Elgin graduate named Academic All-Stater

  • Retired Crosby Park Elementary School first-grade teacher Ellie Wright congratulates Alyssa Johnson, an Academic All-Stater from Elgin, during the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence Academic Awards Banquet, held recently in Oklahoma City. Johnson, a 2022 graduate of Elgin High School, was among 100 outstanding seniors from Oklahoma public schools who were honored by the foundation as Academic All-Staters. She received an Academic All-State scholarship sponsored by the McCasland Foundation. Wright was Johnso
    Retired Crosby Park Elementary School first-grade teacher Ellie Wright congratulates Alyssa Johnson, an Academic All-Stater from Elgin, during the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence Academic Awards Banquet, held recently in Oklahoma City. Johnson, a 2022 graduate of Elgin High School, was among 100 outstanding seniors from Oklahoma public schools who were honored by the foundation as Academic All-Staters. She received an Academic All-State scholarship sponsored by the McCasland Foundation. Wright was Johnso

    OKLAHOMA CITY – A recent Elgin graduate is one of 100 outstanding seniors from across the state to be recognized by the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence during the organization’s annual Academic Awards Banquet in Oklahoma City.
    Alyssa Johnson, Elgin High School Class of 2022, received an Academic All-State scholarship sponsored by the McCasland Foundation.

    To improve public education across the state, the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence was founded in 1985 by then-U.S. Senator David Boren. The 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization to recognize and encourage academic excellence is solely supported through private contributions.

     “Through [its] flagship Academic Awards Program, the foundation presents $125,000 annually to honor outstanding public high school seniors as Academic All-Staters and exceptional educators as Medal for Excellence winners. The televised Academic Awards Banquet is the state’s most prestigious academic celebration saluting leading public school students and educators,” the organization’s website states.

    Also honored for their academic achievements were Caleb Campbell of Fletcher High School, Justin Strickland of Lawton Eisenhower High School, and Emily Masters of Lawton High School.