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Serving Western Oklahoma Since 1901 Weekend Edition Three Inducted into the drser he deat OF service as afte ‘of worthy enterprise and, in pasa encourage and foster ‘Sento acquatatace a 38 Leadership Hall of Fame upton 3 appr Rotary Students of the Month Holden Dixon and Ady- son Cupp Rotarians Get an Update on Route 66 Pictured are Karen Khourie along with her son, Jordan Cain and his daughter at the reception for Bill Khourie. Courtesy photo by Cindy Wood; Pictured are Cindy Buckmaster, assistant superintendent of Elk City Public Schools, Danny McClure, Al- len Robinson, and Cathy Burgess during the reception to honor McClure. Courtesy photo by Cindy Wood. Museum Complex By Sheryl Ponce life to education and an athletic coaching career. By Sheryl Ponce Ansley and Khourie lived a full life that exemplified their love ‘The Elk City Chamber of Commerce inducted three into their for Elk City, leading a path in their particular fields of interest. ‘The Elk City Rotary Club met for their regular meeting Leadership Hall of Fame between the Elk City girls and boys bas- Ansley passed away in Feb. 2006, and Khourie passed away in ‘Thurs., Jan. 4th, in the Elks Lodge. The Rotarian of the Day ketball games, Tues, Jan. 9th. The late Bill Ansely, the late Bill May 2022. McClure remains an active supporter of the Elk City was Jim Mason who welcomed the Route 66 Museum Com- Khourie, and Danny McClure were also honored at a reception from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. that evening. sports program and the Elk City community. plex curator, Charles Wren, who gave them the latest news Ansley was a noted motivational speaker, civic leader and ad- McClure was presented his award with friends and family about what has been happening at the facility. vertising manager for the Elk City Daily News. Khourie was not- there to appreciate his leadership in the school system, as well as Wren told the group about the projects that have been ed for his career in aeronautics and leadership in the Oklahoma the community. All three recipients were deserving to be named completed over the past year, as well as those he plans to tack- Space Industry Development Authority. McClure has devoted his to the Leadership Hall of Fame. le in 2024. He brings expert knowledge and experience to his position. He is always looking to improve the overall historical perspective of Elk City, Western Oklahoma, and Route 66 for Elk City High School Merritt High School travelers as well as local visitors to the complex. Gets a Con the Earns Overall B in Beckham County State’s Report Card State Report Card Passes Fire Department By Sheryl Ponce By Sheryl Ponce Sales Tax Proposition Elk City High School received an overall C grade in their 22- Merritt High School's overall performance indicator for the 23 Report Card. The State of Oklahoma earned 55 percent, while 22-23 school year came in at 69 percent, while the state came in By Sheryl Ponce ECHS earned 47 percent overall. In the area of chronic absen- at 55 percent. ‘The report card serves as an indicator of how the teeism, they earned 3.06 points out of ten possible points. This brought them in at 73.05 percent compared to the state’s 70.96 students are doing in a variety of areas. Those areas include aca- demic achievement, graduation, chronic absenteeism, and post- In a special election, Tues, Jan 9th, the voters of Beckham percent. Chronic absenteeism refers to students who miss ten County approved the proposition proposed by the Board of percent or more of the school year for any reason. This indicator secondary opportunities. MHS had no reportable data in the area could mean a student is at academic risk. of English language proficiency progress. County Commissioners to levy and collect a temporary one- ‘They got 7.76 points out of ten that resulted in 77.6 percent ‘The school’s lowest indicator was chronic absenteeism. They tenth of one percent (.10%) sales tax for the purpose of distrib- versus the state’s 55 percent ranking in the graduation indicator. earned 5.61 points out of ten points possible. They were at 82.95 uting equal shares of collection to all fire departments in Beck- ‘This indicator shows the school’s support for students graduat- percentage compared to the state's 79.96 percent. These numbers ing in four, five or six years compared to other schools. resulted in a D on their report card. ham County. Another positive indicator was in the area of English Lan- ‘The highest indicators for MHS were in graduation and post- ‘The tax will be used for maintenance, operations and capital guage Proficiency (ELP), in which they earned 7.12 points out of secondary opportunities. The