SCHOOL NEWS
Three area school one-act plays advance to district
It was a week for theater as Montague County high schools took to the stage for University Interscholastic League one-act play competition at multiple locations with three advancing to district after zone contests.
Gold-Burg High competed at zone on March 19 advancing to district on March 29 at North Central Texas College. They bring “Interview” to the stage. They will compete with Belllevue, Forestburg, Saint Jo, Slidell and Midway.
Gold-Burg Director Linda Fitzner said the competition day for district begins at 10 a.m. with Bellevue and the remaining plays will perform in approximately one hour intervals with a break for lunch. Saint Jo is next followed by Forestburg and Gold-Burg.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
Top photo – Gold-Burg High School one-act play cast, crew and directors for “Interview.” (Courtesy photo)
SCHOOL NEWS
Evans to receive WoodmenLife scholarship
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.
SCHOOL NEWS
Nocona bands ready spring concert
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.
SCHOOL NEWS
NHS Film Team enjoys success at BAM Festival
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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