Childress High School’s Lyly Dinh places third in Theatrical Design – Hair and Makeup at the 2025-2026 State UIL Contest Friday, May 15-Saturday, May 16 at the Austin Independent School District (ISD) Performing Arts Center. For the challenge, designers were required to incorporate four wedding elements — something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue — into their “The King Stag” fantasy character challenge. CHILDRESS ISD

Childress physics classes

Elementary students hit 100 AR points

Students become ‘walking

Memphis Cyclone Band

Austin Elementary School first-grade student Astrid Benetiz cashes in her Classroom Hero points to have lunch with her teacher, Norma Ross. MEMPHIS ISD

Incoming freshmen students and their families meet with Memphis High School Counselor Karen Rothwell to go over graduation requirements, college and career planning and course offerings, as well as select their classes for the upcoming 2026-2027 school year. Families unable to attend the meeting should contact Rothwell, 806-259-5910 or krothwell@memphisisd.net, to schedule an appointment.

Middle schoolers

Freshman students earn Top 10 awards at the Wellington High School (WHS) Awards Assembly at 3 p.m. Monday, May 11 at the WHS auditorium. Front row, from left: Cix Killian, third; Anna Dwyer, first; Jax Cantu, second. Back row, from left: Ava Peters, fourth; Gannon Guy, fifth; Libby Chandler, sixth; Elvis Jaimes, seventh; Damon Keys, eighth; Hartley Kane, ninth; Miles Ouellette, 10th.