High ratings

On May 7, members of the Rockdale Junior High School Symphonic and Beginning bands participated in the Rockdale ISD Solo and Ensemble Contest. Students received superior and excellent ratings from the judges.

RHS band students honored at concert

At the Rockdale Independent School District Bands Spring Concert last month in the high school gym 12 students were honored for their work over the past school year.

Scholarship award

Elizabeth Galloway-McQuitter, a former standout athlete at Rockdale High School and now president of Legends of the Ball, presented a scholarship to Elexus Cooper at her graduation in May. She is shown here giving the award to Lexington High School graduate Elexus Cooper.

At the top of the RHS class

“We have all of the students going to college, the workforce, or the military, who no matter what they end up doing, are working on bettering themselves, the world, and others.”

Top graduates of area high schools

ROCKDALE HIGH SCHOOL—The top graduates had GPAs that ranged from 4.26 to 3.71 at the end of their high school career.

Area students rewarded with scholarships

Rockdale Fair Association awarded the following scholarships recently: • Abigail Mayer received a $2,000 scholarship. She is the daughter of Trey and Frieda Mayer. She graduated from the C.H. Yoe High School. She plans to attend Angelo State University.

Vaccination clinics planned in Rockdale, Cameron

Milam County will have a walk-in clinic in downtown Cameron at the Health Department on Thursday. On Friday there will be a walk-in Pfizer clinic in Rockdale at the former Medical Clinic. “This will be great chance to get any child 12 years of age or older vaccinated.

Memorial Day tributes

American Legion Post 358 Commander Jim McKimmey led a Memorial Day tribute at Veteran’s Park on May 31 in front of an appreciative crowd of less than 50 people.

Every ending is the beginning of something new

Above, Thorndale High School faithful listen to a speaker Saturday night at the school’s graduation in Taylor Event Center in Taylor.

Class of ’21 benefits from endorsement program

In 2014, with the passage of House Bill 5, lawmakers and school districts worked together to provide students in Texas with a variety of choices in the courses they could take to help prepare for college and careers.