3TODAY DAY FORECASTFRIDAY SATURDAY THU 93/64 97/64 84/55 PROUDLY PRESENTED BY: Legend Plumbing & Rooter APR. 8, 2021 830-303-3335 Lic # ML-16126 Volume 56 l Number 64 The Voice 830-379-2234 of Seguin TODAY Coming Soon: HTeaO franchise to be built in Seguin (Seguin) -- A popular Texas with its very own “Water Plant” iced tea franchise will soon build offering double pass reverse its latest location in Seguin. osmosis water -- partnered HTeaO is happy to announce with its very own “Tea Brewing that it will soon be opening with a Station.” building slated to be constructed “We live here but were on West Court Street just across commuting to Amarillo for work. Las Palmas Restaurant. HTeaO That is where I had my first officials say they are excited to cup and knew that I wanted to partner with Omar Alvidrez bring this concept back home and Sean Stringer on this brand for everyone to experience,” expansion into the Seguin market. said Alvidrez, Seguin HTeaO HTeaO serves up more than Operator/Owner. “I walked in 24 flavors of fresh brewed sweet and instantly felt the energy and and unsweet iced tea. On top of vibe that filled the store. Later, I tea, HTeaO features a full line of met the great folks that started it YETI merchandise, healthy snack all and I fell in love with everything options such as Project7, Clif about HTeaO. We are blessed to Bars, Clint & Sons Beef Jerky and have the opportunity to bring all a handful of other options. this greatness to Seguin.” Every store comes equipped HTeaO, pg. 3 Helping you find the right house to call HOME. Matt Pierce 512-757-6224 2 NEWS www.SEGUINTODAY.com Students FINALLY tackle the STAAR test after technical problems Cindy Aguirre-Herrera (Seguin) – It was a much smoother day at least were given the chance to tackle the for students taking the STAAR test across test for the very first time. the Lone Star State. While there might “With the focus of the online testing, have been hiccups elsewhere, local school we have students that realize that the districts did not report any issues during STAAR test is a high stakes test, and they their second go around with the online are going to do everything they can to testing program. do their best. They have been preparing On Tuesday, the state mandated test for it and know that they have to apply was cancelled following a statewide outage themselves and there is a lot of frustration with the Education Testing System, the for our students when they are pumped up company hired to administer the state to take this exam that the state mandates mandated testing. Glitches either caused communications officer for the Seguin ISD, and they are not able to because they can’t students to be kicked out of testing says that’s good news considering that many connect, or another example is (Tuesday) programs, caused slow load times or they students will be back testing today. having fourth and seventh graders in the prevented them from submitting answers. “Testing does continue this week. We middle of their online essay and then they This first day of standardized testing will be having English I testing on Thursday get logged out. As adults, we get frustrated prevented thousands of students from as well as some of our middle school when our technology does not work and to taking the test. testing and writing which is a result of not have this happen to our students who again The widespread technical issues being able to take it on Tuesday due to have prepared for this and really focused impacted all area school districts including those connectivity issues that seem to stem on it, it’s a point of frustration but we are the Seguin and Navarro ISDs. Some schools from TEA and from the test administrator hopeful that we’ve beat that at this point,” were taking paper versions of the test and throughout the state of Texas,” said said Hoffmann. “were without issue” but others were being Hoffmann. The Texas Education Agency reports administered online. Hoffmann says the technical difficulties that this will be the last time that testing On Wednesday, Seguin ISD officials left students and school districts across the vendor ETS will administer the online test. reported a much better day with no state frustrated. He says luckily students Beginning next year, Cambium Assessment issues reported. Sean Hoffmann, chief were able to pick up where they left off or will be taking over the testing functions. THU. April 8, 2021 www.SEGUINTODAY.com 3 HTeaO, continued Seguin.” Justin Howe, president and CEO for HTeaO, says