The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 17, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 8, 1992 Page: 2 of 20
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1992 1\
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MEMBER 1992
Et Tu, Brute?
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
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Jim Snoek
or not what he has done and is doing LETTER TO EDITOR:
The Boerne Community School
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before the course begins. An outline
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Physical Exams
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Buying an energy efficient
air conditioner can run up the bills.
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criticized by Corcoran more than 10
years ago when he was covering
school board activities for The
Boerne Star.
In one issue of The Star Corcoran
urged his readers to “be a part of
your district and attend The
Trustees’ Meeting—it’s your money
they are spending.”
On another occasion Corcoran,
with words printed in the Nov. 19,
1981 issue of The Star, discussed the
School Board’s search for a new
superintendent to replace Bob
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An honest Sheriff for Kendall County.
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Contestants Named For “Little Miss’
Conversation is a form of communication in which some
people never stop to think and others never think to stop.
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BOERNE STAR
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Jane McCutchan,
Director
Boerne Community School
ELECTION NITE
OPEN HOUSE
Boerne Turn Verein
7:00 p.m. — ? * April 14th
Come join us and wait for election results!
Refreshments will be served — Hosted by Lee & Vera D'Spain
Now you can save two ways when you buy an energy efficient heating and cooling
system. You’ll save with lower electric bills. And you’ll stack the dollar bills in your
favor with rebates from PEC’s Cooling Efficiency Program. Get cash back when you
buy many central air conditioners, heat pumps and window units. Call your local
PEC office before you buy to find out how to qualify for the rebate program.
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Pageant will be Saturday night,
April 11 at 7 p.m. in the BHS
Auditorium.
The pageant is divided into three
age groups with a winner and
runner-up chosen from each. The
“Tiny Miss” contestants (Kinder
and First graders) are Heather
Becker, Beverly Edge, Chelsea
Feller, Secret Fritz, Sarah Geiger,
Carae’ Godwin, Amy Grayson,
Sarah Lang, Lacy Reagan, Cortney
Stewart, and Elizabeth Zampese.
“Petite Miss” contestants (Second
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Saturday, April 11 • 11 am -1 pm
Free lunch at Po-Po Family Restaurant
Welfare Exit off Interstate 10
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Monday will give you a chance to let
the trustees know exactly how you
feel about the upcoming filling of the
superintendent’s position. If you
feel like you have something to say,
then say it yourself and be at the
meeting early because there will be
little time between the opening of
the meeting and the comments from
visitors. What will be discussed
Monday and Tuesday could well
have a bearing on the district for
years to come, and we urge you to
let your trustees know how you
feel...be a part of the Boerne schools
by being a participant in trustee
meetings.”
On Dec. 3, 1981, Corcoran, again
writing in The Boerne Star, said, “it
is the speculation that the Dec. 8th
meeting will be used to try and
culminate the search for a new
superintendent and it is a strong
possibility that this person could be
named at the Dec. 10th meeting.
However, this is strictly speculation
and we urge all patrons of the
district to be on hand for these
important meetings so that they can
observe the action first hand.”
On Christmas Eve, 1981,
Corcoran, again in an article in The
Star, said, “In a departure from
their normal proceedings, the
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Was it either legal or right for the for the sessions is available for
board majority to attempt to review when you register for a
remove the ballot box from Fair course and BCS will refund your
Oaks? The same board majority money if you feel you were the
attempted to restrict the con- object of a business promotion,
stitutional rights of the district The goal of BCS is to offer life-
employees for the same political long learning opportunities to area
reasons and temporarily relented in residents and to make them
the face of well-prepared opposition, affordable to everyone. The school
Their reason for the failed motion charges $3/hr for tuition and
was concern about allegations that an average course costs $30. At a
teachers were influencing elemen- recent course on tax preparation,
tary grade students regarding students saved $1,500 on two
school board elections. Do they (or returns where they were expecting
you) really believe that our college to pay. The teacher was a business
, educated teachers would spend time man.
to “brain wash” elementary age BACC classrooms are available to
students (far too young to votel individuals and businesses inter-
about the school board election Is) ested in putting. on a private
that indicative of the mind-set of our promotion. The rates are $15 for
school board? The board president three hours. This past week I have
kept referring to legal opinions (at enjoyed a hair and skin care semi-
the tune of $125 per hour for four nar, that was free, and a work-
hours at a recent meeting) in shop on rape prevention that was
justifying positions or clouding well worth the fee. For more
issues. Let’s not argue legalities, the information on booking a room call
real question is whether or not their Gayle at 249-2811.
