The Boggess Elementary PTA hosted its 5th Annual Chess Tournament on May 2 in the school gym. Each of the 44 participants received a t-shirt, and the following chess kings took home the trophies (pictured left to right):  Walt Mayfield-3rd Grade, Riley Roach-Kindergarten, Zain Khan-1st Grade, Jeffery Xu-2nd Grade, Abhiram Valisammaggari-4th Grade, and Scott Walker- 5th Grade. The grand prize winner was Jeffery Xu, and the runner up was Walt Mayfield. Also pictured (left to right) are Mrs. Patricia Powell, Assistant Principal; Mrs. Marilyn Carruthers, Principal; and Alpa Mehta, PTA Chess Chair and Tournament Director. 

Jon Lashbrook, Director of Education for the Murphy Chamber and President of the Murphy Chamber Scholarship Foundation, announced last week the names of the Chamber’s 2013 scholarship winners. 

This is the first year that the Chamber has given four (4) $1,500 awards: two to PISD graduating seniors and two to WISD graduating seniors; all four are Murphy residents.

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Strong Girls to Strong Women Workshop
For girls currently in 6th - 8th grade (don't have to be a scout to attend)
Sponsored by Senior Girl Scout Troop 1405
May 18, 2013 from 12:00-4:00
Murphy Community Center
Price: Free, but donations are being taken to help Hope's Door
To sign up e-mail: Michelle NIchols @ abcmichellenichols123@gmail.com

Hunt Elementary (PISD) students Kamden Schlemmer and Sadie Neely were the “Crossing Guards for the Day” on April 11. This was one of over two hundred online/silent auction items that allowed Hunt PTA to raise approximately $25,000 informed Tracy Boyce, Environmental Chair for Hunt PTA.