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Slaton views virtual commencement ceremony at Drive-In
y Melissa McCaghren Slatonite GM Stars and Stripes Drive-In’s marquee was lit up with the shows for the night Tuesday (May 19). Showing were “Trolls,” “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off…” and the Slaton High School Class of 2020’s virtual graduation. The viewing was the culmination of events that included a parade earlier that day, all done…
Read MoreWilson celebrates graduation at home with parking lot event
By Melissa McCaghren Slatonite GM While a parking lot may not seem the ideal location for a graduation, for the 11 Wilson High School seniors it was a great way to celebrate their success Saturday (May 23). WHS chose to conduct a drive-thru ceremony at their school. Students were allowed to have four guests seated…
Read MoreSEDCO working on small business relief grants
By Melissa McCaghren Slatonite GM The Slaton Economic Development Corporation approved to creat a program for 12 grants for $1,500 each, totalling $18,000 Thursday morning (May 21) during a meeting at the office. Executive Director Barbara Hopper brought lawyer Bryan Guymon to the meeting via Zoom to present a discussion on how they could legally…
Read MoreSaluting those who served
An American flag graces the VFW and American Legion Memorial Monday morning (May 25). While there was not a gathering to place flags on the markers this year due to COVID, some came out to honor the graves this past weekend. For a story honoring a pair of local veteran, see Ron Cox’s column on…
Read MoreHerbert named summer intern at The Slatonite
Elizabeth Herbert has been named the summer intern for The Slatonite. Herbert is a senior journalism student at Texas Tech University. She studied business at Texas Tech University for two years before deciding she wanted to pursue her passion for storytelling and love of connecting with community members. Herbert began working at The Daily Toreador,…
Read MoreTrustees approve COVID waivers, purchases
The Slaton Independent School District Board of Trustees met Wednesday (May 20) during a special session Zoom meeting. The board approved several waivers the district needed to send to the state after COVID-19 forced the shut down of schools for the remainder of the 2019-20 year. Waivers the board approved were: • A missed school…
Read MoreArea schools announce top 2 graduates
The Class of 2020 Valedictorians and Salutatorians have been named for Slaton, Roosevelt, Southland and Wilson. Taylie McLinksy is the Slaton High School valedictorian while Madison Mosako is salutatorian. Slaton had its virtual graduation Tuesday evening (May 19) with a parade and showing of the graduation at Stars and Stripes Drive-In in Lubbock. A full…
Read MoreClass of ’20 on parade
Above, cars carrying Slaton High School graduates traverse the parade route Tuesday evening (May 19) before heading to a virtual graduation at Stars and Stripes in Lubbock. The event was created after COVID-19 changed graduation. A full story about commencement will be in the May 28 edition. For more photos, please read the Thursday edition of…
Read MoreTrustees honor finalists for annual awards
By Melissa McCaghren Slatonite GM The 2019-20 Teacher of the Year and Paraprofessional of the Year finalists and winners were recognized Tuesday evening (May 12) during the Board’s monthly meeting. Finalists for the elementary level were, from Stephen F. Austin Primary, teacher Laura Cunningham Dawdy, who has taught Kindergarten for three years, and paraprofessional Amy…
Read MoreCity library getting closer to reopening stage
By Melissa McCaghren Slatonite GM A little paint here, a sweep there, and slowly but surely the Slaton City Library gets closer and closer to being reopened. New Librarian Cynthia Olivares was busy doing touch ups to the walls of the Library. Gone are the drab white walls, now replaced with blocks of turquoise, blue…
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