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uthrie News Leader
EPIC Charter School holds
graduation for 1,299 students
STORY SUBMITTED
The state’s largest char-
ter school and 14th largest
public school district, EPIC
Charter School held its
commencement ceremony
Saturday, June 2 at the Cox
Convention Center. The
ceremony honored a record
number of 1,299 graduat-
ing seniors, the largest class
of EPIC graduates since the
school’s inception
EPIC welcomed key-
note speaker, Rick Rigsby,
a best-selling author and
internationally recognized
motivational speaker. Rigs-
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by delivered an encourag-
ing address, pulling from
his background as a Texas
A&M professor, Life Skills
Coordinator and Aggies
football chaplain.
“This year’s commence-
ment ceremony was partic-
ularly exciting as we wel-
comed nearly 12,000 guests
in support of our graduates,”
said EPIC Superintendent
David Chaney, “Look-
ing around the convention
center on Saturday, I saw
a sea of students who are
eager and well-prepared for
their future. As an educator,
there is no better sight.”
Logan County gradu-
ates include: Alexandra
Woodard, Cameron Crowe,
Elizabeth Woodard, Jacob
Bowman, Tayler Cook all
of Guthrie and Alexis Lil
of Crescent. EPIC Charter
School is Oklahoma’s larg-
est charter school and 11th
largest public school dis-
trict. With close to 14,000
students enrolled from ev-
ery one of Oklahoma’s 77
counties, EPIC provides
a fully state-accredited,
self-paced, individualized
education for each student.
For more information, visit
epiccharterschools.org.
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OKLAHOMA CITY — The
state’s largest charter school and
14th largest public school district,
EPIC Charter School held its com-
mencement ceremony Saturday,
June 2 at the Cox Convention Cen-
ter in Oklahoma City. The cere-
mony honored a record number of
1,299 graduating seniors, the
largest class of EPIC graduates
since the school’s inception. Those
graduates included eight seniors
from the Anadarko area.
EPIC welcomed keynote speaker,
Rick Rigsby, a best-selling author
and internationally recognized mo-
tivational speaker. Rigsby delivered
an encouraging address, pulling
from his background as a Texas
A&M professor, life skills coordi-
nator and Aggies football chaplain.
“This year’s commencement cer-
emony was particularly exciting as
we welcomed nearly 12,000 guests
in support of our graduates,” said
EPIC Superintendent David
Chaney, “Looking around the con-
vention center on Saturday, I saw a
sea of students who are eager and
well-prepared for their future. As an
educator, there is no better sight.”
EPIC Charter School’s 2018 area
graduates include:
ANADARKO — Brooklyn Swift and
William Cozad
APACHE — Dakalynn Moser
BINGER — Shy-anne Shebester
CARNEGIE — Leanna Bailey
CEMENT — Taron Blum
GRACEMONT — Kaitlyn Chacon
MINCO — Matthew Allen
With close to 14,000 students en-
rolled from every one of Okla-
homa’s 77 counties, EPIC provides
a fully state-accredited, self-paced,
individualized education. For more
information, visit epiccharter-
schools.org.
Today in History
In 1978, California voters over-
whelmingly approved Proposition
13, a primary ballot initiative call-
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The state’s largest charter
school and 14th largest public
school district, EPIC Charter
School held its commence-
ment ceremony Saturday,
June 2 at the Cox Convention
Center. The ceremony hon-
EPIC welcomed keynote
speaker, Rick Rigsby, a best-
selling author and internation-
ally recognized motivational
speaker. Rigsby delivered an
encouraging address, pull-
ing from his background as
EPIC Charter School is
Oklahoma’s largest charter
school and 11th largest public
school district. With close to
14,000 students enrolled from
every one of Oklahoma’s 77
counties, EPIC provides a
fully state-accredited, self-
paced, individualized edu-
cation for each student. For
more information, visit epic-
charterschools.org.

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guests in support of our
graduates,” said EPIC
Superintendent David
Chaney. “Looking around
the convention center on
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Convention Center. The
ceremony honored a record
number of 1,299 graduating
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