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Governor Mary Fallin talks about theexpansion of the AT&T Aspire program.

Fallin is joined by Secretary of Educa-

tion Phyllis Hudecki, AT&T OklahomaState President Bryan Gonterman andChancellor Glen Johnson.

A T& T A n n o u n c es Q u a r t e r - B i ll i o n - D o l l a rExpansion of Educat ion Commit mentT h r o u g h " A SP I R E"

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US Grant Class of '69 con tact<www.usgran t1969 .com>Class of 59 meets at 2:30 thesecond S unday, Santa Fe Cattle Co.1445 SW 74 , 373-0571S.E.Planning meeting--call BonitaRuise Southeast High School. 6 pm.Second T uesday, Western Sizz l in 'Steakhouse, 2110 SW 74. Call PeteWhite, 232-8888AL L C H H S AL UMN IClasses which meet on the 2ndMon day of each month at 10:30am

- 1pm at the new Golden Corral.(Can't reserve the room so have tobe ear ly). The Golden Corral is at thesame address, on 74th Services Rd.CHHS C lass O f 1962 — P anaraBread 1 : 00 F i r s t Sa tu r day eachm o n t h . C H H S c l a s s o f 6 2 'p l an n i n g mee t in g . 106 00 So u thPen n sy l van i a Membe r s o f thec l as s o f 6 2 , p l ease j o i n us f o rl un ch an d p l an n i n g f o r theU p c o m i n g r e u n i o n o n A u g u s t24 t h & 25 , 201 2 . C las sC H H S C l as s o f 1 9 6 3 r e u n io np lan n i n g c o mmi t tee mee ti n g ,A p r i l 2 8 ,2012 , 12 :30 P .M .Sa l tg ras s S teakho us e , 1445West 1 - 240 Serv i ce Rd .OKC. For more info contactRo semary .1964 CHH S meets twice a month.We meet the last Monday of eachmonth at "Gri l l on the H il l" at 11:30.We also meet second Tuesday

of every month, 6pm. For morein fo, contact Frances FlemingLouderback 799-2598CH class of 72' is ho st ing a reunionfor 1970-74, on May 25 and 26,2012. E-mai l <chhs72reunion70_74@yohoo.com> or cal l Vanessa(Scarbrough) Flores at 405-692-4412CHHS C las s o f 19 6 0 F i r s tF r i day o f each mo n th a t theGrill-on-the-Hill for dinner. Ourn ext d i n n e r w i l l be o n F r i day ,f r o m 5 : 0 0 p m t o 8 : 0 0 p m .Gr i l l-On -The -H i l l 324 SW 25 thStreet 634-9866

American Legion #13 holds a danceevery Friday night 8pm to 10:30pmat the Legion Hall , SE 57 th at Sti les.Currently p laying, The Ho ustonBand. Refreshments avai lable.Oklahoma County Democrats Meetat noon at Boulevard Cafeter ia eachFr iday. Just go to the room marked"Democrats" meal is not required.Apr i l 13-Kalya Free, Apr i l 27- TimO'Conner and Bob Bearden,May4- - Mike Fogarty, May11- GiovanniPerry, May 18 - Isaac O'Bannon,May 25 - G ov. Dav id W al ters

M ISTE R BRE GE R B y Dove B rege r

"W hoeve r caught TH A T f i sh

is a na t u ra l - bor n l ia r ! "

As access to skilled work-ers becomes increasingly vitalto the U.S. economy, AT&T islaunching a quarter-billion-dol-lar campaign to help more stu-d en t s g r ad u a t e f rom h i g h s cho o lready for careers and college,

and to ensure the country isbetter prepared to meet globalcompetition, Governor MaryFallin and AT&T OklahomaState President Bryan Gonter-m an annou nced t od ay .

A T & T A s p i r e , a lr ead y am ongthe most significant U.S. cor-porate educational initiativeswith more than $100 millioninvested since 2008, will tacklehigh school success and col-lege/career readiness for stu-dents at-risk of dropping outof high school through a muchlarger , "social ly innovat ive" ap-proach. Social innovation goesbeyond traditional philanthropy— which typical ly involves onlycharitable giving — to also en-gage people and technology tobring different approaches, new

solutions and added resourcesto challenging social problems.The Aspire effort already hasi m p ac t ed m or e t han o ne m i l l i onU. S . h i g h s choo l s t u d en t s , he l p -ing them prepare for success int he w o r kp l ace and co l l eg e .

The greatly expanded effortcenters on a new, $250 millionfinancial commitment plannedover 5 years. AT&T Aspirewill build on that commitmentby using technology to con-nect with students in new andmore effective ways, such aswith interactive gamification,Web-based content and socialmedia. The company will alsotap the innovation engine ofthe AT&T Foundry to look forfresh or atypical approaches toeducational obstacles. Finally,

AT&T Aspire will capitalize onthe power of personal connec-tions in the form of mentoring,internships and other voluntaryefforts that involve many ofA T & T ' s ap p rox i m at e l y 2 6 0 , 000employees.

