The Albany FCCLA chapter is seeking to name one Albany secondary teacher or staff member a real turkey by the end of nextweek,withthewinner wearing a turkey costume for a day prior to the Thanksgiving holidays. For a third year, the group is sponsoring a Turkey Teacher Contest, with students voting with donations for the teacher or staff member they would like to seewearacolorfulcostume on Tuesday, Nov.

— Nov. 13 - 17 Monday - hamburger, French fries, okra, strawberries Tuesday - hot ham & cheese, beans, carrots, hot cinnamon apples, sherbet Wednesday- pizza, garden salad,greenbeans,peaches Thursday - popcorn chicken, corn broccoli, apple, dessert Friday - hot dog, tater tots, tomatocup,snowballsalad.

Sunday at 2:00 pm An induction ceremony for 11 new members of the Albany chapter of the National Honor Society is set for Sunday, Nov. 12 at 2:00 p.m.

The fifth grade class at Nancy Smith Elementary spent three days this week studying a range of science curriculumatCampGrady SpruceOutdoorEducation Program. The students and sponsors left Monday morning, Nov.6 for the camp at Possum Kingdom Lake to learn about sciences ranging from geology to biology to astrology.

Tickets are on sale for a performance by Gary P. Nunn slated for Saturday, Nov.

Entries are being sought for the 2023 Lighted Christmas Parade set to roll through downtown Albany on Saturday, Nov. 25 starting at 6:00 p.m.

An early deadline has been set for the Nov. 23 edition of The Albany News due to the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday and print schedule.

The Aztec Theater will again host a special evening of special local singing talent accompanited by SandyAbel as a fundraiser for the facility on Saturday, Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m.