In The Spotlight
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Michelle Fuchs won a gold
medal in the Class A girls' 3200-meter race and a silver medal in the 1600-meter
race at the UIL State Track Championships.
M’Lynn Niehues placed fifth
in the Class A girls’ 400-meter race, and Kendall
Goodwin placed fifth in Class A boys’ triple jump.
• M’Lynn Niehues won first place in the National Business Professionals of America desktop publishing competition in Anaheim, CA earlier this month. She previously had won regional and state titles.
• Paula Braden was recently recognized as a member of the 2001-02 Aggie REPS at the Agricultural Economics Spring Banquet at Texas A&M University. She was elected Vice President of Programs for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Student Council and Secretary of the Agricultural Economics Agribusiness Association. Paula, a senior agribusiness major, is the daughter of Charles and Janet Braden.• Jill Hoelscher has received the Outstanding Freshman award for academic achievement and distinguished leadership from Texas A&M University’s College of Agriculture and Life Science and the Alpha Zeta Agricultural Honor Society. She was also selected as one of two outstanding freshmen in the College of Agriculture Education. She is the daughter of Tommy and Karla Hoelscher.
• Chris Braden has received a Master of Science degree in plant breeding from Texas A&M University. Chris, a 1994 graduate of GCHS, received a Bachelor of Science degree in agronomy from Texas Tech University in 1998, and plans to pursue a Ph.D. He is the son of Charles and Janet Braden.
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The GCHS
science team of Ryan Batla, M’Lynn
Niehues, and Boyd Batla won
second place at the State UIL Academic competition.
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The District 6 Pack, a
4-H team which included Glasscock County, raised over $3000 from the county for
the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life.
The team also won the competition for most laps walked or run, completing
475 laps. They thank county
residents who made donations. Glasscock
County senior members who participated are Krystal
Halfmann, Ryan Batla, Keith Batla, Lori Hoelscher, Matthew Frysak, Justin
Crowley, Chelsea Schwartz and Curtis Eggemeyer. Junior members were
Katie Schmitz, Kelsey Jones, Cole Schwartz, Lauren Plagens, Kristen Buzbee,
Landon Hoelscher, Jared Bradford, J. R. Medrano, Morgan Schwartz, Marcus Cook,
Cade Halfmann, Jason Flores, Wade Jansa, Chasity Olgin, Evan Jansa, Jessie Jones
and Tyler Bednar.