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Kayla Gonzales is the Kerens Area Chamber of Commerce’s female Student of the Year, with the presentation set Jan. 30.
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Isaiah Carter is the Kerens Area Chamber of Commerce’s male Student of the Year, to be awarded at Stockton Hall.
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Kerens Elementary School (KES) Principal Brittany Mathis (from left) presents her school’s Staff Ambition Awards to Lisa Pratt and Lana Engel during the Nov. 17 Kerens ISD school board meeting, saying “these two educators consistently go above and beyond for our students and staff. Their dedication, positivity and heart make them invaluable pieces of our KES puzzle.” Kerens ISD also presented Pam Lane, Tia Prince and Carol Foreman with its Staff Members of the Month awards.
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M’Kyria Williams of Kerens High School’s volleyball team, shown playing Sept. 9 against Covington, is selected as a Second Team All-District performer for 2025.
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Kerens Secondary School honors seniors for band, cheer and football during Senior Night Nov. 7 before the football game against Price Carlisle. Students were able to walk with parents and family members onto A.G. Godley Stadium’s field for the final time as an athlete, cheer or musician.
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The Kerens football team along with teachers and administrators gather before the community during the kickoff to extracurriculars.
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The Bobcat Band and cheerleaders welcome attendees to Meet the Bobcats in the secondary school’s gymnasium.
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Kerens High School’s Blair Blue wins the Class 2A Region III Championship by 14 strokes at the Regional tournament held April 14-15 at Cherokee Ranch Golf Club in Jacksonville. This is the second year in a row that Blue is a State golf qualifier. The Class 2A State girls’ tournament will be held April 28-29 at Lions Municipal Golf Course in Austin.
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Kerens’ Muziq Gunnell (left, shown Jan. 31 versus Hubbard, honored by District 18-2A Co-Coach of the Year Gerald Hurd for scoring 1500-plus career points) is 18-2A’s Most Valuable Player.
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During Jan. 20’s school board meeting, Kerens ISD shows its appreciation to its trustees in conjunction with Texas School Board Appreciation Month, including Tyrone Bailey (from left), Anne Beckman, Janie Solis, Board President Teresa Jennings, Board Secretary Matt Lynch, Board Vice President Randy Bancroft and Tyrone Martin (not pictured).
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New Kerens ISD athletic director and head football coach Brent Watkins, who was Malakoff’s defensive coordinator for 15 years and helped lead Malakoff to the 2023 Class 3A, Division I football state championship, tells attendees his plans for Kerens, saying he likes winning much more than losing.
