Summit Hill INSIDE Still Soup Elementary KHB Yard of the Month, pg. 4 Students of masterful Chamber luncheon, pg. 4 Howe Bulldogs Baseball, pg. 7 Scoop the Month Grayson Scholarship, pg. 8 - - Chamber Directory, pg. 10 Howe ISD ended Pre K: Levi Masters is All Hot Jobs, pg. 12 January with Cochran and Elias Conference in Texas History, pg. 13 1,207 students Cruz four events. Christian, pg. 14 Finance/Children, pg. 15 Page 2 Pages 9 Page 12 Past front pages, pg. 16-24 Grayson Publishing, LLC © 2021 The Howe Enterprise Volume 58, Edition 42 Monday, March 1, 2021 Subscribe for free $0.00—online only Softball swings into action with win over What happened to the flu? Collinsville The historic freeze a couple of weeks ago must have done a number on razor blades. For what could be a first—all men on the school board were sporting facial hair at last Monday’s meeting. Even Superintendent Kevin Wilson had a week’s worth or so of The 2021 Howe Lady Bulldogs after their 7- growth. I’m happy to 5 win over Collinsville on opening night. report the same was Photo by Alexa Brunner. not true for the ladies on the board, but you The Howe Lady Bull- cess, but Howe never know what new dogs have yet another reached the semifinals The Centers for Dis- Seasonal influenza (before the COVID- requirements will head coach—the sev- in 2015, regional fi- ease Control and Pre- activity in the United 19 outbreak), Texas come out of the legis- enth skipper in eight nals in 2016, and one vention (CDC) pub- States remains lower recorded 1,404 posi- lature. seasons. Gary Qualls game away from the lishes weekly reports than usual for this tive specimens for *** replaces John Ed- state tournament in of various illnesses time of year. Accord- Influenza Type A. State Representative wards who replaced Austin in 2017, and including Seasonal ing to the Texas De- This year in the same Matt Schaefer, a Re- Tiffany Moreland— the semifinals again Influenza (Flu) which partment of State week, the number has publican of Tyler filed the only head coach in 2018. Then gradu- has remarkably taken Health Services, this dropped to two. bills that would help for more than one sea- ation hit the Lady a paltriness impact on time a year ago (Continued on page 3) protect citizens’ free- son since 2015. Bulldogs hard who the United States. dom during emergen- have seen back to cies and ban mask One would think with back seasons without “This pandemic is mandates statewide. that many leaders, the making the playoffs— very real, which is Only in Texas The bill would end the program would have although last year’s why we need real da- governor’s and local had little to no suc- (Continued on page 7) ta. But COVID data officials’ mask man- maps are filled with dates, bar them from flaws and run by for ever issuing such HHS Cheerleaders profits that benefit mandates again unless from “lockdown” pol- the legislature author- announced for 2021-2022 icies,” said former izes it, and take away Clinton Advisor Dr. officials’ ability Varsity son, Montana Sartor, Naomi Wolf who to fine citizens for not Korie Bouse, Chloie Teagan Stubblefield, warned that the coun- following their emer- Cervantes, Hadley Kara Wimbish, try is rapidly moving (Continued on page 12) Cheatham, Jenna Kenzlee Jones - mas- into a coup situation Clark, Bettye Dela- cot. under the guise of a EDITOR’S NOTE—This van, Jentrie Doty, real medical pandem- column is reserved as an Kendall Griffin, Junior Varsity ic. "Nowhere in the editorial column and may Jaycie Grisham, Mi- Hayden Adkins, Constitution does it not necessarily reflect the Preslee Harrell, Pres- say, ‘all this’ can be policy of this publication. kaylah Komorowski, Olivia Morris, Brean- ley Shockey, Harlee suspended if there's a - A screenshot capture by Kathy Aaron Raner Bulk Trash Pickup 2nd na Munger, Autumn Shue, Kamry Snapp, bad disease.” shows the difference between Tuesday, Feb. Friday of each month in Owens, Keira Robert- Laila Terry. Howe. 16 and Tuesday, Feb. 23. HoweEnterprise.com March 1, 2021 2 Soup Scoop Howe ISD ended January with “We’re fortunate 1,207 students which was down because a lot of 14 from December. The majority schools are not in of those missing students were school today and from Howe High School. The this week is ques- number which was very high tionable for comparably to most months saw them,” said Wil- students transfer to home school son last Monday. or an online program that opened up at the new semester. Wilson recog- Howe ISD nized and com- Superinten- The Howe ISD Board of Trustee mended the efforts dent Kevin election is set for May 1, 2021 of the public Wilson and the ballot position