain, Wayne Landin, Steve Cote, Elizabeth Harris-Lindberg and Wayne Adams; and also Dobie Principal Steve Jamail and Dobie Science Department chairman Jeanne Parlangeli.

  PASADENA ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION MINI-GRANT 
  Applicant: Chris Ferguson
  Mini-Grant Name: Community Night Watch Astronomy Events
  Abstract: The world comes to life through the real-world application of classroom concepts. The Night Watch Star Party will bring classroom concepts to Dobie students, staff and community. Emphasizing Earth/Space Science for elementary students, Dobie will collaborate with Moore Elementary to include the use of telescopes to track celestial objects via computer programs. Students will operate the telescopes and make presentations. Students will practice public speaking by sharing earth science knowledge and promoting earth science to younger students.
  Amount: $4,880 
  Sponsor: Post Oak Bank

The Dobie boys swim team continues to string together promising results with dual-meet victories against La Porte, Fort Bend Bush and Fort Bend Ridge Point. Recently, four Longhorn swimmers traveled to the TISCA Corpus Christi zone meet to compete against some of the top swimmers in the region and state. Both the 200-yard medley relay and the 200-yard free relay teams finished in the top 25. Individually, freshman Kevin Nguyen placed nine overall in the 100-yard breaststroke after winning his consolation final heat. Pictured below: Coach Bradley Nguyen, junior Michael Henderson, freshman Kevin Nguyen, senior Brandon Gonzalez and senior Joe Cavazos.

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Dobie guard Taylor Holland races by his coach, Kevin Cross, and his teammates after stealing the ball against Houston Chavez.

  Sophomore guard Christian Sanders scored 20 points in each game on Friday, leading the Dobie boys team to victories over Flower Mound and Houston Chavez and a spot in the Division 2 Silver championship game of the McDonald's Texas Invitational.
  The Longhorns will face Atascocita for the championship at 6 p.m. on Saturday in the Sam Rayburn High gym.
  Dobie's advance marks the second year in a row for a Pasadena ISD boys team to reach the title game in Division 2 Silver. South Houston got as far last year before falling to Manvel.
  No Pasadena ISD team -- boys or girls -- has won a title higher than the Bronze level since 2004, when Dobie won the girls championship in a 16-team girls format. This year's tournament features 48 boys teams and 32 on the girls side.
  Another Pasadena ISD team - the South Houston girls squad - also has a chance on Saturday to bid for a Division 2 Silver title, but the Lady Trojans will need to win twice. South Houston earned a spot in Saturday's semifinals with a 55-52 victory over Houston Yates.
  The Lady Trojans will take on La Porte in semifinal action on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at the South Houston gym. A victory would send South Houston to the title game against either Cy-Creek or Pearland Dawson. That game is set for 3 p.m. at Deer Park's Auxiliary Gym.
  Sanders was one of five Dobie players in double figures in the Longhorns' victory over Flower Mound, played at the Longhorns' gym. Dobie survived on a flurry of free throws, 11 of which came from Sanders on 15 trips to the line.
  Darnell McCall added 14 points to the Longhorn cause and Taylor Hollard scored 13.
  Playing in Deer Park, the Longhorns jumped to a 20-point lead over Chavez in the first half. Holland backed Sanders' 20 points with 12 of his own. Devonte Banks added 10.
  The Memorial boys will play for the Division 2 Bronze title on Saturday against Sharyland. Game time is 6 p.m. at the South Houston gym.
  On the girls side, Memorial and Sam Rayburn will play semifinal games in Division 2 Bronze. With victories, the two will meet in the 1:30 p.m. title game at South Houston.

Left: Taylor Holland tries to regain his balance as he battles for a rebound with Demun Mercer. Right: Dobie's Donte Morris goes high for a rebound.

Longhorns guard Darnell McCall motors past Chavez's Ryan Otis on his way to an easy layup.

Waiting out a flood of free throws: Dobie's Gee Ramirez fights for position with Flower Mound's Jacob VanNattan.

Dobie's Chris Mendoza (13) tangles with a pair of Houston Chavez players for a rebound.

Stephanie Gale, a junior for the Memorial girls team, presses Brazoswood's Gabrielle Millan during the Lady Mavs' final pool play game on Friday.

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Dobie sophomore Daryl Edwards dishes the ball to the perimeter during second-half action.

  Dobie sophomore Christian Sanders scored 20 points for the third game in a row, but it wasn't enough to prevent the Longhorn boys from falling to Atascocita in the Texas Invitational's Division 2 Silver title game on Saturday night.
  The Eagles took advantage of 14 Dobie turnovers to claim a 45-40 victory at the Sam Rayburn gym.
  The loss in the Division 2 Silver title game was the second in a row for a Pasadena ISD school. South Houston fell in the Silver championship contest last year to Manvel. The Trojans, however, went on to win the District 22-5A title.
  The Longhorns played the game without senior guard Devonte Banks, who suffered an injured thumb earlier in the tournament.
  Straped for scorers, Dobie closed a 16-7 gap at the end of the first quarter as Sanders picked up the pace. The Longhorns trailed by just a 24-23 margin at halftime, but lost control of the ball again in the third quarter.
  The Eagles build a safe lead late in the game with the help of a three-pointer by Nolan Bilbo and timely put-back by William House.
  Alex Douglas led Atascocita with 12 points. Bilbo added 10.
  The Trojans were trying to become the first Pasadena ISD team in seven years to win a title outside of the bronze division.
  District schools managed one bronze title on Saturday when the Memorial girls beat Dickinson 35-34. The Lady Mavericks went 4-1 in the tournament.
Dickinson beat Sam Rayburn 56-46 in the semifinals.
  The South Houston girls fell to La Porte in their bid to reach the Division 2 Silver title game.
  The boys teams from Memorial, Sam Rayburn and South Houston all played in the Division 2 Bronze semifinals. The Mavericks beat the Texans 57-53, but lost to Sharyland, 47-41, in the title game.
  Sharyland ousted the Trojans in the semifinals, 61-56. Sam Rayburn turned around and beat South Houston, 66-54, in the third-place game.

Dobie's Paul Tran comes up to defend Atascocita's Nolan Bilbo.

Darnell McCall tries to penetrate the Eagles' defense, but Atascocita's Brian Doyle puts up a road block.

Dobie's Daryl Edwards goes eyeball-to-eyeball with Atascocita's Nolan Bilbo.

