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🌱 See which local students, including from Cinco Ranch, earned National Merit awards

Cinco Ranch, Texas Patch AM: a 3 min read

Hello Cinco Ranch! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • See which local students, including from Cinco Ranch, earned National Merit awards
  • How Katy ISD—and Cinco Ranch students—stacked up on the global stage

Also on today's calendar: Pathfinders and Promises and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 92 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 92, low: 78.
  • Sunday: Humid with heavy t-storms, with a high of 90 and low of 76 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• National Merit Scholarship Corp. announces area college-sponsored Merit Scholarship winners (katytimes.com) — A Cinco Ranch High School student, Ivan La, is among several Katy-area teens awarded prestigious National Merit college-sponsored scholarships, earning support from the University of Texas at Dallas. The announcement highlights local students from multiple Katy ISD high schools pursuing fields from engineering to neuroscience, medicine, and computer science.
   

• Around the world: Katy ISD ‘Destination Imagination' teams earn four top 10 finishes at global finals (katytimes.com) — Katy ISD Destination Imagination teams, including a combined squad from Cinco Ranch, Beck, Katy, and Taylor high schools, earned four Top 10 finishes at the 2026 Global Finals in Kansas City. Students tackled STEAM and service-learning challenges, with Morton Ranch’s Nerd Herd taking second globally and Team DInoMite leading the Texas delegation in the Parade of Nations.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Katy

  • Hicks becomes Katy's mayor pro tem, first woman in role since 1975 (coveringkaty.com)
  • Grand opening celebration for Palladium Park Row Katy Living highlights high demand for affordable Housing in Katy area (katytimes.com)
  • Commissioner Lesley Briones to Host Hurricane Preparedness Workshop in Katy (thekatynews.com)

Fulshear

  • UTSA incoming freshman Cole Pregler qualifies for U.S. Junior Amateur (goutsa.com)

Ok Cinco Ranch! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Cinco Ranch

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Cinco Ranch

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.