Volume 8, Number 18 January 13, 2017

“Hear Ye, Hear Ye!” The Blanco ISD

Jeremy Kindla Named to All State Band BHS Band Students Shine at All State Band Auditions

Senior Jeremy Kindla was named to the All State Band

following tryouts last weekend at the ATSSB Area South

Auditions held at Orange Grove, Texas.

“Jeremy is the first All State Band student in Blanco High

School history,” said band director Brian Hecimovich.

Kindla placed fifth at Area auditions last year, and

punched his ticket to State by placing in the top three this

year.

“He has been a leader in our band program for many

years.” said Hecimovich. “This is the most difficult achieve-

ment in the high school band setting, and I am very proud of

him and all the work he put in.”

Cami Manriquez, Jeremy Kindla, Adrian Lamphier, Chase Coggins, Sebastian Thomas.

“Over the years Blanco ISD has had some fantastic band mem-

bers, so for Jeremy to be the first ever in BHS history, it is very spe-

cial and I am so excited for him!”

“Jeremy plans to major in Music next year in college and this will

be an achievement that will afford him many opportunities to join a

top tier music program as well as strengthen his resume for admis-

sions and scholarships.”

In all, five students from the Panther Band auditioned, and all five

ranked in the top ten of their respective categories.

“This is an outstanding achievement for all of these students,” said

Hecimovich. “We are very proud of them.”

Board of Trustees

Darrel Wagner, President

Charles Riley, Vice President Tim Nance, Secretary

Joe Hernandez

Troy Immel Larry Kuebel

Liza Struck

Superintendent

Dr. Buck Ford

ATSSB Area South Auditions

Blanco Results

2nd Jeremy Kindla Trumpet

5th Adrian Lamphier Percussion

7th Chase Coggins Alto Saxophone

8th Sebastian Thomas Alto Saxophone

9th Cami Manriquez Clarinet

(Left) Jeremy Kindla.

“School Board Recognition Month”

Celebrated at Board Meeting

School Board members react to presentation honoring them during

School Board Recognition Month ceremonies Monday night.

(photo Collin Gaskamp)

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BOARD BRIEFS

The school board met on Monday, January 9. Among the

items addressed at the meeting:

School Board Recognition Month—Representatives from

each campus recognized school board members and thanked

them for their service.

“Spotlight on Students—Middle School”: Principal Dr.

Kathryn Korelich recognized middle school CoAPT repre-

sentatives Lexi Creswell and Joseph Hernandez.

Received a reminder of the TASB team training scheduled

for January 23.

Received a reminder on the TASB Winter Governance and

Legal Seminar, scheduled for March 2—4.

Received a reminder on the early release day scheduled for

Wednesday, January 18, at 12:00 Noon.

Received a review of the “What If’ A-F Accountability Rat-

ings for 2015—2016.

Received an update on Standard and Poor’s adjustment to

the district’s underlying rating.

Received notice of a budget/financial workshop scheduled

for February 27.

Reviewed Statement of Impact letters from Virtual Educa-

tion Foundation of Texas, and School of Science and Tech-

nology (Discovery).

Received an update on the Assistant to the Director of Cur-

riculum, Instruction, and Special Programs,/Bilingual Com-

munity Educator Drug Free Communities Staffing position.

Received notice that the District will begin preparing agen-

das with Boardbook agenda preparation software beginning

February 1.

Approved a facility study to be conducted by Fromberg

Associates.

Approved financial audit for the 2015-2016 school year as

presented by Patrick Klein of Klein, Kraus and Company.

Received a rollout of the district’s new website.

Conducted a public hearing on BISD’s Texas Academic

Performance Report.

Conducted a public hearing on a proposed early notification

of resignation incentive for the 2016—2017 school year.

Approved the early notification of resignation incentive.

Ordered an election for school board

places 1, 2, and 3.

Re-scheduled the March board meeting

from March 13 to March 6.

Approved a budget amendment

Adjourned to Executive Session.

Reconvened to Open Session.

Extended the Superintendent’s contract

for another year.

Adjourned.

Lexi Creswell, Joseph Hernandez

Recognized at Board Meeting

Lexi Creswell, middle school principal Dr. Kathryn Korelich,

Joseph Hernandez. (photo Collin Gaskamp)

School Board members were honored for their service during

“School Board Recognition Month” ceremonies conducted at

Monday night’s board meeting.

“I want to thank and recognize the citizens who serve on our

school board,” said Superintendent Dr. Buck Ford.

“We proudly salute these education advocates as they pro-

vide vision and leadership for student achievement, academic

programs, district funding, and school facilities.”

