Volume 8, Number 22 February 10, 2017

“Hear Ye, Hear Ye!” The Blanco ISD

Blanco CX Debate Teams Sweep District Meet Both Debate Teams are State Bound!

Two Blanco HS cross-examination debate teams qualified

for the UIL state tournament by placing first and second at

the UIL District 25 AAA tournament on February 6 in Mar-

ble Falls.

Griffin Wearden and Mia Albrecht finished the tournament

as district champions, while Zach Rogers and Jon Lov-

inggood came in a close second.

“I am glad to be able to represent Blanco at the state

meet,” Wearden said.

Rogers and Lovinggood, both juniors, have only a couple

of semesters of experience but rose to the occasion at the

tournament.

“I am proud of the progress my partner and I have made in

a short amount of time,“ Lovinggood said.

Both teams had

perfect records

against opponents

from Lago Vista and

Florence. The district

championship was

decided on speaker

District CX Debate Champs.

(L to R) Zach Rogers, Griffin Wearden, Mia Albrecht, Jon Lovinggood.

points awarded to each team during the rounds.

“Both teams had a good run at district, and we know what we

need to do to prepare for the state tournament,” Director of BHS

Forensics Dr. Russell Kirkscey said.

This is Albrecht and Wearden’s third year as a team and their first

appearance at the state meet.

“Griffin and I have worked very hard,” Albrecht said.

The UIL State CX Debate Tournament will be held March 13-14

during spring break at UT Austin.

"I’m really excited to go to state,“ Rogers said

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

Brass Ensemble State Qualifiers.

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Twenty-four Band Students Advance to

State in Solo and Ensemble Competition

Region 12 UIL Solo and Ensemble Contest

LaVernia High School

February 4, 2017

Blanco Results

Division 1 Solos

Madison Kimmel Flute

Nellie Saldana French Horn

Jeremy Kindla Trumpet (State Qualifier)

Ivan Romero Baritone (State Qualifier)

Jonathan Campbell Snare Drum (State Qualifier)

Division 2 Solos

Adrian Lamphier Snare Drum

Chase Coggins Alto Sax

Clarissa Derby Alto Sax

Kyle Martinez Trumpet

Josh Meeks Trumpet

Kristopher Enriquez Trombone

Tyler Mangold Trombone

Division 1 Ensembles

Saxophone Trio (State Qualifier)

Sebastian Thomas, Chase Coggins, Abby Blankenburg

Saxophone Quartet (State Qualifier)

Ernesto Gonzalez, Mitchell Barnett,

Jacob Kasberg, Will Adams

Brass Ensemble (State Qualifier)

Jeremy Kindla, Kyle Martinez, Nellie Saldana,

Ivan Romero, Kristopher Enriquez, Daniel Thomas

Percussion Ensemble (State Qualifier)

Jonathan Campbell, Malinda Campbell, Isaiah Delgado,

Ashtyn Hunt, Nuri Lopez, Mario Sanchez,

Jada Hector, Kailan Webster, Elizabeth Wheeler,

Adrian Lamphier, Kade Fryhover

Trumpet Trio

Hallie Gloor, Chloe Flores, Kevin Peyton

Trumpet Trio

Melvin Vizcaino, Josh Meeks, Danny’l Garza

Division 2 Ensemble

Clarinet Quartet

Cami Manriquez, Jimena Alegria,

Sebastian Thomas, Vianey Gonzalez

Congratulations to the Blanco Panther Band!

On Saturday, February 4, BHS sent thirty-five students to the

Region 12 UIL Solo and Ensemble Contest in La Vernia.

Overall the Blanco Band received 35 Division 1, 11 Division

2, and 1 Division 3 ratings spread across twenty events.

Out of those ratings, twenty-four students will be advancing

to the State Solo and Ensemble Contest!

State Qualifiers

(Top Left) Saxophone Trio.

(Top Right) Saxophone Quartet.

(Bottom) Percussion Ensemble

Lori Lewis’ Artwork for the

Lavender Festival

Middle School Art teacher Kris Baker, Lori Lewis,

Blanco Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Libbey Aly.

(photo Blanco County News)

BMS Student Lori Lewis Named

Blanco Lavender Festival

Artist of the Year

Artwork displayed on the Blanco Lavender Festival webpage at

www.blancolavenderfest.com.

