Hedley students advance in academics, track
Archives for April 2024
Mulkey to host CHS band and OAP performances
The Mulkey Theatre will host performances of Clarendon High School’s Bronco Band and One Act Play team this week.
The Bronco Band will perform a “Family Night Out” concert on Thursday, April 11, at 7 p.m. that will feature tunes from several movies in a night of music, fun, and laughs. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted at the door for the Bronco Band Boosters.
Band supporters are encouraged to eat at REFZ on Thursday as a portion of meal proceeds that day will go to support the Boosters.
The CHS One Act Play team will perform “Taking Leave” by Nagle Jackson on Saturday and Sunday nights at 7:00. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. both nights.
The Mulkey concession stand will be open all three nights for your enjoyment. There will be no movie this weekend.
Also, on Tuesday, April 23, Clarendon CISD will hold a Town Hall at the Mulkey regarding the upcoming bond election. The public is invited and encouraged to attend to learn more about the topic.
CHS claims district UIL championship
Clarendon High School claimed the District 2-2A Championship during UIL academic competitions held last Wednesday, April 3, at Clarendon College. CHS competed against Memphis, Shamrock, Quanah, Wellington, and Wheeler and came away with 460 points.
Lincoln Douglas Debate started the competition on Tuesday, April 3, with Hunter Caison earning first, Zak Roberts second, and Rowdy Bebout fourth. Caison and Roberts will advance as regional qualifiers.
Ben Estlack, Ronan Howard, Parker Haynes, and Cutter Seay earned first Place Team in Number Sense. B. Estlack got third, Howard received fourth, and Haynes placed sixth. This team is a regional qualifier.
The Mathematics team received first Place Team and will be regional qualifiers. B. Estlack won first, Toby Leeper obtained sixth while Howard and Mason Allred are the other two team members advancing.
Wes Shaw and Millie McAnear participated in Poetry and Prose Interpretation respectively. Shaw earned first while McAnear placed fourth. Seay got first in Informative Speaking and Hayden Moore was fifth. In Persuasive Speaking Caison earned third and Zane Cruse won fifth place. Caison, Seay, and W. Shaw will advance as a regional qualifier. Sp eaking events earned first place team.
Riley Jantz secured a second place finish in Current Issues and Events and will advance as a regional qualifier. Jasmyn Bordonaro placed second and Seay won third in Social Studies. The Social Studies Team earned first place with Ella Estlack and Emma Roys joining the other two as regional qualifiers.
Accounting placed first as a team and will advance to regionals. Jacob Murillo, Koltyn Shields, Kaleb Mays, and Bryce Williams placed first, second, third, and fourth respectively.
Journalism won first place Team. In Copy Editing, Avery Halsey earned first, Maloree Wann earned third, and Kate Shaw received fourth. W. Shaw and E. Estlack placed first and second in Feature Writing while Halsey acquired first in Editorial Writing. Murillo earned first, Berkley Moore got fourth, and Kenidee Hayes took fifth in Headline Writing. Halsey, E. Estlack, Murillo, W. Shaw, and Wann are regional qualifiers.
Leeper, Roberts, Gracie Clark, and B. Estlack make up the Science team advancing to regionals. Leeper earned first, as well as Top Biology individual. Roberts placed second, and Clark earned fourth.
CHS had 36 students compete at the district meet with 20 advancing in 14 events. Regionals are on April 26 on the campus of West Texas A&M University in Canyon.
Town halls next week on May tax elections
Town halls will be held in Hedley and Howardwick next week to discuss the proposed sales tax-funded county assistance districts in those cities as well as the Clarendon CISD bond election.
The Howardwick meeting will be held at City Hall on Tuesday, April 16, at 5 p.m. Refreshments will be served, and county officials will discuss the County Assistance District proposal first, followed by CCISD officials discussing the $11.7 million bond election.
The Hedley meeting will be on Thursday, April 18, at 5 p.m. at City Hall.
Sheriff Butch Blackburn and Judge Howard will both be present to answer questions regarding the May 4 election to create three County Assistance Districts in the City of Howardwick, the City of Hedley, and all of unincorporated Donley County outside of Howardwick, Hedley and Clarendon.
