Your Longhorn Weekly Updated

1 Peter 5:7: “ 5 In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.” 6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.”

This verse shows that individuals should always learn from wise adults. They should always be humble and never have pride as this only causes problems. “... that he may lift you up in due time” tells us to trust in God’s plan and his timing because in the end he is the one that knows what is best for us. Finally, the last sentence shows us that we can trust in God and always pray for the obstacles and worries that we may have.

2 Corinthians 12:9 - “My grace is all you need, for my power is the greatest when you are weak.”

Allowing Christ to be strong in places we are weak, and not to resent him for allowing us to experience that weakness. God is perfect in every way, giving Him the power to make up for any weaknesses we have.

By: Brayan Ulloa, Robi Duarte

Hello Longhorn Nation, the elementary student of this week is:

Josue Malagon

We want to congratulate him for being chosen as the elementary student of the week so we decided to ask him a few questions so all of you can get to know him a bit better:

What are your favorite games?

-Roblox and Fortnite

What are your favorite snacks to eat?

-Pizza

What is your favorite subject in school?

-Math

What is your favorite color?

-Red

By: Jayden Soto, Santiago Garcia

Secondary Student of the Week goes to: Jackie Jurado, Congratulations!

We want to congratulate him for being chosen as the secondary student of the week so we decided to ask him a few questions so all of you can get to know him a bit better:

How do you feel about getting voted student of the week?

"It feels pretty good. It's an honor to get picked out of the whole high school. This will motivate me to do better as a student."

Who is someone in your family that you look up to?

"I look up to my grandpa and my mom because they are great role models. They teach me to work hard everyday and be a better version of myself."

What is your favorite sport, and why?

"Football because I like to dominate and go hit people. I enjoyed watching football games when I was younger and it inspired me to want to play."

By: Vida Flores, Jaden Jurado

The JH boys football team played against the Cowboys in Grandfalls, Texas on September 12. The team came out on top with the score being Longhorns:33 Cowboys :19

Before the game we asked Coach Gamboa a few questions about their preparation for this game. Is there anything y'all have done to prepare for this game? “Practice is always essential. But definitely, these past few weeks have been a lot of learning for the team.”

Do you think your team will win this game? “Yes, we have practiced hard and we worked hard this game. We always believe that we will win. And if we don’t win, we learn. I think we will definitely win. I have confidence in my team.”

Are you ready to play this game? How excited are you? “We are so ready. Excited is an understatement. I am always so thrilled to see what the younger “horns” can do. It will be fun. Yes I am excited and ready to play. This is the first game of the JH season.”

Do you think you’ll come out strong or do you think there will be a lot to improve on from tomorrow's game? “There is always something to improve on, whether we win or lose. What I really want is for these young players to have fun and enjoy the game. Sometimes we get so caught up in winning that we lose sight of more important things. I want to learn and build culture, the things that will help these future Longhorns be successful for the years to come!”

Player Interview

Tadeo Mandujano

Are you excited to play today?

“Yes I am ready to play and super excited.”

Do you think your team is ready?

“Yes we have worked and we are ready.”

What position do you play?

“End and Middle Linebacker”

Is there anyone you look up to and why?

“I look up to Larry Allen and Ray Lewis because they are the best at their position and I want to be like them.”

By: Mili Mandujano, Kaylin Corona

For Homecoming, Buena Vista had spirit week where you could dress up as something or wear a certain color to show your school spirit. Monday was Pajama Day and Jaden Jurado had the best pajamas. On Tuesday they had Hawaiian Day and Coach Gamboa had the best outfit with a skirt and a straw hat. Wednesday meant that every Longhorn fan had to wear pink. Thursday was BBQ Dad vs Soccer Mom and Paris Cortez had the best outfit for BBQ Dad. Friday the Longhorns wore the colors blue and gold.Thursday evening the JH Football team battled against the Cowboys, winning the game! Later on in the evening there was a homecoming parade and a bonfire at 7:30. The turnout was great! There were a lot of students and fans. On Friday, the HS Volleyball team played against Midland Classical, we did not win but they played great together.

The Homecoming Queen was Nataly Porras and the King was Vick Garza. Congratulations!

The HS Football team brought back one of the old rivalries against the Grandfalls Cowboys! The Longhorns sent everyone home early while winning at halftime with the score of 54-0!

By: Javier Aguiulera, Yovana Jimenez

Interview with Mr. Dominguez

Why did you choose this project? It is a fun project overall for the students. It takes a bite out of the monotony of reading the book and I like the hands-on experience.

What do you think is the most challenging part of this project? The most challenging part is the communication skills that has to happen among the students in order to get the project built and balanced. It is always amazing to watch the students outdo themselves in order to complete the project.

Interview with Bayleigh Tinney

What is the biggest challenge of this project? Trying to make it stand.

