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PUBLIC MEETINGS

PUBLIC MEETINGS

TAYLOR CITY COUNCIL Second/Fourth Thursday at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 400 Porter St. 11/30/2022 08:14 AM

St. Mary’s second grade students show off their saint costumes. Courtesy photos

St. Mary's celebrated Saints to start November

With All Saints Day on Nov. 1, the students and staff of St. 11/23/2022 07:12 AM

Students sit with Wesley West during the Veteran’s Day celebration at Thrall ISD.

Thrall ISD celebrates veterans

THRALL – On Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11, Thrall ISD held a ceremony to honor local veterans. The event was campus wide, and had participants from the elementary, middle school and high school. Students raised the flags to start the event. 11/23/2022 07:12 AM

Gratitude

“There is always, always, always something to be thankful for.” People who regularly practice gratitude by taking time to notice and reflect on the things they’re thankful for experience more positive emotions, feel more alive, sleep better, express more compassion and kindness, and even have stronger immune systems. Living your life with gratitude helps you notice the little things like a stranger holding the door for you, the perfect weather for an outdoor event or the friendly service you have received from your waiter. 11/19/2022 08:19 AM

St. Mary’s Kindergarten students Stormy Lynch, James Friesenhahn and Amelia Hammans enjoy the Veteran’s Day ceremony. Courtesy photo

St. Mary’s honors veterans

St. Mary’s Catholic School held a Veteran’s Day ceremony Nov. 11/19/2022 08:19 AM

(Clockwise from left) Rotarians Dennis Richter, Cheryl Webster, Kathy Whisenant and George Qualley reading to first grade students at T.H. Johnson Elementary School. Courtesy photo

Bingeing on Books

“We know from research that parents reading to young children has a huge impact on how quickly children learn words and learn to read,” Rotary President Tia Rae Stone said. “Taylor ISD is more than 60% Hispanic, and when we learned that the school needed more Spanishlanguage books so parents can read to their students, we knew we wanted to help.” The club purchased and donated more than 45 books with a value of more than $750 to the THJ library where the children are in pre-kinder, kindergarten and first grade. 11/19/2022 08:19 AM

Students in Griselda Villalobos’ Spanish class at Taylor Middle School prepared a Day of the Dead altar in the hallway, including photos of icons and family members who have passed. Photo by Tim Crow

REMEMBERING LOVED ONES

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2nd grade Award of Excellence Clare Rodriguez.

ST. MARY’S HONOR ROLL

St. Mary’s Catholic School has announced students who made the Honor Roll for the first quarter of the school year. 11/16/2022 11:13 AM

THJ Celebrates Grandparents

THJ Celebrates Grandparents

T.H. Johnson Elementary School staff and students recently celebrated grandparents with a special reception and refreshments. Students enjoyed visiting with their grandparents at the school during the event. 11/16/2022 11:13 AM

The power of choice

The power of choice

“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” — Jane Goodall “The Story of Two Wolves: A Native American parable” An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life. 11/11/2022 10:38 PM

At-large councilman Dwayne Ariola models a purse up for grabs at the Designer Purse Bingo fundraiser Nov. 5 at the Williamson County Expo Center. Photo by Nicole Lessin

Purse bingo raises money for TISD

Hundreds of Taylorites got their game faces on last weekend in support of Taylor Independent School District teachers’ classroom initiatives. On Saturday, Nov. 11/11/2022 10:38 PM

Pledge Leaders Paxton Valdez and C’Anne Adelle Campise, students at Naomi Pasemann Elementary School, open the October Taylor school board meeting by leading the pledge of allegiance. Accompanying them is Jennifer Patschke, Executive Director of Elementary Schools and Special Programs.

TAYLOR ISD OCTOBER SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITIONS

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Taylor ISD Superintendent Devin Padavil answers questions regarding the school bond issues.

Study Club learns about bond

The Junior Women’s Study Club held its first meeting of the club year Oct. 13 at Lucky Duck restaurant. Hosting the meeting were Betty Hile, chairman; Edith Remmel, Cissie Pierce, Pat Werner and Janell Rohlack. Carla Tocquigny, Rohlack’s daughter, was her guest. The Halloween decor was entertaining and colorful, and some were from the hosts’ childhood collection. 11/05/2022 10:19 AM

Kindness

soul.” A recent study reported on how people felt after performing or observing kind acts every day for seven days. Participants were randomly assigned to carry out at least one more kind act than usual for someone close to them, an acquaintance or stranger, or themselves, or to try to actively observe kind acts. 11/05/2022 10:19 AM

Cheryl Mazur and Barbara Sladek of the Taylor Garden Club present two picnic tables to Kindra Wimberley and her class at Taylor Middle School. Also present for the presentation are principal Steven Vigil and instructional assistants Theresa Randig and Andrea Razo. Students will enjoy the t...

PICNIC TABLES DONATED TO TMS

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