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Page Three, The Harper Herald, May 31, 1988
SUPE SEZ’
FRANK STEPHENSON, HISD SUPERINTENDENT
Time sure passes. It seems like just yester-
day that I arrived in town and already the first
year is over. This has been an exciting year and
I want to thank all those who had a part in making
this a successful year. The students were great
and worked hard all year long. The teachers are
to be commended for the effort they put in in mak-
ing everything work so smoothly. My compliments
go to all the staff for their willingness to do
whatever wasnecessary without complaint even
though it may have caused them some hardship.
Finally, I want to thank Judy Reimer for all she
does for the school. Her effort in attempting to
provide the best education possible is herculean.
The task of being a principal in a K-12 school with
today’s regulations is an impossible one, yet she
has managed to do it. Her job is a thankless one
because she has to be the one to tell parents
things they don’t want to hear about their chil-
dren which causes hard feelings many times. No
one likes or wants to do this, but when it has
to be done, Judy does her best.
Last week I explained the process of setting the
tax rate. This week I will try to explain what
options the Board has to finance construction.
There aie three methods of financing construction:
passing a bond issue, using current year funds,
and converting yoir equity to cash.
Passing a bond issue has become an almost imposs-
ible thing to do today because there are so many
people who have no children in school and there-
fore do not want to have their tax rate increas-
ed. Also, bonds are the most expensive way to
pay for construction because they usually have to
be paid back over a 20-year period which means
that as much is spent on interest as on principal.
Another problem is that you have to dedicate part
of your tax rate to paying back the bonds. That
is all this can be used for even if more is col-
lected than needed.
Converting your equity to cash is the same thing
as mortgaging your buildings. The advantage here
is that larger sums of money can be generated so
that larger projects can be done and paid back
over several years. This keeps the budget from
being stretched in any one year and only the
money needed to pay back the mortgage is dedi-
cated. The money can be paid back more quickly,
therefore saving interest money.
I hope this hasn’t been too confusing. Next week
I will try to explain some of the construction
possibilities being considered.
My thanks to Sonny Harper, Jim McMahon, Peggy
Ernst, Linda Haslberger, Kerry Feller and Tom-
mie Skipper for meeting with me Thursday night
to discuss ways to improve the operation of
Harper Schools. I will give more of you a chance
to help me in the future.
I’d better sign off and save some for next week.
See you then.___ _________
pizzas for the students.
If you are interested in
becoming a HACA member,
contact President Justin
Marschall at 864-4029 or
Vice President Connie
Burrier at 864-4682 for
more information.
Obituary
H.A.C.A. LOCK-IN
The HACA organization
(Horns Against Chemical
Abuse) sponsored a Lock-
In in the Harper Gym the
last day of school, Thurs
day, May 26, for grades
7-12. HACA members^ along
with volunteers, started
the night until 8 AM,
when the Lock-In ended.
Everyone enjoyed it, but
was glad to see it end
because of the little
sleep received. Some
challenged themselves to
stay up all through the
night and succeeded to
find themselves playing
games, basketball, volley-
decorating the gym at 7PM vuxxeJ
until 9 PM, when the Loc ban aad watching movies.
In started. They decorat-
Paying for construction out of current year funds
saves money that would have been spent on interest,
but the projects will usually be small in size and
cost more per square foot. School buildings are
not cheap to build because the State has certain
standards that have to be met and the more a
can build at one time the better because the cost
per square foot will come down due to the fact that
a construction company has to have its equipment
on hand for small or big jobs. Building out of
current budget limits the size of the project
which causes it to cost more.
PTO
Linda Haslberger;
Treasurer: Carolyn
A special thank jdu to Meeks; Reporter:
the outgoing PTO offi-Esquell.
cers not mentioned in
last week’s article.
Outgoing president:
Sherry Dykstra; vice-
president: Eunice
Baethge; Secretary:
ed with the colors black
and white, which was the
theme of the Lock-In.
With the many donations
of food, drinks and money
the Lock-In was very suc-
cessful. Everyone who
attended brought every-
thing they thought they
might need throughout the
night including sleeping
bags, pillows, tapes,
games and a lot of food.
