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OCU names new president

Two people found the correct number of 18 shamrocks in our March 12 edition. We drew Mary Sue Petticrew’s name.

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At press time, Oklahoma City University announced it had named Dr. Kenneth R. Evans as its 19th president.

He is currently the president of Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas.

Evans will assume the office on July 1. For more, see okcfriday.com.

OKC FRIDAY Vol. 54 No. 46 • One Section • 16 pages • March 26, 2021

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Redbud is back with new events, fall race schedule

By Eric Oesch Staff Writer

- Photo by Dewayne Jones, dewayne-jones.smugmug.com

Irish girls soccer team shuts out Southeast McGuinness soccer player Julianne Bentley (in white) splits a pair of Southeast defenders to score one of her two goals in a 9-0 win against the Spartans. The Irish are off to a 2-0 start so far this season, and visit Mount St. Mary this Tuesday. See Sports, Page 6.

Voters to decide city council, school board races April 6

By Rose Lane Editor Fridaylanders go to the polls on Tuesday, April 6, to vote on municipal and school board races.

In Nichols Hills, the incumbent and Mayor Sody Clements faces Richard Cornelison for Ward 1 councilman.

The Village Mayor David Bennett is opposed in Ward I by Wynter Griffis.

Incumbents Bubba Symes, Ward 2, and Adam Graham, Ward 3, are unopposed See ELECTIONS, Page 10

See REDBUD, Page 2

OKC Broadway to return to the stage OKC Broadway and the Civic Center Foundation announced that an updated season series is expected to resume this fall.

“It has been an unexpected and extended ‘intermission,’ but Broadway will be back at the Civic Center Music Hall this year and better than ever before,” said Elizabeth Gray, general manager of OKC Broadway and executive director of the Civic Center Foundation.

The updated season includes the acclaimed new production straight from Lincoln Center Theatre of Lerner & Lowe’s “My Fair Lady’’ and continues with “Mean Girls,” the hilarious hit

Heroes Ball wins national award The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) is the winner of a national award for Virtual Presentations for its 2020 Heroes Ball, OICA’s annual awards and fundraising banquet.

The COVID-19 pandemic canceled countless events during 2020, including many nonprofit organizations’ fundraising events. As these cancellations reached epidemic proportions,

The popular Redbud Classic returns to the streets of Nichols Hills as a fall event for 2021 and race officials expect a big turnout when the event is held Sept 11-12 at sites throughout the city.

Redbud Classic Race Director Sara Sweet announced the new fall dates and new categories when she addressed the Nichols Hills City Council. The “annual rite of spring” race event joined nearly every other major event in Oklahoma City, including the Oklahoma City National Memorial Marathon, when it canceled the 2020 Redbud Classic due to the COVID pandemic.

“Last year our board of directors had serious discussions about postponing the event because of the COVID pandemic and eventually decided to cancel because we just didn’t have enough information,” said Sweet. “Our board was very wise to take a deep breath and get all of our ducks in a row for 2021.”

Sweet said race organizers expect the 38th Redbud Classic to draw a record number of entries for their 2021 fall event. Since its inception, the Redbud has provided

OICA’s Board of Directors and staff realized their own annual event – the Heroes Ball – was at risk.

The Heroes Ball normally hosts about 400 child advocates, state leaders, and award honorees in a traditional banquet hall.

Proceeds from the event comprise almost one-quarter of OICA’s annual budget for child advocacy. The challenge was to find a way to properly honor the state’s outstanding

child advocates and generate the revenue from the event on which the organization depends.

“Had we been forced to cancel the Heroes Ball, not only would our advocacy efforts be put at risk, OICA’s entire existence would have become uncertain,” said Joe Dorman, OICA chief executive officer. “The show, as they say, had to go on, even if it had See AWARD, Page 2

musical direct from Broadway with the award-winning creative team.

Next on stage is the production of “Dear Evan Hansen,” the theatrical phenomenon that has taken not only Broadway and the entire country, but the world, by storm.

The musical revival of “Oklahoma!’’ is followed by Disney’s “The Lion King.”

The season is rounded out by “Pretty Woman: The Musical,” brought to life by a powerhouse creative team representing the best of music, Hollywood and Broadway.

Additional Season Special offerings may be announced as they

are confirmed. For those that were subscribers to the 2019-2020 season, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’’ is now scheduled for Oct. 26-31.

Gray said these shows are part of large national tours. “ ... The task to schedule and reschedule routes in cities across the country with different venue availabilities and restrictions has been, as you can imagine, immeasurably complicated,” she said. “‘Wicked’ and Disney’s ‘Frozen’ were unable to be rescheduled into this next season, but we look forward to having them just as See BROADWAY, Page 10

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AWARD From Page 1 to go on in a different way than we had ever done it before.”

The decision was made to make the event virtual, in essence, an online awards show and presentation. As the event was slated for July 31, 2020, it was

among the first such award presentations to adopt the virtual format.

“We were breaking new ground,” said Mitchell Rozin, OICA’s 2020 Board President.

“Not only were we designing a new way to honor our state’s outstanding child advocates, but we had to do it on an extraordinarily compressed schedule.

We had to pivot from planning our traditional in-person event to thinking outside the box on how to present the event virtually and doing it all on the fly.”

The event was broadcast on Zoom from the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum (which was the planned site for the original, live event) using its in-house audio/visual crew with pre-recorded speeches and spliced in live with hosts and an auction. In addition, the organization provided banquet meals through a sponsorship from Postmates to do $25 gift cards to attendees who chose a meal option. Not only

did the Heroes Ball maintain all their previous sponsor from the previous year’s event, the revenue and ticket sales exceeded the past year’s totals.

The effort did not escape national notice.

Lawrence Ragan Communications, Inc. is a leader in training for professionals in corporate communications, public relations, social media, and management. Ragan also sponsors a series of public relations awards, including its Video, Visual & Virtual Awards, or “V3.”

In the category of “Virtual Presentation,” OICA’s Virtual Heroes Ball won Ragan’s V3

award for Best Virtual Presentation.

