Tears welled up in the eyes of Clements-Parsons Elementary Communities in Schools Campus Coordinator Robbie Wiley when she looked around her classroom. Although she was not surprised by the generosity of the students and staff at her school, she is always amazed by their giving spirit during the holiday season.
GATESVILLE — Copperas Cove High School FFA members are not resting on their laurels during the holiday break. There are busy preparing their presentation skills for the area FFA contest.
* On Dec. 18, 1777, the new United States celebrates its first national day of thanksgiving, commemorating the American victory at the Battle of Saratoga after the surrender of Gen. John Burgoyne and 5,000 British troops in October 1777.
Three teachers have emerged as the winners of VFW Post No. 8577’s Teacher of the Year competition.
The annual Macy’s Day Parade did not happen in its traditional sense before thousands of spectators this year. But, House Creek Elementary fourth graders got first-hand experience of what it is like to be one of the hundreds of volunteers that have historically anchored the balloons to keep them from floating away.