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	Congratulations to the following winners of the fifth annual "Muddy" Turek Memorial Mixed Doubles Tournament benefiting the Leukemia Society: In the White Division, Helen Tau and Ben Edquist won first; Kelly Vann and her Dad won second. In the Lavendar Division, Barrett Baker and Chelsea Small won first; and Sarah Baker and her partner won second. And a special thank you to Mr. Robbie Bland for participating and providing us with a lot of laughs and proving that "tennis is the sport for a lifetime". Many thanks to the Brazoswood students who participated in this event to raise money for the Leukemia Society. 5/6
	Congratulations to Akua Sencherey, who won the regional track meet in the discus and will be representing B’wood at the State meet in May! 4/25
	Congratulations to Kelsey Firkins, Brazoswood FFA President. Kelsey attended the District FFA meeting last night to compete for AREA FFA Officer candidate. Kelsey beat the Pearland candidate and will now compete at the Area III FFA Convention for Area FFA President on May 9 in Brenham. Other FFA members in attendance were Stephanie Wilson, Kailtlyn Grant, Jack Prince, James McLure, Bobby Green and Courtnet Barnhart. 4/18
	Congratulations to the boys track & field team for placing 3rd @ the District meet yesterday. Medalists for the team were: Breshaud Woodard Shawn Gore Tre Gore Jon Arthur Travis Gonzales Nate Gardner Garrett Ford Jakob Baumeister Ryan Austin DeMarcus Green & Genaro Ortiz 4/10
	In the 24-5A District Golf Tournament held at Bay Forest Golf Course in LaPorte the Bucs finished 6th out of 14 teams with a score of 328-344, 3 strokes behind Pearland. The second team finished 12th 385-386. Individual scores foer the Bucs;Suneil Randhawa 80-86 tied for 23rd, Colton Leger 83-85, tied for 27th, Alex Rankin 84-84, tied for 27th, Brent Scannell 81-89 tied for 32nd, and Lance Sitton 107-97 tied for 70th. The second team was led by Kory Mullins 92-94, tied for 55th, Kody Thomson 99-92, tied for 61st, Zane Lezak 97-96, 63rd, Cullen Babbington 117-106, 78th, Shaun Wheeler 105-100, 72nd and Max Smircic 112-115 80th 4/10
	Congratulations to the Freshmen Boys Tennis Team for winning Second Place in District. A special congratulations to Helen Tau for winning second in Varsity Girls Singles in District. Helen qualified for Regionals to be held in Deer Park. 4/10
	The girl's Track & Field team are participating at the District Meet in Pearland. The Field Event was yesterday and 7 girls so far have qualified for the Regional meet, the girls are Akua Senchery 1st place in the Discus, Charde Lewis 2nd and 3rd in the Long Jump and Triple Jump, Jamie Bolin 2nd in the High Jump, Jessica Green 3rd in the High Jump, Maria Castillo 2nd place in the Pole Vault, Daisy Grimes tied for 3rd in the Pole Vault and Lauren Smith 2nd place in the 3200 M. Run. The Track & Field team will go back today and run in the Finals. Congratulations and Good Luck to the Girl's Track & Field Team. 4/10
	The Belle officers and kickline competed this past weekend in the MA Nationals held in Fort Worth, Texas. Kickline received superior ratings from judges. The belle officers: Major: Laura Dusek, 1st Captain: Sarah Wadley, and Captains: Becca Burnette and Mara Sweeney received 3rd Place for their Lyrical, 4th place for their jazz and 5th place for their modern. There were over 100 teams in attendance at Nationals from all over the United States and 15 in the the Large team division. Congratulations Belles! 4/4
	The Lady Buc Golf Team participated in their District meet in LaPorte Monday and Tuesday. The girls showed some of their best scores of the season at the two-day tournament. Leading the pack was freshman Jamie Evans who shot a 93 on Monday and brought in her best score yet of an 88. Congratulations to all the girls on a strong end to the season. 4/2
	Devin Garza competed this past weekend in Abilene TX at the Texas High School Power Lifting Tournament and finished 6th in his division and had a 3 lift total of 1475 lbs, eclipsing his personal best by 75 pounds, this is the highest place finish for a lifter from Brazoswood in 5 years! 3/31
	Please congratulate the UIL Journalism team members for outstanding performance at district at Clear Brook on Saturday. For news writing, Amanda Linford placed 1st and Jasmine Smith 5th. In feature writing, Amanda Linford placed 3rd. In editorial, Chelsea Boe placed 6th. In heaadline writing, Lorena Mata 5th. Other team members who competed were Cassie Socha, Steven Smith, Brooke Long, and Amber Oakes.Amanda Linford will represent Brazoswood at region competition at Alief Taylor on April 12. 3/31
