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Bellaire - October 2025

Features

Claudia Jarrard, Bryan Jarrard, Hallie Keller, Mitch Patterson

A Creepy Addiction

By Andria Dilling
People in this article:
Claudia Jarrard, Bryan Jarrard, Sofia Jarrard, Hallie Keller, Mitch Patterson, Molly Determan, Karen Wu, Jamie Pierce, Lisa Perrien, Emily Hammer, Abby Salmon, Thao Nguyen, Ana Castellano
SCHOOL BUZZ

School Buzz 2025-2026

By Caroline Siegfried
People in this article:
Chinedu Abiaziem, Chloe Tran, Olivia Koo, Mimi Wright, Tiffany Li, Sophia Cyamara Aguirre, Gray Hevle, Alexandra Wong, Simon Zamberk, Selina Yuan, Emily Xie, Ella Bibi, Emma Mankarious, Elizabeth Koo, Dhara Agrawal, Audrey Seaworth, Camila Putman Patino, Raoul Kumar, Johanna Dorn, Vivian Buchanan, Vishakha Medha Rao, Adela Nicolae, Megan Wang, Keira Donovan, Kate Burke, Olivia McCray, Alexis Kiew, Adarsh Mohanty, Kelsy Donovan, Tessa Brown, Noah Sonabend, Hallie Taaffe, Marin Hammonds, Nina Koshy, Anya Bhojwani, Ralph Satija, Emerson Weinberg, Jackson Yi, Patrick Daily
HAUNTED HOUSES

Spooky Reads

By Cindy Burnett
People in this article:
Riley Sager, Simone St. James, Marcus Kliewer, Julia Heaberlin, Heather Gudenkauf, Allie Reynolds, Clare Mackintosh, Wendy Walker, Julie Clark, Cara Hunter, Kimi Cunningham Grant
Donald Dooley

Sputnik and Me, an October Memory

By Ben Portnoy
People in this article:
Ben Portnoy, Donald Dooley, Jim Brown
Evie Faykus

Youth Running Clubs

By Annie Blaylock McQueen
People in this article:
Augie Rayner, Josh Rayner, Amelia Rayner, Lucia Rayner, Kim Lane, Kevin Lane, Doug Storey, Evie Faykus, Flora Lai, Christy Bonahan, Sarah Kegel, Carrie Andrade, Taylor Nguyen, Ela Qureshi, Fiona Nickel, Ashley Nguyen, Everley Austin, Riley Lane, Lee McClung, Hayden Dickinson, Ava Stanley, Lulu Austin, Blythe Wibel

Back Porch

teen vocabulary

Teen Vocab: 2025 Edition

By Andria Dilling
People in this article:
Andria Dilli, Rebecca Bloome, Alden Farrow, Bailey Johnson, Caroline Martinez, Prisha Shivani

Buzz About Town

Anika Harpavat

A royal dancer

By Angie Frederickson
People in this article:
Anika Harpavat
Monique Kaufman and Barbara Brounes

Calling all readers

By Angie Frederickson
People in this article:
Monique Kaufman, Barbara Brounes, Jacqueline Friedland
Lucy Lewis, Beth Wolff, Eric Lewis, Betty Tutor

High stakes and golden notes

By Angie Frederickson
People in this article:
Lucy Lewis, Beth Wolff, Eric Lewis, Betty Tutor, Aoife French, Karma Burford, Liz Regenscheid, Kamra Kilmer
Tom Nolen, Andre’ Walker

Honoring Coach Nolen

By Angie Frederickson
People in this article:
Tom Nolen, Andre’ Walker, Rod Babers, Brian Orakpo, Darrell Colbert, Jr., Anthony Cook
2025 CCSC Back To School committee members

Ready for school

By Angie Frederickson
People in this article:
Sara Hans, Alma Lopez, Jessica Canizales, Priscilla Aguilar, Karen Womack, Terri Drabik-O’Reilley, Amy Holmes, Sarah Lopez, Anne Stewart, Kenya Rodriguez, Shellyn Shoenthal, Leisa Novak, Miriam Zatarain, Elizabeth Detweiler, Perla Kenley, Maria Berretta, Whitney Anderson
Elliot Foxley, Sidney Watts

Second Saturdays

By Angie Frederickson
People in this article:
Elliot Foxley, Sidney Watts
Dive-In Movie Night

Splash-tacular evening

By Angie Frederickson
Priyanka Debnath Moudgil and Marguerite Gabriele

Summer’s best soirée

By Angie Frederickson
People in this article:
Priyanka Debnath Moudgil, Marguerite Gabriele, Mia Gradney, Lauren Levicki Courville, Linn Preston, Norman Lewis, Donna Lewis, Dani Kattan, Mow Rahman, Sarah Evenson, Shelley Ludwick, Anna Gryska, Candace Thomas, Sarah Schutz, Anna McMahon, Johnny Bravo
Diane Flores, Zarina Godiwalla, Lila Cooley, Hannah Rizvi

Welcoming new Chargers

By Angie Frederickson
People in this article:
Diane Flores, Zarina Godiwalla, Lila Cooley, Hannah Rizvi
Terri Guerra, Rachel Schiff, Xiang Zhang, Kent Osborne, Peggie Kohnert, Modie Piperi, Gloria Moorman, Mary Piper

