SCHOOL NEWS
Retired school personnel barbecue event on Nov. 11
Get ready to enjoy some of the best barbecue in Montague County, served up by your favorite retired teachers and school friends.
Montague County Retired School Personnel are set to treat you to their annual barbecue extravaganza to raise funds for the annual aspiring school teacher scholarships.
You are invited to enjoy a meal from 5 to 7 p.m. on Nov. 11 at the Bowie Junior High School Cafeteria.
Last year’s success allowed assistance to three county graduates to launch college careers in education. Because of your generosity, Lexi Hutson, Bowie High School; Joslin Wadlow, Nocona High School; and and Kaitlyn Forrester, Forestburg High School each received a $1,500 scholarship.
Thank you for supporting the dreams of your former teachers who have always understood that we must encourage outstanding teachers to engage the children of Texas in learning.
About 100 of your retired educators are on the loose with a pocket full of tickets. Get yours from one near you. Tickets also are available at the door at $10 for a plate. The menu will include beef brisket and sausage with all the trimmings, plus cobbler and tea.
Take-outs are welcomed. A bake sale featuring homemade goodies, a prize drawing in which you select items of and a silent auction.
The Nocona Independent School District bands will perform their spring concerts on May 2 in the high school auditorium, 1012 Clay.
The middle school band will play at 6 p.m., followed by the high school band at 7 p.m.
NHS Band Director Erin Hanson has announced she will be leaving after nine years at Nocona to take the assistant director’s job at Hale Center to be closer to family.
Hanson has enjoyed a successful tenure at NHS growing the band numbers and directing the band to marching and concert awards and strong scores.
The Nocona High School Film team competed in the BAM film festival in Clute, TX this last weekend. The competition was open to all films in Texas High schools and Texas universities. More than 2,000 films were entered and NHS placed two films in the top three and made $750 in price money. They were second in narrative with “Beyond the Glass Eyes” and third in animation with “The Legendary Nut.” In March the film teams had two narratives and one animation make the state finals, placing in the top six films in the state. (Courtesy photo)
The cast and crew of “Interview,” Gold-Burg High School’s one-act play will perform at around 2:15 p.m. on April 26 for regional competition in the Plano Independent School District Robinson Fine Arts Center.
Play Director Linda Fitzner said the day will open with the first performance at 8 a.m. and continue in about one hour intervals with a break for lunch. Gold-Burg has drawn the final play of the day that opens with Sidney high, Slidell, Avery, Brookesmith, Koppel and Gold-Burg.
Two plays that represent the Region 3, 1A one-act play contest will advance to the University Interscholastic League State 1A One-Act Play Meet at the Austin ISD Performing Arts Center on May 13.
Admission charge for the regional contest is $5.25 per day and includes a digital ticketing fee, A OAP day pass for access to the full day of show is $15.25.
Tickets are available at seatyourself.com. Seating is limited.
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