Waxahachie Daily Light
A virtual benefit luncheon will be held by the local organization Presbyterian Children s Homes and Services (PCHAS) on May 5, with more than 800 people invited.
PCHAS manages voluntary adoptions, foster care placements, an early-intervention program to help families in crisis, and a program for youth aging out of foster care in North Texas, including Waxahachie.
This will be the second year PCHAS will hold a virtual luncheon. They made the decision two months ago to make this year’s event virtual to protect the elderly and youth who attend.
Kathy Dodson, a Senior Development Officer, is in charge and manages the Fort Worth and Northwest Texas for PCHAS.
Six Dodge City High School forensics students qualified for the National Invitational Tournament of Champions recently.
According to DCHS forensics coach Johnny Dunlap, to qualify, the students must earn two bids at qualifying tournaments by placing high enough to win a bid. For an idea of how difficult this is, the team competed in seven NIETOC qualifying tournaments to earn their six qualifiers, said Dunlap. Qualifying tournaments are the largest tournaments in the state and feature the best competitors.
The NIETOC National Tournament will be held online from May 5-8.
The NIETOC qualifiers for DCHS were:
Senior Alicia Santos; Dramatic Interpretation Original Oration.
DCHS forensics team takes third at qualifier dodgeglobe.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dodgeglobe.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.