In The Spotlight
• Allison Jansa and Shaun Maxie advanced from the UIL Region 1-A cross-country meet in Lubbock to the state meet Nov. 15 in Round Rock, having placed in the top 10 in their respective races. Jansa was seventh in the girls’ standings with a time of 12:41. Maxie was 10th in the boys’ race at 17:18. They are coached by Shana Kirkland. (See district and regional results, pg. 3.)
• The Junior High Kats football team beat Iraan 20-14 to win the district championship, and ended the season 7–2. They were coached by Jimmy Fine. (See article, in From the Schoolhouse .)
• The GCHS varsity boys cross country team qualified for regional by placing second in district. Team members were: Shaun Maxie, Jason Flores, Taylor Willis, Alex Halfmann, Colby Hirt, Trey Hillger and K.C. Smith. They were coached by Shana Kirkland.
• Chelsea Schwartz has been named “Miss Texas National Miss” and will represent the state at the National American Miss pageant in Los Angeles later this month. She is a 2003 graduate of GCHS and attends West Texas A & M University.