Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Anthony Bellanger was selected as the October Bridge City/ Orangefield Rotary Students of the Month. Anthony ranks 15th out of 181 students and has a 4.58 GPA. He plans to attend Texas State University Saint David's School of Nursing to become a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist. Pictured with Anthony are his parents Tod and Alicia Bellanger, BCISD Superintendent - Dr. Mike Kelly, BCHS Assistant Principal - Shannon King and BCHS Counselor- Lisa Huckaby...
Jada Greiner was named the Bridge City/Orangefield Rotary Clubs Orangefield October Student of the Month. Jada is ranked 21 out of 120 students and has a GPA of 4.19. She plans to attend Lamar University to pursue a degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Pictured with Jada are OFHS Principal-Rea Wrinkle, her parents - Chris and Ashley Griener, grandfather - Joel Kirby, OFISD Superintendent-Shaun McAlpin, and OFHS Counselor - Crissa Bonnin....
Congratulations to these OHS students for passing the Microsoft Office Specialist - Excel Associate exam. These students are members of Mrs. Bellard's Business Information Management 2 class....
On Saturday, October 8, the OHS Speech/Debate team competed at a speech & debate clinic/meet at West Hardin High School. In Cross Examination Debate, winners are: 5th place - Gracie Cross & Leroy Bergeron 6th place - Colton Myers & Major Copeland 7th place - Calvin Kelly & Stone Fregia 8th place - Abby Slaughter & Gracie Bickham Sidney Holderman also competed in CX debate, without a partner, and won one round. In Lincoln Douglas Debate, Aiden Taylor placed 6th in the varsity...
Seventeen Orangefield High School students auditioned Saturday for the All-Region Choir. Diana Burns, Katelynn Copeland, Landon Dickens, Natalie Dickens, Dalyn Miller, and Timothy Trammell were selected to the choir. Katelynn, Landon, Natalie, and Dalyn also qualified for the pre-are round on December 3rd....
Orangefield High School students Cameron Dischler and Kyle Michael earned the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) certification in their Practicum in Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources class taught by Mr. Tim Singleton. The 30-hour General Industry Training Program provides a variety of training that emphasizes hazard identification, avoidance, control and prevention. Congratulations to these students....
Orangefield High School senior Jalynn Alfaro was crowned 2022 Homecoming Queen last Friday night. Jalynn is the daughter of Jorge Alfaro and Rebecca Scales. The crowing ceremony included fireworks and a Corvette convertible ride around the stadium before cheering fans for all the homecoming contestants. The Bobcats closed out the night with a 46-0 victory over Tarkington....
The bi-monthly meeting of the members of the board of directors and volunteers of the Friends of the Orange Depot will be held on Thursday, October 20, 5:30 pm, at the Orange Train Depot, 1210 Green Avenue. President Alicia Booker encourages all to attend this important meeting for there will be items on the agenda that will require voting by the board. Also, coming up soon will be the annual holiday events, Christmas at the Depot and Santa at the Depot. On Sunday, December...
The Orangefield High School will celebrate their Homecoming game this Friday night starting at 7:30 pm at the F. L. McClain Stadium located at 7745 Sand Bar Rd in Orangefield. The Orangefield High School homecoming court includes: (left to right) Football Beau: Brayden Parker, Football Sweetheart: Kaitlyn Hebert, Freshman Duchess: Payton Marze, Sophomore Duchess: Maci Waguespack, Junior Duchess: Paris Becker, Senior Princess: Kiley Boyd, Senior Princess: Riley Fuller, Senior...
The Orangefield High School FCCLA and Community Service students volunteered with the Orange Convention & Visitors Bureau to assist with setup for the Orangetober Festival held annually at the Riverside Pavilion. They helped with designing areas in the pumpkin village and creating photo stations. It was a beautiful day and the perfect weather for it!...
In honor of NICU Awareness Month, Orangefield High School welcomed guest speaker, Kelli Huebel, NICU Program Director at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital. Mrs. Huebel spoke with Health Science and Child Development classes, and shared a wealth of knowledge about some of the obstacles these tiny babies overcome and the healthcare providers that care for them. We would like to extend a big thank you to Mrs. Huebel and Christus St. Elizabeth for this educational opportunity for...
Aaliyah Stewart was named Homecoming Queen Friday night during the West Orange-Stark football game. She was escorted on the field by her father, Brodrick McGrew. The Mustangs won the game 58-8 against Liberty....
