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at two years old,” she Jude, have found solace in Church volunteer
:ŽŶĂƐ>ĞĞ said. “He has always been the outdoors. “Jason has Patti Lamle said that
&ƌŽŵWĂŐĞϭ able to keep perfect time always fished and hunted there will be multiple
the insurance decides how with music.” The Lees and Jonas really enjoys ways on Sunday that the
much they will cover. are both drummers, so it, so we spend a lot of community can show
“A deposit of $35,000 they recognized Jonas’ time camping and just their support for the Lee
is required up front for talent early on. He is enjoying God’s creation,” family.
the surgeon fees,” she now involved with the Hollie Lee said. “We will be selling
Sep Oklahoma Homeschool Jude has a different, Indian Tacos for $10
said. “We also had to sign
17 a promissory note stating Bands in Oklahoma City, unrelated rare bone each,” Lamle said. “People
that no matter what the where he plays percussion disease, Legg Calve’ can drive through to pick
insurance ends up covering, in band and violin in Perthes Disease, but both up or dine in.” There will
2020 orchestra. he and Jonas continue also be raffle prizes, silent
we will be responsible
for whatever amount is The Lees have lived to stay active even with auction items, and t-shirts
Page remaining and will pay it in Tuttle for 10 years, their physical issues. for sale, and all proceeds
A012 within four months of the after moving here when However, what they can will go towards Jonas’
surgery date.” Jonas was a baby so he do is limited. Hollie Lee surgery.
Clip could grow up in a small is looking forward to Lamle said that the
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49% expense, the Lees have town with a close-knit how the ASC surgery will church hopes God will
moved forward, and Jonas community like his improve Jonas’ life. bless their efforts and
now has a surgery date of parents did. “We wanted “Jonas has never been provide enough funds to
Oct. 14. Due to Covid, a home where we could allowed to play on help the family.
they are required to drive let our kids ride their skateboards, trampolines, “The Lee family is a
there instead of fly, which bikes around the block pogo sticks, or anything treasure,” she said. “They
will be about a 22 hour and grow a big garden,” that causes compression serve the Lord with
drive. They will also have Lee said. Jonas attended to his spine. Since he has their whole heart. They
to quarantine for two Tuttle Schools for several to wear his brace 23 hours are a true asset to our
weeks prior to surgery. years before switching to a day, he can’t just go community, church, and
Although he has been homeschool. He also was jump in the water when their friends and family.”
in treatment for his spine involved with Cub Scouts it is hot outside,” she said. Hollie Lee said that
since he was a toddler, for a time before deciding “The brace straps in the she was grateful for the
Jonas has always been as to focus on baseball. The back so he has to have love being shown by the
active as possible. His family attends church at help getting it off and on church and community.
mother describes him as True Oak Fellowship. properly. With him being “We are consistently
“ old soul” who loves
“an Jonas’ dad, Jason Lee 12 now, he’s pretty tired blown away by the
fishing, music, playing says their faith in God of his mom or dad having support we have from
the drums, playing his has helped them through to help him with it every our church family at True
violin/fiddle, kayaking, many trials over the years. morning or night.” Jonas Oak Fellowship,” she said.
water sports, hunting, and “God has a way of wears a different, more “Our motto is ‘Love God,
camping. revealing Himself to aggressive brace while he Love People, Be a Servant’
“He’s very adventurous,” you in challenging life sleeps. The night brace and our church family
she said. “Even when experiences if you lean isn’t designed to wear has had Jonas’ back since
he was a baby he would on Him and trust Him,” while standing because the beginning of this
scream if I brought him Jason Lee said. “I am of its rigidity. “Jonas is journey. Love, support,
inside from being out on confident that in and incredibly excited about and the Holy Spirit is
the back porch.” through Christ is the the idea of not wearing oozing out of the walls
Jonas has been only way we’ve all gotten a brace,” Lee said. “The at True Oak. I know that
homeschooled since the through this. We only few times he had been probably sounds cheesy,
middle of first grade need to look back and allowed by his doctor to but that is the best way to
and started Epic Charter see what God has done sleep without it, he has describe it! Jonas is a bit
Schools last August. for us to know and have gotten much better rest.” embarrassed by all of the
“Epic has been a perfect confidence in what He Currently the Lees’ attention, but he knows
fit, because he is still will continue to do in fundraising goal is the it is out of love. He is
able to go on camping Jonas’ life, and the further $35,000 deposit amount extremely thankful.”
adventures and do his back you look the farther for the surgeons. So To help with Jonas’
schoolwork,” Lee said. ahead you can see. Don’t far, the family has life-changing surgery,
Jonas is also the pitcher get me wrong, it wasn’t raised around $15,000 True Oak will be open
and team captain on his always super difficult. In through donations on for the fundraiser this
baseball team, wearing fact, we have adjusted their GoFundMe page, Sunday, Sept. 20 at 20
his back brace while he to a level of normalcy personal checks in the Worley Creek Drive, 11
plays baseball but hiding with the brace. But I can mail, and other means. a.m. to 2 p.m. Those who
it under his jersey. His remember our church The Lees’ church family cannot attend or would
team won first place in the family laying hands on is also determined to like to give directly can
Canadian Valley Baseball our baby and miraculous help the Lees make their send donations to the
Association in 2017. surgeries. We could hopes for Jonas’ health family’s GoFundMe page
Lee also describes her really write a book full of come true. They will at https://www.gofundme.
oldest son as very humble. testimonies.” be hosting an Indian com/f/jonas-we039ve-got-
“He would never tell you In addition to walking Taco and Silent Auction your-back or by sending
that he could play “TNT” by faith, the family, Fundraiser this Sunday, Paypal donations directly
by ACDC on the drumset including the couple’s Sept. 20 from 11 a.m. to the Lees at holliemlee@
other son, eight-year-old until 2 p.m. gmail.com.

