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An El Reno High School student will compete this weekend in a national academic tournament

The top single player competition for quiz bowl, National Academic Quiz Tournaments Individual Player National Championship Tournament will be held this Sunday, April 7, in Rosemont, Ill.

EHS’ Riley Ray will compete in a 260-player field. Thirty-two states, the District of Columbia and South Korea will be represented in the sixth championship of its kind.  

Riverside March Citizens of the Month, front row from left, Archer Kerr, Dax Macias, Auttum McLearen, Nate Pena, James Hudson, Miguel Gonzalez, Presley Pool, Makay Wooten and Gabriella Maggard; back row, Kayden Duran, Ariana Castanon, Elijah Crites, Gray Hileman, Lincoln Rinehart, Thea Sneed, Evie Alexander, David Whitlow, Malik Williams and Arellie Ramos.

Maple School basketball player Tannah Ferguson was named to the 2024 Oklahoma Rural Elementary Schools All-State Tournament Team.

Maple’s seventh- and eighth-grade team made the ORES state tournament in Division III.

During spring break, the Okarche Speech Team participated in the Southwest Regional Speech and Debate Tournament.

The team as a whole placed first in sweepstakes. Placing first through fourth individually qualified members for state.

Jace Rother won first in Poetry and second in Humorous Interpretation with his duet partner, Chloe Goble.

Goble also placed first in Monologue and third in Humorous Interpretation.

Rylie Bomhoff placed first in Humorous Interpretation and Dramatic Interpretation.

GIRL – Bailey and Paige Denny of El Reno are parents of a girl, McCoy Layne Denny, born March 10 at Mercy Hospital. She weighed 7 pounds, 12.5 ounces and measured 20 inches in length.

McCoy has a brother, Brand Denny.

Maternal grandparents are Jeff and Mindy Hesser of Kingfisher. Great-grandparents are Jack and Billie Hesser and the late Gloria Hesser, the late Carl Hiner and the late Carol Hiner, all of Stillwater.

Maple students recognized on the third nine weeks A-B Honor Roll list, front row from left, Brinlee Bland, Laken Meschberger, Daxton Gatz, Marlowe Menz, Ellie Scott, Sadie Evans, Ryder Striegel, Paylynn Smith, Liam Brincefield, Adrianna Trujillo, Journey Swigart, Declan Brothers and Matthew White; second row, Ayvah Fudge, Levi Bass, Hudson Cooper, Emily Thompson, Kara Ellis, Raina Crawford, Hunter Lorenzen, Presley Swigart, Piper Siler, Easton Horn, Michael Cullen and Braelyn Hutchings; third row, Josh Bass, Graham Phillips, Colsen Blagg, Rylee Girten, Daughtry Swigart, Zuri Lewis, Christop

Okarche High School February Students of the Month are Olivia Langston and Jett Mueggenborg.

OHS February Lion and Lioness honorees are Parker Schieber and Alia Suanny.