January 25, 2012

Chris Cantu | The Ozona Stockman
OMS STUDENTS showed their appreciation to the CCCCSD School Board during the Jan. 18 regular meeting as part of "School Board Appreciation Month."

School board receives new concept of OHS, aiming for May bond election

A high school under one roof bringing a combination of modern and historic was the concept presented to the Crockett County CCSD School Board last week.
With a majority of the campus under one roof, the new Ozona High School would combine the existing main building and Heritage Building while adding new and modern features. The board is aiming for a May 2012 bond election. No dollar amounts or specific designs or square-footage was presented, just general designs and renderings as to what OHS could become. "This is the jewel. As an architect you asked me to come up with what your dream might look like. Tonight is just concepts. My interpretation of what you've been talking about. This is not the night to talk about the color of walls or the types of door handles. Just the beginning of the conversation, the beginning of the process," said Larry Harvey, of Chapman Harvey Architects in Lubbock. The transformation of OHS was presented in five phases through a set of designs prepared by Harvey. Click here to read more...

Third-part of CCCCSD Facilities Planning Series: How much debt?

In the first two installments of this series, we have examined first why there is a need to continue a capital improvements program in Crockett County schools, and second, why bonded debt is the best use of taxpayer resources to make any significant capital improvements, and certainly school facilities. This installment is aimed at outlining some of the determinations your School Board will be making in order to address the scope of any proposed bond proposal in the near future, and how much debt is appropriate to assume. Click here to read more...

Submitted Photo
MEMBERS OF OZONA WOMAN'S LEAGUE raised more than $11,000 for the Ozona West Texas Rehab Center during the Jan. 21 telethon. Pictured are: (back row, left to right) Kayla Davidson, Kimber Childress, Heidi Sullivan, Karin Childress and Paige Tambunga; (front row, left to right) Rachel Bean, Colbey Bunger and Heather Claburn. Click here to read more...