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Canadian Lady Cats Softball Coach Cay Parnell this week reported several honors awarded to her players and announced at the close of the school year after playoffs ended. Sophomore Lilly Bradford was named All-District First Team infielder, and earned Honorable Mention on the Amarillo Globe-News Super Team. Four Lady Cats earned slots on the All-District Second Team: Senior Leah Moreno as pitcher, Junior Kenzie Flowers as catcher, and Freshman Shyann Blair and Junior Miranda Nunez as outfielders. Moreno also earned honors on the Academic All-State team.

CISD administrators are shuffling the deck this summer as they address a number of staff changes. School board trustees have already approved the hiring of eight new teachers—several of them familiar to this community—and shifted six staff members to fill vacancies. They have also absorbed three positions without hiring new personnel.

CANYON, Texas — West Texas A&M University students won 11 awards in recently announced results from the international Telly Awards .

Winning productions included a short film on the life and philanthropy of Sybil B. Harrington, which aired on regional television, and several short marketing pieces for the Paul and Virginia Engler College of Business .

CANYON, Texas — The final tally is 1,110 graduates for West Texas A&M University’s Class of May 2023.

Overall, the University awarded 828 baccalaureate degrees and 289 master’s degrees to spring graduates at the May 13 commencement ceremonies, following procedural confirmation from the University’s seven deans.

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HB 100 WAS MY SIGNATURE piece of legislation for the 88th Regular Legislative Session. I’m very sad to say that it ultimately did not pass!

6TH SIX WEEKS

ALL-A HONOR ROLL

Senior: Ben Bryant, Everett Cook, Mason Drager, Pacer Gambrell, Celia Gonzales, Sam Kendall, Moraima Morales, Leah Moreno, Saira Moreno Alba, Estefania Perez, Clara Pulliam, Jaxtyn Valenzuela, Ella Walser.

Sixty Canadian High School seniors received their diplomas during graduation ceremonies held on Saturday, May 20, in the CHS Gymnasium.

Following addresses by Salutatorian Ella Walser and Valedictorian Ben Bryant, presentation of the diplomas to each graduate, and the symbolic shifting of tassels from right to left—representing each grad’s crossing over to a new stage in life—Canadian ISD Superintendent Lynn Pulliam named the annual winner of the coveted Liske Cup.

Sixty-four eighth-grade students received diplomas signifying their graduation from Canadian Middle School Friday evening, May 19, in commencement ceremonies held at the CHS gymnasium.

Following a salutatory address by Joseph Dominguez, and a valedictory address by Bridger Burrus, CMS Principal Megan Longoria presented the eighth-grade class to members of the CISD Board of Trustees, who awarded diplomas to each student.

8th Grade All-A Honor Roll

Landry Appel, Annabel Avila, Samantha Benson, Bridger Burrus, Ben Bussard, Joe Coffee, Joseph Dominguez, Clay Faulkner, Aiden Gerhardt, Mirabelle Klein Brown, Brooke Krehbiel, Jon Massey, London Nicholson, Coleman Perkins, Maile Quisenberry, Brandon Soto.

8th Grade A/B Honor Roll

The following honors were presented to Canadian High School students in Monday night’s annual Athletic Awards Banquet, which was attended by an estimated 300 guests.

The year’s top awards went to Ella Walser, who received the Fighting Heart trophy, and Corbin Throgmorton, winner of the Fightingest Wildcat trophy. Brooklyn Cochran and Preston Miller were honored as Best All-Around Athletes, and Berkley Beedy and Trace Mitchell were celebrated as the Most Courageous Wildcat and Lady Cat.