During our Fun Friday episode of the Donna and Molly Show on September 24, we were joined by football team sophomores Bingham Hightower,#9 also known to have many nick names of which we picked our favorite, “Bing-Stud”, Ricky Ahrberg, #87, known as “Sticky Ricky”, and Brett Helm, #21, known as “Feet”, all three play a key role in the bright future of the Cushing Tiger’s football squad. Both Ahrberg and Hightower have played football for years, however Brett Helm is new to the football scene as a kicker, coming from the sport of soccer, he’s someone the tigers count on for crucial plays. All three sophomores brought a high level of team spirit into Studio B that carried on to all our listeners. They talked of increased fan and pier support being important to the morale of the team and thanked everyone for their continued support of the team with their attendance during the season.
The second half of Tiger Time was hosted by Whitney Linder and Hosanna McCoy, both seniors at CHS. Both of these young ladies are currently playing on the high school softball team, have been selected as Athlete of The Week and are involved in various activities at school.
This week’s news from Cushing High School includes sophomores McKenzie Stanford and Sierra Underwood bringing home championship banners when they enetered their lifvestock in this year’s Payne County Fair. McKenzie exhibited 13 head of dairy cattle and twelve of them placed first in their respective Classes. Standford had numerous ages of Ayrshires at the show; among them were junior heifers, summer yearlings and a senior yearling that won Jr. Championship honors. Her seven year old cow placed first and was named senior champion and grand champion Ayrshire. McKenzie also had a Brown Swiss cow, which won Reserve Grand Champion and a Holstein calf, which was named Reserve Junior Champion while her Jr. Yearliong won Junior Champion.
Sierra underwood’s steer won his class, and was also selected as breed champion and won Reserve Grand Champion in the prospect steer show. A prospect steer is one that weighs less than 800 pounds and is judged according to how good it should be when it reaches a weight of 1200 pounds. The main show that Underwood is now aiming for is the Payne County Spring Livestock show in March, where she hopes that Blackjack, her steer will win again.
The Cushing High School is missing their former counselor, Linda Scribner, she relocated to work closer to her new home in Owasso.
Filling Linda’s shoes as councelor is Amy Russell. Amy is new to the high school but well known to the community. She has lived in Cushing for eight years with her husband Hugh, whom she met in college while working for the Robert S. Kerr Research Lab.
The Russells have two children; Mason, who is in the eighth grade at Cushing Middle school and Brylee, who is in the fifth grade at Deep Rock. Russell was previously a councselor at both Deep Rock and Harmony elementary schools. Amy recieved her Bachelors degree from East Central in Ada, moving on to Oklahoma University, where she earned her Masters. Beyond her working at the elementary schools, she has worked at Youth Services, Children’s Medical Center and a Family Crisis Center in Tulsa. Amy plans to stay a part of the tiger family until she retires.
Welcome Amy!
Cushing High School has a new Spanish teacher, Dena Dunkerson, although she is no stranger to the halls of CHS. Before teacahing at Edmond North High last year, she taught here as the spanish teacher for two years and is happy to be back. Teaching runs in Dena’s family, with her mom and grandmother both being teachers before her. She wasn’t always sure being a teacher was what she wanted to do, for a while, she thought of doing something in the medical field such as becoming a doctor or nurse – but that dream was short lived. Dunkerson discovered that she really didn’t like the thought of blood much …and it was then that she knew teaching was indeed her true calling. She has studied spanish for a total of twelve years.
Welcome back Dena!
This year the Special Education classes, grades eight through twelfth, will be going to the new “Training Station” located in the 5 Star Coop building at Linwood and Moses. At the training station there will be ten rooms set up as ten different business/jobs. The students will work in the business centers to learn the skills required to do each job to the best of their ability. Job coaches, aides and teachers will work with these students to become as independent as possible.
The businesses that students will learn are: Videos ‘R Us, Cards ‘N More, Food Pantry, Motel Room, The Pony Express, the Layla Rose Restaurant, Books ‘R Us, Paper Be Gone, Clothing Closet, Suds ‘N Duds and Computer Center. These different stations will teach students how to operate in different jobs ans what they should do. Mrs. Cathy Smith worked on this project the entire summer. Students will also learn basic computer skills, complete job preference survey and learn how to make a resume. Scheduling has not been set but students will spend two or more hours a week at the stations.
Fundraisers continue at CHS with the FCCLA raising money to go towards a scholarship for anyone going into a career in Family and Consumer Schience. There is also a fund set up for Grant A Wish. The goal is to collect 2011 dimes by the district meeting on September 28. You can give your change to Jawana Harris or Erickah Miller, the Family and consumer Schience teachers. They will continue to take money until September 28.
The NHS continues to sell personalized key chains for $10. You can choose any color and design you’d like. They turn their orders in as they get them and will continue to sell them for a few more months.
This week’s Athletes Of The Week are senior Jared Bass and senior Hosanna McCoy.
Jared’s mom is Jane Bass and he has four siblings, Jordan, Clay, Jess and Jalie. Jared is active in the football and wrestling programs at CHS. Jared was also selected as Student Rotarian of the Month in September.
Hosanna’s parents are Susan and Walter McCoy, and she has three syblings, Naomi, Becky and Zoe. Hosanna plays first base and is one of the fantastic pitchers for the lady tiger’s softball team.
Congratulations, Jared and Hosanna!
Stay tuned to our Fun Fridays of the Donna and Molly Show to hear more from CHS althletes and students during “Tiger Time” on the KUSH!
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