school earned A's in both areas. outlay expenditures including apparatus acquisitions or upgrade ten. ECHS got 28.6 percent compared to the state’s 33.2 percent. Both ELP and the graduation indicator received B’s on their re- ‘They got 9.1 points out of ten, or 91 percent compared to the and maintenance for existing apparatus, equipment, safety gear, port card. state’s 55 percent. In postsecondary opportunities the school operations, planning, training or training related expenses, new Academic Achievement indicator was a D. The school earned earned ten points out of ten. They ranked 78.2 percent compared. to the state's 47.5 percent. This area measures life beyond high building construction or improvements on existing facilities but 15.3 points out of 45 possible. The school was at 34.1 percent compared to the state's 46.7 percent. This indicator looks at stu- school, which enable students to participate in coursework and not personal services. Such sales tax is to commence on the first dents in the 11th grade who take the Oklahoma School Testing experiences that enhance their likelihood of success after school. day of Feb. 2024. The tax will be distributed in equal shares to program assessments in math, English language arts, and science In the area of academic achievement, MHS earned 27 points the following fire departments: Sayre, Delhi Rural, Sweetwater, to determine their readiness for college and in the workplace. out of a possible 45 points. In the composite score, they got 60.1 In the area of ELA, ECHS was ranked 51.9 percent compared Texola Volunteer, Erick, Carter Volunteer, and Elk City. percent compared to the state's 46.7 percent. These numbers to the state’s 41.6. They earned 7.5 points out of the 15 possible, measure the English language arts, math, and science. ‘The unofficial results with 100 percent of the precincts re- which resulted in a positive outcome for this category. In the area ‘The school earned 9.5 points out of 15 points in ELA, with 59 porting were 720 in favor of the proposition and 45 voters were of math, ECHS got 5.3 points out of 15. This resulted in being be- low the state’s percentage of 40.5, where ECHS came in at 32.7. percent compared to 41.6 state percentage. In the area of math, against it. There were 765 total ballots cast. This number includ- ‘The lowest area in academic achievement was science. They MHS earned 10.2 points out of 15 points. They got 47.9 percent, ed 13 absentee ballots cast by mail and 57 early votes. Addition- earned 2.6 points out of 15 possible points. The school held a while the state percentage was 40.5 percent. Science score for the ally, there were 695 votes cast on election day. 20.6 percentage ranking compared to the state’s 44.9 percent. high school was 7.3 points out of the 15 possible points. Their With 94.12 percent of the voters in favor of the proposition, ‘These scores show areas that are in need of improvement and percentage was 39.8 percent compared to the state’s 44.9 percent. give educators, administrators, and students room for growth. Merritt's assessment participation was 100 percent compared the support of local fire departments is overwhelmingly appar- “The faculty at ECHS are experienced. They are ranked at 86.9 to 98.6 percent. The data that has been reported was based on the ent. There were 5.88 percent of those voting against the tax. percent compared to the state’s 79.3 percent. percentage of students that were enrolled at the time of testing ‘This is not the tax that is in place to build the new fire sta- ‘The overall participation in the assessment for ECHS was at 97.7 percent, and the state’s participation was at 98.6 percent. who took a state test. tion in Elk City, although according to the proposition it could be ‘The report card has been released to parents and students to In the area of teaching experience, MHS has 84.2 percent of used toward the project. The Elk City project was voted on by the evaluate the progress of the school. Each year the report card their teachers considered experienced, compared to the state's 79.3 percent. With administration’s support, as well as the com- residents of Elk City and is funded by the extension of that tax, is given for every district in the state. It is an opportunity for teachers to evaluate student's needs, therefore to adjust goals, munity’s involvement in the district, MHS is able to look to the along with additional funds that was intiated by Representative curriculum, or assessments. future, plan their curriculum, and assess the testing results. Nick Archer from the State of Oklahoma. 8 04879 "13151 6 Weather tomorrow 38 / 27 Vol. 120, No. 4 75 cents, 8 pgs. Mail delivery 580.225.3000 View online elkcityoknews.com