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The following students attended the District UIL Academic Meet at Region 8 on Mar. 20: Anayah Thompson: Literary Criticism Anthony Castleberry: Computer Applications, Current Events, Math, Spelling Brayden Attaway: Computer Applications, Current Events, Spelling Cade Warren: Literary Criticism Clare Wong: Calculator, Number Sense, Math Harley Smith: Calculator, Computer Science, Math, Science Kaden Fincher: Current Events, Spelling Kanyon Compton: Computer Science Linley Butler: Calculator, Number Sense, Science Luke Moore: Number Sense, Science Madison Chickadel: Science Trevonne Horsley: Calculator Vincent Wong: Calculator, Computer Science, Number Sense, Math, Science Xavior Allison: Computer Science, Math, Science The following students placed in the top six of their event(s) at the District UIL Academic Meet at Region 8 on Mar. 20: Anayah Thompson earned 6th place in Literary Criticism Anthony Castleberry earned 1st place Computer Applications and 3rd place Spelling Brayden Attaway earned 2nd place Computer Applications and 5th place Spelling Clare Wong earned 2nd place Number Sense and 3rd place Calculator Harley Smith earned 1st place Computer Science Vincent Wong earned 3rd place Number Sense, 2nd place Science, and top Physics score Xavior Allison earned 2nd place Computer Science Clare, Luke, Vincent, and Linley earned 2nd place team in Number Sense Vincent, Harley, Xavior, Madison earned 2nd place team in Science Anthony, Brayden, and Kaden earned 2nd place team in Spelling Xavior, Harley, Vincent, and Kanyon earned 1st place team in Computer Science Allen - Ready Writing (student never showed up to competitions) The UIL Coaches are as followed: Cherry Gennings (Gen Math and Comp Science) Ronni Henrico (Lit Crit) Kim Sheppard (Current Events, Spelling, Comp Apps) Christine Dice (Calculator and Number Sense) Stephanie Chickadel (Science) Clare Wong, Vincent Wong, Anthony Castleberry, Brayden Attaway, Harley Smith, Xavior Allison, Kanyon Compton advanced to Region on April 21 and 22 in Tyler.

Les Moody and Jeff Cottingham (center) spoke to the club about their role as Disaster Strike team leaders for the American Red Cross and the need for volunteers in Cass County.Also pictured are Lions Billy Hensley and Stuart Smith.

Keep Cass County TX Beautiful has organized a contest to keep Cass County beautiful and litter free. As an incentive, they have organized a contest offering $500 cash to the group winner that picks up the most trash around the area. Details can be found on their Facebook page “Keep Cass County TX Beautiful,”or by stopping by Hughes Springs Hardware or the Hughes Springs Library.