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1 week ago | 
news9.com | Mike Glover
It’s been said that great teachers are born, not made—and for the students, teachers, and administration at Ripley Elementary School, Mrs. Ramsey was born to be a teacher. “She is the type of teacher that makes every single student feel like they are her favorite,” said Ripley Elementary School principal Kerri Brewer. For the past 37 years, Gina Ramsey has been patiently pouring into the students at Ripley Elementary.
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1 week ago | 
news9.com | Mike Glover
It’s a concept that most of the guests say, there’s nothing like it, anywhere. It started with a conversation between friends about bringing beach volleyball to Oklahoma, but there was one major problem: there are no beaches in Oklahoma. “Are we really about to go do this in Oklahoma City,” said Andy Burnett, developer for Boombox Beach volleyball.
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1 week ago | 
news9.com | Mike Glover
At Christ the King Catholic school, they are all about ministry projects, but their latest service project came with some challenges. "My name is Jonathan Gillis, and I am the music teacher campus ministry person here at Christ the King Catholic School,” said Gillis. “He brings a lot of joy to this school; he’s a very talented musician,” said Christ The King School principal Dr. Jenny Richard. When Gillis isn’t teaching music, he’s leading ministry initiatives.
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2 weeks ago | 
news9.com | Mike Glover
The weather is beautiful, and the YMCA of greater Oklahoma City wants to encourage families, especially kids, to get out and get healthy. “To expose the community to healthy activities, and events and show what the YMCA of greater Oklahoma City can provide to our community,” said Jennifer Armstrong of The YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City. They call it Healthy Kids Day, and this year things are bigger and better.
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2 weeks ago | 
news9.com | Mike Glover
Victor Silva’s dream car is a 1995 Dodge Viper, and in 2022, he took a trip to Chicago to make his dream come true. “You know this one had a clean title, it had only twelve thousand miles,” said Victor Silva, Dodge Viper owner. He hasn’t been disappointed in the least. “I love the car, and it’s just a lot of fun to drive. I try to drive it as much as I can,” said Silva. He has no regrets, even with what he calls design flaws.
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2 weeks ago | 
news9.com | Mike Glover
Saturday at noon, the parking lot at Icon Theater at 4623 NW 23rd St. will fill up with hundreds of really cool cars, showing off their stuff for a really great cause. It was a concept born out of life-changing news. “I found out my son had autism a couple of months ago,” said Trevonne Hendricks, creator of the Drive Autism car show. Hendricks wasn’t sure how he felt about the news, but he immediately sought information“I want everybody to celebrate autism.
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3 weeks ago | 
news9.com | Mike Glover
The shelves at the Salvation Army food pantry may be a little bare right now, but that will all change this weekend with CANstruction. “CANstruction is actually an international event that happens in multitudes of different cities across the globe,” said Annie Perkins with the Salvation Army of Central Oklahoma. It’s a friendly yet fierce competition between local engineering and architecture firms building huge structures out of cans in a 10-foot by 10-foot space.
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3 weeks ago | 
news9.com | Mike Glover
On cell phones and tablets, there is literally an app for everything. A group of students at Francis Tuttle Vo-tech have come up with an idea for a new app, and there is already excitement about this one, nationally. “This wasn’t a class project. This was completely of their own initiative,” said Andy Harbert, teacher at Francis Tuttle Vo-tech. The national contest put on by Congress is called the House of Code.
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3 weeks ago | 
news9.com | Mike Glover
It’s the typical busy day at Putnam City West for Vice Principal Jackie Rhodes. The chaos of corralling and helping kids is her happy place. “Mrs. Rhodes, you know she has a strong presence in the school. You can hear her coming from a mile away, loud voice,” said PC West student Aries Bruins. Being a principal, for Rhodes, requires her to be a strong woman, so she comes to the gym to get her strength. “I do strong man or strong woman. I used to do power lifting, from 2018 to 2021,” said Rhodes.
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3 weeks ago | 
news9.com | Mike Glover
For 10 years, Dress for Success in Downtown Oklahoma City has helped thousands of women reach their potential, and their services all start with respect. “You really can exceed and excel if you put yourself and your mind and use our resources,” said Alisa Trang Green, Dress for Success, Chairwoman and local Founder. A key component of the nonprofit is not just helping women look the part, but also to live the part.
