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Students take a moment to tell us what they are thankful for this holiday season.

Week three of Texas UIL football playoff action sees an undefeated Skyline High School Raider team advance from the 6A Division I-Region II Area matchup against Belton in a 49-7 victory at the Waco ISD Stadium Saturday afternoon. Skyline (12-0) will face-off against Klein Collins (11-1) at 4 p.m., Friday, Nov 28, at Waco’s McLane Stadium for the UIL football semi-finals. South Oak Cliff carried the momentum gained from the gridiron battle against Lancaster into a 55-35 win over Marshall this weekend. SOC (9-3) will play Frisco Heritage (10-2) at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov 29, at the Cotton Bowl in…

Frank Johnson Jr. thought his lunch period on Friday, Nov. 21, at Dallas ISD’s Harry Stone Montessori would be uneventful. But by the time the student got his tray of food and sat down, he knew something was up because of all the cameras pointed at him. That’s about the same time his father Frank Johnson Sr., who just retired as a U.S. Army Master Sergeant, walked into the cafeteria. After hugs – and a few classmates who teared up at the sight – his dad’s surprise return in time for Thanksgiving started to sink in.