School

Hemphill County 4-H students assembled a colorful Christmas parade on wheels Monday evening and braved the unaccustomed chill to spread some holiday cheer. Their first drive-by was at the Mesa View Assisted and Senior Living, where residents enjoyed viewing the vehicles decorated with Christmas lights and baubles, and filled with an interesting assortment of Grinches; elves; reindeer; and yes, even a human Christmas tree. From there, the procession made its way down Willard and up Cheyenne, and then to Main Street and downtown Canadian. The festive show ended at Brown Bag Roasters where students, sponsors, and parents warmed up with cups of hot chocolate. Shown in the photo above, taken for The Record by part-time barista, part-time photographer Miranda Calabrese, are Dylan Leach, Corbin Throgmorton, Karson Thompson, Haeleigh Thompson, and Barrett Flynn. PHOTO BY MIRANDA CALABRESE

“All A” Honor Roll Senior: Karen Aragon, Leo Avila, Mattie Boyd, Kennedi Cook, Maude Culwell, Pam Escarcega, Susie Flores, Edain Frayre, Logan Gatlin, Briley Merket, Nathan Mondragon, Tinley Pennington, Kailey Witt. Junior: Audrey Abraham, Cescilly Beach, Berkley Beedy, Ben Bryant, Brooklyn Cochran, Everett Cook, Dessa Hext, Emily Kauk, Trace Mitchell, Saira Moreno, Estefania Perez, Mallory Poe, Joyann Stiner, Haeleigh Thompson, Ella Walser, Alli Wayne.

Former Harlem Globetrotter Melvin Adams will speak to students at Canadian ISD next Monday, Dec. 6, bringing his message—both funny and inspirational—on how to make good choices, and to demonstrate both perseverance and grit.

Logan Gatlin, the defending UIL 3A State Champion in Lincoln Douglas Debate, is determined to make it back to State in this, his Senior year at CHS, and to reclaim the championship. On Friday, Logan competed at the WTAMU debate tournament—the largest and most competitive tourney in the Panhandle area.

Panic buying ensued last week when word got out that there may be a shortage of turkeys and canned pumpkin this year. My supermarket’s shelves were picked clean by the time I walked in. I saw one man commandeering a shopping cart filled with three turkeys. This week, things have settled down. Today, the same supermarket was fully stocked, and customers were shopping as usual. No one was stockpiling sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, or dinner rolls. Dillard’s, Target, Walmart, and Home Depot are fully stocked and ready to sell merchandise at bargain prices long before Black Friday.

“All A” Honor Roll Eighth Grade: Shyann Blair, Addison Boyd, Collier Cook, Emmanuel Jimenez, Sophia Mills, Luis Mondragon, Sarahi Moreno, Giovani Perez, Sage Saenz, Alisha Stone. Seventh Grade: Averi Adams, Landry Appel, Annabel Avila, Samantha Benson, Bridger Burrus, J.W.

Tackle college planning with saving opportunities Texans can prepare for tomorrow’s education today through the Texas Tuition Promise Fund® and the Texas Match the Promise Foundation. The Texas Tuition Promise Fund is the state’s tax-advantaged, prepaid college tuition plan.

Two Canadian High School alumnae, Emily Alexander and Julia Haley, were recognized in the Oklahoma State University’s Orange Book this month as outstanding students in the School of Marketing and International Business.

Robots are all around us. From the food we eat to the cars we drive, robots help make our lives easier, more efficient, and simply more fun. Texas 4-H is poised to help lead young people into this exciting field. Local fourth- through sixth-grade 4-H members learned entry-level skills in how to design, build, and program robots in an exciting hands-on project. These students were led by 4-H teens Lilly Bradford (below right) and Tate Wilhelm (below left). They met for six weeks and ended their project with a visit from the CMS/CHS Robotics Coach Bruce Bryant. Bryant visited with the kids about becoming a part of the Robotics teams at the school when they become seventh-graders. Those completing the project were treated to a pizza party and showed their parents the skills they had learned during the project. A special thanks to 4-H leader Karen Bradford for the time she spent supervising all the kids and helping Lilly and Tate. PHOTOS/REPORT PROVIDED BY TANYA HOLLOWAY

Peer pressure works—in my neighborhood anyway. For as long as I can remember, neighbors on my street have decorated for one holiday only: Christmas. Times have changed. Five young families have moved in, and the pressure is on to decorate for many more holidays. Pumpkins started showing up on porches the last week in September. Even the post office set out pumpkins and sheaves of dried grain. Then Halloween decorating on my street soon followed.