SHS Class of 2015 Cap and Gown photos 1-4B Salado Villageillage Voiceoice VOL. XXXVIII, NUMBERV 7 THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2015 254/947-5321 FAX 254/947-9479V SALADOviLLAGEVOICE.COM 50¢ SHS Class of ‘15 Snyder is top of SHS Class of 2015; graduates June 5 at UMHB Polkowski is named SHS Salutatorian Mayborn Center The top two graduates Salado High School for Salado High School is slated to graduate 100 graduating class of 2015 students at its Commence- are Valedictorian Barrett ment Ceremony 10 a.m. Snyder and Salutatorian June 5 at the Mayborn Orion Polkowski. Center on the campus of Salado High School the University of Mary Valedictorain Barrett Hardin-Baylor in Belton. Snyder will attend Wash- Among the seniors slat- ington & Lee University ed for graduation are these: in Lexington, Virginia Isaiah Aaron this fall, after graduating David Andrews Salado High School with Taylor Atwood a career full of activity in Ashley Beasley athletics, academics and Kayli Beck art. Bryce Blair The son of Dan and Ryan Bradley Laura Snyder, Barrett Keshlei Bridges will graduate at the top of CeCe Cantu his class with a grade of Rebecca Carroll 105.79. His sister Alyssa is Ashley Chaplin a sophomore at Franciscan Kimberly Clay University in Steubenville, Sean Clement Ohio. Sarah Colley Snyder will study Busi- Nicholas Cousins ness Administration at Katy Croftcheck Washington & Lee Uni- Ray-Vernard Crusoe versity and says he will re- Coleson Curry turn after college to work William Dabney in the family business. Casey Daniell Barrett played base- Christian Deal Sarah Dempsey ball for four years at Sal- Victoria Dickie ado High. He played both BARREtt SNYDER ORION POLKOWSKI Reina Drake catcher and first baseman Hunter Eulenfeld SHS CLASS OF 2015 VALEDICTORIAN SHS CLASS OF 2015 SALUTATORIAN and was named to the 2014 Rachel Evans First Team All District Action Baseball Club out Snyder also earned a competitions. family business during the Keaton Fillip team at his first baseman of Round Rock, a group Superior Rating at the Re- He also earned Region- summer at Snyder’s Recy- Averi Fischer position. This year, Barrett that provides quality base- gional and State Levels for al Superior ratings for his cled Auto and Truck Parts Elizabeth Garcia was Team Captain of the ball instruction to players his ink drawing “Rat Rod” ink drawing Bluebonnet in in Holland. Maria Garcia District Champion Eagles who have strong char- in the 2014 Texas Art Edu- 2011. Barrett also competed Rysheiki Garrett and was named to All- acter and good grades. cation Association Visual He is a member of in Lincoln Douglas De- Miranda Garza District Second Team as He played both summer Art Scholastic Event. the St. Stephen Catholic bate in 2012, earning first Colby Gilpin catcher. league and fall league. His ink drawing “Rat- Church Youth Group Fiat place in two tournaments. Noreli Gonzalez All four years, the Ea- In high school and ju- tlesnake” earned Superior and has been an Altar A member of the Na- Jace Habiger gles made the playoffs, in- nior high, Barrett received Ratings at the Regional Server for the church. tional Honor Society who Chelsea Hayes cluding a run that ended in several distinctions for and State VASE and was He volunteered at the has been on the All A Josue Hernandez the state semi-final round. his artwork. Congress- distinguished by the judg- Youth Summer Art Camp, Honor for every semester McKayla Hodge Barrett says he will have man John Carter’s office es as one of their favorites. sponsored by the Temple of his high school career, Jarrett Hodges “the special memories I awarded him first place His Ink Wash “Tele- Cultural Activities Center Barrett has also participat- Jessica James made and shared on the in the drawing category of phone Pole” earned a 2012 in Temple for four sum- ed in several summer mer- Marshall Jenkins baseball team.” its 2013 Congressional Art Superior Rating at the mers. it programs, including The Chase Kelly He also played for the Competition. Regional and State VASE He also works for the Austin Keough Kyle King Clayton Kolls SB frontage will remain Tori Laughland Tyler LeGuin closed until new Jacob Little Morgan Marburger Cameron Markham construction completed Ryan Marriott Texas Departmnt of ternoon on May 29. Then Zachary Marsh Transportation has closed it was pushed to June 1. Lance Martinez the southbound access “Because this was an McLane Matthews road (west side of inter- unplanned emergency sit- Justin McBryde Michael McCullough state) in Salado south uation, the contractor did Colby Medlin of Thomas Arnold Road not have the required sig- John Michael until the construction of nage on hand to complete Amber Milton the new