Reunion committee putting final touches on big homecoming weekend
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x-Students Association reunion committee is preparing for a big weekend on Sept. 18-19 as they are welcoming all students that ever attended Howe schools at any time back for the homecoming celebration. The committee is serving McAlister’s Deli for the luncheon on Saturday at Howe High School. 100 prepaid lunches have been sold and the deadline to order is coming up on Friday. Lunch tickets can be purchased by clicking here and only a very small amount will be available at the door.
In addition to the luncheon on Saturday, the Ex-Students Association is holding a benefit concert on Saturday night at 7:30 pm featuring Hard Night’s Day where all proceeds benefit the scholarship fund where the Ex-Students present to at least one senior each year. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased by clicking here.
Schedule of events:
Friday: 7:30 pm Homecoming kickoff at Bulldog Stadium
Friday: 8:00 pm – 11 pm High School doors open. For location, click here.
Saturday: 8:00 am – High School doors open for a morning meet and greet.
Saturday: 11:00 am – lunch and program with all ex-students and teachers
Saturday: 7:30 pm – Live in concert, Hard Night’s Day
“Beatles” invading Howe this month for scholarship fundraiser
On Saturday, September 19, The Beatles, er um, Hard Night’s Day, will invade Howe High School and perform a benefit concert for the Howe Ex-Students Association.
This is taking place on the same weekend of the All-School Reunion on Saturday night at 7:30. All of the proceeds of the concert go to the scholarship fund for the Howe Ex-Students Association.
Back in 2010, the committee hired Kraig Parker to perform at Howe High School and the Elvis impersonator helped bring enough people to fund the scholarship for five years.
David Griffin was the latest recipient for the scholarship. The qualifications to receive the funds are that an application must be turned in along with a summary of what Howe means to them. The recipient must also be at least a second generation Howe ISD student.
Hard Night’s Day is a popular Beatles tribute band from the Dallas area and play all over the metroplex and beyond.
Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at Independent Bank in Howe.
The concert is sponsored by Howe Family Dentistry, Team Bonner Chevrolet, Independent Bank in Howe, Jeff Williams – Mayor of Arlington, TX, Nortex Field Services, and JD’s Babbitt Bearings.
Second public hearing on proposed tax rate tonight
The Howe City Council will conduct a Public Hearing tonight to receive public input on the proposed 2015 Ad Valorem Tax rate of $0.510487 per $100 valuation for the purpose of maintenance and operations, and a rate of $0.179513 on each $100 valuation of property for the purpose of principal and interest on bonds and certificates of obligation. The Council will vote on the tax rate, at the regularly scheduled council meeting, on September 15, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. at 700 W. Haning Street, Howe, Texas.
Tonight’s hearing will take place at the Community Center at 700 W. Haning St. in Howe at 6:00 p.m.
The new budget will take effect on October 1 and the combined tax rate of $0.69 is the same as in 2014-15. The city lowered the tax rate from $0.70 from 2013-14.
53.16 Howe Enterprise September 7, 2015
Howe vs. Sacred Heart broadcast highlights
Howe at Sacred Heart 9/4/2015
Howe Bulldogs Coach’s Show with Zack Hudson
Little girl looking for her lost dog in Howe
***UPDATE**** 9/4/2015, 10:08am – Buddy is now home safe
“Buddy” is a little girl’s puppy. He ran away last night from his home on College Street in Howe. The owners are asking for help in finding their lost puppy. If you find Buddy, please contact Lucia at 903-821-8642.
Howe vs. Muenster Sacred Heart Game Notes
PREGAME NOTES
Howe’s overall record 363-333-24. This is game number 721 in season number 72.
Howe is 5-1 in games played on September 4:
1992: Lost to Van Alstyne, 71-20
2010: Beat Chico, 49-0
Howe vs. Muenster Sacred Heart
Howe rushed for 446 yards vs. Bonham last week which ranks 3rd since Dale West brought his Slot-T formation here last season.
2. 472 vs. Hughes Springs, 2014
The 41 points scored vs. Bonham is tied for 2nd all-time in points on opening night.
1. 49 points vs. Blue Ridge, 2008
2. 41 points vs. Lone Oak, 1998
The last time Howe played in Cooke County was in 2013 when they defeated Lindsay, 9-5. Prior to that was a 43-40 win at Callisburg in 2010. The last loss in Cooke County for the Bulldogs came at Valley View in 2008, a 32-29 loss in the Stony Coffman era.
2014 Recap
In 2014, Howe’s offense ranked 5th of 71 Bulldog teams with 28.7 points per game. The previous year was ranked 54 with 11.8 points per game. That was an improvement by 16.9 points per game which was the biggest turnaround in school history from one year to the next. The previous high was 13.7 from 2009 to 2010.
The 2014 Howe Bulldogs were the 14th team in school history to make the playoffs. They set a record for the most points scored in a single playoff run with 101 and a record for the most points scored in a playoff game (50 vs. Hughes Springs).
The 2014 Howe Bulldogs also gave up a school record tying 71 points to eventual state champion Waskom in the regional championship and gave up 123 points in the playoff run, which also was the most by any team.
While the offense was in the top five in school history, the defense, with four freshman starters ranked 64th of 71 by giving up 26.8 points per game. Those numbers were heavily skewed in the final game vs. Waskom. Coach Zack Hudson’s defense was actually statistically a little better in his first year of 2013 by allowing 24.2 points per game. Hudson arrived in Howe and inherited the worst ranked defense in school history that gave up an astonishing 38.1 points per game in 2012. The 13.9 point improvement from ’12 to ’13 was the biggest turnaround in school history from one year to the next.
When the defense improves by nearly two touchdowns and the offense improves by nearly 17 points, wins start to total up and a 2-8 team in 2012 became a quick three-round playoff team in 2014.