Kayla Lawler of Allen was among the forty-one new students inducted into the Oklahoma Gamma Chapter of the Alpha Chi National Honor Society at ECU on Wednesday night, March 11 ^th . She was presented her certification and pin by former Allen teacher, Melonie Johnson.

Kayla is a 2017 graduate of Allen High School, attending ECU majoring in Early Childhood Education and studied American Sign Language. She is currently doing her student teaching in the Allen Elementary Building.

Alpha Chi is comprised of the top 10 percent of juniors and seniors at ECU across all academic disciplines. Students must maintain at least a 3.5 grade-point average to be eligible to join. The objective of Alpha Chi is to promote and recognize superior scholarship and those elements of character that make scholarship effective for service. The society, founded in 1922, has more than 300 chapters.

The newest ECU students to be inducted and their hometowns are: Taylor D. Johnson, of Ada; Tiffany KayAnn Johnson, of Ada; Kayla Madison Lawler, of Allen;

Attending to honor Kayla were her parents, Mike and Tammy Lawler, sister Lauren, grandparents Jearl and Linda Knighten, Brian and Jeree Knighten and Jared, and Brayden Edwards. Following the ceremony a pizza party was enjoyed by the family.