Italy Junior High Gladiator and Lady Gladiator basketball schedules for the 2013-2014 season have been released. Both schedules are attached.

The November 5th Election is fast approaching. Early voting began this week. There are 9 propositions on the ballot. Do your part and get out and vote.

Editors Note: Added informational link regarding proposed Propositions 10/25/13-10:10am.

The Italy Gladiator Regiment Band competed in the Region 8 UIL Marching Contest on Wednesday, October 23. The band received a unanimous 1st division rating from all three UIL judges. The panel consisted of Travis Hobbs (Wall HS), Perry Morris (ATSSB), and Tim Edins (Hamilton).

The Italy Gladiators overcome a slick field, four first-half fumbles, several penalties and head coach Charles Tindol suffering from the flu to defeat Crossroads and improve to 2-0 in district with sophomore Hunter Merimon rushing for 275 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Saturday, October 26, 2013, the Italy High School dome will house the 2013 District 13A Junior High Volleyball Tournament. Games begin at 2pm with the championship game scheduled for 5pm. Italy’s first game will be at 2pm against Bynum. Come out and support!

The Italy Gladiator Yearbook is happy to announce that we will be selling past yearbooks at the George Scott Memorial Scholarship dinner this Friday for only $25!

The Lady Gladiators and Frost Lady Polar Bears will play on Friday, October 25. This matchup was originally scheduled for Saturday, October 26. Varsity will play at 4:00 with JV immediately following. Make plans to come out to the dome Friday afternoon and support these hard working Lady Gladiators.

Every morning, Principal Nash has selected students help him with the announcements to start out everyone’s day on a high note. Up beat music is playing softly in the background as the announcements are made to make students aware of the agenda for the day.

The Italy High School FCCLA (Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America) is selling Gladiator travel mugs. These make great Christmas gifts.

Italy High School/Junior High School students from 7th to 12th will hear a presentation by speaker Steven Adair on Friday, October 25. This presentation will culminate the week long drug awareness campaign celebrated by the students. Adair’s presentation titled, “Hello, My Name Is,” is designed to challenge the students to evaluate themselves and the way they treat others around them — to live a life without labels.

The annual George Scott Memorial Scholarship Fund barbecue dinner will be held Friday, October 25, 2013 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm at the Italy High School Cafeteria. Cost for the meal is $10 per person.The meal will be catered by Bubba’s of Ennis.

The Italy City Councill will have a called meeting on Monday, October 21st at 6:00pm. The meeting will be held in the Italy Munincipal Building’s Council Chambers at 105 West Main Street, Italy.

Italy’s Junior High teams win both games against Crossroads despite Willis Field seeming more like a slip ’n slide.

The Italy ISD Board of Trustees will have their regular monthly meeting on Monday, October 21, 2013. The meeting will be held in the Italy ISD Band Hall located at 300 S. College Street, Italy. Meeting time is slated for 7:00pm.

Although Mayor Bruce Perryman has only lived in Milford for five years, he has fallen in love with the town and the town’s people. He has aspirations of helping the town to grow but to continue to keep it the friendly, folksy place that everyone loves.

The Italy FFA is starting its first fundraiser of the 2013-2014 school year. Back this year, by popular demand, is the annual River Star Farms meat and Fresh Country Bakeries dessert sales. Order deadline is set for October 21st.

CALL TODAY TO MAKE YOUR LAST MINUTE ORDER!

Italy High School National Honor Society students are now offering peer tutoring in the library before school on Wednesdays at 7:30 a.m. and after school Mondays through Thursdays from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. The library is a great place for students who need a quiet homework place or for those who need help in their coursework.

Chill out! Italy’s junior high volleyball teams showed Frost the door after both the Italy A-team and B-teams’ managed come from behind victories in the 3rd set of each match.

The Mt. Gilead Baptist Church invites you to celebrate their 100 years of praising the Lord on Sunday, October 20, 2013, at 11 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Our guest church will be the Rhema Life Fellowship Church (Pastor James W. Thomas) of Plano, Texas. You DO NOT want to miss out on this great celebration! We have a PRAISE to RAISE!! Please come out and share with us a great time in the Lord through fellowship, reflections, and praise. Dinner will be served from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Hope to see you there!

