Category: School News

Robin Wheelus chosen as Educator of the Year by Texas Parks & Wildlife

Devine Ag teacher Robin Wheelus was honored at the annual FFA Banquet as the recipient of the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department Professional Educator of the Year award.

Devine High School Ag Teacher Robin Wheelus was awarded the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department Professional Educator of the Year Award (2017) at this year’s annual FFA Banquet last Friday, May 5, 2017.
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DHS OAP presented moving performance of A Thousand Cranes

Team members who helped put on the production of A Thousand Cranes are (back row, left to right): Patti Taitano, Miguel Palma, Jo Taitano, Gabby Romano, Abbey Paulson, Ariana Russell, Amada Guardiola, Emilie Dudley, and Charlize Benavidez; front row (left to right): Paige Williamson, Shi Mercer, Paige Reyna, Jose Guardiola, and Jillian Courtade.

You could have heard a pin drop as the Devine High School One Act play set the solemn scene of Hiroshima, where the main character Sadako (Ariana Russell) suffered the long lasting effects of the atom bomb which fell ten years prior to this scene. Continue reading “DHS OAP presented moving performance of A Thousand Cranes”

Natalia FFA places 30th in Texas FFA State Career Development event

Members of the Range Team are (left to right): Elijah Quintero, Jacob Jass, Macy Henrichson, and Haley Schulze.
Members of the Horticulture Team are (left to right): Tori Wootan, Felicia Guzman, Abigail Besa, and Julie Rivera.
Members of the Poultry Judging Team are (left to right): Michael Martinez, Jacob Jass, and Elijah Quintero.

Natalia – Members of the Natalia FFA chapter traveled to Stephenville, TX, April 27, 2017, to compete in the state Range Competition Career Development Event.
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Words “bomb threat” on school answering machine prompts evacuation and search

Law enforcement vehicles on scene after a bomb threat at Devine Middle School on April 13.

A message left on an answering machine at the Devine Middle School, with the words “bomb threat” in it, prompted officials to take quick action to secure the safety of the children and staff early last Friday morning, April 14, 2017 right before school was to begin. Continue reading “Words “bomb threat” on school answering machine prompts evacuation and search”