Friday, January 25, 2008

Ladycat Softball Schedule

Date     Opponent             Place  Teams Time
1/31 Aransas Pass (scr) There JV/V 5:00
2/2 Banquete-Freer (scr) There JV/V 9:30
2/7 Alice JV (scr) There JV/V 4:30
2/9 Bishop-OGrove (scr) There JV/V 10:00
2/11 Orange Grove Here JV/V 5:00/7:00
2/16 Port Aransas There V 12:00
2/18 Cuero There JV/V 5:00/7:00
2/21-23 Skidmore-Tynan Trny Here V TBA
2/26 San Diego There JV/V 5:00/7:00
2/28-3/1 Bishop Trny There JV TBA
2/29-3/1 Hebbronville Trny There V TBA
3/4 *Taft Here JV/V 5:00/7:00
3/7 *Three Rivers Here JV/V 5:00/7:00
3/11 *George West There JV/V 5:00/7:00
3/13-15 Shiner St.Paul Trny There V TBA
3/14 *Odem Here JV/V 5:00/7:00
3/20 *Refugio There JV/V 5:00/7:00
3/25 *Refugio/Bloomington Here JV/V 5:00/7:00
3/28 *Taft There JV/V 5:00/7:00
4/1 *Three Rivers There JV/V 5:00/7:00
4/4 *George West Here JV/V 5:00/7:00
4/8 *Odem There JV/V 5:00/7:00
4/11 Yorktown There JV/V 5:00/7:00
4/12 District JV Trny. Here JV TBA
4/15 *Refugio Here JV/V 5:00/7:00
4/18 *Bloomington There V 4:00

Head Coach Adrian Pena
Asst./JV Coach Frank Barrera

Friday, January 18, 2008

S-T ISD Trustees Extend Superintendent's Contract to 2011

A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of Skidmore-Tynan ISD was held January 14, 2008, in the S-T ISD Event Center Board Room.

Superintendent Dr. Brett Belmarez reported enrollment is currently at 756. Construction on the elementary pavilion has begun with a projected completion date of May 1st. Updgrades and repairs to the Bobcat Stadium restrooms are underway and construction of campus-wide covered walkways will begin soon.

Agenda items included:

• Evaluation of Superintendent of Schools. Trustees rated Dr. Belmarez' performance over the past school year as having "exceeded expectations."

• Consideration and Possible Action to Renew the Superintendent of Schools Employment Contract. Trustees unanimously extended Dr. Belmarez' contract through 2011 and awarded him a 4% increase in salary.

• Consideration and Possible Approval of Proposed District Goals for January through December 2008. This item was approved.

• Consideration and Possible Approval of Bus Purchase through the ESC-2 Multi-Regional Purchasing Cooperative. Trustees approved the purchase of two new buses.

• Consideration and Possible Action to Accept a Portable Building Lease Agreement. Trustees agreed to a 13 month lease agreement for an interim ag/technology center pending construction of the new facility.

• Discussion and Possible Action to Clarify or Modify Current Practice of Formulating/Finalizing Board Meeting Agendas (Ysrael R. Salinas). No action was taken on this item.

• Consideration and Possible Approval of Contract for Professional Services from Lovvorn & Kieschnick, L.L.P., Certified Public Accountants. This item was approved.

• Consideration and Possible Approval of Contractual Agreement to Renovate the Running/Walking Track at Bobcat Stadium. This item was approved.

The next regular meeting if the S-T ISD Board of Trustees is scheduled Monday, February 11, 2007, at 6:00 p.m.

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Sports Pics - Alumni Basketball


Ladycat Rachel Mengers and sister Emily (class of 07) share a laugh during the girls alumni basketball game. Photo courtesy of Arthur Robinson. Click here for boys and girls alumni game photos by Rob's Digital Photography.