Mark A. Kucera passed away on Aug 8, 2021. Mark was born in Lewistown, Montana Oct 6, 1973 to Mark and Sandy Kucera. He grew up and graduated from Moore Public School.
Oklahoma seniors slow to apply for college in wake of pandemic
Kathryn McNutt
Oklahoma Watch
Many Oklahoma seniors have yet to take an admissions test or apply for college as they begin their final semester in high school.
“I know it has everything to do with the pandemic,” said Christopher Lynch, vice president for enrollment and student success at the University of Central Oklahoma.
COVID-19 put students out of the classroom and parents out of work. It severely limited access to the ACT college admissions test and gutted the traditional college campus experience.
As of mid-December, applications to UCO from first-time freshmen were down by 709 students or 35% from the same point in December 2019.
By: Clayton Cummins
Over 10 months have passed since a man, allegedly driving under the influence behind the wheel of a speeding truck, crashed into a group of Moore High School cross-country runners.
Countless watched in horror on February 3 when a truck slammed into the group of cross-country runners at nearly 80 mph.
Police said over 50 students and staff witnessed the aftermath.
Yuridia Martinez, Kolby Crum and Rachel Freeman died after being hit. Three other students were injured.
The suspect made it less than a mile away before he crashed, according to officers. Other students reportedly held him at the scene until investigators arrived.