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 2024 Southwestern Oklahoma State University Physics Banquet was hosted recently at the Stafford Air & Space Museum.
Several awards were presented and the achievements of students were recognized, including the awarding of scholarships to 10 recipients for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Among those earning scholarships is Gunner Snowden, a junior from Calumet, receiving the Benny J. Hill Scholarship, $1,000, and OSRHE STEM Workforce Development Scholarship, $1,000.
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.
Serenity Schnider was selected as El Reno’s Oklahoma Academic Coaches Association 2023-2024 Honorable Mention.
She was recognized during the recent All-State Banquet for her accomplishments in four years of participation on the EHS Academic Team.
The Alpha Beta Upsilon chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) at Redlands Community College was selected the Most Distinguished Chapter among over 1,200 chapters internationally.
This prestigious recognition, announced at the recent annual conference of the international honor society for two-year colleges, marks a significant milestone for Redlands’ historically strong PTK program and is the result of dedication, exemplary leadership and commitment to excellence exhibited by the members of the Redlands chapter.
Okarche High School’s March Students of the Month are Kade Henrichs and Reagan Marler.
Okarche March Lion and Lioness honorees are Briley Alig and Katy Creswell.
The Underwood OHCE met recently at the Cherokee Restaurant for its April meeting. Those present were Janan Fletcher, Bernita Davis, Vicki Duncan, Delpha Miklautsch, Ann Ricketts and Natalia Valenzuela.
Davis read minutes of the previous meeting, with Fletcher giving the treasurer’s report.
The group began some preliminary discussions on fair projects.
Duncan noted that members will be taking baked goods to county commissioners on May 6. Commissioners will proclaim May 5-11 as Oklahoma Home and Community Education Week.
