Inside Community and Education

INSIDE COMMUNITY

LIVING CHRISTMAS CARD VICTORIAN CAROLERS

Mondays-Saturdays 5-8pm | Sundays 3-6pm | The Shops at Highland Village

1701 Shoal Creek • Highland Village, TX 75077

What a fun way to enjoy Christmas than visiting the Living Christmas Card Quartet! Dressed in beautiful Victorian costumes, the quartet will be singing holiday classics, creating a fun and nostalgic holiday experience. The last day is Wed., Dec. 23, come before it’s too late! This is a free event, no registration needed.

ARGYLE ANGEL TREE

The Argyle Angel Tree kicked off after Thanksgiving! If you know someone who needs assistance and wants to sign up to be an Angel Tree recipient, email CKing@argyleISD.com. For more information on picking an Angel, look for details on the District’s Facebook @ArgyleISD.

INSIDE EDUCATION

BOB’S HOUSE OF HOPE

Bob Williams, founder of Ranch Hands Rescue Counseling Center and Animal Sanctuary has added another piece to the recovery puzzle by opening the first long-term safe house in the country exclusively catering to male abuse victims. Bob’s House of Hope will be open in early 2021. To help, Denton County Sheriff Tracy Murphree presented the organization with a $25,000 check from his drug prevention program. To learn more about the program or to become a partner, visit www.RanchHandsRescue.com.

photo courtesy of Bob Williams

DEBATE TEAM ADVANCES TO STATE

Congratulations to the AISD High School Debate Team for their outstanding performance in the UIL Region Congressional Debate competition. This year’s competition was a bit more challenging being held virtually but the Eagles excelled in this new format. Billy Mykel placed first overall and advances to state. Joining him is teammate Joseph Thompson who took third, and Tristan Ball in fourth and will be the first state alternate. photo courtesy of Rick Herrin

CHRISSYTACULAR HOLIDAY HOMES

Local realtor Chrissy Mallouf is hosting her 2nd Annual Chrissytacular Holiday Homes contest. Weekly prizes are given to homes that light up the night! Winners are announced Friday evenings, and the last week in December the grand prizewinner will be revealed. To nominate yourself or someone else, visit www.ChrissyTacular.com and

SWEEPING THE COMPETITION

Another year of hard work has paid off for the Argyle High School Band who recently swept all the competition captions. Argyle won best in Class 4A- Outstanding Percussion, Outstanding Music, Outstanding Visual, and was crowned the Overall Grand Campion of the contest at the Sounds of Springtown Showcase. Congratulations, AHS Band! photo courtesy of Rick Herrin follow @SoldByChrissy on Facebook to see winners. photo courtesy of Chrissy Mallouf

POLICE DEPARTMENT BADGE CELEBRATION

On Thursday, November 19 the Argyle Police Department gathered (safely) to unveil their new police badge that was created by an Argyle police officer. The new badge design is unique to the Town with its’ distinctive script “A”. Normally badges are selected from a catalog but for the first time in APD history, each officer will wear a badge with their individual number and specific to the Argyle Police Department.

photo courtesy of Cindy Hess

SIGNING DAY

On Wednesday, November 11, five Eagle student-athletes from four sports signed scholarships on the fall National Letter of Intent Signing Day. Congratulations to these incredible students who will continue their academic and athletic careers at the university level. Signees included Tyler Abrego, Baseball, University of the Incarnate Word; Sydney Standifer, Basketball, Clemson University; Caleb Murdock and Regan Ruffner, Track & Field, Texas A&M University; and MacKenzie McCormick, Lacrosse, Furman University. photo courtesy of Rick Herrin