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The Edmond Sun
Edmond teachers Dustin
OCS Spanish students
score well
Several students taking
Spanish courses at
Oklahoma Christian
School recently attained
national recognition for
excellent performance on
the 2017 National
Spanish Examinations.
Students from OCS
earned a total of two sil-
ver and four bronze
medals along with 28
honorable mentions.
Attaining a medal or
honorable mention for
any student on the
National Spanish
Examinations is very
prestigious, said Kevin
Cessna-Buscemi, nation-
al director of the exams,
because the exams are
the largest of their kind in
the United States with
over 157,000 students
participating in 2017.
fields. up to take part in one or
EDUCATION
IN BRIEF
The individual awards Zach Kittle, Katy Koch,
were as follows: Olivia McKinnis, Lauren
Silver: Morgan Andrews McPherson, Ella Meyer,
and Ethan Henderson; McClain Mueller, Collin
Bronze: Bosten Benn, Redwine, Joshua Rogers,
Conner Kramer, Hannah Jack Roubik, Sydney
Mooney and Rohan Schmedt, Nathan Shell,
Rajeev; and Tifton Spradlin,
Honorable Mention: McKenzie Trent and Clint
Will Aiken, Connor Amy, Weathers.
Ashlee Andress, Connor Students from OCS
Arnold, Benjamin Babb, have a long history of
Lowrey Beard, Morgan high achievement on
Campbell, Jaxon Canard, these exams and were
John Doudican, Brenna taught by Spanish teach-
Golden, Jayda Grant, ers Pamela Donahoo,
Tanner Holliman, Abigail Courtney De Trinidad,
Johnson, Kambel Kerby, Jenifer Edwards, and Dr.
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courses. The training is majority of the courses will
Al King. added new principals and
The National Spanish leaders to its growing
Examinations are admin- team and has announced
istered each year in several internal promo-
grades 6 through 12, and tions.
are sponsored by the Amanda Lashley of
American Association of Edmond has been pro-
Teachers of Spanish and moted to special educa-
Portuguese. tion principal.
With more than 9,000
EPIC Charter Schools adds students statewide,
EPICs new principals and
personnel, announces school leaders also hail
internal promotions for from across the state and
new school year will be responsible for
students and teachers
OKLAHOMA CITY
EPIC Charter Schools, has
school and high school.
across Oklahoma.
As we prepare for the
coming school year, were
thrilled to announce sev-
eral new members to our
team who are superstars
in the field of education
and will be effective in
helping our students and
faculty be successful,
said Superintendent
David Chaney. Likewise,
we have some superstars
who are already serving
our families who we are
pleased to promote.