January 18, 2025 Issue, Page 10 of 10

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10+ SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 2025 The Elk City News Community Eye School Report Cards By Sheryl Ponce had 9.41 percent out of ten. percent. ‘The state's rate was 56.3 per-‘The English Language Pro- The 2023-2024 School Re- cent. The English Language ficiency progress the high port cards can be found on the Proficiency Progress came in school scored a C with 21.6 Oklahoma State Department at a C, performing at 17 per- percent or 5.41 points out of of Education's website, or there cent versus the state's 33 per- ten. The state received a 33.1 are links in the Merritt and cent. In the area of Chronic percent. They got a disap- Elk City Public Schools’ web Absenteeism, Merritt received pointing F in Chronic Absen- page. ‘The report cards mea- a B. The school had a 94.92 teeism. Their percentage was sure indicators of how public percent against the States 71.85 percent and the state's schools are serving their stu- 80.97 percentage. rate was 80.97 percent. The dents in specific areas. This is The Postsecondary Oppor- school earned 2.76 points out meant to provide a snapshot tunities for Merritt came in at of ten. of the school’ performance, an A, They earned 69 percent According to the state re- as well as enable schools to against the state's 51 percent. port, card Elk City High make meaningful, measurable Corn Bible Academy Compete Merritt's overall percentage School scored a B in the area improvements that will help was a B, they got a 68 percent of Postsecondary Opportuni- students. against 85 possible points. ties. The school’s rate is 51 per- Merritt High School's Aca- Merritt provided Advance cent, and the state’s rate were ‘This weekend the Corn Bi- By the end of the weekend in the tournament. demic performance was rated Placement Courses, Agricul- also 51 percent. The school’s ble Academy Lady Crusaders the Crusaders walked away A. special Congratula- a C. The composite achieve- ture, Career Tech courses, overall performance was rated and Crusaders competed in with the win over Shidler 48- tions to Alli Slagell and ment was the percentage of Computer Science, and Fine a C. They received a 47 per- the Burlington Tournament 43 bringing home the third Kate Stewart for making points earned by students Arts, and Internships. cent, and the state received a in far northern Oklahoma. place trophy. the Burlington New Years meeting certain criteria. That Looking at Elk City High 55 percent. ‘The teams braved the snow Later that night in the Invitational All-Tourna- was in the areas of English, School, in the area of Academ- Both school districts’ report storm Thursday like many Championship game the ment Team as well as Zack Math, and Science. Their com- ic Achievement the district cards can be viewed at www. teams did to make their way Lady Crusaders fell short toZybach and Liston Live- posite score was 59.6 percent, earned a D. their composite sde.ok.gov. Parents, teachers, to the late afternoon games Hillsdale Christian Academy ly on making the boys All while the state's performance was 39.5 percent against the and administration use the with wins by both teams. 54-34 being the runner-ups Tournament team. was 48.8 percent and the dis- state’s 48.8 percent. In the area information to improve aca- tricts was 83.5 percent. of graduation, the high school demic performance to benefit ‘They earned an “A” in the received a B with a percentage the students learning and long area of graduation, where they of 79.6 against the states 56.3 term success. Bus driver of the year Amanda Mithous was recently awarded the Bus, Custodial, Main- tenance Services Support Staff of the Year. Ms. Milhous was recog- nized for organizing the very first Meet the Bus Driver event, and for decorating her bus with animated characters to help personalize the bus for her students. Moran Equipment We proudly 319 Industrial PRWY support the EIk City, OK 73644 students, staff 580.225.2515 and administration Kyle Zybach, CPA, MBA at CBA Schools [email protected] Lipscomb ~ ZYBACH & Chrysler Dodge FAIRCHILD,CPAs, PLLC 580.225.1883 Jeep Ram 2302 W. Third St 405.406.8179 Elk City, OK 73644 580.225.1897 Bille A Apply Now! before Feb 18th for the Parental Choice Credit Application! You must be accepted for the 2025/2026 school year before applying for the Parental Choice Tax Credit. Yes Finance We proudly support the Credit applications are time students, staff and sensitive, so enroll today to administration at Merritt be ready for February 18th! Schools Great Plains Bank 1414 W. 3rd St., Elk City, OK 580-343-2262 First National Bank Lipscomb Chrysler 580.225.1525 @www.cornbible.org Dodge Jeep Ram LocalLoanGroup.com