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HEAT WAVES ARE NO STRANGERS to Texans. The current one we’re experiencing isn’t even the worst one we’ve known. The record-setting heat waves were in 1936, 1980, and 2011. Of course, we’re only in June, so 2022 may set records, too. The thing about a heat wave is this. It’s a block of time like a cold spell. Both weather phenomena interrupt regular activity. The weather limits our routines. The weather keeps us inside until it’s over. The lesson we all learn from the weather is that in our lifetime we will experience extremes. And over time we will learn to cope with excessive heat, cold, drought, or rain pretty much the way our ancestors did.

“All A” Honor Roll Senior: Karen Aragon, Leo Avila, Mattie Boyd, Kennedi Cook, Maude Culwell, Pamela Escarcega, Susie Flores, Briley Merket, Nathan Mondragon, Tinley Pennington, Kailey Witt. Junior: Audrey Abraham, Karla Blanco, Ben Bryant, Lyndlee Coffee, Everett Cook, Trace Mitchell, Leah Moreno, Saira Moreno, Estefania Perez, Clara Pulliam, Joyann Stiner, Ella Walser.