All-Stater honored

Stroud community leaders Patsy and Richard James congratulate 2009 Academic All-Stater Ryan Heath of Shawnee during the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence Academic Awards Banquet held recently in Norman. Heath, a 2009 graduate of Meeker High School, was among 100 outstanding seniors from Oklahoma public schools who were honored as Academic All-Staters. He received an All-State scholarship sponsored by the Richard James Family Foundation. The academic awards banquet is presented annually by the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence, a nonprofit organization that recognizes and encourages academic excellence in Oklahoma’s public schools. Provided photo