StuCo wins awards at Spring Forum

Story by Amanda Hackleman, Staff Writer

March 31, 2013

Student Council won several awards at the District 19 Spring Forum in Ore City. More than 400 students representing 25 schools across East Texas were present.

Texas High ran for and won the District Office of Treasurer and will be represented at the state convention in Arlington April 7-9, where they are running for the TASC office of vice president.

Texas High’s Student council was a sweepstake recipient for the following:

Outstanding Student Council: Student Chairperson Michael Stanley; Outstanding Community Service Student Chairperson: John David Goins, Co-chair Ben Norton; Outstanding DASH (Drug, Alcohol, Safety, Health): Student Chair Roshni Patel, Co-chair Whitney Jaynes; Outstanding Pride and Patriotism: Student Chair Morgan Norfleet, co-chair Brianna Sellers; Outstanding Energy and Environment: Student Chair Chris Courson, co-chair John David Goins.

About the Contributor

Amanda Hackleman, Staff Writer

Amanda Hackleman is a senior at Texas High School, as well as managing editor for the Tiger Times Newspaper. She has a fun and quirky personality, but this is generally overshadowed by her introverted tendencies. She has a strong belief in all humanitarian issues, such as feminism, race issues and the gay rights movement. Amanda hopes to someday change the world through her writing, and she is currently working on a novel. She is an actor and techie with the Tiger Theatre Company while aspiring to be a high school theatre teacher. In her spare time, she enjoys shows such as Doctor Who and Orange is the New Black. Amanda works to be true to herself and make sure she leaves a lasting imprint on the hearts and minds of those who know her.