ST. MICHAEL STUDENTS
• Club Schedule – Club hours are Monday through Thursdays from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m., and 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Fridays, available to all youth ages 6-18.
The athletes of Weimar High School varsity sports will have a chance to connect more directly with their community during the Booster club’s membership drive to recruit more boosters to help with donations and volunteering to help the various sports programs at Weimar. On Monday, Aug. 7 in the WHS cafeteria, Weimar residents and sports fans will be able to meet the athletes that will be competing during the upcoming school year as well as partake in a hamburger supper. The state champion Ladycat softball team will also be in attendance for photos and autographs following dinner. For fans of Weimar varsity sports, this is their opportunity to meet and become familiar with the next group of Wildcat athletes before their respective seasons begin in the fall.
RICE CISD BOOSTERS HOST CLUB MEETING
The Rice FFA chapter had some quality representation at the Texas FFA State Convention as one of their students received one of the highest honors an FFA student can receive. Adalyn Rodgers, an upcoming senior at Rice Consolidated High School, received the Texas Lone Star FFA degree to mark her commitment to the chapter and the duties and values that surround being an FFA student. Rodgers and the rest of the Rice chapter will look to improve further and have more students receive the honor for future conventions.
DALLAS – The Weimar FFA program had a strong showing at the Texas FFA State Convention with several of their students earning individual awards and recognition. The sum of their parts combined to earn the chapter the 3-Star rating National Chapter Award at the convention after finishing as the highest ranking 3-Star Chapter in Texas for the third straight year.
The Weimar Vets hosted the Shiner Clippers at Strickland Field on Sunday, July 23. The Clippers scored a run in each of the first three innings while the Vets matched that to tie the game at 3-3 after five innings. The Clippers broke the tie with three runs in the top of the sixth to take a 6-3 lead, which proved to be the final score.
COLUMBUS – The public is invited to attend the Columbus Education Foundation’s “Launch Party” on Saturday, July 22, 4-6 p.m. at Hound Song Brewery.
WEIMAR – At their meeting on Tuesday, May 16, the Weimar Lions recognized their scholarship winners.
COLUMBUS – The Columbus Garden Club said they were proud to have Columbus High School student Jordyn Templeton, her mother Joyce Templeton, student Ivett Hernandez and her mother Maria Guadalupe Hernandez attend the recent Springtime Tea and Installation Program for the upcoming garden club year. They were there to be introduced to the club members as the recipients of this year’s 2022-23 scholarships from the club.
Every year, Turtle Wing Foundation awards scholarships to high school seniors from Fayette, Lavaca, and Colorado counties pursuing college and/or a trade school.
WEIMAR ENCORE LIONS PRESENT SCHOLARSHIPS
On Saturday, April 22, Colorado County 4-Her, Kelsey Wied competed in the District 11 Livestock Judging Contest in College Station.
RICE SENIORS VISIT UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-VICTORIA
RAIDER OF THE WEEK
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength. Impress (these words) on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.”
The John Everett Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution of Columbus has selected its scholarship winners for 2023.
This spring, Colorado County 4-H’ers competed in the District 11 4-H Photography Contest.
CHS INDUCTS 17 NEW HONOR SOCIETY MEMBERS
Colorado County Citizen