Yukon Alternative Learning Experience Receives Alternative Education Award

Editors and Reporters, we are sharing an announcement from the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence. For more information, contact Brenda Wheelock (405) 236-0006; bwheelock@ofe.org.

Patti Mellow (second from left), president of the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence, presents the Oklahoma Award for Outstanding Achievement in Alternative Education to YALE - the Yukon Alternative Learning Experience. Others participating in the presentation are (from left) YALE teacher’s aid Renee Ward, Yukon Public Schools Assistant Superintendent Sheli McAdoo, Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence Executive Director Emily Stratton, and YALE teachers Cecilia Ray and Jocelyn Andis. The presentation of the $5,000 award took place July 10 at the Oklahoma State Department of Education’s VISION 2020 Conference in Oklahoma City. YALE serves more than 100 students in grades 9 through 12 who have been unsuccessful in traditional school settings and have a sincere desire to complete their high school education. For more information and a video featuring YALE, visit www.ofe.org.