By Sam Waller With the school year winding down, First Baptist Albany is gearing up for a summer of programs for children and teens. While Jesus and Me (JAM) is on hiatus for the summer, there are several activities and summer camps to fill in.

By Sam Waller Community Vacation Bible School is scheduled for Sunday-Wednesday, July 28-31 at First Baptist ChurchandTheFeedStore. The program, for children inPre-Kthroughsixth grade,willbeheld5:30-8:00 p.m.

Youth minister Eduardo San Lucas packs up Bibles that will be presented to each graduating senior at Sunday’s Baccalaureate. The presentation is a decades-old tradition.

Several years ago one of my colleagues in ministry was asked the question, “What are the ten most destructive decisions that a young person can make?” Here’s how my colleague, out of his own experience and his experience of working with young people over theyears,weighedinonthe question.

˚ LUNCH MENUS May 20 - 23 Monday - burger, potatoes, okra, strawberries Tuesday - tacos, beans, carrots, salsa, fruit, sherbet Wednesday - pizza, salad, green beans, fruit Thursday - hot dog, potatoes, tomato cup, fruit ˚ PRINCIPAL’SPOINTS Nancy Smith Elementary continues to see great success...

Thescheduleforthreeof the four end-of-year band concerts originally set for Thursday, May 16 at the highschoolauditoriumhas changed due to a playoff baseball game earlier in the day. The high school band, which includes grade 8 through 12, will still perform at 8:00 p.m.

Albany ISD students will be released at 12:00 noon this Friday, May 17 to allow everyone to attend Game 2 of the regional quarterfinal baseball game, which is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. that day at McMurry University in Abilene.

AlbanyPTOwillholdits final meeting of the 20232024 school year Monday, May 20 at 6:00 p.m. at the Nancy Smith Elementary School cafeteria.

Nancy Smith Elementary School is looking for volunteers to assist with the annual track meet and field day, scheduled for Tuesday, May 21 at the high school track. Principal John Gallagher said anyone wanting to volunteer should contact the NSES office at 325762-3384.

Heating, cooling updates finalized Shackelford County elected officials worked through a list of mostly routine items during a regular meeting on Monday, officially “vacating” a county road for private use, going through expenses for the Courthouse chiller, boiler, and controller, and approving an...