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  The Dobie Lariaettes recently honored their 2012 seniors, 18 members strong, at a recent home football game.
  Pictured above are (front) Lt. Colonel Rachel Moore, Vice President Layla Brown, Lieutenant Karena Duran, Spirit Leader Cassandra Velasquez, Asst. Director Mysha Corb, Colonel Alaina Burns, Director Lori Alexander, Kayla Smith, Shante McGill and Monique Lewis; and (back) Blanca Garza, Victoria Gomez, President Briana Harper, Secretary Kameko Bryant, Anissia Bell, Marina Sanchez, Phyleesha Daigle, Party Girl Katie Tyer, Feliss Goree and Breyonna Milton.

Role reversal: Dobie offensive tackle Treg Spigner (79) clings to the leg of North Shore defensive back Jacoby Walker, preventing a touchdown after Walker intercepted a Longhorn pass midway in the third quarter.

MUSTANGS START FAST, LEAVE HORNS IN WAKE 

  HOUSTON -- North Shore quarterback Micah Thomas ran for three touchdowns and teammate Jacoby Walker intercepted three Dobie passes as the Mustangs ousted the Longhorns from the Class 5A Division I playoffs with a 34-14 first-round victory Friday night at Galena Park ISD Stadium.
  Thomas scored on TD runs of 27 and 9 yards to give his team a 14-0 lead in the first quarter and force Dobie to play catchup, a dilemma for the run-oriented Longhorns.
  Dobie quarterback Deandre Bolden cut the Mustangs' lead in half with a 35-yard TD pass to Kyle Lohse late in the first quarter. And Bolden added a second TD strike - a 7-yard toss to Vance Leonard - late in the third quarter.
  But Walker picked off three of Bolden's passes, robbing the Longhorns' offense of any chance to keep pace with the speedy Mustangs.
  Andrew Robinson, District 22-5A's leading rusher, was held to his lowest total of the season, just 37 yards on 14 carries. Robinson was averaging 158 yards a game through 10 regular-season contests.
  As a team, the Longhorns netted only 47 yards on the ground to go with Bolden's 165 yards through the air.
  Thomas was merely one-half of a North Shore quarterback combo that bore a resemblance to what the Longhorns once had in Blake Jackson -- before the Dobie senior was sidelined with an ankle injury early in the season.
  Tyrone Newsome handled most of the quarterback chores for the Mustands, running for 84 yards and completing 10 of 14 passes for another 125. Thomas had the honor of capping three drives with his quick feet.
  The Mustangs extended their 14-7 lead by three when Enrique Perez kicked a 27-yard field goal to end the half. A 20-yard TD run by Thomas in the third quarter and a 21-yard field goal by Perez gave North Shore a 27-7 lead.
  The Longhorns fought back stubbornly with a drive capped by Bolden's 7-yard TD pass to Leonard.
  But with 8:19 left in the game, North Shore running back Davonte Milton settled the issue with a 69-yard dash to the end zone. Milton led all rushers with 111 yards on 12 carries.
  Dobie finished the season at 7-4. North Shore will take an 8-3 record into the second round of the playoffs.

Dobie's Vance Leonard draws cheers as he hits the end zone after catching a 7-yard TD pass from Deandre Bolden late in the third quarter. The Longhorns used the score to pull within 27-14.

Dobie's Fabian Davalos takes down North Shore quarterback Micah Thomas short of a first down in the third quarter. The stop forced the Mustangs to settle for a field goal.

Andrew Robinson tries clearing the right side in his final game for the Longhorns.

Dobie defenders Vaughn Leonard (21), Daryl Edwards (40) and Jessy Cedeno (36) close in on North Shore's Derrick Gillis after a second-quarter reception. Cedeno made the tackle.

North Shore defensive lineman Justin Provost (59) drags down Dobie's Kelton Bailey.

Dobie's Chris Stockman (19) breaks up a pass intended for North Shore's Kevin Alexander (15).

GAME ALBUM

  Two Dobie Lariaette alumni are still dancing their hearts out at the college level. Aimee Cessna, former Dobie Lariaette Colonel, and Aracely Perez, former Dobie Lariaette Lt. Colonel, are both freshmen at Texas State University and members of the Texas State Strutters dance team.
  As members of the Strutters, the girls perform at all home football games, various events throughout the community, across the state and nation, and even internationally. The Strutters also put on an annual spring show every April.
  (Below) Cessna and Perez strike a pose following the Strutters' performance at Texas State's football last Saturday (Nov. 5).

Dobie's Andrew Robinson tries to keep a promising Longhorn drive alive on third down late in the first half, but he gets tangled up by Vincent Vega (22) and then runs into Deer Park's Juan Adame (93), who holds him to a yard gain and forces a field goal.

RANIER RAINS MISERY ON ERROR-PRONE HORNS, LEADS DEER TO FIRST DISTRICT CROWN IN 16 YEARS

  Deer Park quarterback Austin Ranier unhinged Dobie through the air in the first half, then mopped on Longhorn errors in the third quarter as the Deer rolled to a surprisingly lopsided 41-16 victory Thursday night in a much anticipated District 22-5A showdown at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
  The victory gave the Deer their first district title since 1995 and prevented the Longhorns from nailing down a second-straight 22-5A crown.
  Both teams will advance into the Division 1 state playoffs. Deer Park stands 9-1 for the season after finishing district play at 5-0. Dobie is 7-3 after wrapping up district play at 4-1.
  The Longhorns, who came in riding a streak of five games with at least 42 points scored, were held to just a field goal until the final five minutes of the contest. Two late Dobie touchdowns took some of the sparkle off a Deer Park lead that peaked at 41-3.
  Dobie's Andrew Robinson, the district's leading rusher and scorer, gained 115 yards on 18 carries. But Robinson contributed to a series of ball-handling disasters early in the second half that allowed the Deer to score 17 points in a span of 76 seconds and put the game away.
  The contest was a stark reversal of Dobie's 34-13 victory over the Deer in 2010 in what was also a showdown for the district title.
  Ranier turned in a brilliant performance, completing 10 of 18 passes for 176 yards against what some had considered to be a suspect Longhorn secondary.
  The Deer Park senior hit Daniel Demond on a 31-yard scoring strike not quite three minutes into the game. Late in the first quarter, Ranier connected with Josh Rutherford, who raced 58 yards to the end zone as the Deer took a 14-0 lead.
  Dobie's best drive -- while the game remained close -- ended at the Deer Park 8 late in the first half when Robinson was stopped on third down after just a one-yard gain. Douglas Leighton salvaged a 25-yard field goal for the Longhorns to prune the Deer lead to 14-3 at the half.
  The start of the second half was a nightmare for Dobie.
  Deer Park took the kickoff and immediately stormed into Longhorn territory, the big play a 51-yard run by Justin James. Dobie's defense stiffened, leaving the Deer with only a 39-yard field goal by Zane Gonzalez.
  But the Longhorns muffed the ensuing kicking, took possession at their 3 -- then gave it up on a fumble by Patrict Hurst. Juan Adame recovered for the Deer at the Dobie 1 and Demetrius Banks punched it in.
  After the kickoff, Robinson fumbled and Casey Westmoreland recovered for the Deer. That set up an 11-yard TD run by James and opened up a 31-3 Deer Park lead.
  Barely three minutes after that, Banks scored on a 67-yard run. Gonzales added a 33-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter as both coaches moved reserves into the game.
  Tyler Wolfe replaced Deandre Bolden at quarterback for the Longhorns and hit Chris Stockman with a 9-yard TD pass with 4:41 to play. Wolfe added a second Dobie TD on a 1-yard run with just eight seconds left.
  Deer Park piled up 398 yards behind a balanced offense. Dobie posted 340 yards, but completed only five passes in the game.
  Banks, the district's No. 2 rusher, topped Robinson's total with 140 yards on 18 carries. James finished with 83 yards on 10 carries.

