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Kaleigh Henke is a junior at Alva High School and has been apart of the Drama and Speech Department since she was a freshman. Henke is a reigning state champion in the Dramatic Duet along with fellow junior Camryn Wren. What makes Henke different from every other drama and speech student is a college by the name of The American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) in New York City, New York. Just a few weeks after winning in the Dramatic Duet category, Henke received a letter from AMDA wanting...
Having music in our schools is very important, whether it be band or vocal. “Music education is important because it gives every child a voice and allows them to grow spiritually, mentally and physically. Music exposes students and the community to other cultures and thoughts and creates well-rounded individuals,” said Alva middle and high school Vocal Director Bryce Lewis. Research shows brain circuits involved in musical improvisation are shaped by efficient training, leading to less reliance on working memory and more extensive con...
On Saturday, April 22, Alva High School held their prom. The theme for this year's prom was "Under the Stars." The theme is always voted on by the senior class, after they are presented with three options for a theme from the junior class. Prom was held in downtown Alva at the eXtreme. Promenade was emceed by AHS Sophomore Trey Bogdanovecz. Students got very creative with what they drove to promenade. Students arrived in things like a fire truck, a tractor, and a horse-drawn carriage. This year...
This week, May 1 through May 5, was Teacher Appreciation Week – a weeklong event designed to show the teachers of the Alva Public Schools how much we value and appreciate them. This program has been going on for several years, and is always held towards the end of the school year to show teachers how thankful the community of Alva is for their hard work throughout the year. Teacher Appreciation Week was created so students would have a way to show their teachers how much they mean to them, and how appreciative we are for all they do. There are...
On May 1, Alva High School students went to the high school office and called and thanked anyone who contributed to the Alva Goldbug Education Foundation either by memorial, donation, scholarship or membership. They call this a “Thank a Thon.” The students were fed pizza and brownies for their hard work. If the people they called had any questions, the students answered them. If they didn’t answer, the kids left a message. “A lot of people said that made their day because we weren’t asking for anything, we were simply thanking them for their...
Alva Church of God Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. Alva Church of God is located at 517 Ninth St. in Alva, and can be found on the web at www.AlvaChurchOfGod.org. Alva Friends Church Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m.; coffee and donut fellowship at 10:10 a.m.; worship at 10:30 a.m. Alva Friends Church is on the corner of College Avenue and Center Street. Avard Christian Church Sunday services are from 2-4 p.m. Avard Christian Church is 7 miles west of Alva on Highway 64 and 7 miles south on County Road 370, or 6...
Our founding fathers gave us a wonderful gift: a nation that is united, yet separate. Our nation is made up of 50 individual states. Each has its own personality and government. They are unique individuals, yet they are connected by a transcendent entity that is America. Being in Christ is similar to this. We are individuals, yet we are a part of something bigger. Each individual is a part of the Church, which is a transcendent entity, which unites us with people from all over the world. It is this unity in diversity that makes the church...
It’s finals week! By the time you pick up a copy of Friday’s paper, most of the victories and defeats will have been won or lost and students will be hightailing it toward summer jobs and distant adventures. Most of these young scholars will have done an admirable job of completing the semester; however, most of them will have done so with a last-minute surge of strength. It seems that even the best of us like to put things off until the 11th hour. This morning (Friday) at 10, the Jesus and the New Testament class will sit for their final as we...
Ridge Hughbanks, member of the Alva FFA Chapter, will lead the more than 27,000 members of the Oklahoma FFA Association for 2017-18. Members elected the 19-year-old to his presidential position during the 91st Oklahoma FFA Convention on May 3. Hughbanks previously served as the 2016-17 Oklahoma FFA Northwest District vice president and is the son of Kyle and Trina Hughbanks. Seven additional FFA members will join Hughbanks on the 2017-18 Oklahoma FFA officer team: Truitt Taylor, Oklahoma Union F...
Northwestern Oklahoma State University's game programming teams participated in the University of Tulsa's annual Heartland Gaming Exposition in early April for the fifth time, placing in several categories. Students from across Oklahoma compete in high school, collegiate and independent developer categories along with competition for the Code Jam Challenge. Computer science majors who attended included Ashley Carter, Enid sophomore; Matt Day, Woodward senior; Richard Fischer, Kiowa, Kansas,...
Each year the faculty in the Mathematics and Computer Science Department at Northwestern Oklahoma State University select outstanding students in the math and computer science programs. This year's recipients are graduating seniors Kalen Gabel of Beaver, mathematics major; Matt Day of Woodward, computer science major; and Bruno Miguel of San Palo, Brazil, computer science major. Gabel plans to attend Oklahoma State University in the fall to pursue a degree in mechanical engineering. Day, who...
Two Northwestern Oklahoma State University students have been inducted into the Phi Alpha Theta, Mu-Lambda chapter, honor society. History majors inducted are Jeran Jones, Enid senior, and Brittany Westervelt, Ponca City junior. The purpose of Phi Alpha Theta is to promote the study of history through the encouragement of research, good teaching, publication and the exchange of learning and ideas. Dr. Roger Hardaway, professor of history, has been the adviser to Northwestern’s Phi Alpha Theta chapter since 2004. Hardaway explained that m...
Stacy Berman, Ponca City senior and political science major, was chosen to be inducted into Pi Sigma Alpha political science honor society at Northwestern Oklahoma State University. Pi Sigma Alpha is the national honor society for political science, founded in 1920. Membership recognizes outstanding academic achievement in political science and promotes excellence in political awareness and civic engagement. “[Stacy] Bergman is a good student and has taken the majority of her coursework at the UC in Ponca City,” Dr. Kay Decker, Social Sci...
Fearful as we are of a nuclear strike by the North Koreans, a more imminent threat lies in the unknown quantities of weapons-grade uranium-235 that can be used to make a “dirty” bomb. Packed with conventional explosives, a small amount of this material could contaminate a neighborhood, doing the expected damage from the explosion, but also exposing the survivors and first responders to life-threatening radiation. The cost to decontaminate a highly populated area is staggering and the dust gen...
