3AFRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2014 LOCAL & STATE
BY TYRELL ALBIN
STAFF WRITER
Students who passed Advanced Place-ment tests last academic year at LawtonPublic Schools were rewarded for theirhard work this week.
Eisenhower High School and MacArthurHigh School held awards ceremoniesWednesday, while Lawton High School heldits awards ceremony Thursday.
While many of the students at eachschool are now graduates who could not re-turn to Lawton to be honored, a lot of the
2013-2014 AP students were able to attendthe events.
The students received $100 for each qual-ifying score on an AP test. The AP teachersat each school also received bonus checksfor students in their classes that earnedqualifying scores.
The National Math and Science Initia-tive (NMSI) is a national program de-signed to encourage participation in sci-ence, technology, engineering and mathe-matics classes among high school stu-dents. Along with LPS and the Initiativefor Military Families, NMSI has partneredwith members of the community to spon-
sor the AP program at each city highschool.
The program at EHS is sponsored byNorthrop-Grumman, the program at LHSis sponsored by Boeing and the program atMHS is sponsored by the Department ofDefense. At each high school, the partnershelp pay for supplies, incentives and moreto make the program successful.
Charla Holzbog, program manager forNMSI, said there is one year left on thepartnerships between the Department ofDefense and MHS, and the partnership be-tween Boeing and LHS. While this currentacademic year was initially the last year
for the partnership between EHS andNorthrop-Grumman, Holzbog saidNorthrop-Grumman and other communitypartners have raised funds to guarantee atleast one more year of the program atEisenhower.
The NMSI program has been successfulin Lawton, according to Holzbog.
“We’re up 42 percent with qualifyingscores, and enrollment is up by half,” shesaid, comparing this year’s statistics withthose from last year.
Holzbog said for 2013-2014, 68 studentshad qualifying AP scores from MHS; 62from LHS; and 172 from EHS.
City schools, students earn AP honors
JEFF DIXON/STAFF
LEFT: From left, Nate Slate, Lawton-Fort Sill site manager for Northrop Grumman, speaks with Christine Murrain, a senior at Eisenhower High School who received an incentive check for qualifying AdvancedPlacement test scores last school year during an awards ceremony Wednesday; and Charla Holzbog, program manager for the National Math and Science Initiative.MIDDLE: Lawton High School senior Tiara Amantine receives an incentive check from Boeing representative retired Col. Charles Adair for qualifying Advanced Placement test scores last school year during anawards ceremony Thursday morning. Similar ceremonies were held this week at all three city high schools for students who passed AP tests with qualifying scores in 2013-2014.RIGHT: MacArthur High School senior Brock Davis receives his incentive check for passing Advanced Placement tests in 2013-2014 with qualifying scores from Charla Holzbog, program manager of the NationalMath and Science Initiative, during an awards ceremony Wednesday. (Michael D. Pope photo)
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Fallin said that Okla-homans should “think out-side the box” to ensurewhat resources the statehas will continue in the fu-ture.
“The best we can do rightnow is educate Oklahomansabout the current water sit-uation,” she said. “We havedeveloped a water portalthat informs about real-time drought conditions.”
That portal can be foundat drought.ok.gov.
“It is also a tool for Okla-homans to receive reportsabout the drought’s effecton recreation at lakes andlong-term weather fore-casting,” she said.
Fallin said her adminis-tration implemented theOklahoma ComprehensiveWater Plan, also known asWater for 2060, which isone of the first plans of itskind in the nation. It callsfor Oklahomans to use nomore water in 2060 thanthey did in 2010 despiteprojected increases in pop-ulation and other issues im-pacting water needs.
“It not only aids in policydevelopment, but also in-forms stakeholders of oursituation,” she said.
The governor said thatOklahoma recently hostedthe National Governor’sAssociation conference,which was held at the Na-
tional Weather Service inNorman.
“We shared Oklahoma’sbest practices with 11 otherstates along with ideas fromthose states,” she said.
Fallin said Oklahoma em-phasizes conservation ofwater resources by “mak-ing every drop count.”
“We want to be goodstewards of our resources,”she said.
Fallin said the OklahomaPanhandle, which contin-ues to bear the brunt of thefour-year drought, hasamong the highest agricul-ture production in the na-tion, but has also led con-servation efforts whilekeeping that sector of theeconomy strong.
“Agriculture there hascut freshwater usage by 60percent while increasingyields of their crops,” shesaid. “It was a collaborativeeffort. This is an exampleof responsible water usethat will make the 2060 goalpossible.”
Fallin said she hopes Ok-lahoma can also realize anumber of water reuseprojects to further con-serve water resources. Shealso reported the state is aleader in working to ensurewater resources are safeand meet state and federalenvironmental regulations.She said such efforts haveimproved 45 streams in thestate from poor to excellentquality.