Deer Park quarterback Austin Ranier settles into the pocket and finds Daniel Demond (81) on a slip screen pass that develops into a 31-yard touchdown, the game's first.

Deer Park defensive back D.J. Lasua (14) steps in front of Dobie's Kyle Lohse for a first-quarter interception.

Ranier escapes pressure from Dobie defenders Todd Baumann (42) and Jonathan Jones (99), then pogo-sticks over Kerry Henderson (66) to complete a pass for a first down during first-half action.

Ranier takes advantage of strong protection from his offensive line to wing a completion downfield near the end of the first quarter. Ranier teammed with Josh Rutherford on a 58-yard pass-and-run TD on the next play.

Dobie receiver Vance Leonard (11) hauls in a pass from Deandre Bolden good for 24 yards late in the first half.

A long line of leaping Deer fails to knock down Douglas Leighton's 25-yard field goal late in the first half.

Deer Park's Justin James (5) takes off on a 51-yard romp that helped set up a Deer field goal early in the second half.

Deer Park's Juan Adame (93) eludes the chaos in the line to recover a fumble by Patrick Hurst (25) at the Longhorns' one-yard line early in the second half. The Deer scored on the next play.

Deer Park linebacker Casey Westmoreland (42) makes a diving recovery of a fumble by Dobie's  Andrew Robinson (22) early in the second half. 

Dobie defenders Jonathan Jones (93), Anthony Simmons (33), Kerry Henderson (66) and Todd Baumann (42) team up to stop Deer Park's Clay De La Garza after a short gain in the third quarter.

GAME ALBUM

  Dobie's speech and debate team (pictured below) won another sweepstakes trophy recently, this time at the Kingwood Tournament.
  The Longhorns finished second in the team rankings behind a late surge. Keys to the rally were Brian To, whose quarter-finalS appearance placed him fifth in Novice Lincoln-Douglas Debate; Noah Escamilla and Ben Salazar, third-place semifinalists in Public Forum Debate; and the Novice Public Forum Debate Team of Patrick Sears and Roger Lizama, who placed second.
  Of the five tournaments Dobie has participated in so far, the Longhorns have captured three sweepstakes prizes.
  Other Dobie highlights inclulded the Duo Interpretation Team of Jekale Williams and Maurice Robinson, whose second place finish earned them a berth in the state tournament in March. The same pair placed second in Duet Acting, just ahead of fellow Longhorns Charly Rodriguez and Reese Selman.
  Three of the finalists in Novice Extemporaneous Speaking were Dobie students. Allison Hall placed first, Patrick Sears fifth and Mai Thao Nguyen sixth.
  Christopher Nickelson placed seventh in Humorous Interpretation and reached the semifinals in Congressional Debate. Aidee Alfaro's superior performance in Novice Poetry earned her a first-place finish.
  Khan Pham and Brian To were undefeated in Novice Lincoln-Douglas Debate. In Original Oratory, Clyde Blackwell advanced to the sem finals, as did Reese Selman in Dramatic Interpretation and Daisy Dinh in Poetry Interpretation.

Dobie senior Andrew Robinson leaves behind a posse of South Houston defenders on a 22-yard TD jaunt down the sideline that gave the Longhorns a 27-7 lead late in the first half.

5-TD BURST GUIDES HORNS TO SHOWDOWN WITH DEER

  Andrew Robinson, District 22-5A's premier offensive weapon, exploded for five more touchdowns Friday night to lead Dobie to a 56-14 romp over South Houston and into a winner-take-all contest next Thursday night against district rival Deer Park.
  Robinson dazzled a wind-chilled Veterans Memorial Stadium crowd with his familiar stop-and-start, change-of-direction dashes to the end zone.
  The shortest of his scoring bursts was 19 yards. The longest from scrimmage was 30 yards. His longest tote was 89, that coming on the second half kickoff.
  His breakaways not only tormented the Trojans, they roused his Longhorn teammates, who arrived a bit uninspired and departed with their highest point total of the season.
  Dobie, the defending 22-5A champion, will take a 7-2 record and 4-0 district mark into Thursday night's showdown with Deer Park, also 4-0 but with a slightly more glamourous 8-1 record. The teams will kick off at 7 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
  South Houston fell to 2-7 and 1-3 in district, on the verge - unless the Trojans can beat Memorial next Friday night -- of missing the playoffs.
  A victory over Memorial would leave South Houston in either a two- or three-way tie for third place and with a likely points tie-breaker edge. The top four teams advance to the playoffs.
  Robinson carried only 12 times, but collected 148 yards, giving the senior 1,490 for the season. Robinson's season TD total soared to 24.
  South Houston quarterback Rudis Requeno threw for 208 yards with a 22 of 39 effort. Toree Daniel, the area's top receiver, caught nine passes for 90 yards.
  The Trojans appeared primed to make a game of it in the opening minutes. Robinson broke the ice with a 30-yard TD run, but South Houston roared back and took a7-6 lead with the help of a 27-yard TD strike from Requeno to Daniel.
  But Robinson forced his team to pick up the pace. He scored on a 19-yard blast late in the first quarter. The Trojans' swoon became official when the Longhorns posted three TDs in the final two-and-a-half minutes of the half.
  Patrick Hurst scored from 24 yards out on a twisting, tackle-shattering run. South Houston fumbled away the ensuring kickoff and that led to a 22-yard TD run by Robinson.
  The Trojans lost a fourth-down gamble in their own territory on their next possession. Dobie quarterback Deandre Bolden promptly connected with Dominque Bilbo for a 35-yard TD strike and a 35-7 haltime lead for the Longhorns.
  Dobie's TD rampage didn't end until early in the fourth quarter when Demetris Green intercepted a Requeno pass and returned it 55 yards for another score.
  Requeno collected a second TD pass in the remaining time, the finale a 25-yard toss to Elton Dyer.
  DEER PARK 31, SAM RAYBURN 0
  DEER PARK -- Austin Ranier ran for one touchdown and threw for another as the Deer shut down the Texans at Abshier Stadium to secure a showdown next Thursday night with Dobie.
  Now 8-1 and 4-0 in district play, Deer Park held Sam Rayburn to only 92 yards of offense and eight first downs. The Deer scored a TD in every quarter and added a 32-yard field goal by Zane Gonzalez in the third.
  The Texans, 3-5 and 0-4 in district play, remain mathematically alive for a playoff spot next week. Sam Rayburn would have to beat Pasadena next Saturday but even then the point differential stemming from a 38-3 loss to South Houston two weeks would likely sideline the Texans.
  Demetrius Banks led the Deer with 125 yards on the ground. Sam Rayburn's offensive leader, Michael Boyd, gained only 29 yards.

