Congratulations to the Class of 2008!

Flexible people never get bent out of shape.

 

News around LHS & LISD
By Charles Keaton

Another year has come and gone and a new group of Alumni will be introduced to the world tonight. This will be the last newsletter for this year. Look for the newsletters again in August. Thanks for your support this past year.

Valedictorian for the class of ’08 is Bryan Cooper and Salutatorian is Zach Montandon.

Lauren Stewart, class of ’08, placed second in the UIL Editorial Writing contest and third in the UIL Feature Writing contest at the state UIL academic meet.

Several of our students qualified for the regional track meet but none advanced to the state meet. They included Leah Ford, class of ’08, in shot put, Ashley Valdez, class of ’08, in long jump and 800-meter relay, Brittany Mathis, class of ’09, in triple jump and 800-meter relay, Lezlie Jackson, class of ’10, in pole vault and 800-meter relay, Mercedes Aday, class of ’10, Robbie Reyes, class of ’11, Isabel Solis, class of ’11, all in the 800-meter relay and Caleb Schumacher, class of ’09, in the shot put.

As I mentioned in the March edition, we have several changes taking place in district personnel. Todd Hallmark, ’88, is taking over as high school principal, replacing Dean Thompson. Shana (Stapp, ‘90) Hallmark, is the new secondary counselor, replacing Patsy Ulmer. Malcom Moerbe is returning as athletic director and head football coach, replacing Joe Robertson. Jamie Moerbe will be teaching junior high math, replacing Shana. Craig Setliff will take over as junior high principal, replacing Todd. High school teacher Mike Williams has resigned to accept a new position down state and kindergarten teacher, Kay Abney is retiring. 

Don’t forget that September 19, 2008 is Homecoming. If you class is planning a reunion, let me know and I’ll announce it here and in the near future, I’ll add the announcements to the Alumni page on the website.

With the move to 1A next year, I’ve started a new website that will focus primarily on Region 1 Class 1A high school sports. Stop in at www.wthssports.info for news and information about 1A sports in West Texas.

Homecoming 2008

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FOR HOMECOMING:
Friday, Sept. 19 Registration 1-5 PM, Football Game at 7:30
Saturday, Sept. 20 Lunch 11:30-1 PM, Business Meeting 1:30
Old Fashion Saturday Night in Downtown Lockney.
Contact Joyce (Carthel) Wilson, class of ’49 for more information including updating your email address and mailing address. Her email is wilsonjr31@amaonline.com.

Laura Fulton, class of ’08, is putting together a homecoming picture show. Please send her pictures from you high school years. Scan them, identify the year(s) and the people, if possible and email them to her at fultonl4@gmail.com.

Begin making plans for Homecoming 2008!!

2008 Lockney Longhorn Varsity Football Schedule:

Date

Team

Place

Time

Aug. 16

Roosevelt --- Scrimmage

Here

TBA

Aug. 21

Idalou --- Scrimmage

There

TBA

Aug. 29

Slaton

There

7:30

Sept. 5

Floydada

Here

7:30

Sept. 12

Claude

Here

7:30

Sept. 19

Springlake --- HOMECOMING

Here

7:30

Sept. 26

Nazareth

There

7:30

Oct. 3

OPEN

Oct. 10

Crosbyton

There

7:30

Oct. 17

New Deal

Here

7:30

Oct. 24

Olton

There

7:30

Oct. 31

Ralls

There

7:30

Nov. 7

Hale Center

Here

7:30

Bold = Home Game, Italics = District Game, Red = Homecoming

 

Tech Talk
By Charles Keaton

I came across and site the other day that will let you send larger files (up to 2 GB without registering) to yourself or to someone else. It allows up to 20 downloads of a particular file and keeps a file on its servers for seven days before they are automatically deleted. The site is www.filemail.com. You can pay a monthly fee that will give you larger uploads but not larger files and will allow more downloads and longer time on their servers. Seems like a great way to share files, especially pictures or videos that are too large for email and the nice thing is it’s free unless you want to upgrade.

I don’t have a Firefox add-on to share with you this month BUT let me share some information about Firefox. The newest version, Firefox 3.0, will be released later this summer. I’ve been testing and trying out the last beta and the first release candidate. It is DEFINITELY an upgrade to Firefox you will want to download. If you are a fellow ‘geek’ go ahead and download RC1 but if you are a little intimidated by technology, wait for the final release to come out. Watch www.spreadfirefox.com/en-US/worldrecord/ for information on the official release date.

Some of the improvements in FF3 include improvements to the user interface, autocomplete location bar, improved security, web compatibility and stability. Malware protection is built into the browser as well as integration with your anti-virus program. The developers have improved the password management, simplified the add-on installation and made the browser more personal with improvements in the handling of new bookmarks as well as old bookmarks. If you use Firefox, you will want to download the new version, if you have never used Firefox, when the new version comes out, give it a try; I think you will be pleased.

