EDMOND — EDUCATION
IN BRIEF
Ratcliffe receives softball scholarship
Rachel Ratcliffe, a senior at Edmond North High School, recently attended Scholarship Day at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kan. As a result she received a softball scholarship.
She is the daughter of Steve and Glenda Ratcliffe. Her sister Christine is a student at Oklahoma State University.
Students invited to study abroad this summer
If you’re in high school or about to graduate, there’s still time to apply for a summer study abroad program or “gap year” experience.
AFS has been sending high school students abroad for 60 years. AFS can provide advice or connect individuals with students who have just returned. Financial aid still is available.
To learn more, call 800-AFS-INFO or visit www.afs.org/usa.
White takes top teen award
Jade White, a freshman at Edmond Memorial High School, attended the Nuvo Dance Convention in Mobile, Ala., last month.
Out of more than 750 dancers, Jade was awarded top teen award and was chosen as the “Break-out-Artist” of the convention, winning $750 in scholarships.
Jade dances with Senior Company at Kim Massey Dance Productions in Edmond and is a member of the Freshman Pom Squad at Edmond Memorial.
Teachers invited to take the LEAD, win cash
The Oklahoma Society of Certified Public Accountants announced a call for entries for a lesson plan competition for accounting and business educators at Oklahoma schools.
The OSCPA Lessons Enhancing Accounting Development Contest will award two cash prizes to the winning teachers and their schools.
The contest is open to educators teaching related subjects to students in grades nine through 12 on a continuous and regular basis at an accredited Oklahoma school. Qualifying subjects include business, accounting, personal finance, finance, personal economics, economics and business math.
Submissions must be received by June 30, 2008, and winners will be announced on or around July 31, 2008.
For more information and to download an application, visit the Educators section of the Web site www.oscpa.com.
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Santa Fe principal resigns
Edmond Santa Fe High School principal Earl Kirkpatrick resigned Thursday to explore possibilities in the field of ministry. His last day is June 30.
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3 local teams travel to Odyssey of the Mind finals
Students from two Edmond schools left for Ames, Iowa, Tuesday to compete in the 33rd Odyssey of the Mind World Finals May 23-26.
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Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics graduates 21st Class
The Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics, Oklahoma’s nationally recognized public, residential school for junior and senior high school students with advanced abilities in science and math, announced 63 students will graduate at the Oklahoma State Capitol at 10 a.m. today.
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9 retire in Deer Creek School District
Grove Valley Elementary principal Debbie Straughn is joining six teachers, the chief of operations and the executive director in retiring from the Deer Creek School District.
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It's not just for seniors: Kindergartners, 5th-graders, 8th-graders graduate
As school draws to an end, students are celebrating graduation, and they aren’t all seniors.
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Deer Creek to break ground on 5th elementary
Deer Creek School District will be breaking ground on a fifth elementary the first of June.
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Shakespeare summer camp now enrolling
Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park is now enrolling students for its 2012 Young Company Theatre Camp, a fun and intensive week-long summer camp that aims to change the way young people feel about Shakespeare.
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Camp DaKaNi signup begins
For almost 60 years, young people have been experiencing the 33 acres of Camp DaKaNi right in the heart of Oklahoma City.
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OERB honors Edmond student at state Capitol
The Oklahoma Energy Resources Board celebrated Edmond student Katherine Martinez and 20 other students who are helping save their friends’ and peers’ lives by warning them about the dangers of playing around oilfield equipment and well sites.
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Company will present $25,000 in cash to educators
McGraw-Hill Education is announcing the Science, Technology, Engineering & Math Innovative Educator Awards, to recognize and reward teachers who are finding innovative ways to reach today’s students.
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