Girl Powerlifters Place at

TSS Gym in San Antonio

Girls Powerlifting Results

TSS Gym, San Antonio

February 2, 2017

8th Place Team

3rd Place—Shayna Srackangast

5th Place—Bertina Andrade

6th Place—Jimena Alegria

7th Place—Cheyenne Dechert

7th Place—Danny’L Garza

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Congratulations to Blanco Middle School seventh grader

Lori Lewis for competing in and winning the Blanco Lavender

Festival art contest in two divisions.

Lori entered the junior division of the lavender contest and

placed first. As the junior division winner, she was entered

into the overall competition that included adult artists from the

community. Lori won this competition as well and was named

the “Blanco Lavender Festival Artist of the Year.” In addition

to winning cash prizes, Lori’s art will be featured on many pro-

motions for the event including t-shirts, programs, and the Fes-

tival’s website.

Many other BMS students had success in the Lavender art

contest. Sixth grader Gracie Monasmith placed 2nd in the jun-

ior division with fellow sixth grader Mackenzie Topper placing

3rd. Eight other BMS students received honorable mentions:

Saul Mejia, Kendall Kramer, Lucas Villareal, Anna Beliveau,

Meadow Schlinke, Bennet Brock, Cassidy Daves, and Cielo

Bamberger. Way to go, Panthers!

BMS would like to

express its thanks to the

community for supporting

the fine arts with this con-

test opportunity. The

Blanco Lavender Festival

takes place the weekend

of June 9-11.

Girls Host Jourdanton in

Bi-District Playoff on Monday

Boys Entertain Ingram Tonight in

District 25-AAA Matchup

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Preventing Underage Drinking

Girls

The Blanco Lady Panthers will host Jourdanton Monday

night in a Bi-District basketball playoff contest.

“Jourdanton is a very good team with a great post player,”

said head coach Stuart Schultz. “We must shut her down and

hope our press causes havoc on them.”

Game time is 7:00 PM.

Boys

Blanco’s boys are riding an eight-game winning streak, after

starting out the district season 0—2. They put their 8—2 record

on the line tonight against Ingram.

“Ingram has been eliminated from playoff contention, and a

team with nothing to play for can be dangerous,” said head

coach Derrick Hernandez. “They are well coached and play

hard. We will have our hands full and have to be solid defen-

sively.”

If the Panthers win their two remaining games, they will lock

up second place in district.

If Johnson City were to lose tonight and Blanco wins, Blanco

would be tied for first.

“We are playing good basketball right now,” said Hernandez.

“These next two games are huge for

us.”

Game time tonight is 6:15 PM at

Panther Gym.

District 25-AAA

Boys Basketball

Standings

Johnson City 9—1

Blanco 8—2

Comfort 7—3

Florence 6—5

Lago Vista 3—8

Ingram 3—7

Gateway Prep 0—10

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 pamphlet titled Underage

Drinking published by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and

Alcoholism, September, 2016.

The Role Parents Play

Parents and teachers can play a big role in shaping young

people’s attitudes toward drinking. Parents in particular can

have either a positive or negative influence.

Parents can help their children avoid alcohol problems by:

Talking about the dangers of drinking;

Drinking responsibly, if they choose to drink;

Serving as positive role models in general;

Not making alcohol available;

Getting to know their children’s friends;

Having regular conversations about life in general;

Connecting with other parents about sending clear messag-

es about the importance of not drinking alcohol;

Supervising all parties to make sure there is no alcohol;

Encouraging kids to participate in healthy and fun activi-

ties that do not involve alcohol.

Research shows that children whose parents are actively in-

volved in their lives are less likely to drink alcohol.

On the other hand, research shows that a child with a parent

who binge drinks is much more likely to binge drink than a

child whose parents do not binge drink.

Treating Underage Drinking Problems

Some young people can experience serious problems as a

result of drinking, including alcohol use disorder. These prob-

lems require intervention by trained professionals. Professional

treatment options include:

Seeing a counselor, psychologist, or other trained profes-

sional;

Participating in outpatient or inpatient treatment at a sub-

stance abuse treatment facility or other licensed program.

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100 Days of School at Blanco Elementary! by Collin Gaskamp

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February 10—19

Fri, Feb. 10 Robin Johnson

Tues, Feb. 14 Madeleine MacNeal

Thurs, Feb. 16 James Latham

Fri, Feb. 17 Kim Brownell