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Members of the El Reno High School class of 56 had a get-together recently at the Chamber of Commerce office.

Workers from The Lord’s Harvest joined with the El Reno Masons recently for a pancake breakfast that ended in a donation of $4,000 from the Masons. The Lord’s Harvest volunteers prepared a dozen baskets for a silent auction and the Masons cooked pancakes.

A large crowd, including the entire El Reno football team, were served and in addition, 16 blood donations were gained with the Oklahoma Blood Institute on hand for the event.

Lamplighters OHCE of Canadian County met recently at a local church. Carol Stine called the meeting to order and read a devotional and prayer titled “Caring for the Temple.”

Election of officers for the coming year was held, with Stine elected as president, Jan Maddox, vice president, Maxine Little, secretary, and Patricia Morrison, treasurer.

Plans were made for community activities and club projects for 2023.

Maddox gave the leader lesson on “Fun Party Foods.”

She prepared many examples of the foods and offered menu ideas for the holiday season.

Okarche High School October Students of the Month are Jace Rother and Sara Jacobs.

Okarche High School’s October Lion and Lioness are seniors Landon Goble and Jalie Rother.

For the second time in three years, Okarche High School’s yearbook staff has been awarded the gold level of the National Yearbook Program of Excellence.

First winning the Gold Award in 2020 and last year placing at the bronze level, the 2022 yearbook staff recently learned they placed first again.

To place at the gold level, a yearbook must excel in three areas of focus: All students included in the book (most at least three times), meeting every deadline and exceeding the previous year’s sales by at least 2 percent. 

Banner homecoming royalty included eighth-graders Abigail Light, Amy Puente, Laira Halberg, Sebastian Arreola, Wyatt Sweeney and Jayden Johnson, with pre-kindergarten attendants Jett Royce and Reese Tankersley.

Banner School collected over 420 pairs of socks for the Socktober Sock Collection for the Homeless Alliance.

Maple October Citizenship/Students of the Month, front row from left, Every Stiles, pre-kindergarten; Hollis Wedman, first grade; Braelyn Hutchings, third grade; and Blaiklyn Barton, second grade; back row, Presley Swigart, fifth grade; Garett Moss, sixth grade; Ellie Shamblin, eighth grade; Adison Steffler, seventh grade; and Lainey Rowell, fourth grade. Not pictured: Carson Smith, kindergarten.

The Okarche High School Speech Team opened its competitive season by hosting 15 schools in Classes 3A and 4A for the annual Warrior Classic Speech and Debate Tournament.

Okarche had several placings in the tournament. Senior Brody Sadler was named tournament champion in domestic extemp, while senior Riley Black was tournament champion in dramatic interp.

Senior Wyatt Lovins teamed with sophomore Zoe Palmer to place second in dramatic duet, with Palmer also placing second in prose. Junior Chloe Goble earned the first-place trophy in humorous duet.