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School Board Hears Student Enrollment At 1,567


The Board of Education for district policy book. Spears sec- to approve the consent agenda utes later. Chapman made the motion
Cleveland Public Schools met onded, and all voted in favor. which consisted of the minutes Upon the recommendation of to approve the employment of
on Monday for its September The superintendent also noted of the August 3, 2020 special Baker, Spears made the motion Wendi Randell, Emily Higgins
meeting, with several items dis- the Accreditation Status Re- board meeting, the minutes of to accept the resignation of bus and Megan Brimmer as substi-
cussed were coronavirus-relat- port will not be issued for the the August 11, 2020 special driver Mollie Barto. Chapman tute teachers for the 2020-21
ed. 2019-20 school year due to the board meeting, the treasurer’s seconded, and all were in favor. school year. Spears seconded,
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Danny Ward, Terry Spears, response to the pandemic. The the request for activity account to approve the employment of Baker presented a list of ex-
Shaun Chapman, and attending district usually receives this re- freshman cheerleaders and wres- Shelley Pickle as food service tra duty assignments for loss
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Baker presented a COVID-19 count was 1,567, Baker said. use the Event Center parking lot
chart tracker to show the board The CPAC and Virtual Acade- on Oct. 24, for Shelly Buller to
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scale to determine trends for Daily Membership (WADM) Spears made the motion to
COVID-19 activity that would and that number will be closely approve the Estimate of Needs
affect school distance-learning monitored as budgeting is done for the 2020-21 school year as
decisions. for this year and years follow- prepared by the auditor. Chap-
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in grades 5-12 to assist in learn- carryover and healthy fund bal- Forbes made the motion to
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ing mandate, during the spread of COVID-19, ac- Wear a mask — if not council s second meet
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SAMANTHA DONATO was crowned the 2020 Miss McAlester. The organization cancelled this year’s competition
along with Miss Oklahoma and Miss America, but local representatives continue looking to help in the area.

Miss McAlester representatives still trying to


help community
By ADRIAN O’HANLON III cancellation due to COVID-19 each year and have raised
EDITOR concerns — but McCabe said more than $16 million for Chil-
Miss McAlester Samantha Do- dren’s Miracle Network Hospi-
espite cancellation of this

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nato and Miss McAlester Out- tals and scholarships since
year’s contests, Miss standing Teen Estella Kirk still 2007, according to the organi-
McAlester Director Jeanie want to serve the community zation’s website.
McCabe said local any way possible. Miss Oklahoma offers more
representatives are still “We basically had to put ev- than $2 million in scholarships
working to help the erything off,” McCabe said. each year to local competitors
community. “But we’re still being able to and through the organization’s
The annual local competition give back,” she added. scholarship fund.
affiliated with Miss Oklahoma Competitors in Miss America Addison Price won Miss
and Miss America was can- contribute tens of thousands of
celled along with the national hours of community service >> See HELP // Page A2

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another year. student with a platform across the nation.