the company Stringer, Seguin HTeaO Operator/Owner, was also is excited about this latest endeavor. immediately sold on the concept after being introduced to it by his “After spending the better part of the past decade creating daughter at the HTeaO in Midland. systems and building a franchise infrastructure, we are excited “I checked out the store myself and really enjoyed not only the to lock arms with the Alvidrez and Stringer families to bring the tea and product selection but the infectious fun atmosphere and vision and the customer experience of an HTeaO store to the customer service. The staff was genuinely happy to see and serve Seguin Market,” said Howe. you, which is refreshing - people treating each other like people HTeaO’s move into Seguin is also great news for the city and not just customers. My partners and my family both knew that itself. That’s according to Josh Schneuker, director of economic an HTeaO would be the perfect fit for south Texas, so when the development for the city of Seguin. opportunity came to be part of the HTeaO company we jumped “The city of Seguin has been working hard to recruit new and on board and headed into the new HTeaO frontier,” said Stringer. diversified retail opportunities to our community, so we are very When asked what drew them to Seguin, the Operator/Owner excited that Sean and Omar will be bringing HTeaO to Seguin. team said “Seguin was a natural choice for us to build our first With all the growth that we are experiencing, I am confident that HTeaO. We live, work, and play in this area of Texas and could Sean, Omar, and HTeaO will thrive in Seguin for years to come,” see it would be a natural blend - and not just due to the growing said Schneuker. industrial center and educational opportunities available, but also The exact address for Seguin’s future HTeaO store will be 705 because of the great family community and outdoor vibe of W. Court Street. The new business is expected to open this fall. 4 SPORTS www.SEGUINTODAY.com Schultze no-hits Tivy in Seguin’s fourth straight district win, Friday game vs. Buda-Johnson to air on KWED Mike McBride (Kerrville) - Seguin freshman Madyson Schultze pitched a no-hitter to help the The Matadors are 7-4 in district play, 12-10 overall, and carry a four-game winning Matadors win their fourth consecutive District 26-5A softball game Tuesday night, streak into Friday’s home game against Buda-Johnson. 3-1 over Tivy in Kerrville. Seguin sits in fourth place in the district standings, 1.5 games back of Johnson, Schultze struck out six Antlers, and the only run she allowed was unearned as the who enters Friday with a 9-3 district mark and a 14-6 overall record. The Matadors fell result of a Seguin error. to the Jaguars 9-1 on March 12 in Buda. Ashlie Aguilar, Mia Cevallos, and Vanessa Sanchez each drove in a run. Cevallos, Friday’s game will air live on KWED 1580-AM and Seguintoday.com. The first Allie Mize, and Allie Kubena each scored once. Mize went 2-4. Layla Salazar doubled. pitch is slated for 7 p.m. Pre-game coverage starts at 6:45. Supporting ALL area athletes! TLU SEGUIN LIFEGATE MARION NAVARRO BULLDOGS MATADORS FALCONS BULLDOGS PANTHERS Click the School logo to visit their FirstYour locally Commercialowned community bank, now with Bank, 7 locations to N.A. serve you. Athletic Dept. Seguin l New Braunfels l San Antonio l Pearsall l Jourdanton Online! THU. April 8, 2021 www.SEGUINTODAY.com 5 Early lead slips away from Matadors in road loss to Patriots Photo by Dustin Wyatt Mike McBride (San Antonio) - Seguin baseball looked poised to end a four-game slide in District 26-5A Tuesday night with an 8-1 lead after four innings, but San Antonio-Veterans Memorial rallied back to hand the Matadors a 9-8 road loss in 10 innings. The Patriots erupted for five runs in the bottom of the fifth and two more in the sixth to tie the game. Seguin had two runners on base in the seventh and the bases loaded in the tenth, but couldn’t drive in the go-ahead run. Veterans Memorial’s Julian Roxas singled in Jalen Garibay for the winning run in the bottom of the 10th. Drew Burnett, Tim Belicek, and Heston Osborne each went 2-5 at the plate for Seguin. Tuesday Schedule Burnett and Osborne each drove in a run. Micah Rodriguez notched an RBI and scored twice. Seguin softball @ Kerrville-Tivy, 7 p.m. Cory Mazzurana doubled and drove in a run. Tristan Moreno recorded a base hit, scored Seguin baseball @ Veterans Memorial, 7 p.m. three times, and stole two bases. Navarro softball vs. La Vernia, 7 p.m.