Dobie junior Patrick Hurst turns in the best run of the night, a 24-yard TD blast around right end late in the first half.
(Top) Hurst cuts between South Houston defenders Shaquille Bowman (8) and Isaac Garza (26). Garza catches up with
him at the 5-yard line (middle), but runs into interference from Michael Hookfin (75), trailing the plan. Hurst uses that bit
of leverage to spin free and topple over the goal line (bottom).

Robinson scores the game's first TD, a 30-yard romp around right end.

South Houston's Toree Daniel (20) finds a crease between Dobie defenders Jordin Harrison (30), Chris Uzoma (28) and Jessy Cedeno (36) and streaks 27 yards for a TD after catching a pass from Rudis Requeno in the first quarter.

Dobie defensive back Demetris Green (2) barely misses an interception on a deep pass intended for James Davis (10) early in the second quarter. Green later returned an interception 55 yards for his team's final TD.

Robinson strikes again, this time on a 19-yard TD run late in the first quarter.

Dobie's Caleb Wiechman clears a rugby-style punt from his own end zone as South Houston's Brian Columbus applies backside pressure.

Byron Hodges, a junior wide receiver who took several direct snaps for the Trojans, breaks into the Dobie secondary, where Demetris Green (2) awaits.

Dobie quarterback Deandre Bolden fires a jump pass in the direction of Vance Leonard (11). Leonard caught the ball for a short gain.

GAME ALBUM

  Dobie orchestra students turned in their best regional showing in memory on Saturday at the Region 19 audition at Memorial High, landing 28 All-Region selections.
  The region consists of all orchestra students in Grades 9-12 in the Pasadena, Deer Park, Humble and La Porte school district as well as private schools in the area. The region orchestra is an all-star group of the best players from these schools.
  Fourteen percent of all Dobie orchestra students earned All-Region recognition and 48 percent of those who auditioned made it.
  All family, faculty, staff and administration are invited to attend the region concert to be held Jan. 21, 2012, at 4 p.m. at Deer Park High. Admission is free.
  DOBIE'S ALL-REGION SELECTIONS
  Violins
  Audrey Beyer, junior, Symphony, 2nd violin; Victoria Blackmon, freshman, Philharmonic, 1st violin; Judy Dang, freshman, Symphony, 2nd violin; Samantha Gomes, senior, Symphony, 2nd violin; Vincent Gonzalez, freshman, Symphony, 1st violin; Aaron Lariviere, junior, Symphony, 2nd violin; Sarah Merrill, junior, Symphony, 2nd violin; Cindy Nguyen, freshman, Symphony, 2nd violin; Giaan Nguyen, freshman, Philharmonic, 1st violin; Tri Nguyen, senior, Symphony, 2nd violin; Phuong Pham, freshman, Philharmonic, 1st violin; Tracie Phan, freshman, Symphony, 2nd violin; Angela Rosales, freshman Philharmonic, 2nd violin; Leah Weaver, junior, Symphony, 1st violin.
  Violas
  Zachary Fernandez, freshman, Symphony; Elissa Nguyen, freshman, Philharmonic; Kenny Nguyen, senior, Symphony; Nhubinh Nguyen, freshman, Philharmonic; Edwardo Rios, junior, Symphony Alexis Rodriguez, freshman, Philharmonic; Tyson Salinas, freshman, Philharmonic; Ngoc-Que Tran, junior, Symphony.
  Cellos
  Hernan Campa, freshman, Symphony; Celina Rabe, freshman, 1st Alternate to the Philharmonic Orchestra; Marcela Reina, freshman, Philharmonic; Cristian Vargas, freshman, Symphony.
  Bass
  Carlos Amaro, freshman, Symphony; Ira Lanza, junior, Symphony.

Dobie junior Kelton Bailey cuts inside of a screen from teammate Dominque Bilbo (5) to score from 11 yards out early in the second quarter. Manuel Tarango (8) defends for Sam Rayburn.

  Paced by another short but sizzling rushing performance by Andrew Robinson, the Dobie Longhorns on Saturday turned Sam Rayburn into a shortcut to a much anticipated District 22-5A showdown with Deer Park, now just 12 days away.
  Robinson, the district's leading rusher, carried 10 times for 149 yards and scored three touchdowns in a half-game performance as the Longhorns easily disposed of the Texans 45-3 at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
  Both Dobie and Deer Park stand 3-0 in district play with two games left. The Longhorns take on South Houston next Friday while Deer Park plays host to Sam Rayburn the next night.
  The Longhorns, 6-2 overall, and Deer, 7-1, will square off on Thursday, Nov. 3, at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
  Deandre Bolden, starting his second game at quarterback for the Longhorns, unveiled a passing touch to go with his breakaway mobility. He stung the Texans for two first-quarter TD passes, one to Robinson for a 20-yard score and the other a dramatic 19-yard toss to Chris Stockman in the corner of the end zone on a fourth-and-3 call.
  After that, Dobie's ground game put the issue to rest. Kelton Bailey scored from 11 yards out and Robinson followed with runs of 9 and 54 yards to lift Dobie to a 35-0 halftime lead.
  The Texans' only points came midway through the third period when Alexis Manjarres kicked a 20-yard field goal.
  Dobie answered with a 25-yard field goal by Douglas Leighton and then a 70-yard TD run by Jordan Williams with 7:01 left in the game. Williams finished with 101 yards rushing on just four carries.
  The Longhorns piled up 490 yards of offense, 417 of it on the ground. The Texans, 0-3 in district and 3-5 overall, completed only two passes and posted only 114 yards of offense.

Dobie's Patrick Hurst takes a short pass from Deandre Bolden (top) and breaks outside for a 19-yard gain (bottom) to set up the Longhorns' third touchdown.

Andrew Robinson cuts inside of Sam Rayburn defensive back Francisco Jimenez to turn a swing pass from Deandre Bolden into a 20-yard TD and Dobie's first score.

