Riverside November Citizens of the Month, front row from left, Annelise Blackmon, Bridget Crites, Sean Funk, Grace Baughman and Kyden Christianson; middle row, Timothy Yost, Nataly Arellano, Shayla Altizer, Jose Zuniga, Lexie Fox and Kevin Beamer; back row, Declynn Burdine, Emery Christianson, Auttum McLearen, Daelan Whitehorse, Violet Pope, Kallie Delgado and Valentina Garcia.
Calumet November Students of the Month, from left, Easton Shumate, Dalton Moberly, Zoei Scott and Avery Heinley.
Molly Carson of El Reno placed third in the Senior Agri-Science category at the American Farmers and Ranchers State Speech Contest held recently in Stillwater.
El Reno High School November Students of the Month, back row, Dailey Jennings, Maddison Patswald, Ariana Segovia and Donovan Ramirez; front row, Latin Everheart, Trinity Black, Qyra Jones and Cooper Park.
Debi Bills, left, and Cindy Fenimore sort some of the more than 450 pounds of food collected by Banner School to help with The Lord’s Harvest food ministry.
More than 100 Kansas State University students are among the first class of scholars recently inducted into the university’s chapter of Alpha Alpha Alpha, or Tri-Alpha, the national first-generation college student honorary society.
Tri-Alpha recognizes undergraduate first-generation students who have earned at least a 3.2 grade point average on 30 semester hours of academic work.
These students must meet the definition of first-generation student, which is neither of the student’s parents, step-parents or legal guardians completed a bachelor’s or associate degree.
Calumet High School recently held its 2021-22 basketball homecoming festivities.
Senior Brie Myers was named queen and Matt Snyder was selected as king. The queen’s court included Isabella Peters and Kameron Pond.
Lamplighters Chapter of OHCE met recently at a local church with Joan Herr calling the meeting to order and offering prayer.
Janice Taylor led the flag salute, while Carol Stine gave the devotional titled “Thanksgiving a Sacrifice.”
Jan Maddox presented Article 9 of the OHCE Constitution. She also gave the leader lesson on food pantries and related information about food pantries in our area and the ways we can help.
Ten members of the Okarche High School Speech Team traveled to Marlow to compete in the Marlow Invitational Speech Tournament, and all 10 returned home with at least one trophy and the second-place sweepstakes trophy in Class 3A.
Senior McKenzie Stewart was named tournament champion in original oratory.
Senior Emily Neuenschwander teamed with junior Emma Stover to place third in humorous duet, with Stover also placing second in poetry.
Four other OHS juniors also competed.
As tradition, the El Reno Tribune asked area students how they would cook the traditional Thanksgiving turkey:
How to Cook a Turkey from Rebecca Darby’s kindergarten class:
So we first put it in the oven then when it is done in the oven I think we put stuff in the turkey. Then I think we have to cook it again. I don't know. And that is how we cook a turkey. - John E.
You cook a turkey in the oven and you took it out of the oven and put it in the plate. - Analia G.
