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Class of2001 Special Section Inside
Hockley County News-Press s«
Graduation ceremonies set this week for area schools
It'-*
wav
Levelland and other local cities
Growing up as a migrant farm
worker. Gabby Saldana spent her
youth following the crops - hoeing in
the summer and picking in the fall
Today, the former Levelland
woman is following her dream of
becoming a professional social
graduating seniors will
ith honors. These stu-
social workeri
community life
chose the field of social work and
selected UT because its School of
Social Work is ranked No. 7 in the
United States
“I looked upon social work as
my opportunity to help other
families with basic needs such as
food, shelter and transportation,
^aaid. Social work has given me
opportunity to give back to my
community Pursuing my master's
Former migrant farm worker achieves
dream with graduate degree from UT
She is an inspirational School „ “Gabbv is an assertive woi
Texas in Austin.
The mother of three children is
also the first member of her family
to graduate from college
When Saldana was eight years
old, she joined her parents and five
sibling*,*
Texas.
Graduation ceremonies have
been set for the surrounding area
high schools.
A HIT — Four-year-old Cade Copeland of Anton got in some batting practice Tuesday morning at Levelland s
Airport Park His grandmother. Diana Lewis, pitched plastic balls and Cade managed a lair number ol hits This
is the first year for him to play T-ball. (Staff Photo)
He said the baseline for the farm
is $94 billion, strictly for
To that sum,
added to the
couple df weeks of hearings, two , million in
weeks of mark-ups. We should get
the farm bill from committee the
first Of August and consider the bill
on the floor in September. We want
to pass a bill as soon as possible so
farmers and their lenders will know
as soon as possible what’s in the
farm bill they will be operating
under. The sooner we can do that,
the better off we will be," continued
Combest.
He said there will be an
assistance package included in the
we asked diem for specifics, not payments from die state this month
generalities," *sid Combest. k than they did a year ago.
the U S. Naw. had three daughters her high degree of motivation and getting what she Wants Her pursuit
and graduated from Texas Tech
University before entering graduate
school at UT Austin
‘ My parents' goal for me was
to complete high school, get
married, have children and live
happily ever after Grades were not
important, just graduating, she said
While searching for ways to
help struggling families. Saldana
major transmission lines and over
See COMBEST Page 2
Sales tax rebates leap
for local cities in April
t in fields across
Family picked
cucumbers, onions, oranges and
cotton, moving from south to west
w ith th* harvests v,
dents have obtained a grade point
average of 90 and above for their
four years In high school.
Heading this prestigious list are
valedictorian Kasey Lauren Harder,
daughter of Larry and Pat Harder,
and salutatorian Sarah Lynn
Sorenson, daughter of Tony and
Sheila Sorenson.
An estimated total of 216 se-
niors will graduate on Friday, May
25, at 8 p.m. in the Texan Dome on
the South Plains College campus.
Bob Martin is the L.I.S.D.
superintendent.
Baggett praised the top 20
students during an honors breakfast
Tuesday
The valedictorian for the Class
of 2001 is Julie Keeth. The saluta-
torian is Cassandra Hill.
Sundown High School will
graduate 42 seniors on Thursday,
agricultural
$79 billion
budget for agriculture. Part of that
$79 billion will go for the 2001
crop program.
'“ have another
m this year, as we
past three years,"
of the day. and we wouldn’t have to
work outside anymore. Saldana
said.
“I remember wishing 1 knew
where to find more food so wc
wouldn't be so hungry. said
Saldana, who was bom in Hondo
Saldana rebelled when she was
cities
percent more than the $277.2
million allocated in May 2000.
Year-to-date sales tax rebates
are up 5.2 percent compared to
2000.
Rylander sent sales tax
payments totaling $276.1 million to
Texas cities, 7.4 percent higher than
last May's payments of $256 9
million. Rebates of $20 8 million to
counties were up 2.46 percent
compared to allocations of $20.3
The valedictorian is Rally May 31, at 7:30 p.m. in the auditor-
Joplin. The salutatorian is Jafrnsi ium. Guest speaker will be Gary
Moore. Elbert Wuthrich is the Goff, district attorney.
R.I.S.D. superintendent.
Smyer High School has set
Friday, May 25, at 8 p.m. as gradua-
tion. A total of 28 students will
receive their diplomas. The cere-
mony will be held in the Virgil Ray
Auditorium. The high school
principal is Dane Kerns. Superin-
tendent of schools is Clint Carpen-
Levelland High School and the
surrounding communities are
finalizing plans for their graduation
ceremonies set to begin on Thurs-
day, May 24, at Anton. Levelland,
Smyer and Whiteface will
their seniors on Friday,
Sundown has set Thursday, May
31, as graduation night for the Class
of2001. Whitharral and Ropes will
graduate on Friday, June 1. These
two schools have intercession
throughout the year forcing the later
graduation date.
