Two theatre students from Chandler High School were honored on April 21 at the 2026 Oklahoma Education Awards for Arts Excellence, according to a press release.
Bethany Descher and James Kerr were both honored at the 2026 Awards Ceremony held at the Guthrie Scottish Rite Center for drama/theatre along with 17 other students. Many more students were honored for piano, instrumental music, vocal music, visual art and dance.
The awards are a collaboration with the Oklahoma State Department of Education, the OklahomaAlliance forArts Education, the Masonic Fraternity of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Arts Council. The awards are given to juniors and seniors in high school who have excelled in the arts. They were nominated for the awards back in March.