The Italy City Council met in regular session on Monday night. After approving council minutes, bills to be paid and earned compensatory time, they discussed a water meter variance request by Josh Trees for the little domes at 772 S. Hwy 77. At present the three domes are on one water meter. The city was requiring Trees to add two meters at a cost of $1,500 each.
Please join the Lady Gladiator Softball Team and Coaches on Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at 3:10 pm in the Italy High School Dome to celebrate Jaclynn Lewis signing to play college softball. Jaclynn has committed to play with Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, Texas.
The Italy City Council will have their monthly meeting on Monday, November 10, 2014 at the City of Italy Council Chambers (105 West Main Street, Italy). Meeting time is slated for 6pm.
You are invited to a Christmas Concert hosted by the First United Methodist Church of Hillsboro, Texas. We are welcoming the Healing Heart Chorus on December 5th at 7:30. We are very excited for this special event and would like to share this evening with our neighbor communities. Please help us spread the word. For more Information please contact the church office at 254-582-2342.
Growing up in the Maida household consisted of strict discipline, forced sharing with two sisters, garden veggies, fried bologna and war stories to name a few. My mother met my father in San Diego during WWII. She was from Italy, Texas stationed at Camp Pendleton in the Navy – he was a Marine from Syracuse, New York that had been wounded on Hill 660 and was also at Pendleton. Daddy was born in the country of Italy and had come to America when he was a year old.
The Italy Gladiators overcome an early touchdown by the Wortham Bulldogs to emerge victorious in the final moments of their district duel this past Friday night, keeping their playoff hopes alive!
The students and faculty at Italy High School will have their Veteran’s Day Program in the George E. Scott Coliseum on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. All veterans and community members are welcomed to attend.
The Italy FFA’s annual Fruit Sales campaign is underway. Delivery will be just in time for Christmas!. Delicious fruit baskets, nuts and cheeses are available and all proceeds benefit the Italy High School’s Agriculture Program.
Gladiator head basketball coach Brandon Ganske wishes to inform basketball players and parents that the program will be having a JH and HS boys basketball meeting on November 11, 2014, starting at 6:00 p.m. inside the Italy High School cafeteria.
Parents and community members— we know you’ll want to come out and support many of our seniors as we recognize their efforts throughout high school. Senior football players, cheerleaders, cross country participants, and band members will be recognized during this Friday night’s football game against Dallas Gateway. Recognition will take place on the football field at 7 p.m. before the game. We hope to see you there.
The Lady Gladiator Volleyball team will play their first playoff game against Dodd City on Tuesday, November 4th at North Forney High School. Game time is 6pm. The girls have worked hard and have earned the support of a big crowd. Italy High School will have a fan bus departing the IHS campus at 4:20pm sharp.
Note: Inclement weather is causing the fan bus to depart early. Please be on the bus by 4:20pm.
The Italy Lions Club would like to thank the following for their support and sponsorship of the Music on Main Street event held this past weekend.
Gladiator gold to meet with olympic gold with Italy High School track star Kortnei Johnson expecting a recruiting visit on Wednesday from the University of Houston’s head track coach Leroy Burrell and 9 time olympic champion and Cougar assistant coach Carl Lewis who his in his 26th year as a coach at UH.
Billie “Bill” D. Whiteaker 85, formerly of Fort Worth, passed away in Lewisville on Friday October 31, 2014.
October’s new books…If you see anything you want, call 972/483-6481 or email the library…enjoy!
The Italy ISD Board of Trustees will have a special called meeting on Tuesday, November 4, 2014. Meeting time is slated for 6:00pm and will be held in the Italy High School Cafeteria at 300 S. College Street, Italy.
Murrie Wainscott and his wife Brenda invite the community to join them for a Waxahachie Old Fashioned Singing project featuring a brush-arbor musical production called, “Heaven’s Front Porch.”
This next Wednesday, November 5, 2014, at 5:30 p.m., the qualifying students for this year’s NJHS will be inducted into the National Junior Honor Society. These students have shown scholarship, leadership, character, and service, and through an application process, have been selected by a faculty panel for membership.
The Lady Gladiators will battle Avalon for 2nd place this Friday, October 31, 2014 in Blooming Grove at 4pm. Show your support by purchasing a playoff shirt! Order form is attached.
A true crime re-creation of the murder of Shelley Nance will air this Thursday, October 30, 2014 at 9 pm on the cable Channel A&E. Shelley was a 2007 graduate of Italy High School who was attending the Art Institute of Dallas up until 2009.
Italy AD, Charles Tindol has released the varsity and JV basketball schedules for the 2014-2015 season. They are attached. Good luck to the Gladiators and Lady Gladiators as they gear up for a memorable season on the hardwood!
Note: Updated JV/Varsity Boys schedule submitted by Coach Ganske added 10/28/2014;
Updated JV/Varsity Girls schedule submitted by Coach Fullmer added 10/24/2014
Several Italy ISD students will have a big send off bright and early Tuesday morning (October 28, 2014). These students will be competing in the Special Olympics Bowling event at USA Bowl in Dallas. The send off will be at 8:00am at the Italy High School campus. Come join in with the student body as they send these Gladiators off to represent Italy.
Due to a recent rise in telemarketing scams and fraud we wanted to let you know that we are aware. Numerous citizens have called in recently with similar stories and scenarios. The majority of the scams begin with one of the following comments or statements.