“We are very proud of our staff and their hard work in making the 2020 Virtual Heroes Ball such a great success,” said Bruce Schultz, 2021 OICA board president. “Not only are they charged with executing an aggressive advocacy plan, but we also ask them to develop the program to fund the efforts. This award is evidence of the team’s dedication to Oklahoma’s children, and the entire Board of Directors is proud of their work.”

Dorman said the event was a team effort, which was recognized

by Ragan’s “V3” award committee. The award presentation extended congratulations to Dorman; Peyton Stacy, OICA Director of Policy & Grant Administration; Jay Gumm, OICA Director of Communications and Public Relations; Miranda Hines, OICA Program Director; and Fundraising Consultant Sarah Baker; and previous staff and interns who were on the team at the time of this event.

“We have a great team in place,” Dorman said. “These are the right people to continue fighting for Oklahoma’s children, and I am proud of each of them and the tremendous work they do.”

related hiatus as an opportunity to go back through old documents and articles and now can report nearly $1 million has been raised by the Redbud Classic in support of nonprofit organizations.

Every year a beneficiary committee of the Redbud board convenes to review applications from area nonprofit organization requesting support.

“We receive eight to 12 applications every year,” said Sweet. “The committee always has a difficult time as it narrows the list of candidates down to three or four. I am so happy to report our beneficiary for 2021 is the Oklahoma City Police Athletic League.”

The Oklahoma City Police Athletic League, OKC PAL, works in partnership with the Oklahoma City Police Department to serve students and schools in Oklahoma City by providing athletic programs, leadership skills training and service opportunities to students and schools involved in their programs.

Previous beneficiaries

have included the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute. Teach for America OKC, Peppers Ranch Foster Community, Cleats for Kids, Infant Crise Services, Oklahoma Lawyers for Children, CASA and Big Brothers Big Sisters.

“The Redbud Classic is committed to bringing fitness and fun to our community, while donating money to local nonprofit organizations,” said Sweet.

Lifelong Nichols Hills resident and Mayor Sody Clements has been a fan of the Redbud Classic since its inception.

“The city of Nichols Hills has always had very good relationship with the Redbud board,” said Clements. “This event brings out the best of our community. We love to decorate our driveway along the parade route to cheer on the runners as they pass.

It provides a wonderful opportunity to celebrate our city, plus you don’t have to be an athlete to participate!”

Clements said Redbud brings a lot of recognition to Nichols Hills.

“We are just so proud of this event,” she said.

“The Redbud brings many people who aren’t residents into the city at a time when it is most beautiful. It provides much pride.

“It will be interesting to see how it works in the fall. Our city parks department and volunteers work so hard to keep our parks beautiful.

I can’t wait to show of our fall colors.”

Registration information, including race maps, are available online at redbud. org.

REDBUD From Page 1 families, friends and the entire community the opportunity to join in family friendly events geared for all ages and fitness levels.

“Over the years our race numbers have fluctuated, but we typically expect 5,000 runners, walkers, cyclists and wheelchair entries to participate,” she said.

“Now our participants have been waiting almost two years for our return. We hear from people every day that are so ready to get back.”

Sweet said she is excited for the new events to be introduced during the 2021 Redbud Classic.

“Saturday, Sept. 11 will feature our cycling events, including our popular 10-mile cycling

fun ride,” she said.

“We’re especially pleased to announce our cycling events have grown to include 30- and 40-mile timed cycling tours and the 50-mile Redbud Fondo. We also think our new one-mile Woof Walk will be a big hit during our Sunday events.”

Sunday is reserved for the standard wheelchair, walk and run events, including the 10k and 5k running events, 5k wheelchair event and the 1-mile walk and stroller derby.

Nichols Hills Plaza, 6409 Avondale Drive, and the Waterford Complex, NW 63rd and Pennsylvania, will serve as major gathering points throughout the weekend.

As a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization the governing body of the Redbud Classic has worked for nearly 40 years to achieve its goal of fitness, fun and philanthropy.

The group is committed to being one of Oklahoma City’s premier fitness events while supporting other local nonprofit organizations.

Sweet said the organization used the COVID-

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Oscar Kick‑Off

CALENDAR FUNDRAISERS April 17 • Poker Chip Run Similar to a poker card run, meet at YWCA OKC and at each of the locations on the route to have a chip drawn to build your hand. Chip values will be revealed once you return back to YWCA and will also be announced on Face­ book Live at the end of the event. This is a no­contact event. At each location, stay in your car and volun­ teers will help draw your chips. You will have the opportunity to earn raffle tickets based on the number of points you have.

Event begins at 10:00 am and costs $25 per score card. Volunteers needed for the event.

Visit ywcaokc.org for details.

EASTER BUNNY March 27, 28 & April 3 Easter Bunny Visit the Easter Bunny the two weekends prior to Easter at The Shoppes at Northpark from 12­6 pm. Thumb drive with images/$20, take­your­own pic­ tures/$15 at 12100 N. May Ave.

CONCERTS April 8 & 29 • 25th Anniversary Armstrong Auditori­ um’s Performing Arts

April 25 • Remembrance Day The sadder the loss the longer the memory.

Attend virtually or under the Oklahoma sky for the Jewish Federation's annual Yom HaShoah/Holocaust Remembrance Day Pro­ gram which will include a presentation by Lyric Theatre. The program is free to attend, but pre­registration is required at jfedokc.org. Lim­ ited in­person socially distanced seats will be available at the Myriad Botanical Gardens (Water Stage) and will be filled on a first come first serve basis. The program is from 5­6 pm.

Series continues with a stellar lineup of two unique performances including cellist Sara Sant’Ambrogio on April 8 at 7:30 pm and the Zukerman Trio on April 29 at 7:30 pm.

Armstrong Interna­ tional Cultural Founda­ tion celebrates its 25th anniversary with these performances.

Tickets to Sara San­ t’Ambrogio and the Zukerman trio range from $30 to $55 and from $35 to $75 for orchestra seating, respectively. A live stream option is also available for $15.

Socially distanced seat­ ing is available upon request.

