H-E-B happenings
H-E-B schools ranked in annual U.S. News report
A handful of Northeast Tarrant County area schools recently earned spots on the U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings.
Harmony Science Academy in Euless came in at No. 28 in Texas and No. 155 in the U.S.
The Hurst-Euless-Bedford school district’s two highs, both of which offer International Baccalaureate (IB) programs, made the top 200 in Texas. Hurst Bell High School came in at No. 167 and Euless Trinity High School at No. 179.
In the neighboring Grapevine-Colleyville school district, Colleyville Heritage High School was No. 71 in Texas in Grapevine High School was No. 75.
U.S. News tracks only public schools (charter, magnet, specialized and comprehensive).
Most of the top 100 in the Texas U.S. News rankings were magnet and charter schools, like national No. 1 Dallas School of the Gifted and Talented. Summit International Preparatory in Arlington, a charter school, was ranked No. 4 in Texas and No. 22 in the U.S.
Catfish being stocked again at Chisholm Park pond
Spring weather (tornadoes and hail excluded) is perfect for fishing, and the catfish will be biting this month at the Chisholm Park pond, 2200 Norwood Drive in Hurst.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department workers will stock the pond with channel cat on Friday and they are available to be caught as soon as they are in the water.
Another stocking is scheduled for May 20. Both dates are subject to change because of bad weather and fish availability.
What you need to know:
- Kids under 17 years old can fish for free, but adults need a state fishing license. There is a two-pole limit per angler.
- The best baits to use are nightcrawlers, chicken livers, shrimp, stinkbait or sliced hot dogs.
- There is no minimum-length limit, but there is a five-fish-per-day bag limit.
Author from H-E-B area featured at Southlake book-signing
Four authors with North Texas ties, including L.D. Bell High School graduate Diane Yates, will gather for a collaborative book-signing Saturday at the Barnes & Noble bookstore in Southlake Town Square.
The event is from 1 to 3 p.m.
Yates, who lives in Missouri, is the author of Pathways of the Heart and All That Matters. The second book details her life growing up in the H-E-B area during a time when “Brown Trail Road leads to L.D. Bell High School, Highway 121 doesn’t exist, and Northeast Mall isn’t even a dream.”
Other authors scheduled to attend:
- Kathleen M. Rodgers of Colleyville, Johnnie Come Lately and The Final Salute.
- Drema Hall of Dallas, Running on Red Dog Road: And Other Perils of an Appalachian Childhood.
- Jan Morrill of Dallas, The Red Kimono: A Novel
This story was originally published May 2, 2016 at 10:18 AM with the headline "H-E-B happenings."