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[Journal Date: March 21, 2021] On December 8, 2017,
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Heritage Elementary School in Kingfisher announced its Great Expectations Students of the Month for April 2021. Earning the honor were, from left: Brady Reese, fourth grade; Raelynn Counts, third grade; Mason Hladik, Kade Snow and Easton Price, fourth grade; Jake Rother and Bentley Williams, third grade; Emily Hamil, fourth grade; Cole Sigl and Hunter Waeger, third grade; and Iain Mayfield, fourth grade. [Photo provided]
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Gilmour Elementary School recognizes students for every 250,000 words read throughout the school year. The most recent students recognized for surpassing the 250,000 word mark were, from left, second graders Rylee Inskeep, Ashley Gutierrez and Ren Aadalen. [Photo provided]
Read moreOkarche Elementary School recently announced students who made the honor rolls for the second semester of 2020-21.
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Gilmour Elementary School honored several students as April 2021 Great Expectations Citizenship Award winners. Recognized at Jacket Roundup on April 30 were, from left: front row, kindergarten students Blake McCann, Chloe Kamas, Olivia Valencia, Brody Willms and Brady Reese; middle row, first graders Charlie Derrick, Aurora Hux, Karter Salcedo, Briza Orozco and Isabella Steeds; and back row, second graders Ximena Ponce, Brinkley Taylor, Brayden Thiessen and Anthony Navarro. The focus for April was the character trait “grit.” Teachers were encouraged to choose students who exemplified that trait throughout the month. [Photo provided]
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Heather Jones, right, volunteer coordinator for CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) For Children for Kingfisher, Blaine, Woodward and Garfield counties, was the guest speaker of the Kingfisher Rotary club last week. Jones gave a history of CASA, which began in 1977, and said trained volunteers are needed to help with monitoring and interacting with abused and neglected children in the area. She said those who do get involved spend an average of six hours a month with the child and are rewarded in their experiences by knowing they are helping to change the story for the better for at-risk children. She said adults age 21 or older with a desire and commitment to help – and who possess objectivity, good communication skills and common sense – are asked to volunteer for training. Jones is pictured with Kingfisher County Associate District Judge Lance Schneiter. [KT&FP Staff Photo]
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KINGFISHER MEMORIAL Library’s summer reading program takes off with a bang this week, and with an ambitious daily schedule of activities for the next two months that allows parents and kids to pick and choose their attendance days. Children’s librarian Audrey Sanders, right, spent some time coloring with Brinley Payne on the first day of “Fantasy and Fairytale Week” Monday. The overall theme of “Tails and Tales” is divided into themed weeks with different activities scheduled each day. 45-minute sessions for each age group are held daily, and parents can choose any (or every) day for their children’s attendance. The schedule for Monday-Thursday is: 10 a.m. 1-year-old -Kindergarten; 11 a.m. first and second grade; 1 p.m. third and fourth grade; 2 p.m. tweens and teens. Themes for the remaining weeks (with different variations each day) are Jungle Animals, Forest Animals, Under the Sea, Arctic Animals, On the Farm and My Pet. Fridays are free movie days at 1 p.m. and movies planned include “Adventures of Rufus The Magic Pet,” “Zootopia,” “Open Season,” “Finding Dory,” “Arctic Dogs,” “Ferdinand,” and “The Secret Life of Pets.” No activities are held the week before July 4 and the library is closed on the following Monday, July 5. Complete printed schedules are available at the library. [KT&FP Staff Photo]
Read moreSpeeding 16-20 mph Over Limit ($227 fine), Improper Passing ($197), Failure to Stop at Stop Sign ($197), Failure to Yield to Emergency Vehicle ($265) and Expired Driver License ($146) — Karla J. Bullock, Hennessey.
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