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he holidays are firmly behind us and many are finally getting back into their regular routines. February is such an off month to me. The 28 or 29 days makes me feel rushed and I never know what to wear since the weather is so unpredictable. Oh, I know I live in South Texas and I should be used to the weather, but February just seems to be more unpredictable than the rest of the year. At least I get to look forward to chocolate. Valentine’s Day lands itself right in the middle of the month; since that’s the busiest time at the paper, a little candy will never be turned down at our office. By this time my New Year’s resolution is long forgotten (not that I ever really started). To be honest the whole resolution idea just puts undue pressure on everyone. Goal setting is a fantastic way to reassess your direction, making sure that you are still on the right path or even the right journey, but do you really need it to be January first to do that? I reassess my direction all the time. January first is really just a day off for me (unless it’s on a Sunday). Besides, after the holidays I am in no state of mind to commit myself to anything. Really, the last fifteen days of the year, every year, are complete insanity therefore I cannot be held liable for anything I say or do, good or bad. Ok, back to the long forgotten, never planned resolution being over. All that means is I can and will eat candy for Valentines. February is also the month of the… SUPER BOWL and SA RODEO! Tail
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Five Tips For Preparing For AP Exams This Spring By Steve Johnson pring time is just around the corner, bringing with it blooming flowers, warm sunshine, and AP testing. One of these activities requires active preparation. With these few tips, a great score on the AP exam is within reach. Start preparing early The AP exam is meant to test your knowledge on an entire year’s worth of material, so you can’t leave studying until the night before the test. By looking over old notes and graded tests early in the class and throughout the second semester, you will familiarize yourself with the content you will be tested on. Use practice materials Bookstores, libraries, and classrooms are filled with guidebooks about how to study for the AP exam and what is to be expected on these exams. Take advantage of the content they provide and the advice they have. Practice, practice, practice! Study in groups or with a tutor Conveniently located in your AP class is a group of people who will also need to study for the AP exam. Get a group together and quiz each other, discuss notes and tests, make flash cards, and look over material. Additionally, working one-on-one with a tutor on test preparation has many benefits, such as individual attention and advice from people who have taken similar exams. Meet with your teachers Your AP course instructors are great
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Save The Date: The 2017 Ian’s Cup Soccer Clinic will be held Sunday, March 5th at the Mays YMCA.
Submitted By Stephanie Fincke he 8th annual Ian’s Cup Soccer Clinic will be held on Sunday, March 5th from 2-4PM at the Mays YMCA with registration beginning at 1:30PM. Visit www.IansCup.com today to pre-register or sign up to volunteer for the clinic. Deadline to register for the clinic to ensure a 2017 Ian’s Cup T-shirt the day of the event is Sunday, February 19th. Online pre-registration will continue until Saturday, March 4th. The cost for pre-registration is $25 and $30 for walkins the day of the clinic. The clinic will run from 2-4PM. Each participant should bring cleats (or athletic shoes), an age appropriate ball, and a desire to learn and have fun! Ian’s Foundation was formed in memory of Ian Fincke who passed away
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tragically at the age of 16 as the result of a traumatic brain injury sustained during a long boarding accident. The foundation was formed to advance the safety and welfare of San Antonio youth through education and scholarship awards. Ian’s love for the game of soccer inspired the creation of Ian’s Cup, an annual soccer match played between Johnson High School and Reagan High School Varsity Boy’s and Girl’s Soccer Teams. The school with the highest aggregate score for the night receives the coveted Ian’s Cup Trophy and bragging rights for the year. A scholarship is awarded to a boy and girl from each team for a total of four scholarships annually. To date over $34,000 in scholarships has been awarded to deserving San Antonio students and
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local organizations in Ian’s memory. The soccer clinic for the youth of San Antonio is the main fundraiser that supports the scholarship awards and allows the local high school soccer players and club coaches an opportunity to teach soccer skills and give back to the youth of San Antonio. The 8th annual Ian’s Cup Soccer Match will be held on Friday, March 10th. The boy’s game will begin at 5PM followed by the girl’s game at 7PM with the presentation of the Ian’s Cup trophy at the conclusion of the girl’s game. Come out and support the JHS and RHS soccer teams at Blossom Athletic Center in this special memorial tribute to Ian. A variety of t-shirt options will be available to pre-order at www. IansCup.com through February 26th to
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ensure delivery prior to the game. Mailing options are available for delivery. Ian’s foundation was the inspiration behind bringing wheelchair soccer to San Antonio and continues to support STRAPS (South Texas Regional Adaptive and Paralympic Sports) at Morgan’s Wonderland. Ian’s Foundation also supports the local YMCA by providing scholarships to allow San Antonio youth that could not afford to play soccer the opportunity to play the sport that Ian Iansloved so much. The foundation continues to do helmet safety talks at local schools throughout San Antonio and has launched a helmet safety initiative this year. Please visit www.IansFoundation.org to find out more or if interested in making a donation or becoming a sponsor.
