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Medina ISD articles
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Medina ISD calendar changes
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Published Jan. 3, 2008 |
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MHS Band Camp
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Published Aug. 2, 2007 |
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Medina resident Fox graduates from Schreiner
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Published June 14, 2007 |
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Medina HS Band holds final concert of school year
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Published May 17, 2007 |
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Follett twins graduate
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Published Sept. 28, 2006 |
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Medina ISD sets tax rate
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Published Sept. 21, 2006 |
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MISD schedules Registration
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Published July 27, 2006 |
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Medina School makes moves
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Published July 20, 2006 |
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Medina School freshens up for new year
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Published June 15, 2006 |
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Kinder registration scheduled for MISD
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Published April 6, 2006 |
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MISD One Act Play continues to advance in District Competition
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Published April 6, 2006 |
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Medina ISD welcomes new band director and Board Candidates
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Published March 16, 2006 |
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Students at Medina Junior High are making the connection between resources and energy
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Published March 9, 2006 |
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Medina ISD Board Renews Staff Contracts
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Published Feb. 16, 2006 |
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Medina ISD proud of the mark against them
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Published Nov. 17, 2005 |
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Medina school plans salute to area veterans
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Published Oct. 27, 2005 |
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Medina student receives medical scholarship |
Published June 16, 2005 |
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Medina Schools to set the pace in reading |
Published June 16, 2005 |
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Medina High School Class of 2005 Scholarship Recipients |
Published June 9, 2005 |
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Medina School board votes in academics |
Published May 19, 2005 |
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Medina School board renews contracts |
Published Feb. 24, 2005
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School articles archived in the on-line edition of the Courier by school:
Medina ISD calendar changes
Published Jan. 3, 2008
Changes to the Medina school calendar for January:
Thursday, Jan. 17
• Full school day and end of the third six weeks.
Friday, Jan. 18
• Student Holiday/Teacher Work Day
Monday, Jan. 21
• Regular school day and first day of the fourth six weeks.
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MHS Band Camp
Published Aug. 2, 2007
The Medina High School Band will hold its summer band camp from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm beginning Monday, August 6.
All members of the “Mighty” Medina Marching Bobcat Band are asked to attend as many days of band camp as possible. The dates for the Band Camp are Monday, August 6 through Thursday, August 9, and Monday, August 13 through Wednesday, August 15. All sessions will be held in the Medina Band Hall.
Students are requested to attend rehearsals with instruments in tow. In addition, it is recommended students also bring a bottle of water and comfortable marching shoes.
Sending out a plea to parents, MHS Director of Bands George James said, “We need your help. If you’d like to volunteer this year and support the students and the 'Mighty' Medina Bobcat Band, email me at georgej@medinaisd.org or call 830-460-0628.
To discuss the upcoming year, a meeting for band parents will be scheduled after school begins.
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Medina resident Fox graduates from Schreiner
Published June 14, 2007
Medina resident Corrina D. Fox graduated from Kerrville’s Schreiner University Tuesday, May 5, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology with teacher certification and a Bachelor of Arts degree in biochemistry.
A Hatton W. Sumners Scholar, Fox was also a member of Alpha Sigma Alpha, the Science Club, and the Non-Traditional Students Association.
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Medina HS Band holds final concert of school year
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Published May 17, 2007
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Medina High School band playing at the Community Center
File Photos by Clare Barnett
Medina High School band marching down Main Street Medina.
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The Medina High School "Mighty" Bobcat Band will be on stage one last time this school year Thursday, May 17, at 6:30 pm in the Medina School Cafeteria.
The Medina High School Band showed just how mighty they are by earning a Division One rating for their concert performance at UIL Concert and Sight Reading contest in Bandera April 25, and then by earning a "Superior" rating and the "Outstanding In Class" award at the Choice Music Events "Alamo Showcase of Music" Festival in San Antonio Saturday, May 5.
"We have had a wonderful year," says George D. James, Director of Bands at Medina, "and the students have done a remarkable job."
Starting with 20 students in the fall, the band played a rock and roll marching show. Looking sharp in their new uniforms, the band competed in the Hill Country Marching Festival held in Fredericksburg, where they earned third place in the 1A division, and the color guard earned first place. "Accolades aren't everything," says James, "but they sure help. These students are working hard and they want to be successful. This is just more proof that they are doing the right things."
