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he Boerne Independent School District held commencement ceremonies for the Boerne and Champion High School Class of 2023.

Three years ago, the nation reached a boiling point. People saw Texan George Floyd die a slow death with a Minneapolis police officer’s knee on his neck. It brought up past injustices and issues of racial inequality back into the national conversation and into the streets in numerous protests.

Seniors at Geneva School of Boerne write and defend a thesis as the last step toward graduation. The senior thesis is a dissertation in which the student advances an original point of view, typically on a controversial topic. Seniors begin the academic year by selecting a topic with help from their faculty adviser. Topics are then researched, and a final draft is submitted before the student prepares for the oral presentation.

Geneva School of Boerne recognizes the most outstanding Rhetoric School students each school year. The Aquila Award recognizes the male and female student who best represent the goals and ideals of Geneva School. Seniors Austin Malkowski and Hailey Hubenak were selected by the Rhetoric School faculty and given the esteemed Aquila Award (“Aquila” is Latin for “eagle”). An eagle statuette was given to these students at the Closing Assembly by Headmaster Dirk Russell and their names are recorded on perpetual plaques in the administration building. The Aquila Award is the Rhetoric School’s highest honor.

AUSTIN– Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today upon adjourning the 88th Legislature Regular Session Sine Die: “Today, the Texas Senate adjourned the 88th Legislature Regular Session Sine Die. This was a session with significant victories for Texans but, unfortunately, far too many of the people’s conservative priorities, sponsored by the Senate, were killed in the Texas House.

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