Local veterans share their experiences ahead of Veterans Day celebrations

PVJH student Kaia Bostic (far right) works with Assistant District Attorney Madison Homer to serve as the prosecutor during a mock trial exercise at the Garvin County Courthouse Oct. 29. Student Zane Putnam (center) played the role of defense attorney to suspect “Robin Banks” (far left), as classmates watch from the gallery. Putnam was assisted by local attorney Jacob Heskett. News Star photo by Suzanne Mackey

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Riley Black of the Stratford FFA chapter qualified for the state finals in the FFA Greenhand Quiz Career Development Event Oct. 21 in Stillwater. Offering congratulations (from left) are Scott Nemecek, state FFA advisor; Kristin Zollinger, representing Farm Credit Associations of Oklahoma, Riley Black and Cooper Kline, state FFA president. Courtesy photo

The Pauls Valley Foundation for Academic Excellence presented The Colley Family Grant to Pauls Valley Elementary School counselor Katie Sparks Tuesday. The grant was one of more than 50 awarded by PVFAE to teachers in the Pauls Valley and Whitebead school districts this year to fund classroom projects. Pictured left to right are Lorin Jacobson, Bonnie Beadles, Erin Colley Babcock, Katie Sparks, Anna Colley Newton, Tiffany Prince, Amanda Hammonds, Joey Freeland, Debra Ely and Lou Street.