Archives for May 2014

Clarendon High School this week announced that Deborah Howard and Darbe Woodard are the top students of the Class of 2013.

Howard is this year’s Valedictorian with a GPA of 98.00. Deborah is the daughter of Bruce and Gwynne Howard.

Deborah excelled in both academics and extracurricular activities while attending CHS. She was a member of the three time regional qualifying Lady Bronco basketball team where she started as point guard for four years. She also competed at the regional level in track and cross country.

Deborah was a member of the state qualifying cross country team her sophomore year. She was a member of the Bronco Band all four years.

Academically, Deborah was a regional and state qualifier in UIL journalism. She has been a member of the National Honor Society for two years and served as her class president for four years.

Other activities that Deborah has been involved in include annual staff, preparing the first CHS online newspaper called “The Horseshoe”, and was a member of the cast for the fall theatre production. She was also honored as this year’s homecoming queen and was named as the Clarendon Young Woman of the Year by the Clarendon Chamber of Commerce. Deborah was also instrumental in the beginnings of the local chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes where she served a leader.

Deborah has volunteered as a worship leader at her church, has helped with vacation bible school and has worked at the Panfork Baptist Camp for the past three years.

Deborah’s hobbies include playing basketball, singing, playing piano, running, drawing, and hanging out with friends.

Deborah plans on attending West Texas A & M University in Canyon where she will begin her studies in communication disorders.

Woodard is this year’s Salutatorian, and she is the daughter of Bobby Woodard and Amy Rowell. Darbe has a GPA of 96.38.

Darbe has been the recipient of many awards and honors. She has advanced to regional competition in UIL Science as both a team member for two years and as an individual this year. She is a member of the local chapter of the National Honor Society and serves as its vice-president this year.

Darbe has also been very involved in extracurricular activities while attending Clarendon High School. She has been involved in softball, basketball and girls’ track as a manager. Darbe has served in the CHS Student Council and Junior Historians for all four years and served as secretary in both organizations. Darbe has also been one of the foundation members of the local chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athleties where she has served as a leader.

Darbe has also given back to her community through Girl Scouts of America, and her church, the First Assembly of God. Through Student Council she has helped with the local Snack Pack for Kids and has helped raised money through the Walk for MS and Penny Day for St. Judes. She has also helped our community through the Student Council paper recycling project and helped with the Charles Goodnight Chuck Wagon Cookoff as a docent for the museum.

Darbe’s hobbies include drawing, reading, cooking, watching movies and hanging out with family and friends.

Darbe plans on attending Southwestern Assemblies of God Univeristy in Waxahachie this fall where she plans to major in Intercultural Studies.

The 100th District Court met in Clarendon on Tuesday, April 22, and heard one plea resulting in the conviction of John Edward Wilson Jr.

District Attorney Luke Inman prosecuted the case for the State of Texas with the Honorable Judge Stuart Messer presiding.

Wilson, a 40-year-old resident of McLean, pleaded true to allegations listed in the State’s Motion to Adjudicate and was convicted and sentenced to 18 months in the State Jail Division of Texas Department of Criminal Justice for the state jail felony offense of burglary of a building.

On June 3, 2013, Wilson originally pleaded guilty to offense that occurred on May 1, 2013, in Donley County.

The State filed the motion to adjudicate on October 31, 2013, alleging five violations of community supervision.

Wilson pleaded true to the violations contained in the State’s motion and was sentenced to 18 months. Wilson is also required to pay $473 in court costs to Donley County and a $500 fine.

The same day the court met in Wellington, where two pleas took place which resulted in the conviction of Joe Angel Garcia Jr.

Garcia, a 29-year-old resident of Wellington, pleaded true to allegations listed in the State’s Motion to Adjudicate and was convicted and sentenced to seven and one half years in the Institutional Division of Texas Department of Criminal Justice for the third degree felony offense of failure to appear.

On May 14, 2012, Garcia originally pleaded guilty to offense that occurred on February 7, 2011, in Collingsworth County.

The State filed the motion to revoke on January 8, 2013, alleging five violations of community supervision. There was an active warrant for Garcia’s arrest since that date.

Garcia pleaded true to the violations contained in the State’s motion and was sentenced to 7.5 years. Garcia is also required to pay $376 in court costs to Collingsworth County, a $2,000 fine, and $152.01 in restitution.

Garcia also pleaded guilty to a new third degree felony offense of evading arrest in a motor vehicle which occurred on February 23, 2014. Garcia was arrested by Sheriff Kent Riley and Deputy Billy Gilbert after Garcia was spotted driving a vehicle in the County and having an active warrant for his arrest.

Garcia was indicted by a Collingsworth County Grand Jury on April 2, 2014 for the offense.

Garcia received another 7.5 year sentence and received a second conviction.

 Several Lady Bronco softball players have made the All-District first team according to head coach Gary Jack. The selections are made by the coaches of each team in the district.

 Named to the first team are Haley Ferguson, Camra Smith, Savannah Topper and Skyler White. Taylor Gaines was named to the second team.

 Those receiving an Honorable Mention are Audra Thomas, Phara Berry, Taylor DeGrate, Sterling King, Brooke Martin, and Briley Chadwick.