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Volume 8, Number 3 September 2, 2016
“Hear Ye, Hear Ye!” The Blanco ISD
Band “Feeling Good” about Fall Marching Show “We’re really pushing to the edge of what we’re capable of.”—Brian Hecimovich
The Blanco Panther Band has been working hard since
July 25th in preparations for the upcoming marching season.
“Summer Band was a lot of fun!,” said band director Brian
Hecimovich. “
During the heat of August, the band spent mornings work-
ing on basic marching fundamentals, and then had profes-
sional musicians come in and give lessons on individual in-
struments, musicianship, as well as the show music.
In the afternoon the band would come together for full
band practice, and usually end with something fun.
Despite the long, hard, hot days, Hecimovich and the Band
are feeling good about their preparations.
“Feeling Good”
The title of this year’s show is “Feeling Good.”
“The music is marching band arrangements and variations
on tunes some of the band members have already played, but
we upped the difficulty and are really pushing to the edge on
what we’re capable of,” said Hecimovich.
The opening number is a Latin tune called “El Cumban-
chero, that showcases a large percussion feature at the begin-
ning and transitions to its Latin roots through the rest of the
song.
The second selection is a slower jazz ballad called
Blanco Panther Band, 2016—2017.
(Photo Dorothy Hecimovich)
“Feeling Good,” made famous by singer Michael Bublé. The ar-
rangement has a beautiful trumpet solo at the beginning played by
the Band’s lead trumpet player Jeremy Kindla.
The last song is an arrangement of Uptown Funk made popular a
just a few years ago by Bruno Mars.
“It is a blast to play, and will feature a surprise from our Drum
Major Sebastian Thomas toward the end of the song,” said Heci-
movich.
“All in all, it should turn out to be a fun and entertaining show for
all to see, and I am looking forward to getting it all on the field and
begin competitions.”
Hecimovich added, “Assistants Brandon Aly and Danet Conard
make a great team, and I am so excited they are here in Blanco!
They are the true secret to the Band’s success.”
“The Blanco Band
Boosters put in a ton of
work, and without their
support, we would not be
able to make it out the
band hall door Friday
night. Thank you for all
the support and the thank-
less jobs you are doing!”
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
The Bell, Vol. 8, No. 3 Page 2
“Hear Ye, Hear Ye!”
***Breaking News***
Blanco CoAPT Awarded Drug Free Communities Grant Grant Award is $125,000 a Year for Five Years
Blanco ISD Superintendent Dr. Buck Ford was all smiles
Friday morning when while reading through his emails, he
clicked on the one with the subject “Notice of Award.”
“It was from SAMHSA (the Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration)” said Ford. “It said that Blanco
ISD had been awarded $125,000 to support the Blanco Coali-
tion on Awareness, Prevention, and Treatment of Substance
Abuse (CoAPT). My reaction was ecstatic.”
The award is the culmination of a lot of work by a multitude
of community volunteers who met over the course of many
months to address issues related to youth substance abuse.
“I must thank all the community volunteers who participated
in our CoAPT meetings, and hung in there and believed in a
dream. I can’t tell these volunteers how much their belief and
dedication is valued, recognized, and appreciated.”
“The wonderful thing about this is that Blanco has set itself
up in the best position possible to address the problems of
youth substance abuse. This is great for the community.”
Ford went on to say that the idea for a community-wide ap-
proach to addressing youth substance abuse began over three
years ago.
“I had people inquiring of me what the school was going to
do about youth substance abuse,” said Ford. “I researched the
subject, and discovered through research, that to successfully
impact youth substance abuse, it takes a community effort. The
school can’t do it alone.”
“I had read the research, but I didn’t have a vision on how to
implement it,” said Ford.
It was two years ago when he received an email regarding
the Drug Free Communities grant.
“I read the criteria for the grant application, and recognized
that it provided a model that addressed all the components of a
research based, community-wide approach to youth substance
abuse. I decided to use it as a structure, and we went from
there.”
The Drug Free Communities structure includes representa-
tives from twelve sectors of the community, who in combina-
tion create strategies and implement programs to address is-
sues identified at the local level.
“This is great,” said Ford. “The grant is for $125,000 a year
for five years. It is research based. And, it empowers the seg-
ments of the community by providing support to accomplish
this common goal.”
“This is great for Blanco.”
Blanco Elementary Hosts
New Student Breakfast
New students at Blanco Elementary.
The Bell, Vol. 8, No. 3 Page 3
“Hear Ye, Hear Ye!”
Underage Drinking:
You Binge, You Bust (Part 2)
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, the second this series, comes from a pamphlet
titled “Underage Drinking: You Binge, You Bust,” published by Edu-
cation Specialty Publishing LLC, Metairie, LA, 2010.
Binge Drinking
Young people often drink in “binges”—a lot at one time.
Average underage drinkers consume over five drinks on a sin-
gle occasion. Five drinks in a row is binge drinking which can
lead to alcohol poisoning or even death.
What is Alcohol Poisoning?
Alcohol is poison. The symptoms of a hangover (groggy,
splitting headache, dehydration, and vomiting) are signs of
alcohol poisoning. Alcohol poisoning is serious and sometimes
deadly.
When the body absorbs alcohol, it directly impacts the cen-
tral nervous system, slowing breathing, heart rate, and the gag
reflex. This can lead to choking, coma, and death.
Alcohol poisoning occurs after drinking too many alcoholic
beverages in a short period of time. Guzzling, drinking games,
and contests can very well leave a person severely ill or dead.
Blanco Elementary hosted a breakfast for new students last
Friday.
“We have twenty-one new students,” said counselor Patricia
Mangold. “Students enjoyed breakfast, were given a tour of the
school, and met important people around campus.”
September 2—11
Fri, Sept. 2 Kay Campbell
Wed, Sept. 7 Danet Suarez
Thurs, Sept. 8 Jason Marek
Sat, Sept. 10 Rosalind Ellis
Sun, Sept. 11 Jason Murphree
The Bell, Vol. 8, No. 3 Page 4
Volleyball and Football vs. Canyon Lake by Diana Schwind, The Blanco County News
“Hear Ye, Hear Ye!”
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