Bulldogs drop final non-district game to talented Boyd Yellowjackets The Howe Bulldogs (1-3) ran into a buzz page 2
Howe Intermediate Top Dogs
Acoustic Harvest being planned as grand opening for Summit Gardens, wedding event planner sought The Howe Development
Howe Intermediate wants to congratulate our Top Dogs of the week: Braxton
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Church/Library, pg. 7 Youth Football, pg. 8 City sales tax, pg. 9 Business Directory, pg. 10 Mid-school football, pg. 8 Texas History, pg. 13 Christian, pg. 14 HHS Students/month, pg. 9 Finance/Children, pg. 15 Past front pages, pg. 17-24
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Lady Bulldogs continue best School Board sets higher goals for accountability ratings season in several years
Dorchester Mayor David Smith stood up at Monday's School Board meeting and spoke in favor of new Howe High School Principal Phil Kempson after he was ridiculed on social media by parents of homecoming Footloose dance kids. Students left the dance very early a couple of weeks ago as one student reported the dance was similar to Michael Strahan's teeth - boys on one side, girls on the other and nothing in the Sierra Copeland (9) and Cassidy Anderson (8) show middle. The mayor stated their excitement in the win over Whitewright. he backed Mr. Kempson. Michelle Carney/Howe Enterprise. Sierra Copeland had six “We are not the reservoir of The Howe Varsity Lady kills and a block. objectivity that I think we Bulldogs volleyball team were,” ABC newsman Ted beat the Whitewright Lady Jenna Honore had three kills, 10 assists, and nine Koppel stated only a few Tigers in three sets on months ago, in an Tuesday night. 25-21, 25- digs. Gracie Lankford had 10 digs. Cassidy Anderson understatement. The Left 18, 25-20. had four kills, 12 assists always cites Fox News in and 11 digs. this regard. He singled out Ally Harvey had 14 kills, the Washington Post and the five blocks, two aces, and New York Times, saying that six digs. page 6 they have gone overboard in their bias, transforming themselves into anti-Trump First ever Summit Hill Elementary advocates. “We are not Students of the Month talking about the Washington Post [or New York Times] of 50 years ago,” Koppel said. “We’re talking about organizations that have decided, as organizations, that Donald J. Trump is bad for the United States.”
Title 1 Parent Involvement Meeting Tuesday, September 24 6:00 pm at the HMS Cafeteria Review of Math and Reading support program for all students
The Howe ISD received an 89 overall score in the TEA (Texas Education Agency's) Accountability Ratings and they are taking measures to attain an overall 90 or above score. The board set goals that Howe ISD will achieve a TEA rating of A for the district and each campus will achieve a rating of B or better. "We're sitting at 89 and I think we can get to that 90 mark," Howe ISD
Superintendent Kevin Wilson told the school board in Monday night's meeting. The next goal for 2022 is page 3
City officially sets tax rate, budget; discusses bond refinance, storm sirens, and water restrictions The Howe City Council voted unanimously to approve a $300,000 capital improvement project while at the same time refinancing the city's existing 2009 Certificates of Obligations. The council opted for a 15The tax rate on interest and year term that could be called at the end of the end sinking was adopted at $0.092912 and would of the tenth year. increase slightly to $0.104 assuming no growth over The $300,000 project the 15-year term. Any improvement is for water residential growth in Howe and wastewater improvements, storm sirens would assume a lowering of that portion of the tax rate. and street improvements. Based on the review of the city financials by Specialized public Finance, Inc. (SPFI), along with the city's tax rate of $0.57, a recommendation was made for the organizations to work closing with prospective lenders.
The 15-year term would include the $1,351,463 in existing debt service and Kindergarten: Payton Moore, Luke Schroder would include $335,000 in First grade: Claire Gianino, Bennett Allison new project funds plus Second grade: Aubree Finney, Jude Christman estimated bond issuances. HoweEnterprise.com Readership Sessions: 83,841 Pageviews: 506,007 Jan. 1 - September 21, 2019 Users: 40,583
The term is based off an estimated 3.5 percent interest rate, however, Paul Jasin of SPFI indicated the rate could be much lower. The council officially adopted the 2019-2020 tax rate which is a total of $0.57 consisting of $0.477088 on each $100 valuation of property for the purpose of maintenance and operations and $0.092912 page 4
