October 14, 2009 RSS feed / School news

Kids ‘Read for the Record’ at Wal-Mart

Kids from Stepping Stone and Kid’s World day care centers in Kilgore joined thousands of kids at Walmarts across the country on Oct. 8 to try to break the record for “most people reading the same book on the same day.” More...

KC band performs special pre-game

The Kilgore College Ranger Band will perform a guest exhibition Friday night at Jack V. Murphy Stadium in Gladewater prior to the Bears’ district showdown versus the Spring Hill Panthers. More...

KHS to hold Cheer Minicamp with special surprise

Kids who take part in the KHS Cheer Mini Camp will also get a chance to cheer for the crowd at the last home game. The camp is set for Saturday Oct. 17, with registration at 8:30 a.m. at the KHS New Gym. Show-offs will be at 11:30 a.m. More...

EAST TEXAS YAMBOREE

Desiree’ Couch KHS’s rep for East Texas Yamboree

Desiree’ Briana Couch will represent Kilgore High School in the 72nd East Texas Yamboree Queen’s Coronation of Queen Yam LXXII. The coronation will be presented in two performances, Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 14-15, at 7:30 p.m. More...

GOING GREEN

East Texas Christian School goes ‘green’

East Texas Christian School students in every grade have been decked out in all of the green they can find to gear up for their annual “Go For the Green Putt Putt” fundraiser. More...

Maude Laird Middle School will host its Scholastic Book Fair this week

Diane Wimberly, librarian at Maude Laird Middle School, says this year’s Scholastic Book Fair “will be a scream” for young readers. Book fair dates are Oct. 13- 16 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. More...