The Italy pink-out shirts are again available by pre-order. Round-two of orders will be accepted until Monday, November 3rd. If you, or anyone you know, are still wanting to get one of the Italy Pink-Out shirts please fill out the order form below.
The Italy Community Activities Committee will have a meeting on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at the Italy Council Chambers at 105 West Main Street, Italy. Meeting time is slated for 5:30pm.
Hamburger, Cheeseburger and Fried Chicken baskets will be cooked up and made to order several Friday evenings this fall. Support the Mt. Gilead Baptist Church Music Ministry and enjoy some great food!
Lions Club of Italy is sponsoring its 1st Annual Music on Main featuring Bobby Dean and Timeless Country Band on Saturday, November 1, 2014 from 6:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m.
Monday, October 27st thru Friday, October 31st Stafford Elementary will be celebrating Red Ribbon Week with theme dress days and activities that will reinforce good choices regarding drugs.
The historic Chautauqua Auditorium will once again host a live performance by the Waxahachie Community Theatre. Italy’s own Gary Clark and Syndey Lowenthal will be part of the cast and crew of their performance of The Music Man this weekend.
The First Baptist Church of Italy located at 200 Clark Street is planning their annual Fall Festival. The festival will be held on Wednesday, October 29th from 6pm to 8pm. Everyone is welcome to come out and enjoy a great time filled with games, food, candy and more!
Italy FFA tshirts are available for pre-order. The shirts are short sleeve grey with a gold and white screen printed design featuring the official FFA moto and logo.
The Gladiators had momentum coming off a 48-26 win against Dawson but the highly ranked Chilton Pirates defended their home turf with an important district win over Italy.
In my 64 years on this earth, God has blessed me beyond measure. His goodness is very evident. One of my special blessings is my best friend, Donna Cate. She is always there when I need something or someone. I try to do the same for her. We don’t talk every day – we don’t have to. We laugh together and we cry together. One of the sweetest things she has done for me is share her life and family with me including her four amazing grandchildren. I thank God for Donna Cate.
The Italy FFA is hosting a Cow Patty Bingo Fundraiser. Grand prize will be $1,000! The event will take place at the Italy FFA Project Barn with the actual date of event to be announced.
Congratulations to the students on the Stafford Elementary Honor Roll for the 1st six weeks of the 2014-2015 school year. Keep up the good work!!
The Italy City Council met in a called meeting on Tuesday night. Three citizens addressed the council during citizens comments.
October is a very tough month for me. In October of 1990, I lost one of the most important people in my life to a drowning accident. My life has never been the same since that night in October. Losing Rodney Shaw changed my life forever. I miss his smile, his laugh, his jokes and our serious conversations about something or our daily discussions about nothing at all. The truth be told, I miss everything about him. But, at least I know what happened to him and could get closure by attending his funeral. I have friends that have not been given that opportunity to grieve like I did.
The Italy High School Softball team is selling Stadium Throws as a fundraiser for their program this year. The blankets are 50″×70″ and come in two different styles (see images).
The Italy High School Class of 2015 has designed a super stylish tshirt fit for any Gladiator fan. The shirt comes in both a long sleeve and short sleeve option and features a custom printed pricket sewn on the front. These shirts will be offered by special order for a limited time.
Italy High School students in grades in 9-12 will be attending the Navarro Career Expo tomorrow. Navarro College plans the Expo to provide career option information to high school students throughout the area. Italy High School has been participating in this event for three years and it has become part of the District & Campus Improvement Plans.
In a public hearing Monday night, Italy ISD reported that they had received a perfect score on the Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) for 2014. An achievement rating of 70 is the highest possible score a school district can receive. This is the second year in a row Italy has received a perfect score of 70.
The IYAA B-team and C-team football players and cheerleaders will make up their previously rained out game against Itasca tomorrow evening, Tuesday, October 21, with both C-teams kicking the evening off at 6:00 p.m.
The video coverage of the Italy City Council meeting that was held on Monday, October 13, 2014 is included here.
The Italy City Council will have a called meeting on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 in the Council Chambers a 105 West Main Street, Italy. Meeting time is slated for 6:00pm.
You may notice during lunch time that several senior students are going to local restaurants. These are students who have met a Gold Performance standard. One of the incentives for reaching Gold Performance standard is off-campus lunch.
Enjoy photos and a video from the 2014 Homecoming Parade and Pep Rally. Bonfire coverage is also included in the video.
On September 20th, 54 students from the Hillsboro Unified Tae Kwon Do School located at 125 W Elm-Hillsboro traveled to Giddings, Texas to compete in an invitational Tae Kwon Do tournament. There were several students from Italy who attended this tournament but this picture is a mom and son who enjoy Tae Kwon Do for several reasons including a great activity a son and mom can participate in together, great exercise, while helping with focus and helps in building self-esteem.
The Italy ISD Board of Trustees will have their regular monthly meeting on Monday, October 20, 2014 in the Italy High School cafeteria at 300 S. College Street, Italy. Meeting time is slated for 7:00pm.
The Gladiator Athletic Booster Club will have a meeting on Wednesday, October 22, 2014. The meeting will be held in the Italy High School Library at 6:00pm.
The Italy Baseball team has created beanies, ear warmers, and gloves with Gladiator spirit icons stitched on them and the items can be purchased thru Mrs. Kelli Ballard at the high school or Mrs. Misty Escamilla at the elementary.
