RCISD Awarded Grant from Greater Texas Foundation

7th-graders work on a research project, part of Roscoe's P-20 program.

The Greater Texas Foundation has awarded a $432,000 grant to support Roscoe Collegiate ISD in driving and sustaining educational innovation in Roscoe and in creating a P-20 demonstration site as a trial and adoption center in the district.

Roscoe Collegiate’s P-20 Model for Rural School Transformation, Edu-Nation, developed and used at RCISD, has been highly successful in giving its students the opportunity to achieve postsecondary success and obtain professional certifications. Every year, over 90% of the school’s graduating seniors are awarded Associate Degrees from Western Texas College along with their high school diplomas. Many also earn professional certifications through one or more of the school’s vocational programs: Edu-Drone, Edu-Vet, Edu-Weld, and Edu-Make It.

Its Edu-Nation model begins in pre-K and is designed to advance as far as the student wants to take it, all the way to the PhD (or 20) level. Besides Western Texas College, Roscoe Collegiate also collaborates with Angelo State, Texas Tech, and Texas A&M to provide students a seamless transition from secondary to postsecondary education.

The program’s success is receiving recognition on the state, national, and international levels, and the state of West Virginia is working through its land grant system to use West Virginia University & Extension in collaboration with WV Community Colleges and the WV K-12 System for adoption of the Edu-Nation Model in West Virginia. Over thirty Texas schools have also sent officials to Roscoe to learn more about the program, and more are interested.

The Greater Texas Foundation is a private philanthropic organization dedicated to ensuring that all Texas students are prepared for, have access to, persist in, and complete postsecondary education. It puts particular focus on helping underserved and disadvantaged populations and highlights innovative solutions to college success across Texas. Since its inception, the foundation has awarded more than $55 million for Texas students.  

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JAYTON BREAKS PLOWGIRL WIN STREAK, 46-32

Bonnie Wilkinson (23) looks to throw the ball to Victoria Martinez (20) or Shauna McCambridge (31).

The Plowgirls’ three-game winning streak came to an end in the Special Events Center yesterday evening as Jayton defeated them 46-32.

Scores by quarters:
                                       1          2          3          4
          Jayton               14        26        35        42
          Plowgirls            8        12        21         32

Individual Plowgirl scoring: Bonnie Wilkinson 12, Jovana Peña 7, Shauna McCambridge 6, Victoria Martinez 5, Sadie McCambridge 2.

The Plowgirls’ next game will be on Thursday in the Highland Tournament.

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SPUR SPOILS PLOWBOY OPENER, 40-32

Brandon Lavalais (10) takes a shot as Jose Ortega (15) looks on.

The Plowboys lost their home opener to Spur in the Special Events Center yesterday evening, 40-32. They were originally scheduled to play Jayton, but since Jayton is still involved in the football playoffs, they played Spur instead.

The Bulldogs led all the way, but the Plowboys kept it close for a while, trailing by only two at halftime. Jose Ortega led the scoring for the Plowboys with 10, followed by Caleb Gray with 7.

Scores by quarters:
                                       1          2          3          4
          Spur                   12        19       32        40
          Plowboys            4        17        22        32

Individual Plowboy scoring: Jose Ortega 10, Caleb Gray 7, Hunter Anglin 6, Junior Martinez 4, Jayden Gonzales 3, Brandon Lavalais 2.

The Plowboys play next in the Highland Tournament this weekend. Their first game is with Veribest on Thursday at 5:00pm. If they lose, their next game will be on Friday at 2:00. If they win, it will be on Friday at 8:00.

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ROSCOE GIN BEGINS GINNING OF 2018 COTTON CROP

After a record-breaking rainy October, the Central Rolling Plains Coop Gin last week began its ginning of this year’s cotton crop, which will be the smallest since 2011. By yesterday afternoon, they had ginned 1262 bales.

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WEATHER REPORT: COOL AND DRY

Clouds on Sunday afternoon.

The weather was pleasant and typical for this time of year this past week with no rain and temperatures either just above or just below average for November. The highs for Wednesday and Thursday were 57°F and 58° respectively with lows of 36° and 39°. The weekend temperatures were warmer with sunny skies and highs of 70° and 73° and lows of 48° and 44°. Then a cold front blew in that dropped the highs back into the fifties with 57° and 52° on Sunday and Monday. Monday’s low of 30° was the low for the week.

Starting today, however, temperatures will be above average for the rest of the week under sunny skies with breezy southwest winds. Today’s high will reach 72°, tomorrow’s 78°, and Friday’s 76° with lows of around 50°. On Saturday, a cool front will drop the afternoon’s high to 66°, which is also the high for Sunday. Lows will be about 43° both mornings.

The mild dry weather should continue with no rain or freezes in the forecast.

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