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The eighth and ninth graders from Cherokee Public Schools toured the Northwest Career Technology Center on April 14. The students visited all the class programs to learn more about what NWTC has to offer for their upperclassman classes.  The classes include digital design, business and computers, automotive tech, Bio Med, health careers and electrical construction…

Multiple Alfalfa County students recently were honored by the Oklahoma State University Ferguson College of Agriculture with academic scholarships for the 2021-2022 academic year. The scholarships are part of the more than $1.8 million that students will receive from the college and its academic departments. The 2021-2022 scholarship recipients and hometowns: • Hailey Dotson, Cherokee,…

Drake Williams of the Cherokee FFA Chapter earned first-place honors in the 2021 Oklahoma FFA Agricultural Sales Entrepreneurship Proficiency Award area during the 95th annual Oklahoma FFA Convention on April 28. Reece Villines of the Weatherford FFA chapter and Kelby Ott of the Lomega FFA chapter earned second- and third-place honors respectively. Williams has bought…

Aline-Cleo High School inducted eight new members into the National Honor Society Wednesday, May 5. Selection of membership is based on outstanding scholarship, character, leadership, and service.

Four Aline-Cleo High School students were privileged this year to be a part of the Computer Science course taught by math teacher,  Shawna Clepper.  Students were:  Kayleigh Rauch, Senior, Leah Ramey, Senior, Elizabeth Wallace, Junior, and Samuel Moran, Sophomore.  The class involved web art, java script coding, creating their own video games, apps, and interactive…

Aline-Cleo High School and Middle School TSA Chapter competed for the first time in the State TSA Competition.  Both groups participated in the Video Game Design; both groups got first place for the event and get to participate in the nation-wide competition at the end of June.  The high school group consisted of Samuel Moran,…

Northwestern Oklahoma State University inducted 35 new members into the Red and Black Scroll Honor Society. Because of the restrictions COVID-19 has placed on social gatherings, there was no ceremony, but the students received their certificate via email. Red and Black Scroll recognizes outstanding scholarship and service among sophomore students at Northwestern. Requirements for membership…

The annual academic summer camp for high school students associated with Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s Upward Bound and Upward Bound Math and Science program will begin on the Alva campus with move-in day on Sunday, May 30, from 4-6 p.m. The students will live in university housing while on campus and will eat their meals…

Burlington Kindergarten and 1st grade classrooms had a fun time incubating chicken, duck and goose eggs in their classrooms. They learned about the life cycle of a chicken and each day they candled the eggs to see the changes. There were even days they could see movement inside the egg. It was an exciting day…

Dr. Joe Highfill of Norman, a 1966 graduate of Northwestern Oklahoma State University, will deliver the commencement address at his alma mater during the University’s commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 8, at 10:30 a.m. at Ranger Field. The stage will face south for this ceremony to allow for social distanced seating on both the home…