The districts, if created by election, will authorize a sales tax of 1.0 percent in Howardwick and Hedley and 2.0 percent in unincorporated Donley County.
Howard says the sales tax created will be used for support of law enforcement and allow the county to keep property taxes lower.
AAF seeking grant applications from local charities for Pantex
The Amarillo Area Foundation (AAF) announced on Tuesday a Request for Proposals (RFP) for grant applications on behalf of Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC, the company responsible for the management and operations of the Pantex Plant.
The Advisory Committee for the CNS Pantex Community Investment Fund, a component fund of the Amarillo Area Foundation, will entertain proposals from nonprofit and charitable institutions throughout the twenty-six northernmost counties in the Texas Panhandle (individuals and non-charitable organizations are not eligible).
Grant amounts will range from $2,500 to $10,000. Organizations who fit the eligibility requirements and whose work is in line with the priorities are encouraged to apply. Only one application per organization will be accepted. Prior recipients with an open CNS Pantex grant will not be eligible.
General operating support is a low priority. The priorities for funding are: Basic Needs (Food, Clothing, and Shelter); Children, Youth, and Family; Community Development; Education; and Health and Wellness.
Priority will be given to proposals from organizations located and operating in one of the twelve contiguous counties surrounding the Pantex Plant with preference given to projects that serve multiple priority counties. These counties are Armstrong, Carson, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hall, Hutchison, Moore, Oldham, Potter, Randall, and Swisher.
Applications are available online at aaf.spectrumportal.net and are due May 10, 2024, by noon. See https://www.amarilloareafoundation.org/cns-pantex/ for more information on the CNS Pantex grant program. To register or log in to the Spectrum portal, click on https://aaf.spectrumportal.net/. If you have any questions, please contact Beth Gunn at 806.376.4521 or beth@aaf-hf.org
Broncos crush Memphis
By Sandy Anderberg
The Broncos had a whopping 15 hits and no errors in their huge win over Memphis at 24-1. The Cyclones only run came in the second inning with bases loaded.
Mason Allred got the call for the first two innings and only allowed two hits, one run, and one strike out. Mason Sims came into the game and earned two strike outs. Grant Haynes cleaned up for one inning and threw one strike out.
The Broncos were strong to say the least at the plate. They were able to hit the Cyclones’ pitcher easily and put men on the bases. Levi Gates stepped up to the plate in the first inning with two outs and hits a fly ball to left field that scored Easton Frausto and Harrison Howard. Gates finished the game with one homerun, five RBIs, three singles, and one stolen base. Jared Musick also recorded a home run to left field that scored two other runners in the bottom of the fourth.
Musick, Braylon Rice, and Frausto hit doubles with Musick and Gates posting seven and five RBIs respectively. Bryce Williams finished with three hits and two RBIs and Frausto, Musick, and Haynes, accounting for four runs each.
The Broncos will take on Shamrock at home on April 12 at 4:30 p.m.
Lady Broncos beat Sunray, 8-7
By Sandy Anderberg
The Lady Broncos squeezed by Sunray 8-7 in a district game last week that saw 18 hits from both teams.
Pitcher Kennadie Cummins threw all seven innings allowing 10 hits and seven runs. Cummins had four strike-outs in the game to get the win. Each team’s pitchers did a good job on the mound as they each gave their all facing batter after batter.
Sunray struck first in the opening inning with two runs scored. Neither team scored in the second inning going three and out on both sides. Cummins went three and out again in the top of the third to hold the Lady Cats away from home plate. That solid pitching led to the ladies to get on the board after Bayleigh Bruce drives one to right with three strikes against her. K. Cummins was the next batter and sent out a pop fly that scored Bruce. Cummins would score a run to tie the game.
After scoring five runs in the fourth, things looked grim for the Lady Broncos, but a huge double from Shelby Christopher and a single from Gracie Smith allowed Christopher to get home before the inning ended on the next at bat.
K. Cummins recorded a triple in the bottom of the fifth to add another run and the ladies got offensively aggressive in the bottom of the sixth to take the lead for good. Smith was able to hit a sacrifice fly that scored Elliot Frausto to things moving before K. Cummins slams another triple to score one run that allowed Elyza Rodriguez to bring her home.