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Testosterone Deficiency In Aging Men
By Donna Becker, D.O. Enhancement of Life (210) 545-5224 estosterone, the most important hormone for men, declines 1 % per year as early as age 30. Testosterone blood levels decline faster with increased stress, over-exercising, and weight gain. Low Testosterone however, can also cause weight gain, decreased desire to exercise, and depression! Because the patient or his friends may read this, I have changed parts of the story for disguise, but the facts are clear—a man on 4 psychiatric medications plus sleeping
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pill came to me at the urging of his brother, a client/patient of mine. Low testosterone has potentially devastating effects, with anxiety and depression being the worst. Also, I have noticed a strange lack of decision in a man with low testosterone. I remember a few years ago, a man actually called his wife from my office to ask her opinion as to whether he should take testosterone. I don’t mean he was asking her permission, rather he just could not decide what to do! The most striking case of anxiety-cure
Discoveries Thru Vision By Dr. John M. Nevelow Nevelow Eye Associates (210) 349-2437 • www.drsnevelow.com this technology has improved and has been refined to be more successful than ever. Not every patient is a candidate for the surgery, but more and more people have had success here have been some changes over the with the newer developments. past several years in refractive surgery. The traditional LASIK procedures has This is the surgery that corrects vision been improved with upgraded lasers and are for people who are nearsighted, farsighted now using topography - guided software. or have astigmatism. Over the past 20 years
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occurred in a patient I have written about in the past—the man who could not drive over bridges. His testosterone level was very low, and after I replaced him with weekly testosterone injections, he came to my office yelling that he had driven over a bridge, “I did it! I did it” The man on multiple psych. meds told me that no one had checked his testosterone when disabling depression took over his life 5-6 years earlier. That was like a doctor medicating someone for high cholesterol, but never checking thyroid function. Very low thyroid can cause the cholesterol to skyrocket. The right thing to do is correct the thyroid before prescribing a statin drug. I placed him on the correct dose of testosterone and have monitored him closely over the past several years. He still takes his antidepressants. Life is better for him, but he has not tried to discontinue (under the psychiatrist’s guidance) his medications.
Sometimes, the problem is NOT low testosterone. Another memorable patient’s labs revealed extremely low level of vitamin B12. His chief complaint had been lack of energy, focus, and extreme fatigue. After a shot of B12, I told him that his testosterone was normal and he would be feeling much better in about 15min. I referred him to gastroenterologist for a full work-up. Blood levels and symptoms guide therapy. Get checked-3 pages, single spaced, with line-by-line explanation. Risks and benefits need a frank discussion at the 1 1/2 hour first visit. Donna Becker, D.O., Board Certified Physician. Enhancement of Life is located at 14603 Huebner Rd., Suite 2601, San Antonio, TX 78231. For more information, call (210) 545-5224 or visit www.antiagingsa.com.
The topography is a topographical mapping of the contours of the corneas for a more individual treatment plan. This has been used in Europe with great success. It has now been approved in America and allows surgeons to construct laser patterns to the specific shape of the patient’s cornea. Over 90% of the patients have 20/20 uncorrected vision and 80% have achieved 20/15 vision or better. Of those, 98% of patients would have the topography - guided procedure again. Complications occurred in less than 1% of patients with the most being dry eyes which resolved within 3-6 months. There is also the use of an internal contact lens that is implanted in the eye which has had great success as well. This lens is implanted behind the iris in front of the pupil. It was designed for patients with very advanced nearsightedness for which the standard LASIK procedure could not work. It also was independent on pupil size and corneal curvature and thickness, all of
which would eliminate patients from the LASIK procedure. This has made it possible for more patients to have vision correction surgery who were previously disqualified. This procedure has been used successfully for over 3 years now and can have better results than the previous laser guided surgery. With all these new developments in refractive surgeries it is imperatives that you have an evaluation from an optometrist who is trained and experienced in pre-operative and post-operative care of refractive surgery patients. No matter what type of surgical procedure is used, find which one is the best for you. Should you have any questions or want further information on this topic or other ocular topics contact Dr’s John and Erin Nevelow at Nevelow Eye Associates at (210)349-2437, on our website drsnevelow.com or visit our Facebook page.
