Blanco High School
Panther Prowler -- February 2, 2024
Mark Your Calendar
February 2 - FFA @ Hondo Invitational
February 2 - Boys and Girls Basketball @ Brady - 5 PM
February 3 - FFA @ James Madison
February 3 - Powerlifting @ Somerset
February 3 - Softball Scrimmage @ Wimberley
February 3 - Varsity Baseball Scrimmage vs Luling - Noon --- CANCELED!!!
February 5 - Girls Golf @ Schreiner
February 5 - Softball Scrimmage vs Canyon Lake
February 6 - Boys and Girls Basketball vs Llano - 5 PM
February 7 - Boys Golf @ Schreiner
February 7 - Rising Freshmen Parent Meeting - BHS Cafeteria - 6 PM
February 8 - FFA Wildlife Contest @ Blanco
February 9 - FFA Wildlife Judging Contest - San Antonio Stock Show
February 9 - Boys Basketball vs Ingram - 5 PM
February 9 - Softball scrimmage @ Marion - 4:30 PM
February 10 - UIL @ MacArthur
Newest Panther
BHS Ag teacher Kayla Taylor and her husband Michael welcomed a new member to their family this week as Creed Astor Taylor was born on Sunday, January 28. He weighed in at 5 lbs, 15 oz and was 18.25 inches. Welcome to the BHS (and FFA) family Creed!
Prom
Plans are underway for the 2024 Prom. Upperclassmen, make sure to reserve the date - April 13. The Prom will be held at Carriage Hills.
Safety Updates
Blanco ISD is installing emergency pull stations for police and medical emergencies. Blue Point has been on the HS campus putting in the emergency alert stations. If a police or medical emergency arises, staff or students can utilize the pull station to make a call to 911 to get assistance. The system allows for quicker notification, and also pinpoints where the emergency personnel need to respond. Hopefully these are never needed, but it adds another layer of security and allows for a faster response if they are.
Booster Club News
The Blanco All Sports Booster Club meets on the second Monday of each month. The next meeting is on Monday, February 12 at 6:30 PM in the HS library.
The booster club has girls playoff basketball shirts for sale. Please use the link below if you would like to purchase one, or several.
https://gogandy.com/blancohs-bbpl24
The booster club also has baseball shirts available for purchase. If you are interested, please use the link below to access the order information.
Basketball
The girls basketball team traveled to Florence on Friday (Jan 19). The Panthers came away with victories in both the JV and Varsity games. They hosted Comfort on Tuesday (Jan 30). The JV and Varsity won those games as well. The varsity Panthers are 6-2 in district currently, with 2 games to play. They will travel to Brady Friday (Feb 2) before closing out their district schedule on Tuesday (Feb 6) against Llano at home.
The boys basketball team traveled to Florence on Friday (Jan 26) and hosted Comfort on Tuesday (Jan 30). The Varsity and JV Panthers both defeated Florence to complete the first round of district play. The Panthers had a district record of 3-2 at the halfway point of the disctrict schedule. The Varsity Panthers opened the second half of district play with a win over Comfort, making their district record 4-2. The JV1 team won their game as well. The JV2 team came up just short in their contest. The boys will travel to Brady on Friday (Feb 2). They will host Llano on Tuesday (Feb 6).
Powerlifting
The BHS Powerlifting teams will have their next meet at Somerset on Saturday, Feb 3. The boys and girls will both be in action that day.
Golf
The BHS Girls Golf teams started their season this week in Devine. They teed off Monday morning. They finished second as a team behind the host team, Devine, and BHS Junior Sofia Young finished as the second place individual.
The Boys got their season started on Wednesday at Devine as well. They finished third as a team behind Devine and Boerne. Freshman Noah Gallas won third place individual honors.
The teams will compete at Schreiner Golf Course in Kerrville next week. The girls will play Monday. The boys will be taking to the course on Wednesday.
Spring Sports
Softball practices have started. The season started off with a scrimmage against Marble Falls and Pieper High Schools on Saturday. Additional Scrimmages will be held at Wimberley (Feb 3), at home against Canyon Lake (Feb 5), and at Marion (Feb 9) before the season opener against Pieper at home on February 13.
Baseball is preparing for their upcoming season as well. Their practices started last week. The scrimmage on Feb 3 has been canceled. They will scrimmage Feb 6 vs TMI at 5:30, and at Roosevelt on Feb 15 at 4:30. They will open the season with an Alumni game on Feb 17 JV will play at 1, varsity at 5.
Tennis practice is set to begin on February 5. They will open their season on February 14 at the Llano Varsity Tournament. JV will serve things up on February 22 at Fredericksburg.
Track season is just about a month away. The boys and girls teams will travel to Ingram for their first meet on February 22 to compete in the Ingram Relays.
Construction Update
No major news to report since last week. Progress is being made on the Educational Center for the Arts. Things are on track and on schedule.
BISD will be breaking ground on the field house at Panther Stadium next week.
Check back for more details as the construction process progresses.
Shout Outs!
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:
Girls Varsity Basketball for their wins over Florence and Comfort.
Girls JV Basketball for their wins over Florence and Comfort.
Boys Varsity Basketball for their wins over Florence and Comfort.
Girls Varsity golf for finishing 2nd at the Devine tournament.
Sofia Young for finishing second individually in the Devine golf tournament.
Boys Golf for finishing 3rd at the Devine Tournament.
Noah Gallas for finishing 3rd individually in the Devine golf tournament.
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.
Who to Contact
Blanco High School - 1215 4th St., Blanco, TX - 78606 -- Phone 830-833-4337
Brad Kinney - Principal - brad.kinney@blancoisd.org
Jake Raley - Assistant Principal - jacob.raley@blancoisd.org
Deeanna McLendon - Counselor - deeanna.mclendon@blancoisd.org
Amy Hackebeil - Academic Dean - amy.hackebeil@blancoisd.org
Lisa Petri - Registrar - lisa.petri@blancoisd.org
Monique Pennington - Secretary - monique.pennington@blancoisd.org