SCHOOL NEWS
Gold-Burg ISD losing Roger Ellis as superintendent
Gold-Burg Independent School District has begun the search for a new superintendent as Roger Ellis notified the board he is the lone finalist for the same position at Rio Hondo ISD near Harlingen.
The board met for a called session April 27 and engaged Region 9 Education Service Center to assist with the search. Ellis has served the district since October 2013. The job will be advertised through May 10.
In a letter to the board Ellis said the Gold-Burg family will continue to hold to high expectations as they work toward great things in the future as they continue the work they all started. Rio Hondo is a 4A district with about 1,824 students. Ellis said it was an exciting change his family was looking forward to undertaking. He expected to sign his new contract on May 13.
At the April 23 board meeting resignations were accepted from Cody Bodine, high school coach and teacher. The resignation of Principal Thomas Flincham was accepted last month, but the board has opted to wait until a new superintendent is on board before interviewing candidates.
The district is considering graduation ceremonies on May 23, but plans have not been set. A technology lending grant has been received for $39,000. About $7,000 was spent on hot spots, while the rest will go to computers and calculators.
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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