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SENIOR CENTER SPOTLIGHTS VINTAGE CARS— The Ochiltree County Senior Citizens Association held their annual car show fundraiser on June 16 at the Senior Citizens Center. Attendees got a meal of homemade hamburgers, as well as the chance to check out a bunch of classic, vintage, and muscle cars.
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PHS CHEERLEADING SQUADS— Perryton High School’s varsity and junior varsity squads for 2026-27 recently competed at Cheer Camp in Lubbock.. Pictured are, from left, front row: the JV squad: Adrian Guerrero, Kayman Vanosdol, Alexa Vela, Leilani Estrada, Emma Arellano, Avery Castanon, and Summer Brillhart; back row: the varsity squad: Juliet Mier, Marilyn Rojo, Geraldine Gamez, Kendyl Brady, Zoey Morganflash, and Braelynn Kile.
PHS Cheerleaders compete at camp
Brendon Thomas was awarded the Outstanding Golfer award during Perryton High School’s annual All Sports Awards Banquet, which was held on May 4 at the high school’s Rangerette Gym.
OUTSTANDING GOLFER NAMED AT BANQUET
Perryton High School’s track team was honored on May 4 at the Perryton High School All Sports Awards Banquet. Pictured are, from left: Victor Sandoval, boys Fighting Heart winner; Aaron Trevizo and Jacob Erickson, boys MVPs; Summer Brillhart, girls MVP; and Kendyl Brady and Zoey Valdez, girls Fighting Heart winners.
PHS TRACK STARS BRING HOME AWARDS
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Perryton residents got treated to a special program by Amarillo’s Wild West Wildlife Rehabilitation Center at the Museum of the Plains. Volunteers at the center spoke to a roomful of kids, parents, and animal lovers about the work the center does caring for injured animals before releasing them back into the wild. They also brought a number of tame ambassador animals, including an opossum, a skunk, a Texas tortoise, and a corn snake.
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The family of Cynthia Symons turned out for the annual Perryton-Ochiltree Chamber of Commerce Banquet to congratulate her after being named the Citizen of the Year. Pictured are, from left, Melanie Symons Allen, Cynthia Symons, Kerry Symons, and Alyssa Symons Seay.