Comal ISD students shine in special convocation production
Annually, the Comal Independent School District hosts convocation ceremonies to welcome teachers and staff to the new school year. The highlight of these ceremonies is a student performance that showcases the talent of the very students who the audience teaches and supports. This year’s production was filled with emotion featuring singers and dancers performing Alicia Keys’ song, “Good Job.” ComalISDConvocationChoir.jpeg - Students from elementary, middle and high school choirs performed in the 2022
Backpack Safety Tips from a Chiropractor
As Doctors of Chiropractic, we are constantly trying to minimize the effects of repetitive stress on our patients’ bodies. Since the first day of school is right around the corner, there’s no better time to discuss repetitive stress in our children. A LOT of our pediatric patients come in for back pain related to poor backpack use! Purchasing a backpack that properly fits your child and making sure that they load it correctly is essential to their spinal health. What should I look for when buying a
Employer Mortgage Benefit- Zero For Employers To Offer
Employer Mortgage Benefit- Zero For Employers To Offer Are you looking to supply your workforce with more benefits without the cost? We've got just the program for you. Geneva Financial is excited to announce Geneva AMP (Affinity Mortgage Program).This Geneva AMP program is available to all businesses in all industries. With Geneva AMP, you can expect the following:The cost to you for offering this program to your employees will be ZERO DOLLARS.One dedicated Geneva representative to work with throughout
Overcoming The Challenges Of Owning A CBD Company
Overcoming The Challenges Of Owning A CBD CompanyBy Ashley E. Mercer, Owner Farm to PharmCBD products are everywhere. Folks buy them to ease their arthritis (or that of their old Basset Hound). The odds are good that either you or someone you know safely uses CBD products for any number of reasons. The problem is, it’s still considered a “high-risk” business. So, to be able to sell CBD online or within a brick and mortar, a business faces onerous regulations, challenges, licenses and paperwork.What Is CBD &
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Recent Davenport High grad receives $500 for Duck tape tuxedo
A recent Comal ISD graduate has won a $500 cash scholarship and has been named a runner-up in the 2022 Duck brand “Duct Tape Stuck at Prom” scholarship contest.Kaleb Burch, 18, who graduated from Davenport High School in May, submitted his checker-board design tuxedo in March hoping to earn some scholarship money for college. As one of four runners-up, he also will receive a Duck Brand Prize Pack worth $100. Encouraged by his mother to enter the national contest, Burch spent 30 hours creating his
In the Know with Texas Physical Therapy Specialists
When we talk about the importance of being active and how movement can have a positive effect on our wellbeing in the long run, physical therapy comes to mind for several reasons. Not just because it’s practically in our name as movement specialists, but because it is also one of the most powerful prescriptions out there with almost no side effects. The American College of Sports Medicine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the World Health Organization all recommend we perform at least 150
Comal ISD student entry receives Award of Excellence in National PTA Reflections Contest
A second-grade student’s photography entry became the first National PTA Award of Excellence winner in Comal ISD history, and it was the only entry to receive this honor from Texas in the photography category this year. The entry, titled “Big and Small Hands Can Change the World” was created by Peyton Crow, a student at Indian Springs Elementary. It features a group of dolls in various shapes and sizes with their arms around each other, facing a globe. The globe features a heart-shaped note that says,
Why is it SO HARD to lose weight?
Why is it SO HARD to lose weight?by Tina White Having coached clients for 24 years, I have to say this is the most commonly asked question. So most of us know, in order for weight loss to occur we must reduce our caloric intake below our resting metabolic rate. So we resort to meal skipping, consuming lower caloric foods and eat like rabbits in hopes we see some results. The most common pitfall to that is by dinner, we eat everything in sight because we are starving rabbits! J Yes, we need to
Hiring for 2022: A Featured Member Article
2021 has been an uphill battle to find qualified and ambitious talent. It seems the age-old, time-tested methods have failed to attract and fill hundred of thousands of open positions that range from unskilled labor to the C-suite. Yet many employers have not changed their hiring strategies. Many have raised wages in hopes to attract better and more reliable talent, but they have been sadly disappointed with the inevitable turnover that results when someone else can pay more. The question employers often
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H.I.S. - Brennan L. Livaudais Scholarship Recipients
Ms. Jenna Dixon and Ms. Lindsay Pattison each received an H.I.S.-Brennan L. Livaudais Scholarship of $1,000 on May 19th, 2021, Wednesday evening, at Smithson Valley High School’s Senior Awards Ceremony. Representing The Healthcare, Innovation and Sciences (H.I.S.) Centre of Spring Branch, Texas, Mr. Ken Livaudais, H.I.S. Scholarship Founder, made the presentation. Ms. Dixon will pursue a degree in Biomedical Science at Texas A&M University at College Station. Jenna Dixon is the daughter of Michael and
