COUNTY LIFE
Montague County school leaders looking forward to creating new legacy
Building a legacy is the motto chosen by Superintendent Carla Hennessey and Principal Angela Kleinhans, the new administrators for Montague Independent School District.
The new motto is fitting for the two, who have been a part of the school’s past legacy but look forward to leading Montague into the future.
“Montague has a great legacy, but you can’t just maintain a legacy, you have to keep at it,” said Hennessey. “We are going to build from where we are at.”
Hennessey takes the helm as superintendent after spending eight years as Montague’s principal under former Superintendent Curtis Eldridge, who resigned to accept the superintendent position with Saint Jo ISD.
The 40-year-old is a graduate of Saint Jo High School who received her bachelor’s degree in English in 1999 from Texas Woman’s University. The new superintendent also received her master’s in educational administration from TWU in 2006.
She began her career at Forestburg ISD in 1999 teaching all subjects for second and fifth grades while coaching volleyball. She taught and coached for 12 years before switching to technology coordinator and eventually assistant principal.
Read the full story in your weekend News.
Local libraries wrap up their children’s summer reading programs this week.
The Bowie Public Library brings the popular Creature Teacher with all their spectacular animals for the final event on July 23 at the Bowie Community Center.
The program begins at 10 am. The children also will receive their prize books for their summer logs.
The Nocona Public Library ends its program at 10 a.m. on July 24 at the H.J. Justin Building at 100 Clay Street. The program will be “Our Own Action Heroes -” Nocona fire, police and EMTs.
Top photo – Smokey Bear visiting Bowie last week at summer reading.
Rachel and Roger Whitaker gave this metal storage container a fresh look with this colorful mural at the Bowie Animal Shelter. (Photo by Barbara Green)
Swim lessons for youngsters of all ages were conducted the past two weeks at the city pool. It was a good place to be during this summer heat. See more photos in the weekend News. (Photos by Barbara Green)
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