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By Mary Jenkins- Asquith The Jenkins Interior Design Group, Inc. (210) 490-0161 he beginning of a New Year comes live. with excitement and novelty. The lists • Rugs are hotter than ever and so are are written, the goals are set, and the drapes. Softness mixed with heavy textures beginning of the year is here. dominate the window industries. After a few weeks of 2013 have passed, • Natural stones, bling, glass and mirrors I can say that interior designing and are entering our lives in furniture as well as decorating is at the top of the list for many of floor and wall coverings. my clients….and for those potential clients Call us for your consultations. With over that I have not met yet. 2013 brings a fresh 7,000 vendors, we are here to help you update, new color palette for decorating and design. organize, and yes…furnish your home with The big markets are here and we are gorgeous furniture, artwork and accessories. excited about attending and seeing all the Remodeling has been keeping us busy as new items that are being introduced. Our well. Our MAGICAL MAKEOVERS are vendors have been preparing for these truly MAGIC. The Home Is Your Castle! markets for weeks. For more information, contact Mary Jenkins-Asquith, Registered Decorating Introductions: Interior Designer or Jessica C. Jenkins, • Our chocolate colors continue to lead Interior Designer at (210) 490-0161 the way with some beautiful spa blues and or via email at mjkgl@aol.com or greens. jessicajenkins2@gmail.com. Visit Jenkins • Textures are again heavy with animal Interior Design Group online at www. prints. thejenkinsinteriordesigngroup.com or • Bling has come into our lives with our www.jenkinsdesigngroup.willowhouse. accessories and even new furniture lines. com. Join The Jenkins Interior Design • More functional tables are emerging Group on Facebook, Twitter and on to accommodate the technical lives that we LinkedIn.
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Following In Her Father’s Footsteps
Submitted By Erin Kirwan ailee Jones grew up around basketball. In fact, her dad, David “DJ” Jones, played professional ball for thirteen years in Europe. From the time she was a baby, Mailee was always at the gym with her dad. After 13 years, he left professional ball to become a coach and trainer and founded the youth basketball organization, Shooting For Success. Mailee would watch her dad as he trained little kids and other professionals. She was often by his side to watch game film. Today, across
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San Antonio and around the world, DJ is known as the “Shot Doctor.” Most notably, he helped “fix” the shot of none other than Brooklyn Nets star, Jeremy Lin. One day, when Mailee was around the age of six, she asked her dad if he would consider training her. The request surprised him and what happened next shocked the professional-turned-coach. “I was like, okay, she had never really shown much of an interest in playing so far, but I put a ball into her hands and told her to go out on the court,” Jones said. “She began
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shooting really well and with good form. I thought to myself, all this time as I was training others, Mailee was absorbing all that training, too.” Mailee went on to play for her dad and Shooting For Success, and, later, as a high school athlete, helped lead the Reagan Rattlers Women’s Basketball Team. Last year, she graduated Cum Laude from Reagan with a scholarship to play ball at Youngstown State University in Ohio. Although not a huge basketball school, Youngstown was a place where Mailee felt she could make a name for herself, a lot like her dad did, a generation before at Concordia University Texas. DJ too had wanted the opportunity to stand out and help put a school lesser known for basketball on the map…and he did just that. Now, it was to be Mailee’s turn. This fall, for some of her first college games, DJ and his wife, Diane, were in attendance to watch and cheer on their daughter. It was not an easy game trip to make. “The game was in Hawaii - now that’s a long way to go for a game, however, there was no way I was going to miss it,” Jones said. In the game against Hawaii, the college freshman scored 12 points and had three assists in 18 minutes for the Penguins, earning the San Antonio native a spot in the starting lineup in a game the following day. In that game, in just 24 minutes, Mailee Jones netted 18 points, had five rebounds and two assists. She nailed all three 3-point-shots attempted. Due to Mailee’s contributions,
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Jones was named “All-Tournament” and interviewed by the press after the game. In the meantime, DJ was able to just sit back and take it all in. “I was so proud,” he beamed. And how did Mailee feel about having the man who taught her everything she knows about basketball, so close by, watching her college debut from the stands? Was the college freshman nervous? Or did she instead push herself to play even harder? Neither, according to Mailee. She was excited to have her mentor just footsteps away, but in the mindset of this young player trying to earn herself more playing time, a more permanent spot, and most importantly, a win for her team, Mailee simply had one thought. She had a job to do. “I play hard for my team every opportunity I get,” said Mailee. “Whether my dad can be there or not, I’m focused on the game.” They words are not surprisingly very reminiscent of a work ethic displayed by someone else, some 30 years ago. Mailee will likely stay in Ohio over summer break, according to Jones. She plans to seek an internship, and, of course, train. For that, David will make trips to Youngstown, now a location with a permanent home on his GPS. As for the future, Mailee’s dreams are big. They are bright. The college freshman hopes to play in the WNBA, and someday, would even like to open her own steakhouse restaurant. And they are without a doubt, dreams, supported by her professional basketball record-holder father.
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Smithson Valley senior and four-year varsity volleyball letterman, Bekah Brodbeck, signed to play Beach Volleyball for Georgia State University.
Submitted By Colleen Johnston fter another highly successful Smithson Valley High School volleyball successful season, it’s no wonder five seniors from head coach Liana Gombert’s area finalists recently signed national letters of intent to continue their collegiate careers at the next level. The quintet helped lead the Rangers to a 34-11 record in 2016 and a bi-district playoff win over San Antonio Clark. Berg, Thomas and Kaiser were first-team All-District in 27-6A.
