Beane is speaker at Rotary's scholar banquet
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS
By GREG COLLINS Special to the News Herald

Bobby Beane, a former Baylor baseball player and the current Citizen of the Year for Kilgore, will be the guest speaker Thursday evening as the Kilgore Rotary Club honors six local scholar athletes at Meadowbrook Country Club.

Beane is co-owner of Laird Insurance Agency in Kilgore and is a member of the Kilgore Economic Development Corporation Board. He graduated from Kilgore High School in 1973, played baseball for four years at Baylor before graduating in 1977 and then was a graduate assistant at Baylor for one year before coaching stops at Irving and Trinity Christian School. He has been in the insurance business for 26 years in Kilgore.

Students being honored Thursday evening include Whitney Brown and Robert Shook from Kilgore High School, Chelsea Headley and Travis Daniel from Sabine High School and Jo Petrovic and Filip Peruniete from Kilgore College.

Whitney Brown is ranked No. 14 in her class and was a varsity volleyball, softball and soccer player during high school. She was also a varsity cheerleader. She also was involved in FCA, KYSSED, Anchor Club and National Honor Society besides being a part of the Citizens Bank Student Board. She will attend Texas A&M in the fall and study in the medical field.

Robert Shook played football at Kilgore High School and is in the Top 10 of his class. He will graduate with a 4.0 gpa this year and is a four-year honor student. He also was a member of the band, newspaper, FCA and the Citizens Bank Student Board. He will attend KC and then transfer to Baylor.

Chelsea Headley is an honor student at Sabine High School. During high school she has been part of the track, basketball and softball teams, concentrating on softball her senior year. She is also part of the Art Club, Spanish Club and Anchor Club at SHS. She plans to attend KC for two years and then get a job and transfer to UT Tyler.

Travis Daniel is an honor student at Sabine High School. He concentrated on football and cross country during high school, although he also played baseball, was a powerlifter and ran track as well. He is also a member of the Anchor Club and Spanish Club at SHS. He plans to go to KC for two years and then transfer to a larger school.

Jovana Petrovic was born in Serbia but came to the U.S. to play basketball for Kilgore College. She finishes her stay at KC with a strong academic record, and was a member of the KC Lady Rangers for two years. She will continue her education at the University of California at Irvine where she will study in the medical field.

Filip Peruniete is from Serbia but played basketball at Kilgore College. He finishes his stay at KC with a good academic record and was also a contributor to the KC Rangers team for two years. He plans to play professional basketball in Europe following graduation.

The Kilgore Rotary Club has honored student athletes each year since 1986. Each student receives a gift from the club as well as a cash scholarship to help them further their studies.

The banquet was the idea of Richard Rorschach, a Rotarian, who attended the Houston Rotary Club's presentation of a collegiate football award and wanted to bring something similar to Kilgore.