Latta  school Latta School points students in the right direction to help create a prosperous future for themselves and for others to follow. ●  Superintendent:  Cliff Johnson

School Honors & Recognition

Academic Scholar Awards Recipients

• 2009 Recipients:  Lashun Oakley, Brooke Powell, Caitlyn James, Kelcie Hisaw, and Sarah Barnes

Academic Team

• 2009 Junior High Academic Quiz Team--placed 1st District Playoffs

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FCCLA State Star Events

• 1st Katelyn Oltmans--New Member Facts

• 1st Emily Whitson--Recycle and Redesign

• 1st Ryan Oltmans--Applied Technology

• 1st Brette Smith & Haley Howry--Promote and Publicize FCCLA

• 3rd Lenzi Cupps & Tori Watson--Illustrated Talk

• 3rd Chelsey Harris & Sydney Thornton--Interior Design

    Students qualify for National Competition in Nashville--July

Global Ada Event Globalization Awards:

    Pros of Globalization:  Alexis Brendle--First Place, Taylor Morrison and Alex Lane--Runner-up

    Cons of Globalization:  Caitlyn James--First Place, Lashun Oakley--Runner-up

Music Honors

• All OCDA State Women's Chorus--Lashun Oakley

• OCDA JH All-State Chorus--Kelci Forster

• American Choral Director's Association Nation Honor Choir--Christopher Morrison, Lashun Oakley, Brett Powell

4-H Honors

• Tyler Pogue--qualified for the Oklahoma Shotgun Shooting National Team--will represent Oklahoma in National Competition in Summer 2010

• Hannah Cochran--County 4-H Hall of Fame Award

• Mrs. Stacy Oakley--Outstanding 4-H Volunteer

Pontotoc Tech Center Honors

• Tray Cooper--2009 Student of the Year

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State Science Fair Honors

• Mayson Husband--$1,200 Northeastern Scholarship & 2nd Alternate to Summer Science Youth Camp, Beta Award, $50 Oklahoma Consortium of Clinical Laboratory Science Affiliates Award, US Public Health Award, & OJAS paper published.

• Daniel Wilburn--$50 American Chemical Society Award & 3rd paper in Chemistry and $50

• Boaz Vandever--$15 Special Judges Award at OJAS & 4th place in Math & Computers Category

• Shane Sellers--Ricoh Sustainability Award

• Mikayla Jensen--4th place in Behavioral Science Category

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Sports Honors

• Latta Lady Panther Basketball Team won Lindsey Tournament--Most Valuable Player--Skyler Jenson; All Tournament Team--Caitlyn James and Molly McQuay

• Latta Panther Basketball Team Consolation Champs Lindsey Tournament--All Tournament Team--Reed Johnson

• Molly McQuay selected to All Tournament Team at Mid-America Tournament

• Caitlyn James & Autumn Lawrence selected to the 2008 Fast-Pitch All-State Small East Team

• Tara MacCollister--First Alternate--2008 Fast-Pitch All-State Small East Team

• Coach Jim Foster--2008 Fast-Pitch All State Small East Coach

• Latta HS 2008 Fall Fast Pitch Softball State Runner-Up

• Latta HS BB District Champions

• Latta HS SB District Champions

• Latta JH BB Roff Tournament Champions

• Latta JH SB Vanoss Tournament Champions

Speech Honors

• Marlow Speech Tournament:  Latta Speech Group--2nd in Class 3A Sweepstakes.  Maci Snowden--1st in Novice; Clair Chandler--1st in Prose; Shale Page--2nd in Prose; Casey LeFever--3rd Prose; Claire Chandler--2nd Monologues; Allie Barton--1st Original Oratory; Natalie Hale--2nd Poetry; Desiree Lyon--3rd Poetry; Natalie Hale--1st Dramatic Interp; Audrie Morgan & Chris Morrison--3rd Humerous Duet; Audrie Morgan & Desiree Lyon--2nd Dramatic Duet; Jeremy Cox & Taylor Zilem--3rd Dramatic Duet.

Vision Bank Student Board of Directors

Citizens Bank "Citizens for Tomorrow" Student Board

2007-2008 All Staters

• Baseball--Dalton Brown

• Fast-Pitch Softball--Kahla White

• Vocal Music--Lashun Oakley

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2008-2009 State FFA Degree Recipients--Cassidy Floyd, Steven Reed

2007-2008 State FFA Degree Recipients--Keisha Williams, Kahla White, & Sierra Gray

2008-2009 Oklahoma DECA State President

• Lashun Oakley

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Oklahoma Historical Society State History Student

• August Isaacs

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Oklahoma Historical Society History Teacher of the Year for 2008

• Mr. Steve Stevens

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