SB)--Parents, teachers, support professionals and community members are invited to assist members of the Enid Board of Education as they search for the district’s next superintendent.  Recently, board members approved a partnership with the Oklahoma State School Boards Association to help facilitate the superintendent search. The new superintendent will succeed Dr. Darrell Floyd, who will retire from the position after nine years with the district.  As part of the process, the Board have launched an online community survey located on the district’s website – enidpublicschools.org/superintendentsurvey. Board members invite the public to provide input on the qualities and characteristics they would like to see in their next superintendent. Parents, students, staff and community members can access the online survey that will be available until March 31.  

 

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WE)--The second round of awardees for the Work in Enid Award were announced this week by Cherokee Strip Community Foundation. The Work in Enid Award began in April 2022, and provides up to $10,000 in student loan relief debt to recipients who move to Enid to work. The spring 2023 recipients are Ashley Dirks and Kayla Grebe. Dirks is a 2015 graduate of Enid High School who earned an anthropology degree with a minor in psychology from the University of Oklahoma. Since graduating, Dirks has lived in Texas and Tulsa. She works for Department of Human Services as a social worker and assists families getting signed up for the SNAP program.

 

Grebe is a 2015 graduate of Inola High School who is currently finishing her rotation of pharmacy school in Enid through the University of Oklahoma. Cherokee Strip Community Foundation reviews applications quarterly. More information can be found about applying for the Work in Enid Award at liveinenid.com. Those who may be interested in contributing to the Work in Enid Award fund can contact the Cherokee Strip Community Foundation at (580) 234-3988.

 

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NC)--County music stars Clay Walker and Tracy Lawrence are coming to Stride Bank Center on Friday at 7:30 p.m. Both artists have sold millions of albums and produced a slew of hit songs and albums. To purchase tickets, go to StrideBankCenter.com or go to the office located on the second floor of Stride Bank Center. Tickets range from $39.00 up to $124.00 and are on sale.

 

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