SPOTLIGHT LitterBlitz OKC Beautiful is recruiting individual volunteers and volun­ teer groups for its annual citywide cleanup called Lit­ terBlitz. At a time when citizens are feeling isolated and disconnected, Lit­ terBlitz provides the

N EW D ATES /C ANCELLATIONS Chesapeake Events/Shows: Jeff Dunham ­ April 9 Maroon 5 – Aug. 14 JoJo Siwa ­ Aug. 18 Backstreet Boys – Sept. 12 Michael Buble ­ Sept. 19 MercyMe – Oct. 28 Lyric Theatre: Distant Thunder ­ March 31­April 18 Matilda ­ June 22­27 Grease ­ July 6­11 Kinky Boots ­ July 20­25 Head Over Heels ­ Sept. 22­Oct. 10

opportunity to give back and reconnect with friends, neigh­ bors, civic clubs, and coworkers as well as the environment in a safe and easy way in the month of April.

Any location or space can be chosen. If you do not have a place in mind, we can help you identify a loca­ tion. OKC Beautiful will provide trash bags and gloves for the cleanup. Students and employees can earn service hours for participating in Lit­ terBlitz. Register at okcbeautiful.com.

SAVE THE DATE Featuring 99 paintings created between 1809 and the present by mas‐ ters such as Winslow Homer, John Singer Sar‐ gent and Andrew Wyeth, “For America: Paintings from the National Acade‐ my of Design” opens Nov. 6, at OKCMOA and runs through Jan. 30, 2022.

These masterworks pro‐ vide a unique history of American art as told by many of the best‐known American artists.

2021 Other Events/Shows/Awards: OKC Beautiful Service Awards March 25 Sunbeam Shine a Light ­ May 13 Chuck Wagon Festival ­ May 29­30 United Way Gala ­ June 11 Wes Welker Golf Tourney ­ June 21 Festival of the Arts ­ June22­27 Prix de West ­ June 25­26 Paseo Arts Festival ­ Sept. 4­6 Redbud Classic ­ Sept. 11­12 Western Heritage Awards ­ Sept. 17­18 Memorial Marathon ­ Oct. 2­3 Rodeo Hall of Fame ­ Nov. 11­12 Beaux Arts Ball ­ Nov. 27

he 93rd annual Academy Awards are coming up April 25th on ABC from 7:00–10:00 pm. The producers have asked all of the nominees to appear in person and give their speeches from the stage. It should feel more like a normal awards show than the Zoom based Golden Globes, even with the limited crowd.

The movies are more intimate this year, which makes sense given how isolated we have all been throughout the pandemic. The few nominations for big movies like Tenet and Mulan are primarily in technical categories like Visual Effects and Costume Design.

Nomadland, which enters with 6 nominations, is the leading contender for Best Picture. This tale of modern nomads, led

by Oscar winner Francis McDormand, has struck a chord with audiences and critics alike.

Nomadland Director Chloe Zhao, who was born in Beijing, is the first woman of color to be nominated for Best Director. She is joined by British director Emerald Fennell, making it the first time two women have been nominated in the same year. Until now, only five women

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have ever been nominated for Best Director. Only one has won: Kathyrn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker in 2010.

Minari, the Oklahoma filmed story about a Korean immigrant family, also boasts six Oscar nominations: Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay for Lee Isaac Chung, Best Actor for Steven Yeun, Best Supporting Actress for Youn Yuh-jung and Best Original Score for Emile Mosseri. The day the nominations were announced, Chung hosted a zoom for the entire cast and crew, many of them from Oklahoma, to thank them for their work on the movie and to remind them that the Best Picture nomination is for all of them.

Steven Yeun is the first Asian American actor to be nominated for Best Actor. He is joined in the category

by Anthony Hopkins, the oldest nominee ever at 83; Riz Ahmed, the first Muslim nominee; prior winner Gary Oldman; and predicted winner Chadwick

Boseman, who would be the second posthumous Best Actor winner after Peter Finch in 1977 for Network.

Pixar’s Soul is the leading contender for Best Animated Feature. Pixar has dominated the category since their first victory in 2003 with Finding Nemo. This is Pixar’s first film with an African American protagonist and the first with a black codirector, Kemp Powers. Powers is also a playwright and screenwriter. His second Oscar nomination this year is for his adaptation of his own play, One Night in Miami.

Soul is also nominated for Best Score, which it won at the Golden Globes. The Soul score mixes different styles, with jazz musician Jon Batiste composing original jazz songs for the New York scenes, and Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross composing electronic pieces for the metaphysical portions of the film.

Reznor and Ross are former alternative rock icons turned Oscar darlings, winning Best Score for 2010’s The Social Network.

I’ll cover the other Oscar races and make predictions in the weeks ahead. Stay tuned.

Send your calendar events to jennifer@okcfriday.com

The Cowboy’s 49th annual Prix de West set for June 25–26 Featuring more than 300 paintings and sculpture by the finest contemporary Western artists working today, the 49th annual Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition & Sale at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum is scheduled to open June 7, with the Art Sale Weekend scheduled for June 25 – 26.

Prix de West is the nation’s premier Western art exhibition and sale showcasing original works ranging from historical depictions of the American West to more contemporary and impressionistic pieces. Artwork from this world-renowned event will be on exhibit at The

Cowboy June 7 – August 8, 2021.

“Prix de West remains the most anticipated event in the Western art world, and we are proud to continue this tradition for the 49th year here at The Cowboy,” said Museum President & CEO Natalie Shirley.

“We are excited to continue building on the successes of last year to provide an even more rewarding experience for our guests.”

This year’s Prix de West will host nearly 100 invited artists and welcome renowned artist Ed Mell as well as guest artists Thomas Blackshear II, Huihan Liu and Roseta Santiago.

Sale weekend events include

seminars, a live auction, receptions, awards, the art sale and trunk shows at The Museum Store.

The Cowboy will closely monitor city and state ordinances concerning crowd size and social distancing to ensure the Art Sale Weekend is safe for all involved.

This year’s Prix de West Art Sale will use a newly developed app for the bidding process. Details, instructions and training on using the new app will be provided to all Prix de West participants prior to the sale.