Concert season in the spring brought 18 students into the band hall. Though small in numbers, the band continued to get stronger. "I challenged them with music that was difficult in both technique and musicality. They never let me down," says James.
Rewards and accolades, trophies and plaques, and handshakes from the folks around town are the visual reminders of a successful year. But what stands out in the director's mind of this year of success? "Seeing the students come into the band hall the day after the concert or contest just as excited about the next concert or contest! That shows me that something magical happened, and I believe that magic was music."
Thursday's concert is free and open to the public. The fifth, sixth and seventh grade bands will also perform.
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Follett twins graduate
Published Sept. 28, 2006
Robbin and Ryan Follett, twin grandchildren of Telvy and Gloria Robbins of Bandera, were among May graduates of Sweeny High School, class of 2006.
Ryan, who graduated cum laude, ranked seventh in his class of 141 members. During his senior year he was a member of the National Honor Society, Student Council, Leo Club, Spanish Club, TSA and a mentor for the elementary and high school. He played varsity football, basketball and baseball, being selected 1st team all-district football; 2nd team all-district basketball; 1st team all-district baseball. He was named academic all-district in all three sports and academic all-state in football. Ryan was also a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, UMYF, and the 4-H.
At graduation he was awarded scholarships from the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Rotary Club, United Methodist Church and Brazoria County Fair Association. He plans to attend the University of Texas in Austin studying math education.
Robbin graduated with honors, ranking 17th in her class. She was a member of the award winning Bulldog band, member of the Belles dance team being selected all-American dancer two years in a row. She danced in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City her senior year and at the Capitol-One Bowl New Year’s game in Orlando Florida her junior year. She was a member of the FFA, earning her Lone Star Degree this summer at the State Convention. She also was a member of the National Honor Society, mentor for the elementary, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Sweeny United, UMYF and a candidate for Sweeny Pride Day Queen her Junior and Senior year. Robbin played first base on the softball team, being named all-district and academic all-district.
She was awarded scholarships from the Sweeny FFA, Rotary Club, Brazoria County Fair Association, United Methodist Church, Sweeny Band Boosters and the Junior Achievement Scholarship. Robbin plans to attend Texas State University in San Marcos studying biology.
Robbin and Ryan are the children of the former Leslie Lynn Robbins of Bandera. Attending the twins’ graduation were members of the Robbins’ family coming as far as California and Oklahoma.
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Medina ISD sets tax rate
Published Sept. 21, 2006
The Medina Independent School District (Medina ISD) approved a proposed School District 2006-2007 Property Tax rate of $1.26 at their meeting Sept 11. Tax payment schedules require payments to be due on or before Jan. 31, 2007. Late taxes will be subject to penalties and interest until paid.
The board also approved an amendment to the Medina ISD Secondary Handbook which changes the number of units a student can earn from correspondence credits toward graduation requirements from four (semester, 2 credits) to eight (semesters, 4 credits). The state recommends 26 credits; the Medina school board is adding two credits to the curriculum. The school is considering going to an eight-period schedule next year to accommodate the changes to curriculum requirements.
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MISD schedules Registration
Published July 27, 2006
If you are new to Medina and have elementary students, please come by the school or call 589-2731 beginning July 31. Office hours are 8 a.m.-4 p.m. If you have a kindergarten age student and you did not pre-register last spring, you need to contact the school. To begin kindergarten this year, the child has to be at least 5 years old on or before September 1. Parents with kindergarten age student need to bring the child's birth certificate, social security card, and immunization record. Copies will be made and the originals will be returned.
Students in grades 1-6 who were enrolled at Medina last year do not need to register. The first day of class is August 21.
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Medina School makes moves
by Stephanie Day
BCC Staff
Published July 20, 2006
Medina Independent School District Board of Trustees met on Thursday, July 13 and voted to move their future meeting dates to the second Monday of each month. Their next meeting will be on Monday, Aug. 14, at 7 p.m.
Trustees also toured the new building that will house six classrooms this year and keep the school district within the state-mandated ratios for students to teacher in the elementary grades. Furnishings were moved into the new classrooms on Monday, July 17.
Medina Superintendent Randy Moczgemba said that the overall teacher shortage had made filling vacancies difficult this year but that Medina had brought in some excellent new staff members.
Volunteers and field trip chaperons must pass criminal background checks this year to be able to participate in school-related activities.
