Nine candidates, including three incumbents, are vying for three at-large positions on the Pearland Independent School District Board of Trustees. In the Position 5 race, incumbent Lillian Smith is running against trustee Suzy Roberts, who is not seeking re-election to her Position 6 seat, and Rebecca Decker.

Poor and homeless people in Acuna, Mexico, will go shoeless no longer thanks to a generous donation from Alexander Middle School pupils.

Pearland Junior High West student Reuben Thomas, right, advances to the televised Houston PBS Spelling Bee March 27 after placing second in the Brazoria County spelling contest. Third place went to Rogers Middle School pupil Akshaya Annapragada, left, shown with county champion Aditya Chemudupaty of the Alvin school district.

Pearland High School students Yuchen Lin and Rachel Hong-Van Nguyen are finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program.: Pearland Independent School District
Pearland High School students Yuchen Lin and Rachel Hong-Van Nguyen are finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program.