Registration under way for ARTS’ Art After School

Registration for the fall semester of the Arts for Rural Texas Art After School program is now open.This program offers a wide range of subjects for students in grades 1-12 grade to explore, including painting, drawing, photography, quilting, clay and much more.Art After School is always free; no...

BGCCV passes along toys for younger kids

Boys & Girls Clubs of Champion Valley is proud to share the gift of giving with its friends at Lil’ Einstein Learning Center. BGCCV recently received a generous donation of toys, and while many of the items were wonderful, staff recognized that some were better suited for younger children.

Nominations open for H-E-B awards

To commemorate 25 years of excellence in education, H-E-B will award more than $1 million in cash prizes to Texas educators and their schools through the 2027 H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards program.Nominations are open until Sept. 30 at HEBLovesTeachers. com/nominate.Anyone can nominate his...

Four Fayette 4-H’ers attend Texas 4-H Congress

Four outstanding 4-H members from Fayette County – Abraham McBride of the Schulenburg 4-H, Crockett Guenther of the Schulenburg 4-H, Sawyer Mau of the Fayetteville 4-H and Logan Poncik of the Fayetteville 4-H – were selected to participate in one of the most prestigious events that 4-H offers.They...

Students can still audition for Blinn band

High school graduates interested in continuing their musical careers still have time to join the Blinn College Buccaneer Band for the fall 2026 semester.Open to music majors and nonmusic majors alike, the Buccaneer Band allows students to continue performing while pursuing any Blinn academic or...

Shorthorn News

From the Schulenburg Independent School DistrictCAFETERIA MENU Breakfast•Monday, Aug. 17 – Staff development.•Tuesday, Aug. 18 – Staff development.•Wednesday, Aug. 19 – Muffins, dry cereal, apple slices, fruit juice, milk.•Thursday, Aug. 20 – Pig-in-a-blanket, dry cereal, fresh grapes, fruit juice,...

Maughmer gives update to article

Krystal (Stewart) Maughmer, who submitted an article about her career in aerospace engineering and how she was aided by local scholarships, last Thursday gave an update regarding the article.She says, “The release of the documentary ‘To the Black’ on Amazon Prime and Apple iTunes, originally...

Scholarships aided local grad’s aerospace career

Krystal (Stewart) Maughmer submitted the following about her career, which she feels may resonate with students and families who rely on local scholarship programs.A2006 graduate of Schulenburg High School, she is the daughter of Doug and Debbie Stewart, who still reside in Schulenburg.Maughmer...

Remedy Roofing donates $57,000 to St. Rose School

Doug Traylor (second from right) of Remedy Roofing stands with Fr. Jasper Liggio (right) and Shelby Jensen (left) as Remedy Roofing proudly presents a $57,000 gift to St. Rose of Lima Catholic School.

89 youngsters complete Summer Reading Program at local library

A total of 89 youngsters completed the 2026 Summer Reading Program, “Unearth a Story,” at the Schulenburg Public Library, as follows: Lukas Bartos           Brennen Berger         Jaxon Cummins               Kamden Cummins              Amelia Dreitner Henry Dreitner        James Dreitner          ...