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The end is in sight for the Interstate 10 construction project through the city of Sealy. TxDOT Project Manager Clay Harris gave an update during the April 5 Sealy City Council meeting and said the target end date is this summer.

With beautiful blue skies and mostly mild breezes, Sealy Area Historical Society’s Spring Fest April 9 had perfect weather for a day of outdoor entertainment and games. Singers, dancers and storytellers revealed the history of our great state through their performances.

Wednesday afternoon, Sealy ISD announced the passing of a Sealy High School student.

SISD Superintendent Bryan Hallmark confirmed Thursday morning an off-campus incident resulted in the death of a student.

Sealy FFA Judging teams competed in the Area XI CDE and five groups earned top finishes to become state qualifiers. Livestock Judging, Horse Judging and Floricultural teams all finished second in their disciplines, the Meat Judging team earned third and the Milk Quality Products squad took fourth place. The Nursery and Landscape team also competed and fell just shy of a state qualification with a sixth-place finish.

Sealy High School’s One Act Play company of Wise Children punched its ticket to the Regional Competition with a top finish in the Area round last Tuesday in Crosby. SOAP enters regionals ranked in the top 16 of Class 4A. On top of advancing through Area, a quartet of Sealy representatives also earned individual awards. Summer Burleson was named the Best Performer, Jacob Blaschke and Shyla Fellows were part of the All-Star Cast and Shamarion Taylor was a member of the All-Star Crew. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Sealy High School students recently competed in the District 24-4A UIL Academic meet and earned top marks. Eight individuals and one team punched their ticket to the Regional meet as well.

Brazos FFA members recently competed in the Area XI CDE and the Wool team registered first place to qualify for the state contest. The Floral team took fifth in their discipline and the Livestock Judging team (consisting of Hayden Vykukal, Luke Vykukal, Damien Beeman and Reid Warr) finished 19th.

Representatives of Brazos’ Jazz Band competed at the Victoria Jazz Festival last weekend and returned with some hardware for their efforts. Pictured is Band Director Allynn Garcia surrounded by Brazos Jazz Band members. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO