The Swisher County News (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 52, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 12, 2010 Page: 1 of 8
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who were a part of the Panhandle Honor Flight to Washington
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Please see FLIGHT on pg 2
Sessions Set For
Members of the Executive Board
Tulia High School will be having
the guests of the Smiths is able to see the different lifestyles
courses in Math, English, Science
both to reach Texas and to return
if summer requirements are met
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urday mornings as well.
Glasscock also reported that he
has a weekly column m The Swish-
the cold temperatures to attend the
meeting, enjoy lunch and visit the
museum
The meeting was called to or-
report for the year, which was also
accepted as read
Museum Director Alan Glass-
launched to invite senior groups
and other tour groups to visit the
museum C
Venhaus then explained pro-
posed changes to the Association
Constitution which included mak-
ing it possible that the Annual
Tulia High School
Cheerleaders
Selected For Camp
By Terrell Parkes
Fatima said. “I am glad to be
able to show my family my life m
June 4th.
If you have questions, please
contact Tulia Hight School at 806-
995-2759.
would like to screen some movies
on the subject of the Civil War on
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Mary Milam and Ross James for your calendar to do _ --------- . . .
their help. County is very fortunate to have a of the exit TAK.S Exit TAKS re- Wedsnesday, Januaiy 13
of this caliber. Take time take will be July 13th to July 16th, f
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selection of the 2010 ATSSB All-
State Band More than 9,000 high «
school band students from across sj
Texas auditioned in 20 different re- S
gions for a place in their respective ffi
all-region bands.
The top chairs in each region ad- ■
vanced to one of the five area audi- 9
tions held this past weekend across ||
the state and only 240 of these 1360
students were selected for all-state
honors.
The ATSSB All-State Bands will
meet in rehearsals in San Antonio, @
Texas, February 10-13 and will I
present a concert beginning at 2:00 ■
p.m. on Saturday, February 13, I
2010, in the Texas Ballroom of the I
Grand Hyatt Hotel in downtown I
San Antonio. P
Glenn Kostur, Director of Jazz
Studies at the University of New
Mexico, will be the clinician-con-
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January 12,2010
New software has been ordered
which will make cataloging of ac- now
quisitions and inventory easier. An tion. Dues are
ongoing project will incorporate go directly to the support of the
museum.
ATSSB Announces Rogers As
First Chair All State Band
The Association of Texas Small ductor of the All-State Jazz Ensem-
School Bands has announced the please see DAVID on pg 3
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Rotary Club Hears About 2009
Panhandle Honor Flight
Tulia Rotary Club was honored While nothing can repay the
to have Elvm Howell and Alvin debt America owes to tins genera-
Fox present at their January 6,2010 tion. America Supports You Texas
meeting Howell and Fox were joined the National Honor Flight
members of the 2009 America Sup- movement to take World War
ports You Texas Panhandle Honor 11 veterans to Washington, DC.
[■light to Washington, DC There they visit THEIR memorial,
Sixty-eight years ago, on De- which was finally and belatedly
cember 7, 1941, America plunged dedicated to them in 2004. As this
into World War II, just 23 years generation is passing at the rate of
after the “War to End All Wars ” 1.200 per day, time is short to ac-
Millions of young American men complish this mission
and women stepped forward and
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The family of Tulia High School Exchange Student Fatima
Barbero were recent visitors to Texas. Fatima, right, is shown
with her parents, Carmen and Jose Luis, and brother Reuben.
Tulia Exchange Student Has
Visit From Family For Holidays
Fatima Barbara is the 2009-2010 mg a rodeo and attending church
Joe Cowan - Treasurer and Dennis summer school session beginning Exchange Student m Tulia High services while here.
June 7th and ending July 9th, 2010 School Fatima is from Madrid, Fatima’s mother. Carmen, said,
nao a „vvna w-.luh.i . e j The summer school will be manda- Spain and is spending the school “I feel good after visiting Tulia
e7County1 News‘"“lle also "stated members" and guests’* enjoyed a tory for any student in the 9th, 1 Oth, year in the home of Jay and Char- because I’ve seen that Fatima is
that researching the Tulia Depot great lunch followed by a
for the Swisher County Historical visitation m the museum.