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(L-R) are Macy Berg (Texas A&M-Kingsville), Sofi Thomas (Benedictine College), Bekah Brodbeck (Georgia State University), Maja Kaiser (University of Southern California), and Tenley Housler (Texas A&M-Kingsville). Also pictured are SVHS coaches (L-R) Jordan Madill, Liana Gombert and Lucy Capt.
past season. Bekah is going into her 5th year of playing competitive beach volleyball and is coached by Tim Wooliver with Texas Volleyball Tour. She became interested in the sport after one of her friends took it up and they began playing together. She was also recruited by LSU, FSU, Cal State Long Beach, and Cal State Bakersfield; but it was Georgia’s State’s coach Beth Van Fleet and her winning program that ultimately won her heart.
“I thank my parents for supporting me so I could play and my coach Tim Wooliver who has taught me so much,” said Bekah. “I’m looking forward to being a part of the GSU beach team, a great group of girls, and being coached by Beth VanFleet. I’m also really excited about the adventures of living in the big city of Atlanta.” Bekah plans to study Psychology while at GSU, with the goal of pursuing a doctorate degree in Sports Psychology.
heat are your friend in cold weather. Our Texas Trailblazer offset smokers at Jeff’s Backyard use the gold standard in Texas barbecue smoking: ¼” steel pipeline casing. It will take a little longer to heat it up in colder weather, but it will retain that heat far better than cheap cookers that use thinner metals. Ceramic cookers like the Big Green Egg will retain the heat even better! Time: a report from the Oregon forestry department suggests that for every 5° below 45°F in ambient air temperature, you should add another 20 minutes to your low-andslow cooking (for briskets, ribs, and such). Thermometer: a must. Preferably, use a dual probe digital thermometer that gives you two readings, one for the cooking cavity and one for the probe in the actual meat. (We have a variety of models from which to choose at Jeff’s Backyard.)
The BBQ mantra: “If you’re lookin’, you ain’t cookin’!” Point being: stop peeking. You release valuable heat every time you open the lid. TRUST THE PROCESS! Finally, Safety: (a special note from Weber) never grill inside your garage or under an overhang. So, go ahead and nip Jack Frost before he nips your backyard cooking! You can do it… from our yard to yours, Jeff’s Backyard! Oh, one more thing: look elsewhere in this edition of Welcome Home to find our ad and a coupon for a free refill of propane in your 20 lb bottle with a $10 or more purchase, an $18 value! Call us at 210342- 4760, or email us at jeffsbackyard@ att.net. Better yet, come visit us at 435 West Nakoma, San Antonio, TX 78216.
get euthanized! But you know the one thing all of these organizations do when they get a new animal in? They CHECK for MICROCHIPS! A microchip is a permanent form of ID that is implanted via an injection in the back of the animal’s neck. It’s easy to get, costs around $35 plus registration, and is harmless to your pet. Some chips require an additional annual registration. Some cities occasionally do low cost drives. But if you want to be safe NOW you can get your pet chipped at K9 Country Club! And as part of our 15 YEAR CELEBRATION where you GET ALL THE GIFTS: Get 15% OFF Microchipping and a FREE Valentine’s cookie bag during February! Our AVID Friendchip® includes a prepaid, lifetime registration with AVID’s national registry. It’s a great deal and a great way to stack the odds in your favor to get your beloved pet back should they ever become lost. Continuing with the February love
theme… Who loves puppies? WE DO!!!! And if you added one to your family recently, don’t miss our Puppy Play Day, February 26th from 1pm to 3pm at K9 Country Club. It will be a great time of socialization, games, and tips from our trainers. All the details and requirements can be found on our website. Offering everything you and your pet could want for training and boarding… and then some! Whether it is the fast paced training of the ever popular agility classes or napping under one of the many oak trees surrounding this 13-acre oasis, you will find it all in here… Check us out! Visit us at k9countryclub.net or give us a call (830) 980-8476. K9 Country Club is located at 31305 Oak View, Bulverde, TX 78163. For more information, call 830-980-8476 or visit www.k9countryclub.net.
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College Tutors Educator Of The Month By Steve Johnson, Owner of College Nannies + Sitters + Tutors t is our pleasure to sponsor and announce the College Tutors Educator of the Month for February. The purpose of the award is to highlight and recognize a local high school educator that acts as a role model to our students. The award, made with input from the school administration, recognizes educators in our area high schools that personify the three core values of College Tutors: Can Do, Results Matter and Leave It Better. This month we recognize Brenda Vanek. She is in her 5th year at Johnson HS, and
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HOW TO EAT: 1. Invite the family and friends! Crawfish isn’t meant to be a solo meal! Don’t be shellfish and invite the the crew! 2. Pre-order your crawfish. You will eat A LOT of crawfish. Trust me. I can plow through 5 pounds like nothing, but your typical eater will eat about 2-3 pounds. Our sacks average at about 34 pounds so they will feed around 12 or so people. 3. After the crawfish have been boiled and you’re staring face to face with your bright red mudbug, slow down and grab a bib. Things are going to get messy. Once you’re properly protected, pinch the head of the crawfish between two fingers with one hand and hold the tail with your other hand.
firmly believe that the quality of education in our community is primarily a direct reflection of their daily efforts as role models for our students. For more information on this award please contact College Tutors Abigail Zamora at 210-202-0303 or stoneoaktx@collegenannies.com.
