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Newspaper
Wilson County News
Location
Floresville, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 2000
Page
15
Girls and boys ages 11 to 17 may attend a one day Safety Whys training at Wilson Memorial Hospital Floresville on Saturday May 20 from 845 a.m. to 445 p.m. The 21 fee includes pizza and two breaks. Preregistration is due by May 18. Call 830-393-3122 for info.
Third grade student Kendall B Raabe of Path Elementary School won first place in the Poison Prevention Poster Contest for South Texas. The April 27 ceremony occurred during Fiesta de Tejas at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio. Over 300 posters came from 600 elementary schools statewide.
The Stockdale Public Library opens a six week Summer Reading Program titled In vent the Future Read with reading certificates for 15 or more books. Story Time runs Tuesdays and Thursdays 2 to 3 pm with crafts led by Kay Deagen.
Steven A. Scheppler of Floresville received an all college scholarship from the Aid Association for Lutherans. He is among 1,700 high school seniors chosen from more than 6,000 applicants by ACT Recognition Program Services based on academics leadership church and community involvement and activities. AAL based in Appleton Wis has 1.7 million members and has awarded over 64 million dollars to more than 50,000 scholars.
Shannon Stephens and her brother Michael Grams of La Vernia aim to raise at least 7000 for the Leukemia Society. They have already topped 5000 with help from family and a CiCi's Pizza fundraiser in San Antonio and plan a $1 raffle with prizes including a Zenith TV VCR and other gift cards. They also trained for months and ran a 26.2 mile marathon in Vancouver on May 7.
Area high school seniors are invited to apply for Victoria College honors program scholarships for fall 2000. Eligibility requires quartile class ranking, ACT score of 25 or SAT 1220, a completed honors application with official transcript, and declared college major or area of special interest. Call Doug Jordan at 361-582-2578.
The United States Achievement Academy named Shawn Yosko of McCoy a National Honor Roll award winner for academic achievement. She attends Path Junior High and will be featured in the academy’s national yearbook. Shawn is the daughter of Randy and Eunice Yosko and granddaughter of Elias, Julie Yosko, Jerry Svee, and Bessie Svee. She has three years in band and participates in FFA FCA and the athletic program.
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