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Jared Bailey signed today to play football with Kilgore College. Pictured Front Row: Pepita Bailey (mother), Jared Bailey, Michael Butler (uncle). Back Row: Cameron Bailey (brother), Craig Brown (Offensive Line Coach), Paul Essary (Athletic Director), and Eric Copeland (cousin).
FROM The Athens Independent School District, Athens, Texas Facebook Page
The Athens Christian Preparatory Academy Storm golf team competed in the Waxahachie Preparatory Invitational on Tuesday April 1. The tournament was held in Lancaster at Country View Golf Club.
The Storm Golf team had a fantastic day on the links with the Junior High Boys team taking first place. Twin brothers Austin and Connor Rainwater led the scoring for the ACPA Storm. Austin Rainwater won a first place gold medal with a score of 46 and Connor Rainwater won a 2nd place silver medal with a 48. Matthew Johnson took 6th place with a score of 55. Dalton Duke helped finish out the scoring for the Storm with a 66 and a team total of 215.
The Lady Storm Junior High Golf team had a great day on the course as well with the Lady Storm taking 4th place overall. Alexa Koerth led the Lady Storm with a Sixth place score of 66 and Rachel Benson came in Eighth place with a score of 68.
Bailey Estep was tasked with playing as a solo golfer being the only high school player competing for the Storm. Estep held her own against the other ladies scoring a 106 for a Eighth place finish. The ACPA Storm Golf Coach Chris Weisinger said” I figured the Storm Golfers would play great today but they blew me away with how well they did.” This was the first tournament of the season for the Storm. The Storm will be headed to Conroe to play in the Texas Christian Athletic League State Tournament April 28 at April Sound Country Club. Coach Weisinger said that he believes that the Storm will compete this year for the State Title.
Pictured are: Storm Coach Chris Weisinger, Bailey Eastep, Rachel Benson, Alexa Koerth, Matthew Johnson, Connor Rainwater, Austin Rainwater and Dalton Duke.
ACPA press release
Students from Athens Christian Preparatory Academy, in partnership with the Henderson County Clint W. Murchison Memorial Library in Athens, recently hosted a “Book Tasting” for students in grades 7 – 12. The library was divided up into several “tasting” areas that the students rotated through. Each table served up a selection of books appropriate for the age level. Students were given a “menu” that they filled out as they reviewed books. By the end of the event, each student had reviewed approximately 20 books to determine their level of interest in checking them out.
Headmistress Teresa DeMay said, “We are doing everything we can to promote reading in these particular grade levels. Students who fail to develop sustained reading capabilities will not do well in college. Students today live in a different culture where reading often takes place in small blurbs on the internet. They tend to skim-read which affects their comprehension. They have become unaccustomed to reading whole articles and whole books. The ability to read is critical to their future empowerment.”
“We are very grateful to our public library,” said DeMay. “They were so helpful and supportive in aiding us in this project. Their staff was really wonderful.”
Pictured are: Junior High students Sarah Herrington, Rebecca Whitten, Sarah Bagley, and Mckenna Kasnetz.
KAB press release
Athens-based document destruction company SHRED-911 has teamed up with Keep Athens Beautiful to sponsor a free community shred event during the semiannual City Wide Cleanup at City of Athens Community Collection Center (500 Aaron Street).
The event will take place this Saturday, April 5, from 8 a.m. to noon.
Athens residents are encouraged to protect themselves from the growing threat of identity theft by destroying, rather than discarding, sensitive documents. Materials that can be brought to the shredder include old tax records, medical information, bills, and any confidential documents like unsolicited credit card applications.
Items that should not be brought to the shred event are large binders, newspapers, phone books, magazines or any non-paper item. All of the shredded materials will be destroyed by SHRED-911 at their local secure destruction facility and then recycled.
Please note that there is a limit of 50 pounds for this event. That equates to four or five grocery bags or two “banker’s box” sized boxes. There is no charge to consumers for destroying materials brought to the event. Businesses should contact SHRED- 911 for services.
SHRED-911, LLC is located on U.S. Highway 175 just East of the Loop in Athens. It provides secure document destruction services to business and individuals within a 30-mile radius around Athens, and may be reached by calling 888-350-7473 or visiting www.shred-911.com.
Keep Athens Beautiful partners with schools, businesses, community organizations and residents to promote beautifications, litter prevention and education. It is a non-profit organization comprised of volunteers dedicated to preserving the natural beauty and environment of the community. KAB may reach by calling 903-675-7961 or by visiting www.kabtx.org.
Henderson County Performing Arts Center press release
The 2014 Spring Fundraiser set for Friday, April 11, at the Athens Country Club will be a once-in-a-lifetime event. It will also be bitter sweet as we honor Dennis and Karen Gilmore for their 25 years of service to the theatre and then say our last good-byes as they leave us to pursue the next chapter in their lives in Palm Springs, Cali.
Twenty-five years in the making, the evening will be filled with fond memories and funny happenings of the past, as well as the finest entertainment HCPAC has to offer. You will be serenaded by the likes of David Young, Danny Servetnick, Maria Ogburn and many others, including the TVCC Encore Choir. The Line, our very own tap-dancing divas, will also be on hand (or should I say foot!) to add their talents to the festivities.
While we have offered you delicious buffets in the past, this year you will be served a very special delectable dinner by the able staff of The Athens Country Club. As usual, there will be a cash bar for your enjoyment of libations.
Because this is such a special occasion we are dispensing with the Silent and Live Auctions, as well as the Raffle Ticket Sales. These endeavors were designed to help raise money for the Theatre, and, while raising money continues to be a top priority, we don’t want these activities to interfere with the other real focus of the night which is to give our heart-felt thanks to two extraordinary people who have made this Theatre what it is today. To that end, your ticket price includes a tax-deductible donation to the Theatre.
When you receive your invitation, you will note the designation of Black Tie Optional. We truly mean ‘optional’. You guys don’t have to panic and drag your tuxedo out of mothballs even though you look so dapper when you don your formal attire. We do, however, want to give all our Theatre Fashionistas the opportunity to dress to the nines for this celebration. Complimentary Valet Parking will be available.
Tickets are $100 apiece. You may designate with whom you wish to be seated and we will do our best to comply. Tables seat eight. Sponsor Tables are $1,000 and are given priority in the table arrangement. We hope each and every one of you will join us for this unique evening. Please call 903-675-3908 for more of the details of the event or to make reservations.