At their next meeting, school board members will vote on whether to extend their current terms by six months prior to a November election or cut their terms short by six months. Newly passed House Bill 1 requires all school board elections in unincorporated cities to move election dates to November. No May elections will be held in 2007 when current MISD board members Randy Boysen and Sissy Ten Eyck’s current terms expire.
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Medina School freshens up for new year
by Stephanie Day
BCC Staff
Published June 15, 2006
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Medina Independent School District Superintendent Randy Moczygembia shows off one style of new band uniform at the June 8 Medina School board meeting.
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Medina Independent School District will greet students and parents with fresh newness when school starts again on Aug. 21. The new six-classroom building will be finished and ready, complete with new furniture, the tennis court will be resurfaced and band students will march in new uniforms.
Medina ISD trustees supported the fresh start with unanimous decisions during their June 8 board meeting. The current band uniforms, Superintendent Randy Moczygembia informed board members at the meeting, were 11 years old, worn out, out of style and uncomfortably hot for students. Medina is pushing to revitalize its marching band. Moczygembia said that new uniforms will help reach that goal.
After a parent at the meeting questioned how easy or difficult one style presented at the meeting would be for students to get off and back on after bathroom stops, school board members suggested getting student input before purchasing 50 new uniforms at a cost of between $200 and $250 each. The tennis court, constructed 12 years ago, is also scheduled for renewal by Q-Sports of Kerrville at a cost of $6,125. Moczygembia said Q-Sports has done a lot of work locally, some even at other Medina locations, and could be trusted to do a good job.
Moczygembia and office manager Sharon Chamblee said they have been promised for the past two months that the new classroom building would be completed “in two weeks.” Chamblee said the project is finally down to the end and she has ordered desks and furnishings.
“I didn’t want to order before it was finished because we have no place to store everything. But it should be finished by he end of June and we’ll be using it when school starts.” The new six-classroom building will house fifth and sixth graders and elementary music.
Medina’s enrollment maintained a fairly steady average of 344 students last year.
Trustees voted to allow the Medina Texas Development Corporation to use the school cafeteria on Tuesday, July 4 for a community wide celebration that will include food and family games and activities. The event will begin at approximately 10 a.m. and continue throughout the day.
On a last note of newness, Medina lunch prices will increase for the first time in 15 years, going up 25 cents.
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Kinder registration scheduled for MISD
Published April 6, 2006
Medina Elementary will have kindergarten registration Friday, April 21, from 1:30-3:00 in the elementary office.
Children must be 5 years of age on or before September 1, 2006 to be eligible to attend kindergarten. Parents should bring the child's social security card, birth certificate, and immunization record. Copies will be made and the originals will be returned. If you have any questions, or you can not attend that day, please call the school at 589-2731 to make other arrangements.
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MISD One Act Play continues to advance in District Competition
Published April 6, 2006
The Medina High School One Act Play competed at the District 30-A Competition held at Rocksprings High School on Wednesday, March 29.
Medina's production of scenes from "The Secret Garden" by Pamela Sterling was chosen as one of the winning plays to advance to the Area contest in Three Rivers on April 8. The cast of the play includes Heath Harris, Rachel Mazurek, Kymber Tucker, Candice Boysen, Jake Droutsas, Cole Keese, Ryan Ellis, and Jared Little. The crew members are Chelle Wright, Jarrod LesPreance, Gaby Madrigal, and Dylan Swint. The play is directed by Randy Moczygemba and D'Ann Tisdale. Rachel Mazurek was selected as Best Actress, Jake Droustas was selected to the All-Star Cast and Candice Boysen and Heath Harris were selected to the Honorbale Mention All-Star Cast.
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Medina ISD welcomes new band director and Board Candidates
by Julie Whitmore
BCC Staff
Published March 16, 2006
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New district band director George James is congratulated by Medina High School Principal Ross Hord after last week's board meeting.
BCC Staff Photo by Julie Whitmore
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At its regular monthly meeting March 9, the Medina Independent School District (MISD) Board of Trustees unanimously appointed George James as new band director. James is currently assistant band director in Floydada. He replaces Kevin Martin, and will begin his duties in August.
The board also set tentative calendars for next year. Trustees will participate in board training in San Antonio April 7-9.
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Students at Medina Junior High are making the connection between resources and energy
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Published March 9, 2006
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Armando Rodriguez has finished entering data from his POWERHOUSE Energy Investigation Guide into a notebook computer. Armando and his fellow classmates at Medina Junior High School have recently participated in the POWERHOUSE Energy Investigation Program sponsored locally by Bandera Electric Cooperative. This program teaches students about how energy-saving habits can save money on their utility bills, like using compact fluorescent lighting. Students also discovered that low-flow showerheads not only save water but energy.
