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The Blanco FFA has spent the past two weeks competing in district and area competitions. With 16 schools competing in the Hill District FFA and over 100 schools representing the Area VII FFA, all judging competitions have proven to be extremely competitive.

All Honor Roll First Grade William Adams, AJ Briscoe, Bailey Bryan, Karley Burnett, Reyna Calzoncit, Dillon Delafuente, Cade Felps, Cody Frei, Hanna Garrett, Hallie Gloor, Ernesto Gonzalez, Ryan Grohe, Carly Haack, Tanner Hilterbrant,

Prom night is probably the most anticipated night of the year for teens and one of the most dreaded by their parents. Although most teens think they know everything about how to stay safe, parents know otherwise. And, according to safety experts, it will take more than just talk to ensure a safe evening for all.

The Tejas Art Club sponsored an art contest for Blanco High School students. Twenty-two students created wonderful pieces of art to enter the contest. The judging was held at the regular meeting of the Tejas Art Club, Thursday April 17.

The entire Blanco First grade was able to visit Sea World in San Antonio on Tuesday, April 22. It was a fantastic experience for all the students and their parents.

Trustees, and those in attendance at the April 14 BISD meeting, were treated to highlights from a TAG+ Open House held April 1 at Blanco Middle School under the direction of Linda Collard, TAG+ coordinator. Callie Nance, grade 8, performed the piece “Short Story on keyboard; Kellum Nance gave a spirited reading of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”; Abbie Weaver displayed the 6-foot giraffe she had welded; and 6th grader Alexandria Penshorn displayed her exceptional photographs, one of which BC News readers may remember seeing in a recent issue. Ms.

The Blanco High School team of Siomha Moore and Kirstin Weber defeated Godley to win the UIL Class AA Cross-Examination Debate State Championship held at the University of Texas in Austin on March 11-12. The 64-team tournament consists of the top two qualifiers from each of the 32 districts in the state.

Blanco Middle School’s Student Council is this week's "Community Star of the Week. " It sponsored a “Kiss a Pig” donation drive in order the raise money for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life.

After several months of preparation Blanco High School now has a marquee.

Blanco Middle School's 8th graders took a field trip on April 4 to watch the Final Four practice sessions in the Alamodome. The field trip was part of an incentive for students' hard work in preparing for the Math TAKS test.