“That is due to strongleadership from Okla-homans,” she said.
“We’re not making thesestrides through heavy-handed mandates, butthrough voluntary efforts.”
Fallin said the Environ-mental Protection Agencyhas attempted to increaseregulations and mandatesand to inconsistently en-force the Clean Water Act,but she credited the effortsof the Tulsa District of theU.S. Army Corps of Engi-neers for doing an excel-lent job in managing its Ok-lahoma lakes, one of whichincludes Waurika Lake inJefferson, Cotton andStephens counties.
“Many others in Wash-ington, D.C., are out oftouch with Oklahoma and
other states,” she said.“New regulations beingconsidered by the EPAwon’t improve Oklahoma’swater but will slow downour efforts. They could alsoimpact our road construc-tion and infrastructureprojects — and be verycostly to industries.”
Fallin said she wants tokeep Oklahoma’s presentsystem in place and findworkable solutions within itthat would not impact thestate’s industries.
“We should continue ef-forts to reuse and repur-pose water for non-drink-ing uses in order to saveour freshwater supplies,”she said. “We all care aboutour water quality and quan-tity in Oklahoma. Our fu-ture is very bright.”
Rudy Herrmann, chair-man of the Oklahoma Wa-ter Resources Board,praised Fallin for her ef-forts and support of waterconservation and efforts todevelop additional waterresources.
“We should feel good tohave the leadership in gov-ernment that we have inOklahoma which supportsour efforts to conserve andmake the best use of our re-sources,” he said.
Fallin’s address was fol-lowed by updates by feder-al officials, including thoseof the Bureau of Reclama-tion, U.S. Army Corps ofEngineers and the EPA.
An update on a study ofthe Rush Springs Aquiferwas presented by ChrisNeel of the water board, for
which tests are under wayin Washita and Caddo coun-ties. That aquifer is inGrady, Comanche, Caddo,Washita, Custer and Deweycounties and is used heavi-ly for agricultural irriga-tion in Caddo County. Thatstudy is tentatively set tobe completed by the end ofthe year.
Other sessions Thursdayincluded a discussion onwater rights administra-tion in Oklahoma with WillArcher, manager of theMountain Park Master Con-servancy. Also presentedwas a report by City of Wi-chita Falls Utilities Opera-tions Manager Daniel Nixabout efforts to get thatcity’s new water reuse proj-ect approved and then intooperation.
WATER: Governor
speaks at conference
MARK POTTER/STAFF
Will Archer, manager of the Mountain Park Master Conservancy District, left, participates in a panel discussion on water rights administra-tion during the 35th Annual Governor’s Water Conference Thursday in Oklahoma City. With Archer are other panelists, from left, JamesBarnett of Doerner, Saunders, Daniel & Anderson; Dean Couch of GableGotwals; Mike Fuhr, state director of the Oklahoma chapter of TheNature Conservancy; and Mike Mathis, regulatory affairs advisor for Continental Resources.
WORK AT COURTHOUSEBY SCOTT RAINS
STAFF WRITER
It’s time to do the “Time Warp”again!
side of the building, a la the old drive-in movie experience. All are invitedto bring a chair and come out. Cos-tumes are encouraged and audienceparticipation is a must. There will be
tite. The movie takes a musical spininto the warped world where Transyl-vanians dance and the mad doctorbuilds his own man while also attempt-ing to seduce the young couple.
‘Rocky Horror’ to play at Harley-Davidson dealership
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A crew from Red River Construction gives the fifth-floor win-dows of the Comanche County Courthouse a shine Thursdayafternoon.The company was hired to patch holes in the build-ing’s sealant that have been used as entry points for wasps forthe past few years.The insects have been nesting between theinterior and exterior walls for some time,often causing disrup-tions to court proceedings after the stingers make their wayinside courtrooms. After the repairs, crew members wentahead and cleaned some of the out-of-reach windows.
again!Lawton’s Wind River Harley-
Davidson, 301 SE Interstate Drive,will be the place to be tonight around“dark thirty” for a raucous showingof the perennial weird and wonderfulclassic, “Rocky Horror PictureShow.” Around 7:30 p.m., when thenatural lights turn dim, the projectorwill begin playing the movie on the
participation is a must. There will be“audience participation bags” avail-able for sale.
The 1975 movie is a cult classic. Anewly engaged couple, Brad andJanet, encounter a problem when theircar breaks down. Seeking help, theystep into an alternate universe withinitself at the castle of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a mad scientist/alien transves-
ing to seduce the young couple.Tonight’s viewing will follow tradi-
tions that followed its run as the mostsuccessful “midnight movie” of alltime where audience members talkedback to the screen and began dressingas characters. It continues to remain inlimited release and has the record asthe longest-running theatrical releasein film history. Call 353-5088.
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