TOP AWARD – Sanderson High School Salutatorian Davis Stumberg posed for a picture with his parents, Forrest and Lindy Stumberg after graduation Friday night. Davis won the coveted $32,000 Rose Silverthorne scholarship among his honors.

MAD MONEY – Money literally “flowed” at Project Graduation last week. Trying to snare their share, from left, were David Shoemaker, Ben Rubio and Raul Salazar.

IN UNIFORM – Sanderson High School seniors dressed alike for Project Graduation last week following the graduation ceremony. Shown left to right, front row, were Davis Stumberg, Ben Rubio, Raul Salazar and Bubba Ramirez. Second row were Irma Nuñez, Rosa Gonzalez and Catherine Villarreal. In back were Hannah Black, Erin Corbett, Danell Graham, Jenny Hernandez and Kelcee Hall.

GREAT GAMBLERS – Ben Rubio, left, and Raul Salazar spent some time at the roulette wheel as part of a Casino Night event at Project Graduation. They were playing for chips only but there was some “real money” involved in several activities.

MATH WHIZ – Kayla Fuéntez topped all her classmates at the Sanderson Junior High School “Mathathon” last week. Teacher Becky Norris congratulated Kayla for bringing in $510 to pace a $1,862 contribution to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital in Memphis, TN. Mason Blackmon was second with $500.

CHEVVY GOLF CART – Andy Raney, left, and Jeremy Make are touring the US in a custom-built golf cart looking for all the world like a 1957 Chevrolet. They are attempting to enter the Guinness Book of Records and hope to find interesting art along the way.

STILL GOING – It was 5:30 a.m. Saturday but new high school graduate Rosa Gonzalez was still going strong. The all-night, chemical-free Project Graduation entertained the new graduates in the high school gym.

PASS IN REVIEW—Members of the Marfa Sector Honor Guard paraded the colors past the formation of area law enforcement officers during a memorial service for fallen officers at Sul Ross State University last week.  A new “honor board” lists 111 names of West Texas law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty.

HEART – Sanderson High School Valedictorian Danell Graham spoke on the importance of “heart” in her remarks at the graduation ceremony last week. The graduates came away with their diplomas plus nearly $50,000 in scholarships.

LOOK WHAT I GOT – Jayden Montalvo showed off the trophy he won at the end of this year’s Little League and T-Ball baseball season. President Bobby Stegall handed trophies last week to top players like Jayden.

TWO SLEEPY PEOPLE – Danell Graham fought off sleep in the “wee hours” at Project Graduation last week. Her mom, Monica, seemed to be losing the battle. The all-night, chemical-free party for graduates went from 9:30 p.m. Friday to 7:30 a.m. Saturday.

PASSING THROUGH – Dan Altenburg paused for lunch in Marathon this week on an east-to-west coast-to-coast bicycle trip. He is pedaling from St. Augustine, FL, to San Diego, CA, raising money for water wells in Africa.   

WALL OF PROTEST – The “Friendship to Hope Vigil” at Santa Elena Canyon this week protested plans for a wall along the border. “Along with people in Brownsville and San Diego, we gathered to show support for people on both sides of the US-Mexico border who are suffering because of a border wall," Terlingua community organizer Adrienne Evans said.