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Former A&l
band director
to speak
Volume 121 Number 31
The Dominant News and Advertising Source in Polk County
Thursday
April 17,2003
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ENTERPRISE PHOTO BY GORDON LEBARRON
RELAY FOR LIFE - Local cancer survivors made the opening lap during Friday’s second
annual Relay For Life, sponsored by the American Cancer Society and benefiting cancer
research. Although money is slill trickling in, the total raised as of press time Wednesday was
$87,160. Thirly-nine learns participated in this year’s event, up from 22 teams last year.
ENTERPRISE PHOTO BY GORDON LEBARRON
FIRS T PLACE TEAM The “Pink Ladies,” the team from Pine Ridge Elementary School,
was the first place team in this year’s Relay For Life, benefiting the American Cancer Society,
having,raised $4,830.35. The second place team was the “Sleepwalkers,” the team from Sam
Houston Electric Cooperative, which raised $4,700.77. The third place team was the team from
Onalaska First United Methodist Church, which raised $4,530.76. The individual who raised
Ihe most money was Sue Bralz, who raised $1,671.76. Although money is still trickling in, the
total raised as of press lime Wednesday was $87,160. All proceeds will go toward cancer
research
Company eyeing BSISD-owned property
DAI 1 ARDSVlI LI; The Board
of Trustees of Ihe Big Sandy tnde
pendent School District heard a
presentation try Blackstone Mineral
Company during its regular meet-
ing Monday.
Blackstone wants to lease 2.7
acres of school-owned land on
Hwy. 190 for $600 lor a three-year
lease pool. Although the hoard de-
liberated the proposal during an
executive session in which it also
consulted with its attorney, action
was tabled until the attorney gets
some additional questions an-
swered.
The board approved the em-
ployment of Coach Kevin Foster as
high school principal for the 2003-
2004 school year to replace Murry
Polk who is retiring at the end ot
the school year.
Cancellation of the May 3 school
' trustee election due to no challeng-
ers was approved.
A contract with Interquest Ca-
nine Drug Detection was approved
for the 2003-2004 school year.
Superintendent Darrell Myers re-
ported that a state comptroller’s
hearing on the 2002 property value
appeal is slated for May 8 in Aus-
tin.
The school calendar for the
2003-2004 school year was ap-
proved. However, it will require a
waiver from the Texas Education
Agency for the students to start on
Aug. 14.
The board was reminded of the
upcoming 2003 spring school board
workshop in Huntsville on May 14.
A request for extended sick leave
from Teacher Kelly Dial was ap-
proved through the end of the
school year.
A tax refund for Mary Ann
Humble was also approved.
Extension of the financial deposi-
tory contract was approved for two
years.
The board discussed the high
school air conditioning system
which is having some problems.
Myers is slated to get some bids on
a new system.
Myers presented the tax report
which reflects 97.67 percent of the
2002 taxes have been collected. He
also presented the financial report
which reflects $10.6 million in
See PROM pg. 3A
GISD to consider school calendar
GOODRIC H - The Board of
Trustees of the Goodrich Independ-
ent School District will consider
action on the 2003-2004 school
calendar during its regular meeting
at 7 p.m. Thursday.
The budget schedule for the
2003-2004 school year will be con-
sidered for possible action.
The board will also consider pos-
sible action on the Media Honor
Roll and a budget amendment.
An executive session is on the
agenda at which time the board will
deliberate personnel.
Superintendent Clay Webb will
give an update on the state comp-
troller’s 2002 property value study,
UIL sports, school holidays and a
highway sign. He will also remind
the board of the May 14 spring
workshop.
Individual instructional program
overviews will be presented by the
high school and middle school
physical education and athletics
teachers, the elementary physical
education teacher, the band direc-
tor, secondary art teacher and tech-
nology teacher.
In communication items the
board will review a letter from the
Texas Education Agency granting a
waiver for March 25.
Other items on the agenda in-
clude approval of the financial re-
ports and minutes of the March 20
and March 25 meetings.
New high school principal hired
LIVINGSTON Jason Mixon,
who is presently serving as assiv
tant principal of Ixmgview High
School, will be heading up
Livingston High School beginning
July 1.
The new principal was hired dur
ing Monday night's regular school
board meeting.
A 1993 graduate of the Univer-
sity of Texas al Tyler, Mixon re-
ceived his master's degree lrom
U 1 - Tyler in 2002. He has served as
assistant principal at Longview
since 2000 and, in 2001, was
named assistant principal of the
year for Region 7. Prior to becom-
ing assistant principal, Mixon was
employed as a teacher/cpach in
Ixingview. 1997-200(1, and was
previously employed at Judson
Middle School in Longview.
Hiring of an assistant high school
principal was also on the agenda
for Monday's meeting, but the
board tabled action to allow Mixon
to have some input on the decision.