Photo Courtesy of LCRA
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Seventh-grade students at Medina Junior High School are learning about producing electricity from renewable and non-renewable resources by discovering the connections between wind, water, coal and natural gas. For the 28 students of Gilbert Bower's science classes, real-life issues and science met as they participated in the POWERHOUSE™ energy investigation program. Bandera Electric Cooperative (BEC) sponsored the program.
"The POWERHOUSE™ Energy Investigation Program teaches students about the energy and water used in their homes. "It is amazing to see the reaction of students when they find out how much water it takes to provide their households with one year's supply. They are also surprised to find out how much it costs to heat water with their water heaters," said Steve Williams, member services/system safety advisor, BEC.
During the POWERHOUSE presentation, students learned how their personal behaviors affect energy use in their homes. They collected data and entered it into a computer program that determined their impact on the environment and various natural resources. The program also provided practical solutions that participants can take home to share with their families.
"This program was fun and interesting as well as helpful," said Renee Mazurek, Medina Junior High student.
"It taught me a lot about how I can save energy and money," said KC Faglie, fellow student.
Since its premier in 1998, the POWERHOUSE Energy Investigation program has taught more than 26,000 students about the effects of energy use on natural resources. The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) developed the program and offers it to its wholesale customers. If you are interested in scheduling a POWERHOUSE program, call Donna McCord at 1-800-776-5272, Ext. 7755.
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Medina ISD Board Renews Staff Contracts
by Jullie Whitmore
BCC Staff
Published Feb. 16, 2006
At its Feb.9 meeting the Medina Independent School District Board extended and renewed the employment contract for Superintendent Randy Moczygemba through the 2009 school year. The contract was approved following a 90-minute executive session at the end of the meeting.
One-year contracts were also renewed for Secondary Principal Ross Hord, Elementary Principal Dale Naumann, and Business Manager Sharon Chamblee.
The need for a special board meeting was discussed to educate members about the new open meeting law, and also to approve an emergency management plan for the district. No date was set.
Board members will attend area training sessions in San Antonio April 7-9.
This year's prom will be held Feb. 18 at Cailloux Center, Schreiner University. Moczygemba urged board members to attend.
The main discussion at the meeting was a review of the current district procedures for pediculosis (head lice). The board went into executive session to discuss the four cases of head lice infestation which have occurred so far this school year. Upon returning to the open meeting, the board approved a plan to provide information about how to recognize an infestation and how to treat it in the packet which is given to parents of all incoming students at the beginning of the school year, and also to any student entering during the year.
Supt. Moczygemba and school nurse Cynthia Boysen outlined current guidelines on pediculosis from the Texas Department of Health.
Current guidelines, which the district is obligated to follow, preclude the following actions as "unjustified responses":
-exclusion of students from class;
-notification of classmates' parents:
-mass screenings
-insecticide treatments to school environment:
-bagging of clothes:
-restricted use of headphones or helmets.
Further, the guidelines continue, "although head lice are transmissible, their potential for epidemic spread is minimal, Indeed, the basic reproduction number -- would be far lower for head lice than for infections due to cold or flu virusesyet children are rarely excluded from school because of these often more-debilitating infections,
"It is our professional opinion that the no-nits policies are imprudent, as they are based on intolerance, hysteria and misinformation rather than on objective science."
Parents present at the meeting indicated that they were not entirely satisfied with the board's actions.
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Medina ISD proud of the mark against them
by Stephanie Logue
Published Nov. 17, 2005
Medina Independent School District Superintendent Randy Moczygemba told board of trustee members at a Thursday, Nov. 10, meeting that the district had again received a superior rating on its financial integrity and had again received one mark against it: too much money retained in the general fund balance.
"I'll take that every year," he said. Moczygemba explained that Medina ISD's large fund balance is enabling it to build four new classrooms without going out for a bond election or a loan. He then referenced the crisis condition in the neighboring Leakey school district in Real County.
Leakey residents held a town hall meeting in October when they realized that school board members had kept such a tight rein on finances over the years that the campus was now falling apart due to lack of maintenance. Temporary beams hold up sagging ceilings, broken windows have been boarded up, warped doors will not close and a water-damaged gym shame Leakey students when visitors arrive for games.
