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COVID-19 VACCINE REGISTRATION OPEN FOR CHILDREN 5-11 YEARS OLD
The FDA and the CDC have now authorized and recommended Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccinations for children ages 5 through 11 years old. Denton County is now allowing parents and guardians to register their applicable children for their COVID-19 vaccination at a Denton County Public Health (DCPH) clinic. Photo Courtesy of DentonCounty.gov
COLOR ME CHICKENS
Keep Argyle Beautiful had the pleasure of giving the gift of Color Me Chickens in the local community of Argyle. The organization had 25 dozen egg cartons donated by the residents of Argyle. Keep Argyle Beautiful asks for the people of the community to continue saving their empty egg cartons and dropping them off at D&L Farm and Home – Denton. Photo Courtesy of Argyle, TX Facebook
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ARGYLE ISD CAMPUSES CELEBRATE VETERANS DAY
The Argyle ISD campuses celebrated Veterans Day in a variety of ways. Hilltop Elementary as well as West Elementary hosted veteran guest speakers. The students of Argyle Intermediate celebrated by delivering handwritten letters to the veterans that attended their breakfast celebration. Argyle High school hosted a special panel of veterans who spoke to the social studies classes in the auditorium throughout the school day. Photo Courtesy ArgyleISD.com
ARMY NURSE SURPRISES DAUGHTERS WITH HER RETURN HOME
During the Veterans Day ceremony at Argyle West, Army Nurse and Argyle West parent Cheyenne Frazier surprised her three daughters in an emotional reunion. Cheyenne has been serving at Fort Campbell in Kentucky for the past two months and returned for the first time to see her three daughters on the morning of the Veterans Day school celebrations. Her three daughters were very excited to see her. Photo Courtesy ArgyleISD.com
ARGYLE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING FESTIVAL
The town of Argyle held its annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony, hosted by Keep Argyle Beautiful, at Cross Timbers Church. The people of the community enjoyed the lighting of the Christmas tree as well as the free festival that was hosted by the local churches in the area. The festival offered free hotdogs, popcorn, Christmas cookies, coffee, hot cider, cocoa, wassail, as well as candy canes from Santa and Mrs. Claus.
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DENTON IMPLEMENTS IMPROVED ECOMMENT FEATURE FOR MEETINGS
Denton has now implemented an improved electronic comment feature for its public meetings. This streamlines the process for commenting on individual agenda items. This new and improved system is extremely user-friendly and can be accessed on the Public Meetings & Agenda page at www.cityofdenton.com/PublicMeetings. Photo Courtesy of cityofdentonnews.com
THE ARGYLE EAGLE BAND DID IT AGAIN
Congratulations to the Argyle Eagle Band who was named the Class 4A state champion at the Alamodome in San Antonio. This impressive win at the competition was the school’s 8th Band Championship. The Eagles were one of 26 bands competing for the title and they had the highest marks possible in all five categories. With this title, the Argyle Eagles became the most decorated band in the state of Texas, regardless of classification. Photo Courtesy ArgyleISD.com
ARGYLE HIGH SCHOOL DEBATE TEAM QUALIFIES
The Argyle Independent School District’s run of state success this school year has been top-notch and continues on as the Argyle High School Debate team qualifies. This win marks the first time that Argyle has earned all three of the qualifying spots at the UIL Congressional Debate Region competition. Photo Courtesy of ArgyleISD.com.