If you have a question or you would like to share a favorite website or software product, send your information to me and I might include it in a future edition. Visit my new blog about Tech News and Tips at http://www.lockney.isd.tenet.edu:7080/blogs/technews/.

WORD OF CAUTION: There is an email that is circulating that is a FAKE Windows update notice. One thing to always remember (if you use Windows) Microsoft NEVER sends out update notices via email so do NOT trust one that is delivered via email. If you receive strange email like this, ask yourself, “How did they get my email address?” It is VERY important to keep your Window machines updated, so go to http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/default.aspx?ln=en-us to get your computer updated.

NOTE: The mention of the above websites and products is for informational purposes only. Use of any of the above products is at your discretion and risk. Neither Lockney ISD nor Charles Keaton will assume any liability regarding use of the above mentioned websites or products. This article is the opinion of the writer not Lockney ISD. The mention of the products and websites in this article does not constitute an endorsement by Lockney ISD.

Announcements

DEPARTURES:

Weldon Graves, April 22. He is survived by sons Frankie and Glen, both of Lockney and daughters, Kathy Burley and Sherry Langford, also three sisters including Mrs. Verne (Cleona) Taylor, Jr., 11 grandchildren (several graduated from LHS), 7 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren.
Betty Veal, ’48, May 1. She is survived by sons Gary and Jerry and grandsons Shannon, ’96 and Bradley, ’98.
Kaylee Scott, 1, May 3. She is survived by parents Kaci (Mathis, ’97) and Kodi Scott, grandparents Mike, ’75, and Ginger (Henderson, ’74) Mathis, great grandparents Warren and Barbara Mathis and Deanie and Nita Henderson, uncles and aunts Jeff, ’95, and Lindsey (Mathis, ’01) Griffith and Garrett Mathis, ’03 and fiancé Lindsie Gerber and numerous other great aunts, uncles and cousins.
Mary Louise McPherson, ’39, May 4. She was district clerk for over 40 years, retiring in 1987.
Velma (Carthel) Harrison, May 5. She is survived by brothers Laverne and Ray and sister Lillian May, daughters Bettye Jackson and Doylene Dipperey both of Lockney and Bonnie Barrett and son Kelly Harrison, 15 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and 25 great-great-grandchildren.
Fred Cardinal, county sheriff from 1976 to 1992.
Eddie Wayne Cooper, ’50, May 17.
Gary Faries, May 12. He is survived by his wife, Dara (Bybee, ’68) as well as his mother-in-law, Vera Jo (Rogers, ’48) Bybee.
Robert “Red” Daniels, ’48, May 19.
Mark Sherman, May 20. He is survived by his parents Bill and Mary Sherman, sons Ben, ’06 and Jon, ’07, brothers Billy Bob and Mac and sisters Kay Wilson and Karla Sherman.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to space limitations, I have not been able to include every surviving relative, only the ones with ties to Lockney that I know of and class dates that I am aware of. Thanks, crk.

BIRTHS:

MARRIAGES:

ANNIVERSARIES of 50+ years!!!

CLASS REUNIONS:
The class of ’67 is planning a reunion for June 6-7 in Gruene, TX. For more information contact Cheryl (Seago) Stevens at cjstevens68@sbcglobal.net.

Denise (Winter) Montieth, class of ’74 would like to discuss with the class about the possibility of hosting their 35th Reunion at her home in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Contact her at divnivan@weststartv.com or dee@sunsethouse.com.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FOR HOMECOMING:
Friday, Sept. 19 Registration 1-5 PM, Football Game at 7:30
Saturday, Sept. 20 Lunch 11:30-1 PM, Business Meeting 1:30
Old Fashion Saturday Night in Downtown Lockney.
Contact Joyce (Carthel) Wilson, class of ’49 for more information including updating your email address and mailing address. Her email is wilsonjr31@amaonline.com.

Laura Fulton, class of ’08, is putting together a homecoming picture show. Please send her pictures from you high school years. Scan them, identify the year(s) and the people, if possible and email them to her at fultonl4@gmail.com.

Begin making plans for Homecoming 2008!!

If you have an announcement of a marriage of an alumni, the birth of a child, grandchild or great grandchild of an alumni or the departure of an alumni or their parent or siblings, send the information to me at keaton.charles@lockney.isd.tenet.edu.

I’m looking for additional Alumni Profiles, please send me a brief write up (between 250 and 260 words) for possible publication in future editions.
Also, if you want to contribute to the new feature “Back Then” email me your stories.