• Between now and April 18,20 1 2 , A T &T i s a l s o e n c o u r a g in gO k l ahom a o r g an i z a t i ons t o s u b -mit applications to pre-qualifyfor funding through the LocalHigh School Impact InitiativeRequests for Proposals (RFPs).AT&T is most in teres ted in fund-ing local programs that havestrong, evidence-based practic-es grounded in the What WorksC l ea r i ng hou s e D r op ou t P r even-t i on : A P r ac t i ce G u i d e and d a t a -driven outcomes demonstratedto improve high school gradua-tion rates. More information onthe RFP process is available atwww.att.com/education-news(click on the "Aspire Local Im-pact RFP" opt ion.

"A T & T A s p i r e w or ks t ow ar dan A m e r i ca w her e eve r y s t ud en tgraduates high school equippedwith the knowledge and skillsto strengthen the nation's work-force," AT&T Chairman andCEO Randall Stephenson saidwhile announcing the extendedcommitment during a recentkeynote address at the secondannual Building a Grad NationSummit .

Having a highly skilled andeducated workforce is one oft he key s t o ou r s t a t e ' s l ong - t e r meconomic success. Ensuringstudents graduate high schoolprepared to beg in col lege or s t ar ta career will go a long way tohelping us build the workforcew e n eed t o b e com p et i t ive , G ov-ernor Mary Fallin said. "I wantto thank AT&T for its commit-

ment to Oklahoma studentsthrough the AT&T Aspire pro-gram. We appreciate AT&T'sinnovative approach to helpingstudents graduate high school sothey can reach their full poten-t i a l in t he w or kp l ace . "

Lacking a high school degreeis a serious issue in the UnitedStates, where one in four stu-dents — more than 1 mil l ion eachyear — drops ou t , accord ing to aMar ch 1 9 , 2 01 2 , r ep or t b y C i v i cE nt e r p r i s e s , t he E v e r y one G r ad -uates Center, America's Prom-i s e A l l i ance and t he A l li ance f o rExcellent Education. AT&T isthe lead sponsor of this report.Education experts believe thatthe lack of a high school de-gree significantly worsens jobp r os p ec t s i n a r ap i d l y chang i ng ,increasingly sophisticated jobm ar ke t .

And, if dropouts find jobs,they earn less. On average, ahigh school dropout earns 25percent less during the courseof his or her lifetime comparedw i t h a h i g h s cho o l g r ad u a t e and57 percent less than a collegegraduate with a bachelor's de-gree.l

The situation poses a seriousrisk to American competitive-ness as corporations struggleto find talent, especially in themath and sciences fields. Thedropout rate, along with inad-equate training and education,is keeping many high-payingS c i ence , T echno l og y , E ng i nee r -ing and Math (STEM) jobs f rombeing f i l led . And the s i tuat ion i sexpected to worsen as STEMj ob s g r ow a p r o j ec ted 1 7 p e r cen tb y 2 01 8. W or ke r s i n t hes e p os i -tions typically earn 26 percentmore than those in non-STEMposi t ions.

The Grandparent Scam targets seniors who fall for a trick ofhand i ng ove r m oney t o an i m p os t e r g r and ch i l d . E ven t hou g h i t 's ano l d s cam , i t s how s n o s i g n o f f ad i ng aw ay . I f any th i ng , t h i s s cam i sm aki ng a r e s u r g ence .

Typical ly the sen ior wi l l get a cal l , supposedly f rom a grand chi ld ,and be told there's an emergency: The grandchild is in trouble, orthere 's been an accident , or a mistaken arrest . I t sounds very bel iev-able .

N o m at t e r w ha t t he s t o r y , i t a lw ay s i nvo l ves t he n eed f o r s ec r ecy-- and fast cash to be wired immediately. Sometimes the story isthat the money is needed to pay an attorney or for medical treat-m ent . P e r hap s t he p e r s on on t he o t he r en d o f t he p hone p r e t end s t ob e t he p o l i ce , a d oc t o r o r an a t t o r ney .

If you get one of these calls, don't immediately agree to sendmone y. Your f ir s t s t ep is to ver ify the de ta il s . Is i t r eal ly your grand -child on the other end of the phone? If you don't recognize yourgrandchild's voice, don't feed him information by saying "Is thisDavid?" Wait until he gives you the name. If he doesn't, it's likelya s c a m .

Your second step is to call your grandchild's home to verifyw h et he r he o r s h e i s ac t u a l ly aw ay - - o r s i t t ing r i g h t t he r e .

W h a t eve r y ou d o , d on ' t s end any m oney w i t hou t ve r i f i ca t i on .Keep in mind that crooks on social media sites online can glean

a lot of information. Beware naming your grandchildren on Face-b ook o r any w h er e e l s e .

If this has happened to you, you must report it to the police. Butyou won't be alone. Thousands of others experienced this type ofs cam l a s t y ea r a l one .

Matilda Charles regrets that she cannot personally answerreader questions, but will incorporate them into her column when-ever possible. Write to her in care of King Features Weekly Ser-vice, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail tocolumnreply@ gmail.com .

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