Commission had been a project If you haven’t visited this great aJS0o^e rnandatory {Or aJstu^en[
and thanked Commission Members facility, be sure to mark a time on *'
County is very fortunate to have a
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and women stepped forward and On October 7, 2009 ASYT part-
shouldered the burden of battling nered with American Airlines for
back powerful, resourceful and the second Texas Panhandle Honor
determined foes on both sides of I-light The American Airlines Boe-
the globe. The odds were long, the mg 737 Flagship Liberty took sev-
struggle was larger and bloodier enty-nine Texas Panhandle WWII
than any war ever fought before and Korean War veterans and sev-
Despite the cost m treasure, blood enty-five guardian volunteers dt-
and precious youth, our nation per- rectly from Amarillo, TX to Wash-
severed with pride, honor and unity ington, DC. American Airlines
of spirit trough four brutal years to donated the use of this specially
achieve final victory No wonder painted aircraft for the flight. The
these people have b, ’n given the flight crew was comprised of vol-
title, “the Greatest Generation!”
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Miranda Montgomery
— Photo by Memory Maker
The girls are now seeking spon-
museum Glasscock also reported board for one more year are: Shir- iblc opportunity Both girls need
that the back hall has been opened ley Rhoads; Jo Venhaus, Swanee camp tuition and airfare for Cheer
up for more display space and pro- Gibson and Clifteen White. Hawaii USA They are willing
vides a pleasant walk through to Those who will serve two more to do chores such as house clean-
those visiting the areas in back of years are Don Sarchet, Dennis ’n8> lawn care, window cleaning,
the building. Wilks, Joe Cowan and Jim Owens, babysitting, car washing/ clean-
He is researching opportunities Nominees for new board posi- in8> swimming pool cleaning, etc
‘ 3 government He said, “I feel good
•urn oy mis cancer, raxe ume uuvc wm uv juij w uuij ivm, She enjoyed a holiday visit with seeing that my daughter is doing so
to join the Museum Associa- 2010 Core subjects include Math, her family, who were able to join well here. I am glad that my girl is
“It is very important that Fatima
Those who will serve two more
are
Wilks, Joe Cowan and Jim Owens.
Nominees for new board posi-
for showing copyrighte*d materials, tions were Larry Stewart, Donnice Please see CHEER on pg 2
including items related to the Civil Hayes, Zane Taylor, and Carol Ciimmn,- Qnlinnl
War, The 150th anniversary of Howell. These were elected to the i3UllllllvI OV1WU1
that war is approaching. Glasscock board by acclamation.
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for 2009 were: Jo Venhaus - Presi- June
Saturday mornings and he will con- dent; Donald Sarchet - Vice-Pres-
tinue to have “coffee time” on Sat- ident; Shirley Rhoads - Secretary;
Wilks - Parliamentarian.
The meeting was adjourned and
time of 11th or 12th grade who has failed a
core subject Summer School will
‘ t in
the 9th, 10th, or 11th grade that has begin the new school year at THS.
Current and past members of the Swisher County Museum Miranda are both top students at and Alvin Fox. Elvin Howell and Alvin Fox were WWII Veterans
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Meeting. Shown are, (back row, left to right) Voncille Simpson, many organizations both
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and Museum Director Alan Glasscock. Shown in front row Miranda are excited and eager to
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Rhoads, Joe Cowan, Dennis Wilks, Dormice Hayes and Jo proud while they are in Hawaii1
11 Bailey Adams, a junior, and Mi-
randa Montgomery, a sophomore,
!■' were selected to go to the prestig-
ious Cheer Hawaii USA Invita-
tional at the University of Hawaii
on the island of Oahu this summer
This camp will be eight days on
Waikiki Beach learning from some
of the top collegiate cheer coaches
and cheerleaders in the nation Both
girls were selected because of their Shown at Tulia Rotary Club’s January 6 meeting are: back
outstanding involvements in school row, (L-R) Debbie Bipus, Mayor Pat George and Jack Barnes,
and in the community Bailey and Front row: Sue George, Elvin Howell, Caro! Howell, Alta Fox
Board were present at the Museum Association Annual Tulia High School and involved in
Meeting. Shown are, (back row, left to right) Voncille Simpson, many organizations both in school DC in 2009.
