Category: Education

Learning About Farmers

rickRick Hirsch, the Henderson County Extension Agent, talks to the Pre-K students at SAE about local farmers and the great jobs they do each day to provide food for our tables. The students are studying farming this week and got to see up-close some of the equipment farmers use. (FROM South Athens Elementary)

TVEC Gives Generously to Help Feed Students in Need

TVEC Public Relations Representative Kari Wilmeth (left) presents a check for $3,000 to Athens ISD Parent Liaison Yadira Chairez (center) and AISD Federal Programs Director Diana Vaughn. The grant will be used to help support the Hornet Backpack Program, which provides nutritional meals and snacks to children enrolled in Athens ISD whose primary source of food is the school cafeteria.
TVEC Public Relations Representative Kari Wilmeth (left) presents a check for $3,000 to Athens ISD Parent Liaison Yadira Chairez (center) and AISD Federal Programs Director Diana Vaughn. The grant will be used to help support the Hornet Backpack Program, which provides nutritional meals and snacks to children enrolled in Athens ISD whose primary source of food is the school cafeteria.

By Toni Garrard Clay/AISD Communications Specialist

Hungry children who are students of Athens ISD will continue to be able to take food home through the Hornet Backpack Program, thanks in part to a generous $3,000 grant from the TVEC Charitable Foundation.

The Hornet Backpack Program — which is entirely funded by donations — provides nutritional meals and snacks to children enrolled in Athens ISD whose primary source of food is the school cafeteria. In other words, children who would otherwise eat nothing or very little outside of school are given food to take home with them for the weekend.

The Trinity Valley Electric Cooperative Charitable Foundation is funded by donations from Operation Round Up, a voluntary program that allows TVEC members to round up their monthly electric bills to the next whole dollar. The rounded portion goes to the foundation to be used to fund grant requests to local charitable organizations or efforts, such as the Hornet Backpack Program. Continue reading “TVEC Gives Generously to Help Feed Students in Need”

Congratulations, Key Club Inductees

key clubSeveral Athens High School students were recently inducted into the AHS Key Club by the Athens Kiwanis Club. Key Club is the oldest and largest service program for high school students. Pictured (front row, from left) are Kamilla Blom, Callie Earnest, Ruth Granillo, Nicole Lira, Julian Chairez, Erika Cerrillo (second row, from left), Eloisa Peredia, Cori Earnest, Shawntae Teague, Lexi Lassiter, Peyton Locke, Maria Romero (third row, from left), club sponsor Janet Green, Kay Solomon, Richard Moore and Omeko Irigo. Not pictured are club sponsor Stephanie Shelton, Julie Kelley, Marissa Cerrillo, Leslie Hernandez, Leslie Mota, Jauan Ramirez, Rafael Hernandez, Esther Granillo, Jadeyn Traxson and Makayle Traxson. (via Athens Independent School District, Athens, Texas)