Ahzaun Reed may have said it best when he declared his trip to the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge as “best day ever!” Reed was one of about 35 kindergarten students from Linco...

Should you ever find yourself without shelter in the middle of a blizzard, or suffering through a heat wave, students at Central Middle School will be able to help you. Students ...

Kelly Jones, principal at Learning Tree Academy, had a close shave on Friday with a group of about 20 students. The 4-year-olds were armed with cans of shaving cream with Jones a...

Even the sun seemed to enjoy Woodland Hills Elementary School’s celebration of students achieving 90 percent attendance rate for two weeks. It came out just long enough to warm up...

James Porter has joined Lawton Public Schools as its new chief technology information officer and will oversee all technology strategies for the district. He said his No. 1 goal ...

Miguel Silva Goncalves had his hands in everything, literally, at the It’s OK to Trade: Student Workforce Expo. He tried bricklaying and tile laying and would have tried more hand...

Tobiahs Erwin is convinced that the fish in Lake Helen hate him. “The fish don’t like me. I know there are fish out there. They just hate me, that is all. I caught one and sent i...

Some Lawton Public Schools students are making beautiful music together this year after the three high school orchestra programs combined into one. The 52 students meet at the Li...

By Superintendent Neal Weaver During my first several months as superintendent of Lawton Public Schools, I have spent a great deal of time talking with students. I have asked the...

MJ Ingram, 11, was beaming from ear to ear. “I reached down and did this and I tossed some at him and he ate it from my hand. He had a purple tongue. It felt like a dog and cat m...

If Dolly Parton was known for anything, it was being larger than life. Despite her death on Aug. 25, fans say her memory will linger for years. To prove that point, many agreed ...

Eisenhower High School gave its students a taste of Hispanic culture in September. Students participating in crafternoon tried their hands at making piñatas, a traditional Hispan...

Perhaps Frankencrayon was to blame. Or it might have been The Bad Seed. Then again Jimothy Raccoon might have been involved. And The Pigeon might have flown the coop and done it. ...

About 20 Lawton Public Schools students became artists for a day when they attended an event at the First Americans Museum in Oklahoma City. The LPS students joined students from...

Vanessa Bobbitt’s idea of a fun way to start off the school year was to gather several dozen of her closest friends on the football field at MacArthur High School on a hot Septemb...

Ava Woods got up more than two hours early Friday to attend the Lawton Public School Foundation fundraiser breakfast at Golden Corral. “I usually get up at 7:45,” she said as she...

Dear LPS Family and Community Members, I am writing to you directly regarding a recent incident that has understandably caused concern within our community. Let me be clear from ...

Sophia Dunklin likes the color and the new bathrooms. Christian Burns likes the additional basketball goals. Joshua Garcia likes that it has more space. All three agree that the ...

The blue shirts of the Eisenhower High School leadership team blended with the blue shirts of the firefighters standing behind them as the two groups came together for a special r...

Community Survey Launched to Collect Feedback Lawton Public Schools (LPS) is launching a new strategic planning initiative this fall, beginning with a survey opportunity to hea...