The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 11, 1994 Page: 1 of 10
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August 11,1994
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Events
"Coming Attractions
in our Community"
College courses
at RCHS
If you arc interested in taking
a course from Midland College,
please call RCHS and tell school
counselor Clinton White what
coursc(s) you might be inter-
ested in. There is a minimum of
10 students in order for a class to
make. Registration will beheld
August 22 or August 29 at RCHS
from 6-8 P.M. Registration for
the high school concurrent
classes will be at the same time!
Seniors that have 6 hours credit
must show their TASP test re-
sults at registration.
Schedules
All high school students may
pick up their schedules at the
high school office Thursday af-
ternoon, August 11, from 1:30-
3:30 P.M.
Senior Scholarship
The Big Lake Senior Scholar-
ship Association has a super
weekend planned for August 20.
It will host the 1st annual Fajita-
Brisket cookoff at the Northsidc
park. Activities include a 2 day
C-D softball tournament, recre-
ational and co-ed sand volley-
ball, washer toss, jalapcflo eat-
ing contest, bingo, mechanical
bull ride, Tackwon Do demo,
dunkin' booth, basketball
shootout, pic eating contest, and
food booths galore. DJ music
will be provided by Colores del
Barrio by Robert Alvarez and
later a super outdoor dance by
Estrella and Region Del Bravo.
For more info contact Terre
Arnett884-3443 orRoyLcvario
884-3641.
Power T's
Regi stration for the Power T's
gymnastics classes will be held
Saturday, August 13 from 14 at
Dairy Queen. If you want your
child to leam the basics of gym-
nastics, coordination, and self
confidence, please be there to
sign up or leave message.
Head Start
Registration for the Big Lake
area Head Start program will be
held Thursday and Friday, Au-
gust 11-12 from 8:30 to 3:30 at
the First Unidtcd Methodist
Church Annex building. To at-
tend, Children must be age 3-5
By Sept. 1
Weather
This Year
Date
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Rain
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Aug.
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Aug.
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Aug.
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(Readings taken at 8:00 a m.
daily).
Rainfall for January
2.42
Rainfall for February
.05
Rainfall for Mwch
09
Rainfall for April
1.19
Rainfall for May
282
Rainfall for June
.15
Rainfall for July
.72
Rainfall for 1994
7.44
Last Year
Total rainfall for 1993 ...11.81 ’
(Jan. 1.13; Feb. .74; Mar. .42;
Apr. .05; May 1.77; June .63;
July 1.09; Aug. 2.51; Sept. 1.62;
Ocl.68; Nov. .24; Dec. .75; total
for 1993.11.81.)
(Official records maintained by Soil
Conservation Service. Big Lake.)
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Owls start contact drills at 12:01 A.M.
Reagan County Owls to have intra-squad scrimmage and lift-a-thon this week
low do yOU get 66 teen UKC bovs i. Thnmnvnn Ismi'c Piti'u D«li;.... r* : j -l ... ....
How do you get 66 teen age boys
excited about going to work at 12
midnight?
-You just give Coach David
Steele’s Owls the opportunity to
have contact football drills.
The Reagan County Owls were
able to start full contact workouts on
August 8 and they wasted no lime in
taking the field under the lights for
real' as they had full contact practice
at 12:01 A.M. before a crowd of
over 200 at James Bird Stadium.
"We wanted to do something a
little different and the team was
ready to start some hitting," ex-
plained coach David Steele. "Also,
the fans said they enjoyed the
chance to come out and watch the
Owls take their first contact shots. It
was a good workout and we enjoyed
Thirty varsity players suited up
lor the practice along with 36 junior
arsity players for a total of 66 rc-
>orung for practice so far this year,
rhere may be a few more players yet
o report.
The 1994 Reagan County Owls
includes 17 seniors and 13 juniors.
Seniors arc John George, Chad
Waglcy, Billy Hodge, Joe Ramirez,
Todd Handy, Cesar Ramirez, Joey
Gonzales, David Valenzuela,
Michael Elizondo,Gerald Isom, Joe
Costlow, Randy Kclchum, Joe
Rankin, Ronald Reyes, Daniel
Price, Vcmon Black, and Wesley
Hester.