“The safety and well-being of our patrons, volunteers and staff is always our top priority here at The

Cowboy,” said Shirley. “This year, we anticipate Prix de West will be a combination in-person and virtual experience, with several smallerscale, preview events held to ensure everyone has the opportunity to see the artwork in person before the sale.”

To make reservations, see a full schedule or arrange to bid by proxy, visit nationalcowboymuseum.org/ prixdewest.

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Unusual start to school creates lifelong friendships

By Anusha Fathepure Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics Columnist

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s a junior at OSSM, I often am asked by my friends from other schools if OSSM has social functions and if we do anything outside of academics. Last weekend, I got to attend my first winter formal turned Spring Fling dance.

After having dealt with a tumultuous past few weeks due to ice storms and returning home, it was wonderful to take a break and have fun with friends.

OSSM’s Great Hall ceiling was strung up with hanging flowers and lights illuminating the tables pushed together and covered with tablecloths and bouquets for our special Spring Fling dinner. I think the most fun was getting ready with my floormates.

It’s hard to believe that only last year I had never met some of my OSSM floormates because they now feel like such an integral part of my life. After getting dressed up, we went downstairs to take pictures with all of our other classmates.

Despite the cloudy weather, everyone’s enthusiasm and excitement brightened up the place. After photos we

From left: Stephanie Kim, Jane Gou and Anusha Fathepure enjoy OSSM’s Spring Fling dance.

reconvened inside for dinner.

At my old school, I was never one to really take center stage and dance that much. I always felt terribly awkward and insecure in front of everyone, but at OSSM we are all so comfortable with each other that it felt almost natural to scream-sing Taylor Swift and slide to the Cupid Shuffle.

Experiences like Spring Fling really demonstrate the closeness and tight knit

bond that’s formed under strange and unique situations like a pandemic. I don’t think the friendships and bonds I’ve formed this semester would be half as close as if it had

been any another school year.

This year has been such a strange school year to start OSSM with, but I don’t think I’d have it any other way.

Golf tourney is April 16

Chamber hosts meet-up

The Northwest OKC Chamber hosted a member meet-up at Clark Crew Barbecue. From left: Jayden Oliver with Cole Community Center; Ashley Simpson with Cavett Kids Foundation; Rachel Massey with Country Financial; Ruth Stemen with Northwest Oklahoma City Chamber; and Lori Callahan with Resolute Visuals.

From left: Matt Blubaugh and Graham McDonald with Congresswoman Stephanie Bice's Office; Lori Callahan with Northwest Oklahoma City Chamber; Rose Lane with OKC FRIDAY; and Estella Hernandez with Senator James Lankford's Office.

The NWOKC Chamber’s Golf Classic is set for April 16 at the Lake Hefner Golf Course.

A variety of sponsorships and individual golfing opportunities are available. All golfers receive a Whataburger Birdie Breakfast, Clark Crew Championship Barbecue Lunch and a gift and are eligible for competition prizes.

For more information, visit nwokc.com.

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OKC FRIDAY

Sports Weekly SOCCER ROUNDUP

Irish girls blank Southeast

McGuinness’ Izzy Ille fires a corner kick toward the goal during the Irish’s game against Southeast.

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Getting their season off to a strong start, the McGuinness girls soccer team cruised to a 10-0 win at Southeast last week.

Sabrina Guzman paced the Irish (2-0) with four goals and an assist. Julianne Bradley and Ayden Barrington added two goals each and Barrington chipped in another assist.

McGuinness opened the second with a 9-0 victory against Santa Fe South, behind three goals from Reese Roberts.

The Irish boys (1-1) suffered a 4-1 loss at Southeast but escaped with a 2-1 win against Santa Fe South.

Both squads are scheduled to compete at the Deer Creek Invitational this weekend.

ANTLERS SHUT OUT MEMORIAL The Deer Creek girls headed into spring break on a winning note after cruising to a

5-0 victory against Edmond Memorial.

Kylie Challis led the Antlers (2-1) with three goals. Illeana Ferguson scored a goal and two assists, while Anna Kerr chipped in another goal.

Earlier in the season, Deer Creek lost 2-1 at Edmond North with a goal by Ferguson and posted a 4-0 win over Westmoore, behind two goals from Addison Roberts.

The Antler boys, meanwhile, secured big wins over Edmond Memorial (5-0) and Edmond North (7-0) after opening with a 43 loss to Westmoore.

The Antlers also host the Deer Creek Invitational this weekend.

- Photos by Dewayne Jones, dewayne-jones.smugmug.com

PANTHERS DOWN PC WEST PC North opened its girls soccer season with a pair of wins over district rivals.

The Panthers (2-0) cruised to a 6-0 win over PC West with goals by Camryn Laverty, Mia Barrett, Kaci Faulkner, Taylor Kamya, Madeline Krone, Kennedy Ross and Dylan Harned.

McGuinness’ Sabrina Guzman (24) works the ball upfield against Southeast. Guzman scored four goals to help the Irish to a 9-0 win over the Spartans.

PC North also picked up a 4-1 victory at Putnam City in the season opener. Krone led the way with two goals and Faulkner added a goal and two assists.

The Panther boys split their opening games of the season,

including a 2-1 win against PC West and a 1-0 loss at Putnam City.

Both squads are set to host Southmoore this Tuesday, with the girls starting at 6 p.m. followed by the boys at 8 p.m.

Story continued at okcfriday.com.

GOLF ROUNDUP

Irish take 6th at Yukon tourney

KNIGHTS 4TH AT PURCELL

Dodging rain storms, the McGuinness boys golf team finished eighth at the Yukon Invitational last Monday.

Carson Lee placed 13th at The Greens Country Club to lead the Irish. Teammate Matthew Williams cracked the top 20 in a tie for 16th place.

McGuinness next plays April 6 in the Edmond Memorial tournament at Kickingbird.

Casady also competed at the Yukon Invitational to take eighth in the team standings.

Jack Morgan shot an 85 at The Greens to lead the Cyclones.

Earlier in the month, Casady competed at the Guthrie Spring with Ian Wallace tying for fifth with an 81 at Cimarron Trails in Perkins.

PANTHERS CRACK TOP 50

With a pair of players in the top 20, Crossings Christian finished fourth at the Purcell Invitational.

