Okarche honors
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Selected as Okarche High School’s October Lion and Lioness are seniors Wyatt Pinkerton and Jade Jackson.
OHS October Students of the Month are Arron Osborn, left, and Hunter Mueggenborg.
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Maple’s top students
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Maple October Students of the Month, front row from left, Hayes Ferguson, kindergarten; Tyler Williams, first grade; Rhyatt Higgins, pre-kindergarten; Liam Langley, second grade; and Kennedy Prince, third grade; back row, Halle Hunt, sixth grade; John Prince, fifth grade; Everleigh Sears, eighth grade; Lexi Richardson, seventh grade; and Michael Cullen, fourth grade.
Riverside honors
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Riverside October Citizens of the Month, front row from left, Steele Wooten, Mayonna Ross, Jenna Manuele, Avry Royse, Westley Wilkerson, Malachi Lockler, Natalie Ramos, Bailey Ashley, Maggie Calzada, Alexi Evans and JoshuaDave WhiteHorse; back row, Memoree Lover, Colt Monceret, Hawke Wooten, Katheryn Trujillo, Parker Turner, Legend Hatton, Cooper Turner, Jolene Marquez and Willow Baker.
OHS yearbook staff earns gold level status
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For two consecutive years, the Okarche High School yearbook staff has been awarded the gold level of the National Yearbook Program of Excellence. The yearbook program placed at the gold level in 2020 and 2022, and placed at the bronze level in 2021.
Yearbook staff recently learned that they placed at the gold level for the second consecutive year with their 2023 yearbook.
Costume party
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The El Reno Senior Citizens Center hosted a fun Halloween party last week.
Children’s JC to host Safe Halloween
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The Gary E. Miller Canadian County Children’s Justice Center will host the third annual Safe Halloween event for a local school.
On Tuesday morning, children ages 6 to 8 will dress up and fill their bags with candy and prizes as they tour the center.
Center staff have decorated the halls and will dress up to hand out candy. Staff will also enjoy a pumpkin decorating contest, costume contest and hall decorating contest.
Local church prepares for BBQ outreach
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Fresh Anointing Church will host its Holy Smokes Barbecue Cook-Out Rematch on Saturday, Nov. 11.
The event will begin at 10 a.m. and will continue until the food runs out.
There will also be a silent auction.
Call ahead and place an order at 405-986-3331.
Fresh Anointing Church is located at 1300 W. Watts.
Maple A Honor Roll
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Maple first nine weeks A Honor Roll, front row from left, Madison Basler, Riley McKee, Elizabeth Wilkerson, Ryker Penwright, Ella Ratliff, Abigail Bass, Douglas Bland, Sophie Tredway, Elizabeth Eisenhour, Blaklyn Barton and Abel Overholser; second row, Kennedy Prince, Bryson Brandley, Cale Wedman, Marlowe Menz, Kinsley Bonilla, Halle Hunt, Charlee Charmasson, Drake Rosholt, Blayke Steinbruck, Case Elliott, Paylynn Smith, Braelyn Hutchings, Fritz Hoffman and Timber Westervelt; third row, Kuttler Bow, Rhett Davis, Lainey Rowell, Emily Thompson, Raina Crawford, Kaelyn Racca, Zoey Pawnee, Stone
Maple A-B Honor Roll
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Maple first nine weeks A-B Honor Roll, front row from left, Brinley Bland, Declan Brothers, Journey Swigart, Laken Meschberger, Braxten Birdsong, Kynlee Shamblin, Adrianna Trujillo, Kinsley Racca and Matthew White; second row, Liam Brincefield, Dean Davis, Sadie Evans, Ryder Striegel, Taylor Dill, Ayvah Fudge, Jacob Bugaj, Addison Brandley, Makenzie Caldwell, Kash Brothers, Sayler Story, Serenity White, Brinley Porter and Carder Holden; third row, Presley Swigart, Michael Cullen, Jasper Whitman, Hudson Cooper, Kara Ellis, Katie Ellis, Brody Crawford, Christopher Barker, Graham Phillips, Jos
Roblyer honored by state retired educators group
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Jimmy F. Roblyer was honored recently by the Oklahoma County Retired Educators Association.
Roblyer was among 13 retired educators honored for a Lifetime Contribution to the Teaching Profession as well as Distinguished Service to the Oklahoma Retired Educators Association.
Roblyer, a 1956 graduate of El Reno High School, was honored in Tulsa at the Annual State Convention of Retired Educators.