Checotah High School End-of-Year School Events

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May 9, 2024

Thursday, May 9 – Senior Signing Day/ICTC Signing Day at Myrtle-Wallace Frost Event Center

Thursday, May 9 – Checotah Bands Spring Concert & Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser Dinner is at CHS cafeteria from 5 p.m. -7 p.m. for $6. Concert is free at 6 p.m. in Performing Art Center (PAC)

Tuesday, May 14 – FFA Banquet at 6 p.m. in the Animal Science Building

Thursday, May 16 – Talent Show at 5:30 p.m. at PAC Friday, May 17 – 9th-12th Grade Awards Assembly at 9:30 a.m. at PAC

Friday, May 17 – CHS/CMS Talent Show at 1:30 p.m. at PAC

Friday, May 17 – Summer Bash/Senior Send-Off from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Checotah Sports Complex

Sunday, May 19 – Baccalaureate at 5 p.m. at PAC

Monday, May 20 – Senior Scholarship/ Awards Night at 6 p.m. at PAC

Tuesday, May 21 – Senior Walk-Around starts at 2 p.m. at Marshall, CIS, and CMS

Tuesday, May 21 – All Sports Assembly at 6 p.m. at Myrtle Wallace Frost Event Center

Thursday, May 23 – CHS Graduation at 7 p.m. at Myrtle Frost Event Center

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Trunk or Treat had families lining the street

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Local Holiday Events

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Honoring Veterans Nov. 11

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Victim, suspect identified

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Porum police officer dies in accident

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i - R i c h a r d M. Phillips, a Porum police offk ficer, was killed .' Thursday, Oct. • | 30 when his motorcycle went out of control on a curve on SH71 and crashed into a ditch, according to the Okla...

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Ricochet headlines concert for School for the Blind

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Honey Springs reenactment this weekend

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Honey Springs Battlefield will host its biennial Education Day and reenactment of the Battle of Honey Springs on November 7, 8 and 9. The three-day-long program kicks off on Friday, November 7, with a...

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Department of Interior celebrates National Native American Month

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The Department of the Interior announces National Native American Heritage Month, an annual celebration held each November. This November and every month, we celebrate the culture and heritage of thes...