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Mustang Public Schools honors students districtwide; Native Heritage Honor Award presented
Summary
Mustang Public Schools recognized students from elementary through high school for leadership traits and awarded the Native Heritage Honor Award to Joaquin Stevens for cultural advocacy. The Indian Education Program serves 1,310 native students from 62 tribal nations, program staff said.
Stacy Edwards and Ryan McKinney presented the Bronco Leadership Code Student of the Month awards, calling forward one student from each school to receive certificates and applause. Recipients were cited for character traits including attitude, effort, leadership and integrity across elementary, intermediate and high school sites.
Bailey Murrah, the Indian education advisor at Mustang High School, introduced the district's Native Heritage Honor Award, which recognizes a Mustang High student who promotes and preserves native culture. "The Mustang Indian Education Program, funded by the Office of Indian Education Title VI formula grant, allows us to serve, as of today, 1,310 native students from 62 different tribal nations in our district," Murrah said. She announced Joaquin Stevens (Waukee) as this year's recipient and described his mentorship and outreach work, including advocacy for accessibility and representing his Kiowa and Wichita heritage.
A recorded message from Amber Silverhorn Wolf, president of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes of Oklahoma, congratulated Stevens and praised his contributions to cultural preservation: "Keep it up," she said in the video message. Murrah noted Stevens' plans to attend college and pursue a career as a therapist to support others.
The recognitions covered the district's elementary sites (including Centennial Elementary, Creek Elementary, Mustang Elementary and others), intermediate and middle schools (Mustang Central, Mustang Middle, Mustang North) and Mustang High School. Board members and administrators invited families to take photos and congratulated recipients before proceeding to the district's academic presentation.
