Midwest City Beacon Education
Teachers receive $58k in grants
Mid-Del Public Schools Foundation presents Big Idea Grants By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Local teachers received a special surprise after coming back from Thanksgiving break. The Mid-Del Public Schools Foundation surprised several educators by awarding Big Idea Grants. They awarded a total of $58,712 to 44 teacher grants. Members of the Foundation and school…
Read MoreMidwest City Middle School students taking NASA app challenge
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Students at Midwest City Middle School are putting their brains to the test. A group of students are competing in a NASA app challenge. They have been tasked with designing an app that will track the Artemis II mission which promises to return astronauts to the moon for the…
Read MoreMidwest City High School hosting Donuts with Santa Dec. 7
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon The Midwest City High School DECA club will host Donuts with Santa from 10 a.m. – noon Dec. 7 in the school cafeteria. The event includes donuts, drinks, photos with Santa, games and crafts. Donations will be accepted at entry. Donuts with Santa is a Community Service project to…
Read MoreEnrollment declines at Mid-Del Schools
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Student enrollment dipped again at Mid-Del Schools. The district reported an enrollment of 12,131 as of Oct. 1, which was 303 less (2.4%) than last year’s total of 12,434 students. Mid-Del has seen enrollment drop for three straight years, following a post-pandemic rebound. The district lost nearly 3,000 students…
Read MoreRose State College president retiring
Jeanie Webb, President of Rose State College and the institution’s first female president, has announced her plan to retire effective July 1, 2025. Webb, who has served as the college’s seventh president since 2013, leaves behind a legacy of growth and innovation that has reshaped the college’s role in Oklahoma’s higher education landscape. “Education is…
Read MoreStudents experience ‘Journey of Hope’
Survivor shares powerful message during presentation at CAHS By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon The Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum is marking the 30th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing with a special traveling presentation called the “Journey of Hope.” The presentation aims to remember those who were killed, those who survived and those…
Read MoreBrain Bowl challenges students
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Students at Mid-Del Schools put their minds to the test last week with the annual Brain Bowl. Fifth graders from each of the elementary schools competed in a variety of brain teasers and logic-based questions. Barnes Elementary won the Brain Bowl. The team included Ben Boerner, Jaci Waisath, Riley…
Read MoreMid-Del adds principals to help with behavioral issues
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Mid-Del Schools is adding two assistant principals to help with an increase in behavioral issues at elementary schools. Superintendent Rick Cobb told the school board Monday that discipline issues have accelerated every year since the pandemic. They’re seeing more behavioral issues among younger students. “Our teachers and principals are…
Read MoreSuperintendent receives raise
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Mid-Del Schools Superintendent Rick Cobb will receive about a $2,000 pay raise. The school board unanimously agreed to give Cobb a 1% pay raise and a 5% annuity during last week’s meeting. Cobb’s salary will increase from $200,551.41 to $202,439.14. The change is retroactive to July 1, 2024. “As…
Read MoreMid-Del community helps tornado victims
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon The Mid-Del community lent a hand to families in need. The school district organized a donation event last week for students and staff affected by recent tornadoes. Early on Nov. 3, a tornado hit a neighborhood near SE 89th St. and Sooner Rd., which is in the Mid-Del school…
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