Badger Tracks Newspaper

24/04/2025

Celebrating our senior staff with advisor Mrs.Cain!

24/04/2025

New staff sweatshirts!

Rocking the new look before UIL Regional Competition this weekend!

07/04/2025

https://lhsbadgertracks.com/5897/sports/sophomore-teagan-reiss-breaks-school-record-from-1997/

Way to go Teagan Reiss!

"It feels awesome [holding the school record],” Reiss said. “I’ve been staring at the record from 1997 every day since the beginning of freshman year, hoping that one day my name would be there instead.”

Sophomore Teagan Reiss broke the school record for the 400 meter dash at the track meet in Fredericksburg March 22. “The toughest part of the race was definitely trying to perform to the expectations that were set for me,” Reiss said. “Yes, the physical part definitely sucked, but the mental p...

07/04/2025

https://lhsbadgertracks.com/5902/news/principal-shares-message-of-positivity-through-new-book/

Congratulations to Principle Weinheimer!

“The book is all about C.A.R.E.,” Weinheimer said. “It stands for compete with character, adopt and attitude, respect and take responsibility, and engage enthusiastically. The goal is to get people to think of these controlables, to help them think more positively, to help them create more positive habits and to become more successful.”

Principal Paul Weinheimer, along with co-author and friend Bob Herb, published the first book in their “Making A Difference” series entitled “How To Leave a Lasting Legacy Through C.A.R.E.” March 2. “The book is all about C.A.R.E.,” Weinheimer said. “It stands for compete with characte...

18/12/2024

https://lhsbadgertracks.com/5659/opinion/opinion-should-exam-schedules-be-2-or-3-days/

Due to the lack of early release days in the schedule, the Fall semester exam schedule is set to be eight exams spread out over the course of two days with 4 exams per day.

18/12/2024

https://lhsbadgertracks.com/5691/feature/crafty-contributions/

“Writing these cards made me feel joyful because it made someone’s day,” sophomore Tanner Carney said. “They are a great way to boost someone who feels forgotten, lift their spirits and tell them that they are loved. Also, it was a great way to boost my creativity.”

Art Club designed Thanksgiving cards and delivered them to the Caraday of Lampasas Nursing Home Nov. 22. “The students came to me with the idea to create Thanksgiving cards for a local nursing home,” art teacher Judith Brown said. Art club members created anywhere from 1-10 cards with fun, uplif...

18/12/2024

https://lhsbadgertracks.com/5685/feature/angel-tree-donations-bring-christmas-cheer/

“I think the overall goal or message of Angel Tree is very simple: everyone deserves a good quality of life, especially children,” English II teacher and NHS sponsor Alison Brayton said. “It should be something society cares about every day.”

It’s Christmas morning, the stockings are full, and there’s a huge pile of presents under the tree waiting to be opened. For some kids, the only way they’ll experience that joy is through Angel Tree. Angel Tree is an organization that allows anyone to “adopt” a family or child, and buy gif...

18/12/2024

https://lhsbadgertracks.com/5701/sports/soccer-season-kicks-off/

“This season I hope to grow and improve with my team and have a good winning season,” Senior Hailey Palmer said. “I’m confident that we have improved a lot from last season, as we have most of our returners. I believe we will continue to get better throughout the season and win.”

Soccer tryouts for girls were Dec. 2-4, while tryouts for the boys were Dec. 2-5. “I’m always excited to see the soccer season start back up,’’ boy’s soccer coach Samuel Burnside said. “The soccer kids that I get to coach are a big reason for that, because we work hard all year to prepar...

18/12/2024

https://lhsbadgertracks.com/5697/sports/football-season-ends-in-third-round-of-playoffs/

“We are very grateful for the support of our student body and the support Badger Nation shows to all of our extracurricular programs,” Troy Rogers said.

Lampasas’ varsity football team has pushed themselves to the fullest through grit and pride. Badgers won with a score of 55-21 against Dumas in Andrews Nov. 22, claiming their championship in Area. However, Badgers played their final game of the season with a score of 63-35 against the Wolves in S...

18/12/2024

https://lhsbadgertracks.com/5688/sports/shooting-for-stars-hitting-one-thousand-points/

“My team has affected me in so many ways,” senior Addison Borchardt said. “They are always positive and supportive towards not only me, but one another, so that positivity goes a long way.”

The crowd roars as the point guard sinks a three-pointer. Her 1000th point. During the Hamilton tournament Nov. 22, senior Addison Borchardt scored her 1000th point playing for the Lampasas Badgers. Borchardt has been playing basketball since second grade. This year, she is co-captain with senior Ch...

18/12/2024

https://lhsbadgertracks.com/5682/sports/boys-basketball-competes-against-faith-academy-nov-17/

“We were playing a very talented team,” Junior Beau Patterson said. “Glen Rose has some knockdown shooters. I feel like we should, you know, fix our transition offense and transition defense.”

The boy’s varsity basketball team has been progressive and strong this season. They won 59-50 against Faith Academy at home Nov. 17. “So far, I feel like things are going very smoothly,” basketball coach Aaron Nuckles said. “Our practices have been very upbeat, and we have picked up where we...

18/12/2024

https://lhsbadgertracks.com/5680/news/ffa-competes-at-area-in-kerrville/

“We could all have performed better, but we did as well as we could and learned a lot from this,” Judy Hail said. “I’m very proud of everyone who competed in Burnet and Kerrville and hope we can all take something away from this competition to improve.”

FFA (Future Farmers of America) competed in the Area VII Leadership Development Events in Kerrville Nov. 20. Teams participated in four categories, including Ag Advocacy, Ag Issues, Greenhand Creed Speaking and Greenhand Skills. FFA previously competed in Burnet Nov. 4 at the Bluebonnet District Lea...