Reese Atkins fired an 84 at Brent Bruehl Golf Club to finish in the top 10. Teammate Boston Harris was three shots back with an 87, while Hunter Spielman shot 90.

The Knights competed last Thursday at the Stroud Invitational.

In just their first varsity tournaments, two PC North girls made the top 50 at the Southmoore Invitational.

Tiana Frantz shot a 108 at Westwood Park in Norman to finish 49th and Jourden Unsell was one shot back in 50th place.

The Panthers are set to play ast Stillwater this Saturday.

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BASEBALL ROUNDUP

Knights outlast Elmore City Crossings Christian also split a road doubleheader on Saturday, including a 15-6 win over Elmore City and an 8-1 loss to Alva.

Against Elmore City, Jonah Mahen enjoyed a big afternoon for the Knights (5-2) with three hits, including a double, 3-run home run and five runs batted in.

Riley Nix was the only other player with two hits and scored twice. Silas Ward belted a triple, drove in four runs and scored three times.

Mahen also struck out five and allowed six runs on six hits over four innings to take the pitching victory.

Against Alva, the Knights (5-2) managed just three hits by Mahen, Mason Snyder and Mason Conway.

Mahen had a double

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and scored a run to lead the way.

Pitcher Will Sutton surrendered five runs on just a hit and three walks over 1/3-inning for the loss.

Crossings Christian is set to play in the Cross Metro tournament this weekend.

ANTLERS FALL AGAINST ROFF Unable to overcome six errors, the Deer Creek baseball team suffered a 6-4 loss to Roff last Saturday in a home doubleheader.

Ty Hammack batted 3-for-4 and scored a run to pace the Antlers (9-2). Cole Mungia and Duncan Key provided the only other two hits, with Mungia belting an RBI double and scoring once.

Pitcher Keaton Strong got roughed up for five runs on two hits over 2-1/3 innings to take the loss.

Deer Creek opened the twin bill on Satur-

day with a 9-1 victory against Choctaw.

Bryce Logan collected a pair of hits, including a double, and scored twice to lead the way.

Key had a single to drive in three runs, while Mungia drove in a run and Zandt Payne scored twice.

Pitcher Luke Schimmels struck out seven and allowed just a run on three hits over five innings for the complete-game victory.

This weekend, the Antlers are scheduled to compete at the Broken Arrow tournament.

PANTHERS DOWN WICHITA NORTH PC North enjoyed a big weekend with three wins at a Spring Break Festival in Kansas.

The Panthers (3-3) erupted for 11 runs in the first two innings to cruise to a 15-5 win over Wichita North (Kan.) in their final game.

Story continued at okcfriday.com.

TENNIS ROUNDUP

Knights net titles at Rother Cup Scoring second place or better in seven of eight divisions, both Crossings Christian tennis teams won Rother Cup titles earlier this month at OKC Tennis Center.

The field featured some of the top Christian school teams in the state.

Daniel Haley earned a championship in No. 1 singles and Hunter Demunbrun took the No. 2 singles title to lead the Knights.

Aspen Minihan and Ashleigh Wang finished second in Nos. 1 and 2 singles, respectively, while Anna Lepere and Lauren Asbury teamed up for second in No. 1 doubles.

Both boys doubles teams also took runner-up trophies, including the No. 1 team of Parker Dillon and Graham Clark along with the No. 2 team of Gavin Clark and Kyler Kosanke. Caroline King and Kredence VonTungeln claimed fourth place in No. 2 doubles.

Also at the Rother Cup, McGuinness boasted fifth place or better finishes in six divisions.

Peyton McCuan and Hailey Shanahan led the group with a first place finish in No. 1 doubles. The No. 2 doubles team of Hill/Miller also claimed an event title.

Olivia Forge placed fourth in No. 1 singles, while Claire Duginski took fifth in No. 2 singles as did Sam Purnell in No. 2 singles and the No. 2 doubles team of Oldfield/J. Schwartz.

ROCKET BOYS SWEEP EAGLES Mount St. Mary split a dual against Harding Charter Prep in the early season action.

The Rocket boys cruised to a 4-0 win over the Eagles, with Dane Malzhan winning 6-0, 6-0 in No. 1 singles to lead the way.

The No. 2 doubles team of Gum/Peterson also claimed a straight-set win.

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Irish, Cyclones dominate at Clancy Classic More than a dozen Fridayland athletes, including 11 from Casady and host McGuinness, earned gold medals in various events at the Clancy Classic meet.

Casady’s Shanta Ramdas paced the group with a pair of gold medals at the meet. Ramdas won the 800 meters in 2 minutes and the 1600 in 5:41.51, just over a minute ahead of the field.

Three McGuinness runners also picked up gold medals. Julia Richard took the 400 meters in 1:03.04 over Casady’s Sheriden Piercey and Mount St. Mary’s Isabel Neuhalfen.

Gavin Johnson claimed a victory for the host Irish in the 800 meters in 2:06.09, while Logan Pierce won the 100 hurdles in 18.04 seconds over teammate Mary Loftiss.

Casady’s Riley Dumigan edged John Marshall’s Margiznee Turner in the 100 meters, with Dumigan crossing in 12.58 seconds and Turner finishing in 13.11 seconds.

Caleb Campbell

eked out a tenth-second win in the 110 hurdles in 16.52 seconds over teammate Kyler Scoville who finished in 16.62 seconds.

Mount St. Mary’s Jackson Salsman-Whitfield cruised to a win in the 1600 meters in 4:34.60. Harding Charter Prep’s Ryan McLaughlin rolled to a 25-second victory in the 3200 meters in 10:10.39 and was second to SalsmanWhitfield in the 1600.

Three other Irish and two Cyclones earned gold medals in the field events. Ari Maxwell won the long jump with a leap of 15 feet, 6.25 inches just ahead of teammates Isabelle Farley in second and Kirby Johnson in third.

Isabella Scherm and Gabe Grim swept the high jump titles, as Scherm won with a leap of 5 feet, 2 inches and Grim jumped 6 feet, 4 inches. John Marshall’s Jaime Richardson also earned a third-place medal in the high jump.

