Holy Cow! A herd of bovine beauties stampeded into town as CowParade Houston 2001 made it debut Sept. 6. More than 300 life-sized fiberglass cow sculptures - painted and decorated in just about every design imaginable - can be seen in locations throughout the city until Nov. 7, 2001.
If you were on a scavenger hunt and were asked to secure a truck, a bull, a handwriting analysis, a chandelier made of antlers and a lamp made out of a rattlesnake, you might be in for a long search - unless you were at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™.
It's not just the thrill of victory that makes competition good for young people. A study of 4-H exhibitors documents how the competitive process provides important experiences that help mold youngsters into effective leaders.
Cameras, lighting, audio and graphics, miles of cable and electrical wiring, rows upon rows of equipment that reach to the ceiling, buttons and lights that blink - al of this technology is what is needed to produce the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
In late September, workers began to apply Reliant Stadium's innovative roof fabric to the roof's sides. From that lofty roost, they must have had a marvelous view of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™'s future.
Since the 1950s, sheep and goats have been an integral part of the livestock exhibition at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™. Visitors to the Show might be surprised by the wide variety of these animals that have been exhibited at the Show through the years.
The Next Phase
The Rodeo Institute for Teacher Excellence™ is now in its fifth year of providing research-based reading instruction, mentoring, coaching and evaluation to pre-kindergarten through second grade teachers in the Houston area.
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Marketing and Public Relations Division,
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P.O. Box 20070
Houston, Texas 77225-0070
