2024 Higher Education Scholarship Winners

The Sterling Ridge Village Association is proud to announce the winners of its annual college scholarships. Eight deserving students that plan to start their higher education next school year were chosen from many submissions. Each winner will receive $1,500 towards their first-year college expenses.

Congratulations to:

Shivani Mundra

Serang Nair

Colin McCabe

Samantha Whitehead

Raphaela De Marchi Padovani

Alex Becerra Rojas

Sophia Ricciardi

Colin Oakley

These scholarships are intended to recognize and encourage a spirit of community involvement and citizenship among high school students residing in the Village of Sterling Ridge. Qualifying students are residents of Sterling Ridge in high school that will attend higher education in the following school year.

SRVA Donates Another $7500 to Local Grade Schools

The Sterling Ridge Village Association Board is proud to announce that it made donations to our local grade schools of over $7,500 at its monthly meeting in April. Principals and representatives from Cedric Smith Elementary and Deretchin Elementary were in attendance to share how they used their past donations and where they will be able to apply this new funding in the coming months. Coulson Tough Elementary was not able to attend the meeting.

The SRVA raises funds through sponsorships for the events it holds, including its annual kids Fishing Festival, BBQ festival and Golf Classic, as well as participating in The Woodlands Township events that sometimes pay awards such as the 3R Recycling Drive-thru. Our purpose is to serve the community and we love to help our young students have the best educational opportunities possible.

Village Board Delivers a Holiday Gift to Schools

The Sterling Ridge Village Board is very pleased to share that we have delivered special bonus grants to our three elementary schools just in time for the holidays. We were able to give an additional amount due to the success of our events this year and the generous sponsors that support them.

We visited Smith, Deretchin and Coulson Tough campuses and hand over an over-sized check for $2,500 for each school. This was in addition to the $2,000 that was given in the spring this year. It was a special day at Coulson Tough where we were delighted to attend the unveiling and dedication of the new sculpture of the school’s namesake.

Of course, the principals were thankful and excited. They shared where they plan to use the money to improve the school environments with things like playground improvements and classroom equipment.

Holiday Lighting and Decorating Contest Winners Named

The Sterling Ridge Village Association is happy to honor the winners of the 2023 Holiday Lighting and Decorating Contest. The folks at 14 Chivalry Oaks took the best home decorating award while the best neighborhood award went to the families of South Bantam Woods.

Great job everyone! The decorating was outstanding and all of our village appreciates all the efforts to make it as beautiful as possible for the holidays.

The winner for best decorated home.

The winning neighborhood gang.

16th Annual SRVA BBQ Challenge & Kids Festival

The Sterling Ridge Village Association held it’s 16th annual Annual BBQ Challenge & Kid's Festival on Saturday, October 21st at Cranebrook Park. Thanks to very generous sponsors, $11,700 was raised and will be used for donations to local elementary schools and freshmen college scholarships for village students.

The attendance was enormous on a sunny fall day as residents enjoyed the fantastic BBQ cooked up by neighborhood BBQ teams and fun activities for kids. Along with face painting, rides and bouncy houses, people enjoyed meeting the fire department, Sheriff’s deputies and Township representatives along with some local businesses that offer great services.

It is a competition and awards are given for the best in categories of ribs, pulled pork, brisket and beans, as well as the President’s Award for best overall. This year there was also a fan favorite award that was dedicated in memory of village resident Roger Christ who passed recently in a tragic vehicle accident.

The neighborhood of Ledgestone, organized by Suzi Leighton, Roger’s widow, took home a number of awards including the fan favorite and President’s Award for their deliciously smoked meats and beans. Abramwoods won for best brisket.

Sponsors for this fun event include Ivan and Natalia Arjona REMAX Realtors, BMW of the Woodlands, Bastion Engineering, Ezee Fiber, Sheriff Rand Henderson, County Commissioner James Noack, Accent Shutters and Shades, Wheeler Pediatric Dentistry, Hughes & Cozad Orthodontics and Howard Hughes Corporation.

15th Annual SRVA BBQ Challenge & Kid's Festival

The SRVA held its 15th Annual BBQ Challenge & Kid's Festival on Saturday, October 22nd at Cranebrook Park. Once again, the attendance was huge as residents enjoyed the fantastic BBQ, fun things to do and meeting some local businesses on a perfect and sunny fall day. Thanks to all those who were there, especially our local BBQ teams.

Here are the winners!

