Volume 8, Number 6 September 23, 2016

“Hear Ye, Hear Ye!” The Blanco ISD

Greenhand FFA Members Attend Camp Noah Wheeler Named FFA Student of the Month

Eighteen freshmen members of the Blanco FFA recently

traveled to Fredericksburg to participate in the Annual Hill

District FFA Leadership Camp.

Students attending were introduced to the many opportuni-

ties the FFA has to offer while getting to know fellow stu-

dents from the other schools in the Hill District FFA Associ-

ation. More than 200 students were in attendance at this

year’s camp.

Greenhands, or first year FFA members, participated in

leadership workshops and team building activities while also

meeting the current Hill District and Area VII FFA Officers.

Many of these same students will also attend a more in depth

leadership workshop on the area level when they attend the

Area VII FFA Greenhand Leadership Camp.

Local FFA members who attended the Hill District camp

included: Front/Middle Rows L-R: Sierra Theriot, Kiara

Carrasco, Kyla Davis, Jada Hector, Kora Brock, Addy Sey-

mour, Malinda Campbell, Luke Biggs, Kolby Marek, Brandt

Wagner and Kelton Marek. Back Row L-R: Steely Steiner,

Hannah Griffin, Tate Trammell, Ashton Hunt, Kirbee Callo-

way, Hunter West and Hayden Riba.

Advisors for the Blanco FFA are Felice and Jason Marek

and Calen McNett.

Blanco FFA Greenhands 2016

Noah Wheeler FFA

Student of the Month

Senior Noah Wheeler was recently se-

lected as the outstanding Blanco FFA

member for the month of August. Noah

has served as a chapter officer for the past

two years and is currently the chapter sec-

retary. He has been a key contributor to

leadership and career development teams

for the past two years, all of which have

won district and area titles in addition to

representing Blanco at multiple state com-

petitions.

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

Lady Panthers 3—0 in District Play Visit Lago Vista Tonight

All Region Jazz Band

(L to R) Sebastian Thomas, Jeremy Kindla,

Jonathan Campbell, Isaiah Delgado, Adrian Lamphier.

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Five Students Named to

All Region Jazz Band

Five Blanco High School students were named to the Region

12 ATSSB All-Region Jazz Band at competition held Saturday,

September 17, at La Vernia High School.

“I was really proud of our students, because they played at

the Randolph football game the night before, and met at the

high school at 7:00 AM the next morning,” said band director

Brian Hecimovich.

Twenty-nine schools competed in the contest, their sizes

ranging from 1A—4A.

Out of the five BHS students that competed, four advanced

to the Area round. Area qualifying students record their audi-

tions, which are then sent to the state office for judging for the

Texas All-State Jazz Band.

Blanco’s Lady Panthers put their undefeated district record

on the line this evening as they travel to Lago Vista to take on

the Lady Vikings.

“Lago Vista has very strong middle blockers,” said head

coach Amy Hackebeil. “We will need to stay aggressive so that

they won’t be able to access their middles often.”

Lago Vista will be a tough matchup for the Panthers. They

have only one district loss, with that loss coming against unde-

feated Johnson City.

“I’m excited that we have had success at all three levels thus

far in district,” said Hackebeil. “We know we have strong op-

ponents in our next three matches (Lago Vista, Johnson City,

and Gateway), but we look forward to the big competition.”

“The second half of the first round of district play will be

exhilarating.”

The Lady Panthers return home next Tuesday vs. Johnson

City, who is 3—0 in district and

19—4 on the year.

“We are so grateful to the

teachers and administrators who

show their support for our pro-

gram,” said Hackebeil.

“Next Tuesday we will be

honoring our teachers. We look

forward to playing for the home

crowd!”

All-Region Jazz Band

Blanco High School

Isaiah Delgado—1st Chair Drumset

Adrian Lamphier—1st Chair Bass Guitar

Sebastian Thomas—1st Chair Alto Saxophone

Jeremy Kindla—2nd Chair Trumpet

Jonathan Campbell—4th Chair Drumset

Lady Panthers celebrate a point against Ingram.

(photo Diana Schwind, Blanco County News)

District 25-AAA

Volleyball Standings

Blanco 3—0

Johnson City 3—0

Lago Vista 3—1

Gateway Prep 1—2

Comfort 1—3

Ingram 1—3

Florence 0—4

Spanish Club Celebrates the

Diez y Seis de Septiembre

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Alcohol and Energy Drink Mixtures:

Dead Asleep before You Know It! (Part 1)

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 “Alcohol and

Energy Drink Mixtures: Dead Asleep before You Know It!” pub-

lished by Primo Promotions, LLC, Reserve, LA, 2009.

Alcohol and Caffeine—A Knock Out Combo

We all know that alcohol has short-term effects on your

brain: drowsiness, slurred words, blurred vision, and inability

to think straight. But what you may not know is that drinking

alcohol can have serious long-term effects on your brain, in-

cluding:

Permanent memory loss

Brain shrinkage

Reduced learning and reasoning abilities

Damage to dendrites—the nerve cells that let your brain

cells talk to each other

Although you may not realize it, caffeine is also a drug. And,

just like any other drug, it can have some pretty serious side

effects:

Insomnia

Tremors

Nausea

Sweating

Vomiting and diarrhea

So when you combine

alcohol and caffeine, you

are giving your body a one

-two knock out combina-

tion that can be seriously

damaging.

A Lethal Combination

For honor student Ashley Ramnauth, it was just another Fri-

day night. After saying goodbye to her parents, the 16-year-old

Florida honors student hopped into a car with friends and head-

ed to a party.

Several hours later, Ashley returned home and passed out.

When they were unable to wake her, Ashley’s family called

911—but it was too late. Ashley Ram-

nauth, who loved hanging out with her

friends and dreamed of becoming a

lawyer someday—died at the hospital.

The cause? A fatal combination of

alcohol and energy drinks.

Link to news article on Ashley:

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/

palm-beach/sfl-flpashley0521-

story.html

The Blanco High School Spanish Club met to celebrate the

Diez y seis de septiembre and for elections.

Nuri Lopez and Maria Miranda performed a traditional folk-

loric dance to celebrate Mexico’s independence.

This year’s officers are: Melvin Vizcaino (President), Saria

Godinez (Vice President), Sienna Buchenbacher (Secretary),

Sebastian Thomas (Treasurer), and Rochel Acosta (Historian).

Andrea Calzoncit is Spanish Club’s Homecoming Queen

nominee.

—Article submitted by Sienna Buchenbacher and Rochel

Acosta.

September 23—October 2

Sat, Sept. 24 Felice Marek

Raul Miranda

Sun, Sept. 25 Bertie May

Aurelia Hernandez

Tues, Sept. 27 Kaznie Clark

Evin Eiteljorge

Kris Baker

Tim Jung

Thurs, Sept. 29 Linsey Balmos

Derrick Hernandez

Mark Depew

Fri, Sept. 30 Sheila Felps

Sun, Oct. 2 Jeff Wicks

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Middle and High School Pep Rallies vs. Randolph by Diana Schwind, Blanco County News

“Hear Ye, Hear Ye!”

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