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Leo Thompson, 11th grade CCHS Special Education student, leads others in a group dance at the Fall Festival Dance in Lampasas on Thursday.

Leo Thompson, 11th grade CCHS Special Education student, leads others in a group dance at the Fall Festival Dance in Lampasas on Thursday.

CCHS Special Ed students travel for dance

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Fri, 11/07/2014 - 05:00
By WENDY SLEDD   Kyleigh Courtland swayed back and forth on the dance floor with Johnathan Rodgers. Her left hand laid gently on his shoulder while her right hand clasped his left.
Optimist Club Past President Sandor Vegh; Friends of the Library President John Gallen; Club Manager Trish Lemire; and Optimist Club Member Sharon Sirianni Copperas Cove Optimist Club members present a $300 check to Friends of the Library to be used for purchase of new books for the Copperas Cove Public Library.

Optimist Club Past President Sandor Vegh; Friends of the Library President John Gallen; Club Manager Trish Lemire; and Optimist Club Member Sharon Sirianni Copperas Cove Optimist Club members present a $300 check to Friends of the Library to be used for purchase of new books for the Copperas Cove Public Library.

KCCB holding composting class

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Fri, 11/07/2014 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL   Those interested in learning how to start and maintain a compost pile will get to do just that tomorrow morning during a fall composting class sponsored by Keep Copperas Cove Beautiful. The class will meet at the Copperas Cove Library’s community room on Saturday from 10 a.m.
Students from Robyn Petet’s Pre-K class put their sorting skills to the test as they deliver mail inside their post office. Students mailed letters to their home to learn about the postal process.

Students from Robyn Petet’s Pre-K class put their sorting skills to the test as they deliver mail inside their post office. Students mailed letters to their home to learn about the postal process.

Pre-K students run post office while learning through fun

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Tue, 11/04/2014 - 05:00
By WENDY SLEDD   Jayden Stahley, 4, went to his “job” flipping over the sign from closed to open. The mock post office in the classroom of Teacher Robyn Petet at Mae Stevens Early Learning Academy was officially open for its customers. “I like sorting the mail.
The Cove High JROTC Armed Drill Team puts in some last-minute practice time before Saturday’s competition in Fort Worth.

The Cove High JROTC Armed Drill Team puts in some last-minute practice time before Saturday’s competition in Fort Worth.

Cove cadets learn valuable lessons at Fort Worth contest

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Tue, 11/04/2014 - 05:00
By WENDY SLEDD   Cove high school JROTC cadets returned from Saturday’s drill competition in Fort Worth evaluating lessons learned and ready to ruck up for the next contest.

State fair winners celebrated at Hamilton’s Fair Park

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Tue, 11/04/2014 - 05:00
By BONNIE CHISM   Not everybody is privileged to have a State Fair of Texas winner at their event, but we will have not one but three of them as vendors at Hamilton’s Fair Park on Saturday, November 15 from 9 to 4, for the Sixth Annual Holiday Market sponsored by the Pottsville Extension Education...
Battalion Commander Jessica Temples accepts checks from Mark Peterson representing the Morning Exchange Club and the Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee and Marty Smith on behalf of her husband’s Jerry Smith Scholarship fund.

Battalion Commander Jessica Temples accepts checks from Mark Peterson representing the Morning Exchange Club and the Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee and Marty Smith on behalf of her husband’s Jerry Smith Scholarship fund.

JROTC receives donation for sweatshirts, hosts faculty team building obstacle course

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Fri, 10/31/2014 - 05:00
By DAVID MORRIS   Twisting and turning, pushing themselves to the limits, three teams comprised of faculty from Copperas Cove High School competed in a team building exercise, running the JROTC obstacle course climbing walls, low-crawling through barbed wire and clearing four foot hurdles Wednesday...

Elementary student councils learn leadership skills

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Fri, 10/31/2014 - 05:00
By WENDY SLEDD   Leadership skills form at an early age and elementary students from throughout the area assembled together for formal training to develop their abilities.
Five Copperas Cove students were each invited to introduce one of the newly unveiled Texas Bluebonnet Books at the Texas Book Festival in Austin.

Five Copperas Cove students were each invited to introduce one of the newly unveiled Texas Bluebonnet Books at the Texas Book Festival in Austin.

Local students announce Texas Bluebonnet books

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Fri, 10/31/2014 - 05:00
By WENDY SLEDD   Everyone knows the bluebonnet is the state flower of Texas. But ask some third through sixth graders from across the state and they just might tell you about their favorite books.
Haylie Anicama shows off her pumpkin created to look like her favorite book character from Dear Dumb Diary as part of Martin Walker Elementary School’s Storybook Pumpkin Patch project.

Haylie Anicama shows off her pumpkin created to look like her favorite book character from Dear Dumb Diary as part of Martin Walker Elementary School’s Storybook Pumpkin Patch project.

Students create pumpkins to match authors’ imaginations

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Tue, 10/28/2014 - 05:00
By WENDY SLEDD   It’s spooky and even a little kooky. Have you ever heard of a story-telling pumpkin? If you are in disbelief, creep into the library at one of Copperas Cove’s elementary schools and sneak a peek for yourself.

House Creek hosts ELAR family night

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Tue, 10/28/2014 - 05:00
By PAMELA GRANT   Thursday night House Creek Elementary School hosted an ELAR (English Language Arts and Reading) and Social Studies family night. This year marks HCES’s third year hosting the annual event.