Football Sweetheart

Left to right: Matalee Stewart, Emery Snapp, and Kendall Griffin in the final game of the 2020-21 season. Photo by Michelle Carney.

Mr. Touchdown and Football Sweetheart

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Whitewright will try and replace one of their best players who moved to Caddo Mills. Bells has had a coaching change which could affect the Lady Panthers. Lands says Gunter and Pottsboro will be good and says Pottsboro received a move-in player that is very talented. Lands says the JV will also be improved this year. Ashley Anderson will be the head coach of the JV and varsity assistant. She’s been a head coach at Lindsay, Celeste, Trenton, and Dodd City.

The Lady Bulldogs are scheduled to open their season tomorrow night (Tuesday) at Trenton with the JV beginning at 5 pm and varsity following.

Teagan Stubblefield. Photo by Michelle Carney. Kendall Griffin. Photo by Michelle Carney.

Ethan Lopez and Bre Munger were recently named Mr. Touchdown and Football Sweetheart. Photo by Michelle Carney.

Bulldog Stadium 1985

Bulldog Stadium 2021

year ago which is $1,000 for fulltime staff and $500 for part-time staff.

Back in June, eligible local educational agencies (LEAs—public school districts and openenrollment charter schools) in Texas could apply to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to receive their allocation of the $5.5 billion appropriated to the State of Texas for public education purposes under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief II (ESSER II) Fund.

According to Texas Education Agency (TEA), school systems should use these new funds for allowable activities to respond to the pandemic and to address student learning loss as a result of COVID-19.

Over the next two-year period, the ISD has over $70,000 slotted for technology and digital learning. A nurse position was added with the ESSR II funds and doubled for next school year in case another nurse position is needed. A COVID retention stipend was also slotted a year ago due to the ISD not having funds to give more than a minimal raise to the staff because of loss of enrollment and state funding.

“We said if we had an opportunity to use federal money, we would and that opportunity is here now,” said Howe ISD Superintendent Kevin Wilson to the school board on Monday night.

Last year, all full-time staff members received $1,000 and parttime employees received $500 which cost the district just over $179,000. With the additions of three staff members, the figure will be closer to $180-$185,000.

“In a perfect world, our attendance comes back to normal, and we feel comfortable with our budget and increase our comp plan next year, but if not, there’s money set aside where we can do this again next year,” said Wilson.

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