The Blanco Panther band performed to a superior level in all facets of competition this school year.
A celebration of these accomplishments was held at the 1st Annual Band Banquet on Monday, May 11. After a barbecue dinner, presentations were made by Head Band Director, Brian Hecimovich. Each student received their State Sweepstakes patch for the band winning Sweepstakes with Division I ratings in Marching, Concert, and Sightreading.
Blanco High School musicians have shown their mettle in competition.
"As can imagine it was a stressful weekend for everybody in the area," said Brian Hecimovich, Blanco ISD's Head Band Director. "However, we were able to still compete in the Texas State UIL Solo and Ensemble Competition. Even with all the stress, we had the best results in Blanco High School History."
The results in the competition are as follows:
Woodwind Trio – 1st Division Gold Medal Winners were Bryce Burson, Helen Kasbe ...
Matt Herden has served the school children of the Blanco Independent School District for many years, but at the opening of the regular school board meeting on Monday, June 8, he said he was stepping down as the board president and would not seek reelection.
"I never intended to stay on the board this long,"
BEE CAVE — Managers of the Rainwater Revival school grant program were happily overwhelmed with 13 terrific grant applications from Hill Country schools this year. Though all projects had merit, the three judges made difficult choices and picked six deserving schools, including Blanco Middle School, to receive $1,000 awards each.
"Judging by the quantity and quality of proposals for rainwater catchment and water conservation projects this year, it's clear that teachers and schools are putting ...
The Blanco Elementary School Millionaire Accelerated Readers celebrated their achievement by eating lunch at the Chess Club and watching a book-based movie on Tuesday June 2.
The 29 millionaires each read at least one million words this school year. Six of the fifth grade students read over two million words each.
The 2015 Blanco Spring Band Concert for the fifth, sixth, and seventh grade bands was held on Tuesday, June 2 at the BHS cafeteria.
The fifth grade band played four selections, including a favorite, Let's Rock arranged by Michael Sweeney.
The sixth grade band performed three musical selections, concluding with Firestorm by Rob Grice.
The 2015 Blanco Panther basketball camp was held at the BHS gym June 8 through June 11.
High school girl's basketball coach, Stuart Schultz, and boy's basketball coach, Derrick Hernandez, taught the campers basic basketball skills, including dribbling, passing, and shooting.
Assisting the coaches were Jamie McClinton, Tyler Schlinke, and Kendall Brock.
Cheyenne Klein
Parent/Guardian Name(s): Toben and Allison Klein
Achievements - Activities, honors, awards, etc: Two time State Qualifier - Entomology, First Team All District Softball 2014, 9 years Blanco Lucky Leaf 4-H, Voted Best Personality Class of 2015, Offensive MVP Softball 2015, First Team All District Infield 2015
Plans after Graduation: Play softball in college and get a degree in Education.
Mariah Ackerson
Parent/Guardian Name(s): Shane and Julia Purvis
Achievements – Activities, h ...
The Blanco High School UIL Academic Team won the Region IV AAA Championship for the third year in a row last Friday and Saturday at Texas State University.
The team edged out Lago Vista once again, 175-159. Hebbronville (136), Industrial (116), and Poth (95) followed.
The mathematics and computer science teams were crowned regional champions and will represent Blanco at the state meet.
The Blanco FFA Chapter began a busy three-week schedule this past week as they traveled to Stephenville to compete in the State FFA Career Development Events hosted by Tarleton State University. The Blanco FFA qualified teams in 4 of the 6 events, with 23 students representing Blanco.
In the Homesite Evaluation event, Blanco placed 2nd overall and will be advancing to the National FFA Contest in Oklahoma City on May 7th.
