🌱 2 New Members Join TPS Board + Driver Crashes Into School Bus

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First, today's weather:

Increasingly windy. High: 62 Low: 38.

Here are the top 3 stories in Tulsa today:

1. Two new members will join the Tulsa Public Schools' Board of Education following Tuesday's election. According to unofficial election returns, E’Lena Ashley and Susan Lamkin will join the board on the District 4 and District 7 seats, respectively. Incumbents in the rest of the Tulsa region were all elected to another term. (KTUL)
2. Eleven students and a bus driver are okay after a car crashed into a Jenks Public Schools bus on Wednesday. Tulsa police say the bus was traveling on 71st Street when a driver in a Mustang crashed into the middle of the bus at a high rate of speed. Traffic was temporarily diverted to Louisville Avenue while first responders cleared the scene and another bus was dispatched to shuttle students. (News On 6)
3. Tulsa World has rounded up the best egg hunts and other Easter activities in the area this year. In addition to several photo ops with the Easter Bunny across town, local organizations including American Legion Post No. 1, Animal Aid of Tulsa, and Reed Park will host family egg hunts. Check out the complete roundup for a list of the Easter services, family activities, and deals on Easter sweets being offered by local Tulsa businesses. (Tulsa World)

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Today in Tulsa:

• "SHENEQUA: Wove" At 108 Contemporary (12:00 PM)
• "Bison: From Near Extinction to Renewal & Recovery" At Henry Zarrow Center – Free Admission (12:00 PM)
• BAPS Teacher Job Fair At Central On Main (2:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• A summer of Discovery is coming! Register your young scientist for Summer Camp at Discovery Lab. Camps are available for Pre-K to 6th graders from Jun. 6 - Aug. 12. (Facebook)
• Join Tulsa Pride for Bingo on Apr. 16 at 6:30 p.m. with special guest Shanel Sterling Brandon Patrick! Tickets are available online now. (Facebook)
• The Tulsa Public Schools Parent Resource Center is hosting its Spring Extravaganza this Saturday, Apr. 9! Stop by at the Alcott Building from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to visit with district teams and the Tulsa Fire Department. (Facebook)

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About me: Helen Eckhard is a marketing assistant at Lightning Media Partners. She is a self-professed logophile who is currently pursuing her master’s degree in library science. Outside of work, you can find Helen constructing crossword puzzles, knitting, or devising increasingly crafty ways to kill off characters in her mystery novels.