Casady got a pair of gold medals from Darian Freeman with a winning leap of 19 feet, 9.75 inches in the long

jump and Cruz Uhland garnered a winning throw of 51 feet, 9-1/2 inches in the shot put.

PANTHER DUO WIN GOLD AT PCO Two PC North athletes joined another from Heritage Hall to win gold medals at the Putnam City Invitational before spring break.

The Panthers’ Malachi Campbell earned a win in the 300 hurdles, besting the field by nearly a second in 43.29 seconds. He also took fifth in the long jump.

Jeremiah Moore made a winning throw of 128 feet to claim gold in the discus.

Heritage Hall’s Jayden Williams also picked up his gold medal in a field event, winning the shot put with a throw of 51 feet, 8 inches, over Moore in second place.

Mia Dinwiddie was a just a quarter-second from a gold medal in the 100 hurdles but settled for second with a time of 18.82 seconds for the Chargers.

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In celebration of Women’s History Month, Romantic Generation features underrepresented composers Clara Schumann and Princess Marie Elisabeth von SachsenMeiningen alongside greats like Beethoven and Brahms. These Romantic-era composers reflected on the upheavals of 19th century Europe through creative self-expression.

The series begins with a concert featuring romances, tender lyrical pieces, by Beethoven, Clara Schu-

mann, and Princess Marie Elisabeth, in addition to a larger quartet by Finnish composer Bernhard Crusell. The second all-Brahms concert includes his Cello Sonata in E minor and Trio for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano. The series concludes with virtuosic works by Gabriel Fauré and Carl Maria von Weber.

Virtual concerts were recorded at First Baptist Church of Oklahoma City and First Christian Church Norman, with smaller ensembles and shorter

programs to maintain social distancing.

Please join Brightmusic in celebrating the best in Romantic era chamber music!

•Concert I – Romance – Sunday, April 18 7:30 pm. The Jeannette Sias Memorial Concert •Concert II – Brahms the Romantic – Sunday, April 25 7:30 pm.

•Concert III – Romantic Virtuosi – Sunday, May 2 7:30 pm.

Links to the concerts via Facebook and Youtube, program notes, and more information at brightmusic.org.

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“As we've learned over the past year, flexibility is key, and we will continue to look at any current developments and adjust as necessary to accommodate the well-being of everyone involved, with the value of our patrons’ tickets always being safe. That said, we are so excited to plan for the return of Broadway to Oklahoma City this fall!”

Subscribers are instructed to check their mail in the coming months for a letter listing their specific shows and performance dates as well as to log into their “My Account’’ profile to see any account credit gained as a result of the season changes.

New season ticket packages will go on sale in the coming weeks. Those wishing to become subscribers in this next season should visit

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Upcoming OKC Broadway season lineup: Lerner & Loewe’s “My Fair Lady” Sept. 28-Oct. 3.

From Lincoln Center Theater and director Bartlett Sher comes “a sumptuous new production of the most perfect musical of all time” (Entertainment Weekly), Lerner & Loewe’s “My Fair Lady.” Boasting such classic songs as “I Could Have Danced All Night,” “The Rain in Spain” and “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly,” “My Fair Lady” tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a young Cockney flower seller, and Henry Higgins, a linguistics professor who is determined to transform her into his idea of a “proper lady.” But who is really being transformed? Recommended for ages 8 and up.

“Mean Girls” Dec. 28-Jan. 2, 2022

Direct from Broadway, “Mean Girls” is the hilarious hit musical from an awardwinning creative team, including book writer Tina Fey (“30 Rock’’), composer Jeff Richmond (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”), lyricist Nell Benjamin (“Legally Blonde”) and director Casey Nicholaw (“The Book of Mormon”).

Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois.

Soon, this naïve newbie falls prey to a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming but ruthless Regina George.

But when Cady devises a plan to end Regina’s reign, she learns the hard way that you can’t cross a Queen Bee without getting stung. Recommended for ages 10 and up.

winner of six 2017 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The musical also won a 2018 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.

A letter that was never meant to be seen, a lie that was never meant to be told, a life he never dreamed he could have. Evan Hansen is about to get the one thing he’s always wanted: a chance to finally fit in. “Dear Evan Hansen” is the deeply-personal and profoundly-contemporary musical about life and the way we live it.

“Dear Evan Hansen’’ features a book by Tony Awardwinner Steven Levenson, a score by Grammy, Tony and Academy Award-winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (“La La Land,” “The Greatest Showman”), and direction by four-time Tony Award nominee Michael Greif (“Rent,” “Next to Normal”). Recommended for ages 12 and up.

“Dear Evan Hansen” Jan. 11-16, 2022 “Dear Evan Hansen” is the

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Jan. 25-30, 2022.

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“How is it that the coolest new show on Broadway is a 1943 musical?” says The New York Times. This is “Oklahoma!”as you’ve never seen or heard it before — reimagined for the 21st Century, and now the Tony Award-winner for Best Revival of a Musical.

Funny and sexy, dark and jolting, this acclaimed production of “Oklahoma!” “lets us experience Rodgers and Hammerstein’s greatness anew.” (The New Yorker).

Stripped down to reveal the darker psychological truths at its core, Daniel Fish’s production tells a story of a community circling its wagons against an outsider and the frontier life that shaped America. Upending the sunny romance of a farmer and a cowpoke, this “Oklahoma!” allows the classic musical – and our country – to be seen in a whole new light. Recommended for ages 12 and up.

Disney’s “The Lion King” May 11-29, 2022 More than 100 million people around the world have experienced the phenomenon of Disney’s “The Lion King” and now you can too, when Oklahoma City’s best-loved musical returns to OKC Broadway. Winner of six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, this landmark musical event brings together one of the most imaginative creative teams on Broadway.

Tony Award-winning director Julie Taymor brings to life a story filled with hope and adventure set against an amazing backdrop of stunning visuals. “The Lion King’ also features some of Broadway’s most recognizable music, crafted by Tony Award-winning artists Elton John and Tim Rice. There is simply nothing else like “The Liong King.” Recommended for ages 6 and up.

