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Hennessey High School’s Class of 2021 was the first to collect diplomas this year, with a graduation ceremony last Saturday at the Eagle Event Center.
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Hennessey High School graduate Don Smith and former elementary teacher Jewel Babiak were inducted into the 2021 Hennessey High School Hall of Fame Sun., May 9. The ceremony was held during the school’s senior graduation program at The Dome.
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Kingfisher’s most recent individual state champs are Maddi Kamas in girls’ golf, left, and Ally Stephenson, whose state meet record-tying 5-8 high jump vaulted her into the No. 1 slot. Stephenson beat her own personal best of 5-6, which brought home the state championship in 2019, as well as tying the 36-year-old state meet record. Kamas became Kingfisher’s second girls golf state champion as she carded rounds of 69 and 67 last Wednesday and Thursday, respectively, at Cushing’s Buffalo Rock Golf & Venue. Her combined score of 136 – 4-under-par overall – was 20 strokes better than runner-up Layne Ailshie of Fort Gibson. Read the full details of Kamas’ road to glory on Page 8A and Stephenson’s state track meet performance on Page 9A. [Photos Provided]
Read moreActive Covid-19 cases dropped by 29 in Kingfisher County over the past week.
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Jason Sternberger will start work at the Hennessey Public Schools earlier than planned.
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Kingfisher Middle School has announced its Students of the Month for March and April 2021. Earning the honor for March (top photo) were, from left: Zoe Lukasek, fifth grade; Jack Barnett, sixth grade; Andrew Hines, seventh grade; and Avery Stutts, eighth grade. April honorees (below) were, from left: Scott Schellenberg, fifth grade; Kinlee East, sixth grade; Jhett Birdwell, seventh grade; and Ella Thomas, eighth grade. [Photos provided]
Read moreMultiple Kingfisher County students recently were honored by the Oklahoma State University Ferguson College of Agriculture with academic scholarships for the 2021- 2022 academic year.
Read morePioneer announced early this week it is working to help build consumer awareness about the Emergency Broadband Benefit, a new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program.
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