[The school provided two
'televisions & VCR’s to
iwatch movies that the
school HACA organization rented.
One TV & VCR was upstairs
while the other was down-
stairs in the concession
area. At both places
you were sure to find
students and sometimes
sponsors enjoying the
movies.
While in the gym there
Janewaa music, games being
played in the stands,
people trying to sleep,
and volleyball or bas-
ketball games taking
place. These activities
took place all through
5th
Our sponsors for the night
were Miss Miller, Mr. and
Mrs. Bruce, Mr. and Mrs.
Wilke, Mrs. Marschall, Rev
and Mrs. Muehlbrad and Mrs
Dean. With their help,
the HACA Lock-In was a lot
of fun and enjoyed by ev-
eryone. To make this Lock-
In complete the HACA organ-
ization had numerous door
prizes given throughout
the night. Thanks to all
the donations of money,
food, and drinks, the
HACA organization has a
bright and prosperous
future in Harper.
Donors were: Dauna’s,
Harper Realty, Dr. Koth-
mann, Tatsch Texaco,
Bode’s Feed, Anthony’s,
The Vogue, Crafts, Etc.,
Ruth's of Kerrville,
Linda's of Kerrville,
Elegante' Touch, Little
Bit of Everything, Total
Image, Brat's, Bonnie
Rahe and especially a
lot of thanks to Mr.
Gatti’s of Kerrville
and the First State Bank
for making available 12
PERFECT ATTENDANCE AWARDS
12th - Tina Spaeth
11th - Luwanna Esquell
Shannon Tatsch
9th - Jalyn Ernst
Kelton Kramer
Jesse Miles
Melissa Rech
Derrick Tomlinson
Kelly Wanner
Glen Wienecke
8th - Gaylene Green
Roxanne Lumpkins
Heather Miles
Brad Roeder
Shawn Spaeth
7th - Dorian Dykstra
Justin Esquell
Bubba Esquell
Anjanette Harris
Terresa Armke
Tracie Armke
Chante Bergmann
Jason Esquell
Audrey Leinweber
Josephina Quezada
Philip Robbins
Tina Smith
Duane Tatsch
Keith Klaehn
Jessica Rech
4th - David Albrecht
Chuck Dykstra
Roque Quezada
Valerie Rieger
Steven Tatsch
Bradley Walker
l3rd - Jon Bergmann
Doug Dykstra
Jaala Esquell
Jeffrey Fiedler
Sarah Heiner
Donald Tatsch
2nd - Anna Quezada
Michael Tatsch'
Thomas Tatsch
Charles Walker
K - Mary Quezada
MRS. FRED BODE, nee
Maggie Mae Duderstadt,
84, of Kerrville, passed
away at Hilltop Village
on May 27, 1988.
Mrs. Bode was a native of
Harper, a daughter of the
late George & Maggie Duder-
stadt of the Klein Branch
community. She married
Fred Bode on Sept. 26,
1923 at Harper and they ,
had lived in Kerrville
since 1924. He preceded
her in death in 1981.
Survivors include two
sons, Elroy, of El Paso,
and Winston, of Austin.
Also, a brother, Doug-
las Duderstadt of Har-
per and a sister, Mrs.
Geneva Thomas of Jour-
danton, five grand-
children and four
great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be
held on Wednesday, June
1, 1988 at 1 PM in the
Harper United Methodist
|Church, Rev. Neil Mat-
|thews officiating. Bur-
iial will follow in the
Harper Cemetery. Her
body will lie in state
all day Tuesday, May 31,
1988 at Grimes Funeral
Chapel in Kerrville.
Mrs. Bode’s favorite
charity was the Butt-
Holdsworth Memorial
Library in Kerrville,
to which memorials may
be made if desired, or
to any other charity
of your choice.
Classified
Tatsch
TeXaco
d. d. iBaixstt Cogency
CONGRATULATIONS
KENTUCKY
CENTRAL
to Peggy
Ernst
Box 125
864-4344
(512) 864-4488 (res. 864-4495)
Main Street
Harper, Tx.
P.O. Box 221
Harper, Texas 78631
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