STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO The Back to School Blast may be over two weeks away, but board members are hard at work preparing for the more than 2,000 backpacks that will be handed out to students at Marble Falls and Llano Independent School Districts. (more…)

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FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — Marble Falls Independent School District board members celebrated one of the district’s bus drivers with two honors during the regular trustees’ meeting March 20. Paula Smith earned the district’s Living the Vision Award as well as the Property Casualty Alliance of Texas Bus Driver of the Year. (more…)

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FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — The Marble Falls Independent School District stuck to its promise from last spring that if voters approved a $6.5 million bond package, it wouldn’t trigger a jump in the tax rate. On Aug. 28, the MFISD board of trustees approved a total ad valorem tax rate of $1.28 per […]

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FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — The Marble Falls Middle School landed a new principal after a school board meeting March 24. “New,” however, is relative, considering the man named to the spot already has been serving in that capacity since January. The Marble Falls Independent School District board of trustees approved hiring Brett Koch […]

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DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR BERTRAM — Buffy Jackson didn’t hesitate when she gave the Bertram Elementary School student the knife. She just handed it to over and then gave the youth an apple with simple instructions. (more…)

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FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — Whether you have a child in the Marble Falls school district or not, officials hope you’ll take a look at two choices for the 2014-2015 school calendar and share your input. “Last year, parents voiced their concerns about the calendar after it had already been adopted,” said Bruce Peckover, […]

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DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR MARBLE FALLS — Despite an earlier defeat of the same bond package in November, the Marble Falls Independent School District board of trustees is putting it to the voters one more time in May. “The school board felt it was something important for the kids,” said MFISD Superintendent Rob O’Connor. […]

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FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — Marble Falls school district parents and community members can get a look at the latest state academic performance report during a Feb. 17 public hearing. Marble Falls Independent School District officials are holding the Texas Academic Performance Reports Public Hearing at 6 p.m. during the regular board meeting in […]

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DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR MARBLE FALLS — When Sylvia Weed retired in December after 28 years as the assistant to the superintendent at Marble Falls Independent School District, she probably held the record for the person who attended the most board meetings in the district. After all, she worked for 10 different superintendents and […]

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CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — For teacher Audrey Beltran, educating students involves more than analyzing data or preparing for tests. (more…)

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JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — Some students picked and pruned the overgrown tomato plants. Others carried bags of dark, rich soil to the gated garden. But what they all did was learn valuable lessons. (more…)

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DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR GRANITE SHOALS — Where else can students go to school and find themselves reveling in the world of Wii but at Highland Lakes Elementary School? It depends on the Afterschool Centers on Education site director and what he or she has up his or her sleeve. The ACE program is […]

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DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR MARBLE FALLS — The Marble Falls Independent School District board of trustees adopted a 2013-2014 budget during a Aug. 26 meeting that requires no tax-rate increase. The board approved a tax rate of $1.28 per $100 valuation with $1.0533 going to maintenance and operation and the remaining $0.2267 going to […]

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FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — After a couple months of summer vacation, area students get back to class Aug. 26 and 27, so drivers should be aware of and prepared for more traffic. Students in Marble Falls and Llano independent school districts start school Aug. 26, while Burnet Consolidated Independent School District students return […]

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FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — The first day of school is only a couple of weeks away. But it’s only one day that parents and students should keep in mind before classes start. Several campuses hold events before the first day of class to help parents and students including Meet the Teacher days and “fish […]

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David Plante of Bluebonnet Cafe (left) and Brittany Alaniz, a new math and science teacher at Marble Falls Elementary School, were among the attendees at the Marble Falls Independent School District annual Teacher Breakfast Buddies event Aug. 13 at the high school cafeteria. For questions about MFISD, go to www.mfisd.txed.net or call (830) 693-4357. Staff […]

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FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — Parents of returning students can get a jump on the new school year with online registration for Marble Falls Independent School District. MFISD officials announced online registration begins Aug. 1 for returning students only. The process can be completed at the district’s new website, www.mfisd.txed.net. Officials said since the […]

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DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR MARBLE FALLS — Progress with a dash of caution was how school officials described the recent preliminary Texas standardized testing results. “We are encouraged by some of the gains we made,” said Shelley Reavis, Burnet Consolidated Independent School District director of elementary curriculum. “We’re certainly not where we need to […]

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DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR MARBLE FALLS — The summer break just started, but Marble Falls Independent School District officials are already planning for Nov. 5. That date stands out because it is the next time MFISD leaders could set a bond election for improvements to the district’s Career and Technology Education program and general technology. […]

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DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR MARBLE FALLS — For 12 Marble Falls Independent School District athletes, their journey to Arlington for a state competition is more than just a drive up Interstate 35. (more…)

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