“We honor them for their dedicated leadership and service to

the children of this community.”

Middle School students Lexi Creswell and Joseph Hernandez

were recognized at Monday night’s board meeting.

“Both Lexi and Joseph exemplify Panther and personal pride

and set the bar high for others to follow,” said middle school

principal Dr. Kathryn Korelich. “We could not be prouder.”

Both students are actively involved in both the school and

community, and represent BMS on the Blanco Coalition on

Awareness, Prevention, and Treatment of Substance Abuse.

Cattle Showmanship winners

Reserve Brock Nichols and Champion Kolby Marek.

(Top Left Clockwise) Swine Showmanship Reserve Molly Edmond-

son and Champion Logan Parker.

Lamb Showmanship Champion Caleb Meyer and Reserve Dalton Savanich.

Goat Showmanship Reserve Ryan Richnow

and Champion Raylee Faris.

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FFA Chapter Show a Big Success

The 20th Annual Blanco FFA Chapter Show proved to be a

huge success as more than 100 FFA and Jr. FFA members par-

ticipated in the various divisions this year. The annual event

which is held the Friday and Saturday before the Christmas

Holidays, has proven to be a popular event for all local FFA

members.

The shows began with senior Dalton Savanich winning

Grand Champion Lamb with his Champion Medium Wool. Jr.

FFA member Caleb Meyer followed with his Champion South-

down being named the Reserve Grand Champion Lamb. Other

champions and reserves included: Landry Meyer – Reserve

Champion Southdown, Caleb Meyer – Champion Fine Wool,

Raylee Faris – Reserve Champion Fine Wool, Cole Meyer –

Champion Cross, Dalton Savanich – Reserve Champion Cross,

Raylee Faris – Champion Dorper, Craddock Faris – Reserve

Champion Dorper and Sydney Shiller – Reserve Champion

Medium Wool. Champion and Reserve Champion Showman-

ship winners included Caleb Meyer and Dalton Savanich re-

spectively, while Brian Faris would take home the honor of

champion adult showman.

Friday night concluded with the goat show and Caleb Meyer

winning Grand Champion with his Champion Heavy Weight.

Dalton Savanich would take Reserve Grand Champion honors

with his Champion Light Weight. Others champions and re-

serves included: Wyatt Richnow – Reserve Light Weight,

Raylee Faris – Champion Middle Weight, Landry Meyer –

Reserve Middle Weight and Cole Meyer – Reserve Heavy

Weight. In addition, Raylee Faris would be selected as the

Champion Goat Showman while Wyatt Richnow would take

home Reserve Showmanship honors. The adult showmanship

winner selected by the kids was David Savanich.

Saturday would begin with the steer show and Gage Nichols

winning Grand and Reserve Grand Champion with his Cham-

pion British and Exotic Steers respectively. Others winning

champion and reserve honors included: Kolby Marek – Cham-

pion American, Kelton Marek – Reserve Champion American,

Rooster Johnson – Reserve Champion American and Brock

Nichols – Reserve Champion Exotic. Kolby Marek would also

win the Champion Showmanship buckle with Brock Nichols

winning the Reserve Showmanship buckle. Adult showman-

ship in the steer division would go to Jason Marek.

The day, and this year’s show, would conclude with Hanna

Garrett winning Grand and Reserve Grand with her Crossbred

and Hampshire hogs respectively. Other breed and reserve

breed champions were: Sydney Shiller – Champion Duroc,

Molly Edmondson – Reserve Duroc, Brenna Wallace – Cham-

pion OPB, Reserve Hampshire and Reserve Crossbred, Logan

Parker – Champion Yorkshire, Tate Trammell – Reserve York-

shire and Rylee Davis – Reserve OPB. Senior Logan Parker

would win the overall showmanship in the hog show with sen-

ior Molly Edmondson winning reserve. Will Wallace would

be selected as the adult showmanship winner.

***Ag Quotes***

Senior FFA member Dalton Savanich—”It means a lot to

do so well at my last chapter show. Over the years, this

has always been one of the funnest shows to compete in.”

Senior FFA member Molly Edmondson—”Although I

have only shown pigs for two years, I’m definitely going

to miss competing in events such as this.”

Junior FFA member Rylee Davis—”I was so excited to

win my first buckle. I hope that I can win many more in

the future.”

