The Pioneer Technology Center Practical Nursing class of 2020 celebrated their graduation last week in an outdoor ceremony. Members were pinned by their family and friends and are pictured left to right back row Candala Shenold, Ponca City; Jacki Terrell, Tonkawa; Maribel Florer and Carlie Sixkiller from Ponca City; Taylor Lough, Newkirk; Stephanie Horton, Ponca City; Kari Brumback, Newkirk; Casey Case, Geuda Springs; and Jordan Walton, Newkirk. Front row Allison Wilson, Shayna Owen, Ruby Swanson, and Nora Summitt all from Ponca City. Hannah Crawford, Tonkawa; Carly Adams, Newkirk; Sheri Bernard, Fairfax; Kelsea Eckert, Peckham, Melissa Kennedy, Ponca City; and Ashley Lind from Arkansas City. The next class enrolls in March, for more information about this program and the prerequisites contact Pioneer Tech at 580-762-8336 or visit www.pioneertech.edu.

During their library time, Kindergarten and 1st grade students learned about the significance of the poppy for Armistice Day and designed their own poppy. 2nd and 3rd grades also learned about the poppy and watched a read aloud titled Granddad Bud: A Veterans Day Story. 4th and 5th learned about Moina Belle Michael, The Poppy Lady and Flanders Fields. They designed our own Flanders Fields with the created poppies.

In the picture (L to R): Zoey Field, Dayton Wetzel, Jaxx Jones (all from Natalie Lively’s 1st grade class)