In The Spotlight
• Brecklyn Hughes, a 2004 GCHS graduate, was crowned Texas Tech University 2007-08 Homecoming Queen Oct. 6, during halftime of the Tech – Iowa State football game. Nineteen candidates for queen were originally nominated by various campus organizations. Brecklyn was chosen to represent her sorority, Chi Omega. The candidates were eventually narrowed to the "Top Five" based on resumes, including campus activities and community service, and personal interviews. The student body then voted from those top five candidates. Brecklyn, a senior Personal Financial Planning major, will graduate in May 2008. She is the daughter of Mike and Pam Hughes, formerly of Garden City and now Midland, and the granddaughter of John and Carolyn Hughes of Garden City and Ray and Ethel Mickan of Walburg.
• Wade Jansa, a senior at Garden City High School, has been named a Commended Student in the 2008 National Merit Scholarship Program. About 34,000 Commended Students are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. These students placed among the top five percent of more than 1.4 million students who entered the 2008 competition by taking the 2006 PSAT. Wade is the son of Wayne and Jennifer Jansa.
• Glasscock County FFA members had much success at the Permian Basin Fair in Odessa. Their deer stand won first place and received “Best of Show” honors, while their trailer was second place. In addition, they won the Sweepstakes Award. These successes reflect the entire group.
• If you need some money, Mr. H says to go find Jeffrey Pierson and Kevin Hillger. Jeffrey won a $1,500 Permian Basin Fair Ag Mechanics scholarship, and Kevin won a $1,000 scholarship.