Katy Texas

The Fall Katy Home and Garden Show is coming to the Merrell Center on Saturday, September 6th from 10AM to 7PM and Sunday, September 7th from 11AM to 6PM. Learn about new home and garden products and methods, meet local experts and residential service providers, and get answers to your home improvement questions. From the Kitchen and Bath Idea Center and Green Products Showcase to the Pet and Outdoor Pavilion and more than 250 exhibits, there will be plenty to do and see at the Fall Home and Garden Show.

Carter Oosterhouse, Green Expert and Host of HGTV’s “Carter Can” and “Red, Hot and Green”, takes the celebrity stage Saturday at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. to share tips on ways to integrate green living into your daily life as well as chat about design that centers around using eco-friendly products in the home such as recycled materials or wood that has been harvested using sustainable methods.

Visit the Krause Children’s Center website for more information. Visit the Fall Katy Home and Garden Show site for more information on the entire event. Read more on the Katy Home and Garden Show at OnlyKaty.com

Outstanding student achievement in 2007-08 produced a “Recognized” accountability rating for the Katy Independent School District, a “grade” earned by just over one in four (27.8%) of the state’s 1,030 public school districts.

On the 2008 Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS), district-wide performance for all students tested in all grades reached the “Exemplary” level (90%-plus) in reading/language arts (96.2%), math (90.3%), writing (97.0%) and social studies (96.4%), and the “Recognized” level (80%-plus) in science (86.1%). On 25 TAKS performance indicators (five student groups tested in each of five subject areas), Katy ISD reached the “Exemplary” level on 18, “Recognized” on four and “Acceptable” on three.

Seven out of nine campuses in Katy ISD (35 of 45) earned “Exemplary” or “Recognized” ratings in 2008. Sixteen (35.6%) are ranked “Exemplary”; 19 (42.2%) are “Recognized”; and 10 (22.2%) are “Acceptable”; compared to statewide data, which shows that 12.4% of public schools are rated “Exemplary”; 35.1% are “Recognized”; and 42% are “Acceptable.” (The remaining 10.5% are “Unacceptable” or not rated.)

We would like to invite you to check out the newest social network… just for Katy. In a severe case of ADD, we launched KatyBook.com, a private, local and contained social network. We hope to build a real online community of Katy residents grouped by interests and neighborhood, so we can meet new neighbors and new groups that will strengthen community bonds, local awareness, and build lasting friendships.

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