Youth Programs

 
 
Friends of the River San Bernard Scholarship Program
  • Chairman: John Muskopf
  • 2023-2024 Scholarship Committee: Barbara Fratila, Tom Ronayne, Dana Wissink Hillis, Mike Goodson, and Jo Ann Brown
 
Scholarship applications will be submitted to these 14 high schools whose attendance zone is in the San Bernard River watershed: Bellville, Brazos, Sealy, Brazosport, Columbia, Sweeny, Columbus, Rice, Lamar Consolidated, Needville, Boling, East Bernard, El Campo and Wharton.
 
The program awards six $2,000 scholarships annually to graduating seniors who live in or attend a high school whose attendance zone is within the San Bernard River watershed. The scholarship recipient receives a $1000 for the first semester and $1000 for the second semester for actual college tuition and book expense during their freshman year. They must demonstrate a direct connection between their career path and the betterment of the environment.
 
Applications must be received by April 1, 2025 and will be evaluated and winners selected by a Scholarship Committee.
 

Friends Of the River San Bernard Ranger Program
 
 
Chairman: Claudia Pechacek
Committee: Mike Goodson, Bob Bailey, Susan Bailey, Ange Ronayne,
 
The program is an educational program for fifth grade students to raise their awareness of the San Bernard River watershed and its environmental concerns. To contact the FOR Ranger Committee go to pechacek1@aol.com 
  
 
School Presentations
Sweeny Elementary, Sweeny, Tx - November 5, 2010
 
The committee presenting was top row Nancy Kanter, left and Mike Goodson. Bottom row, Bob Bailey, left, Susan Bailey, Ken Wright, Adalia Maudlin and Valroy Maudlin. Not pictured, Linda Wright.  The program was presented to 165 fifth graders at Sweeny Elementary.
 
Stephen F. Austin Elementary, Jones Creek, Tx - May 21, 2010
  
 
Presenters and assistants were l. to r., Bob Bailey, Adalia Maudlin, Nancy Kanter, Susan Bailey, Mike Goodson and Ken Wright. Not in picture, Linda Wright.
 
FOR River Rangers presented its second May classroom program to the fifth grade students at Stephen F. Austin Elementary School in Jones Creek. Students learned about the importance of a healthy San Bernard River watershed, fish identification and nautical knot tying. A raffle awarded three students with new fishing rods. Packets of information about the San Bernard and t-shirts were also handed out.
 
East Bernard Jr. High, East Bernard, Tx - May 14, 2010
 
 
The presenters  and assistants were, l. to r., Bob Bailey, Adalia Maudlin, Nancy Kanter, Mike Goodson, Linda Wright and Ken Wright.
 
A Friends Of the River Ranger classroom program was presented to the fifth grade classes of  East Bernard Jr. High School, East Bernard, Texas.  T-shirts and information packets were handed out to students. Four rod and reels were awarded to students whose names were chosen in a random drawing.