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SkillsUSA Texas State Leadership Retreat was June 9-13, 2019 at Canyon of the Eagles on Lake Buchanan near Burnet, Texas. CHS students Randy Licea and Elian Olvera participated in leadership training and attended motivational seminars along with their sponsor and SkillsUSA District 10 Direto…
Tally’s Toes Dance Studio at the Comanche High School Commons. The theme of the recital was “Just Dance.” Tally Toes studio hosted a fancy food table and flowers as a fundraiser for the girls. Pictured are Greenlee McKee, Landri Shuman, Liliana Herrera, Mila Jackson, Autumn Miller, Findley E…
Amanda Tally with Tally Toes presented awards after the Spring Recital Saturday. Pictured are Kenzley Hicks-Youngest choreography contestant, Zoe Hornsby-3rd place choreography contest winner, Aislyn Shumate-3rd place choreography contest winner, Audrey Deal-2nd place choreography contest wi…
Boy Scout Troop 18 from Stephenville and Troop 67 from Comanche along with the Order of the Arrow members from this area volunteered at Moo-La Fest last weekend helping with the hot air balloons. The magic of vibrant, colorful hot air balloons and the twilight balloon glows was due in part t…
Newburg 4-H hosted a fundraiser in front of Harvest for travel expenses for the member’s competition teams three days last week.
The Texas Retired Teachers Foundation is a program through the Texas Retired Teachers Association. It is dedicated to helping active and retired educators and has given over $420,000 to the education community since 1988. Each year this program gives 21 Beginning Teacher Scholarships and 30 …
Middleton wrapped up the 2019 golf season placing 9th place in the 3A State Championship last week in Austin. He will be playing in the USGA Junior Amateur Qualifier on June 17th in Georgetown.
STEPHENVILLE, Texas — There’s no excuse for being bored this summer. During June and July, local students have options to learn more about their passions from expert instructors and participate in hands-on learning opportunities at a variety of camps taking place at Tarleton State University.
MILLEDGEVILLE, GA (05/28/2019)-- Aubrey Martin from Comanche, Texas graduated from Georgia College at the May 2019 Commencement Ceremony with a MS Health and Human Perform.
Comanche High School graduation will take place Friday, May 24 at 8:00 p.m. at Indians Stadium. The 2019 class valedictorian is Zachary McKavett Foster and salutatorian is Clayton Kade Mercer.
SAN ANGELO, TX (05/20/2019) -- Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, is pleased to announce that the following students from your area have been named to the Dean’s List for the 2019 spring semester.
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (May 17, 2019) - Midwestern State University recognized 1,192 honor students for the Spring 2019 semester. The President’s Honor Roll included 433 students, the Provost’s Honor Roll included 365 students and the Dean’s Honor Roll included 394 students.
Tuesday, May 21st, all Comanche County 4-H members are invited to a meeting and potluck dinner. The meeting will be held at the Comanche Elementary Cafeteria at 7PM. Bring in your favorite dish and come learn about some of the changes we will see for next year. The public is welcome to come …
There will be a tent revival at Emmanuel Baptist at 304 East Main Street in Gustine on May 26th through the 29th with services at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.
The Comanche Boy Scout Troop 67 led by Scoutmaster Brent McDonald and Assistant Scoutmaster Eddie Cox met for their annual Court of Honor on Tuesday, May 7 at the First United Methodist Church in Comanche. A Court of Honor is a formal recognition with families, friends and the public in atte…
The Comanche FFA Banquet was held last Thursday at the CHS Commons with a meal provided by the Comanche FFA Boosters.
By Rachel Hilliard
The Varsity Sidney Eagles boys and girls track teams competed at the regional track meet April 26 and 27 in Whitney. The Eagles had a successful track meet with a 4th place finish in the girl’s mile relay as well as a fourth place by Kailey Scheriger and a first place finish by Alri Lindeque…
The Maidens fell to Coahoma 4-3 on Friday, April 26 on the final play of the game. The game was tied at three with Coahoma batting in the bottom of the ninth when Cassie Grant doubled on a 3-2 count, scoring one run and ending the game in walk off fashion.
The Comanche Indians baseball team stole the lead late and defeated Hamilton 8-4 on Tuesday, April 23. The game was tied at four with Comanche Indians Varsity batting in the top of the eighth when Taelon Sorrells singled on a 2-1 count, scoring one run.
By Austin Hagood, Editor, The Smoke Signal
The CHS Athletic Banquet was last Tuesday, April 30 at the CHS Commons. The crowd enjoyed a taco bar and several awards. Athletes were honored from cross country to volleyball and cheer to football.
CHS golfer Kasey Middleton with a 66 on Tuesday at Shady Oaks golf course, qualified for state competition. Middleton dominated the field at the Region I-3A tournament, shooting a 66 on Tuesday at Shady Oaks Golf Course to finish with a first-place score of 134. He beat the nearest competito…
STEPHENVILLE, Texas — March 25 and 26 were exciting days for fourth-graders at Comanche Elementary School.
