katy isd: Katy Texas Seven Lakes High School Orchestra hosts Pumpkin Festival - 10/03/12 09:26 AM
 
Katy Texas Seven Lakes High School Orchestra hosts Pumpkin Festival
 
The Seven Lakes High School Orchestra Parents Organization will hold its 7 TH annual Pumpkin Patch Fest on Saturday October 20, 2012 from 9 AM until 4 PM. Seven Lakes High School is located at 9241 South Fry Road in Katy Texas. There are several different activities to choose from including a hay ride, games & prizes, balloon creations, face painting moonwalks, dunking booth and much more.

 
The main feature is a large pumpkin patch where you can choose your own pumpkin.  In addition to what … (11 comments)

katy isd: Future Farmers of America (FFA) hosting Craft Sale in Katy Texas - 09/17/12 07:40 AM
 
Future Farmers of America (FFA) hosting Craft Sale in Katy Texas
 
I am going to say I feel sorry for this group right off the bat as I tried to do additional research about their fund raising event and found nothing on the referenced web site. The Morton Ranch High School in Katy Texas Future Framers of America Booster Club will be holding a fund raising craft show on Saturday September 22, 2012.
 
The fund raising craft show will be at Morton Ranch High school which is located at 21000 Franz Road Katy Texas. Katy ISD has six … (7 comments)

katy isd: Katy ISD opens 4 New Schools on 8/27/12 and Attendance Zone Guarantees do NOT Exist - 08/25/12 08:08 AM
 
Katy ISD opens 4 New Schools on 8/27/12 and Attendance Zone Guarantees do NOT Exist
 
Katy ISD is proud to be opening 4 brand new schools for the school Year 2012-2013 which starts on Monday August 27, 2012. I was giving some new clients of mine who now live in North Carolina a tour of the whole area today and they were completely amazed at the size of this area and the number of schools. They even thought Beck Junior High School which has been opened for probably at least 15 years looked almost new based on what they … (7 comments)

katy isd: Job Fair for School Bus Drivers being held by Katy ISD - 08/23/12 08:01 AM
 
Job Fair for School Bus Drivers being held by Katy ISD
 
Katy ISD is hosting a Job Fair on Friday August 24, 2012 from 9 AM until 2 PM.

The fair will be held at Morton Ranch High School.
 
Morton Ranch is located at 21000 Franz Road, Katy Texas.


 
All school bus drivers are responsible for driving on a split shift and driving safely. They are also to ensure students arrive at home and school on time.
 
Starting wages are $13.31 per hour.
 
Criteria for becoming a driver:
1)    All … (6 comments)

katy isd: My Buyer Clients Closed on brand new home in Churchill Farms Katy TX - 08/16/12 07:41 AM
 
My Buyer Clients Closed on brand new home in Churchill Farms Katy TX
 
I am very proud to say My Buyer Clients Closed on brand new home in Churchill Farms Katy TX today August 16, 2012. It was a longer than normal process but this is a brand new neighborhood. I reported on this area as the Churchill Farms definitive source and you can find that article by clicking here. It was not easy but so many things in life require a lot of effort.This neighborhood is zoned to attend Katy ISD.
 
The home they purchased is … (11 comments)

katy isd: Katy ISD New Lunch Prices Beginning Fall 2012 - 08/10/12 08:20 AM
 
Katy ISD New Lunch Prices Beginning Fall 2012
Recently Katy ISD Board of Trustees released the prices it will charge for lunch at the various levels of education for the school year 2012-2013. The new prices reflect a price increase as the district maintains its compliance with USDA policy. Approximately 46 % of the meals were affected by the higher prices and USDA policy.
 
The new prices are as follows:
·        Elementary School – Lunch costs will rise by $.10 to $1.90 per meal from last year $1.80 per meal.
·        Junior High School – Lunch will stay at … (9 comments)

katy isd: Churchill Farms New Homes for Sale – The Definitive Source - 07/29/12 03:27 AM
 
 
Churchill Farms New Homes for Sale – The Definitive Source
 
I was checking on a new home my client built in Churchill Farms yesterday and decided I would take several pictures and do a photo walking blog about this new and wonderful neighborhood. I previously in late June 2012 wrote a detailed blog about Churchill Farms which can be described as the Definitive Source and you can view my blog by clicking here.  I was actually driving my car through the neighborhood as it was way too hot to actually get out and walk.

