Rabbit Fest Ambassador Edith Natividad, Junior Miss Rabbit Fest Kaydence Weary, and Junior Mister Rabbit Fest Keli’l Natividad place non-perishable items in the Blessing Box. Edith Natividad built and erected the outdoor pantry which allows donations to be received 24 hours a day and for those who are hungry to receive food when the soup kitchen is closed.

CPE Decades Music Concert: Clements/Parsons Elementary 4th and 5th grade students presented forty years of music in a two hour concert in Lea Ledger Auditorium. The students are under the direction of music teachers Ivan Calzada and Tino Sanchez.

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Unwind! Texas Style Café opened in late November, but is having its grand opening and ribbon cutting on Tuesday night from 5-8 p.m. The bistro is located at 175 W. Business 190 Suite 4.

CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL - Nick Pierce surveys the space that will make up part of the new gym for Fierce Pierce Gymnastics. The gym is moving from Lampasas to Copperas Cove and expects to reopen at their new location within the next two weeks.

File Photo - Members of the Fort Hood Spouses Club present a check for $2,000 to the Coryell County Rainbow Room based in Copperas Cove. The facility provides clothing, shoes and more to children who have been removed from their home by Child Protective Services.

File Photo - Tracy Molnes, widow of chief of police Timothy Molnes, receives his flag during a June 3 memorial service. Molnes passed away on May 30.

Courtesy Photo/CCISD - The Clements/Parsons Elementary Honor Choir shared its gift of song under the direction of music teachers Tino Sanchez and Ivan Calzada with the residents and staff of the Hill Country Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center. Students sang Silent Night and other resident favorites reminiscent of the holiday season.

Courtesy Photo/CCISD - Fairview/Miss Jewell Elementary fifth graders Nakeem Freeman, Jayden Jubilee and Daniel Smith work on creating pop-up cards after studying work of illustrator Robert Sabuda. Classes at every grade level celebrated reading campus-wide through 12 different creative stations.

COURTESY PHOTO - Clements/Parsons Elementary third graders Tristan Chandler and Haun Tran collaborate on an assignment in class using Schoology, CCISD’s new learning management system that allows parents to get more involved in a student’s daily lessons in the classroom.