2020 Vision: All Education stories

Despite Oklahoma Bible Academy's size, the school's art program ranks among the top in the state, and it continues to get better with support from parents and patrons and a talented pool of students.

The largest project in the overall bond issue, the construction of the new competition gymnasium and performing arts center at Enid High School, is scheduled for an open house and ribbon cutting in April.

Enid Public Schools continues to expand its Great Expectations program, which aims to instill a uniform culture of excellence across the district’s classrooms.

 “We’re stronger when we work with other groups. We can make more things happen for students and the community.” — NOC president Dr. Cheryl Evans

The Enid campus has had a 22-year partnership agreement with Northern Oklahoma College Enid to provide junior-senior level classes with students completing the first two years at NOC. The bridge program between the two schools provides a seamless transition from NOC to NWOSU.

“We wanted to advocate, not just for Enid but for rural communities, too. In some small communities, the public schools are what hold the community together.” — Roxanne Pollard, a founder of the local chapter of the Oklahoma Parent Legislative Action Committee (PLAC)

Recently the school entered its 45th year in Enid and is making plans on celebrating its 50th. Until then, Becky Ostroski, director of Cimarron Montessori said the school is working toward a longterm plan to increase age groups to include middle school students.

“Autry Tech is a great option for students who are interested in gaining hands-on training and industry-recognized certifications, allowing them to enter the workforce that much sooner.” — Mandy Mayberry, director of communications, marketing and recruiting

Superintendent Brent Koontz’s vision for Pioneer-Pleasant Vale schools is “continuing the tradition of excellence we have tried to foster and carry over the years.’’

❝I thought it was a good idea, and when I ran it by the kids they were very excited. I was going to use it to help recruit other students. I had no idea this would happen.❞ — Kaylene Toelle, band director at Kremlin-Hillsdale Public Schools

The new space, when completed, will be comparable to the equipment and layout of a metro news studio, but on a smaller scale, and will give students the ability to do voice-overs and video editing with the same software used to produce major network news broadcasts and Hollywood movies.

Currently, students in 3rd through the 12th grades have laptops, but the goal is to see each student in every grade with a laptop.