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KHOU Reports on Ferguson Elementary Opening

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Houston television station KHOU reported on the grand opening dedication festivities of Alyssa Ferguson Elementary.

The text of the story follows:

Author: Chloe Alexander
Published: 5:45 PM CDT October 17, 2023

MISSOURI CITY, Texas — Hundreds of people attended the dedication of Fort Bend ISD’s Alyssa Ferguson Elementary School over the weekend.

Alyssa Ferguson Elementary is located in the Sienna neighborhood and was named after a former FBISD student who died from a brain tumor at the age of 15.

During the dedication ceremony, Alyssa’s parents spoke on how kind and giving she was, and her aspirations of wanting to be an educator. According to the district, Alyssa not only organized fundraisers as an FBISD student, but she was also a one-person homework helper for her classmates.

“Alyssa wanted to be a teacher,” her father Scott Ferguson said. “And while she never got to do that, she now gets to teach every child that comes through the doors of this beautiful school for decades to come.”

The mascot for Alyssa Ferguson Elementary is the firefly “because they are small, yet provide a beautiful light — like Alyssa did,” according to Principal Carla Patton.

Alyssa Ferguson Elementary is the only FBISD school named in honor of a student.

KHOU Shares News About Alyssa Ferguson Elementary

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Houston area TV station KHOU aired a news story about the new Alyssa Ferguson Elementary School. The video and web story are below.

‘This is an incredible honor’ | Fort Bend ISD to name new school after philanthropic teen who died of cancer

Alyssa Ferguson’s mom says she hopes students at the school learn from her daughter’s legacy.

KHOU Author: Jason Miles
Published on KHOU: 5:44 PM CDT April 12, 2022

FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas — Fort Bend ISD elementary school #54 is still a work in progress in the Sienna area. But the building set to open in the fall of 2023 will no longer be known by just a number.

The board of trustees voted Monday to name the new school after Alyssa Ferguson, a teen who died of cancer. 

“She continues to have an impact on the Sienna community and beyond,” said board chairman Dave Rosenthal.

Ferguson’s lengthy battle with a brain tumor ended just after her 15th birthday. She was in her freshman year at Ridge Point High School.

“You know, it’s been five years since she passed away,” said mother Sandy Ferguson. “And so this is an incredible honor that they have bestowed on us and on her.”

Sandy said Alyssa was born with a giving spirit. During her cancer battle, she used her Make-A-Wish Foundation wish to drill a well in Zimbabwe for those without access to clean water.

The Alyssa’s World Changers Fund, with the help of others, is now responsible for drilling eight wells and counting.

“In Haiti, in India, in Africa, Myanmar,” said Sandy. “Just all over.”

There’s not a day that goes by that Sandy doesn’t think about Alyssa.

“Not one,” said Ferguson. “And some days are harder than others.”

But she says her daughter’s short time on earth made an impact worth remembering.

It will no doubt set an example for those who eventually attend the new school.

“And it’ll be great to see her name on the school and all those kids who wondered who Alyssa Ferguson was. Now they’ll know,” said Sandy. “Maybe they’ll decide to be world changers too.”

The original link to the above KHOU news story can be found here.