Juniors on the varsity team in-
clude Chris Subia, Jason
Weathcrby, Jarrod Morrison, Macy
Thompson, James Mead, Casey
Kohutck, Jason Baker, Curtis
Snyder, Travis Neff, Michael
Subia, Eric Dodd. Eric Pena, and
Reggie DcLaRosa.
Junior Varsity players include
Albert Gomez, Chris Vera Cruz,
Andy Helms, Josh McDonald,
Adrian Vargas, Jr. Flores, Eloy
Perez, Manuel DcLaCruz, Cody
Walts, Albert Zapata, Juan
DcLaRosa, Noel Ramirez, James
Evans, James Farrics, Eric Reyes,
Eric Villareal, Andrew Ryttcr,
Chris Dean, Clay Thorp, Harvey
Flores, Doug Everett, David
Brinkley, Matt Isom, Casey
Spurgin, Joaquin Guadarrama,
Corey Rivers, Hubert Middleton,
Steven Chambers, Kirt Braden,
Jorge Avalos, Garrett Gandy, Dusty
Bollinger, Kadc Mitchell, David
Houston, Daniel Mcacham, and
Nathan Thorpe.
This week the Owls will have an
intrasquad scrimmage on Thursday
night starting at 7 P.M. at Bird Sta-
dium. Coach Steele said, "We will
probably have the first team offense
going against the next best defense
in the scrimmage. We most likely
will not have the number 1 offense
going against the JV. That’s just
something I don't like to do. The
process will be the same with the
number 1 JV offense going against
the next best defense and so on. I
like to keep ability levels somewhat
the same while letting JV go against
JV and varsity against varsity
players.”
The Owls will also have a meet
the team night and Lifi-a-lhon Fri-
day night starting at 7 P.M. at the
stadium. The Owls lift weights for
pledges and use the money to im-
prove the athletic facilities. This
year, the Owls have new artificial
turf in the dressing rooms using
money they earned in previous
years lift-a-lhons.
The Owls will scrimmage the
Wall Hawks here next Friday, Au-
gust 19 and then will scrimmage
Odessa JV in Big Spring Thursday,
August 25.
The first game of the season is in
Ozona September 2.
School starts next Wednesday,
August 17.
THURSDAY AUGUST 11,1894
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Teachers haxe classroom assignments, bell schedules set for start of school August 17
School bells ring next Wednesday
Teachers have already started
work in their rooms and 411 offi-
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cially report for work nextfuesday
with students arriving for Jtc first
day of classes the next dayt August
17. Reagan County schookrustccs
have the faculty almost pmplctc
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Elementary
Bell Schedties
8:05
First bell |
8:10
Tardy bclj pledge
9:05-9:50
1 st grade IE
9:55-10:40
2nd gr,id«PE
10:45 11:50
3rd PE/fir* arts
10:45-11:10
Kinder cafrten.i
11:10 11:30
Kinder tubrials
10:55 11:20
5th cafcteia
11:15-11:40
1 si cafcloia
11:40 12:00
1st tutorijs
11:25 11:50
4th cafcieia
11:40 12:05
2nd cafekria
12:05 12:20
2nd tutorals
11:55-12:20
3rd cafcteia
12:00 - 1:00
4th PE/fiit arts
1:35 - 2:00
Kinder Pf
2:05 - 3:05
5th PE/fiie arts
2:35 -
K-1 -2 riisniss.il
3:10-
3-4-5 ditnissal
3:10-3:30
3-4-5 tubrials
with only a few last minute changes.
Dr. Robert Carruthcrs is going into
his 5lh year heading up operations
of Reagan County ISD. Dr.
Carruthcrs said, "We arc ready to
start another academic year and lo-
cal folks have already seen a lot of
our faculty at school getting pre-
pared. We arc going forward as a
team with the board, the commu-
nity, parents, teachers, and students
striving for a good learning experi-
ence again this year."
Teachers and all personnel for
the new school year include:
Elementary
Juanita Pruncda - Pre-Kinder-
garten;
Kindergarten teachers include:
Diane Madrid (Bilingual), Leslie
Davidson, Deborah Hcintzclman,
Robin Walker.
