By Donnie A. Lucas
Students in grade 8-12 who are planning to be a member of the Ragin’ Red Lion Band will start preparing for the 2023 marching season on Monday, July 24 in the band hall with rehearsals for the percussion section including the pit crew.
The percussionists who stand on the sideline, known as the pit, will meet 12:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. on Monday through Thursday, with the drum line scheduled for 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.
By Donnie A. Lucas
Parents of students attending Nancy Smith Elementary are going to find the cost of sending children back to school will be lower this year.
The Albany PTO is furnishing all school supplies needed for Pre-K and Head Start through sixth grade this year.
By Donnie A. Lucas
Albany High School students entering grades 11 and 12 will again have the opportunity to take dual credit courses during the upcoming school year that earn course credit for both high school and college.
The high school offers a total of 43 hours of dual credit classes through partnerships through both Cisco College and Western Texas college.
By Sam Waller
Future Albany cheerleaders can get a start on learning what cheer is all about Monday-Wednesday, July 24-26 at the 2023 Cheer Camp.
The camp for children age 3 through sixth grade will be held at Albany Junior/Senior High School’s auxiliary gym.
Cost is $35 per child with additional siblings accepted for another $20 each.
Checks should be made out to Albany Cheer and mailed with registration forms to Nickie Leveridge at P.O. Box 2050, Albany, Texas 76430.
Camp sessions will be 9:30-11:30 a.m. each day.
By Sam Waller
Five youth and four adults from Matthews Memorial Presbyterian Church have spent this week in Belize as part of a mission team.
Local teens Cambree Clegg, Melanie Figueroa, Maci Hatchett, Gatlin Wills, and Porter Wills were joined by MMPC youth minister Becky Wills, and other sponsors Sandy Ingalls and Paul and Debbie Hamilton for the weeklong trip to the Central American nation.
A total of 16 people made up the mission team, according to Courtney Clegg, mother of Cambree. The group departed Friday, July 7.
By Sam Waller
Preregistration is continuing for Albany Community Vacation Bible.
The event, sponsored by the Albany Ministerial Alliance, is for children age 4 through those who have completed sixth grade and is scheduled for Sunday-Wednesday, July 30-Aug. 2. Preschoolers must be 4 years old by Aug. 1.
Preregistration may be done by scanning a QR code included on promotional posters and in an ad in this week’s Albany News. Organizer Betsy Spraberry said there is no registration deadline, but preregistration will help organizers prepare adequately.
By Donnie L. Lucas
The first-week Summer Day Camp sponsored by ResourceCare began Monday, July 10 at the Albany Youth Center, with almost 140 campers enrolled, but about 80 attending.
This year the program is split between July 10-14 and July 24-28 to accommodate a number of the high school age workers to attend church camps.
A total of 138 campers ages 3 through the sixth grade are enrolled, with 40 high school staffers signed up to work the event, along with 10 junior high volunteers.
By Sam Waller
The final week of Albany Junior/Senior High’s summer conditioning program for boys begins Monday, July 17, while the girls program resumes following a two-week break.
The final session for the boys program will be Thursday, July 20, while the girls program wraps up Thursday, July 27.
Football coach Denney Faith said participation in the boys workouts remained strong despite an expected dip last week with the Fourth of July holiday.
By Sam Waller
The Fort Worth Cats select baseball team wrapped up its season Sunday, July 9 by winning the Five Tool Baseball tournament at TCU’s Lupton Stadium in Fort Worth.
Albany’s Cole Read played a big part in the Cats’ 8-7 win over Lonestar Baseball Club of Austin in the championship game, going 2 for 3 with two RBIs.
Read, who will be a senior at Albany this fall, has handled multiple roles for the -Lions. He was named District 8-2A Catcher of the Year this season in addition to being a key piece of Albany’s pitching staff.
By Sam Waller
Albany Golf Course will host two fundraising tournaments later this month sponsored by the Shackelford Youth and Livestock Association and the Albany Masonic Lodge.
The Youth and Livestock Association will host a three-person scramble on Saturday-Sunday, July 22-23, with proceeds going toward the renovation of the Shackelford County livestock barn.
Entry fee is $125 per person and includes a meal Saturday evening. Matt Stapp will perform during the meal.
