Education News

Deborah Dean, a native of Cherokee Village, Ark., was recently initiated into the Arizona State University Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society. The Society welcomed 646new initiates from 23universities during December 2022.Students initiated into the Society must be sophomores, juniors, seniors, or graduate/professional students in the top 35percent of their class, demonstrate leader-ship experience in at least one of the five pillars, and embrace the ODK ideals. Fewer…

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The following school districts in our cover-age area recently received state start up grants to implement new Career and Technical Education Opportunities aligned with Programs of Study that meet industry needs. Highland School District - Pre-Educator$39,566.41 Mammoth Spring School District - Chemistry of Foods -$8,814.53 Viola High School- Agricultural Power, Structural and Technical Systems -$62,905.27

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Ozarka College welcomes Shannon Williams as the new Certified Flight Instructor for the Aviation Department. “Shannon has been a classroom instructor for our program as well as an adjunct flight instructor for us since August 2022. He has become a trusted and greatly appreciated member of our staff,” said Clinton Jackson, Ozarka College Aviation Director.“He has and will continue to be called on as a meteorology and advanced instrument instructor in the…

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Ozarka College recently announced that 63 students have been named to the President’s List and 71 students have been named to the Provost’s List for the Fall2022 semester. To be eligible for the President’s List, a student must be enrolled in at least 12 college credit hours, excluding developmental courses, not be on any type of probation, and must have a minimum grade point average of 4.0. To be eligible for the…

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Michelle Peterson of Cherokee Village, chairwoman of the newly organized Citizens for Highland School District Accountability speaks and takes questions of a large audience Jan. 5 at the group’s first meeting. The group’s goal is to once again make the voices of the 2/3majority who overturned the 8.9 mill increase in November be heard. A Special Election to attempt again to pass the millage has been set for Feb. 14 with early…

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