Texans quarterback Freddy Sevilla rolls out in search of a receiver. He kept the ball for a short gain.

Andrew Robinson is upended by Sam Rayburn defensive back Tim DeSoto after trying to sweep the right side.

Sam Rayburn's Alec Canas finds a crease on a punt return in the first quarter. Teammate Alexis Manjarrez (9) provides some running room by sealing out Dobie's Jessy Cedeno.  

Sam Rayburn linebacker Eric Aldava (14) puts the brakes on Dobie quarterback Deandre Bolden.

Dobie's Chris Stockman lines up behind a wall of blockers, led by Andrew Robinson (22) and Dominque Bilbo (5), for a jaunt to the end zone after latching on to a short pass from Deandre Bolden. The play was wiped out by an illegal block but the Longhorns scored anyway a few plays later.

GAME ALBUM

  Forty-two Dobie art students have been selected to represent the school in the 37th Annual Fire Prevention Poster Contest.
  Winning posters will be on display at "FireFest" this Saturday at the Houston Fire Department Jahnke Training Academy, located at 8030 Braniff, near Hobby Airport.
  Participants chosen are: Alexis Calderom, Carolina Herrera, Linda Ly, Gabino Morales, Linh Thai, Oscar Espinal, Faria Akhter, Thuan Vuong, Ana Cavazos, Emily Cleveland, Jacob da Silva, Dyana Galvan, Allison Hall, Osiel Juarez, Thuyen Le, Chassity Moreno, Dana Nguyen, Kaitlyn Schuetz, Melissa Sosa, Chukwuemeka K. Uchendu, Britny Vanek, Triet Pham, Uyen Pham, Francisco Rangel, Rosa Velazquez, Tu Anh Le, Anthony Martinez, Samuel Martinez, Alysse Williams, Karina Contreras, Lisa Gill, Karina Gonzalez, Vanessa Guerrero, Jasmine Ibarra, Sabrina Juarez, Cristyan Medina, Jonathan Tamez, Jeccika Torres, Kim-Lynn Tran, Angela Mills, Vivian Vu and Melissa Sosa.

Dobie's Andrew Robinson breaks free on a 37-yard TD run in the first quarter for the Longhorns' first points of the game. Memorial's Ray Lopez (78) gives chase.

  Dobie changed quarterbacks for the second time this season and in doing so changed Memorial's ability to write a happy ending on an offensive free-for-all.
  Deandre Bolden, the talented backup to Dobie rushing star Andrew Robinson just a week ago, made the switch to quarterback Thursday night and teammed with Robinson to overpower the Mavericks 49-37 at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
  The Longhorns, the defending champs of District 22-5A, posted their second-straight 40-plus point performance. The Mavericks did the same -- but unlike their 45-43 victory over Sam Rayburn last week, this shootout found Memorial short of the ammunition required to fully counter the Longhorns' super-charged ground game.
  Dobie is now 2-0 in district play and 5-2 for the season. The Mavericks fell to 1-1 in district and 2-5 overall.
  Bolden replaced Tyler Wolfe, who a month ago inherited the quarterback job when senior star Blake Jackson was lost for the season to an ankle injury. Playing in the same backfield for the first time, Bolden and Robinson combined for 372 yards on the ground and four touchdowns.
  Bolden led the way with 187 yards rushing and three touchdowns. He attempted only three passes, but completed two of them -- one a 24-yard TD pass to Vance Leonard that lifted the Longhorns to a 28-12 second-quarter lead.
  Robinson, the district's top rusher, cracked the 1,000-yard mark for the season with 185 yards on 19 carries.
  Mavericks quarterback Greg Gallardo tried to match Dobie's offensive pace through the air. He threw for 345 yards, competing 22 of 37 and firing two TDs, both 29-yard strikes, one to Brandon Thomas in the first quarter and one to Derek Lee in the second.
  The TD toss to Lee was one of two Memorial scores in the final four minutes of the first half. Ahrmon Mcleod scored from seven yards out with 41 seconds left in the half to pull the Mavericks to within 28-24.
  Mcleod scored again on a 7-yard run in the fourth quarter for the final TD of the game. Strangely, Memorial was 0-for-5 on conversion attempts until Miguel Taboada booted an extra point following Mcleod's final TD.
  Patrick Hurst gave the Longhorns a third 100-yard rusher in the contest. Hurst rolled up 110 yards and scored on an 11-yard run late in the third quarter to help elevate Dobie to a commanding 42-30 lead. Bolden iced it with an 8-yard run early in the fourth quarter.
  Dobie piled up 521 yards of total offense, 491 yards of it on the ground. The Longhorns did not punt in the game, but lost the ball three times on fumbles.
  The Mavericks lost only one fumble, but the one they coughed up proved costly. Dobie's Chris Uzomah returned it 46 yards for a second-quarter TD.

Memorial receiver Brandon Thomas (12) goes high to try to snag a pass from Greg Gallardo, but Vaughn Leonard (21) breaks up the play for Dobie.

Dobie's Robinson breaks into the open field again on his way to topping the 1,000-yard mark for the season.

GAME ALBUM

  The Dobie Speech and Debate Team earned its second team sweepstakes last weekend, placing third at a tournament at South Houston High School.
  Thomas Ray Trevino earned a place in the State Forensics Tournament in March by placing second in Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking. Ngoc-Que Tran and Lan Tran also earned a berth in the state tournament after placing first in Duet Interpretation.
  Jekale Williams and Maurice Robinson's third place finish in Duet Interpretation leaves them very close to qualifying for the State Tournament.
  Tran and Brianna Herman placed first and second in Impromptu Speaking, respectively. Dana Nguyen placed fifth in Poetry Interpretation.
  The Public Forum team of Trevino and Herman reached the quarter-finals. Both earned gavels for having the highest speaking scores in preliminaries.
  Christopher Nicholson, competing in his first tournament, placed ninth in Congressional Debate and reached the semifinals in Humorous Interpretation. Khan Pham, also competing in his first tournament, finished third in Novice Lincoln-Douglas Debate. The Novice Public Forum Team of Paul Jasso and Patrick Sears reached the quarter-finals in their first competition, too.
  Dobie students reaching the semifinals were:
  Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking: Anh Pham and Michael Baez.
  Dramatic Interpretation: Brianna Herman and Reese Selman.
  Original Oratory: Anh Pham, Lan Tran and Brianna Herman.
  Prose Interpretation: Tessa Andrade and Aidee Alfar.

Dobie receiver Vance Leonard skies over Pasadena's Francisco Rodriguez to haul in a 21-yard touchdown pass from Tyler Wolfe in the second quarter.

