Two Duncanville High School band members are proof that practice makes perfect – sophomore Jazmin Yuen and senior John Justus were recently named to the Texas All-State Band. A prestigious position achieved only through hours of preparation and competition success, it's a legacy that Justus will leave as he graduates in May and Yuen hopes to continue during her last two years of high school. "John and Jazmin are very hard-working students, just like many of the top students in our band program," said Duncanville ISD Director of Bands Jeff King. "I would say they are very goal-driven, and due to the fact that they are in a very competitive clarinet section, they tend to push each other to reach higher and higher levels."

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Fifth Grade
Almeida Jimenez, Alejandro
Arellano, Benjamin
Arreola, Julie
Ayala, Noemy
Barrera, Arturo
Barrios Tatiana
Boyd, Logan
Bussell-Boaz, Aviel
Cabrera Galvan, Cesar
Calderon, Karen
Campuzano, Kevin
Carreon, Edwin
Castro, Kevin
Cavazos Zarate, Jorge
Cedillo, Britney
Chavez, Nicholas
Colchado, Sarah
Cortez, Alyssa
Cruz, Victoria
Cuyuch, Pedro
Davis, Tymya
Duran, Yezli

The Duncanville Police Department has noticed an alarming trend—the increase of air conditioner thefts.
The high demand for copper coupled with the troubled economy and an increase in home foreclosures has created an atmosphere conducive to such crimes. Air conditioner units contain copper and aluminum, which make them an attractive target for thieves.
“Complete units are being stolen and being reinstalled at other locations as ‘used air conditioning units’. Or, thieves are removing interior parts and leaving behind the metal casing,” explained Officer Doug Sisk, Crime Prevention Specialist/Community Relations Officer.
Thieves can strike occupied or vacant homes and structures, day or night.

   Monday evening January 30th the gates at Camp El Har church camp were checked, every horse had was taken care of and they were turned out into their pasture for the night. The camp had 10 lesson horses that they used to teach children and adults to ride, but not anymore.

   The candidate filing and voting dates have been set for the 2012 DeSoto Independent School District's Board of Trustee election. The Board election will be held jointly with other area elections on Saturday, May 12, 2012.
Candidate filing dates for the DeSoto ISD Board of Trustees election will be
February 6 - March 5.

   At the February 7, 2012 meeting the Duncanville City Council reviewed and discussed a complaint filed by Duncanville resident Patricia Ebert against Mayor David Green claiming that entered into an agreement despite a vote in opposition that gave the project developer Monte Anderson a thirty day notice of default for the project that is partially funded by the Duncanville Economic Development Corporation.

   Despite opposition to giving a special use purpose for the installation of pool tables at a Mexican Restaurant at the corner of Main and Davis Street the Duncanville City Council took up the measure at the February 7, 2012 meeting.
The measure was unanimously voted against by the Planning and Zoning Commission at their most recent meeting.

   The 2012 City Officers election will be held Saturday, May 12. Duncanville voters will go to the polls to elect a Mayor and Councilmembers to represent Districts 2 and 4 for the upcoming two year term.

Positions up for election this year are:
Mayor – David Green
District 2 – Scott Cannon
District 4 – Grady Smithey, Jr.

Chief Brown addresses the Hollywood Park Homeowner’s Association last week.
Hollywood Park was the scene of a Home Owner’s Association meeting late last week pulling in three council members, originally four, but one had been asked to go home so there would not be a quorum. Attending as well was the city’s police chief Robert Brown, the Criminal Investigative Division Lt., Charles Smith and a number of law enforcement officers from other cities like Dallas and DeSoto.