SCHOOL NEWS
Nocona High OAP goes to district contest
Chrissy Shubert, director of the Nocona High School one-act play, said although this is her first year to take on the production she is “excited to share this talented group of students without community.”
Their play is “Brian the Comet” by Emily Hageman and it focuses around the inner turmoil of a 17-year-old girl named Jude as her father dies of lung cancer. During her emotional journey, Judge befriends a hospital patient named Brian. The two teeNs must learn that even though light is short and unpredictable, humans must still find the beauty and joy in living.
“Out ensemble has worked hard to put together an amazing performance that touches audiences and encourages us all to look for the joy in life,” states the Shubert.
They will perform at district competition at 2 p.m. on March 20 at Olney High School. Shubert is director and assistant director is Christy James.
Cast members are: Susannah Hill, Briley Shubert, Jazmin Aguilar, Isaac Fulumana, Abby Hill, Abram Friesen, Allie Sutton, Draven Griffith, Taylor Killian and Shelby Sewell. Crew members are: J.J. Salgado, Yeni Estrada, Chris Jones, Kaygan Stone, Naomi Hilton and Kaeley Delafuente.
Rykir Evans, former Gold-Burg student, was awarded a $10,000 WoodmenLife Focus Forward Scholarship®.
Evans, a WoodmenLife member, submitted an application highlighting his high school academics, activities and volunteerism, as well as an essay on patriotism. He is currently majoring in computer science at Midwestern State University.
There will be a reception from 5-6 p.m. on May 14 at Gold-Burg Independent School District to formally present Evans his scholarship.
Evans is the son of Penny McCullar and Jay Evans. He and the family are members of Woodmen Life Chapter 3912 in Wichita Falls.
The date for this reception was previously printed May 9 which was incorrect.
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)
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