Area seniors were awarded scholarships from the Alfalfa County Conservation District. L to R: Kelly Fanning, District Manager, Dane Wilber, Vice-Chair, Kacie Eshleman, Drake Williams, Joel Pecha, Kale Campbell, Neal Gordon, Secretary, and Scott Cormack, Chairman.

Heather Gottsch, Cherokee FCCLA Adviser, is one of 13 honorees across the nation selected by Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) to receive the 2020-2021 Adviser Mentor Award. FCCLA honored all Adviser Mentor Award recipients during the Hybrid National Leadership Conference, June 27-July 2, 2021, in Nashville, TN. The FCCLA Adviser Mentor program…

The University of Central Oklahoma recently announced the students named to the university’s honor rolls, a distinction given to those who achieve the highest academic standards. For the spring 2021 semester, 1,479 students were named to the President’s Honor Roll, an honor achieved by those who recorded a “straight-A” or 4.0 GPA. Jacey Jantzen, Cherokee,…

Around 75 campers across Oklahoma recently graduated from the SAGE STEAM Camp held at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford. The Southwest Alliance for Girls’ Enrichment (SAGE) in Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts/Humanities, and Mathematics (STEAM) Camp was a weeklong, residential summer camp hosted on SWOSU’s campus for girls who are entering the eighth and…

Alec Tidwell, left, and Lucas Heim, right, both received superior ratings (I) on their piano solos at the Seiling Music Festival. Tidwell also received a superior rating at Tri-State. Both are students of Nita Cox.

Josh Rauch, Aline-Cleo Junior, has been awarded his Oklahoma Department of Welding 3G Certification.  His Northwest Technology welding instructor is JP Parker.

Hope Jordan, Cherokee Sophomore, recently attended the EDUCATE ME summer science camp on the NEO campus in Miami, Oklahoma. She was able to attend multiple health classes to learn anatomy lessons and also experience some Cherokee Indian culture through events at the week long camp.  This camp was funded through grants from the Oklahoma State…

Oklahoma State University awarded degrees to 4,047 students this past spring, including 2,508 Oklahomans, according to the Office of the Registrar. Graduates are listed by their high school, along with degree and subject area. Degrees earned with distinction — summa cum laude (with highest honor), magna cum laude (with great honor) or cum laude (with…

The University of Oklahoma announced today the students named to its spring 2021 honor roll, a distinction given to those who achieve the highest academic standards. A total of 8,930 students were named to the spring 2021 honor roll. Of these students, 3,818 were named to the President’s Honor Roll for earning an “A” grade…