In addition to hiring Mixon, the
board also approved ihe hinng ol
I loyd Keel as high school
teacher coach and Paula Faith as a
tourlh grade teacher at Timber
Greek Elementary School, both lor
the 2003-04 school year.
All extensions and contract re-
newals lor support professionals,
assistant principals, counselors,
nurses and teachers lor the 2003-04
school year were approved as pre-
sented. Superintendent Dr. Carol
Bonds also notified the board ol
auxiliary personnel expected to
return to the district in the next
school year.
An amended version of the dis-
Irict s transfer contract with the
Onalaska 1SD gained board ap-
proval. Onalaska's new high school
is not expected to be fully opera-
tional by this fall. Under the
amended agreement, Onalaska’s
11th and 12th grade students will
attend Livingston High School in
2003-04. The agreement was also
extended for the 2004-05 school
year to allow OISD 12th grade stu-
dents only
Exit level lest scores were pre-
sented. showing that all USD jun-
iors and seniors and all but one
sophomore have passed the re-
quired exam.
In other administrative reports,
the board received notice of five-
sex registered sex offenders resid-
ing in the district and also reviewed
the campus police report for March.
During the month, campus police
responded to a total of 28 calls: 10
at the high school, 16 at the junior
high and one each at the intermedi-
ate school and Timber Creek Ele-
mentary.
Several policy changes gained
board approval on first reading.
They include Local Policy Update
69, which includes items necessary
to comply with the federal No
Child I^ft Behind Act; changes to
Ixtcal Policy E1C, dealing with
class ranking; and changes to Local
Policy FDA, dealing with interdis-
trict transfers. New to the interdis-
See BOARD pg. 5A
Bulldog coach hired by Terrell
TERRELL—Todd York, who
guided Corrigan-Camdcn High
School to the UIL Class 2A Divi
sion I state championship last
season, is the new athletic director
and head football coach of Terrell
High School, according to Terrell
1SD Superintendent Kirk Landon.
Landon made the official an-
nouncement of York’s hiring dur-
ing a Wednesday afternoon press
conference.
Coach York is replacing Coach
Tommy Ed Gooden, who resigned
last month to take the athletic co-
ordinator and head football coach-
ing position at the new Pasadena
High School that will open for
classes in August 2003.
Coach York joined the Corrigan-
Camdcn 1SD in May 1994 as the
school’s new athletic director and
head football coach. He came to
Corrigan from Longview High
School where he was an assistant
coach.
Coach York realized a dream
and joined an elite coaching group
when his Corrigan-Camden Bull-
dogs won the Class 2A Division
championship over the Bangs
Dragons in Waco ISD Stadium on
December 14, 2002.
York, a receiver on the 1979
Conroe High School squad that
went undefeated that season but
didn't make the playoffs, helped
See YORKS pg. 3A
OISD approves contract with USD
ONALASKA During its regu-
lar meeting Tuesday, the Board of
Trustees of the Onalaska lndepend
ent School District approved a con-
tract with Livingston ISD to edu-
cate Onalaska ISD students who
will be in grades 11 and 12 during
the 2003-2004 school year and
grade 12 during the 2004-2005
school yeai.
A report on the OISD annual
dropout records agreed-upon pro-
cedure was discussed and ap
proved.
Nancy Butts was approved as the
early voting clerk for the May 3
school trustee election.
The board approved calling a
special meeting for 8 a.m. May 9 to
canvass the May 3 election returns.
The first reading of Update No.
69 of the Texas Association of
School Boards policy manual was
presented.
The board rejected an offer to
purchase county tax foreclosure
pioperties, specifically Lots 427
and 428 of Sportsman’s Retreat No.
6.
Superintendent Kerry Cowart re-
ported on the results of the district-
wide “Quarters for a Cure” fund
drive; projected employee health
care costs; UIL alignments for
2003-2004; accelerated reading
instruction times; a letter to the
ABD Group regarding getting
started on a topographical map;
vacancies at the junior/senior high
school; the energy audit report,
year No. 7 from Honeywell; the
latest OISD Wildcat Scratching
Post; the latest junior/senior high
newspaper. Paw Prints; and Region
VI board training slated for May
14.
Elementary Principal Keith
Smith reported current enrollment
of 467 students and a current atten-
dance rate of 93.1 percent.
See SLABS pg. 10A
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ENTERPRISE PHOTO B\ GORDON I cKAKRON
CLOSE CALL - A Livingston police officer reroutes a truck from FM 1988 onto Kate I .owe
Road due to a fire Saturday at tne Blue Rhino gas cylinder exchange plant. Several five-gallon
propane cylinders caught fire at approximately 6; 15 p.m. Thirteen firefighters and three trucks
From the Livingston Volunteer Fire Department responded and quickly extinguished the blaze
and used water to cool the surrounding cylinders, according to Preston Jones of the LVFD. The
fire was reported to be out at 6:40 p.m. Sheriff’s department and police officers briefly closed a
portion of FM 1988 as a precaution against possible explosion.
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