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Winnfield Senior High School and Winnfield Middle School spent the month of October raising money for Breast Cancer awareness. Nearly $3,000 was donated to Susan G. Komen. Pictured is Mrs. Brock’s Special Education class at WSHS.

The Winnfield Christmas Parade, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club, will be rolling through Downtown Winnfield this Saturday at 6:00 p.m. Dubbed “A Terrific Kid Christmas,” the parade will honor those students who have been awarded the Kiwanis “Terrific Kid” recognition certificate.

Winnfield City Hall has decked their hall with a festive window display, encompassing the theme of “A Cajun Night Before Christmas.” Based on the famous 1992 children’s book by Louisiana author James Rice, the elaborate display is decorated with traditional Christmas icons and undercut with some recognizable “lagniappe.”

MaKayla Shelton, a student at Winfield Senior High School, has been selected to participate in the 2013 Macy’s Great American Marching Band as one of the select number of students from Louisiana. The Band is celebrating the 87th anniversary of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and will take an honor position in the parade on November 28, 2013. Students were selected based on their musical ability and past achievements. The opportunity was open to students from over 14,000 high schools across the United States.

Winnfield Primary School allowed for some pre-Thanksgiving family time when parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles were invited to a special meal on Nov. 21. A traditional southern Thanksgiving Day lunch of chicken and dressing, with all of the trimmings, was served.