Rockdale High School students have earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs. These programs grant underrepresented students with academic honors that can be included on college and scholarship applications, and connect students with universities across the country, helping them stand out during the admissions process.
The Meadowbrook Busy Bees have certainly been busy. They have been making knit hats for so many people around our community—30 to the Senior Center, 40 to Headstart, 20 to the police on patrol, 20 to the junior high, 80 to Rockdale Estates & Rehabilitation and 10 sets to Place of Hope for moms and babies. Recently, they made over 100 hats to send to Ukraine. Abbie Ferguson is Meadowbrook Baptist missionary in Ukraine who started EWay, a Christian English School. She said, “EWay wants to thank the women of the Meadowbrook Baptist Church women’s bible study for the love, long hours and miles of yarn that were knitted together for the purpose of serving the men, women and children of Ukraine. These are not simply knitted hats, but symbols of God’s love and provision during this dark and cold time in Ukraine. It is our honor to deliver them.” On Jan. 18 the ladies got together, along with Pastor Steve Ammons, and prayed over the hats after they were packaged up for travel. “Meadowbrook Baptist wants everyone to know that your talents, no matter what they are, can be used and should be used to bring His message of hope. Please continue to pray for the people of Ukraine and an end to this war. Meadowbrook has so many friends over there that we pray for daily,” Ammons said. Busy Bee members are (L-R) Shellie Jones, Dorothy Zaskoda, Barbara Gonser, Abbie Ferguson, Judith Carver, Betty Margaret Ferguson, Wanda Waggoner and Linda Whorton.
R&B Accessories was a local sponsor of the Texas Showdown Freedom Rally Custom Truck and Car Show held this past weekend at Apache Pass. This truck, a 2011 Ford F-250 King Ranch Edition, has had many improvements made by Nicholas Baggerly including 26”x16” American Force Wheels and 37” Fury MT tires, 10” Fabtech lift kit, body guard bumpers, and rigid lighting all powder coated in Illusion Red which helped him win the “Best Lifted Truck” Award. More photos on page 10A.
At last Wednesday’s school board meeting, the board met in closed session to choose one of two options for expansion needed to meet growth and security measures mandated by the state. The board chose Option 1 which is a $30 million bond which will be on the ballot in May of this year.
South Milam County high school students and home-schooled students in Thorndale, Milano and Rockdale interested in developing their leadership skills, and having a great time doing so, are invited to fill out an application for the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) program. RYLA is a leadership training and education program for youth who are currently in grades 10 or 11.
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