Robinson's Romps Make Short Work of Eagles

  Andrew Robinson scored three touchdowns the first four times he touched the football Thursday night, launching the Dobie Longhorns to a 42-0 victory over Pasadena and a successful start to their bid to repeat as District 22-5A champions.
  Robinson scored on dashes of 23, 54 and 60 yards and needed only one play into the second quarter to complete his night's work on offense. His four carries earned the Longhorns 145 yards and proved to be more than the hopeful Eagles, 4-1 going into the game, could digest.
  Robinson was replaced by Deandre Bolden, who carried eight times for 162 yards. Dobie, now 4-2, owned a 35-0 lead at the half. Bolden raced 68 yards early in the fourth quarter for the only TD in a second half puncutated by Longhorn reserves.
  The Eagles' running tandem of quarterback Nick Bernal and Julian Nanced totaled 36 carries but averaged only three yards a tote. Forced to the air, Bernal completed 13 of 25 passes for 133 yards, but was intercepted three times while fumbling once.
  Vaughn Leonard picked off Bernal twice, returning the second one 87 yards for a TD with 4:18 left in the first half.
  Bernal fumbled on the first play of the game when hit by Dobie's Kerry Henderson. On the Longhorns' first snap, Robinson skirted right end and scored from 23 yards out.
  Midway through opening quarter, Robinson broke free on the right sideline for a 54 yard TD run. On the first play of the second quarter, Robinson blasted through the right side again for a 60-yard TD jaunt.
  He left the game for good after defending the ensuing kickoff, but the Longhorns simply picked another poison. Midway through the second quarter, Dobie quarterback Tyler Wolfe connected with Vance Leonard, who made a leaping TD grab from 21 yards out.
  That proved to be Dobie's only completion of the game.
  A rare Eagles threat three minutes later ended abruptly when Vaughn Leonard intercepted a Bernal pass and returned it 87 yards for the Longhorns' fifth TD.
  Patrick Hurst contributed 86 yards to Dobie's 458 yards of rushing offense. Kelton Bailey accounted for 49.

Dobie defensive tackle Kerry Henderson hauls down Eagles quarterback Nick Bernal on the first play of the game and in the process causes a fumble, recovered by the Longhorns.

Andrew Robinson crashes the right sideline and races 23 yards for the game's first TD on his team's first play.

Pasadena's Nick Bernal finds running room on a quarterback keeper in the first quarter.

Dobie's Vaughn Leonard leaps in front of Pasadena wide receiver Alfredo Garibay to make his first interception of the game.

Eagles quarterback Nick Bernal stares down the rush of linebacker Chris Uzomah to fire a pass downfield.

Robinson rings in the second quarter with his third TD of the game, a 60-yard burst with blocking help from Deandre Bolden (16).

Reserve running back Kelton Bailey steps out of the grasp of Pasadena's Alberto Castro for a long gain in the second quarter.

Patrick Hurst break free on a dash to the end zone. An illegal block wiped out the play.

Eagle defenders Francisco Rodriguez (21) and Oscar Castillo (12) catch up with Dobie quarterback Tyler Wolfe.

GAME ALBUM 

Dobie receiver Dominque Bilbo (5) skies above the Channelview secondary to haul in a 10-yard TD pass from Tyler Wolfe with 1:38 left in the first half.

  Channelview quarterback Averion Hurts passed for nearly 500 yards and Dobie's Andrew Robinson ran for over 300 in one of the wildest offensive games in the long history of Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday night, a 51-43 victory hammered out by the Falcons on the strength of 21 unanswered points late in the contest.
  With his team trailing 43-30 late in the third quarter, Hurts launched a comeback that included two long TD passes and dealt the Longhorns a disappointing loss in their final game before the start of conference play in two weeks.
  Eight seconds before the end of the third quarter, Hurts connected with Leterio Brown on a 33-yard TD pass as the Falcons sliced Dobie's lead to 43-37. With 5:12 left in the game, Channelview took a 44-43 lead on a 2-yard run by Anthony Bush and Adalverto Castenada's PAT.
  With 1:12 left in the contest, Hurts dropped a 49-yard TD strike in the hands of Stanley Wesley to ice it.
  The game featured an incredible 1,202 yards of total offense, 50 first downs and 13 TDs.
  Hurts, a senior, completed 32 of 52 passes for 493 yards. He dished out five TD passes and was intercepted only once. The Falcons piled up 680 yards of offense and 29 first downs.
  Robinson carried 22 times for 305 yards and scored three TDs. The Dobie senior  had an 86-yard TD sprint in the third quarter wiped out by a blocking penalty. His elusiveness tormented the Falcons well into the second half before Hurts seized control.
  Robinson opened the scoring with a 64-yard romp down the left sideline not quite four minutes into the game. After Channelview answered with a field goal, Robinson bolted 58 yards down the right sideline on the first play of the second quarter to lift Dobie to a 14-3 lead.
  That was the start of a 42-point second-quarter scoring explosion, shared equally by both teams.
  Channelview responded with a 43-yard TD run by Terrell Williams. Dobie took a 21-10 lead on an 18-yard TD blast by Patrick Hurst, but the Falcons counterpunched with another Williams TD, this one on a 3-yard pass from Hurts.
  With 1:38 left in the half, Dobie quarterback Tyler Wolfe found Dominque Bilbo for a 10-yard scoring strike and a 28-17 lead. But Hurts brought his team right back in the remaining time, connecting with Wesley on a 26-yard TD pass with 19 seconds left.
  A 35-yard TD pass from Hurts to Marquise Johnson lifted Channelview to its first lead, at 31-28, early in the third quarter. But the Longhorns posted the next 15 points.
  Robinson broke free again on a 50-yard TD run. Dobie added a safety and then a 7-yard TD run by Wolfe that elevated the Longhorns to a 43-30 lead with 4:45 left in the third quarter.
  But that wasn't nearly enough to hold off Hurts and the Falcons, who improved their record to 4-1. Dobie will take a 3-2 mark into its district opener against 4-1 Pasadena on Oct. 6.
  Channelview's receivers shared in Hurts' bonanza night. Wesley caught 12 passes for 251 yards. Johnson caught seven for 125.
  The Longhorns stacked up 465 yards on the ground. Hurst carried 11 times for 98 yards.

Dobie's Andrew Robinson forces Channelview's secondary into hasty retreat on a 64-yard TD run in the first quarter, the game's first score.

Channelview's  Marquise Johnson (7) reels in the face of Dobie resistence after catching a pass in the first quarter. Closing in for the Longhorns are Kalon Bailey (4), Vaughn Leonard (21) and Chris Uzomah (28).

Channelview's Marquise Johnson (7) leaps high to haul in a pass from his quarterback, Averion Hurts (2). Dobie's Jessy Cedeno (36) makes a bid for an interception.