On April 7, 2019, schools from around the state competed in the State TACS Academic Challenge Scholarship Contest. About forty-five teams from high schools across the state of Texas competed in two divisions in the State Academic Challenge Scholarship Contest sponsored by the Texas Associati…
CHS Golf teams wrapped up district play last Wednesday at the Hideout Golf Club in Brownwood. The boys varsity team finished second and qualified for the regional tournament by shooting a two day combined 668 strokes. Kasey Middleton, pictured top left won the individual district championshi…
Sidney ISD is super proud of these kids that participated in Jump Rope for Heart. Their goal was set at 1,000 and they beat it by raising 1,395. They also participated in the Jump Rope Challenge everyone got a free ice-cream cone from the Comanche Dairy Queen
Gustine ISD District UIL Academic Results
Registration for Prekindergarten and Kindergarten for the 2019-2020 school year is ongoing at
Comanche Sports Booster Club will be presenting the annual athletic banquet Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at 6 pm.
From Stephen Hermesmeyer, Athletic Director
Comanche High School Students Ely Padilla and Elian Olvera traveled to Corpus Christi this past week to participate in their SkillsUSA Texas State Championships. Participation this year was an all time high with over 7,700 students in attendance for this year’s State competition. Ely and Eli…
By Coach Waylon Salinas
On Wednesday March 27, 2019, the following Sidney students participated in the District UIL Academic Meet in Blanket. Seniors: Walker Kirk 1st in Spelling, 4th in Headline Writing, and 5th in Number Sense and Triston Kelly 6th in Copy Editing. Juniors: Alri Lindeque 3rd in Ready Writing, Syd…
SAN ANGELO, TX (04/09/2019)-- Angelo State University’s student chapter of the American Chemical Society (ACS), including Baxter Krug of De Leon, has received an Outstanding Chapter Award from the national ACS Committee on Education for the chapter’s activities during the 2017-18 academic year.
Top 3 finishers in each event qualify for the area meet at Jim Ned High School, Wednesday, April 17. Qualifying from Comanche are: Gracy Schulte, Lupi Cervantes, Mckayla Lambert, Araceli Ramirez, Alize Lopez, Kristin Losoya, Zach Rodriguez, Juan Hernandez, Harison Kolb, Cash Cook, Kade Merce…
By Leanne Ingram, The Smoke Signal, Journalism Adviser
The district tennis meet was held last Tuesday and Wednesday at Early High School. CHS boys doubles team of Alex Serrano and Darrin Laymin place second and qualified for the regional meet in Abilene on Thursday, April 18.
The Sidney High School Girls and Boys teams were both crowned District Champs last Monday at the District 18 1A tournament. “The Eagles played extremely well this season and were very pleased about their performance at district”, said Coach Waylon Salinas. The Eagles head to Regionals on Apr…
By Austin Hagood, Editor, The Smoke Signal
John Boon with Universal Technical Institute presents Chris Newport, Comanche High School Senior, with a Scholarship Award to Universal Technical Institute. In February, Chris won third place in Diesel Equipment Technology and first place in Job Skill Demonstration at the SkillsUSA Texas Dis…
By Gracy Schulte, The Smoke Signal, Reporter
SAN ANGELO, TX (03/27/2019)-- Angelo State University’s chapter of the Alpha Chi national honor society inducted 39 new student members, including Dionicio Gutierrez of Dublin and one honorary member during a special initiation ceremony on March 25 in the Houston Harte University Center.
The Texas Girls Coaches Association has announced their selections to the Academic All-State teams in basketball conferences 1A through 6A. Madelyn Welch, CHS senior, daughter of Clint and Carrey Welch, was named to the Team.
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BROWNWOOD – April 1, 2019 – Howard Payne University’s Social Work Club will host its annual Project Cinderella this Friday and Saturday, April 5 and 6. Young women from area high schools are invited to stop by HPU’s Girling Center for Social Justice (1308 Austin Avenue) between 1 p.m. and 6 …
The Gustine ISD nurse, Lisa Connel, RN, says this health fair is going to be held in conjunction with the Texas Reads One Book, which is the story of Humphrey the Hamster. It will be held on Monday, April 15 from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. at Gustine Tiger Stadium and Gym.
Comanche Early Childhood Center will have our Spring Registration on Wednesday, April 10th from 9:00 am --3:00 pm. Our Early Head Start serves infants-toddlers from ages 0-3 years of age. Head Start serves children from 3-4 years of age. If you have children this age or know of any children …
Comanche High School senior Kendel Beck competed in the Division III Texas High School Powerlifting Association state meet last Saturday at the Taylor County Expo Center in Abilene.
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