Brownfield art teacher fosters student creativity and growth
Brownfield High School art instructor Jinkins champions original work over copying, guiding students from pottery and weaving to leatherwork. She notes how the program nurtures talent in diverse learners, with strong BISD and parent support and a 100 piece Youth Art Month exhibit in Austin highlighting her students' progress.
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Jason Pruitt
Texas
Rotunda
Austin
Jinkins
Brownfield High School
Frank Phillips Junior College
Southwestern
Weatherford
Okla
West Texas State University
Tim
Curt
Cody
Chris Casu
BHS
BISD
Art
Legal notices review on water district and sealed bids
Notice previews include intent to introduce a bill in the 71st Legislature to create the South Plains Underground Water Conservation District. Also listed are sealed bids by County Commissioners for a janitorial contract and for insurance coverages. See Notices Page 16.
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South Plains
Calendar of Events March 12 17
Monday through Saturday shows activities at Hobbs Levelland Wayland Baptist University Plainview Brownfield Snyder Sweetwater and Oak Grove. Events include baseball tennis choir Jump For Heart FFA judging track matches and a kite day with competitions and tournaments scheduled across multiple sites.
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Hobbs
Ag. Room
Board Room
Levelland
BHS
Wayland Baptist University
Plainview
Brownfield
TBA
Snyder
Oak Grove
Oak Grove Playground
Sweetwater
Board to discuss ambulance matters at Terry Memorial Hospital
The Terry Memorial Hospital District board will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the Brownfield Regional Medical Center meeting room to discuss ambulance matters. Spring Break for Terry County schools runs the same week starting March 19 with classes resuming March 26 at Brownfield Meadow Wellman and Union.
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Terry Memorial Hospital District
Brownfield Regional Medical Center
Terry County Commissioners’ Court
Terry County
Meadow Fire Department
Kenny Tuttle
Brownfield
Meadow, Wellman
Union
Art, Space, and Curriculum Shape Texas School Program
The article details a new one room art department offering diverse crafts from batik to glass etching, emphasizing color theory and practical projects. It notes space advantages, teacher insights, and the goal of preparing students for design and home decoration through drawing painting and sculpting.
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Jinkins
State of Texas
MISD Board Set to Review Calendar and Leadership
Meadow Independent School District trustees meet Monday at 7 p.m. to adopt next year’s calendar, review superintendent candidates, discuss the 1990-91 athletic program change with Jim Eubank, and evaluate board effectiveness. They plan to act on staff contracts, approve the textbook committee report, and cast ballots for the ESC board.
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The
Meadow Independent School
Jim Eubank
Education Service Center
Election precinct and ballot box listings for runoff race
The notice lists precinct boxes and judges for various polling locations including Box 8 Meadow School Box 9 Pool Gin Box 10 Wellman School Box 11 Tokio Baptist Church and others. It also states the last day to register to vote for the April 10 runoff is March 12 and the absentee period runs from April 2 to 6.
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Meadow School
Jerry Blair
Pool Gin
Jack Thompson
Wellman School
Oleta Burris
Tokio
Meadow Music
Dennis Melcher
Brownfield Middle School
Carlton Jackson
Oak Grove
O.B. Nelson
Wellman ISD Board to Review Staff Contracts and Textbooks
The Wellman Independent School District board meets Monday at 8 p m to consider contracts for teachers a counselor a librarian and a nurse. Agenda items include next year text book adoptions and the school calendar along with budget amendments and testing for lead and fuel tanks. Board votes are planned for Region 17 ESC Places 2 and 3.
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Wellman Independent School District
ESC Board of Directors
Chamber notes and plans at local meeting
The meeting covered member engagement and fundraising efforts for the Chamber of Commerce. Highlights include January to February finances with a closing balance of 456.48, hopes for a $10,000 Gillham Pond fish in the upcoming fishing tournament, Arbor Day tree planting, and a March dance class with 12 couples enrolled.
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Chamber
Chris Donley
Bobbye Slack
Cannon
Slack
Gillham Pond
UISD set to approve May election officials
Union Independent School District trustees meet Monday at 8 p m to approve election officials for the May 5 vote including election judge Nelda Cline and clerks Nina DePoyster Pat Fulton and Jackson White. They will also approve acting secretary Linda Mayfield and ballot drawing time March 22 at 9 a m and absentee voting hours April 16 to May 1. Superintendent Clark to report on board member credit hours. Emma Quevedo hired to fill the Spanish position.
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Union Independent School District
Nelda Cline
Charles Clark
Jackson White
Nina DePoyster
Pat Fulton
Maria Padron
Linda Mayfield
Emma Quevedo
Taylor Publishing Company
Education Service Center
Clark
Glenn Cunningham
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Jack Cargill
Court
Janna Forbes
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Regina Vasquez
Johnny Martinez
Mario Rivera
Brownfield Public Schools
Colonial Heights Special Education Department
Don Hendley
David Rice
Floyd Guinn
Jimmy Thomas
Beverly Anderson
Beverly Gibson
Nancy Fowler
WISD
Bryan Pope
UISD
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