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By Blake Groomer Groomer’s Seafood (210) 377-0951 reak out the corn on the cob and your potatoes, crawfish season is in full swing! Don’t be the only house on the block not taking advantage of this year’s crop of world famous Louisiana mudbugs! Right now we’re about to enter the “peak” of the season. Late February, March, April, and May have the ideal temperatures and rain amounts for our guys to harvest the best crawfish there is to find, and Groomer’s Seafood trucks them straight to our store for you to pick up for your weekend boil. Before you get too excited and start sending pre-orders for this weekend in, let’s go over a few pointers and the proper way to eat this Cajun delicacy.
really appreciates the treats that Ms. Vanek brings on test days. While she has received a number of awards recognizing her outstanding efforts in the classroom from colleagues and peers, her true success story is the students who are excelling in her classes and recognize her as a tremendous role model and educator on campus. The owners of College Nannies + Sitters + Tutors of San Antonio established this recognition with the support of Welcome Home Community Newspaper to recognize and honor the educators in our schools for their efforts with our local students. We
Then twist the head. 4. This is where casual crawfish eaters are separated from serious Cajuns, if you’re serious suck the juices from the head of the crawfish. There’s a ton of flavor in there, if you think you’d rather pass, no worries, skip this step or harvest all the heads for your true Cajun buddies at the meal. 5. Peel the shell off the tail. This is where most of the meat is. Pinch the shell that covers the tail to crack it and then remove. The more you do this the faster this process will get. So don’t worry if the first few take a little while. 6. Don’t eat that tail just yet! Clean it off first. Hold the tail with one hand and peel back the outer layer of skin from the top of the crawfish meat with your other hand. This will remove the undesirable bits in one swift motion. 7. Repeat steps 3 through 6 until royally stuffed. Peel whatever you don’t eat and save to make gumbo, etouffee, or even crawfish fettuccine! Alright that’s it! Now you’re a true mudbug eatin’ expert so get on making that pre-order. Either give us a call at 210-377-0951 or visit our website www. groomerseafood.com to find out how to place your order today! We look forward to seeing you soon!
Top row (l-r) Liam Magee, Carter Majors, Hudson Chilton, Kyle Bierman, Brenden Hinojosa, Kosta Kastis, Logan Norman, Cruz Morales, Austen Young and Owen Truss. Bottom row: Charis Singleton, Kricket Bridges, Grace Cramer, Scarlett Micheli and Layla Alvarez during the Pennies for Patients drive.
Special To Welcome Home tudents in Jennifer Klar’s G/T classes at Rahe Bulverde Elementary held a Kindness Campaign in preparation for Election Day. The third-grade class platforms were Sock it to the Cold, gathering donated socks for the homeless for winter, and Pennies for Patients, collecting change for kids in the fight against Leukemia and Lymphoma. By a large margin, all of the students at Rahe Bulverde voted to participate in Pennies for Patients. From November 30 to December 14, students in every class on campus brought back many
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small boxes of change from their own allowances and piggy banks. They brought in amounts ranging from pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters, up to $35. Together they managed to raise $1,184.48, which was donated to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. “I was so impressed with effort of all of students at Rahe Bulverde,” said Klar. “It’s amazing how they came together as one big family for such wonderful cause during the holidays to help those in need.” Pictured are students in Klar’s third-grade G/T class:
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Submitted By Jason Gordon endy and David Galvan and little brother Luke, and Smithson Valley High School head baseball coach Chad Koehl, were all smiles as SVHS senior Cade Galvan signed a national letter of intent to continue his playing career at
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Cade Galvan signs for Odessa College surrounded by his coach and family.
23 runs during the season. Coach Koehl said Galvan should also see some time on the pitcher’s mound during his senior season at SVHS. Another SVHS baeball player, senior pitcher and first baseman, Garrett Egli also signsed a national letter of intent to play at Midland College. Egli was limited by injuries during his junior season,
but SVHS head coach Chad Koehl expects big things from him this spring. “He should be one of our top two or three pitchers this year,” Koehl said. “We need him to throw a bunch of innings for us. If he stays healthy, I think he has a chance to have a really good college career.”
SVHS Reserve National Horse Judging Champions Special To Welcome Home mithson Valley High School’s Horse Judging team earned the chance to compete at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana recently after winning the state contest in Lubbock last spring. When the competition concluded, SVHS’ team was named the Reserve National Champions. SVHS beat everyone in the nation except for one team. Smithson Valley High School sophomore Clayton Elbel was named the first-place individual in the entire nation for earning the most points in the contest. “I was extremely lucky to have a quality group of students that could compete at that level,” said Heather Sanders, SVHS Ag teacher and Horse Judging Team Coach. “There was a bunch of screaming and crying the team was beyond excited. All of our hard work paid off. A team from Texas
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hadn’t done that well in the National Horse Judging Contest in a very long time.” At Nationals, SVHS’ five-member team, consisting of Catherine Fadok, Lindsey Raba, Madison Oquin, Katie Young, and Elbel went into a grueling two-day contest to determine the National Champion FFA Horse Judging Team. On the first day, the team had to judge eight classes of halter (to see if the horse is balanced, structurally correct and judge the overall quality of the animal) and performance classes (equine athletic ability, and quality of movement), then had to give three sets of oral arguments in front of judges defending their placing on the classes. Finally, the team had to test their individual knowledge on an identification test that consisted of horse breeds, tack and colors. On day two, SVHS had to give a team presentation to a panel of judges.