draw saw works department the order come out in the order of at the City of Howe. He also com- Charles Haley, Josh Vincent, mended the work and effort of his Chrystal Lawson, Janie Finney, own crew including Ricky Brinlee and Brad Murphy. Early voting who met with plumbers, fixed begins April 19. leaks, moved snow. The ISD will begin working on The board approved one-year con- budget for the 2021-22 school tract extensions for Assistant Su- year. The first budget workshop perintendent Darla Williams, Sum- will take place at the regular April mit Hill Elementary Principal school board meeting where they Clarissia Doty, Intermediate will look at revenue projections School Principal Mike Segleski, and the comprehensive plan. Middle School Principal Clay Wil- son, High School Principal Phil Before the ice storm that shut Kempson, Technology Director down school for a week, the ISD Bryan Brandon, Business Manager only had three new cases of Julie Snapp, Band Director Angie COVID, but there were five more Liss, Athletic Director Bill Jehling, cases added to the list as of last Library Director Melissa Monday. Atchisson, Director of Operations Brett Williams, and Howe ISD Po- Wilson said there were fairly sig- lice Chief Matt Whitworth. nificant, but minor damage from the freeze in comparison to other The board approved to commit $2 school districts. The pipe that million from the unassigned $5.8 feeds the water heaters on the ath- million from the fund balance to- letic side of the high school burst wards the stadium renovation. The so parts were ordered and com- spending leaves $3.9 million in the pleted. At the intermediate/ fund balance which is still over the middle school cafeteria, some 25 percent targeted goal. There damage was also found along was $175,000 leftover previously with two restrooms. A water which will go towards improved heater in the kitchen were also fencing at the stadium during the damaged. Water froze at the cat- track rebuild. tle barn behind Howe High School and a pipe burst at the The board also voted to extend the concession stand. banking contract with Independent bank. Declared State of Disaster removes annual rating from school districts Howe ISD Assistant Superinten- Career or Military Ready Gradu- dent Darla Williams gave a report ates are under the state average by at the school board meeting Mon- 6.4 percent and Industry Based day recapping the Texas Academ- Certifications were at 0 percent ic Performance Report for the compared to 10.7 percent across 2019-20 school year. The state the state. was declared a state of disaster due to the COVID pandemic, Howe ISD Armed Forces Enlist- therefore Howe ISD did not re- ment checked in at 3.6 percent ceive a rating. They did meet the which is below the state average requirement for the special educa- of 5.0 percent. tion determination status. The 4-year graduation rate is at The latest results were from the 88.3 percent which is under the 2018-19 school year where Col- state average of 90 percent. The lege Ready students for Howe figure was a drop by 7.6 percent ISD were at 62.7 percent which is from the previous year. Williams 9.7 percent above the state aver- later stated that the reason for the age. SAT/ACT were 7.4 percent dop was due to the ISD having above the state average; however, two students who withdrew, and English was 12.5 below the state they never enrolled in their new average and Math was 8.8 below town. They also had three stu- the state average. dents who entered the job corps, which counts as a dropout even Howe exceeds in the dual credit though it is a state-sponsored pro- field with 35.9 percent above the gram. Those five were the differ- state average. ence in a normal year. © 2021 The Howe Enterprise HoweEnterprise.com March 1, 2021 3 Influenza a (Continued from page 1) ally mislabeled as such. Another Influenza Type B reports from theory centers on viral interfer- last year were 804 compared to ence, which is the phenomenon in two this year at the same time. which a cell infected by a virus becomes resistant to other virus- Overall, at this time last year, the es; basically, cells are rarely in- cumulative total for Type A was fected with more than one virus, 13,665 compared to 158 this year. so COVID-19 could be winning Type B clocked in at 21,052 a out over influenza. year ago compared to staggering decrease to 550 now. However, with COVID-19 being such a novel virus, with reported- FluSurv-NET sites reported a cur- ly only a minority of the popula- rent cumulative hospitalization tion having been exposed, there rate of 0.6 per 100,000 popula- should still be plenty of room for tion.