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School board talks numbers Realignment in Feb. could impact district BY MARK K. CAMPBELL At the Nov. 23 Springtown ISD meeting, plenty of topics were covered, including some that could affect the district in 2016 and 2017. Realignment Superintendent Mike Kelley commented on the recent University Interscholastic League’s release of reclassifi cation and cutoff numbers for the next two school years. The UIL makes decisions on regions and classifi cations – 6A being schools with the largest attendance and 1A the smallest. Those decisions, on Feb. 1, determine where Springtown athletes and scholars will compete. Currently SISD resides in differing regions, a rarity, that makes for some queer pairings. Football plays in Region II – the eastern part of the state – while other sports vie in Region I out west. Had the Porcupines won their bidistrict game in November, the Area foe would have hailed from distant Texarkana. It’s up in the air as to which direction Springtown will be slotted next February. PLEASE SEE SISD, PAGE 4A.
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Tour of Homes slated for Dec. 5 Annual Christmas event a fundraiser
BY MISTY SHAW Things are getting quite festive around here in preparation for another Springtown Christmas Tour of Homes event, set to begin at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5. The annual Springtown Area Chamber of Commerce event benefi ts the Springtown Legends Museum. This year, Chamber Director Amy Walker said four homes are on the Tour, including her own, she told Springtown Optimist Club members Dec. 1. Other homes on the route: Brandon and Sha Conway; John and Christy Ross, and Mike and Karen Patterson. And, as usual, a church is on the Tour, too. This year it’s Outreach of Love. Advance tickets are $10 each and available at the Chamber offi ce at 112 South Main Street. Tickets are $12 on the day of the event. While visitors can drive themselves, a pair of shuttles will be available – one at the museum at 839 North Main and another at the Springtown First United Methodist Church at 109 West 3rd. Every penny goes to the museum, Walker said. This cash infl ux along with membership dues are the only fi nancial aid the museum receives, she noted. At her house, Walker said, visitors can enjoy coffee by a campfire. Outreach of Love will entertain tour goers with a hay ride and hot chocolate, coffee, and snacks. The event is expected to end at 8:30 p.m. Participants in the Christmas For more information, call the Tour of Homes decorate everyChamber at 817-220-7828 or visit the thing to the nines, inside and City workers, like Rick Smith, were putting up Christmas decora- Facebook page or www.springtown- out. tions downtown Dec. 2. Photo by Mark K. Campbell chamber.org. Photo by Natalie Gentry
Mistletoe Time
Sing! Sing! SHS’ Taylor Teague earns berth on elite choir
Mistletoe is special at Christmastime – forget that it’s a botanical “partial parasite” and poisonous. It’s also traditional for allowing those standing under it to exchange smooches. The plant – which can be found in numerous trees in Springtown Park – is used as a place of peace where, in Scandanivia, warring spouses kiss and make up. Europeans and Canadians take part in the kissing where a beso can mean everything from a promise to marry to a prediction of happiness and a long life. Photo by Paula Campbell
BY MARK K. CAMPBELL Taylor Teague can sing. A member of the Springtown High School choir, Teague was selected as one of only 400 singers – out of 3000 entries – to be selected to the Southwest American Choral Directors Association (SWACDA) National Honor Choir. Teague will represent Texas when she and SHS Choir Director Denise Johnson travel March 7-10 in Kansas City, Missouri. The choir is assembled from seven states – Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Teague will sing with the 11-12th grade mixed choir. Before the SWACDA’s 2016 convention, Teague and her fellow honorees will rehearse for three days with internationally renown conductor Pearl Shangkuan. Thousands will witness the offi cial performance. The award is just another in a string for Teague. She was Junior Miss Springtown in 2013 and was one of three students to make Middle School All-Region Taylor Teague earned a berth on an elite multi-state choir and will Choir in 2011. sing in Missouri next March.
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