Weatherford High School air rifle ace Mindy Miles recently had an opportunity to be coached by Olympians returning from London at the Fort Benning’s Army Marksmanship Unit in Georgia.
Miles, a junior, is the reigning Texas State Junior Olympic Champion in Women’s Air Rifle.
Her mother, Darla, is an English teacher at the WHS Ninth Grade Center.
Peaster Academic Challenge team places fourth
Twenty-nine high schools competed May 5 in an academic contest that resembled an athletic contest. Teams from all across Texas competed in the State Academic Challenge sponsored by the Texas Association of Community Schools.
Crockett Elementary named Title I, Part A Distinguished Schools Recipient
Crockett Elementary was recognized by WISD Board members at the May 9 meeting for being named a 2012-2013 Title I, Part A Distinguished Schools recipient.
Saturday, May 11, is a big day for the more than 360 students eligible for graduation from academic and technical programs at Weatherford College.
Libby Wiley, art teacher at Mineral Wells High School and member of Iota Chi, the Weatherford chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, received a $270 award from her chapter to facilitate her attending the National Art Educators Association Convention in Fort Worth March 8-11.
STEPHENVILLE – The Tarleton State University chapter of Phi Eta Sigma, the oldest freshman academic national honor society, inducted 124 new members during its annual induction ceremony on April 15.
ABILENE – Nicole Little, of Weatherford, was named the Biology Department’s Holland Medal winner for 2013, the highest honor given by Hardin-Simmons University’s Holland School of Sciences & Mathematics, April 17.
Rose receives sheriff’s association scholarship
Parker County Sheriff Larry Fowler is pleased to announce this year’s local recipient of the Sheriff’s Association of Texas Academic Scholarship. The $500 scholarship was awarded to Caitlin Olivia Rose, 20, of Weatherford, who is currently enrolled at Tarleton State University. She will be a junior during the fall semester and is majoring in Music Education.
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is pleased to announce that Alisa Millard, of Weatherford, was recently initiated into Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.
Weatherford ISD today announced Crockett Elementary School is one of just 211 schools in the state named a Title I, Part A Distinguished Performance Award recipient by the Texas Education Agency.
Blue Belles to put on ‘TV Land’ spring show
Join the Weatherford High School Blue Belles this Friday and Saturday as they perform their 32nd annual spring show, “TV Land.”
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