The 2025 inductees to the Rocket House Hall of Fame, inducted by Wellington Ex-Students, include Kyle Kane, left, and Jason Mathis, with his mother Renee Mathis accepting his award on his behalf. Announced at the Wellington Ex-Student Reunion on Saturday, Aug. 2, the crowd celebrated two of the most decorated runners to ever wear the red and white.
Renee Mathis proudly receives the 2025 Rocket House Hall of Fame distinction on behalf of her son, Jason Mathis, of Oklahoma City.
Kyla Kane’s family gathers with her following her induction into the Rocket House Hall of Fame during the Saturday, Aug. 2 Wellington Ex-Student Reunion events in the Club Room of the Bura Handley Community Center. From left: her mother, Deidre Kane; sisters Kaesyn Kane and Taytum Kane; the honoree, Kyla Kane; sister Presley Kane; and her dad, Lance Kane.
Marking its 50th anniversary is the Wellington High School Class of 1975. The ex-students gathered from 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2 at BRIX Bar & Eatery in downtown Wellington, then headed to the dance at the community center.
The Wellington High School Class of 2010 commenced the celebration of its 15th anniversary with a 2-4 p.m. reception at the Wellington Ritz Theatre lobby venue on Saturday, Aug. 2. Party planner D’Lyn Souder Faulks mentioned that the classmates filled the rest of their evening with a short walk to the mural at 915 West Ave. for the photo, plus big laughs and fun at BRIX Bar & Eatery and the reunion dance at the community center.
WELLINGTON – To open the 11:30 a.m. business meeting of the Wellington Ex-Student Association on Saturday, Aug. 2, President Renee Mitchell Hanna, Wellington High School (WHS) Class of 1975, welcomed visitors in the Club Room of the Bura Handley Community Center. “Welcome to our 74th annual Wellington ex-students reunion,” Hanna said. “Whew, that’s a lon...