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September 3, 2010 FIRST WITH LOCAL NEWS--KYBE RADIO K96 NEWS Brief...................... Scholarship Offered The Oklahoma Heritage Association and Gaylord-Pickens Museum will award one $5,000 scholarship, the Oklahoma Hall of Fame Scholarship at www.oklahomaheritage.com/portals/0/docs/hof2011. The $5,000 scholarship, which is dispersed to the winning student over four years, is based on the student's leadership roles, civic/community involvement, academic achievement, and knowledge and pride of our great state. Students must commit to attending an Oklahoma college or university to be considered, and students must be nominated for this scholarship by teachers, administrators, or any other adult not related to the student. The application is due October 1. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
First A.C.T. Exam The first ACT Exam is October 23, 2010. The ACT test is given four times a year at the Great Plains Technology Center. The cost of the exam is $33.00. Students may register online at www.actstudent.org or pick up a packet in the Frederick High School office from Mrs. Hester. The deadline to register without paying a late fee for the October test is September 17, 2010. Other testing dates are December 11, 2010, February 12, 2011, and April 9, 2011. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Frederick Welcomes New Teachers Jeremy Newton is the new principal at Frederick Middle School. He is from the Comanche area and has taught, as well as coached, at Walters. Megan Newton, Jeremy's wife, is a new kindergarten teacher. She has previously taught for the elementary schools at Walters and Grandview, and is from Lawton. New teachers at Frederick Elementary School are fourth grade teacher Susan Hodges, third grade teacher Pam Booker, kindergarten teacher Gwen Ingram and first grade teacher Kacie Walker. New teachers at Frederick High School are Algebra I instructor and girls basketball coach Krystina Peck, English teacher and golf and football coach Sam Staats, high school social studies teacher and boys basketball coach Cache Hill and English teacher Candice Hodde. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Miss Frederick Pageant Scheduled All Frederick High School sophomore, junior and senior girls get ready! The date has been set for the Miss Frederick Pageant 2011. It is scheduled for Saturday, October 2nd. There will be three areas of competition: evening gown, sportswear, and interview. The contestants will learn poise, how to present themselves in a positive way, and especially how to become comfortable in an interview situation. They will learn communication skills that will be invaluable in the future. The pageant is directed by Cindy Ade and sponsored by the Frederick Arts and Humanities Council. For more information, call 335-5761. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Keep Oklahoma Beautiful has notified the Frederick Chamber of Commerce that its Fresh Paint Days grant application has been approved. During the days of September 17-28, the Chamber and volunteers will apply a fresh coat of paint to the TG&Y building. The organization will receive twenty gallons of paint, donated by H.I.S. Coatings of Oklahoma City and a $75 stipend, funded by the Public Service Company of Oklahoma. The Frederick Chamber, along with the Rotary Club, Boy Scouts, First United Methodist Church of Frederick and the City of Frederick will join more than 500 volunteers across Oklahoma in 20 communities to participate in the 2010 Fresh Paint Days in Oklahoma. This Keep Oklahoma Beautiful program asks volunteers to transform an unsightly structure using only creativity, paint and a lot of elbow grease. Sharon Bennett, Executive Director for the Frederick Chamber of Commerce said, "the hope is that one major facelift will inspire others." For more information about the Fresh Paint Days and to read about the other projects, visit keepoklahomabeautiful.com. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________
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