Jackson Chapman attended the Angelo State University Writers Conference on Thursday, March 23, in order to receive the first place prize for best personal narrative in the ASU Young Writers Contest.
For the contest, ASU’s English department solicited essays on the theme of “Life in West Texas--Trials and Triumphs” from area students enrolled in dual credit English courses.
Spring has sprung at the Doss CCSD Campus. The Organic Garden continues to grow and new crops are added each week. Swiss Chard was planted last week and the lettuce was harvested, which included eight different varieties and kale. A workstation has been added to the green house for conducting classes and projects.
March has been a busy month.
It was a great day to be at the ball park this past Saturday. The weather was perfect, food was amazing and it was good to see our youth on the fields having fun and competing. Thank you to everyone who provided support for Opening Day. A special appreciation to the City of Mason (for everything you do); Debra Norman (concession stand coordination); Tommy and Joyce Durst (BBQ brisket meal donation); Denver Stockbridge and Jeff Schmidt (cooks); Cade Nobles, Patrick Row, Jason Bradley and Will Le ...
The Mason High School UIL Academic Team won the District 2A-27 Championship on Wednesday, 3/22, at San Saba High School. By the end of the meet, Mason had amassed 656.33 points, with San Saba High School coming in second with 418 points.
In all, 32 different Mason students will advance to compete at the Regional Academic Meet in Corpus Christi on April 7-8.
KERRVILLE— The Cailloux Foundation (the Foundation) in Kerrville, Texas, has awarded 13 college scholarships to area students. The 2017 recipients have been chosen from high schools in Bandera, Barksdale- Nueces Canyon High School, Center Point, Comfort, Harper, Ingram, Kerrville- Tivy High School, Leakey, Mason, Rocksprings and Utopia. Awards are up to $14,000 per recipient annually and are for undergraduate study only.
Opening Day for Mason Youth Baseball and Softball is scheduled for this Saturday, March 25th. Please come out and enjoy a day at the park. Opening day ceremonies will begin at 9 a.m. and first games start at 10 a.m. and will be played throughout the day.
We will be serving your choice of BBQ brisket plate with beans, potato salad, bread, pickles and onions; sausage wrap or hotdog meals.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U. S. and its Auxiliary announced winners of the Voice of Democracy and the Patriot’s Pen essay contest this last week during the 2017 VFW Legislative Conference in D. C.
The winner of a $ 30,000 scholarship was Savannah Whitman, sponsored by VFW Post 12118 of Copperopolis, Calif.