Andrew Robinson streaks past jubillant Longhorn fans on his way to a 58-yard TD jaunt on the first play of the second quarter.

A rare hiccup for the Falcons' passing game: Averion Hurts (far left) wings a pass over the middle, where Stanley Wesley makes the catch. Wesley fumbles the ball away (right) after being hit by Longhorns linebacker Jesse Cedeno (36). Dobie recovered.

Channelview quarterback Averion Hurts tries in vain to avoid a Dobie defensive charge led by Anthony Simmons (33) and Jonathan Jones (99). Simmons got the sack .

Channelview's Terrell Williams clears the corner on a 43-yard TD run early in the second quarter.

Dobie's Patrick Hurst bursts up the middle on a 18-yard TD run midway through the second quarter.

Tyler Wolfe completes a pass over the middle late in the first half despite a hard rush from Channelview linebacker Anthony Bush (34). Wolfe hit Dominque Bilbo for a 10-yard TD strike on the next play.

Dobie wide receiver Chris Stockman (19) bows to the greatness of Andrew Robinson (22), or perhaps he's contemplating a block as Robinson heads up the field.

 GAME ALBUM

Dobie's Andrew Robinson finds the end zone with no time remaining on the first-half clock after taking a handoff from Tyler Wolfe (12), the Longhorns' new starting quarterback. The TD gave Dobie a 14-3 halftime lead.

  Andrew Robinson, wearing the number of injured teammate Blake Jackson on an armband, scored all three of Dobie's touchdowns Friday night as the Longhorns celebrated Homecoming with a 20-17 victory over Humble at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
  Robinson rushed for 133 yards and contributed one of two sustaining plays for the Longhorns -- a 54-yard run in the closing seconds of the first half that helped lift Dobie to a 14-3 halftime lead.
  The victory hiked the Longhorns' record to 3-1 and eased anxieties about the debut of Tyler Wolfe as Dobie's starting quarterback. Wolfe replaced standout Blake Jackson, who was lost for the season to an ankle injury suffered last week in Dobie's loss to Dickinson.
  Robinson played the game with an armband that bore Jackson's No. 17.
  Wolfe completed 9 of 17 passes for 95 yards, but the Longhorns were forced to deal with five lost fumbles. Humble cooperated by losing the same number -- and by tossing three interceptions.
  Dobie's first game-changing play broke a scoreless deadlock that lingered until late in the first half. With 4:26 left in the half, Fabian Davalos, a hefty defensive tackle, intercepted a pass from Humble's Kyle Tucker and returned the ball 45 yards to the Wildcats' 10-yard line.
  With 2:48 on the first-half clock, Robinson blasted in from the 2 for the game's first score.
  Humble answered with a drive that died at the Dobie 3 when Longhorns defensive back Vaughn Leonard broke up a third-down pass intended for Chaz Davis. The Wildcats settled for a 21-yard field goal by Jose Achoa with 38 seconds left.
  That was plenty of time for Robinson to streak 54 yards which, combined with a penalty, left the Longhorns just a yard short of the goal-line. Robinson ate that up as time expired.
  Humble controlled the third quarter and cut Dobie's lead to 14-10 on a 17-yard TD pass from Tucker to Carl Elkins midway through the quarter. Then, with 8:44 left in the game, the Longhorns were forced to confront disaster.
  A Dobie punt struck the team's upback and caromed the other way. Humble's Greg Bledsoe picked up the ball near the Longhorns' 2 and ran it in. The turnover gave the Wildcats a 17-14 lead.
  But Wolfe led his team downfield to the winning score, a 5-yard run by Robinson with 6:10 left.
  Humble threatened again, but a late interception by Kalon Bailey sealed the victory.
  ALVIN 48, PASADENA 28
  The Yellowjackets blitzed the previously unbeaten Eagles with 27 points in the first quarter en route to a 41-7 halftime lead and an easy victory. Corey Jackson scored two of Alvin's first-quarter touchdowns on runs of 13 and 5 yards.
  Eagles quarterback Nick Bernal scored on TD runs of 1 and 10 yards. He also threw a 58-yard pass to Julio Trevino for the game's final TD.
  Bernal gained 124 yards rushing on 21 carries.
  TEXAS CITY 31, MEMORIAL 20
  D'Onta Foreman ran 41 yards for a touchdown and returned a punt 83 yards for another as the Stingarees erased a 10-point Mavericks lead with a late 21-point spree.
  Memorial led 20-10 with 8:57 left in the third quarter with the help of TD runs by Reggie Turner of 10 and 3 yards. That's when Texas City roared back with 21 unanswered points.
  Chris Cargile rolled up 135 yards on 30 carries and scored on an 11-yard run for the Mavericks, who slipped to 1-3 for the season.

Dobie defensive tackle Fabian Davalos turns in one of the game's biggest plays, a 45-yard interception return that set up the Longhorns' first touchdown and effectively ended a defensive stalemate late in the first half. Humble quarterback Kyle Tucker (7), who threw the interception, finally brought down Davalos at the Humble 10-yard line.


Dobie's Quinton Roberts (36) submarines Kyle Tucker on a punt return, causing a fumble, this one recovered by the Wildcats.

Tyler Wolfe, Dobie's new starting quarterback, looks for running room in the first quarter.

Dobie linebacker Anthony Simmons (33) buckles up Humble quarterback Kyle Tucker while teammate Dwight Tucker (9) flies in to complete the sack.

Tyler Wolfe runs a keeper to the Wildcats' 2-yard line to help set up the Longhorns' first TD (next photo).

Andrew Robinson takes a handoff from Tyler Wolfe and breaks the grip of Humble's J.P. Henshaw (32) to score from 2 yards out and break the scoreless tie.

Longhorns receiver Chris Stockman lunges for extra yardage after catching a pass from Tyler Wolfe. Zac Miles (29) makes the tackle for Humble.

Under pressure from Dobie's Brian Rosette (80) and Anthony Simmons (33), Humble quarterback Kyle Tucker completes a swing pass.

Andrew Robinson runs into early resistance from Humble's J.P. Henshaw (32) and Cameron Solomon (20).

A tale of two 7's -- Humble's Kyle Tucker (7) fumbles the ball on a punt return as Dobie defenders Kerry Henderson (66) and Emmanuel Edmonson (67) close in. The Longhorns' Marlon Jackson (7), trailing the play, made the recovery.

Kyle Tucker fires a pass downfield over the top of Dobie's Jessy Cedeno (39).

Nowhere to run this time -- Dobie's Jonathan Jones grabs Kyle Tucker by the shoe and waits for Fabian Davalos to arrive and complete a sack in the first quarter.

