Students Honored at UIL Banquet for Outstanding Performances:
Cross-Country: boy, Roger Alvarado; girl, Michelle Fuchs. Football: offensive player, Justin Hillger; defensive player, Eric Halfmann. Basketball: girls, offensive player, M’Lynn Niehues; defensive player, Jill Hoelscher; boys, offensive player, Cory Batla; defensive player, Justin Hillger. Tennis: girls singles, Collene Cox; doubles, Summer Eoff and Lora Braden; boys singles, Cory Batla; doubles, Max Batla and Jason Smith. Track: girls, field events, Collene Cox, running events, M’Lynn Niehues; boys, field events, Kendall Goodwin, running events, mile relay team – Roger Alvarado, Anthony Hoelscher, Kendall Goodwin, Justin Hillger. Fighting heart award: Jill Hoelscher and Anthony Hoelscher. Kats Paw Award: Jason Wilde and M’Lynn Niehues.
Cheerleaders Excel at Camp
Six GCHS cheerleaders, Lori Hoelscher, Bonnie Pelzel, Dendra Maxie, Allison Jansa, Brecklyn Hughes, Morgan Kight, and mascot Marianne Halfmann attended the UCA cheerleading camp at TWU in Denton June 1 – 4.
The cheerleading team received one red excellent ribbon, four blue superior ribbons, four gold superior ribbons and a gold superior trophy, and Brecklyn was selected to the all-star squad. In the mascot sessions, Marianne received one red ribbon, three blues, three golds and a trophy for most improved mascot. Sponsor Melissa Schmitz received a coaching safety award ribbon. The girls want to thank everyone for their support of “Top of Texas” and for the donations, which helped them go to camp.