DHS is thankful for students’ efforts 7 hr ago | Add a comment Oklahoma families statewide are preparing for the holidays by shopping for turkeys, sweet potatoes, pumpkin pies and all the traditional fixings for a perfect Thanksgiving dinner. But for some...

Social progress is school’s goal 1 hr ago | Add a comment Kevin McPherson bears a lot of social responsibility. He initiated a drug treatment program called CARE for Change in northeast Oklahoma City with the help of a fellow graduate student. He started...

UPDATE 1 hr ago | Add a comment Tobacco settlement, 10 years in A decade ago when states sued big tobacco companies, officials were hoping the result would be a decrease in the number of youth who begin smoking. In Oklahoma, that...

SCOUTING 1 hr ago | Add a comment 12 advance in Ada The Eagle Scout rank is being presented to 12 members of Troop 4, Ada. • When: 3 p.m. today at the First Christian Church, 101 E 13 St., in Ada. The presentation ceremony is...

OSU Recruiting: Prioritizing their needs 5 hr ago | Add a comment High priority →Defensive tackle: This might be the most crucial area where the Cowboys are yet to get a commitment. They need depth and playmaking ability at DT, so look for potentially three...

Marrow donation saves sister's life 9 hr ago | Add a comment NOBLE — Makenzie Driever, 8, is a "rough-and-tumble girl.” When bruises started showing up on Makenzie’s body last May, her parents didn’t think much about it at first....

'Superhero' recycles; do you? 8 hr ago | Add a comment NORMAN — Like most caped crusaders, Sue Madole has two sides. She spends her days as a Norman elementary school teacher. But, she’s also an environmental warrior, and when she starts...

MY REUNIONS 14 hr ago | Add a comment Oklahoma CityCentral High School class of 1942, 12:30 p.m. the last Thursday, Johnnie’s Charcoal Broiler, 2652 W Britton Road. Call June Porter Honiker, 842-0815. Central High School class of...

Dads' club helps students celebrate Thanksgiving 10 hr ago | Add a comment Dads served up a Thanksgiving meal Thursday at Washington Irving Elementary. No, it wasn’t a dress rehearsal for carving the turkey on Thanksgiving Day. It was the school’s Dads’...

Jones High School has a new lunch place 9 hr ago | Add a comment JONES — For the first time in about a year, students at Jones High School have the chance to eat their breakfasts and lunches on school property. District officials opened the school’s...

Tulsa girl returned safely; father captured Thu, Nov 20, 2008 TULSA — A girl was checked out of her elementary school here by an escaped convict this morning, police said. Waynequa Golson was checked out of Bell Elementary School by her father, Bruce...

Mustang students score favorably on standard tests Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment MUSTANG — Test scores in the Mustang School District continue to rise, officials said. School officials announced that the district’s Academic Performance Index rose to 1362, a...

School briefs Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Add a comment Parents plan fun night Kennedy Elementary School’s Parent Teacher Association will host a Family Fun Night from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday in the gym, 621 Sunrise. The event is for students and...

The Oklahoman journalism class seeks students Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Add a comment Newsroom 101, The Oklahoman’s program for high school students interested in journalism, is accepting applications for its 2009 session. The free 10-week class offers high school students in...

Centennial High School reschedules event for slain student Wed, Nov 19, 2008 Centennial High School has rescheduled the fundraiser for the family of Timothy Mooreland, which had been scheduled for today. The fundraiser is an intramural basketball game that students can...

Tardy paperwork will hurt Oklahoma school districts Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Comments 1 Two school districts face penalties because they missed the deadline to turn in school improvement plans to the state Education Department. Officials for Picher-Cardin turned in the plan Tuesday,...

First-graders in Crescent learn how to speak Chinese Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Add a comment CRESCENT — With an eye cast toward the future, Crescent School officials hope a new program started this year will give their children the skills they need to compete in the 21st century....

Nichols Hills meeting on school renovations planned Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Add a comment Nichols Hills School renovationA community meeting is planned for 6 p.m. Monday to discuss renovations at Nichols Hills Elementary School, 1301 W Wilshire Blvd. The $2.1 million renovation is part...

Wednesday's Top TV Picks Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Add a comment →"Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work,” 7 p.m., OETA-13. A look inside the royal family’s headquarters, Buckingham Palace. →"Life,” 8 p.m., KFOR-4. When a...

Big Read program to get donation from Norman retailer Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Add a comment NORMAN — A store will donate a portion of its profits from sales on Thursday to Pioneer Library System. Milano’s Accessories, 755 Asp Ave., will contribute 10 percent of the...