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  • Physical days announced

    Physical days for all middle school and high school athletes are scheduled, and are being held for 2013-14 school year athletic requirements....

    April 27, 2013

  • Current state grade system flunks

    The full Senate voted to improve and reform Oklahoma’s A-F grades for public schools Tuesday following lengthy statewide controversy regarding the system’s accuracy and fairness.  Sen. Clark Jolley, the original author of the A-F ...

    April 25, 2013

  • NPS making college-readiness investment

    A lengthy awards ceremony was followed by an in-depth informational discussion on the district’s latest college-readiness investment at the Norman School Board meeting Monday evening....

    April 23, 2013

  • OU student achievement awards

    Seven University of Oklahoma students received the J.R. Morris Campus Life Award recognizing recognizes students who have given outstanding service to the OU community, as demonstrated by their involvement across campus, at an awards ...

    April 22, 2013

  • Brown named teacher of the year

    Roosevelt Elementary third grade teacher Brooke Brown is the Norman Public Schools 2013 Teacher of the Year as of an announcement at the annual Celebration of Excellence Tuesday evening....

    April 17, 2013

  • Local nonprofit hosts Oklahoma Poison Control pharmacist

    As the booming synthetic drug market continues to make headlines with tragic overdoses and frightening new side effects, the need for thorough understanding of these substances and their circulation has never been greater....

    April 13, 2013

  • Norman dropout rates skewed by issues with records

    Fewer kids in Norman are dropping out than numbers might indicate, according to Norman Public School officials’ discussions at a Monday night’s board meeting. About half of Norman Public Schools reported dropouts in an academic year are ...

    April 9, 2013

  • Three MNTC students are first to receive memorial scholarship

    Three students from Moore Norman Technology Center’s Surgical Technology class received the first Jamie M. Rogers Memorial Scholarships recently. Fallan Hammond, Brittany McBride and Nicole Waddle each received $500 through the ...

    April 8, 2013

  • Red Carpet Film Festival coming to Sam Noble museum

    Moore Norman Technology Center’s Digital Video Production and Graphic Design classes will host the fifth annual Red Carpet Film Festival at 7 p.m. April 13 at the Sam Noble Museum in Norman. Tickets are $7 and must be purchased in advance ...

    April 6, 2013

  • Vocal music class plans reception

    The 1973 vocal music class of West Junior High School in Norman will host a reception in honor of choir director Lee Ann Kennedy from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday....

    April 5, 2013