“Pretty Woman: The Musical” Aug. 16-21, 2022 After an incredible recordbreaking run on Broadway, Audience Choice Award winner “Pretty Woman: The Musical” is coming to Oklahoma City! “Pretty Woman: The Musical” is brought to life by a powerhouse creative team representing the best of music, Hollywood, and Broadway. Featuring direction and choreography by two-time Tony Award-winner Jerry Mitchell (“Kinky Boots,” “Legally Blonde”), an original score by Grammy winner Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance (“Summer of ’69,” “Heaven”) and a book by the movie’s legendary director Garry Marshall and screenwriter J.F. Lawton, “Pretty Woman: The Musical” will lift your spirits and light up your heart. “If you love the movie, you’ll love the musical!”

(BuzzFeed News).

ELECTIONS From Page 1 for their council seats.

For the Deer Creek Board of Education Office No. 1, incumbent Michael Kiehn and Derek Lariviere are seeking election to the position.

Charles Henry and incumbent Paula Lewis are competing for the seat of chairperson of the Oklahoma City Schools Board of Education.

The Office No. 1 race is between Brett Hayes and Carole Thompson, while Office No. 2 is a contest between Lori Bowman and James McHenry.

The Putnam City Board of Education races are for Offices No. 1 and 3. Steve Burger and incumbent Cynthia Gibbs are vying for the Office No.1 position.

Sky Collins, incumbent Judy Hopper and Phillip Owens are the candidates for Office No. 3.

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OPINION OUR STAND “And you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.”

John 8:32 (quoting Jesus).

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.”

– Edmund Burke paraphrase, 1767.

If you want it in the paper, it’s advertising. If you don’t want it in the paper, it’s news.”

– Ancient Chinese Proverb.

“Without, or with, offense to friends or foes, We sketch your world exactly as it goes.”

– Byron, 1818.

“Every violation of truth is a stab at the health of human society.”

– Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1878.

“We must always stand – alone if necessary – as the conscience of this community.”

– J. Leland Gourley, 1959.

MEMBER OF We urge courtesy in disagreement. We view with favor wise public choices and view with alarm flawed public choices. We give good advice to public officials at federal, state and local levels, and society in general, on what to do right. So, if they don’t take our advice, it’s not our fault.

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Vicki’s Pillow Started It All Reprinted from OKC FRIDAY Friday, July 16, 2010

M

Y WIFE HAS THIS THING ABOUT HOTEL PILLOWS. They’re all too hard. I guess it’s a female thing because I see a lot of women carrying pillows on airplanes.

We were in her car on a 2-day drive to the Lowes’ Colorado condo, pillow along.

About halfway on the second day of our drive, she said sadly: “I left my pillow in the hotel.” She decided she could live without it since we were going to a condo.

Linda and Jim Lowe’s pillows were great.

It’s just those dern hotels that don’t know how to make a good pillow.

So our respite was great in those cool Colorado mountains.

Five days later, we started home. Vicki was driving as she has a slightly better record

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than mine.

She wheeled off the Interstate and I asked, “What’s the deal?”

“I just saw the hotel where I left my pillow.

I’m going to see if they still have it.”

By this time we were half a mile past it. So we needed to turn around on the service road. I suggested we go over that curb into a bare field, to get turned around.

She pulled in and turned to me with a funny expression.

“We’re stuck,” she said. “my wheels are just spinning in the mud.”

She was right. We tried again and again and quit when we got down to the hub caps.

Triple A will never find us.

We looked up about four blocks away

where a young man was waving us to stop trying.

He came up to our car and saw our problem. He said he would go get some boards and put them in the ruts. He started running.

Meanwhile, a young couple with Texas Longhorn T-shirts pulled up to the curb in their pickup. Now the young board man returned.

We tried the boards. Still spinning.

Not to worry. Tex pulled a chain out of his pickup and pulled us out of the mudhole. We were saved and we got Vicki’s pillow back.

Two miracles.

An hour later, we pulled into Braum’s on I40 for some peppermint ice cream. We stopped to talk to an elderly couple in the parking lot. He was a retired Purcell banker named Conway and a man with a problem worse than a bad loan.

He was taking his wife on a vacation trip and his battery was dead. He needed help, but didn't ask for it. He didn't have to.

A Higher Power was giving us a chance to pay back. We said “We'll take you into town to get a battery.”

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Empty things can be filled with love

By Walker Moore Columnist The Baptist Messenger Twelve years ago, my wife began to have severe headaches.

Soon, they became unbearable, so I took her to an urgent care center. The doctor who examined her told us she was suffering from sinusitis and an ear infection. He sent her home.

When the headaches continued, accompanied with vomiting, we went to our family doctor. He immediately admitted her to the hospital. There, tests showed she was suffering from a bilateral subdural hematoma (bleeding on the brain). We spent the next five days in the Intensive Care Unit, where the doctors drilled a hole into her skull to drain the fluids.

The day after we got home from the hospital, a large package addressed to my wife was delivered to our front door. We opened it to find a shoebox, its lid secured by a massive amount of Scotch tape. The box came from our 6-year-old great-niece, Victoria, who lived in Wilson, North Carolina. Taped on top was a note in a young child’s wobbly printing: “I wont ys syx … To AC” which we interpreted as, “I don’t want you sick … to Aunt Cathy.”

My wife began the daunting task of removing the tape. With some effort, she got the lid off, only to peer into a box that was empty except for one small piece of paper encased in a shroud of plastic wrap. Opening it up, my wife found a beautiful, crayoned picture of a rainbow with a bird

colored in blue Magic Marker flying over it. Fluffy white clouds floated above the bird.

We could tell Victoria had colored and cut out the rainbow from a coloring book and pasted it onto a sheet of white copy paper. Next, my wife discovered another piece of paper in the same handwriting as the note on top of the box. This time, our great-niece had written, “I hopy you gft bebtr.” If my translation is correct, she was saying, “I hope you get better.” She signed her note, “love Victoria” but used a heart for the o in her name.

As we sat and stared at the empty box, Victoria’s mother, Pam, called and told us to expect a package from her little girl. She didn’t know what it contained, she said, because Victoria had already taped it shut before asking her mother to send it. “It feels like an empty box,” she told us.

