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Quarterly Membership Event - Business After Hours
9/7/2010 - All Chamber Members (and those interested in joining the Chamber) are invited to BAH at Turner Seed Company! Join us Tuesday, September 7th at 5:30 pm for this great networking event. Turner Seed Company is located at 211 CR 151 in Breckenridge. From the 180/183 intersection in downtown Breckenridge, go south on 183 (Breckenridge Ave.) for about 3 miles and then turn left at the Turner Seed Company sign. And, don't forget to bring your business card for a chance to win the $50 cash prize! For more information, call the Chamber office at 254-559-2301.
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Fall Festival & Car Show in conjuction with BISD Homecoming & Parade
10/7/2010 - Thursday, October 7th (time TBD) - Join us downtown for the Homecoming Parade & Pep-rally! The Buckaroos will also be painting the town green!
Friday, October 8th (7:30 pm) - Join us at the BISD Homecoming Game against Clifton! Feel free to come early at 6:30 pm for the pre-game festivities!
Saturday, October 9th (8:00 am - 1:00 pm) - Join us at the downtown courthouse for a car show packed with vintage models, trucks, and more! We will also have a bounce house and vendor/food booths! Also, make sure you pick up a map (at the Chamber office that week or on the courthouse lawn that morning) for our Community-wide Garage & Sidewalk Sale! Last year, we had over 40 garage sales around town!
If you would like to have a food/vendor booth on Saturday, October 9th, please contact the Chamber at 254-559-2301.
We'll see y'all there!!!
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Community-wide Garage/Sidewalk Sale
10/9/2010 - Last year we had over 40 garage/sidewalk sales around town! Whether you are from Breckenridge or out of town, make sure and call the Chamber a few days before to get the official list and map of all the garage sales! Not only that, but you can also join us at the car show downtown!
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Breckenridge Independent School District: The BISD serves a total of 840 square miles in Stephens County and is comprised of three elementary schools (K-6), one junior high (7-8), and one senior high school (9-12). Kindergarten is offered to all five year olds. In addition, the BISD includes a gifted and talented program. Special education is available to preschool students through the Early Childhood Education Program. Enrollment is approximately 1,900 students. North and East Elementary schools have been granted an Exemplary Rating.
Breckenridge Independent School District – www.breckenridgeisd.org
- Superintendent’s Office, 208 N. Miller St., 254-559-2278
- East Elementary (Pre-kindergarten–1st grade), 1310 E. Elm St., 254-559-6531
- North Elementary (2nd–3rd grade) 300 W. 7th St., 254-559-6511
- South Elementary (4th–6th grade) 1001 W. Elliott St., 254-559-6554
- Breckenridge Jr. High (7th-8th grade) 502 W. Lindsey St., 254-559-6581
- Breckenridge High School (9th-12thgrade) 500 W. Lindsey St., 254-559-2231
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Texas State Technical College: In the spring of 1989, the City of Breckenridge turned to Texas State Technical Institute (TSTI) to open an extension center that would provide technology training for local and area residents. Within a few months, the Legislature and the Governor of Texas approved the creation of the Rural Technology Center at Breckenridge which opened in the fall of 1990. Now known as Texas State Technical College (TSTC), the Breckenridge location is part of the state-wide system of technical colleges and is an extension center of TSTC West Texas Sweetwater. With a state-wide role and mission, TSTC is efficiently and quickly reshaping the face of Texas to meet the high-tech challenges of today’s global economy.
AT TSTC West Texas Breckenridge, students can select from the following certificate and/or Associate degree options: Building Construction Technology, Chemical Dependency Counseling, Computer Information Technology, Environmental Science Technology, Health Information Technology, or Vocational Nursing. In addition to the certificate and degree programs, the center provides dual enrollment courses to Breckenridge High School students, workforce education courses, as well as program support courses in general academics and foundational studies.
TSTC West Texas Breckenridge is comprised of 3 facilities - the original location at 307 N. Breckenridge Ave., the Rick Perry Higher Education Center located at 211 N. Court St., and the Industrial Annex Building located at 942 CR 176. Students attending TSTC West Texas Breckenridge have access to a full range of support services such as the college library, computerized placement testing, financial aid, career planning/placement, bookstore, and student lounge. Student organizations include a local chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa international honor society, Student Government Association (SGA), and several other student clubs unique to the various programs of study in Breckenridge.
The Breckenridge center offers a wide range of opportunities for area residents by integrating hands-on classroom education, on-line classes, and distance learning technologies in a friendly, student-oriented environment.
For more information, call (254) 559-7700 or visit our website at www.westtexas.tstc.edu
- Breckenridge Campus, 307 N. Breckenridge Ave., Breckenridge, TX 76424
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