access road and the second stage for the Keaton Mims access road bridge over detour setup,” Wheatley Tanner Montgomery Salado Creek. said of James Construc- Luis Navarro-Villafranco Shortly after the flood- tion, which is the contrac- Morgan Nazario ing early last week, TX- tor on the $70.4 million Roderic Noonan DOT announced the clo- expansion of I-35 through Kristen Oakes sure of the southbound Salado. “New signs are Shayla Palow access road over Salado being made and the lanes Lana Parsons Creek. will be re-striped to make Emily Patrick “Due to the severity the conversion of the east- Maria Perez of the damage they found side access road to two- Orion Polkowski when they examined the way complete by Monday Retirement reception Shiann Pruitt old southbound access- morning (June 1), if at all Donna Driggers and Dana Britt are shown above with Superintendent Michael Tristan Puckett road lanes, they are not possible.” Novotny at a Retirement Reception held in their honor June 2 at the Salado Civic Jacob Quick going to try to repair it,” Wheatley said that Center. Driggers (left) has served as a teacher and counselor at Thomas Arnold Abelardo Rangel-Tovar Jodi Wheatley, public in- there is no date for the Elementary School and Salado Junior High School for 38 years. Britt (middle) has Ariana Rangel formation office for TX- completion of the south- served as a Library Aide at Salado Junior High School and Salado High School for Corley Raven DOT Waco District I-35 bound access road south 30 years. (PHOTO BY ROYCE WIGGIN) Faith Renfro told Salado Village Voice. of Thomas Arnold. Sabrina Rodriguez Wheatley stated that According to Wheat- Barrett Snyder Cheyenne Soto James Construction is ley, the decision to close Sen. Fraser: ‘I won’t Sabrina Stanley working to turn the north- the southbound access Abigail Sullivan bound access road from road south of Thomas Ar- Mason Taylor FM 2268 to Thomas Ar- nold was not an easy one: Shelby Tepera nold two-way to relieve “The section of the access seek another term’ State Senator Troy Fra- ed with the overreach of Hawk Thompson traffic feeding onto Main road at the creek suffered Ivan Torres ser announced June 2 that government and wanted to Street. But as of press- breaks in the surface as- Ty Tubbs he will not seek another make a difference,” add- time late in the afternoon phalt layer, which allowed Makayla Urbantke term for the Texas Senate. ing, “I saw firsthand that June 2, traffic is still being the rushing water to get Taylor Valeriano directed to travel south on under it and cause more “It is with a heavy the workers’ compensa- Ellis Van Sickle Main Street until it reach- damage to both the asphalt heart, an overwhelming tion insurance market was Ashley Vesely es the access road and and the road base, which sense of pride, and not an crippling our state’s econ- Kaitlynn Wadford then south to the FM 2268 was washed out pretty ounce of regret, that I am omy.” Austin Waits overpass. badly.” announcing I will not seek “Little did I know I Derek Wales TXDOT stated last Wheatley added that another term for Texas would be here nearly three Preston Weaver week that it expected the she spoke to the project Senate,” Sen. Fraser said decades later, still striving Taylor Webb northbound frontage road manager and that it was in his announcement. to make a difference,” Sen. Kaitlyn White to be two-way from FM determined that “It would Sen. Fraser said that Fraser said. Oren Wilkerson 2268 to Thomas Arnold he ran for office in 1988 Jessica Wolf no later than late in the af- SEE CLOSURE, PAGE 3A because he was “frustrat- SEE FRASER, PAGE 3A Sen. Troy Fraser Sydney Wright Page 2A, salado Village Voice, June 4, 2015 History comes alive for 7th graders Salado Historical Soci- ety conducted a two-hour tour of Salado on May 30. Coach Barry Kemper, Seventh Grade Texas His- tory teacher, and Bill Kin- nison, Salado Historical Society president, coordi- nated the tour for students who recently finished a one week study of Salado History. Students of Barry Kemper’s seventh grade Texas In preparation for the History class toured Salado May 30, stopping at the tour, the Historical Soci- Robertson Plantation. Stops were also made Salado ety gave each student a College Hill and the log cabins on Van Bibber. The copy of “History of Sala- students had just completed a week-long study of Sal- The Salado High School chapter of National Honor Society was honored with a do, Texas, 2013 Edition”. ado history. luncheon at Tenroc Ranch on May 20. Hosts for NHS luncheon: Dr. and Mrs. After a week-long study, Steven Ervin, Dr, and Mrs. Michael Novotny, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Cornett, Dr. Kim structed log cabins behind said.