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Davisjust
Newsyet. Crews were at work on both the plumbing and the concrete aspects of the
Epic celebrates virtual graduation
as 16 Davis students earn diplomas
EPIC Charter Schools, in its
first-ever virtual graduation
ceremony to honor the Gradu-
ating Class of 2020, conferred
diplomas on 3,805 students
on Saturday, June 6. Davis
graduates included: Ashlynn
Bumgarner, Bailynn Bumgar-
ner, Celene Burke, Jammie
Castillo, Kamron Cupp, Kyle
Apartments get federal tax credits
Davis Village Apartments
will share in $885,000 in 4%
Federal Low Income Tax
Credits. Oklahoma Housing
Finance Agency’s Board of
Trustees allocated federal
and state Low Income Hous-
ing Tax Credits at its May
meeting.
The 4% credits will be to
the Oklahoma Central Re-
gion Portfolio to be financed
through Multi-Family Bonds.
Through the Oklahoma Af-
fordable Housing Act, OHFA
allocates up to $4 million in
Oklahoma Affordable Tax
Credits each year.
awaited project will provide D
Edwards, Johnathon Jones, ble Oklahoma speakers such “but our first-ever virtual cer-
Rainey Kimbro, Clarity Lamb, as former Gov. George Nigh, emony is testament to a guid-
Shyla Lytle, Caden Mefford, members of Oklahoma’s con- ing principal at EPIC – the
Bradley Phillips, Hallie Phil- gressional delegation and state only constant in the world is
lips, Tamara Shirley, Jasmin lawmakers. change and we must be resil-
Walter and Cobi Wells. “This isn’t the graduation ient, innovative and adapt to it.
The virtual ceremony, be- ceremony any of us expected Watching our record-number
lieved to be the largest of its when we started the 2019-20 of graduates succeed academ-
kind in the state, included school year,” said EPIC Su- ically in the face of a global
recorded remarks from nota- perintendent Bart Banfield, pandemic is truly inspiring.”
The virtual commencement
had all of the elements of a tra-
ditional graduation ceremony,
“State tax credits have director. “More than 500 new including the reading of every
proven valuable in the de- affordable housing units will graduate’s name, recognition
velopment of much needed be constructed with recent of academic honors, valedic-
affordable rental units across state tax credit allocations torian addresses and special
Oklahoma,” said Deborah approved by OHFA’s Board guest speakers. Many EPIC
Jenkins, OHFA executive of Trustees.” families planned in-home
celebrations with families and
Kemp earns degree friends and celebrated gradu-
ates in real time as the gradu-
ation live streamed on June 6.
Kenneth Riley Kemp, a Davis High School graduate, was The full EPIC 2020 virtual
among the 861 students at Southwestern Oklahoma State graduation ceremony has
University in Weatherford who completed requirements for a been archived on YouTube
degree after the 2019 fall and 2020 spring semesters. (https://youtu.be/kYpv13fM-
Kemp earned a bachelor of arts degree in interdisciplinary fjM), Vimeo (https://vimeo.
studies. He will have the opportunity to participate in the 2020 com/426432880), www.epic-
SWOSU graduation ceremonies planned later in 2020 on the charterschools.org and EPIC’s
Weatherford campus. social media’s platforms.
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Holdenville News

On Tuesday morning, data from the Oklahoma State Department of Health shows that the
state has had 7,363 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since March.
That’s an increase of 158 cases in the past 24 hours, or a 2.2% jump.

EPIC Charter Schools graduates more than

3,800 seniors in first-ever virtual ceremony
EPIC Charter Schools,
in its first-ever virtual grad-
uation ceremony to honor
the Graduating Class of
2020, conferred diplomas
on 3,805 students on
Saturday, June 6. The virtu-
al ceremony, believed to be
the largest of its kind in the
state, included recorded
remarks from notable
Oklahoma speakers such as
former Gov. George Nigh,
members of Oklahoma’s
tion ceremony any of us
expected when we started
the 2019-2020 school
year,” said EPIC
Superintendent Bart
Banfield, “but our first-
ever virtual ceremony is
testament to a guiding prin-
cipal at EPIC – the only
constant in the world is
change and we must be
resilient, innovative and
adapt to it. Watching our
record-number of gradu-
I
The virtual commence- has been archived on
ment had all of the ele- Y o u T u b e a
ments of a traditional grad- (https://youtu.be/kYpv13f
uation ceremony, including MfjM), Vimeo
the reading of every gradu- (https://vimeo.com/426432
ate’s name, recognition of 880), www.epiccharter-
academic honors, valedic- schools.org and EPIC’s
torian addresses and special social media’s platforms.
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guest speakers. Many EPIC Graduates from Hughes #11
families planned in-home County are: Holdenville:
celebrations with families Ashley Condulle, Mary
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and friends and celebrated Harjo, Brian Karpe, Alyssa All
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graduates in real time as the Keese, Ireland Padgett, Cou
graduation live streamed on Agusta Rogers, Richal and

congressional delegation ates succeed academically June 6. Schuyler, Brenton Tillery

and state lawmakers. in the face of a global pan- The full EPIC 2020 vir- and Christian Velo.
“This isn’t the gradua- demic is truly inspiring.” tual graduation ceremony Weleetka: Regan Britt

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Johnston County Sentinel
County students among first-ever Epic graduates
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graduation ceremony
to honor the graduating
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Local graduates in-
cluded in Epic’s Class of
2020 are McKayla Bled-
soe and Shelbi Hunt,
both of Milburn; and
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