“After the competition was complete, the team was anxious to find out the results at the banquet that night,” Sanders said. “After dinner was over the officials of the contest slowly started to call out the top ten individuals, that’s when we found out how well Clayton did. Then they started calling out teams, working their way toward National Champions. Each time we didn’t hear our name it was a relief. When they finally called Texas, our team ended up as Reserve National Champions and we were beyond thrilled.” (l-r) The Smithson Valley High School Horse Judging team was named Reserve National Champions in Indianapolis recently. Team members are: (L-r) Madison Oquin, Lindsey Raba, Katie Young, Clayton Elbel, Catherine Fadok, and SVHS Ag teacher and Horse Judging Team Coach Heather Sanders. Elbel was named the first-place individual in the entire nation for earning the most points in the contest.
Veteran’s Benefits That Can Help Pay For Independent Or Assisted Living
By Michelle Houriet, Executive Director Independence Hill Retirement Resort Community (210) 209-8956 he VA has a pension program few living community, personal care home, or veterans or their families are aware skilled nursing facility. of called Aid and Attendance. John Paschal, owner of Amada Senior John has met with several veterans, Care, explains “This program is available assisting them with understanding through the VA and is a benefit that can be eligibility requirements for this benefit as a godsend for veterans who served during a well as helping them with the application time of war or their spouses. The program process. Independence Hill will be hosting reimburses veterans part of the expenses an informational session with John, an Aid for those who may require assistance with and Attendance Veteran’s Benefit expert various activities of daily living (to include at 10:00am on March 2nd at our Assisted bathing, dressing, etc), who live in a full Living (20500 Huebner Rd). He will service retirement community, assisted discuss this benefit and how to determine if
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you are eligible. Please call (210) 209-8956 by February 28th to RSVP. “This benefit is one of the most misunderstood benefits and I truly enjoy spreading the knowledge so that our well deserving veterans can utilize these funds” expresses John. Numerous residents at Independence Hill have mentioned how this benefit has allowed them to continue to live independently while giving them the extra help they now need. Here’s what the daughter of an Independence Hill Resident said, “This was a tremendous help financially for my mother. It has allowed her to have the extra money from this benefit over and above her pension
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and social security income. It had been a blessing to get her in to Independence Hill Assisted Living several years ago when she decided that she no longer wanted to live alone. Mom has improved so much under their care, that she will now be moving into their independent living community. Her Veterans Aid and Attendance benefit will follow her and continue to provide her this financial help.” At Independence Hill we are all about keeping our residents as informed as possible so they may enjoy their independence in comfort for as long as possible. Come by for a tour so you too can personally experience the difference. Knowledge is Power! Independence Hill Retirement Resort Community is located in Stone Oak at 20450 Huebner Rd., San Antonio, TX 78258. For more information, call (210) 209-8956 or visit independencehill.com
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SVMS Shines In Patriots Pen Essay Writing Contest
Comal ISD recognizes Sheriff Bob Holder
(L-R) Top: SVMS Principal Michael Keranen, Assistant Principal Sy Douglass, Teachers Bonnie Jakob, Matthew Vanderbrook, Jason Chambless, Melanie Chambless, Talisa Jenkins, Isabel Englehart, and VFW Post 8800 Commander Ty Teel. Middle: SVMS Counselor Maria Esparza, Rebekah Mann, Courtney Brennan, Joshua Wood, Kyle Elstak, Parker Jakob, Dallas Wilson, William Parker, Andres Garza, Michael Wildman, Jake Deviney, Madeline Macdougall, and Oliva Lanford. Bottom: Taylor Berry, Michelle Sandoval, Shoadi Henshaw, Aiden Wright, Emma Ramirez, Skylar Butts, and Sonali Hornick.
Sheriff Bob Holder is recognized at the December 15 Comal ISD School Board Meeting. Holder is pictured here with Board Members (l-r) Stephen Smith, Denise Kern, Laurie Schley, Amy Freund and superintendent Andrew Kim..
