April 5 - UIL Academics Meet (Day 2) @ Llano
April 5 - Baseball @ Brady
April 5 - Softball @ Brady
April 5 - FFA Judging @ San Angelo
April 6 - FFA Area Contests @ College Station
April 8 - Eclipse Day - No School
April 10 - Boys and Girls Area Track @ Llano
April 10 - Varsity Tennis @ Blanco
April 11 - English @ EOC Testing
April 11 - JV Tennis @ Blanco
April 11 - Softball vs Comfort - 6 PM
April 12 - JV/V Baseball vs Comfort
April 13 - Blanco JV Baseball Tournament
April 13 - BHS Prom @ Carriage Hills
Messages from Ms. McLendon - BHS Counselor:
AP Letters were given to students on 3/7/2024 outlining the AP fees and the AP testing calendar. Exams are $30 per AP test your student takes. These funds are due by May 1, 2024 if your child is AP testing.
Please pay any outstanding OnRamps Dual Enrollment fees by May 1, 2024 as well.
ACC is now offering free college tuition beginning Fall of 2024 for high school graduates, or GED completers. Please visit the following website for more information.
The Blanco UIL team traveled to Comfort on Thursday (April 4) for Day 1 of their District Contest. BHS Had 9 students qualify for the regional contest. The team traveled to Llano for Day 2 of the District Contest Friday, April 5. When all of the results were tabulated, the BHS team finished second! Complete results will be in next week's newsletter.
Tickets are on sale for the 2024 Prom to be held April 13 at Carriage Hills. Tickets may be purchased in the HS office. The cost is $30. Senior BHS Students attend for free, all other attendees will require a ticket. Students who wish to bring a guest that is not a student at BHS will need to pick up an approval form from the office, fill in required information, get required signatures, and return the form by Wednesday, April 10 at 4 PM.
The softball team hosted Llano (3/28). After falling behind early, the Panthers mounted a rally to close the gap while shutting down the Llano offense. In the end, the Panthers came up a few runs short, but showed a great deal of heart and determination in the game. They traveled to Ingram on Monday (4/1) coming away with a convincing win over the Lady Warriors and avenging an earlier loss to Ingram. The girls will be in Brady on Friday (4/5) and will host Comfort on Thursday, April 11.
Varsity Baseball remains undefeated in district with wins over Llano on Friday (March 28) and Ingram on Monday (April 1). Both games were close contests going into extra innings before the Panthers were able to pull out the victory. The team will travel to Brady on Friday (4/5) to start the second half of district and will host Comfort on Friday (April 12).
The Track teams were in Llano Tuesday and Wednesday (April 2 & 3) for the District Track Meet. Between the boys and girls team, 24 athletes qualified for the area meet. The JV and Varsity Girls both won their divisions. The JV and Varsity Boys both finished third.
Blanco athletes who finished in the top 6 are as follows:
Varsity Girls
161 points - 1st place
Madison Hunter - 100m hurdles - 1st
Gretschen Grosch - 200m - 1st, Long Jump - 4th, Triple Jump - 4th
Payton Craft - 400m - 3rd,
Sidney Johnson - 100m hurdles - 2nd, 300m hurdles - 2nd, Long Jump - 6th , Triple Jump - 1st
Carleigh Dotson - 1600m - 6th, 3200m - 4th,
Sylene Acosta - 3200m - 6th
Skyler Soldwisch - Shot Put - 3rd
Kylene Kramer - High Jump - 2nd, Pole Vault - 1st
Calla Nelson - Pole Vault - 2nd
Tylee Shires - Pole Vault - 3rd
4x100 relay - Lillie Smith, Madison Hunter, Kate Capshaw, and Gretschen Grosch - 1st
4x200m relay - Calla Nelson, Lillie Smith, Kate Capshaw, and Madison Hunter - 1st
4x400m relay - Gretschen Grosch, Kate Capshaw, Payton Craft, Calla Nelson - 2nd
Varsity Boys
109 points - 3rd place
Brodrick Siwecki - 100m - 2nd, 200m - 1st,
Cole Silva - 100m - 4th
Valente Medina - 400m - 5th
Cody Waltrip - 400m - 6th
Sebastian Galvan - 800m - 3rd, 1600m - 4th, 3200m - 5th,
Tyler Dixon - 300m hurdles - 6th
Reggie Johnson - Shot Put - 1st, Discus - 1st
Isaiah Mancha - Shot Put - 5th
Chris Cannon - Discus - 4th
Hank Jones - High Jump - 5th
Ryder Moorman - Pole Vault - 3rd
Westin Walker - Pole Vault - 6th
4x100m relay - Colten Kuebel, Jacob Johnson, Hank Jones, Cole SIlva - 4th
4x200m relay - Colten Kuebel - Brodrick Siwecki, Jacob Johnson, Cody Waltrip - 2nd
4x400m relay - Hudson Monasmith, Cole Silva, Valente Medina, Cody Waltrip - 3rd
The top 4 in each varsity event qualify for the area meet next week in Llano.
