The Italy School Board of Trustees approved a resolution Monday evening joining 300-plus schools across Texas concerning the school finance system and potential litigation to protect the taxpayer and schoolchildren of the state.
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The Italy Gladiators (2-2) and head coach Craig Bales relied on their ground attack to defeat the Hubbard Jaguars 36-22 for their second road win of the pre-season.
Stafford Elementary and the Italy Ministerial Alliance have teamed up to help kids and families with food for over the weekends. Every Thursday teams from local churches come and stuff backpacks with food at Stafford Elementary.
Willie Rebecca Inman, age 75 a resident of Italy, passed away on September 16, 2011 in Dallas, Texas. Willie was born May 12, 1936 in Italy, Texas to Walter R. and Viola (Embry) Shrader. Willie was a member of the Central Baptist Church in Italy for many years. She was an avid reader and loved to play dominos and bingo.
Trinity Mission will be celebrating National Rehabilitation Awareness Week September 18th through September 24, 2011. Everyone is welcome to come and join in the fun. Each day they will be focusing on different therapy departments. Come and see what Trinity Mission is doing! Family members and community members are so welcome.
Donna Gay Stanglin, age 64, of Denison, passed away Sunday, September 18, 2011 at her home. She was born February 13, 1947 in Waxahachie to Dale and Orrline (Green) Martin. Donna was a loving wife, mother and grandmother.
Mary Alice Boyd, age 90, of Italy, Texas passed away, Saturday, September 17, 2011. Mary was born in Italy, Texas on August 30, 1921 to I.G. and Ruthie (Jones) Harris. She was a lifelong member of Park Presbyterian Church in Italy, where she also served as the church secretary.
Friday at David’s Supermarket you could see some very skilled shoppers making their way through the store. They were the CBI students from Italy High School and Avalon High School with Lee Joffre (Italy High School principal). They were busy hunting down various items on their shopping list.
The attached TEA brochures were submitted by one of our readers for the benefit of all parents of school age children. The STAAR testing program is a end of course testing system that will begin with this year’s high school freshmen down through elementary age students.
The Scholastic Book Fair will be next week Sept. 19-23 at Stafford Elementary Library from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. each day. We will close on Friday at 10 a.m. The theme this year is “Reading Is Out of This World.”
A perfect day for football produced big plays and plenty of hard-hitting action as the Italy Jr. High Gladiators and their cheerleaders took on the Hubbard Jaguars.
Stafford Elementary sees how special grandparents are and invited them to have lunch with their grandchildren on Monday, September 12th, Grandparents Day. The cafeteria was over flowing with grandparents and laughter as students and grandparents shared lunch together.
The Italy ISD Board of Trustees will have their regular monthly meeting on Monday, September 19, 2011. Meeting time is set for 7:00pm and will be held in the Italy ISD Band Hall at 300 S. College, Italy. The agenda includes an item to consider/approve a resolution sanctioning 4-H as an extracurricular activity. See the agenda for a complete list of action items the board will be considering.
Additional photos from the exciting pre-season football game between the Italy Gladiators and the Palmer Bulldogs.
The Italy Gladiators (1-2) loose to the Palmer Bulldogs in overtime but have three weeks to polish their armor before Italy’s district opener against Blooming Grove.
We all know the sadness that took place ten years ago on September 11th. We know that terrorists attacked our wonderful country, the United States of America. Four planes were hijacked in mid flight. Two of the planes were flown into two skyscrapers at the World Trade Center in New York City and caused them to catch fire and collapse. Another plane destroyed part of the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. and the fourth plane crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. In all, nearly three thousand people were killed in the September 11th terrorist attacks.
With the Keetch-Byrum Drought Index at 785 and no relief in sight, Ellis County Commissioners enacted a new 90-day ban on outdoor burning during a regular meeting on September 12, 2011.
The Italy Youth Athletic Association (IYAA) hosted three exciting football games on Saturday against the Rice Bulldogs to kickoff the 2011 little league football and cheer season.
As of 6 p.m. the fire along Ike Road in Ellis County is 100 percent contained, with an estimated 250 acres burned. While 20 homes were threatened, necessitating the temporary evacuation of 20 families, all the structures have been saved and families are being allowed back into the area. All roads are now open to through traffic.
Seeing their first action of the 2011 season, the Italy Jr. High Gladiators stood sandal to paw against the Palmer Bulldogs in what proved to be an even matchup while the Italy JV squad toughed it out with just eleven players.
Texas Best Smokehouse of Italy invites the entire community to cruise in and enjoy great food while admiring the Midlothian Classic Wheels car show in the parking lot.
The Italy City Council was busy Monday night as they approved a budget for the fiscal year 2011-2012 and issued certificates of obligation at its regular meeting Monday night.
Volunteer fire departments from Italy, Milford and Forreston rely on team work to defeat dangerous grass fires.
Italy JH/HS has been invited to Career Night assemblies at two area high schools.
Italy ISD offers services to gifted and talented students in a variety of formats. If your student is not currently identified as gifted and talented, and you believe that your child shows these tendencies, then you may nominate him/her for the screening process which is divided into three elements: standardized test of mental ability, teacher judgment based on observation and characteristics, and standardized achievement test scores (if available).
