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HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY
MAY 24, 2018
2 SECTIONS-18 PAGES
VOLUME 124
NUMBER 42
SCHULENBURG, FAYETTE COUNTY, TEXAS 78956
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Academic Pride & Spirit Award
Schulenburg High seniors Hannah Hutchins (left) and Miles Marburger re-
ceived the “Academic Pride & Spirit Award” at the Schulenburg ISO Senior
Scholarships and Secondary Academic Awards Banquet. The event was held
Wednesday, May 16 at the Civic Center.
The award goes to one senior girl and one senior boy who have demon-
strated outstanding achievement, character, leadership, and Shorthorn pride
not only in their senior year but throughout their four years of high school. The
individuals are nominated by the faculty. See Pages 7 and 8 of Section 2 for
other honorees from the banquet. Photo By Audrey Kristynik
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Church-Charity
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Courthouse Report..
Education-Youth
Footprints of Fayette.
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Sec. 1 Pages 8-9 Police Report
.... Sec. 1 Page 5 Reunions
Sec. 2 Pages 3-8 Society
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ing a new mayor to serve out the
rest of his term until next May.
By Lisa Mederos
Schulenburg Sticker Staff
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Historic season
ends with San Diego
sweep Saturday
Kyndal Kutac (left) launches a
two-run home run in the top of the
first inning and Caitlin Norrell (right)
makes a leaping catch deep in Cen-
terfield in the bottom of the fourth
inning Saturday evening in Victoria.
The plays helped the Lady Horns get
out to a 10-2 lead in the third game
of a best-of-three regional semifinal
series but it wasn’t enough as San
Diego came back towin 11-10.
Schulenburg’s deepest run in the
softball playoffs ended after winning
game one 7-3 Thursday and getting
run-ruled 15-4 in game two earlier
Saturday. This year’s squad finished
with a 25-7 record, tied for most in
school history with the 2008 team.
For more, see Section 2 Page 1.
Sticker Photos By Brandt Vyvjala
By Darrell Vyvjala
Schulenburg Sticker Staff
Salmas (elementary teacher),
Lane Shields (Secondary teacher/
coach), Dana Carter (Secondary
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Michael “Dumas” Demel at Monday’s meeting. Sticker Photo By Darrell Vyvjala
Hannah Hutchins (second from right) accepts the salutatorian plaque at last week’s
For other honor graduate profiles, seePage 3 of Section 2. academic banquet. On hand were (from left) her dad, Bret Hutchins, and his wife, Tanja,
See Section 2 Page 8 for a photo of the honor grads. as well as her mom, Holly Hutchins (right). Photo By Audrey Kristynik
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The top two graduates for the Schulenburg High School
Class of 2018 were announced at the Senior Scholarships and
Secondary Academic Awards Banquet, held at the Civic Cen-
ter on Wednesday, May 16.
With a grade-point average of 102.932, Haley Olsovsky
earned valedictorian honors. A UIL scholar as an honor grad
participating in UIL academic competition, her school ac-
tivities included FFA LDEs, FFA CDEs, FFA SDEs, National
Honor Society, Student Council, and Belles drill team.
During high school, Olsovsky served as FFA president, vice
president, and first vice president as well as FFA District IV
reporter. On Student Council, she was reporter and vice pres-
ident while also serving as National Honor Society Student
Council representative and National Honor Society secretary.
Her other leadership positions included Belles first lieutenant,
co-captain, and caption along with class Student Council rep-
resentative, secretary, and vice president.
Olsovsky’s community service activities included: Second
Chance Hurricane Harvey volunteer, St. Mary’s Church altar
server, High Hill Picnic volunteer, Catholic Daughters din-
ner volunteer, Trick-or-Treat Around the Track organizer and
volunteer, blood drive organizer, tutoring at Schulenburg El-
ementary and St. Rose (third-eighth grades), National Honor
Society carmed food drive, and NVCC Tea Party server.
Olsovsky plans to attend Texas A&M University in the
fall and major in interdisciplinary studies, middle grades 4-8.
After graduating, she plans to pursue a master’s degree as a
reading specialist.
Hannah Hutchins earned salutatorian honors with a grade-
point average of 102.250. Also a UIL Scholar, she was a
member of the varsity band and participated in UIL march-
ing and concert band as well as solo and ensemble, earning
ATSSB all-region, all-area, and all-state honors. As a member
of the FFA, she competed in job interview, ag issues, poultry
judging, and senior prepared public speaking. Her other high
school activities included Student Council, National Honor
Society, and FFA Career and Leadership Development events.
While in high school, Hutchins served as FFA president
and vice president, National Honor Society vice president
and treasurer, Student Council secretary, and was band flute
section leader. Her community service activities included
ANUME farm volunteer, JV band and elementary/kindergar-
ten tutoring, along with volunteering for Hurricane Harvey
disaster relief, hosting Trick-or-Treat Around the Track and
blood drive, and helping at dinner fund-raisers and with the
Adopt-A-Highway program.
Hutchins plans to attend Texas A&M University, majoring
in health science, and then pursue a master’s degree in occu-
pational therapy specializing in pediatrics.
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“Elaine will conduct meetings
city and its people.” Kocian and the great job he was
The timing of Otto Kocian’s doing for our City, Veselka said.
