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Participants in a vigil for Britney Gomez release pink and white balloons Saturday night, Feb. 16, 2019 outside Smith-Phillips Funeral Home. Gomez was found dead east of Ada in March 2018 and her death remains under investigation.
Richard R. Barron | The Ada News
Jayci Harris teachers her first grade class Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018 at Homer Elementary School. She is a scholarship recipient for the Engineering Is Elementary program and won a $50,000 Collaboration Nation grant for her school. She also serves as vice president of the Byng Educators Association and sponsors the robotics club at her school.
"I feel very blessed to have received this award. I had a lot of really great mentors that helped me with the process, and a lot of people chipped in and gave me input, and that was so helpful. I’m really thankful for those people."
"The whole application process really made me more conscientious of everything I do related to science, literacy and math, because every single step plays into another step, and that’s very important."