Swanee Gibson, Jim Owens, Donald Sarchet, Larry Stewart and in the community Bailey and
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Clifteen White, Carol Howell, Shelly Borchardt, Shirley represent Tulia and make Tulia
Venhaus.
New Museum Board Members
1 Introduced At Annual Meeting
Swisher County Museum and both funding searches and complet-
Archives Association held their ing drainage work on the outside
annual meeting Saturday, Jan 9, e?chibit area,
at 10 30 am at Swisher Memorial President Jo Venhaus said, “
Building. A large turnout braved Alan has been a busy man and he
has done a great job His columns .
in The Swisher County News have
brought people into to museum to
find out more about his subjects.”
der by Board President Jo Ven- She also thanked the News for their
haus, who welcomed members and help throughout the year,
guests. Minutes of the 2009 Annual
Meeting were read by Board Sec-
retary Shirley Rhoads and the min-
utes were accecpted as read Trea-
surer Joe Cowan gave the financial Meeting date be set for the best
time each January She also ex-
plained the proposed changes in the
manner m which members of the
cock reported in his second trip to board are replaced
the Annual Meeting podium that The changes to the constitution
2009 had seen some big changes to were discussed and accepted. Four
the museum new directors will be nominated
Glasscock said that the new gift each year for election at the annual
shop on site brings m both money meeting and will serve a three year
and visitors The cookbooks which term. To facilitate these changes,
were compiled by the museum are the current 12 members were as-
a big success and also bring visitors signed numbers through a random
in who might not have visited in the drawing by a nominating commit-
past. tee and the four names drawn to go
He also mentioned the visits off the board this year are: Shelly
from Santa during the holidays and Borchardt; Voncille Simpson; Cin-
thanked “Santa” and Jody and Clif- dy Bartram and Dr Roy McCaslin,
teen White for their help. President Venhaus thanked each
A newsletter campaign has been of these members for their dedica-
tion and service to the museum. - .
Members who remain on the sorship at this time for tins incred-
School ~ Fatima is from Madrid, Fatima’s mother. Carmen, said,
Spain and is spending the school “I feel good after visiting Tulia
lotte Smith happy here and doing very well.
Fatima arrived in the United Carmen is a homemaker and works
States in August, just in time to weekends in a call center
a - <=> • Jose Luis Barbero, Fatima’s fa-
SMsher not successfiilly passed all portions She will celebrate her 18th birthday ther is a biochemist working for the
SI0.00 per year and English, Science and History. her in Tulia. Her mother, Carmen, safe
* ’ This is the third year of the four father, Jose Luis and brother, Ru-
by four systems mandated by the ben were f... a
State of Texas. Briefly it means that and enjoyed the visit with their and learning more English,” said
in order for your son or daughter to daughter, as well as seeing some of Jose Luis
graduate they must complete four the area. Arriving in Tulia on December
courses in Math, English, Science Fatima’s brother, Ruben, said, 28 and visiting through January
and History If a student should “This year has been difficult be- 9, the Barberos faced long flights
fail one of the mandatory classes cause I don’t get to talk to my sis- both to reach Texas and to return
then they would be in danger of not ter very much because she is in the to Spain The flights were over 14
graduating m four years. Summer United States and I am a student in hours each way
School will enable a student that Italy. I really enjoyed my visit to ” ’
fails a core subject to regain credit the States and would like to come
if summer requirements are met over to study for a year ” Ruben is a Tulia and to introduce them to my
The number of credits for gradu- student majoring in Economics and friends. I have enjoyed living here
ation has also increased from 24 is also a soccer coach. He coaches and being able to play volleyball. I
credits to 26 credits required for two teams and both won champi- always wanted to learn English and
graduation. onships in their last season “I am see the United States ”
State law requires that a student a very good coach,” said Ruben, “The Smiths are a fun family and
between the ages of six and 18 with a grin He enjoyed attending I have really enjoyed living with
attend school, as well as any ap- hockey and basketball games, see- them, “ said Fatima
plicable accelerated instruction
program, extended year program,
or tutorial session, unless the stu-
dent is otherwise excused from
attendance or legally exempt. Tu-
lia High School will be contacting
parents of students that will be re-
quired to attend Summer School
Contact will be made no later than
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