Midwest City Beacon Education
New stadium lights, gym scoreboards approved
Athletic facility upgrades included in 2023 bond issue By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Mid-Del high school athletic facilities will see improvements for next year. The school board last week approved purchasing new lighting at the football stadiums, and video scoreboards for the gymnasiums. Musco Sports Lighting, LLC, will furnish and install the lighting systems…
Read MoreStudents take on Botball Challenge
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Students competed in the Mid-Del Elementary Botball Challenge Saturday morning at the Mid-Del Learning Services Center (former Del Crest Middle School). Students worked together with classmates to program an autonomous robot or bot to complete a variety of tasks. The event included seven challenges as well as a computer…
Read MoreMid-Del Schools honors top employees
Parkview’s Fields named School District Teacher of the Year By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Mid-Del Schools honored outstanding staff last week during the annual awards banquet. The district presented seven awards for the top administrators, educators, support staff and specialists during the event Feb. 3 at the Mid-Del Learning Services Center. Makensie Fields, a…
Read MoreMid-Del Schools to host teacher job fair Feb. 6
By Jeff Harrison Managing Editor Mid-Del School District is having a job fair for teachers. The Mid-Del Schools Teacher Job Fair is at 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6 at the Mid-Del Administrative Offices, 7217 SE 15th St. in Midwest City. Attendees can meet with principals and administrators, tour select campuses and get…
Read MoreRose State College begins search for new president
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon For the first time in more than a decade, Rose State College is looking for a new president. Dr. Jeanie Webb announced her retirement last month after 12 years leading the college. The search for the next president is underway. Rose State is partnering with the Association of Community…
Read MoreMid-Del hosting parenting program
Eight-week program aims to help parents strengthen their relationship with children and learn how to address behavioral issues in a positive way By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Mid-Del Schools is hosting a program to help parents strengthen their relationship with their children and learn how to address behavioral issues in a positive way. The…
Read MoreSchools saving energy costs
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Energy saving efforts are paying off for Mid-Del Schools. The district saved about $306,109 in energy costs as a result of a program managed by Cenergistics, an energy conservation company based in Dallas, Texas. Kevin Edwards, client manager for Cenergistics, gave a presentation to the school board last month…
Read MoreStudents explore foreign cultures at World’s Fair
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Carl Albert High School recently celebrated 35 years of its World’s Fair. Students transform the school gymnasium into a global market with booths, food and artifacts from more than 60 different countries. “We didn’t quite have as many booths as in the past, but we had really good quality…
Read MoreMid-Del announces finalists for Teacher of the Year
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon A handful of Mid-Del teachers received good news before the holiday break. The school district announced five finalists for district teacher of the year. Superintendent Rick Cobb and fellow administrators surprised the finalists at their schools Friday morning. Teacher of the year finalists are Jason Jenkins, Christi Bradshaw, Elizabeth…
Read MoreGrant earns seat on Mid-Del School Board
Midwest City woman will replace longtime member Leroy Porter By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon The Mid-Del School Board will have a new member. Jonna Grant won the office No. 5 seat after running unopposed in the recent filing period. She will replace longtime board member Leroy Porter who did not seek reelection for a…
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