AUSTIN---Jeffrey Quisenberry, Baker Elementary School Principal, is one of 50 school leaders across Texas selected for a Harvard institute sponsored by the Charles Butt Foundation. The non-profit announced in April it is sponsoring 50 educators from 33 school districts and two charter schools to attend weeklong summer institutes at the Principals’ Center at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Washington, May 5, 2023
WASHINGTON—On Friday, May 5, Representative Ronny Jackson (TX-13) announced that seven students from Texas’ 13th Congressional District received appointments to three U.S. Service Academies.
As a Member of Congress, Jackson can nominate students from TX-13 for appointments to the United States Air Force, Naval, Military (West Point), and Merchant Marine Academies. Jackson can also nominate students from the entire State of Texas to the Merchant Marine Academy.
Canadian’s Wildcat Junior Football League threw a two-day All-Star Academy Friday and Saturday at Wildcat Stadium that attracted boys and girls from all over the Panhandle. The budding young athletes performed a variety of strengthening and conditioning drills under the watchful eyes of volunteer coaches and Canadian Varsity football players. By the grins we saw on most of their faces, and the spirited encouragement of the coaching staff, we would guess the event was a grand success.
ALL/A HONOR ROLL
SENIORS: Ben Bryant, Lyndlee Coffee, Pacer Gambrell, Moraima Morales, Clara Pulliam, Ella Walser.
JUNIORS: Kathia Aragon, Kelsey Dockray, Nayroby Duarte Ramirez, Max Dumbauld, Kenzie English, Luke Flowers, Will Fry, Annabell Gilmour, Helem Giron, Emily Green, Presley Harper, Myra Herrera, Laney Hood, Evelyn Lopez, Alicia Munoz, Anderson Perkins, Ashley Perry, Carlos Sanchez Valenzuela, Leon Tu, Addison Wall, Chloe Westbrook, Tayln Wright.
The Northeast Panhandle Teachers Federal Credit Union has announced that Canadian High School seniors Jaci Bass, Brooklyn Cochran, Jazmin Dominguez, and Trace Mitchell are four of 20 area students who received $500 scholarships.
After a successful Area competition, the Canadian FFA has four teams in all qualifying for State. The Homesite Team won the area contest with Beau Gravitt placing second and Jesus Martinez placing fifth. The Land Team placed third in Area. The State contest is scheduled for April 25-27.
Pictured are Jesus Martinez; Beau Gravitt; Land Team: Saira Moreno,Horace (Greeley) Adams, Zoltan Wilmoth, and Cooper Oles; Homesite Team: Beau Gravitt, Chloë Westbrook, Josue Martinez, and Jesus Martinez.
8th Grade All A: Annabel Avila, Martin Baker, Samantha Benson, Bridger Burrus, Joseph Dominguez, Mirabelle Klein Brown, Jon Massey, Coleman Perkins, Maile Quisenberry, Lianette Reyes Diaz.
After Regional competition held at the Matador Wildlife Center north of Puducah, both the Canadian FFA Wildlife and Range teams will advance to state competition. The Wildlife team placed first in the region, with Karson Thompson placing second individually, and Cesicilly Beach placing third. The Range team placed second in the area with Kinley Long placing fifth, with her best score yet. Cescilly Beach placed sixth; Delaney Huntress placed seventh; and Jackson Poe placed eighth. Ag teacher Brandon Meier said, “These students' scores have improved a lot from the beginning of the year.
CANYON, Texas—Dozens of West Texas A&M University student artists will hang their works in an annual joint exhibition with Amarillo College opening April 7 at Amarillo Museum of Art.
The AC/WT Student/Faculty Exhibition will hang through April 23 at the museum, 2200 S. Van Buren St. in Amarillo.
The Canadian Wildcats and Lady Cats swept their competitors last week in the District 1-3A meet held at Amarillo’s Tascosa High School. The Varsity and Junior Varsity boys and girls teams simply dominated the overall team championships: Canadian’s Varsity players piled up 71 team points over Spearman’s 22 and Dalhart’s 12, while the Junior Varsity boys and girls collected a total of 71 points versus Spearman’s 20 and Dalhart’s 19.
