With some of Harris County’s youngest learners dressed as their favorite superheroes, ghosts and comic book characters, Harris County Department of Education’s (HCDE) Business Services team brought plenty of sweet treats and Halloween spirit to Compton Head Start students on Oct. 31.

The division has been connected to Compton for years now, spanning back more than a decade to Assistant Superintendent of Business Services Dr. Jesus Amezcua working in the area in northeast Houston and providing financial consultation to the former North Forest Independent School District. Amezcua serves as a SuperMENtor to Compton and his team routinely visits the center to help students and their families, including donating full holiday meals for Thanksgiving and Amezcua dressing up as Santa Claus for his visit in December.