8 Moran seniors to graduate

By Sam Waller

Moran ISD will put the finishing touches on the 2022-23 school year at 6:00 p.m. Friday, May 26, with high school graduation at Cisco College Auditorium.

Eight seniors will receive their diplomas, doubling last year’s senior class.

Chloe Hendricks has been named valedictorian, with Emily Murk named salutatorian.

Other members of the Class of 2023 are Alyssa Allred, Alayna Baker, Daphani Crews, Samantha Hinkle, Alli Scott, and Tyler Waddell.

Members of the graduating class were active in a large number of activities at Moran ranging from UIL academic and athletic events to FFA and National Honor Society.

Thursday, May 25 (today) was the final class day for Moran. The final week of the school year included a number of activities and events.

The Moran FFA banquet was held Monday, May 22 with the high school awards banquet, which highlighted academic and athletic accomplishments, on Tuesday, May 23.

On Wednesday, May 24, an elementary awards assembly was held, followed by the annual field day with games and activities. Also on Wednesday was the kindergarten and senior graduation walk as well as a senior-faculty basketball game, Ag Olympics and “pie a teacher in the face.”

“Every teacher who signed up got a pie in the face,” Moran principal Jo Hise said. “There was a different drawing for each teacher.”

At 6:30 p.m. today, kindergarten and eighth grade graduation ceremonies will be held in the gym.