Wynona Public Schools
Wynona Public Schools is a school district headquartered in Wynona, Oklahoma. It includes an elementary school and a high school.
The district, in the Osage Nation,[1] has 110 square miles (280 km2) of area. The majority of that space is used for rural agricultural usage.[2]
History
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In 1938, President of the United States Franklin Delano Roosevelt sent $24,800 in funds from the federal government to the Wynona district so it could build a new school facility.[3]
A high school facility opened in the 1970s.[2]
In 1991 the district had 129 students; at the time, H. M. Garrett became superintendent. In 2002 the enrollment was up to 210, with 58 students in high school.[2]
In 2023, Dana Francis became the superintendent.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Osage County, OK" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-01-25. - Text list
- ^ a b c Marler, Ralph W. (2002-03-04). "Funding tight for schools". Tulsa World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. p. A-13. - Clipping at Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wynona School Project Okayed". Pawhuska Journal-Capital. Vol. XXXI, no. 138. Pawhuska, Oklahoma. 1938-06-16. p. 1. - Clipping at Newspapers.com.
- ^ Smith, Robert (2023-08-14). "New Wynona superintendent makes announcements". Pawhuska Journal-Capital. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
External links
[edit]- Wynona Public Schools
- "Hominy Salutes Wynona". The Hominy Journal. Hominy, Oklahoma. 1938-05-03. p. 6. - Clipping at Newspapers.com.
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