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Final Scores:
Athens at Crandall — Athens 62 – Crandall 22
Brownsboro hosts Kilgore — Kilgore 28 – Brownsboro 7
Cross Roads hosts Grapeland — Grapeland 48 – Cross Roads 34
Eustace hosts Teague — Teague 49 – Eustace 17
Mabank at Kaufman — Kaufman 42 – Mabank 14
Malakoff at Kemp — Malakoff 63 – Kemp 0
Trinidad at Mount Calm — Mount Calm 77 – Trinidad 32 (Game ended late in third quarter on 45-point mercy rule)
ABOVE: Once a month, a group of children made up of one student from each second and third grade class at Bel Air Elementary walks to Lakeland House Assisted Living Center just down the road. Once there, they read to several of the residents. “It is precious,” said Bel Air Counselor Cheri Mahan. “They love to see the children, and our kids learn so much from being with them.” Pictured are (back row, from left) BreAnna Killingsworth, Daniel Banuelos, Jasmine Cerrillo, Kaitlyn Capp, Jorge Sotto, Julissa Marron, Grace Emerine, Austyn Basher and (seated, from left) Brylie Davila, Nancy Godinez, Marc Padilla and Kaylee Monday.
BELOW: Bel Air Elementary third-grader Daniel Banuelos reads to Lakeland Assisted Living Center resident Vivian Brownell.
Photos by Toni Garrard Clay/AISD
By Toni Garrard Clay/AISD Communications Specialist
Four years ago, elementary teachers at Athens ISD began to report something heartbreaking to the administrative teams: some of their students were digging through the trash looking for food.
“We noticed a lot of kids trying to horde food from the cafeteria or dig through the trash looking for snacks,” said school counselor Cheri Mahan. “They were just so hungry because they weren’t getting the food they needed at home.”
At the time, Mahan’s daughter was attending the University of Texas at Tyler, where she was involved in promoting the East Texas Food Bank. “My daughter came home and mentioned the Backpacks for Kids program, and I said, ‘We need that,’” recalled Mahan. Continue reading “Charitable Donations Sought to Continue Weekend Food Program at AISD”
Kennedy Larson, a 12-year-old seventh-grader at Brownsboro Junior High, was the overall winner at the Trinity Valley Community College Run for Funds 5K held Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Cain Center in Athens. Members of the three-time-defending national champion Lady Cardinals basketball team were on hand for the event, as well as other supporters and runners. Sponsors of the event were Athens Screen Printing; Qdoba Mexican Grill; Kevin Lilly’s McDonald’s; Taco Shop; Mark A. Roberts, D.D.S.; Wade’s Place in Chandler; Henderson County Now; Edward Jones Investments – Tony Kalawe; Best Western Plus; Dr. Francine McCain, M.D. (Athens Women’s and Children’s Center); and Max Smith. (Courtesy Photo)
Press release
The Gun Barrel City Masonic Youth Rainbow Girls traveled to Greenville to participate in a joint meeting with the Sunshine Rainbow Girls Assembly on Saturday, Oct. 25. The girls were excited that McKenna Sanders, Grand Representative to Arkansas and a member of the Elmwood Assembly in Dallas, was able to join them for this meeting. Mrs. Donna Dean, Grand Deputy, was also in attendance and brought greetings to the girls. At lunch, the Banquet Hall was decorated in fall colors and motifs. Continue reading “Rainbow Girls Travel to Greenville”