Chick-fil-A hosting fundraising eat out night for Project Graduation



Chick-fil-A will host an eat out night for Project Graduation.

The fundraiser is planned today at the Oakwood Mall restaurant.

A portion of all designated sales from 5:30 to 8 p.m. will go to Project Graduation, a safe, drug-free event for all Enid High School graduating seniors.







EHS student enrolls at SWOSU



A total of 39 high school seniors have enrolled for the 2007 fall semester at Southwestern Oklahoma State University as part of the New Student Orientation Program on the Weatherford campus. Among the students who have enrolled is Kerianne Nicole Cox of Enid High School.

SWOSU is offering seven more enrollment opportunities for high school seniors who are planning to attend SWOSU this fall. Enrollment dates are today, April 6, April 19, April 24, June 13, July 19 and Aug. 17.

Students must apply and be accepted to SWOSU before they can attend an enrollment session. Each of the enrollment sessions offers students the chance to meet current SWOSU students and new freshmen, visit and enroll with a faculty adviser within the major they have selected and get all their questions answered.

For information, visit www.swosu.edu/stu dents/orientation/ or contact New Student Orientation at (580) 774-3233 or swosuol@swosu.edu.







Semifinalist Payne eligible to compete in 2007 Oklahoma Geographic Bee



Nicholas Payne has been notified by the National Geographic Society he is one of the semifinalists eligible to compete in the 2007 Oklahoma Geographic Bee.

The competition is Friday at the University of Oklahoma.

Contests were held in schools with fourth- through eighth-grade students throughout the state to determine each school’s Geographic Bee winner. School-level winners then took a qualifying test, which they submitted to the National Geographic Society. In each of the 50 states and in the territories, the National Geographic Society invited students with the top 100 scores to compete at the state level.

The state winner will represent Oklahoma in the national finals at the NGS headquarters in Washington, D.C., in May. The state winner will receive $100 and a trip to Washington, D.C. The national winner will receive a $25,000 college scholarship.







Art contest open to state students



Oklahoma students in grades kindergarten through 12th have an opportunity to win cash prizes of $250, $150 and $100 in the Sovereignty Symposium Inc. art contest. Registration is open to all Oklahoma students. Entry is free and forms may be downloaded by clicking on the Sovereignty Symposium link at www.oscn.net. Entries should be mailed no later than April 15 to Sovereignty Art Competition, Room 242, State Capitol Building, Oklahoma City, OK 73105, or dropped off in person.

This year’s theme is “Making Medicine” and will feature Dr. Mark Plotkin, president of Amazon Conservation Team. Information about Amazon Conservation Team can be found at www.amazonteam.org. Sovereignty Symposium is recognized as a premier symposium on Indian law. During the symposium legal scholars, tribal leaders and participants will come together to discuss common legal issues. Last year, 500 participants from more than 30 tribes and most states attended the symposium.

The awards presentation is set for 7 p.m. May 30 at the Sovereignty Gala. Finalists will be on exhibit at the gala. All entries will be judged by a panel of distinguished of judges including Betty Price, of Oklahoma Arts Council; Mike Larsen; Connie Seabourn; Dana Tiger; and Mary Taylor. For information, contact Kyle Shifflett at (405) 521-3841.







Kindergarten roundup slated today



St. Paul’s Lutheran School, 1626 E. Broadway, will hold a kindergarten roundup from 6 to 7 p.m. today. A full-day kindergarten program is offered. For information, call 234-6646.







Waller student accepted into People to People World Leadership Forum



Brenna Mason, a student at Waller Junior High School, has been accepted into People to People World Leadership Forum. Mason will join a select group of students in Washington, D.C., March 19-25 to earn high school credit while studying leadership and exploring some of the United States’ most prominent monuments and institutions.

From Capitol Hill to the Smithsonian Institution and from Colonial Williamsburg to the National Museum of American History, Mason will examine the characteristics of American leadership during times of national challenge and prosperity. Forum delegates also will participate in small-group discussions and exercises to experience firsthand how successful leaders develop strategies, make decisions, build consensus and foster change.

Mason was nominated and accepted for the honor based on outstanding scholastic merit, civic involvement and leadership potential.

The program is coordinated by People to People Student Ambassador Programs to fulfill the vision Dwight D. Eisenhower had for fostering world citizenship when he founded People to People during his presidency in 1956.