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Monday, March 13, 2017
Howe ISD's Student Health Advisory Committee announces the 5th Annual Bulldog Run, Health Fair & Silent Auction For the fifth consecutive year the Howe SHAC (Student Health Advisory Committee) will be running to benefit the Howe Memorial Scholarship Fund. This year's date will be Saturday, April 8 with the One Mile Walk/Run starting at 8:30 am (check in at 8:15 am). The 5K event will start at 9:00 am with check in at 8:45 am. The entery fee for the one mile walk is by donation and a giving of $10 or more will get the walker or runner a t-shirt. The cost for the 5K is $20 and includes a t-shirt. All checks are
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to be made to Howe I.S.D. Participants registering by March 22 will receive a t-shirt on the day of the race (with paid entry). Those registering after March 22 will receive a t-shirt one to two weeks after the event. The event will take place starting in the parking lot of Charles R. Thompson Gymnasium as it has for the past four years. Registrations can be found by clicking on the following link: https://goo.gl/ehwp6t
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Blum, the ag teacher, also told Abner that she would be there to help, but made it clear that it was Abner's project.
She plans on working in the agriculture industry and understands that it will be difficult to be in that business and live in Howe.
"I don't want to take all of the credit for it because I wouldn't have been able to do it without everybody else." said Abner. "But way deep down, I knew that I was the one who had to make it happen and it was a really good feeling."
But even after graduation this May, Abner will still be coordinating this "Show with a Heart" event at Loy Lake for 2018.
"I'm not going to let it go quite yet so I plan to do it from a distance but my plan is to get a committee FFA has been Abner's life to this created to help me." said Abner. point. Her sister was not only "This year I had the idea of a valedictorian, but also involved in committee, but I didn't know what I FFA since she was in first grade. was doing. It was day-by-day. But She is majoring in Animal Science next year, I plan to have a at Texas A&M and Mati will join committee of high school students her in the same field and will and I'll be doing it from afar. The actually room together in college. plans are for it to be a whole day next year instead of two hours." "I guess you could say it's what shapes our family and why we're A big part of the success of the close." said Abner. "I grew up in event goes to the sponsors that the pig barn and that's just what we totaled over $2,000. Spirit Ink was do. My dad (Mark, a school board involved with the t-shirts. Other member and Ag Business major), is sponsors were Amazing Grace now partners with a breeder Josh Boutique of Madill, Utter Wealth Vincent and that's carrying on. I'm Management Group, Edward Jones going to be out of high school soon - Mark and Deeann Abner, Texas and done showing, but we'll never Farm Bureau - Loretta Anderson, lose our roots." The Spotted Hereford Ranch, Martindale Feed Mill, Marci Abner joked that when she's done Schnitker Aflac Agent, McCullough with college and settles with a & Pierson Insurance, and The family, her kids will be speaking PWC. Many sponsors have already and showing pigs by third grade. committed for 2018.
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