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MWHS telling students to 'Go Get It'!
Mineral Wells High School is encouraging students to “Go Get It” this week through a state initiative for students to go to college and be successful after high school.
The high school will have many events throughout the week “because we want students to plan ahead and be prepared for their future,” said MWHS Career Guidance Facilitator Kim Ortiz.
“We will be focusing on college admissions, college selections and financial aid and scholarship preparation [during the week],” she added.
On Wednesday, from 9 to 11 a.m., MWHS will host its annual college day, which also invites students from Millsap, Perrin, Graford and Santo high schools.
Ortiz said the college day will have all post-secondary options, including representatives from two-year and four-year colleges, technical schools, training centers and the military.
Miss Texas, Kristen Blair of Southlake, will visit with MWHS students on Thursday at 9 a.m.
Ortiz said Blair, a motivational speaker, would discuss life during and after high school.
This presentation includes, Ortiz said, “Do what students are supposed to do – work hard at their academics – so they are prepared for life after high school and how to achieve success in life after high school.”
Friday is focused on financial aid for students, but it's not the only chance students have to learn about the process. MWHS will follow up on the topic with a financial-aid night, Dec. 3, through the Ultimate Money Skills College Funding Seminar.
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Man, woman arrested in drug bust at local bar
Gary Ross Nickols, 56, of Mineral Wells, and Elise Nichole Dalton, 25, of Millsap, were arrested Tuesday around 2:30 p.m. at a bar in the 1600 block of South Oak after Mineral Wells police assisted the City-County Narcotics Unit, reportedly acting on information obtained by CCNU.
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Thursday Blotter - September 2, 2010
The following people were processed through the Palo Pinto County Jail.
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Mineral Wells ISD trustees set 2011 budget, tax rate
Before Mineral Wells ISD's trustees were ready to vote Tuesday on the district's 2011 budget and tax rate, Board President Joe Ruelas repeatedly asked a room full of mostly empty chairs, “Does anybody in the public have any questions ... anyone?”
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Womans Club's first fall meeting this Wednesday
The Womans Club of Mineral Wells will have its first fall meeting Wednesday at the Womans Club Building (old post office) starting at 11:30 a.m.
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Input sought at NRCS conservation meeting
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Palo Pinto County Soil and Water Conservation District invite the public and any agencies with an interest in conservation issues to participate in a local work group meeting Wednesday.
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Man involved in bar fight ends up at hospital
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Vietnam War Museum
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Ram Band
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Helping sell baked goodies
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