UIL Students Excel at

Medina Valley Invitational Meet

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Panthers Travel to Gateway Tonight Lady Panthers Take the Night Off

UIL INVITATIONAL MEET

Medina Valley High School

January 7, 2017

Blanco Results

Mark Kuebel 1st Computer Applications

Mark Kuebel 1st Computer Science

Jayme Mowery 2nd Informative Speaking

Jacob Robinson 2nd Computer Science

Tre Pruitt 2nd Computer Applications

Brandon Steed 3rd Computer Applications

Lance Reinhart 3rd Number Sense

Clarissa Derby 4th Editorial Writing

Mark Kuebel 5th Math

Lance Reinhart 6th Math

David Struck 6th Computer Science

Taylor Kotfas 1st JV Number Sense

Christa Townsley 3rd JV Science

Mitchell Barnett 4th JV Math

Mitchell Barnett 5th JV Number Sense

Mitchell Barnett 6th JV Science

Carlie Waxler 6th JV Calculator Applications

***Computer Science—1st Place Team***

***Varsity Number Sense—2nd Place Team***

Blanco boys are on the road to

Gateway tonight.

Boys

Blanco’s boys basketball team travels to Gateway tonight to

take on the Gators.

“It will be a tough challenge,” said head coach Derrick Her-

nandez. “They have yet to win a game in district play, but

Gateway is a tough place to play and we will have to be sharp

defensively.”

“Bringing our record to 2—2 is extremely important heading

into next week’s games at Ingram on Tuesday and hosting

Florence on Friday.”

Girls

The girls enjoy a night off, before resuming district play next

Tuesday at Ingram. The Lady Panthers currently are second in

district play.

“We are playing good but are striving for greatness,” said

head coach Stuart Schultz. “We are working on all the little

things that will get us there.”

District 25-AAA

Girls Basketball

Standings

Lago Vista

Blanco

Comfort

Ingram

Johnson City

Florence

District 25-AAA

Boys Basketball

Standings

Johnson City 4—0

Comfort 2—1

Ingram 2—1

Florence 2—2

Blanco 1—2

Lago Vista 1—2

Gateway 0—4

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District Puts Unsold Property

Up for Sealed Bids Two Electric Ranges, School Bus to

Go to the Highest Bidder

Prince Died from an Overdose of Fentanyl

Medical authorities have discovered what caused the death of

musician Prince: He overdosed on the drug fentanyl.

The announcement may have been the first time you heard

about fentanyl. It’s a drug that can be very bad news if used in

a way other than recommended by doctors.

Fentanyl is a very powerful synthetic opioid that doctors

sometimes prescribe for patients who are in extreme pain, like

right after serious surgery, or cancer patients nearing the end of

their lives.

Prince reportedly had hip surgery in the mid-2000s and he

may have still been in some pain, but it’s unclear how and

where he got the drug. People sometimes get it from their doc-

tors, but there’s also an illegal version of fentanyl, with street

names like Apache, China White, China Girl, and TNT.

Lethal Weapon

Just how powerful is fentanyl? Up to 50 times stronger than

heroin, and up to 100 times stronger than morphine. It’s sup-

posed to be used only by patients who have the highest level of

pain.

How dangerous is it? Well, when officials seize a batch of

fentanyl, they have to wear the highest-grade Hazmat suit, be-

cause the drug can also be absorbed through your skin.

So it’s easy for someone to overdose on fentanyl. In fact,

between 2013 and 2014, fentanyl overdoses increased by 80

percent in the US.

Hiding in Plain Sight

Sometimes fentanyl is sold by itself; sometimes it’s mixed

with heroin, cocaine, or other drugs. So a person who uses

those drugs also risks using fentanyl without knowing it. And

because even a small amount of it can be dangerous or deadly,

the user wouldn’t know they’re risking their life.

What this all comes down to is: If you use any one of sever-

al different illegal drugs, you could also be using fentanyl. And

Prince’s death is a reminder that fentanyl can give you much

more than you bargained for.

As part of our effort to reduce substance abuse by our young peo-

ple, The Bell will be running Public Service Announcements each

week to educate students and parents in regards to substance abuse.

Today’s information comes from a an article published on the web-

site of the National Institute on Drug Abuse for Teens, 6/27/16..

Two electric ranges placed up for sealed bids.

Blanco ISD is placing two electric ranges and a school bus

up for sealed bids.

The two electric ranges are surplus items from the Family

and Consumer Sciences Department. They were originally part

of an inventory of items that were placed up for sealed bids in

December; however, nobody placed a bid on them.

The school bus was placed up for bid last summer, and did

receive one bid. However, the person who placed the bid never

paid for the bus and never came to pick it up.

Bids for the property items will be received until 2:00 PM on

Thursday, January 26, 2017.

***Link to bid packet***

https://s3.amazonaws.com/

scschoolfiles/1167/11317_bid_notice.pdf

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Middle School Boys Basketball vs. Johnson City by Diana Schwind, Blanco County News

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