May 2021

FSISD superintendent announced

The Fort Stockton Independent School District School Board made its official decision on who the next superintendent will be moving forward at the group’s special on May 5. Dr.
GABRIEL ZAMORA

THEATRE TO HOST ‘THE BUTLER DID IT’

The Fort Stockton Community Theatre will host the play “The Butler Did It,” written by Todd Wallinger and directed by Susann Hall. The play starring nine of FSCT’s young people will open on Thursday, May 13, at 7:00 p.m. at The Nelson Street Theatre.
THEATRE TO HOST ‘THE BUTLER DID IT’

Longhorns qualify six athletes for state meet

Mariana Sanchez has led the Longhorns all season no matter the sport. Whether it was on the trails of cross country courses last fall, on the hardwood during the basketball season, or on the track this spring, the upperclassman succeeded.
Buena Vista junior Mariana Sanchez nears the finish line of the 1A District 10 meet on Saturday, Oct. 28 in Marathon. Sanchez finished the cross season in 11th place in Class 1A in the fall and the upperclassman will hope to find the same success at the state track meet this upcoming Saturday. File Photo

Walk-off HR ends Panthers season

The Fort Stockton baseball team was one out away from securing a spot in the bi-district round of the Class 4A playoffs during Friday’s contest against Monahans in Seminole. Then with one swing of the bat the season came to a conclusion for the Panthers.
Fort Stockton senior Alex Williams throws a pitch in the early stages of Friday’s contest against Monahans in Seminole. Photo by Diatra Guevara.

Relay set to compete at state

The Fort Stockton Panthers 800-meter relay team will take to the track at Austin at Mike A. Myers Stadium on the University of Texas campus on May 6 at approximately 6:25 p.m. to compete at state in Class 4A.

Dignity during the worst of the storm

As a ray of light is appearing through what has seemed like a very long, dark winter, I’ve learned through challenges and hardships that we can emerge with dignity and new knowledge about what we can endure and how we can triumph.
Karri Geiling - LBSW, LNFA, CTT