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Congratulations to the winners of the Chamber of Commerce First Annual Scarecrow Contest. LEFT: Youth Division – created by Frelsburg 4-H Club. RIGHT: Adult Division – “Mr. and Mrs. Scarecrow“ created by Cynthia Rios. The Columbus Chamber of Commerce extends a great, big “thank you” to all who entered, and they hope to make the contest bigger and better next year. Look for the entries at various locations around downtown Columbus. Courtesy
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Judy Roeder, new St. Michael Catholic School Principal, was Weimar Lions Club guest speaker at their meeting two weeks ago. She indicated that St. Michael School is now using a focus of learning called STREAM: Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Arts, and Math.
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Are you looking for something to do for Halloween? Following is a list of Halloween activities throughout the county.
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Each candidate in the Columbus ISD school board race was offered an opportunity to write information about themselves for publication. The Citizen does not endorse any candidate for any race.
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Our Raider of the Week for the week of October 21st, 2020 is Diego Gonzales. Diego is the son of Monica Alejandra Gonzales. He is a senior this year and is involved in UIL Science, Mathematics, and Number Sense, is on the Debate team, and a member of the National Honor Society and Student Council. He claims every class and every teacher is his favorite. Outside of school, Diego spends his time working hard at Taco Tony’s. After high school, Diego plans to attend the University of Texas and pursue a degree from the Dell Medical School; he has aspirations to give his mom her dream home and car. Courtesy photo
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Texas ChalleNGe Academy would like to congratulate Cadet McCoy as the Cadet of the Week for the fourteenth week of Class 2020-1. McCoy was selected as Cadet of the Week for giving “100 percent and then some” in all he does. A natural leader, cadets of Delta Platoon follow his example as he exceeds TCA standards and embodies our Eight Core Components. McCoy is originally from Kingwood, where he attended Kingwood High School. He volunteered for Texas ChalleNGe Academy to recover High School credits and earn a GED. Upon graduation he’s motivated to enlist with the US ARMY and earn the title of “Ranger”. Courtesy photo
Read moreThe Texas ChalleNGe Academy is now accepting applications for the January 2021 class. The applicant must be 16-18 years old, a US citizen and Texas resident, have no felony convictions, and must volunteer. Zoom program presentations are available every Monday at 5 p.m. and Tuesday at 6 p.m. To sign up, please visit www.texaschallengeacademy.com.
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