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ing your taxes but, because he pressed...not with our board, far
changed his voter registration, from it...but with and by the
could not and did not vote in that community s well-voiced attendance
election affecting your taxes. Legal at that meeting and the intensity of
but right? This “representative” the protest voiced to this abusive
lost his bid for the other public office board. We have a divided board (5
and claims he supposedly never left. vs 2) but TEA sees a united
Should we believe the papers community that should be heard by
reporting that he claimed residence the indifferent 5." Keep shouting
in the other district? Should we folks, being „ legal does not make
believe his voter’s registration them right.
card? The legality of retaining his
seat may be questionable but is
there any question about whether
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Letters To Editor - -
TO THE EDITOR: questioned lawyer’s client, don’t you
Is “legal” right? Just because a know that he was careful that his
governmental unit has the legal public answers not incriminate his
authority to commit a given action, client?
does that justify the action by This district...once proud for
standards of morality and ethics? educational quality as evidenced
How about being “represented” through consistent test scores...is
by one who chose to change voter now ridiculed throughout the state
registration to another community for the board s shameless political
in the attempt to gain votes for manuevering in a spirit of the
another public office while con- “gains” justifies the “wrongs.” Two
tinuing to hold the seat investigators from TEA (Texas
“representing” you? Your “repre- Education Agency) came to the last
sentative" called an election affect- board meeting and were im-
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We were told last summer by the course, FINANCIAL STRATE-
board president that the board had GIES FOR SUCCESSFUL RE-
no authority to make personnel TIREMENT, beginning tonight at
changes, that was the function of BACC has brought a flurry of
the superintendent. Implying that questions from callers.
such was never considered the news “The problem with community
media was later told that there were education is that people in business
no “hit lists” of administrators. Yet just use the courses to advertise
when challenged by Trustee Pam their company,” someone said. “We
Plunkett for exceeding the board’s know they are out to get you.”
authority in instructing the super- While the views and opinions
intendent to make specified per- expressed in classes are not
sonnel changes the board president necessarily those of the Boerne
argued that they simply requested Community School, every effort is
those changes, did not instruct made to eliminate “selling” by
them. Excuse me...but what’s the reviewing teacher lesson plans
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ality. Says Janice Noble, Royalette <
Booster Club director, “Master of * ,
Ceremonies, Ken Nietenhoefer, will * "
ask each of the contestants a few : ,
questions about themselves. While * j
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winners, the Royalettes will per- • 3
form some of their award winning :
dance routines. It should be an .
enjoyable evening for everyone.” '
Tickets can be purchased at the *
door for $2, adults, and $1 for *
For the Pratice of FAMILY MEDICINE
a-Board Certified Family Practice
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It must be gratifying to School
Board President Corky Corcoran to
see so much citizen interest in
Boerne’s Independent School Dis-
trict.
Corcoran long has been a.
proponent of strong patron-input
during School Board meetings.
It was a bit surprising, then, that
no provision for comments from
visitors was included in the call for
two special trustee meetings this
week, although the agendas both
pointed out that the trustees,
following executive sessions to
consider applications of candidates
for the position of superintendent of
schools could “act on employing the
successful candidate”, after re-
turning to open session.
These procedures were often
Andrea Edwards, Kathy Guttery,
Megan Kern, Courtney Leech,
Laura Rhea, Brittney Stewart, Katy
Smith, and Randi Wise.
“Junior Miss” contestants
(Fourth and Fifth graders) are
Mandy Becker, Jovian Elder,
Tiffany Evins, Lindsey Hix, Tasya
Jordan, Karen Kreitling, Jessica
MacKenzie, Courtney Scheel, Macee
Smith, and Melissa Yosko.
The young ladies will be judged
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Chambers, who had resigned: been called for the Home Economics |
“For you addicts of the soap Building and no comments from A
operas,” he wrote, “this ‘search for a visitors has been put on the agenda, ♦
superintendent’ is taking on the which would lead the casual
same kind of urgency that some of observer to believe the Board isn’t
your favorite soaps have. The inviting participation. Irregardless, ;
Board, according to a usually we would urge you to put these
reliable source, will be spending the dates on your agenda because the
two days discussing the position of new year is starting and the j
the new superintendent, since the business of the Boerne County Line ) 1
released superintendent we have School District is important to . I
had for the past two months will be every taxpayer in the district.”
leaving this Friday. This is amazing On Jan. 7, 1981, Corcoran wrote
in itself since the cutoff date for (in The Star): “The trustees may .
applications does not- expire until also be faced (at the Jan. 12
Dec. 1. However, this is not unusual meeting) with the decision of
since upon the request for release naming the new superintendent....
from contract by Mr. Bob Chambers Although the post is filled on an 1
the Board within a week held a interim basis, if past actions of the * |
special session to appoint an Board are any indication, there may
‘interim superintendent’ and be a hurried attempt to fill the post, ;
appointed a well-qualified applicant, and that could well cause a decision 1
Mr. Robert Rahm. However, to be made by the trustees either on
despite the rush, the Board has Jan. 12 or sooner. Again it would
allowed the departing superin- benefit the patrons of the district to
tendent to remain until the very end be present and be in on the action.” j
of his tenure....” In these days of controversy and j
“Whatever may be cooking in the alleged in-fighting, it is nice to
executive session, if you have any reflect on the printed word of a •
input that you would like the board decade ago and dwell on the
of trustees to listen to, then the convictions of our public servants.
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