April 26 - Varsity Baseball vs ingram - 4:30
April 27 - UIL Academics - Regional Meet in Abilene
April 29 - MAP Reading Test - 9 AM
April 30 - MAP Language Usage Test - 1 PM
May 1 - MAP Biology Test - 9 AM
May 2 - MAP Math Test - 1 PM
May 2 - UIL State Track - Reggie Johnson and Madison Hunter
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.
ACC is now offering free college tuition beginning Fall of 2024 for high school graduates, or GED completers. Please visit the following website and see the parent email below for more information.
The following students have qualified for the regional meet in Abilene (April 27).
Nic Fox - Number Sense
Mitchell Frazier - Calculator Applications & Math
Julianna Foley - Copy Editing & Literary Criticism
Fuyu Dai - Accounting
Sophie Blankenburg - Science & Math
Ella Baker - Ready Writing & Headline Writing
Ian Churchill - Math
Korina Forsberg - Math
Riley Aguilar - Prose Interpretation
Faith Tucker - Ready Writing & Feature Writing
Congratulations and good luck!
BHS Art students competed in the Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Three Blanco students received awards in the contest.
Faith Tucker 1st place
Kylee Ridner 2nd Place
Julianna Foley Honorable Mention
The first place entry advances to the state contest. Faith Tucker's entry (shown below) was judged in the state contest and has advanced to the National competition. Congratulations to all of the BHS winners and good luck to Faith at the national contest.
The FFA Entomology Team competed in their State Contestat Texas Tech on April 20. They finished in 24th place. Cassie Hartman was the high scoring individual for the Blanco team.
The FFA Wildlife Judging Team competed in the State Contest in Junction on April 22. They finished in 20th place. Kylene Kramer was the high scoring individual for the Blanco team.
The FFA Range Judging Team competed in the State Contest in Desdemona on April 25. They placed 33rd in the State. Estevan Vargas was the high scoring individual for the Blanco team.
Congratulations to these students, Mr. Kersten, and Ms. Taylor!
The Track teams were in Abilene for the Regional Track Meet hosted by Abilene Christian University Friday (April 19) and Monday (April 22). The meet was originally scheduled for Friday and Saturday, but severe weather blew through the Abilene area and forced the postponement of the meet until Monday. BHS had 2 athletes qualify for the UIL State Track and Field Meet. Senior Reggie Johnson qualified in BOTH the Shot Put and Discus finishing second in both events. Junior Madison Hunter was the Regional Champion in the 100 m hurdles clocking a personal best of 15.34 seconds. Reggie and Madison will compete at the UIL State Track Meet in Austin on Thursday (May 2). Field Events begin at 9 AM. Running will start at 5 PM.
Congratulations and Good Luck to Reggie and Madison!
Varsity Baseball dropped their first district game of the season to Llano by a 2-0 score April 22 The JV defeated Johnson City in a double header April 19 and defeated Llano April 22.
The Varsity will be playing Ingram on Friday (April 25). A win by the Panthers will send them into the playoffs as the #1 seed from District 5-3A. With the threat of inclement weather, the JV game has been cancelled and the Varsity will start at 4:30 PM. If Ingram wins the game, there will be a second game following the first to break the first place tie.
The pad is complete for the Educational Center for the Arts. The second round of concrete for the foundation was poured (Wednesday 4/17). Bricks are on site, and the walls of the ECA are going up. The ECA is scheduled to be completed in the Spring of 2025.
Part of the field house foundation was poured on Thursday (april 25). 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:
UIL team members and coaches who compete at Regionals in Abilene Saturday (4/27)
FFA Entomology Team for placing 24th at the State Contest
FFA WIldlife Team for finishing 20th at the State Contest
FFA Range Team for finishing 33rd at the State Contest
Students who took EOC exams this week
Mr. Raley for his efforts coordinating the EOC exams
The technology team, Ms. Raley, Ms. Johnson, Ms. Quintero, and all BHS Staff Members who administered tests for their help with EOC testing
Softball for making the state playoffs
JV Baseball for their comeback win over Llano Monday
Reggie Johnson and Madison Hunter who will be competing in the state track meet
Foster Capshaw and Justin Karnes for qualifying for Regional Tennis
Ms. Raley for coordinating MAP testing that happens next 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.