February 2022

Wednesday, March 2, 2022 has been declared as Read Across America Day in Ponca City Public Schools. Elementary schools have scheduled activities throughout the week.

Students in Stacy Pinney’s Teen 2 class at West Middle School recently had the responsibility of grouping up and creating a food truck. Students had to completely design the truck, name the business, come up with a menu and stock the truck with specific food items, as well as the equipment needed to operate the truck.

Having a more plant-forward diet is important for a lot of health reasons but leaving out meat altogether may not be best for children, teenagers, breastfeeding women and older Americans. In a study from the University of Illinois and Colorado State University, researchers found that the protein in plantbased burgers wasn’t digested as much as that found in meatbased burgers due to the concentration and digestibility of the amino acids.

Good thing we got a jump start on committee work this session because the winter weather really threw a wrench in our plans this week. For everyone’s safety, the Senate was closed Wednesday and Thursday, meaning we had to cancel five committee meetings, including Appropriations, which typically has some of the longest agendas. This coming week, we’ll have to work fast to get through the remaining bills in committee to meet the March 3 deadline.

More than 3 million adults in the U.S. are living with epilepsy. It’s a seizure disorder caused by abnormal brain activity. The seizures can lead to physical injury, emotional health issues or even death.

The POHI Girl’s bowling team bowled their way in the State Finals where they will compete against teams from four other regional competitions. After bowling an eight-game positioning round and eliminating the Cushing team, the POHI team bowled against Stillwater team to determine the Regional Champions. POHI defeated the Stillwater team in a five-game contest, finishing the Regional Competition with a 3-2 victory. The POHI team will compete for the State Championship at Andy B;s in Tulsa.

KHARKIV, Ukraine — As Russian troops closed in on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Friday in Europe’s largest ground conflict since World War II, leaders of the besieged nation urged their citizens to fight back.

Last year, James Gunn managed to seemingly do the impossible by taking the disastrous 2016 Suicide Squad movie and churning out a sequel that was not only better, but on of my favorite comic book movies of the year.