Author: Shannon Mckenrick
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Message from the Superintendent – July 2023
Dear Alumni, Donors, and Friends: Last month Assistant Principal Mary Lakey and I had the tremendous opportunity to attend the National Charter Schools Conference (NCSC 23) in Austin, TX. NCSC 23 proved to be a remarkable experience providing opportunities to exchange innovative ideas, gain insights into emerging educational practices, and connect with passionate individuals who…
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Message from the Superintendent – June 2023
Dear Alumni, Donors, and Friends: I hope this message finds you all in good health and high spirits. As we embrace the beautiful spring season, it is with immense joy and pride that I write to you today. This is a time of celebration, as we honor and applaud the graduating class of 2023. Graduation…
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Message from the Superintendent – May 2023
Dear Alumni, Donors, and Friends: I hope this letter finds you all in good health and spirits. As we approach the end of the academic year, I want to take a moment to express my sincere gratitude to all of our dedicated and hardworking teachers. This week is Teacher Appreciation Week, a time to recognize…
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Message from the Superintendent – April 2023
Dear Alumni, Donors and Friends, I am thrilled to share with you the recent success that we have had in recruitment and enrollment efforts at the Academy. Thanks to the hard work and dedication of our staff (especially Bronda Williams, Recruitment & Outreach Coordinator) we have seen a tremendous growth in the number of students…
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HFAA Foundation Names New Executive Director
The board of directors of Harding Fine Arts Academy Foundation (HFAAF) has named T. Shannon Mckenrick-Okou, CFRE, as its first executive director. For the last two years, Mckenrick-Okou served as HFAAFâs director of development, where she grew fundraising capacity by nearly 600 percent, created an alumni association, and bolstered donor stewardship efforts. Mckenrick-Okouâs primary role…
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Message from the Superintendent – December 2022
Dear Alumni and Friends: As the new leader at Harding Fine Arts Academy, I think it is important to spend a good portion of my time thinking about, talking about, and acting on culture and climate. If you’ve picked up a newspaper, turned on the TV, or have been on social media recently you know…
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Artists in Tony Award-Winning âHadestownâ North American Touring Production Teach Workshops to OKC Students
Harding Fine Arts Academy (Academy), an arts-integrated charter high school, recently provided two workshops and one master class for its students with three members of the North American touring cast of the Tony Award-Winning musical âHadestownâ in partnership with Broadway Plus. Guest teachers included Matthew Patrick Quinn, Hades, Nyla Watson, Fate, and Jamari Johnson Williams,…
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OKC Charter School Engages in Collaboration to Enhance Arts-Integrated Learning
Harding Fine Arts Academy (Academy), an arts-integrated charter high school, has engaged in a collaboration with Creative Generation in order to enhance existing arts-integrated curriculum for the benefit of the students and faculty.The Academy was founded in 2005 and became the first school in the state to adopt the A+ Schools model of arts integration….
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Artist of the Month – October 2022
LaKira Featherstone, senior, is involved with cheerleading, dance, choir, volleyball, National Honor Society, Student Council, Black Student Association, photography, and visual arts. She has received two awards for her dancing and Superintendentâs Honor Roll. In addition to staying busy at Harding Fine Arts Academy, LaKira enjoys crocheting dancing and painting in her free time. Her…
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Message from the Superintendent – October 2022
Dear Alumni and Friends: It is hard to believe that we are already in October! This past Wednesday, we completed the first quarter of school. And while we as a community have accomplished several of our goals for this year, I know there are even greater things to come. Recently several Firehawks received state awards…