Garden City High School students are State UIL Spelling Champs! Sadie – 5th Place, Sophie – 6th Place, Kyleigh – 7th Place. Holley placed 7th in Copy Editing.
The Bearkats finished second as a team at State UIL in Number Sense. Tatum Braden, Presley Jost 3rd place, Ivy Braden 6th, Karly Baker.
Representatives with Hospice of Midland pose at their Kentucky Derby-themed booth during the Senior Celebration of the Permian Basin at the Martin County Community Complex in Stanton. Photo courtesy Hospice of Midland.
An aerial photo from 2024 shows oilfield wastewater water ponds constructed next to Circle 6 Baptist Camp near Stanton. State regulators approved the facility despite concerns from residents and camp leadership about potential impacts on water and air quality. Now, residents are raising similar concerns over another proposed wastewater facility near homes in Lenorah, about 10 miles east of the Circle 6 site. Photo credit: Julian Mancha for The Texas Tribune/Inside Climate News
Thursday, May 28, 2026
An aerial photo from 2024
RIGHT: A future Bob Woodward in the making? Grady’s Buck Woodward brought home first place in the UIL Class 1A Ready Writing competition for the second year in a row. He also earned first place in the Class 1A Editorial Writing competition.
LEFT: Ella Brinkley is the Class 1A State Prose Champion.
Last Thursday at Stanton High School, seniors Jonas Rivas (left) and Valentino Rodriguez (right) signed their letters of intent to join the Navy. Both will be leaving to Navy boot camp after graduation. They are pictured with their parents and Father Michael Rodriguez.
Garden City Lady Bearkats golf team is the Class 1A State Golf Runner-Up. The team was led by senior Keegan Batla with a 4th place finish.
Local high school students set sights on medical careers at summer camp