Special To Welcome Home nce again Smithson Valley Middle School students rose to the occasion when it came time to enter this school year’s Patriots Pen Essay Writing Contest. This year’s middle school essay topic was “The America I Believe In.” More than 400 SVMS students entered the contest, which was sponsored by local VFW Post 8800, and more than 20 entries advanced to the district level. Smithson Valley Middle School student Shoadi Henshaw advanced to the state level. “The Patriots Pen Essay program is an excellent way for students to learn about veterans and our country,” said SVMS principal Michael Keranen. “Through
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the FVW and this essay contest, they get to learn about people who have not only fought but who have died for their freedoms and that is an invaluable lesson.” Isabel Englehart received $250 for her first-place effort in the local FVW contest. Emma Ramirez won $150 for her secondplace entry. Jake Deviney finished third and won $100 and Henshaw and Joshua Wood tied for fourth place and won $50. At the district level, Henshaw’s essay was selected to advance to state. For that accomplishment she was awarded another $300 as well as a plaque. Every SVMS student who entered the contest received a certificate from local VFW Post 8800.
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Submitted By Jason Gordon omal ISD recognized a man who needed no introduction at its December 15 School Board Meeting. Comal County Sheriff Bob Holder, who will officially retire in January, has been a friend to Comal ISD for each and every one of his 20 years in office. Just a couple of examples of the programs that he’s brought to Comal ISD are D.A.R.E., which teaches students decision making for safe and healthy living, and the Junior Deputy Academy, a free weeklong camp for students between the ages of 9 and 11 held at each of the district’s three feeder patterns each summer. Since Sheriff Holder brought D.A.R.E. to Comal ISD campuses, approximately 15,000 students have gone through the program. Nearly 3,000 students have attended the Junior Deputy Academy. “Perhaps just as important, whenever a current student, a graduate or a Comal ISD faculty member sees Sherriff Holder in a restaurant, a coffee shop or anywhere else
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in the county, they know can walk up to him and he’ll shake their hand, look them in the eye and flash that gracious smile we’ve all come to love,” said Steve Stanford, Comal ISD Executive Director of Communications. “Sheriff Holder, thank you for 20 years of unselfish service provided to the students and staff of the Comal Independent School District.” When asked to speak a few words, the always humble Holder thanked his campus Student Resource Officers and reiterated the fact he’s so glad D.A.R.E. and the Jr. Deputy Academy have been such big successes in Comal ISD, before giving credit to his entire workforce. “I’m particularly proud of the work and the bonds we’ve created within this school district, Comal ISD,” Holder said. “But it’s not just the one man standing here who created them, it’s all the men and women who work in the Sheriff’s Office who deserve all the credit. They not only deserve the credit, they will carry on the traditions we have started.”
Simple Tools To Learn Important Math Concepts
Special To Welcome Home an. 5, 2017— Students in teacher Kim Slater’s fifthgrade math class at Johnson Ranch Elementary School class are using square tiles for a lesson on perimeter and area. “In this example, Lauren knew she had to get three inches of tile in length by three inches of tile in width,” Slater said. “After she got the tile set up, she was able to visually calculate both the area and the perimeter.” Slater said when possible she likes to add hands-on materials to her instruction. “Students respond better to hands-on lessons rather Pictured is student Lauren Alaniz working with Comal ISD than just throwing numbers at paraprofessional Rachel Pelton. them,” she said. “This way it’s said she enjoys the challenges of her math also easier to teach students how this is relevant in real-life situations, like class. “I like solving problems,” Alaniz building a home, laying its foundation and said. “Using numbers and shapes really carpet, and building a fence. We can do all challenges you to use your mind.” Slater of this by starting with simple tiles.” Alaniz said her students would soon build on this lesson to learn about volume.
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Special To Welcome Home essica Hall has a unique and effective way to teach her second-grade class at Johnson Ranch Elementary how to remember the World’s Seven Continents. She has them sing “Asia, Africa, North and South America, Australia, Antarctica and Europe too,” using the hand-motions and melody of the famous Macarena tune. “Through song we can engage kids and
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it makes it more exciting and easier for them to learn when you connect and make it familiar and fun,” Hall said. “I used this method at different times when I was in school and I still use it to this day. I think it can be a great learning tool.” Student Laken Borg agreed with her teacher. “It’s just like remembering the words to a song on the radio,” Borg said. “When you put the words to music, it helps us remember them.”