Phillip Saperstein, an Edward Jones financial advisor in Orange, recently attended the firm's Financial Advisor Leaders Conference, which celebrates the contributions and achievements of some of the firm's most successful financial advisors. The conference was held Sept. 29-30 in St. Louis. During the two-day conference, attendees heard from internal and external speakers about relevant topics, conferred on timely topics and shared best practices for serving clients. "The...
The Orangefield 7th and 8th grade Junior High Choir students competed for spots in the Region choir this past weekend. Congratulations to the following 14 students who were selected: Hope Samms, Olivia Shearer, Trista Gray, Katy West, Madison McCormack, Naomi Madrid, Tessa Bailey, Hayden Nichols, Jose Salinas, Dak Sims, Elijah Jones, Santiago Valdovinos, Aiden Barnett and Reese Dearing....
On Tuesday, October 4th the Orangefield Junior High STUCO and NJHS members traveled to the Riverside Pavillion in Orange to volunteer their time and energy to help set up pumpkins in the pumpkin patch for Orangetober Festival. The students enjoyed their time away from the classroom to learn about community workers and how events are planned and put together....
Bridge City High School engineering students got a chance last week to use their drafting and calculating skills to work in a real-life situation. Middle school principal Grady Welborn asked the students to make an accurate map of the school for him and they worked on the task. Daniel Auchenbach is the high school engineering teacher....
Top Deck Inc. is collecting Hurricane Ian relief items beginning Monday Morning(10/3/2022) beginning at 8:00 AM. If anyone has items such as cleaning products, personal care items, pet care items, or non perishable food, we will be filling a trailer at our main office location at 10861 Hwy 62 N. Orange, Tx 77632. Please no clothing items....
A Fire Prevention Open House will take place on October 10th at the Central Fire Station in Orange....
West Orange-Stark High School early college students, along with teachers, volunteered last week for the Orange County United Way's annual Day of Caring. They helped clean and do work at one of the charitable organizations that is supported by United Way....
Bridge City Chamber is once again sponsoring a free community event for National Night Out on Tuesday, October 4, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Bridge City Park , 105 Parkside Drive. The National Night Out is a way to honor first responders and get families in the community together. Businesses and civic groups will have booths with games and activities for families, along with food and drinks. Anyone interested in reserving free booth space should call the Chamber at 409-735-5671. In...
Bridge City Cardinals athletes helped last week to unload hundreds of pounds of pumpkins for the First Baptist Church's annual pumpkin patch. The church is at 200 West Roundbunch Road and invites people to bring their children to play in the patch and take photos. The pumpkin patch will be open Mondays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. until dark, and on Sundays from 12:30 p.m. until dark....
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce announced that Karen Bozman with BCISD, has been named September Employee of the Month. Karen Bozman was nominated by Cil Dixon. She says, Karen has been a teacher/coach at Bridge City ISD for many years. I would like to personally acknowledge her hard work as both a Special Ed/English teacher and coach. She amazes me with her talent and dedication to her students. Her attention to detail shows when she works with her kids. The little...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce announced Best Day Spa as being named Business of the Month for September 2022. DeeDee Viator and Gary Peery was presented the award, sponsored by Energy Country Ford, by Ambassador Barbara Moore at the September Networking Coffee hosted by 5Point Credit Union. Barbara Moore says, the business began in May 2017. DeeDee Viator wanted to open her Spa to give back to the Community for they had helped her with her daughter with special needs....
If you are an Orange County Resident that needs help from Santa for your children this Christmas or have anyone you know that is a resident please share this information with them. The Annual Blue Santa Program is right around the corner. From October 3rd - October 24th applications can be picked up from our front lobby here at the Sheriff's Office. Just ask the receptionist behind the clear glass at the front. Applications are due NO later than October 24th 2022 by 4...
BCE's Cardinals of Character's for the First Marking period are as follows. Pre-k: Penelope Gomez Torres, Khloe Herman, Waylon Delgado, Carter Zuniga and Paola Collazo Kinder: Mateo Mungia, Aurora Fox, Brady Fuller, Emma Cargill, Brantlee Fuselier, Hannah Messer, Charlotte Clark, Addlee Moore, Rhyan Crone, Arleth Castillo, James Kimmel and Noah Angelle 1st Grade: Reid Woolley, Truitt O'Daniel, Evan Augsburger, Harper Preston, Fiona Fults, Rachel Nall, Adalyn Klein, Melanie...