Working for a cure

By Angie Frederickson
People in this article:
Nancy Owens, Matt Iseman, Terri Guerra, Rachel Schiff, Xiang Zhang, Kent Osborne, Peggie Kohnert, Modie Piperi, Gloria Moorman, Mary Piper

Buzz Kidz

Sukrish Vikas

When rhythm meets harmony

By Sukrish Vikas
People in this article:
Sukrish Vikas, Shri. Neyveli Santhanagopalan, Shri. Ramkumar Raghunathan, Shri. Shankar Santhanagopalan

Buzz Reads

WHAT TO READ

Five picks for October

By Cindy Burnett
People in this article:
Patrick Ryan, Reese Witherspoon, Harlan Coben, Chanel Cleeton, Alyson Richman, Skip Hollandsworth

Editor's Note

Joni Hoffman

Editor's Note - October 2025

By Joni Hoffman
People in this article:
Joni Hoffman

Mailbag

Joe Cialone, Ceci Van Syoc, Emie Van Syoc

Mailbag - October 2025

By The Buzz
People in this article:
Laura Van Syoc, Joe Cialone, Marlene Hollier, Frank Foster, Cathy Gordon, Bennett Fisher, Francine Gorelic Todes, Carter Collins, Susan Collins, Cindy Gabriel, Beverly Schorre, Randy Schorre

Neighborhood Tails

Louis

Louis, age 7

By The Buzz

Rumor Has It

Susan Weisselberg, Diane Rager, Cheryl Kramer, Sheryl Fisher, Denise Wilhite, Jane Grace, Diane Roberts, Mandy Wigginton, Lynne Williams

Rumor Has It - October 2025

By Sharon Albert Brier
People in this article:
Sheryl Fisher, Diane Roberts, Susan Weisselberg, Diane Rager, Cheryl Kramer, Denise Wilhite, Jane Grace, Mandy Wigginton, Lynne Williams, Stephanie Jamison, Liz Butler, Sue McFarland, Helen Crowe, Sue Shefman, Brian Kalinec, Jill Rose, Kay Hoss, Carol Mahoney, Pat Sussman, Sharon Cook, Lu Chambers, Dawn Frazier, Lauri Wasmuth, Dale Kurtz, Melinda Vanzant, Linda West, Nick Marson, Diane Marson, Ivan Sanchez, Lieve Blanckaert, Steven Kaufman, Louis Restrepo, Jeremy Jenson, Chas Sampson, Viannk Mansur, Tina Raham Stewart, Pam Brown, Ivy June Glowacki, Patrick Glowacki Molly Glowacki, Ollie Glowacki, Mary Mayo, Bill Mayo, Ken Glowacki Kim Glowacki, Julianne Youn, Kim Sharp, Eric Youn, Monica Youn, Chan Ju Youn, Madelyn Van Brunt, McCartney Van Brunt, Greer Susan Van Brunt, Gretchen Hilyard, Alan Hilyard, Greta Brunt, Eric Van Brunt, Cory Wimberly, Sally Easley, Max Easley, Claire Brooks, Dick Brooks, Lisa Brooks Serabin, Greg Brooks, Dan Brooks, Hans Mayer, Marge Mayer, Joni Abalos, Joe Abalos, Victoria Kjær Theilvig, Hanin Al Qoresishy, Rony Claude, Jane Le Brun, Dror Zadok, Helene Zadok

SportzBuzz

Jacey Carroll

SportzBuzz - October 2025

By Todd Freed
People in this article:
Devonte Jones, Shelbi Irvin, Jacey Carroll, Kiran Rio, Olivia Landahl, Kaddie Platt, Anna Scott Torn, Ella Ross, Kassia Tan

SportzBuzz Jr.

Macey Liebl, Annabelle Landrum, Shiloh Landrum, Michael Liebl, Daniel Pesikoff, Emily Pesikoff, Joshua Landrum

A grand slam

By Annie Blaylock McQueen
People in this article:
Macey Liebl, Annabelle Landrum, Shiloh Landrum, Michael Liebl, Daniel Pesikoff, Emily Pesikoff, Joshua Landrum
Felix Wong, James Knudsen, Jackson Thorp, and Spencer Welch

Making waves

By Annie Blaylock McQueen
People in this article:
Felix Wong, James Knudsen, Jackson Thorp, Spencer Welch
Rhodes Roth, Aksel Lai, Santiago Castillo, Joaquin Castillo, Bethany Olson, Emma Lyne, Bella Heczey, Kennedy Castillo, Lily Heczey, Marion Hughes

On track

By Annie Blaylock McQueen
People in this article:
Rhodes Roth, Aksel Lai, Santiago Castillo, Joaquin Castillo, Bethany Olson, Emma Lyne, Bella Heczey, Kennedy Castillo, Lily Heczey, Marion Hughes, Kiya Dandena

Travel Buzz

Luca Paullo, Adrian Binnion, Jonathan Lackey, Alden Binnion, Diego Vasquez, Dustin Oglesby, Wyatt Binnion, Wyatt Smejkal, Matthew Le, Zach Parks, George Ellis, Don Paullo

When Boys Lead the Way

By Tracy L. Barnett
People in this article:
Luca Paullo, Adrian Binnion, Jonathan Lackey, Alden Binnion, Diego Vasquez, Dustin Oglesby, Wyatt Binnion, Wyatt Smejkal, Matthew Le, Zach Parks, George Ellis, Don Paullo