May 2021

A pair of Bellville High School alumni were named to the Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) Winter 2021 President’s List. The winter term runs from January to May.

The Sealy Lady Tiger softball squad that finished third in District 24-4A and was the laststanding representative in the third round of the players, landed 10 all-district honors. Two earned superlative awards, three were named to the firstteam all-district, two earned second-team alldistrict selections and three were named all-district honorable mentions.

Sealy High School seniors took to the streets and paraded down Highway 90 last Thursday, May 20, as part of end-of-the-year events leading up to Friday’s graduation ceremony. Vehicles of all shapes, sizes and colors, some decorated and others not, took turns waving to the crowd that lined the street to congratulate them. For more pictures, head to SealyNews.com and follow The Sealy News’ social media pages. PHOTOS BY AMANDA LUKSHA

The Sealy Chamber of Commerce held its annual banquet last Friday, May 21, at the Columbus Hall in Sealy and honored local businesses, chamber members and community volunteers. The event’s theme was “Lovin’ Our Members,” and was originally scheduled to be held closer to Valentine’s Day but Winter Storm Uri had other plans. Don Allphin and the Leman brothers provided

The rain held off and locals enjoyed a crawfish boil, live music, games and prizes in downtown Sealy at the annual Mudbugs on Main event hosted by the Shops of Downtown Sealy Saturday, May 22. After the originally scheduled event got rained out May 1, Babette LaMoria-Smith, owner of Patches by Smith and Co., said her prayers were answered and the community came out in droves.

The Texas Girls Coaches Association recently announced award winners for the 2020-2021 school year and two Sealy High School coaches were among the honorees. Danielle Eschenburg was named the cross country sub-varsity coach of the year and Caroline Owen was tabbed as the basketball middle school coach of the year.

The Austin County Farm Bureau is pleased to announce scholarship winners for the Class of 2021. $500 scholarships $500 scholarships are being awarded to Cameron Hein and Rhys Reichardt of Sealy as well as Kyle Peschel, Lee Michalik and Hunter Schumann from Bellville.

19 Sealy High School agriculture students earned 21 welding certificates at an On-Site Certification in Waller May 20. James Basham was credited for helping administer lessons and testing. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO