July 2022

Ballistic film purchase approved

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All student-attended Fort Stockton ISD campuses will have an added layer of safety by the time the 2022-2023 school year starts. Ballistic film will be installed at the Apache, Alamo, intermediate, middle school, and high school campuses within the next four weeks.
The Fort Stockton Intermediate School will receive important protection from potential intruders/threats via ballistic film as numerous classrooms have windows facing the front of the campus on Second Street. Photo by Nathan Heuer

School Board of the Year

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The Fort Stockton Independent School District School Board was recognized as the Texas Rural Education Association School Board of the Year at the organization’s annual banquet on June 28. The event was held in Round Rock at the Kalahari Resort. The Fort Stockton ISD School Board was selected out of the 392 school districts in the state that are members of TREA. Pictured from left to right is superintendent Dr. Gabriel Zamora, and board members Anastacio Dominguez, Sandra Rivera, Andy Rivera, Ursula Sanchez, Freddie Martinez, Flo Garcia. Courtesy Photo
SCHOOL BOARD OF THE YEAR

Texas Water Trade unveils aquifer protection fund

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Texas Water Trade, a nonprofit organization established to enable the use of voluntary water transactions to benefit people and nature, has unveiled its first Aquifer Protection Fund to allow landowners to conserve their groundwater without losing ownership of it.
Comanche Springs fascinates many during the few months it fills the canal in Rooney Park and the Comanche Creek every year. Pictured is a group of attendees at the first ever SpringsFest event that was organized by Texas Water Trade on March 12 of this year. Photo by Nathan Heuer

BRI hosts international exchange

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The Borderlands Research Institute, housed at Sul Ross State University, hosted students from the Autonomous University of Chihuahua, a Mexican public university located in Chihuahua City, Chihuahua, Mexico. Students from the Animal Science and Ecology programs at UACH learned about BRI research projects along with other regional conservation initiatives.

Students visited with conservation agencies throughout the Big Bend, including the ranches of the Dixon Water Foundation in Marfa, to see the results of restoration projects.

Corn and avocado salad

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It's Saturday night, and you’re still wracking your brain on what to make for the church social tomorrow. It is also summer, so those hearty casseroles that are usually the mainstay of a potluck social just wont do. You are thinking I want something light and refreshing, yet with a flavor profile strong enough to stand up to other dishes that may grace the table.

Corn and avocado salad

Water Carnival rewind: 2021 division winners

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With the Water Carnival starting tomorrow, here's a look back at last year's division winners. See tomorrow's print and e-edition to see this year's contestants and the pictures below.

Courtesy photos of J&B Photography.

From left to right: Runner-up Ysabella Sanchez, Miss Fort Stockton Gabriella Renteria, second runner-up Izabella Diaz.

Armando “Mundy” M. Villesca, Sr.

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Born and raised in Fort Stockton, Texas, Armando was class of 1976.

Mundy” attended Texas State Technical College in Sweetwater, Texas. While there, he met his wife, Joann.

Armando “Mundy” M. Villesca, Sr.

Cosmetology innovative courses set for 2022-2023 school year

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The Fort Stockton ISD cosmetology program will receive a reboot this upcoming school year after receiving $150,000 from fund balance by way of approval from the school board earlier last month.

The school district approved mandatory courses, per TEA, to continue to move forward with the program during their meeting on June 30.

The following are the five courses that were approved:

Cosmetology

Fort Stockton ISD approves exception for developmental leave

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In order to lend a helping hand to one of their own, the Fort Stockton Independent School District approved developmental leave for one of their teachers who has a daughter battling cancer.

Assistant Band Director Lindsey Kilgore, who has been working at Fort Stockton ISD for over five years, received developmental leave approval from the district at their regular board meeting on June 30.

The approval will result in one semester of full pay (fall 2022).

FSISD Administration Building