Buffalo News

February 16, 2025

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The following students were selected by their teachers and administration as FHS Students of the Month for January.

Freshman: Samantha Nichols

Sophomore: Adonis Flemming

Junior: Brynlee Cody

Senior: Brenda Mora

Congratulations and keep up the good work!

Coach Busch was named our January Teacher of the Month! Way to go!

Congratulations to each of these young ladies for their accomplishments - we are proud of all the hard work you have put in on and off the court!

1st Team All District: Emerson Herring

Honorable Mention All-District: Aaley Ramirez, Laney Ellis, Rivers Vandyke

Academic All-District: Klareece Arldt, Emerson Herring, Lakyn Tingle, Laney Ellis, Aaley Ramirez, Addison Carlile, Sydney Bertelson, Valerie Suarez, Sarah Bell

What a day for our lamb and pig exhibitors this past Wednesday!

Congratulations goes to Hunter Butler on his 4th place Chester White barrow at San Angelo!

San Antonio Results:

Brynlee Cody had a CLASS WINNER with her medium wool!

Brody Fisher snagged a sale spot too with his 9th place medium wool!

Kynslee Cody placed 12th with her medium wool!

The land and homesite teams both finished in the top 10 on Wednesday at the Bedias Creek contest! Way to kick off the season and good luck!

FIRST Place goes to the Wildlife Team in San Angelo! on Saturday!

Luke Nichols was FIRST HIGH INDIVIDUAL and won a $1,000 scholarship!!

Klareece Arldt was 3rd high individual!!

Mason Barnes was 9th high individual!!

Aiden Champlin was 18th high individual!!

Tatum Lincoln and Lacy Allen had a great first contest!!

Congratulations to everyone!!

Senior Ben Conner and Junior Celeste Bradford traveled to San Antonio where they performed with the ATSSB All-State band at the Texas Music Educators Convention on February 12-15.

For the first time in the history of Florence ISD, the Florence band placed two band members in the All-State band in one academic year! Ben placed 3rd chair in the Trumpet room, and Celeste placed 1st chair in the French Horn room at the ATSSB Area auditions in January, earning them a place in the coveted All-State Band. This is the highest honor a musician in the State of Texas can achieve!

Congratulations to both Ben and Celeste - we are so proud of you and how you represented the Mighty Florence Buffalo Band!

Attention Seniors! Were you accepted to your dream college? Did you enlist in the armed forces? Do you already have a job offer from a company/firm for a career in your chosen line of work? We want to recognize your future plans once you've decided what you're doing! Let Ms. Crow know and you can either email her a picture (wear something to represent your college, hold up an acceptance letter, wear a uniform, etc.) or she can take one to put on the wall!

Discipline Definition:

holding oneself to inner and outer standards with control and moderation; able to carefully control the way that you work, live, or behave, especially to achieve a goal.

There’s one essential ingredient in the process of creating change that too often gets overlooked: discipline. Beyond the desire to do something and the motivation to get started, there is a need to put in the work—repeatedly, consistently, and enduringly.

Our goal for the year is to maintain attendance at 95% and we were on track first semester. Currently, we are behind this goal to start the nine weeks. We know many students have been out ill, however, we want to stress the importance of being in class.

In order to get points for attendance in the clash of the classes the grade level must be at 95%.

Current attendance standings:

9th - 93.61

10th - 92.97

11th - 92.21

12th - 89.44

National FFA Week is this week!

There is no school on Monday or Tuesday, so we get three days of dressing up!!

To guarantee your copy, order by February 21st!

Come support the arts!

The Horatio Alger Association is seeking students that display integrity and perseverance in overcoming adversity, and plan to pursue higher education. Students must have financial need and a determination to turn their adversity into opportunity and pursue their American Dream.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

• Be enrolled full time as a high school junior in the United States

• Exhibit a strong commitment to pursue and complete a bachelor’s degree at an accredited non-profit public or private institution in the United States (students may start their studies at a two-year institution and then transfer to a four-year institution)

• Demonstrate financial need ($65,000 or lower household income)

• Be involved in co-curricular and community service activities

• Display integrity and perseverance in overcoming adversity

• Maintain a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0; and

• Be a United States citizen

If you’re looking for more information about the Horatio Alger Association,
please visit this website.

2025 APPLICATION FOR SCHOLARSHIP TO TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY (College Station, Galveston, McAllen)

Scholarships awarded by the Club shall be restricted to students attending the University. In awarding Scholarships, the Club shall not discriminate on the basis of an individual’s age, sex, color, religion, nationality, or ethnicity. Click the link below for more information and requirements!

