By Sandy Morris
The Albany sixth grade band attended the Clyde Beginner Band Festival on Saturday, April 24 and earned straight division 1 ratings for their performance of “The Buglers” by Edmondson and “Star Wars” by Williams, arranged by Strommen.
Albany band director Will Vaughan was very pleased with his musicians both on and off of the stage.
Parents of Albany High School graduating seniors are reminded to gather baby pictures for The Albany News’ upcoming graduation section.
Pictures are due by the end of next week, on Thursday, May 6, if possible.
Parents need to select a clear, sharp baby picture of their graduate, preferably a face and shoulders close-up under age three or four.
High resolution images for the graduation special section can be emailed to news@thealbanynews.net or photos can be brought by the News office to be scanned and returned immediately.
By Sandy Morris
Parents and family members are reminded that the Nancy Smith Elementary School Scholastic Book Fair is in progress though Sunday, May 2.
The book fair is sponsored by the PTO and is being held virtually this year with a goal of selling 647 books.
Students and adults can browse through over 6,000 specially priced books and educational products including new releases, award-winning titles, children’s classics, and current best sellers.
Games, posters, bookmarks, and other items are also available.
By Sandy Morris
Registration for Head Start classes will continue and a pre-registration process for kindergarten for the 2021-2022 school year will get underway at Nancy Smith Elementary School next week on Tuesday, May 4.
Parents or guardians who are unable to attend that day can check on options for registering their child for NSES programs by calling 325-762-3384.
Kindergarten Class
Kindergarten Round-Up will be held at NSES on Tuesday, May 4, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
By Sandy Morris
Members of the local 4-H club participated in a Prairie Polo clinic on Saturday, April 24 with 12 in attendance, according to Shackelford County extension agent and 4-H sponsor Kloey Painter.
Louisa Fikes, who coaches a professional polo team, led the clinic and taught the kids how to use the polo equipment.
“It was such a good clinic,” said Painter. “The kids got to practice on the ground with polo mallets and then got to practice on the horses. The members enjoyed this workshop so much that we will definitely do it again.”
Albany High School graduate Megan Anderson Jimenez was recently honored as the Edwin and Agnes Jennings Teaching Excellence TLC Elementary Teacher of the Year for Abilene Independent School District.
Jimenez, who currently teaches kindergarten at Johnston Elementary School, is a 2004 graduate of Albany High School. She graduated from McMurry University in 2008 and is in her 13th year of teaching with Abilene ISD.
Volunteer crawfish cook Ken Jones dips a steaming basket of the southern delicacies from a styrofoam container to spread out on the serving tables during last week’s crawfish boil and membership drive dinner hosted by the Albany Chamber of Commerce. Despite cool weather, there was a good turnout for the event.
By Sandy Morris
Fandangle rehearsals will kick off for the yearly production on Tuesday, May 4 at the Prairie Theater.
Artistic director Lorna Ayers said the show is open to anyone who would like to participate and prospective cast members should plan to attend the first castings.
“Everyone who intends to be in the show needs to be at the first rehearsals,” said Ayers. “A lot of the smaller scenes will be cast from the people who show up at the first practices.”
By Melinda L. Lucas
Only a couple more responses are needed before Shackelford County organizers reach the goals they set for a special broadband initiative that began in mid-March, with the intent of expanding access of high speed internet in this area.
A few completed surveys are needed from business owners, but will be welcomed from other groups such as farmer/ranchers, education, healthcare, and governmental entities.
The 10-minute survey is available at www.my connectedcommunity.org/shackelford-county/
By Sandy Morris
Shackelford County voters have the opportunity to participate in the local hospital board election this coming Saturday, May 1.
A total of 84 early voters had already cast ballots by the end of the early voting period at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 27.
The hospital board has the only locally contested race in Shackelford County, and all voting is being conducted at the EMS station located at 840 Gregg Street. On Saturday, the polling site will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
