The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 22, 1987 Page: 1 of 12
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The Gtsom N
Volume 58, Number 37
The Groom News, Carson County, Texas 79039
25c Per Copy
Thursday, October 22, 1987
Groom School Board
Discusses 6-Man Football
: Dwindling school enrollment sist of 17 members. “Our
in the general area has many junior high kids coming up
school boards discussing the are small,” says Coffee. The
possibility of converting junior high team has not won
eleven-man
football
programs to six-man teams.
Coach Terry Coffee met with
the Groom Board last Mon-
day night to answer ques-
tions concerning such a
move for the Groom pro-
gram.
Coffee stated that there
are currently 18 boys eli-
gible to play football here. If
every male student in high
school chooses to play next
year the team would con-
Football Main
Topic At Local
Board Meeting
a game in three years, quite
a change for Groom which
two years before fielded
district champs. “We would
be more viable competitors
in the next few years,” says
Coffee, “playing six man
football.”
The need to make the
decision now is to be in-
cluded in a district. District
divisions are set up every
two years, if area schools
considering the change wait
past the deadline, they will
play no-honors ball meaning
that the teams are on pro-
bation and cannot win dis-
trict titles or other indivi-
because their numbers of
eligible players were too
dwindling. Their team has to
travel as far away as 150
miles for games. This year’s
schedule included Texline,
Silverton, Patton Springs,
Higgins, Guthrie, Miami
and North Side Vernon.
School officials say having
area teams eligible to
compete would be a bene-
fit for all concerned.
Coffee says he sees no
problem for coaches making
the conversion to six man
football and supporters in
Miami and Lefors are just as
avid over the six man
football as the old eleven
man style.
Local school officials see
the transition as a necessity
dual honors and they will due to reduced numbers in
Macle, Lanie and Wyatt Britten, child- Halloween spirit Monday joining the
ren of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Britten and pumpkin man on the Mike Britten’s front
Frances Britten, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. porch. They plan to attend the PTO Carnival
, Maurice Britten were getting in the Saturday dressed in disguises.
PTO Halloween Carnival
Set To Include Chili Supper
Costumed ghosts and
goblins will parade across
the floor beginning at 6:30
p.m. Saturday night as the
PTO kicks off their annual
Halloween Carnival in the
school gym. Everyone is
invited to dress up for this
year’s carnival and even par-
ents are encouraged to join
in the costume parade.
The carnival will feature a
chili and beans, cornbread,
corn dogs, cobbler and
drinks. Serving will continue
until 7:30 p.m.
Elementary classes will
feature a number of booths
that will open at 7:00 p.m.
Tickets for the booths will be
sold at the door, 5/$1.00.
Booths include Plinko for
kindergarten; tic-tac-toe toss
for the first grade; football
The junior high classes plan
“A Trip Beyond” which will
be a spook house with for-
tune teller.
Proceeds from the carni-
val are used by the PTO to
fund their service projects.
Last year a new sound
system for the auditorium
chili supper hosted by Alpha toss, second grade; steer
Mu Xi sorority members.
The chili supper begins at
• 6:00 with a menu including
roping, third grade; shuffle
board, fourth grade; and
basketball toss, fifth grade.
was purchased. The chili
supper will also be the major
fund raiser for the sorority
who participate in a number
of service projects each year.
Coach Terry Coffee met
with the Groom School
Board last Tuesday night
fielding questions on the
transition from eleven-man
football to a six-man
program as well as various
questions concerning his
policies in the current foot-
ball program.
Board member Bill
England questioned policies
on whether or not coaches
would allow a person to join
the team that did not parti-
cipate in two-a-day drills at
the opening of each season.
Coffee answered, “That
decision is mine to make,
but it would depend on
whether circumstances pre-
venting the kid from attend-
ing practices were beyond
the kid’s control.” The
coaches would decide that
question on an individual
basis.
England also asked what
the policy was for letting a
person come out in mid-
season.
Coffee stated, “ultimate-
ly, that would be the coaches
decision, but any kid allowed
to come out in mid-season
See School Board, Page 4
play out-law schedules,
playing whatever teams
coaches can line up.
Schools in the area con-
sidering six man teams are
Groom, McLean, Follett and
Claude. Coffee stated that a
district could easily be form-
ed in the area if several
districts make the switch.
Lefors School converted
their program two years ago
enrollment. The decision
rests with the school board
who plan to take a vote on
whether to weather the
storm with an 11-member
team or convert to six man in
their November 10 meeting.
Coaches see the conversion
as a definite advantage to
the team’s ability to be
competitive at the sport in
the next few years.
Community Calendar
Fire meeting Oct. 26 at
the fire hall, 8:00 p.m. Chili
supper, for members only,
and election of officers
planned. -
Christian Mothers meet
Monday, Oct. 26, 7:30 p.m.
in the home of Mrs. W.H.
Ollinger. Hostesses are
Debbie Ollinger and Adela
Kotara.
SOS meets today at the
Community Center with the
Church of Christ to serve as
hosts. Table games are
planned following the noon
luncheon.
The Groom Nets
Daylight Savings Time
Nightin’ Gals meet at the
Bank hospitality room on
Oct. 29, 7:00 p.m. Hostesses
are Sybil Brown and Velma
Hickox.
Country Neighbors will
meet Wednesday, Oct. 28 at
the home of Mertie Schaffer,
1:30 p.m.
Congressman
Beau
Boulter will be in Panhandle
Saturday to conduct a Town
Meeting at the Carson
County Courtroom. He
invites constituents to attend
the 4:00 p.m. meeting to
voice their concerns.
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Tuesday Grain Prices
At Local Elevators
Cash prices on grain post-
ed at grain elevators serving
the Groom area Tuesday
afternoon:
248-7333, Groom 779-2141, McLean
Oct. 25
WHEAT $2.34 bushel
MILO $2.90 cwt.
MILO $3.30 cwt.
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The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 22, 1987, newspaper, October 22, 1987; Groom, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1706491/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Carson County Library.