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Named to the Maple fourth nine weeks A/B Honor Roll, front row from left, Elizabeth Wilkerson, Daxton Gatz, Sophie Tredway, Braelyn Hutchings, Brinley Porter, Braxten Birdsong and Liam Brincefield; second row, Hunter Lorenzen, Jaci Pitchford, Michael Cullen, Grady Menz, Piper Siler, Erica Niles, Presley Swigart, Lyla Smith, Addison Brandley, Jentry Cullen, Makenzie Caldwell and Marlowe Menz; third row, Jasper Whitman, Hudson Cooper, Body Crawford, Graham Phillips, Ashtyn Stokes, Rowdy Penwright, McCray Whitman, Rylee Girten, Zuri Lewis, Christopher Barker, Joshua Bass and Kutter Bow; fourth

El Reno Kiwanis Club held its annual Pancake Breakfast on April 15 at Wesley United Methodist Church.

The pancake breakfast was well-attended and funds raised will go toward funding several scholarships to graduating seniors of the El Reno High School class of 2023.

Members who took part included front row from left, Karen Nance, Vickie Baumwart, Debbie Kaufman and Kae Kruger; back row, Chris Lambakis, John Tipps, Caleb Davis, Ronnie Funck and Dennis Kaufman. Not pictured: Gary Baumwart, Tom Avant and Kellen Hanna.

Maple April Students of the Month, front row from left, Cole Langley, prekindergarten; Paylynn Smith, fourth grade; Kash Brothers, second grade; Jake Wells, kindergarten; and Ella Smith, first grade; back row, Erica Niles, sixth grade; Audrey Eisenhour, fifth grade; Bryson Cooper, seventh grade; Sawyer Williams, eighth grade; and John Henry Von Tungeln, third grade.

Okarche March Lioness and Lion honorees are Emma Stover and Wyatt Pinkerton.

April honorees are Abigail Johnson and Gunnar Smith.
 

Okarche March Students of the Month are Abigail Johnson and Andrew Walker.

April Students of the Month are Callie Cramer and Ruby VanDenDriessche.

El Reno High School Academic Team recently hosted an adult meet to raise money for its trip to national competition at the end of May in Atlanta.

So far, the team has raised $2,100 of the minimum $3,000 needed for the trip.

If you’d like to make a contribution, checks can be mailed to El Reno High School at P.O. Box 580, made out to ERPS Academic Team with “Donation” in the memo section.

Members of the Canadian County Elementary Honor Society - Maple School Chapter, front row from left, Harper Looper, Payton Blagg, Halli Ferguson, Ellie Shamblin, Alice Park and Gavin Basler; back row, Brantlie Charmasson, Pierson Brandley, Maelee Moss, Ethan Brooks, Jackson Arnold and Presley Bilderback. Not pictured: Adison Steffler.

Redlands Community College students took part in last weekend’s Keep El Reno Beautiful.

The RCC crew walked along South Country Club collecting litter as part of the effort.

The event was a partnership between the city of El Reno, Chamber of Commerce, RCC and volunteers.
 

BOY — Alexandra and Taylor Sims of Yukon announce the birth of their son, Augustus Arden Sims, born April 3 at Yukon Integris Canadian Valley Hospital. He weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces and measured 19 inches in length.

Augustus has three siblings, Reagan, 6, Beau, 2, and Stetson, 1.

Maternal grandparents are Chris and Terri Denny of El Reno and Tim and Kim Dykens of Tulsa.

Maternal greatgrandparents are Diane Dykens of Altus and the late Arden Dykens.

Riverside, Maple and Darlington schools held a banquet recently in the Maple gymnasium inducting new members of the Canadian County Rural Elementary Schools Honor Society.

Students must maintain a 3.75 or higher GPA in their courses for the entire year for inclusion.

Shown is Riverside new inductee Brylee DuPris with Superintendent Lisa Derryberry.