Education notes 6/25/2011
Meet the new Bonham principal
Parents of Bonham Elementary School students and members of the community are invited to meet new Principal Kathy Horner and new faculty members at a hot dog supper Tuesday.
Horner and new Bonham teachers will greet visitors from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in front of the main entrance to the campus at 4250 Potomac St.
Formerly the assistant principal at Madison Middle School, Horner takes over her new job on Aug. 1. She succeeds Diane Rose, who retired.
Father Luke’s brother on Nickelodeon television program
There is an Abilene connection to a new program on the Nickelodeon channel. George Back plays the role of Uncle Three Pieces in the show “Bucket and Skinner’s Epic Adventures.”
The program premieres July 1.
George is the brother of Father Luke Back, rector of the Church of the Heavenly Rest.
During the Week of the Young Child, George came to St. John’s Episcopal School and read to the school’s children. He was reportedly very animated and the kids loved it.
For more information on “Bucket and Skinner’s Epic Adventures” go to .
HSU music camp students to play free recital
A free recital will be performed by high school students attending a music camp at Hardin-Simmons University at 10 a.m. Friday at the Woodward-Dellis Recital Hall.
The camp begins Sunday and ends Thursday.
Only 15 to 18 students are chosen for the piano camp, said co-director Lauren Puckett in a HSU news release. “That’s the maximum amount since we have to make sure each student has a practice room with a piano and an opportunity to perform in a master class.”
Puckett and her husband, Mark Puckett, both on the HSU school of music faculty, started the camp eight years ago.
Book written about celebrated HSU alumna
One of Hardin-Simmons University’s most celebrated graduates is featured in a newly released book by Loretta Fulton, according to a news release.
Dr. Virginia Boyd Connally, 98, of Abilene, still keeps close ties with HSU, even though she graduated 78 years ago. She graduated from the Louisiana State University school of medicine and was a physician in Abilene for many years.
While on campus, she was a member of the Cowgirls, a high-stepping, rope-throwing women’s group that marched behind the Cowboy Band, which was only men in those days. Even though the Cowgirls disbanded in the 1970s, Connally still makes it a point to attend the annual reunions of the Ex-Cowgirls Association.
Books may be purchased from Texas Star Trading Company at or 325-672-9696. Books may soon be available also in the HSU bookstore.
Similar Posts:
- Principal’s big thrill for educator returning to Abilene
- Education reporter’s notebook
- New TSTC digital art program looking for boot-camp artists
- Abilene students, others face increases in university tuition, fees
- New Martinez school named after passionate Abilene educator
