Raffle tickets still available for PS5 system

By Sam Waller

Project Graduation fund­raising efforts are winding down as commencement ceremonies are now less than a month away.

The 33 members of the Albany High School Class of 2023 will graduate Friday, May 26. The Project Graduation party will follow.

“We’re still selling raffle tickets for the PS5, and we have completed sending out our donation letters,” Project Graduation organizer Amanda Tabor said. “If anyone else would like to donate the AHS Project Graduation, the mailing address is P.O. Box 2901, Albany, Texas 76430.”

Tickets for the Sony PlayStation 5 gaming console, which retails at $499.99, are one for $5 or five for $20. The prize drawing will be held Monday, May 8. To purchase tickets, contact Tabor at 325-762-0320.

Project Graduation has provided Albany High School seniors with a safe alternative for celebrating graduation since 1988.

Started by the Albany Drug Task Force, the graduation party is alcohol-, drug- and chemical-free.

Over the course of the school year, the graduating seniors have participated in fundraising efforts such as providing concessions for Fall Fest, selling cookie dough, providing babysitting on Valentine’s weekend, and working concession stands at track meets.