What do you like about this project? Team bonding

By: Cody Schoenfeldt, Yovani Jimenez

"Yovani scoring was the icing on the cake. After a challenging week this reminded me of why I enjoy coaching is to see a first touchdown for a player, and the whole team get excited for one of their brother scoring a touchdown. - Coach JB"

I remind the girls that in order run a offense, we have to have a great pass. Mili's first pass gave Genova the opportunity to set up Gaby perfectly! With Kaylin's extensive defense skills, she was able to get another great pass to Genova. Genova was able to set the ball to perfection for Dayanna to kill the ball to win the point! I love seeing the girls work together and to see their smiles when they all celebrate! - Coach Capri

This week our junior high volleyball teams played the Rankin Red Devils at home! Both teams did a great job! First up was the 7th grade team with an amazing win!! The score of the first set was 25-14 and the second set was 25-8! Secondly, was the 8th grade team with another great win! The score of the first set was 25-11 and the second set was 25-7! Overall a phenomenal job from both teams, keep doing great longhorns!!

We interviewed Coach Rodriguez over how she felt her girls did against the Rankin Red Devils. She stated that both the 7th grade and 8th grade teams did an amazing job! Both teams were consistent with their serves and moving to pass the ball. Some things both teams struggled with was communicating with one another and being ready on defense. Regardless, both teams came out with a win! Great job Lady Longhorns!!

After speaking with Aleah Carrasco, setter of the 8th grade volleyball team, she stated that she was very proud of her and her team's performance. She said there were many things that her team did right such as getting their serves over and setting up the ball to hit. There were also some things they struggled with such as learning their new rotation. Aleah stated that despite those challenges her team was able to compete and finish the game with a win!

By: Genova Sanchez, Jackie Jurado

Game Review

Opponent - Union Hill

Outcome - BV 61 - 15 UH

Interview - Jordan Rodriguez

What is your favorite play on offense? "Any play where the ball goes outside because I feel like I can outrun anybody once I hit my top speed"

How do you feel about the game’s result? "I'm glad that we won but I do believe that we can do things a whole lot better"

What do you think you need to improve the most? "My blocking abilities"

Interview - Coach Gamboa

How do you keep your team going during hard practices?

"This can be tough at times but simply put, remind them of what is at stake every week. I also try to do my best to display the energy I need from the team.”

How would you describe your team’s chemistry?

”A culture of investment for each other. Serving others first and an understanding that it's bigger than just ourselves.”

How far do you expect the team to go this year?

”As far as we work for. I expect a deep run. That’s why I brought my working hat.”

Did everyone do their job correctly?

”We did our jobs with great effort and lots of times, it's better than correctly. But there is always something to fix or do better. Always!”

How do you motivate your team before the games?

‘I want players to know that they are capable of doing their job. If anything, just play hard and don’t worry about messing up. Hustle will take care of mistakes.”

By: Braxton Eades, Juan Ulloa

Interview with Coach Kelly

How do you have your practices to prepare them? Try to make it fun or make them ready

Do you have the same practices with high school and junior high or is it different?

It is very similar but not exactly the same

Who is the hardest runner in cross country?

Lulu and Alex Sanchez

How confident are you feeling about your runners competing in Ozona? I believe it will be a challenging course but overall we should compete well.

Why did you decide to coach cross country? It was not my first choice but working at a small school district you have to coach different sports. I enjoy watching the kids improve.

Top Ten Results at Ozona:

Mili Mandjuano 4th Place

Loudres Sanchez 5th Place

By: Julio Henerdez, Alexander Porras

Can you describe what a typical practice looks like for your teams?

Start all of my practices with warm-up exercises and stretches to prepare the players. After that, we move onto individual and group drills to improve specific techniques and skills.

What approach do you take when your team is struggling? When I notice my team is struggling, I first determine whether the issue exists across all players or at an individual level. If I decide the whole team is struggling with a specific technique or method of playing

Describe what your bench area looks like during games?

What is most important to me is that they are focused on the game and cheering on their fellow teammates.

What are your team goal?

Is to go as far as we can as one.

The volleyball team played Rankin winning 3-0 & Van Horn winning 4-1

By: Sebastian Porras, Alize Galvan

Mrs. Fierro grew up in a small town in Texas called Fort Stockton. She even graduated from a big and proud school called Fort Stockton High School! She went to The University of Texas in Dallas, to start taking business classes, and she even graduated with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis on Social Studies grades 4-8. The reason why she became a teacher is because she loves to be around kids, she also loves to teach math, and she absolutely loves to share what she has in mind! Mrs. Fierro always loves to decorate and be creative such as making posters for the hallways and she even decorates for football games, cancer awareness week/month, and drug free! She is always eager to see her students at school everyday as they get ready to learn new things. Mrs. Fierro is always happy to see the students and faculty carry a big smile and have the best energy to carry on for the remaining 2024-2025 school year! The things that encourage Mrs. Fierro everyday, is to see her student’s come into class to accomplish their goals in classes, and in their near future. Mrs. Fierro would love to travel with the students to the big city of Seattle, so they could go to the ocean as well as the forest. She would even take them to a large collection of museums and art. Mrs. Fierro would always wanna try new things in life and she’s always not afraid to be herself.

By: Jayden Soto & Jaden Jurado