Building on Tradition 2019: All Education stories

EHS Vocal Music Teacher and Jazz Choir Director Matthew Johnson is in his second year with the district. The former Norman High School teacher said the school there had a jazz choir and when he learned last year there was an opportunity to form one at Enid High he took it.

Waller Middle School students were told in November they would be in for a treat as the new band room was finished. They haven’t been disappointed.

Full-time programs at Autry are available for adults and high school juniors and seniors and extend from August through May, following the traditional school year. 

“I think anybody who wants their children to be exposed to a faith-based education absolutely needs to check out our school. Having a faith-based environment provides a full education, as opposed to leaving the faith aspect out.” — St. Joseph principal Wade Laffey

Waukomis Public Schools has 30-35 students enrolled in an agricultural education class, which is a course in Oklahoma that automatically adds its students to the FFA rolls. Yandell said 90 percent of the students in her classes are active in FFA.

"Oftentimes, kids need more support, and we want to be the ones who provide it." — Doug Stafford, EPS assistant superintendent of secondary education

Suicide is the third leading cause of death between ages 10 and 24, according to Centers for Disease Control. Each year 157,000 Americans in that age group are treated for self-inflicted injuries.

For two consecutive years, the nonprofit Aspen Institute in Washington, D.C., has ranked NOC in the top 10 percent of community colleges nationally. NOC was the only state junior college on the list.

The early childhood development center — a joint project between the university and Enid Public Schools — is a freestanding facility that will include four classrooms replacing the current EPS pre-kindergarten classroom on the NWOSU-Enid campus. 

Voters in 2017 approved by a strong majority $19.14 million to fund additions to all three Chisholm Public Schools sites and to construct a new multi-sports facility ...

All high school students at OBA are required to complete voluntary service hours during the year, school officials say. Service hours are divided between the Enid/Garfield County community, a student’s local church and OBA.

Funds from the bond are going toward construction of a new early childhood wing at Pleasant Vale Elementary School and demolition of the old one, a new FEMA-rated safe room, buses and renovation of an older part of the high school. 

There is no charge to Enid High students to take University Center concurrent courses, EHS principal Dudley Darrow said.