Midwest City Beacon Education

By Jeff Harrison Managing Editor The Mid-Del School Board approved a nearly $166 million budget for fiscal year 2023-24. The new budget is more than $11.7 million larger than the current plan. That is largely due to a historic investment in public education from the State legislature. Lawmakers added $500 million statewide to the funding…

By Alyssa Dalley-Schofield Staff Writer Mid-Del Schools kicked off summer school with fun activities.  The school district hosts its summer school at Midwest City Elementary and Epperly Heights Elementary for students Pre-K through 4th grade, at Midwest City Middle School for 5th through 7th grade and Del City High School for current 8th grade students. …

By Alyssa Dalley-Schofield Midwest City Beacon Students at Carl Albert High School are finding new opportunities to compete and earn scholarships. The school started an esports program this past school year. Esports or electronic sports is a form of competition utilizing multiplayer video games. This sport consists of players and teams much like football, basketball…

By Alyssa Dalley-Schofield Midwest City Beacon Brenda Tener is again graduating from St. Philip Neri Catholic School. The longtime principal is stepping down after leading her alma mater for nearly a decade. Tener plans to begin a new position with the Department of Catholic Education with the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City. Tener has worked in…

By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Stickball has been played by Native American tribes for centuries. Mid-Del students learned about the traditional game last week during a demonstration by the Chickasaw National public education program at Midwest City High School. Students learned about the history, cultural significance, and rules of stickball, before playing a game.…

By Alyssa Dalley-Schofield Staff Writer A private Catholic high school is moving to Del City. Cristo Rey Oklahoma City Catholic High School is being relocated to the old Oakridge building, 4200 Leonhardt Dr., near SE 44th St. and Bryant Ave. The school had previously been in the West Education Building of OSU-OKC’s campus in Oklahoma…

Longtime principal retiring after 18 years leading Epperly Heights By Jeff Harrison Managing Editor Sports and coaching got Kevin Hill into the career of education. But his passion for young children kept him there. Hill dreamed of moving up the coaching ranks when he was hired as a physical education teacher and coach at Epperly…