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AT&T'S NATIONAL "Texting & Driving...lt Can Wait" campaign educates drivers, particularly teens, about the dangers of texting while driving and allowing users to take a pledge to never text and drive. The car simulator pictured highlights the dangers of texting while driving.

AT&T'S NATIONAL "Texting & Driving...lt Can Wait" campaign edu-cates drivers, particularly teens, about the dangers of texting while driving and allowing users to take a pledge to never text and drive.

Earthquake Drill

GARFIELD ELEMENTARY School students in Diana Blair's third grade classroom stopped what they were doing, dropped underneath their desks and held on as if there were a major earthquake occurring. The students were participating in the Great Central United States "Shake Out" earthquake drill. Along with Garfield, Seven Ponca City Public schools and more than 2.3 million people throughout the region were expected to par-ticipate in the earthquake and disaster drills. The purpose of the "Shake Out" is to help people and organizations be better prepared for earthquakes and practice how to protect them-selves when they happen.

Single parents may be inter-ested in the NOC Moms2Col-lege Resource Fair, a free edu-cational information forum designed to help single-parent college students obtain a col-lege degree. The fair is spon-sored by Northern Oklahoma College Women's Foundation of Oklahoma and Single Moth-ers Academic Resource Team. The 4 to 7 p.m. event will be

held on the Ton awa campus Feb. 28 in the Renfro Center. Refreshments will be provid-ed.

Representatives from NOC and additional external resources including Oklaho-ma Workforce, DHS, YMCA and more will be available at the fair.

Learn about the costs to attend college and how far

go, and what college program for Higher Education Chan-would work best with your cellor Glen D. Johnson. "The academic goals and family Moms2College fair provides needs. Get information about assistance to an underrepre-enrollment, financial aid, sented group of students to scholarships, relevant support ensure that they have access and more. to an affordable college edu-

"Collaborative efforts like cation and the services need-this are needed to address the ed to obtain that education." growing number of single par- NOC summer and fall enroll-ent students in Oklahoma," ment begins March 25.

NOC Moms2Coller Resource Fair In Tonkawa a financial aid package can said Oklahoma State Regents

PLC Applications Due Feb. 26 ALVA — High school seniors The second letter should be

who plan to attend Northwest- from another person such as ern Oklahoma State Univer- a minister, family friend or sity in the fall can apply to the employer. Letters of recom-President's Leadership Class mendation should include the and earn up to $2,750 in schol- name, position and relation-arship funds. Students must ship to you of the person writ-meet specific requirements in ing the recommendations. order to apply. All applicants should have

Applications may be found a scholarship application online at www.nwosu.edu/ on file at the Northwestern presidents-leadership-class Scholarship Office. and may be hand-delivered no Selected finalists will be later than 5 p.m., on Tuesday, interviewed in March, and Feb. 26. If mailed, it must be notified by phone and/or mail postmarked no later than Fri- about the interview. day, Feb. 26. Recipients of the PLC Schol-

Students should send a sev- arship will be notified mid-en-semester transcript and April. The scholarship will ACT scores with the applica- cover freshman year only at tion, and must meet all stan- Northwestern-Alva. dard admission requirements Each year, the PLC class to Northwestern. takes a trip to Boston with Dr.

Applications must be Janet Cunningham, university accompanied by two letters president. While in Boston, of recommendation and a the group visits museums and scholarship application form, other fun sights. obtainable from Northwest- All application materials ern's Office of Financial Aid should be mailed to Carly Wil- or by visiting www.nwosu.edu/ liams, director of recruitment, scholarships. Northwestern Oklahoma State

One letter of recommen- University, Office of Recruit-dation must be from a high ment, 709 Oklahoma Blvd., school teacher, high school Alva, OK 73717. Contact Wil-principal, high school coun- liams with questions at cjwil-selor or other faculty member liams@nwosu.edu or 580-327-or member of administration. 8545.

School's New Board

BRUCE SHELLEY, Kildare Schools Superintendent, demon-strated to staff members the uses of the new 87 inch promethe-an boards currently being installed in each classroom. These boards will provide educational opportunities for teachers and students. This upgrade is a part of the two year improvement plan for the school. In addition to this, classrooms and the building have already been improved through painting, and installing new ceilings and flooring. Shelley and the Board of Education, invite the community to come observe the usage of this educational tool and the changes being made at the school. Community can also get information from the school website at www.kildare.k12.ok.us .

