A. The new statue outside of Okte is an owl and owlet. Outgoing Principal Lisa Mickle and Okte’s art teacher, Sara Braglia, had worked last year with a local artist (Tori Rodriguez) in making an art sculpture for Okte based on the school’s icon, an owl. The artist had visited Okte’s 5th grade students to discuss potential careers in both welding and art. Gr. 5 students researched various images of owls and collectively shared their favorite with the artist who in turn fashioned the sculpture with all recycled metal parts to reflect their choice.
The Okte community held numerous fundraising activities for a new playground equipment. The sculpture is funded from that account. Additional
