Maple Citizenship Award winners, front row from left, Adrianna Trujillo, kindergarten, Piper Siler, second grade, Kutter Bow, first grade, and Wager Ferguson, pre-kindergarten; back row, Rowdy Penwright, third grade, Garett Moss, fourth grade, Ian Myers, eighth grade, Leighton Wedman, sixth grade, and Clayton Hudson, fifth grade. Not pictured: Payton Pafford, seventh grade.
Maple A Honor Roll, front row from left, Erica Niles, Grady Menz, Hunter Lorenzen, Stoney Baker, Hayden Rosholt, Gavin Basler, Kaelyn Racca, Aydan Troncoso, Colsen Blagg, Rhett Davis, Audrey Eisenhour, Zuri Lewis, Halle Hunt, Lane Hudson and Katie Ellis; middle row, Joshua Bass, Raquel Seymour, Dominic Steinbruck, Ashtyn Stokes, Lexi Porter, Jackson Arnold, Easton Schmidt, Garett Moss, Payton Blagg, Halli Ferguson, Graham Phillips, Lexi Richardson and Kassidy Ferguson; back row, Ethan Brooks, Quinn Charmasson, Presley Bilderback, Pierson Brandley, Emercyn Looper, Maelee Moss, Brantlie Charm
The Okarche High School speech team recently conducted one of Oklahoma’s first virtual speech tournaments. Due to COVID-19, many speech and debate contests are choosing to host online rather than have traditional in-person competitions. In a virtual speech tournament, students who compete in memorized, rehearsed events submit videos of their performances.
Students who compete in live events utilize computer microphones and cameras. Judges evaluate the performances and submit their ballots online. Twelve schools submitted entries to the contest.
Martin Wayne Hoselton was born to Gordon K. and Georgie (Turner) Hoselton in El Reno on Jan. 5, 1961. He attended El Reno Public Schools, graduating from El Reno High School in May 1979.
Martin worked at Champlain’s Gas Station for his parents while growing up, and Page Air Field, Acme Brick Company, Johnson’s Oil Company and National Oil Supply before he married Barbara Ann Buxton on Jan. 30, 1982.
After his marriage he worked at Weatherford International, Blowout Tools, Wildcat Oil Tools and Yellowjacket.