Area School Spelling Bee

FIRST LUTHERAN School hosted the 2013 Region 6 Oklahoma Spelling Bee. The winner of the bee was Gracie Scarbrough of Alva; Trevor Linton of First Lutheran, was first runner up and the alternate was Haley Wayman of Enid. Gracie and Trevor will compete in the Central Oklahoma Spelling Bee on March 9 at OU in Norman; Front row, Gracie Scarbrough. Back row from left, Haley Wayman and Trevor Linton.

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EDUCATION Kay Bojorquez, Education Editor education @poncacitynews. corn

Po-Hi Students Experience Texting and Driving Simulator Ponca City High School

students, teachers and staff recently had the opportunity to experience AT&T's comput-erized car simulator to high-light the dangers of texting while driving.

Through its national "Tex-ting & Driving...It Can Wait" campaign, AT&T is educating drivers, particularly teens, about the dangers of texting while driving and allowing users to take a pledge to never text and drive.

The AT&T driving simulator is a computerized car that lets users virtually text and drive, providing a realistic, but safe experience.

Using the simulator, young drivers learn that no message is so urgent that it is worth diverting attention from the road and risking human lives in the process.

The simulator also provides a series of activities promoting distraction-free driving prac-tices.

"More than 100,000 times each year, an automobile crashes and people are injured or die because the driver was texting while driving," said Bryan Gonterman, President of AT&T Oklahoma, citing a statistic from the National Safety Council at www.nsc.org .

"Our goal is to save lives," Gonterman said. "I hear from far too many people whose lives have been forever changed by a texting-while-driving accident, and together,

we want to spread the word about how deadly a single text can be. We'd like to see tex-ting and driving become as unacceptable as drinking and driving."

More than 1 million no-texting-while-driving pledges have been logged through ItCanWait.com, social sites including Facebook, text-to-pledge and events.

It Can Wait is a national movement tapping into the power of social media and personal networks to make texting and driving as unac-ceptable as drinking and driv-

ing. It urges drivers to visit www.ItCanWait.com , where they can pledge not to text and drive, and share their pledge with others via Twitter at #ItCanWait and Facebook.

It also offers a host of educa-tional resources and informa-tion on the issue, including a documentary featuring fami-lies impacted by texting and driving accidents.

Earns Top Marks The Ponca City High School

Symphony Orchestra trav-elled to Edmond Santa Fe High School to compete in the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association State Orchestra Contest. The group earned a rating of Superior in both Concert Performance and Sight-Reading. Combine this with the Superior Rat-ing at State String Orchestra last November and the group this year has earned the high-est award OSSAA has to give to a musical organization, the Sweepstakes Award.

This is the sixth year in a row the group has earned a Supe-rior Rating in Concert Perfor-mance. In the past 38 years, the orchestra has earned 33 superior ratings in Concert Performance, 31 Superior Rat-ings in Sight-Reading, and 24 Sweepstakes Awards.

OCU Honor Roll OKLAHOMA CITY — Okla-

homa City University has named students to the Presi-dent's and the Dean's Honor Roll for the fall 2012 semester. Founded in 1904, Oklahoma City University is a non-profit, comprehensive, private Unit-ed Methodist university that is consistently ranked among the best in its category by sev-eral publications.

OCU students pursue aca-demic excellence through a rigorous liberal arts core cur-riculum that focuses on their intellectual, moral and spiri-tual development. For more information, visit www.okcu. edu .

Listed on the President's Honor Roll from Ponca City is, Amber R. Feaster.

On the Dean's Honor Roll from Ponca City, Anna C. Bookout and from Tonkawa, Sean P. Klufa.

STILLWATER — A total of 5,285 students were named to the 2012 fall semester honor rolls at Oklahoma State Uni-versity including 1,916 stu-dents named to the Presi-dent's Honor Roll for all "A" grades. Full-time undergraduate stu-

dents who completed 12 or more hours with a grade point average of 4.0 were placed on the President's Honor Roll. Students with a grade point

average of 3.50 or higher with no grade below a "C" were placed on the Dean's Honor Roll. Those on the President's

Honor Roll from Ponca City

EDMOND — The University of Central Oklahoma hopes to help make college more affordable by sharing tips and information about finan-cial aid to current high school seniors and their parents. The free financial aid workshop is set to take place from 2-4 p.m., Feb. 17 at the university's W. Roger Webb Forensic Science Institute.

