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A total of 8,004 students were named to the 2020 fall semester honor rolls at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, including 3,449 students named to the President’s Honor Roll for earning an A grade in all their courses. Full-time undergraduate students who completed 12 or more hours with a grade point average of 4.00 made…

The Timberlake High School released their fall semester honor roll. They are as follows: Superintendent’s Honor Roll • Summer Finney, Lindsay Olson, Joel Pecha, Hailey Phillips, Amaya Ullrich, Jacob Diller, Greysan Ioerger, Ethan Jenlink, Colten Lormand, Jack McCoy, Carver Sands, Cade Severin, Emma Curry, Karleigh Decker, Kinlie Judd, Merric Judd, Hannah Wear, Pete Gwinn and…

Burlington Junior High and High School released their first semester honor rolls. They are as follows: Superintendent’s Honor Roll: • High School: Paden Allen, Savannah Granados, Karlie Heatherman, Nancy Klippenstein, McKenzie Olson, Alyssa Russell, Kayli Stewart, Logan Stewart and Sterling Stewart. • Junior High: Riley Dowell, Haylee Jantz and Ranee Russell. Principal’s Honor Roll •…

Burlington students worked together to collect more than 388 items to donate to the Cherokee Food Bank. The food drive was sponsored by the Student Council and FCA. Pictured are (from left): Paden Allen, Vice President of FCA, Preston Paschall, President of FCA, Alyssa Russell, President of Student Council and Kayli Stewart, Vice President of…

Three students from the Timberlake FFA Chapter placed third overall at the 2020 American Farmers & Ranchers (AFR) Livestock Handling Contest held at Oklahoma National Stockyards in Oklahoma City Dec. 11. Joel Pecha, Ethan Jenlink and Jacob Diller competed against other FFA students from across Oklahoma to claim a top spot at the statewide contest.…

BY MAKAYLA MCCULLOUGH Burlington’s freshmen class did not get to have a traditional eighth grade promotion last year because of the coronavirus.  They expected this year to be stressful and different, but they were excited about being in high school. They made the best with the cards they were dealt by staying positive and safe;…

A representative of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) presented a program to the junior high and high school students on Tuesday, December 15. Special Agent, Trevor Ridgeway, spoke to the students about online safety, social media, inappropriate communication, the dangers of bullying and how to end it. Mr. Ridgeway got the students attention…

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister has named 97 Oklahoma high school students to her 2021 Student Advisory Council, the sixth consecutive year the group has been convened to assist Hofmeister and the Oklahoma State Department of Education in matters of policy. Cherokee’s Bridget Wilhite was one of the 97 named to serve on…

BY NANCY KLIPPENSTEIN The annual FFA Christmas tree lighting and Christmas music program were combined this year. The event was held at the park in Burlington on Monday, December 14. The Lions Club served chili, hot chocolate, and coffee. This helped keep everyone a little bit warmer considering the temperature was below freezing. Burlington FFA…

Drake Williams signs a letter of intent to livestock judge at Northern Oklahoma College. Williams (right) is pictured with Jennifer Bedwell, Northern Oklahoma College livestock judging coach.