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It was almost an invitation to lunch that King Minos (center) gave to Prince Theseus (in shorts). Actually, Minos was ordering Theseus to go to Crete with him, to be fed to the Minotaur monster as a sacrifice. Darlene Young’s class had been studying classic mythology, and turned the stories into a play including Theseus and the Minotaur (Theseus won), Neptune, Icarus and other mythological figures...plus a few they invented for themselves.

Twenty four students from Johnson City competed in the 1A through 5A Regional Visual Art Scholastic Event the 27th of February. 29 artworks medaled with the highest score of 4 and five works of art placed second. These students worked well over 100 hours on their artwork, writing essays and practicing their art vocabulary for the one on one competition with a judge.

The Hill Country Region offices of Capital Farm Credit (CFC) announce their 2010 scholarship program. CFC will award $10,000 in scholarships to students pursuing a degree in education or an agricultural-related field of study. Students from the following counties are eligible: Bandera, Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Llano and Mason. "We are proud to expand and increase our local scholarship programs to help these students develop their potential as future leaders in agricu ...

On Thursday, February 25th, students from Kerrville MS, Kerrville Home School, Centerpoint MS, Harper MS, and LBJ MS came to Johnson City where LBJ MS hosted a Honor Band Tryouts/Contest. Below are results for our LBJ MS students. Flute: Alexis Urbanovsky – 1st chair concert band Samantha Cross – 2nd chair concert band(1st year player!!!) Charlotte Strickland – 4th chair concert band Clarinet:

2nd Grade A Honor Roll Aidan Adair, Evan Alvarado, Sierra Cross, Kalli Dalland, Willow Grote, Diego Guerrero, Jesse Harrison, Chesney Hubbard, Adisyn Langbein, M’Lehne Linson, Sawyer Lynn, Daphney Nevarez, Aubry Ockman, Westin Perrrenoud, Cooper Schnitz, Dooley Smith, Gavin Thompson, Levi Urbanovsky, Reagan Weirich, Luke Whittington 2nd Grade A/B Honor Roll Mariana Alvarado, Kanyan Braun, Gr ...

LBJ FIGHTING BAND members Nathan Preece, Samantha Preece, Krista Kannon, Cory Hudson, Alyssa Rush, Jose Mesa, Desar Mesa, Andrew Stark, Noel Porter, Mike Banfield, Laura Meuerer, Elizabeth Nunn, Lawson Shumake, Katelyn Barrientes, Riley North, Brandon Adams, Betsy Cruz, Dayton Danz, Lydia Yachimski, Tome Johnson, Daniel Hawkins, Sawyer Marks and Jared Spears participated in the UIL Solo and Ensemble competition at Hays High School in Buda, TX.

Texas Tech University at Fredericksburg and the Hill Country University Center will present an information session on navigating the College Financial Aid process on Tuesday, Feb. 23, at the Fredericksburg High School Library at 5:30 p.m. Financial aid specialists from Texas Tech University and Austin Community College will be the speakers.

Texas Tech University at Fredericksburg and the Hill Country University Center will present an information session on navigating the College Financial Aid process on Tuesday, Feb. 23, at the Fredericksburg High School Library at 5:30 p.m. Financial aid specialists from Texas Tech University and Austin Community College will be the speakers.

The February school board meeting on Monday, February 8th, began with a tour of LBJ Elementary School. The tour, led by Elementary Principal Shannon Helmke, took board members through Kindergarten through 4th grade classrooms as well as the computer lab and Title 1 classroom. During a brief presentation, Helmke told board members that throughout all five grade levels, teachers are making connections with students, using examples from students’ lives in order to reinforce the material b ...

University-San Marcos has announced that the following students were among the graduates during spring commencement ceremonies at the university: * Jessica J Lutz, a resident of Johnson City (78636), who received a master’s degree in Counseling and Guidance. * John C Clanton, a resident of Round Mountain (78663), who received a bachelor’s degree in Geography. Texas State is a doctoral granting university located in the Austin-San Antonio corridor on the ed ...