Parents and students can connect with financial aid experts at the workshop. These experts can help with filling out financial aid appli-cations, information on finan-cial aid options, and helpful hints in making the applica-tion process easier.

"Many students do not know the funding that is available though the federal govern-ment's financial aid program. This workshop aims to help students learn more about funding options and how to fill out the free application for federal student aid," said

include: Andrew Jacob Adams, Jennie Marie Badley, Kaci Renee' Botts, Timothy Wade Cockrum, Jenna Lynnette Coons, Connor J. Davis, Tyler Clark Fezer, Katlyn Marie Ford, Samuel Joseph Garlett, Nathan Dwayne Gooch, Aaron Thomas Hoak, Jacob Matthew Hoak, Kara Ann Holman, Ross Thomas Johndrow, Benjamin Allen Kline, Mychelle Lynn Martin, Madison Rose Myers, Saagar Satish Patel, Mary Karin Marsh Rand, Rachel Ann Rhodes, Kathryn Juli-anne Rolf, and Carrie Lynn Sanders; Shidler: Caleb Jefferson

Johnston and Joni Jean Mur-

Carol Dean, coordinator of the workshop and assistant direc-tor of federal work-study and scholarships at Central.

"By filling out the FAFSA, students may qualify to receive the Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant, Federal Pell Grant, institutional awards and low-cost federal student and par-ent loans."

Those attending the work-shop should bring a copy of their 2012 tax return to com-plete the 2013-2014 FAFSA.

The workshop is free and open to all high school seniors and their parents no matter where the student is planning to attend college.

Attendees do not need to register and are encouraged to dress casual for this event.

For more information about the workshop, contact Dean at 405-974-3940.

To learn more about Central including admission criteria, tuition details and available majors, visit www.uco.edu/em.

Marie Heidlage, Karrah Kath- phy, Newkirk:, Eileen Eliza-erine Humble, Matthew David beth Gove, Mikka Michelle Jack, Emma Marie Jones, Griffin, Emily Lynn Layton, Kenzie Kiker Karnish, Annie Justin James Perry, Katie Marie Keathly, Linen Merri- Dean Rowell, Allison Shea field Lessert, Bryan Richard Scott, and Colton Thomas Lucas, Matthew Blake Mallory, Smith; Jordan L. Miller, Philip Dean Tonkawa: Kaitlyn Hope Miller, Brittany Elizabeth Anderson and Kaitlin Eliza-Petre, Daniel Thomas Ramey, beth Glasgow; Michael Stephen Ramey, Blackwell: Zekariah Aelyn Reina Isabel Rivera, Acacia Reu Cochran, Colbie Rana Rene Robins, Taylor James Curtis, Brandi Beth Herren, Seales, Mathew L. Sober, Deri- Kevin Layne Ireland, Bran-an Margaret Weber, Nicholas don Lam, and Keirstin Leann Eugene White, and Justin Sixkiller; Dale Williams. Ralston: Amanda Louise Fairfax: Zachary Tyrell Edens Ruth Kidwell, and;

and Russell Byron Staples; Arkansas City, Kan.: Cody Shidler: Luke Archer Mur- Robert White.

phy; Tonkawa: Julie Ann Glenn; Blackwell: Benjamin Aaron

Koch, Bryan James Loftis, and Bryan Andrew Martin; Deer Creek: Christopher Lee

Allison, and; Marland: David Wayne

Spires. Students on the Dean's Honor

Roll are: Ponca City: Erin Elizabeth

Bechtel, Marissa Anne Bel-zer, Lauren Michelle Blake-burn, Matthew Cort Branson, Kristen Leigh Branstetter, Jacob Tosh Colle, Teresa Mau-reen Connelly, Grant Richard Detten, Ryan Austin Gooch, Lance Steele Gray, Jennifer

Financial Aid Workshop

OSU Announces Area Honor Roll Students