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After schools have been shut down for over two months, Elgin’s elementary teachers got to give their students a proper send-off before the summer break with a series of “reverse parades” at the three campuses last week. At these parades, teachers stood on the sidewalk in front of their schools as the families of their students drove by, giving the teachers and students a chance to say goodbye and celebrate the end of the school year. Elgin Elementary School held their reverse parade on Thursday afternoon, while Neidig Elementary School held theirs on Thursday evening. Booker T. Washington Elementary School held a series of reverse parades throughout the past couple of weeks celebrating each grade level.
Read moreThis year, you can visit the Elgin Arts Association’s annual Pearls of Youth Art Show with just the click of a mouse. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this art show, which is open to students and young artists from Elgin, McDade and Coupland, is being hosted online at the Elgin Arts Association website, www.elginartsassociation.com. The website has links to six different online galleries, sorted by school and grade groups, and viewers can either see a catalog of all of the art pieces or navigate an interactive virtual gallery where each art piece is displayed.
Read moreOn Friday, May 15, students and elected officials from governments in Bastrop County participated in a virtual forum hosted by Generation Citizen. The topics discussed covered COVID-19 and how communities are responding. Elected officials who participated included Mayor Pro-Tem Jessica Bega from the City of Elgin and Mayor Connie Schroeder and council member Dock Jackson from the City of Bastrop.
Read moreThe Dollar General Literacy Foundation recently awarded Advocacy Outreach a $10,000 grant to support Family Literacy. This local grant is part of more than $8.6 million in grants awarded to more than 950 schools, nonprofits and organizations across the communities Dollar General serves.
Read moreThe number of animals admitted to animal shelters is overwhelming, especially for rural counties with limited animal services budgets. Bastrop County Animal Shelter Helpers (BCAS Helpers) and its supporters are stepping up to make a big impact on the primary source of this problem: animal overpopulation due to unwanted breeding. The Spay/Neuter Certificate Program will heavily subsidize the cost of surgery from local discount veterinary services providers Save An Angel and Emancipet.
Read moreLast week, McDade ISD installed banners on the front of McDade High School displaying the portraits of the school’s 15 graduating seniors in order to celebrate the Class of 2020.
Read moreAngelo State University conferred 571 undergraduate degrees and 298 graduate degrees to its spring 2020 graduates.
Read moreJohn Daniel “JD” Buie, of McDade, Texas, a 2012 graduate of Elgin High School, was conferred the degree of Doctor of Medicine from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center during the School of Medicine virtual commencement ceremony held on May 22, 2020. While at TTUHSC, Buie completed a Master of Business Administration degree with a concentration in Health Organizations Management, and served as a Dean’s Ambassador. He will be completing a fiveyear Urology Residency at Texas Tech Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, Texas.
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