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AUSTIN – This week, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) hosted the inaugural National Top Trooper Competition at the DPS Tactical Training Facility in Florence. Designed to showcase the highest levels of law enforcement excellence, the event brought together Top Troopers from across the country for a week of collaboration, competition and training. Male Trooper Michael Brown from Oklahoma Highway Patrol and female Trooper Lindsey Rumenapp from New York State Police earned the title of 2025 National Top Troopers, receiving a custom- made belt buckle from Andrews, Texas, and bragging rights for the next year.

Approximately 1,070 students earned degrees, certificates, and occupational skills awards The Blinn College District’s Spring Class of 2025 walked the stage during the College’s 151st commencement ceremony Wednesday, May 7, at the Brenham High School auditorium.

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The following are the UIL results for Sealy Elementary and Selman Elementary STORYTELLING GRADE 2-FINAL RESULTS 1pl Borden Waldrop SES 2pl Clemetine O’Donnell SES 4pl Jaxon Canales SES 5p Adeleane Schulte MBS 6pl Hailey Harrell SES STORYTELLING GRADE 3-FINAL RESULTS 1pl Carly Hallmark SES 2pl Savannah Gilbert SES ORAL READING GRADE 4-FINAL RESULTS 1pl Ansley Richter SES 2pl Brynlee Reynolds MBS 3pl Carolina Benavidez SES 4pl Emma O’Neal SES ORAL READING GRADE 5-FINAL RESUTS 1pl Jameson Volking SES 2pl Brooklyn Richter SES 4pl Sloan Lyons SES 5pl Ellie Petrash MBS 6pl Ria Martinez MBS CREATIVE WRITING GRADE 2- FINAL RESULTS 1pl Evan Krenek SES 2pl Clementine O’Donnell l SES 3pl Benjamin Holub SES 4pl Harlie Kopczynski SES 5pl Adeleane Schulte MBS 6pl Taytum Gonzalez MBS READY WRITING GRADE 3-FINAL RESULTS 1pl Sophia Dvorak SES 2pl Carly Hallmark SES 3pl Bethany Pickering SES 4pl Payton Roper MBS 6pl Charlie Ehlert MBS READY WRITING GRADE 4-FINAL RESULTS 2pl Calliope Bermea SES 4pl Brynlee Reynolds MBS 5pl Margaret Biberstein MBS 6pl Ali Martinez MBS READY WRITING GRADE 5-FINAL RESULTS 1pl Kathy Pham SES 2pl Ria Martinez MBS 3pl Aspen Miller MBS 4pl Ayree Novosad MBS 5pl Ella Bui SES ART GRADE 4-FINAL RESULTS 1pl Emma Oneal SES 2pl Kenley Ross SES 3pl Graham Treybig SES 4pl Ximena Soriano SES 5pl Samuel Holub MBS 6pl Jakobe Drury MBS Place Team Placement 1pl SES 2pl MBS ART GRADE 5-FINAL RESULTS 1pl Jimena Ochoa SES 2pl Jase Maloney MBS 3Tie Viktoria Havel MBS 3Tie Amanda Gonzalez MBS 5pl Abigail Vidal SES 6pl Hope Zavala SES Place Team Placement 1pl SES 2pl MBS CHESS GRADE 2-FINAL RESULTS 1pl Jacob Treybig SES 2Tie Victor Elizondo SES 2Tie Cameron Nicklas SES 6pl Easton Kuhl MBS Place Team Placement 1pl SES 2pl MBS CHESS GRADE 3-FINAL RESULTS 1pl Bethany Pickering SES 2pl Bennett Fritsch SES 5Tie Sophia Dvorak SES Place Team Placement 1pl SES 2pl Royal Elementary CHESS GRADE 4-FINAL RESULTS 1pl Hunter Hewson SES 2pl Lyndon Anderson MBS 4Tie Ivan Sanchez Lopez SES 4Tie Daniel Virnau SES Place Team Placement 1pl SES 3pl MBS CHESS GRADE 5-FINAL RESULTS 1pl Anthony Pina SES 2pl Jaxson Kveton SES 3pl Michael Kovar MBS 4pl Lucas Roper MBS Place Team Placement 1pl SES 2pl MBS DICTIONARY SKILLS GRADE 5-FINAL RESULTS 2pl Ria Martinez MBS LISTENING SKILLS GRADE 5-FINAL RESULTS 1pl Holly Noack SES 2pl Sloan Lyons SES 3pl William McLaughlin MBS 4pl Alexander Velazquez SES MAPS, GRAPHS AND CHARTS GRADE 5-FINAL RESULTS 1pl Brooklyn Richter SES 2pl Courtlynn Shupak SES 6pl Hayden Perez MBS MUSIC MEMORY GRADE 2-FINAL RESULTS 1pl Nora McArthur MBS 2pl Knox Bauer MBS 3pl Max Carrias SES 4pl Bowen Miller MBS 5pl Hendrix Johnson Epia MBS 6pl Esteban Casique MBS Place Team Placement 1pl MBS 2pl SES MUSIC MEMORY GRADE 3-FINAL RESUTS 1pl Kyndal Keller MBS 3pl Hayden Saucedo SES 5pl Corinne Bizor SES 6Tie Savannah Gilbert SES Place Team laement 1pl Royal Elementary 2pl SES MUSIC MEMORY GRADE 4-FINAL RESULTS 1pl Flynn Kitterman MBS 2pl Hudson Kitterman MBS 3pl Van Kitterman MBS 4pl Isaiah Oviedo MBS Place Team Placement 1pl SES MUSIC MEMORY GRADE 5-FINAL RESULTS 1pl Bella Burton MBS 2pl Adley Sloan SES 3pl Jarom Cano MBS 4pl Genesis Bocanegra SES 5pl Alezander DeLaCruz SES 6pl Gabby Alvarenga Royal Elementary Place Team Placement 1pl SES NUMBER SENSE GRADE 4-FINAL RESULTS 1pl Ollie Lloyd SES 2pl Gage Kopecky MBS 6pl Cayden Smith MBS NUMBER SENSE GRADE 5-FINAL RESULTS 1pl Brandon Simms SES 2pl Caleb Ashorn SES 4pl Jameson Volking SES 6pl Amelia Duron MBS SOCIAL STUDIES GRADE 5-FINAL RESULTS 1pl Taylyn Perales MBS SPELLING GRADE 3-FINAL RESULTS 2pl Layla Garcia SES 4pl Sadie Minica MBS 5pl Harper Burtschell 6pl Kinslee Carr SPELLING GRADE 4-FINAL RESULTS 1pl Lamisa Rashid MBS 2pl Karsen Toman SES 3pl Kylie Bell SES 4pl Emma Shaw SES SPELLING GRADE 5-FINAL RESULTS 2pl Ayree Novosad MBS 3pl Xion Hope Sheek Houchins SES 4pl Josephine Biberstein MBS 5pl Aspen Miller MBS 6pl Kamden Cardiff SES.

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Graduates maintain a high state licensure exam pass rate and 100% employment rate Eighteen graduates were recognized with a pinning ceremony Tuesday, May 6, after completing the Blinn College District’s highly regarded Radiologic Technology Program.

BILLIE MAE MANESS Billie Mae Maness, a cherished member of her family and community, was born on June 1, 1945, in Jacksonville. She passed away peacefully on March 26, 2025, in Sealy, surrounded by the love that she had cultivated throughout her lifetime.