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Donley 4-H horse judging teams competed at the Traveling Trophy Contest at West Texas A&M University on Friday, March 31, and the senior team brought home the top honors.

The first place team members were Brenna Ellis who placed 3rd individually, Laney Gates 5th overall individual, MaryJo Dushay 6th individual, and Maloree Wann 9th individual.

The junior team placed 3rd and those team members and individual rankings were Makynna Williams 4th, Emma Howard 5th, Teagan Chesser 7th and Kassie Askew 10th.

These teams competed in the Clarendon College Invitational the next day with the Senior team winning first place there as well. The team members and their individual placings were Laney 2nd , Maloree 3rd and Bryce Williams 5th.

In the Junior division, the team placed 2nd and as individuals Kassie was 4th, Makynna 6th, Teagan 9th and Emma 11th.

In the Livestock Judging contest, Donley 4-H had the first place team in the Junior division. Those team members and their individual placings were Hudson Howard 2nd, Parker Haynes 5th and Ronan Howard 13th. The team of Jensyn Lewis, Ainslie Lewis, Hunter Wann and Jace Conway placed 20th overall.

Clarendon High School won the UIL 2-2A District Championship during academic competitions last Wednesday, March 22, at Clarendon College.

CHS students earned 400 points and had 70 points above the next closest team.

Clarendon High has 17 students moving on to regionals on April 21 on the campus of West Texas A&M University to try to earn a spot in the state competition.

All three ready writers got the day started and earned spots in the top six finishers. Laney Gates received 1st place, Catherine Word received 2nd place, and Millie McAnear received 5th place. Gates and Word earned regional spots.

Britton Cottrell placed 2nd in Number Sense while Ben Estlack placed 6th. The Number Sense team placed second and later acquired a wildcard spot to advance to regionals.

The Calculator Application team did not have anyone placed in the top six positions, but they did come out as the second place team. Members included Jacob Murrillo, Ethan Warren, Gracie Ellis, and Berkley Moore.

Copy Editing got the journalism contest started. Avery Halsey got 1st place, Maloree Wann got 2nd, and C. Word got 5th place. Halsey and Wann earned regional spots. Davin Mays earned a 1st place finish in Features Writing and is regional bound while Makenna Shadle earned a 4th place finish in Headline Writing.

The Accounting team secured their way to a 1st Place finish and advances to regionals. Members received the following places respectively: Koltyn Shields 2nd place, Easton 3rd place, Aiden Word 4th, and Bryce Williams 5th place. Other members were Murillo and Cory Johnsen.

The Science team also earned their way to a 1st place finish and advances to regionals. Members of the team finished in the top six places. Toby Leeper received 1st, Estlack received 2nd, Jade Cottrell received 4th, B. Cottrell received 5th, and Mason Allred and Jaxan McAnear both received 6th. Leeper was the top student in Biology and Chemistry.

The Social Studies team had a 1st place finish and advances to regionals. C. Word earned 1st place, Cutter Seay earned 3rd place, Addison Willoughby earned 4th place, and D. Mays earned 5th place. Other members were Jasmyn Bordonaro and Warren Mays.

The Mathematics team gained a 1st place finish and advances to regionals. Estlack earned 1st place, Allred and Williams earned 4th place, and B. Cottrell earned 6th place. Other members were Halsey and Aiden Bordonaro.

Speakers finished off the day with Prose, Informative Speaking, and Persuasive Speaking. Adriana Araujo placed 3rd in Prose and 4th in Persuasive Speaking. She will advance to regionals in Prose. Seay obtained a 1st place finish in Informative Speaking and earned a spot to regionals while C. Word obtained a 4th place finish.

Students, faculty, and staff from all Clarendon College campuses participated in the second annual “Bulldogs in Service” day to benefit their local communities last Wednesday, March 22.

A total of 288 CC students, faculty, and staff participated in several community service efforts. The community service effort began last March but was limited only to the Clarendon area. This year, the effort was expanded to include Amarillo, Childress, Pampa, and Clarendon.

In Clarendon, participants partook in the following efforts: Adopt-a-Highway along the north portion of State Highway 70; Campus cleanup; Cleanup along the railroad tracks; Made blankets to donate to multiple organizations; Assisted with the Donley County Senior Citizens Center; Prepared old and worn American flags for proper retirement at the Clarendon Lions Hall; Landscaping and cleaning at the Saints’ Roost Museum; and Sidewalk chalk art at Clarendon ISD.

In Amarillo, cosmetology students and faculty volunteered at Sharing Hope Ministry. In Childress, participants helped clean up around the Childress Center and in the downtown area. In Pampa, participants helped clean up around the Pampa Center, clean up at the Fairview Cemetery, and also assisted at the White Deer Land Museum.

“We appreciate all the communities we service,” CC President Tex Buckhaults said. “The communities in Clarendon, Amarillo, Childress, and Pampa consistently support Clarendon College and its students, and it’s only right that we give something in return. My hope is that students will take what they learned here about community service and join community service efforts in their hometowns as well.”