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The Canadian Wildcat Band left Canadian well before the sun rose Saturday morning en route to Lubbock’s Lowrey Field and the 3A, Area A Marching Band Competition. They knew they might have a long day ahead. Little did they know just how long.

This week is a very eventful week for the Canadian Wildcat Band! Thanks to the community’s support and congratulations, the band scored all 1s at the UIL Regional Marching Contest. This Saturday, Oct. 23, the band will compete in the UIL Area Band Marching Contest in Lubbock! Band members have worked very hard to refine and better the show these past couple of weeks. The band will take the field to perform at 11:15 am at Lowrey Field. Admission prices to watch the contest start at $5 and are valid for both the preliminary and final competitions, and a hand stamp is required for re-entry. Hope to see y’all there!

Millennials are criticized, mocked, and often dismissed as a “not-so-great” generation. This huge group born between 1982 and 1996 has a reputation for being spoiled, entitled, lazy, lacking work ethic, and for being a drag on society. Comedians joke about millennials being Generation ME ME ME, unemployed and living in their parents’ basements or expecting a trophy even though they lost the game. More than half of Americans are millennials or Generation Z (born after 1996). Is the bad press millennials get really true? I recently took stock of millennials I know.

Joy Stiner (Jimmie Wyvette), Kaylee Scates (Gaynelle) and Clara Pulliam (Peaches) turn to a life of crime to steal a red velvet cake recipe in Saturday night’s CHS Theatre production of “The Red Velvet Cake War.” The dinner theatre will begin at 7 pm at the CHS cafeteria, with the show to follo immediately after in the Texas Crown Performance Hall. Save room for the cake auction, which will be held during intermission.

“All A” Honor Roll Senior: Karen Aragon, Leo Avila, Kennedi Cook, Maude Culwell, Pamela Escarcega, Susie Flores, Madison Fuentez, Logan Gatlin, Arthur Klein Brown, Briley Merket, Nathan Mondragon, Tinley Pennington, Kailey Witt. Junior: Audrey Abraham, Jaci Bass, Cescilly Beach, Berkley Beedy, Averi Boyd, Ben Bryant, Miranda Calabrese, Everett Cook, Mason Drager, Connor Gatlin, Celia Gonzales, Emily Kauk, Sam Kendall, Trace Mitchell, Leah Moreno, Saira Moreno, Estefania Perez, Mallory Poe, Clara Pulliam, Araceli Saldivar, Joyann Stiner, Haeleigh Thompson, Cree Waite, Ella Walser, Alli Wayne.

Colt Pittman and his bred and owned heifer, JoJo, won Reserve Grand Champion Braunvieh Beef-Builder award at the Tri-State Fair in Amarillo. Colt is pictured here with siblings Coy and Cambree Pittman, and breeders John & Loretta Hall.

On Tuesday morning, the Canadian Education Foundation announced this year’s Innovative Teaching Grant award winners at Canadian ISD. Each year, the CEF receives applications from teachers on all four CISD campuses for innovative projects that are outside of the school’s regular budget.

Autumn leaves are on the verge of falling. Pecan leaves have turned bright yellow. The air is crisp and clean, and days and nights are getting cooler. All things fall are in full swing. Cotton bolls have popped open in the fields. The hay is baled. The corn maze is open for business. Pumpkins and pumpkin-flavored products abound in supermarkets along with lots of trick-or-treat candy. Neighbors have scarecrows on their porches, chrysanthemums in pots, and eerie ghosts hanging in trees. Everyone is geared up for Halloween, and it’s only the first week in October.

If you’re a high schooler applying to college, a college student, or their parent, it’s time to fill out the 2022-23 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form. Unfortunately, scammers know it’s that time of year again, too and they’re gearing up to try to take advantage of financial aid seekers.

On Oct. 16 and 17, the CHS Wildcat Theatre will present two plays: Red Velvet Cake War written by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten; and Commercial Unsuccess written by Theatre Instructor Mistie Walser and the Theatre Productions Class. Saturday’s performance will be a dinner theatre, with food served at the CHS cafeteria at 7 pm, and the show immediately following. Cost for the dinner theatre is $25, and a cake auction will be held during the intermission. Sunday’s performance will be only the play, with a 7 pm curtain call. Tickets are $10 for adults, and free for students. Both shows will be staged at the Texas Crown Performance Hall. Tickets may be purchased from CHS Wildcat Theatre students. For more information, call or text 806.255.0157.