Schools hosting rabies clinics
      The Smith County Extension office, area veterinarians and community volunteer groups will be conducting the annual Smith County dog and cat rabies vaccination clinics at 22 locations from April 23-28. Local sites include: - Monday, April 23, 7 p.m., Bullard High School Ag Shop.
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STUDENTS OF THE WEEK
      Whitehouse High School students of the week for April 16-21 are Bryan Smith and Amanda Bellah. Whitehouse Junior High School students of the week for April 16-21 are Katye Frye and Miles Fields.
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      Troup Middle School found a way to beat the TA K S - t e s t i n g blues. Students and faculty enjoyed a party day, themed "TMS - Give TAKS the Boot," as a means of unwinding before the test.
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Junior high students ready for 'High School Musical'
BY SUZANNE LOUDAMY Staff writer
      Whitehouse will get a taste of Disney youth productions next week when Whitehouse Junior High presents High School Musical. The show will open at the Whitehouse High School auditorium on April 24 and run April 26, 27 and 28 beginning at 7:30 p.m. each evening.
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Jon Harvell wins 2nd place in congressional art contest
Work to hang in Gohmert's D.C. office
      Artwork by Whitehouse High School student Jon Harvell will grace the Washington, D.C., office of Rep. Louie Gohmert. Harvell placed second in a congressional art contest open to more than 100 East Texas high schools in Gohmert's first congressional district.
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Student work up for grabs at Troup fund-raising event
      An art auction, benefiting the Troup Scholarship Fund, is scheduled April 30, with works from elementary, middle school and high school students up for sale. There will also be projects from high school Ag students available. The art auction begins at 6:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium, with ...
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HIGGINS INTERMEDIATE KIDS WITH CHARACTER
      Third-graders recognized for displaying the character trait courtesy were: AGNEW - Colton Vance, Jordan Smith; CAVENDER - Cade Allen, Autumn Eudy, Brayden Gore; CUCAGARNER - Makenzie Gilley, Nayla Girrard; DOVE - Izana Dixon; FULGHAM - Karlyee Moore, Mishel Bradley; FULMER/JETER - Emily Ble...
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      Mark Scirto, KLTV Channel 7 chief meteorologist, visited Troup Elementary School April 11 and presented "Project Tornado" to students in grades three, four and five.
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NOT SO TRIVIAL PURSUIT
Contest benefits scholarship fund
      The reigning champs are the Dumb Divas, and one of this year's teams is the Dirty Diaper Darlings (representing the Troup ISD Daycare Center). The competition is the annual trivia contest at Troup High School, benefiting the school's Academic Scholarship Fund.
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WH academic team wins UIL championship
BY BRITTNI BARNETT WHS Paw Prints staff
      For the second year in a row, the Whitehouse High School UIL Academic Team brought home the District 17-4A championship. They won the March 31st competition at Hallsville High School with a total of 393 points. "This second district championship is a total team effort," UIL Academic Coordinator Jo...
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Troup team claims 3rd
      The Troup High School UIL academic competitors won third place overall at the district contest held at Panola Junior College. Troup finished behind Tatum and Elysian Fields, improving from a seventh place standing last year.
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WH Ag students continue to excel
Projects place at Smith County Junior Livestock Show
      On March 29-31, the Ag science students at Whitehouse High School continued in the tradition of excellence at livestock shows. Advisors Jay Northcutt, Craig Dornak and Caysi Bynum took eight students to the Smith County Junior Livestock Show. There were a total of eight projects -- both livestock a...
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      Members of the Whitehouse Family, Career and Community Leaders of America group competing at the Smith County Junior Livestock Show (home economics division) are (above, left to right) Stephanie Evans, Holly Mann (FCCLA sponsor), Ashley Potter
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