Surrounding Area School News
BROWNWOOD – June 18, 2021 – Howard Payne University recognized 227 students for academic success during the spring 2021 semester. Students must earn a 4.0 grade point average to be named to the President’s list, a 3.65-3.99 grade point average to be named to the Dean’s List and a 3.5-3.64 gr…
Mirian Marquez (above) is the Valedictorian at Blanket ISD and James Simpson (below) is the Salutatorian. Mirian Marquez is the daughter of Rafael and Celia Marquez of Comanche. She has attended Blanket ISD since Pre-k to senior year participating in multiple athletic and UIL academic activi…
The squad competed in the Senior Co-Ed Level 3 division. Titanium is made up of 19 athletes from Bangs, Brady, Cisco, Coleman, Comanche, Early, Eastland, Goldthwaite and Mason. Pictured from left are, bottom row, Addison Morrison, Halley Miller, CJ Chaney, Lauren Phelps, Natalee Rose, Chloe …
Dallee Mae Robison, a Comanche County resident, won the Texas Junior High Rodeo Princess contest this past weekend in Gonzales, Texas. She competed in horsemanship, modeling, speech, test, impromptu and interview. She won horsemanship, interview and test. She is a member of TJHRA Region X. S…
From the Department of Health and Human Services
STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Time is running out for nominations for the 2021 class of the Tarleton State University Rodeo Hall of Fame.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – AmeriCorps, the federal agency for volunteering and service, today announced the launch of a new food security initiative to create a comprehensive and collaborative approach to hunger. The four awards, totaling $2 million, will support 100 new AmeriCorps VISTA members in …
Texas Girls Coaches Association
August 4, 2020 | Austin, Texas
Texas State Teachers Association President Ovidia Molina released the following statement:
The following guidance related to UIL activities, based on the public health situation as we understand it today, applies to the 2020-2021 school year. This guidance is effective August 1, 2020. Changes to the public health situation may necessitate changes to this guidance.
The following guidance related to UIL activities, based on the public health situation as we understand it today, applies to the 2020-2021 school year. This guidance is effective August 1, 2020. Changes to the public health situation may necessitate changes to this guidance.Given the varying…
School districts can supersede UIL eligibility requirements that were posted Friday morning and can impose their own rules.
The Texas Education Agency on Tuesday released its guidelines to return students to school for the 2020-21 school year.
Each year, Hamilton County Electric Cooperative provides the opportunity for a high school senior to apply for a $1000 scholarship. Winners are chosen by a committee independent of HCEC. To be eligible, the recipients must:
Texas UIL (University Interscholastic League) opened up high school student athletes for workout sessions on Monday, June 8.
The Texas Girls Coaches Association selects Academic All-State teams in basketball in all six conferences. Athletes and support staff (managers, stats keepers, equipment managers, trainers, etc.) must be a senior and must have a GPA of 94 or above for grades 9-11. Athletes and support staf…
Texas State Teachers Association President Noel Candelaria issued the following statement:
INDIANAPOLIS - The Society of Professional Journalists and the Journalism Education Association announce three scholarship winners in the 2020 SPJ/JEA High School Essay Contest.
April 20, 2020 Sadly, our 2020 softball season has come to a premature end. Congratulations to all the players, parents, coaches, school officials and fans for a strong start and battling to the unfortunate pause.