Levelland High School princi-
pal, Kelly Baggett, has announced a
total of 71 -r. ..
graduate v
degree has sharpened my skills to
provide better services to those in
need
Her experience as a migrant
fann worker produced a w oman w ho
is sensitive to the struggles of
minorities and know ledgeable about
the lives of people in poverty said
PSSCnts she Jean Avera, a member of the .LjT ^ (hat arc
"This breakfast gives us die
opportunity to show how special you
are,” Baggett said. “We appreciate
everything you have done and your
representation of LHS.”
The administrator said the
breakfast was started several years
ago as a way of recognizing
students
“Because of your hard work and
commitment, this is just a small
token of our appreciation,'’ Bagget
said. “Society will be better off with
what you want to do. You will all do
what needs to be included in the praised Presii
next tern bill. ‘
a series of meetings I started the
first of the year with commodity
and farm groups. We asked them to
tell us exactly how they want the
farm bill written. We wanted them
to see what we confronted when we
of a graduate degree in social work
reflects a dccplv felt passion for
working to make change happen
Saldana, now 37. will be getting
a commission in the U.S Army
Reserves
assigned to a medical unit in
Lubbock
In addition, she has accepted a
full-time position as a licensed
master’s social worker (LMSW)
with the Lubbock Dialysis Center
She is also an independent contract
social worker with the Texas Health
Steps Medical Case Management
group
1 look forward to working
within my community and especially
to serve the minorities of this
she said
million in May 2000.
May sales tax rebates represent
sales taxes collected in March and
reported to (lie Comptroller in April.
Anton's $3,081 rebate was 32.2
percent ahead of the $2,330 that the
town received last May.
Levelland's check tallied
$162,573. or 20.81 percent more
than the $134,566 that the city
garnered 12 months ago.
City Manager Greg Ingham said
part of the increase could .be
attributed to higher utility bills that
residents had to pay.
The increase for Opdy ke West
w as much more modest than it was
for the other communities
Opdyke West's rebate of
$4,056 was 4.32 percent more than
last May 's check for $3,888
Ropesville netted $1,022 - up
73.86 percent from last May’s
passion for education and justice.
Avera said
“As a mother of three. Gabbv
spent her spring break in Mexico
chaperoning the youth group at her
church on a mission trip.’” Avera
said “Her call to the profession of
social work seems to blend pcrfcctlv
with the way She lives her life
Saldana considers Levelland her
hometown, although she has
consistently worked in Lubbock.
While in school at UT. she went
home every two weeks to be with
her family. .
This past semester, she did her
internship at the Lubbock Veterans
Administration Outpatient Clinic,
where she was assigned to case
management counseling, group
work and readjustment counseling
Congressman Larry Combest is
optimistic about future legislation
regarding the next farm bill, a long
term energy policy and federal tax
reform.
Combest made observations
about all three issues during a
conference call Tuesday morning.
He said a new farm bill is on
track and that a $79 billion increase
will be included in the legislation, have had for
He explained the process which sUtcd Comix
Congressman Combest addresses
farm bill, energy & tax reduction
the long term, this is, overall, to
most far reaching and non-political
document we’ve seen."
He thinks the plan will provide
some stability to pricing but added
that a tremendous amount of work
and money must be spent to add to
the nation’s energy infrastructnfp*
He said no new refineries havt
been built in the United States in
the past 25 years. ■* ■ '
High school principal. James
Hopper, announced the valedicto-
rian and salutatorian for the Class
of 2001. The valedictorian is Jamie
Burnett. The salutatorian is Heather
Dalton.
The superintendent for Sun-
down LS.D. is Mike Mothefal.
Whiteface High School will
graduate 29 seniors on Friday, May
25, at 8 p.m. in the Robert E.'
Smotherman gymnasium, according
to principal, James Cross.
The valedictorian for the Class
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Anton High School will
graduate on Thursday, May 24, at
7:J0 p.m. in the auditorium. Princi-
pal Jeffery Brasher reported a total
of 14 students will graduate.
The guest speaker will be Larry
Bolaskas, minister of Church of
Christ.
The valedictorian is Sara
Webb. The salutatorian is Whitney
Harris. Superintendent of schools is
Dwayne Chenault.
Ropes High School will gradu-
ate on Friday, June I, at 8 p.m. in
the auditorium. Guest speaker will
be Cindy Callahan, English teacher.
Principal, James German, reported
a total of 16 students will graduate.
"I have observed Gabby at her
internship at the VA Clinic and have
seen firsthand how she effectively
relates to the Spanish-speaking
patients sitting in the waiting room,
as well as to the administrators and
supervisors, said Avera "She is
attuned to the politics and resources
have asked our The increases - on average
subcomm.uces to holding 24.38 percent for five cities and
hearings on specifics so we can- get communities - "were way ahead of
fine tuning thoughts....In July we the state average this month.
will conduct a series of hearings on State Comptroller . Carole
the overall bill. There will be a Keeton Rylander delivered $297
lyments to .1,106 Texas
119 counties, or 7.1
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