Aidan Carroll Photo: Ryan John Lee Aidan Carroll was not like most kids. Although the 2002 Classen School of Advanced Studies graduate played in a rock band or two, his real love was jazz. He became obsessed with it while fellow students consumed Top 40 hits. “I loved the challenge that jazz gave me,” the […]
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Exhausted exams
Repeated server outages from online testing vendor CTB/McGraw-Hill resulted in disruptions of exams administered April 29-30. High school students had been taking high-stakes, taking end-of-instruction (EOI) exams required to earn a high school diploma. Tests taken by the middle schoolers are factored into the state Department of Education’s A-F grading of schools. In the wake […]
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To market
You purchase a handful of vegetables or fruits from a grocery store, but within a day or two, they’ve gotten soft, discolored and downright inedible? There’s got to be an easier way! There is: farmers’ markets. While they’ve been a staple of many communities in the metro for years, they’re garnering more popularity as consumers […]
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Living with Alzheimer’s
Increasingly, the solution may come in the form of facilities dedicated to serving those with memory impairment. Edmond already has one such center, Touchmark at Coffee Creek, but soon the city will have an $8.8 million facility to meet a growing demand. Autumn Leaves of Edmond, the first stand-alone memory-care facility in the state, is […]
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School daze
The annual report measures schools by several factors, including college readiness, algebra proficiency, English proficiency and student/teacher ratio. On a state level, Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa was rated No. 1, ranking 325th nationally. Most of the state’s top 10 were in the metro. Classen School of Advanced Studies nabbed the second spot […]
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Bring it on
During the Daytona Beach National Cheer Association Collegiate Championships earlier this month, UCO — for the 10th time in 11 years — came away with national bragging rights, securing first place in all-girls and stunt squads. For cheerleaders, a national title is the pinnacle of all the pyramids. It’s the eternal spirit stick. UCO’s the […]
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Game of Othello
Tammy Weiss, co-owner and executive chef of Othello’s Italian Restaurant in Edmond and Norman, was one of 60 chefs to battle it out in the traditional category of the International Pizza Expo, held March 19-21 in Las Vegas. “It was exhilarating,” she said. “It was like one of those food challenges with judges and hundreds […]
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Stick it
Photo: Shannon Cornman That was lacrosse. While relatively new to Oklahoma, it is perhaps the most ancient sport in the Western Hemisphere. Charles, a former high school baseball coach, knew very little about lacrosse, a game dominated on the collegiate level by East Coast schools. Around the same time, however, Edmond’s Parks and Recreation Department […]
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OKG7 eats in Edmond
Flatire Burgers318 E. Ayers, Edmondflatireburgers.com359-2006 Start with the fried pickles or ranchero salsa and chips. As for the burgers, get creative with the Havana Burger, which comes with grilled ham, cheese, salami, pickles and chipotle mayo. Skipping meat? Try the portobello shroom burger. It has balsamic marinated portobello, sautéed spinach, tomato, onion and herbed goat […]
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Swine breeds success
In 1986, Edmond Memorial High School’s principal kissed a pig after the students raised an unprecedented amount of money for a good cause. Since that infamous smooch, the school’s students have raised more than $3.5 million for various charities, during the annual, appropriately named Swine Week. “They are truly passionate about Swine Week, and it’s […]