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Things Your Mother Never Told You
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We just observed Memorial Day — a time we honor all veterans who served our nation. In many cases these men and women paid with their lives to preserve something we Americans have always held dear. Freedom. Now we know that in some of our liberal WOKE school systems the causes and reasons these wars were fought are brought into question. The very fact that an evil man rose to power in the 1930s and captured a democracy called Germany and directed that country’s political and military power to a goal to fulfill his own sick dream of fascism has become distorted.
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Caleb Joel Perry, “Chief,” is the son of Cassandra Salinas and Joey Garside of Lehigh, OK. He is the grandson of the late Carrie Gayle Salinas of Coalgate, Ok, the late Joe Salinas of Carrollton, Tx, and the great-grandson of Louise Ott and the late Virgil Ott of Coalgate, Ok. He has one brother, Nekoda Bear Wainscott. Caleb has attended Coalgate Schools for thirteen years and been a member of the Wildcat Football, Basketball, Baseball and Track teams. Caleb is also a member of the Wildcat Powerlifting team and is a three-time State Qualifier, placing 5th in State during the 2021-22 season, and 6th in State during the 2022-23 season. He is also a member of the Lone Star Cumberland Presbyterian Church. His hobbies include hanging out with his friends, spending time with family, playing video games with his brother, playing football and stickball, and chasing his baby cousins Kyleigh and Kayden around. After graduation, Chief will attend NEO A&M College to further his football career as an offensive lineman for the Norsemen. Tyler is the son of Summer and Steve Jett and grandson of David and Judy Jameson and the late Steve and the late Linda May. He has attended Tupelo School all of his life and played baseball for 2 years. Tyler enjoys working out and playing video games. Tyler thinks he may attend college in the future, but is undecided about what he is going to do at the present time.
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Our sympathy is extended to the family of Gilbert Ray Kirkland
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Peter is the son of Duyen Le and Minh Nguyen and grandson of Chau Nguyen and Ngoc To. He has attended Coalgate school for 8 years and been involved in basketball, track, golf, Academic Team, Cats for Christ, Coalgate First United Methodist Youth group, Vice President of the NationalHonorSociety, Class Representative, and Student Council reporter. Peter has been recognized as Oklahoma Academic Scholar, Superintendent’s Honor Roll, Academic Athlete award, Eagle Scout, East Central University Scholastic Meet winning 1st in Calculus and 2nd in Shakespeare. Peter plans to attend Oklahoma State University.
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Abi is the daughter of James Looney and Leslie and Dustin Battles and granddaughter of Donna and the late Randy Robson, Jim and Georgeann Looney, Don Battles and Kathy Battles. She has attended Coalgate school for 11 years and been active in fast-pitch & slowpitch softball, National Honor Society, YAHL, Student Council President, Cats for Christ, yearbook and SPARK. Abi has been recognized for Class Officer Vice President, Honor Roll, Academic Athlete, Honors English and Honors Mathematics. She plans to attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University, but is undecided about a major.
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Cherokee is the daughter of Kelly and Sylvester Boyce and granddaughter of Helen and James Pittman, Tina Betsey and the late Adam Betsey and Sylvester Boyce. She has attended Coalgate school for 14 years and is a member of Grace Christian Fellowship Church and Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. Cherokee loves spending time with family, friends and can't wait to meet her first niece. She has been Little Miss and Jr. Miss for District #12 Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. Her plans are to attend college to become a Veterinarian.
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