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Monday, May 20, 2019
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Two HHS Seniors sign for extracurricular at D-1 schools
Mikalya Doty (center) surrounded by her family. Come next fall, Howe High School will be represented at major college football games on Saturday as two seniors signed their letters on Wednesday at Howe High School. Mikayla Doty will be heading to Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma to join the Cowboy Marching Band. Fellow senior Taylor Hartsfield will be headed to the University of North Texas where she will be a member of the North Texas Cheerleaders.
Doty, said that after state competition in 2017, she decided that marching and playing her instrument wasn't something she was ready to be done with. "I knew I was good enough to perform at a higher level so Feb. 1 I auditioned there and didn't hear back until April," said Doty.
Taylor Hartsfield (center) surrounded by her family. been accepted into the school of music at OSU. Doty received the McKnight Leadership Scholorship which covers all of her out-of-state tuition and a combined total amount of approximately $75,000.
Doty is looking forward to When she did hear back, she got an leadership programs at OSU as acceptance letter saying she had she's been involved in leadership
of FFA, cheerleadering, band, student council, National Honor Society. "All of those roles have built me into the leader I am today," said Doty. Hartsfield's cheer career will continue due to her involvement in competitive cheer throughout high page 9
