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EPIC Charter School inducts

students into National Honor Society
EPIC Charter School inducted
113 students into the National
Honor Society and 155 into the
National Junior Honor Society in
ceremonies held at Rose State
College on April 30. Some of
those students are from
Edmond.
Local students are:
2018 NATIONAL HONOR
SOCIETY INDUCTEES
10th Grade
Jenna Curry, Edmond; and
Stori Coffey, Edmond.
11th Grade
Aleesa Harvey, Edmond;
Bradon Adams, Edmond;
Emily Marsh, Edmond;
Emma Nickles, Edmond;
Katie Sturm, Edmond; and
Nicholas Pata, Edmond.
12th Grade
Katelyn Bailey, Edmond; and
Madelyne Yasameen Etami,
Edmond.
2018 NATIONAL JUNIOR
HONOR SOCIETY INDUCTEES
6th Grade
Caroline Glover, Edmond;
Jenna Nunes, Edmond;
Lily Aislin Willis, Edmond;
Madison Viele, Edmond;
Piper Seltmann, Edmond; and
Zachery Cothrum, Edmond.
7th Grade
Caitlin Flower, Edmond;
Jordan Cameron, Edmond;
Kobe Nhin, Edmond;
Lisa Woods, Edmond;
Luke Acuna, Edmond;
Phillip Pata, Edmond; and
Noah Kennel, Fairland.
8th Grade
Maya Dean, Edmond; and
Tyson Woods, Edmond.
Both organizations’ new
inductees were carefully select-
ed by a five-member faculty
council appointed by the princi-
pal to nominate qualified stu-
dents outstanding in four areas
of evaluation.
“We are incredibly proud of
each of the new inductees,” said
EPIC Superintendent, David
Chaney, “This achievement is
the result of hard work academi-
cally, and beyond that, a
demonstration of the type of
leadership and character we
hope to cultivate in each of our
students.”
EPIC’s National Honor Society
inductees were selected from
10th, 11th or 12th grade stu-
dents who maintain a 3.5 cumu-
lative GPA or better and demon-
strate leadership, character and
service within their student
activities. National Junior Honor
Society inductees were selected
from students who maintain a
3.0 cumulative GPA or better,
and demonstrate leadership, cit-
izenship, character and service.

Bishop McGuinness Speech, Debate

PHOTO PROVIDED
Michael Gehr
2 Heritage Hall seniors named U.S.
Presidential Scholars semifinalists
Heritage Hall Upper
School seniors Michael
Gehr and Michael
Mandanas, both of
Edmond, were selected as
two of 630 semifinalists to
advance to the final round
of the 2018 U.S.
Presidential Scholars com-
petition.
From nearly 3.5 million
PHOTO PROVIDED
Micchael Mandanas
graduating high school
seniors, more than 5,300
students were identified as
candidates in the pro-
gram, and 630 semifinal-
ists have been selected
from across the country.
These semifinalists form
the pool from which the
2018 U.S. Presidential
Scholars will be chosen.
places 2nd at state tourney
The Bishop
McGuinness Catholic
High School Speech &
Debate team recently
competed in the 2018
State Speech & Debate
competition and finished
as State Runner-Up in
Team Sweeps.
Individual awards went
to Clare Jordan, State
Champion in Prose and
State Champion in
Standard Oratory, Luke
Schwartz State
Champion in LD Debate,
and Edmond’s Bryan Box
is the State Runner Up in
LD Debate.
Wendell Hixson and
Lucas Schrantz are State
Runner Up in Humorous PHOTO PROVIDED
Duet, Veronica Raley Bishop McGuinness High School Speech and Debate students placing 2nd at the
placed 5th in Original 2018 State Speech & Debate competition include back row from left: Harry Brown,
Oratory, Harry Brown and Luke Schwartz, Julia Richard, Speech & Debate Coach Brett Young, Kelyn Hancock,
Julia Richard placed 5th Veronica Raley, and Will Lawson; and front row from left: Sarah Tran, Clare
in Humorous Duet, Clare Jordan, Wendell Hixson, Bryan Box of Edmond, and Lucas Schrantz.
Jordan and Wendell
Hixson placed 6th in Debate. the team captured the says thanks to coach
Dramatic Duet, and Will Because of their out- State Runner-up trophy Brett Young for all his

OKC Zoo, Dr. Pepper Lawson placed 7th in LD standing performance, for Class 5A. The team hard work.

BMCHS StuCo recognized as National Gold Council of Excellence

promote Vending Bishop McGuinness Catholic ership and support the school elections for the upcoming 2018-
High School recently learned the offers as the importance of this 19 school year. Edmond students
Machine Art Contest National Student Council has rec-
ognized the McGuinness Student
organization is integral to the suc-
cess of the school, said Sandy
receiving offices include: Ford
Collier, assistant chair of Olympics;
Council as a 2018 National Gold Cunningham, school representa- Miranda Jelinek, chair of fundrais-
The Oklahoma City Zoo Honor Roll recipients Council of Excellence. The award is tive. ing; and Ethan Silvernail, video
and Dr. Pepper recently will receive a certificate. a testament to the guidance, lead- Student Council recently held productions chair.
announced the winners of All winners will have their
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