Help ... She said both McAl- centered on music and The service organiza-
<< CONTINUED from Page A1 ester representatives being kind to others. tion is hosting a fund-
chose to compete again. McCabe said they will raiser and focusing on
Oklahoma 2019 and “They’re ready to get help with as many vol- community service proj-
was named third runner this year going as much unteer opportunities ects as COVID-19 pre-
up at the Miss America as everyone else is with and programs possible cautions continue.
Competition on Dec. 19, the pandemic and ev- as public health precau- “It’s definitely impact-
2019 live on NBC. The erything,” McCabe said. tions continue to be in ing what we can do for
Oklahoma State Uni- “It’s been rough because place. our community and it’s
versity marketing major it limits us on our activ- “We’re hoping by not just a money thing,”
finished as third runner ities and number of ap- spring that things will McCabe said. “We’ve al-
up as Miss Virginia Ca- pearances we can be a little different,” Mc- ways given hours, phil-
mille Schrier was make.” Cabe said, adding she anthropic and volunteer
crowned as the winner. But the local repre- hopes the local events hours, and crazy
But the Miss America sentatives are working normally held in the amounts of them. That’s
Organization an- through the challenges. spring will continue as just where we’re having
nounced in May that McCabe said the rep- scheduled. to change our mindsets
the 2021 competition resentatives are coordi- Beta Iota of Epsilon a little this year.
was cancelled due to the nating virtual assem- Sigma Alpha Interna- Anyone interested in
nationwide impact of blies with area schools tional has sponsored the getting involved with
COVID-19 and the orga- to motivate students Miss McAlester and the organization can
nization’s board of di- and talk about their so- Miss McAlester Out- contact any Beta Iota
rectors advised 51 qual- cial impact initiatives. standing Teen Scholar- member, message the
ifying competitions to Donato is an Oklaho- ships Competitions group’s Facebook page,
do the same. ma Baptist University since 1978. The local email betaiotaesa@
That meant all 2019 student with a platform women’s service organi- gmail.com, or call Mc-
local and state winners of informing people zation provides monies Cabe at 918-424-3089.
were given the option to about the important of and volunteer hours to
represent their organi- blood drives. Kirk is an many philanthropic • Contact Adrian O’Hanlon III at
zations and compete for Epic Charter School projects locally and aohanlon@mcalesternews.com

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Educators, parents still adapting to online schooling


First in a series on virtual learning hard and exhausting, but it’s
going to work out.”
The learning platforms for
By SHERI GOURD “With the rigor of the virtual the middle and high schools
sgourd@tahlequahdailypress.com program, some parents were are very different from the low-
having a hard time helping er TPS grade levels, and that
Cherokee County schools their students at home,” she has been an issue for many.
have been back in session for said. “Some virtual students Megan Beckham is an edu-
about a month, and the learn- are coming back to the tradi- cator who has children learn-
ing options available are still a tional side, which is best for ing virtually at Grand View
hot topic among parents and them.” Public School and TPS. They
educators. Cherokee Elementary stu- chose to do so in order to
All Tahlequah Public dents are expected to attend not to add to the community
Schools principals gave back- Zoom meetings at specific spread of COVID-19.
to-school reports for their sites times, and if those are missed, “My oldest is struggling
during the Sept. 15 Board of school officials will contact the with THS’s chosen virtual plat-
Education meeting, and some parents to see what assistance form, Edmentum, and its lack
were surprised at the num- they may be needing. of teaching, and he is above
ber of students on the virtual “We know in our hearts average intelligence. I cannot
learning path, as well as frus- virtual learning is not ideal imagine other students are ex-
trated by the learning soft- for 5- and 6-year-olds. This periencing success. Thankful-
ware. is what we’ve been dealt and ly, THS let him change classes
Cherokee Elementary we’re working through it,” so that he wouldn’t struggle
School Principal Marissa Mc- said McCoy. “Everyone’s really through Spanish language
Coy said during the meeting stepped up to help each other. without any actual teaching,”
that having about 160 virtual The SROs [school resource of- said Beckham. “I wish TPS
students is more than she ficers] and school-based social
would have ever imagined. workers have been out. It’s Swimmer Snell is attending school virtually this semester. See PARENTS, page 2