	Congratulations to the Varsity Brazoswood Tennis Team for winning Second at the Brazoria County Tennis Classic. Individual winners were Flint Patterson - first in Boys Singles; Lyndon Kageler - Third in Boys Singles; Helen Tau First in Girls Singles; Amy Romero and Chelsea Small - Consolation winners in Girls Doubles; Trent Morris and Kelly Vann - second in Mixed Doubles; Nikki Alonzo and Troy Miles - Consolation winners in Mixed Doubles. 3/31
	Congratulations to Shawn Gore for placing 1st in the triple jump & Jon Arthur for placing 2nd in the shot put @ the TSU Relays Saturday. The boy track team will compete again this Friday & Saturday @ the Gulf Coast Relays in Freeport & @ Rice University. 3/24
	The Boy's freshman soccer team completed an undefeated season last night, beating the land of Pears 4-1. The team finishes the season 19-0, scoring an obscene 99 goals. 3/24
	Congratulations to the 2008-2009 Student Body Officers: President – Rohan Sinha Vice-president – Ben Edquist Secretary – Nancy Swanson Treasurer – Danielle Sweazea Historian – Taylor Moss Parliamentarian – Sophavy Suon 3/13
	This past Saturday 25 Brazoswood Art Students participated in VASE. (Visual Arts Scholastic Event) VASE is the UIL equivalent for Visual Art. B'Wood students brought home 27 medals for the highest rating, with 4 students advancing to STATE VASE. Congratulations to all. Good Luck at STATE: Katrina Cerk, Melissa Normand, Thuc Nguyen and Lauren Dube. 2/26
	Congratulations to the BUC and Lady BUC wrestlers who competed this past weekend at the UIL State Wrestling Championships in Austin. Ashley Wilkes, Victoria Hill and Jamaal Bufford competed with pride and represented themselves and their school with incredible class and distinction. Jamaal became only the second Bwood grappler to win a match at State, Ashley became the only wrestler to win two, and Victoria finished as just the fifth state competitor in Bwood history. Congratulations BUCS on a great finish to a great season! 2/26
	Results of Foster Varsity Tennis Tournament: Helen Tau won first in A Girls Singles. Lyndon Kageler won third in B Boys Singles Flint Patterson won fourth in A Boys Singles Kelly Vann and Trent Morris won fifth in A Mixed Doubles Ben Edquist and Nikki Alonzo won fifth in B Mixed Doubles Congratulations to all! 2/25
	Congratulations to the boys track & field team for winning the Ranger Relays held @ Terry High School in Rosenburg on Saturday. Medalists were: Jon Arthur, Jon Allemang, Shon Gore, Tre Gore, Nate Gardner, Garrett Ford, Jacob Fournier, Breshaud Woodard, Jayson Luce, Ryan Austin, Taylor Schroll, Demarcus Green, Jose Salinas, Jakob Baumeister and Lupe Mata. The team will compete again next Saturday @ Texas State University in the Bobcat Relays. 2/25
	The Brazoswood Journalism UIL swept the journalism events at the Needville UIL Tournament on Saturday. The journalism team consists of: Cassie Socha, Amanda Linford, Lorena Mata, Brooke Long, Chelsea Boe, Brittany Ballast, Steven Smith, and Perla Camacho. In news writing, Amanda Linford placed 2nd and Cassie Socha placed 4th. In Feature writing, Amanda Linford took 2nd. In editorial, Steven Smith placed 4th, and in headline writing, Steven took 2nd, Lorena Mata placed 3rd, and Perla Camcho took 5th. Congratulations J-team, job well done. 2/18
	Congratulations to the Girl's Track & Field team, they won the Brazoswood Invitational this past Saturday with a score of 214 points. Team members are: Jamie Bolin, Maria Castillo, Chasity dunlap, Lynnlee Felts, Jessica Green, Eboni Grice, Daisy Grimes, Ashlyn Hendrick, Charde' Lewis, Alsx Lopez, Brittney Mack, LaToya Phillips, Allison Raymond, Akua Senchery, Alex Shakespear, MiMi Bridges, Lauren Smith, Alissa Williams, Mary Williams, and Lindsey Wittig. The team will compete at Bay City this Saturday. 2/18
	Congratulations to the boys track & field team for winning the Brazoswood Invitational on Saturday. Medalists for the team were: Ryan Austin, Taylor Schroll, Genaro Ortiz, Demarcus Green, Lupe Mata, Jacob Baumeister, Jose Salinas, Julian Arias, Breshaud Woodard, Shawn Gore, Tre Gore, Nate Gardner, Jon Allemang and Jon Arthur. 2/18
	Congratulations to the Lady Buc Golf team. The girls hosted the Brazoswood Girls Invitational yesterday at The Wilderness and did an outstanding job. Freshman Jamie Evans came in 12th place, Junior Lauren Johnston tied for 18th and Junior Kara Fox came in 25th. Great job ladies! 2/8