For the eleventh year in a row, MRWF is launching the next Work Ethic Scholarship Program and giving away another $1,000,000 in scholarships this year. They are looking for hardworking men and women who will keep the lights on, water running, and air flowing--people who will show up early, stay late, and get the job done.

Click the link below to view more information on this scholarship opportunity!

Work Ethic Scholarships

Submit your application no later than April 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM PT.

This is the LOCAL Scholarship for our students (who are Williamson County Residents) and criteria are attached. They do not have to be involved with showing or ag-related projects.

This is a small scholarship, but it is a check sent directly to the students to use for college-related expenses. It is becoming rare to have this type of scholarship, but we know just how expensive it is for parents to get their college/vocational-aged children off and going to school.

Click the link below for more information and requirements!

PEC scholarship applications are NOW OPEN!

This year, we will award $100,000 in scholarships to selected students in our service area who will attend college, university, technical school, or trade school.

Information and the application link can be found on our PEC Scholarship Program page.

Applications must be completed and submitted by 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, March 12, 2025.

The Gerloff Company, Inc. is awarding scholarships to deserving high school seniors who are continuing their education at a college, university or trade school. Depending on the number of applications, multiple $1,000.00 scholarships will be awarded. The individual scholarship will be made payable to the student and is meant to be used to assist with tuition, room and board, books, and/or any other expenses associated with the cost in obtaining a degree or certification from a college, university or trade school. Click on the application below for more information.

It's that time of year. Attached are this year's CTSFSDA Scholarship applications. We've also shared a flyer that you can share with your districts*. Note there are 3 different applications: one for High School Students, one for College Students, and one for District Employees. All applications must be received by CTSFSDA no later than March 10, 2025.

Applications must be accompanied by:

1.) A professional letter of reference from a supervisor, employer, or school official

2.) Personal letter of reference (non-relative)

3.) Copy of Transcript from current school attending

Submissions may be done by mail or email:

Candy Biehle

Smithville ISD

Child Nutrition Director

PO Box 479

Smithville, Texas 78957

cbiehle@smithvilleisd.org

The Assistance League of Georgetown is offering two scholarships.

1) Scholarship for students attending an accredited college/university in the State of Texas to pursue a 4-year degree.

2) Scholarship for students attending an accredited vocational program/apprenticeship/technology certification program in the State of Texas.

Click the links below for more information and to view the applications and criteria!

Bartlett Electric Cooperative (BEC) will be offering scholarships from the Lawrence Karl Memorial Scholarship Funds for the 2025 school year. Scholarship applications are now available!

To be eligible, you must:

- Be a dependent of an active BEC member

- Be a graduating senior

- Reside full-time in the home of a parent who is a full-time resident in BEC's service area.

- Have a high school GPA of 90 or higher

- Have applied for admission as a full time student at a state university, junior college or technical school.

Deadline to submit your application is March 31, 2025.

2/17 - Student/Staff Holiday

2/18 - Student Holiday/Staff PD Day

2/21 - Eligibility Affected from IPR 3.2 (Gain Only)

2/22 - Fresh Food for Families Distribution 12:00 - 2:00 PM

2/24 - Junior Class Meeting 2nd Period

2/25 - District Wide Fine Arts Show Feature 6:00 - 7:30 FHS

2/26 - Pep Rally during 2nd period

3/4 - 3/6 - TELPAS Testing

3/7 - Student Holiday/Staff PD

3/10 - ASVAB (Students must sign up)

3/14 - Early Release

3/14 - End of 3rd 9 Weeks (Gain/Loss)

3/17 - 3/21 - Spring Break

3/26 - PSAT 10th Grade/SAT 11th Grade

5/3 - Junior/Senior Prom @ Moravian Hall

5/30 - Graduation @ Stampede Stadium

Please utlize the form below to sign up for this great opportunity.

2/17 - Boys Soccer @ Travis (Burger Stadium) - 6:30 V

2/18 - Girls Soccer v. Travis - 6:30 V

2/18 - Baseball @ Early - 6:30 V

2/19 - Tennis @ Llano - V

2/20 - Powerlifting Meet @ Lake Belton HS - LQD (Boys Only) - 4:00

2/20 - Track Meet @ McGregor - CANCELLED

2/20-2/22 - Baseball @ Axtell Tournament - V

2/21 - Girls Soccer @ Burnet - 4:00/5:30 JV/V

2/21 - Boys Soccer v Burnet - 5:30 V

2/21- Softball Round Robin Tournament @ Home - 8:00, 6:30

2/22 - Softball Round Robin Tournament @ Home - 8:00, 2:00, 5:00