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Hannah Sartain is awarded first place in the VFW Patriot’s Pen Essay Competition COURTESY PHOTO

PJHS Student places first in VFW Patriots's Pen Essay

Thu, 02/27/2025 - 4:00am

Hannah Sartain’s Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Patriot’s Pen Essay advanced to District. She earned first place and 300 dollars. This year’s theme was My Voice in America’s Democracy. Mrs. Wright was named the 2025 VFW District 12 Middle School Teacher of the Year. Pittsburg Junior High thanks the local VFW post for sponsoring the annual essay competitions. Awards were presented by Roman Eble (Jr Vice Commander for District 12/Post Commander), Dwayne Boyd, Gary Coppedge (Quartermaster), and Eppie Lackey (District 12 Auxiliary President).

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Garcia and Higgins promoted to Presidential Scholar

Thu, 02/27/2025 - 4:00am

Albert Einstein once noted that creative people see what others see, they, however, think differently about it. During the past fall semester, two first-semester Honors Scholars in the NTCC honors program, Honors Northeast, conceptualized and thought their way into preeminence, emerging as fall showcases of achievement at NTCC. Both Andrew Higgins and Estefani Garcia exhibited a level of academic excellence equivalent to the top-tier of the NTCC honors program. The Honors Committee of NTCC, therefore, has recently promoted the two to the rank of Presidential Scholar. With this, their institutional honors scholarship tripled, and their possibility of winning other amenities and awards greatly improved.

High School Welding Team competes in Waco COURTESY IMAGE

PHS Welding place at district

Thu, 02/27/2025 - 4:00am

The Pittsburg High School Welding Team swept the Skills USA District Welding Contest this weekend in Waco. Omar Ortiz won first place, Gerardo Reina took second, and Juan Navarro placed third in the event. All three will advance to the state welding event this April in Corpus Christ. Jesus Bocanegra, Daniel Hernandez, Ab Sanchez, and Curtis Adams also did a wonderful job representing Pittsburg at the event.

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