Perryton High School’s annual art show featured artwork created by students of all grade levels. The Best in Show and purchase prize award went to Coda Dettmann for “Forgotten,” which will be added to the high school’s permanent art collection. Dettmann also received a $150 cash prize for his winning artwork.
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Perryton Junior High School’s sixth grade choir competed at the Dumas Music Festival on April 18. They performed “Ave Maria,” arranged by Patrick Liebergen, and “Oye” by Jim Papoulis, as well as a sight reading for a piece they had never seen before. The judges awarded the choir a perfect score, or sweepstakes prize. The Junior High Choir will perform their spring concert on Tuesday, May 12, at 7 p.m. Admission is free.
At the annual awards ceremony at Perryton High School on Tuesday, May 12, local scholarships were awarded to PHS seniors. Other awards announced at the ceremony included this year’s Who’s Who, including, from left, front row: Aliyah Hernandez, Nevaeh Martinez, Jimena Mandujano, Samuel DeSantiago, and Ivay Hernandez; second row: Omar Villagran, Jaelan Appelhans, Mallee Vela, Evelyn Osuna Felix, and Jaxten Castanon; back row: Jeremiah Hernandez, Cash Wheeler, Nathan Miller, and Benjamin McCreary.
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
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.
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.
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