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Canadian Lady Cats stole the lead late in the game in an 8-4 home field victory over Dimmitt Varsity Bobbies on Saturday, March 25. The game was tied at four with Canadian Lady Cats batting in the bottom of the fifth when Miranda Nunez singled on a 1-1 count, scoring one run.

Leah Moreno led the Lady Cats to victory by driving in four runs. Moreno went 2-for-3 at the plate, and drove in runs on a homer in the third and a double in the fifth.

The Hemphill County Junior Livestock Show was a success. There were 92 total entries.

Forty-three blood donations were collected during Canadian High School’s annual blood drive on Monday, Jan. 16—enough blood to help save 129 lives. When asked why she wanted to hold the blood drive on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Health Science teacher Rosemary Koetting said, “Because what better way to give back and serve than by donating blood?”

High school seniors: Apply now for Top O’ Texas Cattlewomen scholarships The Top O’ Texas Cattlewomen is reminding all high school seniors attending schools in Carson, Collingsworth, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts, and Wheeler counties that applications for this year’s Top O’ Texas Cattlewomen’s scholarships should be available in high school counselor’s offices now. This year, the organization is awarding four $750 scholarships.

Eighth Grade: Landry Appel, Annabel Avila, Martin Baker, Samantha Benson, Bridger Burrus, Joseph Dominguez, Clay Faulkner, Aiden Gerhardt, Mary Moreno, London Nicholson, Coleman Perkins, Maile Quisenberry, Brandon Soto. Seventh Grade: Tait Ash, Kendall Bell, Alex Castaneda, Alan Chavez, Tessa Eddleman, Isaac English, Kate Escarcega, Joel Evans, Olivia Flowers, Ava Johnson, Ryan Leach, Maddy Longoria, Cort Mayhew, Weston Mitchell, Tyson Orrell, Ryan Purcell, Isaac Saenz, Deborah Sanchez, Taylor Urschel, Brooks Wall, Ryahn Whitson.

Senior: Berkley Beedy, Ben Bryant, Brooklyn Cochran, Lyndlee Coffee, Everett Cook, Celia Gonzales, Dessa Hext, Emily Kauk, Trace Mitchell, Clara Pulliam, Pacer Quisenberry, Corbin Throgmorton, Ella Walser. Junior: Kathia Aragon, Camren Cavalier, Kelsey Dockray, Nayroby Duarte, Max Dumbauld, Kenzie English, Luke Flowers, Will Fry, Annabell Gilmour, Emily Green, Presley Harper, Myra Herrera, Laney Hood, Samantha Krehbiel, Brianna Leyva, Preston Miller, Alicia Munoz, Miranda Nunez, Tatum Oatman, Anderson Perkins, Ashley Perry, Carlos Sanchez, Leon Tu, Abbi Voorhees, Nathan Wagner, Addison Wall, Chloe Westbrook.

Connor Cipollone, a CHS sophomore, went to Austin to participate in the 3A competition in congressional debate on Jan 4. He is the first student in CHS history to advance to state in this event.

Senior: Berkley Beedy, Ben Bryant, Brooklyn Cochran, Celia Gonzales, Dessa Hext, Sam Kendall, Moraima Morales, Saira Moreno, Clara Pulliam, Pacer Quisenberry, JoyAnn Stiner, Corbin Throgmorton, Ella Walser. Junior: Kathia Aragon, Camren Cavalier, Weston Conner, Kelsey Dockray, Nayroby Duarte, Max Dumbauld, Kenzie English, Luke Flowers, Will Fry, Emily Green, Presley Harper, Myra Herrera, Laney Hood, Brianna Leyva, Xander Mc-Quiddy-Gasparlin, Alicia Munoz, Miranda Nunez, Anderson Perkins, Ashley Perry, Carlos Sanchez, Leon Tu, Nathan Wagner, Addison Wall.

CHS alums make South Plains Dean’s List LEVELLAND—More than 680 students were named to the Fall 2022 Deans’ List at South Plains College in Levelland. Among them were two Canadian High School graduates: Mya Sanchez and Landon Smith.

Contributed by Kristen (Mauldin) Bell, CHS ‘06, Assistant Director, Professional Continuing Education, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center “Ade’ ndadz dengit’a” translates to “Hello, how are you?” in the language of Deg Xinag, one of 20 languages spoken in Alaska. I imagine you are scratching your head and asking, “What does that have to do with ‘Student Tuesday?”’ Well, see below for the answer to your excellent question.