STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.
Some young students at Roblyer Middle School may have added another letter to the acronym. In their world, STEM is more like STEEM … which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Empathy and Math.
That’s how a presentation they made last week to a professional landscape architect, a city planner and a city manager came off.
Students and staff from El Reno High School came up with a variety of items as presents for the 2024 Gifts for the Yanks program, which has run for 79 straight years at EHS.
The presents were wrapped and delivered to the VA Hospital in Oklahoma City.
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation has named T.J. Dill as chief engineer and Steven Gauthe as state maintenance engineer.
El Reno’s Dill will serve alongside Brian Taylor, the current ODOT chief engineer in a co-capacity until Taylor’s retirement this coming summer.
In this senior position, he will oversee all statewide engineering and operations activities.
An El Reno High School graduate, Dill earned his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering at Oklahoma State University in 2011.
In November, the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes hosted the three-day Fort Marion Symposium. The symposium is a tribute to the plains warriors and an effort to keep alive the history.
The symposium opened on the site of the Washita Battlefield National Historic Site in Cheyenne.
Traveling to Concho, the second day was held at the Darlington Chapel/Darlington Agency. On the third day, the event moved to Oklahoma City and the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.
Christmas is only 11 days away. Are you ready? I’m not even close. And I can’t seem to finish one thing I started. My co-workers and friends, Codie Lee Troncoso and Amy Anderson call it the Christmas flu.
El Reno High School student Jake Vulgamore placed first in the Senior Agribusiness category at the American Farmers and Ranchers (AFR) State Speech Contest held recently in Stillwater.
Nearly 500 students will compete in AFR district speech contests this fall, resulting in more than 160 finalists advancing to the state contest. At the state level, the top three competitors in each category receive cash awards.
Pictured are El Reno High School November Students of the Month, from left, freshmen Harmoni Moore and Gavin Basler; sophomores Brantlie Charmasson and Pierson Brandley; juniors America Atilano and Hunter Myers; seniors Ja’Niya Loreto and Caleb Elliot.
Hillcrest Learning Center kindergarten Thankfulness Award recipients, back row from left, Kyra Boyd, Madilynn Dill, Zach Havener, Dominic McBride, Samheer Taylor, Daelon Cormier, Kallie Blackwelder, Clancy Shuffield, Elliott Wilson, Zoran Richey and Kendrick Fletcher; middle row, Layla Mendez, Naomi Pedro, Kaiya McClellan, Sebastian Mora Garcia, Jax Dunn, Aria Hensley, Ava Miller, Gentry Wilson, Seth Russell and Arya Eaglenest; front row, Myles Porter, Naomi Rutledge, Avery Baughman, Braxleigh Hamsmith Martin, Easton Ortiz, Elena Ballew and Erin Hunt.
Hillcrest Learning Center pre-kindergarten Thankfulness Award recipients, from left, Miah Dominquez, Abigail Diaz, Eden Miller, Ellijah Burk, Brexlynn Richmond, Nevaeh Colber, Zaiden Carlock, Sawyer Jellison, Ethan Valeriario, Sarah Miller, Rylee DeShields, Alice Lopez, Olivia Abbe and Rowan McDonald.
Carol Ann Storey, 73, of El Reno passed away Dec. 7, 2024, in El Reno.
Cremation services are in care of Wilson Funeral Home.