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Parents
could have found a way to She did have high praises
administer their courses vir- for the Briggs Public School
tually, but I understand they program.
do not have the money to hire “My 6 year old who goes
the teachers to oversee those to Briggs has a tremendous
courses. It is a hard year.” amount of support and I really
Tahlequah Middle School love what they are doing,” said
was also using Edmentum, Moore-Carriger. “She does a
but switched to Google Class- daily Zoom meeting where
rooms Sept. 21 due to how dif- certain lessons are taught. Her
ficult the coursework and sys- teacher is very responsive with
tem was for most students. any questions I have. And she
Beckham said she under- really enjoys learning on all
stands how some families are the different platforms they
getting frustrated and switch- are teaching her on.”
ing to statewide online charter Parent Lisa Snell said the
schools, such as Epic or K12. virtual learning situation takes
“While I do not recommend some patience on both sides
that because it takes funds of the laptop, and she is using
away from our already severe- extra learning methods.
ly underfunded brick-and- “It’s a challenge but we’re
mortar public schools, I un- getting it figured out,” said
derstand that not every home Snell. “I bought some work-
has two certified teachers to books for some extra practice,
help facilitate online learning, and when I have to take my
and Epic has been doing this son to work with me, we use
for a while,” said Beckham. Briggs Public School students are not experiencing the same reading groups from last year. In October 2019, they set at tables the workbooks.”
“Parents, regardless of where together, like, clockwise from left: Taytem Cochran, Ari Whitney, and Maecee Kester. Kristin Stark, principal at
your child is going to school, Sequoyah Pre-K Center, said
please do not fear them falling “I have messaged the coun- “I tried really hard to keep needed when she asked. Her they had 37 of the 147 students
behind. Everyone is enduring selor on several occasions them enrolled with Tahlequah stress has been reduced since attending virtually. The school
the same catastrophe. Teach- right before and after we got school district, because so starting Epic two weeks ago, does not have one-on-one
ers know how to pick up where their virtual learning stuff to many people suggested it due according to Moore-Carriger. technology, so they rely on pa-
children are and fill in the ask questions only to have to the school losing funding, “Not all options are for ev- per packets.
gaps. It is what we do.” received responses on any but it turned out to not be the eryone and I get that, however “The virtual teachers are
Melissa Moore-Carriger had scheduling questions and ev- option for us.” when communication lines making some online videos for
two students in virtual learn- erything else was left unan- She said that her 15-year- are broken it makes it really those who have devices,” said
ing at Tahlequah High School, swered. I received absolutely old daughter worked to do her hard to enjoy something,” she Stark. “It’s gone pretty well, but
and she felt they didn’t receive no response even when I sent best virtually through THS, said. “Learning should be fun we’ve struggled with parents
enough support, so they en- certain questions in an email but became really stressed and informative, not stressful checking in with teachers or
rolled in Epic Charter Schools by itself,” said Moore-Carriger. and wasn’t getting the help she and confusing.” sending in completed work.”

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2019 at Western Oklaho- high schools represent- that run from December
ma State College (WOSC), ed. Those represented 18 through January 8.
as of Sept. 6. include Altus, Anadarko, There are eight courses
Western offers a combi- Riverside, Big Pasture, to choose from during
nation of face-to-face and Blair, Chattanooga, Chey- winter session and will
online formats, with a enne, Cordell, Duke, El- be offered online only. For
large presence in concur- dorado, Elgin, Elk City, more information, visit
rently enrolled juniors Empire, Epic Charter, wosc.edu/enroll.
and seniors. Frederick, Geronimo, Western Oklahoma
“Fall 2020 enrollment Grandfield, Granite, State College is the old-
has been the biggest un- Hammon, Hobart, India- est original municipal
known going back to homa, Leedy, Lone Wolf, two-year college still in
March when we were Mangum, McArthur, existence in the state of
forced to migrate all our Merritt, Navajo, Sentinel, Oklahoma. Its mission is
courses to a virtual for- Snyder, Tipton, Velma to provide high quality
mat. To see an enrollment Alma, and Walters. education, support stu-
increase in such a time Western offers a combi- dent success, and empow-
of uncertainly speaks nation of face-to-face and er individuals to become
directly to the fortitude online formats, with a productive members of
of our students and the large presence in concur- local, regional and glob-
willingness of our facul- rently enrolled juniors al communities. Western
ty and staff to meet the and seniors. offers high-quality asso-
multitude of needs our Enrollment is still open ciate degrees and certif-
students have during this for eight- week format icates to its five-county
pandemic,” said Dr. Chad courses, which begin Oc- service area and beyond.
Wiginton, Western presi- tober 13. Those courses For more information,
dent. include both face-to-face visit wosc.edu.
Western is currently and online options.

