By Sam Waller
Albany Independent School District will conduct physical exams for students who plan to participate in junior high or high school activities for the 2022-23 school year on Tuesday, May 24.
The exams will start at 4:30 p.m., according to Peacock.
“The girls will report to the main gym and the boys will report to the fieldhouse,” athletic director Ryder Peacock said. “This is for all sports, band, cheerleading – anything that requires a physical.”
By Sam Waller
The Albany Kiwanis Club is sponsoring a free junior golf clinic in conjunction with Central Texas Junior Golf.
The clinic for students in third through eighth grade is scheduled for 2:00-4:00 p.m. Sunday, June 26, at Albany Golf Club.
Instruction will be by PGA professionals.
To preregister, visit the Central Texas Junior Golf Facebook page or call 325-895-0817.
Clubs will be provided for those who do not have a set.
By Sam Waller
Moran seventh through 12th grade students who have met certain criteria will be rewarded with a trip to Six Flags Over Texas on Friday, May 20 as the school year begins winding down.
Principal Jo Hise said qualifying for the trip required meeting academic and attendance standards.
“They couldn’t have any unexcused absences,” Hise said. “They could only miss seven days altogether, and they have to be passing their classes.”
By Sam Waller
Albany’s Romie Hinshaw won the 12-and-under age division of the Western Heritage Classic Fiddlers Contest on Saturday, May 14.
The event was part of the Western Heritage Classic, which ran Tuesday, May 10, through Sunday, May 15, in Abilene. The festival regularly draws several participants from Albany.
In addition to Hinshaw, a third grader, Albany sixth grader Charli Trail finished third in the Fiddlers Contest, and first grader Olena Hinshaw finished fifth.
Gage Burton, competing in the same division, came in sixth.
By Melinda L. Lucas
Shackelford County ResourceCare hosted the 18th annual spring health fair at the Albany Bank Park last Friday, May 13.
ResourceCare program director Mindy Ary said children attended from Nancy Smith Elementary School and the Mother’s Day Out program.
“I would say close to 300 kids came through,” said Ary. “The children enjoyed all of the games, prizes, snow cones, and popcorn.”
Albany High School graduate Sarah Cotter has been awarded the Nancy and Ted Paup Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame Scholarship. This scholarship fund is managed by the Community Foundation of Abilene.
This scholarship goes to an Albany student who is in the top 25 percent of his/her class and participated in varsity athletics.
Cotter will attend Texas A&M University in the fall and plans to study Business.
By Sam Waller
Capt. Kurtis Bueltmann, chaplain at Dyess Air Force Base in Abilene, will serve as a guest speaker Sunday, May 15 at Trinity Lutheran Church.
Bueltmann, an ordained Lutheran minister, has been involved in the ministry for more than 30 years. He was recently posted to Dyess.
“I asked Kurtis to preach on the theology of what he does as a chaplain,” Trinity Lutheran pastor Tom Chandler said. “We’re looking to hearing what he has to say, and we invite everyone in the community.”
Services start at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.
By Sam Waller
The Calling – Come & See Revival will offer three nights of worship for all faiths this weekend at Moran City Park.
The revival, hosted by First Baptist Church of Moran, is a cooperative effort with Albany Methodist Church.
Services will start at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, May 14-16.
The Calling is for those who have never known God, those who have strayed away, or those who have a close walk with God every day – in other words for everyone – and can recharge one’s faith, according to Dora Leonard of FBC Moran.
By Donnie A. Lucas
Academic achievement will be recognized during the Albany Junior and Senior High School Academic Banquet on Monday, May 16 at 7:00 p.m.
The annual event is sponsored by Albany ISD, the Feed Store, and the Academic Booster Club.
The theme for the event is “Education is the Most Powerful Weapon to Change the World,” according to organizer Tisha Wilkins.
Ticket sales ended Tuesday for the event, with recognized students being provided a free ticket. All other tickets were $15 each.
By Melinda L. Lucas
The staff of The Lions Roar, the student newspaper for Albany High School, earned a 17th consecutive Star Award along with a Tops in Texas and almost 50 individual honors announced by the Interscholastic League Press Conference (ILPC) last weekend.
The annual state-level journalism convention was held in Austin for the first time in two years, although judging was held and awards issued in both 2020 and 2021 despite the pandemic.
