Saturday's Internet Edition, May 17, 2008.
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- Van Horn High School’s University Interscholastic League Math and Science team traveled to Lubbock over the weekend to compete in the Lubbock Coronado Math & Science Meet.
Coached by former teacher B.O. Buchhorn, the students represented the school well. According to Coach Buchhorn, the Math team finished 1st in the meet and the overall Math/Science team finished in 3rd place.
Shown below is how the students finished in the various competitions in Lubbock.
Math: 10th Grade - Rebecca Mendias took 4th place. 12th Grade - Sharon Hinojos took 4th place; Bianca Hinojos took 5th place.
Number Sense: 10th Grade - Rutesh Bhakta took 4th place. 12th Grade - Ubaldo Loya took 4th place; Brandon Brewster took 5th place; Sharon Hinojos took 6th place.
Science: 10th Grade - Rebecca Mendias took 8th place. 12th Grade - Bianca Hinojos took 7th place; Sharon Hinojos took 9th place.
Calculator: 9th Grade - Ram Patel took 2nd place. 10th Grade - Rebecca Mendias took 1st place; Rutesh Bhakta took 2nd place. 12th Grade - Shari Balcazar took 1st place; Sharon Hinojos took 2nd place; Bianca Hinojos took 3rd place.
According to Coach Buchhorn, there were about 16 2A, 3A, 4A and 5A schools competing in the meet.
Column One
By Dawn Simpson
Hey, can you spare a little blood? It has nothing to do with Dracula being one day late to Van Horn and missing Halloween! But United Blood Services will be in Van Horn TODAY!, Thursday for a Blood Drive sponsored by the Student Council at the High School. If you are one of those generous people who realize the need to donate blood, please plan to go up to the auditorium and give that ‘gift of life’ sometime today between the hours of 9am and 3pm. They will be grateful - and you will have a good feeling as well.
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I did not go to Lubbock to see our Band compete at Regional Marching Contest, but I understand they did a great job, perhaps even better than in El Paso. However, the competition with the larger 2A bands was just extremely tough and they did not advance. In all aspects of UIL events, it’s hard to compete when you are border line 1A/2A and yet you are competing with much larger schools which are pushing 3A.
But we are still very proud of our band and looking forward to next year. They have a taste of what it feels like to do something really well and I know that will carry over.
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I was wondering recently why the Catholic Church had not had their annual Kermez. It usually was on Labor Day weekend I think. But it’s this weekend. Check out their ad in this issue and plan to go out and enjoy the fun, food and fellowship. For some reason, food cooked outdoors at an event like this just always seems to taste better. See you there!
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Being a Christian is like being a pumpkin. God lifts you up, takes you in, and washed all the dirt off you. He opens you up, touches you keep inside and scoops out all the yucky stuff, including the seeds of doubt, hate, greed, etc. Then He carves you a new smiling face and puts His light inside you to shine for all the world to see.
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Last year, the Texas Legislature approved a school finance reform package that sought to buy down local property tax rates using the new business margins tax and part of the state’s $14 billion budget surplus. However, many school districts, ours included, will seek voter approval of tax rates that would intercept most of the intended property tax relief. You be the judge on this and express your opinion at the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 6th.
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Thought for the Week..... “I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go.” Abraham Lincoln
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
November 1st - Members of American Legion Post 508 are slated to meet this evening at 6 p.m. at the Clark Hotel Histroical Museum. Members of the Van Horn Volunteer Fire Department are slated to meet this evening at 7 p.m. at the firehouse.
November 2nd - The Van Horn Eagles will play the Ozona Lions in Ozona tonight with kick-off set for 7:30 p.m.
November 3rd - The Van Horn Junior High football teams are slated to play Ozona today at 10:30 a.m. in Ft. Stockton. The Horn Lady Eagle varsity and JV basketball teams are slated to scrimmage Ft. Stockton in Ft. Stockton today.
November 4th - Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. (Set your clocks back 1 hour before going to bed Saturday night). Attend the church of your choice.
November 5th - Nothing scheduled at press time.
November 6th - Members of the Van Horn Rotary Club are scheduled to meet today at noon at Chuy’s. The Van Horn Lady Eagles basketball teams are slated to play Presidio today in Presidio beginning at 4:30 p.m. The Van Horn City Council is slated to meet tonight at 7 p.m. at City Hall.
November 7th - Nothing scheduled at press time.