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Students enrolled in the Certified Nursing Assistant Program at Silsbee High School officially passed certifications on March 10. Students Marcus Majalca (left to right), Lorena Gutierrez, Colby Watts, and Sydnie Callaway traveled to Houston to take the state certification tests. They all scored with a 100-percent pass rate.To succeed, students must take a written test as well as demonstrate five random skills in front of an evaluator. All students successfully passed both written and skills portions of the exams with a 100 percent pass rate. This is SHS’s third consecutive year to receive this achievement. The instructor for the CNA program is Heather Wiggins (center), BSN-RN.Photo by Daniel Elizondo

There is a new group that sings Southern Gospel and Christian classic music on the stage in Southeast Texas.

Diane Miller, co-director, Hardin County Christian Care Center reported Silsbee Middle School students delivered one of the largest donations ever received by Hardin County Christian Care Center. Under the direction of Dana Burke, AVID teacher and Principal Sunnee Stephens, students collected non-perishable food items for the Care Center’s pantry. Their “Block the Door” contest netted about one ton of food.Courtesy Photo I Silsbee Bee

Jackie Swearington (right) and Sharon Gates were named as the King and Queen at the Valentine’s Day Banquet at Pine Arbor.

KOUNTZE — Texas Legal Services Center announced that they’ve launched free monthly legal aid clinics in eighteen locations across the state.

KOUNTZE - The Big Thicket National Preserve (BTNP) announced the start of a new monthly volunteer effort, geared towards cleaning the day-use areas and river access points found throughout the park.

BEAUMONT — Lamar University and Lumberton ISD have partnered to send a science experiment on a mission to the International Space Station.