	Congratulations to the BUC and Lady BUC Wrestlers, winners of the 2008 "Woodshed" District 24 Dual Championship held Saturday here at Performance Gym. The BUCS went undefeated in 5 duals, knocking off Clear Creek, Clear Lake, Clear Brook, Friendswood and Beaumont Westbrook to capture the title. Going undefeated on the day were Zach Odenweller, Dillon Parrish, Jake Baumeister and Jamaal Bufford, and scoring victories for the BUCS were Travis Hill, Jonathan Flores, Josh Rinehimer, Austin Perkins, Travis Gonzalez and Josh McGough. Senior Trevor West, wrestling up one weight class and with an ailing shoulder, fought off Westbrook's Jason Park for three periods, securing the victory for the BUCS. For his efforts Trevor was named the co-MVW along with Jakob Baumeister. The Lady BUCS took home two gold medals at 110 and 119, with Ashley Wilkes and Tiffany Ramirez going undefeated on the day, a silver at 128 for Kayse Slaughter, finishing 3-1, and a bronze for freshman Rayshel Newman. The undermanned BUCS, missing Josh Raymond, Michael Martin, Anthony Bush, Victoria Hill and Joanie Cortez, wrestled tougher and with more purpose than either Coach Baker or Coach Williams had ever witnessed. It was truly a team victory. Now it's on to the District 24 tournament Feb. 2 in Beaumont, where the BUCS hope to qualify everyone for the Region 3 state qualifying tournament in Katy the following weekend. Congratulations and Go BUCS! 1/23
	The Buc basketball team won a big game last night vs. Alvin 58-55. Thanks to all of the fans and teachers who came out to support the Bucs. Also thanks to the Belles for performing at halftime. The Bucs will be on the road this Friday at Galveston and will be back home next Tuesday vs. Clear Brook. 1/23
	Congratulations to Helen Tau for being selected Honorable Mention to the 24-5A All District Team Tennis Team at Line 1. 12/7
	Congratulations to Sean Casey! Sean has been named to the All-American Grammy High School Jazz Ensemble. He will travel all-expense paid to Hollywood, California in February to perform and record with this group. 12/7
	Congrats to the new Baby Belles. Denae Boston, Lauren Brubaker, Nikki Brubaker, Jerica Guenther, Chelsie Harris, Bobbie Kenny, Lyndsay Nelson, Kimberly Pace, Isabella Pereira, Jordyn Perez, Lindsey Reimer, Rebecca Robie, Jess Shelton, Wesley Strobel, and Kaitlin Vickers. Again Congrats to the 15 new additions to the Brazoswood Buccaneer Belles!! 12/5
	Congratulations to the Freshman Girls' Basketball Team they won the Brazoswood Freshman Tournament defeating Texas City 51-26, Angleton 79-36 and in the Championship game they defeated Dickinson 68-39. The players for the freshman team are Irene McDonald, Alex Ratcliff, Audrey Ripple, Madison Williams, Eliza Castillo, Sydney Helmintoller, Brittany Walker, Melanie Rich, Trish Amboree and Stephanie Gaona. 12/3
	Varsity Girls took 2nd in HISD Basketball tournament also this weekend. Congratulations. 12/3
	The Buc and Lady Buc wrestlers opened the 2007-2008 season this past weekend with a dual at Klein and at the Gator Roll classic at Klein Oak. Jakob Baumeister and Ashley Wilkes finished as tournament champions, and Jamaal Bufford finished second to Klein Oak's Jay Fortner. Kayce Slaughter and Victoria Hill took home thirds and Joanie Cortez and Travis Hill finished fourth. Way to go wrestlers! 11/19
	Congratulations to the Swim Team!!! They will be moving on to the Finals on this Saturday. The following swimmers will be swimming at the finals, so congratulate them when you see them: Cody Armstrong - 100 Fly, 2 Relays Ethan Vesling - 100 Back, 2 Relays Michael Pham - 100 Breast, 2 Relays Kent Devine - 2 Relays WAY TO GO!!! Good Luck to the Brazoswood Swim Team!!! 11/16
	Congratulations to Lauren Smith for winning the class 5A girls state cross country championship on Saturday. Her winning time of 11 minutes 15 seconds was 15 seconds ahead second place. This the first state champion ever for Brazoswood High School in cross country. Awesome job Lauren! 11/13
	The Brazoswood Debate Team competed in the Hightower Speech and Debate UIL Invitational last weekend. Here are the results. Senior CX Debate: 1st Place - Waynesha Hall & Brian Dowdican, 2nd Place - Lauren Castator & Mabely Garza Novice CX Debate: 3rd Place - Diana Rosales and Cole Story Novice LD Debate: 3rd - Cindy Hoang Best Senior Debate Speaker of tournament: 1st - Brian Dowdican, 2nd - Waynesha Hall, 3rd - Mabely Garza Best Novice LD Speaker of Tournament: Nikki Alonzo Oratory: 1st Waynesha Hall Religious Text: 4th - Waynesha Hall Solo Pantomime: 3rd - Brian Dowdican Novice Exempt: 6th - Nikki Alonzo Vocal Solo: 2nd Kelsey Lewis Auditioning: 6th - Andre Ulmer, 2nd - Brian Dowdican Duet Improv: 4th - Brian Dowdican and Jessica Rahm 11/6
