Llano Junior High News

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The Mission of Llano Junior High is to improve the academic performance of all students.

Our Vision

Llano Junior High will empower learners and leaders to positively impact the world.

Our Core Beliefs

1. Kids come first.

2. Continuous learning is essential to success.

3. A student's success is the shared responsibility of the student, family, school & community.

4. Learning is influenced by environment.

Monday, October 19

• Volleyball vs. Ingram
• Band Fundraiser Ends

Wednesday, October 21

• Fall Picture Day
• Wear Red for Dyslexia

Monday, October 26 - Friday, October 30 -- Red Ribbon Week

Wednesday, October 28

• 6th Grade Honors Field Trip to LBJ Library
• Wear Red for Dyslexia
• PSAT - 8th Grade

Thursday, October 29

• Football vs. TLCA
• Black Out Pep Rally

• End of Cycle 2 3 Weeks

Sunday, November 1 - Daylight Savings (Fall Back)

Monday, November 2 - LISD Band Light Show

Wednesday, November 4 - Ag Fundraiser Ends

Thursday, November 5

• Football @ Early
• STUCO Elections

Friday, November 6 - Student Holiday/Teacher Workday

Monday, November 9 - Band Fundraiser Delivery

Wednesday, November 11

• Band Veteran's Day Performance @ 10:00
• Ag Fundraiser Deliveries

Tuesday, November 17 - 6th Grade Band Concert

Wednesday, November 18 - 8th Grade Field Trip to Bass Concert Hall

Friday, November 20 - End of Cycle 2 6 Weeks

Monday, November 23 - Friday, November 27 - Thanksgiving Break

Principles of Ag classes harvested our first luffa/loofah of the season! Please contact Mrs. Fleming if you'd like to purchase one to support our program—they'll make great stocking stuffers!

Several LJH teachers adopted students and took them shopping at the Scholastic Book Fair during Book Fair Week! Here are some of the teachers and students who participated. (Some chose not to be pictured.)

Mrs. Fleming—Niriah Honig

Mrs. Travis—Azaneth Ramon and Lain Cordell

Mrs. Thomas—Mateo Fonseca

Mrs. Rusche - Skylar Smith & Vincent Perez

Mrs. Rusche - Adalyn Smith

Thank you, teachers, for encouraging these students to read and value books!

Our 7th Grade B Volleyball team had a fantastic and competitive weekend at the Marble Falls Tournament September 26th. They started the tournament strong, defeating Burnet in three sets and Marble Falls in two.

In bracket play, the girls faced Ingram and came out strong, winning the first set 25–14. In the second set, they found themselves down in a significant deficit, but these girls refused to give up! They battled all the way back and won an exciting 28–26 to seal the victory!

In the final match, the girls faced a tough Lake Travis team and fought hard, falling 17–25 and 11–25.

Overall, these girls played their hearts out, showed tremendous fight, and should be incredibly proud of how much they have improved this season. Keep trusting the process, putting in the work, and bringing that positive attitude!

Keep growing, keep fighting, and keep believing, Lady Jackets!

Your 8th grade B team stood strong against the challenge at their tournament in Marble Falls this past Saturday. We started the tournament strong, defeating Burnet in 3 sets and Marble Falls in 2.

Though we fell to Ingram and Lake Travis in bracket play, there are still a large amount of things to be proud of!

Your 7th grade A team had an amazing weekend of volleyball. These girls started off strong winning 2 of their matches against Marble Falls and Burnet putting them in the 3rd seed. They dropped their 3rd match to a very tough Lake Travis 18-25 and 17-25. But, the girls fought hard and made some amazing plays including 5 aces, 9 digs and 5 kills. The girls took that match on the chin and defeated Lampasas in 3 sets to conclude the tournament. It was a long, tough day of volleyball and we are all so proud of their performance and team work.

Your 8th grade A team had a great weekend of volleyball. They started out losing 2 close matches to some really good 4A schools. They bounced back quickly to defeat Johnson City in 3 games and Ingram in 3 games.

This is a tough group of ladies. Three of the four games went to three sets. They played through a total of 342 rallies! That’s a lot of volleyball and we are very proud of them.

The cooler weather has finally hit which means cross country season is about to come to an end. On October 7th, your JH Cross Country team competed in the Mason invitational. Mason has a challenging, flat, and fast cross-country course!

