Volume 7, Number 14 November 20, 2015

“Hear Ye, Hear Ye!” The Blanco ISD

The Panthers defeated Van Vleck 18—7 last Friday night. (photo Diana Schwind)

Blanco Panthers Bi-District Champs Team Takes on Taft Tonight in Area Final

Board of Trustees Kirk Felps, President

Darrel Wagner, Vice President Bernie San Miguel, Secretary

Matt Herden Larry Kuebel Tim Nance

Charles Riley

Superintendent Dr. Buck Ford

The Blanco Panthers face the Taft Greyhounds tonight in an Area Final battle at Gustafson Stadium in San Antonio. Game time is 7:30 PM. “Taft is a team that likes to spread the field and get their athletes into open spaces and make us defend them from sideline to sideline,” said head coach Danny Rogers, whose Panthers undefeated on the season at 11—0. Their opponent is good. The Greyhounds are 10—1 on the year, the only blemish on their record a 41—0 loss to Odem on October 23. They are coming off a 48—27 win over Freer in their Bi-District contest. The Panthers earned their way to the Area contest with an 18—7 win over Van Vleck last Friday night at Yoakum. “Our win over Van Vleck turned out to be a very hard hit-ting and exciting football game,” said Rogers. “They used their size and speed to their advantage by limiting us to only 18 points.” “They were a good football team and a tough matchup for us both offensively and defensively. Once we adjusted to their speed and calmed down after their touchdown we set-tled down and played a lot better.” Rogers is looking forward to tonight’s game. “We are very excited to be in the second round of the playoffs and to play at the new venue in Gustafson Stadium

where we never have played,” he said. “Winning in the playoffs is a team goal of ours and we were fortunate enough to have achieved that goal last week.” “Our next goal is to play during the Thanksgiving Holidays, and if we are fortunate enough to win tonight we will have met another goal that not many teams get to do.” “Please come out tonight and support your Panthers as we try to move our rec-ord to 12—0.” “Go Blanco!”

KVUE TV’s Friday Night Fever

Most playoff wins in

26 years of FFF

Westlake 65 Wimberley 41 Lake Travis 38 Blanco 36 Schulenburg 35 Shiner 36 Liberty Hill 32 Thorndale 31 Bartlett 30 LaGrange 30 Cameron Yoe 20 Cedar Park 24 Lexington 22 Hays 20

Officers (L to R) Sienna Buchenbacher, Vero Segura, Roquel Acosta, Melvino Vizcaino, Vanessa Skillman

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Spanish Club Celebrates Día de los Muertos

Submitted by the Spanish Club, Sienaa Buchenbacher, Secretary—The Blanco High School Spanish Club recently celebrated Día do los Muertos. The officers explained that the significance of the holiday is to honor the lives of loved ones who have passed away. Students practiced a traditional dance called El Baile do los Viejitos, The Dance of the Little Old Men. (photos Veronica Segura)

Elementary Veterans Day Writing Contest Winners Recognized

No Issue Next Week The Bell will not be issued next week, in ob-servance of the Thanksgiving school holiday.

The Bell’s next is-sue will be Friday, De-cember 4. The editors and staff of The Bell wish all its readers a happy and safe Thanksgiving holiday.

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As part of our effort to reduce substance abuse by our young peo-ple, The Bell will be running Public Service Announcements each week to educate students and parents in regards to substance abuse. Today’s information comes from the Hays Caldwell Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, a coalition partner of Blanco ISD.

Hays Caldwell Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Offers Help

Most people who get into and remain in treatment stop using drugs, decrease their criminal activity, and im-prove their occupational, social, and psychological func-tioning.

Nearly one-third of treatment clients achieve abstinence from their first treatment attempt.

Life Skills Training prevention programs produce 50%-87% lower levels of tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana use.

Substance abuse services actually save taxpayers money through multiple cost offsets such as reduced truancy, crime, incarceration, court costs, domestic violence, poverty, homelessness, and health care utilization.

A variety of national studies conservatively place the rate of return for treatment expenditures at approximate-ly 7 to 1.

Texas Perspectives, an economic analysis firm, esti-mates the return for prevention services in Texas at 5 to 1.

TDCJ expenditures for the Treatment Alternatives to Incarceration Program (TAIP) returned $2.86 in reduced recidivism costs for every $1 invested.

Derrick Hernandez, Tim Jung Blanco Farm Bureau $100 Winners

Blanco County Farm Bureau $100 Winners for Perfect Attendance during the Second Six Weeks—(L to R) Tim Jung, Monica McCormick

of Blanco Farm Bureau, Derrick Hernandez

Julio Alegria Donna Ashley Linsey Balmos Nonie Beard Lori Bonar Callida Borgnino Debbie Brockway Jodye Burnette Jason Campbell Danette Conard Mark Depew Debbie Faurie Jennifer Flores Maria Flores Collin Gaskamp Linda Gray Tamera Hall Kale Haschke

Angel Hernandez Aurelia Hernandez Derrick Hernandez Mary Jane Hill Andrea Hollomon Jerry Irvin Robin Johnson Tim Jung Victoria Kretchman Chris Lay Mindy Lay Lisa Lovinggood Patricia Mangold Kristan Marshall Jerlyn Martinez Malissa Mollberg Jerry Morgan, Sr. Pam Nabers

Teresa O'Shaughnessy Amy Petri Lisa Petri Paul Pfluger Kay Preiss Shirley Randall Danny Rogers Opie Romero Janie Salazar Angie Sandoval Lisa Scherlen Stuart Schultz Billy Spurgin Stephanie Taylor Bill Tesch Cheryl Tesch Jeff Wicks

Perfect Attendance Second Six Weeks

Week of November 20—December 6 Mon, Nov. 23 Lisa Horton Tues, Nov. 24 Shawn Kipp Wed, Nov. 25 Debbie Faurie Fri, Nov. 27 Scott Balmos Sat, Nov. 28 Paul Pfluger Sun, Nov. 29 Bill Tesch Wed, Dec. 2 Jennifer Bird Mary Sanchez Denise Weber Fri, Dec. 4 Debie Knight Sat, Dec. 5 Mindy Lay Sun, Dec. 6 Jerry Morgan

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Bi-District Football vs. Van Vleck Photos by Diana Schwind

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