  
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katy isd: Teacher Fun Day to be held in Katy TX. - 07/21/12 07:23 AM
 
Teacher Fun Day to be held in Katy TX.
 
Teacher Fun Day to be held in Katy TX on Wednesday July 25, 2012 at Katy Budget Books. The book store is located at 2450 Fry Road, Houston TX. (They have a Houston mailing address). The owners have titled this day as “Teachers just want to have fun”.  This will be the third annual holding of this event and it starts at 8 AM and lasts all day till 8 PM. The bookstore wants to show all teachers their appreciation for everything they do to teach our children.
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katy isd: Showing Homes in Cinco Ranch Katy TX this past 3 days - 07/15/12 07:22 AM
 
Showing Homes in Cinco Ranch Katy TX this past 3 days
 
I have been Showing Homes in Cinco Ranch Katy TX this past 3 days and not had any time to do much in the way of blogs or making comments on blogs. Cinco Ranch is one of the Premier Master Planned Communities not only the greater in the Houston Metropolis but also in the entire US. I wrote a more detailed blog back in June about this wonderful neighborhood and you can see my blog right here. My client I was showing these past few days bought a … (9 comments)

katy isd: Refresher Driver Safety course offered in Katy TX - 07/07/12 09:24 AM
 
Refresher Driver Safety course offered in Katy TX
 
Refresher Driver Safety course offered in Katy TX by AARP. The class will be held on Monday July 16, 2012 from 9:00 AM until 1:00 PM in room 1030 at the Katy ISD Education Support Complex. The Support Complex is located at 6301 S Stadium Lane Katy TX. The class size is strictly limited to 25 people.
 
All attendees have to have a current and valid Texas Driver’s License, a completed coupon and a check payable to AARP in the amount of $5.00.
 
Additional information is available at 281-396-6365 … (9 comments)

katy isd: Cinco Ranch Katy TX Real Estate focus neighborhood for June 30, 2012 - 06/29/12 10:55 PM
Cinco Ranch Katy TX Real Estate focus neighborhood for June 30, 2012
 
Cinco Ranch Katy TX Real Estate focus neighborhood for June 30, 2012 is a master planned community in the Katy area that many call the premier community in this are if not the whole Houston area. Yolanda Cordova-Gilbert recently published a blog about Cinco Ranch and discusses Cinco Ranch being Katy’s premier master planned community and you can see her blog by clicking here.  Cinco Ranch is being developed by Newland Community and there are still over 30 builders constructing new homes in Cinco Ranch with most having … (7 comments)

katy isd: Seven Meadows Katy TX Real Estate focus neighborhood for June 29, 2012 - 06/28/12 11:47 PM
 
 
Seven Meadows Katy TX Real Estate focus neighborhood for June 29, 2012

 
 
 
Seven Meadows Katy TX Real Estate focus neighborhood for June 28, 2012 is another master planned community in the Katy real estate market. Seven Meadows was developed by Newland Community who is the same developer as Cinco Ranch. Seven Meadows has no new construction and has been totally built out for approximately 3-4 years. The neighborhood is located off of Fry Road just west of Highway 99 or Grand Parkway and the main road into the complex is the first left with a … (11 comments)

katy isd: Grand Lakes Katy TX focus neighborhood for June 28, 2012 - 06/28/12 12:14 AM
 
Grand Lakes Katy TX focus neighborhood for June 28, 2012
 
Grand Lakes Katy TX focus neighborhood for June 28, 2012 is a Katy real estate community. Grand Lakes was developed by Trendmaker and homes started being built in the first section back in 1998. There are no more brand new homes in Grand Lakes as the neighborhood is entirely built out and has been for probably at least 3-4 years.  This is my fifth blog in a series of seven blogs or more covering various neighborhoods in the Katy or surrounding areas.
 
