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About 90 students from Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas and Texas took part in OU Engineering Days sponsored by Boeing earlier this summer.

About 90 students from Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas and Texas took part in OU Engineering Days sponsored by Boeing earlier this summer.

OU Summer Program Introduces High School Students to Engineering

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Tuesday, July 13, 2021
  NORMAN, OK (July 13, 2021) – At a summer camp at the University of Oklahoma, high school juniors and seniors learned how to create a Styrofoam support beam, build a Popsicle stick bridge and code a LabView robot.
To register, go to https://covidvaccine.ou.edu/ochatrium. To ensure parking availability, participants are asked to not arrive more than 10 minutes before their scheduled appointment.

To register, go to https://covidvaccine.ou.edu/ochatrium. To ensure parking availability, participants are asked to not arrive more than 10 minutes before their scheduled appointment.

Family COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic scheduled at Oklahoma Children’s Hospital OU Health

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Tuesday, July 13, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Children’s Hospital OU Health will be hosting a Family COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic and Health Resource Fair for ages 12 and older needing their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.       The event is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Pollard Theatre is gearing up for its Season 34 Performance

The Pollard Theatre is gearing up for its Season 34 Performance

Pollard Theater Company Offering Extra Productions for season

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Monday, July 12, 2021
MORE PERFORMANCES! MORE VARIETY! MORE CONCESSIONS! MORE FLEXIBILITY! PERFORMANCES: We are pleased to announce in addition to our traditional live theatrical plays and musicals, we will be offering EXTRA productions during our season!
Cashion Boom Fest is Friday From 6-10 p.m.

Cashion Boom Fest is Friday From 6-10 p.m.

Cashion Boom Fest rescheduled for Friday July 9

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Friday, July 9, 2021
There will only be one area lighting up the sky this Friday in Cashion. Cashion Boom Fest was postponed last week because of rain but will return this Friday at 6 p.m. at the West Park Ball Fields. This is the event’s third year and is free to attend.
The Round Barn is six miles east of Interstate 35 on Historic Route 66. The barn is open every day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Round Barn is six miles east of Interstate 35 on Historic Route 66. The barn is open every day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Rachel Lynch and the Daydrinkers to perform at Arcadia Round Barn

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Friday, July 9, 2021
ARCADIA – Rachel Lynch and the Day Drinkers will present an Elm Tree Concert from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, July 18, at the Arcadia Round Barn. Lynch describes herself as a “silly lady, known to burp in many a mic onstage. She tours all over the United States as a funny folk solo act.
Oklahoma’s state assessments include only federally required tests plus U.S. history for high school juniors.

Oklahoma’s state assessments include only federally required tests plus U.S. history for high school juniors.

Preliminary state test results now available to students, families

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Friday, July 9, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY (July 9, 2021) – The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) has released preliminary state test results through a secure online portal. The Parent/Student Portal gives access to individual scores for the Oklahoma School Testing Program (OSTP).
Horses are popular in Oklahoma, numbering about 250,000 animals. (Photo by Todd Johnson, OSU Agricultural Communications Services)

Horses are popular in Oklahoma, numbering about 250,000 animals. (Photo by Todd Johnson, OSU Agricultural Communications Services)

Horses need up-to-date West Nile virus vaccinations

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Friday, July 9, 2021
STILLWATER, Okla. – Horses account for about 97% of reported non-human mammalian cases of West Nile virus encephalitis, according to the American Association of Equine Practitioners, underscoring the need for horse owners to employ sound animal-health-management strategies.
For more information or accommodations, contact Terri Stubblefield at (405) 325-4531 or tdstubb@ou.edu.

For more information or accommodations, contact Terri Stubblefield at (405) 325-4531 or tdstubb@ou.edu.

World Literature Today Magazine Summer Issue Showcases ‘Palestine Voices’

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Thursday, July 8, 2021
Norman, Okla., July 6, 2021 – In its recently launched summer issue, World Literature Today — the University of Oklahoma’s award-winning magazine of international literature and culture — presents a historic cover feature devoted to Palestine Voices.
GLS will feature more than 14 keynote speakers, including Malcolm Gladwell, author of Outliers, and Craig Groeschel, founder of LifeChurch.

GLS will feature more than 14 keynote speakers, including Malcolm Gladwell, author of Outliers, and Craig Groeschel, founder of LifeChurch.

Crossings Community Church To Host Global Leadership Summit 2021

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Thursday, July 8, 2021
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – July 7, 2021 – Crossings Community Church will once again serve as a host site of the Global Leadership Summit 2021 (GLS) on August 5-6. This two-day simulcast features a diverse world-class faculty delivering fresh, actionable and inspiring leadership insights.
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