Spotlight
• Taylor Niehues was named valedictorian and Colton Schwartz salutatorian of the 2007 graduating class at GCHS. Taylor, son of Rory and Tibby Niehues, has been accepted into the Honors College for mechanical engineering at Texas Tech University. Colton, son of James and Cecilia Schwartz, has also been accepted into the Honors College for mechanical engineering at Texas Tech.
• Erin Hirt has been selected to play in the Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) All-star basketball game in Austin on July 12. In addition, she has been selected to play in the Texas Six Man Coaches Association (TSMCA) All-Star game in Lubbock on July 21. Earlier, she played in the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) All-Star Game 1-3A. Her awards this year were: All Region and All State by the TABC, All State by the TGCA, and 1st Team All Region and 1st Team All State by the TSMCA. She was one of six high school athletes named as a NewsWest 9 Star Athlete of the Year and received a $1000 scholarship.
• The Glasscock County livestock judging team consisting of Cade Halfmann, Levi Schaefer, Cole Schwartz and Lane Halfmann finished third in state competition, qualifying for national competition in October. Only 9 points separated the top three teams. Individual awards in the top ten were: Cade Halfmann, 1st overall and 1st in oral reasons, 4th in sheep and 6th in cattle; Levi Schaefer, 7th in sheep; Lauren Schwartz, 8th in sheep.
• Cade Halfmann and Colton Schwartz were recently awarded the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Scholarship in the amount of $12,000 each. Marissa Schwartz received a technical scholarship for $1,500.
• Lauren Wheeler was awarded Second Division in state UIL Solo and Ensemble competition in piano, receiving a silver medal.
• Brandon Hoskins earned All-American honors in the NCAA Division I Track and Field Championships in Sacramento, California recently. He competed in the decathlon, which is 10 track and field events completed over two days. His score of 7561 points placed him seventh out of 26 competitors with the top eight finishers being named All-Americans. Hoskins is the son of Ken and Melanie Hoskins.