HOMECOMING ALBUM 

HOMECOMING COURT: Joe Cavazos and Tessa Andrade

HOMECOMING COURT: Christopher Garcia and Andrea Gonzales

HOMECOMING COURT: Treg Spigner and Alaina Burns

HOMECOMING KING and QUEEN: Joe Cavazos and Alaina Burns

Dobies' Visual Art Department will host an exhibit of student art this week and next week in the Administration Building lobby, 1515 Cherrybrook. The artwork will be on display through Friday, Sept. 23, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Under threatening skies, but with the wind to his back, Dobie quarterback Blake Jackson streaks 69 yards to the end zone to give the Longhorns the lead early in the second quarter. Alvin's Hunter DeJongh gives chase.

  Andrew Robinson ran for 162 yards to help the Dobie Longhorns survive a nightmare play at the end of the first half and dispose of Alvin 48-27 on Saturday night in a tropical tempest of wind and rain at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
  Robinson scored three touchdowns, including two long jaunts in the first seven minutes of the third quarter, to ease the pain of an Alvin interception and score on a throwaway play with no time left on the first-half clock.
  Ahead 21-7 with four seconds left in the half -- and with a pounding wind at their backs -- the Longhorns attempted a last-play bomb from deep in their own territory.
  Alvin's Cole Pitts intercepted Blake Jackson's pass and eluded all 11 Longhorns on a 48-yard cross-the-field dash to the end zone.
  Left with only a 21-14 lead to start the second half, Dobie rode Robinson to redemption. The Longhorn senior scored on a 32-yard run and barely two minutes later tacked a 34-yard TD burst to give his team a 35-14 lead.
  Even then, Dobie flirted with doom. Alvin's John McDowell returned the ensuing kickoff 105 yards to shrink the Longhorns' advantage to 35-21.
  The Yellowjackets threatened again early in the fourth quarter with a march to the Dobie 10 yard-line. But an Alvin fumble, recovered by Marlon Jackson, killed the drive.
  Thanks to a bad Dobie snap -- a product of the wet and windy conditions -- Alvin had to wait only three minutes to recover the lost opportunity. With 7:01 left in the game, Corey Jackson scored from 3 yards out. But a missed connection on the point-after snap helped Dobie preserve a 35-27 lead.
  The Longhorns then mounted a clinching march, capped by a 1-yard TD run by Deandre Bolden with 3:27 left.
  And with 1:20 remaining, Dobie tackle Kerry Henderson scooped up an Alvin fumble and raced 77 yards for the game's final TD.
  Now 2-0 for the season, the Longhorns collected 472 yards of offense, 371 of it on the ground.
  Robinson also scored on a 4-yard run in the first quarter after Alvin had taken a 7-0 lead.
  Jackson, the Longhorns' senior quarterback, gave Dobie its first lead with a 69-yard run early in the second quarter.
  Just before the half, he connected with Vaughn Leonard for a 5-yard TD strike and then found Robinson for a two-point pass that lifted the Longhorns -- though only briefly -- to a 21-7 lead.
  McDowell, who scored Alvin's first TD on a 7-yard run, piled up 131 yards on the ground while Corey Jackson added 120. Alvin completed only two passes in the contest and had one intercepted.

Dobie receiver Vance Leonard (11) plunges ahead for extra yards after taking a swing pass from Blake Jackson. Alvin's Jimmy Hatcher (32) turns the play inside.

Dobie defenders Anthony Simmons (on the ground) and Jonathan Jones (99) combine for a sack of Alvin quarterback Aaron Jackson in the second quarter.

Alvin's Corey Jackson (20) finds his path up the sideline blocked by Dobie's Jordin Harrison (36).

Dobie's Vaughn Leonard (21) and Anthony Simmons (33) put the heat on Alvin's Rob Nelson, forced to punt from his own end-line into the wind in the second quarter.

The Longhorns' moment of anguish: Alvin defensive back Cole Pitts (4) returns an interception 48 yards for a touchdown on the final play of the first half, cutting Dobie's lead to a single TD.

GAME ALBUM

The Dobie Homecoming Court for 2011 has been named. Those selected are (below) seniors Joe Cavazos, Tessa Andrade, Christopher Garcia, Andrea Gonzalez, Treg Spigner and Alaina Burns. Dobie's Homecoming Game is set for Sept. 16 against Humble.

  The Dobie Lariaettes recently participated in Line Camp under the direction of Crowdpleasers Dance Company. The girls spent two days learning choreography for football game performances, working on technique and completing numerous leadership and team-building activities.
  The following Lariaettes were named Elite Performers: Jennifer Acero, outstanding new member; Tearra Small, outstanding old member; Nickwanda Nelson, hard worker; and Amanda Palacios, outstanding overall performer.
  Pictured below are Dobie Camp All-Stars: (front) Jennifer Acero, Monique Lewis, Colonel Alaina Burns, Abby Pedroza, Thu Nyugen, Kayla Smith, Spirit Leader Cassandra Velasquez and Captain Denise Ma; and (back) Lieutenant Karena Duran, Jasmyn Johnson, Taylor Sias, Breyonna Milton, Feliss Goree, Geraldine Navarette, Lorin Mata, Major Samantha Green, Secretary Kameko Bryant, Dazha McCloud, Lt. Colonel Rachel Moore, Spirit Leader Amanda Medrano and Lieutenant Amanda Palacios.

  Dobie history teacher Craig Sanders participated in a one-week seminar at Columbia University in New York earlier this summer sponsored by the Gilder Lehrman Institute. The seminar was titled "Culture and Politics in the Age of the Cold War."


  Directed by author and historian Alan Brinkley, the seminar offered an introduction to the politics and culture of a period of rapid transition in American life from the end of World War II to the beginning of the 1960s.
 
Participants were selected after a competitive application process in the spring.


  The Gilder Lehrman Institute is renowned for its scholarly seminars for K-12 educators and National Park Service interpreters. This summer the Institute's seminars will offer over 1,000 participants the chance to study American history with leading scholars of the field.
  All costs for the seminars are picked up by the Institute.

Dobie engineering students recently toured the Alloy Carbide Company. Students met with professional technicians, engineers and workers in the industry and examined engineering products at work. Event photo follows.

A Dobie senior lets out a yell as he crosses the stage and becomes a Dobie graduate.

Dobie graduates flip their lids at the conclusion of their graduation ceremony.

History teacher Bob Daugherty leads his homeroom into Hofheinz Pavilion.

Senior Davion Hurst beams as she walks into Hofheinz.

The Dobie Class of 2011 fills up the Hofheinz floor.

Members of the Dobie choir sing the national anthem.

Dobie Principal Steve Jamail introduces guests on the stage.

Graduating senior Robert Timmons delivers the commencement address.

Robert Timmons delivers his concluding remarks.

New Dobie graduates peer out from a sea of black caps.