Pam also said her daughter kept insisting if she could only get the box to Aunt Cathy, it would make her feel better.

I don’t how long it takes a 6year-old to write more than one note, color a rainbow and draw both clouds and a bluebird, but I’m sure it was no easy task. The volume of tape she used to seal the box also showed a great deal of time and care. What my wife opened that day, although it may have seemed like an empty box, held much more. It contained all the love of a 6-year-old child who was worried about her Aunt Cathy. And that box held more than just love. It was crammed with prayers, well-wishes and hopes for a better tomorrow.

Yes, my wife spent five days in ICU and went through a major surgery. What did we learn?

Sometimes, the best medicine doesn’t come from doctors, nurses or pharmacists. It isn’t dispensed in a bottle, an IV bag or a syringe. Sometimes, the greatest healing and hope and encouragement comes in an empty box.

I like empty things. Two thousand years ago, two women ran to a tomb where the body of their friend and Savior lay.

They were discussing how they could roll away the massive stone that covered the entry.

Upon their arrival, they found it already moved to one side.

An angel appeared and told them the person they were looking for wasn’t there; He had risen. And inside that empty tomb lay not a note but a pile of used burial clothes.

Through the years, I’ve heard sermon after sermon on the empty tomb. Yes, the tomb was empty of Jesus’ body. But I believe that empty tomb was also filled with the magnificent love of a Savior who gave His life to show His love and resurrected to give us hope.

The next time you receive a package that seems empty, take the time to look a little more closely. When you see through the eyes of a loving giver, you’ll see the same thing a 6-year-old saw when she sent her great-aunt … an empty box.

As we approach the Easter season, may you take a deeper look into the empty tomb. It is not empty; it IS ull: full of God’s love, mercy and grace for you.

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Fridayland artists in exhibit The work of Fridayland artists is on display in a show at Paseo Arts and Creativy Center. At right: During a reception for the show are artists John Moad and Whitney Watkins and Andy Watkins. Below: Barry and Anne Gray enjoy the art show.

— Photos by Rose Lane

OMRF is seeking teen leaders The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation is seeking applications for its 2021-22 Teen Leaders class. Applications are due April 1.

Now in its ninth year, the program is open to high school students entering sophomore, junior and senior years. Through group activities and panel discussions with OMRF scientists and state civic leaders, the program gives teens tools to be changemakers in their communities and learn how they can become advocates for medical research and improving human health.

“Each year, this program inspires students to give back to their communities,” said program coordinator Caroline Allen. “We’re excited to welcome another class of young leaders who will become difference-makers for

OMRF and Oklahoma.”

Selected students will learn the fundamentals of fundraising and development, board structure, networking, and using social media. Teens will also work together on a special event to cap off program activities in the spring.

Group sessions will begin in September and continue through the 202122 school year. Although the program has traditionally taken place in person, during this past year, it was held virtually. It is not yet known whether the 2021-22 program will be in person, virtual or a combination.

Applicants must demonstrate good academic standing and attend school in Oklahoma. There is no cost to participate.

For more information and to apply, visit omrf.org/teen-leaders.

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The Palm Sunday Gospel Mark 11:1-11 When they were approaching Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately as you enter it, you will find tied there a colt that has never been ridden; untie it and bring it. If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ just say this, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here immediately.’”

They went away and found a colt tied near a door, outside in the street.

As they were untying it, some of the bystanders said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?” They told them what Jesus had said; and they allowed them to take it. Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it; and he sat on it.

Many people spread their cloaks on the road and others spread leafy branches that they had cut in the fields.

Then those who went ahead and those who followed were shouting, “Hosanna!

Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!

Blessed is the coming kingdom of our ancestor David!

Hosanna in the highest heaven!”

Then he entered Jerusalem and went into the temple; and when he had looked around at everything, as it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the 12.

Jesus rides into Jerusalem on a donkey while people sing “Hosanna.”

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OCU forms new college O

klahoma City University officials have announced the formation of a new college within the university aimed at strengthening relationships with health care partners in the community and demonstrating OCU’s commitment to addressing the increasing demand for health care professionals.

The College of Health Professions will include the university’s Kramer School of Nursing, Physician Assistant Program, and Physical Therapy Program, along with any additional health care programs established in the future.

OCU President Martha Burger said the college will help leverage the strengths of the university’s existing health care programs.

“As the demand for skilled health practitioners grows, the College of Health Professions will position OCU to contribute to the human capital needs of the health care industry while offering our students an excellent education and a bright pathway toward a fulfilling career of service,” Burger said. “We look forward to a collaborative environment within the college that will benefit our students and the health of the communities they will serve.”

The college is led by Dr. Mark L. Britton, who currently serves OCU as clinical professor in the Physician Assistant Program and as assistant to the provost for Health Professions Programs.

Britton’s appointment as dean will begin July 1.

DR. MARK L. BRITTON Britton, an ambulatory care clinical pharmacist by training, has been a member of the OCU faculty since 2016. His career has included numerous academic and leadership roles dating back to 1982, including almost 30 years as a professor, director, associate dean and senior associate dean at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center College of Pharmacy.

“I am honored to facilitate the creation of this new college for Oklahoma City University and look forward to developing collaborative, synergistic relationships among the health professions in education, practice and discovery,” Britton said.

The move to create the new college will allow OCU’s health programs to share educational resources and enhance interprofessional development for undergraduate and

advanced practice nurses, physician assistants, and physical therapists.

This includes exploring shared learning experiences in the anatomy lab and simulation laboratories.

Britton said the college will develop an interprofessional core curriculum so students from the different programs will learn to work cohesively with others who have different skills and responsibilities – similar to what they might experience once they move to a professional patient care setting.

“We intend to develop interprofessional learning experiences for teams of student providers, and they will have to work together to assess health care problems and develop plans of care that are collaborative and use the strengths of each profession to help the patient,” Britton said.

In addition to these learning opportunities, the creation of the college allow the school to build on efficiencies created through common leadership and administration, Britton said.

The formation of the College of Health Professions is set to become official on July 1. For more information on educational programs at Oklahoma City University, go to www.okcu.edu.