Published: November 22, 2008 12:59 am            

11-22 Education news in brief

2 Memorial varsity cheerleaders nab awards

Edmond Memorial High School varsity cheerleaders Marial Dunlap and Megan Gray were voted to the Regional All-State Cheer squad, and Dunlap was voted All-State. Dunlap is the only Edmond cheerleader to earn such an honor this year, and the first since 1984



Gift Cards to be gathered for overseas military personnel

American military personnel overseas often do not have the opportunity to purchase gift cards (ie., birthday, anniversary, thank you notes) or announcements to send back home to their family and friends. The Edmond North High School Air Force Junior ROTC program is collecting gift cards of all types to send to overseas personnel for their use. To donate gift cards of any type, contact Col. Tucker at Edmond North at 340-2875 or drop off donations, clearly marked for AFJROTC, to Edmond North High School by Nov. 31.



Edmond Light Horse 4-H Club to meet

The regular meeting of the Edmond Light Horse 4-H Club will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at New Covenant United Methodist Church, Building 100, 2700 S. Blvd. The meeting’s topic will be arena etiquette, presented by Kathi Sappington and Stormy Vaughn. Membership is open to those ages 9-19 who have an interest in horses or the 4-H Club. For more information, visit the club's Web site at edmondlighthorse-4h.ning.com.



North to hold holiday food drive for needy families

Edmond North High School Air Force Junior ROTC, the Honor Society and the Key Club are sponsoring a Holiday Food Drive for Needy Families through the Edmond HOPE Center on Monday and Tuesday. The clubs are asking for non-perishable food items that will be donated to needy families to be brought to the northwest corner of Edmond North High School by the ROTC building either day between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m.



Bishop McGuinness presents Fine Arts Night

Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School will present Fine Arts Night at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 2, in the Petuskey Performing Arts Center Auditorium. A celebration of the works of the school’s Fine Arts students, visual arts and photography will be on display in the halls and a performance displaying the skills of the dancers, musicians and actors will also take place. Refreshments will be served after the performance, hosted by the Parent Teacher Student Organization.



Memorial’s BPA hosts carnival for Wheeler Elementary students

Edmond Memorial High School’s chapter of Business Professionals of America completed a Community Action project making a safer environment for Halloween trick-or-treaters. Members hosted a Fall Carnival at Wheeler Elementary in Oklahoma City on Oct. 30, with booths designed and run by EMHS students for the elementary students. The students raised funds for more than 500 pounds of candy for the carnival.



Bishop McGuinness students collect canned goods

Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School set an Oklahoma high school record by collecting 58,857 pounds of canned goods for the Harvest Food Drive. The annual food drive is sponsored by the Oklahoma City Regional Food Bank and provides food to Oklahoma families that are in need of help and assistance. Bishop McGuinness has been involved in the Harvest Food Drive since 1988.

Members of Student Council organized the traditional can sculpture contest between the classes at school.

Students also competed by grade for number of cans collected. Winners were the sophomores with 12,171 pounds.

The Food Bank brought two semi-trailers. As McGuinness students formed an assembly line to move cans to the containers, Food Bank employees filled both trucks with crate after crate of canned goods, rice, beverages and other food staples.

“Service is our gospel value for the 2008-09 school year and our students have fully embraced this idea,” said Mr. Morton. “Once gain our seniors have led the way. From the recent completion of the Habitat House to the Canned Food Drive, their leadership has ensured the success of both projects.”



Heritage Hall presents cookbook

Heritage Hall is making its cookbook, “To Learn, To Lead ... To Serve,” available to those outside of the school community.

“To Serve” is a culmination of recipes from Heritage Hall friends and family from across the United States.

“Every penny of the sales goes directly to technology at Heritage Hall or, as we like to say, straight into the children’s pockets,” said Janet McLain with the Heritage Hall Student/Parent Association.

“‘To Serve’ was designed to be a book with qualities marketable to many culinary groups in the state of Oklahoma,” McLain said.

        

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