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The Patrick Heath Public Library played host to a teen event late last month as youngsters participated in various activities. Above, Mauricio Mendoza, a seventh-grader at Boerne Middle School North, tosses the ball down the makeshift alley toward the pins. Star photo by Zachary-Taylor Wright

The Boerne Independent School District Communications Department and the Boerne Education Foundation won 14 statewide awards from the Texas School Public Relations Association. The awards were presented at the 2022 TSPRA Conference at the end of February.

A number of statewide races are headed for a May 24 runoff after the votes were tallied in the March 1 primary.

Q: We’ve just adopted an infant boy. We have tons of questions but one big one: When and how should we tell him that he was adopted?

The Boerne Startlettes and Silver Stars and the Champion Charms dance teams earned several awards at the 2022 Showmakers of America Regional Competition last month.

February was a cool month in Boerne as far as temperatures throughout the 28 days were concerned, but it also was a dry month and the third month in a row that less than one inch of precipitation was recorded in the city.

Boerne-Champion High School Senior Rebecca Spade recently earned a bronze medal at the 2022 UIL Young Filmmakers Festival at the University of Texas. Spade’s traditional animation film “Longing” was one of only six finalists in that category. There was a total of more than 600 entries in the competition. Submitted photo

The Boerne Sunrise Rotary Club and the Rotary Interact Club of the Winston School throw an annual party for more than 90 children in the Shady Rest Mobile Home Park in Boerne. Rotary President Steve Artale said, “We noticed the playground area was in poor condition, and we have been working to rectify that. We have installed swings, soccer goals and a ga-ga pit and will be putting down new ground cover in the spring.” Pictured are, from left, Rotarians Steve Artale, Bobby Felton, Michael Glick, Charles Wetherbee, Dan Powell and Rich Sena. Submitted photo

Winters in Texas can be unpredictable at times, and nature has a way of dealing with its unpredictability.

Traditionally, March Madness has referred to the annual NCAA college basketball tournament. Sports fans across the nation tune in to catch the excitement of young athletes in action.