Nearly one week since Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law legislation to reform school finance, increase teacher pay and provide property tax relief, the…Read More
The remarkable season for Sharyland ISD baseball is over. The Rattlers and the Diamondbacks went where no two Valley teams have gone before, a head-to-head…Read More
A Sharyland Pioneer High School student will be playing soccer for William Penn University in Iowa.
Pete Villanueva signed a letter of intent Tuesday to join the private, liberal arts university where he plans to major in business.
“I’d like to open a retail store and a restaurant with my business degree,” Villanueva said. “It’s nerve wracking being here. I’m happy I got to this point and that I am going to college, something I’ve been waiting for my whole life. It wasn’t easy, but I’m here.”
As part of a national recognition program, B.L. Gray Junior High School has been designated as a Texas School to Watch by the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform and the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals.
With this recognition, B.L. Gray has become one of 34 campuses in the state to be recognized with this distinction.
“This means B.L. Gray is one of the highest achieving middle grade campuses in the country,” Billy Pringle, state director for Schools to Watch in Texas and TASSP associate executive director said.” This just means their doors will be open to sharing the great things going on in this campus to other schools so they can learn from them.”
The Sharyland Water Supply Corporation was following protocol when they sent out a notice last month warning customers of a contamination level for chlorite in the water.
The letter, dated March 22, advises customers that an amount of chlorite-a chemical used to clean water- was found in the drinking water of the Sharyland WSC that exceeded the regular contaminant level.
“Some infants and young children who drink water containing chlorite in excess of the MCL could experience nervous system effects,” the letter states. “Similar effects may occur in fetuses of pregnant women who drink water containing chlorite in excess of the MCL. Some people may experience anemia.”
The Mission Veterans Lady Patriots scored twice in the bottom of the seventh to stun the Sharyland Pioneer Lady Diamondbacks at Mission Veterans High School by a score of 5-4 Tuesday night.
Freshman pitcher Jazmine Villarreal’s RBI single tied the game before junior outfielder Arielle Quijada sent a line drive over a drawn-in outfield with one out to bring in the game winner. In addition to her game tying hit, Villarreal pitched a complete game for the Lady Patriots.
And with the help of a solid defensive performance behind her, improved the Lady Patriots to 5-6 in District 31-5A with three games left on their schedule. In addition, the come-from-behind victory kept the race for the four 31-5A playoff spots tight.
Each April and May as the school year starts winding down and students and teachers alike start looking forward to summer vacation, the high school track and field seasons start heating up. And so far this year it is the Sharyland Pioneer Diamondbacks’ boys’ and girls’ teams that are proving to be on fire. Case in point, Saturday’s District 31-5A track and field meet, held at PSJA Stadium, in which the Diamondbacks and the Lady Diamondbacks both took the district championships.
While the Lady Diamondbacks faced some stiff competition for their title, their 146 points held up as the Sharyland Lady Rattlers, and their 140 points, came in a very close second. The other two Big 7 5A girls track teams, the Palmview Lady Lobos and the Mission Veterans Lady Patriots, placed third and fourth with their 113 and 98 points respectively.
First year Lady Diamondbacks’ head track and field coach, Claudia Garza, shared what it is about her girls that enabled them to win a district title in just their first year under her leadership when she said, “I am blessed to have a senior group that is very, very talented and very hard working. That made it easier for my younger girls to fill in where they were needed. Also, I have a junior class that is very passionate and extremely hard working and they helped out in the relays. Finally, I had a really strong group of freshmen that understood what my expectations were and they adapted right away.”
A Sharyland Pioneer High School student will be playing soccer for William Penn University in Iowa.
