Conroe Concerned Citizens

*Community Event Alert*

(Pedro's Taco and Tequila Bar) will be hosting a Love Matters Christmas Giveaway on Saturday December 14th from 8am until 10am in Conroe.

You must register at www.lovemattersonline.com in order to get a spot.

Check out these local events!

You have less than 2 hours to early vote today-polls close at 7pm!!!

Locations with addresses listed in the photo attached - take your voter registration card, ID, etc.

Early voting starts today! The Montgomery County League of Women Voters published this nonpartisan guide which is a great resource for information about all of the candidates on the ballot.

There are other important elections , i.e.school board, hospital district, various county positions, etc.

If you didn't get a guide in the mail, go to www.vote411.org , enter your address, and you will receive a customized sample ballot.

You can also visit the Montgomery County Elections website
https://elections.mctx.org/index.asp?curLang=English

Just kicked off this morning...send a donation to support this organization!

TODAY, TODAY, TODAY!!!! If you are free today, stop by the Tamina Community Park for this voter registration rally!

Pass the Word!!!

Job training and IT'S FREE!!!

Check out this awesome workshop happening TODAY! This js a great opportunity for students and parents as we gear up for the 2024-2025 school year! If you are busy today, you have another opportunity to check it out on Saturday!

This is great!

On this Junteenth we celebrate the efforts of the
Conroe Communty Cemetery Restoration Project

Subject: Mittie J Campbell Named as New Elementary School

One of our long term goals was to see a school in the Conroe Independent School District named for Mittie J Campbell again. Tonight at the CISD Board Meeting Mittie J Campbell was chosen as a name for a new elementary school.

Mittie is buried in the Conroe Community Cemetery. In 1916 she was teaching 143 6th-8th grade students in one room. Mittie J Campbell was the 1st African American woman Principal in Conroe. In 1918 the new school for African Americans was named Mittie J Campbell School for the woman who had worked tirelessly to educate Conroe’s youth, fellow teachers, and the community at large. The History of Conroe Independent School District stated that the school was named for “the first principal and the one who contributed most in organizing the school.”

In 1927 the school was renamed Booker T Washington School to reflect the name of a more “prominent” African American educator who was from Tuskegee Alabama rather than continue to honor the contributions of Mittie J Campbell to the Conroe community.

After almost 100 years, the name of Mittie J Campbell will be on a Conroe Independent School District school to make sure Mittie J Campbell gets the respect and recognition she deserves.

At the meeting were Victor Uher with the Montgomery County Historical Commision who spoke on Mittie's behalf, Andy Rapoza who wrote the article to the school board supporting Mittie Campbell and John Meredith who spoke in support of Mittie J Campbell.

Conroe Community Cemetery
Restoration Project
P O Box 189
Conroe, TX 77305-1893

https://cccrp.org/

As we celebrate Juneteenth 2024, the Conroe Concerned Citizens would like to share this documentary with you to view and share with your family.

Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom | A Documentary from ‪‬ Voices Collection

https://youtu.be/YmjuDxKTzzg?si=nvL4sIR8s_rAl8ZB