🌱 Which La Vernia educator just earned $500 and top honors?

Good day La Vernia! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Which La Vernia educator just earned $500 and top honors?
• Where life has taken La Vernia star quarterback Seth Grubb now

Also on today's calendar: Nixon-Smiley at La Vernia.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and warmer, with a high of 81 and low of 43 degrees.
• Friday: Sunny and not as warm, temps: high: 69, low: 52.
• Saturday: Pleasantly warm with some sun, with a high of 76 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Alma Farrell is Educator of the Quarter (wilsoncountynews.com) — La Vernia ISD bilingual aide Alma Farrell has been named the Firstmark Credit Union/Wilson County News Educator of the Quarter, honored at La Vernia Middle School with a plaque and $500 gift card. Residents can still nominate outstanding La Vernia-area educators for the final 2025 quarter by the Dec. 31 deadline.
   

• La Vernia for life — Catching up with former Bear gridiron standout Seth Grubb (wilsoncountynews.com) — Former La Vernia Bears quarterback Seth Grubb, now an assistant football coach at Alamo Heights, still calls La Vernia home and commutes from town each day. He reflects on his record-setting Bear career, walk-on success at UTSA, and the special memories of playing alongside his younger brother before building a coaching career across Texas.
   

📸 Around La Vernia

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🗓 Upcoming Events in La Vernia

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• A Merry Little Christmas Ball
  Grandview Weddings and Events, 3982 FM 775, La Vernia
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday December 31

• Nixon-Smiley at La Vernia
  225 Bluebonnet Rd , La Vernia
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Baby & Me Storytime
  Schertz Public Library , 798 Schertz Parkway , Schertz
  10:15 am
• Toddler Storytime
  Schertz Public Library , 798 Schertz Parkway , Schertz
  11:00 am
• Preschool Storytime
  Schertz Public Library , 798 Schertz Parkway , Schertz
  12:00 pm
• Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation
  SSLGC Administration Office Building , 108 W. Mountain Street , Seguin
  1:30 pm
• Joyful Lights! ADD GLITTER
  Painting with a Twist , 8206 Agora Pkwy Ste 100 , Live Oak
  2:00 pm
• 12/18 Ribbon Cutting: Direct Auto Insurance
  HEB , 12018 Perrin Beitel Suite 100 , San Antonio
  3:00 pm
• Thursday Thursday in Downtown Seguin
  Downtown Seguin
  4:00 pm
• Third Thursday in Downtown Seguin
  Central Park , 201 S Austin St , Seguin
  4:00 pm
• Adult Coloring Club (Ages 15+)
  Marion Community Library , 201 S Center St , Marion
  5:30 pm
• Orchestra Winter Concert
  Krueger Middle School , 438 Lanark Dr , San Antonio
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Influenza A is spreading like wildfire.
  Got my whole house. 2 kids at the jr high and 2 kids at the high school. (Nextdoor Old Seguin)

• Sonic Drive-In posted a job opening for Crew Member in La Vernia. Apply here.
• McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Team Member in La Vernia. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near La Vernia here.

🗞 Nearby News

Floresville

• Floresville Tiger basketball competes in Wildcat Classic (wilsoncountynews.com)
• Lions help with ‘doing the most good' (wilsoncountynews.com)
• Stockdale 4-H'ers give back (wilsoncountynews.com)

Cibolo

• How One Scholarship is Turning a Student's Adversity into Purpose (ttu.edu)
• FDA approves drug to combat New World screwworm (wilsoncountynews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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