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After a battle with the pandemic coronavirus, Walnut Bend Independent School District Superintendent Troy Humphrey has died.
The following students were named to the Gainesville Independent School District All A honor roll for the sixth six weeks of the 2018-2019 school year. Honor roll is not calculated for 12th grade for that period.
From left, Andrew Carroll, Niaomi Dawson, Ruby Pingleton and Eryka Kitundu with the Gainesville High School Choir recently won honors at the Texas State Solo and Ensemble contest. For the competition, students showcased a single piece of music they’ve been working on since January. Dawson an…
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Gainesville High School senior Matilin Rigsby is one of only a handful of students to graduate with associate degrees before receiving their high school diplomas this month. Rigsby, however, is rare as she is graduating from the North Central Texas College Honors Program.
The following students were named to the honor roll for the fifth six weeks of the school year:
Gainesville High School’s One Act Play, “Troy Women,” advanced to the area UIL contest for theater, slated for April 6 in Grand Prairie. Awards earned at the bi-district contest March 19 included: All Star Cast, Jade Conner; Honorable Mention, Landry Dosher; Honorable Mention, Alex Stockwell…
The following students were named to the honor roll for the fourth six weeks of the school year.
Texas Woman’s University named the following students to its chancellor’s list, recognizing full-time students who have maintained a 4.0 grade point average during the fall 2018 semester.
January teachers and students of the month at Muenster Independent School District were recently honored. From left are: front, third-grader Ryan Krebs and fifth-grader Danni Paulin; back, elementary Principal Lou Heers, first-grade teacher Jill Reiter, freshman Martie McCoy, high school fam…
On Feb. 20, academic meet award winners from Walnut Bend Independent School District attended a guided tour field trip of the University of North Texas, including several classrooms on campus, recreational areas, residence halls and lunch at a campus cafeteria. “This will be an annual reward…
Walnut Bend Independent School District’s honor roll for the fourth six weeks is as follows:
Several area students graduated from Texas Woman’s University during its fall 2018 commencement ceremonies held Dec. 12, 14 and 15, 2018. The public co-educational university is headquartered in Denton with campuses in Dallas and Houston.
Gainesville Independent School District board members recently recognized the students and teachers of the month for January.
Fifteen students in grades 2-8 competed in the eighth annual Gainesville Independent School District spelling bee Jan. 31 after having placed highly in their respective school spelling bees.
The following students were named to the honor roll for the third six weeks of the school year:
Last week, Gainesville High School senior Matilin Rigsby participated in the UIL Congressional Debate State Tournament in Austin. Known in rounds as Representative Rigsby, Matilin represented GHS, UIL District 9 and ESC Region 11. Rigsby to the second day of session and ended the final sessi…
Superintendent’s Honor Roll (All A’s)
Sivells Bend second-grade teacher Jen Hoberer teaches students when C says K and when it says S with a Connect Four-style game.
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Gainesville Independent School District recognized several students and employees at its meeting Monday night, Dec. 17.
The tradition of success continues at Muenster Elementary as students captured another District UIL Academic championship Dec. 6 at Chico Elementary.
Uriel Tellez, left, Benson Tran and Johany Marin placed first, second and third, respectively, in Gainesville Junior High School’s annual Scripps Spelling Bee on Monday, Dec. 10. The final word for the bee was “flambeau.” The three were among 10 students in the competition and will advance t…
Gainesville Independent School District recently named its Students of the Month for November. Pictured are, front row, Brandt Crain, Sophia Floyd, Hagen Betancourth, Isabella Pires; second row, Bryan Garcia, Sydney Giles, Lelia McCoy, Natalie Putnam, Alejandro Hernandez; back row, GISD boar…
North Central Texas College professor Dr. Pat Ledbetter has established a memorial scholarship to honor her late husband Dr. Bill Ledbetter.
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The Gainesville High School Redcoat Band takes the field Saturday, Oct. 27, at Denton Collins Stadium after winning a perfect score last weekend in the UIL Region Marching competition.
A senior at Gainesville High School has been named a semifinalist in the 64th annual National Merit Scholarship Program.
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Muenster Elementary School recognized numerous outstanding students for the first six weeks of the school year.
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Another school year has begun for students attending North Central Texas College, and this time, they have an app to connect with one another.
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Students surround a flag in the gym at Walnut Bend Independent School District on Wednesday morning for the annual student-led See You At The Pole prayer event. The event normally happens outside, but was moved due to rain.
Members of the Walnut Bend Independent School District board recently heard from a representative with Vanguard Modular.
The photo, posted to social media over the weekend, shows a young man smiling as he stands on the flag in what appears to be a Richland, Pennsylvania School District classroom. A fellow student is posed next to him with her middle finger raised.
It is a memoir of sheer terror, heartbreak and mystery, not because Dylan was some monster, but because he was like so many teenagers - withdrawn yet loving, who apparently managed to shield suicidal thoughts and searing depression from his parents, friends and teachers. He fit no model of the alienated, violent loner.
AUSTIN - Yujin Cho won admission to Purdue University’s doctoral physics program, but she did some research before leaving South Korea and decided that West Lafayette, Indiana, sounded too remote.
There are reports of accidents, but also house fires caused by exploding hoverboards. Bucknell, Bloomsburg and Susquehanna universities in Pennsylvania along with Eastern Kentucky University are the latest of more than 30 schools to restrict or ban scooters.
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Gainesville Junior High School held its annual spelling bee Tuesday.
As college students gear up to start their Spring semester next week, North Central Texas College Police Chief James Fitch wants to be clear- “no guns are allowed on campus.”
Two years ago, North Central Texas College and three Minnesota community colleges aligned to receive an $18.3 million grant to expand demand-driven skills training and strengthen employer partnerships through the Rural Information Technology Alliance (RITA).
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Two Gainesville High School dance team members and their coach toured London recently.
The Christmas holidays are critical in preventing teacher burnout and exhaustion, according to a new study by academics at City University London.
On America's college campuses, 2015 was a wildly unpredictable year of reckoning. There were uprisings, shutdowns and lockdowns. There were bracing debates about racism, sexism and discrimination of other kinds. There were unprecedented efforts to tally up the toll of sexual violence at coll…
The U.S. government is sitting on a growing pile of debt backed by little more than parental love.
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For 20-year-old Preston Barthold, agriculture is a way of life.
More than half of the sixth graders at Robert E. Lee Intermediate are enrolled in band this year, said Principal Dee Dosher.
She said the growing number of students at her campus, located at 2100 North Grand Avenue, is prompting an ever growing need for a permanent band hall.
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Gainesville High School Key Club found a way to help the animals at Noah’s Ark.
Members of the group recently set up a table at Tractor Supply in Gainesville where they collected $400 cash along with some supplies for the dogs and cats.
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The North Central Texas College Community Outreach Committee is making life a little better for some residents this Christmas season.
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North Central Texas College hosted two commencement ceremonies on Dec. 11 to honor the Fall 2015 graduates.
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Funeral services for Narca Lee (Price) Hunt, 84, of Valley View, are scheduled for 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, May 15, 2021, at Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home with Rev. Glen Kersey officiating. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:00 P…
Shirley Helen (Speake) Kennemer, 86 of Denton, TX passed away Thursday, May 6, 2021 in Denton. She was born in Gainesville, Texas to Roy Herman and Greta Nora (Stevens) Speake on July 5, 1934. Her mother always said she was a left-over firecracker. Shirley graduated from Denton High School i…
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