Board members at Medina's meeting agreed with The Leakey Star newspaper's assessment of the Leakey campus. They said that daylight could be seen through the cracks between the gymnasium walls and roof.
In other agenda action, Medina school board members cast their 584 votes for the Bandera County Central Appraisal District Board for Medina candidate Ray Barton.
Moczygemba informed trustees that three of Medina's bus routes would change their scheduling to enable the school bus with a ramp to pick up a new Medina student that is wheelchair-bound. He said Medina's enrollment this year remains stable at 331 students.
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Medina school plans salute to area veterans
Published Oct. 27, 2005
The Annual Veterans Day Program at Medina Elementary will be celebrated on Nov. 11 at 9 a.m. If the weather is good, the ceremony will be at the football stadium, if not, it will be in the cafetorium. The following day, veterans are urged to take part in the parade and celebration of veterans in Bandera on Saturday, Nov. 12.
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Medina student receives medical scholarship
Published June 16, 2005
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Rachel poses with Daniel Trevino, M.D., representing South Texas Center for Pediatric Care.
MHS counselor Cheryl Hord congratulates Rachel on her accomplishments.
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Rachel Ingram, recent graduate of Medina High School, was among 48 San Antonio area students that were awarded the Bexar County Medical Society Foundation scholarship, recently at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. She will be attending Texas A&M-Corpus Christi were she plans to pursue a career in Pediatric Nursing.
The BCMS Foundation was created in 1995 by members of the BCMS and the BCMS Alliance as the philanthropic arm of the Society. Its mission is to support healthcare careers. Since its inception, the Foundation has awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical, nursing and other health-related scholarships to San Antonio area youth and grants to community organizations. Proceeds from the Foundations annual Holiday Gala and spring "Making the Rounds" Golf tournament both benefit its scholarship program.
Attending the ceremonies with Rachel were her dad Rick Ingram, Medina HS counselor Cheryl Hord and her husband Ross Hord who is the principal at Medina High School.
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Medina Schools to set the pace in reading
By Stephanie Logue
Published June 16, 2005
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Architect Andy Simpson presents initial plans of Arcimedia for a six-classroom addition.
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Medina School Superintendent Randy Moczygemba introduced school board members to a revolutionary $20,000 computerized reading program for kindergarten through 12th grade at the school board's June 9 meeting.
The "Focus on Reading" program can be tailored to individual students' needs. "Twenty percent of kids with reading problems," Moczygemba told the board, "are developmental problems. The computer senses eye movement to see if the eyes are tracking and to what extent, then takes the students though programs that build eye strength and better reading."
Moczygemba said one goal was to eliminate the misidentification of students as "special education" students based on lagging reading skills.
Developmental optometric physician Linda D. Azwell says that hidden vision problems can cause behavior problems and learning disabilities in students. Symptoms of improper eye tracking include taking too long to finish homework; becoming easily fatigued by reading or deskwork; headaches or eyestrain; making careless errors when reading or writing and being "clumsy" or poor at sports.
The Visgraph uses infrared light to track a child's eyes while they read and a computer generates a simulation for parents to view. The resulting guided reading program is designed to improve the specific eye movements used in reading and to improve the student's speed, fluency and comprehension.
Medina will be the first school in the area to use the revolutionary program. Moczygemba said it is especially effective for dyslexic students.
Medina school board members also approved the initial plans presented by architect Andy Simpson of Archimedia for a six classroom addition and voted to accept the depository bid presented by Hondo National Bank for handling the district's funds as of Sept. 1. Bandera's Hondo Bank's vice president and branch manager Kelley Kinsel represented Hondo National Bank at Thursday's meeting. The district had previously used Wells Fargo.
When Medina school board members learned that they could save $59,000 by having Bandera County collect school taxes, they voted unanimously to consolidate the MISD tax office with the Bandera County tax office. Medina residents will be able to pay their taxes at the Medina Annex. The early payment discount will be dropped, saving Medina ISD $25,000 a year.
Medina ended the year with 346 students.