	12th graders elected Nathan Roznovsky to represent Brazoswood High School to be this year's Daughter of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award. He was one of three students nominated by staff and then selected by his peers. Nathan will advance to compete for the county wide Good Citizen Award. Congratulation Nathan. 10/26
	Congratulations to Mr. Rudolph's A2 class. They collected an awesome $527.02 for Habitat for Humanity. Also, congratulations to Mr. Leveron's A2 class. They collected $248.74. A big Thank you to them and to all the A2 classes that participated. Your effort is greatly appreciated. Come celebrate with them and the rest of the community at the annual Habitat for Humanity Walk this Saturday, November 3 at9:00 a.m. at MacLean Park. 10/31
	Advanced Journalism students attended the Journalism state convention this last weekend in San Antionio. In competition with 1,500 other students from all over the state, senior Stevie Page received a Superior rating for yearbook graphic design and junior Danielle Layden scored Honorable Mention for yearbook story and caption writing. Congratulations to Stevie, Danielle, and all who represented Brazoswood in the journalism contests. 10/31
	Congratulations to the Buc Band! They took first place at the United States Scholastic Band Association competition in Pearland this past Saturday. The Band also received honors for Best Music, Best Percussion, and Best Effect. This win, combined with the win at the Lone Star Preview, makes this the first time the Buc Band has won two marching contests in the same year. Good luck at Bands of America! 10/30
	Congratulations to the Brazoswood Orchestra! This past weekend members of the Brazoswood Orchestra auditioned for placement in the prestigious TMEA Region 17 Symphony Orchestra, held in Clear Creek ISD. Among competitors were high school students from the Clear Creek, Pearland, and surrounding areas. The following students made it into the symphony orchestra: Violin students Jennifer Huang, Audrey de Valcourt, Michael Pham, Martha Krebsbach and Leelia Lamoreaux. Viola students Rachel Marks, Stephanie Fontenot, Desire Lopez. Cello students Amy Freeman and Aaron Cox. Bass students Matthew Rodriguez, Gabe Dianes and Chris Leidlein. Harp students Drew Cryer, Lauren Puckett, and Amber Bacak. It should be noted that the harp students swept out the competition and took the first three out of four places in the harp audition. Congratulations Bwood Orchestra.
	This past weekend the band competed in the Lone Star Preview at the Woodlands. In the Finals, the awesome Buc Band won outstanding performance, outstanding general effect, and was named the 5A Class Champion. 10/15
	Congratulations to Lauren Smith for winning the College Park Cross Country Invitational on Friday. The College Park victory marked her 7th straight 1st place finish and remains undefeated this season. 10/15
	Congratulations to this year's National Merit Scholars. Semifinalists (top 1%) were Lee Elam and Michael Pham, and Commended (top 3.5%) were Jessica Abel Alyssa Aikman, Erin Brookins, Jimmy Collins, Aaron Curtis, Ian Goodrum, Joseph Lange, Kajal Mehta, Katherine Swope, and Mary Williams. National Hispanic Recognition Scholars (the top 2% of Hispanics) were Jessica Abel, Joseph Bacica, and Gabriela Martinez, and the National Achievement Scholarship (top 5% of African Americans) went to Nathaniel Gardner. 10/9
	Congratulations to the freshmen boys cross country team for placing second @ the Rice Invitational on Saturday. Medalists for the team were John Williams & William Robbins. In the varsity girls division Lauren Smith placed 1st and led her team to a 5th place finish. The varsity & JV boys teams both placed 5th. 09/20
	Congratulations to the Varsity Boys Cross Country team for placing 2nd at the Lamar Consolidated Invitational on Friday. Medalists for the team were Jakob Baumeister & John Williams. The JV boys team placed 1st. Medalists were William Robbins, Patrick Cantu, Chris Leidlein, & Dennis Faltysek.The varsity girls team placed 5th. Medalists were Lauren Smith, Mary Williams, & Allison Raymond. 09/10
	The Freshman Select Baseball team won the Katy Klassic Baseball tournament last weekend in the 16 under division. The team consists of Matt Hess, Blake Jones, Josh Ward, Eddie Esquivel, Edgar Garcia, Felix Gallardo, Manuel Hernandez, William Renner, Will Easter, Chad Barker, John Ermis, and Alex Rankin. 09/10

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