SCHOOL NEWS
Prairie Valley annual academic awards
W.R .Tucker, superintendent of Prairie Valley ISD retired after 21 years of service. School board members presented him with a plaque at the annual awards banquet on May 21.
The 2014-2015 honor graduates were recognized at Prairie Valley’s annual award’s banquet. Pictured are Michael Ducharme, salutatorian; Alley Hilton, valedictorian; Matthew Suarez, KatieAnn Carter, Robin Fenoglio and Paxton Edwards.
Mitchell Eldred was given the year’s top FFA award by Advisor Scott Penick.
Matthew Suarez receives a plaque for his service as 2014-2015 FFA chapter president from Advisor Scott Penick. Other students awarded for serving as chapter officers were: Paxton Edwards, vice president; Mitchell Eldred, sentinel; Kelcy Oliver, reporter; Lane Roof, treasurer; Michael Ducharme, secretary; Colton Brown, chaplain; Tyler Carter, historian; and Angelo Gomez, alternate officer.
Lauren Bristow, FCCLA advisor honored STAR Event competitors: Kincaid Johnson, Lacey Eldred and Samantha Tompkins placed second in sports nutrition advancing to state where they placed first advancing them to the national conference in Washington D.C.
Kendra Woods (pictured), Kelsey Perkins and Kelcy Oliver placed second in entrepreneurship at the regional competition advancing to state.
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Prairie Valley High school students who received subject top honors were: Maddi Duck, history and English; Kendra Woods, history, Spanish, English, science, math and family and consumer sciences; Alley Roof, drama and yearbook; Michael Ducharme, technology; Mitchell Eldred, ag science; KatieAnn Carter, government; Alley Hilton, economics; and Miranda Booth, journalism.
Perfect attendence for the 2014-2015 was achieved by Miranda Booth, Lacey Eldred, Alley Hilton, Cece Mahin, Alexia Roof, Lane Roof, Brett Smith, Matthew Suarez, Bailee Tipton and Kendra Woods.
High school and junior high students who A-B honor roll for the school year were: Miranda Booth, KatieAnn Carter, Michael Ducharme, Lacey Eldred, Madi Duck, Kaden Fleming, Alley Hilton, Blaze Hulderman, Kincaid Johnson, Brooklyn Messer, Zakry Smith, Matthew Suarez, Brock Tompkins and Samantha Tompkis.
Students who made the A honor roll for the school year were: Colton Brown, Michael Ducharme, Robin Fenoglio, Alley Hilton, Brett Smith and Kendra Woods.
Bulldog Pride is given to students who had perfect attendance, made the A honor and had an A in citizenship all year. This year Brett Smith and Kendra Woods were given the award.
Family Consumer Science Assessment participants were also given awards for placing at the regional and state level: Taylor Carter, silver at regional and state; Brooklynn Messer, gold at regional; Alley Roof, silver at regional and bronze at state; Amber Wood, gold at regional and state; Cece Mahin, silver at regional and state; and Megan Dennis, gold at regional and state.
The Nocona Independent School District bands will perform their spring concerts on May 2 in the high school auditorium, 1012 Clay.
The middle school band will play at 6 p.m., followed by the high school band at 7 p.m.
NHS Band Director Erin Hanson has announced she will be leaving after nine years at Nocona to take the assistant director’s job at Hale Center to be closer to family.
Hanson has enjoyed a successful tenure at NHS growing the band numbers and directing the band to marching and concert awards and strong scores.
The Nocona High School Film team competed in the BAM film festival in Clute, TX this last weekend. The competition was open to all films in Texas High schools and Texas universities. More than 2,000 films were entered and NHS placed two films in the top three and made $750 in price money. They were second in narrative with “Beyond the Glass Eyes” and third in animation with “The Legendary Nut.” In March the film teams had two narratives and one animation make the state finals, placing in the top six films in the state. (Courtesy photo)
The cast and crew of “Interview,” Gold-Burg High School’s one-act play will perform at around 2:15 p.m. on April 26 for regional competition in the Plano Independent School District Robinson Fine Arts Center.
Play Director Linda Fitzner said the day will open with the first performance at 8 a.m. and continue in about one hour intervals with a break for lunch. Gold-Burg has drawn the final play of the day that opens with Sidney high, Slidell, Avery, Brookesmith, Koppel and Gold-Burg.
Two plays that represent the Region 3, 1A one-act play contest will advance to the University Interscholastic League State 1A One-Act Play Meet at the Austin ISD Performing Arts Center on May 13.
Admission charge for the regional contest is $5.25 per day and includes a digital ticketing fee, A OAP day pass for access to the full day of show is $15.25.
Tickets are available at seatyourself.com. Seating is limited.
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