Teresa Young, the CB&I teacher for Italy High School, is really enjoying her job. Last year she was the CB&I teacher for Stafford Elementary. With her new position at the high school, teaching life skills is a big part of her job. Every Friday Mrs.Young and her class go around the community and do volunteer work. This Friday they were at Trinity Mission.
The Italy City Council will have their monthly meeting on Monday, September 12, 2011. The meeting will be held at the Council Chambers, 105 Main Street, Italy. Meeting time is 6:30pm. The council members will have a full night ahead of them. The agenda slates a public hearing regarding the 2011-2012 annual operating budget along with thirteen regular agenda items.
On Tuesday night, the dome was full of spirit and plain ol’ hard work. The Lady Gladiator Varsity led their team to victory against the Malokoff Lady Tigers with finesse and strategic planning. In four sets, the Lady Gladiators showed Malakoff how they planned to run the season. The games scores were Italy 25-Malakoff-21; Malakoff 25-Italy 22; Italy 25-Malakoff 13 and Italy 25-Malakoff 14.
With fall temperatures finally here, Meals-on-Wheels is ready for its 24th Annual Golf Benefit set for September 15 at Hidden Creek Golf Course in Burleson. This event is one of the largest in the area with over 200 golfers and many volunteers participating. Bringing in over $75,000, the Golf Benefit proceeds directly support Meals-on-Wheels services.
The 2011 Gladiator yearbooks are currently available for purchase, as well as the 2010 and 2009 yearbooks which have been discounted.
Everyone has been hearing about all the fires around our wonderful state of Texas. We have heard how the city of Bastrop has really been hit hard, lots of homes have been lost to the fires. And we sort of think only about the homes that have been lost and forget or don’t focus on the fact that most everything in the homes have been lost too. Like mementos, furniture, towels, clothing, all the basic necessities. Well, Avalon ISD decided to help the students in need of clothing at Bastrop ISD by collecting blue jeans.
Italy High School will observe the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States by meeting at the flag pole on the morning of September 12th. The ceremony will begin at 7:30 AM. Community members are invited to attend.
Stafford Elementary principal, Jason Miller, is requesting the community attend “We Remember…9/11.” This solemn service will be held at the flag pole on Stafford Elementary’s front lawn on Monday, September 12 at 8:46am. The Stafford students will recite the pledges and recognize a moment of silence as a sign of unity at the flag pole. They are asking that everyone wear the colors Red, White, or Blue.
Have you seen wild animals lately in your neighborhood?
The Italy Park Board assigned members to prepare for the upcoming Christmas Festival scheduled Saturday, Dec. 3, in downtown Italy.
On the prowl, the Italy Gladiators went on a hunting expedition to Mart looking for Panthers in the second preseason game for both teams.
As of 10:20 Am on Tuesday, September 6, 2011, a low lying smoke haze in Ellis County is the result of a temperature inversion and large fires in the vicinity of Bastrop, Texas and Tyler, Texas.
The City of Italy Park Board will have their monthly meeting today, Tuesday, September 6, 2011. The meeting will be held in the Council Chambers of the Italy Municipal Building at 105 West Main Street, Italy. Meeting time is 5:30pm. The agenda slates Christmas Festival planning as a lone planning session item.
The Lady Gladiators will host the Malakoff Lady Tigers at home in the Dome on Tuesday, September 6. Beginning with the JV-White team at 4:30, followed by the JV-Gold team at 5:30, the Lady Gladiator varsity squad will take the court at around 6:30.
With public safety as the primary concern, Ellis County Sheriff Johnny Brown is encouraging everyone to be extra cautious and to participate in safe activities during the holiday weekend.
I’ve heard from three different patrons who have friends or relatives in the midwest, that these folks are already wearing sweaters and hoodies! So, cool weather is headed in our direction. Hooray!!! Here’s some of our newest books to chill out with…
Injured Gladiator senior, Brandon Souder, received a grid-iron heroes welcome as he returned home from the hospital.
Barry Bassett and the Italy ISD hosted a luncheon for pastors and leaders of the community Wednesday at Central Baptist Church.
The road to success is smoothing out for Italy’s Lady Gladiators and head coach Heather Richters as they learn from their ups and downs before district play.
The Italy School Board of Trustees adopted a budget for the 2011/2012 budget year and adopted a tax rate at a called meeting and public hearing Tuesday night.
The Ellis County Equine Youth Association invites all area horse kids to participate in the ECEYA Fundraiser and Fun Horse Show on Saturday, September 10, at the Flying Dollar Ranch in Italy, Texas. The show begins at 9 a.m. and includes halter, western, English, leadline and speed events.
The Italy Gladiators give fans a night to remember while defeating the Maypearl Panthers 30-0 at home.
The Italy Gladiators get fired up at their afternoon pep rally and then smoke the Maypearl Panthers 30-0 at home under the lights.
Stafford Elementary 4th grader Hunter Hinz and his fellow members of the Ellis County Shooting Sports 4-H Club would like to invite shotgun enthusiasts to compete in their 4-H Fun Shoot Fundraiser on Saturday, September 17th. Come out and support this 4-H club and bust some clays at the Ellis County Sportsman’s Club located at 470 West Sterrett Road in Waxahachie. Registration begins at 8 am, followed by a mandatory safety review at 8:30 am, and competition gets underway at 9am.
The Italy Band Boosters met recently to adopt guidelines and prepare for the upcoming school year.
