Maple December Students of the Month are Grayson Bollinger, kindergarten, Juniper Kilhoffer, pre-kindergarten, Lane Clark, first grade, Legend Gatz, third grade, Sophie Tredway, fifth grade, Addison Meschberger, second grade; Raina Crawford, sixth grade, Jack Hunt, fourth grade, Dominic Steinbruck, eighth grade, and Katie Ellis, seventh grade.

Louise Hope (Galloway) McNew was born Feb. 20, 1931, in Shawnee, Okla., to Baxter and Louise Galloway. She went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Jan. 5, 2025, in Oklahoma City.

Hope’s family moved to El Reno in 1941, where she became a lifelong member of First Baptist Church of El Reno, joining at the age of 17.

On March 20, 1948, Hope married the love of her life, Olin McNew, at First Baptist Church. Together they built a life centered on faith, family and service.

Listed on the Maple A Honor Roll for the second nine weeks are Kane Smith, Abel Overholser, Claire Lorenzen, Luken Meschberger, Journey Swigart, Madison Basler, Lillian Bollinger and Legend Gatz, Elizabeth Eisenhour, Ella Ratliff, Carder Holden, Elizabeth Von Tungeln, Maddox Tartsah, Cale Wedman, Abby Bass, Kash Brothers, Kennedy Prince, Fritz Hoffman, Blaiklyn Barton, Riley McKee and Jimi Davis, Taylor Dill, Drake Rosholt, Halle Hunt, Rhett Davis, Charlee Charmasson, Zoe Pawnee, Audrey Eisenhour, Kaelyn Racca, John Prince, Jack Hunt, Andrew Eisenhour, Blayke Steinbruck, Dean Davis, Hayden

Listed on the Maple A-B Honor Roll for the second nine weeks are Brinlee Bland, Blakely McLemore, Wager Ferguson, Elizabeth Wikerson, Otis Sears, Laken Meschberger, Kinsley Racca, Teegan Siler, Ryker Penwright, Daxton Gatz, Madalynne Whitman, Zoe Robles, Hollis Wedman, Parker Tinsley and Caleb Blanco, Declan Brothers, Tripp Davis, Ellie Scott, Adrianna Trujillo, Sadie Evans, Paylynn Smith, Ayvah Fudge, Case Elliott, Kinsley Bonilla, Liam Langley, Bryson Brandley, Kynlee Shamblin, Douglas Bland and Sophie Tredway, Serenity White, Michael Cullen, Kutter Bow, Brennan Ayers, Emily Thompson, Add