Today is the last Science Fun day at the Mason Co. M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library for the summer. The activities begin at 10:00 a.m., and they are appropriate for grades K-5. This time the students will learn all about rocks. Books & Art Fun will have one more session next week.
The Texas Chapter of the United Association of Postmanagers/Managers of the United States (UPMA) proudly announces that it has awarded Elijah Reigh Timms, son of Jeffery and Judy Kingston of Mason, Texas, a $1,000 scholarship to Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas.
Elijah graduated from Mason High School with a GPA of 4.920.
The ‘The Boys of Fall’ are quickly upon us and the time to prepare is now.
Registration for Mason Youth Football continues through July 31st. Registration forms are avaliable at JK and ML Schmidt’s home, across the street from the high school flag poles. The 5th-6th team has adequate registration numbers but the 3rd-4th team is short.
Mason’s own Marshall Marquart competed in Pistol and Rifle at the Texas State Games July 9 to 14 at the Austin Rifle Club in Manor, TX. Marquart finished in 4th place smallbore camp perry round (any sight) pistol, shooting 259/300. There were 16 contestants in this competition with first place shooting 279/300.
Another grandson of former Mayor Jamie Hemphill Graduates From Texas A&M College of Dentistry In Dallas.
This years’ graduation class of dentists from Texas A&M’s dental school in Dallas included Jay Hemphill, grandson of former Mayor Jamie Hemphill. The ceremony was held on May 23rd at 10:00 a.m. in the morning in downtown Dallas.
Jay was a member of the Odontological Society of academic honors, which included only 20 students out of the 106 in the graduating class.
This year CTEC offered twenty-five $1,000 college scholarships, bringing the combined amount of financial help awarded to area students over the program’s 20-year history to $534,000.
In 1997, a bill was passed by the Texas Legislature that allowed nonprofit electric cooperatives to put unclaimed capital credit funds, previously collected by the Comptroller Office for the State General Fund, to use for student scholarships.
CTEC would like to congratulate this year’s local recipients ...
This year we will host a Fundamental basketball camp for 3rd through 8th graders. The Fundamental camp will be July 31-- August 3 & will be from 9am to Noon. The cost for the Fundamental will be $50 per camper. Checks for the Fundamental Camp should be made out to Jeff Guice.
Are you ready? The first day of school is Monday, August 28th! For all of our returning students, most of the paperwork for registration will be submitted on-line this year. This is an easy, two-step process designed to save you time. No more filling out pages and pages of information!
The Board of Trustees of MISD met for their regular meeting on July 13, 2017 at the School Administration Office. Board President Jeff Durst called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm with members Tommy Bierschwale, Jim Bob Smith, Tina Cantu-Navarro, Treg Hudson and Kathryn Martin in attendance. The invocation was brought by Dave Benefield of River of Life Church.
Richard Roper, Education Specialist with ESC Region 15 presented an overview of the TEKS Resource System, an online curriculum manag ...
Although Read to Swim and Read to a Dog are over for the summer, the Mason Co. M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library still has three mornings of fun to offer students in grades K-5. These hands-on activities are not only fun but also educational.
Today:
Books and Art Fun based on the Jon Klassen trio:
This is Not My Hat, a Caldecott Medal book
I Want My Hat Back, a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor book
We Found a Hat, the newest book
The children will listen to the books, look at the art of Jon Klassen, h ...