Monday, October 21st thru Friday, October 25th, Stafford Elementary will be celebrating Red Ribbon Week with theme dress days and activities that will reinforce good choices regarding drugs.

Italy’s JV girls rally to win in 2-out of-3 sets over Kopperl but the Lady Eagle varsity squad is the victor after overcoming a determined effort by the Lady Gladiators.

The Gold Performance Award system is designed to reward Italy High School seniors that have met academic, attendance and behavioral expectations.

On Saturday, October 26th, the citizens of Italy are encouraged to come together and help clean up the town.

Everyone knows how much Avalon ISD superintendent Dr. David Del Bosque loves Avalon and Avalon ISD. But what everyone might not know is he takes nature pictures of all the beautiful flowers, trees, animals and sunsets all around Avalon’s beautiful countryside. You might say photography is his hobby.

The Stafford PTO will be selling spirit ribbons for this weeks game against the Crossroads Bobcats. Ribbons will be sold for $.75. We will be selling ribbons at both the high school campus and at Stafford during Thursday and Friday lunches. For more info please contact Tessa South at 469.285.9854. Go Gladiators!

The Italy Gladiators return to the win column after their dominating district opening victory over the Itasca Wampus Cats.

Congratulations to the following students for making the Italy High School honor roll list for the first 6 weeks of the 2013-2014 school year. Keep up the good work!

Monday, October 21, 2013 Carter Blood Care will be set up at the IHS Dome. Blood donations will be accepted from 9:00am to 2:40pm. To sign up for a time to donate please stop by the Italy High School reception office or contact Italy ISD nurse DeeDee Hamilton (972/483-6342 xtn 1116 — [email protected]).

The Italy City Council took “no action” following a 40-minute executive session regarding personnel matters relating to the public works department Monday evening in council chambers.

On Saturday, October 5th and 6th, FCCLA members of Italy High School attended the Peer Education Conference in Dallas, Texas at the Sheraton Hotel. They were exposed to a presenter who made a huge impression on them. Tina Meier, the mother of Meagan Meier, gave a moving speech about the suicide of her daughter, brought about by the damaging effects of cyber-bullying.

Last week was fire safety week at Stafford Elementary. Students were being taught fire safety tips in their classrooms and practicing fire drills. But nothing is as fun as having the Italy volunteer firemen come in their big red fire engine and teach students how to be safe in the event of a fire.

Not only does Jonathan Nash (Stafford Elementary principal) have a passion for kids, but he also has a passion for theater. He has performed in more than 20 productions. And now he is playing the part of King Maximillian Godfrey Ladislaus Leopold Sidney Frederick John in the Waxahachie Community Theatre’s production of Cinderella.

On Saturday, September 14th, students from the Hillsboro Unified Tae Kwon Do School-125 W Elm-Hillsboro, Texas tested for new belts. This testing included students from Italy and Milford — Nick Sam, Michael Gonzalez, Michael Russell of Italy; Mario Perez and Isamar Perez both of Milford.

The Italy City Council will have their regular monthly meeting on Monday, October 14, 2013. In addition to the monthly meeting, there will also be a Proclamation Reception recognizing the Italy Youth Athletic Association’s volunteer of the year. Agendas for both the meeting and reception is attached.

Both the Italy Junior High and Italy JV teams open their 2013 district schedule with wins over the visiting Itasca Wampus Cats.

Italy High School Homecoming 2013 is fast approaching (Friday, October 25 vs Cayuga). With that in mind, homecoming parade organizers are working tirelessly with area merchants, clubs and others to make this year’s parade a huge success. This year the theme will be “Dare to be a Hero.” If your group would like to be included in this years IHS Homecoming parade please contact Vivian Moreland.

The Lady Gladiators proved that playing team ball on the volleyball court can net a win Tuesday when they hosted the Lady Bulldogs of Bynum.