18-04-2025
Northeast Oklahoma students recognized for their brain power
OKLAHOMA CITY – Several area students were recognized by Miami legislator, Rep. Steve Bashore.
Afton Eagles Basketball Class A Academic State Champions
The 2024-25 Afton Eagle Basketball Team was recognized for demonstrating exceptional skill, leadership, and sportsmanship on the basketball court and in the classroom. As Academic State Champions, these team members had the highest GPA of all teams competing in the Class A Basketball tournament, with eight team members having a 4.0 GPA.
Team members recognized with citations include Zandar Mace, Brady Robinson, Ricky Barton, Blake Ford, Kendal Landrum, Griffin Robinson, Aiden Victor, Carter Landrum, Brice Noblin, Levi Turley, and Cade Wheeler. Head Coach Bryson Cottrell and Assistant Coach O. Jay Bowen were also honored.
Elijah Lee, Commerce and Hali Nair, Bluejacket
Lee, a Commerce High School junior, was paged for Bashore at the State Capitol from March 31 to April 3 and Nair served as a page from April 7 to 10.
House pages run messages to legislators while they are in the chamber debating policy and voting on measures, and they help in their Capitol offices. Pages also participate in a mock session, in which they learn legislative procedure and how to write legislation.
Nair is involved in softball, basketball, FFA, Bio Club, and Student Council and taking concurrent college classes. After high school, she plans to study nursing at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College.
Elijah is on the All-A Honor Roll at his school and is in the top 1% of his class. He's the junior class representative for Student Council. He's also a member of the National Honor Society and the Technology Student Association, serving as the eastern region reporter for Oklahoma.
After graduating from high school, Elijah plans to attend Boston University, major in biology, and later attend medical school.
Isabella McMillian, Bluejacket
McMillian was part of the Oklahoma Youth Expo, which was held at the State Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City.
Legislators participate in the Legislative & Celebrity Showmanship portion of the world's largest junior livestock show each year.
This year, Bashore and McMillian showed Buddy the goat.
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