Schools

The Little Green Band traveled to Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, LA for their annual Young Performers Day. The band has gone every year for the last 7 years now and all the kids have a great time including Aidan Coleman on the front row of this picture. They learn how to march a different style than military style, they play different types of music, and have a great time learning and meeting other kids their age.

Hemphill students met aroud their flagpole last week with business owners, pastors, parets and community members for See You at the Pole. Several young people prayed and read scripture. Multiple campuses came together for this annual student led event.

Homecoming week was full of activities for young and old alike. Monday kicked off the festivities with a PTO sponsored overall paint party at Hemphill Scholars and Wednesday the annual bonfire and fall fest entertained the entire community. There were games galore, pie in the face and even a dunking booth. After enjoying all the fun and food, the Hornet cheerleaders got the bonfire kicked off with the help of the Little Green Band and Twirlers. Middle school and Varsity performed for the fans in attendance and to say the least, the crowd was all fired up!

Demolition of existing boat ramps at the SRA Pendleton Bridge project is coming along on schedule. A weighted portable dam was extended across the opening of the ramp area and inflated, then water from the ramp side was pumped out into the main lake area so that machinery could be brought into play doing the excavation of dirt/mud and demolition of existing ramps. Once new boat ramps are poured and established, the portable dam will be deflated and removed.

West Sabine QB Jakorian Walker scrambles around left end for a good gain September 23 vs. Garrison.

Tiger Pride runs deep! Where else will you see the WSISD Superintendent Dr. Cornelius Gilder doing his thing in the West Sabine Homecoming Parade this last Tuesday afternoon. Both sides of the street along the entire parade route were lined with lots of excited spectators enjoying the sights of the many firetrucks, homecoming king and queen, dutches, various dignitaries, football team, cheerleaders, twirlers, school band marching, and of course the kids were grabbing up the candy being chunked in their direction.

Maverick Winford and Nathan Whittenburg take first place honors with their 3 bass limit weight of 8.59 pounds, anchored by a 3.05 pound big bass, at Saturdays Cowboys Bass Anglers bass tournament on Toledo Bend. Weigh in was at 6 Mile public boat ramp with Rodger Bertland as weigh master and Bree Jaspard as assistant director officiating. 10 of the 13 total teams weighed in fish, with a 100% live release.

The parade and pep rally had lots of great entertainment from all over. The D R Martial Arts Accademy, who is new to town, was the winning business owner of the parade while the junior class won the over all for the school floats- they had a Tiger Safari going on. There were lots of great entries this year and it was surely hard for the judges to decide a winner. After the parade, fans, players, band members, businesses and faculty gathered around the square for a community pep rally before the crowning and big game.

West Sabine Lady Tigers held a Powder Puff football game this last Monday evening. Pulling the flag from the opponents waistband was supposed to signify a tackle, but these junior and senior Lady Tigers were playing rough and often waited until after the real tackle to pull the flag! Go check out all of the Powder Puff game pictures (and of many other events and stories) on our Sabine County Reporter Facebook page.