March 28 - Early Release - 1 PM
March 28 - Baseball vs Llano - JV 4:30 - Varsity after
March 28 - Softball vs Llano - 6 PM
March 29 - Student and Staff Holiday
April 1 - Regular School Day - NOT a holiday
April 1 - FFA Spring Contest
April 1- Baseball @ Ingram - JV 4:30 - Varsity after
April 1 - Softball @ Ingram - 6 PM
April 2 - District Track at Llano
April 3 - District Track @ Llano (Day 2)
April 4 - UIL Academic District Meet @ Comfort
April 4 - FFA Judging @ Water Valley
April 5 - UIL Academics Meet (Day 2) @ Llano
April 5 - Baseball @ Brady - JV 4:30 - Varsity after
April 5 - Softball @ Brady - 6 PM
April 5 - FFA Judging @ San Angelo
April 6 - FFA Area Contests @ College Station
Messages from Ms. McLendon - BHS Counselor:
AP Letters were given to students on 3/7/2024 outlining the AP fees and the AP testing calendar. Exams are $30 per AP test your student takes. These funds are due by May 1, 2024 if your child is AP testing.
Please pay any outstanding OnRamps Dual Enrollment fees by May 1, 2024 as well.
Congratulations to the Blanco High School Band for receiving a Sweepstakes award at the Region 29 UIL Concert and Sightreading evaluation at Boerne Champion High School Wednesday. This is the highest award a high school band can receive during the school year combining Division 1 Ratings in Marching Band, Concert Band, and Sight reading. Congratulations to the Band, Mr. Snider, and Mr. Pranger! Well done!
Tickets are on sale for the 2024 Prom to be held April 13 at Carriage Hills. Tickets may be purchased in the HS office. The cost is $30. Senior BHS Students attend for free, all other attendees will require a ticket. Students who wish to bring a guest that is not a student at BHS will need to pick up an approval form from the office, fill in required information, get required signatures, and return the form by Wednesday, April 10 at 4 PM.
The BHS golf teams will be played their district tournament on Tuesday and Wednesday. The first round was at Vaaler Creek in Blanco on Tuesday (3/26). The second round was at The Buckhorn in Comfort on Wednesday (3/27). The girls team of Sophia Young, Nessah Marquette, Kylie Ridner, and Bayleigh Dalland won the district tournament and will advance to the regional meet. They boys team of Estevan Vargas, Noah Gallas, Cambel Plahy, Jaxson Millard, and Ryan Lovalvo finished second and will also advance to the regional tournament. Congratulations golfers! Scores are listed below:
Two day scores
Boy Team A
Estevan Vargas 171
Ryan Lovalvo 174
Cambel Plahy 168
Jaxson Millard 172
Noah Gallas 163
Team Total: 674
2nd Place
Girls Team
Sophia Young 155 (1st in individual)
Bayleigh Dalland 179 (3rd indy)
Kylie Ridner 231
Nessah Marquette 212
Team Total: 777
1st Place
Boy Team B
Ayden Reedy 197
Jackson Curry 225
Tyler Dixon 222
Liam Dotson 185
Team Total 829
The Varsity Tennis team was in the Fredericksburg Tournament last week. This was a very competetive tournament with several 5A and 6A schools competing. None of the Blanco players medaled, but Colby Murphree and Alex Beliveau got a big win against a team from Boerne in mixed doubles before losing to a team from 6A O'Connor the next round.
The Dual Meet with Johnson City was rained out. The tournament in Mason this weekend was canceled due to travel concerns involving the number of visitors coming to the area for the eclipse on Monday.
Blanco will host a varsity tournament on April 10 and a JV tournament on April 11. The District Tournament will be in Ingram on April 22 and 23.
The softball team collected 2 wins in the last 7 days. They traveled to Comfor and picked up a decisive win there, then hosted Florence on Monday with the same outcome. The Panthers will host Llano (3/28) to start the second half of the district schedule and travel to Ingram on Monday (4/1). They will be in Brady on Friday (4/5).
Varsity Baseball remains undefeated in district with wins over Comfort on Friday and Florence on Monday. JV lost to Comfort and had their game with Florence canceled due to rain the night before. The baseball teams will host Llano on Friday (3/28), travel to Ingram on Monday (4/1) to complete round one of the district schedule. They travel to Brady on Friday (4/5) to start the second half of district.
The JV baseball team will play in the Marion Tournament Thursday. They were originally scheduled to play Saturday as well, but with concerns over travel conditions over the weekend due to visitors in the area for the eclipse, the Saturday date has been canceled.
The Track teams were in Comfort March 27. There was an hour and a half lightning delay about 45 minutes into the meet. The meet eventually resumed around 6 PM. Our athletes did a great job. This was a practice meet so athletes competed to improve performance only. There were no team point totals or official places. Mr. Dixon did a great job as the starter. Many of our coaches helped run off events and were very efficient in doing so. Congratulations to our athletes and athletic staff for a job well done.
The District Meet will be in Llano on April 2 and 3.
Reggie Johnson qualified for the Texas Relays. This is an exclusive meet with athletes being invited for past performances and reaching qulaifying marks. He will throw the discus on Friday (3/29) at 4:15 PM in Austin. Congratulations and Good Luck Reggie!
The pad is complete for the Educational Center for the Arts. The first round of concrete for the foundation was poured (Friday 3/22). The remaining concrete slab will be done in stages and not all at once. When that is complete, the building will start going vertical and more progress will be noticeable. Completion is scheduled for late Spring 2025.
Things are progressing with the field house. Major work moving dirt for the pad is ongoing. They are working to create the pad and getting it level with the track. The field house should be ready early in the upcoming football season.
Check back for more details as the construction process progresses.
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:
Donovan Hector and Kaden Elrod for their performances at the State Powerlifting Meet.
Band for their Sweepstakes award at the Region 29 UIL Concert and Sightreading evaluation.
Reggie Johnson for qualifying for the Texas Relays.
Ms. Kotfas and the Yearbook Staff for their hard work this year in putting together the Yearbook.
Boys and Girls Golf for qualifying for the regional tournament.
Colby Murphree and Alex Beliveau for their impressive win over Boerne in mixed doubles tennis.
Softball for their wins over Comfort and Florence.
Baseball for their wins over Comfort and Florence.
FFA Judging Teams for their hard work and success in judging contests last week.
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.