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At a glance: Oklahoma testing appeals schools Published: Fri, May 25, 2012 | Comment on this article

Leave a comment Oklahoma students not meeting state testing requirements but who are accepted to certain universities will automatically win their appeals, according to a rule approved Thursday by the state Board of Education. Read More

Oklahoma Board of Education outlines diploma appeals process Published: Fri, May 25, 2012 The state Board of Education established an appeals process for students who do not pass 4 of 7 end-of-instruction comprehensive exams. Read More

nDepth: Real Expectations: Webster Middle School Updated: Tue, May 22, 2012 Oklahoman reporter Carrie Coppernoll is spending time inside Oklahoma City elementary, middle and high schools to report on the real expectations inside the school district. Part Two features Webster Middle School. Read More

Coppernoll: Daytime television distorts reality Published: Wed, May 23, 2012 Spending a day home while ill brainwashed Oklahoman columnist Carrie Coppernoll into believing she needed a Hoveround scooter and motorcycle repair training, among other things. Read More

Eight Oklahoma high schools named to top 1,000 list Published: Tue, May 22, 2012 Newsweek released its list of America's top 1,000 high schools Monday, and eight Oklahoma schools made the cut. Read More

Oklahoma City high school seniors celebrate graduation Published: Mon, May 21, 2012 Oklahoma City high schools honor graduating seniors this month. Read More

John Marshall stages “Attack of the Killer Grasshoppers” Updated: Wed, May 9, 2012 John Marshall High School is staging a musical production called “Attack of the Killer Grasshoppers.” Read More

Oklahoma journalism students are honored Updated: Tue, May 8, 2012 Winners of the Newsroom 101 scholarships and awards were announced Monday. Newsroom 101 is a free program organized and sponsored by The Oklahoman for high school journalism students. Read More

Oklahoma City School Board discusses charter school contracts Published: Tue, May 8, 2012 The Oklahoma City School Board voted to allow Northeast Academy for Health Sciences and Engineering to become an enterprise school. The board also listened to requests from several charter schools to change their contracts, and it denied an application to create Meridian Academy Elementary School. Read More

Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence awards banquet set for May 19 Published: Tue, May 1, 2012 Oklahoma educators and students to be honored with cash prizes. Read More

School named after John W. Rex Published: Sun, Apr 29, 2012 BACKGROUND: THE SCHOOL NAME The downtown charter elementary school is named in honor of John W. Rex, a longtime civic leader who was known for his advocacy for children. Rex was president of American Fidelity Assurance Co. He was a key player in such initiatives as Success by Six and Smart Start of Central... Read More

Downtown Oklahoma City charter school looking for headmaster Published: Sun, Apr 29, 2012 Applications are being accepted until May 15 for the headmaster position at John W. Rex Elementary School, an Oklahoma City charter school. Read More

John W. Rex school board Published: Sun, Apr 29, 2012 SCHOOL BOARD The John W. Rex Elementary School board of directors has 15 members: Brian Corpening, Pat Fennell, Phil Horning, Kirk Humphreys, Stanley Hupfeld, Anna King, Cristina McQuisition, Xavier Neira, Bond Payne, Teresa Rose, Bob Ross, Bill Spaeth, Lyndon Taylor, Ray Thompson and Gail Vines. Read More

Oklahoma City Memorial Kids Marathon connects students, shared history Updated: Fri, Apr 27, 2012 More than 120 students at Monroe Elementary School will finish the last 1.2 miles of their Kids Marathon this Sunday, and Kimray Inc. has paid their entry fee. Thomas Hill, president of Kimray, is one of the founders of the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon. Read More

Belle Isle Middle School teacher named best in Oklahoma City Public Schools Published: Fri, Apr 27, 2012 Daniel Buckmaster was named the Oklahoma City Teacher of the Year on Thursday night. Buckmaster teaches sixth-grade science at Belle Isle Enterprise Middle School. Read More

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Carrie Coppernoll

Reporter/ Columnist

Carrie Coppernoll is a columnist and reporter. She was named the top personal columnist in Oklahoma in 2009 and 2010 by the Associated Press and Association of Newspaper Editors. She was also named the 2008 Journalist of the Year by the Oklahoma City Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America.
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She is a graduate of the Leadership Oklahoma City LOYAL program. She earned her bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Arkansas. Before interning at The Oklahoman, she worked at The Baxter Bulletin in her hometown of Mountain Home, Ark.

