Heartbreak Again for Modocs in Late Loss to Prosper, at Cameron Monday, August 30, 2010 By Larry Breen Not again...yes, in a rematch of the 2008 3A Small-School Championship, the #5 Prosper Eagles rallied from a double-digit deficit to dash La Vega's hopes of a big upset at Pirate Field Aug. 27, claimi full story

Student Body Pep Rally Has Pirates Ready for Prosper Friday, August 27, 2010 By Tiffany Youngblood-Larry Breen The memories of the 2008 state title loss to the Prosper Eagles are still strong, although only Devin McGowan suited up for that game, many current Pirates were in the stadium and would like nothing m full story

Retirement Reception for Cynthia Sykora Aug. 31 Thursday, August 26, 2010 By Larry Breen Say what? Technology super secretary Cynthia Sykora is retiring? Yep, and we’re having a reception party for her to send her off with all the trimmings from 3-5 p.m. on Tuesday Aug. 31 at 3101 Latimer full story

"Before you click send...Avoid message miscues with these rules" [ArticleImageHyperLink] Thursday, August 26, 2010 By Kate Johanns "Before you click send…"Avoid message miscues with these rules:E-mail is so ingrained in our everyday lives that we sometimes forget to mind our manners when using it. We’ve all dashed off quick repli full story

District Convocation: Back to School for Teachers and Staff Wednesday, August 18, 2010 By Larry Breen Aug. 16, the date circled on many teachers’ calendars, dreaded by some and eagerly anticipated by others, marked the District Convocation as the 420 LVISD employees gathered in the high school auditor full story

New Teacher on Campus Married to Coach Tuesday, August 17, 2010 By Larry Breen So who's the new female English teacher hanging around football coach Don Hyde a lot? Before you start spreading rumors, she's his wife Stacey.Yes, as if one Hyde weren't enough around here, we now ha full story

Calendar of Events: What's Going On in August [ArticleImageHyperLink] Monday, August 16, 2010 By Larry Breen VARSITY FOOTBALL (all games 7:30 p.m. unless noted)Aug. 14 (Saturday) Scrimmage @Groesbeck 9:30 a.m.Aug. 20 (Friday) Scrimmage vs. Glen Rose 5 p.m.Aug. 27 vs. ProsperFRESHMEN FOOTBALLAugust 26 @Prospe full story

Modoc Football Schedule Set for 2010 [ArticleImageHyperLink] Monday, August 16, 2010 By Willie Williams VARSITY (all games 7:30 p.m. unless noted)Aug. 14 (Saturday) Scrimmage @Groesbeck 9:30 a.m.Aug. 20 (Friday) Scrimmage vs. Glen Rose 5 p.m.Aug. 27 vs. ProsperSept. 3 @Cameron Sept. 10 vs. Marlin+ Sept full story

Band Releases 2010-11 Calendar [ArticleImageHyperLink] Wednesday, August 11, 2010 By Tom English Band Hall Telephone # 299-6833 HS 299-6803 Dixon JH CELL# 715-8375 www. charmsoffice.com login-lavegahsband then your child’s student I.D. #(year of graduation and last four numbers of your student’ full story

Advisor's Update: It's Back to School, Construction, New Faces... Wednesday, August 11, 2010 By Larry Breen Wow, what a summer. Too bad it’s almost over, and school’s about to begin, but I have to remind myself that I had as much time off as most of the other teachers at school and more than the administrat full story