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OKLAHOMA CITY (February 26, 2021) – Six of the cars used in “Ford v Ferrari” – including the red Porsche speedster driven by Matt Damon’s character - will be on display at the 104th anniversary of the Oklahoma City Auto Show.

Today (February 27) marks the 25th anniversary of the Pokemon game series, a big milestone for any franchise and one that makes people my age feel so much older than we really are. While a vast majority of my generation were into Pokemon when it first hit, I was an especially easy mark for it as I already had an interest in dinosaurs, Godzilla and all varieties of monsters before I even knew what a Pokemon was.

Titeana Lewis and Josh Murray are the Pioneer Technology Center (PTC) February Students of the Month. Lewis is an adult student from Ponca City representing the Practical Nursing program. She excels in her nursing studies and her instructor values her positive attitude and high-quality patient care given during Clinicals. Josh Murray returned to Pioneer Tech’s Criminal Justice program after graduating from PO-HI. A leader striving to be the best, Josh’s instructor appreciates his drive to take on projects, complete assignments, and maintain a high GPA. Students of the month at PTC are chosen for a variety of attributes such as leadership, character, responsibility, and academic success. Students are given a Pioneer Tech refill cup and a certificate of achievement. Students can fill-up their cups with their favorite beverage at no cost for the entire month. For more information about Pioneer Tech’s programs and services, call 580-762-8336 or visit pioneertech.edu.

The Woodlands Book Fair is happening through March 5, 2021. Woodlands’ P.I.E. Partner Equity Bank presented the school a check for $250 to help provide books for classroom librar ies and assistance for student purchases at the Book Fair. Woodlands Principal Tim Williams said, “We appreciate Equity Bank’s support of public education and of Woodlands Elementary School!”

The Ponca City Public School District now has Wildcat Gaiters available for purchase for $5.00 each. They may be purchased through My School Bucks at www. myschoolbucks.com or there is a Link to My School Bucks from the District website Homepage at www.pcps.us .

OKLAHOMA CITY - Every winter, nearly one thousand high school students from all corners of the state crowd into auditoriums and line school hallways, dragging oversized instrument cases, rehearsing lines from Shakespeare monologues, clutching unwieldy artist portfolios, scribbling free flow thoughts into journals, warming up their knees and feet with small prances, humming do-re-mis and nervously clasping tiny thumb drives that represent a year’s worth of photography or video work.