The following are samples of stories from this week's issue:

Frank Denius Awarded Distinguished Citizen

By Rose L. Thayer
Managing Editor

Nearly 400 people gathered at the Sheraton Hotel on Sept. 23 to honor Frank Denius, local lawyer and philanthropist, avid Longhorn football fan and one of America’s most decorated World War II veterans...

West Side Stories: Mark Sayre

By Forrest Preece
Staff Writer

Sometimes you can just be around a young person for a few weeks and know that they are destined for big things. That’s what my wife Linda told me about Mark Sayre when he was on the food service staff at Westwood and started reworking the wine list with admirable results...

New Milestones Celebrates Champions

By Robert Godwin
Events Editor

The 7th Annual Champions Event provided the perfect opportunity for the New Milestones Foundation to salute their founder, Judy Yudof...

St. Andrew’s announces Class of 2009 National Merit Semifinalists

Last October about 1.5 million juniors in more than 21,000 high schools took the Preliminary SAT (the PSAT) which serves as the initial screening for the National Merit Scholarship program.

St. Andrew’s is proud to announce that three semifinalists were chosen from the class of 2009: Cris Feo, Emma Hine, and Duke Njie...

Spartans Lose to Trojans 22-21

The St. Stephen’s football squad traveled to Ft. Worth last Friday night to take on the Trinity Valley Trojans in their first Southwest Preparatory Conference game of the season. In a hard-fought battle that saw both teams exchange the lead in the final minutes of the game, the Trojans came out on top, 22-21...