Checotah High School Top Ten Percent:

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May 25, 2023

By 9th Grade

Morgan Baldwin Jonathan Bone Weston Brown Bibianna Buck Baylor Carter Cooper Cutbirth Brianna Gilbert Kora Hall Chayda James Dylan Johnson William Mann Khyli Miller AliviaPhillips Hudson Pollard Carter Sisson Emma Steinman Haley Vogt Ryan Weaver Landon Yates

10th Grade

Lexie Beene Bronson Bouher Aiyana Brewer Larayna Chiles Madyx Covington Ruby Folkner Ruthy Folkner Sidney Hamilton Mackinzae Nester Aum Patel Mackenzie Roberts

11th Grade

Trysta Cloud Brooke Creekmore Alexis Duval Alexander Moffitt Elisabeth Ortiz Austin Shreeves Marcela Wilmoth Regan Westbrook

12th Grade

Natalie Knight JaiCee Lester Roshni Patel Jessie Roachell Shanelle Shepherd Rylee Sisson Jasmine McCutchen Allison Teague

2023 National

Honor Society Seniors

Jackson Brown Andi Garrison Rylee Harrell Azhe’Onna Howard Natalie Knight JaiCee Lester Jasmine Knight Demi McGee Creek Nichols Ruger Oxtoby Roshni Patel Jessie Roachell Madison Robinson Dually Robison Rylee Sisson Dakotah Scruggs Shanelle Shepherd Allison Teague Brooklyn Turney Jayda Vandiver

Honor Cords and/ or Stoles

9th Grade

Baylor Carter Robert Corley Cooper Cutbirth Jason Hamby Chayda James Miah Lewis Shylo Lopez Will Mann Jaden Martin Khyli Miller Hudson Pollard Carlie Reinking Carter Sisson Emma Steinman Haley Vogt 10th Grade Lexie Beene Bronson Bouher Larry Burton Madyx Covington Cody Dunn Hollie Fletcher Sidney Hamilton Jaycee Harrell Skylah Karr Colt Manning Timber McElvany Maleah Melton Iliana Mora Iglesias Mackenzie Roberts

11th Grade

Cecelia Brawdy Derek Chapin Trysta Cloud Cooper Cole Brooke Creekmore Alexis Duvall Jacob Jones Haylee Mckillip Kadynce Mileham Ryan Miles Elisabeth Ortiz Jeshua Prokup Alyssa Quimby Elizabeth Roberts Caitlin Rymel Austin Shreves Cheyanne Spindle-Barlow Heavenly Stephens Jaden Warrior Kaniah Warrior Regan Westbrook Marcela Wilmoth

12th Grade

Gauge Cloud Laynie Duvall Andi Garrison Michael Grider Kreed Hall Sarah Hamm Kaiden Harris Jalen Hopkins Jasmine McCutchen Carley Menie Creek Nichols Roshni Patel Rylee Sisson Keliah Stephens Hunter Teafatiller Isaiah Vargas Nele Welk Lyvia Xiong Trinidi Young Giselle Vega

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Lexi Beene Austin Shreeves

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Checotah Schools savor the holidays

By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER

November 27, 2025

All of Checotah Schools were a buzz as students, teachers and staff savored their last week of holiday events before Thanksgiving Break. Checotah School Choirs under Director Greg Spena performed thei...

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ODOT’s $54M investment funding highway projects

By LYNN ADAMS SPECIAL TO THE MCINTOSH COUNTY DEMOCRAT

November 27, 2025

Driving on McIntosh County highways should be smoother by 2035, according to plans by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation to resurface about 39 miles of I-40, U.S. 69 and other highways. ODOT ex...

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A ‘Golden Christmas’ to benefit residents

November 27, 2025

A “Golden Christmas” sponsored by the Checotah Art Guild will benefit residents at the Checotah Nursing and Rehabilitation Center again this year. Select an angel off the Golden Angel Tree located in ...

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A Thanksgiving message to our community

By SHAUNA BELYEU GENERAL MANAGER

November 27, 2025

As we head into Thanksgiving, we find ourselves reflecting on what makes our community so special. This isn’t just about where we live; it’s all the simple moments that remind us that smalltown life i...

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Candidate filing begins for Board of Education

November 27, 2025

Candidate filing for the Board of Education begins Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, for McIntosh County school districts. Those who wish to file for a Board of Education office must submit a Declaration of Candi...

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Mural dedication honors Watts’ legacy and leadership

By SHAUNA BELYEU GENERAL MANAGER

November 27, 2025

Friends, family and officials attended a powerful moment of community pride on Monday as a new mural honoring former U.S. Congressman and Eufaula native J.C. Watts is officially dedicated at City Hall...

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A hoe-lot is happening at The Happy Hoe Farm Market

By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER

November 20, 2025

Who says you can’t be a Happy Hoe? The Checotah Chamber of Commerce just had a ribbon cutting for The Happy Hoe Farm Market and the talk around town is there’s a hoe-lot of good things to eat or get a...

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Another successful Veterans Day Celebration

By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER

November 20, 2025

Another successful Veterans Day Celebration was hosted by Checotah Public Schools and honored all who served in the military especially local veterans on Tuesday, November 11. The special day started ...

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Upcoming Holiday Events

By 3rd Annual Feed the Community

November 20, 2025

3rd Annual Feed the Community Tuesday, Nov. 24 Dinner served from 5 p.m. until the food runs out Checotah Community Center Everyone is welcome! By TNT Power Washing Services In Memory of their mother,...

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Motorcyclist killed

November 20, 2025

A 36-year-old cyclist from McAlester was killed Friday when he lost control of his vehicle on U.S. 270 and Oil Well Road, rolled through a barbed wire fence and came to rest in a field. Zachary W. Pat...

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Ava Rose Johnson partners with businesses for Holiday Food Drive

November 20, 2025

Ava Rose Johnson is partnering with Community Counselors Group and True Value in a Holiday Food Drive that will help support families impacted by the recent government shutdown and cutbacks. “I am thr...