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Don’t Mess with Texas scholarship contest seeks applicants

5 years ago By News Staff

AUSTIN—Applications are now available for the 2021 Don’t Mess with Texas Scholarship Contest, which recognizes Texas high school seniors who are taking an active role in litter prevention in their school or community. The contest is open to any Texas high school senior currently attending public, private, or home school, and planning to attend an accredited college or university in the fall 2021 semester. The contest will award a total of $9,000 in scholarships to three winners in May 2021. “We’re looking for students who are developing exciting and creative solutions to keep Texas litter-free,” said Becky Ozuna, program administrator. “We aim to shine a spotlight on their innovations in the hope of inspiring other Texans to do their part to keep our state beautiful.” To enter the scholarship contest, visit dontmesswithtexas.org. Applications must be received via online submission by 5 pm on March 31.

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5 years ago By Mary Jane Mckinney

WAITING live in West Texas. Mostly, we wait for rain. We know it will rain someday, but rain doesn’t fall when we want or need it. And West Texas weather is so fickle that when it does rain, sometimes, it falls so fast and hard, we experience floods and soil erosion. Ranchers have to rescue livestock, and famers can’t plow muddy fields. Waiting for rain has forged us into patient skeptics. That rare quirk comes in handy these days. A patient skeptic is what one needs to be when it comes to getting a COVID vaccination.

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5 years ago By Mary Jane Mckinney

CHRISTMAS SONGS along with “Auld Lang Syne” are the only songs we hear and sing once a year. Hoping to write about the most popular carols, I discovered songs I had never heard of on the many lists of Most Popular Christmas Songs. Even when I listened to them on YouTube, they were unfamiliar. Can you sing a verse of “Purple Snowflakes” or “Ain’t No Chimneys in the Projects?” Songs by Justin Bieber, Kelly Clarkson, and Ariana Grande made most of the lists. The Good Housekeeping list suggested songs by the Jonas Brothers, John Legend, Taylor Swift, and Britney Spears.

CHS and CMS musicians qualify for All-Region Bands

5 years ago By News Staff

Ten CHS band students auditioned and were selected for All-Region Band with three advancing to Area, according to Wildcat Band Director James Edwards. The competition involved over 400 students from schools ranging in size from Class 1A-4A.

CISD academic UIL achievements recognized

5 years ago By News Staff

Canadian Elementary School UIL Chess Puzzle 1st, Cooper Aguirre; 3rd, Remi Bartlett; 4th, Lilah Appel; Wyatt Longoria; Coach, Mrs. Esmeralda Shields.

Haygood named Champion and Reserve at National Junior Hereford Association Show

5 years ago By News Staff

Canadian Middle School sixthgrader, Mark Haygood garnered two top awards at the 4th Annual National Junior Hereford Association’s (NJHA) Fed Steer Shootout contest, Oct. 22, in Kansas City. He was awarded Champion Commercial Individual and Reserve Champion Commercial Individual. Mark is the son of Lee and Jacqui Haygood of Indian Mound Ranch in Canadian.

Meagan Reed earns BSN/RN from WTAMU

5 years ago By News Staff

Megan Ann Reed has completed her studies at West Texas A&M University in Canyon, and is graduating this month with her BSN/RN degree. While at WTAMU, she was a member of Delta Zeta and the WTAMU Nurses Association, and was an honor inductee into the National Society of Leadership and Success. The year 2020 is a very special one for nurses worldwide, due to the bicentenary of Florence Nightingale (The Lady with the Lamp). Due to current circumstances the pinning ceremony and graduation ceremony were required to be virtual. Megan graduated from Canadian High School in 2016 and is the daughter of James and Janet Reed, and the granddaughter of Jim and Marge Hoobler, all of Canadian.

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5 years ago By Mary Jane Mckinney

TWO CHRISTMAS EVENTS should make all of us feel better in the final weeks of 2020. The appearance of the Christmas Star is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see a rare astronomical occurrence, and the reverse Christmas parade provides a little bit of “normal.”

Undebatable Champion

5 years ago By News Staff

CHS junior Logan Gatlin won the Lincoln-Douglas Debate competition at the Amarillo High School Speech and Debate Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 5. Logan went 6-0, with a 3-0 finish in the finals to win first place among a field of 24 competitors. CHS speech and debate coach Christy White said the tournament was conducted virtually, so the students all participated from their home bases, using computers. Logan won all five of his rounds, including three prelims, one semi and one final. She was also especially pleased that he won those rounds with all three judges voting unanimously. “We are very proud of and for him,” White said. Logan will compete next in the Lubbock tournament on Saturday. He is the son of Larry and Janet Gatlin.

Texas Retired Teachers launch new online tutoring portal

5 years ago By News Staff

Texas children are living through a reality that many parents and school administrators never thought possible—learning the basics of reading, writing, arithmetic, and more through videoconferencing. Today, the Texas Retired Teachers Foundation (TRTF) launches a new online tutoring website to help students achieve academic success, whether they are learning in a traditional classroom or from home.

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