Bruce had the only stolen base for the Lady Broncos and Smith and Tandie Cummins posted two RBIs each. As a team, the ladies collected eight runs and eight hits with zero errors.
The Lady Broncos will travel West Texas at home Friday.
Benson, Bolin claim championships for CHS at district track
By Sandy Anderberg
Clarendon junior Madi Benson had a good day on the track as she claimed the District Championship in both the 400m and 1600m races.
Benson’s time in the 400m was 1:01.83, and she ran the 1600 meters in a time of 6:02.32. Benson will participate in the Area round on April 10 in Wellington.
Also joining Benson will be Elliot Frausto who finished second in the 1600m with a time of 6:09.30. Both Lady Broncos have been running well all season.
Kate Shaw finished second in the shot put with a distance of 33’1” to advance to the Area round, and Jayla Woodard will advance with her fourth-place finish in the long jump at 14’ ½”. Elliott Frausto earned her spot in the 1600m finishing right behind Benson for second place with a time of 6:09.30.
Bronco Kaleb Bolin, who is also having a good season, took first place in the 400m run to claim the District championship. Bolin’s time of 52.71 was two seconds ahead of the second-place finisher. Bolin is also a member of the mile relay that finished second at the district level with a time of 3:36.41. Others on the relay are Kaleb Mays, Shane Hagood, and Brice Wagner.
Jaxan McAnear placed third in the 800m run with a time of 2:15.41 and will advance and Lyric Smith’s fourth-place finish in the 100m allows him to compete at the next level. Mays was second in the 100m with a time of 11.00 to advance. Bryce Williams will compete in the 800m run, the 1600m, and the 3200m run. Williams’ time of 2:11.47 put him in second at district and he finished fourth in both the 1600m and 3200m with times of 5:14.00 and 11:18.
Wagner took fourth in the 200m at 23.91 and his jump of 19’9” was good enough to advance in fourth place. Mason Sims cleared 6’ in the high jump and finished third to advance and Smith jumped 5’11 to advance as well. Sims also qualified in the 110m hurdles at fourth place with a time of 17.75.
Congratulations to all the qualifiers and good luck at the Area meet.
Pantex efforts raise funds for wildfire relief
Bechtel-led Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC, the management and operating contractor of the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas, and the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, has joined with its parent companies to raise money to support wildfire relief efforts in the Texas Panhandle. A series of fundraising initiatives are underway.
The Bechtel Group Foundation, the charitable arm of CNS parent company Bechtel, has already donated $25,000 to Hutchinson County United Way (Texas) and will match up to $25,000 in additional funds donated by its employees around the world and at an upcoming Pantex fundraiser. Leidos, a CNS parent company, has also donated $10,000 to the United Way of Hutchinson County.
CNS also hosted a fundraiser at Pantex on Thursday, April 4. Proceeds from the sales of t-shirts as well a portion of sales from Pantex’s cafeteria and more than a dozen food trucks at the event will go toward the wildfire relief efforts through contributions to the United Way of Hutchinson County and the Amarillo Area Foundation. CNS will match up to $10,000 raised during the Pantex event.
There was no damage to Pantex property, and no Pantex employees were injured at the plant as the wildfires abated about three miles from the plant’s boundary. However, the Pantex Fire Department built firebreaks, prepared the plant for the fires, and responded to communities near the plant. Several Pantexans suffered property losses and minor injuries as a result of the fires.
“For those of us at CNS, the story hit close to home as we watched while the fires burned close to the Pantex Plant near Amarillo,” CNS President and CEO Rich Tighe said. “We are pleased to support the upcoming Pantex event to help raise funds for Panhandle residents affected by the wildfires.”
“There has been an outpouring of Panhandle pride and spirit through donations, volunteer efforts, and assistance coming in from all over the area and across the state,” CNS Pantex Site Manager Colby Yeary said. “We wanted to show our own support to our communities in need through our own fundraising efforts. Wildfires will always be a part of Texas Panhandle life, but it’s comforting to know that when disaster strikes, we rise united.”
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