Representatives of the Northwest Forest Republican Women visited Nitsch Elementary School in the Klein ISD on September 8 to make a donation of dictionaries for third grade students. Each child received a dictionary that is theirs to keep and use at home and at school. 

Nitsch principal Ms. Carol James noted, “We really appreciate the Northwest Forest Republican Women for their generosity and willingness to help our students be more successful at school and at home.”

The presentation was made by organization president Ms. Sue Ann Lurcott assisted by members of the board of directors: Ms. Madeleine Forehand, Ms. Bobbie Lupa, Ms. Beverly Johnson, Ms. Sue Mason, and. Ms. Louise Rich, 

Northwest Forest Republican Women have donated dictionaries to school children nationally since the No Child Left Behind Act was passed in 2001. Ms. Lurcott noted that the organization decided to continue making a donation of dictionaries to help children be successful. 

Ms. Mason noted that this national project of Republican women reflects the mission of caring for America. 

Ms. Lupa is pleased to be a member of a group that puts dictionaries in the hands of students who need them to encourage their achievement in public school and beyond. 

As the students explored the pages of their new dictionaries, they were grateful for their very own books. K-Jin Ly looks forward to having his own dictionary so that he will not have to share the family’s dictionary that his sister also uses. Daron Gary liked looking at the maps. Valerie Puente stated that she will use the dictionary when she does not know how to spell a word. Somaly Khy knows that she can use the dictionary to learn things she does not know. Barry Ward discovered that the dictionary includes lots of information that he does not know. 

Students left to right are Daron Gary, K-Jin Ly, Valarie Puente, Somaly Khy, 

and Barry Ward. Adults are as follows left to right: Ms. Catherine Dunn who 

is teacher at Nitsch, Ms. Madeleine Forehand, Ms. Bobbie Lupa, Ms. Sue 

Mason, Ms. Louise Rich, and Nitsch principal Ms. Carol James.