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PEC Press Release - Six high school students in Pedernales Electric’s service area will win a trip to Washington, D.C., as part of PEC’s 2011 Youth Tour Contest. Students on the annual Youth Tour learn about electric cooperatives, American history and U.S. government; participate in National Youth Day; visit with their House and Senate representatives; and explore historic sites around Washington, D.C. This year, students will write 700-word essays that respond to the ques ...

Members of the Blanco FFA Chapter recently took part in the first annual Race Day Classic Steer Show in Fredericksburg, along with the annual Jackpot Lamb Show. Both shows are held in conjunction with the Gillespie County Fair. In the steer show, over 130 steers competed in 16 breed divisions. Jr.

At its regular meeting on August 9, School Board members conducted a public meeting to discuss the 2010-2011 budget and proposed tax rate. Before formally adopting a budget and tax rate, the Board heard a report from the Citizens Advisory Committee regarding the Blanco ISD Facility Study. In August of 2009, the Board commissioned architect Randy Fromberg to conduct a facility study that would develop a facility vision, identify issues and concerns on each campus, identify issues and c ...

Blanco Elementary Announces Registration Times Blanco Elementary School will be having new student registration, Wednesday, August 11, 2010. Students not new to the district do not need to register. Hours of New Student registration are: 9:00 AM to 11:00AM and again from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. For more information contact the Elementary School at 830-833-4338. Attention Blanco Middle School Athletes The start of school is just aroun ...

Two Blanco ISD teachers, Pam Meier, a middle school instructor, and Beth Wallek, a special education teacher, recently returned from “G-Camp for Teachers,” a two-week geological field experience provided by the Department of Geology and Geophysics in the Texas A&M College of Geosciences. Mss. Meier and Wallek were among thirty elementary, middle school, high school, and college educators from across the state to participate in this year’s excursion. Led by distin ...

Blanco Middle School achieved a “Recognized” rating by the Texas Education Agency in performance results released last Friday. Also, for the second year in a row, Blanco ISD received a “Recognized” rating. Blanco High School and Blanco Elementary were rated “Acceptable.” Each year, TEA designates both campuses and school districts with performance ratings based upon students’ performance on the TAKS test, attendance, and dropout rates. ...

Parents and Students, We hope you have had a good summer. The teachers and staff of Blanco Middle School have been working very hard to prepare for the 2010 – 2011 school year. We are looking forward to it! Some general information regarding back to school: • Monday, August 9—Registration begins for students new to the district; • Monday, August 23—First day of school for all students; • School day runs from 8:00 AM – ...

Several members of the Blanco FFA and Blanco Jr. FFA traveled to Seguin on July 9 and 10 to exhibit their prospect market steers in the Annual Guadalupe Valley Pecan Classic. More than 250 steers from across the state competed in this year’s show. Leading the way for the local steer feeders was Jr.

The Blanco FFA Chapter was well represented in Corpus Christi at the annual Texas FFA Convention, as 18 local FFA members were honored on stage for various awards and accomplishments from the past school year. Seniors Kaleigh Anderson and Taylor McCormick were each awarded a $15,000 Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Scholarship.

At the July 12 meeting of the BISD trustees, chairs of the recent Blanco High School Reunion committee Yalene Hobbs and Johnnie Mae (Kneupper) Barnett, thanked BISD maintenance director Tony Petri and his staff for their help in setting up chairs and tables for the reunion, attended by over 500 people.