Seniors from the North Rock Creek High School Class of 2022 walked across the stage of the secondary gym May 18 and became the first graduating class of North Rock Creek Public Schools. According to Superintendent Black Moody, 140 faculty members walked during the ceremony, with 89 seniorsgraduating.
Friday, June 3, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the June 28 Primary, Pottawatomie County Election Board Secretary Patricia Carter said. Carter said that persons who are United States Citizens, residents of Oklahoma, and at least 17 ½ years old are eligible to apply for voter registration.
Please send items for the calendar to Elisabeth Slay, eslay@news-star.com and/ or newsroom@news-star.com. May 24 Life Recovery Shawnee, a Christ centered addiction recovery support group, meets every Tuesday night at 7 p.m.
Seminole State College will begin hosting its annual Kids on Campus Summer Camps beginning on June 13. SSC camps provide an opportunity for children to learn new skills, explore new interests and make new friends. The College offers instruction provided by faculty, staff, and local area educators that have expertise in their field and love working with children. June Camp offerings include: Ceramics (Pottery), Picasso Art, Minecraft Gaming, Print Making, Legos and Concepts of Music. All camps are designed for grade-school age children (K-6th grades). Lego Camp is appropriate for even younger children (4-5 years old). Children can register for multiple camps. All camps are two weeks long, Monday-Thursday, for eight days total, and cost $79. June camps begin Monday, June 13 and end Thursday, June 23.
Twenty-five students from across Oklahoma have been selected to serve on the 2022-2023 Oklahoma Agriculture Youth Council, hosted by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry. Out of those 25, Morley Griffith from Shawnee and Ethan Stone from Chandler were selected to the council.
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OKLAHOMA CITY – The governor has signed into law a bill that will get needed help to students in mental health crisis or who are considering suicide. House Bill 4106 by Rep.
Bill protecting students from inappropriate material signed into law OKLAHOMA CITY – A bill protecting K-12 school-aged children from access to pornographic or obscene material in schools or libraries or through online digital libraries was signed into law by the governor this week. House Bill 3702 by Rep.
The U.S. Department of Education awards millions of dollars for the Native American Career and Technical Education Program each year. In 2021, Citizen Potawatomi Nation received funds as one of 39 federally recognized tribes, tribal organizations and Bureau of Indian Affairs-funded schools to advance educational and career opportunities for Indigenous peoples and their communities.
Whytleigh Guerrero of Stroud graduates from Harding University SEARCY, AR -- Whytleigh Guerrero of Stroud is one of more than 700 students who received diplomas and were recognized as Harding University graduates for Spring 2022 during a commencement ceremony on May 7, 2022. Guerrero received a Doctorate in physical therapy.