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Last Friday, CES second-graders created portraits of Hemphill County rancher and retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. David Parnell, with help from Citadelle Art Foundation Executive Director Wendie Cook and her staff. The Veterans Day Art Project has become a treasured annual tradition, offering students the experience of working with watercolors, and learning how to mix colors and understand scale and proportion in portraiture. In addition, the students gain an appreciation of this nation’s history, and of the service and sacrifice of its veterans.

On Wednesday, Nov. 2, these CHS Ag and FFA students participated in the District Leadership Development Event (LDE) in Borger. LDE reinforces content taught in Ag science classrooms. CHS students clinched first place in two events. The team of Teagan Ash, Keeton Githens and Karson Thompson placed first in Radio, while Tessa Ash, Macie Hansen and Tucker Landry placed first in Ag Issues. Kimora Morales, Jacy Long and Sophia Mills placed second in Skills. Canadian’s students also had multiple third and fourth places. Out of the 26 students who participated in the competition, reported CHS Ag Science teacher Brandon Meier, 10 will advance to the area competition, which will be held Nov. 17-18 at WTAMU in Canyon. In addition to the LDE competition, Meier said, a group of junior and senior students received their TCFA Feedlot and Machinery Certification. Each student had to operate a front-end loader and skid steer at Amarillo’s Warren Cat, and also learned the operations of a feedlot and lock-out tag safety at the Wheeler feedmill. The group also traveled to WTAMU in Canyon, and took a cutting torch, arc welding, and heating and bending test before undergoing a job interview scenario with feedlot industry officials.

Students invited to participate in ‘Letters about Literature’ Texas competition AUSTIN—The Texas Center for the Book (TCFB) has launched the 2022-2023 “Letters About Literature” Texas contest, a program that invites students to respond to authors about how their books or poetry have touched their lives. The contest is open to Texas students in grades 4-12.

Canadian Elementary to honor veterans To honor the veterans of this community for their service to our country, Canadian Elementary School would like to invite all the veterans to a Veterans Day program on Friday, Nov. 11, at 9:30 am in the CES Cafeteria.

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Water is life. Amidst drought times across the Panhandle and even touching the springfed Oasis of the Plains in Canadian and Hemphill County, that message rings especially true this fall.

Audiences for last weekend’s two performances of Clue—an adaptation, presented by the Canadian High School Wildcat Theatre, were treated to a wonderful ensemble of well-cast characters as they spent a mysterious evening at the ghastly Boddy Manor, where murder threatened at every turn. Two nights of packed houses in the Texas Crown Performance Hall enjoyed suspense, slapstick humor, and blood-curdling surprises against the backdrop of a beautifully-designed set, mood-enhancing lighting, and pitch-perfect sound. Members of the cast are Corbin Throgmorton as Wadsworth, Payton Wilkinson as Yvette, Miah Harris as Cook, Will Fry as Colonel Mustard, Clara Pulliam as Mrs. White, Joy Stiner as Mrs. Peacock, Ethan Ferrer as Mr. Green, Tucker Landry as Professor Plum, Ella Walser as Miss Scarlet, Miranda Calabrese as Ms. Boddy, Presley Harper as The Motorist, Addi Wall as The Cop, Ainsley Cook as The Singing Telegram Girl, Keller English as Chief of Police, Mason Drager as Officer Cobalt, and Tatum Oatman and Konnar McClendon as Maids. Crew Members are Ashley Perry, stage manager; Mason Drager and Cole Walser on lights; Annabell Gilmour on sound; and Nayroby Duarte and Emily Green on spotlights. Set design and construction were done by Nicholas Benson, Javier Cardenas, Barrett Flynn, Clay Kendall, Sam Kendall, Micah Peters, Kamden Sanchez, Dylan Leach, Mason Drager, and Nayroby Duarte, with help from Randy Walser, Jaelynn Swires, Lewis Ortega, Derek Wood, and Lawana Pulliam. CHS Theatre instructor Mistie Walser was the director, with assistance from Danielle Ortega and Torra Wood. Kudos to all for two evenings of first-class entertainment.

The Canadian High School Marching Band placed sixth in the area competition held last Saturday, Oct. 22, at Shotwell Stadium in Abilene. CHS Band Director John Zalman said the students stepped it up, and Saturday was “the best performance of the year.” The band’s show this year is based on the movie, The Heist.

Baker Elementary invites local veterans to breakfast on Nov. 11 To honor the veterans of our community for their service, Baker Elementary School will host a Veterans Day breakfast in the BES cafeteria on Friday, Nov.

The Canadian High School Marching Band earned all 1’s at the regional marching contest held last Saturday at Amarillo’s Dick Bivins Stadium. The Wildcat Band is one of 16 bands that will advance to the area round of competition, which will be held this Saturday, Oct. 22, at Shotwell Stadium in Abilene.