Pictured at center is Brent Marbut after his appointment to the Whitney ISD Board of Trustees last week. Jason Sneed recently announced his resignation. The Whitney Independent School District Board of Trustees met in regular session Monday, December 8, and accepted the resignation of Vice President Jason Sneed. In an online statement, Sneed said his … Continue reading Whitney ISD board reorganized after vice president’s resignation
Reporter: Ellie Mahan August 24, 2023 The Whitney ISD Board of Trustees met in a regular session Monday, August 14 to discuss the district budget, hear administrator reports and review other agenda items. The board discussed the 2023-2024 district budget, and Tamara Harrison, WISD business manager, was available to answer questions from the board. Last … Continue reading WISD board reviews budget, considers new ATM service
Reporter: Ellie Mahan June 14, 2023 Participants in the summer ACE program gather for a group photo at a field trip to the Mayborn Museum in Waco. See accompanying story for more information about Afterschool Centers on Education. Whitney’s Afterschool Centers on Education (ACE) program is hosting a summer camp for Whitney ISD students in … Continue reading WISD’s ACE program providing safe, free place for children to learn this summer
Reporter: Elie Mahan June 1, 2023 Lake Whitney Public Library has planned summer reading programs and other summer events at the library, located at 602 East Jefferson Avenue in Whitney. Summer reading events will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursdays, June 8 through July 20, except July 6. Thursday, June 8, the Lake Whitney … Continue reading Lake Whitney Public Library schedules summer events
Reporter: Ellie Mahan February 22, 2023 The Whitney Independent School District Board of Trustees met in a regular session Monday, February 13, and congratulated Whitney Elementary School for earning a perfect score on its intruder detection inspection. The board also discussed the elementary school’s middle of the year testing data and other agenda items. The … Continue reading WES recognized at board meeting for passing intruder detection inspection
Reporter: Ellie Mahan December 21, 2022 The Whitney ISD Board of Trustees met in a regular session Monday, December 12 and heard a report on the Afterschool Centers on Education (ACE) Program. Cynthia Ries provided an update on the ACE program, which is available for pre-kindergarten through fifth graders. ACE is funded across the nation … Continue reading Whitney ISD board discusses ACE program, school activities
October 12, 2022 Every week, teachers at Whitney Elementary School select a student from their class who exhibits outstanding Wildcat behavior in the classroom and in the school hallways. Wildcats of the Week gain certain privileges in class, such as being the teacher’s helper, being the line leader and even getting to eat lunch on … Continue reading Wildcats of the week
Editor: Shannon Cottongame September 21, 2022 A false report of a shooting at Whitney Elementary School initiated a district-wide lockdown and a multi-agency law enforcement response Tuesday afternoon, September 13. The Hill County Sheriff’s Office was notified at 4:24 p.m. after a call came in to the Bosque County Sheriff’s Office from what authorities called … Continue reading Authorities investigate after hoax shooting call
September 14, 2022 Every week, each teacher at Whitney Elementary School selects a student from their class who exhibits outstanding Wildcat behavior in the classroom and in the school hallways. Wildcats of the Week gain certain privileges in class, such as being the teacher’s helper, being the line leader and even getting to eat lunch … Continue reading Wildcats of the Week September 14
September 8, 2022 Every week, each teacher at Whitney Elementary School selects a student from their class who exhibits outstanding Wildcat behavior in the classroom, in the school hallways and in their specials classes. Wildcats of the Week gain certain privileges in class, such as being the teacher's helper, being the line leader and even … Continue reading Wildcats of the Week
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