Senator Huffman opens district office in West University

Our neighbor and Texas State Senator, Joan Huffman, has opened a district office at 6217 Edloe.
 

This location will serve as a Senator Huffman's main district office for her to be better able to serve her constituents. Office hours are 8-5, Monday-Friday and the phone number is 713.662.3821.  What could be more convenient than having this resource so close.  Senator Huffman's staff is ready to help constituents who stop by or call.
 

Southside Place Sightings will keep you posted on when Senator Huffman has a "grand opening" event.   

Southside Class of 2009 off to college!!!!

It's September 1st and most (if not all) of the Southsiders starting as college freshmen have "left town".   First of all, let me apologize as  I know my list is incomplete.   I'll be happy to add any names and colleges to the post.   The photo is from the Carpenter front lawn saying "We'll Miss You, Kara!".   We are missing them all and we wish them the best:

Michael Badum - Texas A&M
Laura Burdine - USC
Kara Carpenter - TCU
Gabi Chennisi - Rice
Catherine Cohen - Princeton
Natalie Cuyler - Beloit College
Tyler Duffie - TCU

Emily Foxhall - Yale

Travis Foxhall - Yale
Matthew Hanratty - Texas A&M
Stephen Hassenflu - Texas A&M

Will Harrel - Princeton

Kelley Harrison - Brown

Paige Matthews - TCU
Zach Jewell - University of Arizona

Caroline Melo - UT
Rachel Milewicz - Yale
Emily Nichol - Rice

Garland Parsley - UVA

Kelsey Pearson - SMU
Topper Sheehy - TCU

Shelby Smolen - UT
Matthew Symmes - Duke

A New All-Star Tradition

Something new was unveiled at this year's swim team banquet.  Ashley Bryan has served a number of years as trophy chair and lived through the frustration of many kids not ever retrieving their trophies if they missed the banquet - out of sight, out of mind.   Last year, Ashley suggested switching to medallions and this year the medallion is accompanied by a 2009 year pin.   Each year returning swimmers will add pins to their lanyards and we hope one day many of them will have enough pins to qualify as Forever All-Stars.   

Thanks to the Coaches!!!!

I apologize for having such a long absence from the blog.   July and August found me on an out-of-town junket for work.   So I'm back now and hoping to catch up on all of the Southside happenings.   While Blair Bradford provided earlier posts about the team,  I wanted to give a special thank you to this year's coaching squad.  They did an absolutely fabulous job and always were smiling.  This picture is from the Swim Team Banquet held at the end of the season.  From left to right:  John Carter, Austin Weber, Mac Connolly, Sarah Elkin, Blair Bradford, Nick Jordan and David Elkin.  Not pictured - Erin Holt.