School & Sports

Parents and Students, classes for the 2010-2011 St Mary’s religious education classes will begin on Wednesday, September 1st at 5:30pm in the Religious Education Building! Registration forms are available at the church or you may register on Wednesday, August 25th from 5-6pm in the church hall. All students in grade 6 and below will receive free reading books if they register on or before September 1st!!! St.

As summer ends, the children at Cherokee Home for Children enjoyed a day of water fun activities at the campus in Cherokee last week. A number of generous donations were made to the home recently requesting a special event for the children. With the funds, two water slides were rented for the day, the one shown here being multi-story in height.

San Saba County 4-H clubs are gearing up for a new year. Here are some frequently asked questions about 4-H to help youth and their parents understand what 4-H is all about. Who can join 4-H? Youth are eligible to participate in 4-H if they are 8 and in the third grade and have not reached their 19th birthday on or before August 31, 2010. How do I join?

The San Saba Ladies Golf Association met August 12, 2010 with the Chair for August, Anita Miles, calling for a game of Traveling 4-Ball Point System, three points for birdie, two points for par, one points for boggie, plus your handicap. First Place was a tie between Dorothy Sterner and Janet Hoyt and Second Place was a tie between Jo Anne Hardy and Sandee Hartley.

The team of Zack Haydon, Abby Dellis, and Jarred Haydon placed tenth in the team penning at the State 4-H Horse Show held in Abilene, Texas the week of July 27th. There were 64 teams. This team represented San Saba and Burnet County. Congratulations for a job well done. For more information on the San Saba County 4-H program, please contact the San Saba County Extension Office at 372-5416.

SSISD Principal Martin at one of the summer mandatory meetings.

The Board of Directors of Operation Orphans, Inc. has selected five dates for doe hunts during the forthcoming whitetail season. They are the following Saturdays: October 30, November 20, December 4, December 11, and January 8. The November date will be an all girl's hunt, while the remaining dates will be all boy's hunts. This is the 51st year of the "Take a Child Hunting"

Are you ready? … I said ARE YOU READY??? Two-a-days are over, scrimmages done. That can only mean one thing. ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL??? A regular Friday night party!! This Friday opens the 2010 season for the San Saba Armadillos. The opponent is the Ballinger Bearcats in Ballinger. The Bearcats have won the last 7 meetings. San Saba is considered one of the top 2A division 2 schools in the state.

The year has officially started! Much is to be celebrated…first, let me congratulate the staff and students of San Saba High School. These students and staff members posted extraordinary marks during the 2009-2010 testing season and have been named a Recognized Campus by the Texas Education Agency! Congratulations to both students and staff. Other items to celebrate include our technology upgrades.

This past week The San Saba Armadillo football teams scrimmaged Comanche. Both the JV and the Varsity did many good things and we continue to work on many things. The players and coaching staff would like to thank everyone that made the huge crowd at Meet The Dillos and the scrimmage.