Grand Lakes is made up … (13 comments)

katy isd: Firethorne Katy TX focus neighborhood for June 27, 2012 - 06/26/12 11:12 PM
 
Firethorne Katy TX focus neighborhood for June 27, 2012
 
Firethorne Katy TX focus neighborhood for June 27, 2012 is another master planned community in far west Katy where the entrance is off of FM 1463. This is the fourth blog of my series of 7 blogs (or more) discussing neighborhood in the Katy or surrounding areas. Similar to both Churchill Farms, Cross Creek ranch and Cardiff Ranch, as Firethorne has what some call the small town charm or appeal of Katy/Fulshear but major advantage of being close to a huge US city being Houston. My guess is Firethorne depending … (14 comments)

katy isd: Cardiff Ranch Katy TX neighborhood Focus for June 24, 2012 - 06/25/12 10:35 PM
 
Cardiff Ranch Katy TX neighborhood Focus for June 24, 2012
 
 
Cardiff Ranch Katy TX neighborhood focus for June 24, 2012 is located in far west Katy TX on FM 1463. Cardiff is right across the street from Churchill Farms. My fist blog in my series of focusing on neighborhoods in Katy TX was about Churchill Farms and can be found by clicking here. Cardiff Ranch is the second of this series of either 5or 7 blogs.

 
Cardiff is a Canyon Gate community which is situated on 162.3 acres. Home prices per the builders run from $300 … (5 comments)

katy isd: Focus today is on Churchill Farms in Katy TX - 06/23/12 01:00 AM
 
Focus today is on Churchill Farms in Katy TX
 
Focus Today is on Churchill Farms in Katy TX which is a new subdivision that began with land being cleared last November 2011 and homes being sold without a model(s) during January 2012. One of my clients purchase one of the first if not the first home sold in this neighborhood. When my clients signed their contract roads into and out of the new development did not exist. Now there are several homes under construction and model homes are open for touring. My clients hope to move into their new … (12 comments)

katy isd: Can you please explain how Property Taxes are determined in Katy TX? - 05/14/12 02:59 AM
 
Can you please explain how Property Taxes are determined in Katy TX?
 
 I get this question numerous times during any given year and Texas is probably different in how the taxes are calculated and probably more confusing than most other places. I just had this question come up with a potential Canadian client who was totally confused and rightfully so. One huge geographical area in the mailing address part of unincorporated Katy is Cinco Ranch.  There is no such thing as a tax rate in Cinco ranch. Cinco Ranch is made up of at least 35 different neighborhoods and … (9 comments)

katy isd: Katy ISD Junior High School wins State Science Olympiads - 05/09/12 10:30 PM
 
Katy ISD Junior High School wins State Science Olympiads
 
I am very happy to announce that on April 13 and April 14, 2012 Beckendorff Junior High School as part of Katy ISD in Katy TX took the State of Texas Championship in Science Olympiads.
 
Beckendorff Jr. HS will now advance to the National Science Olympiads on May 18 -19, 2012 being held in Orlando, Florida at the University of Central Florida.
 
The State Championship team consisted of 21 students being in seventh grade through ninth grade and were coached by Jennifer Curtis and Lonny Smith.
 
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katy isd: Showing Houses in Cinco Ranch - 05/05/12 09:51 AM
 
Showing Houses in Cinco Ranch
 
Friday May 4, 2012 and Saturday May 5, 2012 found me showing homes in Cinco Ranch from early in the morning until late in the afternoon. I am beat and thought I probably would not try to write a blog today. My wife just called and she is writing a contract for a new home in Cinco Ranch which is zoned to Katy ISD and congrats to her. My clients are moving into the Katy area from out of state and I will write about how I got selected to be their agent after … (7 comments)

katy isd: Katy ISD Seven Lakes holds Raffle and Concert - 05/02/12 01:22 AM
 
Katy ISD Seven Lakes holds Raffle and Concert
 
The Katy ISD Seven Lakes High School Orchestra Parent Association will hold its fourth annual artful instruments raffle.
 
Raffle tickets are available for $10 each with the opportunity attached to win an original music instrument art piece.

 
 The raffle is being held on Saturday May 12, 2012 at 7 PM along with a Pops music concert. The theme this to year’s concert is “Music to the Eyes” and will feature American Jazz Classics.  
 
Several local area artists have given their time, talents and money by … (11 comments)

 
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