JV Girls
202 points - first place
Madison Starry - 100m - 1st, Long Jump - 3rd, Madison Starry - 2nd
Emma Edmondson - 100m - 2nd, 200m - 2nd,
Brylee Stipanovich - 100m 4th, 200m - 5th, Triple Jump - 3rd
Amelia Bonar - 200m - 1st, Triple Jump - 1st
Kylli Gonzales - 400m - 5th
Clover Arnold - 400m - 6th, Long Jump - 1st
Kailey Godinez - 800m - 4th, 3200m - 2nd, 1600m - 3rd
Avery Flack - 100m hurdles - 3rd, 300m hurdles - 4th, Pole Vault - 1st
Delanie Zimmermann - 100m hurdles - 6th, 300m hurdles - 5th
Kysiah Samuels - Shot Put - 1st
Autumn Seltzer - Shot Put - 2nd
Mia Solorzano - Triple Jump - 4th
4x100m relay - Mattie Smith, Madison Starry, Sophia Mendez, Emma Edmondson - 1st
4x200m relay - Mattie Smith, Madison Starry, Amelia Bonar, Sophia Mendez - 1st
4x400m relay - Mattie Smith, Amelia Bonar, Brylee Stipanovich, Sophia Mendez - 2nd
JV Boys
133 points - 3rd place
Caleb Grohman - 100m - 5th
Robbie Jimenez - 100m - 6th, Triple Jump - 3rd
Logan Schwarzlose - 200m - 3rd
Trey Atchley - 200m - 4th, 400m - 1st,
Cooper Lawson - 800m - 2nd, 1600m - 6th, 3200 m - 2nd
Riley Russell - 3200m - 6th
Cason Ricke - Long Jump - 4th
Foster Capshaw - Long Jump - 5th, Triple Jump - 2nd
Holden Burt - Shot Put - 2nd
Gauge Larmon - Shot Put - 3rd
Staycer Broglie - Discus - 3rd
Harrison Gray - Discus - 4th
Xavier Ayala - Pole Vault - 4th
4x100m relay - Rocky Barrera, Caleb Grohman, Cason RIcke, Logan Schwarzlose - 2nd
4x200m relay - Rocky Barrera, Caleb Grohman, Cason RIcke, Logan Schwarzlose - 2nd
4x400m relay - Robbie Jimenez, Xavier Ayala, Cason Ricke, Trey Atchley - 3rd
The pad is complete for the Educational Center for the Arts. The first round of concrete for the foundation was poured (Friday 3/22). The remaining concrete slab will be done in stages and not all at once. When that is complete, the building will start going vertical and more progress will be noticeable. Completion is scheduled for late Spring 2025.
Things are progressing with the field house. Major work moving dirt for the pad is ongoing. They are working to create the pad and getting it level with the track. The field house should be ready early in the upcoming football season.
Check back for more details as the construction process progresses.
In an effort to recognize contributions and accomplishments of BHS students and staff, we will be giving shout outs to individuals or groups who have made and impact, represented Blanco HS well, done a good deed, gone above and beyond expectations, extended a helping hand, received an award, or just did something cool. These are the BHS Shout Outs for the week:
UIL Academic Team members for an outstanding meet
Ms. Perez for serving as UIL Director this year and all of the UIL coaches who helped our students prepare and succeed
Baseball for wins over Llano and Ingram
Softball for their win over Ingram
Mr. Harvey and his crew for putting up barriers around campus in preparation for the eclipse
Ms. Pennington for handling purchasing all year long including a flurry at the end of the purchasing period
Track teams for their performances at the District Track Meet
Band and students in A Lunch for great renditions of Happy Birthday
Athletic Tickets
Fans can also download the Home Town Ticketing app to their smartphone and order tickets through the app.
Tickets are usually available for purchase 3-5 days prior to the contest. In person (cash) tickets will not be available at the gate/door.
This will only apply to BISD HOME games. We have no control over how other schools sell their tickets. If other venues require online ticketing, we will provide that information as soon as we have it.
