On Friday, Sept. 11, 2009, members of the 4th, 5th, and 6th grades elected officers and representatives to the 2009-2010 Muenster Elementary Student Council.

Editor’s Note: Part I of two parts
During the Gainesville Independent School District Board of Trustees meeting Monday, May 11, Lisa Bellows and Zach Nichols said good-bye to the school board. Mike Schmitz won Place 4 on the board over incumbent Bellows and Zach Nichols elected not to run for another term on the board.
The board took action to approve the date to canvass the school board election votes. The votes will be canvassed Tuesday, May 12 at 8 a.m. by two officers of the board.

The Gainesville High School Choir earned a total of 42 medals at the UIL Region 2 Solo & Ensemble Contest, hosted at GHS. 24 different choir members earned medals in solo competition and 22 medals were earned in ensembles.

Edison Elementary students from the winning classes of the Heavy Weight Coin Collection were treated to a special sundae and sumo wrestling party Thursday afternoon.
As the students made their way through the sundae line in the school’s cafeteria, a few of their teachers were behind the curtain of the stage, squeezing into sumo wrestler costumes stuffed with balloons.

The Fall Festival is a tradition at Sivells Bend Elementary School.
In an interview last August, Superintendent Phil Newton pointed out that the event is the student’s sole fundraiser.
“We don’t send our students out selling things door-to-door,” Newton noted.
This year’s festival is set for 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday at the school located at 1053 County Road 403.
The festival is scheduled to feature a barbecue dinner, $1 hotdogs, live and silent auction items, a toy store, cake walk and drawings for two beef halves donated by J.R. Marriott Ranch and processed by Walterscheid Meats in Muenster, $100 cash, a $100 Wal-Mart gift card and a gas grill.
Angela Lang, an administrative assistant with Sivells Bend ISD, said the event will feature some old-fashioned fun including kids’ carnival-style games and a toy store.