President’s Award (Grand Prize) - Ledgestone

Best Brisket - Ledgestone
Best Ribs - Team Scream
Best Pulled Pork - Team Scream
Best Beans - Team El Barrio

Congratulations to all our neighborhood grill masters.

This event is provided by your Sterling Ridge Village Association and our Sponsors. It gives the Association and the local business community an opportunity to help each other and the proceeds are used to help the area's elementary schools.

We also want to thank all our generous sponsors!

Platinum Sponsors:

Ivan & Natalia Arjona ReMax - The Woodlands and Spring

Hartland Roofing

Bastion Engineering

Gold Sponsor:

Indyquest Properties

Wheeler Pediatric Dentistry

Hughes and Cozad Orthodontics

Silver Sponsors:
Weygandt Law, Radiant Purpose, Innovative Thinkers LLC,

Maxine & Fred Lederman, AutoNation, Howard Hughes Corp,

and Kroger Sterling Ridge

Fishing Festival Fun for All

Our 7th annual fishing festival was a great success. With over forty kids and their parents attending, a fun morning was spent fishing and enjoying nature in Sterling Ridge at Pepperdale Park.

There were awards for biggest fish and most fish caught in three age groups. The winners were:

Group I - Largest Fish - Lucas Most Fish Caught - Olivia

Group I - Largest Fish - Grant Most Fish Caught - Milo

Group I - Largest Fish - Annie Most Fish Caught - Emjay

Our moto at this event is, leave the park in better condition than we found it. We had fun and caught a lot of fish, while taking the opportunity to clean up the park and pond. See you next year.

SRVA Awards College Scholarships

The Sterling Ridge Village Association is proud to announce the winners of the first annual college scholarships. Five deserving students that plan to start their college education next school year were chosen from many submissions. Each winner will receive $1,000 towards their first year college expenses.

Congratulations to:

Katelyn Beard (The Woodlands College Park HS) - Auburn University

Anna Claire Holleman (The Woodlands HS) - Texas A&M or Baylor

Ethan Brumberger (The Woodlands HS) - Texas A&M

Isabel Bonilla Flores (The Woodlands HS) - Texas A&M or LSU

Mahek Dodani (The Woodlands HS) - University of Southern California

These scholarships are intended to recognize and encourage a spirit of community involvement and citizenship among high school students residing in the Village of Sterling Ridge. Qualifying students are residents of Sterling Ridge in high school that will attend college in the following school year.

SRVA Donates Over $6300 to Local Grade Schools

The Sterling Ridge Village Association Board is proud to announce that it made donations to our local grade schools of over $6,300 at its monthly meeting on April 7th. Principals and representatives from Cedric Smith Elementary, Deretchin Elementary and Coulson Tough Elementary were in attendance to share how they used their past donations and where they will be able to apply this new funding in the coming months.

The SRVA raises funds through sponsorships for the events it holds, including its annual kids fishing festival and BBQ festival, as well as participating in The Woodlands Township events that sometimes pay awards such as the 3R Recycling Drive-thru and Waterwise Challenge. Our purpose is to serve the community and we love to help our young students have the best educational opportunities possible.

Village Association Board Elections

Elections for open Board seats on the Sterling Ridge Village Association will be held February 19, 2022. The Township conducts the elections for the associations every year. Filing forms for candidates can be found on the Township web site in January and the new board members seated in March. We encourage you to participate and get involved in the community.

Why Join a Village Association Board

The Woodlands is comprised of eight villages: Grogan’s Mill, Panther Creek, Indian Springs, Cochran’s Crossing, Alden Bridge, Sterling Ridge, College Park, and Creekside Park. Each village has its own village association and each resident becomes a member of their village’s association.

The village associations are 501c(4) nonprofit organizations with a board elected by the village residents. Each village association has its own set of bylaws, each holds monthly meetings open to residents, and each plan projects that benefit the community.

The primary function of the associations is to IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN EACH COMMUNITY. THEY serve as a liaison between the residents of the villages and various local, county, and state governing bodies. The associations represent membership in important community issues and at times prepare and adopt resolutions. The association board directs residents to the appropriate channel for question and issue resolution. Residents always have an opportunity to comment or ask questions at any monthly board meeting they attend.

The village associations work hard to serve the residents of the village. Please attend the board’s monthly meetings and consider submitting an application to join your village’s board and get more involved in the community, stay informed, and meet your neighbors at events!