July 2022

To finish out July, there will be a series of articles about what we can look forward to in the coming school sports year. With the 2021-22 season reviewed and put to bed, now we can look forward to what our sports teams have before them. While some things have changed in people graduating, old coaches leaving and new coaches coming in and UIL realignment – other things have not changed. There will be plenty of familiar faces coming back – both players and coaches. Some teams will be rebuilding and others will be reloading.

The Texas Education Agency has released the 2022 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness Results for grades 3-8, which showed across-the-board improvements in all grades and subjects, with especially significant gains in reading. “The investments that the state is making in reading academies and accelerated instruction are clearly paying dividends for our students, and the results are a testament to the hard work of teachers across our state,” Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath said.

Biden Shipping Strategic Reserve Oil Out of U.S. Through Hunter Associate Joe Biden recently told us that, in order to bring oil prices down (that he intentionally jacked up), he would release fuel from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve that former President Trump loaded up at a much cheaper price to fulfill what the reserve is for; to have a supply on hand in the event of wars and natural disasters.

Last year, my wife and I got on the first ship that was going to Alaska after the COVID-19 pause. It was a wonderful trip and we got to go to our favorite places.

Funeral services for Agatha Loewen, age 59 of Seminole were held Monday, July 11, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Community Church with Pastor Diedrich Harms officiating. Burial followed at Gaines County Cemetery. All services were under the direction of Boyer Funeral Home.

With things mostly quiet around the campuses of the Seminole Independent School District, the SISD School Board met Monday evening with only a handful of “housekeeping” items before retiring to a lengthy executive session to address personnel and security issues.

Amber Becker’s role as the SISD Reading and Language Arts Coordinator is more than just a job; it’s a passion. After hearing Amber’s story, it’s easy to see why.

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SEAGRAVES – CIEE, a nonprofit study abroad and intercultural exchange organization, is pleased to announce that Mikaela Aguilar, a rising junior at Seagraves High School, is one of 250 American high school students from across the United States to be awarded the prestigious Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) Scholarship for the 2022-2023 academic year. CBYX is a bi-lateral exchange program co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and German Bundestag (Parliament).