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El Reno High School April Students of the Month are Leyla Estrada, Brooklynn Black, Bailey Schmidt, Raley Wicker-Hartley, William Elledge, Jonas McClure, Jackson Dixon and Jesse Hardy.

Riverside April Citizens of the Month, front row from left, Samuel Powell, Kynlee Long, Braxton Crone, Alx Grant, Dawson Sneed, Isaac Shropshire and Korbyn Kraft; back row, Hazel Blakely, Barrett Moss, Braelynn Hudson, Rafe Rowland, Jaxon Merveldt, Elvee Campbell, Presleigh Mangold and Camila Tores.

Maple A Honor Roll front row from left, Riley McKee, Blaiklyn Barton, Kynlee Shamblin, Kennedy Prince, Bryson Brandley, Dean Davis, Cale Wedman, Abby Bass, Fritz Hoffman, Douglas Bland, Ella Ratliff, Ryker Penwright, Elizabeth Eisenhour, Sophie Tredway, Able Overholser and Madison Basler; second row, Blayke Steinbruck, Kutter Bow, John Prince, Josh Bass, Kaelyn Racca, Zoey Pawnee, Emma Brothers, Colsen Blagg, John Henry Von Tungeln, Audrey Eisenhour, Rhett Davis, Charlee Charmasson, Drake Rosholt and Kinlsey Bonilla; third row, Ashtyn Stokes, Garett Moss, Caroline Phillips, Audrey Bilderbac

Maple A-B Honor Roll, front row from left, Matthew White, Elizabeth Wilkerson, Journey Swigart, Laken Meschberger, Carder Holden, Teegan Siler, Kinlsey Racca, Declan Brothers and Brinlee Bland; second row, Ryder Striegel, Timber Westervelt, Braelyn Hutchings, Marlowe Menz, Jacob Bugaj, Michael Cullen, Addison Brandley, Easton Horn, Grady Menz, Levi Bass, Ayvah Fudge, Taylor Dill, Paylynn Smith and Adrianna Trujillo; third row, Andrew Eisenhour, Jasper Whitman, Katie Ellis, Lainey Rowell, Graham Phillips, Jaden Smith, Stoney Baker, Kenneth Munoz, Hudson Cooper, Kara Ellis, Erica Niles, Hunte

Maple School April Students of the Month, front row from left, Andie Fudge, pre-kindergarten; Legend Gatz, second grade; Brinlee Bland, third grade; Aniyah Chaffin, first grade; and Penelope Badillo, kindergarten; second row, Cale Wedman, fourth grade; McCray Whitman, seventh grade; Alice Park, eighth grade; Raina Crawford, fifth grade; and Audrey Eisenhour, sixth grade.

Often mistaken for a disease, the leucanium scale is an insect pest that’s appearing in landscapes this spring.

You can easily rub them off the stem and when you do, a white powdery substance may appear, which is why many people think it’s a disease. The powdery substance can also be uncovered and seen on the stems.

These are the young scale insects, called the crawler stage. This is the stage at which they can be blown by the wind to nearby trees.

The Okarche speech team recently attended the State Speech Tournament at Rose State College in Midwest City.

The tournament lasted two days, ending with the awards ceremony. The team as a whole took fourth in Academic Achievement, with the majority of those attending state having above a 3.7 grade point average.

Senior Chloe Goble was a state finalist in Humorous Interpretation and placed fourth in Monologue.

Junior Zoe Palmer was a finalist in Dramatic Interpretation. 

The team is coached by TJ Harris.

Okarche High School April Students of the Month are Henry McIlvain and Parker Schieber.

Okarche April Lion and Lioness honorees are Wager Black and Haley Mayo.

Kindergartners from Hillcrest Learning Center sang the national anthem ahead of El Reno High School’s baseball game with Capitol Hill last week at the Hub Reed Complex.