April Newsletter

Academic Tournament Mondays at 7PM

Encore on Sat. 6:30 PM

The academic battle continues, as 24 area high-school teams attempt to become the 2007 Challenge Champions and win the CorpusBeat.org Challenge Cup.

Apr 2 Gregory Portland vs. H.M. King

Apr 9 Calallen vs. Sinton

Apr 16 Ray vs. Winner of Apr 2 Game

Apr 23 Championship Game

Funding by CorpusBeat.org makes this program possible. Team Bracket sponsors are Citgo,

H-E-B, Navy Army Federal Credit Union, TAMUCC, John G. and Marie Stella Kenedy Memorial Foundation, and the Earl C. Sams Foundation. Additional funding is provided by The Trull Foundation, King Ranch Family Trust, B. C. and Addie Brookshire Foundation and Stein Mart.

Join us as we turn back the clock and celebrate 35 years! Put on your bellbottoms- we’re gonna have a groovy time at this year’s KEDT Auction May 5-12.

Visit Great Ideas for April

For great ideas about April Fool’s Day, Passover, Easter, National Library Week, National Wildlife Week, Earth Day, Arbor Day, EL Dia de los Niños, Child Abuse Prevention Month and more visit http://www.kedt.org/Ed/GreatIdeas.

Don’t forget to also use the above keywords in Chalkwaves to access programs for this season.

KEDT and READING RAINBOW will announce the winners of the Thirteenth Annual READING RAINBOW Young Writers and Illustrators’ Contest on our website this month and in our next newsletter. We would like to thank the International Bank of Commerce for their continued support of KEDT’s READING RAINBOW contest.

Send us to the Principal…Please!

Remember it is important to let your principal know how you are using our services as they begin planning next year’s budget (if your contract is not renewed you will lose the right to retain or use any video tapes from KEDT). These are just a few of the services included in your membership:

ETV Guides Lending Library Duplication Services Monthly Newsletter PBS Kids Free Workshops Website Resources PBS Teacher Reading Rainbow Contest KEDT Challenge Beth’s Birds GED 2003 Project SMART Workplace Essential Skills Justice for My People: The Dr. Hector P. Garcia Story Sweety Foods Bicycle Blowout Chalkwaves Teacher Lesson Plans Assistance Locating Resources Ready to Learn Materials and Support Free Books Great Ideas for the Month Parent Resources/Training

Upcoming Events:

Coastal Bend Parent Involvement Conference, April 25, 2007 at the ESC2.

A female loggerhead turtle sets off to lay eggs in the place where she was born.

Mole, Water Rat, Badger and Mr. Toad pursue their merry adventures in a charming adaptation of Kenneth Grahame’s magical tale of animals who behave like Edwardian country gentlemen in a world gone slightly mad.

Sierra Center Stage is a weekly television series of one hour programs featuring live performances and artist interviews. Sierra Center Stage showcases many Grammy-winning or Grammy-nominated artists of exceptional talent.

April 3 Tuesday 8:00PM Frontline:So Much So Fast When he was 29 years old, Stephen Heywood was diagnosed with ALS — also called Lou Gehrig’s disease — and told he had two to five years to live. But Stephen and his family refused to accept the doctors’ death sentence. “So Much So Fast” follows the Heywoods’ passionate, acerbic and relentlessly hopeful reaction to a disease that transforms their lives

April 4 Wedesday 8:00PM Novel Reflections – The American Dream Many of America’s finest writers have wrestled with the inequities that belie the American Dream — class and money and, often, a false promise of upward mobility..

April 23 Monday 11:30PM The Horses of Proud Spirit In the past 15 years, Melanie and Jim Bowles have rescued more than 120 abused, abandoned and injured horses. The husband and wife operate the 50-acre Proud Spirit Sanctuary, home to 36 horses, mules and donkeys.

The Life of Jesus Christ captures the holiday spirit with its compelling narration, spectacular musical performances and inspiring message

April 11 Wednesday 8:00PM FAT: What No One Is Telling You Open abuse of fat people is our last accepted prejudice. Is it genes? Is it metabolism? Is it stress, evolution or the lack of willpower? Why can’t the brain control hunger? What drives us to keep eating when we know we’re full

April 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 8:00PM America at the Crossroads This series of 11 documentaries, hosted by journalist Robert MacNeil, explores the challenges confronting the world post 9/11 — including the war on terrorism; the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan; the experience of American troops; the struggle for balance within the Islamic world and Muslim life in America; and perspectives on America’s role in the world.

From the Top:Live from Carnegie Hall showcases the top-notch musicianship, offbeat humor and original insights of America’s best young classical musicians

The Mormons The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of America's fastest growing religions, and its influence circles the globe. The church has 11 million members today and over half of them live outside the U.S. Yet the birth of Mormonism and its history is one of America's great neglected narratives. This four-hour documentary brings together FRONTLINE and AMERICAN EXPERIENCE in their first co-production to provide a searching portrait of this fascinating but often misunderstood religion