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Medina High School Class of 2005 Scholarship Recipients
Published June 9, 2005
Erica Suszan Ashcraft-Career Colleges and Schools of Texas,$1,000
Kurtis Charles Dale Ashcraft-U.S. Marine Corp-Montgomery GI Bill, $36,144
Pollard H. Coates, V "Cinco" Calliloux Foundation-$48,000
Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation-$16,000 LCRA-$2,000
Texas Farm Bureau Ag.Research and Education Foundation-$4,000
Woodmen of the World-$500
Texas A&M University -- Clara & R.W. Gerlich '40 Educational Opportunity Award-$4,000
Bandera Electric CoOperative-$1,000
Codi Dawn Craddock -- Miss Texas Farm Bureau-$1,000 Carr Scholarship-$12,000
Anne Lisbeth Crawford -- Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation- $16,000
Robert C. Byrd-$6,000 Medina Texas Development Corporation-$750
Cecario Tyrel Guerrero-Calvary Temple Church Scholarship- $250
Joshua Dwane Harlow-Career Colleges and Schools of Texas- $1,000
Eric Michael Hicks -- Bandera Area Lions Club Community Service Scholarship-$400
Bandera County Republican Women's Club-$500
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Honor Scholarship-$8,000
Texas A&M University-CC Rising Star Scholarship- $2,000
James Avery Craftsman Kerrville Retail Store Scholarship-$4,000
Gnade Scholarship-$8,000
Woodmen of the World Scholarship-$500
Kirk Whitehead Memorial Scholarship--$1,500
Bandera Electric Co-Operative-$1,000
Rachel Nicole Ingram -- Bexar County Medical Society Scholarship-$1,000
Super S Pharmacy Scholarship-$1,000
Woodmen of the World Scholarship-$500
Hatfield Family Endowed Scholarship-$875
Hill Country Telephone CoOperative-$1,600
Clint Levi Johnson -- Medina Texas Development Corporation- $750
Paige Marie LaCoe -- Texas A&M University Former Student Endowed Scholarship $1,000
Randall Scott MacNaughton -- US Kids News-Weekly Reader- $2,000
Charlcy Brett Moczygemba -- Delta Kappa Gamma Scholarship- $300
Texas A&M University-CC Rising Scholar-$2,000
Associates to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Scholarship $1,000
Texas Farm Bureau Free Enterprise Speech-$1,500
American Legion Scholarship-$500
Sara Jolean Ortiz -- Woodmen of the World-$500
UTSA Athletic Scholarship-$15,107
Cisco Junior College Athletic Scholarship-$10,799
Zachary Marshall Pond -- Career Colleges and Schools of Texas-$1,000
Carl Lloyd Schwendeman -- Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Honor Scholarship-$8,000
Hill Country Telephone Co-Operative-$1,600
Clara Beth Schwendeman -- W.R. D'Spain Sr. Memorial Scholarship-$275
Danielle Christina Zirkel -- Delta Kappa Gamma Scholarship- $300
Dan Matthews Memorial Scholarship-$500
Order of the Eastern Star Scholarship-$500
Medina Masonic Lodge Scholarship-$500
Bandera Electric Co-Operative-$1,000
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Medina School board votes in academics
Cuts a “wants” list to a “needs” list
BCC Staff
Published May 19, 2005
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Medina School Board of Trustee Board members include (standing) Randy Boysen, Paul Garrison, Michael Derry, Sissy Ten Eyck (sitting), outgoing board president Andy Lautzenheiser, new board president Robert DeLeon and Marshal Williams. Robert Selement (not pictured) replaced lautzenheiser and was sworn in as a new board member during the May 12 meeting.
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When Medina Superintendent Rancy Moczygemba came up with the idea to build a new bus barn, remodel the present bus barn into a sports fieldhouse and ag shop and remodel the present ag shop into four classrooms for present needs and future growth, the common sense plan won accolades from board members and public present at the meeting. Then an architect was hired to professionally redraw Moczygemba’s plans and the cost of the project soared to $1.2 million-even without a new bus barnwell beyond Medina’s financial reach without a bond election.
One construction project remains on the table, a 6,105-squre-foot, six-room classroom building at a projected cost of between $585,629 and $607,511.
Medina school board members at the May 12 meeting lamented the lack of public participation in the proposed construction project. “I sure wish 50 people had come to the meeting to give us feedback on what to do,” Michael Derry said. “I’d sure like to hear from the public. Do they want to spend $1.2 million (to handle growth) for the next 25 years or $600,00 for classrooms? I want their input. I want to feel good about this.”
Paul Garrison said it was the wrong time to build in Medina, with construction prices running at between $89 and $93 per square foot. He said Medina should wait for a couple of years until the construction industry began to wane.
Moczygemba said if Medina waited, it might be necessary to bring in a portable building.
