News
Emily Jerman
Professor Henry Kirkland Jr.’s eyes twinkle as he settles into a story of pranks pulled on his classes. The tall man with salt-and-pepper hair has been known to write across the board and right onto the wall.
Friday 24 May
OKG Newsletter
Topic: school
Pay it forward
A challenging adolescence gave a local professor the ability to inspire students, which he has been doing for four decades.
News
Emily Jerman
Professor Henry Kirkland Jr.’s eyes twinkle as he settles into a story of pranks pulled on his classes. The tall man with salt-and-pepper hair has been known to write across the board and right onto the wall.
Hear this
OKG7 things to do
Gazette staff
The Oak Ridge Boys, world-famous for the No. 1 single “Elvira,” will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Choctaw High School Performing Center, 14300 N.E. 10th.
Matter of degrees
A Brookings Institution report says Oklahoma is behind in education level among immigrants.
News
Alex Ewald
A new report sheds light on immigration in the United States, showing more workers with a college education settling in the coastal areas and those without a high school diploma clustering in the Southwest and Great Plains.
Returning to history
Sonia Gensler’s debut novel, ‘The Revenant,’ digs into a part of Oklahoma history many may not know about.
Features
Jenny Coon Peterson
Sonia Gensler
2 p.m. Saturday
Barnes & Noble, 540 Ed Noble Parkway, Norman
BN.com, 579-8800
Potter hater
Millions of people love the books and movies … but not this guy.
Features
Rod Lott
When I was in grade school, I had an allergy test at Oklahoma Allergy Clinic, in which a nurse wrote rows of numbers up and down both forearms with a ballpoint pen, and then injected me next to every scribble. Each syringe contained something different, so if the injection point grew red and puffy, they were able to tell exactly what my system couldn’t stand.
Fire good!
The mighty young guys of Mighty Big Fire make their brand of indie rock spark.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Mighty Big Fire with Peach and Shelton Pool
7-10 p.m. Saturday
Oklahoma City Museum Of Art
415 Couch
okcmoa.com 236-3100
$5
Charter connection
OKCPS entered a memorandum of understanding with a nonprofit to make the downtown elementary a charter school.
News
Clifton Adcock
In a move Oklahoma City Public Schools officials and downtown business leaders hope changes the landscape of public education in the city, the school district entered into a memorandum of understanding with a nonprofit group to make the planned MAPS For Kids downtown elementary a charter school.
Laura Massenat: involved and independent
Commentary
Bill Bleakley
On Tuesday, in the heart of the Oklahoma City school district, District 4 voters have an opportunity to elect a new school board member.
School’s out
Villa Teresa plans to shut its doors after 79 years educating students.
News
Greg Horton
After 79 years of educating Oklahoma students, Villa Teresa School will be closing on July 31. Administrators of the school, which is located in Midtown, cited issues that included financial concerns, dilapidated buildings and the age of the Carmelite nuns who run the school.
