TUPELO 5TH GRADE RECEIVES GRANT

Tupelo 5th Grade received a Carolyn Watson Community Foundation grant for etiquette lessons and an etiquette luncheon. Students learned how to tie a tie, shake hands, speak in public, resolve conflict, table settings, and how to write a Thank You, among many other skills. At the end of the semester, students had their Etiquette Luncheon at the Oak Hills Country Club in Ada, OK. Pictured in no particular order is Tupelo 5th Graders: Ella Benfer, Avory Bottkol, Elizabeth Crisp, Kinlee Deaton, Charlie Miller, Faith Miller, Jayden Robinson, Hayden Wheeler, Haylee Wheeler, Kyah Whitfield, Wyatt Jenkins; Teacher Mrs. Jill Brown and Principal Mr. Lance Britt. About the Carolyn Watson Rural Oklahoma Community Foundation. The Carolyn Watson Rural Oklahoma Community Foundation was established in 1995 by the late Carolyn Watson, CEO and chairman of Shamrock Bank, N.A., to improve the quality of life in rural Oklahoma communities. Since its founding, the Foundation’s Classroom Enhancement Grants have provided rural Oklahoma schools with more than $1,000,000 to enhance and enrich learning opportunities for students. The grant programs are administered by the Oklahoma City Community Foundation. For more information, visit www.occf.org/ ruraloklahoma. About the Oklahoma City Community Foundation. Founded in 1969, the Oklahoma City Community Foundation is a 501(c) (3) public charity that works with donors throughout the state to create charitable funds that will benefit our community both now and in the future. For more information, visit www.occf.org