First grade teachers include:
Mary Alcorta (Bilingual), Pal
Bitncr, Molly Garner, Sharon
McRcavy, Lana Beth Walls.
Second grade teachers include:
Linda Lozano (Bilingual), Nida
Chambers, Mildred Rice, Kim
Sexton, Deborah Younggren.
Third grade teachers include:
I vie Avery, Jackie Hahn, Anna Rcy,
LccAnn Vetter, Pal Williams.
Middle School
Bell Schedule
7:55
First bell
8:00
Tardy bell
11:20-11:50
“A" lunch
12:10-12:40
"B'lunch
3:25
Dismissal
High School
Bell Schedule
7:45
D-Hall
8:00
First bell
8:05
Tardy bell
8:05-8:55
First period
9:00-10:05
2nd Period
10:10-11:00
3rd period
11:05-11:55
4th period
11:55-12:35
Lunch
12:35
1 st bell
12:40
Tardy bell
12:40-1:30
5 th period
1:35-2:25
6th period
2:30-3:20
7th period
Board extends Supt.
contract by 6-1 vote
Fourth grade teachers include:
Kari Dunn, Karen McDonald,
Philda Morrison, Alicia Wcrst.
Fifth grade teachers include:
Kay Bocdckcr, Jan Harklcroad,
Kim Rcbcr, Janie Steele.
Other Elementary teachers in-
clude: Nannine Askins - Librarian;
Elaine Williams - Gifted and Tal-
ented; Nita Schubert - Physical
Education; Tammi Monzingo -
Music; Lorenzo Florez - Counselor;
Mary Kay Cockrell - School Nurse;
Sharon Plagcns - Remedial Read-
ing; Beverly Briley - Special Edu-
cation Diagnostician; Syl Cham-
pion - Special Education Diagnos-
tician; Cindy Bitncr - Special Edu-
cation Early Childhood; Mary Ann
Chancellor - Speech Therapist;
Cindy Kohulek - Special Education;
Pam Tollison - Special Education;
Amy Ferguson - Special Education;
Helen Carruthcrs - Aide - Special
Education; Sharon Turnbow - Aide
- Special Education; Mahonna
Gunnels - Aide - Special Education;
Pcnni Owens - Secretary - Special
Education; Bertha Acosta - Com-
puter Aide; Mary Henderson -
Computer Aide; Rita Ramirez -
Computer Aide; Angela Dodd -
Chapter I Aide; Mary Ann Mcroncy
- Chapter I Aide; Ester Molina -
Chapter ! Aide (Migrant); Tina
Noland - Chapter I Aide; Dcann
Randle - Chapter 1 Aide; Susana
Ramirez - Chapter I Aide; Joleta
Harris - Computer Aidc-MMS; Es-
ter Aten - Aide (Bilingual).
Jerry Burleson - Principal and
Patti Mobley, Secretary
Middle School
Middle School teachers include-
Pctc Acosta - 6th Social Studies,
6th PE, 7th and 8th Athletics;
Melanie Baucom - 8th English, 8th
Athletics, 6th PE; Wendell Baucom
- 7th Life Science, 7th and 8th
Athletics; Georgia Brown - Special
Education Aide; Charlene Burleson
- Librarian; Glenn Christian - 7th
Math, 7th and 8th Athletics;
Tammy Collier - Special Education
Aide: Diane Curry - Special Edu-
cation; Audra Custer - Special
Education Aide; Virginia Forshee -
7th Homcmaking, 8th Life Skills;
Karen Franco -8th Math and 8th
Computer Literacy; Bertha Garza -
Aide; Joleta Harris - Computer
Aide - MMS; Paula Hill - Special
Education Content Mastery;
Connie Lcvario - Special Education
Aide; Judy Luxton - 6th Reading,
7th and 8th Reading Improvement;
Brenda McRae - 7th English and
Literature; Kris Ward - Special
Education; Donald Mcroncy - 6lh
and 8th Math, Career Ed; Cameron
Norris - 8th Earth Science, 7th and
8th Athletics; Jesse Randle - 6th, 7th
and 8th Band; Richard Schumacher
- 8th U.S. History, 6th PE; Bobby
Dean Shelton - Counselor; Rita Dell
Stalham - 6th Science; Tracy Tatum
- 6th, 7th and 8th PE, 7th and 8th
Please see teachers page 2
Reagan County School trustees
met Monday night tending to some
last minute details before school
starts including staff assignments
and the extension of the
Superintendent’s contract.