Marshal McWilliams said Medina might need to “bite the bullet. I never thought of putting a portable on this property, but the construction cost scares me.”
Randy Boysen said he did not envision construction costs going down. “We need to put academics frist. I would like to see us do the classrooms. I hate to go on like we’ve been doing for the last two to three yearswatching the enrollment. (Moczygemba had to apply for a waiver from the state to meet the student-toclassroom ratio this year in second grade.) I could support classrooms at this time.”
McWilliams asked if Medina could build the proposed six-classroom buildings without financing. Moczygemba said “yes,” then added that with the classrooms, Medina could double its present number of students without added construction.
The board voted to let Andy Simpson of Archimedia prepare construction documents. Those will be shared with Medina Independent School District taxpayers and the taxpayers will be asked for their input on the project.
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Medina School board renews contracts
by Michele Barker
Bandera County Courier
Published Feb. 24, 2005
MEDINA -- Contracts for Medina High School Principal Ross Hord and Elementary School Principal Dale Naumann were renewed at the Feb. 10 Medina Independent School District (MISD) meeting.
MISD Business Manager Sharon Chamblee's contract was also renewed. Chamblee won the unanimous vote of the school board for a pay increase.
In other employee-related issues, the termination of former technical director Mike Smith was announced, along with the resignation of grounds keeper Bob Stahl. Custodian and general maintenance worker Tracy Sparks was transferred into the position grounds keeper.
Six applicants were interviewed for the position of technical director. Former network administrator for Bandera Independent School District, Adam Hermes, was hired.
Lynn Stallings and daughter Shana McGuire presented a level-three complaint against the district. They asked the MISD board to work out a pay plan for tuition if a child moves out of the district but still wants to attend Medina Schools. The current school policy requires that half of the tuition fee ($1,000) must be paid by the first day of school in August and the other $1,000 must be paid by the first day of school in the second semester. Stallings said the second semester falls immediately after the Christmas holiday, creating a hardship if an unexpected move out of the district occurs at that time.
Had Stallings not been able to pay, McGuire would have been removed from the district for one month, enrolled in Bandera, then withdrawn and re-enrolled at the beginning of the next month. According to UIL rules, McGuire would not have been eligible for any academic or sporting events for one year. McGuire is actively involved in both. She would have been ineligible until her senior year. Stallings said that she did not want anyone else to go through the turmoil her family had been through.
After discussion and deliberation, the board ultimately decided that even though they were sympathetic to Stallings' plight, they had to answer to taxpayers. They felt that a pay plan of any less than what was already in place would not benefit the district. The board took definitive measures to make sure that all transfer information would be included in a prominent place in the student handbook in the future to ensure all parents were aware of the transfer rules and regulations for the district.
Hord made a motion to go back to having six cheerleaders instead of seven. He explained that several years ago a mistake had been made in tallying up votes and since the winners had already been announced, they allowed a seventh cheerleader that year. That trend continued. Hord explained that the uneven number made transportation difficult in the school's suburban, meaning that the school must either take two vehicles or a bus to functions. The board voted to cut the cheerleading squad back to six. Hord serves as cheerleader sponsor, since no one else has wanted that position. A sponsor must be a contract employee due to liability issues.
MISD Superintendent Randy Moczygemba asked for a waiver of enrolment for the second grade class. The state mandates a limit of 22.1 students per classroom and Medina has 24 students. Moczygemba said the classroom has two fulltime aides and is functioning well. There are no extra classrooms available at this time. With the new building program underway, however, there will be seven more classrooms available next year.
Moczygemba announced that this year's enrollment was the largest yet, with 191 elementary students and 159 high school students for a total of 350.
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Sat till noon
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866-858-7660
2018 HWY 16 N
(1 mile N of Bandera)
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Bandera
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Bandera
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2046 Hwy. 16 N
Bandera
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830-796-3852
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Bandera County has a serious stray animal problem.
Do your part to help those who are helping the situation!
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830-510-6879
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830-751-2886 (dogs)
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Pipe Creeek
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10AM to 6PM TUE-SAT
1310 Mulberry, Bandera
Side Street Behind Post Office
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Hill Country
Animal League
Spay/Neuter Assistance is now available at our new office at 924 N. Main in Boerne. Hours are Tuesday through Friday from 9-5 and Saturday from 10-3. Call us at 830-249-2341 for more information.
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3997 Hiwy 16 South
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Bandera
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830-796-5515
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