http://www.duncanbanner.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sun, 11 May 2008 12:45:00 +0000 http://www.duncanbanner.com/education/local_story_132124838.html http://www.duncanbanner.com/education/local_story_132124838.html COMANCHE — You’d be hard-pressed to find someone at Comanche Elementary School, or Comanche Public Schools for that matter, that doesn’t have a compliment for Lynn Tilley. Fri, 09 May 2008 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.duncanbanner.com/education/local_story_130130613.html http://www.duncanbanner.com/education/local_story_130130613.html Tommy Cosgrove has a lot of memories at Marlow High School.And many of these memories relate to the people Cosgrove has encountered, whether students, teachers or those in the community.Like 14 years ago, when Chris Jones, a graduating senior, presented a piece of pottery he made to Cosgrove. That gift was accompanied with a note, which talked about the steps they were taking in their lives — graduation for Jones and moving into the principal’s office for Cosgrove, who at that time was a history teacher. Fri, 09 May 2008 12:52:00 +0000 http://www.duncanbanner.com/education/local_story_130125511.html http://www.duncanbanner.com/education/local_story_130125511.html He might be gone, but Jerry Morris’ impact on the community has not been forgotten. Morris was honored as his family accepted his District 20 Administrator of the Year award for Oklahoma vocational technology schools at a ceremony Tuesday evening. Thu, 08 May 2008 12:51:00 +0000 http://www.duncanbanner.com/education/local_story_129125235.html http://www.duncanbanner.com/education/local_story_129125235.html It may have taken several nights to build bridges, but it took only a bucket of sand to find the breaking points of those bridges.Fourteen Duncan Middle School students participated in a bridge-building contest, which was made possible because of a grant from the Duncan Public Schools Foundation. To compete, students had to build a miniature bridge from toothpicks and glue.To test the strength of each bridge, students attached a bucket to their bridges. Once the bucket was in place, sand was added to give more weight.DMS teacher Cindy Parks said, “I think it went exceptionally well. I didn’t think toothpicks and glue would hold so well.”The top two bridges were built by Kevin Roddy and Chris Totty. To figure out which bridge had the best efficiency, which is the total weight applied to the bridge to the point of breaking divided by the bridge’s mass. Measuring the efficiency was one of the main goals of the program.Parks said the competition was a way for students to learn about geometric features, the history of bridge building and construction. The project required several skills. Wed, 07 May 2008 11:56:00 +0000 http://www.duncanbanner.com/education/local_story_128120002.html http://www.duncanbanner.com/education/local_story_128120002.html Monday’s regular Marlow School Board meeting focused primarily on personnel for the 2008-09 school year.Among the items approved were the hiring of a assistant high school principal and the rehiring of 70 non-certified staff members. These things were approved after a two-hour executive session where the board members discussed at least six items relating to personnel matters.Superintendent George Coffman said, “We’re very pleased. They have assets to bring with them. And I think they’ll make us better than we are.”Bryan Brantley, an elementary principal in Chickasha, was hired as the high school assistant principal. The position was most recently held by Wayne Moore, who will be taking Tommy Cosgrove’s position as principal when Cosgrove retires at the end of the school year. Wed, 07 May 2008 11:51:00 +0000 http://www.duncanbanner.com/education/local_story_128115300.html http://www.duncanbanner.com/education/local_story_128115300.html As graduations approach, many seniors are gearing up for post-high school plans. For many students, though, leaving high school won’t mean they’ll stop being involved in their activities. They’ll just be taking them to the next level. Duncan High School band seniors are no exception. Cody Conklin and Lorenzo Diaz, two of DHS’ graduating band students, will continue on to college, pursing music as a degree. For them, the chance to play on means an opportunity to expand and grow as musicians as they encounter new and more challenging material. “The love for it, the love for the instrument, keeps you going,” Conklin said. Diaz, who said growing up around music has influenced him to play, noted that it doesn’t just fill time, it fills in a part of who he is. “I just like waking up in the morning knowing you’re going to play,” he said. Wed, 07 May 2008 11:49:00 +0000 http://www.duncanbanner.com/education/local_story_128115140.html http://www.duncanbanner.com/education/local_story_128115140.html Before area high school seniors can move into the real world, they must complete a few steps — the biggest being graduation.The month of May is filled with graduations. Area graduations begin May 16 and officially come to an end May 23. Tue, 06 May 2008 10:51:00 +0000 http://www.duncanbanner.com/education/local_story_127105402.html http://www.duncanbanner.com/education/local_story_127105402.html Composition I and II are required subjects at Cameron University, and students who excel in those classes received recognition for their efforts.Several Freshman Writing Awards were presented during the second annual awards ceremony Thursday in CU-Duncan. The event recognized outstanding freshmen in English. Fri, 02 May 2008 14:03:00 +0000 http://www.duncanbanner.com/education/local_story_123140550.html http://www.duncanbanner.com/education/local_story_123140550.html In every life experience, there’s a story. And a group of Duncan Middle School students was given a chance to explore emotional moments in their lives through creative writing. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:31:00 +0000 http://www.duncanbanner.com/education/local_story_120123512.html http://www.duncanbanner.com/education/local_story_120123512.html Summertime is known for hot weather and sports. For elementary school students, summertime also means no school. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:26:00 +0000 http://www.duncanbanner.com/education/local_story_120122805.html http://www.duncanbanner.com/education/local_story_120122805.html Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:02:00 +0000 http://www.duncanbanner.com/education/local_story_119170344.html http://www.duncanbanner.com/education/local_story_119170344.html DMS Oklahoma Junior Academic Bowl Association (OJABA) placed first in the state-level competition April 12 in the University of Oklahoma Physical Science Building. Students on the team are Andy Stewart, Spencer Pearson, Bradley Cronk, Allon Gillispie, Aric Gillispie, Alex Greenwood, Bethany Conway, Allison Christian and Ashley Brewer. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:39:00 +0000 http://www.duncanbanner.com/education/local_story_119165757.html http://www.duncanbanner.com/education/local_story_119165757.html Horace Mann, Plato and Woodrow Wilson students participated in land run re-enactments Tuesday at the individual schools. Emerson Elementary held its land run Thursday. Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:24:00 +0000 http://www.duncanbanner.com/education/local_story_118122726.html http://www.duncanbanner.com/education/local_story_118122726.html VELMA — After school was out Wednesday, several civic groups went to work during the annual Velma Trash Off.Mayor Winston Dumas said, “It was really good. We had a great turnout. It looks like they picked up a lot of trash.” Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:13:00 +0000 http://www.duncanbanner.com/education/local_story_116121520.html http://www.duncanbanner.com/education/local_story_116121520.html Numerous students at Mark Twain Elementary found a way to fill their Thursday afternoons.Those students participated in an after-school program called “Hip-hop to the Top.”