By Sandy Morris
All third through 12th grade students attending public schools in Texas take the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STARR) and End of Course (EOC) tests in the spring.
The testing program is based on state curriculum standards in core subjects including reading, writing, mathematics, science, and social studies.
The tests are designed to measure what students have learned and whether they are ready for the next grade level.
By Sandy Morris
Children in Moran will have the opportunity to practice their egg hunting skills on Saturday, April 3 at the Chuck Reynolds Memorial Park.
The annual event will be hosted by the Moran Volunteer Fire Department and the Moran City Park and will begin at 11:00 a.m.
All children will need to gather at the entrance of the park across from the community center prior to the start of the hunt.
The park will be divided by ages prior to the hunt.
By Donnie A. Lucas
The Lion baseball team opened district last week with a pair of wins, including a rally for a win over Stamford and a no-hitter against Haskell.
Albany hosted Anson on Tuesday, posting a 7-5 win over the top-ranked Tigers, improving their record to 9-3 overall and 3-0 in district.
The Lions will travel to Cisco on Thursday, April 1, with a first pitch at 4:30 p.m. The JV game against Cisco was cancelled.
By Sandy Morris
It’s been six years in the making with the past four years of dedicated hard work, but Albany High School senior athlete Wesley Estridge finally made his goal become a reality.
Estridge lifted his way to win the Division 3 super heavyweight class at the Texas High School Powerlifting Association state meet held this past Saturday at the Taylor County Expo in Abilene.
“I don’t feel like I can take credit for it,” said Estridge. “If it hadn’t been for all the support I had at the state meet, I don’t know that I’d have done as well as I did.”
By Melinda L. Lucas
In their last two warm-up meets before next week’s district tournament, Albany High School golfers have continued to improve and turned in some impressive results from a March 29 practice at Shady Oaks Golf Course in Baird.
AHS athletes also played at Shady Oaks the previous Tuesday.
The local boys team didn’t place as a team, but golf coach Tate Thompson was encouraged with their performance.
“There were four of our district opponents at this tournament, and we beat all of them,” said Thompson.
By Sandy Morris
Afternoon golf scrambles will get underway on Wednesday, April 7 at the Albany Municipal Golf Course, according to Albany Golf Club representative James Waters.
“We will start next week, weather permitting,” said Waters, who encouraged participants to be at the course and signed up by 5:20 p.m.
Entry fees are $10 for club members and $15 for non-members.
By Donnie A. Lucas
All four of the junior high track teams fared well at the District 10-2A meet last Saturday in Hamlin, with the eighth grade boys winning their division.
The eighth grade boys scored a total of 160.3 points for first place. The seventh grade boys scored 133 points to take second place.
In the girls division, the seventh grade team was third with 66 points, while the eighth grade girls finished in fifth with a total of 59 points.
By Donnie A. Lucas
The Lady Lion softball team split games last week, suffering the first district loss in Eula on Friday but getting back in the win column earlier this week.
The Lady Lions traveled to Cisco on Tuesday, bringing back a big 11-4 win to advance to a 9-9 record for the season. Details will bee reported next week.
Albany will host Gorman on Friday at 12:00 p.m.
The team is open next week because two district schools didn’t field teams this season.
By Sandy Morris
The Moran varsity track team members competed at the Paint Rock Indian Relays on Friday, March 26.
The next meet will be the District 13A meet on April 9 at May High School.
Varsity Girls Results
Alli Scott placed second in the long jump and first in the 100 meter and 300 meter hurdles.
Johnnie Hise finished second in the high jump and third in the 200 meter dash.
Hannah Noble won second in the 100 meter and 200 meter dashes and Dariann Hawley was fourth in the high jump.
By Sandy Morris
Moran ISD will hold a Spring Fling on Thursday, April 1 at the football field.
A meal of hamburgers and hot dogs will be served beginning at 5:30 p.m., followed by activities hosted by the various grades from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Classes will sponsor a silent auction, cake walk, pie spin, ring toss, hole-in-one golf, corn hole, duck pond, leap frog, punch-a-cup, grab bag, and caterpillar toss.
There also will be a raffle for an autographed Dallas Cowboy helmet.