AUSTIN – Texas First Lady Cecilia Abbott today announced Stars of Texas Storytime—a virtual story time program for children and families during the COVID-19 response. Every Tuesday and Friday at 10:00 AM, special guests from across Texas will read children’s books via Facebook Live on Govern…
March 25, 2020 WASHINGTON – Today, Vice President of the United States Mike Pence and U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos held a conference call with leaders of several national K-12 education organizations to answer their questions and to provide an update on what the Department of Educ…
BROWNWOOD – March 26, 2020 – Howard Payne University recognized 252 students for academic success during the fall 2019 semester. Students must earn a 4.0 grade point average to be named to the President’s List, a 3.65-3.99 grade point average to be named to the Dean’s List and a 3.5-3.64 gra…
Athletic Directors and Coaches, The following email was sent to superintendents this morning. As stated below, we will be providing more guidance on district and post season date adjustments in the coming days. Our goal is to prepare comprehensive communication that will guide and direct s…
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced today students impacted by school closures due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic can bypass standardized testing for the 2019-2020 school year. Upon a proper request, the Department will grant a waiver to any state that is u…
Your family yard is extension for your home – providing a respite from stress, offering an outside entertainment area, expanding your living space and giving kids and pets and a safe place to play. Research shows children reap numerous health, social and personal benefits from spending time …
I O Ranch Processing, LLC hosted a ribbon cutting at their new meat processing facility at 932 N. 281 in Evant, Texas. I O Ranch Processing is a USDA inspected custom red meat processing facility, catering to growers and direct marketers of beef, lamb, goat, and pork. Centrally located in Ev…
The 63rd Annual Comanche County Livestock Show Premium Sale was held last Thursday at the Comanche County Livestock Barn in front of a big crowd. There was a nice dinner catered by Diamond R before the sale at 6:30 p.m. First up during the sale were all the grand and reserve grand champion m…
This Friday is the Priddy ISD Fall Festival at the Priddy School in Priddy.
Friday night at the Comanche versus De Leon game donations were taken up for Markus Estrada. On Saturday, September 14, 2019 a tragic accident happen in De Leon. Markus Estrada and his parents were at a friend’s house when he was attacked by a dog. He was flown to Fort Worth to Cooks Childre…
ABILENE, Texas — Texas A&M Forest Service, in cooperation with Abilene Fire Department, is hosting a celebration in honor of Smokey Bear’s 75th birthday and his wildfire prevention message. The event will be held Friday, Aug. 9, from 11a.m. to 2p.m. at Nelson Park Festival Gardens, 2070 …
This past weekend Disney’s Frozen was performed at the Lyric theater and featured two actors from Comanche. Matthew Till and his sister Jessalyn Till were a part of the ensemble that performed in Frozen. The 2019 Lyric Kid’s Workshop was for kids entering 7th grade through exiting 12th grade…
The Comanche Maidens Volleyball teams started practice on August 1 and will have their first scrimmage at Jim Ned High School on Saturday, August 3.
From the Abilene Reporter News
WACO, Texas (June 21, 2019) – The Heartland Conference named Oklahoma Christian softball player Madison Hagood on Friday as its Scholar-Athlete of the Year for 2018-19, an award presented to student-athletes who excel both on the playing field and in the classroom.
STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Tarleton State University will host nine area junior high and high school bands March 5 and 6 at the ninth annual Invitational Band Festival.
Texas ProStart Invitational presented by the Texas Restaurant Association Education Foundation (TRAEF) – MEDIA PHOTO OP SATURDAY, February 9 In its 11th year, the Texas ProStart Invitational is the largest ProStart competition in the country. More than 320 Texas high school students compete …
(2/4/19 – San Marcos) The Texas High School Coaches Education Foundation is proud to announce that Hamlin High School head football coach Russell Lucas has been named the 2019 recipient of the THSCEF’s Grant Teaff “Coaching Beyond the Game” Award.
WACO, Texas (Jan. 15, 2019) - More than 4,400 Baylor University students were named to the Dean's Academic Honor Roll for the 2018 fall semester. Students honored on the Dean's List are Baylor undergraduates with a minimum grade-point average of 3.7, while enrolled in a minimum of 12 semeste…
Rockwall High School head football coach Rodney Webb, will assume the duties of president of the THSCA following the resignation of Calallen’s Phil Danaher, who cited health issues.
BROWNWOOD – December 4, 2018 – Howard Payne University celebrated Texas Arbor Day recently with several activities on campus for 96 fifth-grade students from Coggin Intermediate School in Brownwood. HPU hosted the event as part of the university’s Tree Campus USA activities.
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