The hoard voted6- ltoextcnd the
Superintendent's contract through
June 30, 1906. The board had the
option to extend the contract for one
year, two years, or to not extend at
all and opted for the one year ex-
tension. Board members Massey,
Gore, Loftin, Saldihar, Turner, and
Isom voted to extend. Board
president Cindy O’Biyan voted to
not extend the contract.
In getting staffing completed
before the start of school, the board
authorized two special education
aide positions along with a regular
aide to be in charge of the school’s
distance learning program.
Randy Hicks was named head
golfcoachatRCHS. Hicks is new to
the district this year.
Trey Baker, a new coach to die
district this year firm Pampa was
named assistant baseball coach.
Noe Franca will be assistant track
coach.
Bobby Dean Shelton was named
full time counselor at Reagan
County Middle School.
The board approved several bids
at the meeting.
Xerox was awarded the copier
bid for the district. The district was
at the end of a three year contract for
copiers and will purchase 6 Xerox
copiers for use at the various cam-
pus locations.
Shelton Oil and Gas was
awarded the petroleum bid for the
new school year.
The hoard reviewed the gymna-
sium renovations and observed that
the gym renovations are 90-95%
complete. None of the renovations
arc expected to hinder use of die
gym for the start of school.
The board also di scussed the Top
10 student scholarship program.
The superintendent has been work-
ing on a scholarship program where
the top ten graduating seniors will
receive up to a SI,000 scholarship
each year. The scholarship is being
funded through private and corpo-
rate donations. Approximately
three fourths of the scholarship is
already funded.
The board also approved a mas-
sive board policy update in response
to new legislation affecting educa-
tion in the area of sexual harass-
ment. The policy covers sexual
harassment in student to student re-
lations, employee to employee, and
employee to student. Dr. Carruthcrs
explained, "Obviously these arc
new policies in response to recent
court cases in federal court. RCISD
has never and will never tolerate
harassment or sexual harassment or
abuse in any form or fashion."
The board was given a certified
taxable value of property in the
district. The total school value for
taxable purposes is S335.972.530.
The value of taxable property on
RCISD's tax rolls decreased 7.54%
this fiscal year according to the
certified tax figures.
Council splits 3-2 on
City Secretary's job
After going through a varied
agenda, members of the Big Lake
City Council went into executive
session to discuss the job perfor-
mance and evaluation of City Sec-
retary Lee Kane.
After returning from the closed
door session, council members split
3-2 on three separate votes con-
cerning the job and salary increase
of City Secretary Lee Kane.
In the first vote,Council member
Jesse Bancra made a motion for the
city to seek the City Secretary's
resignation. The motion was sec-
onded by council member Willie
Black. The motion was defeated by
a 3-2 vote with Black and Barrera
voung to seek Kane’s resignation,
and council members Lane
Worthington. Juan Levario. and
Wayne Poynor voung no.
Barrera then made a mouon to
put City Secretary Lee Kane on a
one year probation w ithout his 1994
fiscal year salary increase in the
proposed budget, and included in
his motion that if any other prob-
lems should occur within the year
then there would be an automatic
termination of Kane's employment.
Alderman Willie Black seconded
the motion That motion was also
defeated 3-2 with members Black
and Barrera voting yes, and mem-
bers Worthington. Lcvario, and
Poynor voting no.
Kane again was the focus of a
budgetary vote when his proposed
salary increase came up before the
council. When the Council was
reviewing the budget. Council
members Black and Barrera voted
no on Kane s proposed $2,400 an-
nual salary increase and council
members POynor. Worthington, and
Lcvano voted yes to the proposed
increase.
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Werst, David. The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 11, 1994, newspaper, August 11, 1994; Big Lake, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth656726/m1/1/: accessed May 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Reagan County Library.