After selecting a potential may- death did not allow for the seat
oral appointee during an executive to be placed on
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Haley Olsovsky (center) accepts the valedictorian plaque at last week’s academic
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“The City Council is excited and Handley for a fence constructed
Otto Kocian, in March, the City died in office was succeeded by fully supportive to have reached
Council was tasked with appoint- his widow, either through election out to Ms. Elaine,” City Admin- meeting of the ZB A, a hearing
or direct appointment to the seat, istrator Tammy Blaschke-Walker was conducted and moderated by
Veselka said Tuesday morning said. “We felt that she was the City Attorney Monte Akers. The
“I am deeply honored by City that he thinks the appointment will best choice for us and to fulfill appeal was denied by the Zoning
Council’s trust they have placed be great for Elaine Kocian and for the wishes of Otto and finish out Board of Adjustments.
in me,” Elaine Kocian said. “Like the City. The City won’t have to
Otto, I will be dedicated to the job spend money on a special election community and was honored to
at three SISD buildings
well as for T. F. Harper to serve as
the job order contractor.
Rusty Wallace of Owners Build-
The $5.6 million bond passed in ing Resource - the firm that has
2016 will be finishing up at around overseen the bond project - ex-
$200,000 under-budget, allowing plained that job order contracting
the Schulenburg ISD to address has advantages for SISD and these
other areas of need. types of projects, as opposed to
Superintendent Lisa Meysem- hiring a construction manager
bourg told the Board of Trustees at-risk or seeking competitive
at Monday’s meeting that a state sealed proposals. Bids don’t have
inspection last October mandated to be sought, enabling the smaller
that asbestos at the old gym, band projects that aren’t attractive to
hall, and old home economics larger firms, to be done quickly
building be contained or removed, and bid prices are already set for
With a price tag of $164,500, labor through Education Service
the Board unanimously approved Center 19, Wallace said.
Meysembourg to facilitate those In other business, the Board
projects and capped spending on chose to table proposed technol-
them at $175,000. ogy purchases. Meysembourg
Addressing the asbestos was told the trustees that a memorial
among the top priorities on a list donation was made to the district
of needed improvements Mey se- but it stipulated the money be used
mbourg presented to the trustees, for technology or science.
She added that the leftover bond Replacing outdated equipment
money could only be used for in classrooms, replacing desktop
capital improvements. computers with laptops, and pur-
The scope of the work at the chasing devices for students were
old gym will include removal of among the potential expenditures,
the windows with the openings Meysembourg said the donation
blocked in with brick. With the was projected at $600,000 but the
completion of the new Career funds had not yet been received.
Technology Education building - She said she wanted to move for-
part of the bond - the old home ec ward in order for all of it to be in
building will be turned into regular place by the start of next school
classrooms. year. Board President Craig S chulz
Meysembourg told the Board said he’d like to wait until the
that she also hoped to include exact amount is known and Salem
adding lights to the student parking suggested calling a special meet-
lot as part of the summer work but ing once the money is received to
she wasn’t sure the $200,000 bond make a decision.
left-over would cover that project. After about three hours in open
Trustee John Salem suggested session, the school board went
getting a price for the lighting and into executive session to discuss
retuning to the Board for approval, personnel. After 45 minutes, the
Other items on Mey sembourg’s trustees came out of the closed
capital improvement list included session and accepted the resigna-
repairing the drainage at the el- tions of C. J. Hurst, Hailey Hurst,
ementary/new gym parking lot, Erica Jones, Derrick Neelley, and
adding key card access where they Leah Sine. One-year probationary
currently are lacking, and replac- contracts were offered to Jennifer
ing the roofs at the old home ec
cottage and Secondary Library.
Along with approval to move
forward with the asbestos removal, teacher/coach), and Robin Pavli-
the trustees unanimously voted to cek (Elementary teacher),
use “job order contracting” as the
delivery method for the work as
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Wife of late mayor appointed to fill term
and will always do my best for our and it also shows respect for Otto be considered. I had the pleasure
to sit down with her and extend
the wishes of Council.”
In other business, Walker re-
this past May’s and be the picture-taker, the hand- ported that construction on water
session at last week’s meeting, election ballot. Alderman Harvey shaker, proclamation-reader, and lines around the city, primarily
the Schulenburg City Council Hercik, as mayor pro tern, assumed check-signer,” he said. around the Civic Center and Wol-
had another closed session on the the duties of the mayor and, after Veselka added that, if Kocian is ters Park, would begin soon. Work
item this past Monday night. Ac- Hercik failed to secure a City uncomfortable at any time, that she is projected to finish before the
tion was delayed until this week Council seat during the most recent can turn it over to him as presiding Schulenburg Festival and should
to contact the individual about election, Aiderman Larry Veselka officer until the appointment of a not get in the way of celebrations,
taking the position. served as presiding officer. mayor pro tern in June. Veselka
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served as presiding officer. mayor pro tern in June. Veselka Under presentations, Zoning
The move follows a tradition said Kocian did request he be Board of Adjustments Chairman
Aiderman Chip Bubela made the from the early part of the 20th seated next to her in the event of Ona Marak reported on an appeal
motion to make Elaine Kocian century. According to Wikipedia, any questions during a Council request made by Ronald and Jen-
may or of Schulenburg, which was widow’s succession was apolitical meeting, so she could “just lean nifer Schilhab for building permit
approved unanimously. With the practice prominent in some coun-
passing of her husband, Mayor tries by which a politician who
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Prause, Diane & Vyvjala, Darrell. The Schulenburg Sticker (Schulenburg, Tex.), Vol. 124, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 24, 2018, newspaper, May 24, 2018; Schulenburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1246170/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Schulenburg Public Library.