Athlete Spotlight with Christian Heritage Academy’s Slate Snider – Presented by Danielle Hill-Shelter Insurance
Christian Heritage Academy sophomore Slate Snider is trying to live up to high expectations on both the football field and basketball court. Expectations come with the family name. “I’m hoping to make my name proud. Being born a Snider comes with some big shoes to fill,” Snider said. “Heck, I’m still young. I’ve got two […]
Student Spotlight with USAO’s Josie Castle – Presented by the University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma
Josie Castle (Washington High School ‘22), a third-generation University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma soon-to-be-graduate, “came to USAO on a whim.” “I was enrolled at OU and planned to do all the big school things until a week before classes started and I started crunching numbers,” Castle said. “I am lucky enough to be on a full ride […]
USAO’s Cooper Hardison – Presented by the University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma
Cooper Hardison (Atoka High School ’23) chose the University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma for more reasons than continuing his golf career. “I came to USAO to connect with new people, be part of something bigger than myself, and continue advancing both my golf and academic career,” Hardison said. Hardison is a proud citizen […]
Southern Nazarene University’s Christa Crawford – Sports Management Program
Current Oklahoma City Public School science teacher and coach, Christa Crawford, is also attending classes for her master’s degree at Southern Nazarene University in the Master of Arts in Sports Management program. The decision to attend SNU was an easy one for Crawford. “I decided to pursue my master’s degree at SNU because I want […]
Southern Nazarene University’s Lakyn Ramsey – Educational Leadership Program
Claremore Public School teacher Lakyn Ramsey is a self-professed learner at heart, so making the decision to return to school was an easy one. Ramsey enrolled in the Southern Nazarene University MAEL [Master of Arts in Educational Leadership] program. “I knew after graduating with my Undergraduate degree that I would want to continue further to get […]
Jones High School’s Luke DeBusk – Baseball Spotlight – Presented by Blue & Gold Sausage Co.
Jones is a community where everyone knows and supports one another. Luke DeBusk is a student-athlete at Jones High School who sees this support firsthand. “I’ve grown up in this town and been able to watch all the players before me. In towns like this the whole town knows you. Jones proudly supports all of […]
Luther’s Ke’Mauria Burnham – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by BancFirst Luther
Ke’Mauria Burnham is a two-sport state champion. Her love for track and cheer pushes her to succeed. The titles earned by this Luther High School senior represent everything she has put into her sports. Becoming a two-time champion in pole vault was not easy. “It took a lot of dedication, long practices and learning to […]
Long Trinh Talks Band Culture at Westmoore HS – Presented by Eskridge Honda
VYPE: What instrument do you play, and how long have you played it?Long Trinh: I play the trumpet. I’ve been playing since 7th grade, about four to five years now. I started learning the trumpet a while ago, but I actually joined band in my sophomore year. I’m a junior now, so it’s been a […]
The Carl Albert Girls Golf Team Makes the State Tournament – Presented by Eskridge Honda
The Lady Titans of Carl Albert High School, under the leadership of head coach BooneCopeland, placed five golfers into the state tournament.Kristin Stoesser will get things underway teeing off at 10:10AM on May 5th. Her teammateswill follow. That group includes Ily Strickland, Craighton Christensen, Addy McAlister, and Miah Luong.The girls golf team won their first […]
Destination Animation with Westmoore’s Kyle Smith – Presented by Eskridge Honda
By Chris Dietrich VYPE: What inspired you to start animating? Kyle Smith: I’ve always drawn. The main thing that pulled me into either pursuing it as a career or just keeping it as a hobby was this portrait my aunt had made of me and my mom when we were in the hospital. It’s an […]