Phillips Blackhawks: News

PHS Alumni Association Scholarships: With our endowment of $80,000 we give 8 one year -- $500/semester -- scholarships based primarily on need to Frank Phillips College students:
4 Ray Robbins Scholarships: two to students from West Texas High School and two to students from Borger High School
2 J. I. Kimmins Scholarships to students from Sanford-Fritch High School
1 Chesty Walker Scholarship to a girl softball player at Frank Phillips College
1 Evelyn Hubbard Scholarship to a music major at Frank Phillips College
In order to keep a scholarship, a student must maintain a 2.0 GPA in the first semester. To date we have awarded scholarships to fifteen students. For more information, contact Mike Webb '64, President, PHS Alumni Association: mdwebb_AT_fpctx.edu [19MAR08]

Kyle Lynch PHS '83 and son of Joel Lynch, has made quite a name for himself, not only in Canadian, Texas, but in football circles around the state. By virtue of leading the Canadian Wildcats to the Class 2A state football championship title with a 15-1 record, Kyle was chosen by the Amarillo Globe-News sports writers as Coach of the Year along with the player selections for Golden Spread Super Team across all classifications. Kyle and his coaching staff implemented a spread offense during the off-season, and after losing in overtime in their third game, his team won 13 straight games, including 6 in the playoffs, and captured the school’s first state championship. The Wildcats were underdogs in their last four playoff games. They defeated Elysian Fields 40-25 in the finals, Kudos go out to you, Kyle, for quite an outstanding accomplishment and for being the latest in a line of excellent coaches who graduated from Phillips. [31DEC07]

Tommy Birch PHS '61 has graciously allowed Phillips Chronicles 1926-1990 to be posted on our website. For a hardcopy of Phillips Chronicles 1926-1990 send $3 to: Tommy Birch, PHS Alumni Association, P.O. Box 1710, Borger TX 79008 [DEC07]

Jill Rankin PHS '76 inducted into Women's Basketball Hall of Fame class of 2008
A Kodak All-American at Wayland Baptist College in 1978-79 and at the University of Tennessee in 1979-80; member of the 1980 Olympic team that was unable to participate because of a boycott; girls’ basketball coach at Monterey High in Lubbock Texas; inducted into Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame in 1994 and Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002; five-time Coach of the Year; SEC Women’s Basketball “Former Great” honoree in 2004. [JUL07]

Newsletter Current Issue: Homecoming 2008 mailed 17MAR2008
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P.O. Box 1710
Borger TX 79008

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Bill Clemmons, PHS Girls Basketball Coach in 1970's, died May 27, 2008.
Read a tribute to Coach Clemmons from Borger News Herald, May 30, 2008.

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