Larry’s Blog

I finally got the pictures from the high school graduation posted.  I apologize for how dark some of them are, the lighting on the front part of the stage is poor.  Click on the thumbnail to see the pictures.

Hamilton High School held their annual athletic banquet on Friday, May 22nd. Click on the thumbnail to see the pictures.

Hamilton High School held their annual academic banquet on Thursday, May 21st. Click on the thumbnail to see the pictures.

The Hamilton High School Virgil M. Santy Chapter of the National Honor Society held their annual banquet on Tuesday, May 19th in the commons at Hamilton High School. The featured speakers were Mrs. Michelle Cathey and Mrs. Mica Baize. Click on the photo to see the pirctures.

The Hamilton ISD bands had their spring concert on Monday, May 11th. Click on the thumbnail to see the photographs.

I attended my first powder puff football game this year, I admit I was unprepared for the intensity. Click on the thumbnail to see the photos.

Zach escorted Alex Empson to the Hico prom this year. We attended the grand march and I took a few pictures of the kids from Hamilton. Click on the thumbnail to see the pictures.

The Hamilton High School Sr. Class held their annual Prom on Saturday evening, April 18th. The Prom is traditionally held on the courthouse steps but had to be moved to the auditorium this year due to the construction at the courthouse. Click on the thumbnail to see the pictures.

The HISD One Act Play presented The Savages this year. I took a couple of pictures at a rehearsal, click on the thumbnail to see them.

I was only at the Extraco Relays for a short time, I had to pick up Audrey and take her to one act play practice, but I did get a couple of pretty good pictures of the triple jump and a few sprints.  Click on the thumbnail to see them.

I had the pleasure of attending the Quinceanera for April Martinez when Audrey was a participant. It was also an opportunity for me to try out my new Canon 50D working in very low light. Click on the thumbnail to see the pictures.

I got my new Canon 50D the day of the Hico Track Meet, just in time. I am still trying to figure out how to best use the beast, but I have been impressed with the low-light performance. Click on the thumbnail to see the pictures.

The JV Boys basketball team defeated Hico on Feburary 10th. Click on the thumbnail to see the photos.

The Varsity Girls Basketball team defeated Hico on February 10th in the last game of the season. Click on the thumbnail to see the pictures.

The Hamilton Junior Varsity Basketball team played Hico in Hico on February 10th. Click on the image to see the photos.

The Hamilton Varsity Boys basketball team defeated the McGregor bulldogs in an exciting game in Hamilton on January 30th. Click on the thumbnail to see the pictures.

The Hamilton J.V. Girls basketball team lost a close game to McGregor in Hamilton on Friday, January 30th. Click on the thumbnail to see the pictures.

The Hamilton Varsity Boys basketball team lost a close game to the Troy Trojans in Troy on January 28th. Click on the thumbnail to see the pictures.

The Hamilton Varsity Girls basketball team defeated the Troy Trojans in Troy on January 28th. Click on the thumbnail to see the pictures from the game.

The Hamilton Varsity Boys Basketball team faced Moody on January 21st in Moody. Click on the thumbnail to see the pictures.

The Hamilton Varsity Girls Basketball team continued their winning ways vs. Moody on January 21st. Click on the thumbnail to see the pictures.

The Hamilton JV Girls Basketball team took on Moody on January 21st in Moody. Click on the thumbnail to see the pictures from the game.

The Hamilton Varsity Boys Basketball team played the Hico Tigers on January 16th in Hamilton. Click on the thumbnail to see the pictures.

The Hamilton Girls Varsity Basketball team defeated the Hico Tigers on January 16th. Click on the thumbnail to see the photos.

The Hamilton Players-in-Progress (PIPs) presented their drill on January 16th. Click on the thumbnail to see the pictures.

The Hamilton Varsity Boy’s basketball team played Crawford on January 13th. Click on the thumbnail to see the pictures.

The Hamilton Varsity Boy’s Basketball team won an exciting game on January 9th versus Bruceville-Eddy. Click on the thumbnail to see the pictures.

The Hamilton JV Girl’s Basketball team played Bruceville-Eddy on January 9th in Hamilton. Click on the thumbnail to see the pictures.

I took some pictures of the Hamilton High School Varsity Boys Basketball team vs. Troy on January 2nd. Click on the thumbnail to see them.

The Hamilton Varsity Boys Basketball team played Whitney on December 28th. Click on the photo to see the pictures.

Click on the picture to see the photos of our family Christmas celebrations, 2008.

The Hamilton High School Basketball teams played Comanche on November 25th. I took pictures of the JV Girls, Varsity Girls, and Varsity Boys games. Click on the picture to see them.

The Hamilton Girls JV Basketball team played the Hico Tigers on November 22nd.  Click on the thumbnail to see the pictures.

The Hamilton JV Girls Basketball team played Tolar in Hamilton on November 18th. Click on the thumbnail to see the pictures.

The Hamilton Bulldogs fell to the Grandview Zebras in the bi-district playoff game in Glen Rose on November 15th. Click on the picture to see the photos.

The Bulldug football team received a fitting sendoff to go face the Grandview Zebras in Glen Rose. Click on the picture to see the photos.

The Hamilton JV Girls Basketball team played Gatesville on November 14th. Click on the thumbnail to see the images.

The Hamilton Varsity Cheerleaders held their pep rally prior to the playoff game with Grandview on November 14th.  Click on the image to see the pictures.

The Hamilton Bulldogs defeated the Hico Tigers on November 7th in the final regular season game to secure a playoff spot.

There are a lot of pictures. I strongly suggest using the CoolIris system to view the pictures.
There are some football pictures scattered in with the halftime photos. I had to change flash cards and the camera got confused on the file numbering.

The Hamilton High School Cheerleaders held their final Pep Rally of the year on November 7th prior to the Hico game. As is the tradition, the pep rally featured a skit by the parents of the seniors. Click on the thumbnail to see the pictures.

The Hamilton High School Varsity Football team lost a difficult game to the Crawford Pirates on October 31st, 2008. Click on the thumbnail to see the pictures.

The Hamilton High School Cheerleaders held their weekly pep rally prior to the Crawford game on October 31, 2008.  Clck on the thumbnail to see the pictures.

The Hamilton JV Football team defeated the Crawford Pirates in Hamilton on October 30th in Hamilton. Click on the thumbnail to see the pictures.

The Hamilton Bulldogs defeated the Bruceville-Eddy Eagles on October 24th by a score of 60 - 21. Click on the thumbnail to see the pictures.

The Hamilton High School Cheerleaders held the weekly pep rally prior to the Bruceville-Eddy game on October 24th. Click on the thumbnail to see the pictures.

The Hamilton Freshman Volleyball team played their final road game of the year against Moody on October 21st. Click on the thumbnail to see the pictures.

The report on the Hamilton game starts at about 2:50 into the clip.

Click here to watch the video.

I recently began making my photo pages compatible with the CoolIris photo browsing plug-in. I highly recommend installing it and using it to browse the photos - it’s amazing. Read the rest of this article for instructions.

Zach and I traveled to Austin on October 18th to watch the Texas Longhorns defeat Missouri 56 - 31. The game was not as close as the score indicates, Texas thoroughly whipped Missouri. Our seats were on the top row of the upper deck, so most of the pictures are actually of the tower.

The Hamilton High School varsity football team traveled to McGregor on October 17th and defeated the McGregor Bulldogs 22-19.  Click on the thumbnail to see the pictures from the game.