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The CHS one-act play’s run ended with last week’s area competition, when The Sweet Science of Bruising was chosen as the alternate. Advancing plays were performed by Denver City, Roosevelt, and Shallowater.

Internet-safety expert Katie Greer contacted CISD officials yesterday to inform them that she would not be available tonight, Thursday, April 7, for her “Kids, Teens, and Technology” program, due to illness. Lawana Pulliam, CISD Director of Curriculum and Instructional Technology, reported the cancellation, saying, “She is going to work with us to reschedule, but this will probably not be possible until next fall due to her already packed schedule.”

“All A” Honor Roll Senior: Leo Avila, Mattie Boyd, Kennedi Cook, Maude Culwell, Pamela Escarcega, Edain Frayre, Briley Merket, Nathan Mondragon, Oscar Navarro, Tinley Pennington, Kailey Witt. Junior: Audrey Abraham, Berkley Beedy, Ben Bryant, Lyndlee Coffee, Everett Cook, Trace Mitchell, Leah Moreno, Saira Moreno, Estefania Perez, Mallory Poe, Clara Pulliam, Joyann Stiner, Ella Walser, Alli Wayne.

The Canadian High School Theatre Arts Department’s one-act play production of The Sweet Science of Bruising advanced again last Thursday and will perform in the area round of competition this Saturday, April 2, in Seminole.

The 3A, District 1 UIL Spring Meet was held at West Texas A&M University on Wednesday, March 23. Fifty-three Canadian students competed in the event, garnering a total of 648.5 points to take the overall school championship first-place trophy. An additional 84 metals and nine team plaques were awarded. There are 32 Canadian students advancing to the regional competition, to be held on April 22-23, in Abilene.

Canadian ISD and Hemphill County will host a presentation, “Kids, Teens, and Technology,” by national internet safety expert Katie Greer. Greer’s background is in law enforcement.

Molly Northcott inducted into honor society of Phi Kappa Phi Canadian High School alum Molly Northcott was recently initiated into the honor society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Northcott was initiated at Texas Tech University, and she is among approximately 25,000 students, faculty, professional staff, and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year.

Canadian High School’s one-act play performance of The Sweet Science of Bruising was one of three plays chosen by judges to advance to the bi-district round of competition. Other schools advancing are River Road and Bushland.

LUBBOCK—The United Family and Mrs Baird’s Bread® announced the February winners of the 9th Annual “Teachers on the Rise” program recently. Three Amarillo-area teachers were honored: Lorena Baca of Humphrey’s Highland Elementary (Amarillo ISD), Brittany Monds of Clarendon Junior High (Clarendon ISD), and Bruce Bryant of Canadian High School (Canadian ISD).

THE WAR IN UKRAINE is providing some of the most disturbing TV images ever broadcast. We watch in shock and horror as the Russian forces continue their brutal, unprovoked destruction of towns, villages, apartment houses, and hospitals. The random destruction of infrastructure and killing of civilians trying to escape has evoked outrage from western democracies and the world at large. The most barbaric strategy the Russians employ is the siege. Cutting off a community’s power, heat, food, water, and medicine is an ancient and inhumane way to win.