After we had lived in Mason for about a year, I asked several people how long you have to live in Mason to be called a true Masonite. I asked this question to Doris Grote and she replied with a sweet smile, “Well at least 3 generations.” The same question was given to a parent of a high school student and she replied with a question, “Well, have you had your house wrapped yet?
Harper came into last Friday's matchup with the Punchers already 0-1 in district play after suffering a loss to Sabinal a week earlier. They were down key personnel, and the game went about as one would have expected.
Just a few minutes into the game, Klay Klaerner bolted 33 yards for the first Mason score of the night, followed by Isa Cruz's PAT, putting the score at 7-0 with 9:04 left in the quarter.
After a bobbled kickoff reception by Harper, the Punchers took control of the ball once ...
The JV White Punchers traveled to Cross Plains to take on the Buffalos. It was an evenly matched game that came down to the wire.
The Punchers took a halftime lead of 14-8. Cross Plains quickly scored to open the 3rd Quarter to make the score 14-14. Good execution was the key to the game as the Punchers outlasted the Buffalos in the 4th to take the victory 32-22.
The win pushes the overall record of the White team to 3-3.
Offensive Standouts - JJ Ake and Joesph Martinez.
The JV Purple played Wall last week in a close match-up. Wall was able to put a few drives together but the Punchers were able to keep them out of the end-zone and get themselves another shutout on the season.
Offensively the Punchers struggled, but they were able to put three scoring drives together.
It’s a “Tale as Old as Time”….. or at least 60 years. A Queen and King, as well as their court, will be chosen to represent their school at the Diamond Anniversary Queen’s Coronation. The ceremony will be held on November 4th, 2017 at 7:30 in the Mason Community Building.
Last week was National Bus Safety Week. MISD conducted bus evacuation drills with students in PK-6th grades. We conducted two types of front door evacuations and two types of rear door evacuation. Bus behavior and expectations were also covered. Some of the students were disappointed that they did not get to practice going through the roof hatch but we verbally discussed the roof hatch and the window emergency exits.
A few Bus Facts;
Since 1997, 257 students Nationally have died in bus re ...
Rebecca Burns and Chel Terrell have completed the required education and are now Master Volunteers for AgriLife Extension. They have started their first project by continuing the Learn, Grow, Eat and Go program with Mason ISD 3rd graders. Last week was children completed their Know and Show Sombreros. The hats were to “show” the students that they “know” the six items plants need in order to survive: P-L-A-N-T-S need: Place to grow; Light; Air; Nutrients; water because they are Thirst ...
Be our Guest! The fourth grade faculty and students at Mason Elementary would consider it a great pleasure if all of our Mason County veterans would join us for a luncheon on Friday, November 10th at the Mason Elementary Library beginning at 11:00 am. A short program will also follow in the MJH gym at 12:30 pm.
Five seniors from last year’s 2017 graduating class were named as recipients of a prestigious Texas Interscholastic League Foundation Scholarship. Only high-achieving students who competed at the state level in UIL Academic competitions and then enroll in a Texas university are eligible to apply for these scholarships. The five seniors receiving awards were Ali Baltierra, Margaret Graves, Kendra Klaerner, Sara Powell, and Steeley Smith.
All five of these students earned State Championship ...
Your Mighty Mason Puncher Band will be attending the UIL Region 32 Marching Contest in Cedar Park at Gupton Stadium on Saturday, October 21st. Mason will be the first band to perform at the contest starting at 1:00 p.m.
Admission is $5 and the address for the stadium is 200 Gupton Way Drive, Cedar Park, 78613.
The band thanks you for all of your support throughout the year and looks forward to presenting their best performance this Saturday!
