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Tips for a tear-free first day of kindergarten
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR MARBLE FALLS — Even though Eric Penrod is a public school administrator, he’s also a father of three elementary-aged girls who has walked each one down that long...
View ArticleBurnet, Marble Falls afterschool program garners state honors, plans for...
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR MARBLE FALLS — When Kerri O’Connor, the director of the new Burnet County Consortium, and her crew of educators kicked off the Texas Afterschool Centers on Education in...
View ArticleGolf, good citizenship program tees off at Colt Elementary
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — Children can learn a few things from a golfer about being good citizens. “Golfers, in general, learn respect for the game because they monitor their own...
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MFISD bus rodeo tests driver skills before main event
JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF Steven Cooley watches with his scoresheet in hand as Julie Rodriguez maneuvers into a parallel parking spot Aug. 22 in a Marble Falls High School parking lot. Marble...
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Marble Falls, Burnet leaders praise ruling on school finance
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR AUSTIN — When State District Judge John Dietz ruled Aug. 28 that the Texas school finance system was unconstitutional, he wasn’t telling local school superintendents...
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New Faith Academy administrator Joe Rispoli settles in
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR Joe Rispoli at his desk in his newly painted office on the Faith Academy campus Sept. 11. Rispoli was chosen as the school’s new administrator in June. Staff photo by...
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Colt Elementary students learn importance of Constitution
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR Colt Elementary students wave American flags during a Constitution Day ceremony Sept. 17. Staff photo by Daniel Clifton MARBLE FALLS — When Colt Elementary School...
View ArticleFormer Marble Falls superintendent to give Texas history lesson at club meeting
SPECIAL TO THE PICAYUNE MARBLE FALLS — A former Marble Falls school district superintendent is teaching a Texas history lesson Oct. 11. Charles Hundley will be the guest speaker of the Jane Wells Woods...
View ArticleMarble Falls choir students shine at contest, get ready big show
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR MARBLE FALLS — When Marble Falls High School choir director Bryce Gage took eight of his students to the district round of the Texas Music Educators Association’s...
View ArticleSafe driving could yield $100K, The Band Perry performance for Marble Falls...
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR MARBLE FALLS — You only look away for a second — or so it seems — as you check a text on your phone, but when you look back up, the world may appear entirely different....
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Marble Falls crowns 2014 king, queen
Marble Falls High School seniors Bryce Fry (left) and Abbie Salmeron were crowned the 2014 Homecoming King and Queen during the Mustangs’ game against Leander on Oct. 17. The Mustangs won the District...
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Fright Night Theatre haunted house scaring up ‘unsettling’ imagery
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR Jon Clark (center) discusses haunted house ideas with his Marble Falls High School theater arts students while they prepare the Fright Night Theatre haunted house in...
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Marble Falls Elementary School students put cherry on top of fundraiser
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR The Marble Falls Elementary School student council presents Patty McAlpin with a check for $1,000 on Oct. 30. The student body raised the money during the month of...
View ArticleWalk, Run and Stroll Spicewood Vineyards on Nov. 9 to support Marble Falls...
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR SPICEWOOD — Hmm, how do you get people to come out and support Marble Falls High School Project Graduation after all the bake sales, car washes and golf tournaments...
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Marble Falls theater arts students explore Paganini’s life in dark comedy
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR Marble Falls High School theater arts student Morgan Harrison (left), portraying the Apple Wife, goes after Corey Bogue as Paganini after he upsets her cart. But Wolf...
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Tim Tingle passes on his love for storytelling in a high-tech world
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR Choctaw storyteller and author Tim Tingle shares a tale with Colt Elementary School students during a recent visit. Though high-tech gadgetry and online videos seem to...
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Marble Falls’ Marshall Jett may be taking off for Air Force Academy — and space
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR Marble Falls High School senior Marshall Jett recently earned a nomination to the U.S. Air Force Academy from U.S. Congressman Roger Williams (R-Weatherford). Jett,...
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Colt Elementary library turns a page in learning with knitting and more
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR Colt Elementary School student Samuel Farrell (left) works on a knitting project in the library as librarian Lenore Weihs assists Jacob Maldonado with a loom. While...
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Marble Falls coach Kelly Clark inducted into Angelo State Hall of Honor
JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF Marble Falls Middle School coach and teacher Kelly Clark has been inducted into the Angelo State University Athletics Hall of Honor. She is a 1982 graduate of Marble...
View ArticleSpring teams to get recognition at Meet the Mustangs on Jan. 22
JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — Sports fans have a lot of fun at Meet the Mustangs in August, so the Marble Falls Athletic Booster Club decided to sponsor a second one for this school...
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