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carriejacobs @glynis_crawford: yes! I'll charge her at her hourly rate. I bet it's better than mine.
Fri, May. 25 2012 02:24:10 PM CST
carriejacobs So ... do I get to charge a doctor a fee if she's an hour late to our appointment?
Fri, May. 25 2012 02:19:18 PM CST
carriejacobs RT @GreyhoundPetsOK: 2 Show & Tells this weekend LINK
Fri, May. 25 2012 09:37:20 AM CST
carriejacobs At a glance: Oklahoma testing appeals schools: AT A GLANCETesting appeals schoolsStudents who did not m... LINK #NewsOK
Fri, May. 25 2012 12:19:57 AM CST
carriejacobs @rmax362: Very true. But that doesn't mean I have to like that criticism. :)
Wed, May. 23 2012 02:31:22 PM CST
carriejacobs This is what happens when you're jealous. #FAIL Reading: If playoffs arrive, please act smart; Okie dokie? LINK
Wed, May. 23 2012 11:58:43 AM CST
carriejacobs Oklahoma City spraygrounds open Saturday because of @okcparks: I am so excited. My duaghter, who is 2 1/... LINK #NewsOK
Wed, May. 23 2012 10:16:01 AM CST
carriejacobs Coppernoll: Daytime television distorts reality: BY CARRIE COPPERNOLL ccoppernoll@opubco.comSpending a d... LINK #NewsOK
Wed, May. 23 2012 12:23:47 AM CST
carriejacobs Oklahoma City Bricktown shooting video after Thunder-Lakers game: The last video I posted of a post-Thun... LINK #NewsOK
Tue, May. 22 2012 02:17:02 PM CST
carriejacobs @alamokie @glynis_crawford @OKCVilakazi Yes! We got rained out so it's June 8 now - are you in?!? LINK #RockPaperScissors
Tue, May. 22 2012 02:06:29 PM CST
carriejacobs RT @alamokie: A shooting in Bricktown isn't embarrassing for OKC. Embarrassing is people who don't care about violence until it's where they go to dinner.
Tue, May. 22 2012 02:04:12 PM CST
carriejacobs Oklahoma City high school seniors celebrate graduation: BY CARRIE COPPERNOLL ccoppernoll@opubco.comOklah... LINK #NewsOK
Tue, May. 22 2012 12:00:10 AM CST
carriejacobs I was just thinking about that video! Oh, I miss the Broingtons! #ThunderUp
Mon, May. 21 2012 03:14:26 PM CST
carriejacobs LINK RT @JHarden13 Say Ahh official music video...@kevindurant35, @jeff_green22
Mon, May. 21 2012 03:13:35 PM CST
carriejacobs Sooo. That was amazing. I might have cried. And maybe I cried three times. Maybe not.
Sat, May. 19 2012 09:41:48 PM CST
carriejacobs Real Expectations: Webster Middle School: BY CARRIE COPPERNOLL ccoppernoll@opubco.comOklahoman reporter ... LINK #NewsOK
Sat, May. 19 2012 02:12:35 AM CST
carriejacobs Do you know what you should bring when you go to the mechanic? Shoes. #JustSaying
Fri, May. 18 2012 05:47:25 PM CST
carriejacobs I'm hoping this will somehow turn in to me having great access to ice cream. Reading: Dippin' Dots deal done LINK
Fri, May. 18 2012 04:05:51 PM CST
carriejacobs @pmonies Seattle is a whole other level. I might have wimped out too @jmonies But I'm gonna be smug this weekend. #MarkCubanAngryFace
Thu, May. 17 2012 04:26:06 PM CST
carriejacobs @rustysurette Thank you! #TakeThatDallas
Thu, May. 17 2012 03:48:50 PM CST
carriejacobs Is it wrong that the thing I'm MOST excited about for our trip to Dallas this weekend is wearing my Thunder gear everywhere?
Thu, May. 17 2012 03:34:00 PM CST
carriejacobs Thunder dance party in the streets of Oklahoma City: Oh my word – I wish I had been there! LINK #NewsOK
Thu, May. 17 2012 01:57:20 PM CST