The second grade class at La Grange Elementary School held a Market Day on Tuesday, May 24. The students were split into groups that each formed a “business.” The groups created products and developed marketing materials such as video commercials.

1st Grade Siyer Britton Aden Byrd Avery Havel Scout Heintschel Cullen Hickman Dawson Hopkins Haddie Krebs Harper Malota Kalyn Mitchell Madison Moreau Brady Noska Robert Parry Jake Schley Olivia Taylor Jaxon Tiemann-Wells Sadie Tiemann-Wells Reagyn Upchurch Chipper Vitek Jase Wallace Crew Wood 2nd Grade Lydia Beseda Sawyer Burgess Avery Coufal Skyla Dybala Thomas Loper Ainsley Murphy Reagan Sklar Henley Sodek Alex Vera Emily Warren 3rd Grade Jackson Beseda Kaylyn Beseda Annabelle Chennault Emory Malota Ellie Morgensen Grace Muegge Kloey Noska Kayla Weishuhn 4th Grade Mason Carrias Ethan Keilers Abigail Taylor 5th Grade Anthony Coufal Cash Dennis Briana Dybala Knox Farley Tatum Fritsch Aldo Guerrero Tanner Jurecka Sawyer Mau Kylee Wallace 6th Grade Scotti Beseda Isabel Coufal Shane Dominey Paige Jurecka Paige Jurecka Rebecca Warren Archer White 7th Grade Ashley Camacho Olivia Dominey Lainey Gromaski Emily Keilers Indie Sikes Jullianna Work 8th Grade Jackson Ainsworth Briana Crisler Nolan Dominey Mason Fenhaus Kasen Kocian DeVynn Moeckel Reagan Moreau Logan Poncika Jack Schley 9th Grade Brody Dooley Johnathan English Lawson Fritsch Easton Jaeger Chance Konvicka Luke Korenek Harper Mau 10th Grade Kiana Dixon Ottis Dominey Rylie Dyer Peyton Jurecka Payton LeBlue Cooper Mau Jeslyn Moralez Marissa Rhode Kayme Schley Cash Smith 11th Grade Julie Goerig Travis Gully Daniel Hopkins Skyy Hopkins Brooklyn Jaeger Emma Jurecka Mackenzie Poncik Colbey Schulze Jennifer Statham Karina Vera 12th Grade Amanda Berry Alley Keen Mattie Konvicka Jae Statham Kolton Vasut Kaitlyn Witt.

Basketball Camp The La Grange Leopard boys Summer Basketball Camp will be held June 20-22 at the High School gym. Registration is May 6-10 to ensure a t-shirt printing before camp.

Amidst the backdrop of a painful week – when every school moment seemed to take on an added level of preciousness and importance because of the Uvalde school shootings – the La Grange High School Class of 2022 graduated Thursday on a hopeful note for the future.

The Honor Graduates for the class of 2022 at La Grange High School were announced at graduation Thursday night. The Valedictorian is Grant Adamcik, the son of Kyle and Tenille Adamcik.

Karli Siptak was named the 2022 Valedictorian for Flatonia High School at graduation on Thursday evening by Principal Tandy Betak. Photos by Stephanie Steinhauser Laura Beth James was named 2022 Salutatorian for Flatonia High School Thursday evening at graduation by Principal Tandy Betak..

Fayette County Judge Joe Weber directed the County’s Emergency Management Chief Craig Moreau to step-up homeland security efforts following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde last week.

Schulenburg held its graduation ceremony Friday at the high school gym. Shown above are the graduates throwing their caps up at the conclusion of the ceremony. SHS honor grads were announced in the May 17 edition of The Record. Photo by Audrey Kristynik

Esmeralda Ruelas-Olivares is a Rockdale native but her husband Jose Olivares and all his family are from La Grange. She married Joe and Margaret Olivares’ only son of seven children. She was recently elected as Rockdale’s first Latina city councilwoman.