95% of your Jackets and Lady Jackets set a new personal race record!!

The Llano JH Boys XC runners had a great day placing 2nd in the meet. The Meet champion was our very own Isaac Mangum. Top runners were Isaac Mangum (1st), Reece Long (18th), Jevin Orosco (22nd), Jace Hood (24th) and Walker Lockhart (31st)

The 7th grade girls placed 2nd! Four of our 7th grade girls placed in the TOP 10 yesterday. The Top 5 7th Grade girls were Averi Abbott (4th), Brooklyn Smith (5th), Isabella Schehr (8th), Lily Cardeno (10th) and Maddie Smith (21st).

Your 8th grade girls team ran well with all 5 runners setting a new PR!

8th grade runners were Paislee Lynch, Caroline Bucklin, Paycen Merritt, Kessler McLeod, and Aubrey Abbott with a new blistering personal record of 13:11!!

This was a great warm up meet before the BIG District Championship on Wednesday, October 14th on our home Cross Country course!! Let's be ready to COMPETE and bring home some DISTRICT Hardware!

Will it to Happen and it will Happen!!

Coach Kendrick and Coach K McLeod

The Llano Junior High Cross Country season came to an exciting finish on Wednesday, October 14, at the District 25-3A Cross Country Meet on our home course at Llano High School!

Your Llano Lady Jackets swept the girls’ divisions for the 4th year in a row, and the 7th Grade Boys brought home a District Championship, too!

This group of 42 junior high runners worked hard all season to continue the proud Jacket Cross Country legacy, and they had championships on their minds from the start!

The 7th grade girls were challenged yesterday by Florence, but they rose to the occasion and came out on TOP with a District Championship! Leading off for the 7th grade girls were Isabella Schehr (2nd), Averi Abbott (3rd), Brooklyn Smith (4th), Clara Pool (7th), Lily Cardeno (9th) and Emily Scoggins (10th). The 7th Grade Girls were excited to celebrate the BIG WIN with all of its team members that also included Claire Allen, Luna Arguello, Adelyn Corcorran, Violet Guido, Kynlie Jackson, Paola Jaramillo, Izabella Kirkpatrick, Karleigh Loudermilk, Marley Miller, Denver Morris, Preslee Morrison, Jenni Reyes, Ana Sitjar, Lindzey Smart, Magi Virdell and Andrea Walker.

Congratulations, Lady Jackets! Your hard work paid off!

The 8th Grade Lady Jackets WON the District Championship for the SIXTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR! Even more impressive, every Llano Lady Jacket competing in the 8th grade division finished in the TOP 15! Leading off for the 8th grade girls was Back-to-Back District Champion Aubrey Abbott, Kessler McLeod (4th), Caroline Bucklin (7th), Paycen Merritt (8th), Madelyn Smith (9th), Ramsey Patick (10th), Macee Dick (13th) and Paislee Lynch (15th).

What an incredible accomplishment! These girls continue to build a championship tradition and make Llano proud!

The Llano JH Boys Team had a successful season with the largest number of boys participating in the past few years!! The 7th Grade Jackets took the District Title with a perfect score!! Isaac Mangum brought the individual Championship back to Llano. The 7th Boys team included Jevin Orosco (7th), Reece Long (9th), Jace Hood (11th), Braddock Bibb (14th), Walker Lockhart (15th), Kerin Brock (16th), Leif Simpson (19th), and Wesley Harden (20th). We also had two 8th grade boys Easton Morris(11th) and Keaton Debault (16th) that both had great seasons and improved their time from 2-4 minutes! Their hard work and dedication made this season one to remember.

Our Llano Junior High Cross Country team had an outstanding 2026 season! With hard work and determination, our athletes pushed through every challenge, achieving personal records and showing incredible team spirit. From strong finishes to unforgettable races, it’s been a season of growth, grit, and success. We're proud of all runners for their dedication and heart! Let's keep filling the bus up with runners and bringing home District hardware!!!

Will it to happen and it will happen!!

7th Grade A Team Gets the WIN!

Final Score: Llano Jackets 12 - Wall Hawks 8

The offense came out on FIRE, dominating the first half and consistently running the ball for positive yards every play.

The defense brought the intensity, playing fast, physical and relentless from start to finish.

Proud of these Jackets for battling hard, playing tough and finding a way to get the WIN! GREAT TEAM EFFORT!