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Even though progress reports are


about to come out from some Cherokee
County schools, famiies are still figuring
out what type of learning works best for
their students.
Local schools are doing the best they
can in these unprecedented times, but
some parents are turning to other op-
tions.
Currently, about 35 percent of Ten-
killer Elementary School students are
virtual learners.
“We have had some virtual students

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School
return to in-person learning for some Cherokee County platforms, which would make for her older student and it is and have curriculum tailored
and a few in-person students schools, as families decide teaching and support more ef- helping the whole family. specifically for each child’s
change to virtual education,” what works best for their stu- ficient and productive,” said “We chose Epic for the flex- needs and at their learning
said Superintendent Marilyn dents or other reasons, such as Barton. ibility in the virtual learning level.
Dewoody. seeking out an established on- For the past three years, process and the profession- “They took benchmarks in
All Tenkiller students were line charter school. Marcia Hutchins had one alism we already know they early August so we could make
provided an iPad or Chrome- Megan Beckham said her child enrolled in Epic Charter have. For our family, it is nice informed decisions for each
book, and those who needed family opted to utilize virtual Schools, and this school year, to have them all with the same child’s core curriculum and ex-
internet access could get a hot learning with Tahlequah Pub- the other ones transferred out school to consolidate corre- panded needs. If benchmarks
spot device. lic Schools and Grand View of Tahlequah Public Schools to spondence and minimize the show an area that is missing,
“Our teachers are teaching Public School. Epic. running around. It has been a they add in work and con-
through Google Classroom “It is difficult, so I could see “My oldest is very advanced pretty seamless process. Hav- centrate on those areas. If the
for all their students and pro- how some families may strug- and has been able to utilize ing control of our schedule child’s scores show advanced,
viding videos, Google Meet, gle with it and switch to Epic,” more college credits through while having a teacher to sup- they pick curriculum that chal-
or Zoom meetings for their she said. her alternative way of school port the process was very im- lenges them at that next level.”
virtual students. They also Tahlequah resident Lonnie in a way not offered by tradi- portant to us,” said Hutchins. Dewoody feels that stu-
email and call their students,” Barton works for K12 Inc., a tional schools. She is now a se- “This year looks different dents who are home alone will
said Dewoody. “If a student for-profit education company nior and concurrent with NSU, for each family and there not be successful with the vir-
is quarantined, we send their which offers online schooling, so there are COVID-related are struggles and hurdles no tual programs at local schools.
Chromebook home so they and said that enrollment was adjustments made for each matter the choice each fam- “I believe the biggest mis-
can continue their education exponentially higher than the of those classes, as well,” said ily makes. We are praying for conception some families had
through Google Classroom. last two years. Hutchins. the health of our community was that you could complete
Their learning is not inter- “I feel horrible for our brick- While she said her fam- and for each school to have a six hours of classroom work
rupted. We have a few virtual and-mortar teachers who are ily fully supports local school, successful year despite all the in one or two hours,” she said.
students who come to school doing virtual because there and she understands that not hardship they face.” “A family must make sure their
to participate in athletics.” wasn’t enough training to show all families can have someone Her younger two have students are participating ev-
The number of virtual them how to instruct their stu- home with the students, she transitioned well to their new eryday in all their classes for
students has changed daily dents or how to maneuver the has been impressed with Epic classroom setting, she said, virtual education to work.”

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