Weekly Newsletter: March 29, 2024

Lady Spartans Soccer advance to Area Championship, Burleson City Council Place 3 Candidates, Joshua approves four-day school-week, Easter events and more in The Buzz Bulletin

Mar 29, 2024

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SOCCER: Lady Spartans shutout Birdville, win Bi-District Championship

Cody O’Brien

Mar 26

SOCCER: Lady Spartans shutout Birdville, win Bi-District Championship

KENNEDALE – The Centennial Lady Spartans varsity soccer team beat the Birdville Lady Hawks 2-0 to win the Bi-District Championship Monday at Kennedale High School.

After the first half ended 0-0, Centennial scored twice in the second half to come away with the win. Senior forward Kristine Garcia and sophomore midfielder Hazel Curs scored Centennial’s goals.

In an interview with GM Sports Media’s Brian Gosset after the game, Centennial head coach Heather McMahan said the “high pressure” Centennial put on Birdville in the second half is what allowed Centennial to win.

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Burleson City Council Place 3 Candidates

Cody O’Brien

Mar 29

BURLESON – With councilmember Ronnie Johnson retiring at the end of his term, Burleson will elect one of Alexa Boedeker or Brandon Crisp to replace him on the city council in May.

While neither candidate has run for city council before, they both have experience being involved in their community.

Boedeker, a realtor, has served on Burleson’s Commission 4B and chaired the City Impact Committee. Crisp, a software engineer, has a Master’s degree in public administration, has worked as a Georgia Department of Labor tax-auditor and ran for Georgia’s state government.

“I’m not very good at just being a complainer,” Boedeker said of her desire to be involved with the city. “I think you should be out there doing something about [the issues].”

Crisp’s desire to be involved comes from a fascination with the way governments operate, he said.

The most involved Crisp has been in government was during his internship with a Georgia county commissioner. In that role Crisp spearheaded the development of an app to improve communications within the department.

Boedeker may have been most involved in government when she owned a small-business, “Sassy Frass Children’s Boutique,” in Old Town. Having opened the business in 2010, Boedeker regularly interacted with the city-government while Old Town was going through construction.

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Joshua approves four-day school-week

Cody O’Brien

Mar 29

JOSHUA – The Joshua Independent School District Board of Trustees approved a hybrid four-day school-week in the 2024-25 school-year at the board meeting Monday at the Joshua ISD Administration Building.

Joshua ISD believes the four-day school-week gives the district a hiring advantage and incentivizes teachers to stay with the district by allowing “more flexibility for planning, grading, and professional development,” the district stated Tuesday. Joshua ISD believes this will ultimately benefit students, according to its statement.

“This would allow for higher student and staff attendance, benefiting students academically and reducing reliance on substitutes, which have been in short supply in Texas,” Joshua ISD stated in regard to the 2024-25 school-year calendar offering more time for students and staff to attend extracurricular events, personal appointments and more.

Joshua ISD schools won’t be in session Mondays in the 2024-25 school-year except for certain periods including during August and April to establish a routine at the beginning of the school-year and to accommodate testing periods in April, Joshua ISD stated Tuesday.

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The Buzz Bulletin

This weekend:

“Aqua Egg Hunt” Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at the Burleson Recreation Center (BRiCk)
Vietnam Veterans celebration Saturday at 1 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Plaza
Community Easter Egg Hunt Saturday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Pathway Church

Next week:

Burleson City Council meeting Monday at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall (agenda)
- Infrastructure and Development Committee meeting Wednesday at 11 a.m. at City Hall (agenda)
High-school sports:
- BASEBALL:
  - Elks v. Cleburne Tuesday at 7 p.m.
  - Spartans v. Seguin Tuesday at 7 p.m.
  - Elks at Cleburne Friday at 7 p.m.
  - Spartans at Seguin Friday at 7 p.m.
- SOFTBALL:
  - Lady Elks v. Mansfield-Summit Tuesday at 7 p.m.
  - Lady Spartans v. Midlothian-Heritage Tuesday at 7 p.m.
  - Lady Elks at Mansfield-Summit Friday at 7 p.m.
  - Lady Spartans at Midlothian-Heritage Friday at 7 p.m.

Next weekend:

Burleson Area Chamber of Commerce 2024 Wild West Gala Friday from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Modeana Ranch
Burleson Farmers Market Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mayor Vera Calvin Plaza
“Light Up the Night” benefitting the Center for ASD Saturday from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Burleson Recreation Center (the BRiCk)
High-school sports:
- BASEBALL:
  - Elks v. Mansfield-Summit Saturday at noon
  - Spartans v. Midlothian-Heritage Saturday at 1 p.m.
- SOFTBALL:
  - Lady Elks v. Seguin Saturday at 2 p.m.
  - Lady Spartans v. Mansfield-Timberview Saturday at 2 p.m.

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Weekly Newsletter: March 29, 2024

Lady Spartans Soccer advance to Area Championship, Burleson City Council Place 3 Candidates, Joshua approves four-day school-week, Easter events and more in The Buzz Bulletin

SOCCER: Lady Spartans shutout Birdville, win Bi-District Championship

Burleson City Council Place 3 Candidates

Joshua approves four-day school-week

The Buzz Bulletin

The Burleson Buzz Survey

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