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S.A Rodeo Winning Twelve Years Consecutively Submitted By San Antonio Rodeo he San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo was awarded the 2016 Large Indoor Rodeo of the Year by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) at an awards ceremony with a record setting 11,000 attendees on Wednesday night, November 30th, held in conjunction with the National Finals Rodeo. With Wednesday’s award, the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo has won Large Indoor Rodeo of the Year for an unprecedented Twelve (12) consecutive years. The designation by the PRCA is considered the highest honor in the sport of rodeo worldwide because nominees and winners are voted on by PRCA rodeo contestants, contract personnel, committees and members. The award was received by San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo’s Executive Director & CEO Keith Martin, Chairman of the Board Joe Soules, President Cody Davenport, Immediate Past President Joe Hutchison and Executive Committee Vice President Clint Swindall. Executive Director &CEO Keith Martin commented, “It means so much to us that our peers in the industry honor us in this
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way. We accept this award on behalf of over 6,000 volunteers that are the heart and soul of our organization—they move in dirt, set fences, clean stalls, cook meals for contestants and greet patrons with a smile. They are irreplaceable, and their Texas hospitality is legendary. And when the Rodeo ends, they start working to make it even better next year. We are grateful to the community of San Antonio and the great state of Texas — devoted supporters of both our event and mission to help educate the youth of Texas. We are also thankful for the financial support of our loyal sponsors and auction contributors.” The San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo has been an innovator to the sport of rodeo with its tournament style, bracket format and by hosting rodeo’s top competitors. This February, these competitors will vie for over $1.6 million in prize money — the richest regular season payouts in the PRCA. The organization researches and recruits world-class animal athletes from North America’s best stock contractors and books internationally renowned performers. It also hosts one of the largest Junior Livestock Shows in the nation---over 70,000 animals will come and go from the rodeo grounds
Enthusiastic students start the New Year
Victoria Beck works on her tree house project in art teacher Charis Taylor’s fifth-grade classroom at Rahe Bulverde Elementary School. Beck said she loves art class because you can be as creative as you want to be.
Student Lindsey Quarles adds color to her tree house during an assignment on two-point perspective in art teacher Charis Taylor’s fifth-grade classroom at Rahe Bulverde Elementary School.
Special To Welcome Home tudents in art teacher Charis Taylor’s fifth-grade classroom not only got to learn two-point perspective but also were able to draw the tree house of their dreams in the process. “One of the reasons I teach the two-point perspective lesson is, not only to hit the element of art-space, but also to have students use math skills and a ruler to draw the actual tree house,” Taylor said. “We do this two times to make sure that we all get the steps and concepts correct. It also gives them a chance to look at something from a different point of view and then draw it.” From there, the students were able to use their imaginations and choose a theme for their tree house.
They were able to use iPads to explore their theme a bit more to help with visuals to add to their tree house. A couple of the more interesting tree house themes were The Wizard of Oz and Pokémon. To finish their works of art, students had their choice of a multitude of media including, pencils, sharpies, colored pencils and paint. “I love art class because it’s so much fun,” said student Victoria Beck. “You can always be as creative as you want to be.” Students in Taylor’s classroom recently completed a project painting Winter Birch Trees, and later this semester will work with string art and clay.
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over the course of the 18 day show. The 68th annual San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo is held on February 9-26, 2017 at the AT&T Center/Freeman Coliseum grounds. Individual tickets for each PRCA Rodeo and concert start at $15 and may be purchased on the SA Rodeo mobile app, at www.sarodeo.com, the Rodeo Ticket Office (located at the Southwest Corner of the AT&T Center), or by calling 1-877-63-RODEO (1-877-6376336). Let’s Rodeo San Antonio! February 9-26, 2017 The San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo takes place February 9-26, 2017. It has received the PRCA Large Indoor Rodeo of the Year award for twelve consecutive years. Established in 1949, it has grown to be one of the largest and most prestigious single
events in the city with over 2 million visitors entered the grounds in 2016. The success of the organization is attributed to over 6,000 volunteers who give countless hours to the organization. With community, donor and volunteer support, the organization has donated over $171.4 million to the youth of Texas through scholarships, grants, endowments, auctions, a calf scramble program and show premiums. For more information, visit www.sarodeo.com.
Protect Your Pet From Winter Temps Submitted By Lisa Norwood ith freezing temperatures upon us, please take steps to protect your four legged family members from the cold, wet weather. With a few simple precautions you can ensure your pets stay happy and healthy throughout the colder months of the year. The best way to protect your pets during the winter? Bring them inside! Pets (especially cats) are safer indoors. Can’t have your pet inside the house? Purchase an insulated dog house or build a protective enclosure that shields your pet from the elements and gives them a safe, warm place to rest. City law mandates a pet’s shelter must have walls, a roof and an elevated floor to protect a pet from water Certain pets are more vulnerable to cold temperatures than others. Shorthaired dogs, very young or old dogs and all cats should not be left outside during winter months. Shorthaired dogs may benefit from a Watch the forecast and know when it’s time to bring your pets sweater while outside. inside – the best way to protect them from frigid temperatures. Pets who spend much of their day outdoors will need some extra food if you’re going to bring your pets into the throughout the winter months. That’s garage on cold nights. because they use up more energy trying to Before heading out to warm up the car, stay warm. A few extra kibbles probably bang on the hood a time or two. A warm won’t hurt but make sure your pet is getting engine can be a welcome spot for a cold daily exercise if they’re prone to weight cat and the noise should scare them away gain. before you start the engine. Always provide fresh, clean water The City of San Antonio has laws that regardless of the season. Check water daily protect pets from neglect including exposure and clean bowls regularly to prevent algae to harsh weather conditions. Residents can growth. report possible animal ordinance violations Be mindful of your pets while by calling the City’s 3-1-1 Customer winterizing your car. Antifreeze is deadly Service line. to pets who are attracted to its sweet taste. Store all chemicals out of reach especially
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