Dinosaur George from San Antonio was one of the many presenters during the Science and Engineering Day at Salado Intermediate School. Guests made special presentations throughout the building and at various points around the campus. including demonstrations in the school  parking lot. Dinosaur George brought a selection of fossils to show and discuss with the students. For more photos, turn to page 2B of this edition. (Photo by Royce Wiggin)

Salado ISD administrators notified the Bell County Sheriff’s Department on the afternoon of October 24 that an eighth grade student brought a handgun to school.

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School property tax rate will remain same

Salado ISD Trustees unanimously proposed a $14.8 million operating budget for the 2017-18, an increase of 5 percent over the current operating budget of $14.1 million. Trustees propose maintaining the current tax rate of $1.2238 per $100 valuation.

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Salado High School Commencement ceremony will be 7 p.m. May 26 at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Mayborn Campus Center.

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Valedictorian Kristin Crouch

Kristin Crouch and Olivia Sula will graduate at the top of the Class of 2017.

Crouch is the Valedictorian for 2017 with a final grade of 110.15.

Olivia Sula is the Salutatorian with a final grade of 108.82.

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The Harker Heights Parks and Recreation Department will be hosting a Seed and Plant Swap on Saturday, March 25, from 9:30 a.m.-11a.m. at the Harker Heights Activities Center, 400 Indian Trail.

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Enjoy lunch or dinner at BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse on March 9 and help raise funds for the Salado High CLass of 2017 Project Graduation.

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Evan Wall, a Salado High School basketball team member, has been selected for the 2017 American Family Insurance High School Slam Dunk and 3-Point Competition based on 3-point shooting video and game stats. He has advanced to the second round with voting continuing through March 1.

This digital-voting contest features three brackets of 16 top high school 3-point shooters in the country.

They enter a four phase voting period where after each one week phase players advance -16-8-4-2. In the end, one winner from each bracket earns a spot in the High School 3-Point Championships in Phoenix, AZ, home of the Final Four on March 31.

Voting is at highschoolslam.com, and can be one time per device per day.

The Following students from Salado placed at the Bell County Youth Fair and Livestock Show at the Bell County Expo Center.

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The following Salado students had projects that sold at the Bell County Youth Fair and Livestock Show Auction on Feb. 11.

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