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🌱 Red Oak schools join a regional push for kindness

Red Oak, Texas Patch AM: a 3 min read

Good morning Red Oak! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Red Oak schools join a regional push for kindness
  • Big game against Red Oak earns Mays a national nomination

Also on today's calendar: Letters to Santa and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Thursday: Sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 77, low: 49.
  • Friday: Sunny and beautiful, with a high of 71 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• North Texas schools put kindness into their lesson plans (newsbreak.com) — Red Oak ISD is joining seven other districts in North Texas Kindness Week, which runs through Nov. 14. The initiative encourages students and families to practice gratitude and help others, with lesson plans from educational partner KERA and opportunities for community groups to organize acts of service.
   

• USA TODAY Sports Super 25 Playmakers: Vote for Week 12's National Athlete of the Week (galvnews.com) — North Crowley receiver Damarion Mays earned a national player-of-the-week nomination after catching four passes for 127 yards and a touchdown in a 62-3 win over Red Oak. He is one of five nominees in USA TODAY Sports' fan poll, with voting open until 11 a.m. Central on Nov. 12.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Sonic posted a job opening for Crew Member in Red Oak. Apply here.
  • Chick-fil-A posted a job opening for Restaurant Back of House Team Member in Red Oak. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Red Oak here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lancaster

  • Talarico's Christianity (reason.com)
  • Class Notes Fall 2026 (wcu.edu)
  • Whataburger Team of the Week: Northbrook Breaks Through After 52 Years of Waiting (vype.com)

DeSoto

  • Raheem DeVaughn Wants Black Men to be ‘King for a Day'. It Started at One Dallas Barbershop. (desototribune.com)

Ok Red Oak! 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: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

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