New hires for custodial work and winter sports coaches topped agenda topics along with approval to pave the elementary school parking lot and a date change in parent teacher conferences in a Thursday evening, Oct. 20 meeting of the Haxtun Board of Education. The meeting, originally slated for Tuesday of the same week, was rescheduled due to conflicts with the Lady Bulldog volleyball schedule.

The October meeting opened with reports from administration, including those from elementary and secondary principals Becky Heinz and Dustin Seger. In her elementary report, Heinz said the beginnin...