Midwest City Beacon Education
Church planning to buy Jarman
Mid-Del Schools accepts $800,000 offer for 80-year-old building By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon One of the oldest buildings in Midwest City will have a new owner. The Mid-Del School Board on Monday agreed to sell the former Jarman Middle School building to The Birthing Room, a local church. The Birthing Room agreed to buy…
Read MoreVeteran school board member not running for reelection
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon The longest serving member of the Mid-Del School Board will not seek reelection. Leroy Porter announced Monday that he will not run for a fifth term as the Ward No. 5 representative. “I’ve enjoyed my 20 years on the school board, but I need to dedicate more time to…
Read MoreMid-Del Schools celebrating homecoming this month
Carl Albert’s homecoming set for Friday, Oct. 4 By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Mid-Del Schools will celebrate homecoming this month. Each of the three district high schools will host a homecoming parade, coronation and football game. Carl Albert’s homecoming is Friday, Oct. 4, followed by Del City on Friday, Oct.11 and Midwest City on…
Read MoreMid-Del elementary named Blue Ribbon School
Schwartz Elementary School wins national honor for third time By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon A Mid-Del elementary school was named one of the best in the country. Schwartz Elementary School was selected as 2024 National Blue Ribbon School last week by the U.S. Department of Education. U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona announced the…
Read MoreMid-Del sees rise in college remediation rate
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Mid-Del Schools saw an increase in the number of students not prepared for college classes. More than 30% of all 2022 Mid-Del high school graduates attending state universities were required to take at least one remedial level course, according to the most recent remediation report. High school graduates that…
Read MoreMid-Del approves flag policy following incident at Edmond North
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon The Mid-Del Board of Education last week approved a new policy on flying the American flag. State schools superintendent Ryan Walters issued “guidelines on patriotic displays” to Oklahoma school districts last month, following an incident at Edmond North High School in which a student was asked to remove an…
Read MoreCommunity steps up with school supply drives
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon The meeting room at the Midwest City Chamber of Commerce was transformed into a makeshift warehouse last week. Boxes of pens, notepads, paper towels, snacks and bottled water lined the walls of the room last week during the Chamber’s monthly meeting. The donations were collected during the Chamber’s second…
Read MoreSchool board adopts some changes to student handbook
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon The Mid-Del School Board of Education approved some, but not all policy recommendations for the student handbook. The board passed four of the seven recommendations from the student discipline committee during the Aug. 12 school board meeting. Board member Shelly Schultz asked the board to table three items related…
Read MoreMid-Del revises plans for high school graduation
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Mid-Del Schools is planning to have all three high school graduations in one day. The school board last week approved a change to the 2024-25 academic calendar that would allow graduations to take place on Monday, May 19 at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds. Superintendent Rick Cobb said they prefer…
Read MoreMid-Del faculty eager for new school year
By Jonathan Jackson Midwest City Beacon Mid-Del educators got ready for the new school year Friday with the annual convocation at the Rose State College Performing Arts Center. Faculty and staff from across the district attended to discuss the plans and changes for the upcoming school year. Teachers received a warm welcome from Midwest City…
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